DATA PANEL

The following diagram shows all items displayed to aid the explanation.
Exposure-compensation indicator Battery-condition indicator Sharpness indicator Image quality indicators

VIEWFINDER

Focus frame
Flash-mode indicators Self-timer indicator
Focus lamp (green) Glows: Focus confirmed Blinks quickly: Contrast is too low or Subject is too close Blinks slowly: Image is being written to the compact flash card or Image is being loaded from the compact flash card Flash lamp (orange) Glows: Flash charged and will fire Blinks: Flash is now charging and shutter locked
Frame counter/ Exposure-compensation display (No card indicator)
Manual white-balance indicator

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GETTING STARTED RIGHT AWAY
PREPARATION - See pages 18 - 25 for detailed information

Insert the batteries.

Frame the image in either the LCD monitor or viewfinder.
Place the viewfinders focus frame on the subject or center the subject in the LCD monitor.
Insert the compact flash card.
Press the shutter-release button part-way down.
The green focus lamp will glow if focus is confirmed. The orange flash lamp will glow if the flash is charged and ready.
RECORDING - See pages 27 - 35 for detailed information
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.
The captured image will appear in the LCD monitor. The green focus lamp will blink slowly while the recorded image is being written to the compact flash card.
Turn the Function dial to
Move the lens cover slide to to open the lens cover.
The camera will be turned on and be set to REC (Record) mode. Press the display/ENTER button to turn on the LCD monitor if desired.

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GETTING STARTED RIGHT AWAY - CONTD
PLAY - See pages 65 - 70 for detailed information
DELETING IMAGES - See pages 78 - 83 for detailed information

According to the operations between step 1 and step 4 shown at the left, display the desired image in the LCD monitor. Press the flash-mode / delete button.
A confirmation screen will appear.
Move the lens cover slide to
Press the or highlight YES.

button to

Press and hold the display / ENTER button about 1 second.
Press the display / ENTER button.
The LCD monitor will return to the step shown above after the image is deleted.
Press the or button to scroll through the images. Press the or button to highlight NO, then press the display / ENTER button.
The LCD monitor will return to the PLAY screen.

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ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP

Insert the smaller loop of the strap through the strap eyelet.

PREPARATION

Put the other end of the strap through the small loop.

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INSERTING BATTERIES

The Minolta Dimge 2300 uses four AA-sized alkaline batteries. You may also use AA-sized Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries. When using Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries, fully recharge them with a vendor-endorsed battery charger.
While pulling up the battery/cardchamber door slightly, fold it down and slide it slightly toward the front of the camera. Then, while using a downward pressure, slide it back to the rear of the camera until it clicks.
When replacing the batteries, move the lens cover slide to to turn the camera off.
You may skip this step when inserting the batteries for the first time after purchase.
Open the battery/card-chamber door by sliding it in the direction indicated, then open the door.
After replacing the batteries, check that the clock in the camera (date and time) is correct (see pages 109 - 113). Especially, when the AC adapter is unused and the battery/card-chamber door remains opened more than 10 minutes, the clock in the camera may delay or be reset to the default setting. If this occured, set the date and time accurately according to the directions described on pages 109 - 113.
Insert the batteries as indicated by the +/- diagram on the back of the battery/card-chamber door.

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INSERTING BATTERIES - CONTD

Low Battery Warning

This camera is equipped with an automatic battery-condition indicator.

Auto Power Off

To save battery power, this camera will shut down if it is not operated for more than 3 minutes.
Full-Battery symbol --When the camera power is on, the batterycondition indicator always appears in the data panel. indicates the battery power is full.
To restore power in REC mode, move the lens cover slide to.

, then re-set to

To restore power in PLAY mode, press and hold display / Enter button about 1 second.
When you are using the batteries, you can change the time that the Auto Power Off feature will activate in the SETUP mode. See pages 107 - 108 of this manual.
Low battery symbol --Battery power is not full, but all functions are operational.
When you are using the AC adapter, the Auto Power Off feature will be activated and camera power is automatically shut off if you take no action for approximately 30 minutes or longer.
Low battery symbol --Power is very low, but all functions are operational. The battery will have to be replaced soon.
Blinking low battery symbol and shutter locks --Power is insufficient for camera operation.
If no display appears, replace the batteries or check that they are inserted correctly.

