Sigma DP1 manual

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    111 This manual e xplains how to use the SIGMA DP1 digit al ca mera. Please refer to the SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide, which is available in the PDF format of the su pplied CD-ROM, to ge t information about installation of SIGMA Photo Pro sof twa re to your computer , con nection between camera and comp uter and for detailed explanation of S IGMA Pho[...]

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    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 re ading this instruction manual carefully before operating it. Enjoy you r new Sigma camera! x Please kee p this instruction boo klet hand y for future reference. Doing so will allow you [...]

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    2 Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment in Private Households Disposal of used Electrical & Electronic Equipmen t (Applicable in the E uropean Union and o ther European cou ntries with separate collection systems) This symbol in dicates that this product sha ll not be treated a s household wa ste. Instead it shall be collected separate [...]

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    3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKAGE CON TENTS / ACCESSORIE S ............ ................. ................. 2 T ABL E OF CONTENTS .......... ................. ................. ............. ................. 3 SAFE T Y PRECAU TIONS ........... ............. ................. ................ .............. 6 HANDLING PR ECAUTION S ....... ............[...]

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    4 FOCUS ING 4 5 HOW TO USE AU TOFOC US ...... ................ ................. ................. ........ 45 AF AREA SELECTION ...... ................ ................. ................. ............. ..... 46 FOCUS LOC K ..... ................. ................. ............. ................. ................ .. 46 MANUAL FOCUS .... ...........[...]

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    5 HIST OGRAM ...... ................. ................. ................ .............. ................ .. 77 VIEWING IMAG ES ON A TV ... ................. ................. ................ ............ 78 DELETI NG FILES 79 DELE T ING A SINGLE FI LE ........... ................. ................ ................. ..... 80 DELE T ING MUL TIPLE FI[...]

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    6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING (B A TT E R Y , BA T TE RY CHAR GE 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 i mmediatel y . Do not use a ny battery other tha n the de signated batter y types. Doing so may cause battery explosion, battery leakage, came r[...]

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    7 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING (CAM ERA) Never use your camera in an environ ment where flammable or burnable, gas, liquids or chemicals, such a s P ropane, Gasoline, etc., are pr esent. Keep the came ra in a sa fe place that children cannot reach. Playing with the came ra strap arou nd one’s neck can cause strang ulation. Do not disassemble the c[...]

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    8 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTIO N (CAME RA) Do not leave the camera with out the lens cap in pl ace. Light ente ring 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 a tt ached , as this could result in inj ury or a fall. Please do not grasp the camera with wet hand, as i t[...]

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    9 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ENVIRONMENT Š  Y our ca mera is a p recision instrument. Do not drop it or subject i t to ph ysical shock. Š  This camera is not waterproof, and cannot be used underwater . Wipe off any wat er drople ts w ith a dry clot h as soon as poss ible. If th e cam era get s real ly wet, promp tly consult your nearest S igma Se[...]

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    10 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS NOTE ON THE TFT COLOR LCD MONIT OR Š  A few pixels ma y always be lit or may never light on the LCD monitor . Th is is not a failure or ma lfunction. Ima ges recorded with the ca mera will not be affected. Š  Becaus e of th e normal physica l charac teristic s of the liquid c ryst al, the reaction of the displa y may[...]

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    11 DESCRIPTION OF THE P ARTS[...]

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    12 1. MICROPHONE 2. BA TTER Y / CARD COVER 20. (AE LOCK) BUTTON 3. TRIPOD SOCKET 4. LENS 21. / (EXPOSURE / DELETE) BUTTON 5. FLASH 6. LENS CAP MOUNT 22. 4-W A Y CO NTR OLLER 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 PO P-UP LEVER 12. COLOR LCD M ONITO R 25. (FOCUS MODE) BUTTON[...]

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    13 COLOR LCD MONIT OR INDICA TION Explanation of th e icons displayed i n still im age shooting.  1 Battery Level Indicato r 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 Disp lay * 7 Image Quality 21 MF Sc ale Bar * 8 Numbe[...]

