Sigma Digital SLR Camera SD14 User Manual

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SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE
For more precise control of the white balance setting or when photographing
under unusual lighting conditions, the "Set Custom WB" option can be used to
capture a sample of neutral object in a scene to be used for color correction.
1
Make sure that "D"-dial is set to Single Frame
Shooting
＜ ＞ .
2
Press the button on the back of the
camera to display the Camera Set-up Menu.
(See P.104)
3
Use arrows on the 4-way controller to
select “Set Custom WB”.
4
Press arrow or to open the custom white
balance dialog screen.
5
Under the lighting conditions that will be used
for the final photograph, frame a white or
neutral color object, such as a sheet of white
paper or a white wall, so that it fills the Center
Area Metering circle inside the viewfinder.
6
Press the shutter button to release the shutter
and capture a custom white balance setting.
7
If a valid white balance setting was captured, a
message will appear indicating that the white
balance image was captured successfully. If
the capture was not successful, "Failed!" will
be displayed on the color LCD monitor. Repeat
steps
5 and 6 to capture a valid white
balance setting or press
to dismiss the
dialog.

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)