Minolta 800si instruction manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

For Proper and Safe Use

1

Names of Parts

4

Quick Operation

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC OPERATION

Standard Accessories

11

Loading the Film

16

Eye-Start

20

 

 

 

 

Installing the Batteries

12

Handling the Camera

18

Shooting in Full-Auto Mode

22

 

 

 

 

Battery Condition Indicators

13

Diopter Adjustment

19

Rewinding the Film

24

 

 

 

 

Attaching and Removing the Lens

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOCUS BASICS

Focus Signals

26

Special Focusing Situations

30

AF Illuminator

32

 

 

Focus Lock

27

Manual Focus

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLASH BASICS

Using the Built-in Flash

34

Flash Range

36

Fill Flash

39

 

 

 

 

Flash Signals

35

Red-Eye Reduction

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT PROGRAM

Subject Program Selection

41

Landscape Mode

43

Sports Mode

45

 

 

MODES

Portrait Mode

42

Close-up Mode

44

Night Portrait Mode

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPOSURE BASICS

Exposure Modes

49

A: Aperture Priority Mode

53

M: Manual Exposure Mode

59

 

 

 

 

P: Programmed Autoexposure Mode

51

S: Shutter Priority Mode

56

Bulb

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED

Autofocus Modes

64

Focus Frame

67

Local Focus Area

68

 

 

AUTOFOCUS

Changing the Autofocus Mode

66

Wide Focus Area

67

Release Priority

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED EXPOSURE

Metering

71

AE Lock

75

Multiple Exposure

81

 

 

 

 

Selecting a Metering Method

73

Exposure Bracketing

77

Metering Index

84

 

 

 

 

Exposure Compensation

74

Flash Bracketing

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED FLASH

High-speed Flash Sync

87

Flash Compensation

91

PC Terminal

97

 

 

 

 

Slow-shutter Sync

88

Wireless/Remote Off-camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear-flash Sync

89

Flash Control

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL

Memory

99

For Owners of the Quartz Date

 

Setting Film Speed Manually

115

 

 

FEATURES

Customized Settings

102

Model

112

Self-timer

117

 

 

 

 

Data Memory

106

Depth-of-Field Preview

114

Film-drive Modes

118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

Program-reset button

120

Troubleshooting

123

Technical Details

129

 

 

 

 

Accessory Information

121

Care and Storage

126

 

 

 

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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 Neckstrap Standard AccessoriesEyepiece and Accessory Shoe Caps Basic OperationLow-battery symbol Installing the BatteriesBattery Condition Indicators Full-battery symbolRemoving the Lens Attaching and Removing the LensAttaching the Lens Remove the camera body cap and the rear lens cap as shownLoading Film Close the back cover and slide the main switch to onHolding the Camera Diopter AdjustmentSlide the main switch to on Handling the CameraGrip sensor Slide the eye-start switch to on or to OFFCustomize Function #15 Eye-start Switch EYE-STARTTurn the camera on Press the program-reset button Shooting in FULL-AUTO ModePress the rewind button Focus BasicsRewinding the Film Manual RewindFocus Signals Focus LockLocking Focus with the SHUTTER-RELEASE Button Customized Function #9 AF-Area Selection Focus LockLocking Focus with the AF Button Center your subject Focus area Press and hold the AF buttonManual Focus Special Focusing SituationsAF Illuminator Flash BasicsUsing 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 Fill Flash RED-EYE ReductionSubject Program Selection Subject Program ModesLandscape Mode Portrait ModeSports Mode CLOSE-UP ModePhotographing Night Scenes Night Portrait ModeExposure Modes Exposure BasicsShutter Speed Program Exposure ModeChanging the Exposure Mode Exposure ModesAperture Priority Mode Program Exposure ModeCancelling PA or PS Mode Aperture Priority Mode Mode FlashAperture Control Shutter Priority Mode Manual Mode Shutter Priority ModeShutter Control Meter Index Manual ModeBulb Advanced AutofocusSINGLE-SHOT Autofocus Automatic Autofocus ModeAutofocus Modes Continuous AutofocusWide Focus Area Changing the Autofocus ModeFocus Frame Autofocus ModesLocal Focus Area Press and hold the adjust button and press the ISO buttonRelease Priority Focus FrameAdvanced Exposure MeteringSegment HONEYCOMB-PATTERN Metering Press the metering-mode button in the control panel CENTER-WEIGHTED Average MeteringMetering Selecting a Metering MethodAE Lock Exposure CompensationExposure Bracketing AE LockCustomize Function #10 AE Lock Button Customized Function #11 Exposure Bracketing Sequence Raise the built in flash or turn the accessory flash onFlash Bracketing Exposure BracketingMultiple 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 Press the flash-mode button in the control panel SLOW-SHUTTER Sync REAR-FLASH SyncREAR-FLASH Sync Flash CompensationSetting WIRELESS/REMOTE Flash Mode WIRELESS/REMOTE OFF-CAMERA FlashWIRELESS/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 Memory Additional FeaturesStoring Settings in Memory Recalling Camera Settings in MemoryMemory Customized Settings Setting ActionCustom Function Control Resetting ALL the Customized Settings to Customized SettingsChanging the Customized Settings Turn the rear dial to change the settingData Memory Film AreasOverwriting the Film Areas Confirming the Data Area Press the adjust buttonData Memory Selecting Data MemoryTurn the front control dial to change frames Deleting ALL of the Stored DataPress the data-memory button again For Owners of the Quartz Date Model Setting the Date and TimePress the Mode button to choose the data imprinting format Replacing the Quartz Data Back BatteryDEPTH-OF-FIELD Preview Setting Film Speed ManuallySetting Film Speed Manually SELF-TIMERFilm Drive Modes AppendixCompatibility of Lenses and Accessories Program Reset ButtonAccessory Information Function Program SettingPanorama Adapter TroubleshootingBlinking Indicators Vertical Control Grip VC-700Problem Check the following TroubleshootingCare and Storage CleaningExposure Technical DetailsCare and Storage FocusTechnical Details 132 133 13, 2-Chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 541, Japan