Manual (M) Exposure mode

Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and aper- tures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the photographer total control over the final exposure.

Noise reduction

Noise can be apparent when using a slow shutter speed or high camera sensitivity (ISO), or using the camera in hot environment. In these cases, noise-reduction is applied to the image automatically. A mes-

sage appears on the LCD monitor if the noise-reduction processing

Processing...

Use the up/down keys of the controller to change the shutter speed.

Use the left/right keys of the controller to change the aperture.

The changes made to the exposure are visible in the live image on the monitor. The monitor shutter- speed and aperture display turns red when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down if the image is significantly underexposed or overexposed. If the monitor is black, increase the exposure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitor is white.

In manual exposure mode, the auto camera-sensitivity setting fixes the ISO value at 100. The camera sensitivity can be changed in section 3 of the recording menu (p. 64). The flash mode can be set to fill-flash, fill-flash with red-eye reduction, or slow sync. with red-eye reduction (p. 26), but the live image does not reflect the flash exposure.

The camera-shake warning (p. 27) does not appear in M mode. If a slow shutter speed is selected, noise-reduction processing is applied to the image; a message may appear during processing. See page 39 for more on noise reduction.

period is long. A picture cannot be taken while this message appears.

Camera Notes

If the camera is hot, noise reduction can be applied more often then under normal condi- tions. This can affect the capture rate. Allow the camera to cool before taking pictures.

Konica Minolta History

Innovation and creativity is the cornerstone of Minolta’s suc- cess. The Electro-zoom X was an exercise in camera design and received a great deal of attention when it was unveiled at Photokina in 1966.

The Electro-zoom X was an electronically controlled aperture- priority mechanical SLR with a built-in 30 - 120mm f/3.5 zoom lens giving twenty 12 X 17mm images on a roll of 16mm film.

The shutter-release button and battery chamber are located in the grip. Only a few prototypes were built making it one of Minolta’s rarest camera.

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