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  • Page 1 User Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera.

  • Page 2: Before You Start

    BEFORE YOU START Declaration of Conformity Responsible Party: XXXXXXXX. Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXX Company Website: XXXXXX For Customers in the U.S.A. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 3 FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Radiation Exposure Statement: This product complies with the FCC portable RF exposure limit set forth for an uncontrolled environment and is safe for intended operation as described in this manual.
  • Page 4 About this Manual Thank you for purchasing this MINOLTA MN67Z Digital Camera. Please read this manual carefully and keep it in a safe place for future reference. XXXXX reserves all rights of this document. No part of this published manual may be...

  • Page 5: Safety Notes

    SAFETY NOTES Safety Notes for this Camera Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit solid objects. Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the camera. Do not use or store the camera in dusty places or on a beach to help prevent dust or sand from entering the camera, causing possible damage.
  • Page 6 When you clean the body of the camera, do not use abrasive, alcohol-based or organic cleansers or solvents. Use a professional lens cleaning cloth and appropriate cleaner to wipe and clean the lens. Download your photos and remove the memory card when you are going to store the camera for long periods of time.
  • Page 7 Safety Notes for Battery Please use a battery that is the same type as the one included. Please use the attached charger to charge the battery. If battery fluid leaks inside the camera, contact our customer service department immediately. If battery fluid leaks onto your skin, rinse your skin immediately with clean water and seek immediate medical attention.
  • Page 8 When the camera is stored for a long period of time, remove the battery and keep it in a safe, dry place that is not accessible to infants and children. In colder environments, the performance of the battery could be noticeably reduced. When you install the battery, align the battery markings according to the positive and negative markings inside the camera battery compartment.
  • Page 9 Safety Notes for Memory Card We highly suggest buying only well-known, name brand memory cards to ensure peak performance and reliability. Format the memory card using the camera before you use it or insert a new one. Do not drop the memory card or allow it to hit solid objects to avoid damaging it. Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the memory card.
  • Page 10 Other Safety Notes Do not disconnect the power or turn the camera off during the update process. Doing so may cause incorrect data to be written and the camera may not power on later. Do not hang the neck strap of the camera around the neck of a child. When using your camera on an airplane, observe the relevant rules specified by the airline and FAA regulations.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS BEFORE YOU START ...1 MODE OVERVIEW ....27 LCD Display ........27 SAFETY NOTES ....4 Overview of the Screen Icons in Shooting Mode ......27 CONTENTS ......10 Overview of the Screen Icons in Movie Mode ........29 GETTING READY ....14 Overview of the Screen Icons in Playback Mode ......30 Accessories Included ......14 How to Take Pictures ......31...
  • Page 12 AF Area ..........55 PLAYBACK ......71 Macro Mode ........56 Viewing Photos and Videos ....71 Self-Timer Mode .......57 Thumbnail View .........72 Flash Mode ........58 Using Zoom Playback (for still pictures only) ..........73 WB (White Balance) Mode ....60 Continuous Shot Group Playback ..74 Continuous Shot Mode ......62 Animation Panorama Play ....75 Exposure Compensation Functions...
  • Page 13 Movie Size ........83 Touch-Up ......96 Quality .........84 Resize .........97 MF (Manual Focus) Assist ..85 Playback Settings ......97 AF Assist Beam ......86 Protect ........98 Digital Zoom ........86 Delete .........98 Shoot Setting 2 ........87 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ........99 Date Imprint ........88 Trim ..........100 Quick Review ......88 Play Slide Show ......100...
  • Page 14 Copy to Card .......106 Exit ..........115 File Numbering ......106 Video System ........116 Reset Settings ......107 Supported HDMI Connections ..117 Version ........107 Connecting HDMI-Ready TV ..117 HDMI CEC Control ......118 CONNECTION SETTINGS . 108 APPENDICES ..... 123 Connecting to a Computer ....108 Setting the USB Mode ....108 Product Specifications .......123 Transferring Files to your...

  • Page 15: Getting Ready

    GETTING READY Accessories Included Your camera box should contain the camera model you purchased along with the following accessories. If anything is missing or appears to be damaged, please contact your retailer first or our customer service center (Based on sales in different countries or regions, the shape of the AC adapter will vary.

  • Page 16: Installing Lens Cap And Neck Strap

    Installing Lens Cap and Neck Strap...

