Sigma DP1 Quattro manual

C8 0 EN1 572 E ENGLISH USER’S MANUAL[...]

2 Thank you for purc hasing the Sigma dp 1 Quattro Digital Comp act Camera Y ou will get t he greate st perform ance and enjoym ent from your new dp1 Quattro c amera’ s feature s by rea ding this i nstructi on manual c arefully before ope rating it. Enjoy y our new Sigma c amera!  Pleas e keep t his inst ruction b ooklet h andy for future refe[...]

3 Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipme nt in Private Househol ds Disposal of used Elec trical & Electronic Equipm ent (Ap plicable in the European Union and other European countries w ith separate collection systems) This symbol indicates that this produ ct shall not be treated as hou sehold waste. Instead it shall be collected separatel[...]

4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P ACKA GE CONTENTS / A CCESSORIES .............................................. 3 T ABL E OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... 4 SAFE TY PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................ 7 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ................................[...]

5 SETTING THE FOCUS FRAME ........................................................ 50 FOCUS LOCK ................................................................................... 51 AF+MF MODE ................................................................................... 51 AF LIMIT MODE ......................................................[...]

6 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOME D - IN VIEW) ................................ . 94 VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIME (CONT ACT SHEET VIEW) ...... 95 VIEWING IMAGE INFORM AT I O N ......................................................... 96 HISTOGRAM ..................................................................................... 98 DELETING FILES ....[...]

7 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS T o avoi d causing dama ge or injury , pleas e read this i nstruction m anual carefully , before usin g the camera. Please t ake speci al note of the follo wing tw o cautionary symbols. W arning !! Using the product and di sregarding this warning sign may cause serious injury or other dangerous r esults. Caution !! Using the pr[...]

8 WA RNING ( BA TT ERY CHARGER AND AC A DAPTER ) The batte ry charger is for indoor us e only . Do not store t he charger in humid or dus ty locat ions. Use it within the 0 °C - 40° C temperature range only . The AC Adapter is designe d for use w ith this produ ct only . Do not use it with any other applianc e. Doing so m ay cause ov erheating, f[...]

9 Prevent w ater , or met allic a nd other c onductiv e object s from coming into cont act with the termi nals of the camer a body . This can result in electric shoc k, overheati ng and fire. Do not fire th e flash clos e to eyes, ot herwise the bright lig ht could damage the ey e. Keep at le ast 1m/3fe et dist ance betw een the face and the cam er[...]

10 HANDLING PRECA UTIONS Please read this secti on befor e using th e camera. S tudy and familiar ize yoursel f with the f unction s of your cam era befo re using it. No c ompensati on or guarant ee is prov ided for uns atisfactory pictu res or loss of profit, et c. Carry sp are batter ies when y ou use the camera in a cold env ironment, on a field[...]

11  I f the camera tur ns off , please leave it swi tched of f for more th an ten minutes to lower it s tempera ture.  I mage quality may lower when the came ra gets ho t. If the w arning mark ( ) is display ed , we rec ommend tu rning of f the camera a nd wait u ntil the temperatu re of the camera bec omes low er . SD MEMORY CARD (sold separ[...]

12 DESCRIPTION OF THE P AR TS[...]

13 1 AF AUXILIARY LIGHT 20 BUSY LAMP 2 CAMERA STRAP EYELET 21 COLOR LCD MONITOR 3 DC CONNECTOR COVER 22 (DISPLA Y) BUTTON 4 RELEASE LEVER 5 BA TT ERY COVER 23 (QUICK SET) BUTTON 6 LENS 7 FIL TER A TT ACHMENT THREAD 24 / (AE LOCK / DELETE) BUTTON 8 FOCUS RING 9 M ICROPHONE 25 (VIEW) BUTTON 10 TRIPOD SOCKET 11 CARD / USB COVER 26 (MENU) BUTTON 12 FOC[...]

14 COLOR LCD MONI TOR IN DICA TI ON Explanatio n of the ico ns display ed in sti ll image s hooting. 1 Battery Level Indicat or 20 T emperatu re rise cau tion mark 2 ISO Sensitivity 21 Overexposur e Correc tion * 3 Drive Mode 22 Purple Fri nge Correc tion * 4 White Bala nce (Filtering Ef fect) 23 T one Cont rol 5 Image Size 24 Color Mode (T oning E[...]

15 This mark sh ows that th e image is being pr ocessed in c amera after s hooting. While this mark is dis played, i t is not po ssible to operate the cam era. This mark sh ows that t he camera is still s hooting w ith a slow shutter spee d. BASIC OPERA TI ON AND QUICK REFE RENCE The dp1 Quattro camera has m any adv anced featur es. This sec tion, [...]

16 Set the date and time (P .25) Loading the card (P .37) T A KING THE PICTURE T urn the camera bo dy on. Remove the len s cap and pres s the Power switch. Select the exposure mode (P .43) Press the ‘Mo de’ button in P (Program AE) position[...]

17 Focus (P .4 9) Compose y our image with t he color LC D monitor and pre ss the shutter butt on “half - way” to activ ate exposu re meterin g and autof ocus. T ake a picture Fully pres s the shut ter button to t ake the picture. Review the image. (P .41 ) The image is di splayed for 2 seconds on the LCD mo nitor .[...]

18 PREP ARA TIO N This section describes necessary preparations before using the camera.[...]

19 A TT ACHING THE CARR Y STRAP 1 Undo the strap en d. 2 Attach the carry strap as show n. This strap can be attach e d to a bat tery cas e that is convenient for carry ing a spare bat tery . CAUTION !!  The battery and battery case a re not w ater - proof. B e sure not to get water on t hem.[...]

20 LENS CAP T o preser ve the l ens, the l ens cap i s attach ed. If you do not us e the cam era, please kee p the lens cap atta ched. Attach or remov e the lens cap as show n in the illustra tion. LOADING THE BA TTER Y A lithium - i on battery , BP - 51, is pr ovided w ith the dp1 Q uattro cam era. Charge the b attery before usin g the camer a for[...]

