ACCESSORY INFORMATION

This camera is designed to work specifically with lenses and accessories manufactured and distributed by Minolta. Using incompatible accessories with this camera may result in unsatisfactory performance or damage the camera and accessories.

Compatibility of Accessories

Lenses

•All Minolta AF lenses can be used with this camera.

•MD and MC series lenses (manual focus) cannot be used with this camera.

Flashes

•All Minolta i, si, and HS series flash units, and the Vectis SF-1 flash, are compatible with this camera. The flash will always fire when the flash unit is on.

•The Flash Shoe Adapter FS-1100 is required to mount AF series flash units (4000AF, 2800AF, 1800AF, and Macro flash 1200AF).

•The AF illuminator will not activate when the FS-1100 is attached.

•X-series flashes cannot be used with this camera.

Others

• The following accessories are not compatible with this camera:

Control Grip CG-1000

Data Receiver DR-1000

•Remove the eyepiece cup when attaching a finder accessory (AngleFinder, etc.).

The information in this manual is relevant for products introduced before January 1999. Contact the nearest authorized Minolta Service Facility to obtain information for products released after this date.

EXPOSURE WARNINGS

Indicators will blink in the viewfinder or data panel when there is a problem with the exposure.

MODE

DISPLAY

 

CAUSE

ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scene or subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brightness is

Bright Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beyond the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use slower speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera’s metering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

film, a neutral density

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ND) filter, or reduce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the light level of your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

surroundings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light level is

Low Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beyond the range

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use higher speed film

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of available shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or a flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speeds and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

apertures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The required

Select a larger or

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shutter speed is

smaller aperture until

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beyond the range

the display stops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of the camera.

blinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The required

Select a faster or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aperture is beyond

slower shutter speed

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the range of the

until the display stops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lens.

blinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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