Sigma Digital SLR Camera SD14 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES .......................................................2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................6
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................8
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS.....................................................................11
TOP LCD PANEL ............................................................................................13
VIEWFINDER..................................................................................................13
CONTROL DIALS ...........................................................................................14
BASIC OPERATION AND QUICK REFERENCE...........................................15
PREPARATION .......................................................................................18
ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP .................................................................18
HOW TO USE THE FINDER CAP ..................................................................18
LOADING THE BATTERY ..............................................................................19
CHECKING THE BATTERY STATUS.............................................................22
USING A HOME POWER SUPPLY (SOLD SEPARATELY)...........................23
MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS.....................................................24
SETTING THE LANGUAGE ...........................................................................26
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE ....................................................................27
INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CF CARD ..............................................28
FORMATTING THE CF CARD .......................................................................30
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM..........................................................................31
FOLDER MANAGER ......................................................................................32
FRAME NUMBER COUNTER ........................................................................33
DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT ...............................................................................34
TOP LCD ILLUMINATION...............................................................................35
HOLDING THE CAMERA ...............................................................................35
SHUTTER BUTTON .......................................................................................36
SETTING THE ELECTRONIC SOUND..........................................................36
BASIC OPERATION................................................................................37
SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE....................................................37
P PROGRAM AE..........................................................................................37
A APERTURE PRIORITY AE.......................................................................39
S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE............................................................40
M MANUAL EXPOSURE.............................................................................41
BULB SETTING ..............................................................................................42
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH.................................................................43
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH ........................................................................43
EXPOSURE MODE AND BUILT-IN FLASH ...................................................44

Sigma Digital SLR Camera SD14 Specifications

General

Camera Type	Interchangeable Lens SLR Type Digital Camera
Image Sensor Size	13.8 x 20.7mm
Lenses Used	Sigma SA Mount Lenses
Picture Angle	Equivalent to 1.7x the focal length of a lens when used on a 35mm SLR camera.
Lens Mount	SA mount
Imaging Element Type	FOVEON® X3™ (CMOS)
Color Photo Detectors	14.06 Million (2652 Columns x 1768 Rows x 3 Layers)
Image Recording Format	Lossless compression RAW Data (12bit), JEPG
White Balance	8 Type (Auto, Sunlight, Shade, Overcast, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom white balance)
Viewfinder Type	Pentaprism SLR Viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage	98％ horizontal, 98％ vertical
Viewfinder Magnification	0.9x (50mm F1.4 at infinity)
Eyepoint	18mm
Diopter Adjustment Range	-3dpt to +1.5dpt
Auto Focus Type	TTL phase difference detection system
AF Operating Range	EV 0 to 18（ISO100）
Focus Mode	Single AF, Continuous AF (AF Predict function), MF
Metering Systems	8-segment Evaluative Metering, Center Metering, Center-Weighted Average Metering
Metering Range	EV 1 to 20（with 50mm F1.4 at ISO100）
Exposure Modes	(P) Program AE、(A) Aperture Priority AE、 (S) Shutter Speed Priority AE、(M) Manual
ISO Sensivity	ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, (1600)
Exposure Compensation	±3EV（in 1/3steps）
AE Lock	Push button type
Auto Bracketing	±3EV （ in 1/3steps, Appropriate Exposure – Under Exposure – Over Exposure）
Shutter Type	Vertical-travel metal focal plane shutter, electronically controlled through entire speed range
Shutter Speeds	1/4000sec to 30sec, Bulb up to 30sec Flash Synchronization at 1/180sec.
Storage Media	CompactFlash™ (CF) (TypeⅠ/Ⅱ), HITACHI MicroDrive™
Aspect Ratio	3：2
Resolution	Super Hi(JPEG) : 4608 x 3072, HI：2640 x 1760 MED：1776 x 1184, LOW：1296 x 864
Interfaces	USB 2.0, Video Out (NTSC／PAL)