Page 3
Thank you for purchasing the JENOPTIK JD 2300 z3. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all its features. This mark on your camera certifies that this cam- era meets the requirements of the EU (European Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. WARNING Batteries may become hot or explode due to improper use. • Use only the batteries specified in this instruction manual. • Do not install the batteries with the polarity (+/-) reversed. •...
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Check the packing list before you begin. If some parts are missing, contact your camera dealer or a JENOPTIK Service Facility listed on the back cover of this manu- • JENOPTIK 2300 z3 camera (x 1) • AA-size Alkaline Batteries (x 4) •...
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE................4 BEFORE YOU BEGIN....................5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................6 NAMES OF PARTS....................10 CAMERA BODY...................10 INSIDE THE TERMINAL COVER ..............12 BOTTOM OF BODY..................12 DATA PANEL....................13 VIEWFINDER ....................14 QUICK REFERENCES ..................16 GETTING STARTED..................16 TAKING PICTURES..................16 MONITORING THE CAPTURED IMAGES ..........18 DELETING IMAGES ..................19 PREPARATION ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP.................23...
Page 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS FLASH .........................41 FLASH RANGE ...................41 SELECTING THE FLASH MODE ..............42 FLASH LAMP ....................43 ADVANCED OPERATIONS BURST IMAGE CAPTURE ..................45 SELF-TIMER......................48 DIGITAL ZOOM....................51 CLOSE-UP......................53 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ................55 SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE ............58 THE RECORDING MODE MENU DISPLAY (LCD Monitor) .......58 THE RECORDING MODE MENU ITEMS ...........58 SPECIFYING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE ............60 SPECIFYING THE IMAGE SIZE MODE..............63...
Page 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS SPECIFYING THE PLAYBACK MODE THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU................94 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU (LCD Monitor)...........94 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTINGS....94 SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF ........96 SPECIFYING THE IMAGE AND THE NUMBER TO BE PRINTED.....96 SPECIFYING THE INDEX PRINT SETTINGS ..........100 TO CANCEL THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF ......102 FOLDER NAME ....................104...
Page 9
TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX......................142 WATCHING THE CAPTURED IMAGES ON TV ..........143 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................144 NOTES ON THE HANDLING................148 CARE AND STORAGE..................152 CHENICAL DETAILS..................153 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS................155...
NAMES OF PARTS CAMERA BODY * Do not touch. Shutter-release button Function dial Data panel Viewfinder window* Flash* Lens* Self-timer lamp Terminal cover Flash sensor*...
Page 11
NAMES OF PARTS Flash lamp (orange) Focus lamp (green) Power switch Viewfinder* Strap eyelet MENU button LCD monitor* ENTER button Display button Card-slot door Four-way key...
NAMES OF PARTS DATA PANEL The following diagram shows all items displayed to aid the explanation. Image-size indicators Flash-mode indicators Battery-condition indicator Number display of recordable Self-timer indicator remaining* frame/No-card indicator * Refer to the number of recordable remaining frame as a guide. The number changes according to the scene or subject you record.
NAMES OF PARTS VIEWFINDER Focus lamp (green) Close-framing guide Flash lamp (orange) Close-framing guide When you shoot a subject which is closer than 1m through the viewfinder, only the part under the close-framing guide is recorded. So, use the LCD monitor to check the image composition when you shoot a subject which is closer than 1m.
Page 15
NAMES OF PARTS Focus Lamp (Green) Lights The focus is determined and locked. Blinks quickly (about 8 times in a second) The focus is< not determined. (The subject contrast is too low, the subject is too dark or too close. Or the subject is too far in the close up mode.) Blinks slowly (about 2 times in a second).
QUICK REFERENCES GETTING STARTED Insert the batteries (see page 24). Insert the CF card (see page 28). TAKING PICTURES See page 32 for details. Rotate the function dial to Slide the power switch to turn on the cam- era.
Page 17
QUICK REFERENCES Determine the image composition while looking into LCD monitor or viewfinder. Adjust the image range and size with the four-way keys ( • When the key is pressed, the image size becomes large. • When the key is pressed, the image range becomes wide.
QUICK REFERENCES MONITORING THE CAPTURED IMAGES See page 71 for details. Rotate the function dial to Slide the power switch to turn on the camera. • The latest image (which was recorded last) is displayed on the LCD monitor. When the key is pressed, the image changes to the next or previous one respectively.
QUICK REFERENCES DELETING IMAGES See page 86 for details. Display the image to be deleted on the LCD monitor by performing from step [1] to [3] of “MONITORING THE CAP- TURED IMAGES” described on the previous page. Press the MENU button. •...
