Handling the Camera EYE-START | Minolta 9222-2163-11, 2084401

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	HANDLING THE CAMERA		EYE-START

Pressing the Shutter-release Button

Press the shutter-release button partway down to activate the camera’s autofocus and auto-exposure systems when eye-start is off. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. When taking a picture, press the shutter-release button with your index finger gently so not the shake the camera during the exposure.

Instead the shutter-release button, the eye-start automatically activates the camera’s focus and exposure systems when you bring the camera to your eye. The eye-start is initially on.

Turning Eye-start ON

1 Turn the function dial to .

AUTOMATIC	OPERATION

Before pressing	Pressing	Pressing	2
Before pressing	Pressing	Pressing
	partway down	all the down
	activates	releases
	camera	the shutter
	systems

Holding the Camera
Grip the camera firmly with your right hand, while supporting the lens
with your left. Keep your elbows at your side and your feet shoulder-	3
width apart to hold the camera steady. Keep the camera strap around
your neck or wrist in the event you accidentally drop the camera.

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Grip Sensor

•	Lean against a wall or rest your elbows on a solid surface to steady the
	camera in low-light situations.
•	The use of the tripod is recommended when using the camera in low-light
	situations or with slow shutter speeds or telephoto lenses.	Eyepiece sensors
		Eyepiece sensors

While pressing the function button, turn the control dial

until appears on the data panel. The eye-start function is now on.

When taking a picture, touch the grip sensor to activate the eyepiece sensors located near the viewfinder.

Bring the camera to your eye and frame the subject in the viewfinder. When an object is detected near the viewfinder, the camera’s systems are activated to set the focus and exposure.

•Autofocus and exposure systems shut down approximately five seconds after eyepiece or grip sensor contact is broken.

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Minolta 9222-2163-11, 2084401 Handling the Camera EYE-START, Pressing the Shutter-release Button, Turning Eye-start on

Contents

Appendix Table of Contents Table of Contents Detailed Operation For Proper and Safe USE For Proper and Safe USE Quick Operation Names of Parts Body Viewfinder Names of PartsData Panel Attaching the Strap Using the Eyepiece CapStrap Batteries Installing the BatteriesBattery Condition Indicators Lens caps LensAttaching the Lens Removing the Lens Film Film-chamber Lock Wait until the film is Gently press the manual- rewind button using a penRewinding the Film Completely rewound Turning Eye-start on Handling the Camera EYE-STARTPressing the Shutter-release Button Turn the function dial to Canceling the Audio Signal Audio SignalCanceling Eye-start Turning the Audio Signal On Taking Pictures in FULL-AUTO Special Focus Situations Focus SignalsFocus Focus cannot be confirmed Blinking Focus Lock Using the BUILT-IN FlashFlash Signals Center your subject in the wide Focus frame Flash Range Using the BUILT-IN FlashFlash Cancel Lens Shadowing Red-Eye Reduction Canceling Red-eye ReductionWhen you release the button, Until Appear on Data panel Landscape SUBJECT-PROGRAM SelectionPortrait Sports SUBJECT-PROGRAM SelectionClose-up Night Portrait Photograping Night Scenes Center your subject in the focus frame Self-timerDrive Modes For Owner’s of the Remote-control Model Drive ModesContinuous Adavance Recompose the picture Focus Lock in Remote Control ModeShutter-release button Lift your finger from Aperture Control Shutter Control Mode Aperture Priority Exposure Modes Canceling the Flash Mode Aperture PriorityFlash with a Mode Press the flash-mode button to pop-up the built-in flash Control dial until S appears Mode Shutter PriorityDepth-of-field Preview Select the shutter speed Flash with S Mode Mode ManualMode Shutter Priority Ev Scale in the Viewfinder Mode ManualFlash with M mode Mode Control dial to change Shutter speeds Low Light Exposure WarningsBright Light Taking Time Exposures p.81 Multiple Exposures p.90 Spot Focus Area Focus AreaWide Focus Area Focus Area Local Focus Areas Appears on the data Focus ModesAutomatic AF Continuous AF Manual Focus Focus ModesSingle-Shot AF Spot Metering AF IlluminatorSegment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering Subject in the center Subject on the right Exposure AE-LOCK Spot-AE Lock Exposure AE-LOCK Ev Scale Display When Using the Spot-AE LockMount the camera on a tripod. Set the camera to M mode p.61 With the object to be metered Using the Remote-Control with BulbSold Separately Attaching the Remote Cord Sold Separately Exposure Compensation Checking Exposure Compensation To set the bracketing Setting the ISO ManuallyExposure Bracketing Increment Exposure Bracketing Repeat 4 and 5 for each Additional exposure Multiple ExposureStop From blinking Down to take the last Multiple Exposure Canceling Multiple ExposureFlash Metering Multiple Exposure Flash Metering Attaching the Accessory FlashFlash Pre-flash metering HIGH-SPEED Sync HSS Attach the accessory flash toSlow Sync High-speed sync HSS Normal flash Wireless flash WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashSetting Wireless/Remote Flash Mode With the camera and flash on Turn the function dial to Wireless/Remote Ratio Flash WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashTaking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode 100 101 Imprinting the Date or Time Canceling Wireless/Remote Flash Mode102 103 For Owners of the Quartz Date Model Setting the Date or Time104 105 Changing the Date Format 106 107 Setting Custom FunctionsCustom Functions Turn the function dial to any Position other than Cust 108 109 Custom Functions Custom 6 Focus-hold Button Lens Custom 8 P Mode Settings110 111 Custom 7 Eyepiece Sensor Activation 112 113 114 115 PROGRAM-RESET ButtonFollowing settings will not change 116 117 Accessory InformationAccessory Flashes Lenses Accessory Information 118 119 Trouble Shooting 120 Care and Strage 122 123 Specifications 124 125 Subject Index126 127 MM-B108