Konica Minolta S414 Handling the Camera, Using the Zoom Lens, Basic Recording Operation

HANDLING THE CAMERA

While using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, grip the camera firmly with your right hand while supporting the body with your left hand. Keep your elbows at your side and your feet shoulder-width apart to hold the camera steadily.

When taking vertical pictures, hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens with the grip to the bottom. Take care not to cover the lens with your fingers or the strap.

USING THE ZOOM LENS

This camera is equipped with a 7.15 to 28.6mm optical zoom. This is equivalent to a 35

-140mm zoom lens on a 35mm camera. In 35mm photography, focal lengths below 50mm are referred to as wide-angle; the angle of view is larger than that of the human eye. Above 50mm is referred to as telephoto and makes distant objects appear closer. The effect of the optical zoom is visible in both the viewfinder and LCD monitor.

Controller	The zoom lens is operated
	by the controller. Pressing
	the up key (T) will zoom in to
	the telephoto position of the
	lens. Pressing the down key
	(W) will zoom out to the wide-
	angle position.

BASIC RECORDING OPERATION

With the mode dial set to auto recording, the camera will be on and the LCD monitor will activate.

Place the subject within the focus frame.

• The focus-lock function (p. 26) can be used with off-center subjects.

• The subject must be within the focus range of the lens: 0.5m - ∞ (wide-angle position), 0.9m - ∞ (telephoto position). For subjects closer than 0.6m, use the macro function (p. 28).

• If the subject is closer than 1m at the wide-angle lens position or 3m at the telephoto lens position, use the LCD monitor to frame the subject.

	Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lock the
1	focus and exposure.
	• The focus signals (p. 27) on the monitor will confirm the focus. If
	the focus signal is red, the camera was unable to focus on the
	subject. Repeat the previous steps until the signal is white.
2	• When the focus is set, an AF sensor will briefly appear on the
	live image to indicate the point of focus.

• The shutter speed and aperture value will change from white to black indicating the exposure is locked.

Press the shutter-release button all the way down (2) to take the picture.

• The access lamp will glow indicating image data is being written to the CompactFlash card. Never remove a memory card while data is being transferred.

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