Konica Minolta Q-EZ User manual

Names and functions of individual sections
Main Unit
Shutter release button
Lens
Viewfinder
Flash sensor
Flash
Miniature card cover
Miniature card cover open/close knob
Connector cover
Self-timer lamp
Connector for DC power
source input
Digital signal connector
(Inside connector cover)

Viewfinder window
Miniature card
operation lamp
Photography
display panel
Flash setting button
Compression setting button
Exposure correction button
Self-timer button
Erase button
Power button
Strap attachment hole
Battery case cover
Tripod hole
Battery case cover
Battery case cover open/close knob

Photography Display Panel ●The picture shows all LCDs in lit state.
Displays the various setting states.
Press the setting buttons to change
settings according to the photo-
graphy purpose.

Setting Buttons ●For various settings
Flash setting button
Automatic flash (AUTO)
Forced flash (ON)
Flash inhibit (OFF)
Compression setting button
Selection of picture quality.
Self-timer button
Erase button
Erases the last frame.
Adjusts the brightness for picture-taking.
Exposure correction button

Viewfinder Displays ●For checking the operational state of the camera.
Green lamp,
Red lamp
Simultaneous blinking:
Warning that
photography is not possible.
(Check the miniature card and batteries.)
Closeup viewfinder frame
Viewfinder frame
Red lamp
Green lamp
Continuous light: Flash is charging.
Blinking light: Low brightness warning
Continuous light: Photography preparations complete.
Blinking light: Warning that AF is not possible.

Buzzer Sound
•A buzzer sounds when the shutter is pressed and photography is complete.
•The buzzer sounds when photography is not possible.
•If photography is not possible when the powe
r
is ON or when replacing the miniature card, the
buzzer sounds 5 times.
If the release button is pressed there is a
repeated buzzer sound while the button is held
down. Check the miniature card and batteries.
Probable causes are listed to the right.
•There is no reserve space on the miniature
card in the selected compression mode.
•The miniature card has not been inserted.
•The format of the miniature card is different.
•The miniature card is write-protected.
•There is no reserve power in the batteries.

Getting ready to take pictures
1. Attach the strap
察Attach the strap.
Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap
attachment hole and then pass the broad end of the strap
through the ring.
Warning
When using the strap, be careful that it does not wind
around your neck. Never hang the strap around the
necks of infants or children as this could cause
suffocation.

2. Insert the batteries
察Pull the battery case cover open/close knob in the
direction shown by the arrow to open the battery case
cover.
拶Insert new batteries with the plus and minus poles
facing in the right direction shown on the case.
撮Press the battery case cover to securely close the case.
When replacing the batteries, be sure to use four new
batteries. Carry along a spare set of batteries when away
from home.

Warning
Never handle the batteries with wet hands.
Danger of electrical shock.
Caution
•Mistaken use of the batteries could cause equipment
damage or fire. Leaking batteries can corrode the
equipment and soil hands and clothing.
•Be sure the plus and minus poles of the batteries are
facing in the right directions.
•Never leave worn out batteries in the camera.