Page 20
QUICK REFERENCES • The image to be deleted is displayed on the 20/37 LCD monitor and the display to confirm DELETE? whether you delete the image or not appears as shown in the figure. YES / ENTER: SELECT :MOVE 2000/08/26 10:43 Press the key so that [YES] is 20/37...
ATTACHING THE HAND STRAP Insert the smaller loop of the hand strap through the strap eyelet. Insert the other end of the hand strap through the small loop.
INSERTING THE BATTERIES This camera uses four AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. • When using AA-size Ni-MH batteries, fully recharge them with a vendor-endorsed battery charger. When replacing the batteries, slide the power switch to turn off the camera. • You may skip this step when inserting the batteries for the first time after a purchase.
Page 25
INSERTING THE BATTERIES Close the battery-chamber door in the direction of the arrow (1) and slide it until it clicks (2). * After replacing the batteries, check that the built-in clock (date and time) works correctly (see page 116). If neither AC adapter nor batteries are used more than 5 minutes, the built-in clock may delay or be reset to the default setting.
INSERTING THE BATTERIES CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER When the batteries are installed in the camera, the camera checks the battery power automatically and shows the result on the data panel. lights – The battery power is suffi- cient. lights — Prepare the new batter- ies.
INSERTING THE BATTERIES AUTO POWER OFF To save the battery power, this camera will turned off automatically if it is not operated more than 3 minutes. (Auto Power Off function) To operate the camera, slide the power switch to turn on the camera again. * When using the batteries, the time for the auto power off function can be changed to a minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 30 minutes.
INSERTING/REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH (CF) CARD Be sure to turn off the power of the camera when inserting or removing the CF card into or from the camera. Otherwise, the data in the card may be lost or the card may be damaged. If you insert or remove the CF card when the camera is turned on, re-format the CF card after transferring the data from the card to your computer if the data is safe.
INSERTING/REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH (CF) CARD Fold the card-release lever down as shown in the figure. • Be sure to fold the lever. Otherwise, the card-slot door cannot be closed. Close the card-slot door until it clicks. REMOVING THE CF CARD Confirm that the power of the camera is turned off.
Page 30
INSERTING/REMOVING THE COMPACT FLASH (CF) CARD Push in the card-release lever straight. • As the CF card ejects slightly from the camera, pull out the card. • Be careful with the card because it may be hot. • Keep the CF card in the protection bag supplied with the card.
BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE Rotate the function dial to Slide the power switch to turn on the camera. • The power switch returns to the initial position. Determine the image composition while looking into either LCD monitor or viewfinder. • When holding the camera, be sure not to cover the lens with your fingers and so on.
Page 33
BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE Press the shutter-release button part- way down. • The camera adjusts the focus automatically. When the subject is focused, the focus lamp (green) lights up. • When the focus lamp (green) blinks, follow the operation from step [3] again. •...
BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE THE RECORDING MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR Each time the display button is pressed, the display on the LCD moni- tor changes in the following order. Live view (The camera settings are displayed) FULL MANUAL +1.0 Live view HARD Live view...
BASIC RECORDING PROCEDURE THE DISPLAY OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS (For details, see the pages in parentheses) Image size (See page 63) White balance (See page 65) Image quality (See page 60) Flash mode (See page 41) Drive mode (See page 45) Focus mode (See page 39) FULL...
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS FOCUS LAMP When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, this camera adjusts the focus automatically and the focus lamp (green) shows the focus status (when the focus mode is set to the autofocus mode.) When the focus lamp (green) blinks, check the following points: •...
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS THE SUBJECT THAT IS DIFFICULT TO FOCUS IN THE AUTOFOCUS MODE The autofocus mode uses the image contrast (the difference of light and dark parts) on the CCD (Charge Coupled Device) to focus on. Therefore, with the aut- ofocus mode, the focus may not be adjusted correctly on the following subjects.
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS WHEN THE SUBJECT IS NOT IN THE CENTER OF THE FRAME (Focus Lock Function) When the subject is not in the center of the frame, the camera adjusts the focus on the background. In this case, take a picture with the focus lock function. Aim the camera so that the subject is in the center of the frame and press the...
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS ADJUSTING THE FOCUS MANUALLY (Manual Focus Mode) Adjust the focus with the key while looking into the LCD monitor. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Press the key so that FLASH...
