Voice Memo; Date Imprinting - Minolta DiMAGE S414 Instruction Manual

VOICE MEMO

Voice memo allows a five or fifteen second audio track to be recorded with a still image.
The function is activated and the length of the recording time is set on the auto-recording
mode menu (p. 42). In multi-function recording mode, voice memo is controlled in the
custom 2 section of the multi-function recording menu (p. 54). When the function is
active, the microphone icon is displayed on the data panel and LCD monitor. The voice
memo must be set before taking a picture. It will remain in effect until reset.
After an image is captured, a screen
will appear indicating the audio
recording has started. A bar graph (1)
will display the amount of recorded
time remaining. The recording will
automatically stop when the set time
has elapsed. To cancel the recording
and erase the audio track, press the
down key of the controller (2) or the
shutter-release button (3) before the
recording has finished.
The voice memo is attached to the
last frame in a continuous-advance
or bracketing series (p. 32). The
voice memo can be played back in
Quick View or in the playback mode
(p. 70). Images with voice-memo
audio tracks have a note icon
displayed with them.
Recording Tips
When making audio recordings, be careful not to touch or cover the microphone. The quality of
the recording is proportional to the subject to microphone distance. For best results, hold the cam-
era approximately 20cm (8in) from your mouth.
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UTO RECORDING MODE ADVANCED OPERATION
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Microphone
Auto
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Recording audio
: Stop

DATE IMPRINTING

The date of recording can be printed directly on the image.
The imprinting function must be activated before the image is
taken. Once activated, the date will continue to be imprinted
until the function is reset; a yellow bar is displayed behind the
frame counter on the monitor to indicate date imprinting is
active.
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Camera Notes
Every time a still image is recorded, it is stored with an exif tag that contains the date and time
of recording as well as shooting information. This information can be viewed with the camera in
the playback or Quick View mode, or on a computer with the DiMAGE Viewer software.
Date-imprinting indicator
Date imprinting is activated with a menu; see
navigating the auto-recording mode menu
section on page 42. In multi-function recording
mode, date imprinting is controlled in the
custom 2 section of the multi-function
recording menu (p. 54).
The date is imprinted in the lower right corner
of the image when viewed horizontally. It is
printed directly on the photograph writing over
the image information. The date can be
imprinted in three formats: year/month/day,
month/day/year, and day/month/year. The
date and date format are set in the custom 2
section of the setup-mode menu (p. 84).
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