21  T he charge lamp w ill be green whilst th e battery is charg ing  I t takes about 140 minutes to re charge the battery .  R equired time for rechargi ng the batt ery depends on th e ambient tem perature an d status of rechar ge le vel. 3 When the char ge lamp goe s out, charg ing is complet ed. Remov e the battery from the char ger and[...]

22 LOADING THE BA TTERY 1 Slide the Release l ever to the OPEN position, and ope n the Bat tery Cov er as shown in t he illustrati on. 2 Insert the battery until it lock s into pl ace. 3 Close the Bat tery Cover and Sli de the Release lev er to the LOCK position as shown in t he illustrati on. CHECK ING THE B A TTER Y ST A TUS The battery icon, w h[...]

23 The power of t he battery is insuf ficient , replace or recharg e the battery immed iately . (Red) The power of the battery is empty ; the camer a will n o longer work. Replace or recharge th e battery immediately . The battery is workin g with the connected AC adapter . ( P. 1 32 ) TO REMOVE THE BA TTERY 1 Slide the Release l ever to t he OPE N[...]

24 SETTING THE LANGUAGE Y ou should re ceive the dp1 Quattro camera pre - set to E nglis h, however , if necessary , you ca n change t he camera la nguage y ourself. 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Press the button on the back of t he camera to display the Camer a Set - up Menu. (See P .27) 3 Select [ Camera Settin gs (3) ] by rotating the Fr ont Dial or[...]

25 SETTING THE TIME AND D AT E Please set the cam era’s internal clock, b efore usi ng the camera for the fi rst time or aft er extended peri ods of disuse. 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Press the button on the back of t he camera to display the Camer a Set - up Menu. (See P .27) 3 Select [ Camera Settin gs (3) ] by rotatin g the Fro nt Dial or t he [...]

26 CAUTION !!  The camera’s internal clock is powered by a capacit or that re ceives i ts charge from camera’s battery . If the camer a is with out battery for an extended per iod of time, suc h as after prolong ed s torage, the i nternal clock will need to be re set. TO CHANGE THE OR DER OF T HE DA TE The date can be display ed in one of th[...]

27 CAMERA SET - UP MENU This secti on descr ibes the var ious setti ngs in the C amera S et - up menu. I t is possible t o set the camera functions fro m the Camera Set - u p menu display . TO DISPLA Y THE SET -UP MENU Press the button on the b ack of the camera. Press the button again to c lose the Set - up Menu and the cam era will be shooting mo[...]

28  T he Camera S et - up menu i s divided in to three g roup s. CAPTURE SETTINGS (Blue T ab) This menu r elates to shooting s ettings. When an ex posure mode i s selecte d and the button is pres s ed [ Capture Settings ] will be displ ayed. PLA YB ACK MENU (Red T a b) This menu is f or setting th e playback related funct ions of th e still imag[...]

29 LIST OF MENU FUNCTIO NS For more det ailed inform ation abo ut each fun ction, ple ase refe r to the individual p ages . CAPTURE SETTINGS ( 1 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page ISO Sensitiv ity The higher value indi cates a hi gher sensitiv ity . (The Image may have more “ noise ” with higher sensitivities.) 67 ISO Sensitiv ity Ste p Sets the IS [...]

30 ( 3 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page Overexpo sure Correction Sets or cancels t he [ Overexp osure Correction ] that minimizes blown out highlight s at the time of ov erexposu re. 82 Purple Fringe Correction It is possi ble to sel ect if it activates t h e Purple Fri nge Correct ion that correct s the purple fringe i n the shooting co ndition with [...]

31 ( 5 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page MF Auto Magnificat ion Sets the duration for the image to return to normal display from MF Auto M agnification. 56 AF Limit Mode Set whether or not t he AF Limit Mod e is added to th e Focus Mo de button. 52 Speed Priori ty AF Sets t he AF m ode betw een Normal AF mode or S peed Priority AF m ode. 55 Face Detect[...]

32 ( 2 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page Image Rotation Sets w hether or n ot vertical ly orient ated images are aut omatically rotate d and displayed v ertically . — Sound Memo Sets or cancels the Sound M emo, which can be record ed to a stor ed image. 11 0 CAMERA SETTINGS ( 1 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page Custom Mode Setting Register t he settin g [...]

33 ( 2 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page LCD O ff Sets the delay b efore the backlight of the color LCD mon itor tu r ns off auto matically if no operation has occurred. 12 4 Auto Power Of f Sets t he delay bef ore the cam era sh uts down autom atically if no operat ion has occurred. 12 4 ( 3 ) Menu Item Descripti on Page Release Without Memory Card Se[...]

34 QUICK SET MEN U By pressi ng th e button, it is possi ble to qui ckly acc ess and c hange th e settings of the foll owing most commonly used camera function s. Quick Set M enu (Defau lt) AE Metering M ode ( P. 7 3 ) Drive Mode ( P. 5 7) ISO Sensitivity ( P. 6 7 ) White Bala nce ( P. 6 2) Image Quality ( P. 6 9 ) Color Mode ( P. 7 9) Image Size ([...]

35 CAUTION !!  Items that y ou cannot set are di splay ed in gray , and the option can not be changed by rotatin g the dial s. The functions a llocated to t he Quick Set men u can be chan ged. Avail able funct ions to be allocated t o the Quic k Set menu ISO Sensitivity (P .6 7) AE Metering M ode (P .7 4) Drive Mode ( P. 5 7) White Balance ( P .[...]

36 CHANGING THE COLOR L CD MONI TOR DISP LA Y LCD Monitor D isplay can be changed by pressing the button. OPERA TION → → → Display Mode 1 Display Mode 2 View finder Mode LCD Off Mode  R efer P .14 [ COLOR LCD MONITOR INDICA TION ] for the meaning of each icon.  I n the V iew Fi nder Mode, only Ic ons will b e display ed. This mo de is c[...]

37 INSERTING AND REMOVI NG THE CARD The dp1 Qua ttro camer a uses a SD m emory card, SDHC memor y card and SDXC mem ory card to store dat a . TO INSERT THE CARD 1 T urn of f the came ra and open the C ard / USB cov er as show n. 2 Insert the ca rd in accord ance with th e instruction of Card / USB cham ber . Insert the card unt il it click s. 3 Clo[...]

