Minolta 7Hi instruction manual PRO-AUTO Button, SPOT-AE Lock Button, Manual Focus

	PRO-AUTO BUTTON
	Simply pressing the pro-auto button (1) resets the camera to
	programmed and automatic functions in the still-image
	recording mode. The camera’s systems work together to
	bring professional results leaving the operator free to
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	concentrate on aesthetic decisions. The pro-auto button
	affects functions in either the recording or movie modes (p.
	105) only when the mode is in use.
Digital subject program		Canceled (p. 32)
	Exposure mode	Program (p. 53)
	Drive mode	Single-frame advance (p. 58)
	Focus mode	Single AF (p. 83)
	Autofocus area	Wide (p. 44)
	White balance	Auto white balance (p. 67)
	Metering mode	Multi-segment metering (p. 51)
Exposure compensation		0.0 (p. 74)

SPOT-AE LOCK BUTTON

The spot-AE lock button below the main dial on the back of the body locks the automatic exposure system. This function allows the exposure to be set by a specific element within the scene or a gray card outside the scene.

When the spot-AE lock button is pressed and held, the spot metering cir- cle is displayed indicating the area used for the exposure calculation; the shutter speed and aperture of the exposure will be displayed in black on

the monitor. The setting will remain in effect until the button is released. Focus is locked by pressing the shutter-release but-

ton partway down.

The operation of the spot button can be customized in the advanced 1 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 96).

Spot metering display

Contrast compensation	0 (p. 76)
Color-saturation compensation	0 (p. 77)
Filter	0 (p. 77)
Flash control	ADI metering (p. 94)
Flash compensation	0.0 (p. 74)
Flash mode	Fill or red-eye reduction* (p. 88)
Sharpness	Normal (p. 99)

*The flash mode is reset to whichever of the two modes was set last.

The last camera settings before the pro- auto button is pressed can be reset; press and hold the function button and press the pro-auto button.

MANUAL FOCUS

Manual control over focus is simple. The focus mode button (AF/MF) (1) switches between automatic and manual focus. The MF icon is displayed on the data panel and monitors when the camera is in the manual-focus mode.

Use the focus ring (2) at the rear of the lens barrel to make a sharp image on monitors. The approximate distance from the CCD to the subject is displayed near the frame counter. Manual focus can be used with movie recording and in macro mode.

Approximate location of the CCD plane.

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