Sigma Digital Compact Camera DP1 manual

111 This manual e xplains how to use the SIGMA DP1 digit al cam era. Please refer to the SIGMA Ph oto Pro User Guide, which is availa ble in the PDF format of the su pplied CD-ROM, to get info rmation about installation of SIGMA Photo Pro software to your computer , connectio n between camera and comp uter and for detailed explanation of SIGMA Phot[...]

1 Thank you for purchasing the Sigma DP1 Digit al Comp act Camera Y ou will get the grea test performance and enjoyment from your new DP1 camera’ s features by reading thi s instruction manual carefully before operating it. Enjoy you r new Sigma came ra! • Ple ase keep this instructio n booklet hand y for future reference. Doing so will allow y[...]

2 Disposal of Electric and Electroni c Equipment in Priv ate Househ olds Disposal of used E lectrical & Electron ic Equipment (Applicable in the Euro pean Union and o ther European countrie s with separate collection systems) This symbol in dicates that this product shall n ot be tre ated as hou sehold waste. Instead it shall be collected separ[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKAGE CON TENTS / ACCESSORIES ................ ................ .............. 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS .......... ................. ................. ................ .............. 3 SAFE T Y PRECAUTIONS . ............. ................. ................ ................. ....... 6 HANDLING PR ECAUTION S ....... ..............[...]

4 FOCUS ING 45 HOW TO USE AU TOFO CUS ............ ................. ................. ................ .. 45 AF AREA SELEC T ION ......... ................. ................ ................. ............... 46 FOCU S LOCK ................... ................ ................. ............. ................. ..... 46 MANUAL FO CUS ....... ........[...]

5 HIST OGRAM .......... ................ .............. ................ ................. ............... 77 VIEWIN G IMAGES ON A TV ................. ................ ................. ............... 78 DELETI NG FILES 79 DELETING A SINGLE FI LE ........... ................. ............. ................. ........ 80 DELETING MUL TIPLE FILES ..[...]

6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING (B A TT E R Y , BA T TE RY CH ARGE R AND AC AD AP T ER ) Keep batteries in a safe place out of children’s reach. If a ba ttery is swallowed, call for eme rgency medical aid immedia tely . Do not use a ny battery other tha n the de signated battery types . Doing so may cause battery explosion, battery leakage, came ra[...]

7 SAFETY PRECA UT IONS W ARNING (CAMER A) Never use your camera in an environmen t where flammable or burnable, gas, liquids or chemicals, such a s P ropane, Gasoline, etc., are presen t. Keep the came ra in a safe place that children canno t reach. Playing wi th the came ra strap around o ne’s neck can cause strangulation. Do not disassemble the[...]

8 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTIO N (CAME RA) Do not leave the camera with out the lens cap in place. Ligh t entering through the lens for long periods of time cou ld cause damage to the camera . Please do not carry your came ra while a tripod is attached, as th is could result in inj ury or a fall. Please do not grasp the camera with wet hand, as it mig[...]

9 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ENVIRONMENT ■ Y our ca mera is a precisio n instrument. Do not drop it or subject i t to ph ysical shock. ■ This camera is not waterproof, and c annot be used underwater . Wipe off any wat er drople ts w ith a dry clot h as soon as possi ble. If th e cam era get s real ly wet, promp tly consult your nearest Sigma Se rvice[...]

10 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS NOTE ON THE TFT COLOR LCD MONIT OR ■ A few pixels ma y always be lit or may never light on the LCD monitor . This is not a failure or ma lfunction. Images recorded with the came ra will not be affected. ■ Beca use of the norm al physic al chara cterist ics of t he liqui d cryst al, the reaction of the display ma y become[...]

11 DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS[...]

12 1. MICROPHONE 2. BA TTERY / CARD C OVER 20. (AE LOCK) BUTTON 3. TRIPOD SOCKET 4. LENS 21. / (EXPOSURE / DELETE ) BUTTON 5. FLASH 6. LENS CAP MOUNT 22. 4-W A Y CONTROLLER 7. CAMERA ST RAP EYELET 8. SPEAKER 23. (VIEW) BUT TON 9. HOT SHOE COVER 10. HOT SHOE 24. BUTTON BUT TO N 11. FLASH POP-UP LEVER 12. COLOR LCD M ONITOR 25. (FOCUS MODE) BUTTO N 1[...]

13 COLOR LCD MONIT OR INDI CA TION Explanation of th e icons displayed i n still imag e shooting. 1 Battery Level Indicator 15 Contrast * 2 Flash Mode * 16 Sharpness * 3 Drive Mode* 17 Saturation * 4 White Balance* 18 Focusing Frame 5 ISO Se tting* 19 Focus Mode * 6 Image Size 20 MF Enlarged Display * 7 Image Quality 21 MF Sc ale B ar * 8 Number of[...]

