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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Contents .................................... 2 ADVANCED OPERATION Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. For Proper and Safe Use.......... 3 Selecting Functions in the Flash Mode 36 WARNING Flash Range.................................. 38 Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat, GETTING STARTED Autoflash ...................................... 39 or explode which may damage property or cause
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Tape over lithium battery contacts to avoid short-circuiting during disposal; • Do not fire the flash at vehicle operators. It may cause a distraction or always follow local regulations for battery disposal. temporary blindness which may lead to an accident. • Do not look directly at the sun or strong light sources through the viewfinder. It may damage your eyesight or cause blindness. • Do not disassemble this product. Electric shock may cause injury if a high • Do not
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE CAUTION • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the glove compartment or trunk of a car. It may damage the product and batteries following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, which may result in burns or injuries caused by heat, fire, explosion, or leaking and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interf
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television GETTING STARTED reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the Thank you for purchasing this Minolta camera. Your new camera is with functions following measures: which will suit your every photographic need. Before using your new camera, • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. please take t
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NAME OF PARTS Date button ( ) 50 BODY For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown in parenthesis. Drive-mode/ (Quartz-date model only) Adjust button Main switch (25) Meter window* Viewfinder window* ( ) 48/50 Shutter-release button ( ) AF windows* 27 Data panel ( ) 12 Flash-mode/ Flash* ( ) 36 Zoom lever ( ) Select button 26 (36/50) Self-timer/ Red-eye reduction Lens* lamp* (48/40) (Lens barreal) Strap eyelet ( ) 56 Viewfinder* (13) Battery-chamber (14) Manual-rewind Ba
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NAME OF PARTS Only the necessary indicators will appear on the data panel. DATA PANEL VIEWFINDER Close-framing guide ( ) 33 Date/Time display Self-timer indicator (48) (Quartz-date model only) (50) Battery-condition indicator (16) Ready lamp (green) ( ) 27 With the shutter-release button pressed partway down - Frame counter (19) On: Focus locked Off: Flash charging Film-transport signals (19) Blinks quickly: Subject is too close Blinks slowly: Camera shake warning Cartridge mark ( ) Flash mode
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INSERTING THE BATTERY 2. Insert the battery matching the positive Your camera uses one 3-volt CR123A or DL123A lithium battery. terminal mark inside the battery chamber- door, then click the door closed. 1. Open the battery-chamber door by sliding the battery-chamber release in the direction indicated. • Quartz-date model: The date and time must be reset (p.50). • When changing batteries, make sure the main switch is off. 14 15
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BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR LOADING THE FILM 1. Slide the back-cover release Each time the camera is turned on, a symbol will appear on the data panel to indicate the power status of the battery. down to open the back cover. Briefly appears. Power is sufficient for all camera operations. Power is sufficient, but the battery must be replaced soon. • If the back cover does not open, turn the main switch off and on to release the film chamber lock. • Use only 35mm, DX-coded film rated between ISO 2
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LOADING THE FILM 3. Close the back cover. 2. Place the film cartridge into the • The film automatically advances to the first frame film chamber. Extend the film and appears on the data panel. leader to the "FILM TIP" mark, making sure it lays flat. • If the film has been loaded improperly, will blink on the data panel and the shutter will remain locked. Open the back cover and repeat the loading procedure. • Once the film is loaded, the back cover will lock preventing accidental • If the film t
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REWINDING THE FILM Your camera automatically rewinds the film after the last exposure is taken. • Do not open the back cover until the rewind motor stops. Never use force. • If the rewind motor stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the When blinks on the data panel, open the indicators will blink. Remove and insert the battery or press the manual-rewind back cover and remove the film. button. • If the back cover does not open, turn the main switch off and on to release the fil