38 TO REMOVE THE CA RD 1 T urn of f the cam era and op en the C ard / USB cov er as show n. 2 Push the car d until it clicks and pull out i t. 3 Close the Ca rd / US B cover . WARNING!!  While the Busy Lamp is o n or fla shing, do not take out the bat tery or t he card. By doing so, it m ay result in da ta loss. Thi s could als o cause damage to[...]

39 FORMA TTING THE CAR D New cards mu st be format ted befor e use. In addi tion, cards w ith corrup t or incompa tible fil e systems m ay need to be format ted befor e use. [ Camera Settings ] (P .27) → Select [ Format ] an d format the card. In [ Format ] menu, Sele ct [ Ye s ] by pressing the button and p ress the button. T o cancel formatt in[...]

40 SHUTTER BUT T ON The shutte r button of the dp1 Quattro camer as has tw o positions . When you press t he shutt er button “halfw ay down”, the camera’ s aut ofocus systems w ill activate . When press ing the but ton “all - the - way down”, the shutt er w ill release t o take a picture . TIP  Befor e you start to take pict ures, we r[...]

41 QUICK PREVIEW The dp1 Quattro cam era can be set to automatic ally display a prev iew of eac h image imm ediately a fter it is tak en. This is useful for i nstan tly checkin g exposu re and framing. The Quick Prev iew Duration can be set from [ Ca pture Settings ] (P .27) → [ Quick Pr eview ]. Off No preview image is display ed. 2 sec. (Defaul[...]

42 BASIC OPERA TION This section describes basic operations to st art t aking photography .[...]

43 SELECTING THE EXPOSU RE MODE The featur es and the operation methods o f the fou r diff erent ex posure modes of the cam era are explain ed below . WARNING !!  In this section, the ins truction is wri tten on the ass umption that [ Sw itc h Di al Functi ons ] of [ Capture Se ttings ] (P.27) i s in the i nitial set ting. If the actual proceedi[...]

44 P PROGR AM AE T o make pi cture taking e asier , the camera will aut omatically select an appropriat e combinat ion of s hutter s peed and ap erture v alue, accor ding to the brightnes s of the subject. 1 Set the Ex posure Mode to the P position. (The expos ure indic ator is i llumina ted in green.) 2 Press the s hutter butt on “half - way ”[...]

45 A AP ERTURE PRIORIT Y AE After y ou set the apertu re, the c amera w ill determi ne the ap propriat e shutter spe ed. If you select sma ller apert ures, depth of field w ill be grea ter . Larger apert ures tend to blur the backg round, as d epth of field will be shallower . 1 Set the Ex posure Mode to the A position. (The apert ure val ue indica[...]

46 S SHUTTER SPEE D PRIORITY AE When you set the desir ed shutter s peed, the camera wil l select the appropriat e aperture value for corr ect exposure. Y ou can achieve st op action ef fect s by s electing a fast s hutter spe ed, or giv e the fe eling of m otion to a moving subje ct by selecting a sl ow shutter spe ed. 1 Set the Ex posure Mode to [...]

47 M MANUAL EXPO SURE Set both th e shutter speed and ap erture v alue accordi ng to the i ndicatio n of the exposu re meter . Y ou can cha nge the ex posure, as y ou desire. 1 Set the Ex posure Mode to the M positi on. (The shutt er speed is illu minated in oran ge. The apertu re value in dicator is illuminate d in green. ) 2 Set the desir ed aper[...]

48 LCD DISPL A Y IN M MOD E When the ex posure is set as M mode, th e LCD Disp lay reflect s th e selected ex posure on the scree n so that photograp hers can confirm how the actual im age wil l look. When th e exposure is u nder , it becomes d arker , and when it is over , it becomes brig hter . When you shoot image s in M m ode while using th e f[...]

49 FOCUSING Adjustment of autofo cus and ma nual focus operation are expl ained belo w . FOCUS MODE Each time t he button is pre ssed, AF mode (without an icon) a nd MF mode ( icon) will alternate. HOW TO USE AUT OFOCUS Position the photograp hic subject within the centre of t he composi tion and pre ss the shutter button “ha lf - way”.  If [...]

50 AF A UXILIAR Y LIGHT The built - in AF auxiliary light of th e dp1 Quattro enables foc using in low light conditions.  The ef fectiv e dista nce of the AF auxiliary light is 3m .  The AF aux iliary light ca n be turned o ff. Ple ase set [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ AF A uxiliar y Light ] → [ Off ]. SETTING THE FO CUS FRAME The dp1 [...]

51 FOCUS LOCK This phot ographic method i s useful if the s ubject is not pos itioned w ithin t he selected focu sing point. 1 Position the phot ographic subj ect into the selecte d focusing poi nt, and focus by pressing t he shutter button “ha lf - way”. 2 When the sub ject is in focus, the selected focusing p oint will be illuminat ed in gree[...]

52 5 The enlarg ed display returns to n ormal one sec ond af ter stoppin g rotati on of the Foc us ring. Compose th e image as de sired and take t he picture .  T o return to normal AF mode, select [ Off ] in step 1 .  The enlarge d display will be magnifi ed from t he select ed focusing point of the LCD m onitor by pressing button. It is pos[...]

53 3 Select the desired AF Limi t mode b y using the Front and the R ear Dial or press the buttons. mode Focusing Range Macro Approx. 0. 2m ~ 0.5 m (Approx . 0. 66 ft ~ 1.6 ft) Portrait Approx. 0. 33 m ~ 1 m (Approx . 1. 1 ft ~ 3 .3 ft) Landscape / Snap shooting (Default) Approx. 0. 33 m ~ ∞ (Approx . 1 .1 ft ~ ∞ ) Custom Personal Cus tomizatio[...]

54 F ACE DET ECTION AF MODE The dp1 Quat tro off ers Face D etection AF Mode that pri oritizes t o detect and focus on the face s in the ima ge. Normal AF mod e can be sw itched to Face detection AF mode by selecting [ Capture Setti ngs ] (P .27) → [ Face detect ion AF ] → [ On ]. OFF ON Press button and button to s et the Face Detecti on AF Mo[...]