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    14 BASIC OPERA TION AND QUICK REFERENCE The DP1 camera has many advanced features. This section, describes basic camera operation. Y ou can find mor e deta ils in later section s. PREP ARA TION Chargi ng the battery (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[...]

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    15 Set the date and time (P .27) Loading the card (P .28) T AKING THE PICTURE T u rn the camera bo dy on. Remove the lens cap and press th e Power switch. Selec t the expos ure mode Ტ P. 3 7 Უ Put the ‘Mode’ dial switch in (Auto) position[...]

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    16 Focus Ტ P. 4 5 Უ Compose your i mage with the color LCD monitor and p ress the shutter butto n “half-way” to activate expos ure metering and autofocu s. T ake a picture Fully press the shutter butto n to t ake the pic tur e. Revie w the image. Ტ P. 6 7 - 6 8 Უ The image is displayed fo r 2 seconds on the LCD monitor .[...]

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    17 PREP ARA TION This section describes necessa ry prep arations before u sing the camera. A TT ACHING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the end of the strap. 2 Atta ch the camera strap to camera strap eyelet on both sides as show n. 3 Reassemble the cam era strap as shown. 3 1 2[...]

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    18 LENS CAP T o preserve the lens, the lens cap is att ached. If you do not use th e camera, please keep the lens cap atta ched. HOW T O 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 SI GMA log o horizonta l. CAUTION!! x If you t urn came ra body on with the lens cap, t he camera wil l st[...]

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    19 LOADING THE BA TTER Y A lithium-ion battery , BP-31, is pr ovided with the DP1 camera. Char ge the batter y befo re usin g the ca mera for the fir st time. Ch arge t he batt ery by the supplied batte ry charger , BC-31, when the ba ttery 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[...]

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    20 LOADING THE BA TTER Y 1 Open the Battery / Card Cover i n the dir ectio n of t he arro w , a s sh own in the instruction. 2 Insert the battery into the chamber in accordance with the di agram. Ɣ Insert the battery u ntil it locks into pl ace. 3 Close the co ver securely . Ɣ Slide the cov er until it click s into the locked position.[...]

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    21 T O REMOVE THE BA TT ER Y 1 Make sure the camera is turned off and open the Ba ttery/Card Cover in th e direction 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 shown in the illustration. WARNING!! x While t he Busy Lamp is on, pleas e do not remove the bat tery. D[...]

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    22 CHECKING THE BA TTER Y ST A TUS The battery icon, w hich shows the cap acity of the battery , is shown on the right corner on t he color LCD panel. Explanations of the symbol s are given as follow s. Please t ake notice o f the battery statu s before and when in use. Battery S t atus White The batter y strength is suffici ent. White The battery [...]

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    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 exten ded period of time, reviewing the pictures or connecting the camera to a computer or cleaning the image sensor , we recommend that yo u operate the ca mera from a household po[...]

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    24 SETTING THE LANGUAGE Y ou should receive the DP1 camera pre-set to English , however , if necessary , you can chang e the ca mera language yourself. 1 Remove the lens cap a nd 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 / ᚕᛖ ] menu and press the button[...]

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    25 SETTING THE TIME AND DA TE The DP1 camera records the date and time wh en each image is captured and stores th is information with the image. T o ensure that the correct information is recorded with ea ch image , set the camera’ s internal clo ck to the correct date a nd time before using the camera for the first time or af ter extended per io[...]

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    26 TIP x The date can be displayed in one of three formats: M/D/Y (mon th/day/ y e ar), D/M/Y ( day/m onth/year ), or Y/M/D (y ear/mon th/day) . x The camera’s intern al clock is powered b y a capacitor that receives its charge f rom ca mera’s batte ry. If the camera is without b attery fo r an extended period of ti me, such as after p rolonged[...]

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    27 WARNING !! x The Camera Set-u p menu will no t be displa yed in Sound R ecording mode. x Settings are la id out as follows. Some setting ma y be dif ferent depe nding on the functio n. Please refe r to th e relevant page of each f unction. For example, to adj ust the [ I mage Siz e ] setting from [ Shooting Menu ]  1 Press the  button whil[...]