  • Page 17: Part Names

    Part Names 1. Micro HDMI Port 2. Micro USB Port 3. Zoom Lever 4. Shutter Button 5. Strap Eyelet Exposure Compensation Button Continuous Shot Button 8. Power Button 9. AF Assist Beam/Self-Timer Lamp 10. Flash Lamp 11. Lens...
  • Page 18 12. Microphone 13. Electronic View Finder (EVF) EVF / LCD Switch Button 15. Indicator Lamp 16. Mode Dial Fast Video Recording Button Menu Button Jog Dial ] AF Button/Up Button ] Delete Button/Self-Timer Button/Down Button ] Macro Button/Left Button ] Flash Button/Right Button Display Button Playback Button SET Button...
  • Page 19 24. Vari-angle LCD 25. Diopter Adjustment Knob 26. Speaker 27. Lens Function Ring Lever 28. Lens Function Ring 29. Battery Cover 30. Tripod Socket...

  • Page 20: Installing Battery And Memory Card

    Installing Battery and Memory Card 1. Open the battery cover door. 2. Insert the battery into the battery compartment according to the negative and positive directions as illustrated in the picture. Push the battery down until it locks in place. Battery Lock Knob...
  • Page 21 3. Insert the memory card into the memory 4. Close the battery cover door. card slot as shown in the diagram: Write Protection Toggle Switch A standard SD memory card is not included in the camera packaging and needs to be purchased separately.

  • Page 22: Charging The Battery

    Charging the Battery Before you charge the battery, you should turn the camera off and insert the battery. 1. Connect the camera to the power charger using the supplied Micro USB cable. 2. Insert the plug of the power charger into the power outlet to charge the battery.

  • Page 23: Vari-Angle Lcd

    Vari-Angle LCD The LCD is housed in the camera’s body. You may follow the directions shown below to move it as needed: 1. Open the LCD panel along the direction shown by arrow ①. 2. Rotate up to 180° along the direction shown by arrow ②. 3.

  • Page 24: Turning Camera On And Off

    Turning Camera On and Off Press the Power button to turn the camera on. To turn the camera off, press the Power button again. Power Button When the power is off, press and hold the playback button to power on and enter Playback mode.

  • Page 25: Set Your Language, Date/Time After The First Power-On

    Set your Language, Date/Time Set your Language, Date/Time after the First Power-On Language 1. When you turn the camera on for the Sound Settings Sound first time, the language selection screen Power Saver Powe Auto Auto appears. Language Langu English nglish 2.

  • Page 26: Resetting Your Language

    Resetting your Language After you set your language for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset your language. Sound Settings 1. Press the button, press the [ Power Saver Auto ] button to select and press Language English button to enter the menu.

  • Page 27: Resetting Date/Time

    Resetting Date/Time After you set your Date/Time for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset date and time. 1. Press the button, press the [ Sound Settings ] button to select , and press Power Saver Auto button to enter the menu. Language English 2.

  • Page 28: Mode Overview

    MODE OVERVIEW LCD Display Overview of the Screen Icons in Shooting Mode 8 9 10 00:00:00 0000 x3.0 EV-0.0 F00.0 0/0000 ISO00000 Zoom Display(By turning the Focus Mode No Memory Card Zoom Lever) Number of Pictures in Static Quality Beautifier Mode Face Detection Ratio of Shooting Pixels...
  • Page 29 00:00:00 0000 x3.0 EV-0.0 F00.0 0/0000 ISO00000 Exposure ISO Value 29 AF Area Compensation Value Shutter Speed 25 Shooting Mode 30 Expo Metering Single / Continuous Shot / Histogram 26 Custom Settings HDR / WDR / AE Bracketing 22 Aperture Value Macro Mode 23 Focus Frame 28 White Balance...

  • Page 30: Overview Of The Screen Icons In Movie Mode

    Overview of the Screen Icons in Movie Mode 00:00:00 00/15 Battery Status Number of Videos Captured Continuous Recording Time Movie Mode...

  • Page 31: Overview Of The Screen Icons In Playback Mode

    Overview of the Screen Icons in Playback Mode 2019/07/01 2019/07/01 000-0000 000-0000 000-0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Thumbnail3x3 Quality Zoom Magnification Area Capture Date Image Zoom Ratio File Name Index Prompt Shooting Pixel Ratio Touch-Up Image Size Battery Status DPOF File Icon Continuous Shot Group Playback File Protection Icon...

  • Page 32: How To Take Pictures

    How to Take Pictures 1. Hold the camera with both hands, being careful to not block the flash and lens with fingers. 2. Point the lens toward the object you want to take a picture of, and then frame it with the LCD.