55  T o return to normal AF mode, sele ct [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ Face detection A F ] → [ Off ]. SPEED PRIO RITY AF The Speed Priority AF e nables f aster auto focus by fre ezing the LCD monitor whi le focu sing. Normal AF mode can b e switch ed to S peed Priority AF mode by se lecting [ Capture Setti ngs ] (P .27) → [ Speed Prio[...]

56 The green bar w hich ap pears on bot h sides of the meter on the scal e bar shows t he depth of f ield. If y ou select larger ape rtures, t he depth o f field w ill be shal lower (are a in focus is n ar rower) an d if you select smaller ap ertures, the depth o f field w ill be great er (area i n focus is wider). WARNING!!  The fo cus point o [...]

57  Change the duration for t he image t o return to no rmal display or set it of f so the image is n ot going to be enlarg ed by rota ting the fo cus ring . Refer to [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ MF A uto Magnifi cation ] to set. Off (Defau lt) No magnific ation. 1 sec. Return to normal display af ter 1 second. 2 sec. Return to normal disp[...]

58 CONTINUOUS SHOO TING In this mod e, when y ou keep the s hutter but ton fully depressed, t he camera will take pi ctures conti nuously . CAUTION !!  Imag es taken in rapid suc cession, suc h as during Contin uous shootin g, are initial ly store d in the camera's internal memory buf fer. On ce the memory buffer is ful l, the shutter will [...]

59 Self Timer 10 sec The shutter will be release d 10 seconds after th e shutter but ton is fully depresse d. After com posing the picture, pre ss the shutter button “hal f - way” and adjust the focusing . Then, pres s the shutter butto n th e rest of the way and the self - timer will acti vate. During the self - timer opera tion you w ill hear[...]

60 3 Press the button to apply t he setting , and pres s the butt on to go back to shootin g mode. 4 Press the shutter but ton to st art the interval timer shoo ting.  During the interv al timer sh ooting, the next ex posure inte rval begi ns and the numbers of remaining ex posures w ill be display ed.  During the interval timer sho oting, th[...]

61 ADV AN CED OPERA TION This section explains the application of the more advanced functions of your camera, when composing the expressions of your picture.[...]

62 SETTING THE WHITE BA LANCE (WB) The color of light reflect ed by a n object can vary dependi ng on th e color of the light source illuminating it. For example, a neutral c olored obje ct will reflec t reddish li ght under incandes cent lighti ng, and gr eenish ligh t under fluor escent l ighting. The human brain i s able to c ompensat e for dif [...]

63 WHITE BALANCE OPTIONS OPTION COLOR T E M P. DESCRIPTION Aut o (Default) - Select this setting to allow t he camer a to automat ically dete rmine the appropriat e white balance adjustment s. Aut o (Lighting Sourc e Priority) - Select this setting to allow t he camer a to automat ically dete rmine the appropriat e white bal ance whil e valuing the[...]

64 ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE Each White B alance Mod e can be a djusted. 1 Select pref erred White B alance M ode from [ Captur e Settings ] (P .27) → [ White Balance ], and press the button to display the White Balanc e Adjustment screen. T o set from Quick Se t Menu (P .34), select pre ferred Whit e Balance Mode, and press the button to display t[...]

65 SETTING TH E V ALUE OF COLOR T EMPERA TURE White Balan ce can b e adjusted by setti ng the c olor temper ature i n numerical v alue. 1 Select [ Ca pture Setti ngs ] (P .27) → [ Whit e Balance ] → [ Color T emperature ] and press the button to displ ay the C olor T emperatu re setting sc reen. T o set from the Quick Se t Menu (P .34), selec t[...]

66 TIP  Lig ht source c an be re ddish or bluish, t he color of light d escribed as absolute t emperat ure (K: K elvin) i s called “Color T emperatur e”. The lower the co lor tempera ture is, the more re ddish the color of light turns out, and the hig her, the mor e blueish. Please refer P .62 for t he approximat e color t emperature of the [...]

67 SETTING THE SENSITIVITY (ISO EQUIV ALENCY) The photose nsitivity of digit al cam eras is described i n terms of “ISO equiv alent” lik e silver - halide film cameras. The ISO S ensitiv ity can be set in Quick Set Menu ( P .34) or [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ ISO Sensitivit y ]. ISO Auto (ISO AUTO) (Default) ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 1600 ISO [...]

68 1 Select [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ IS O Sens itivity ] → [ ISO A uto ], and press the button to move the ISO Auto Range se tting screen. (When the button is pr essed af ter select ing [ IS O Au t o ], th e current sett ing will be applied). When the IS O Auto Ra nge is s et in the Quick S et menu (P .34), selec t [ ISO AU TO ] and pre[...]

69 When the 1/3 EV is s elected, t he follow ing ISO sen sitivity can be set. I SO AU T O ISO 250 ISO 800 ISO 2500 ISO 100 ISO 320 ISO 1000 ISO 3200 ISO 125 ISO 400 ISO 1250 ISO 4000 ISO 160 ISO 500 ISO 1600 ISO 5000 ISO 2 00 ISO 640 ISO 2000 ISO 6400 TIP  When Exposure Mode is set to [ 1/ 3 EV ], Lower l imit and Upper limit of ISO AUT O RANGE [...]

70  RA W images are recorde d without digit al pro cessing in t he camera bo dy and requir e post - processing wi th Sigma Photo Pr o softw are which c an convert RA W images to JPEG or TI FF format.  SIGMA Photo Pro can be downlo aded free of ch arge from th e following website: http://www.sigma - global.com  Without u sing a PC , it is p[...]

71 ASPECT RA TIO SETTING Aspect Ratio of the image can be changed. Aspect Rati o Setti ng can be s et in Q uick Set Me nu (P .34) or [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ A spect Ratio ]. 21:9 Aspect Rati o simil ar to tho se of w ide screens used in cinema. 16:9 Aspect Rati o the sam e as thos e of high v ision TVs. 3:2 (Default) Aspect Rati o the sa[...]

