About Dpof; Creating A Dpof Print Order; E-Mail Copy - Minolta DiMAGE Xi Instruction Manual

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About DPOF

This camera is supported by DPOF version 1.1. DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
allows direct printing of still images from digital cameras. After the DPOF file is created,
the memory card is simply taken to a photofinishing service or inserted into the card
slot of DPOF compatible printers. When a DPOF file is created, a misc. folder is
automatically made on the memory card to store it (p. 82).

Creating a DPOF print order

The print menu option is used to set an order for standard prints from still
images on the memory card. Single, multiple, or all images can be printed.
When selecting images, take care not to select an e-mail copy (p. 66) of an
original picture as the print quality may be lower. E-mail copies are indicated
with an envelope icon.
The print option has four settings:
This-frame - To create a DPOF file for the image displayed or highlighted in playback mode.
All-frames - To create a DPOF file for all still images on the memory card.
Marked frames - To chose a group of images to be printed or when the number of copies
for each image varies. When selected, the frame selection screen will appear. Use the left
and right keys to highlight an image to be printed. Pressing the zoom lever up will mark the
image with the printer icon. The number next to the icon indicates the number of copies of
that image will be printed. Pressing the zoom lever up will increase the number of copies,
pressing the zoom lever down will decrease the number. A maximum of nine copies can be
ordered. To deselect an image for printing, press the zoom lever down until the the number
of copies reaches zero and the printer icon disappears. Continue until all the images to be
printed are marked. Press the enter button to create the DPOF file, or press the menu
button to cancel the operation and return to the playback menu.
Cancel all - To delete the DPOF print files. When selected, a confirmation screen will appear;
highlighting and entering "Yes" will cancel the print order.
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When the this-frame or all-frames setting is chosen, a screen will appear requesting the
number of copies of each image; a maximum of nine copies can be ordered. Use the
zoom lever to set the number of copies desired. If the all-frames setting was used to
create a print order, any additional images saved afterwards on the memory card will
not be included in the order. The print icon is displayed with selected images in
playback mode. If more than one copy of the image is ordered, the number of copies
will be displayed next to the icon.
After the pictures have been printed, the DPOF file will still remain on the memory card.
The DPOF files must be canceled manually. DPOF files cannot be created for images
captured with another camera. DPOF data created on other cameras will not be
recognized.
Minolta History
Innovation and creativity has always been a
driving force behind Minolta products. The
Electro-zoom X was purely an exercise in
camera design. It was unveiled at Photokina
in Germany in 1966.
The Electro-zoom X was an electronically
controlled aperture-priority mechanical SLR
with a built-in 30 - 120mm f/3.5 zoom lens
giving twenty 12 X 17mm images on a roll of
16mm film. The shutter-release button and
battery chamber are located in the grip. Only
a few prototypes were built making it one of
Minolta's rarest cameras.
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