14 BASIC OPERA TION AND QUICK REFERENCE The DP1 camera has many advanced features. This section, describes basic camera operation. Y ou can find more deta ils in late r sections. PREP ARA TION Chargi ng the batter y (P .19) Charge the suppli ed lithium-ion battery with the provided battery ch arger . T o insert the battery (P . 20) Insert the batte[...]

15 Set the date and time (P .27) Loading the card (P .28) T AKING THE PICTURE T u rn the came ra body on . Remove the lens cap and pre ss the Power switch . Selec t the expos ure mode （ P. 3 7 ） Put the ‘Mode’ dial switch in (Auto) position[...]

16 Focus （ P. 4 5 ） Compose your image w ith the color LCD monitor and p ress the shutter bu tton “half-way” to activate exposure metering and autofocus. T ake a picture Fully press the shutter butto n to take the pic ture. Revie w the image. （ P. 6 7 - 6 8 ） The image is displayed for 2 seconds on the LCD monitor .[...]

17 PREP ARA TION This section describes neces sary preparation s before using th e camera. A TT ACHING THE CARR Y ST RAP 1 Undo the end of the strap. 2 Atta ch the camera strap to camera strap eyelet on both sides as sho wn. 3 Reassemble the cam era strap as shown. 3 1 2[...]

18 LENS CAP T o p reserve the lens, the lens cap is attache d. If you do not use the ca mera, please keep the lens cap attached . HOW TO REMOVE THE LENS CAP Remove the len s cap as shown. A TT ACHING T HE LENS CAP Fit the lens ca p keeping the SIGMA lo go horizonta l. CAUTION!! • If you tu rn camer a body on wi th the lens cap, the c amera wil l [...]

19 LOADING THE BA TTER Y A lithium-ion battery , BP-31, is pr ovided with the DP1 camera. Char ge the batt ery be fore us ing the came ra f or the first ti me. Ch arge the bat tery by the supplied batte ry charger , BC-31, when the batte ry is empty . T O CHARGE THE BA TTER Y 1 Connect the pow er cable to the charge r and insert the plug into the w[...]

20 LOADING THE BA TTER Y 1 Open the Battery / Card Cover in the dir ectio n of th e arro w , a s sh own in th e instruction. 2 Insert the battery into the chamber in accordance with the diagr am. ● Insert the batt ery unti l it lock s into place. 3 Close the co ver securely . ● Slide the cov er until it clicks into the locked position.[...]

21 TO RE MOVE THE BA TT ER Y 1 Make su re the ca mera is tu rned off and open the Ba ttery/Card Cover in the di rection as shown by the arrow . 2 Eject the battery by sliding the b attery comp artment cover latch in the direction of the arro w , as sh own in the illustration. WARNING!! • While t he Busy Lamp is on, pleas e do not remove t he batt[...]

22 CHECKING THE BA TTER Y ST A TUS The battery icon, which show s the capa city of the battery , is shown on the righ t corne r on t he col or LCD panel . Explanations of the symbols are given as follows. Please t ake notice of the battery st atus before and when in use. Battery S t atus White The batter y strength is sufficient. White The battery [...]

23 USING A HOME POWER SUPPL Y (Sold Sep arately) Y ou can pow er the camera from a wall outlet us ing the provided AC Adapte r - (SAC-3). When usi ng your camera for an extended period of time, reviewing the pictures or connecting the camera to a computer or cl eaning the image sensor , we recommend that you operate the came r a from a household po[...]

24 SETTING THE LANGUAGE Y ou should receive the DP1 camera pre-set to English, how ever , if necessary , you can chang e the camera language yourse lf. 1 Remove the lens cap and turn the came ra on. 2 Press the button. 3 T o op en the [ Set Up ] menu, press the button. 4 Use the button to selec t the [ Language / 言語 ] menu and pres s the button[...]

25 SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The DP1 camera records the date and time when ea ch image is ca ptured and stores this information with the image. T o ensure that the correct informatio n is recorded w ith each image, se t the ca mera’s i nternal clo ck to the correct date a nd time before using the camera for the first time or af ter extended per [...]

26 TIP • The date can be displayed in one of three formats: M/D/Y (month/day/year), D/M/Y (day/m onth/y ear), or Y/ M/D (year /month/ day). • The camera’s in ternal clock is powered b y a capacitor that receives its charge f rom ca mera’s b attery. If th e camera is wi thout b attery fo r an extended period of ti me, such as after prolong e[...]

27 WARNING !! • The Ca mera Set-up menu will no t be displa yed in Sound R ecording mode. • Settings are la id out as follows. Some setting ma y b e dif ferent depe nding on the functi on. Plea se refer to the relevant page of e ach fun ction. For ex ample, to a djust t he [ Im age Siz e ] setting from [ Shooting Menu ] : 1 Press th e button wh[...]