72 Combina tion of Image Quality ・ Image Size ・ Asp ect Ratio result s in approximat e file si ze per image as follow s. When Image Size Sett ing is set to [ ] Aspect Ratio Image Size Image Quality 21:9 2 5M 7680 ×3 296 18.1 MB 9.7 MB 7.4 MB 16:9 33 M 7680 × 4320 23.7 M B 12. 7 MB 9.5 MB 3:2 39 M 7680 × 5120 28.1 MB 15. 0 MB 1 1. 3 MB 4:3 35[...]

73 SELECTING THE METERI NG MODE The camera has three advanced m etering modes. The Meterin g Mode can be set in Quick Set Menu (P .34) or [ Ca pture Setting s ] (P .27) → [ AE Metering Mode ] Eva lu a ti ve (Default) Center Weighted A verage Spot EVA LUA TIVE METERING The camera d ivides it s scree n into 256 an d measure s the bright ness of the[...]

74 AE LOCK The camera w ill fix and mem orize the exposure val ue whilst th e “AE” Lock butto n is d epressed. When you w ish to lo ck the ex posure of a s ubject off - center , AE lock is v ery usef ul. Use of this f unction w ith S p ot Meteri ng Mode is recom mended. 1 Center the subject, f or which y ou wish to lock the ex posure i nside th[...]

75 AFL Press the button to lock the foc us. Until press ing the button agai n, images are take n with the s ame focu sing point (Ex posure can be l ocked when pr essing sh utter “half - way”.). AE L + AF L Press the button to lock bo th AE and F ocus simult aneously . Until pr essing t he butto n again, images are t aken with the same ex posure[...]

76 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TIO N If you w ant to int entionally overex pose or underexpose the pict ure, use t his functi on. Select the desired com pensation v alue by rotatin g the Rea r Dial.  Exposure compensatio n can be s et in 1/3 stop in crement s from +3.0 to - 3.0 stops. CAUTION !!  The ex posure co mpensation w ill not disa ble automat i[...]

77 1 Select [ Capture Settings ] ( P .2 7) → [ Auto Bracketing ] → [ Bracket ing Amount ], and press the button or the button. 2 Use the buttons to set the bracket ing amou nt.  It can be s et in 1/3 stop increm ent s up to ± 3 3 Pr ess the button to confirm , press the shutt er button ‘‘half - w ay’’ to return to shooting mode. (Th[...]

78 WARNING !!  Once you set the auto bracketing mode, the cam era will co ntinuousl y hold that a uto bracke ting mode u ntil y ou set the bra cketing amo unt to “ ±0.0 ”.  Auto B racketin g fun ctui on cannot be used w ith the flashgu n.  Auto bracke ting icon w ill change as follows depe nding on the frame number . First Frame Secon[...]

79 COLOR MODE It is possibl e to select the de sired Color mode dependi ng on the shoo ting conditions. In additi on to the a bove settin gs, Monoch rome phot ography mode can be selected. The Color Mo de can be set in the Qui ck Set Menu ( P .34) or [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ Col or Mode ]. STD. S t andard (Default) S t andard colo r mode [...]

80  The selecte d color setti ng icon is di splayed on th e color LCD monitor . TIP  In Si gma Phot o Pro, Mon ochrome m ode is de signed fo r RAW dat a capture using MONO . (Monochrom e) mode. Si gma Photo P ro can convert Mon ochrom e RAW images into colo r howev er it is not possible to convert M onochrom e JPEG ima ges into color. COLOR M[...]

81  Normally , set it to [ OFF ] (Off). T oni ng Effect (Only with M onochrome) Monochrom e images can be finishe d with pref erred colo r tones. B/W B&W (Default) R Red WAR M Warm T one SEPIA Sepia G Green BG Blue Green B Blue COLD Cold T one BP Blue Purpl e P Purple 1 Select you r preferred Co lor Mode from [ Capture Set tings ] (P .27) ?[...]

82 TIP  JPE G files are compress ed after a paramet er adjust ment. In t he case of the RAW format, parameter informati on is re corded w ithout adju stment. It is po ssible to r e - adjust R AW images using S igma Phot o Pro s oftware. OVEREXPOSURE CORRECT ION Blown - out highlight s caused by overexposure can be corrected, based on th e gradat[...]

83 TONE CONTROL By automati cally opt imizing the tone curve acc ording to the sc ene, even for the scene w ith high c ontrast, th e image can have a n atural tone . T one Control : Off T one Contr ol : S trong Set from [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ T one C ontrol ] OFF Off Set T one Control f unction OF F . Mild (Default ) Mild eff ect can be[...]

84 CAUTION !!  In case the Col or Mode (P. 79) is set as MONO . (Mono chrome), the Purple Fri nge Correc tion will be O ff .  Depe nding on th e scenes an d conditi ons, it mi ght be possi ble that t he correction in the im age becomes insuffici ent.  In case there is a purple obj ect in th e image, d esaturation of the purple color cou ld[...]

85  When verti cally orie ntated images are r eviewed, t hey will automatical ly rotate an d be display ed vertically .  When vert ically ori entate d images ar e review ed in S igma Photo Pro, t hey will autom atically rotate and be dis played v ertically .  When vert ically or ientate d images a re rot ated by pressing [ Pla y back Menu [...]

86 3 Use the buttons to sele ct [ Ye s ], and press the button t o confirm. T o cancel, us e the buttons to select [ No ] a nd press the button. WARNING !!  When the new setting i s saved, the prev ious stor ed settin g will be overwritten. LOAD THE CUSTOM MODE SETTING Press the Mod e button and set t o C1 , C2 or C3 . In custom mod e, it is pos[...]

87 USING THE EXTERNAL F LASH This section ex plains how to use a compact, de dicated, external flash gun. THE EXTERNAL FLASH The dp 1 Quattro camera is equ ipped w ith a hot sho e, allowing t he use of you a comp act, de dicated, ex ternal fl ashgun. ELECTRONIC FL AS H E F - 140S S A - STTL (sold SEP ARA TEL Y)  This comp act desig n flashgun ha[...]

