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Viewfinder* (p. 17)

LCD monitor*

Access lamp

Exposure-mode dial (p. 21, 29,

36 - 40)

Accessory shoe (p. 43)

Controller

Zoom lever
(p. 20)

Menu button

Quick View / Delete button (p. 30, 31)

Information button (p. 28, 32)

Mode switch

Main switch

DC terminal

Flash-mode button (p. 26)

Macro button (p. 35)

Summary of Contents for DiMAGE Z2

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL E 9222 2725 11 SY A402 0402...

Page 2: ...ibuted by Konica Minolta Using accessories or equipment not endorsed by Konica Minolta may result in unsatisfactory per formance or damage to the product and its accessories Before you begin Konica Mi...

Page 3: ...with your skin or clothing wash the area thoroughly with water Tape over battery contacts to avoid short circuiting during disposal always follow local regulations for battery disposal Use only the sp...

Page 4: ...mmable products such as alcohol benzine or paint thinner to clean the prod uct The use of inflammable cleaners and solvents may cause an explosion or fire When unplugging the AC adapter do not pull on...

Page 5: ...r it to cool Do not fire the flash while it is in contact with people or objects The flash unit discharges a large amount of energy which may cause burns Do not apply pressure to the LCD monitor A dam...

Page 6: ...ries 13 Battery condition indicator 14 Auto power save 14 Connecting the optional AC adapter 15 Changing the memory card 16 Turning on the camera and displays 17 Setting the date and time 18 Setting t...

Page 7: ...ontinuous advance notes 49 Using the progressive capture modes 50 Progressive capture notes 51 Bracketing 52 What is an Ev 53 Image size and image quality 54 Auto DSP 56 Digital zoom 56 Focus modes 57...

Page 8: ...84 DPOF setup 84 Date print 85 Index print 85 Viewing images on a television 86 Setup menu 87 Opening the setup menu 87 Navigating the setup menu 88 LCD monitor brightness 90 Auto power save 90 Instan...

Page 9: ...XP 104 Macintosh 105 Changing the memory card 106 Uninstalling the driver software Windows 107 PictBridge 108 Notes on printing errors 109 Navigating the PictBridge menu 110 Appendix 114 Troubleshooti...

Page 10: ...s in the back of this manual p 116 Names of parts Shutter release button Lens Self timer lamp p 47 Flash p 26 Strap eyelet p 12 The USB port and AV out terminal are located behind the card slot door T...

Page 11: ...s lamp Exposure mode dial p 21 29 36 40 Accessory shoe p 43 Controller Zoom lever p 20 Menu button Quick View Delete button p 30 31 Information button p 28 32 Mode switch Main switch DC terminal Flash...

Page 12: ...sing your thumb and index finger pinch the outside tabs of the lens cap to remove or attach When the camera is not in use always replace the lens cap Pass one of the small loops of the lens cap strap...

Page 13: ...release the safety catch Lift the door to open 3 This digital camera uses four AA size alkaline or Ni MH batteries Do not use other types of AA bat teries The camera should be off when replacing batte...

Page 14: ...ower the camera turns off displays and unnecessary functions if an operation is not made within a minute To restore power press any button or key or turn the exposure mode dial to another position The...

Page 15: ...adapter into the DC termi nal 1 Insert the AC adapter plug into an electrical outlet Always turn off the camera before changing between power supplies The External High power Battery Pack Kit EBP 100...

Page 16: ...ard If the card does not fit check that it is oriented correctly 3 To eject a memory card press the card into the slot and release The card can then be pulled out Take care when removing the card as i...

Page 17: ...monitor is viewed directly Playback mode Monitor display images can be played back and edited The monitor is viewed directly To use the viewfinder in the playback mode press and hold the flash mode bu...

Page 18: ...recording If the clock and calendar have not been set a message is displayed for a few seconds each time the camera is turned on This message is also displayed if the clock and calen dar reset when th...

Page 19: ...he controller 2 move the cursor and change set tings on the menu The central button of the controller selects menu options and sets adjustments Digital Use the right key of the controller to highlight...

Page 20: ...ion of this camera Thoroughly familiarize yourself with the operations in this section before moving on to the other sections in the manual Using the zoom lens The zoom lever controls the lens 1 Slidi...

Page 21: ...lash mode focus area or drive mode are reset when the exposure mode dial is turned to another position Multi segment fixed Camera sensitivity ISO Flash mode Focus area Focus control Drive mode Auto fi...