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REWINDING THE FILM MANUAL REWIND SILENT REWIND This camera has a silent-rewind function to minimize the noise of film To rewind before the end of the roll, turn the camera on rewinding. Use the silent-rewind mode when the rewinding noise would be and gently press the manual rewind bottun using the distracting such as during a wedding ceremony. button key on the strap. Press the manual-rewind button while the film is rewinding. Press the button again to return to normal winding speed. • SILEnt ap
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FULL-AUTO OPERATION 1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. • Auto Power Off: To conserve power, the camera automatically turns off if it is not BASIC OPERATION operated for more than 8 minutes. • Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel. 2. Hold the camera steady, making sure your fingers do not cover the flash, lens, or AF windows. • As shown, for vertically framed pictures, turn the camera so the flash is on top. Continued on next page. 25
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FULL-AUTO OPERATION 3. Look through the viewfinder 4. Place the focus frame on the subject and push the zoom lever ( ) to and press the shutter-release button T zoom in or ( ) to zoom out. partway down. W Ready Lamp The ready lamp will light to indicate the status of the camera. T(elephoto) : zoom in On: Focus locked Off: Flash charging W(ide angle) : zoom out Blinks quickly: Subject is too close Blinks slowly: Camera shake warning 26 Continued on next page. 27
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FOCUS LOCK FULL-AUTO OPERATION Subjects outside the focus frame may not be in 5. When the green ready lamp focus. Use focus lock to ensure accurate focusing. glows, press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. • Press the shutter-release button with slow, steady pressure. • The film automatically advances to the next frame. • After use, press the main switch to turn the camera off. 1. Place the focus frame on your subject. • The flash will fire automatically in low-lig
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FOR CLOSE SUBJECTS FOCUS LOCK When taking a picture with the subject closer than 1.5m (4.9ft.), the viewfinder 2. Press and hold the shutter-release image and the actual film image will be different. The difference increases as the button partway down until the green subject becomes closer, or especially when using the telephoto setting. At the ready lamp glows indicating closest range at the telephoto settings, the top of the actual film image is located focus lock. below the close framing guid
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FOR CLOSE SUBJECTS • If the green ready lamp blinks rapidly and the CLOSE FRAMING GUIDE shutter locks, the subject is too close. Be sure If the subject is closer than 1.5m(4.9ft.), take the following steps: your camera-to-subject distance is at least 60cm (2.0 ft.) in the wide-angle setting or 55 1. Place the focus frame on the subject and cm (1.8 ft.) in the telephoto setting. press the shutter-release button partway • When taking pictures at extremely close down. distances, the green ready lam
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SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS Some scenes or subjects are difficult for the autofocus system to lock on to. When the focus will not lock, focus lock (p. 29) on another object the same distance from you as the main subject, recompose, then take the picture. ADVANCED OPERATION The autofocus may not lock on the following; • Bright light sources such as the sun or neon lights. • Highly reflective surfaces such as water or mirrors. • Flames or fireworks. • Dark objects and surfaces with low reflectance
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SELECTING FLASH-MODE Flash cancel (p. 43) Press the flash-mode button until the desired indicator appears on Auto-depth (p. 44) the data panel. The following mode can be selected: Night portrait (p. 46) Autoflash (p. 39) Landscape/Night View (p. 47) • The autoflash and the autoflash with red-eye reduction will remain Autoflash with red-eye reduction (p. 40) selected after you turn the camera off. • When you turn the camera off, the fill flash / the flash cancel / the auto-depth / Fill flash (p.
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FLASH RANGE AUTOFLASH The range of the built-in flash depends on the film speed and focal length you The flash will fire automatically in low-light. are using. To ensure proper exposure, make sure your subject is positioned Press the flash-mode button until within the flash range. appears on the data panel, then take the picture. Focal length 115mm 37.5mm Film speed W(ide-angle) T(elephoto) 0.6- 5.1m 0.55- 2.1m ISO100 2.0- 16.7ft. 1.8- 6.9ft. 0.6- 10.2m 0.55- 4.3m • The flash will not fire in ba