88 WARNING !!  Pleas e be aw are that w hen you c harge the e xternal flas h, the flash mode icon w ill tur n on and off . If y ou release a shutter during suc h time, it will not flash an d causes cam era shake or underex posure.  When cam era exposure mo de P , A , or S is used, shutt er speed can be set up to 1 /200 sec. (T here i s no lim[...]

89 NORM AL FLASH When you us e the ex ternal flash, y ou can us e your cam era in this m ode.  Please us e this mode f or ordin ary photogra phy . RE D-EYE REDUCTION FLASH (REDEYE) When ta king a pi cture w ith flash, sometime s the pers on’s eyes refl ects the flash light and the “redey e” phenome non will appear in the pict ure. In order[...]

90 FLASH EXPO SURE COMPEN SA TION It is possi ble to com pensate t he flas h out put level w ithout changing t he background’ s ex posure. The Flash E xposure C ompensati on can b e set from [ Capture Settings ] (P .27) → [ Flash ] → [ Flas h Exposure Compens ation ]. Select the desired com pensation v alue by using the butt ons.  Flash Ex[...]

91 REVIEW ING AND DELETING IMAGES This section explains how to review and delete images after they have been captured.[...]

92 REVIEWING IMAGES The pictures ca ptured by the dp1 Quattro can be rev iewed in v arious way s. T o revi ew images c aptured by the dp1 Quattro came ra pres s the button on the bac k of the c amera. T he last image re corded on the car d will be display ed on the c olor LCD moni tor . Press the but ton to d isplay an image on the color LCD monito[...]

93 VIEWING ONE IMAGE A T A TIME Press the but ton on the back of th e camera to see th e recorded imag es in Single - Image V iew . WHILE IN SINGLE-IM AGE VIEW:  Rotate the Rear D ial to see t he prev ious or nex t images.  Press the button to see the n ext image.  Press the button to s ee the prev ious imag e.  Press the button to sw i[...]

94 MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED - IN VIEW) Reviewed im ages can be m agnified, m aking it po ssible to check image details and focusing. While rev iewing image s, rot ate the F ront Dial to the position. The magn ifi cation rati o will be changed as fol lows. Original → X1.25 → X1.6 → X2.0 → X2.5 → X3.15 → X4.0 → X5.0 → X6.3 → X8.0 ?[...]

95 VIEWING NINE IMAGES A T A TIM E ( CONT ACT S HEE T VIEW ) Images can be view ed in a "cont act she et" of nin e thumbna il images. While rev iewing im ages, rot ate th e Front D ial to the position. WHILE IN CONT A CT SHEET VIE W:  Press the buttons to ch ange the t humbnail im age sele ction.  Rotate the Fro nt Dial to the po si[...]

96 VIEWING IMAGE INFORM AT I O N The Imag e Inf o Screen cont ains addi tional inform ation about ea ch image. Press the button several tim es from t he Single - Im age or Zoomed - In V i e w. 1 Battery Level Indicat or 22 Exposure Com pensatio n V alue* 2 Image Size 23 ISO Sensitivity 3 Aspect Ratio 24 Focus Mode * 4 Image Quality 25 Metering Mo d[...]

97 WHILE IN IMAGE INFO SCREE N:  Press the button again t o return to the ori ginal Sing le - Image V iew .  Diffe rent images c an be selected in S ingle - Image V iew by pressin g .  Rotate the Rear D ial to see t he prev ious and nex t pa ges. MAGNIFIED IMA GES IN IMA GE INFO SCREEN W hile the Ima ge Info Screen is displayed, it is poss[...]

98 HISTOGRAM The histogr am is a grap h depict ing t he distributi on of brightne ss values in the image f or each of the t hree color ch annels (Red , Green, and B lue) (The histogram displayed i n the Shoot ing Mode is the distr ibution of tones in the image). The horizont al axis s hows the brightnes s level, w it h darker pixel s towards th e l[...]

99 DELETING FILES This secti on descr ibes how to d elete the f iles rec orded on a ca rd.  In this cha pter , "file" refers t o still im ages. DELETE A F ILE WITH THE DELETE BUTTON A singl e file tha t is display ing can b e deleted by pressing the button. 1 Select the file that you wish to delete. 2 Press the and a confirmation dial [...]

100 DELETE FIL ES FROM THE DEL ETE MENU It is possi ble to de lete a sin gle file o r multiple fil e from t he Delete m enu. 1 While th e image is di splayed, p ress the button and o pen [ Play back Menu ] (P .27) to select [ Delete ]. 2 Select from the follow ing options from the sub - menu. Select Fil es Select mul tiple fil es to del ete. Us e t[...]

101 OTHER REVIEWING FEA TURES This section explains how to use Slideshow , Lock, Mark, Rotate and so on.[...]

102 LOCKING FILES Locking prote cts files f rom being accident ally del eted. CAUTION !!  Locki ng does no t prevent files fro m being eras ed when th e card is formatted. Review card cont ents caref ully before form atting. TIP  Locke d files hav e a “read - only” stat us when v iewed on a computer. TO LOCK A S INGLE FILE 1 Display image[...]

103 TIP  If the file is a lready locked, the men u item cha nges to [ Unlock ].  To un lock a loc ked file, select the locked file and follo w the same steps as above.  The button can be used as a short cut key for locking file s. (See P.10 9) TO LOCK MUL TIPLE FILES 1 Press th e button and open [ Pl ayback Menu ] (P .27) t o select [ Lock[...]

104 WARNING !!  When [ Select File s ], [ Lock ] or [ Un lock ] is done, it may take tim e to complet e this depe nding on t he number o f files i n the card. TIP  To un lock multi ple files , select th e [ Unlock All ] or [ Unlock ] in the Lock Menu. MARKING IMAGES Images can be marke d for v arious reasons, such as to i dentify fav orites, [...]

105 3 Press the or button.  A flag icon w ill appear in t he image indicating t hat the image is ma rked. TIP  If the im age is already marked, the menu item changes to [ Unmark ].  To u nmark a m arked image , select the mark ed image a nd foll ow the same steps as abov e.  The button can be u sed as a s hortcut k ey for m arking imag [...]

106 4 Select [ Ye s ] by using the buttons to an d press the button to a pply the setting. If you want to cance l t o apply the setting, please sel ect [ No ] by using the buttons to and press the button.  A flag icon w ill appear in all marked images. WARNING !!  When [ S elect Fil es ], [ M a r k Al l ] or [ Unmark A ll ] is done, it may ta[...]

107 2 Select from the fol lowing opti ons from the sub - men u. Ro tat e Rotate the image 90 degree s to the right (cloc kwise). Ro tat e Rotate the image 90 degree s to the left (c ountercloc kwise). W AR NI NG !!  When [ Applied Rotate ] in [ Pla yback Menu ] (P.27) is set to [ Off ], it is not poss ible to sel ect the Ro tate Menu . TIP  T[...]

108 4 A con firmation dialog w ill be displ ayed by pressing t he or button . 5 Select [ Ye s ] by using the buttons and p ress the button to apply the setting. I f you want t o cancel t o apply the settin g, select [ No ] by using the buttons an d press th e button. EXPOSURE W ARNING It is possibl e to ind icate the ov er - exposed areas by highli[...]

109 OK BUTTON SHORTCUT It is possibl e to alloca te a functio n from the Pl ayback Menu to the button. Th e allocat ed functio n can be changed by pressing the button. The OK Bu tton Shor tcut can be set in [ Playback Menu ] (P .27) → [ O K Bu tton Setti ngs ]. A vailable func tions to alloc ate to the button. Lock Lock the currentl y selecte d i[...]

11 0 RECORDING SO UND MEMO It is possi ble to recor d a sound memo for 30 second s to a stor ed image, making it conv enient to record the shooting si tuation by voice. 1 Set to [ On ] from [ Playback Menu ] ( P .27) → [ Sound Memo ]. 2 Close [ Pla yback M enu ] by pres sing the but ton. 3 Press the button to start the recor ding.  If the butt[...]

111 VIEWING IMAGES WITH SOUND 1 When the image with sound is sele cted during imag e review , the Icon and the Control Ic ons are dis played on t he color LCD monitor . 2 Press the button to play the reco rde d sound. Press the button again to s top the sound. WARNING !!  It is not possib le to play the recorded sound when the camera is in Zoome[...]

11 2 SHOWING A SLIDESHOW All images o n the card, or only sele cted images, can be show n in an automatic play back mode using t he dp1 Qu attro camera ’s Slide show feature. SLIDESHOW MENU All Images S t art an au tomated sl ideshow of all im ag es on the card. Locked Ima ges S t art an aut omated sl ideshow of all locke d images on the car d. M[...]

11 3 CHANGING SLIDE SHOW SETTINGS Select the [ Slideshow Settings ] in Slideshow Menu and then press the or button to o pen the se tting displ ay . SLIDESHOW SETTING MENU Duration 2 sec. 5 sec. 10 sec. Set the l ength of time tha t each i mage in a slideshow is displayed. Repeat No Ye s Set whether the sl ideshow l oops continuou sly or stop s on t[...]

11 4 DPOF ( DIGIT AL PRINT ORDER F O R M AT ) When printing im ages at a photo lab, it is poss ible to specify which photos and quantity to print i n advance , using th e DPOF m enu. This i s also available w hen making print s using a D POF comp atible p rinter . WARNING !!  In th e case of RAW ima ges (file s with X3F ext ension), DPO F printi[...]

11 5 DEVELO PING RA W DA T A INSIDE THE CAMERA It is possi ble to dev elop RA W data inside th e camera, a nd create a JPEG format image. RA W development setting screen 1 Exposure C om pensation ( P. 7 6 ) 2 White Balance ( P .6 2) 3 Image Quality (P .69) 4 Image Size (P .70) 5 Aspect Ratio (P .7 1) 6 Color Mode ( P. 7 9) 7 Color S pace ( P. 8 4 )[...]

11 6 3 In the RA W de velopment set ting sc reen, pres s the buttons to sel ect an item, a nd comfirm it by pres sing the but ton.  It is possible to s et deta ils of each option in White Balan ce (P .62 ) and Color Mode (P .79 ). Press the button to display t he setting p age. For further infor mation, r efer to the relat ed sections in this in[...]

11 7 CHANGING OTHER SETTINGS This section explains how to change the setting of basic camera operation to your desired settings.[...]

11 8 FILE NUMBERING SYSTE M S tored d ata is a utomatic ally assign ed file num bers from 000 1 to 9999. When dat a is b eing rev iewed, the file number of each image i s display ed in the right co rner on the color LCD m onitor (se e P .9 3, 96 ). The file number is also incor porated into the fil ename of the im age. The fi lename co nsist s of ?[...]

11 9 W ARNING !!  When Folde r numberi ng / File numbering is reac hed to “ 999 - 9999”, even if the card has the cap acity , the mess age of [ Cannot allocate file or folder numbe r . ] will be di splayed and it is not pos sible to t ake picture s any more. P lease chec k the File n umbering i n review ing display . If the file number of ?[...]

120 CUSTOMIZ E THE DISPLA Y OF LCD MONIT OR Size of i con displ ayed duri ng shooti ng can b e change d, or usef ul functi ons for photograp hy can be added. 1 Select mode to cust omize from [ Camera Setti ngs ] (P .27) → [ Display Mode Settings ]. 2 Select [ On ] and p ress the button. 3 Select items to c hange and pres s the button. TIP  Unr[...]

121 Grid Lines Grid Line s that is us eful in d eterminin g compositi on can be display ed. Off Grid Line Of f - 4 (Black) 4 segment s with a black line - 9 (Black) 9 segment s with a black line - 16 (Black) 16 segment s with a black lin e - 4 (White) 4 segment s with a white line - 9 (White) 9 segment s with a white line - 16 (White) 16 segment s [...]

122 Electronic L evel An Electr onic level t hat is us eful in d etermining composi tion can be displayed. Off No display . On Display . ELECTRONIC LEVEL Camera’ s horizo ntal d irection a nd vertic al direct ion are di splayed. V ertical directi on guide Horizontal direction guide  When the camera is horizont al or vert ical, the guide be com[...]