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    28 LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS * Designa tes the defa ult option. Some default s may va ry depending on the co untr y of purc has e. See each corre sponding page for more information . Shooting Menu Menu Item Mode Option s Description Page ISO S ettin g P , A S , M Au to * 100 200 400 800 The higher v alue indicates a higher sensit ivit y . (The Image m[...]

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    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[...]

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    30 Playback Menu Menu Item Options Description Page Mark Unmark* Mark Mark a ll Unmark all Marks or Un- marks stored images. This makes it convent to identi fy favorit e images. 85-87 Rot ate Rot ate * Rot ate Rotates t he 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 DP[...]

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    31 Set Up Menu Item Options Description Page LCD Contrast Medium* High Low Sets the color LCD monitor contrast. — LCD Sleep 30 sec. 1 min. * 2 min. 5 min. Off Set s the de lay bef ore the color LCD m onitor turns of f automaticall y if no operation has occurred. 106 Auto Pow er Off 10 sec. 30 sec. 1 min. 2 min. * 5 min. Off Set s the de lay bef o[...]

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    32 CHANGING THE COLOR LCD MONIT OR DISPLA Y It is possible to display/hide icons on th e color LCD monitor a s 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 ă ă Each time the button is pressed, the color LCD monitor display w ill change as follows. OPERA TION S till Image Mode Ტ , P , A , S [...]

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    33 INSERTING AND REM OVING THE CARD The DP 1 camer a uses a SD memory card, S DHC memory card and Multimedia card to store da ta. T O 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 until it cli [...]

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    34 T O 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 i t clicks and pull out it. 3 Close th e Batte r y/ C ard Cove r . Sli de the Batter y/ Car d Cov er in the direction shown by the arrow until it clicks and be l ocked. CAUTION !! x Never do any of the follow ing wh[...]

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    35 FORMA TTING THE CARD New cards must be formatt ed before use. In addition, cards with corrupt or incomp atible file systems may need to be formatted before use. 1 Remove the lens ca p and turn the camera on. 2 Press the button. 3 T o ope n the [ Set Up ] m enu, press th e button. 4 Use the button to sele ct the [ For mat ] menu and press th e bu[...]

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    36 SHUTTER BUTT ON The s hutter button of the DP1 came ras has two positions . When you pr ess the s hutter b utton “ halfway down” , the camer a’ s autof ocus sys tems wi ll activate. When pressing the button “al l-the-way down”, th e shutter will rele ase to take a pic ture . TIP x Before you start to take picture s, we reco mmend that [...]

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

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    38 CONTENT OF AUT O MODE SETTING When settin g the Au to Mode, the fo llowing came ra settings a re fixed. Shooting Menu 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 sRGB[...]

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    39 P PROGRAM AE T o m ake picture taking easier , the camera will automati cally select an appropriate combination of shutter speed and aperture va lue, accordin g to the brig htness of the subj ect. 1 Set the Mode Dial to the P position. (The ex posur e indicat or is illum inated in gr een.) 2 Press the sh utter button “half-way” to verify the[...]

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    40 A APERTURE PRIORITY AE After y ou set th e aper ture, the came ra wi ll det ermi ne th e approp riat e shut ter speed. If you select sma ller apertures, depth of field will be greate r . Larger apertures tend to blur the background, as depth of field will be shal lower . 1 Set the Mode D ial to the A position. (The aperture value indicator is il[...]

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    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 e xposure. Y ou can achieve stop action ef fect s by selecting a fast shutter speed, or give the fee ling of motion to a moving subject by sele cting a slow shutter speed. 1 Set the Mode Dial to th e S position.[...]

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    42 M MANUAL EXPOSURE Set both the shutter speed and apertu re value acco rding to the indi cation 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 butto n. (The apert[...]

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    43 USING THE BUIL T -IN FLASH The cam eras have built-in flash for taking p ictures 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 sl idin g the Fla sh Po p-Up Leve r . 2 Make sure that the Flash Mode icon is displayed o n the color LCD monitor . x While the built-in fla sh is charging, [...]