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Using the AC Adapter (Sold Separately)
Use the AC Adapter (optional accessory) allows the camera to receive power from an electrical outlet. Use of the AC Adapter is recommended to conserve batteries during periods of heavy use. It is also recommended when interfacing the camera with the computer.

COMPACT FLASH CARD

Your camera requires a compact flash card to be inserted before capturing images.
Always turn off the camera before inserting or removing the compact flash card into or from the camera. The data in the card will be lost, or the card itself may be damaged, if the compact flash card is inserted or removed while the camera is on.

Press the display / ENTER button to turn on the LCD monitor if desired.
Center the subject in the LCD monitor or place the viewfinders focus frame on the subject.
Use Focus Hold for off-center subjects (See page 32). When holding the camera, make sure your fingers do not cover the lens.

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BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE - CONTD
Focus and exposure will be determined and locked. The green focus lamp will glow if focus is determined. Repeat steps 4 and 5 if the focus lamp (green) blinks. The orange flash lamp will blink if the flash is charging and will glow if the flash is charged and ready. When the flash lamp (orange) blinks, the shutter will not be released.
REC (Record) Mode Screen (LCD monitor)
(No Display) : Autoflash REC : Single-frame advance BURST : Continuous drive TIMER : Self-timer/Remote-control : Fill-flash : Flash cancel : Autoflash with red-eye reduction : Fill-flash with red-eye reduction : Macro (flash cancel)
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
The captured image will briefly appear in the LCD monitor and is saved to the compact flash card. While the image is being saved to the compact flash card, the focus lamp (green) blinks slowly. To prevent loss of image data, do not remove the compact flash card from the camera, or remove the AC adapter plug from the DC terminal of the camera, until the image has been saved. When the image has been saved to the compact flash card, the focus lamp (green) is extinguished.

Drive-mode

Flash-mode

Live View

To Turn Off The Camera in REC Mode

13 Frame counter

-2.0 to +2.0, 0.5 step
Exposure-compensation value Digital zoom

X1.0 / X1.4 / X2.0

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This digital camera has a precise, high-speed autofocusing system.
SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
Some scenes or subjects are difficult for the autofocus system to lock on to. When the focus will not lock, FOCUS HOLD on another object the same distance from you as your main subject, recompose, then press the shutter-release button allthe-way down to take the picture.
FOCUS LAMP/NO FOCUS INDICATOR
When the shutter-release button is pressed part-way down, the autofocus system locks focus at the subject distance. The focus lamp (green) will indicate the focus status when the shutter-release button is pressed part-way down.

The subject is too dark.

Glows Blinks
Focus is OK and confirmed. The subject is too close (See Focus Range below). The subject contrast is too low. One of the Special Focusing Situations applies (See next page).

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SELF-TIMER / REMOTE CONTROL

SELF-TIMER

The self-timer will delay the release of the shutter for approximately 10 seconds after you press the shutter-release button.
Press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to start timer.
The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink rapidly before the shutter is released. Do not press the shutter-release button while standing in front of the camera. If you want to take a picture with your subject outside of the focus frame, use focus hold. See Page 32. To cancel the countdown, turn the function dial to , , SETUP, or PC. Otherwise move the lens cover slide to to close the lens cover.
Place the camera on a tripod, then move the lens cover slide to to open the lens cover.
Arrange the camera and subject positions, and compose your picture.

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SELF-TIMER / REMOTE CONTROL - CONTD
REMOTE CONTROL (SOLD SEPARATELY)
The IR Remote Control RC-3 (optional accessory) allows remote camera operation up to 5m (3.28 ft.) away.

Emitter window

Delay button
Point the emitter window toward the remote-control receiver on the front of the camera.

Release button

Press the release button or the delay button.
If the release button is pressed, the lamp on the front of the camera will blink once and take the picture. If the delay button is pressed, the lamp on the front of the camera will blink for two seconds before the picture is taken. The remote control will not operate with backlit subjects or under fluorescent light. To cancel the countdown, turn the function dial to , , SETUP, or PC. Otherwise move the lens cover slide to to close the lens cover.