Page 40
ADJUSTING THE FOCUS Adjust the focus with the while looking into the LCD monitor. • Adjust the focus so that the subject is displayed clearly on the LCD monitor. • When the key is pressed, the focus position is moved to the part in a long distance.
FLASH With this camera, the following 5 flash modes are available. You can select them according to your purpose or condition. AUTOFLASH The flash fires automatically when the light level is low or the subject is backlit. FILL-FLASH The flash fires every time a picture is taken regardless of the light level or backlight.
FLASH SELECTING THE FLASH MODE Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. After confirming that [FLASH] is high- FLASH lighted, press the key. FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY IMAZE SIZE FULL AUTO...
FLASH Press the key. FLASH FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY IMAZE SIZE FULL AUTO SHAPENESS NORMAL Press the MENU button. • The selected flash mode is displayed with the icon shown on the previous page on the upper right side of the LCD monitor (see page 35).
BURST IMAGE CAPTURE This digital camera will continuously take pictures while the shutter-release but- ton is held down. The maximum number of images that can be captured at a time is follows: The maximum number of the pictures (as a guide) Image quality FULL size HALF size...
Page 46
BURST IMAGE CAPTURE Press the key so that FLASH highlighted. FOCUS • The drive mode changes in the following DRIVE MODE order. QUALITY IMAZE SIZE FULL AUTO SHAPENESS NORMAL Single shot Burst image capture Self-timer shot Press the key. FLASH FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY...
Page 47
BURST IMAGE CAPTURE Determine the image composition while looking into LCD monitor or viewfinder and adjust the image range and size with the key. • When the key is pressed, the image size becomes large (Telephoto mode). • When the key is pressed, the image range becomes wide (Wide-angle mode).
SELF-TIMER The picture is taken about 10 seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. After fixing the camera on the tripod, rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Press the key so that [DRIVE FLASH...
Page 49
SELF-TIMER Press the key. FLASH FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY IMAZE SIZE FULL AUTO SHAPENESS NORMAL Press the MENU button. • The self-timer shot icon appears on the upper right side of the LCD monitor. Determine the image composition while looking into LCD monitor or viewfinder and adjust the image range and size with the key.
Page 50
SELF-TIMER Press the shutter-release button all- the-way down to start timer. • While the self-timer is functioning, the self- timer lamp on the front of the camera blinks. As the time to take the picture is closer, the lamp blinks faster. And just before taking the picture, the lamp lights up to show the time to take a shot.
DIGITAL ZOOM The digital zoom function can increase the maximum magnification (about 24 mm) of the optical zoom lens (about 114 mm converting in the 35 mm film) up to 2.5 times. In the recording mode, press the key in the recording mode so that the image is zoomed to the maximum.
Page 52
DIGITAL ZOOM While looking into the LCD monitor, determine the image composition so that the desired image is positioned within the range of the indicator. Press the shutter-release button part- way down. Press the shutter-release button all- the-way down to take a picture. •...
CLOSE UP The close up function allows you to take a picture close to the subject up to 4 cm filling the frame with the subject in about 6 cm x 4 cm. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. •...
Page 54
CLOSE UP Determine the image composition while looking into the LCD monitor. • There is a difference between the image range through the viewfinder and the actual one in the close up mode. We recommend you to use the LCD monitor when you determine the image composition.
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION This function makes the image brighter or darker by adjusting the exposure com- pensation value for CCD. The bigger the exposure compensation value is, the brighter the image is and the smaller the exposure compensation value is, the darker the image is.
Page 56
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Press the key. FLASH +1.0 FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY IMAZE SIZE FULL AUTO SHAPENESS NORMAL Press the MENU button. • The exposure compensation value is specified and displayed on the upper right side of the LCD monitor (see page 35). Press the shutter-release button all- the-way down to take picture.
SPECIFYING THE RECORDING MODE THE RECORDING MODE MENU DISPLAY (LCD Monitor) FLASH +/- 0 FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY STD. IMAGE SIZE FULL AUTO SHARPNESS NORMAL THE RECORDING MODE MENU ITEMS FLASH (Autoflash) (For the Flash mode, (Fill-flash) see page 41) (Flash cancel) (Autoflash with red-eye reduction)*...
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE This camera has 3 image quality modes; “FINE” (fine), “STD.” (standard) and “ECON.” (economy). The image quality is related to the compression rate of the image. The compres- sion rate is higher in the order of “FINE” “STD.”...
Page 61
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. • The recording mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. Press the key so that FLASH [QUALITY] is highlighted and press FOCUS key. DRIVE MODE QUALITY STD.