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    44 FORCED FLA SH When you pop-up the built-in fla sh, you can use your camera in this mode. x Please use th is mode fo r ordinary pho tography . RED-EYE R EDUCTION FLAS H When taking a picture with flash, so metimes the p erson’s eyes reflects the fla sh light and the “ redeye” phenomenon will appear i n the picture. In order to av oid this e[...]

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    45 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofocu s and man ual focus ope ration are explained below . HOW T O USE AUT OFOCUS Position the ph otographic subject within the centre of the compos ition an d pres s the shutter b utton “half - way”. x If auto focus is selecte d, the focusing point will be illuminated in g reen. (At the same time, the aut o focus l[...]

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    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 poin t. 1 T o ope n [ Shooting Menu ], press t he button. 2 Use the button to sele ct [ AF Ar ea ] and pre ss the button. 3 Press the button to select the desired focusing point, and press the button to apply it. FOCUS[...]

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    47 MANUAL FOCUS In situa tions where autofocus or focus lock is no t effe ctive, you can focu s manually . 1 Set the focus mode to MF mode by pressing butt on sever al ti mes. ( MF icon and “ the scale bar” will b e displayed on the color LCD monitor). 2 T urn the MF Dial on th e camera body until you get a clear sharp image. FOCUSING WITH MAGN[...]

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    48 OPERA TION OF THE DRIVE MODE Operation of the self-time r , and other functions of the camera are explained by the following: Th e Driv e Mode is se t in [ Shooting Menu ]. 1 T o ope n [ Shooting Menu ], press t he button. 2 Use the button to sele ct [ Drive Mode ] and pre ss the button. 3 Select the desired mode by using button. 4 Press the but[...]

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    49 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING [Cont inuous] In this mode, when you keep the shutte r button full y depressed, the camera will ta ke pictures con tinuously . x The maximum nu mber of frames is three in c ontinuous mode. CAUTION !! x Images taken in rapid succession, su ch as during Continuous shooting, are initially st ored in the camera's i nternal m[...]

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    50 ADV ANCED OPERA TION This se ction expl ains t he appl icati on of t he more advanc ed f uncti ons of your camera, when composing th e expressions of your picture. SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE 㧔 WB 㧕 The color of light reflected by an object can vary depending on the color of the light source ill umina ting it. For exam ple, a neu tral c olored[...]

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    51 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to sele ct the [ White Bala nce ] menu and press the button. 3 Select the desired mode by using the buttons. 4 Press the butto n or the button to apply the setting or the button to close the sub-men u without making any changes. x When Custom White Balanc e is se lected an d confirm[...]

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    52 SETTING A CUST OM WHIT E BALANCE For more pre cise control of the white balance setting or when pho tographing under unusual ligh ting conditions , the " Set Cu stom WB " optio n can be us ed to capture a sample of neutral object in a s cene to be use d for color co rrection. 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting Menu ]. 2 Use the butt[...]

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    53 SETTING THE SENSITIVITY 㧔 ISO EQUIV ALENCY 㧕 The photos ensit ivit y of di gital camer as is described in terms of “ISO equivalent” like silver-halide film camera s. (ISO sensitivity P .104 ) 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting Menu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ ISO Setting ] and press the butto n. 3 Select your de sired ISO value b[...]

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    54 IMAGE FILE SETTING The file size chang es depending on resol ution mode and reco r ding qu ality selected. Image Size (Resolution mo de) HI 2640 g 1760 WIDE 2640 g 1760 MED 1776 g 1 184 LOW 1296 g 864 RA W (RA W) 15.4MB FINE (JPEG) 3.3MB 2.7MB 1.6 MB 0. 8MB NORM (JPEG) 1.9MB 1.6MB 0.9 MB 0. 5MB Image Quality BA SIC (JPEG) 1.4MB 1.2MB 0.7 MB 0. 3[...]

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    55 IMAGE QUALITY SETTING 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting 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-m enu without ma king any changes. WARNING !! x When Imag e Quality[...]

