Sigma SD15 User Manual

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CHECKING THE BATTERY STATUS
When “D”-dial is set to drive area (P. 1 4), the battery icon, which shows the
capacity of the battery, is shown on the top LCD panel. Explanations of the
symbols are given as follows.
TOP LCD
PANEL
COLOR LCD
MONITOR
Battery Status
White
The battery strength is sufficient.
White
The battery level is low and the battery will
need to be changed soon.
White
The power of the battery is insufficient, replace
the battery immediately.
Blinking
Red
Blinking
The power of the battery is empty; it is not
possible to work. Please replace the battery.
White
The battery is working with the connected AC
adapter. (The fully charged battery icon will be
displayed regardless of the actual battery
status.)
POWER SAVING
To conserve the battery, the camera has several power-saving features. After
six seconds of non-operation certain camera systems automatically shut down:
the shutter speed and aperture value disappear from the top LCD panel, the
display in the viewfinder turns off, and some buttons no longer work (however, it
is still be possible to review images or change menu settings on the color LCD
monitor). Press the shutter button halfway to reactivate the camera. To prevent
the shutter from being accidentally released, turn the D-dial to the
position
whenever the camera is not in use.
Additionally, if the color LCD monitor is not used for a set amount of time, the
camera goes into a low-power mode. The
and buttons are not active
when the camera is in low-power mode. This feature prevents the color LCD from
being accidentally turned on and draining the battery while the camera is not
being used. To reactivate the
and buttons, press the shutter button
halfway. For more information see P.113.

Sigma SD15 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	Evaluative Metering, Center-Weighted Average Metering, Center Area Metering, Spot 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 (50), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, (3200) *( )Extended Mode
Exposure Compensation	±3EV (in 1/3steps)
AE Lock	Push button type
Auto Bracketing	Three or five frames (in 1/3steps, Appropriate Exposure – Under Exposure – Over Exposure)
Shutter Type	Vertical-travel metal focal plane shutter, electronically controlled through entire speed range
Storage Media	SD Card / Compatible with SDHC, Multi Media Card
Aspect Ratio	3：2
Resolution	HI：2640 x 1760 MED：1872 x 1248, LOW：1312 x 880
Interfaces	USB 2.0, Video Out (NTSC／PAL)