Sigma DP1X User manual

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This manual explains how to use the SIGMA DP1X digital camera.
Please refer to the SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide, which is available
in the PDF format of the supplied CD-ROM, to get information about
installation of SIGMA Photo Pro software to your computer,
connection between camera and computer and for detailed explanation
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USER’S MANUAL

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Thank you for purchasing the
Sigma DP1X Digital Compact Camera
You will get the greatest performance and enjoyment from your new DP1X
camera’s features by reading this instruction manual carefully before
operating it. Enjoy your new Sigma camera!
•Please keep this instruction booklet handy for future reference. Doing
so will allow you to understand and take advantage of the camera’s
unique features at any time.
•The warranty of this product is one year from the date of purchase.
Warranty terms and warranty card are on a separate sheet, attached.
Please refer to these materials for details.
NOTES ON COPYRIGHT
This camera is intended only for personal use and should never be used in
a way that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright
laws and regulations. In addition, although it is intended purely for personal
use, some restrictions may be applied to the photographing of
demonstrations, performances, shows, exhibitions, or commercial
properties, etc. Copyright or other legal rights should not be contravened.
■ FOVEON is a registered trademark of Foveon, Inc. X3, and the X3 Logos
are trademarks of Foveon, Inc.
■ IBM PC/AT series computer is a trademark or registered trademark of
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in the U.S.A.
■ Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
■ Macintosh and MAC OS are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Apple Inc. in the U.S.A. and /or other countries.
■ Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
■ All other company or product names used in documents are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
■ Ricoh True Type Font designed by Ricoh CO., Ltd. is used for the display
of the menu window of this camera.

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Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment in Private Households
Disposal of used Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the
European Union and other European countries with separate collection
systems)
This symbol indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste.
Instead it shall be collected separately for the recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment.
If the new products are purchased, this product might be handed over to the
distributor or the collection system of waste electrical and electronic equipment
eventually.
By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product or components
of this product.
If this product is disposed illegally, it might cause a possibility of penalties.
For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your
local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you have
purchased the product.
PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES
Please make sure that following standard accessories are included
with your camera. If any of them is missing, contact the retailer from
which you purchased your camera immediately.
1. Camera Body (DP1X)
2. Lens Cap (on the camera)
3. Hot Shoe Cover (on the camera)
4. Soft Case
5. Strap
6. Li-ion Battery BP-31
7. Battery Charger BC-31
8. Battery Charger Cable
9. USB Cable
10. Audio Video Cable
11. SIGMA Photo Pro Disc
12. Instruction Manual
13. Warranty Card
14. SIGMA Limited Warranty & Service Network
•No memory card is included with this camera. Please purchase this
separately.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES..............................................2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................6
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS...................................................................9
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS ........................................................... 11
COLOR LCD MONITOR INDICATION..................................................13
BASIC OPERATION AND QUICK REFERENCE..................................14
PREPARATION 17
ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP .......................................................17
LENS CAP ............................................................................................18
LOADING THE BATTERY.....................................................................19
CHECKING THE BATTERY STATUS ...................................................22
USING A HOME POWER SUPPLY (SOLD SEPARATELY) ..................23
SETTING THE LANGUAGE .................................................................24
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE ..........................................................25
CAMERA SET-UP MENU .....................................................................26
LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS ...............................................................29
QUICK SET MENU ...............................................................................34
CHANGING THE COLOR LCD MONITOR DISPLAY ...........................35
INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CARD...........................................37
FORMATTING THE CARD ...................................................................39
SHUTTER BUTTON .............................................................................39
RESET TO THE DEFAULTS .................................................................40
BASIC OPERATION 41
SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE 41
P PROGRAM AE ................................................................................41
A APERTURE PRIORITY AE .............................................................43
S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE...................................................44
M MANUAL EXPOSURE ....................................................................45
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH 46
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH...............................................................46
FOCUSING 48
HOW TO USE AUTOFOCUS................................................................48
FOCUSING POINT SELECTION ..........................................................49
FOCUS LOCK.......................................................................................49

