Thank you for purchasing the Minolta DiMaggio V. The Dimmed Vis a compact, digital still camera equipped with the following features: «1/3 inch in-line square CCD with RGB filter produces VGA size, high quality, accurate color images. «1.8 inch LCD color monitor allows you to frame images easily and to view results instantly. * 2.7X zoom lens with macro capability with a focal length of 4.8 13.
Please take the time to read through this instruction manual, for it contains information that is important for the proper and safe use and care of your camera. For information on installing and operating the included software, please read the instruction manual accompanying the software. This manual contains information regarding products introduced before March, 1997.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE STANDARD SYMBOLS Various symbols are used in the instruction manual and on the product to promote proper and safe use of this product. Read and understand each caution thoroughly before reading the instruction manual. EXAMPLES The outer triangle is for warning. The symbol inside illustrates what is being warned against. The example at left means beware of high temperature. The circle with a diagonal slash Q is for prohibition {don't do).
SAFETY CAUTIONS } Read and understand all cautions and warnings before using this product, /WARNING Do riot touch the flashcube during operation, it may become hot when the flash fires, Do not subject the camera to focused sunlight. Fire may occur if the sunlight focuses at one point. Read and follow all warnings supplied with the batteries. Batteries may leak, become hot, or explode due to improper use. + Do not install the batteries with the polarity reversed. + Do not use batteries with visible damage.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE SAFETY CAUTIONS CAUTION Do not lift or swing the camera by the cables (serial cable, lens extension cable). The camera may detach and fall causing damage or injury. Do not fire the flash near the eyes of people or animals, especially infants and young children. Maintain a distance of one meter (three feet) or greater. > Bb If the camera is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior is exposed, immediately remove the batteries and discontinue use. Do not dissemble.
HANDLING CAUTIONS FOR THE IMAGE V + Battery performance decreases with lower operating temperatures. When photographing in cold weather, we recommend that you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm when you are not shooting. Ni cad batteries perform better than other types in cold temperatures. Cold batteries will regain some of their charge when they warm up. + Remove the batteries from the camera when not in use for long periods. Damage may result if battery leakage occurs.
play a SAFETY AND HANDLING CAUTIONS FOR THE IMAGE MEMORY CARD The Smart Media image memory card included in the package is a solid-state floppy disk card (SSFDC). Careless handling may result in lost data. Please read and follow the cautions below. + Do not subject the image memory card to extreme humidity. * Never leave the image memory card where it may be subjected to extreme temperatures, such as the glove compartment of a car or in direct sunlight. » Do not bend, drop, or subject the card to impact.
Ea ena Check the packing list before you begin. If some parts are missing, contact your camera dealer or a Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover cf this manual.
Een Preponderant Safe Use viii 2 Before You Begin Table of Contents . . . QUICK OPERATION Preparation ooh ior ies 10 Recording . .. Playing Deleting Images iin nonagenarians 13 NAMES OF PARTS Image V Camera Body LCD Monitor vein ini iii ian ens BEFORE RECORDING Attaching the Hand Strap Inserting Batteries oii Battery-condition Indicator Auto Power Off Adjusting the LCD Brightness Setting Date/Time Standard Lens Position RECORDING IMAGES Inserting Image Memory Cards Selecting Image Quality Basic Recording .
ADVANCED OPERATION Macro Photography viii 39 Self-timer Exposure Compensation Photographing Yourself . . . Lens Extension Gable... 43 PLAYBACK OF RECORDED IMAGES Playback i Single Frame Display . Index Display ci REMOVING IMAGES Frame Councilor «. viii iva vee Deleting a Single Image Clearing Unprotected Images . Sa Protecting mages ooh Formatting Memory Cards APPENDIX Warning loons «ooh i eae aad 68 ACCESSORIES Luv viii i ira 71 Troubleshooting... Care and Storage .
tideland Nile PREPARATION = See page 20 and 29 for detailed information. Insert the batteries as shown. Insert the image memory card. RECORDING = See pages 30-34 for detailed information. be i Select the image quality. B Turn the camera on.
H Slide the record/play switch to REC. EA Turn the lens unit forward by 90° as shown. Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button.
