Minolta 800si instruction manual Flash Basics, AF Illuminator

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AF ILLUMINATOR

In low light situations or when the contrast of your main subject is too low to be read by the AF sensors, the autofocus illuminator will activate automatically. The AF illuminator projects a pattern of lines onto your subject which the AF sensors detect and use to focus.

•Be careful not to obstruct the AF illuminator while holding the camera.

•The range of the AF illuminator is 0.7 - 7m.

•The AF illuminator will not operate if the camera is in Continuous Autofocus Mode (p 64).

•The AF illuminator will not operate with a 300mm or longer focal length lens (excluding the AF Zoom/AF Zoom xi 100-300 and AF Zoom 75- 300).

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

•When a program flash is attached, its AF illuminator will be active in place of the camera’s AF illuminator.

FLASH

BASICS

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Contents Page For Proper and Safe USE Table of Contents Names of Parts BodyControl Panel Names of Parts Data PanelViewfinder Quick Operation Basic Operation Standard AccessoriesEyepiece and Accessory Shoe Caps NeckstrapFull-battery symbol Installing the BatteriesBattery Condition Indicators Low-battery symbolRemove the camera body cap and the rear lens cap as shown Attaching and Removing the LensAttaching the Lens Removing the LensClose the back cover and slide the main switch to on Loading FilmHandling the Camera Diopter AdjustmentSlide the main switch to on Holding the CameraEYE-START Slide the eye-start switch to on or to OFFCustomize Function #15 Eye-start Switch Grip sensorShooting in FULL-AUTO Mode Turn the camera on Press the program-reset buttonManual Rewind Focus BasicsRewinding the Film Press the rewind button Focus Signals Focus Lock Locking Focus with the SHUTTER-RELEASE Button Center your subject Focus area Press and hold the AF button Focus LockLocking Focus with the AF Button Customized Function #9 AF-Area SelectionSpecial Focusing Situations Manual FocusFlash Basics AF IlluminatorUsing the BUILT-IN Flash Flash SignalsCustomized Function #5 Flash Control in P-Mode Flash Range Lens Shadowing and the BUILT-IN FlashCustomized Function #16 Built-in Flash Zoom RED-EYE Reduction Fill FlashSubject Program Modes Subject Program SelectionPortrait Mode Landscape ModeCLOSE-UP Mode Sports ModeNight Portrait Mode Photographing Night ScenesExposure Basics Exposure ModesExposure Modes Program Exposure ModeChanging the Exposure Mode Shutter SpeedAperture Priority Mode Program Exposure ModeCancelling PA or PS Mode Aperture Priority Mode Mode FlashAperture Control Shutter Priority Mode Manual Mode Shutter Priority ModeShutter Control Manual Mode Meter IndexAdvanced Autofocus BulbContinuous Autofocus Automatic Autofocus ModeAutofocus Modes SINGLE-SHOT AutofocusAutofocus Modes Changing the Autofocus ModeFocus Frame Wide Focus AreaFocus Frame Press and hold the adjust button and press the ISO buttonRelease Priority Local Focus AreaAdvanced Exposure MeteringSegment HONEYCOMB-PATTERN Metering Selecting a Metering Method CENTER-WEIGHTED Average MeteringMetering Press the metering-mode button in the control panelExposure Compensation AE LockExposure Bracketing AE LockCustomize Function #10 AE Lock Button Exposure Bracketing Raise the built in flash or turn the accessory flash onFlash Bracketing Customized Function #11 Exposure Bracketing SequenceMultiple Exposure Flash BracketingRepeat steps 3 and 4 until the series is complete Cancelling Multiple Exposure Multiple ExposureRepeat until all the exposures have been made Mode Camera Status Metering IndexDisplay Pointer Attach the 5400HS flash and set it to standard mode Advanced FlashHIGH-SPEED Flash Sync SLOW-SHUTTER Sync REAR-FLASH Sync Press the flash-mode button in the control panelFlash Compensation REAR-FLASH SyncWIRELESS/REMOTE OFF-CAMERA Flash Setting WIRELESS/REMOTE Flash ModeWIRELESS/REMOTE OFF-CAMERA Flash Taking Pictures in WIRELESS/REMOTE Flash ModeWait for both flash units to become fully-charged WIRELESS/REMOTE Ratio Flash Cancelling the WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashPC Terminal Additional Features MemoryStoring Settings in Memory Recalling Camera Settings in MemoryMemory Customized Settings Setting ActionCustom Function Control Turn the rear dial to change the setting Customized SettingsChanging the Customized Settings Resetting ALL the Customized Settings toData Memory Film AreasOverwriting the Film Areas Selecting Data Memory Press the adjust buttonData Memory Confirming the Data AreaTurn the front control dial to change frames Deleting ALL of the Stored DataPress the data-memory button again Replacing the Quartz Data Back Battery Setting the Date and TimePress the Mode button to choose the data imprinting format For Owners of the Quartz Date ModelSetting Film Speed Manually DEPTH-OF-FIELD PreviewSELF-TIMER Setting Film Speed ManuallyAppendix Film Drive ModesFunction Program Setting Program Reset ButtonAccessory Information Compatibility of Lenses and AccessoriesVertical Control Grip VC-700 TroubleshootingBlinking Indicators Panorama AdapterTroubleshooting Problem Check the followingCleaning Care and StorageFocus Technical DetailsCare and Storage ExposureTechnical Details 132 133 13, 2-Chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 541, Japan