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MANUAL FOCUS..................................................................................50
OPERATION OF THE DRIVE MODE 51
SINGLE FRAME SHOOTING ...............................................................51
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING..................................................................52
SELF TIMER.........................................................................................52
ADVANCED OPERATION 53
SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE（WB）...........................................53
SETTING THE SENSITIVITY（ISO EQUIVALENCY）........................56
IMAGE FILE SETTING .........................................................................57
COLOR SPACE ....................................................................................58
PICTURE SETTINGS ...........................................................................59
SELECTING THE METERING MODE ..................................................60
AE LOCK ..............................................................................................61
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ............................................................63
FLASH EXPOSURE COMPENSATION................................................64
AUTO BRACKETING............................................................................65
COLOR MODE .....................................................................................67
IMAGE WITH SOUND ..........................................................................68
USING THE EXTERNAL FLASH ..........................................................69
AUTO ROTATE .....................................................................................70
INTERVAL TIMER.................................................................................71
MY SETTINGS......................................................................................73
EXP. KEY ARRANGEMENT..................................................................74
REVIEWING AND DELETING IMAGES 75
QUICK PREVIEW 75
CHANGING THE QUICK PREVIEW DURATION .................................75
REVIEWING IMAGES 76
VIEWING ONE IMAGE AT A TIME........................................................77
MAGNIFYING IMAGES (ZOOMED-IN VIEW)....................................78
VIEWING NINE IMAGES AT A TIME (CONTACT SHEET VIEW) .........79
VIEWING IMAGES A PAGE AT A TIME (JUMP MODE)........................80
VIEWING IMAGES WITH SOUND........................................................81
VIEWING IMAGE INFORMATION ........................................................82
HISTOGRAM ........................................................................................84
VIEWING IMAGES ON A TV.................................................................85

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DELETING FILES 86
DELETING A SINGLE FILE ..................................................................87
DELETING MULTIPLE FILES ...............................................................88
OTHER REVIEWING FEATURES 89
LOCKING FILES...................................................................................89
MARKING IMAGES ..............................................................................92
ROTATING IMAGES .............................................................................95
EXPOSURE WARNING........................................................................96
OK BUTTON SHORTCUT ....................................................................96
RECORDING SOUND MEMO ..............................................................97
SHOWING A SLIDESHOW ...................................................................99
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES 101
RECORDING MOVIES .......................................................................101
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ...................................................................102
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK SOUND 104
RECORDING SOUND (VOICE RECORD MODE)..............................104
PLAYING BACK SOUND ....................................................................105
PRINTING IMAGES 106
PRINTING IMAGES WITH PICTBRIDGE COMPATIBLE PRINTERS ....106
DPOF (DIGITAL PRINT ORDER FORMAT)........................................109
REFERENCE 110
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ............................................................... 110
MAINTENANCE.................................................................................. 110
EXPLANATION OF TERMS................................................................ 111
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM.............................................................. 113
LCD SLEEP AND AUTO POWER OFF............................................... 115
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................ 116
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 119
CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA TO A COMPUTER ..........................120