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DIGITAL ZOOM [REC MODE]

The digital zoom will increase the magnification of the live image on the LCD monitor and recorded image up to two times of the normal screen.
Press the digital zoom button.
If you want to change the zoom magnification, repeat steps 2 and 3. The viewfinder image does not change. Use the LCD monitor to compose your picture.
In REC mode, press the digital zoom button.
When the digital zoom button is pressed, the LCD monitor automatically turns on. The currently set zoom magnification appears in the upper-right corner of the LCD monitor (see page 29). The digital zoom feature will be disabled when the HALF image size (see pages 54 55) is selected.

LCD Monitor (Live View)

Press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take picture. Press the or button until the desired magnification is displayed in the LCD monitor.
The zoom magnification will change as follows: The digital zoom still remains after the picture is taken. The digital zoom will return to X 1.0 when you turn the camera off and turn it on again. The larger the zoom magnification is, the smaller is the file size of the captured image.

RECORD MODE MENUS (LCD Monitor)
RECORD MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING
QUALITY S.FINE (Super Fine) FINE STD. (Standard) ECON. (Economy) IMAGE SIZE FULL HALF WB AUTO (Daylight) (Fluorescent) (Tungsten) SHARPNESS HARD NORMAL SOFT ISO HIGH NORMAL
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To Display the Record Mode Menus

SELECTING IMAGE QUALITY

Select the image quality before recording the image. This digital camera supports four image quality modes, super-fine (S.FINE), fine (FINE), standard (STD.), and economy (ECON.). Image quality is related to the rate of compression of the image. The rate of compression increases, and image quality decreases, in order super-fine fine standard economy. The lower the rate of compression of the image, the higher its quality. If image quality is important, use the super-fine or fine modes. Note, however, that as the rate of image compression is low (no compression in the super-fine mode), the number of images able to be saved in the compact flash card will be less than in the economy or standard modes. If economic use of the compact flash card is important (the need to save as many images as possible in it), use the economy or standard modes. Note, however, that as the rate of image compression is high, the quality of the images will be lower than in the super-fine or fine modes. Quality Super Fine Fine Standard Economy Rate of Compression 1 : 1 (No compression) Approx. 1 : 5 Approx. 1 : 13 Approx. 1 : 26
Turn the Function dial to or.
The camera will be turned on and be set to REC mode. Press the display/ENTER button to turn the LCD monitor on if desired.

Press the MENU button.

The Record mode menus will appear on the LCD monitor. Press the MENU button again to clear the Record mode menus and the LCD monitor will return to the live view.
In Record mode, press the MENU button.
The Record mode menus will appear.
Press the or button to highlight QUALITY.

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Press the display/ENTER button.
The currently set image quality will be highlighted.
Image quality may be changed while the capacity of compact flash card remains. One compact flash card may contain images of various image qualities. The image quality setting is maintained when the camera is turned off. Changing the image quality will affect the remaining number of images which may be stored in the card. Selecting the super-fine or fine modes, in particular, will dramatically reduce this number. Check the remaining number of images which may be stored in the card by the frame counter on the body data panel.

Press the or button to highlight desired image quality.
The image quality will change as follows:

S.FINE FINE STD. ECON.

The image quality you have highlighted at the previous step will be selected and set to the camera. The image quality will also appear on the body data panel. Press the MENU button to clear the Record mode menus and the LCD monitor will return to the live view.

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SELECTING IMAGE SIZE

Select the image size before recording the image. The image size is a factor in determining how many images fit onto a compact flash card. There are two image size options; FULL and HALF. Image Size FULL HALF Number of Pixels taken (H x V) 1792 x x 600
Press the or button to highlight desired image size.

FULL HALF

The image size you have highlighted at the previous step will be selected and set to the camera. The image size will also appear on the body data panel.
Press the or button to highlight IMAGE SIZE.
Press the MENU button to clear the Record mode menus and the LCD monitor will return to the live view.
The currently set image size will be highlighted.

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FILE SIZE

The file size of the image is determined by the selected Image Quality and Image Size. There are four Image Quality (Rate of compression) options; Super Fine (1:1), Fine (1:5), Standard (1:13), and Economy (1:26). See page 51. There are two options for Image Size; FULL (1792 x 1200 pixels) and HALF (800 x 600 pixels). See page 54. The actual file size will be determined by the scene. Some images will be able to compress further than others. The table below is a list of average file sizes.

