Konica-minolta Q-M100 User Manual

3. Slide the battery cover on the bottom of the camera in the direction of the arrow to open it. Warning: Don’t touch the battery cover with wet ha

2. Set a CF card adaptor in the slot of a personal computer which is capable of reading ATA card and has a slot designed to accept an ATA card con-

Error message ● When the remaining exposure counter reads “Err” and all indicators appearing on the indicator panel are blinking, there is an error i

Specifications in brief

5. After confirming that all batteries are set right, firmly close the battery cover by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks.

Use of AC adaptor (optional accessory) for Q-M100 * If you use an optional AC adaptor for Q-M100 to supply power to the camera, you can transfer pic

2. Make sure that the LCD monitor on the back of the camera is off. 3. Open the I/O cover.

4. Plug the cord connector of the AC adaptor into the power input terminal of the camera. Next, plug the AC adaptor in to a mains outlet (Input 1

Setting CF card in camera ● First of all, make sure that the lens barrier is closed, the LCD monitor is off and all the power switches are off. If

2. Paying heed to the orientation of a CF card, insert it straight into the deepest end. (2B) ○ Be sure to insert a CF card correctly referring t

4. Close the CF card cover. Caution: ○ If the CF card cover is opened during playback of picture, the camera is compulsorily turned off. Before

Removing CF card from camera ● First of all, make sure that the lens barrier is closed, the LCD monitor is off and all the power switches are off.

2. Raise the CF card ejector button. 3. Press the CF card ejector button to stick out the CF card, then pick it out of the camera. * If the C

Names of main parts/Camera body ① Flash mode switch ② Self-timer/Close-up mode switch ③ Image quality mode switch ④ Data display panel (LCD) ⑤

4. Shut the CF card cover. Caution: ○ If the CF card cover is opened during playback of picture, the camera is compulsorily turned off. Before in

Use of strap (attachment) and soft case (attachment) <Fitting strap to camera> 1. Pass the shorter and thinner end of the strap (supplied wi

<Putting camera into soft case> 1. When putting the camera into the soft case (supplied with the camera), insert the flashlight side first a

Setting calendar and clock ● Before starting calendar setting, make sure that batteries are properly set in the camera or a specified AC adaptor is

2. Press the MENU button once. The “Erase” icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or no picture is recorded

4. Press the SET button. The camera enters into a calendar setting mode for “Year”. Set “Year” by pressing the SELECT button (“” or “ ”). * If the

6. Press the SET button. The camera enters into a calendar setting mode for “Day”. Set “Day” by pressing the SELECT button (“”or “ ”). * If the MEN

8. Press the SET button. The camera enters into a clock setting mode for “Minute”. Set “Minute” by pressing the SELECT button (“”or “ ”). * If t

Taking pictures ● Firmly hold the camera by both hands and slightly compress your sides by elbows to stabilize the camera. ● For flash photog

Viewfinder and indicator lamps ①Parallax correction marks The area below these marks is the effective picture range in the close-up mode (0.2 m

⑰ Viewfinder ⑱ MENU button ⑲ SET button ⑳ SELECT buttons 控 LCD monitor 攻 Battery cover 昂 Green lamp 晃 Monitor power switch 更 Card access warning l

1. Slide the lens barrier switch downwards to set it at the “OPEN” position. The lens barrier is opened and the camera is turned on. * Open/clo

3. Moreover press the shutter release button to actuate the shutter. With beep sound, the shooting is complete. After that, the camera starts wri

● Automatic power-off operation If the camera is left without operation for more 5 minutes as it is turned on, the automatic power-off function is

Switching image quality (resolution) mode ● Each time the image quality mode switch is pressed, the “” mark moves on the data display panel to indic

2. When the image quality mode switch is pressed once, the image quality mode is switched to the “SUPER FINE”. * With switching of the image qual

Use of each image quality mode 1) “SUPER FINE” mode: 1152 (horizontal) × 872 (vertical) pixels. Use this mode that records picture in the highe

Switching flash mode ● Each time the flash mode switch is pressed, one of five flash modes appears in turn on the data display panel. * The flash m