Page 22: ...e An AF sensor a is displayed to indicate the subject Automatic Digital Subject Selection will choose the appropriate exposure mode see the facing page The focus signal b on the monitor will confirm f...

Page 23: ...splay will indi cate Automatic Digital Subject Selection is active Place the subject in the focus frames the procedure is the same as the basic record ing operation described on page 22 Press the shut...

Page 24: ...ure Focus lock Focus range 0 57m inf 1 9ft inf All distances are measured from the CCD See page 35 for the marco focus range Approximate location of CCD plane Wide angle position 2 07m inf 6 8ft inf T...

Page 25: ...frame The subject is near a very bright object or area When using the sports action digital subject program the camera continually focuses when the shutter release button is pressed partway down the...

Page 26: ...se in low light conditions when taking photographs of people or animals The pre flashes contract the pupils of the subject s eyes Fill flash the flash fires with each exposure regard less of the amoun...

Page 27: ...ash range Distance is given from the CCD plane Because of the optical system the flash range is not the same at the lens wide angle position as it is at the telephoto position 0 23 6 1m 0 75 20ft Appr...

Page 28: ...urn the mode switch to the appropriate position Press and hold the information i button to open the LCD brightness screen Use the left right keys of the controller to adjust the brightness the monitor...

Page 29: ...jects such as with a portrait of a person When using the flash ask your subjects not to move after the burst the shutter will still be open for the background exposure Landscape optimized to produce s...

Page 30: ...BASIC PLAYBACK BASIC PLAYBACK Single frame playback and histogram display Date of capture Frame number total number of images Lock indicator p 75 DPOF indicator p 78 Image size p 54 Image quality p 5...

Page 31: ...vertical image press the down key to cycle through the three positions 90 counterclock wise 90 clockwise and horizontal To return to the recording mode from Quick View press the menu button or shutte...

Page 32: ...of the screen The highlighted image can be delet ed using the QV delete button p 31 or a movie clip can be played by pressing the central button of the controller When the display button is pressed ag...

Page 33: ...rged playback mode press the menu button The information i button switches between showing the full display and the image only With the image to be magnified displayed slide the zoom lever to the righ...

Page 34: ...zoom display p 56 19 Drive mode indicator p 46 17 Date imprinting indicator p 93 18 Frame counter p 55 25 Color mode indicator p 63 23 Image size display p 54 22 Image quality indicator p 54 2 Mode i...

Page 35: ...de The modes cycle among standard macro Super Macro and off The following chart lists the Super Macro and standard macro ranges All distances are measured from the CCD 10 107cm 4 3 42 1 in Super Macro...

Page 36: ...re values of the exposure are displayed on the monitor when the shutter release button is pressed partway down If shutter speed and aperture displays turn red the scene is beyond the exposure control...

Page 37: ...y is selected the shutter speed on the monitor turns blue and a double arrow indicator appears next to it The shutter speed can be set between 1 1000 and 15 seconds If the shutter speed is beyond the...

Page 38: ...rexposed or overex posed If the monitor is black increase the exposure until the image is visible decrease the expo sure if the monitor is white When the shutter release button is pressed partway down...

Page 39: ...e made The use of a tripod is recommended The camera s exposure system cannot be used to calculate time exposures A separate light meter can be used to determine the exposure 39 Time exposures Use the...

Page 40: ...se button all the way down and release to start recording Recording indicator Remaining time Movie recording The camera continues to focus during recording The camera will continue to record until the...

Page 41: ...n or the camera is turned off In P A and S exposure modes exposure compensation remains in effect until reset Exposure compensation When adjusting the exposure the amount of compensation is shown in E...

Page 42: ...it will remain active even after the pic ture has been taken Press and hold the central button of the con troller to return to the standard focus frames Press and hold the central button of the contr...

Page 43: ...00HS D Maxxum Program Flash 5600HS D System Accessories When using an accessory flash the camera uses pre flash TTL metering to determine expo sure The flash modes available when using an optional fla...

Page 44: ...l through the menu options Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed With the menu option highlighted press the right controller key the settings are dis played with the current setting h...

Page 45: ...alColor Normal Normal Sharpness Auto recording menu Digital Subject Program menu Movie menu P A S and M exposure mode menu Focus mode 57 Frame rate 66 Full time AF 60 Image size 54 Image size movie 66...