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    56 IMAGE P ARA METER SETT ING 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting Menu ]. 2 Select [ Contrast ], [ Sharpness ] or [ Saturation ] by using the buttons and press the button. 3 Use the buttons to select the desired value. 4 Press the  button or the   button to apply the settin g or the  button to close the sub-men u without making any ch[...]

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    57 SELECTING THE METERING MODE The c amer a h as th ree a dvanc ed mete ring modes. 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting 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-m enu without ma [...]

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    58 CAUSION!! x Images taken using Spot metering w ill be indicated as Center Metering in the Image Information Window of SIGMA Photo Pro . AE LOCK The camera w ill fix and memorize the exposure val ue whilst the “AE” Lo ck butt on is depress ed. When you wis h to l ock th e expos ure of a subj ect of f-center , AE lock is very useful. Use o f t[...]

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    59 x It is possible to use the button to select settings other tha n AE Lock [ AEL ]. [ Center AF Lock ] Ensure the subjec t is within the center focu sing point and press the button to activate and lock the au tofocus. Please note, o nly the center focusing point will be used when the button is pressed. The exposure will onl y be locked when th e [...]

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    60 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION If you want to intentiona lly overexpose or underexpose the picture, use this function. 1 Press the button. (The exp osure 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 th e buttons. x Exposure compensation can be se t in 1/3 stop [...]

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    61 AUT O BRACKETING This function of the camera lets you t ake a sequ ence of pictu res of the same subjec t at three different exp osur e level s; Appr opri ate Expo sure, Under Exposure and Over Exposure. If it is dif ficult to determine the proper exposure, p lease use this function. 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting M enu ]. 2 Use the butto[...]

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    62 TIP x Three frame s will be taken contin uously by pressing the shutter button. When t he Drive M ode is set to the Self Timer, only 1 fram e will be taken each time the shutter button is pressed. x If the [ Quick Preview ] in the [ Set Up ] men u is set to other than [ Off ], three ima ges can be viewed at a time . It is eas y to check th e exp[...]

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    63 COLOR SETTINGS In addition to st andard color setting s of the DP1, it is a lso possible to sele ct Sepia and Monochrome (B&W) ph otography modes. 1 Press the button to open [ Shooting M enu ]. 2 Use the buttons to select [ Color Setting s ] and press the button. 3 Select the desire mode by usi ng th e but tons. 4 Press the butto n or the bu[...]

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    64 DIGIT AL ZOOM The DP1 camera is equi pped wit h a digi tal zoom functi on. TO SET DIGIT AL ZOOM 1 Press the  button to open [ Shooting Menu ].  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 settin g or the  button t[...]

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    65 IMAGE WITH SOUND It is possible to record soun d for up to 10 second s after t aking a picture. This function is convenien t for recording shooting informatio n at the time of t aking the photograph . SETTIN G THE IMAGE WITH SOUND 1 Press the  butto n to select [ Shooting Menu ]. 2 Use the  buttons to se lect [ Image W ith Sound ] and pres[...]

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    66 WARNING !! x Once Image with sound is set, the camera will continue to hold this setting unti l [ Off ] is slected in step 3 . TIP x The sound re cording will b e stored as a WAV file . It will be stored in the same fo lder and ha ve the sa me file name a s the image file. For example, th e image file name w ill be SDIM0010.JPG and sound fi le n[...]

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    67 REVIEWING AND DELETING IMAGES This se ction explains h ow to review and delete image s after they have been captu red. TIP x The DP1 may not be able to displa y images captured by other cameras, or “DP1 ” imag es th at have been rena med or m oved fr om the DCIM folder on the ca rd. QUICK PREVIEW The DP1 cam era can be set to automatically d[...]

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    68 1 Press the button. 2 Press the butto n to op en the [ Set Up ] menu. 3 Use the buttons to sele ct the [ Quick Prev iew ] menu a nd 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-m enu without ma king any changes. TIP x To manually turn off[...]

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    69 REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures cap tured by the DP1 can be reviewed 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 REVIEW IMAGES Press the button to display an image o n the color LCD moni tor . Pres[...]

