Rollei MiniDigi User manual

Owner'sManual

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ThankyouforpurchasingthenewRolleiflexMiniDigiAF5.0
digitalcamera,aminiaturereplicaofthefamedRolleiflex
2.8Ftwin-lens-reflexcamera.
Specifications
ForYourSafety
Identificationofparts
Preparation
Opening/Replacing
bottomcover
Insertingbattery
Removingbattery
InsertingminiSDcard
RemovingminiSDcard
Opening/Closing
Viewfinderhood
Attachingneckstraps
Turningon/offpower
Warningbatterystatus
Shiftingmodes
Shooting:
Windingcrankhandle
Shooting
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Framecounter
Recordmode
Playbackmode
Replayingimages
Settingresolution
Deletingimages:
Deletingaselected
image
Deletingallimages
Settingfrequency
Autopower-off
Warningsignsandicons:
MemoryFull
NoCard
Holdingthecamera
RolleiflexMiniDigiAF5.0
Troubleshooting
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TableofContents Specifications
Cameratype:
ImageSensor:
Imageresolution:
Recordablenumberof
pictures:*miniSDmemory
card(256MB):
Averageshootingduration:**
Monitor:
StorageMedium:
Imageformat:
Lens:
SubjectDistance:
Shutterspeeds:
Exposurecontrol:
Whitebalance:
Autopower-off:
Powersource:
Dimensions/Weight:
5MPdigitalcamera
3MPAFmodule
2304x2304pixels( highresolution/interpolated )
1536x1536pixels(normalresolution)
768x768pixels(lowresolution)
Highresolution/interpolated:approx.250
Normalresolution:approx.430
Lowresolution:approx.1300
2hrs(usingaCR2battery)
1.1"colorTFTmonitor
miniSDmemorycard(removable)
JPEG
4.9mmF2.8AF
10cmtoinfinity
1/15to1/2500(electroniccontrol)
Automatic
Automatic
Shutscameraoffafterbeingidle60sec
1xCR2Lithiumbattery
43(W)x73(H)x45(D)mm/100gw/battery
*Thisnumbermayvarydependingonthesizeofthememory,subjecttype,etc.
**Batterydurationoncontinuousshootingdiffersdependingonshooting
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ForYourSafety
Forthesafeandcorrectuseofyourcamera,pleaseread
thefollowingnotescarefully.Ourwarrantymaybevoidfor
damagecausedbywillfuldisregardoftheinstructions.
Theinstructionalertsaretoprotecttheuserofthecamera
andpeoplearoundhim/herfrompossibledamagesand
injuries.Cautionandprohibitionsignsusedinthebooklet
areshownontheright:
Neveruseabatteryotherthanspecifiedinthemanual.Possible
explosionandleakagecouldcausehazardsandinjuries.
Whendiscardingabattery,insulatethepoleswithapieceof
tape,etc.topreventpossiblecontactwithmetallicobjectsthat
couldleadtoignitionand/orexplosion.
Insertbatterycorrectlyinthecamera.Wrongpolarity(+/-)could
causeexplosionand/orleakageofbattery,possiblyleadingto
hazardsandinjuries.
Keepremovedbatteryoutofchildren ﾕ sreach.Ifswallowed,
consultthedoctorimmediatelyaselectrolytewithinmay
seriouslyharmdigestiveorgans.
Shouldthecamera(battery)gethot,emitsmokeorsmellas
ifburning,stopusingitimmediatelyandcontactourservice
department.Continuedusemaycausefireorburn.
Neverthrowinfire,short-circuit,breakuporheatbatteries,nor
trytochargetheonesnotdesignedforrecharge.Thiscouldlead
topossibleexplosionandseriousinjuries.
Nevertrytodisassemblethecamera.High-voltagecircuitryinside
thecameracouldcauseanelectricshock.
Keepthecameraoutofthereachofinfantsandsmallchildren.
Camera ﾕ sstrapcouldwinditselfroundtheirnecks,causing
suffocation.
Storethecameraawayfrommoistureanddust.Donotstorein
hightemperatures,asinsideaclosedcarinsummer,orclosetoa
hotobject.
Neveroperatethecamerawhiledrivingacar,whichcouldlead
toatrafficaccident.
Whenhangingthecamerawiththestrap.Becarefulthestrap
willnotcatchotherobjects,whichcouldleadtoinjuriesand
hazards.
Shouldthecameradroppedinwaterorwatergetsintoit,
removethebatteryandcontactourservicedepartment.Usingit
wetcouldcausefireoranelectricshock.
Caution
Prohibition
Thismarkindicatesthatthedisregardofthe
notesmayleadtofatalorseriousinjuriesor
substantialmaterialdamages.
Thismarkwithadditionalsymbolsindicates
prohibitionofcertainactionsorprocesses
specifiedinthenotes.