Page 62
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE QUALITY MODE Press the key. FLASH FOCUS DRIVE MODE QUALITY FINE IMAGE SIZE FULL AUTO SHARPNESS NORMAL Press the MENU button. • The selected image quality mode is specified and displayed on the upper left side of the LCD monitor (see page 35). * It does not matter even if there are images recorded in different image quality modes in a CF card.
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE SIZE MODE Before taking pictures, select the image size. Changing the image size affects the number of the image which can be recorded in the CF card. The “FULL” or “HALF” size can be selected. Image Size Number of Pixels (W x H) FULL 1792 x 1200...
Page 64
SPECIFYING THE IMAGE SIZE MODE Press the key so that the FLASH desired image size mode is highlight- FOCUS DRIVE MODE • The image size mode changes in the QUALITY FINE following order. IMAGE SIZE HALF AUTO SHARPNESS NORMAL FULL (Full size) HALF (Half size) Press the key.
SPECIFYING THE WHITE BALANCE MODE This camera has four white balance modes. Auto white balance AUTO This adjusts the white balance according to the light source incident on the CCD. Normally select this mode. Outdoor mode Select this mode when taking the picture of the subject illuminated by a sunlight.
Page 66
SPECIFYING THE WHITE BALANCE MODE FLASH Press the key so that the desired white balance mode is high- FOCUS lighted. DRIVE MODE • The white balance mode changes in the QUALITY FINE following order. IMAGE SIZE HALF SHARPNESS NORMAL AUTO (Auto white balance) Outdoor mode Fluorescent mode Tungsten mode...
Page 67
SPECIFYING THE WHITE BALANCE MODE * The white balance mode returns to “AUTO” automatically when the camera is turned off and on again.
SPECIFYING THE SHARPNESS MODE This camera has three sharpness modes as described below. HARD This enhances the sharpness of image. NORMAL No effect of sharpness. SOFT This reduces the sharpness of image and makes an image soft. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button.
Page 69
SPECIFYING THE SHARPNESS MODE Press the key so that the FLASH desired sharpness mode is highlight- FOCUS DRIVE MODE • The sharpness mode changes in the QUALITY FINE following order. IMAGE SIZE HALF AUTO SHARPNESS HARD HARD NORMAL SOFT Press the key.
SINGLE-FRAME PLAY The images recorded in the CF card can be displayed by one frame on the LCD monitor. Rotate the function dial to • The function dial can be rotated even when the camera is turned on. When the camera is not turned on, slide the power switch to turn on the camera.
THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR Each time the display button is pressed, the display on the LCD moni- tor changes in the following order. Single-frame play (with the image information) 9/37 2000/08/30 15:49 Single-frame play...
THE PLAYBACK MODE DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR THE IMAGE INFORMATION DISPLAY IN THE PLAYBACK MODE Frame number of the image/Total frame number recorded in the CF card 9/37 2000/08/30 15:49 Recorded date and time of the image When the camera enters the index play mode, the frame number of the image displayed last in the single-frame play mode is highlighted.
INDEX PLAY This mode allows you to display 9 frames at a time on the LCD monitor. It is con- venient when you search the desired image quickly. When the camera is set to the single- frame play mode, press the display button once or twice (see page 72).
Page 75
INDEX PLAY Press key to select the desired image. • When the key is pressed, the following image is selected and the frame number of the image is highlighted. When the is pressed, the preceding image is selected and the frame number of the image is highlighted.
Page 76
INDEX PLAY Press the display button once (see page 72). • The display on the LCD monitor switches to the single-frame play mode (with the image information) from the index play mode. • The selected index image (whose frame number is highlighted) is displayed in the single-frame play mode.
ZOOM PLAY This mode allows you to increase the magnification of image around the center 2.5 times and display it on the LCD monitor. It is convenient when checking the details of the image. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. •...
Page 78
ZOOM PLAY To cancel the zoom play mode, press the display button. • When the zoom play mode is switched from the single-frame play mode, the single- frame play (with the image information) mode returns. When the zoom play mode is switched from the index play mode, the single-frame play (with no image information) mode returns when the display...
SLIDE SHOW TO START THE SLIDE SHOW The images can be played back continuously on the LCD monitor like an auto- matic slide show. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. • The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor.
Page 80
SLIDE SHOW Press the key so that EXIT [START] is highlighted. START INTERVAL 3 SEC • “ENTER TO START” is displayed on the DIRECTION FORWARD lower side of the LCD monitor. ENTER TO START Press the ENTER button. • The slide show starts according to the settings in the slide show mode menu (the settings of “INTERVAL”...