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    70 VIEWING ONE IM AGE A T A TIME Press the button on the back of the camera to see the recor ded images in Single-Image Vi ew . WHILE IN SINGLE-I MAGE VIEW: x Press the button to see th e next i mage. x Press the button to see the pre vious image. Batte ry Level Indicato r Image Size Image Q uality Folder num bering ⁄ File numbering file number ?[...]

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    71 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW) Reviewed images can be magnified, making it possible to check image det ails and focu sing. TO MAGNIFY AN IMAGE While reviewing imag es, press the button. The magnification ratio will be change d as follows. Origin al ă X1. 25 ă X1.6 ă X2.0 ă X2.5 ă X3.15 ă X4.0 ă X5.0 ă X6.3 ă X8.0 ă X10.0 WHILE I N [...]

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    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 Sing le-Image V iew . [...]

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    73 VIEWING IMAGES A P AGE A T A TIME (JUMP MODE) Use Jump Mo de to browse large sets of images mor e quickly , or to ski p right to the first or last page of images on the card. TO GO TO J U MP M OD E Press the button twice from Single-Image V iew (or once fro m Contact Sheet View). WHIL E IN J UMP MODE: x Press the button to jump to the next p age[...]

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    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 the Control Icons ar e displayed on the co lor LCD monitor . 2 Press the bu tton t o pla y the reco rded soun d. Press the bu tton to stop [...]

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    75 VIEWING IMAGE INFO RMA TION The Imag e Info Screen co ntains ad ditional informati on about each image. TO DISPLA Y THE I MAGE INFO SCREEN Press the bu tton severa l times from the Single-Ima ge or Zoomed-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 Qual i[...]

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    76 WHILE I N IMAGE INFO SCREEN: z Press the  button again to return to t he origin al Single-Image View  z Dif feren t images can be selected in Single-Ima ge View by pressing . WARNING !! x It is not p ossible to select di fferent i amges wh ile in Zoomed -In Vie w. Press the button or the button to return to the original rati o, then it is [...]

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    77 HISTOGRAM The histogram is a graph depi cting the distribution of brightness value s in the imag e for ea ch of the three color channe ls (Red, Green, and Blue ). T he horizont al axis shows th e brightness le vel, with darke r pixels towar ds the lef t side and brighter pixels to ward the right. T he ve rtical axis shows the proportion of pixe [...]

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    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 view ed on the television m onitor or reco rded on vi deo recording media. T O CONNECT TH E CA MERA TO A VIDEO DEVICE 1 Open the con nector cove r . 2 Connect the A V cable to the Ჶ USB / [...]

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    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 several at once using the Delete Men u. WARNING !! x This chapter refers to still imag es, sound and movie files. x Files cannot b e delete d in Jump Mo de. T O DISPLA Y THE D ELETE MENU Press the button [...]

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    80 DELETING A SINGLE FILE T O DELETE A SINGLE FILE 1 Use the button to se lect the file to be deleted in Contact Sheet or Single-Image V iew . 2 Press to display the Delete Me nu. x [ Curre nt File ] will be the default selection. 3 Press the button to delete th e file . WARNING !! x If the file is not locked, it will delete the fi le without askin[...]

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

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    82 OTHER REVIEWING FEA TURES This section explains how to use Slidesho w , Lock, Mark, Rot ate and so o n. LOCKING FILES Locking protect s files from be i ng a ccidentally deleted . LOCK MENU MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Unlock Unlock the cur rently selected fi le. Lock Lock the currently selected file. ?[...]

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    83 T O LOCK A SINGL E FILE 1 Use the  button to se lect the file to be locked in Cont act Sheet or Single-Image V iew . 2 Press the  butto n to open [ Playba ck Menu ]. 3 Use the  button to select [ Lock ] and press the  button . 4 Use the button to sele ct [ Loc k ]. 5 Press the  bu tton or the  button to apply the settin g or th[...]

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    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 usi ng the but ton and press the button. 4 T o apply the settings , select [ Ye s ] by using the  but ton and pr ess the button.  A  icon [...]