28 LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS * Designate s the defa ult option. Some default s may vary depending on the cou ntr y of purc has e. See each corre sponding page for more information . Shooting Menu Menu Item Mode Options Description Page ISO S etting P , A S , M Aut o * 100 200 400 800 The higher v alue indicates a higher sensit ivit y . (T he Image ma [...]

29 Shooting Menu Menu Item Mode Options Description Page Auto B racket P , A S , M Bracketing a mount ±3.0EV Sets or cancel s the Aut o Bracket f unction, and sets the bracke ting amount. 61,6 2 Digit al Zoom P , A S , M Off* On Sets or cancels t he digital zoom f unction. 64 Image With Sound P , A S , M Off* On Sets or cancels t he Image With So [...]

30 Playback Me nu Menu Item Options Description Page Mark Unmark* Mark Mark all Unmark all Marks or Un- marks stored images. This makes it convent to identi fy favorite images. 85-87 Rot ate Rot ate * Rot ate Rotates the stored image. 88-89 Sound Memo Cancel* Set Sets or cancels t he Sound Memo, whi ch can be recorded to a stored image. 89,9 0 DPOF[...]

31 Set Up Menu Item Options Description Page LCD Contrast Medium* High Low Sets the color LCD monitor contra st. — LCD Sleep 30 sec. 1 min. * 2 min. 5 min. Off Set s the de lay before the colo r LCD monit or turns of f automatical ly if no operation has occ urred. 106 Auto Pow er Off 10 sec. 30 sec. 1 min. 2 min. * 5 min. Off Set s the de lay bef[...]

32 CHANGING THE COLOR L CD MONIT OR DISPLA Y It is possible to display/hide icons on the color LCD monitor as follows by pressing the button. D i s p l a y I c o n s H i d e I c o n s L C D M o n i t o r O F F → → Each time the button is pressed, the color LCD monitor display w ill change as follows. OPERA TION S till Image Mode （ , P , A , S[...]

33 INSERTING AND REM OVING THE CARD The DP 1 cam era us es a SD m emory card, SDHC mem ory card and Multimedia card to store da ta. TO INSERT THE CARD 1 T urn of f the camera and open the Batte ry/ Card Cover , as shown in the illustration. 2 Insert the card in accordance with the instruction of Battery/ Card chamber . Insert th e card un til it cl[...]

34 TO REMOVE THE CARD 1 T urn of f the camera and open the Batte ry/ Card Cover , as shown in the illustration. 2 Push the card until it clicks and pull o ut it. 3 Close th e Battery / Card Cover . Sli de the Ba ttery / Car d Cov er in th e direc tion sh own by the a rrow unt il it clicks and be l ocked. CAUTION !! • Never do any of the follow in[...]

35 FORMA TTING THE CARD New cards m ust be for matted b efore us e. In addition , cards wi th corrup t or incomp atible file systems may need to be formatted before use. 1 Remove the lens cap and turn the camera on. 2 Press the button. 3 T o ope n the [ Se t Up ] menu, pre ss the button. 4 Use the button to select the [ Form at ] menu and press the[...]

36 SHUTTER BUTT ON The s hutte r button of th e DP1 came ras has two posi tions . When you pr ess the s hutter b utton “ half way down ”, the camera’s aut ofocus system s wil l activate. When pressing the button “all -the-way down”, th e shutter will rele ase to take a pic ture . TIP • Before you start to take pictures, we recommend tha[...]

37 BASIC OPERA TION SELECTING THE EXPOS URE MODE The feature s and the operation m ethods of the four dif ferent exposure modes of the camera are expla ined below . AUT O MODE This mode allows easy exposu re setting of the camera. It is similar to P mode, but w ith less options. The cam era will automatically select an appropriate com bination of s[...]

38 CONTEN T OF AUT O MODE SETTING When settin g the Au to Mode, the following ca mera se ttings are fix ed. Shooting Men u Optio ns Description ISO S etting Auto White B alance Auto Metering Mode Evaluative AF Are a Center Aut o Bracket OFF (± 0 ) Contrast S tandard (± 0.0 ) Sharpness S tandard (± 0.0 ) Saturation S tandard (± 0.0 ) Color space[...]

39 P PROGRAM AE T o make pictu re taking easier , the camera will automati cally select an appropriate comb ination of shutter speed and aperture value , according to the brig htness of the subj ect. 1 Set the Mode Dial to the P position. (The ex posure indicat or is illumin ated in gre en.) 2 Press the sh utter button “half-way” to verify the [...]

40 A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After y ou set th e apert ure, t he came ra wil l det ermin e the appr opr iate shutter speed. If you select sma ller apertures, depth of field will be greater . Larger apertures tend to blur the background, as depth of field will be shal lower . 1 Set the Mode D ial to the A positi on. (The aperture value indicator is ill[...]