SLIDE SHOW TO STOP THE SLIDE SHOW Press one of the following buttons or keys while the slide show is per- formed. The slide show stops tem- porarily. - Shutter-release button - One of the keys - Display button - MENU button - ENTER button •...
SLIDE SHOW THE SETTING IN THE SLIDE SHOW MODE MENU Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button. Press the key so that [SLIDE DELETE SELECT ZOOM SHOW] is highlighted. SLIDE SHOW • “ENTER TO SET” is displayed on the lower PRINT STD.
Page 83
SLIDE SHOW Press the key so that the EXIT START desired interval time is highlighted. INTERVAL • When the key is pressed, the time DIRECTION FORWARD increases. When the key is pressed, the time ENTER TO MAIN MENU decreases. • The interval time can be specified from 3 to 60 seconds by a second.
Page 84
SLIDE SHOW Press the key so that the EXIT START desired direction is highlighted. INTERVAL 10 SEC • The direction changes in the following DIRECTION FORWARD order. ENTER TO MAIN MENU FORWARD BACKWARD RANDOM Press the key. EXIT START INTERVAL 10 SEC DIRECTION RANDOM...
DELETING AN IMAGE The images recorded in the CF card can be deleted by an image while checking them displayed on the LCD monitor. CAUTION As the deleted image cannot be recovered, be careful when deleting an image. Rotate the function dial to •...
Page 87
DELETING AN IMAGE Press the MENU button. • The playback mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor. After confirming that [DELETE] is DELETE SELECT ZOOM highlighted, press the key. SLIDE SHOW PRINT STD. FOLDER 100MLT02 ENTER TO SELECT After confirming that [SELECT] is highlighted, press the ENTER button.
Page 88
DELETING AN IMAGE Press the key so that [YES] is 20/37 DELETE? highlighted and press the ENTER but- ton. / NO • The image displayed on the LCD monitor in step [1] is deleted. ENTER TO DELETE : CHANGE IMAGE 2000/08/26 10:43 •...
Page 89
DELETING AN IMAGE Press the MENU button. • The LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode.
DELETING ALL IMAGES All images recorded in the CF card can be deleted. CAUTION As the deleted image cannot be recovered, be careful when deleting all images. Rotate the function dial to • The function dial can be rotated even when the camera is turned on.
Page 91
DELETING ALL IMAGES After confirming that [DELETE] is DELETE SELECT highlighted, press the key. ZOOM SLIDE SHOW PRINT STD. FOLDER 100MLT02 ENTER TO SELECT Press the key so that [ALL] is high- DELETE lighted and press the ENTER button. ZOOM SLIDE SHOW •...
Page 92
DELETING ALL IMAGES Press the ENTER button. • All images recorded in the CF card are deleted. • While all images are deleted, the focus lamp (green) blinks slowly (about two times a second). • After deleting all images in the CF card, [NO IMAGE] and [ENTER TO MAIN MENU] are displayed on the LCD monitor.
THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU (LCD Monitor) DELETE SELECT ZOOM SLIDE SHOW PRINT STD. FOLDER 100MLT02 THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING DELETE SELECT (For deleting images, see page 86) ALL (Delete all) ZOOM (For the zoom play mode, see page 77) SLIDE SHOW EXIT...
Page 95
THE PLAYBACK MODE MENU PRINT STD. (For specifying the INDEX print settings with the CANCEL DPOF, see page 96) FOLDER 100MLT02 (Folder name, see page 104) (Other folder name) (Other folder name) (Other folder name) (Other folder name) * For “DELETE” (deleting images), see page 86. For “ZOOM” (zoom play), see page 77. For “SLIDE SHOW”...
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF This camera supports the DPOF™ (Digital Print Order Format) Version 1.00 so that you can specify the images and the number of copies to be printed and the print type. So, the specified images can be printed at the specified number only by handing the CF card or the SmartMedia™, etc.
Page 97
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF After confirming that [STD.] is high- lighted, press the ENTER button. • The display to specify the number to be printed appears on the LCD monitor. QUANTITY CHANGE IMAGE ENTER TO SET Press key to select the image to be printed.
Page 98
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF Press the key to select the number to be printed. • When the key is pressed, the number becomes large. • When the key is pressed, the number becomes small. : QUANTITY : CHANGE IMAGE ENTER TO SET Repeat step [4] and [5] to specify the number to be printed for all images.
Page 99
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF Press the ENTER button. • The DPOF file including data of the image and the number to be printed is recorded in the CF card. • After the file is recorded, the LCD monitor display returns to the playback mode menu.
