Minolta DiMAGE F100 Instruction Manual Page 1

INSTRUCTION MANUALE9222-2777-11 HA-A204

10* This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfacesclean. Please read the care and storage instructions

100Folder nameAll recorded images are stored in folders on the memory card. Folder namescome in two formats: standard and date.Standard folders have a

p. 65101Shutter FX VolumeThe volume of the audio signals and sound effects can be increased or decreased in the custom1section of the setup menu (p. 9

p. 66102SETUP MODECamera sensitivity (ISO)Metering modeVoice memoAutoMulti-segmentOffExposure compensation 0.0White balance AutoDate imprintingInstant

103Setting the date and timeIt is important to accurately set the clock. When a still image or a movie clip is recorded, the date andtime of the recor

104DATA-TRANSFER MODECONNECTING TO A COMPUTERRead this section carefully before connecting the camera to a computer. Details on using andinstalling th

105The check the Minolta web site for the latest compatibility information:North America: http://www.minoltausa.comEurope: http://www.minoltaeurope.co

106DATA -TRANSFER MODEConnecting the camera to a computerStart up the computer.• The computer must be turned on before connecting the camera.Insert th

107When the camera is properly connected, a drive icon willappear on the computer. When using Windows XP, the remov-able-disk window will be displayed

108DATA -TRANSFER MODEThe driver needs only to be installed once. If the driver cannot be installed automatically, it can beinstalled manually with th

109Choose the recommended search for a suitabledriver. Click “Next.”Choose to specify the location of the driver. Thebrowse window can be used to indi

11The USB port, AV-out terminal, and DC termi-nal are located behind the terminal cover.Digital-subject-program button (p. 29)Strap eyelet (p. 15)View

110DATA -TRANSFER MODEThe add new hardware wizard will confirm thelocation of the driver. Click “Next” to install the dri-ver in the system.• One of t

111Connecting to Mac OS 8.6To download and install this software, follow the instruction on the Apple web site. Always read theattached terms and con

Once the camera is connected to the computer, image and audio files canbe accessed by double clicking on icons. Image folders are located in theDCIM f

113Image and audio file names begin with “PICT” followed by a four-digit file number and a tif, jpg, mov,or thm extension. Voice-memo and audio captio

114Disconnecting the camera from the computerDATA -TRANSFER MODEWindows ME, 2000 professional, and XPConfirm that the access lamp is not red. Turn the

115Confirm that the access lamp is not lit and then drag the mass-storage device icon and drop it intothe trash.A confirmation screen will appear to i

116DATA -TRANSFER MODEChanging the memory card (Data-transfer mode)Care should be taken when changing memory cards while the camera is attached to the

117Problem SymptomCauseSolutionThe camerawill not work.Nothing dis-played on thedata panel orthe monitors.The battery is dead.AA Ni-MH batteries arein

118TROUBLESHOOTINGPictures arenot sharp.Focus signal isred.Subject is too close.Make sure the subject is withinthe autofocus range (p. 24) oruse the m

119If the camera does not function normally, turn it off, remove and reinsert the batteries, or unplug andreconnect the AC adapter. Always turn the ca

12NAMES OF PARTSMode dialAuto-recording mode (p. 22)Multi-function recording mode (p. 54)Playback mode (p. 77)Movie-recording mode (p. 74)Setup mode (

120TROUBLESHOOTING1.Insert a memory card in the camera and connect it to the computer with the USB cable.Other devices must not be connected to the co

121CLEANING•If the camera or the outside of the lens is dirty, gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dry cloth. If thecamera or lens comes in contact wit

122OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS• This camera has been designed for use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F).•Never leave the came

123BATTERIES• Battery performance decreases with temperature. In cold environments, we recommend keepingspare batteries in a warm place, such as the i

124CARE AND STORAGEBEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS OR JOURNEYS• Check the camera’s operation; take test pictures and purchase spare batteries.• Minolta has no

125Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Mac OS, and the Mac OS logo are registeredtrademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Microsoft and Window

126TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSNumber of effective pixels: 3.95 million CCD: 1/1.8-type interline complementary-color CCD with atotal of 4.13 million pix

127Batteries: One CR-3V lithium battery or two AA Ni-MH batter-ies.External power source: AC-6 adapterDimensions: 111.0 (W) X 52.3 (H) X 32.0 (D) mm4.

