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Konica Minolta Q-M200 Instruction Manual

Konica Minolta Q-M200 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2: Chapter 1 Preparations

    Chapter 1 Preparations Names of Parts 察 拶 撮 擦 札 殺 薩 雑 皐 惨 撒 散 察 Mode select dial 拶 Power button 捌 撮 Shutter button 錆 鯖 擦 Lens 鮫 札 Selftimer LED 皿 殺 Active AF sensor 薩...
  • Page 3 桟 燦 珊 産 算 纂 ○ * If foreign matter adheres to the active AF sensor or the eye sensor, this may lead to malfunction of the sensor. 桟 Eye sensor 燦 Viewfinder LED 蚕 珊 Card access LED 讃...
  • Page 4 Data display panel 雑 薩 察 Photo mode indicator Press the photo mode button (MODE) of the mode setup buttons to switch between the following 5 preset states of subjects: (No icon: initial) Sports ( ): Quick action Infinity ( ): Long distance 察...
  • Page 5 撮 Image quality mode indicator Press image quality (OUALITY) of the mode setup buttons to switch the mode among the following 4 choices of image quality: FINE (Initial setting) SUPER FINE BASIC ECONOMY 擦 Sandglass indicator Flashes to indicate an ongoing access to the CompactFlash card (for writing shot images to the card or transferring them to a personal computer).
  • Page 6 雑 Flash mode indicator Press the flash button ( ), a mode setup button, to switch it among (1) Auto Flash ( AUTO) (default), (2) Redeye Reduction/Auto Flash ( AUTO ), (3) Flash On ( ), (4) Redeye Reduction/Flash On ( ) and (5) Flash Off ( ).
  • Page 7 Installing the Batteries/Special Lithium-ion Battery and the Special Adapter for Q-M200 (Option) * Use of the lithium-ion battery is recommended. First, press the camera power button and the LCD monitor button to turn both off. 1. Open the battery cover...
  • Page 8 • Lithium-ion battery (PX-LB1) Load the battery with the label facing upward and with the plus and minus electrodes positioned as shown in the diagram. 3. After making sure that the batteries are correctly loaded, close the battery cover positively until it clicks into position.
  • Page 9 Inserting/Ejecting Compact Flash (CF) card CF card applications and handling ● CF cards can be used to store photographic images and to transfer data to a personal computer (see Transferring Image Files to a Personal Computer). Refer to CompactFlash (CF) cards concerning handling. Preparation ●...
  • Page 10 (At Insertion) * Inserting the CF card in the wrong direction would cause damage to the connector. (At Ejection) * If the CF card won't eject easily when you press the eject lock button and slide the card eject button, push in the CF card once again and then slide the card eject button while pressing the eject lock button strongly.

  • Page 11: Installing The Strap

    Installing the Strap 1. Pass the narrow short end of the strap through the strap eyelet on the right side of the camera. Use a sharp pointed ob- ject as an aid for passing the strap when this is difficult. 2.

  • Page 12: Setting The Date And Time

    Setting the Date and Time Set the date and time when using the camera for the first time after purchase. Setting is possible from January 1, 1970 to December 31, 2037. In this example, set the date and time from Janu- ary 1, 1999 (0:00) to September 3, 2000 (10:30).
  • Page 13 3. Press the select button ( ) once and select “Set Date & Time”. If any item other than “Set Date & Time” has al- ready been selected, either press the select button ( ) again to re-select or press the select button ( ) and return to the previous item.
  • Page 14 6. Press the select button ( ) and select “Date”. Now press the select buttons ( , the “Date”. 7. Press the select button ( ) and select “Time”. Now press the select buttons ( , the hour and minute. 8.
  • Page 15 9. Press the select buttons ( either “YES” or “NO”. Select “YES” and press the Set/Zoom button to save the settings and return to the screen in step 3. Select “NO” and press the Set/Zoom button to return to the setup screen in step 3 without saving the settings.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Basic Photography

