Minolta 2084401, 2163-910 AF Illuminator, Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering, Spot Metering

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AF ILLUMINATOR

The built-in flash is used as an AF Illuminator. When the scene is too dark for the camera to focus, the built-in flash fires a few short bursts when the shutter- release button is pressed partway down to provide the light necessary for the camera to focus.

•Pressing the spot AF button can also activate the AF illuminator.

•The range of the AF Illuminator is approximately 1 to 5 m ( 3.3 to 16.5 ft.).

•The AF illuminator will not fire in continuous AF mode or if flash

cancel is selected.

•The AF illuminator may not operate with focal lengths of 300mm or longer.

•The AF illuminator will not operate with 3x-1x Macro Zoom.

•When an accessory flash is attached, the flash will be used as the AF illuminator in place of the camera’s built-in flash unit.

Custom Function Notes

Cust-11: AF illuminator active (1), AF illuminator disabled (2) (p.112)

EXPOSURE – Metering System

14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering

This is the camera’s standard metering mode and is appropriate for most photographic situations.

•14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering uses information from the autofocus system to set the metering pattern according to the position of the main subject. The light metered by each segment is then evaluated to determine the degree of spot-lighting or backliting in the scene.

Subject in the center
Subject in the center		Subject on the right

			DETAILED OPERATION
switches to center-weighted metering. The metered exposure may be differ-
• In manual focus mode with any lens except the ‘D’ series lenes, the camera

ent between autofocus and manual focus.

Spot Metering

When pressing the spot AE-lock button, only the spot metering area will be used to calculate the exposure.

Spot metering area

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Contents Appendix Table of Contents Detailed Operation Table of ContentsFor Proper and Safe USE For Proper and Safe USE Quick Operation Body Names of PartsNames of Parts Data PanelViewfinder Using the Eyepiece Cap StrapAttaching the Strap Installing the Batteries Battery Condition IndicatorsBatteries Removing the Lens LensAttaching the Lens Lens capsFilm-chamber Lock FilmCompletely rewound Gently press the manual- rewind button using a penRewinding the Film Wait until the film isTurn the function dial to Handling the Camera EYE-STARTPressing the Shutter-release Button Turning Eye-start onTurning the Audio Signal On Audio SignalCanceling Eye-start Canceling the Audio SignalTaking Pictures in FULL-AUTO Focus cannot be confirmed Blinking Focus SignalsFocus Special Focus SituationsCenter your subject in the wide Focus frame Using the BUILT-IN FlashFlash Signals Focus LockLens Shadowing Using the BUILT-IN FlashFlash Cancel Flash RangeUntil Appear on Data panel Canceling Red-eye ReductionWhen you release the button, Red-Eye ReductionSUBJECT-PROGRAM Selection PortraitLandscape SUBJECT-PROGRAM Selection Close-upSports Photograping Night Scenes Night PortraitSelf-timer Drive ModesCenter your subject in the focus frame Drive Modes Continuous AdavanceFor Owner’s of the Remote-control Model Lift your finger from Focus Lock in Remote Control ModeShutter-release button Recompose the pictureShutter Control Aperture ControlExposure Modes Mode Aperture PriorityPress the flash-mode button to pop-up the built-in flash Mode Aperture PriorityFlash with a Mode Canceling the FlashSelect the shutter speed Mode Shutter PriorityDepth-of-field Preview Control dial until S appearsMode Manual Mode Shutter PriorityFlash with S Mode Mode Manual Flash with M modeEv Scale in the Viewfinder Control dial to change Shutter speeds ModeTaking Time Exposures p.81 Multiple Exposures p.90 Exposure WarningsBright Light Low LightFocus Area Wide Focus AreaSpot Focus Area Local Focus Areas Focus AreaFocus Modes Automatic AF Continuous AFAppears on the data Focus Modes Single-Shot AFManual Focus Subject in the center Subject on the right AF IlluminatorSegment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering Spot MeteringSpot-AE Lock Exposure AE-LOCKWith the object to be metered Ev Scale Display When Using the Spot-AE LockMount the camera on a tripod. Set the camera to M mode p.61 Exposure AE-LOCKAttaching the Remote Cord Sold Separately Using the Remote-Control with BulbSold SeparatelyChecking Exposure Compensation Exposure CompensationIncrement Setting the ISO ManuallyExposure Bracketing To set the bracketingExposure Bracketing Down to take the last Multiple ExposureStop From blinking Repeat 4 and 5 for each Additional exposureMetering Multiple Exposure Canceling Multiple ExposureFlash Multiple ExposurePre-flash metering Attaching the Accessory FlashFlash Flash MeteringHigh-speed sync HSS Attach the accessory flash toSlow Sync HIGH-SPEED Sync HSSWith the camera and flash on Turn the function dial to WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashSetting Wireless/Remote Flash Mode Normal flash Wireless flash100 101 WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashTaking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode Wireless/Remote Ratio FlashCanceling Wireless/Remote Flash Mode 102 103Imprinting the Date or Time Changing the Date Format Setting the Date or Time104 105 For Owners of the Quartz Date ModelTurn the function dial to any Position other than Cust Setting Custom FunctionsCustom Functions 106 107Custom Functions 108 109Custom 7 Eyepiece Sensor Activation Custom 8 P Mode Settings110 111 Custom 6 Focus-hold Button Lens112 113 PROGRAM-RESET Button Following settings will not change114 115 Lenses Accessory InformationAccessory Flashes 116 117118 119 Accessory Information120 Trouble Shooting122 123 Care and Strage124 125 SpecificationsIndex 126 127Subject MM-B108