Page 46: ...e each time the shutter release button is pressed p 22 Continuous advance to take up to five images images when the shutter release button is pressed and held Self timer to delay the release of the sh...

Page 47: ...3 will start to blink and is accompanied by an audio signal A few seconds before the exposure the self timer lamp will blink rapidly The lamp will glow steadily just before the shutter fires To stop t...

Page 48: ...eration with out changing the drive mode Drive mode Image size Key func Self timer Single Progressive Bracketing Quality Continuous Compose the picture as described in the basic recording operation se...

Page 49: ...action digital subject pro gram with autofocus or the continuous AF focus mode with the P A S or M exposure modes focus is fixed with the first frame of the series When the red low battery warning is...

Page 50: ...ntroller to select the progressive mode Press the central button of the controller to set the drive mode Pressing the menu button cancels the operation without changing the drive mode Compose the pict...

Page 51: ...with the P A S or M exposure modes focus is fixed when the shutter release button is pressed all the way down During recording the live image can be seen When a series is captured a thumbnail of each...

Page 52: ...bracket ing increment Press the left right keys of the controller to select the brack eting increment Press the central button of the controller to set the value To change the increment select the bra...

Page 53: ...e entire bracket must be made again If the red low battery indicator appears the bracketing drive mode is disabled The flash can not be used with the bracketing drive mode The order of the bracket ser...

Page 54: ...mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files Image size and quality must be set before the picture is taken Changes are displayed on the LCD monitor Changes made on one men...

Page 55: ...icates the approximate number of images that can be stored on the memory card at the camera s image quality and size settings If the settings are changed the frame counter adjusts accordingly Because...

Page 56: ...telephoto position of the optical zoom by up to 4X in 0 1X increments The transition between the optical zoom and digital zoom is seamless When the digital zoom is active the image magnification is d...

Page 57: ...tter release button is held partway down In movie recording focus is locked when the shut ter release button is partway down but it is continually adjusted during recording Focus modes When using the...

Page 58: ...ing conditions When the built in flash is used the white balance is set for the color temperature of the flash Fluorescent for fluorescent lighting office ceiling lights Tungsten for incandescent ligh...

Page 59: ...age area with a white object the object does not need to be in focus Press the central button of the con troller to make the calibration or press the menu button to cancel the routine The live view sh...

Page 60: ...de button see page 65 on the custom key function For more on flash modes refer to page 26 Focus mode Full time AF Flash mode Metering mode Single AF On Autoflash 0 MultiSegment Flash comp Flash compen...

Page 61: ...ntire image area with emphasis given the central region Spot metering uses a small area within the image to calcu late the exposure A small circle appears in the middle of the live image indicating th...

Page 62: ...m 0 75 28ft 1 27 3 3m 4 2 10 8ft 1 27 4 6m 4 2 15 1ft 1 27 6 5m 4 2 21 3ft Flash range wide angle Sensitivity Digital zoom Color mode Contrast Auto Off NaturalColor Normal Normal Sharpness The auto se...

Page 63: ...This mode uses no monitor indicator when active Vivid Color increases the saturation of the colors in the scene Black White produces neutral monochrome images The sepia mode creates warm tone monochr...

Page 64: ...section 3 of the P A S and M menus p 44 Any changes made are applied to the live image but may be diffi cult to see However when viewed with a computer the changes will be evident If any level except...

Page 65: ...hanges the function set in the menu Press the central button of the controller or press the shut ter release button partway down to apply the setting select enter When selecting the continuous advance...

Page 66: ...an be recorded with the installed memory card The total time that can be stored on a memory card is determined by the size of the card and the recording rate The actual file size is determined by the...

Page 67: ...corded Standard produces a normal movie clip Night Movie uses high camera sensitivity to record under low light levels camera sensitivity will automatically increase in low light Image quality can be...

Page 68: ...ocus and the furthest object in focus The larger the aperture value the greater the depth of field The smaller the aperture value the shallower the depth of field The required shutter speed for the ex...

Page 69: ...terfall The use of a tripod is recommended with slow shutter speeds The change in aperture and shutter speed is not apparent in the live image Unlike film cameras test photographs can be taken and imm...

Page 70: ...display button to view the movie with or without the guidance bar During playback the up down keys adjust the volume and the left right keys rewind and fast forward the recording The basic functions i...