    Chapter 2 Basic Photography Basic Photography Holding the camera ● Hold the camera firmly in both hands and press the elbows against the body for added stability. ● When taking vertical shots while using the flash, hold the camera so that the flash is at the top.
  • Page 17 The meaning of the viewfinder LED/Card access LED located on the left side of the viewfinder is shown in the table below. Use this as reference for all operations. *1 When the camera is in the macro mode, the parallax warning will appear when looking through the viewfinder with the LCD monitor set to off and eye start set to ON.
  • Page 18 Shooting a picture Normally, photographs are taken with the subject at distances of 0.3 m or more. When the distance to the subject is 0.1 m to 0.3 m, please refer to Macro (Close-up) Photography. 1. Make sure the CF card has been inserted.
  • Page 19 Reference: * See Release Lock. Note: When looking through the viewfinder, the sound of starting the eye start will be heard. However, this is not malfunction. (When the eye start is set to ON.) 5. Gently press the shutter button farther. When the beep sounds, taking of the photograph has been completed.

  • Page 20: Focus Lock Photography

    Focus lock photography Follow the following procedures when the subject being focused on is not positioned in the center of the viewfinder. 1. Position the subject within focus frame lightly press the shutter button halfway. The view- finder will light green and the focus position will be locked.
  • Page 21 * When there is no available space remaining on the CF card (when “0” (remaining frame count) appears on the data display panel) (warning beep). * While writing to the CF card is in progress (in- cluding compression). * While the photographic mode ( being changed.
  • Page 22 Remaining frame count The number of the remaining frames may not decrease depending on the subject photographed. Note: * The auto power-off function operates even when the AC adapter is used.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Advanced Photography

    Chapter 3 Advanced Photography Using the Mode Setup Buttons The 4 buttons (Photo mode, Flash mode, Selftimer and Image quality mode) on the top of the camera can be used to change the photographic settings. These settings can be checked using the icons displayed on the data display panel.
  • Page 24 Sports: Use to photograph rapidly moving subjects. Infinity: Focus is fixed at infinity. Use to photograph scenery. Macro: Used to focus at distances between 0.1 m and 0.3 m. Check the image on the LCD monitor before taking the photograph. Text: Images are recorded in monochrome.
  • Page 25 Flash Mode Button It is possible to preset the flash for situations where it is anticipated that sometimes there may be insufficient light for normal photography. The flash range is 1.0 m-3.0 m. If the flash is used with subjects closer than this distance the photo- graph will be too light;...
  • Page 26 Flash On [ ] The flash fires for each photograph. ↓ Redeye Reduction/ Flash On [ Pre-flashes are always fired first to reduce the redeye effect, followed by the main flash to reduce the redeye effect. ↓ Flash Off [ The flash does not fire, regardless of the lighting conditions.

  • Page 27: Selftimer Button

    * The viewfinder LED lights red after a flash photograph is taken to indicate that the flash is charging. Wait until the viewfinder LED turns off before taking the next flash photograph. Selftimer Button This button enables the camera to release the shutter automatically and is used when the pho- tographer wishes to be included in the photograph.
  • Page 28 * The selftimer is cancelled each time a photo- graph is taken; therefore, to continue using the selftimer, it is necessary to press the selftimer button again. * The timer operating time can be set to either 10 sec. (initial setting) or 3 sec. in the setup mode.
  • Page 29 4. Look through the viewfinder, compose the scene and lightly press the shutter button half- way. The viewfinder LED will light green, and expo- sure and focus will be locked. 5. Press the shutter button further. A beep will sound when the photograph has been taken. Note: * The selected mode will remain in effect even when the power is turned off and then on...
  • Page 30 Image quality mode and displays When images photographed in the above modes are played back, the four modes will be displayed in the center of the LCD monitor as follows. [SUPER FINE] → [SFI] [FINE] → [FIN] [BASIC] → [BSC] [ECONOMY] →...

