Exposure Bracketing | Minolta 2084401, 2163-910, 9222-2163-11

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EXPOSURE BRACKETING

Continuous Advance Bracketing

To make an automatic three-frame bracket. The drive mode is automati- cally set to contiuous advance when bracketing is selected.

1 Hold the shutter-release button all the way down to make the bracket.

• Three frames will be taken. Do not

Flash Notes

•The built-in flash is set to flash cancel when bracketing is selected.

•An attached Minolta accessory flash will be turned off when bracketing is selected.

Canceling Bracketing

release the shutter button until all three exposures are made.

• If the shutter button is released before the three exposures are made, the current bracket will be canceled.

• Exposure is locked with the first frame of the series.

Single Frame Advance Bracketing

To take each picture of the three-frame bracket individually, set the drive mode to single frame advance.

1 Press the drive-mode button

1

2

•

Turn the function dial to .

Press the function button and turn the control dial until appears on the data panel.

Sliding the main switch to OFF in the middle of a bracketing series resets the bracketing series to the first frame

( ).

				until			appears on the
				data panel.
				•	will appear on the data panel
				after pressing the shutter-release
				button partway down to indicate the
				first bracket.


			2 Press the shutter button all the

Bracketing with the Exposure-compensation Button

This function is a shortcut to take a three-frame bracket in increments of	DETAILED OPERATION

0.5 Ev.
While pressing the exposure-
compensation button, press and
hold the shutter-release button
all the way down.

	way down to take each bracket.
• The shutter-release button must be pressed
	for each bracket.
• To cancel the bracketing series, turn the
	camera off.
• Exposure is locked with the first frame of
	the series.
•	and	will appear on the data
	panel to indicate the bracket frame.

Exposure-

compensation

button

•The camera automatically exposes a three-frame bracketed series.

•Releasing the shutter-release button before the series is complete, cancels the exposure series.

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Minolta 2084401, 2163-910, 9222-2163-11 instruction manual Exposure Bracketing

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 Names of Parts Data PanelViewfinder Using the Eyepiece Cap StrapAttaching the Strap Installing the Batteries Battery Condition IndicatorsBatteries Attaching the Lens LensLens caps Removing the Lens Film-chamber Lock Film Rewinding the Film Gently press the manual- rewind button using a penWait until the film is Completely rewound Pressing the Shutter-release Button Handling the Camera EYE-STARTTurning Eye-start on Turn the function dial to Canceling Eye-start Audio SignalCanceling the Audio Signal Turning the Audio Signal On Taking Pictures in FULL-AUTO Focus Focus SignalsSpecial Focus Situations Focus cannot be confirmed Blinking Flash Signals Using the BUILT-IN FlashFocus Lock Center your subject in the wide Focus frame Flash Cancel Using the BUILT-IN FlashFlash Range Lens Shadowing When you release the button, Canceling Red-eye ReductionRed-Eye Reduction Until Appear on Data panel SUBJECT-PROGRAM Selection PortraitLandscape SUBJECT-PROGRAM Selection Close-upSports Photograping Night Scenes Night Portrait Self-timer Drive ModesCenter your subject in the focus frame Drive Modes Continuous AdavanceFor Owner’s of the Remote-control Model Shutter-release button Focus Lock in Remote Control ModeRecompose the picture Lift your finger from Shutter Control Aperture Control Exposure Modes Mode Aperture Priority Flash with a Mode Mode Aperture PriorityCanceling the Flash Press the flash-mode button to pop-up the built-in flash Depth-of-field Preview Mode Shutter PriorityControl dial until S appears Select the shutter speed Mode Manual Mode Shutter PriorityFlash with S Mode Mode Manual Flash with M modeEv Scale in the Viewfinder Control dial to change Shutter speeds Mode Bright Light Exposure WarningsLow Light Taking Time Exposures p.81 Multiple Exposures p.90 Focus Area Wide Focus AreaSpot Focus Area Local Focus Areas Focus Area Focus Modes Automatic AF Continuous AFAppears on the data Focus Modes Single-Shot AFManual Focus Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering AF IlluminatorSpot Metering Subject in the center Subject on the right Spot-AE Lock Exposure AE-LOCK Mount the camera on a tripod. Set the camera to M mode p.61 Ev Scale Display When Using the Spot-AE LockExposure AE-LOCK With the object to be metered Attaching the Remote Cord Sold Separately Using the Remote-Control with BulbSold Separately Checking Exposure Compensation Exposure Compensation Exposure Bracketing Setting the ISO ManuallyTo set the bracketing Increment Exposure Bracketing Stop From blinking Multiple ExposureRepeat 4 and 5 for each Additional exposure Down to take the last Flash Canceling Multiple ExposureMultiple Exposure Metering Multiple Exposure Flash Attaching the Accessory FlashFlash Metering Pre-flash metering Slow Sync Attach the accessory flash toHIGH-SPEED Sync HSS High-speed sync HSS Setting Wireless/Remote Flash Mode WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashNormal flash Wireless flash With the camera and flash on Turn the function dial to Taking Pictures in Wireless/Remote Flash Mode WIRELESS/REMOTE FlashWireless/Remote Ratio Flash 100 101 Canceling Wireless/Remote Flash Mode 102 103Imprinting the Date or Time 104 105 Setting the Date or TimeFor Owners of the Quartz Date Model Changing the Date Format Custom Functions Setting Custom Functions106 107 Turn the function dial to any Position other than Cust Custom Functions 108 109 110 111 Custom 8 P Mode SettingsCustom 6 Focus-hold Button Lens Custom 7 Eyepiece Sensor Activation 112 113 PROGRAM-RESET Button Following settings will not change114 115 Accessory Flashes Accessory Information116 117 Lenses 118 119 Accessory Information 120 Trouble Shooting 122 123 Care and Strage 124 125 Specifications Index 126 127Subject MM-B108