41 S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE When you set the desired shutter speed, the camera w ill select the appropriate aper ture value for correct ex posure. Y ou can achieve stop action ef fects by sele cting a fast shutter speed, or give the fee ling of motion to a moving subject by selecting a slow shutter speed. 1 Set the Mode Dial to th e S position. [...]

42 M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shutter speed and apertu re value acco rding to the indica tion of the exposu re meter . Y ou can ch ange the exposu re, as you desire. 1 Set the Mode Dial to the M position. (The shutter speed value is illuminated in green.) 2 Select the desire d shutter speed value by using button. 3 Press the button. (The apertu[...]

43 USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH The cam eras have built-in flash for t aking pictures at night or in low light , whi ch is v ery conv enient. USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH 1 Ejec t the fl ash by sli ding th e Flas h Pop- Up Lever . 2 Make sure that the Flash Mode icon is displayed o n the color LCD mon itor . • While the built-in fla sh is charging, a[...]

44 FORCE D FLASH When you pop-up the built-in flash, you can use your camera in this mode. • Please use th is mode fo r ordinary photogra phy . RED-EYE R EDUCTION FLASH When taking a picture with flash, someti mes the pe rson’s e yes refle ct s th e flash light and the “ redeye” phenomenon will appear i n the picture. In order to avoi d thi[...]

45 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofocu s and man ual focus opera tion are explained below . HOW T O USE AUT OFOCUS Position the photograph ic subject within the centr e of th e comp osit ion an d pres s the shutte r button “ha lf-way”. • If autofocus is selected, the focusing poi nt will be illumin ated in green. (A t the same time, the aut o foc[...]

46 AF AREA SELECTI ON The AF area of the DP1 is equipped with 9 focusing points and it is possib le to select the desired fo cusing point. 1 T o ope n [ Shooting Menu ], press t he button. 2 Use the button to select [ AF Ar ea ] and press the butto n. 3 Press the butto n to select the d esired focusing point, and press the button to apply it. FOCUS[...]

47 MANUAL FOCUS In si tuatio ns whe re au tofoc us or foc u s lock is not ef fective, you can fo cus manually . 1 Set the focus mode to MF mode by pressing butt on sever al ti mes. ( MF icon and “ the scale bar” will be d isplayed on the color LCD monitor). 2 T urn the MF Dial on the came ra body until you get a clear sharp image. FOCUSING WITH[...]

48 OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-timer , and other functio ns of the camera are explained by the following: The Dr iv e Mode is set i n [ Shooting Menu ]. 1 T o ope n [ Shooting Menu ], press t he button. 2 Use the button to select [ Drive Mode ] and press the button. 3 Select the desired mode by using button. 4 Press the butto[...]

49 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING [Cont inuous] In this mode, when you keep the shutte r button full y depressed, the camera will ta ke pictures continuou sly . • The maximum nu mber of frames is three in continuo us mode. CAUTION !! • Images take n in rapid succession, such as during Contin uous shooting, are initially st ored in the camera 's inter[...]

50 ADV ANCED OPERA TION This se ction explai ns the applic ation of the mo re advance d funct ions of your camera, when composing th e expressions of your picture. SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE （ WB ） The color of light reflected b y an object can vary depending on the color of the light source ill umina ting it. Fo r examp le, a neut ral col ored [...]

51 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select th e [ White Balance ] menu and press the button. 3 Select the desired mode by using the buttons. 4 Press the button or the button to apply the setting or the button to close the sub-menu witho ut making any changes. • When Cu stom Whit e Balanc e is select ed and conf [...]

52 SETTING A CUSTO M W HITE BALANCE For more pre cise control of the whit e balance setting or when photograph ing under unusual ligh ting conditions, the " Set C ustom WB " opt ion can b e used to capture a sa mple of neutral o bject in a scene to be used fo r color correction. 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the but[...]

53 SETTING THE SENSITIVITY （ ISO EQUIV A LENCY ） The photos ensit ivit y of di gital camer as is described in terms of “ISO equ ivalent” like silver-halide film came ra s. (ISO sensitivity P .104 ) 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ ISO Setting ] and press the button. 3 Select your de sired ISO valu[...]

54 IMAGE FILE SETTING The file size chang es depending on resol ution mode and record i ng quality selected. Image Size (Resolution mode) HI 2640 × 1760 WIDE 2640 × 1760 MED 1776 × 1 184 LOW 1296 × 864 RA W (RA W) 15.4 MB FINE (JPEG) 3.3MB 2. 7MB 1.6 MB 0.8 MB NORM (JPEG) 1.9MB 1. 6MB 0.9 MB 0.5 MB Image Quality BA SIC (JPEG) 1.4MB 1. 2MB 0.7 M[...]