Page 71: ...at the point to capture the frame When the movie is paused the left right keys can be used to jog the clip to display the correct frame Play Rew Fwd Press the up key of the controller to capture the f...

Page 72: ...settings are dis played with the current setting highlighted If Enter is displayed press the center of the controller to continue Use the up down keys to highlight the new setting Once a setting has...

Page 73: ...y back images automatically p 82 To select the images for the Slide Show p 82 To specify how long each image is played back p 82 To repeat the Slide Show presentation automatically p 82 To select imag...

Page 74: ...e screen and any operation made The garbage can indicates the image is selected for deletion The key indicates the image is locked or selected to be locked The check indicates the image is selected fo...

Page 75: ...rames To delete multiple files When this setting is chosen the frame selection screen is displayed Use the left right keys of the controller to highlight the first file to be delet ed Pressing the up...

Page 76: ...No cancels the formatting operation A screen appears to indicate the card has been format ted 76 ADVANCED PLAYBACK Format When a memory card is formatted all data on the card is erased A memory card...

Page 77: ...Marked frames To lock or unlock multiple files When this setting is chosen the frame selection screen is displayed Use the left right keys of the controller to highlight the file to be locked Pressing...

Page 78: ...ve step in the editing pro cedure The up down key selects functions Find 1st frame of cut function find Find last frame of cut function find Use the left right keys of the controller to display the fi...

Page 79: ...d points To cancel the edit operation press the menu button Save edit function save Press the center controller button to save the edit a confirma tion screen is displayed Select Yes to continue Save...

Page 80: ...ed in the playback mode This frame Marked frames To copy single or multiple files When selected the frame selection screen will appear highlight the file to be copied with the yellow border and then p...

Page 81: ...rocedure E mail Copy The copy unsuccessful message appears when one or all of the images could not be copied Check the memory card to see which files were copied and then repeat the procedure for the...

Page 82: ...ion When this setting is chosen the frame selection screen is dis played Use the left right keys of the controller to highlight the image to be included in the presentation Pressing the up key will ma...

Page 83: ...tation The presentation can be viewed without image information Before opening the play back menu press the information i button to turn off the information display Camera Notes The controller can be...

Page 84: ...age This frame All frames Marked frames To chose a group of images to be printed or when the number of copies of each image varies When selected the frame selection screen appears Use the left right k...

Page 85: ...print of all the images on the card select Yes in the index print option in section 3 of the playback menu To can cel an index print simply change the setting to No If an index print order is created...

Page 86: ...mera s AV out terminal The triangular mark on the plug should face the back of the camera 3 Plug the other end of the AV cable into the video and audio input terminals on the television The yellow plu...

Page 87: ...ive m LCDbrightness Power save Inst Playback Lens acc Language 1 min Off None English Setup menu The setup menu is opened from the other menus It can be accessed from any of the recording or playback...

Page 88: ...l through the menu options Highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed With the menu option highlighted press the right controller key the settings are dis played with the current setting h...

Page 89: ...91 To activate file number memory p 91 To select the folder name format p 92 To set the camera s clock and calendar p 93 To reset camera functions p 94 To change or turn off audio signals p 95 To chan...

Page 90: ...to a computer the auto power save period is fixed at ten minutes Auto power save is set in section 1 of the setup menu p 88 An image can be displayed on the monitor after it is captured When used with...

Page 91: ...al zoom and Super Macro are disabled Language The language used in the menus can be changed in section 1 of the setup menu If file number memory is selected when a new folder is created or a new memor...

Page 92: ...with the day s date is created All images recorded that day are placed in that folder Images recorded on a different day are placed in a new folder with the corresponding date If the file number memo...

Page 93: ...e date of recording can be printed directly on the image The imprinting function must be activated in section 2 of the setup menu p 88 before the image is taken Once activated the date will con tinue...

Page 94: ...set default This function affects all modes When selected a confirmation screen appears choosing Yes resets the following functions and settings No cancels the operation p 22 Focus area Wide frames p...

Page 95: ...6 Shutter FX 1 p 85 Index print No p 80 Image size E mail copy 640 X 480 p 85 Date print Off p 93 Noise reduction On Date imprinting Off p 92 p 96 Focus signals 1 p 96 Transfer mode Data storage Audio...

Page 96: ...e pinnacle of the development of the Leitz Minolta CL Volume The volume of the audio signals and shutter FX can be increased or decreased in section 3 of the setup menu p 88 This affects the camera s...

