Minolta DiMAGE H-A106 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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9224-2766-21 H-A106

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• This instruction manual may not be copied either in part or in its entirety without the prior
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© 2001 Minolta Co., Ltd.
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This instruction manual does not provide instructions for the basic operation of the
personal computers, or the basic operation of Windows® or Mac OS operating
systems.
Please refer to the manual that came with your computer for information on the
above mentioned topics.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................4
BEFORE YOU BEGIN.....................................................................................................6
TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL..............................................................................6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows®).......................................................................8
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (Windows®)...............................................................10
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (Macintosh) ..............................................................13
STARTING THE SOFTWARE.......................................................................................16
For Windows ............................................................................................................16
For Macintosh ..........................................................................................................17
USING THE SOFTWARE – THUMBNAILS..................................................................18
To Display Thumbnails of All Images in the Folder..................................................19
To Display a Thumbnail of a Certain Image in the Folder .......................................21
To Open Minolta-RAW Files.....................................................................................23
To Save in the Minolta-RAW File Format.................................................................27
To Rotate, Flip and Sort Thumbnails .......................................................................28
To Change the Image Size ......................................................................................29
To Display the Image (Recording) Information ........................................................30
To Delete Thumbnails ..............................................................................................31
USING THE SOFTWARE – COLOR MATCHING ........................................................32
USING THE SOFTWARE – SAVING IMAGES.............................................................36
To Save an Image File .............................................................................................36
To Save Multiple Images at One Time.....................................................................38

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COLOR CORRECTION................................................................................................40
Corrections using the tone curves ...........................................................................41
To Draw a Free Hand Tone Curve ...........................................................................42
To Correct Images Using the “Black Point” Button...................................................43
To Correct Images Using the “White Point” Button ..................................................44
To Correct Images Using the “Gray Point” Button....................................................45
Histogram Correction – Auto Setting .......................................................................46
Histogram Correction – To Correct RGB Channels Separately...............................47
To Correct Brightness, Contrast and Color Balance................................................48
To Correct Hue, Saturation and Lightness...............................................................50
Variation Correction .................................................................................................52
Variation Correction – Color Balance.......................................................................53
Variation Correction – Brightness & Contrast..........................................................54
Variation Correction – Saturation.............................................................................55
To Undo the Correction............................................................................................56
To Redo the Canceled Correction............................................................................56
To Undo All Color Corrections .................................................................................56
Snapshot..................................................................................................................57
Color Correction Job................................................................................................58
To Compare the Pre/Post Correction Images ..........................................................60
To Display the Whole Post-Correction Image ..........................................................61
Thumbnail Number Display......................................................................................62
RGB Value Display...................................................................................................63
SHARPNESS................................................................................................................64
QUITING THE SOFTWARE..........................................................................................66

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL
• This manual assumes that your computer’s operating system (Windows®95/98/98 Second
Edition/Me/2000/NT 4.0 or Mac OS) as well as other necessary software such as device drivers
have been installed, and are operating properly.
• In general, the descriptions in this manual are illustrated by the displays for the Windows® version.
There are no major differences between the displays for the Windows® and Macintosh versions
except for some of the button layouts and other cosmetic features.
• This manual assumes the use of a two- button, right- handed mouse for Windows®. The terms
‘click’ and ‘double-click’ refer to a single or double click of the left mouse button. The term ‘drag’
refers to the action of holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse.

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• If you are using Macintosh OS, the term ‘Command Key’ refers to the key located next to the
Space Bar.
• Command names shown in this manual which are common both to the Windows® and Macintosh
systems do not indicate any of the shortcut keys found in Windows® command names.
Example No. 1: The File command appears as “File” on Windows® and “File” on Macintosh menus,
but in this manual it is shown as merely as “File.”
Example No. 2: The Save command appears as “Save” on Windows® and “Save” on Macintosh
menus, but in this manual it is shown merely as “Save.”

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows®)
The system requirements for the operation of this software are as shown below:
IBM PC/AT and their compatible computers
CPU Intel Pentium® Processor 133MHz or higher
OS
Windows®2000 Professional, Windows®Me,
Windows®98 / 98 Second Edition, Windoes®95,
Windows®NT4.0 (Service Pack 6 or later)
RAM A minimum of 64MB of RAM
Hard Disk Space 100MB or more of free hard disk space for use as workspace
after the software installation
Monitor
Resolution: VGA (640 X 480 dots) or higher
XGA (1024 X 768 dots) or hjgher is recommrnded
Color Depth: True Color (24 bit) or higher
CD-ROM Drive Required for software installation
Interface USB port* that each PC maker guarantees to operate without problem
* You need a USB port when you connect a USB mass storage class supported digital camera
such as DiMAGE 7 or DiMAGE 5 to your PC with a USB cable and use (a CF card in) the digital camera as
a removable disc with this software. If you use Windows®98/98 Second Edition, you must install the USB
driver software in the attached CD-ROM to execute this operation. (See the digital camera’s instruction
manual for details.) If you use Windows®95/NT 4.0, you can not execute the above operation (because USB
pots are not normally supported), however, you can still operate image files copied on PC hard disks since
the software also runs on Windows®95/NT 4.0.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Macintosh)
The system requirements for the operation of this software are as shown below:
Apple Macintosh Series computers
CPU PowerPC 100MHz or higher
(except a non-Macintosh Mac OS-compatible computer)
OS Mac OS 8.6 / 9 / 9.0.2 / 9.0.4 / 9.1
RAM 64MB or more of free memory
Hard Disk Space 100MB or more of free hard disk space for use as workspace
after the software installation
Monitor
Resolution: 640 dots X 480 dots or higher
1024 dots X 768 dots or higher is recommrnded
Color Depth: 24 bit Color or higher
CD-ROM Drive Required for software installation
Interface Standard built-in USB port*
* You need a USB port when you connect a USB mass storage class supported digital camera
such as DiMAGE 7 or DiMAGE 5 to your Macintosh with a USB cable and use (a CF card in) the digital
camera as a removable media with this software. If you use Mac OS 8.6, you must first download the
dedicated driver software from Apple Computer’s Web site, and then install the downloaded software on
your Macintosh to execute this operation. (See the digital camera’s instruction manual for details.) If you do
not download/install the dedicated driver software, you can not execute the above operation, however, you
can still operate image files copied on Macintosh hard disks since the software also runs on Mac OS 8.6.

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (Windows®)
Follow the procedure below to install the software on your Windows PC.
RAM stationed programs such as anti-virus programs or installation monitoring programs
may cause the installer to fail. Uninstall those programs from your system or temporarily
disable them before starting the installation, and then put them back on your system after
completing the installation.
For Windows®:
* In the procedure below, the hard disk drive for system startup is assumed as “drive C”, and the CD-ROM
drive as “drive D”.
• You should install the software on the Windows®2000/NT4.0 PC with the Administrator privilege.
1. Turn on your PC to start Windows®.
2. Insert the attached “DiMAGE Software CD-ROM” into the CD-ROM drive.
After a short time, the “DiMAGE Installer Menu”
window (figure-left) appears.
3. Click the “Starting up the DiMAGE
Image Viewer Utility installer” button.
The “InstallShield Wizard” program starts
automatically, and the “Welcome” window appears.
See the digital camera’s instruction manual for
details of the “Starting up the USB device driver
installer” (this button is active if you use
Windows®98/98 Second Edition) or the “Starting up
the QuickTime installer” button.