CARD CAPACITY

The number of images that can fit on a compact flash card is determined by the size of the card (such as 8MB, 16MB, 32MB or 64MB) and the file size of the images. The actual file size will be determined by the scene. Some images will be able to compress further than others. The table below is an approximated list of the number of average images that can fit on a compact flash card.
Approximate Card Capacity using 8MB CompactFlash Card

Approximate File Sizes

Super Fine Fine 850KB 190KB Standard 330KB 70KB Economy 170KB 40KB FULL size HALF size 1 5

Fine 9 41

Standard 24 116

Economy 47 178

Super Fine FULL size HALF size 6380KB 1430KB

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SELECTING WHITE BALANCE

Auto-Play (Slide show) Screen (LCD monitor)

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Frame counter that is now being played / Total number of Images taken
Digital zoom in PLAY mode have limitations shown below, depending on the image size and the digital zoom magnification selected when the image was taken. For example, a FULL-sized image captured with X2.0 digital zoom magnification can not be magnified to X3.0 in PLAY mode.
In PLAY mode, turn the Function dial to.
Image size when the image was taken
Digital zoom magnification selected when the image was taken
X1.0 X1.0 / X2.0 / X3.0 X1.0 / X2.0 X1.4 X1.0 / X2.0 / X3.0 Not available X2.0 X1.0 / X2.0 Not available
The Auto-Play (Slide show) menus will appear.

FULL size HALF size

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AUTO-PLAY (SLIDE SHOW) - CONTD
Press the or button to highlight START.
To Stop Auto-Play (Slide show)
While performing Auto-Play (Slide show), press the MENU button.
Auto-Play will start according to the INTERVAL and the DIRECTION settings in the Auto-Play (Slide show) menus.
Press the or button to highlight EXIT.
Auto-Play (Slide show) will stop.
Auto-Play (Slide show) also can be stopped by turning the function dial to PC, or SETUP.

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To Change Auto-Play (Slide show) Settings
The interval time you have highlighted at the previous step will be selected and set to the camera.
Check that the Function dial is set to , press the MENU button.
Press the or button to highlight INTERVAL.
Press the or button to highlight DIRECTION.
Press the display/ENTER button. Press the display/ENTER button.
The currently set interval time will be highlighted. The currently set direction will be highlighted.
Press the or button to highlight desired interval time.
The interval time can be set between 3 - 60 seconds. The interval time in this setting means the image display time before showing the next picture.
Press the or button to highlight desired direction.
FORWARD : Images are displayed in the ascending numerical order. REVERSE : Images are displayed in the reverse order. RANDOM : Images are displayed at random.

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PLAY MODE MENUS

The Play Mode Menus allow you to lock (write-protect)/unlock (unprotect) all images, delete all images, and select the printing method (DPOF).
PLAY MODE MENUS (LCD Monitor)
PLAY MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING
DELETE ALL NO YES LOCK ALL NO YES UNLOCK ALL NO YES SET ORDER PRINT STD INDEX PRINT ALL CANCEL ALL [*] IMAGES
* Number of images selected to be printed.

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DELETING ALL IMAGES

Delete all recorded images from the compact flash card in the camera.
In PLAY mode, turn the Function dial to , or.
To cancel this operation, select (highlight) NO.
The Play mode menus will appear.
The LCD monitor will return to the PLAY mode menus after the images are deleted.
Press the or button to highlight DELETE ALL.

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LOCKING (PROTECTING) ALL IMAGES
This function locks (protects) all captured images. Stored images that are locked (protected) using this function cannot be deleted either the single image delete function or the all-image delete function.
Locked (Protected) images will be removed when the FORMAT function (see page 105) is performed.
The LCD monitor will return to the PLAY mode menus after the images are locked (write-protected).
Press the or button to highlight LOCK ALL.

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UNLOCKING (UNPROTECTING) ALL IMAGES
This function unlocks (unprotects) all locked (write-protected) images.
In PLAY mode, turn the Function dial to , or. Press the or highlight YES. button to
The LCD monitor will return to the PLAY mode menus after the images are unlocked (unprotected).
Press the or button to highlight UNLOCK ALL. Press the MENU button.

