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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis 300. The Vectis 300 is an easy to Easier to load… operate lens shutter camera from Minolta’s line of Advanced Photo System™ Advanced Photo System cameras use the cameras. Your camera features drop-in loading, a 24 - 70mm zoom lens, and new IX240 type film. This new film a wide focus frame. The sleek and compact design gives the Vectis 300 a features drop-in-loading to make loading sophisticated appearance suitable for any occasion. This manual is desig
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TABLE OF CONTENTS USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH 33 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE.....................................................................4 Flash Lamp...............................................................................................34 NAMES OF PARTS.........................................................................................6 Flash Range.........................................................................
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. Keep batteries or things that could be swallowed away from young children. Contact a doctor immediately if an object is swallowed. WARNING Immediately remove the batteries and discontinue use if... • the camera is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior Batteries may become hot or explode due to improper use. is exposed. • Use only the batteries specified in this instruction manual. •
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NAMES OF PARTS Camera Body Self-timer/Remote- * - Do not touch Viewfinder window* control/Adjust button Flash-mode/Select button Shutter-release Flash* (33) Data panel button AF window* Self-timer/Remote- control lamp Format-selector Meter window* Main switch Lens* switch (21) Remote-control receiver* Date button (42) Viewfinder* Zoom buttons (22) Title button (48) Tripod socket Manual-rewind Battery chamber Film chamb
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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT’D Data Panel Viewfinder Battery-condition Focus frame Title mark Title/Date-time/Film speed indicator indicator (15) Close-framing guide (25) Self-timer Frame counter Focus lamp (green) indicator (56) lamp on focus OK focus cannot be confirmed Flash mode Film transport slow blinking or special focus situation indicat
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QUICK OPERATION 1. Insert the 2. Turn the camera 3. Select the print 4. Frame the 5. Center your 6. Press the battery (p. 14). on, then insert format (p. 21). subject as subject in the shutter-release the film (p. 16). desired (p. 22). focus frame button all the (pp. 22-23). way down to take the picture W (p. 23). T 10 11
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ATTACHING THE STRAP Attach the strap as shown. BASIC OPERATION • A button key is included on the strap for Button key pressing the Date button and Manual- rewind button. 12 13
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INSTALLING THE BATTERY CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER Your camera uses one 3-volt CR-2 lithium Each time the main switch is turned on, a symbol will appear in the data battery to supply power for all camera panel to indicate the power status of the battery. operations. 1. Open the battery chamber as shown. Power is sufficient Power is sufficient, Replace the battery. for all camera The shutter will lock but the battery will 2. Insert the battery into the chamber operations. until the battery is hav
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LOADING FILM Your camera uses IX240 type film designed for use in Advanced Photo Visual Exposure Indicators System cameras. • The current VEI has a white indicator behind it. VEI MEANING • Your camera’s automatic transport system loads the film, sets the film UNEXPOSED speed, and advances the film after each exposure. PARTIALLY EXPOSED • After loading, the film chamber cannot be opened until rewind has been EXPOSED initiated. PROCESSED • DEP, Double Exposure Prevention, prevents the camera fr
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LOADING FILM - CONT’D 2. Turn the camera upside down, then 4. Press the film-chamber door closed turn the film-chamber release in the until it clicks. direction indicated. The film-chamber • The camera will display the cassette mark and the film’s ISO in the data panel, then advance door will open partway. the film to the first frame. The frame counter will display the number of frames remaining on the roll. • Do not load film without an operational battery 3. Open the film-chamber door and inse
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LOADING FILM - CONT’D FULL-AUTO OPERATION If 0 and the film transport signals blink in the data 1. Press the main switch to turn the panel, turn the film chamber release, open the camera on. chamber, then remove the film. • The camera is set for fully-automatic operation - If the film’s current VEI is , insert a new roll of film. and the flash will fire automatically when - If a partially exposed roll of film was loaded into this necessary. camera, the VEI has been changed from to . - If a proce
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FULL-AUTO OPERATION - CONT’D 3. Looking through the viewfinder, frame • In low-light conditions, the AF illuminator (flash) will fire to determine focus the subject as desired. distance (unless is selected). Press the W zoom button to zoom out. • If the orange flash lamp blinks quickly, the flash is not charged. • Press the shutter-release button with a slow steady squeeze - never a Press the T zoom button to zoom in. quick jab. 5. When the green focus lamp glows, press the shutter-release butto
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FOR CLOSER SUBJECTS The green focus-lamp will blink rapidly and the shutter will lock when you When your subject is closer than 1m (3.3 ft.) are closer than the focus distance indicated below. (1.7m (5.6 ft.) in Panorama format), compose your picture within the close-framing guide using focus hold if necessary (see p. 28). Focal Length 24mm 70mm Print Format All C or H P Focus Distance 0.4m - ∞ 0.4m - ∞ 0.8m - ∞ (1.3 ft. - ∞) (1.3 ft. - ∞) (2.6 ft. - ∞) Correct Not Correct • If the camera can no
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SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS Some scenes or subjects, like the examples below, are difficult for the The green focus lamp When your subject is autofocus system to lock on to. When the focus will not lock, focus hold may glow, but the near a very bright (p. 28) on another object the same distance from you as your main focus may not be object or area. subject, recompose, then press the shutter-release button all-the-way accurate. down to take the picture. The green focus lamp When two subjects may
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FOCUS HOLD Subjects outside the focus frame may not 2. Press and hold the shutter-release be in focus. Use focus hold to ensure button partway down until the accurate focusing. green focus lamp glows. 1. Center your subject in the focus 3. Without lifting your finger, frame. recompose the picture and press the shutter-release button all-the- way down to take the picture. • Lift your finger from the shutter-release button to cancel focus hold. 28 29
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REWINDING THE FILM Your camera automatically rewinds the film into the cassette after the last • Do not open the film chamber until the motor stops, 0 appears and exposure. blinks in the data panel. 1. Wait for the film to completely rewind into the cassette. • The frame counter will count down during rewind. MANUAL REWIND • 0 will appear in the frame counter and will blink Use manual rewind to rewind the film before the ro
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PROCESSING For best results, take your film to a Certified Advanced Photo System photofinisher displaying this symbol (see p. 64). USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH When you turn the camera on, the built-in flash is set to autoflash or autoflash with red-eye reduction, whichever mode was used last. The flash will fire automatically when necessary. 32 33
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FLASH LAMP FLASH RANGE With the shutter-release button pressed partway The range of the built-in flash depends on the film speed and the focal down: length you are using. To ensure proper exposure, make sure your subject is positioned within the flash range. • If the orange flash lamp blinks rapidly, the flash is charging. Wait until it glows steadily, then take the picture. • If the orange flash lamp blinks slowly, your Film speed Film speed Film speed scene is too dark for a hand-held picture.
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SELECTING THE FLASH MODE RED-EYE REDUCTION Use the built-in flash’s red-eye reduction mode to reduce the red-eye Besides autoflash mode , autoflash with red-eye reduction , manual effect when photographing people or animals at night or in low light fill-flash , night portrait , or flash cancel can be selected. situations. The flash will fire a few short bursts before the main flash burst Press the flash mode button until the to reduce the red-eye effect. desired indicator appears in the data Pre
