Minolta 2098-301 instruction manual Names of Parts, Body

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NAMES OF PARTS

For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown in parenthesis.

 

Diopter

Accessory shoe

adjustment dial (9)

 

Body

Built-in flash* (22-23)

Drive-mode lever (54)

AF Illuminator / Self-timer lamp (34, 56)

Shutter-release button

Front control dial

Lens contacts*

Grip sensor (76)

Mirror*

Depth-of-field preview button (77)

Lens mount (12)

Lens release (12)

Exposure- compensation dial lock (50)

Exposure- compensation dial (50)

Flash- compensation dial lever (67)

PC terminal (81)

Strap eyelet

Mounting index

Back-cover release (15)

AF mode dial (28)

Viewfinder*

Exposure

Flash

mode dial (36-43)

 

compensation

Dirve mode

dial (67)

dial (54-61)

Eyepiece shutter

Data Panel

lever (79)

Main switch

 

Eyepiece cup

Data-panel

illuminator (82)

 

Film window

Rear control dial

Eyepiece

 

sensor* (76)

Remote-control

 

terminal (80)

AE-lock button (48)

 

Eye-start switch (76)

Metering-mode

switch (45-47)

AF button (32)

Flash-mode switch

Battery-chamber lock (10)

Focus-mode switch (33)

* Do not touch

Battery-chamber door (10)

Vertical control grip contacts (104)

Tripod socket

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Contents Basic Operation Detailed Operation Appendix For Proper and Safe USE Table of Contents Names of Parts BodyData Panel Control PanelViewfinder Getting Started Diopter AdjustmentAttaching the Strap Checking Battery Power Installing the BatteriesBatteries Lens Handling the CameraLoading Film Basic OperationBefore loading film for the first time… Insert a film cartridge into the film chamber Extend the leader between the guide rails to the index markClose the back cover and turn Non DX Coded Film Notes…Focus Signals Turn the main switch to on Set Full-Auto mode as shownTaking Pictures in FULL-AUTO Center your subject in the focusSpecial Focus Situations Focus HoldUsing the BUILT-IN Flash Flash SignalsFlash Range Lens ShadowingDetailed Operation Rewinding the FilmAutomatic Rewind Manual RewindFocus Focus Predictive Focus ControlSelecting the Autofocus Mode Focus Autofocus ModesAutomatic Autofocus a Continuous Autofocus CWide Focus Area Focus Focus AreaLocal Focus Area AF Power Zoom and xi-Series Lenses Slide the focus-mode switch to MFocus AF Lock Focus Manual FocusExposure Focus AF IlluminatorMode Flash Exposure P-ModeExposure A-Mode ApertureExposure S-Mode Exposure A-ModeRaise the built-in flash Turn the control dial to select the apertureManual Shift Exposure M-ModeExposure S-Mode Metering in Manual Mode Exposure M-ModeMetering Metering Selectable MeteringSegment Honeycomb Pattern Metering Selecting 14 Segment Honeycomb Pattern MeteringCenter Weighted Average Metering Selecting Spot Metering Turn the metering mode switch toSpot Metering Metering Selectable MeteringMetering Automatic Exposure Lock AEL Recompose the scene as desiredMetering Exposure Compensation Changing to 1/3 EV IncrementsMetering Setting the ISO Manually DriveDrive -Advance Mode DriveDrive Self-Timer
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