55 IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ Image Quality ] and press the button. 3 Select your desired image quality by using the buttons. 4 Press the button or the button to apply the settings or the button to close the sub-menu w ithout making any changes. WARNING !! • When Imag e Quali[...]

56 IMAGE P ARAMET ER SETTING 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Select [ Contrast ], [ Sharpness ] or [ Saturation ] by using the buttons and press the bu tton. 3 Use the buttons to select the des ired value. 4 Press the button or the button to apply the setting or the button to close the sub-menu witho ut making any changes. If you a[...]

57 SELECTING THE METERING MODE The c amer a h as th ree adva nced m eteri ng modes. 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ Metering Mode ] and press the button. 3 Select the desired mode by using the buttons. 4 Press the button or the button to appl y the settings or the button to close the sub-menu w ithout ma[...]

58 CAUSION!! • Images taken using Spot metering w ill be indicated as Center Metering in the Image Information Window of S IGMA Photo Pro . AE LOCK The camera will fix and m emorize the exposure val ue whilst the “AE” Lo ck butt on is d epress ed. Wh en you wi sh to lock t he expos ure of a sub ject off-cen ter , AE lock is very useful. Use o[...]

59 • It is possible to use the button to select settin gs other than AE Lock [ AEL ]. [ Center AF Lock ] Ensure the subjec t is within the center focusing p oint and press the button to a ctivate and lock the autofo cus. Please note, onl y the center focu sing point will be used when the button is pressed. The exposure will only be locked when th[...]

60 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If you want to intentionally o verexpose or underexpo se the picture, use this function. 1 Press the button. ( The exposure compensation valu e is displayed in green in the lower right of the color LCD monitor . 2 Select the desire d compensation value by usin g the buttons. • Exposure compensation ca n be set in 1/3 sto[...]

61 AUT O BRACKETING This function of the camera lets you take a sequence of pi ctures of the sam e subjec t at thr ee differen t expos ure lev els; App ropr iate E xposur e, Under Exposure and Over Exposure. If it is dif ficult to determine the p roper exposure, plea se use this fun ction. 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the bu[...]

62 TIP • Three frames will be taken continuou sly by pressing the shutter button. When t he Drive M ode is set to the Self Timer , only 1 frame will be taken each time the shutter button is pressed. • If the [ Quick Pre view ] in t he [ Set Up ] m en u is set to other than [ Off ], three ima ges can be viewed at a time. It is easy to chec k the[...]

63 COLOR SETTING S In addition to st andard color setting s of the DP1, it is a lso possible to sele ct Sepia and Monochrome (B&W) photograp hy modes. 1 Press the button to open [ Sho oting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ Color S ettings ] and press the button. 3 Select the desire mode by using the buttons. 4 Press the button or the butto[...]

64 DIGIT AL ZOOM The DP1 camer a is equi pped wi th a digi tal zoom func tion. TO SET DIGIT AL ZOOM 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting M enu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ Digi tal Zoom ] and press the button. 3 Select [ On ] by u sing the buttons. 4 Press the button or the button to apply the setting or the button to close the sub-menu w itho[...]

65 IMAGE WITH SOUND It is possible to r ecord sound for up to 10 seconds af ter taking a pictu re. This function is convenien t for recording shooting information at the time of ta king the photograph . SETTIN G THE IMAGE WITH S OUND 1 Press the button to select [ Shooting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ Imag e With Sound ] and pr ess the but[...]

66 WARNING !! • Once Image with sound is set, the camera will continu e to hold this setting unti l [ Off ] is slected in step 3 . TIP • The sou nd recording will be stored as a WAV file . It will be stored in the same fo lder and ha ve the same file name a s the image file. For e xample, the image file name w ill be SDIM0010.JP G and sound fil[...]

67 REVIEWING AND DELETING IMAGES This se ction explains h ow to review and delete image s after they have been captu red. TIP • The DP1 may not be able to displa y images captured by other cameras, or “DP1 ” imag es that h ave been renam ed or m oved from the DCIM folder on the ca rd. QUICK PREVIEW The DP1 cam era can be set to autom atically[...]

68 1 Press the button. 2 Press the button to open the [ Set Up ] menu. 3 Use the buttons to select the [ Quick Previe w ] menu and press the button. 4 Select the desired mode by using buttons. 5 Press the button or the button to apply the setting o r press the button to close the sub-menu w ithout making any changes. TIP • To man ually turn off t[...]

69 REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures captured by the DP1 can be review ed in various ways. T o review images cap tured by the DP1 camera press the butt on on t he back of the camera. The last ima ge recorded on the card w ill be displayed on the color LCD monito r . TO R EVIEW IMAGES Press the button to display an image o n the color LCD moni tor . Pre[...]