QUICK OPERATION PLAYING = See pages 48-54 for detailed information. Hl Turn the camera on. a] Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. HE Scroll through the images by pressing the + or — button.
DELETING IMAGES = See pages 58-59 for detailed information. H Turn the camera on. a] or GID Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. Display the image you want to delete by pressing the + button or — button. El Press and hold the delete button for more than 1 second.
Aa BODY Shutter-release + button * Do not touch button button Delete button Self-timer lamp Lens unit Digital inf out DC terminal Lens unit release Zoom lever Card/Battery chamber cover [3 Flash sensor® 14
Flash mode button Display button LCD monitor Image quality selector Back cover Main switch Strap eyelet Back cover Outside Back cover Inside Image quality selector Self-timer bunion Date button Clear/Format button 15
| NAMES OF PARTS LCD MONITOR Record Mode Frame counter Dates time area Pressing the Display button will allow you to turn off the information display or change the LCD information bar. See page 36. Play Mode Frame counter Teatime area Mode area Warning area 96.10. 15 Pressing the Display button will allow you to select the number of images displayed or turn off the LCD information bar. See page 48.
RCA TINY Record Mode ~ user decides whether the frame counter shows the number of frames remaining or the current frame number {the number of the frame about to be taken). Play Mode frame counter shows the number of the frame being displayed. Record Mode displays the current function settings. These settings apply to the frame about io be taken. « Self-timer. » Flash mode setting (auto flash/manual fill flash/flash cancel}. + Exposure adjustment information.
ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP insert the smaller loop of the strap through the strap eyelet. HE Put the other end of the strap through the small loop as shown.
EER This camera requires 4 AA size batteries. Either Alkaline or Ni cad batteries can be used. « Ni cad batteries must be fully charged in the appropriate charger, as indicated in the battery instruction manual. + Do not mix battery types. HW Open the card/battery chamber cover as shown. Insert the batteries as indicated in the diagram on the camera. + Insert © and @ first, making sure the contacts are touching.
BATTERY-CONDITION INDICATOR When the battery power is low, dl will blink in the LCD monitor. Replace all 4 batteries or use the AC Adapter AC-V {sold separately). «Do not use adapters other than the AC-V. «The battery power will run out completely without further warning. AUTO POWER OFF = To save power, the camera shuts off automatically if it is not used for 2 minutes (Auto Power Off). To restart the camera, press the main switch to turn the camera on.
ADJUSTING THE LCD BRIGHTNESS The DiMaggio V is equipped with a quick-responding LCD monitor that has an excellent range of viewing angles. The LCD monitor brightness can be adjusted to compensate for varying lighting conditions and viewing angles. Hl Press the main switch to aloe turn the camera on. H While pressing the display button, press the + or — buttons to change the monitor brightness. + Press the + button for a brighter screen and the ~ button for a darker screen.
| ame Tidal To set the current date or time follow, the procedure below. «To change the date/time display format only, follow steps 1, 2, 3, and 10. DATE EB 10. 25 MODE: & SELECT : DIPS, ADJ [Press the main switch to turn the camera on. EH Open the back cover, then press the date button. « The Date/Time menu will appear, Press the protect button to select the date/time format.
ape Press the display button DATE to highlight the date information to be MODE : & changed. SELECT : DIPS. * The selection will change from left ADJ 1 to right. « If you don't want to correct the date skip to step B. Press the + or — buttons DAT = to change the date. 10. ‘96 + Repeat steps B and B until the MODE : & date is correct. SELECT : DIPS.
DATE WE: 00 PM MODE : @ SELECT : DIPS ADJ: f= DATE EE: 00 PM MODE : & SELECT : DIPS. AD 14 = DATE 4:15 AM MODE 43 SELECT : DIPS. ADJ: H Press the protect button to select either the 12. or 24 hour display. Press the display button to highlight the time information to be changed. « The selection will change from left to right. Press the + or — button to correct the time. « Repeat steps BM and B until the time is correct. To change AM and PM in the 12 hour display.
