The DiMAGE A200 benefits from the use of a crisp EVF and
sharp monitor, and an interface design that makes good use
of colours and very legible fonts at an appropriate size for
the displays. In addition, some functions can be accessed through
shortcuts, effectively eliminating a number of steps (see
below).
The Setup menu is reachable from all the menu screens, accessed through
a tab at the top right of the menus for the still image, movie and playback
modes:
LCD Brightness:allows adjusting the EVF
or monitor brightness independently.
Lens Accessory:lets the camera know when
an accessory lens has been mounted (None, Wide converter,
Tele converter).
Transfer Mode has 2 settings: Data Storage which
lets the A200 appear as a hard disk when connected via
USB to a computer, or PTP which allows connecting
the A200 to a PictBridge compliant printer and printing
photos directly without a computer.
Date/Time Set: sets the date and time on the camera.
Video Output selects the video out signal: NTSC
or PAL.
Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Simplified
Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Swedish.
Shortcut Help: lists the shortcut buttons:
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LCD brightness.
Shift + =
Focus Screens.
Shift + MENU button = Setup menu.
Shift + =
Reset Camera.
Controller = WB set.
File Number Memory: On or Off. When On image file
names are numbered sequentially.
Folder Name: to select if folders will be named
with a number (Standard) or with the month, day and year
(Date).
Select Folder: serves to change from one folder
to another.
New Folder: serves to create a new folder.
Reset Default: returns the camera to its factory
settings.
Audio Signals: Confirms operations on the A200.
Two different sounds are available or Off.
Focus Signal: provides 2 different sounds or Off.
Shutter FX: 2 different sounds or Off.
Volume: sets the volume for all camera sounds.
Power Save: sets the delay before the camera turns
off the monitors (1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes). After 30 minutes
the camera shuts down completely.
Anti-Shake: decides when the Anti-Shake system is
activated, Display and Exposure has the Anti-Shake
system turn on when the shutter release is pressed halfway,
and its effect is visible in the live image. Exposure
Only turns the Anti-Shake system On when the shutter
release is held partway in but is not reflected in the live
image.
Delete Confirmation: Yes or No. When set to yes,
a confirmation screen is displayed before an image is deleted.
Konica Minolta includes a printed manual with the DiMAGE A200.
The instructions are clear and detailed, and all functions and
operations of the A200 are very well explained.
Software
Konica Minolta provides their DiMAGE
Viewer forWindows XP, Me, 2000 Pro, Windows 98/98
Second Edition, and for Macintosh computers running Mac OS
9.0-9.2.2 or Mac OS X v.10.1.3-10.1.5, v.10.2.1-10.2.8 and
v.10.3-10.3.5.
Dimage Viewer is an image viewer and organizer that offers
extensive photo editing capabilities. The program starts by
presenting photos as thumbnails, but double-clicking any of
the thumbnail opens the image at a much larger scale for editing.
In the editing window, images can be adjusted for brightness, contrast,
colour balance, hue, saturation, lightness, and sharpness, and many of
the adjustments are made in separate windows that feature a 100% preview.
Furthermore, the program provides
a "variations" window which offers multiple views of
the image as it would appear after changes to the colour balance,
brightness, contrast, and saturation.
DiMAGE Viewer also serves to access RAW images and convert them to a non-proprietary
formats such as JPEG or TIFF. DiMAGE Viewer opens RAW images in a special
window where they can be adjusted for colour mode, white balance, filter,
saturation, contrast, and exposure compensation (±2EV). In addition
the sharpness of the image can be adjusted, and a preview of all changes
to the image is shown.
Moreover, once specific settings for conversion have been established these
can be saved and recalled at a later point to process other similar RAW
photos automatically.
In addition to DiMAGE Viewer, Konica
Minolta includes a second disc containing Ulead VideoStudio
8SE, software which allows editing the movies captured with
the A200.
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LCD brightness.