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SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF)
This camera supports DPOF so that you can select the images you want to print and the printing mode to be used. The DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is jointly developed by Eastman Kodak Company, Canon Inc., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. for direct printing from digital cameras. This format will record the information allowing images captured by digital cameras to be automatically printed through photofinishing print services or personal printers. The DPOF enables you to order prints of specific pictures from all the files on the cameras storage card such as CompactFlash, SmartMedia, and floppy disk. The DPOF records the information for the specific images and number of each image that you want to print.

Press the or button to highlight PRINT.

SELECTING THE PRINT TYPE

Press the or button to highlight desired print type.
The print type will change as follows:

INDEX STD

STD (Standard): Prints the selected images normally. INDEX: Prints thumbnail of the selected images on one sheet, such as an index print of APS (Advanced Photo System).

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SELECTING THE PRINT METHOD (DPOF) - CONTD
SELECTING THE IMAGES TO BE PRINTED
Select the Print Type according to the steps pages 92 - 93.
Press the or button to move the white border around the thumbnail to be printed, then press the display/ENTER button.
A cursor appears under the selected thumbnail. Pressing the display/ENTER button again disappears a cursor to cancel the selection.
The Print order menu will appear.
Repeat the step until all of the images you want to print have been selected.
The print order selection performed in the steps 4 and 5 will be confirmed and the LCD monitor will return to the print order menu. The number of images you have selected will be displayed in the LCD monitor (in this example, 7 images have been selected to print).
Press the or button to highlight SET ORDER and press the display/ENTER button.
The thumbnail of the images (6 images at a time) in the CF card will be displayed. A white border will appear around a thumbnail.
Press the MENU button again.
The LCD monitor will return to the Play mode menus.
Thumbnail of the images in the CF card White border The number of images selected to be printed

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PRINTING ALL IMAGES

Press the display/ENTER button. to on
Press the or button to highlight YES and press the display/ENTER button. Press the or button to highlight PRINT ALL.
The print order (print all images) will be confirmed and the LCD monitor will return to the print order menu. The number of images saved in the CF card will be displayed in the LCD monitor (in this example, 36 images have been saved in the CF card and will be printed).
The number of images saved in the compact flash (CF) card

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CANCELING ALL IMAGES

Press the or button to highlight YES and press the display/ENTER button. Press the or button to highlight CANCEL ALL.
The print order cancel will be confirmed and the LCD monitor will return to the print order menu. The number of images to be printed that are displayed in the LCD monitor reset to 0 (zero).
The number of images to be printed that are displayed in the LCD monitor reset to 0 (zero).

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The currently set auto power-off time will be highlighted.

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SETTING THE AUTO POWER-OFF TIME - CONTD
Press the or button to highlight desired time.
The auto power-off time will change as follows:

SETTING THE DATE/TIME

This camera records the date and time an image was captured. For your reference, set the date and time accurately.
30MIN (30 minutes) 10MIN (10 minutes) 5MIN (5 minutes) 3MIN (3 minutes)
The auto power-off time you have highlighted at the previous step will be selected and set to the camera. The LCD monitor will return to the Setup mode menus. The selected auto power-off time shown above is available when using the camera with batteries. When using the AC adapter, auto power-off time is 30 minutes and fixed.
Press the or button to highlight DATE.
The Date and Time setting screen will appear.

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SETTING THE DATE/TIME - CONTD
<Date and Time setting screen>
Press the or button to highlight desired style.
The style (the order of year, month, and day) will change as follows:
Press the display/ENTER button as many times as required to highlight the value to be changed.
Press the display/ENTER button repeatedly to move the highlight to Year Month Day Hour Minute.

YYYY/MM/DD

(Year - Month - Day)

MM/DD/YYYY

(Month - Day - Year)
Press the or button to change the value.
The value for Year can be set up to 2098. Repeat step 7 and step 8 if other values need to be changed.

DD/MM/YYYY

(Day - Month - Year)
Skip to step 6 if the style does not need to be changed.
The value for Year will be highlighted.

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When the DATE (Year, Month, Day, and their Order) do not need to be changed, highlight TIME at the step 3 and press the display/ENTER button.
When the Minute value has been changed, press the display/ENTER button.
The internal clock begins operation and the LCD monitor will return to the Setup mode menus.
The value for Hour will be highlighted. The following operations are as same as those from step 8.
After replacing the batteries, check that the clock in the camera (date and time) is correct. Especially, when the AC adapter is unused and the battery/card-chamber door remains opened more than 10 minutes, the clock in the camera may be reset to the default setting. If this occured, set the date and time accurately according to the directions described on pages 109 - 113.