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING (BATTERY, BATTERY CHARGER AND AC ADAPTER)
Keep batteries in a safe place out of children’s reach. If a battery is
swallowed, call for emergency medical aid immediately.
Do not use any battery other than the designated battery types. Doing
so may cause battery explosion, battery leakage, camera damage,
injury or fire.
Do not use any battery other than that specified in this booklet.
Otherwise, it might cause battery explosion, battery leakage, camera
damage, injury or fire.
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void any shock, shake and drop. Ignoring this warning may cause
battery explosion, or battery leakage, resulting in injury or fire.
Never disassemble, short circuit, heat, or put batteries into fire.
Ignoring this warning may cause battery explosion, battery leakage,
injury or fire.
Please only use charger with the dedicated battery. Charging othe
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battery types causes battery explosion, battery leakage, camera
damage, injury or fire.
If for some reason, the camera or batteries emit smoke, or i
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overheating or the smell of burning is detected, remove the batteries,
taking care to avoid being burned. Take the camera to the retaile
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where you bought it, or to an authorized Sigma service station.
Please follow all guidelines, rules and regulations of your communit
y
regarding the disposal of batteries.
If you do not use the camera for a long period of time, remove the
battery.
Do not use any AC adapter other than the one provided with you
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camera. Using other brands may cause electrical shock and fire
To avoid causing damage or injury, please read this instruction
manual carefully, before using the camera.
Please take special note of the following two cautionary symbols.
Warning !!
Caution !!
Using the product and dis
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egarding this warning sign ma
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cause serious injury or other dangerous results.
Using the product disregarding this caution sign may cause
injury or damage.
This symbol denotes a warning or point, where caution is required.
This Symbol contains information regarding the actions that must be avoided.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING (CAMERA)
Never use your camera in an environment where flammable o
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burnable, gas, liquids or chemicals, such as Propane, Gasoline, etc.,
are present.
Keep the camera in a safe place that children cannot reach. Playing
with the camera strap around one’s neck can cause strangulation.
Do not disassemble the camera; Doing so can cause electric shocks
and burns.
Do not touch internal parts of the camera that become exposed as a
result of damage, it could cause fire or electric shock. Remove the
batteries and contact an authorized Sigma service station.
Keep the camera away from moisture or water. If you drop you
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camera/lens in water, please contact the retailer where you purchased
the camera, or a service station immediately. If you use the camera
with this condition it can cause electric shock or fire.
Prevent water, or metallic and other conductive objects from coming
into contact with the terminals of the camera body. This can result in
electric shock, overheating and fire.
Do not fire the flash close to eyes, otherwise the bright light could
damage the eye. Keep at least 1m/3feet distance between the face
and the camera when taking a picture with flash.
Do not cover the flash with your finger or hand, it can cause skin burn.
The AC Adapter is designed for use with this product only. Do not use it
with any other appliance. Doing so may cause overheating, fire, electric
shock or injury.
If the adapter is emitting smoke, generating a strange odor or making
an abnormal noise, while in use, disconnect the power plug from the
outlet immediately. Otherwise, fire or electric shock may result.
If water or a foreign object gets into the adapter, unplug from the AC
outlet immediately. It could cause fire or electric shock.
Do not attempt to modify or disassemble this product. Doing so can
cause fire or electric shock.
Do not place any heavy objects on the power cord, or pull it, bend it
unduly, or heat it. It could damage the cord, and could cause fire o
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electric shock.
Do not use this product with AC voltage other than the specified powe
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supply voltage (AC100V - 240V). Doing so could cause fire or electric
shock.
Use a safety approved AC power cord as is specified by each country.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION (CAMERA)
Do not leave the camera without the lens cap in place. Light entering
through the lens for long periods of time could cause damage to the
camera.
Please do not carry your camera while a tripod is attached, as this
could result in injury or a fall.
Please do not grasp the camera with wet hand, as it might cause
electric shock
Do not leave the camera in a hot place or in a car parked in the sun. I
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the camera becomes hot, it might cause burns to the skin.
If the liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor becomes damaged, be
careful of the fragments of glass, which can cause injury. If the liquid
inside the LCD monitor leaks out, and you are faced with the following
situations, please do as follows.
If the liquid adheres to clothes or the skin, wash it away with soap
immediately.
If the liquid enters the eye, flush the affected eye with clean wate
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immediately for 15 minutes, and seek medical assistance.
If the liquid is swallowed, drink a large quantity of water, induce
vomiting and seek medical assistance.
CAUTION (BATTERY CHARGER AND AC ADAPTER)
Do not pull the Battery Charger o
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the AC power cord, when
disconnecting the AC adapter from the AC outlet. It could cause fire o
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electric shock due to damaged cord. Always take hold of the molded
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C plug, when unplugging it from the outlet.
Do not cover the Battery Charger or the AC adapter with cloth,
cushions, etc. It could cause excessive heat, deform the case, and
cause fire.
When Battery Charger is not used unplug it from the outlet.

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HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
■ Your camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it or subject it to
physical shock.
■ This camera is not waterproof, and cannot be used underwater. Wipe off
any water droplets with a dry cloth as soon as possible. If the camera
gets really wet, promptly consult your nearest Sigma Service Center.
■ Do not leave the camera in a dusty, hot, or highly humid environment for
a long period of time.
■ If the camera is moved from a cold place to a warm room, water droplets
may appear on the camera. Please keep the camera in a bag until it is
acclimatized to the ambient room temperature.
■ The camera will work within a temperature range between 0˚C/32˚F and
+40˚C/104˚F and humidity less than 80% (no condensation). However, in
cold temperatures below 0˚C, the power performance of the battery is
reduced. Please carry a spare battery in these circumstances, and keep
the batteries warm.
■ Static electricity or magnetic fields, may effect the operation of the
camera. If such exposure occurs, please remove the battery from the
camera and re-insert it, to reset the camera’s microprocessors.
HOW TO STORE THE CAMERA
■ If you intend to store the camera for a long time, remove the battery.
■ To avoid growth of fungus, store the camera and lens in a dry, cool and
ventilated place, with a drying agent such as silica gel. Keep your
equipment away from chemicals.
Please read this section before using the camera.
Study and familiarize yourself with the functions of your camera
before using it. No compensation or guarantee is provided for
unsatisfactory pictures or loss of profit, etc.
Carry spare batteries when you use the camera in a cold
environment, on a field trip, or when taking many pictures at one
time.