Page 97: ...camera and have installed the Windows 98 driver software must repeat the installation procedure The updated version of the driver software included on the supplied DiMAGE Viewer CD ROM is required for...

Page 98: ...ra is connected to a computer see page 106 3 Slide open the card chamber door Attach the smaller plug of the USB cable to the camera The triangular mark on the plug should face the back of the camera...

Page 99: ...em requests the Windows 98 CD ROM insert it into the CD ROM drive and follow the accompanying instructions on the screen No special driver software is required for other Windows or Macintosh operating...

Page 100: ...CD ROM drive at Win98 USB When the location is shown in the window click Next Manual Installation To install the Windows 98 driver manually follow the instruc tions in the connecting the camera to a...

Page 101: ...ver in the system One of three drivers may be located MNLVENUM inf USBPDR inf or USBSTRG inf The last window confirms the driver has been installed Click Finish to close the add new hardware wizard Re...

Page 102: ...Misc 100KM004 10140801 102KM_CP 103KM_EM From left to right standard folder date folder copy folder e mail copy folder Copy images p 80 are placed in a folder with a name ending in CP E mail Copy imag...

Page 103: ...ting the original data the Exif tag information is erased Some Exif compatible applications rewrite the Exif data preventing the DiMAGE Viewer from reading it When using software other than the DiMAGE...

Page 104: ...dition When more than one external device are connected to the computer repeat the procedure above except right click on the unplug or eject hardware icon This will open the unplug or eject hardware w...

Page 105: ...evice icon and drop it into the trash Turn the camera off and then disconnect the USB cable A confirmation screen will appear to indi cate the devices to be stopped Clicking OK will stop the device A...

Page 106: ...USB connection using the unplug or eject hardware routine p 104 2 Turn off the camera 3 Change the memory card 4 Turn on the camera to remake the USB connection 1 Stop the USB connection by dragging...

Page 107: ...located in the universal serial bus controller or other devices location of the device manager Click on the locations to display the files The driver should be indicated with the camera name Under cer...

Page 108: ...enu navigation section on page 110 The information i button switches between the single frame and index playback formats on the PictBridge screen Enlarged playback activated with the zoom lever can be...

Page 109: ...y is exhausted before the print run is complete printing is canceled Use a fully charged battery or the optional AC adapter If a minor problem occurs during printing such as the paper runs out follow...

Page 110: ...settings are dis played with the current setting highlighted If Start is displayed press the center of the controller to continue Use the up down keys to highlight the new setting Once a setting has b...

Page 111: ...on screen is displayed before the print routine starts The options that can be changed vary with the printer Batch print in section 1 selects all still images on the memory card for printing Two optio...

Page 112: ...th the printer The fine quality can be specified with the camera Data print Data can be printed with the image The printer setup option uses the options set with the printer The date of capture and th...

Page 113: ...ayed an index print is counted as one Press the central button of the controller to begin printing or press the menu button to return to the PictBridge menu Once printing begins the operation can be c...

Page 114: ...he camera and a live electrical outlet p 15 The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation For major problems or damage or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently contact a Konica...

Page 115: ...bject or change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting p 62 Focus signal is red While using flash the pic tures are too dark The camera temperature rises with extended periods of use Care should b...

Page 116: ...hemicals For long periods of disuse store the camera in an airtight container with a silica gel drying agent Remove the batteries and memory card from the camera when not in use for extended periods D...

Page 117: ...coat Batteries can recover their power when they warm up If batteries have been exhausted when used in the camera do not reload them even if their charge seems to recover over time These batteries wil...

Page 118: ...necessary The response time is longer with MultiMediaCards compared with SD Memory Cards This is not a defect but rather due to the specifications of the cards When using large capacity cards some op...

Page 119: ...or duplication of such material may be contrary to copyright laws Taking pictures or images of performances exhibitions etc is prohibited without approval and can infringe on copyright Images protecte...

Page 120: ...uirements Pentium III 450 processor or equivalent Pentium III 700 recommended Windows 98 Me 2000 or XP 32MB of RAM 128MB recommended 16 bit or higher color display at 800 x 600 DirectX 8 1 or above Ap...

Page 121: ...in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip me...

Page 122: ...Recording media SD Memory cards and MultiMediaCards File formats JPEG Motion JPEG mov DCF 2 0 and DPOF compliant Printing output control Exif print PRINT Image Matching II PictBridge Menu languages J...

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