Wide Focus Area, Spot Focus Area | Minolta 9222-2163-11 manual

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FOCUS AREA

Wide Focus Area

			The wide focus frame uses seven focus sensors
			(the spot focus area and six local focus areas) to
			automatically focus on your subject. The wide
			focus area provides greater framing flexibility and
			makes it easier for the camera to focus on
	Wide focus frame		makes it easier for the camera to focus on
	Wide focus frame		moving subjects.
			moving subjects.

Local focus area LED

Press the shutter-release but- ton partway down to activate the wide focus area.

• A local focus area LED or spot focus area LED in the viewfinder will glow to indicate the point of focus within the wide focus area for less than one second.

• When the subject is moving, LEDs may not illuminate.

• All the focus area indicators in the viewfinder turn on when the wide focus frame is being used.

Focus area indicator

•With continuous AF (p.73) or the sports subject-program mode (p.43), the local focus area LEDs will not glow in the vewfinder. The LEDs may not glow in continuous advance.

Custom Function Notes

Cust-13: When focus is confirmed, the local focus area LEDs will illuminate for approx. 0.3s (1), or for approx. 0.6s (2), The local focus area LEDs will only illuminate when an area is selected by the user (3) (p.113).

Spot Focus Area

By simply pressing the spot AF button, the center spot focus area is selected. The focus and exposure settings will be made with the center spot focus area.

Spot focus area

1	Place your subject inside the
	spot focus area.
2	Press and hold the spot AF
	button.

• The spot focus area in the viewfinder

Spot AF button will glow for a second after focus is confirmed.

	•	will appear in the viewfinder,
		indicating the center focus sensor is
		being used.	DETAILED	OPERATION
	•	Focus and exposure remain locked	DETAILED	OPERATION
	•	Focus and exposure remain locked

until the spot focus button is released.

	3	While holding the spot AF
	3	While holding the spot AF
		button, press the shutter-

release button all the way down to take the picture.

•When you release the spot AF button, the wide focus frame will be displayed.

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Minolta 9222-2163-11, 2084401, 2163-910 instruction manual Wide Focus Area, Spot Focus Area

Contents

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