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RETURNING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
Returns the each setting of the camera to the default ones as follows.
Image Quality (P. 51) Image Size (P. 54) White Balance (P. 58) Sharpness (P. 60) ISO (P. 62) INTERVAL (Auto-Play, P. 74) DIRECTION (Auto-Play, P. 75) Print Type (DPOF, P. 93) Brightness of the LCD monitor (P. 103) Power Save time (P. 107) Date Style (P. 110)
Default setting STD. (Standard) FULL AUTO NORMAL NORMAL 3 seconds FORWARD STD NORMAL 3MIN (3 minutes) MM/DD/YYYY
Press the or button to highlight DEFAULT.
Turn the Function dial to SETUP. Press the or highlight YES. button to
The every setting shown at the left will be returned to the default settings. The LCD monitor will return to the Setup mode menus.

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VIDEO OUT

It is possible to view images in the camera on your television. This camera has a video out terminal which allows you to connect the camera to your television using the video cable.
Turn off the television and the camera. Insert the mini plug end of the video cable into the cameras video out terminal. Plug the other end of the video cable into the video input terminal on the television. Turn the television on. Turn the cameras Function dial to , , or.

APPENDIX

Move the lens cover slide to , then press and hold the display / ENTER button about 1 second. Change the television to the video channel.
The cameras PLAY mode display will appear on the television screen.
Scroll through the images as instructed in the Playing Back Images section (see pages 66 - 68) or play back images automatically as instructed in the Auto-Play (Slide Show) section (see pages 71 - 76).
The cameras LCD monitor turns off when the camera is attached to the television.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem
The camera will not take a picture.

Solution

Move the lens cover slide to. When the camera is in PLAY mode, press the display/ENTER button to exit PLAY mode, then move the lens cover slide to.
No image appears on the LCD monitor.
The camera is not turned on.

The camera is off.

The camera is not in REC (Record) mode.
The camera is not in PLAY mode.
Move the lens cover slide to , then press and hold the display/ENTER button about 1 second.
The camera is processing, WAITING appears in the LCD monitor and the green focus lamp nearby the viewfinder blinks slowly.
Wait until WAITING disappears in the LCD monitor and the green focus lamp stops blinking.
The batteries are exhausted.
Replace all four batteries or use the AC adapter.
The batteries are inserted incorrectly. The compact flash card is full, CARD FULL!!! appears in the LCD monitor. Delete unwanted images, transfer card contents to the personal computer then delete all images, or use a new compact flash card.

Remove the batteries and replace in the correct orientation (P. 18).
There is no compact flash card in the camera ( appears in the data panel).
Insert a compact flash card in the camera (P. 23).
Pictures are out of focus.
The subject has low contrast or other characteristic that is difficult for the autofocus system.
Use Focus Hold on another object that is similar distance to you as your subject (P. 32). Read Focus section (P. 30, 31).
The compact flash card is not inserted properly in the camera.
Remove the compact flash card temporarily and reinsert it (P. 23 - 25).
The subject is too close to the camera.
Be aware of the minimum focus distance of your camera, listed on page 30.
No action was taken on the camera for longer than approximately 3 minutes after the camera was turned on (Auto Power Off feature has activated).
To restore power in REC mode, move the lens cover slide to , then re-set to. To restore power in PLAY mode, press and hold display/ENTER button about 1 second.

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TROUBLESHOOTING - CONTD

Using flash, the picture is too dark.

TROUBLSHOOTING - CONTD

The subject is beyond the flash range.
Be aware of the flash range of your camera, listed on page 34.
The flash is not charged.
The orange flash lamp blinks when the shutterrelease button is pressed partway down while the flash is charging. Wait until the flash lamp glows.
The camera will not function normally.
Remove the batteries after opening the card slot/batterychamber cover on the bottom plate of the camera body and reinsert them. If the camera got out of order while it was being powered by the AC adapter, unplug the AC adapter cable from the DC terminal and reconnect the cable. Subsequently, press the main switch to turn on the camera again. The CF card is likely to be damaged if you fail to shut off the camera power normally. In such a case, re-format the CF card on a personal computer after transferring the image data from the CF card to the personal computer.