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Identificationofparts
TopView
Viewfinderhood
Strapbracket
Poweron/offswitch
Crankhandle
TFTmonitor
Rightsideview
Viewfindercover
Sportsfindercover
Viewinglens(dummy)
Takinglens
Shutterreleasebutton
Modeshiftbutton
Frontview

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Identificationofparts
Sportsfindereyepiece*
Batterychamber
Leftsideview Backview
Memorycardslot
Imagedeletebutton
Leftbutton(reverse)
Rightbutton(forward)
Bottomview
Bottomcover
*Thesportsfinderisfor
replicatingoriginalRolleiflex
2.8Fdesign,andtheview
throughitdoesnotexactly
conformtotheimagethelens
captures.Useofthemonitor
isrecommendedforpractical
shooting.
Bottomcoverlockbar
CR2
Lithiumbattery

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Removethecoverbysliding
ittothedirectionofArrow
②,whilepushingtheBottom
coverlockbartothedirection
ofArrow①.
Setthecoverasshownand
slideittowardthecamera
front(Arrows)tillitclicksin
place.
*Thecovercanberemoved
fromthecamera.Becareful
nottomisplaceit!
OpeningBottomcover
Tapeto remove
thebattery
Bottomcoverlockbar
Open
Replace
miniSDcard
Open
Close
Preparation
ReplacingBottomcover
Putthebatteryasshown,
mindingthebatterypolarity
(asshown),placingitover
thetapesothatthetipofthe
tapejutsout.
InsertingBattery
RemovingBattery
Pullthetapetoremovethe
battery.
WiththeBottomcover
removedinsertthecardall
thewayasshown.
InsertingminiSDcard
Removingcard
Pushthecardfurthertomake
itspringback.
HoldbothsidesofViewfinder
coverasshownandliftthe
coverup① .
OpeningViewfinderhood
ClosingViewfinderhood
Closethehoodwhile
pressinginwardthehinges
onbothsidesofthehoodas
shown ② .
CR2
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Strapbracket
Powerswitchbutton
Whenthebatteryisalmost
drained,thebatteryicongives
awarningsignalbyblinking
( ).(Replacingthebattery
atthispointwithanewoneis
recommended.)Then,before
thebatteryiscompletely
drained,theiconflashes
( )andthepoweris
automaticallyturnedoff.
*Whenyoudonotusethe
cameraforalongtime,besure
toremovethebatteryfrom
thecamerainordertoprevent
batterydrain.
Modeshiftbutton
Preparation
①Putthestringattachedto
thestrapthroughaStrap
bracketandletthestrap
gothroughtheloopas
shown.
②Afterattachingastrap
tobothbrackets(right
andleft)putthestraps
togetherandadjustlength
asshown.
AttachingNeckstraps
PushthePowerswitch
buttontoturnthecameraon.
WELCOMEsignappearsonthe
monitor.
Anotherpushonthebutton
turnspoweroff.
Powerwillbecutwhen
thepowersourcebuttonis
depressedcontinuouslywhile
thepowersourcebuttonis
turnedon.
*Whenthecameraisidlefor
longerthan60sec,powerwill
automaticallybeturnedoff.
Turningonandoffthepower
PushingModeshiftbutton
willalternatelyshiftthe
modebetweenRecordand
Playback.
*YoucannotshifttoPlayback
modewhennoimageis
stored.
Shiftingmodes
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Shooting
PressPowerswitchtoturn
poweron.
Animagewillappearon
Monitordisplayin1-2sec.
UnfoldCrankhandleas
shown(Arrow① )andturnit
360°clockwise(Arrow② ).
*Turnthehandlebefore
shootingeachpicture.
Otherwisetheshutter
remainslocked.
WindingCrankhandle
Shutterreleasebutton
Shooting
Whencompositionisdecided
depresstheshutterbuttonall
theway.
Displaywillshow:
FOCUSING
↓
CAPTURING
↓
SAVING
Powerswitch
*Focusingmaytakelonger
timeunderlowlight
conditions.
*Imagemaybecapturedeven
whentheshutterbuttonis
notfullydepressed,butcrank
handlemaynotbereleased
inthiscase.
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Aboutfocus-lock
Whentheshutterrelease
buttonisdepressed,the
FOCUSINGsignalis
displayedonce.Focusingis
completedwhenthedisplay
disappears,andthecamera
isinafocus-lockcondition.
Removeyourfingerfrom
theshutterreleasebuttonto
capture( CAPTURING )
andsavetheimage
( SAVING ).
RefertoP46forproperways