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    85 MARKING IMAGES Images can be marked for various reason s, such as to identi fy favorites, to select images fo r a Slideshow , or to select images to be deleted with the “A l l marked” menu item in the Delete Menu ( P. 8 1 ). MARK MENU MENU IT EM DESCRIPTION Unmark If the currently selected image is already marked, the image w ill be unmarked[...]

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    86 T O MARK 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 sele ct [ Mar k ]. 5 Press the  button or the  button to appl y the sett[...]

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    87 MARKING ALL IMAGES 1 Press the  butto n to open [ Playba ck Menu ].  2 Press the  button to select = Mark ] and press the  button.  3 Select [ Mark a ll ] 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[...]

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    88 ROT A TING IMAGES Images t aken with a ve r tica l (portrait) orientation can be rot ated for more convenient viewing on the color LCD moni tor or on an attached televisi on. The images’ new orient ation will be u sed in all views as well as in the Slideshow . TIP x Rotating an image will make it app ear smaller on the display, bu t will have [...]

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    89 5 Press the  button or the butt on to apply the sett ings.  TIP x To rota te an image 1 80 degrees, rota te it twi ce in the same direction . x To get an image b ack into its original orientation, ro tate it in the opposite direc tion. x If the Rota te Menu was o pened from Jump Mode, bo th “Rotate” menu items will be unav ailable. REC[...]

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    90 4 Press the  button or the  button to apply the se ttings or the p ress the  button to close the sub-me nu without making a ny changes. The  icon is disp layed on the le ft and t he Control Icons is displayed in the lo wer-right corner on the color LCD m o nitor . 5  Press the bu tton to st art the recording . (The recording ca n [...]

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    91 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images on the card, or only selected im ages, can be sho wn in automatic playback mode using the DP1 camera’ s Slideshow fea ture. SLIDESHOW MENU MENU ITEM DESCRI PTION Show a ll S tart an automated slidesh ow of all images on the card. Show locke d S ta rt an autom ated sli deshow of al l locked i mages on the card. Sh[...]

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    92 T o termin ate th e slid esho w , p ress t he button . Then press the button to close the Slide show menu. WARNING !! x If no marked imag e are on the card, [ Show marked ] will not be av ailabl e. If no locked image are on the card, [ Show locked ] will not be available. NOTE x When the slideshow is stopped, the last image w ill continue to be [...]

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    93 RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK MOVIES RECORDING MOVIES It is possible to record movie s with sound. z The image size is QV GA (320X240) (Image area is 320X2 12, black stripes are recorded u p and do wn). z The number of shooting frames pe r second (fra me rate) is 30 frames. z The movie will be stored as an A VI fil e. (For instance, file nu mber 0[...]

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    94 z V ideo record ing mode emplo ys Pan Focus (focus is fixed). z I f the d ist ance b etwe en the cam era and the s ubjec t is 30cm to 50c m, pre ss the button to set the close-up mode. (T he ic on is displayed in the left of the color LCD monitor .)  z It is possible to use th e digit al zoom during recordi ng ( P. 6 4 ). z It is p ossible to[...]

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    95 2 Press the butto n to pl ayback the mov ie. ᴾ Movie play ba ck screen ῒῒῒ Press the button to terminate p layback. Press the button to pau se playback. Keep pressing the bu tton to fa st-forward. Keep pressing the butto n to fast -rewind. When “p ause” is selecte d ῒῒῒ Press the button to terminate p layback. Press the button [...]

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    96 RECORDING AND PLA YING BACK SOUND RECORDING SOUND (VOICE RECORD MODE) It is po ssible to use the DP1 as a so und recorder . z A sound file w ill 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 w ill be displayed Უ 2 Press the shutter button [...]

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    97 The recording capacity of cards is as sh own below . 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 178 min 356 min 712 min 1424 min PLA YI NG BACK SOUND How to playback sound recorded in the sound recording mod e. 1 When playback of sound is selected, the sound re cording screen w ill be displayed. (The operation icon s will be displayed on the bottom right of the display [...]

