Konica Minolta S414 instruction manual Bulb Exposures, Focus Modes

BULB EXPOSURES

Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode (M) (p. 57). Exposures up to fifteen seconds can be made by pressing and holding the shutter-release button. The use of a tripod is recommended. The camera’s exposure system cannot be used to calculate bulb exposures; a separate light meter is recommended.

Set the exposure mode to manual in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 54). Set the drive mode to single-frame advance (p. 32).

FOCUS MODES

This camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is set in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 54).

Autofocus will produce excellent results in almost every situation, however, under certain conditions, the autofocus system will not work accurately; see special focusing situations on page 27. In these situations the camera can be manually focused.

After setting the camera to the manual focus mode (MF), “ZOOM” and “FOCUS” will appear at the top of the LCD monitor. Press the center of the controller to switch between the two functions; the function highlighted in blue is active. With “FOCUS” highlighted, use the up/down keys of the controller to focus; the approximate focus distance is

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Use the controller (1) to decrease the shutter- speed value below four seconds until “bulb” is displayed.

To set the aperture value, press the exposure- compensation button (2); the aperture display should turn blue. Use the controller (1) to set

displayed at the bottom of the monitor next to the frame counter. All distances are measured from the CCD.

When the focus is set to the minimum focusing distance, as the lens is zoomed, the distance will change to match the minimum focusing distance at each focal length. Manual focus is not available when the monitor is turned off; the controller function is automatically switched to the zoom.

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Bulb indicator

Camera Notes

the aperture.

To take the picture, press and hold the shutter- release button (3) for the duration of the exposure. Releasing the shutter button will end the exposure. The monitor will be blank during the exposure.

Press the controller to switch between focus
and zoom (1). The active function is
highlighted in blue (2).	1

Use the up/down keys of the controller to zoom or focus.

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Focus distance

When making bulb exposures, noise can be more pronounced because of the unusually long exposure times, especially at 400 ISO. When making long bulb exposures, a camera sensitivity setting of 64 or 100 will produce excellent results. At higher ISO settings, using shorter exposure times (8 seconds or less) will reduce the effect of noise.

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from the CCD.

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