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF SPECIFYING THE INDEX PRINT SETTING This setting allows you to print all images recorded in the CF card on one sheet as an index print. The illustration of index print as an image. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button.
Page 101
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF INDEX PRINT YES / ENTER TO SELECT Press the key so that [PRINT] INDEX PRINT is highlighted and press key. / NO ENTER TO SELECT Press the ENTER button. • The DPOF file including data of the index print setting is recorded in the CF card.
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF TO CANCEL THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF All print settings with the DPOF described on pages 96 to 99 can be cancelled. The index print setting (see page 100) is also cancelled. Rotate the function dial to press the MENU button.
Page 103
SPECIFYING THE PRINT SETTINGS WITH THE DPOF CANCEL PRINT? YES / ENTER TO SELECT Press the key so that [YES] is CANCEL PRINT? highlighted. / NO ENTER TO SELECT Press the ENTER button. • The DPOF file including data of the print settings is deleted and all print settings are cancelled.
FOLDER NAME The folder in the CF card is conformed with DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) format. When taking a picture with this camera, the “Dcim” folder is made in the directory of the CF card and the “100mlt02” folder is made in the “Dcim” folder. The first captured image is recorded with the file name of “Pict0001.jpg”...
Page 105
FOLDER NAME Even if other digital camera supporting the DCF format is used to record the cap- tured images in the CF card, you can insert the CF card into this camera and play back the images by selecting the particular folder name of other digital cam- era in the playback mode menu.
On DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Format DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is the image format established by JEIDA as the standard format of digital camera. Through this format, the image files can be used between the digital equip- ment conformed to DCF.
THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY ON THE LCD MONITOR LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN. FORMAT DATE 2000/08/30 TIME 17:33 BEEP VIDEO OUT NTSC LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEFAULT THE SETUP MODE MENU ITEMS AND EACH SETTING LCD BRIGHT 9 (bright) (For adjusting the brightness...
Page 109
THE SETUP MODE MENU DISPLAY FORMAT (For formatting the CF card, see page 114) YYYY/MM/DD DATE STYLE (For setting or correcting DD/MM/YYYY the date and time, see page MM/DD/YYYY 116) YYYY/MM/DD DATE TIME HH : MM TIME (For setting or correcting the time, see page 116) BEEP ON (The beep sounds.)
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONITOR This allows you to adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor according to the angle at which you watch it or the brightness around the monitor so that the dis- play on the LCD monitor can be seen clearly. Rotate the function dial to slide the power switch to turn on the camera.
Page 111
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LCD MONITOR Press the key so that the LCD BRIGHTNESS desired brightness is highlighted. • The brightness can be adjusted in the range from 1 to 9. The smaller the number is, the darker the LCD monitor is while the ENTER TO SET larger the number is, the brighter the LCD monitor is.
SPECIFYING THE TIME FOR THE AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION To save the battery power, this camera will be turned off automatically if it is not operated more than 3 minutes. (Auto Power Off function) The time for the auto power off function is set to 3 minutes unless you change the setting after you purchase this camera.
Page 113
SPECIFYING THE TIME FOR THE AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION Press the key so that the LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 3 MIN. desired time for the auto power off FORMAT function is highlighted. DATE 2000/08/30 • The time for the auto power off function TIME 17:33 changes in the following order.
FORMATTING THE CF CARD This allows you to format the CF card. CAUTION As all the images recorded in the CF card are deleted and cannot be recov- ered, be careful when formatting the CF card. Rotate the function dial to slide the power switch to turn on the camera.
Page 115
FORMATTING THE CF CARD Press the key so that [FOR- LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN. MAT] is highlighted and press the FORMAT ENTER button. DATE 2000/08/30 • The display to confirm whether you format TIME 17:33 the CF card or not appears. BEEP VIDEO OUT NTSC...
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME When taking a picture, the date and time are recorded as the part of the image information. If the built -in clock of this camera is not set correctly, the wrong date and time are recorded. Set the date and time correctly by performing the proce- dure below.
Page 117
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Press the key so that [DATE] LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN. is highlighted and press the ENTER FORMAT button. DATE 2000/08/30 • The display to set the date and time TIME 17:33 appears as shown in the figure. BEEP VIDEO OUT NTSC...