  • Page 31: Macro (Close-Up) Photography

    Macro (Close-up) Photography * Use of a dedicated lithium-ion battery (supplied) is recommended. * With Size AA alkaline batteries, the camera can shoot about 10 pictures (if the LCD monitor is turned on) or about 150 pictures (if the LCD monitor is turned off) and plays recorded pictures continuously for about 20 minutes (all under our defined test conditions).
  • Page 32 4. Press the LCD monitor power button (LCD POWER) to display the image (through image) through the lens. 5. Use the LCD monitor to compose the scene and then lightly press the shutter button halfway. The viewfinder LED will light green and both exposure and focus will be locked.
  • Page 33 * You may experience difficulty focusing in the following instances. • In an excessively dark place where the sub- ject becomes overly dark. • Objects with little or no contrast (such as skies, white walls, and car hoods)
  • Page 34 Using the Digital 2 × Zoom Function * Use of a dedicated lithium-ion battery (supplied) is recommended. * With Size AA alkaline batteries, the camera can shoot about 10 pictures (if the LCD monitor is turned on) or about 150 pictures (if the LCD monitor is turned off) and plays recorded pictures continuously for about 20 minutes (all under our defined test conditions).
  • Page 35 5. Press the Set/Zoom button once. The image will be enlarged times. Press Set/Zoom button again to return the image to the stan- dard size. While zoom is set, the periphery of the monitor will be displayed in blue. 6. Look through the viewfinder, compose the scene and lightly press the shutter button half- way.
  • Page 36 Setting the Photographic Conditions (Entering the Menu Mode) * Use of a dedicated lithium-ion battery (supplied) is recommended. * With Size AA alkaline batteries, the camera can shoot about 10 pictures (if the LCD monitor is turned on) or about 150 pictures (if the LCD monitor is turned off) and plays recorded pictures continuously for about 20 minutes (all under our defined test conditions).
  • Page 37 monitor button Menu (LCD button POWER) (LCD monitor off) Through image 5. Press the select ( / ) buttons to change the mode. The Basic Keys ● To enter the menu mode (within the broken lines) to change the mode. →Press the menu button.
  • Page 38 * When the menu button is pressed from the through image to activate the menu select mode (within the broken lines), the icon indi- cating the menu area will appear at the top of the monitor and the selected menu will be highlighted.

  • Page 39: Exposure Menu

    Adjusting the Exposure (Set Camera Exposure Menu) Exposure adjustment is used to consciously brighten or darken images. When the LCD monitor is on, the exposure can be adjusted ±1.5EV in 0.3EV steps. Set Camera Exposure icon Set/ Zoom button 1. Set the mode select dial to Photo ( Note: * When the power is already turned on with Playback (...
  • Page 40 4. Press the menu button once to enable mode selection (“Set Camera Exposure” setting screen). The “Set Camera Exposure” icon is highlighted in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor screen, with the through image appearing still. 5. Press the Set/Zoom button once. The exposure adjustment bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 41 Using the 4-frame Continuous Shooting Mode (Continuous shoot- ing menu) * ECONOMY mode only. In the 4-frame continuous shooting mode, 4 con- secutive photographs can be taken with 3 different intervals (L: Low, N: Normal, H: High) between them. When played back, all four photographs are displayed on the LCD monitor at the same time.
  • Page 42 Display during playback 1. Set the mode select dial to Photo ( Note: * When the power is already turned on with Playback ( ) or set up (SET UP), set the mode select dial to Photo ( two modes and open the lens cover automati- cally.
  • Page 43 medium-speed (N;3 frames/sec.) and high- speed (H;4 frames/sec.). 7. Press the select buttons ( , the 4-frame continuous shooting mode. 8. Press the Set/Zoom button to return to the through image. The through image frame will be displayed in yellow, except in the standard mode. To change the setting mode again, repeat steps 4 through 7.

  • Page 44: Adjusting The Brightness Of The Lcd Monitor

    Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor The brightness of the LCD monitor can be ad- justed in accordance with the brightness of the surroundings. “Brightness adjustment menu” icon Set/ Zoom button 1. Set the mode select dial to Photo ( Note: * When the power is already turned on with Playback (...
  • Page 45 4. Press the menu button once to enable menu selection (“Set Camera Exposure” setting screen). The through image will become a still image. 5. Press the select buttons ( , the “Set Screen Contrast” menu. The brightness adjustment menu icon will be displayed high- lighted in the top right corner of the LCD monitor screen.

  • Page 46: Chapter 4 Basic Playback

    Chapter 4 Basic Playback Setting to the Playback Mode The following explains display of photographed images on the LCD monitor, frame advance, viewing the monitor display and zoom playback.
  • Page 47 察 Set the mode select button to playback ( and press the power button. * The frame number of the displayed image (“No.25” in the example) is displayed in the lower right corner of the monitor screen. The frame number is given in serial order to the images that can be played back with this camera.
  • Page 48 Camera File system” specifications and can playback basic image files. (Basic image files recorded with a non-Konica digital camera (conforming to the “Design rule for Camera File system” secifica- tions) can also be played if a CF card is used as a memory card.) It can also...
  • Page 49 Note 2: The image number is usually displayed in yellow. The image number of basic image files recorded with the products of other companies is displayed in red. If the im- age numbers appeared, it means that some functions (such as erasure and ro- tation) are disabled.

  • Page 50: Displaying Images On A Tv Set

    Displaying Images on a TV Set The video output cord provided can be used to display images on a TV set; however, images cannot be displayed on a TV set and the LCD monitor at the same time. Preparations Make sure that the CF card containing the images is inserted into the camera and that a bat- tery/batteries is/are loaded or the AC adapter is connected.
  • Page 51 Icon display on the TV screen Menu display Menu display (protect setting,erase,index playback) (side show playback) Select by operating Protect the select Frame data buttons. number Image quality mode ● The following function restrictions apply during TV screen displays. * Dates photographed and image numbers are not displayed.
  • Page 52 ● Time may be required for switching the play- back on the TV screen or on the LCD monitor when the video output cord is connected or disconnected during index playback.

  • Page 53: Chapter 5 Application Playback

    Chapter 5 Application Playback The Playback Menus There are eight playback mode menus, as shown below. Refer to the respective pages concerning the settings. The following explains how to access the various menus.
  • Page 54 1. Set the mode select dial to Playback ( 2. With the LCD monitor off, press the power button. * The playback image will appear. * The frame number of the image will appear in the lower right part of the monitor (No.25 in this example).
  • Page 55 Displaying Multi Images at the Same Time (Index Playback) This function is used to display nine images at the same time on the LCD monitor, and also it is used to access the desired image rapidly. Press the select buttons ( , display screen to select the index playback menu screen ( )from the menu...
  • Page 56 2. Use the select buttons ( , an image to be displayed. * Press the menu button to cancel index screen selections. 3. Press the Set/Zoom button to return to the standard playback screen. * 2-3 sec. later the image number (directory number, file number) will appear in the upper left corner of the monitor and the date and time photographed will appear in the upper right...
  • Page 57 Set/Zoom button Menu button Standard playback Approx 3sec later Menu button Standard playback Approx 3sec later Last screen Menu button Standard playback 1. Press the Set/Zoom button. * The images will be displayed consecutively at intervals of approximately 3 sec. (the slide show will start).
  • Page 58 1. Press the Set/Zoom button. * The protect icon ( lower left corner of the screen. * Images photographed with a digital camera other than the Q-M200 cannot be protected or unprotected. ) will appear in the lower Set/Zoom button...
  • Page 59 Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor press the select buttons ( , ) from menu dis- play screen to select the brightness adjustment mode menu screen ( ). Set/ Zoom button 1. Press the Set/Zoom button to display the brightness adjustment menu screen.

  • Page 60: Chapter 6 Advanced Operations

    Chapter 6 Advanced Operations Image Editing Erasing images (1) Images can be erased singly or collectivelly. To use this erase function, press the select buttons ) from the menu display screen to select the erase menu screen ( ● When the image to be erased is not pro- tected (Erasing an unprotected image) 1.
  • Page 61 If all the frames to be erased are protected, a message “All Pictures Protected” will appear and the screen will return to the standard playback screen. * Images photographed with a digital camera other than the Q-M200 cannot be erased with “This” or “ALL” selected.
  • Page 62 Erasing images (2) ● When the image to be erased is protected (Erasing a protected image) Remove the protection before attempting to erase the image. Set/Zoom button Set/Zoom button Set/Zoom button Standard playback ● Erasing all unprotected images 1. Press the Set/Zoom button. * “NO”...

  • Page 63: Rotating Images

    * If the CF card includes images photographed with a digital camera other than the Q-M200 and the erasure of all frames is executed, im- ages photographed only with this camera will be erased.
  • Page 64 * The message “Not applicable to this image” will appear in the case of images recorded with the products other than Q-M200 and the standard playback screen will return 2-3 sec. later. * If an attempt is made to rotate a protected im- age, the message “Protected”...
  • Page 65 3. After selecting the rotation, press the Set/Zoom button. * The rotated image will be played back. * Once an image rotation is set, the setting information is stored and the image is dis- played rotated automatically next time. Selecting images to be printed (Creating Automatic image print file) Note: Images cannot be printed with this camera it-...
  • Page 66 If you wish to print images on your own printer using DPOF, check with the printer manufacturer to see if your printer is DPOF compatible or not. Note: Images cannot be printed from the created Automatic image print file if your printer is not DPOF compatible.

  • Page 67: Displaying The Print List

    Once these specifications have been completed, verify them on the Print List menu described in the following section. DPOF: This is the abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format. Notes: * From 1 to 99 print copies can be specified as “Number”.
  • Page 68 Press the select buttons ( , display screen to select the print image list menu screen ( Set/Zoom button Set/ Zoom button Set/ Zoom button Set/ Zoom button ) from the menu 1. Press the Set/Zoom button. * The print list will be displayed (left: image num- bers (directory number) - (file number), right: number of copies).

  • Page 69: Customizing The Camera

    If “YES” is selected and the Set/Zoom button is pressed, the print will be deleted from the print list and the print list screen will return. If “NO” is selected and the Set/Zoom button is pressed, deletion will be canceled and the print list screen will return.
  • Page 70 1. Set the mode select dial to SET UP (SET UP). 2. With the LCD monitor off, turn on the power button. The setup screen will appear. 3. Press the select buttons ( , necessary item. 4. The values of the various settings are changed with the Set/Zoom button.
  • Page 71 * Depending on the printer specifica- tions, the settings may not have any effect on the prints in some cases. * When photographs are taken with a shutter speed of from 2 sec. to 1/8 sec., the quality may deteriorate in some cases due to the characteris- tics of the video element;...
  • Page 72 Setting the date printing Each time the Set/Zoom button is pressed, the setting alternates between ON (initial setting) and OFF. When ON is set, the date is recorded in image data registered in the Automatic image print file for use by the date printing. This setting is effective only for the images recorded in the automatic image print file after this setting.
  • Page 73 ● Changing the auto shut off (auto power-off) time (*) Each time the Set/Zoom button is pressed, the setting alternates in se- quence between “3 min” (initial setting), “10 min” and OFF. ● Changing the white balance set- ting (*) Each time the Set/Zoom button is pressed, the setting alternates in se- quence between “Auto”...

  • Page 74: Formatting The Cf Card

    Formatting the CF card When a CF card is formatted, all protected, as well as unprotected, images stored on it will be lost. Set/ Zoom button Set/Zoom button Set/ Zoom button 1. Press the Set/Zoom button. 2. Press the select buttons ( , to format or NO to cancel formatting.

  • Page 75: Personal Computer

    * Install the necessary software as per the instruc- tions in the Installation manual. Always read the ReadMe files included with the software. * Use of an optional AC adapter for Q-M200 (Part No. PX-AC1/PX-AC2) is recommended to con- nect the Q-M200 to a personal computer.
  • Page 76 CF card containing the images has been in- serted. Make sure that either batteries have been loaded or that the AC adapter for Q-M200 (option) has been connected to a power outlet. 1. Use the connecting (interface) cable to connect the camera and personal computer.
  • Page 77 1. Remove the CF card from the camera and load it into the Kon- Konica CompactFlash CompactFlash Card Adapter Card Adapter. * The specifications and appearance of the Kon- ica CompactFlash Card Adapter are subject to change without notice. 2. Insert the adapter into the PCMCIA Type II card slot of a personal computer...
  • Page 78 * Imagse files can be copied to other storage media, such as hard disks, or erased as needed. Consult the instruction manual for your OS. We are not responsible for damage or failure that may result from these opera- tions. * Keep backup copies of any valuable data.

  • Page 79: Chapter 7 Appendix

    Chapter 7 Appendix When Carrying the Camera with You on Overseas Trips Using the Custom AC Adapter (Optional) <Overseas> • Do not operate the AC adapter from supply voltages outside the specified range of 100 to 240 VAC. • The AC cable that comes with the PX-AC1 can be used only in districts where a supply voltage of 125 VAC or lower is available.
  • Page 80 Using a Local TV Receiver to Play Recorded Images • This camera can be used with a TV receiver (or monitor) operating on an NTSC or PAL basis, with a video input terminal. • The included video output cable is required. •...
  • Page 81 Maintaining and Keeping the Camera Cleaning the camera Never use solvents such as benzine and thinner to clean this camera. • Before cleaning, first remove the batteries or disconnect the plug of the AC adapter from the power outlet. • The surface of the outer cover is made of metal but is specially processed and printed.

  • Page 82: Image Data

    CF card Handling • Do not bend the card or apply excessive force. • Do not store the card where the humidity is high, where there is excessive dust and near sources of static electricity or magnetism. • Do not allow dust, moisture or foreign matter to accumulate on the terminals of the CF card.

  • Page 83: Before Calling For Service

    Before Calling for Service ● If inspection in accordance with the chart below does not produce a solution, please consult your dealer.

  • Page 85: Error Messages

    Error messages ● When “Err” appears on the remaining number of frames display on the Data display panel on the top of the camera and all of the Data display panel marks blink, an error has occurred. In such cases, follow the instructions given below. 1.

  • Page 86: Main Specifications

    Main Specifications ● Main Specifications Type : Digital still camera Recording medium : CompactFlash : Super fine 1600 × 1200 pixels: approx. 11 frames at 8MB. Resolution*1 Fine Basic Economy File format : JPEG (Exif ver. 2.1) Camera file system : Conforms to “Design rule for Camera File system”...
  • Page 87 Exposure control : Programmed AE (4.7EV - 16.7EV) Shutter speeds: 1/8 sec. - 1/1000 sec. Aperture : Two-step type (F3.2/F9) Light measurement : Multi area light measurement, opposite light auto detect Eye start : Built-in type Flash : Built-in automatic flash Flash range : approx.
  • Page 88 : NTSC/PAL (usable only for playback, cannot be used together with the LCD monitor) Accessories : CF card (8MB), Lithium-ion battery charger, Lithium-ion battery, Strap, Video output cord, Q-M200 Instruction manual, Soft case, Installation manual, Interface cable (for IBM PC/AT compatible and Macintosh), CD-ROM. Optional accessories : AC adapter, Lithium-ion battery charger Kit, Lithium-ion battery.
  • Page 89 * All values are based on company test conditions (50% flash use ratio, continuous op- eration, temperature; 23 degrees C). * Battery life will vary depending on the battery brand and grade. The number of images may also vary depending on the type of subject photographed. Economy mode only.

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