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13Data panelFrame counter(p. 47)Exposure-compensation indicator (p. 52)Camera-sensitivity indicator (p. 67)Spot-metering indicator (p. 66)Battery-cond

14GETTING UP AND RUNNINGGETTING UP AND RUNNINGChanging the CR-V3 batteryInsert the battery.• The CR-V3 battery must be inserted with the battery termi

15Although performance is better with a CR-V3 lithium battery, two AA-size Ni-MH batteries can alsobe used. Other types of AA batteries should not be

16GETTING UP AND RUNNINGBattery condition indicatorFull-battery Icon – the battery is fully charged. This icon is displayed forfive seconds on the mon

17The AC-6 Adapter allows the camera to be powered from an electrical household outlet. The ACAdapter is recommended when the camera is interfaced wit

18GETTING UP AND RUNNINGChanging the memory cardAn SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard must be inserted for the camera to operate. If a card has notbeen

19If the card-not-recognized message appears, the inserted card in the camera may need to be format-ted. A card used in another camera may have to be

2Thank you for purchasing this Minolta digital camera. Please take the time to read through thisinstruction manual so you can enjoy all the features o

Basic Custom1 Custom2SetupLCDbrightnessFormatPower saveLanguage English1 min.––20GETTING UP AND RUNNINGSetting the date and timeAfter initially insert

Custom1BasicReset defaultDate/Time setDate formatVideo output––YYYY/MM/DDNTSCCustom221Use the right key to highlight the custom 2tab at the top of the

22AUTO-RECORDING MODEBASIC OPERATIONAUTO-RECORDING MODEWhile using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, grip the camera firmly with yourright hand while sup

23Setting the camera to record images automaticallyTurn the mode dial to the auto-recording mode position (1); allcamera operations are now fully auto

24AUTO-RECORDING MODEThis camera is equipped with a 7.8 to 23.4mm optical zoom. This is equivalent to a 38 to 114mmzoom lens on a 35mm camera. In 35mm

25About camera operationThe auto-recording mode uses advanced technology to make beautiful photography as effortless aspossible. Automatic Digital Sub

226AUTO-RECORDING MODEPress the shutter-release button all the way down (2) to take thepicture.• The access lamp will turn red indicating image data i

27This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus icon in the lower right cor-ner of the LCD monitor and the green focus lamp

28Automatic Digital Subject Program SelectionAutomatic Digital Program Selection chooses between programmed AE and one of five subject pro-grams: port

29Pressing the subject-program button (1)cycles through the modes. The active sub-ject program will be indicated at the top ofthe live image. The subj

3Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product.Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat

30AUTO-RECORDING MODEMACRO – used for close-up photography between 20 and 60 cm (0.7 – 2.0ft)from the CCD. The lens will automatically zoom to the mac

31LCD MONITOROFFThe display-information button controls the LCD monitor display. The display cycles to the next posi-tion each time the button is pres

Autoflash – the flash fires automatically in low-light and backlit conditions.Red-eye reduction – the flash fires twice beforethe main flash burst to

The orange flash lamp next to the viewfinder indicates the status of the flash.When the orange flash lamp blinks quickly (1), the flash is charging an

Press the QV/Delete button to play back the recorded images.AUTO-RECORDING MODECaptured images can be viewed in auto-recording and multi-function reco

In quick view, the displayed image can be deleted. When selecting animage for deletion, a confirmation screen will appear before the opera-tion is exe

36AUTO-RECORDING MODEEnlarged playbackWith the image to be magnified displayed, press the up key of the controller toactivate the enlarged playback mo

37The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stored on thememory card at the camera’s image quality and size settings. I

Digital zoom Off38In auto-recording mode, the menu button(1) turns the menu on and off. The four-way keys of thecontroller (2) are used to move the c

39Settings made with the auto-recording menu will remainin effect until changed or the camera is reset to itsdefault settings (p. 101).Drive modes – t

4FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE• Store this product out of reach of children. Be careful when around children, not to harm them withthe product or parts.• Do

40AUTO-RECORDING MODEThe drive modes control the rate and method of image capture. Icons indicating the selected drivemode appear on the data panel an

41The continuous-advance drive mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding down theshutter-release button. Continuous advance acts lik

42AUTO-RECORDING MODEUsed for self-portraits, the self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately ten sec-onds after the shutter-re

43The IR Remote Control RC-3 allows remote camera operation up to 5m(16 ft.) away. The remote control unit can be used in movie recording (p.75).Place

44This mode makes a three-image bracket of a scene. Bracketing is a method of taking a series ofimages of a static subject in which each image has a s

45Compose the picture as described in the basicrecording operation section (p. 26). Press theshutter-release button partway down (1) tolock onto the s

Changing image sizeaffects the number of pixelsin each image. The greaterthe image size, the largerthe file size. Choose imagesize based on the final

47File formats vary with the image quality setting. Super fine images are saved as a TIFF file. The fine,standard, and economy settings are formatted

Voice memo allows a five or fifteen second audio track to be recorded with a still image. The functionis activated and the length of the recording tim

49Digital zoomThe digital zoom is activated on the auto-recording mode menu (p. 38) and in the custom 2 section ofthe multi-function recording mode me

5• Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glove compartment ortrunk of a car. It may damage the product and batteri

50Individual focus areas can be selected. Press and hold the controller (1) until theArea-AF frame lines change to the spot-focus-area display. Press

51Focus lock can be used with off-center subjects or when a special focusing situation prevents thecamera from focusing (p.27). This function is contr

The camera exposure can be adjusted to make the final picture lighter or darker by as much as±2EV in 1/3 increments. The exposure-compensation value w

53What is an EV? What is a stop?EV stands for exposure value. Stop refers to click stops in mechanical cameras. A change of one EVor one stop will adj

54MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING MODE ADVANCED OPERATIONExcept for digital subject programs, the basic operation of the camera in multi-function recordingmo

55Multi-function recording mode displayd. Flash-mode indicator (p. 32)g. White-balance indicator (p. 62)m.Camera-sensitivity (ISO) display (p. 67)j. M

Press the central button of thecontroller to select the highlightedsetting.Activate the recording-mode menu with the menu button. The “Basic” tab at t

Refer to the auto-recording mode sectionfor details on drive modes (p. 40), imagesize (p. 46), image quality (p. 46), voicememo (p. 48), and digital z

The photographer selects the aperture and the camera sets the appropri-ate shutter speed to ensure correct exposure. When aperture priority isselected

The photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera sets theappropriate aperture to ensure correct exposure. When shutter priority isselected, t

6TABLE OF CONTENTSThe basic operation of this camera is covered between pages 14 and 38. This section of the manualcovers the camera parts, preparatio

60MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDINGManual exposure – MPress the exposure-compensation button(1) to select the aperture or shutterspeed; the active display will

61Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode. Exposures up to fifteen seconds canbe made by pressing and holding the shutter-release bu

Preset white-balance settings must be setbefore the image is taken. Once set, the effectis immediately visible on the LCD monitor.The built-in flash c

63Custom-white-balance function allows a photographer to calibrate the camera to a spe-cific lighting condition. The setting can be used repeatedly un

64MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDINGThis camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is set in the custom 1 sectionof the multi-function recor

65Press the controller to switch between focus and zoom(1). The active function is highlighted in blue (2).Use the up/down keys of the controller tozo

66MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDINGThe icons indicating both metering modes are displayed on themonitor only. The metering mode is set in the custom 1 sectiono

67Flash range (wide angle)ISO settingAUTO1002004008000.5m ~ 2.9m (1.6 ft. ~ 9.5 ft.)Flash range (telephoto)0.5m ~ 1.7m (1.6 ft. ~ 5.6 ft.)0.5m ~ 2.0m

68Changes in color, sharpness, contrast, and saturation can be made using the custom 2 section of themulti-function recording mode menu (p. 56). These

69The setting will remain in effect until it is changed. If sharpness, contrast, or color saturation is set toany setting other than normal, an icon w

7About camera operation ...25Basic recording op

70The date of recording can be printed directly on the image. The imprint-ing function must be activated before the image is taken. Once activat-ed, t

71After an image is captured, it can be displayed on the monitor before being saved. When used withthe continuous-advance or bracketing drive modes (p

72The lens aperture controls not only exposure, but also depth of field; the area between the closestobject in focus and the furthest object in focus.