Page 118
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Press the key so that the STYLE YYYY/MM/DD DATE 2000/08/30 desired order of year, month and day TIME 17:33 is highlighted. • The order of year, month and day changes in the following order. : SELECT : ADJUST ENTER: YYYY/MM/DD (year/month/day)
Page 119
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Press the key to specify or STYLE YYYY/MM/DD DATE 2000/09/30 correct the date and time. TIME 17:33 When you press and hold the key, the value goes fastforward or fastbackward. : SELECT • The value for year can be specified from : ADJUST 2000 to 2099.
SETTING THE BEEP SOUND The beep sounds each time you operate this camera with the buttons or function dial and you can turn off or on the beep. The beep is turned on unless you change the setting after you purchase this camera. When you use this camera in the situation you cannot make noise such as a wedding ceremony, etc., you can turn off the beep.
Page 121
SETTING THE BEEP SOUND Press the key so that [BEEP] LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN. is highlighted and press the key. FORMAT DATE 2000/09/30 TIME 17:33 BEEP VIDEO OUT NTSC LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEFAULT Select [ON] or [OFF] with the LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN.
SWITCHING THE VIDEO SIGNAL FROM THE VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINAL As this camera has the video-out terminal, you can watch the captured images on TV by connecting this camera to your TV with the supplied video cable. The video output signal can be switched between NTSC and PAL. What is an NTSC system and a PAL system ? Both are the colour television broadcast system.
Page 123
SWITCHING THE VIDEO SIGNAL FROM THE VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINAL Press the key so that [VIDEO LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN. OUT] is highlighted and press the FORMAT key. DATE 2000/09/30 TIME 17:33 BEEP VIDEO OUT NTSC LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEFAULT Select [NTSC] or [PAL] with the LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE...
SWITCHING THE LANGUAGE DISPLAYED ON THE LCD MONITOR The language displayed on the LCD monitor can be switched to Japanese or English. Rotate the function dial to slide the power switch to turn on the camera. • The power switch returns to the initial position.
Page 125
SWITCHING THE LANGUAGE DISPLAYED ON THE LCD MONITOR Select [JAPANESE] or [ENGLISH] with LCD BRIGHT POWER SAVE 10 MIN. key. FORMAT • The language changes in the following DATE 2000/09/30 order. TIME 17:33 BEEP VIDEO OUT NTSC LANGUAGE JAPANESE DEFAULT ENGLISH JAPANESE Press the...
RESETTING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS This allows you to reset all the settings of this camera to the default at a time. The camera settings The default settings Flash mode (see page 41) Autoflash with red-eye reduction Exposure compensation value (see page 55) Focus mode (see page 36) AF (Autofocus) Drive mode (see page 45)
Page 127
RESETTING TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS Rotate the function dial to slide the power switch to turn on the camera. • The power switch returns to the initial position. Rotate the function dial to “SETUP”. • The setup mode menu is displayed on the LCD monitor as shown in the figure.
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER INSTALLATION OF THE DRIVER SOFTWARE The following operation is required for both Windows®98 andWindows®2000. 1 Insert installation CD ROM. 2 Double click Icon "Setup" for installation. 3 "Setup" dialog box will appears and wait.
Page 130
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D 4 When "Welcome" dialog box appers,chick [Next ] 5 When "Software License Agreement" dialog box appears. please read it and make your choice: [Back] : to previous dialog box [ Yes ] : agree and continue [ No ] : Exit...
Page 131
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D 6 When " Start Copying Files " dialog box appears, choose: [Next] : Start to install [Back] : to previous dialog box [Cancel] : Exit...
Page 132
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D 7 When " Setup complete " Dialog box appers. click [Finish] to complete this installation.
Page 133
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D The following operation is required for both OS 8.6 and OS 9. 1 Select appropriate driver for your operation system. 2 Double click icon for installation...
Page 134
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D 3 When "Welcome" dialog box appers,click [Continue..]...
Page 135
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D 4 Click the install button to install. 5 Look the warning message then click the continue botton.If you want to leave, please click cancel to leave.
Page 136
CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER-CONT'D 6 Install was successful. 7 Click the restart button to initial your system.(suggests) or click continue, if you wish to perform this TWAIN driver immediately.
CAUTIONS WHEN CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER • While this camera is connected to the computer or transferring the image data between this camera and the computer, do not perform the following operations. Otherwise, the error may occur, the camera and the computer may not function correctly, or the image data recorded in the CF card may be erased or damaged.
Page 138
CAUTIONS WHEN CONNECTING TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER • When connecting the camera to the computer and transferring the image data between them, be sure to check that the battery capacity is full. If the battery power is low, the power of the camera may be turned off while transferring data. If this happens, the error may occur, the camera and the computer may not function correctly, or the image data recorded in the CF card may be erased or damaged.
INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTODELUXE To use the supplied image editing application Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 Family Edition (Windows ® version) or Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 (Macintosh version), the following systems are required. For the IBM-PC/AT and the compatible unit Intel Pentium II processor of 233 MHz or more, or the computer equipped with the fully compatible processor.
Page 140
INSTALLING ADOBE PHOTODELUXE Installing to the IBM-PC/AT and the compatible unit 1 Turn on the computer and start up Windows ® 2 Insert the Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3 When the setup program starts up automatically (Auto-Run), click [Next>]. After that, follow the operations according to the indication displayed on the screen.
WATCHING THE CAPTURED IMAGES ON TV By connecting this camera to your TV with the supplied video cable, you can watch the captured images on TV. Confirm that the video out signal from the video-out terminal is set to NTSC or PAL according to the colour system in your country. (see page 122).
TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any trouble with this camera, check the following items. Should the difficulty persist, contact your dealer. Problem Check Solution Page The focus cannot be Do you attempt to adjust Take a picture with the adjusted in the the focus on the subject focus lock function or in the autofocus mode (The...
Page 144
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Check Solution Page The shutter-release Is “CARD FULL” displayed The CF card is full. Delete button is not released. on the LCD monitor? unwanted images or transfer the image data to the computer and then delete all images, or use other CF card which has a memory space.
Page 145
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Check Solution Page The image cannot be Is the power of the camera Rotate the function dial to played back on the turned off? and slide the power LCD monitor. switch to turn on the camera. Are the batteries Replace all four batteries or exhausted? use the AC adapter (sold...
Page 146
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Check Solution Page The zoom play cannot Did you take a picture with The picture captured with be performed. the digital zoom function? the digital zoom function cannot be played back in the zoom play mode. The image is too dark Is the exposure Specify 0 for the exposure or bright.
NOTES ON THE HANDLING Batteries • Battery performance decreases with lower operating temperatures. In a cold place, we recommend you to prepare new batteries and keep the spare batteries in a warm place such as inside your coat. As the performance of Ni-MH battery less decreases, we recommend you to use the Ni- MH battery in a cold place.
Page 148
NOTES ON THE HANDLING Operating Temperatures and Conditions • This camera has been designed for use in temperatures from 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Never leave the camera exposed to extreme high temperatures, such as in a car parked in the sun, or to extreme humidity.
Page 149
NOTES ON THE HANDLING LCD Monitor Care • The LCD monitor is manufactured using high precision technology. However, there may rarely be a lack of colour or bright points on the LCD monitor. • Do not apply pressure on the surface of the LCD monitor. Permanent damage may occur.
Page 150
NOTES ON THE HANDLING Others • Do not subject the camera to shock or impact. • Turn off the power of the camera when transporting. • This camera is neither waterproof nor splashproof. Inserting or removing batteries and the CF card, or operating the camera with wet hands may damage the camera.
• We recommend you to check the camera’s operation beforehand or take test pictures, and to prepare spare batteries. • JENOPTIK has no responsibility for damages incurred by equipment malfunction. Questions and Service • If you have questions about your camera, contact your local camera dealer or write to the JENOPTIK distributor in your area.
TECHNICAL DETAILS Camera Type Removable recording media type digital camera with LCD monitor, built-in flash Pickup elements: 1/1.75 inch-type inter line CCD, 2,310,000 pixels, with a base colour filter Pickup system: single ISO sensitivity: Equivalent to ISO 100 Number of bit converted to A/D: 10 bit Lens Unit Focal length:...
Page 153
TECHNICAL DETAILS Autofocus System: AF system by CCD Focus locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Focus mode: One shot AF Manual Focus: Available (operated with keys.) Auto Exposure (AE) Control Exposure mode: Programmed AE AE locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
Page 154
TECHNICAL DETAILS Drive Mode Mode: Single shot, sequence shot (approx. 1 frame/sec.), self- timer shot The recordable number of images: Full size Half size FINE Approx. 2 frames Approx. 6 frames STD. (Standard) Approx. 4 frames Approx. 12 frames ECON. (Economy) Approx. 8 frames Approx.
SYSTEM REQUIREMETS WINDOWS • for USB –Windows 98/98 SE/2000 prof./Me • 16 MB RAM, if possible • 110MB free memory capacity • VGA colour monitor • CD ROM drive • 3,5"floppy disc drive • USB and video out connection SYSTEM REQUIREMETS IMac,iBook,G3 blue&white series,G4 series •...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the JD 2300 Z3 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers