Manual (M) Exposure Mode; Noise Reduction - Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6 Instruction Manual

Manual (M) Exposure mode

Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and aper-
tures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the photographer total con-
trol over the final exposure.
Use the up/down keys of the controller to change the
shutter speed.
Use the left/right keys of the controller to change the
aperture.
The changes made to the exposure are visible in the live image on the monitor. The monitor shutter-
speed and aperture display turns red when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down if
the image is significantly underexposed or overexposed. If the monitor is black, increase the expo-
sure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitor is white.
In manual exposure mode, the auto camera-sensitivity setting fixes the ISO value at 100. The cam-
era sensitivity can be changed in section 3 of the recording menu (p. 64). The flash mode can be set
to fill-flash, fill-flash with red-eye reduction, or slow sync. with red-eye reduction (p. 26), but the live
image does not reflect the flash exposure.
The camera-shake warning (p. 27) does not appear in M mode. If a slow shutter speed is selected,
noise-reduction processing is applied to the image; a message may appear during processing. See
page 39 for more on noise reduction.
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Noise reduction

Noise can be apparent when using a slow shutter speed or high cam-
era sensitivity (ISO), or using the camera in hot environment. In these
cases, noise-reduction is applied to the image automatically. A mes-
sage appears on the LCD monitor if the noise-reduction processing
period is long. A picture cannot be taken while this message appears.
Camera Notes
If the camera is hot, noise reduction can be applied more often then under normal condi-
tions. This can affect the capture rate. Allow the camera to cool before taking pictures.
Konica Minolta History
Innovation and creativity is the cornerstone of Minolta's suc-
cess. The Electro-zoom X was an exercise in camera design
and received a great deal of attention when it was unveiled at
Photokina 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 camera.
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