Minolta Maxxum, Minolta, Dynax 7 manual Brightness-Distribution Display

AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LOCK (AEL)

•The EV scale is marked in 1/2 or 1/3EV increments depending on the current setting of the exposure compensation dial (p. 77).

• or will blink in the meter index if the settings will over or underex- pose the subject by more than 3.0EV.

•If you press the display-selection button, the meter-index display appears in the navigation display. When you press the AE-lock button, the index shows the differences between the locked exposure and the exposure currently in the spot-metering area.

Brightness-Distribution Display

The display shows the difference between the locked value “0” and the output from each of the 14-honeycomb segments.

While pressing the AE-lock but- ton, press the display-selection button. Each segment will be shaded and a value indicated.

• The shading appears as; White : +1EV or more.

Gray : when between -1EV and +1EV. (No value given when gray)

Black : -1EV or less.

Shutter speed	Aperture	Exposure compensation
3 EV over		Difference is between -1EV
the locked
		and +1EV.
value.
2EV under
• If more than 3.0EV, only + or - will appear, instead of a value.
• Press the display-selection button once again to cancel the bright-
ness-distribution display while still pressing the AE-lock button.
• If you release your finger from the AE-lock button, both brightness dis-			METERING
tribution and locked exposure will be canceled.

• Shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation appear in the top portion of the display.

• If a non-displayed setting is changed, the operation display appears.

• This feature is useful for monitoring which areas of the picture are under or over-exposed, and allows the user to also confirm the varia- tion on the brightness distribution with the exposure-compensation dial.

• If bracketing is selected, the normal position (+/- 0) of the bracketing series will be displayed in the brightness-distribution display.

• Brightness-distribution display shows values without flash. When flash fires, displayed values may be slightly lower than the values without flash.

• The EV scale is marked in 1/2 or 1/3EV increments depending on the current setting of the exposure copmensation dial (p. 77-78).

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