Ene DATE 96. 10. 27 MODE : 3 SELECT : DIPS. Once all the settings are correct, reelect the date format by pressing the protect button + The formats will appear in the following sequence: YY MM DD ren AM/PM (12 hour clock) | 4 Military (24 hour clock) -— {il Press the date button to exit the Set Date/Time menu.
ENE H Turn the lens unit forward by 90° as shown. This position will be referred to as the "standard lens position" throughout this manual. + Rotate the unit as far as it will go. » The flash will not fire unless the lens is in the standard position. Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. « To prevent blurring, hold the camera firmly with both hands and keep your arms at your sides. + Keep your fingers and hair from blocking the lens and flash.
INSERTING IMAGE MEMORY CARDS H Turn the camera off. Always turn off the camera before inserting an image memory card! Data on the card will be lost or damaged if it is inserted while the camera is on. Open the card/battery chamber cover. Insert the image memory card into the card slot. + Inge rt the card with the cut corner at the bottom {lens side) and push it straight down, « If the card becomes caught, check the direction of the card. Forcing the card may damage it or the camera.
SELECTING IMAGE QUALITY Storing uncompressed still-image files normally requires a large amount of disk space. This usually results in small recording capacity on the image memory cards. The DiMaggio V uses JPEG compression (an international standard) to compress the image data before it is recorded on the image memory card. .
lee he ; Press the main switch to turn the camera on. aj door) CMD Fl Slide the record/play switch to REC. Press the flash mode button to select Auto Flash mode * The flash will automatically fire in foe-light and backbit situations. The flash has a limited range. Make’ sire your subject is within the distances stated below. Focal Length Flash Range WIDE (4.8mm) (1.0 8.2 ft.) approx. TEL (13mm) (3.3 7.2 ft.) approx. Continued on next page.
_BASIC RECORDING Place the lens unit in the standard lens position «If the lens unit is not in the standard position, the flash will not fire and % 0FF«ZX will blink in the LCD monitor. BH While looking at the LCD monitor, adjust the zoom lever to frame the image. «+ Move the lever toward W to zoom out {shorter focal length). Move the lever toward T to zoom in {longer focal length). = Changing the focal length changes the minimum focus distance.
i 530 @ ] B Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. «+ The image is displayed on the monitor and stored on the image memory card at the same time. « If nothing happens when the shutter-release button is pressed and $ appears on the monitor, the flash is being recharged. Wait until § disappears. * WAIT appears on the monitor while the image is being written to the card. While: WAIT appears pantheon. . Screen: : Dino unplug the AC
SWAT Tolstoy : In addition to Auto Flash mode ($a) the Dimmed V has Manual Fill Flash mode and Flash Cancel mode (5). Auto Flash The flash will fire in low light or backbit situations. 5 A Use this mode for general photographic situations. Marla Fill Flash The flash will fire every time the shutter-release button is pressed, regardless of lighting conditions. 3 Use this mode when there are harsh shadows on the subject. Flash Cancel The flash will not fire.
"REMOVING IMAGE MEMORY CARL | Turn the camera off. Always turn off the camera before removing an image memory card! Data on the card will be lost or damaged if it is removed while the camera is on. Open the card/battery chamber. Pull the image memory card straight out. + To protect the contact area, store the card in its anti-static case and place it in its protective plastic case. H Close the card/battery chamber cover and slide it shut until it clicks.
HANGING LCD DATA DISPLAY Change the information displayed on the monitor by pressing the display button. The monitor will change in the sequence below. BT No Data Current Frame (black box} A ¥ O%alt] 96. 10.
« The diagram at left shows the sequence displayed in record mode. See page 48 for the sequence displayed in play mode. + The self-timer mark will appear on the monitor when the self timer function is activated, even when "No Data" is selected. + To change the date or time format see pages 23-26.
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY The Macro Photography function allows you to fill the frame with a business-card size object. The minimum focus distance in Macro mode is Sem (2 in). 7-1 H Slide the zoom lever to 7] MACRO until it clicks into place. H Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. «The focus range is from approximately Som 8.5cm in).
Hl Secure the camera on a tripod. Open the back cover, then press the self timer button « The self-timer mark will appear on the monitor. HA Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button. « The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will start blinking. A countdown indicator will appear on the monitor. « The shutter will release approximately 10 seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed.
The exposure can be adjusted to make the image appear lighter or darker. Exposure can be adjusted in increments Before recording the image, press either the + or — button to change the exposure. + A bar will appear on the LCD while you set the exposure. The bar indicates the new exposure level. + After setting the exposure level a or [= mark will appear on the information bar. Frame the image in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button.
PHOTOGRAPHING YOURSELF The Dimmed V lens unit rotates from +90° to -90°. This function allows you to photograph yourself while looking at the LCD monitor. i Rotate the lens unit 90° backwards until it stops. «The image on the monitor will be right-side-up, but backwards (as if you are looking in a mirror). « If the image appears up-side down on the monitor, the lens unit has not been fully rotated to -90°. Frame yourself in the LCD monitor, then press the shutter-release button.
eee With the Lens Extension Cable LC-V100 the lens unit can be detached from the camera and used to photograph from a variety of angles. Turn the camera off before attaching or detaching the lens unit. DETACHING THE LENS UNIT = { LE ATTACHING THE LE °= H Slide the lens unit release lever in the direction indicated. Slide the lens unit up and then away from the camera. NS EXTENSION CABLE Hl Detach the lens unit. Match-up the two notches on the camera with the two notches on the lens extension cable.
_ INTENSIFICATION =~ 44 Push the connector of the lens extension cable down until it clicks. Bl Match-up the three notches on the lens unit with the three notches on the lens extension cable. Gently put them together as shown. H Slide the lens unit down until it clicks.
To record images with the lens extension cable attached, follow the instructions in Basic Recording on pages 31-33. Point the lens at the subject while looking at the LCD monitor and press the shutter release button to record. The flash can be used with the lens extension cable attached. Turn the cable connector that is attached to the camera all the way forward 90°. « The flash will not fire if the connector is not in the standard lens position.
LENS giro [oI : oo DETACHING THE LENS EXTENSION CABLE Hl Slide the release lever on the lens unit cable's connector until it clicks. Next, slide the connector up and then left as shown. A Slide the lens unit release in the direction indicated until it clicks. Next, slide the lens unit up and to the left as shown. LENS UNIT Match-up the three notches on the lens unit with the three notches on the camera body. Gently put them together. Slide the lens unit down | until it clicks.
There are two options available in Play made; viewing one image at a time {Single Frame Display) or viewing 9 images at once (Index Display). Pressing the display button in Play mode will change the display in the following sequence. Pl] 570. @ | 196.10.
| SINGLE FRAME DISPLAY Single Frame Display allows recorded images to be viewed individually with or without the image information. Insert an image memory card into the camera, following the instructions on page 29, if one is not in the camera already. To view an image immediately after recording it, start at step A. fl Press the main switch to turn the camera on. af] mor) Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. + The last image recorded will appear.
SINGLE FRAME DISPLAY When the image on the screen is the last-recorded image (last frame) and the + button is pressed, the frame that will appear is the first recorded image (first frame). When the first frame is on the screen and the button is pressed the last frame will appear. Example: 15 frames on the image memory card.
EEE The LCD can display an index of nine frames. Using the Index Display allows you to quickly search for an image. This function is particularly useful when searching for images to delete or protect (see pages 58 and 62). Frame numbers are displayed in the manual for example purposes. Frame numbers are not displayed in the index Display on the camera. fl Press the display button to switch from Single Frame Display to Index Display.
_ INDEX DISPLAY Press either the + or — button to select an image. + The + button moves the cursor to the next frame. The — moves the cursor to the previous frame. « Press and hold the button to continually scroll the cursor. + When the cursor reaches the bottom-right frame and the + button is pressed, the next nine images will appear. + When the cursor Is at the top-left frame and the — button is pressed, the previous nine images will appear.
Press the display button when the desired image is selected with the cursor. « A single frame display of the image will appear on the LCD monitor.
One index display screen holds nine images (one "page"). When changing from Single Image Display to Index Display, the page containing the image that was last viewed will appear. In the example below: Image number 7 is on the monitor when the display button is pressed. The screen changes to the index display and the page with image 7 appears on the screen. there are no more images to display, the remaining frames on the page will be represented by a blue screen.
This section explains how to remove images from the image memory card. There are three types of image removal: DELETE removes a singe, selected image (page 58). CLEAR removes all unprotected images on the card (page 60). FORMAT initializes the card and removes all the images (page 64).
NTS Ne When images are removed there will be changes in the frame counter. The remaining images shift positions after an image is removed and the frame counter changes accordingly. in the example below: Three images are deleted (3, 4, and 7) from a card with ten recorded frames. The frame counter changes as shown.
le ae Below is the procedure to delete a single, unprotected image from the Smart Media in the camera (see page 62 for information on protecting images). + To delete the image that was just taken, start delete an image while viewing in play mode, star tat Bl. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. + The last-recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor. Use the + or — button to scroll through the images. » The + button goes to the next frame.
Press and hold the delete button for more than one second. «If the delete button is released before the one second count, the image will not be deleted. > While the image is being deleted, H Fie ICI DEL the delete mark ( Shoelace) appears on the monitor as shown at left. While the delete mark appears on the screen: : Do;nét unplug the ACS Adapter. “Do phenotype card/battery J “chamber.cove : B To delete additional images, repeat steps and @.
CLEARING UNPROTECTED IMAGES Clearing removes all unprotected images from the Smart Media in the camera (see page 62 for information on protecting images). Press the main switch to turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. 1 + The fast-recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor. ® al] cacao) CD Flip down the back cover and press the clear/format button. « The menu on the monitor will display two options; Clear and Format. Press the + button to CLEAR : + select Clear.
CLEAR 30% t + While the camera is clearing the unprotected images, the percentage completed is indicated on the monitor. COMPLETE" will appear on the monitor when all the unprotected images are cleared. CLEAR COMPLETE CLEAR FAULT RETRY YES . RELEASE NO : CLEAR/FORMAT Until "COMPLETE" appears on the screen: Do not unplug the AG-Adapter. Do not open the card/battery chamber cover, The display on the left appears when the clearing operation fails. Press the shutter-release button to retry. clearing.
Ea ea Important images can be write-protected to guard them from accidental deleting. Protected images cannot be removed from the image memory card by using the Delete or Clear functions. CAUTION: Protected images will be removed when the FORMAT function is used. Press the main switch to ® turn the camera on. Slide the record/play switch to PLAY. « The last-recorded image will appear in the LCD monitor. HA Use the + or=button to scroll through the images. + The + button goes to the next frame.
Press the protect bunion when the image to be protected appears on the monitor. «+f will appear in the information bar when a protected image is displayed. « Press the protect button again to cancel protect on the image. PY] STD. & 96. 10.15 @ will disappear. « Repeat steps B and B to protect additional images. PY STD. Bx | —@o When trying to delete a protected image, the protect mark will blink in the data panel.
"FORMATTING MEMORY CARDS Formatting the image memory card removes all protected and unprotected images from the card. The standard accessory image memory cards come formatted. Smart Media cards purchased separately need to be formatted before using them for the first time. i Insert the image memory card. Follow the procedure on page 29. H Tum the camera on. Flip down the back cover and press the clear/format button. +The display-on the monitor gives two options; Clear and Format.
Press the shutter-release button. oT | AAA ead While the camera is formatting the card, the percentage completed is FORMAT indicated on the monitor. "COMPLETE" will appear on the monitor when the camera is 30% finished formatting. Until "COMPLETE" appears: on. FORMAT “the screen: + Do not unplug the ACH Adapter = Do hot'open: the cardboard COMPLETE chamber. : Continued on next page.
FORMAT FAULT RETRY YES : RELEASE NO : CLEAR/FORMAT 66 Ne If the display on the left appears, the formatting operation has failed. Press the shutter-release button to retry. If the display appears a second time, press the clear format button to quit the format operation. Then, turn the camera off and contact a Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover of the manual.
Various symbols are designed to appear on the monitor when the following situations occur. This section explains what the symbols mean and describes the action to be taken when the symbol appears. Lew Fe 4 O0FF<} 0 The = IN z mark represents a blinking icon. Low Battery Battery power is low, w= Replace all 4 batteries with new ones as soon as possible (page 20) or use the AC Adapter AC-V. <.
woefuller bs Do IN WATT Az CIDER ZIN Full Memory Card The image memory card has no more space to record images. w= There are several options to reclaim space: + Delete unwanted images. « Transfer images to a floppy disk or PC hard drive (refer to the enclosed software manual) then Clear or Format the card. « Clear or Format the card. + Use a new image memory card. Protected Image This icon will blink when attempting to delete a single, protected image. w Cancel the protect function on the image deleted.
WARNING ICONS = [CI ERROR Z TERRORIST Z = ERROR £ 70 Card Error Appears when the camera is turned on: There is no image memory card in the card slot. «= Turn the camera off. Insert an image memory card following the instructions on page 29. Card Error Appears while recording, playing, or formatting: An error has occurred. wr Follow the steps below. 1. Turn the camera off. 2. Take out the image memory card. 3. Wait a few minutes, then reinsert the image memory card and close the card/battery chamber cover.
There are various accessories sold separately for the DiMaggio V. For more information, please contact your camera dealer, PC dealer, or a Minolta Service Facility. + Image Memory Card RM-2 (2MB) This is the standard-accessory memory card. One RM-2 is included in the Image V package. * Image Memory Card RM-4 (4MB) This memory card has twice the capacity of the standard accessory memory card, It records approximately 32 images in ding mode and approximately 80 in standard mode.
Refer to these pages to determine the cause of a problem you are experiencing with your camera. If the information does not cover the protein which you are experiencing or the condition continues, contact your nearest Minolta Service Facility. No image appears in the LCD monitor. » The camera is turned off. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. * The batteries are exhausted. Replace ali the batteries with new ones. « There is no image memory card in the camera.
EEE Ee « The lens unit is not in the standard position. Put the lens in the standard position so the flash will fire (page 27). » Recharging is not finished. Wait until recharging is finished ( 4 stops blinking on the monitor), * The camera is in Flash Cancel mode. Select Auto-flash or Manual Fill Flash by pressing the flash mode button (page 34).
CLEANING = If the camera or lens unit is dirty, gently wipe it with a soft, clean, dry cloth. If the camera or lens comes in contact with sand, gently blow away loose particles, wiping may scratch the surface. * To clean the lens surface, first brush away any dust or blow away sand then, If necessary, moisten a lens tissue with lens cleaning fluid and gently wipe the lens. + Never use organic solvents to clean the camera.
LCD MONITOR CARE * The LCD monitor is a precision device with a pixel efficiency of 99.98%. Less than 0.02% of the pixels are dysfunctional. * Do not apply pressure on the surface of the LCD monitor. Permanent damage may occur. « In low temperatures, the LCD monitor will temporarily darken. When the camera warms-up, normal display will be restored. » If the + or buttons are pressed rapidly during playback, images may appear to overlap. This is normal and the image data is not changed.
RECORDING Image Sensor: Recording Media: File Format: Compression: Storage Capacity: LENS Construction: Focal Length: Aperture: Focusing: Zoom: Remote Operation: EXPOSURE Control: Shutter Speed: Metering: Sensitivity: Flash mode: Flash control: LCD MONITOR 78 Type: Pixels: 1/3 inch CCD, 350,000 pixels (330,000 effective pixels), square pixels, full frame transfer, suited for VGA display SmartMedia™ {SSFDC image memory cards) EXIT (Exchangeable Image File Format) JPEG 2MB Smart Media cards (standard accessor
OTHER White Balance: interface: Power: Battery Performance: Dimensions: Weight: Automatic Digital inf out (Mini Din 8 pin, serial) AA Ni-Cd or Alkaline batteries AC Adapter AC-V (sold separately) (DC terminal on camera body} Alkali reties Number of frames : approx. 90 frames* Continuous Playback : approx. 100 minutes Ni-Cd batteries Number of frames : approx. 240 frames* Continuous Playback : approx.