2. If the flash mode switch is pressed once in the “AUTO” mode, the “” mark is selected and the flash mode is changed to the “red-eye re-duction a

4. If the flash mode switch is moreover pressed, the , mark is selected and the flash mode is changed to the “red-eye reduction forced flash mod

Recommended object distance for flash photography: 0.5 m to 3.0 m approx. ※ If object distance is shorter than 0.5 m, the picture (camera subject)

* In the following picture, all indicators of the data display panel are on for explanation. ① Battery's remaining energy indicator Remain

Self-timer photography/Close-up ● Each time the self-timer switch is pressed, one of three modes is selected one after another as indicated on the

2. When the self-timer switch is pressed twice, the camera enters the self-timer mode with an indication on the data display panel. In the self-t

Regarding self-timer photography ● On taking pictures with self-timer, carefully set up the camera on a tripod or a horizontal stable plane. ●

Photographing with focus lock ※ Make sure that the mark is bright. 1. Aim at the camera subject with the auto-focus frame and then lightl

Normal playback/Double magnified playback ● Close the lens barrier and confirm that a CF card which picture data is recorded on is set in the camera

2. The picture taken last with the CF card appears on the LCD monitor screen. Data on the picture such as the date* when the picture was taken, fra

When no CF card is set in the camera or a CF card on which no picture data is recorded is set in the camera, a message “No pictures in camera” appe

Double magnified playback When the SET button is pressed in the condition that a picture is being played back on the LCD monitor, the picture i

Adjusting brightness of LCD monitor ● Before adjustment of brightness of LCD monitor, close the lens barrier and confirm that a CF card which pictur

2. Press the MENU button once. The “Erase” icon is reversely shown on the screen. * If the MENU button is pressed again in this status, the last o

⑤ Flash mode indicator Each time the flash mode switch is pressed, indication of this indicator circularly changes from 1) automatic flash (AUTO)

4. Press the SET button. The camera enters the LCD monitor brightness adjustment mode. The cursor in the center indicates the standard level.

6. If the SET button is pressed after brightness adjustment, the last setting of the brightness is saved and the display is changed for that of the

Playback with TV set ● You can look at pictures on a TV screen. However, pictures that can be seen with a TV set are limited to playback pictures o

2. Connect the video output cord (supplied with the camera) to the camera's video port and the video input terminal of a TV set. After conne

4. To discontinue playback with a TV set, disconnect the video output cord from the video port of the camera. The picture will appear on the LCD

Getting icons to appear on TV screen ① Setting of frame protection ② Erase ③ Information on Frame protection ④ Image quality mode ⑤ Frame numbe

● Picture can be double zoomed-in on a TV screen. ● If the video output cord is connected/disconnected to/from the video port during index playb

Applied operation/Use of preview function ● The preview function helps you to take well-composed pictures. ● Open the lens barrier and confirm th

2. Press the shutter release button halfway, and the focus and exposure are locked. Press the shutter release button furthermore, and the shutter

Compensation of exposure ● Open the lens barrier and confirm that the camera is turned on with power supplied from batteries or an AC adaptor. ●

Name of main parts/LCD monitor ● The LCD monitor is used for many purposes such as to show playback pictures, to preview pictures and to show m

2. Press the MENU button once. The “Exposure” icon reversely appears on the screen and the “through image” appearing on the screen becomes a still

4. Each time the SELECT button ( or ) is pressed, the indicator bar moves step by step. When the SELECT button is continuously pressed, the in

● Setting of exposure compensation is maintained until the lens barrier is closed. When the lens barrier is opened again after it was once closed,

4-frame continuous shooting function/Digital 2x Zoom ● The continuous shooting function snaps four consecutive scenes at a time and records them tog

2. Press the MENU button once. The “Exposure” icon reversely appears on the screen. * If the MENU button is pressed in this status, previous sett

4. The “Normal shooting” icon is generally selected at this stage and the camera is accordingly set in the normal shooting mode. * If the MENU bu

6. A blue frame ⓐ appears on the screen and a “through image” appears in the frame. Since the blue frame represents the continuous shooting mode,

8. When recording of a series of four shots is complete, a “through image” in a blue frame appears on the screen. * In this status, the camera is

10. A red frame ⓑ appears on the screen and the double magnified center part of a “through image” is shown in the frame. This red frame repre-se

● To return to the normal shooting mode To reset the camera to the normal shooting mode, carry out one of the following means. 1) Repeat the

2. Functions that can be selected by pressing the MENU button in the playback mode are shown below. (Number appearing in the lower right part o

Erasing recorded pictures in part or in whole ● First of all, confirm that the lens barrier is closed and the camera is turned on with power supplie

2. To erase recorded pictures one by one, select a desired picture with the SELECT button ( or ). (To erase pictures recorded on the CF card in wh

4. Press the SET button. Three erasing modes are shown on the screen. Press the SELECT button ( or ) to select “This”, “NO” or “ALL”. * If the

6. If the SET button or the MENU button is pressed with selection of “NO”, the display returns to the status of the step 3. 7. To erase all pic

8. In case of the status shown by the left figure, “NO” is selected. Select “YES” and press the SET button to erase all the frames, or press the

9. If there is a protected frame on the CF card, a message “No pictures in camera” appears on the screen after the erasing operation is complete.

To protect important pictures against erasing (Setting of frame protection) ● Important pictures can be protected from careless erasure by setting

2. Press the MENU button once, and the “Erase” icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or a CF card on which

When the selected frame has been protected, is shown reversely. (3B) 4. To protect a selected frame: With the display of the figure 3A, press

To cancel erasure protection of a selected frame: With the display of the figure 3B, press the SET button. The selected picture is released from

(1) MENU button To access menus on the LCD monitor. (2) SET button To execute a selected function. (3) SELECT buttons To

Looking at multiple pictures at a time (index playback) ● Before starting setting, confirm that the lens barrier is closed and the camera is turned

2. Press the MENU button once, and the “Erase” icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or a CF card on which

4. The display turns into the index playback menu. If the SELECT button ( or ) is continuously pressed, the cursor (indi-cation box) moves on fr

Slide show playback ● In the slide show playback mode, recorded pictures can be seen one by one from the first frame. ● Before starting operatio

2. Press the MENU button once, and the "Erase" icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or a CF card

4. After the last picture is shown on the screen, the display returns to the status of the step 3. * If the SET button is pressed at this stage,

Formatting (initializing) CF card ● First of all, confirm that the lens barrier is closed and the camera is turned on with power supplied from batt

2. Press the MENU button once and the “Erase” icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or a CF card on which

4. To execute formatting of the CF card, select “YES” by pressing the SE-LECT button ( or ).Then, press the SET button to start formatting the CF c

Switching from NTSC TV system to PAL TV system ● For playback with a TV set, this camera is initially set for the NTSC TV system on shipment. For p

Setting batteries in camera 1. First of all, close the lens barrier without fail. (Slide the lens barrier switch upwards.) 2. Make sure that

2. Press the MENU button once. A scene which shows the “Erase” icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or

※ For switching the setting from the NTSC TV system to the PAL TV system, perform the same operation as the steps from 1 through 3. In this case, th

[For reference] For playback in the area of PAL TV system Change the camera's playback output setting for a TV set refer-ring to the instru

Setting buzzer inactive ● Confirm that the lens barrier is closed and the camera is turned on with power supplied from batteries or an AC adaptor.

2. Press the MENU button once, and the “Erase” icon reversely appears on the screen. * When no CF card is set in the camera or a CF card on which

※ When the buzzer icon appears as in the figure of the step 3, the buzzer has already been set inactive (OFF). In such the case, press the SET butt

Explanation of “Auto white balance” What is white balance? Human eyes have such an adaptability as they recognize the color of a white object as whit

Others/Connecting camera with personal computer ● For the working environment of a personal computer, refer to the installa-tion manual. ● Install

2. Open the camera's lens barrier and turn on the personal computer. When the lens barrier is opened, “PC” appears on the camera's data

Directly reading/writing data saved on CF card with personal computer ● If a CF card adaptor (available on the market) is used, data saved on a C