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Maximumframe
numberallowing
predictedcapturing
Framecounter Replayingimages
Aframecounterisdisplayedin
therightuppercornerofthe
displaywhenthecameraisin
ashootingmode.Theupper
numbershowsthetotalshot
numberandthelowernumber
indicatestheremainingnumber
offrames,whichissubtracted
eachtimewhentheshutteris
released.
*Sincethefunctionofthelower
counteriscalculatedbasedon
imageswithrelativelylowdata
compressionratios,depending
uponphotographicconditions,
theremaybeacasethatthe
numberisnotsubtracted.
Recordmode
Beforeshooting
Aftershooting
Whenthecameraisin
Playbackmode,twonumbers
appearatupperrightcorner
ofthemonitor.Theupper
oneindicatestheframe
numberoftheimagebeing
playedonthemonitor.The
loweroneindicatestotal
numberofpicturestaken.
Playbackmode
Rightbutton
(forward)
Leftbutton
(reverse)
PressModeshiftbuttontoset
thecameratoPlaybackmode
andthelastpicturetaken
appearsonthemonitor.
PressRightbuttontoadvance
picturesandLeftbuttonto
reversethem.
Remembertoselecttheresolution
settingeachtimeyouturnonthe
camera.Thesettingautostarts
at"N"Normalresolution.With
cameraturnedoninRecordmode,
pressRightbuttontoselectimage
resolutionwhichwillappearupper
leftcornerofthemonitorinletters
H,NandL.Thelettersstandfor:
Settingresolution
Image
resolution
Playback
imagenumber
Shotnumber
H=Highresolution
at2304x2304pixels
(interpolated)
N=Normalresolution
at1536x1536pixels
L=Lowresolution
at768x768pixels

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Modeshiftbutton
Imagedeletebutton(x2)
Deletingimages
PressModeshiftbuttonto
setthecameratoPlayback
mode.
Selecttheimagetobe
deletedwithLeftandRight
buttons.
PressImagedeletebutton
onceandDELETEONE?sign
appearsinthecenterofthe
monitoraccompaniedby
<NOYES>belowit.
PressRightbuttontodelete
theimageandLeftto
canceldeletion,returningto
Playbackmode.
Deletingselectedimage
Rightbutton(forward)
Leftbutton(reverse)
Imagedeletebutton
PressModeshiftbuttonto
setthecameratoPlayback
mode.
PressImagedeletebutton
twiceandDELETEALL?
<NOYES>signappearson
themonitorscreen.
PressRightbuttontodelete
allimagesonthecard
andLeftbuttontocancel
deletion,returningto
Playbackmode.
Whenallimagesare
deleted,themodewillbe
automaticallyshiftedto
Recordmode.
Deletingallimages
onthecard
Modeshiftbutton

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Caution
Selectingfrequency(forfluorescentlamp) Warningsignsandicons
WhilethecameraisinRecord
mode,pressLeftbuttonto
selectfrequencyforshooting
underfluorescentlamp(s).
50Hzand60HZalternately
appearsonthemonitorfor
selection.
Whenamemorycardisused
upandshutterreleasebutton
ispressed,MEMORYFULL
signwillappear.Tocontinue
shooting,deletionofpartial
orallimagesonthecardwill
benecessary.Otherwise,
replacememorycardwith
newone.
*Thisistopreventthe
flickeringoflightunder
fluorescentlamp(s).Exceptfor
high-frequencyfluorescent
lamp(s),stripesmayappear
acrossimagescapturedunder
normalfluorescentlamp(s)at
theincompatiblefrequency.
Evensetatthecorrect
frequency,stripesmayappear
understrongfluorescent
lighting.
Leftbutton(reverse)
The camera, when left without operation for longer than 60sec,
automaticallyactivatesAutopower-offcircuitrytoturnpoweroff.
PressPowerswitchagaintoresumeoperation.
Warningsigns:
MemoryFull
Autopower-off
Warningsigns:
NoCard
WhenaminiSDmemorycard
isnotloaded,thesituation
isindicatedinthisway,and
thepoweristurnedoff
automatically.

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Holdingthecamera TroubleShooting
Holdthecamerasecurelywith
bothhandsasshown.
*Keepfinger(s)offthetaking
lens!
*Batterylifewillbeapprox.2hoursincontinuoususe.Thismaybecome
shorterunderlowtemperaturecondition.
*ImagestakenwithRolleiflexMiniDigiAF5.0maynotbereplayedonmobile
phones.
*Inphotographicsituationswherecontrastisextremelyhigh,forexample
inascenewherealightsourceisdirectlycapturedintheframeinindoor
photography,previewscreenimagesmaysometimesblink,buttheactual
imagewillbeunaffected.
*Inlow-litconditionsorwhenthecontrastofyoursubjectislow,itmay
takeseveralsecondsforthecameratodoauto-focusing.Also,insuch
photographicconditions,auto-focusaccuracymaybeaffected.
RolleiflexMiniDigiAF5.0
→Deletedataorreplacethe
card.
→WindtheCrankhandle.
→Refertotheabovemen-
tionedsolutions
→Presstheswitchfirmly.
→Replacebatteryandpress.
→Alterfrequency(seeP.44).
→Turnpoweronagain.
→Turnpoweronagain.
→Keepfinger(s)awayfrom
thetakinglens(lower
lens).
*Memorycardex-
hausted.
*Crankhandlenot
wound.
*Nopicturestaken.
*Poweron/offswitch
notpressed.
*Batteryexhausted.
*Frequencysetincor-
rectly.
*Autopower/offcir-
cuitryactivated.
*Finger(s)pictured.
Shutterrelease
buttondepressed,
butnoresponse.
Playbackfails:
Nopower
Stripesappear
acrossthepictures.
Powerturnedoff.
Shadowoverthe
pictures.
Problem: Possiblecauses: Solution: