MINOLTA Dimage Xt Biz Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Quick Guide

9222-2721-11 SY-A308/ME-0308

2 BEFORE YOU BEGIN / TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEFORE Y OU BEGIN

Thank you for purchasing the DiMAGE Xt Biz digital camera. The Xt Biz provides great features of
the DiMAGE Xt, renowned for its non-extending zoom and slim design, and new recording functions
for image and audio annotation, and text image processing with the DiMAGE Biz Software.Please
take the time to read through this instruction manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new
digital camera.

This document explains unique Xt Biz functions, and the basic procedures from downloading images
from the camera through mailing annotation files. For detailed instructions on DiMAGE Xt camera
and Biz Software operations not included in this manual, read the corresponding instruction manual.
Reference page numbers to the camera and software manuals are given at the bottom of a page or
the end of a section.

This instruction manual does not provide instruction in the basic operation of personal computers, or
the basic operation of Windows operating systems;refer to the manuals supplied with the computer.

Check the packing list before using this product.This packing list replaces the one in the DiMAGE Xt
camera manual. If any items are missing, immediately contact your camera dealer.

•DiMAGE Biz Software CD-ROM

•DiMAGE Viewer CD-ROM

•DiMAGE Instruction Manuals CD-ROM

• Quick Reference Guide

•Minolta International Warranty Certificate

•Minolta DiMAGE Xt Biz digital camera

•Lithium-ion battery NP-200

•Lithium-ion battery charger BC-300

• Hand strap HS-DG100

• SD Memory Card

•AV cable AVC-200

• USB cable USB-500

Because of the new functions contained in the DiMAGE Xt Biz, Spot AF (Xt manual ref. page - 54) is
not available.The LCD-brightness adjustment screen cannot be activated with the display button (Xt
manual ref.page - 30).The auto reset is initially on and is tur ned off with reset-default option in the
setup menu.When auto reset is active, the custom recording modes are reset to standard recording
each time the camera is turned off.

Amendments to the DiMAGE Xt manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Minolta, The essentials of imaging, and DiMAGE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Minolta
Co., Ltd.Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and other countries.The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System.All
other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Names of parts .......................................................................................................................................4

Getting up and running...........................................................................................................................5

Camera setup............................................................................................................................5

Using the custom recording menu.............................................................................................7

From annotation to mailing ..................................................................................................... ................8

Recording main images for annotation .....................................................................................8

Image annotation .......................................................................................................................9

Audio annotation......................................................................................................................11

Creating .mdm files from camera images ...............................................................................14

Opening the annotation window..............................................................................................16

Adding text comments.............................................................................................................17

Saving .mdm files....................................................................................................................18

Printing .mdm files...................................................................................................................19

Sending .mdm files by e-mail..................................................................................................20

Text recording and processing.................................................................................................. ...........22

Text recording..........................................................................................................................22

Processing text images ...........................................................................................................23

Printing text images.................................................................................................................26

Validation .........................................................................................................................................27

DiMAGE Xt - Names of parts, 12-13

Mode dial (p.7, 8)

Controller

LCD monitor*

Display button (p. 13)

Quick View /
Delete button (p.13)

Menu button (p.13)

Speaker

4 NAMES OFPARTS / GETTING UP AND RUNNING

NAMES OF PARTS

* This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument.Care should be taken to keep these surfaces
clean.

Main switch (p.7)

Microphone (p.12)

AV-out-terminal/

USB-port (p. 14)

Battery/Card

chamber door (p.

5)

Shutter-release button

Charger contacts*

Manual reference page

1. Charge the lithium-ion battery.The battery can be charged when
installed in the camera or by itself.

2. Open the battery-chamber door as shown.

3. Insert the batter y into the batter y chamber. Read the safety warn­ings in page 3 in the Xt manual.

4. Insert a memor y card into the card slot. Read the information about
handling the card in the Xt manual.

5. Turn on the camera.

6. Turn the mode dial to the setup mode to set the date and time using
the menu.

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GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Camera setup

DiMAGE Xt - Inserting the lithium-ion battery, 14-15.Installing and removing a memory card, p.18,
About memory cards, 19. Setting the date and time, 20-21.

Manual reference page

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6 GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Annotation: To link images, audio, or text to a specific image as comments.
Comments: Images, audio tracks, or text in an .mdm file used in reference to a main image.

Image and audio comments are created automatically from the linked image and audio
tracks when camera annotation files are opened in the DiMAGE Biz Software (p. 15).

Linked image, Linked audio track: Images or audio tracks linked to a main image as com­ments in the camera. Linked images can be recorded in the camera’s image annotation
mode (p.9), and linked audio in the audio annotation mode (p.11).

Main image: An image with linked text, audio, or image comments. A recorded image in the
camera can have image and audio files linked to it.Additionally, text comments can be
added with the DiMAGE Biz Software.

.mdm file: An annotation file created from a main image with linked images, audio tracks, or
text (p.14). An .mdm file is created directly with the DiMAGE Biz Software or when camera
annotation files are opened in the application. An .mdm file can be viewed, edited, printed,
and e-mailed using software.

Text recording: To record images of text, graphics, line art or photographs on a white back­ground with the camera’s text-recording mode (p. 22) to be processed with the DiMAGE Biz
Software.

Glossary

Images captured by a camera other than the DiMAGE Xt Biz may be incorrectly marked with
the main-image and text-recording indicators on the camera.JPEG and TIFF images must
have 4:3 proportions to be used. Non-camera images can be converted for camera use with
the DiMAGE Biz Software.

Camera Notes

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Using the custom recording menu

The custom recording menu is the gateway to annotation and text recording. This menu accesses
three custom recording modes: image annotation, audio annotation, and text recording.

Turn the camera on by pressing the main switch near
the shutter-release button (1).

Turn the mode dial to the recording position (2).The
camera is set to the standard recording mode as
described in the Xt camera manual.

Press and hold the center button of the controller for one
second to open the custom recording menu.

Use the left/right and up/down keys to highlight the
appropriate recording mode.

Press the center button of the controller to select the
mode.

Custom recording menu

Standard recording mode: Used to for general pho-

tography and to record the main image used for anno­tation (p.8).

Image-annotation mode: To record and link images to
a main image (p.9).

Audio-annotation mode: To record and link audio to a
main image (p.11).

Text-recording mode: To record images of text,
graphics, and line art (p. 22).

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Still images and audio tracks can be linked by the camera.This section explains the procedure, and
introduces how to make an .mdm file and send it with the DiMAGE Biz Software.

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ROM ANNOTATION TO MAILING

FROM ANNOTATION TO MAILING

Record main image (p.8)
Link images or audio in camera
(p.8-13)
Select main image (p.9, 11)
Select area on main image (p.10, 12)
Capture images (p.11) or
audio (p.12) annotations

Camera operation

Main images are recorded in the standard recording mode before being annotated. Images with voice
memo or audio captions cannot be used.

Recording main images for annotation

A live image is displayed on the monitor.
Compose the image and press the shutter­release button to take the picture.For infor­mation on recording images see the
DiMAGE Xt manual.

DiMAGE Xt - Recording mode - basic operation, 22-30.Recording - advanced operation, 36-53.

Software processing

Manual reference page

Standard-recording mode indicator

Connect camera to computer
(p.14)
Create .mdm file from camera
images (p. 15)
Add comments to .mdm file
(p.16-17)
Save / Print .mdm file (p.18, 19)
Send .mdm file by e-mail (p.20)

Select the standard-recording mode from the custom recording menu (p.7).

: enter : custom

Main-image indicator - audio annotations are linked to
this image.

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Images are linked to a main image in the image-annotation mode.Up to ten images can be attached.
The main image must be recorded before being annotated.Continuous advance or voice memo can­not be used in the image-annotation mode.

Image annotation

Main-image selection screen

Linked-image indicator - the image is linked to a main
image.

Main-image indicator - image annotations are linked to
this image.

Text-mode indicator - the image was captured in the
text-recording mode.

Audio indicator - the image has a voice memo or audio
caption, or it is an audio file.

Movie indicator - the file is a movie file.

To return to the custom recording menu, press and hold the center of the controller for one second.

E-mail Copy indicator - the image was created with the E-mail Copy function.

Use the left/right and up/down keys of the controller to highlight the main image with the
yellow border.

Press the center of the controller to select the highlighted image.

Image-annotation mode
indicator

Select the image-annotation mode from the custom recording menu (p.7).The main­image selection screen appears.