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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
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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
9222-2755-38 (P9704-A704)

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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 Adobe Systems Incorporated. • Minolta is not responsible for loss, damage, or other results caused by operation. Other corporate names and product names are also registered • No part of books, magazines, music, or other productions that were released under trademarks.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS....... . 2 Retouching Images ....... . . 52 Adding Text to 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 Windows software: •...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use the Dimâge V control software, you need: • IBM PC/AT compatible with a 486DX 33Mhz or Pentium 60Mhz or higher processor. • Microsoft Windows 95. • A minimum of 16MB available RAM. • Monitor with a minimum 640 x 480 screen resolution and 16 bit depth color video card.

  • Page 6: Connecting

    CONNECTING Use the SC-232C serial cable, included in this package, to connect Plug the Mini Din8 end of the Dimâge V to your computer. the cable (round, 8 pins) into the digital in/out of the Dimâge V. It is necessary to specify the COM port (serial port) number after the software is installed.

  • Page 7: Installing The Software

    INSTALLING SOFTWARE WINDOWS 95 4. Type D:\English\Disk1\setup in the Open drop- . The installation instructions assume the CD-ROM drive is the D drive down list, then click on OK. and the hard disk is C drive. • The Welcome dialog box will appear. 1.
  • Page 8 INSTALLING SOFTWARE 5. Click on Next. 6. Click on Next. • The Software License Agreement will appear. After reading the • Setup will start. agreement, click on Yes. • A message will appear when installation is complete. Click on Yes. •...
  • Page 9 INSTALLING SOFTWARE . When serial port 1 (COM 1) will not be used to connect the 3. Type D:\English\Disk1\Comport in the Open Dimâge V, change the port setting number. drop-down list, then click on OK. • The COM Port dialog box will appear. 1.

  • Page 10: Quick Operation

    QUICK OPERATION FOR VIEWING AND RETOUCHING IMAGES The image will be displayed in the Image Panel. Start the Camera Access application. In the Image Panel: • Edit images (crop, adjust brightness/contrast, adjust color balance, flip, Select Twain from the File menu, then Acquire... rotate, change bit depth, retouch, invert, and resize).

  • Page 11: Operating The Camera With The Computer

    LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE OPERATING THE CAMERA WITH THE COMPUTER The image will be displayed in the Image panel. Start the Camera Access application. In the Image Panel: • Edit images (crop, adjust brightness/contrast, adjust color Select Twain from the File menu, then Acquire... balance, flip, rotate, change bit depth, retouch, invert, and resize).

  • Page 12: Starting The Application

    STARTING THE APPLICATION 1. Connect the camera to the computer (p. 8). 5. Select TWAIN from the File menu and Select source from the submenu. 2. Turn the camera on. 3. Turn the computer on. 4. From the Start button, select Programs, then select FlashPoint from the submenu and Camera Access from the second submenu.
  • Page 13 STARTING THE APPLICATION • The QTIC Main Panel will appear after the "Connecting to the camera. DIMMED OPTIONS Please wait..." message is gone. If the buttons, Capture, and Viewer... are dimmed (appear grey instead of black and do not function when clicked), the camera is either turned off or is not connected to the computer correctly.

  • Page 14: Viewer Panel

    VIEWER PANEL VIEWER PANEL FUNCTIONS The viewer panel displays 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 15: Opening The Viewer Panel

    VIEWER PANEL The thumbnail representations of images stored on the image OPENING THE VIEWER PANEL memory card, computer hard drive, or removable media are The viewer panel differs slightly for images in the camera and for displayed when the viewer panel is open. images on the hard drive or removable media.

  • Page 16: Copying Selected Images

    VIEWER PANEL • The Browse dialog box will appear. COPYING SELECTED IMAGES Selected images on the image memory card can be copied to removable media or your computer's hard drive. 1. Display the thumbnail images from the camera in the viewer panel (p. 26). 2.

  • Page 17: Copying All Images

    VIEWER PANEL • The following dialog box will appear. COPYING ALL IMAGES All the images on the image memory card can be copied at one time to your hard drive or removable media. 1. Display the thumbnail images from the camera in the viewer panel (p.

  • Page 18: Viewer Panel

    VIEWER PANEL • The following message will appear. DELETING SELECTED IMAGES Delete selected images from the image memory card in the camera. 1. Display the thumbnail images from the camera in the viewer panel (p. 26). 2. Click on the image to be deleted. 4.

  • Page 19: 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. 26). 3.

  • Page 20: Printing Thumbnail Images

    VIEWER PANEL • The contact sheet of thumbnail previews will appear. PRINTING THUMBNAIL IMAGES Print an entire "contact sheet" of thumbnails from images stored in a directory/folder on the hard drive or removable media. . Thumbnail previews of images in the camera cannot be printed. 1.

  • Page 21: Image Panel

    IMAGE PANEL IMAGE PANEL FUNCTIONS Images can be displayed full size in the image panel. In the image panel, the image can be edited, retouched, printed, or saved in a different file format. In the image panel you can: • View the full-image from the SmartMedia in the camera or from the hard disk or removable media (pp.

  • Page 22: Opening The Image Panel

    IMAGE PANEL • A window with the image will appear in the image panel. The image will be OPENING THE IMAGE PANEL displayed at 25% magnification. See page 44 to magnify or reduce the Open the image panel by double-clicking on a thumbnail view.

  • Page 23: Enlarging The Display Area

    IMAGE PANEL OPENING AN IMAGE FILE: ENLARGING THE DISPLAY AREA Close windows that are not in use to increase the display area. 1. Select Open... from the File menu or click on the Open button in the toolbar. From the Window menu, select the name of the window to be closed (open windows have 4 next to them).

  • Page 24: Magnifying Or Reducing The View

    IMAGE PANEL MAGNIFYING OR REDUCING THE VIEW INVERTING IMAGES The image display can be magnified up to 800% or reduced to 12%. Make a 'negative' of your image by inverting it. There are two ways to There are two ways to change the view. invert an image.

  • Page 25: 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. Click on the Brightness & Contrast button in the 1. Click on the Color Balance button in the toolbar or toolbar or select Brightness/Contrast...

  • Page 26: Flipping Images

    IMAGE PANEL FLIPPING IMAGES ROTATING IMAGES Flip the image horizontally or vertically. Rotate the image in any direction. Select Flip from the Image menu and choose either Select Rotate from the Image menu and choose one Horizontal or Vertical from the submenu. of the following selections from the submenu: 90 Degrees Left 180 Degrees...

  • Page 27: Changing The Image Depth

    IMAGE PANEL CHANGING THE IMAGE DEPTH Changing the image size Changing the image depth modifies the number of colors or Rescale the image to a new size. grayscale shades available in the image. 1. Select Resize from the Image menu. Select Image Depth from the Image menu, then choose the desired number of colors/shades available in the image from the submenu.

  • Page 28: Retouching Images

    IMAGE PANEL Zoom Tool The zoom tool allows you to zoom in/out of an image be RETOUCHING IMAGES ween 12% and 800% for viewing and editing. Use the functions in the Tools window and Palette window to retouch Pan Tool With the Pan tool selected, reposition an image within images in the image panel.

  • Page 29: Adding Text To Images

    IMAGE PANEL Brushes Window: ADDING TEXT TO IMAGES Choose a brush size from the Brushes window. The display will 1. Click on the Text tool, then click on the image change to show feathered brushes (soft edge) or hard-edge brushes, where the text is to be placed.

  • Page 30: Printing Images

    IMAGE PANEL PRINTING IMAGES SAVING IMAGES - FILE FORMATS Make a hard copy of the displayed image by sending it to your printer. In the Image Panel, you can save the displayed image to your hard disk or removable media in one of the following file formats. 1.

  • Page 31: Saving Images

    IMAGE PANEL SAVING IMAGES 4.Select the file format from the drop-down list. Make a hard copy of the displayed image by sending it to your printer. • The appropriate file extension will be added automatically. 1. Select Save As... from the File menu. 5.

  • Page 32: Qtic Main Panel

    IMAGE PANEL • If JPEG was chosen for the file type, the JPEG Options dialog box will appear. QTIC MAIN PANEL QTIC MAIN PANEL FUNCTIONS 1. Drag the slider to select the image quality. The quality ranges from The QTIC Main Panel allows the camera operations to be lowest (left) to highest (right).

  • Page 33: Opening The Qtic Main Panel

    QTIC MAIN PANEL OPENING THE QTIC MAIN PANEL DISPLAYING CAMERA STATUS There are two ways to open the QTIC panel. The number of frames remaining, the number of frames taken, and the camera's low-battery warning are displayed in the main panel. •...