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    98 PRINTING IMAGES This section explains how to pr int images (JPEG data) ca ptured by a DP1, without the need of a P C. It is not possible to p rint RA W dat a (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 b y using image processi ng software such a s “[...]

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    99  WARNING !! x If no card is inserted into th e camera, [ No Memory Card ] me ssage will be disp layed. x If the card con tains still image s which cannot be printed, [ No images on Memo ry card ] will be display ed. x If [ Printer er ror! Please c heck the printe r. ] message is displayed, please check you r printer an d ensure that it is co [...]

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    100  7 C. The Printing Setting screen w ill be displayed. Ea ch option can be selected by pressing th e  button. Pressing the  button will open further p rinting det ails.  C. Printing Setting scr een Start Pr in t in g If button is pressed, it w ill st art printing with the current prin ter setting s. Print S ize [ Apply Printer Sett i[...]

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    101 DPOF (DIGIT AL PRINT ORDER FORMA T) When printing images at a photo l ab, it is possible to spe cify which photos and quantity to print in advance, u sing the DPOF menu. This is also available when making prints us ing a DPOF compatible pr inter . WARNING !! x In the case of RAW ima ges (files with X3F extension), DP OF printing is not poss ibl[...]

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    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 for more information. VIEW FINDER VF-1 1 This high perfo rmance Albada inversed Galilean type Find er mount s on the hot shoe. It of fers a framing guide for deciding th e composition w[...]

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    103 EXPLANA TION OF TERMS AE Auto Expos ure; b y using a built-in e xposure meter , the camera determ ines the correct exposure value, which is a combination o f shutter speed and aperture value. AE Lock The camera will fix and memorize the exposure value w ith AE lock. For ex am ple, if a photographic sub ject is placed in the cente r and exposure[...]

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    104 EV Exposure V alue (EV) is a n umerical value t hat expresse s the amount of li ght for a given exposure, and depends on b rightness of the photograph ic subject an d sensitivity of the film. If a pho tographic subjec t is bright, th en this nume rical value will be large, and if the subject is dark then this numerical value will be small. If t[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 amo unt of time, the color L CD monitor or power w i ll be turned of f automatically . LCD Sleep If not used for a predetermined amou nt of time, the color LCD monitor will be turned[...]

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    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 before requesting rep airs. Nothing is display ed on the color LCD monitor . Bat ter y is ex hauste d. Ź Replace the battery . ( P .19 - 22 ) Battery is improp erly inst alled. Ź Insert the battery in the proper[...]

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    108 Difficulty seei ng the images on the color LCD monitor . Dust or dirt ha s adhered to the color LCD monitor . Ź Clean the color LCD monitor with a blower or eyeglass cloth. ( P. 1 0 2 ) The color LCD m onitor is worn out. Ź Please con sult the retai ler from which you purchased the camera or cont act the nearest Sigma Service C enter . Pictur[...]

  • Page 110

    109 SPECIFICA TIONS Image Se nsor FOVEON X3® D irect Image Sensor (CMO S) Imag e Sensor S ize 20.7×13. 8mm Number of Pixe ls T otal Pixels 14.06MP (2652×1768×3 la yers) Aspect Ratio 3 : 2 Lens 16.6mm (35m m equivalent foca l length Ჴ 28 mm) Უ Lens F numbe r F 4 ~ F1 1 Lens Con struction 5 Grou ps, 6 Elements Shooting Range 50 cm ~ Đ , 30 c[...]

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    11 0 External Flash S y nc . Hotshoe (X Sync. Contact) Drive Modes Single, Co ntinuous (3 frames), Self T im er (2se c. /10sec.) LCD Monito r approx. 230,000 p ixels, 2.5 inches TFT color LCD moni tor LCD Monitor L anguage Englis h / Japanese / Ge rman / Chin ese (Simplified) / Fren ch S panish / It a lian / Korean Interface USB (USB2.0), Vi deo Ou[...]

  • Page 112

    11 2 For customers in the U.S.A. Federal Com munications Comm ission (FCC ) Radio Frequency I nterference Stat ement 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 desi gned to provide reasonable protection aga inst harmful interference in a re[...]