Sigma Digital SLR Camera SD14 User Manual

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SELECTING THE AUTOFOCUS MODE
Press the FUNC button twice (holding the button down the second time) and turn
the “C”-dial to select either
(Single AF Mode) or (Continuous Mode) icon
on the LCD panel.
SINGLE AF MODE
Depress and hold the shutter button “Half-way”
to activate the autofocus function. In order to
avoid out of focus exposures, the shutter
cannot be released until the subject is in focus.
This is called “focus priority”. The Focus
Indicator lights up in the viewfinder, when the
AF Point Selection is focused on the subject
and the focus is locked. Press the shutter
button the rest of the way to take the picture. If
the camera cannot focus on the subject
properly, remove your finger from the shutter
button and press again.
■ Focus indicator will blink, if the subject is out of focus.
■ Use your camera in this mode for regular photography.
CONTINUOUS AF MODE
Press the shutter button “Half-way” to activate the autofocus function. If the
subject is in motion, the camera will focus continuously with motion prediction
function. You can release the shutter any time, even if the subject is not precisely
in focus. However, depending on the subject situation, (i.e. speed and direction of
moving subject, the lens and shutter speed etc.) there is a possibility that the
picture may be out of focus.
■ Focus indicator will not appear.
■ Autofocus lock does not work.
■ Depending on some unusual conditions of the subject, sometimes
autofocusing is not possible.
■ When the Automatic Selection mode of the AF Point Selection is selected, the
camera automatically selects the initial focus point for tracking the subject.

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)