  • Page 34: Remote Recording

    QTIC MAIN PANEL REMOTE RECORDING 4. Frame your image in the camera's LCD monitor, then click on Capture. Take pictures with the camera from your computer. 1. Select Record Mode from the Camera menu. • Record mode will be set, regardless of the Record/Play switch setting on the camera.

  • Page 35: Exposure Compensation

    QTIC MAIN PANEL EXPOSURE COMPENSATION SELF-TIMER Adjust the exposure before taking a picture. Use the self-timer when recording remotely. 1. Click on 1. Select Record Mode from the Camera menu. • The display will alternate between On and Off each time it is clicked. 2.

  • Page 36: Resetting The Camera Date/Time

    QTIC MAIN PANEL RESETTING THE CAMERA DATE/TIME FORMATTING IMAGE MEMORY CARDS Use the computer's date/time information to reset the date and time Format the image memory card in the camera while the camera is in the camera. connected to the computer. All protected and unprotected images on the SmartMedia will be permanently removed when the format function is used (see Be sure the correct date and time are set on your computer...

  • Page 37: Copying: From The Pc To The Camera

    QTIC MAIN PANEL COPYING: FROM THE PC TO THE CAMERA 3. Display the file format of the image from the drop- down list of file types. Transfer images from your hard drive or removable media to the image memory card in the camera. 4.

  • Page 38: Capturing In Time Lapse

    QTIC MAIN PANEL CAPTURING IN TIME LAPSE 4. Choose the directory where the file will be saved. Capture a series of images at regular time intervals and save them to • Click on Browse... to change directories. your hard drive or removable media. 5.

  • Page 39: Slide Shows

    SLIDE SHOW OPTIONS A slide show is a group of images that can be played back in sequence, using transitions. The Minolta Dimâge V control software lets you: • Create a slide show from images stored on your hard disk or removable media (pp.

  • Page 40: Creating A Slide Show

    SLIDE SHOWS CREATING A SLIDE SHOW 2. Select the folder/directory where the images are stored. Create an on-screen slide show using images stored on your hard drive or removable media. 3. Click on Open. • The thumbnail images will appear in a new contact sheet. 1.
  • Page 41 SLIDE SHOWS 4. With the contact sheet displayed, select New Slide 6. Click on a thumbnail image, then drag it to the Show... from the File menu. Show window and drop it in. • The New Slide Show dialog box will appear. 5.

  • Page 42: Editing Slide Shows

    SLIDE SHOWS 7. Drag and drop the rest of the desired images into EDITING SLIDE SHOWS the Show window. Add transition effects between slides and choose the display time of each slide. • Select multiple images by holding down the shift key while clicking on the images.
  • Page 43 SLIDE SHOWS • The Slide Transition dialog box will appear. 1. Maximize the Show window. 4. Select the delay time (length the slide will remain on the screen) and the transition type (effect that will appear between slides). • Select the Change All checkbox to apply the options to all the slides in the slide show.

  • Page 44: Saving Slide Shows

    MOUSE TIPS SAVING SLIDE SHOWS OPENING SLIDE SHOWS Save your slide show to the hard drive or removable media. Open an existing slide show that has been saved to the hard disk or removable media. 1. With the Show window open, select Save As... 1.

  • Page 45: Mouse Tips

    MOUSE TIPS Throughout the application are instances where clicking on the right- • The Image Info window appears when Get Info... is selected from the hand mouse button will activate a submenu. These submenus can Contact Sheet submenu. speed-up operations. Contact Sheet Submenu When the previews from images on the hard disk or removable media are displayed, the Contact Sheet submenu is available.

  • Page 46: Adobe Photodeluxe

    ADOBE PHOTODELUXE Slide Show Window Submenu When a slide show is open (not playing) the Slide Show Window submenu is available. 1. Open the existing slide show (p. 85). 2. Choose a slide (thumbnail image) and click once on it, then click once on the right mouse button. •...

  • Page 47: System Requirements

    ADOBE PHOTODELUXE System requirements 10. You will be required to enter your name and a serial number. The serial number is located on the • i486 or Pentium processor. last page of the Dimâge V camera manual. Click on • Windows 95. •...

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