123 CUSTOMIZING THE DIAL The dial’ s function s or operating di rection s to set exposu re, and the focus ring’ s operatin g directio ns can be customize d. SWITCH DI AL FUNCTIONS The Front Di al and the Re ar Dial ar e used for changing t he apertur e value, shutter speed an d exposure comp ensation. It is po ssible to change t he function of [...]

124 Aperture / Sh utter speed Aperture V alue Shutter S peed Original (Default) Open S top dow n Slow Fast Reverse S top dow n Open Fast Slow Exposure c ompensation Exposure Com pensatio n V alue Origin al (Default) Under Ex pose Over Ex pose Reverse Over Ex pose Under Ex pose Focus Ring Focus Posit ion Original (Default) Close Distan t Reverse Dis[...]

125 Set the A uto Power Off fr om [ Ca mera Settings ] ( P .2 7) → [ LCD Off ] and [ Auto Power Off ]. LCD Off Option Auto Power O ff O ption Off Off 10 sec. 30 sec. 30 sec. 1 min. 1 min. (Default) 5 min. (Default) 5 min. 10 min. 10 min. TIP  To di sable LCD Off, set [ LCD Off ] to [ Off ].  To di sable Auto Power Off , set [ A uto Power Of[...]

126 SOUND SETTINGS This secti on expla ins setting s about the Shutt er Sound, Operation Sound, Sound V olume and Playbac k V ol ume. These sound settings can be set from [ Camera Settings ] (P .27) → [ Soun d Setti ng ]. Shutter Sound It is possi ble to se t the Shutt er Sound by setting t o [ On ] or [ Off ].  The defaul t setting i s [ On ][...]

127 RESET TO THE DEF AUL T S It is possi ble to reset the set tings to the default s. It is possibl e to reset setting s to default s from [ Camera Setting s ] (P .27) → [ R eset Se ttings ]. Reset all s ettings of [ Capture Settings ] (Bl ue tab) to the def aults. In [Reset S ettings ] menu, Sel ect [Y es] by pressing the button and p ress the b[...]

128 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER[...]

129 CONNECTING Y OUR C AMERA T O A COM PUTER The dp1 Quattr o camera can b e connecte d directly to a computer using the provided US B cable. Ma ke sure tha t the camera is off before conn ecting i t to the comput er . Data tr ansfer rat es will v ary dependin g on the comp uter and operat i ng system used. For furthe r informat ion, ple ase refer [...]

130 REFERENCE This section introduces optional accessor ies, and explains specifications of the camera.[...]

131 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ELECTRONIC FL ASH EF - 140S SA - STTL This comp act d esign fla shgun has a max imum Guide N umber of 14 (ISO100 / m ). Please s ee P .8 7 for more inform ation. LENS HOOD LH4 - 01 This lens hood block s out ex traneous ligh t and redu ces flare and ghosti ng. It can be a ttach ed to the ti p of the le ns easily . VIEW FIND[...]

132 USING A HOME POWER S U P P LY (sold separately) Y ou can power t he camera from a w all outlet using the p rovided AC Adapter SAC - 6 and DC Conne ctor CN - 21. When using your c amera for an extended per iod of time, rev iewing the pict ures or connec ting the came ra to a computer , we recommend tha t you operate t he camera f rom a househ ol[...]

133 4 Close the Bat tery Cov er carefully so as not to pinch th e DC connec tor code. 5 Connect th e plug of t he AC adapt er and jack of the DC connec tor . WARNING!!  While the Busy Lamp is on, pl ease do not open the Battery Cover or Card Cov er. By doing so , the camera will tur n off and resul t in data loss. Thi s could also cause damage t[...]

134 MAINTENANCE  Do not use chemi cals or othe r cleaning age nts such as thinners or benzene for cleaning t he camera a nd lens. Us e a clean, s oft clot h and blower to c l ean the camera and lens. Lens cl eaners can be use d for removing f ingerpri nts.  Do not lub ricate th e camera.  Use a blower to remove dust an d dirt from t he col[...]

135 TROUBLESHOOTING If you hav e a problem w ith your camera or ca nnot t ake good p ictures, consult the list bel ow as you ch eck the cam era befo re reque sting rep airs. Nothing is dis played on the color LCD monitor . Battery is exhau st ed. ► Replace the batte ry . (P .20 - 23) LCD Monitor is set to OFF mode . ► Press the button to displa[...]

136 Cannot shoot or s t ore images . Card is full ► Insert a new card or delet e unwanted image s. (P .9 9 - 100 ) Battery is exhaust ed. ► Replace the batte ry . (P .20 - 23) The write protection switch is i n the ‘LO CK’ positi on. ► Please unlock the write pr otection s witch on th e card. (P .1 1) I mage dat a on the card is cor rupte[...]

137 White or color ed dots and haze appear on a part of the ima ge. Due to t he camer a facing a strong light so urce, gho sting and flare a ppear on the image. ► St rong light s ource may cause g hosting an d flare. C hanging th e co mpositi on or apert ure and ad ditionally att aching th e lens ho od (optional) w ill hel p minimize the ex trane[...]

138 SPECIFICA TIONS Image Senso r FOVEON X3 Direct Image Sensor (CMOS) Image Se nsor Size 23.5 × 15.7mm Color Phot o Detector s Effectiv e Pixels : 29MP ( T: 5 4 24×3616, M:2712×1 808, B:27 12×1808) T ot al Pixels : 33MP Aspect Ratio 3:2 (21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1) Lens 19 mm (35mm equiv alent focal len gth ： 28 mm) Lens F number F2.8 ~ F16 Lens C[...]

139 AF Point 9 points select mode, Free move mode (It is possible to change th e size of F ocus Frame to S pot , Regular and Large. ), Face D etection AF Mode Focus Lock Shutter release halfway - down position ( AF lock can be done by AE lock button fr om menu s etting) Manual Focu s Focus Ring ty pe Metering Sy st em Evaluativ e metering, Center -[...]

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