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DRIVE MODES

Focus Lock in Remote Control Mode

When your subject is not centered in the focus frame, use manual focus or focus lock.

CREATIVE

EXPOSURE MODES

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Set the camera to the remote- control mode.

Center your subject in the focus frame, then press the shutter-release button partway down until appears in the vewfinder.

In this section you take full creative control of your camera. Depending on the selected exposure mode, you will control the aperture, shutter speed, or both when capturing your image.

In the previous sections, only the program (P) exposure mode was explored. Here you will learn to use the aperture priority (A), shutter priority (S), and manual (M) exposure modes. Select A mode to control the depth-of-field in your images. Set S mode to control the way moving subjects appear in your images. Set M mode when you want full control over the exposure.

3

Lift your finger from the

 

shutter-release button.

Focus and exposure is set for the picture.

The shutter speed and aperture will be displayed on the data panel.

4 Recompose the picture.

5 Point the remote toward the front of the camera and press the release or delay button.

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Minolta 9222-2163-11, 2084401, 2163-910 Focus Lock in Remote Control Mode, Shutter-release button, Recompose the picture