70 VIEWING ONE IM AGE A T A TIME Press the button on the back of the camer a to see the recorded ima ges in Single-Image Vi ew . WHILE IN SING LE-IMAGE VIEW : • Press the button to see th e next image. • Press the button to see the previou s image. Batt ery Lev el Indi cator Image Si ze Image Q uali ty Folder n umberi ng ⁄ File numbering file[...]

71 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) Reviewed images can be magnified, making it possible to check ima g e det ails and fo cusing. TO MAGNIFY AN IMAGE While reviewing imag es, press the button. The magnification ratio will be changed as follows. Origin al → X1.2 5 → X1.6 → X2.0 → X2.5 → X3.15 → X4.0 → X5.0 → X6.3 → X8.0 → X10.0[...]

72 VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEET VIE W) Images can be viewed in a "cont act sheet" of nine thumbna il images. T O GO TO CONT ACT SHE ET VIEW While reviewing image s, press the button. WHILE I N CONT ACT SHEET VI EW: z Press the buttons to ch ange the image selection . z Press the button to return to Single-Image View . z [...]

73 VIEWING IMAGES A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mode to br owse lar ge sets of images more quick ly , or to ski p right to the first or last page of images on the card. TO GO TO J U MP M O DE Press the button twice from Single-Image View (or once from Con t act S heet View). WH ILE IN JUM P MODE: • Press th e button to jum p to the next[...]

74 VIEWING IMAGES WI TH SOUND Play sounds that have been re corded with Images ( P. 6 5 ) or play the voice memo function ( P. 8 9 ). 1 When the ima ge with sound is selected during image review , the I con and th e Control Icons ar e disp layed on the color LCD monitor . 2 Press the butt on to pl ay the re corded soun d. Press the button to stop t[...]

75 VIEWING IMAGE INFO RMA TION The Image In fo Screen cont ains additional informati on about each image . TO DISPLA Y THE IMAGE INFO S CREEN Press the button several times from th e Single-Image or Z oomed-In Vi ew . 1 Battery Level Indicator 15 Exposure Compen sation V alu e * 2 Image Size 16 Flash Exposure Compensation Va l u e * 3 Image Quality[...]

76 WHILE IN IMAG E INFO SCREEN: z Press the button again to retu rn to t he o riginal Single-Imag e Vi e w . z Dif ferent image s can be selec ted in Sing le-Image View by pressin g . WARNING !! • It is no t possible to select di fferent iamges whi le in Zoom ed-In V iew. Press the button or the button to retu rn to the original rati o, then it i[...]

77 HISTOGRAM The histogram is a graph depictin g the di stribution of brightness values in the image for each of the three color channels (Red, Green , and Blue). The horizonta l axis shows th e brightness leve l, with darke r pixels towards the left side and brighter pixels towa rd the right. The vertical axis shows the proportion of pixe ls at ea[...]

78 VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV The DP1 camera can be connecte d to a television or a video device using the provide d A V cable, al lowing the recorded images to be viewed on the television m onitor or reco rded on vi deo recording medi a. T O CONNECT THE C AMERA TO A VIDEO DEVICE 1 Open the con nector cove r . 2 Connect the A V cable to the ＜ USB / A[...]

79 DELETING FILES This section describes how to delete the files reco rded on a ca rd. Files recorded on the card can be deleted one at a time or se veral at once using the Delete Men u. WARNING !! • This chapter refers to still i mages, sound and movie files. • Files c annot be deleted in Jump Mod e. T O DISPLA Y THE D ELETE MENU Press the but[...]

80 DELETING A SINGLE FILE TO D ELETE A SINGLE FILE 1 Use the button to sele ct the file to be deleted in Cont act Sheet or Single-Image V iew . 2 Press to display the Delete Menu. • [ Curre nt File ] will be the default selection. 3 Press the button to delete th e file . WARNING !! • If the file is not locked, it will delete the fi le without a[...]

81 DELETING MUL TIPLE FILES T O DELETE MU L TIPLE FILE S 1 Pressing the button will op en the delete menu 2 Select [ All Mar ked ] or [ All ] by using th e button. z Locked images will not delete . T o delete these image s, please unlock them before deleting (See P .82 - 84 for information). z If there are no Mar ked images on the card, it is not p[...]

82 OTHER REVIEWING FEA TURES This section explains how to use Slidesho w , Lock, Mark , Rotate and so o n. LOCKING FILES Locking protect s files from being accident ally deleted. LOCK MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Unlock Unlock the cur rently se lected fi le. Lock Lock the currently selected file. Lock all marked Lock all marked files on the card. ( S[...]

83 T O LOCK A SINGL E FILE 1 Use the button to select the file to be lo cked in Cont act Sheet or Single-Image V iew . 2 Press the button to open [ Playback M enu ]. 3 Use the button to select [ Lock ] and pres s the button. 4 Use the button to select [ Lock ]. 5 Press the butto n or the button to apply the settin g or the button to close the sub-m[...]

