Konica Minolta 9 manual

BASIC OPERATION

DETAILED OPERATION

E INSTRUCTION MANUAL

APPENDIX

Contents

Page FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE WARNING CAUTION TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED BASIC OPERATION DETAILED OPERATION APPENDIX NAMES OF PARTS Body Control Panel Data Panel Viewfinder GETTING STARTED STRAP DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT BATTERIES Installing the Batteries Checking Battery Power LENS Attaching the Lens Removing the Lens HANDLING THE CAMERA Holding the Camera BASIC Page Page Page Page DETAILED FOCUS FOCUS - Predictive Focus Control FOCUS — Autofocus Modes Selecting the Autofocus Mode Automatic Autofocus (A) Continuous Autofocus (C) Single Shot Autofocus (S) FOCUS — Focus Area Wide Focus Area Local Focus Area FOCUS — AF Lock FOCUS — Manual Focus AF Power Zoom and xi-SeriesLenses FOCUS — AF Illuminator EXPOSURE EXPOSURE — P-Mode P-ModeFlash EXPOSURE — A-Mode A-modeflash EXPOSURE — S-Mode S-modeFlash EXPOSURE — M-Mode Manual Shift Metering in Manual Mode M-modeFlash METERING METERING — Selectable Metering 14 Segment Honeycomb Pattern Metering Spot Metering Center Weighted Average Metering METERING — Automatic Exposure Lock (AEL) 1.Select the desired metering pattern (pp.45-47) 2.Meter the area on which you want to lock the exposure 3. Press and hold the AE-lockbutton METERING – Exposure Compensation Changing to 1/3 EV Increments METERING — Setting the ISO Manually DRIVE DRIVE – Advance Mode DRIVE – Self-Timer DRIVE – Exposure Bracketing DRIVE — Multiple Exposure Metering Multiple Exposures FLASH FLASH — Four Segment Flash Metering FLASH – Slow Sync FLASH – Rear-FlashSync FLASH — High Speed Sync FLASH — Flash Compensation FLASH – Flash Bracketing Flash Bracketing with PC Connected Flash Units FLASH — Wireless/Remote Off-Camera Setting Wireless/Remote Flash Mode Taking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode Wireless/Remote Ratio Flash Cancelling Wireless/Remote Flash Mode ADDITIONAL FEATURES OTHER — Eye-Start OTHER — Depth-of-FieldPreview OTHER — Taking Time Exposures (bulb) OTHER — Remote Release Terminal OTHER — PC Terminal OTHER — Data Panel Illuminator SPECIAL FUNCTIONS DATA MEMORY Selecting Data Memory Overwriting Recalling Data 4. Turn the front control dial to select the desired frame number Shutter Speed Display Aperture Display Focal Length Display Exposure Compensation CUSTOM FUNCTIONS Cust 1 — AF/Release priority Cust 2 — Film Rewind Start Cust 3 — Film Tip Mid Reload Cust 4 — DX Memory Cust 5 — Release Lock (Film) Cust 6 — Focus Hold Button (Lens) Cust 7 — Eyepiece Sensor Cust 8 — Frame Counter Cust 9 — AF Button Cust 10 — AE-LockButton Cust 11 — Bracketing Sequence Cust 12 — Rewind Speed Cust 13 — Meter / Data Panel Illuminator Display Duration Cust 14 — AF Area Display Cust 15 — Eyestart Switch Cust 16 — Release Lock (Lens) Cust 17 — AF Drive Speed Cust 18 — Control Dial Tasking Cust 18-2Creative Program PA / Ps Mode Operation Cust 19 — Control Dial - Exchanged Control Cust 20 — Flash Metering APPENDIX ACCESSORY INFORMATION Data Memory Back DM-9 Vertical Control Grip VC-9 Quartz Data Back QD-9 Focusing Screen EXPOSURE WARNINGS TROUBLE SHOOTING CARE AND STORAGE Operating Temperature and Conditions Storage Cleaning Before Important Events SPECIFICATIONS