User manual SIGMA 597

[. . . ] Attach the battery, by sliding it in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the diagram. Required time for recharging the battery depends on the ambient temperature and status of recharge level. Remove the battery from the charger and remove the power cable plug from the wall outlet. In the case that the number of possible shots will decrease extremely after charging, it may indicate the end of battery life. [. . . ] For more details, please refer to the camera's instruction manual. The AF function of this lens can be used with cameras that support built-in lens motors. Caution !!(Battery and Battery Charger) Do not pull the AC power cord, when disconnecting the battery charger from the AC outlet. Always take hold of the molded AC plug, when unplugging it from the outlet. When Battery Charger is not used unplug it from the AC outlet. TO REMOVE THE BATTERY Eject the battery by sliding the battery compartment cover latch in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the illustration. LCD PANEL This lens is equipped with the LCD panel. The meaning of functions displayed from the LCD panel explained below. Table 1 m 120 m 60 m 40 m 30 m 24 m 20 m 17 m ~ 2 m ( Display per 1m ) ft 390 ft 190 ft 130 ft 100 ft 80 ft 60 ft 59 ft ~ 8 ft ( Display per 1ft ) Gray colored Circular Polarizing (C-PL) Filter is supplied with your lens as one of its accessories. Please turn your filter rotator ring while looking through the viewfinder to set the desired picture taking position. This lens has been designed to deliver optimum performance with a filter installed in the lens assembly. The quality of the picture decreases if the filter is not installed inside the lens. Stray light and dust entering from the insertion slot of the filter holder can affect exposure and cause poor pictures if the filter holder is not in the lens assembly. The position of the white dot on the rotator ring is important for filters that use rotation movement as a filtering process, such as Circular Polarizing (C-PL) Filters. However, if the filters have the thickness of more than 5mm (screw thread excluded) or diameter of more than 75mm, they cannot be attached. Please do not attach a PL filter except the dedicated filter supplied with this lens. Supplied circular PL filter cannot be used with any other lenses. Battery Indicator Focal length Indicator Shooting range Indicator FOCUS LIMITER SWITCH This lens is equipped with the focus limiter switch, which enables a limit of the AF range. FULLTele side 5m/Wide side 2m ~ 5m ~ 10m ~ CHECKING THE BATTERY STATUS When the power of the camera body is on, the battery icon, which shows the capacity of the battery, is shown on the LCD panel. No Icon Display Icon Blinking Icon The battery strength is sufficient. The battery level is low and the battery will need to be changed soon. The power of the battery is insufficient, replace the battery immediately. ZOOMING Rotate the Rubber grip on the zoom ring to the desired position. The focal length value in the LCD panel is shown is 16 steps (Please refer the table 2). The nearest value from table 2 will be displayed depending on the position of the zoom ring. Table 2 Without Attachment 200 mm 210 mm 220 mm 230 mm 240 mm 250 mm 260 mm 280 mm 290 mm 310 mm 330 mm 350 mm 380 mm 410 mm 450 mm 500 mm FLASHGUNS AND AF AUXILIARY LIGHT Vignetting will occur if the lens is used with the cameras built-in flash and AF auxiliary light. In addition, when an external flashgun is attached to the camera's hot shoe and fired, it will cause vignetting. SAFETY STRAP The supplied safety strap is used to prevent the lens dropping when being attached to a tripod. [. . . ] By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product or components of this product. If this product is disposed illegally, it might cause a possibility of penalties. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you have purchased the product. This lens also permits manual focusing even in the autofocus mode. With the camera set to the One-Shot AF (AF-S) mode, it is possible to manually override the autofocus while the shutter release button is pressed halfway. [. . . ]