84 T O LOCK MUL TIPLE FILES 1 Pres s the butto n to open [ Playback Me nu ]. 2 Use the button to select [ Lo ck ] and press the button. 3 Select [ Lock all marked ] or [ Lock all ] by us ing the but ton and pre ss the button. 4 T o apply the s ettin gs, select [ Ye s ] by using the but ton and press the button. A icon will appear in the upper-right[...]

85 MARKING IMAGES Images can be marked for various reasons, su ch as to iden tify favori tes, to select images fo r a Slideshow , or to select imag es to be delete d with the “A ll marked” menu item in the Delete Menu ( P. 8 1 ). MARK MENU MENU IT EM DESCRIPT ION Unmark If the currently selected i mage is already marked, the image w ill be unma[...]

86 TO MA RK A SINGLE IMAGE 1 Use the button to select the image to be marked in Cont act Sheet or Single-Image V iew . 2 Use the button to open [ Playback Menu ]. 3 Use the button to select [ Mark ] and press the button . 4 Use the button to select [ Mark ]. 5 Press the button or the button to apply the setting s or the button to close the sub-menu[...]

87 MARKING ALL IMAGES 1 Press the button to open [ Playback M enu ]. 2 Press the button to select [ Mark ] and press the button. 3 Select [ Mark all ] by using button and press the button. 4 T o apply the setting, select [ Ye s ] by using the button and press the button. A icon will appear in the upper-right corner of the image in dicating that all[...]

88 ROT A TING IMAGES Images t aken with a ve r tical (po rtrait) orientation can be rot ated for more conv enient viewing on the colo r LCD monit or or on an attached t elevisi on. The images’ new orientation w ill be used in all views as well as in the Slideshow . TIP • Rotating an imag e will make it appear smaller on the display, but will ha[...]

89 5 Press th e button or the button to apply the sett ings. TIP • To rota te an imag e 180 degrees, rotate it twi ce in the same direction . • To get an image b ack into its original orientation, ro tate it in the opposite direc tion. • If the Ro tate Menu was o pened from Jump Mode, both “Rotate” menu items will be unavai lable. RECORDI[...]

90 4 Press the button or the button to apply the se ttings or the p ress the button to close the sub-menu without making a ny changes. The ic on is display ed on the lef t and the Control Icons is displayed in the lower-ri ght corner on the color LCD m onitor . 5 Press the bu tton to st art the recording. (The recording ca n be for u p to 10 secon [...]

91 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on the card, or only selected im ages, can be show n in automatic playback mode using the DP1 camera’ s Slideshow feature. SLIDESHOW MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTIO N Show a ll S tart an automated slidesh ow of all images on the card. Show locked S ta rt an autom ated sli deshow of al l locked i mages on the card. Show[...]

92 T o termin ate th e slid esho w , p ress t he button. Th en press the button to close the Slideshow menu. WARNING !! • If no marked i mage are on the card , [ Show marked ] will n ot be avai lable. If no locked image are on the card, [ Sh ow locked ] will not be available. NOTE • When the slideshow is stop ped, the last image will co nt inue[...]

93 RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK MOVIES RECORDING MOVIES It is possible to record movies with sou nd. z The image size is QVGA (320X240) (Image area is 320X212, black stripes are recorded u p and down). z The number of sho oting frames pe r second (fra me rate) is 30 frame s. z The movie will be stored as an A VI fil e. (For instance, file nu mber 00[...]

94 z Vi deo record ing mode emplo ys Pan Focus (focus is fixed). z I f the d istan ce be tween t he cam era and t he subje ct is 30 cm to 50c m, pre ss the button to set the close-up mode. (T he icon is displayed in the left of the color LCD monitor .) z It is po ssible to use the digit al zoom during rec ording ( P. 6 4 ). z It is p ossible to cha[...]

95 2 Press the but ton to pl ayback the mo vie. Movie play back scre en ･･･ Press the button to terminate playback. Press the button to p ause playback. Keep pressing the button to fa st-forward. Keep pressing the button t o fast-rew ind. When “p ause” is selec ted ･･･ Press the button to terminate playback. Press the button to rest[...]

96 RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK SOUND RECORDING SOUND (VOI CE RECORD MO DE) It is possible to use the DP1 as a so und recorder . z A sound file wi ll be stored as a W A V file. (For inst ance, file number 0023 will be SDIM0023.W A V .) 1 Set the Mo de Dial to the position. (The sound recording screen will be displayed ） 2 Press the shutter button [...]

97 The recording capacity of cards is as sho wn below . 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 178 min 356 min 712 min 1424 min PLA YING BACK SOUND How to playback sound recorded in the sound recording mode. 1 When playback of sound is se lected, the sound re cording screen w ill be displayed. (The operation icons w ill be displayed on the bottom right of the display .[...]