73The shutter controls not only exposure, butalso the ability to stop motion. Fast shutterspeeds are used in sport photography to stopaction. Slow shu

74This camera can record up to thirty-five seconds of digital video with sound. The motion JPEG imageis 320 X 240 pixels (QVGA). Total recording time

75Shooting digital video is simple. Set themain dial to movie recording (1). Framethe picture as described in the basicrecording operation section (p.

Audio can be recorded without an image.About 30 minutes of audio can be storedon a 16MB memory card. Audio is recordedat approximately 8KB/s. A maximu

77Single-frame playback and histogram displayDate of captureFrame number/total number of imagesLock indicator (p. 86)Print indicator (p. 90)Image size

Simply turn the mode dial to the playback-mode position to access images and audiotracks. Image and audio files can be deleted, locked, and copied in

79Deleting single filesTo delete a displayed file, press the QV/Delete button.•A confirmation screen will appear.Press the central button of the cont

8TABLE OF CONTENTSWhite balance...

80PLAYBACK MODEEnlarged playbackWith the image to be magnified displayed, press the up key of the controller toactivate the enlarged playback mode.• T

81Full displayIndex playbackIn index playback, the four-way keys of the controller will move the yellow border. When the image ishighlighted with the

Basic Custom1 Custom2PlayDeleteLockAudio caption –––Once a setting has beenselected, the cursor willreturn to the menuoptions and the new set-ting wil

831 Copying to camera memory.Refer to the following sectionsfor descriptions of the menuoptions and their settings.Choosing “Yes” will execute theoper

84PLAYBACK MODEWhen a marked-frames setting is chosen on a menu, the frame selection screen will appear. Thisscreen allows multiple images to be chose

85Deleting permanently erases the file. Once deleted, a file cannot be recovered.Care should be taken when deleting images.Single, multiple, or all fi

86PLAYBACK MODESingle, multiple, or all files can be locked. A locked file cannot be deleted by either the playback-mode menu functions or the QV/Dele

87Press the central button of the controller (1) to startrecording.• If an audio track is already attached to the image, aconfirmation screen will app

88The custom 1 section of the playback-mode menu controls the slide-show function. This functionautomatically displays all still images on the memory

89To select all the images on the memory card to be dis-played in the slide-show presentation.SlideshowMenu optionsPlaybackDurationSettingsEnterRepea

9Viewing images on a television ...94Setup mode – controll

90PLAYBACK MODEThe print menu option is used to set an order for standard prints from still images on the memorycard. Single, multiple, or all images

91When the this-frame or all-frames setting is chosen, a screen will appear requesting the number ofcopies of each image; a maximum of nine copies can

92The copy function makes exact copies of audio or image files and can store the copied image onanother memory card. E-mail Copy makes a standard 640

93The copy-unsuccessful message will appear when one or all of the images could not be copied.Check the second memory card to see which files were cop

94View images as described in the playback section.Viewing images on a televisionIt is possible to view camera images on your television. The camera h

95The setup mode is used to control the camera’s functions and operation as well as to select imagefolders. The navigating the setup menu section cove

Basic Custom1 Custom2SetupLCDbrightnessFormatPower saveLanguage English3 min.––96To access the menu, simply turn the mode dial to the setup position.

97Choosing “Yes” onthe confirmationscreens will executethe operation, “No”will cancel the oper-ation.Ye s NoYe s NoEnterSetupDate/Time set20027 20 16

98SETUP MODELCD monitor brightnessThe brightness of the LCD monitor can be set in elevenlevels. The brightness setting screen is opened from thebasic

99Auto Power SaveTo conserve battery power, the camera will shut down if no operation is made within a certain period.The length of the auto-power-sa