Metering Modes; Noise Reduction; Auto Reset; Color Mode - Minolta DiMAGE Xt Instruction Manual

METERING MODES

The icons indicating the metering modes are displayed on the monitor. The metering
mode is set in the custom 1 section of the recording mode menu (p. 38).
Multi-segment metering: uses 256 segments to measure luminance and color. This
data is combined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure. This
advanced metering system will give accurate worry-free exposures in almost all
situations.
Spot metering: uses a small area within the image to
calculate the exposure. When this mode is selected, the
LCD monitor will automatically activate if off and a small
circle will appear in the middle of the live image indicating
the measuring area. The spot allows precise exposure
measurements of a particular object without being
influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the
scene. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the spot-metering
mode will remain active.
Spot-metering area
Spot-metering indicator

NOISE REDUCTION

This function reduces the affect of dark noise caused by long exposures. Noise reduction
is only applied to exposures of one second or longer. Processing is applied to each image
after it is captured. The processing time varies from image to image; a message will be
displayed during this period.
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AUTO RESET

When auto reset is active, the following functions return to their program setting when the
camera is turned off. Auto reset is initially off. This function can be turned on in the
custom 1 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 38).
Flash mode (p. 28) – Auto
Drive mode (p. 40) – Single-frame advance
White balance (p. 43) – Auto
Camera sensitivity (p. 47) – Auto
Exposure compensation (p. 36) – 0.0 Ev
Metering mode (p. 48) – Multi segment
Color mode (p. 49) – Color
AF area (p. 25) – Wide focus frame
LCD monitor display (p. 30) – Full
Camera Notes
The camera will reset if the battery is removed for an extended period. An internal battery pro-
tects the clock, calendar, and camera settings for more than 24 hours if the camera is used for at
least 5 minutes before the battery is removed.

COLOR MODE

The color mode controls whether a still image is color or
black and white. This must be set before the image is
recorded. The color mode is set in the custom 2 section of
the recording mode menu (p. 38). The live image on the
monitors will reflect the selected color mode. The color
option uses no monitor indicator when active. The color
mode has no effect on image file size.
The black & white mode produces neutral monochrome
images. Sepia creates warm-tone monochrome images.
The flash mode is reset to
autoflash with red eye
reduction if autoflash with
red eye reduction was last
set, if not the mode will be
reset to autoflash. See page
28 for information on flash
modes.
Black & White
Sepia
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