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Minolta DIMAGE V - MAC Manual

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Minolta (UK) LTD. Photographie Division
Precedent Drive, Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8HF, England
Tel.
01 908 200 400
Fax. 01 908 208 334
Minolta (IRL) Ltd. (Photopak Sales)
241 Western Industrial Estate, Naas Road, Dublin 12, Ireland
Tel.
01 45 66 400
Fax. 01 45 00 452
Minolta Portugal Lda
Rua Afonso Lopes Vieira 55-B, P-1700 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel.
01 793 10 06
Fax. 01 793 10 64
http://www.minolta.com
http://www.minolta.de/europe
© 1997 Minolta Co., Ltd.
under the Berne Convention and
Universal Copyright Convention
Edited in Germany
9222-2755-37 (P9704-A704)

Digital Camera

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Software Instruction Manual

Macintosh Version

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  • Page 1: Digital Camera

    Digital Camera Software Instruction Manual Minolta (UK) LTD. Photographie Division Precedent Drive, Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8HF, England Tel. 01 908 200 400 Fax. 01 908 208 334 Minolta (IRL) Ltd. (Photopak Sales) 241 Western Industrial Estate, Naas Road, Dublin 12, Ireland Tel.
  • Page 2 • Other company names and product names are the trademarks and registered • Minolta is not responsible for loss, damage, or other results caused by operation. trademarks of their respective companies. • No part of books, magazines, music, or other productions that were released under...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ....... . .2 Flipping Images ........46 Rotating Images .

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    CHECKING THE PACKING LIST Check the packing list before you begin. If some parts are missing, contact your camera dealer or a Minolta Service Facility listed on the front cover of this manual. Items you will need to operate the Macintosh software: •...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Power Macs using PCI slots: To use the Dimâge V Control software you need: For Power Macintosh 7200/80, 7500/100, and 8500/120 please use Open Transport 1.1 (or later) or use Apple System Software • An Apple Macintosh computer with a 68030 processor and a 7.5.3 (or later).

  • Page 6: Connecting

    CONNECTING Use the SC-422 serial cable, included in this package, to connect the 4. Plug the other end of the MODEM PORT Dimâge V to the Macintosh. serial cable into either the Macintosh's modem port or printer port. 1. Turn off the Dimâge V •...

  • Page 7: Installing The Software

    Software” icon. Some antivirus system extensions conflict with the operation of • The contents of the “Minolta Dimâge V Software” will appear: this installer. Please remove or disable them before launching the Minolta Dimâge Installer. Replace or re-enable them when installation is complete.
  • Page 8 + Goodies (folder) display file information. Extensions Folder + QuickTime™ IC (extension) + Minolta Dimage V (extension) Select the files + PhotoWare™ Extras (extension) to install by clicking on the • All the files listed above will be copied to the drive if Easy Install is...

  • Page 9: Quick Operation

    In the Image Panel: • Edit images (crop, adjust brightness/contrast, adjust color balance, flip, rotate, sharpen edges, and soften edges). The Minolta Dimâge V Main Panel will appear. • Enlarge or reduce the view of images. • Print images. Click on Viewer..

  • Page 10: Operating The Camera With The Computer

    Enter the new file name. Select the folder where the file is to be saved. Select the file format. Select Record Mode from the Minolta Dimage V menu. Click on Save. Set the flash mode and select the image quality, then click on Capture.

  • Page 11: Launching The Software

    LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE 1. Connect the camera to the Macintosh (p. 8). DIMMED OPTIONS 2. Turn the camera on. If the buttons, Capture, and Viewer... are dimmed (appear grey instead of black and do not function when clicked), the camera is 3.

  • Page 12: Viewer Panel

    VIEWER PANEL VIEWER PANEL FUNCTIONS The viewer panel displays miniature previews, called thumbnails, of images. The viewer panel is similar to the index display on the camera. In the viewer panel, you can: • Display the thumbnail previews of images on the SmartMedia™ in the camera.

  • Page 13: Opening The Viewer Panel

    VIEWER PANEL The thumbnail representations of images stored on the image OPENING THE VIEWER PANEL memory card, Macintosh hard drive, or removable media are displayed when the viewer panel is open. There are two ways to open the viewer panel; by displaying either the images from the camera or images on your hard drive or removable media.

  • Page 14: Copying Selected Images

    VIEWER PANEL • The following dialog box will appear. COPYING SELECTED IMAGES Select the folder Selected images on the image memory card can be copied to where the file will removable media or your computer's hard drive. be saved. 1. Display the thumbnail images from the camera in the viewer panel (pp.

  • Page 15: Copying All Images

    VIEWER PANEL COPYING ALL IMAGES 3. Select the folder from the pop-up menu in the dialog box where the file will be saved. All the images on the image memory card can be copied at once to your hard drive or removable media. 4.

  • Page 16: Deleting Selected Images

    VIEWER PANEL • The following message appears. DELETING SELECTED IMAGES You can delete a single image or multiple images from the image memory card in the camera. 1. Display the thumbnail images from the camera in the viewer panel (p. 22). 2.

  • Page 17: Deleting All Images

    VIEWER PANEL • The following message will appear. DELETING ALL IMAGES It is possible to delete all of the unprotected images from the image memory card in the camera. 1. Display the thumbnail images from the camera in the viewer panel (p. 22). .

  • Page 18: Sorting Images

    VIEWER PANEL SORTING IMAGES 3. Go to View by under the Viewer pull-down Images copied to your hard drive or removable media can be viewed menu and select either Name or Date from the as thumbnails and sorted alphabetically by name or chronologically by date.
  • Page 19 VIEWER PANEL COPYING IMAGES - DRAG AND DROP DELETING IMAGES - DRAG AND DROP You can use the Macintosh's Drag and Drop function to copy images While the thumbnails are displayed, you can use the Macintosh's from the camera. Drag and Drop function to delete images from the hard drive or removable media.

  • Page 20: Displaying The Full Image

    VIEWER PANEL If the "Insufficient Memory" error message appears, increase the DISPLAYING THE FULL IMAGE memory allocation for the Camera Access software. The full-size image of a thumbnail representation can be 1. Select Quit from the File menu. displayed on the computer monitor. 2.

  • Page 21: Image Panel

    IMAGE PANEL OPENING THE IMAGE PANEL IMAGE PANEL The image panel is automatically opened when an image is displayed full size. There are two ways to open the image panel: • Double-click on a thumbnail in the viewer panel to open the image panel and display the image IMAGE PANEL FUNCTIONS full size.

  • Page 22: Cropping Images

    IMAGE PANEL It is possible to copy the cropped portion of the image to the hard CROPPING IMAGES drive or removable media using Macintosh's Drag and Drop function. Trim away unnecessary areas of the image using the crop function. The resulting file will be a "Picture Clipping". 1.

  • Page 23: Adjusting Brightness And Contrast

    IMAGE PANEL ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST ADJUSTING COLOR BALANCE Adjust the brightness and contrast of the actual image. Correct the color of the actual image. 1. Select Brightness and Contrast... from the 1. Select Color Balance... from the Image menu. Image menu.

  • Page 24: Subtle Brightness Change

    IMAGE PANEL SUBTLE BRIGHTNESS CHANGES SHARPENING AND SOFTENING Make subtle changes in the image brightness. This function is similar These functions allow you to make a slightly out-of-focus image to Adjusting Brightness and Contrast. However, this method allows appear sharper or create a soft-focus effect on an image. you to fine-tune brightness changes.

  • Page 25: Flipping Images

    IMAGE PANEL FLIPPING IMAGES ROTATING IMAGES Flip the image horizontally or vertically. Rotate the image clockwise or counter-clockwise in 90° increments. Select Rotate from the Image menu and choose either Left (counter-clockwise) or Right Select Flip from the Image menu and choose (clockwise) from the submenu.

  • Page 26: Printing Images

    IMAGE PANEL PRINTING IMAGES SAVING IMAGES - FILE FORMATS Make a hard copy of the image by sending it to your printer. From the image panel, you can save the displayed image to your This software is compatible with ColorSync™ 2.0. Using hard disk or removable media in one of the following file formats.

  • Page 27: Saving Images

    IMAGE PANEL SAVING IMAGES 4. Select the format from the format pop-up menu. 1. Select Save As... from the File menu. 5. Click on Save. • The following dialog box will appear. • The image will be saved in the selected folder and format. •...

  • Page 28: Dimâge V Main Panel

    DIMÂGE V MAIN PANEL OPENING THE DIMÂGE V MAIN PANEL DIMÂGE V MAIN PANEL There are two ways to open the Dimâge V panel: • Launch the software (p. 18). The panel will appear as shown below. DIMÂGE V MAIN PANEL FUNCTIONS The Dimâge V main panel allows the camera operations to be controlled through the computer.

  • Page 29: Displaying Camera Status

    Take pictures with the camera from your computer. the camera's low-battery warning are displayed in the Dimâge V 1. Select Record Mode panel. from the Minolta Dimage V menu. Click to change the image quality mode. The estimated number of •...

  • Page 30: Exposure Compensation

    EXPOSURE COMPENSATION monitor, then click on Capture. Adjust the exposure before taking a picture. 1. Select Record Mode from the Minolta Dimage V menu. 2. Set the flash mode and image quality (p. 55). 3. Select Capture with Exposure Compensation...

  • Page 31: Self-Timer

    Use the Macintosh's Date & Time control panel to correct the the information in the computer. Self-timer On Self-timer Off 1. Select Set Clock... from the Minolta Dimage V 2. Select Record Mode from the Minolta Dimage V menu. menu.

  • Page 32: Formatting Image Memory Cards

    (see the Protecting Images section in the camera manual). • Clicking on STOP will discontinue formatting, however some or all 1. Select Format Card... from the Minolta of the image information will have already been erased. Dimage V menu.

  • Page 33: Copying: From The Mac To The Camera

    3. Click on the image file to select it. 1. Select Upload Image... from the • Select the Show Preview checkbox to view a thumbnail of the Minolta Dimage V menu. image. 4. Click on Open. • While the image is being uploaded to the camera's image memory card, the bar below will indicate the progress.

  • Page 34: Creating A Time Lapse Movie

    Record a time lapse movie while the Dimâge V is connected to the • The following dialog box will appear. computer. View the time lapse movie in the movie panel. 1. Select Time Lapse... from the Minolta Dimage V menu. 4. Enter the desired values for the number of frames and the time interval.

  • Page 35: Movie Panel

    MOVIE PANEL THE MOVIE WINDOW MOVIE PANEL The movie window appears when the movie panel is opened by creating a new movie (p. 70) or opening an existing movie (select Open... from the File menu). MOVIE PANEL FUNCTIONS QuickTime movies can be created or played back in the movie panel.

  • Page 36: Display Options

    MOVIE PANEL Present Movie Format: DISPLAY OPTIONS Change the display of the movie by selecting one of the options listed below from the Movie menu. Normal Size The display is shown full size. The size of the movie is selected in the movie panel when it is created (p 70).
  • Page 37 MOVIE PANEL DRAG AND DROP - MAKING A TIME LAPSE MOVIE 3. From the pop-up menu, select the folder where the movie is to be saved. Make a time lapse movie with images already on the image memory card, hard drive, or removable media by dragging and dropping them onto the movie window.

  • Page 38: Changing The Movie File Format

    MOVIE PANEL CHANGING THE MOVIE FILE FORMAT 6. Click on and drag a thumbnail image from the viewer panel, then drop it onto the movie Change the file type of your movie to one of the options below. window. Movie: The default movie file format. When the movie is pasted into •...

  • Page 39: Recompressing Movie Files

    MOVIE PANEL 2. From the pop-up menu, select the folder where RECOMPRESSING MOVIE FILES the movie is to be saved, then name the movie. The purpose of recompressing a movie file is to make the format suitable for the end-use of the movie and optimize the compression 3.
  • Page 40 MOVIE PANEL 1. Select Open from the File menu. 4. Click on Save. • The Open dialog box will appear. • The Compression Settings dialog box will appear. Use the pop-up menu to find the movie to be recompressed. Click on the movie file, then click The preview window on Open.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    MOVIE PANEL TROUBLESHOOTING The software and your Macintosh will inform you of trouble. This 7. Select the playback rate from the Frames per section lists the error messages and the appropriate action to take second: pop-up menu. when the message appears. .
  • Page 42 Solution: Check the connections between the camera and the computer (pp 8-9, p 19). Then, restart the Camera Access application (p 18). If the error continues to display, contact a Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover of this manual.
  • Page 43 MEMO...

  • Page 44: Adobe Photodeluxe

    ADOBE PHOTODELUXE™ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLING THE QTIC PLUG-IN MODULE The QTIC plug-in allows you to acquire images on the Dimâge V's • Macintosh computer with a 68040 processor or greater, or a memory card or capture images directly with the camera through the Power Macintosh.

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