SIGMA SD15 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PACKAGE CONTENTS / ACCESSORIES ....................................................... 2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................. 6
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................ 9
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
CAMERA SET-UP MENU ............................................................................... 28
LIST OF MENU FUNCTIONS ......................................................................... 29
FUNCTION DISPLAY ...................................................................................... 32
CAMERA INFO PAGE ..................................................................................... 33
INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CARD .................................................... 34
FORMATTING THE CARD ............................................................................. 36
FILE NUMBERING SYSTEM .......................................................................... 37
FRAME NUMBER COUNTER ........................................................................ 38
DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................... 39
TOP LCD ILLUMINATION ............................................................................... 39
HOLDING THE CAMERA ............................................................................... 40
SHUTTER BUTTON ....................................................................................... 40
BASIC OPERATION
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SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE
41
P PROGRAM AE.......................................................................................... 41
A APERTURE PRIORITY AE ...................................................................... 43
S SHUTTER SPEED PRIORITY AE ............................................................ 44
M MANUAL EXPOSURE .............................................................................. 45