  • Page 33: Using The Mode Dial

    Using the Mode Dial This camera provides a convenient Mode dial that allows you to manually switch between different modes with ease. The available modes are listed below: Mode Name Icon Description In this mode, the optimal conditions for taking pictures will be set Auto Mode based on the subject and environment.
  • Page 34 This mode is for manually setting the aperture, shutter speed and Manual Mode ISO value. This mode automatically enhances facial features with skin Face Beautifier softening touches and eye brightening capabilities. Enable image transmission and remote control by connecting Wi-Fi Mode smart device with Wi-Fi.
  • Page 35 Please refer to the table below if any nonadjustable options in mode: (O: Available X: Not available) Options Aperture Shutter Mode 1. Turn the mode dial to select the mode you want. 2. Press the button to configure settings. 3. Press the [ ] button to select an adjustment setting.

  • Page 36: Face Beautifier

    Face Beautifier 1. Turn the Mode dial to select Face Beautifier Mode ( 2. Press the button and press the [ ] button to select 3. Press the [ ] button or turn the jog dial to select an option and press the button to confirm and enter the shooting screen.

  • Page 37: Wi-Fi Mode

    Wi-Fi Mode Enable image transmission and remote control by connecting smart device with Wi-Fi. Before utilizing Wi-Fi Mode, please review the following: Your smart device operating system version needs to be iOS 10 or higher, or ANDROID 5.0 or higher. If not, please upgrade your smart device before using the APP. Please do not use in places that have a high intensity magnetic field, electrostatic and electric wave interference (for example near a microwave oven), which may cause failure in receiving signals.
  • Page 38 In AP mode, the camera will act as an access point enabling another AP mode Wi-Fi device to connect to it. Setting pre-connected device for the following serial number: SSID: MINOLTA MN67Z_XXXX • Settings] ： WPA2-PSK: XXXXXXXX Customize the Wi-Fi settings for the Refresh camera system.
  • Page 39 Station Settings of Smart Device: Enable image transmission and remote control by connecting the camera with a 1. Enable the Wi-Fi of smart device and Wi-Fi access point created by your smart then search surrounding wireless device. devices. 2. Select the name of camera SSID to be 1.
  • Page 40 Press the [ ] button to select: Enter Password • Scan: Search again surrounding wireless devices. • : Select the name of device to be connected. • Back: Back to Wi-Fi mode select Type the network security key screen. Save Cancel 4.
  • Page 41 Display of Wi-Fi Connection Status: The Wi-Fi has successfully connected but 5. Connect to network after saving the APP is not enabled. password. • If connected, the LCD will display as Wi-Fi Mode shown below: Wi-Fi Mode AP mode AP mode Connected with device MAC address: xx:xx:xx Station...
  • Page 42 2. Press the [ ] button to select options to be adjusted and then press the button to enter the menu. DSC device MINOLTA MN67Z_ XXXX • No: Keep Wi-Fi connected and back MAC address 38:67:93: XX:XX:XX to previous page.
  • Page 43 DSC Device APP Operating Instructions Refer to the "XXXXXXX User Manual" The default name of DSC device is [MINOLTA MN67Z_XXXX]. Change the located on the web: name of DSC device through typing. Americas DSC device MINOLTA MN67Z_XXXX XXXXXXXXXX Name between 1-18 Letters...

  • Page 44: Scene Mode

    Scene Mode You can select an appropriate mode from the 14 scene modes according to the type of environment you are shooting in. The camera then automatically configures the most appropriate settings for the best possible photos. 1. Rotate the Mode dial to , then the LCD will display as below: Auto Scene The camera automatically detects...
  • Page 45 Scene Description Auto Scene The camera automatically detects the type of scene. Panorama Mode For shooting up to 360-degrees of landscape. Handheld Night Reduce blur when shooting low light/ illuminated scenes. Multi Exposure Take several shots and overlap as a single image. The camera automatically takes a picture when a dog or cat face Cat/Dog is detected.
  • Page 46 Auto Scene (ASCN) In “ASCN” scene mode, the camera can intelligently detect different environments and automatically select the best scene and photo settings for you. “ASCN” can intelligently detect the following scenes: Mode Name Description The camera automatically adjusts the exposure and focus to ensure Auto the best possible pictures.
  • Page 47 Panorama Mode This feature allows you to capture a panoramic view that will have significantly more content than a single photograph. Follow the arrow while keeping the camera steady to seamlessly shoot an ultra-wide Cancel Save scene of up to 360 degrees. Follow the steps below: 4.
  • Page 48 Objects shall be moved only from left During panorama mode shooting, to the right in order to be recorded. press the button to interrupt Objects moving from other directions shooting and save the current pictures would not be recorded. taken. Press the [ ] button to cancel shooting and not to save the Shooting effect will be influenced if...
  • Page 49 Functions that can be adjusted in each scene are as below: Scene Adjustable Functions Auto Scene Flash* /Self-Timer Panorama Mode None Handheld Night Expo Metering/Self-Timer* Multi Exposure Expo Metering Cat/Dog Auto Shooting/Continuous Shot/Expo Metering/Macro Snow Continuous Shot/Expo Metering/Flash/Self-Timer Party Continuous Shot/HDR/Expo Metering/Flash/Self-Timer/Macro Sport Continuous Shot/Expo Metering Night Portrait...

  • Page 50: Custom Settings ( )

    Custom Settings ( The user can store frequently used shooting modes; and parameters and switch to this mode for a quick adjustment. Go to setting CS mode Settings under mode (unset state or state after reset): 1. Turn the Mode dial to select the mode, and enter the setup screen, as shown in Rotate the mode dial to skip.
  • Page 51 5. Press the [ ] button select 7. Turn the mode dial to switch to the [Custom Settings] and press the custom settings ( button to enter the menu. 8. The photo settings you stored the last time are used. Date Imprint When the mode is used for the...

  • Page 52: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION Using EVF (Electronic View Finder) 3. When the screen display is not clear, EVF functions as the LCD, which can be rotate the dioptric adjustment knob to used to observe the scene and objects and adjust the screen sharpness. for playback, preview and menu operations.

  • Page 53: Using The Zoom Function

    Using the Zoom Function Your camera is equipped with two types of zoom functions: Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom x3.0 Zoom. Toggle the Zoom Lever of the camera Indicator to zoom in or out on the subject while taking pictures. EV-0.0 F00.0 0/0000...

  • Page 54: Display Setting

    Display Setting Mode: Press the button to switch among 4 screens. No Message Display Function Message Display 00:00:00 0000 x3.0 EV-0.0 F00.0 0/0000 ISO00000 EV-0.0 F00.0 0/0000 ISO00000 Message Display Display with Grid and Histogram x3.0 00:00:00 0000 00:00:00 0000 x3.0 EV-0.0 F00.0...
  • Page 55 Mode: Press the button to display the playback screen, press the button to switch among 3 screens. Function Message Display No Message Display 2019/07/01 2019/07/01 000-0000 000-0000 000-0000 Thumbnail3x3 Detailed Message Display 2019/07/01 2019/07/01 000-0000 000-0000 000-0000 EV-0.0 000mm F00.0 0/0000 ISO00000...
  • Page 56 AF Area In different photo shooting modes, you can Spot Focus select different focus methods. Choose the single-point focus (Adjustable in mode) position within the scope of focus. 1. Press the [ ] button to display the Object Tracking: settings screen. Smart tracking of the object in motion under the focusing shooting.
  • Page 57 Macro Mode The Macro Setting is ideal for shooting small objects or close-up photos. This mode allows you to focus on subjects very close to the camera. 1. Press the [ ] button to enter the Macro Menu. Macro Off 2.
  • Page 58 Self-Timer Mode Using this function to take pictures at pre-set • Self-Timer 10 sec intervals. The camera can be set to shoot A single picture is shot 10 after 2 seconds, 10 seconds after pressing seconds after the shutter button the shutter or when a smile is detected.
  • Page 59 Flash Mode When enabling the Smile Detection, The flash provides supplemental light for pressing the shutter or the button the scene. The flash is usually used when can disable the Self-Timer and return shooting against the light to highlight the to the shooting screen while keeping object;...
  • Page 60 • Fill Flash The flash goes off when a picture is taken, supplementing the existing light in a scene and helping to eliminate shadows. • Flash Auto Camera flash goes off automatically based on existing light conditions. • Red-Eye Reduction The camera emits a brief pre-flash before the picture is taken to reduce red-eye effects.
  • Page 61 WB (White Balance) Mode The white balance function allows • adjustment of the color temperature for • Daylight different light sources. (Adjustable in • Mode) Cloudy • Follow the steps below to set white balance Fluorescent of the camera: • Fluorescent H 1.

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