98 PRINTING IMAGES This section explains how to print i mages (JPEG dat a) captured by a DP1, without the need of a P C. It is not possible to p rint RA W data (X3F file) directly w ith the PictBridge S tandards. T o print RA W format imag es, it is necessary to change the RA W file (X3F ) to JPEG by using image processing sof t ware such as “S I[...]

99 WARNING !! • If no card is inserted into the camera, [ No Memory Card ] message will be disp layed. • If the card contains still image s which cannot be printed, [ No images on Memo ry card ] will be display ed. • If [ Printer error! Plea se check the p rinter. ] message is displayed, please check you r printer and en sure that it is corre[...]

100 7 C. The Printing Setting screen will be displaye d. Each option can be selected by pressing th e button. Pressing the button w ill open further printing details. C. Printing Setting screen Start Pr in ti ng If butt on is pressed, it w ill st art printing with the current pri nter set tings. Print S ize [ Apply Printer Sett ings ] or Card / L /[...]

101 DPOF (DIGIT AL PRINT ORDER FORMA T) When printing images at a photo lab, it is possible to specify which photos and quantity to print in advance, u sing the DPOF menu. This is also avai lable when makin g prints us ing a DPO F compatible pr inter . WARNING !! • In the case of RAW ima ges (files with X3F extension), DP OF printing is not poss [...]

102 REFERENCE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-140 DG SA-STTL This comp act design flashgun has a maximum Guide Number of 14 (ISO100 / m). Please see P. 6 6 fo r more information. VIEW FINDER VF-1 1 This high perfo rmance Albada inversed Galilean type Finder mount s on the hot shoe. It of fers a framing guide for deciding th e composition w[...]

103 EXPLANA TION OF TERMS AE Auto Expos ure; b y using a built-in e xposure meter , the camera determine s the correct exposu re value, whic h is a combina tion of s hutter speed and aperture valu e. AE Lock The camera will fix and memoriz e the exposure value with AE lock. For example, if a photographic s ubject is placed in the center and exposur[...]

104 EV Exposure V alue (EV) is a n umerical valu e that expresse s the am ount of light for a given exposure, and depends on bright ness of the photo graphic subj ect and sensitivity of the film. I f a photogr aphic subjec t is bright, then this num erical value will be large, an d if the subject is dark th en this numerical v alue will be small. I[...]

105 FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM S tored data is automatica lly assigned file numbers from 0001 to 9999. When data is being reviewed, the file number of each image is display ed in the right corner on the color LCD monitor (see P. 7 0 , 7 5 ). The file number is also incorporated into the filename of the image. The filename consist s of “SDIM” followe[...]

106 LCD SLEEP AND AUT O POWER OFF The DP1 has [ L CD Sleep ] and [ Auto Pow er Off ] functions in order to cons erv e batt ery power . If not used for a predete rmined amount of time, the color L CD monitor or power will be turned of f automatically . LCD Sleep If not used for a predetermined amou nt of time, the color LC D monitor will be turned o[...]

107 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have a p roblem with your camera or cannot take good pictures, consult the list below as you check the camera be fore requesting rep airs. Nothing is displ ayed on th e color LCD monitor . Bat ter y is exha uste d. ► Replace the batte ry . ( P .19 - 22 ) Battery is improp erly insta lled. ► Insert the battery in th e [...]

108 Difficulty se eing the images on the color LCD monitor . Dust or dirt ha s adhered to the color LCD monitor . ► Clean the color LC D monitor with a blower or e yeglass cloth. ( P. 1 0 2 ) The color LCD monito r is worn out. ► Please consult the retailer from which you purchased the camera or cont act the nearest Sigma Service C enter . Pict[...]

109 SPECIFICA TIONS Image Se nsor FOVEON X3® D irect Imag e Sensor (CMOS) Imag e Sensor S ize 20 .7×13. 8mm Number of P ixels T otal Pixels 14.06MP (2652×1768×3 layers) Aspect Ratio 3 : 2 Lens 16.6mm (35m m equivalent focal lengt h ： 28mm) ） Lens F numbe r F 4 ~ F1 1 Lens C onstruct ion 5 Group s, 6 Element s Shooting Range 50 cm ~ ∞ , 3 [...]

11 0 External Flash S ync. Ho tshoe (X Sy nc . Contact) Drive Modes Single, Co ntinuous (3 frames), Sel f Timer (2sec. /10sec.) LCD Monito r approx. 2 30,000 pixe ls, 2.5 inche s T FT color LCD monitor LCD Monitor L anguage Englis h / Japanese / Germ an / Chines e (Simplified) / French S panish / Italian / Korean Interface USB (US B2.0), Vi deo Out[...]

11 2 For customers in the U.S.A. Federal Com munications Comm ission (FCC) Radio Frequency I nterference Stateme nt This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are d esigned to provide reaso nable protection aga inst harmful interference in a re[...]