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Minolta Dimage Xt biz Quick Manual

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  • Page 1: Quick Guide

    Quick Guide INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    Warranty card Amendments to the DiMAGE Xt manual Because of the new functions contained in the DiMAGE Xt Biz, Spot AF (Xt manual ref. page - 54) is not available. The LCD-brightness adjustment screen cannot be activated with the display button (Xt manual ref. page - 30). The auto reset is initially off and is turned off with reset-default option in the setup menu.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Names of parts ........... . 4 Getting up and running.

  • Page 4: Names Of Parts

    NAMES OF PARTS * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfaces clean. Main switch (p.7) Shutter-release button Microphone (p. 12) Mode dial (p. 7, 8) AV-out-terminal/ Controller USB-port (p. 14) Battery/Card chamber door (p.

  • Page 5: Getting Up And Running

    GETTING UP AND RUNNING Camera setup 1.Charge the lithium-ion battery. The battery can be charged when installed in the camera or by itself. 2.Open the battery-chamber door as shown. 3.Insert the battery into the battery chamber. Read the safety warnings in page 3 in the Xt manual. 4.Insert a memory card into the card slot.
  • Page 6 DiMAGE Biz Software. Camera Notes Images captured by a camera other than the DiMAGE Xt Biz may be incorrectly marked with the main-image and text-recording indicators on the camera. JPEG and TIFF images must have 4:3 proportions to be used. Non-camera images can be converted for camera use with the DiMAGE Biz Software.

  • Page 7: Using The Custom Recording Menu

    Using the custom recording menu The custom recording menu is the gateway to annotation and text recording. This menu accesses three custom recording modes: image annotation, audio annotation, and text recording. Turn the camera on by pressing the main switch near the shutter-release button (1).

  • Page 8: From Annotation To Mailing

    FROM ANNOTATION TO MAILING Still images and audio tracks can be linked by the camera. This section explains the procedure, and introduces how to make an .mdm file and send it with the DiMAGE Biz Software. Camera operation Software processing Record main image (p.

  • Page 9: Image Annotation

    Image annotation Images are linked to a main image in the image-annotation mode. Up to ten images can be attached. The main image must be recorded before being annotated. Continuous advance or voice memo cannot be used in the image-annotation mode. Select the image-annotation mode from the custom recording menu (p.
  • Page 10 Notes on annotation The following files cannot be used as main images. Main images with ten linked images or audio tracks Images with voice memos or audio captions Movie clips Audio tracks E-mail Copy files A linked image can be selected as a main image for an annotation series; the linked- image indicator changes to a main-image indicator.

  • Page 11: Audio Annotation

    The main image is displayed again. The yellow marquee indicates the previous marquee position. The red marquee is for the next linked image. Repeat the procedure to capture subsequent images. :size :enter To exit the image-annotation mode, press the center of the controller for one second. To return to the main-image selection screen, press the menu button.
  • Page 12 The annotation screen with the selected main image Annotation screen is displayed with a red area marquee. The subsequent audio track is linked to the area in the marquee. Use the left/right and up/down keys of the controller to move the area marquee. :size :enter Pressing the display button switches the marquee...
  • Page 13 Annotation controls Display button The display button changes the display format. Each time the button is pressed the display format cycles through the following formats. Main-image selection screen (p. 9, 11) Single-frame playback (full-display) Single-frame playback (image only) Main-image selection screen Annotation screen (p.

  • Page 14: Creating .Mdm Files From Camera Images

    Creating .mdm files from camera images An annotation series captured by the camera can be converted automatically by the DiMAGE Biz Software to an .mdm annotation file. See the DiMAGE Biz Software manual for installation instructions. Start up the computer. Insert the memory card containing the files into the camera (p.
  • Page 15 Select My computer > Removable Disk > DCIM > 10xMLT18 the main window folder tree. The name of the folder containing the image varies with camera settings.The images in the selected folder on the camera’s memory card are displayed. Folder tree A message asking to created an .mdm file appears.

  • Page 16: Opening The Annotation Window

    Opening the annotation window To open the annotation window, select an image in the main window and click the annotation button or select the view-comment option from the file menu. Double-clicking on an .mdm thumbnail or dragging and dropping the image onto the annotation button also opens the annotation window.

  • Page 17: Adding Text Comments

    Adding text comments Text comments can be added to the main image in the annotation window. Click the desired area marquee from the tool bar Area marquees (1), or select the area-marquee option in the view menu. Click and drag the mouse to place a red marquee over the area to be described with a comment (2).

  • Page 18: Saving .Mdm Files

    Saving .mdm files After adding or editing comments, save the .mdm file. Save To save the .mdm file overwriting the original data, click the save button or select the save option from the file menu. When the save command is used with an existing .mdm file, a warning to replace the file will appear.

  • Page 19: Printing .Mdm Files

    Printing .mdm files The print routine automatically lays out the images and text. In the annotation window, click the print button or select the print option from the file menu. The print-preview window opens. Select the appropriate parameters and settings in the dialog window.

  • Page 20: Sending .Mdm Files By E-Mail

    Set print options, and click the OK button to start printing. Sending .mdm files by e-mail .mdm files can be sent by e-mail. Only MAPI compatible e-mail applications can be used and must be installed on your computer. This allows mail to be sent from other applications.
  • Page 21 The mail dialog box appears. When the recipient does not have DiMAGE Biz Software, check this box; DiMAGE Messenger Reader is attached to the mail. DiMAGE Messenger Reader allows the recipient to view files, copy the main image, play back audio, and print the file. However, new comments cannot be added.

  • Page 22: Text Recording And Processing

    TEXT RECORDING AND PROCESSING Images of text, line art, or photographs on white backgrounds are low in contrast making the background gray and muddy and the black letters and lines smokey. The camera’s text-recording mode allows the images to be processed on the DiMAGE Biz Software to improve the appearance and legibility of images of two-dimensional art.

  • Page 23: Processing Text Images

    Processing text images The text image files can be processed to improve the appearance and legibility of images of two-dimensional in the DiMAGE Biz Software. Connect the camera to the computer and start up the DiMAGE Biz Software (p. 14). Select the folder containing the text image from the folder tree in the main window.
  • Page 24 Text window Menu bar Tool bar Basic apply button Advanced apply button Rubber Perspective-control band check box Display Undo button area Perspective control straightens images of two- dimensional artwork taken at angle. Click perspective-control check box to activate the function, uncheck the box to disable it (1).
  • Page 25 Basic: For images of black text on a white background. This is not appropriate for images with small characters, fine detail, photographs, or continuous-tone illustrations. Advanced, text/line art: For images of black text and line art on a white background. This is not appropriate for images with photographs or continuous-tone illustrations.

  • Page 26: Printing Text Images

    Printing text images In the text window, click the print button on the tool bar, or select the print option from the file menu. Set the print size. Choose either radio button: Resolution: Enter one of the three values; the other two values change automatically. Size to page: The image is resized to fit to the paper size automatically.

  • Page 27: Validation

    VALIDATION JPEG images taken by a DiMAGE Xt Biz digital camera can be checked to see if they have been revised or modified. Select the files to be validated. Single or multiple files can be selected. Click on the validation button or select the data-validation option from the validation menu.
  • Page 28 Minolta Co., Ltd. 3-13, 2-Chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 541-8556, Japan Minolta Europe GmbH Minoltaring 11, D-30855 Langenhagen, Germany Reparatur/Repair Senator-Helmken-Strasse 1, D-28197 Bremen, Germany Minolta France S.A.S. 365 Route de Saint-Germain, F-78420 Carrieres-Sur-Seine, France Minolta (UK) Limited 7 Tanners Drive, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BU, England Minolta Austria Ges.

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