Konica Minolta 5 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Camera body

  10
• Data panel

  13
• EVF and LCD monitor display

  14
• Getting up and running

  15
• Camera-shake warning

  15
• Attaching the camera strap

  16
• Removing the lens cap

  16
• Attaching the lens hood

  17
• Inserting batteries

  18
• Inserting the CompactFlash card

  18
• Handling the camera

  19
• Turning on the camera and displays

  19
• Taking pictures

  20
• Using the built-in flash

  21
• Flash range - automatic operation

  21
• Viewing and deleting pictures in quick view

  22
• Basic operation

  23
• Changing batteries

  24
• Battery condition indicators

  25
• Auto power save

  25
• External power supplies (sold separately)

  26
• Changing the CompactFlash card

  26
• Setting the camera to record images automatically

  28
• EVF and LCD monitor display

  28
• Basic recording operation

  29
• Focus lock

  30
• Focus signals

  31
• Special focusing situations

  31
• Display controls - recording mode

  32
• Quick view

  34
• Deleting images in quick view

  35
• Recording mode - advanced operation

  36
• What is an Ev? What is a stop?

  36
• Pro-auto button

  37
• Digital-subject-program button

  38
• Setting the function dial

  40
• Image size

  42
• Image quality

  43
• About super-fine and RAW image quality

  44
• Image-file size and CompactFlash card capacity

  45
• Exposure modes

  46
• Program - P

  47
• Program shift

  47
• Aperture priority - A

  48
• Shutter priority - S

  49
• Manual exposure - M

  50
• Drive modes

  51
• Continuous advance

  52
• Self-timer

  53
• Bracketing

  54
• Exposure bracketing

  54
• Digital Enhanced Bracketing

  55
• Interval

  56
• White balance

  58
• Automatic white balance

  59
• Preset white balance

  59
• Custom white balance

  60
• Camera sensitivity - ISO

  61
• Digital Effects Controller

  62
• Exposure compensation

  63
• Contrast compensation

  64
• Color-saturation compensation

  65
• Autofocus areas and control

  66
• Flex Focus Point

  67
• Autofocus modes

  68
• Macro mode

  69
• Digital zoom

  70
• Manual focus

  71
• Electronic magnification (DiMAGE 7 only)

  71
• Electronic viewfinder

  72
• Diopter adjustment

  72
• Automatic monitor amplification (DiMAGE 7 only)

  72
• AF/AEL button

  73
• Metering modes

  74
• Flash metering

  75
• Flash modes

  76
• Flash compensation

  78
• Flash range

  79
• Attaching a Minolta accessory flash (sold separately)

  79
• Navigating the recording-mode menu

  80
• Recording-mode menu - Basic

  82
• Recording-mode menu - Custom 1

  83
• Recording-mode menu - Custom 2

  84
• Memory - storing camera settings

  85
• Sharpness

  86
• Color mode

  86
• Data imprinting

  87
• Electronic keyboard

  88
• Instant playback

  89
• Movie recording

  90
• Bulb exposures

  92
• Attaching a remote cord (sold separately)

  92
• Playback mode - viewing and editing images

  93
• Viewing pictures

  94
• Viewing movies

  95
• Deleting images

  95
• Single-frame playback display

  96
• Movie playback display

  96
• Histogram display

  97
• Display controls - playback mode

  98
• Enlarged playback

  100
• Navigating the playback-mode menu

  102
• Playback-mode menu - basic

  104
• Deleting images

  104
• Locking images

  105
• Changing the index playback format

  105
• Playback-mode menu - Custom 1 (Slide Show)

  106
• Playback-mode menu - Custom 2

  108
• About DPOF

  108
• Creating a DPOF print order

  108
• Ordering an index print

  109
• Canceling a DPOF print order

  109
• Copying images

  110
• Frame-selection screen

  111
• Viewing images on a television

  112
• Setup mode - controlling the camera’s operation

  113
• Navigating the setup menu

  114
• Setup menu - basic

  116
• EVF and LCD monitor brightness

  116
• Formatting CompactFlash cards

  116
• Auto power save

  117
• Beep

  117
• Language

  117
• Setup menu - Custom 1

  118
• File number memory

  118
• Select folder

  118
• New folder

  119
• Setup menu - Custom 2

  120
• Reset default

  120
• EVF auto switch

  121
• Setting the date and time

  122
• Setting the date format

  122
• Video output

  122
• Data-transfer mode

  123
• Connecting the camera to a computer

  124
• Connecting to Windows 98

  126
• Automatic installation

  126
• Manual installation

  127
• Connecting to Mac OS 8.6

  129
• QuickTime 4.1 system requirements

  129
• CompactFlash card folder organisation

  130
• Auto power save (Data-transfer mode)

  131
• Disconnecting the camera from the computer

  132
• Changing the CompactFlash card (data-transfer mode)

  134
• Appendix

  135
• A short guide to photography

  136
• System accessories

  138
• Troubleshooting

  139
• When using filters with the DiMAGE 7

  141
• Care and storage

  142
• Technical specifications/NOTE ABOUT BATTERIES

  146