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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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CONTENTS For Proper and Safe Use .................. 4 ADVANCED OPERATION Self-timer ........................................ 53 Thank you for your purchasing this Selecting the AF Mode .................... 36 Continuous Advance........................ 55 Minolta camera. Before using your GETTING STARTED Area AF ........................................ 37 For Owners of the Quartz-date model.. new camera, please take the time to Names of Parts................................ 10 Focus-area Indicato
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Tape over lithium battery contacts to avoid short-circuiting during disposal; Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. always follow local regulations for battery disposal. WARNING Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat, • Do not disassemble this product. Electric shock may cause injury if a high or explode which may damage property or cause personal injury. Do not ignore voltage circuit inside the p
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE • Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes. It may damage eyesight. • Take the product to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required. • Do not fire the flash at vehicle operators. It may cause a distraction or temporary blindness which may lead to an accident. CAUTION • Do not look directly at the sun or strong light sources through the viewfinder. It • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the may damage your eyesight or caus
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the that may ca
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NAMES OF PARTS GETTING STARTED Date button (p. 57) BODY The 160 quartz-date model is illustrated. Drive-mode/Adjust button (Quartz Date model only) (p. 53, 55, 57, 64) AF/Meter window* Viewfinder window* AF mode button (p. 36) Flash-mode/Select button Shutter-release button (p. 25) (p. 44, 57) Flash* (p. 44) Remote-control Data panel (p. 12) receiver* Main switch (p. 22) Lens* (Quartz-date model only) Eyepiece sensors* Strap eyelet (p. 16) Back-cover release (p. 19) (p. 22) Battery-chamber door
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NAMES OF PARTS GETTING STARTED Focus-frame Display All indicators are displayed for clarity. DATA PANEL VIEWFINDER Date/Time display (p. 57) Area AF (p. 37) Remote-control indicator (p. 64) (Quartz-date model only) (Quartz-Date model only) For focus-area indicators in Area AF, see pages 24 and 27. Battery-condition indicator (p. 18) Frame counter (p. 21) Spot AF (p. 40) All focus frames and focus- Film-transport signals (p. 21) area indicators are shown. Cartridge mark (p. 34) This camera featu
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NAMES OF PARTS GETTING STARTED VIEWFINDER VIEWFINDER Focus lamp (green) Close-framing guide (p. 32)* With the shutter-release button pressed partway down - Glows: focus confirmed Blinks rapidly: subject is too close Blinks slowly: focus not confirmed (p. 30) Flash lamp (orange) With the shutter-release button pressed partway down - Glows: flash is charged and ready Blinks rapidly: flash charging Focus frames Focus-area indicator (p. 27)** Varies according to the subject. Blinks slowly: camera-sh
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ATTACHING THE CAMERA STRAP INSERTING THE BATTERY GETTING STARTED 1. Pass the small loop of the The camera uses one 3-volt CR123A or 1 2 DL123A lithium battery. strap through the strap eyelet on the camera. 1. Open the battery-chamber door using the larger button key on the 2. Pass the the other end of camera strap. the strap through the small loop and tighten. 2. Insert the battery. The positive and negative battery terminals should • Button keys are attached to the strap. Use the be orientate
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BATTERY-CONDITION INDICATOR LOADING THE FILM GETTING STARTED Each time the camera is turned on, an indicator will appear on the data panel to 1. Slide the back-cover release indicate the power status of the battery. down to open the back cover. • Before opening the back cover, look through the film window to confirm that The indicator briefly appears. Power is film is not currently loaded. sufficient for all camera operations. The indicator blinks. Power is sufficient • If the back cover does no
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LOADING THE FILM GETTING STARTED 2. Place the film cartridge into the film 4. Close the back cover. • The film automatically advances to the first frame chamber. and 1 appears in the data-panel frame counter. “ ” • If the film has been loaded improperly, “0” will blink on the frame counter and the shutter will not release. Open the back cover and repeat the loading procedure. 3. Extend the film leader to the film-tip • Once the film is loaded, the battery-chamber lock mark. The film must lay fl
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FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 1. Press the main switch to turn the 3. Look through the viewfinder camera on. and press the zoom lever to • To conserve battery power, the auto-power- zoom the lens. off function will turn the camera off eight • The viewfinder will adjust to match the minutes after the last operation. lens’ field of view. • Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel. 2. Hold the camera steadily. Do not cover the T(elephoto): zoom in W(ide angle): zoom out flash, lens, or A
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FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 4. Place the subject within the Area AF 5. Press the shutter-release button partway frame. The focus frame will automatically down. • The status of the AF system and flash are indicated change to a focus-area indicator to by the lamps next to the viewfinder. confirm the subject. • The Area-AF mode (p. 37) is automatically set when the camera is turned on. Focus lamp (green) • The focus-area indicator shows the area the Area-AF frame Glows: focus confirme
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AREA-AF FOCUS-AREA INDICATOR FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION As long as the subject is located within the Area-AF focus frame, even if it is not 6. When the green focus lamp glows, centered, the camera will automatically locate the subject and indicate it with the press the shutter-release button all focus-area indicator. The shape of focus-area indicator varies with the subject the way down to take the picture. shape, see the sample illustrations below. • Press the shutter-release
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FOCUS LOCK - AREA AF FOCUSING RANGE BASIC OPERATION The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subject The subject must be within the focusing range of the camera. The minimum and then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a different focusing distance varies with the focal length of the lens. position within the image area. 1. With focus-area indicator around the Wide-angle Telephoto subject, press and hold the shutter-release (37.5 mm) (140/160 mm)
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SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS BASIC OPERATION The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations. At this time, the focus-lock function (p. 28, 41) can be used to focus on an object at the same When a low-contrast The green focus lamp will blink distance as your subject, and then the image can be recomposed to take the slowly to warn that focus cannot area fills the focus picture. be confirmed. The shutter can frame. be released and the focus will When your subject is be set to infinity; wh
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FOR CLOSER SUBJECTS BASIC OPERATION Close-framing guide Because of parallax, the image seen in the viewfinder 1. With the focus-area indicator on the subject, and the image recorded with the camera are not press and hold the shutter release button exactly the same. Parallax becomes significant with partway down. close subjects. A close-framing guide automatically • The green focus lamp should glow to confirm the appears in the viewfinder when the image needs to be focus is locked. recomposed to
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REWINDING THE FILM BASIC OPERATION The camera automatically rewinds the film after the last exposure is taken. • If the rewind motor stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the indicators on the data panel will blink. Remove and insert the battery . When the cartridge mark blinks on the data • Although more pictures than specified on the film package may be taken, the panel, the film has been rewound. Open the back film processor may only print the number specified on the film car
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SELECTING THE AF MODE AREA AF ADVANCED OPERATION Three auto focus (AF) modes can be 1. Press the AF mode button until the selected: Area AF, spot AF, and target AF. Area-AF indicator appears on the data panel. Press the AF mode button until the desired AF indicator appears on the 2. Place the subject within the Area-AF data panel. frame. • The focus frame will automatically change to a • Spot-AF and target-AF mode is focus-area indicator to confirm the subject. reset to Area AF when the camera
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FOCUS-AREA INDICATOR CONTROLS ADVANCED OPERATION The display of the focus-area indicator can be controlled with a custom function. 2. To change the setting, press the adjust CUSt-1:1 - The focus-area indicator automatically appears when looking through button or zoom lever until the desired the viewfinder. setting number is displayed. CUSt-1:2 - The focus-area indicator appears when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down. CUSt-1:3 - The focus-area indicator is canceled and will not
