Minolta 2098-301 instruction manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

BASIC OPERATION

DETAILED OPERATION

APPENDIX

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Contents

Main 1 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE WARNING CAUTION 2 3 GETTING STARTED BASIC OPERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 54 NAMES OF PARTS Body 76 NAMES OF PARTS Data Panel ViewfinderControl Panel 9 GETTING STARTED Attaching the Strap 1110 BATTERIES Installing the Batteries Checking Battery Power 12 LENS 13 HANDLING THE CAMERA Attaching the Lens Removing the Lens BASIC OPERATION LOADING FILM 1918 TAKING PICTURES IN FULLAUTO Focus Signals 20 21 SPECIAL FOCUS SITUATIONS FOCUS HOLD 2322 USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH Flash Signals Flash Range Lens Shadowing 24 DETAILED OPERATION FOCUS - Predictive Focus Control FOCUS FOCUS Autofocus Modes 2928 Continuous Autofocus (C) Single Shot Autofocus (S) Selecting the Autofocus Mode FOCUS Focus Area 3130 Local Focus Area Custom Function Notes 1. Press the AF button and turn the front control dial to select the desired local focus area. FOCUS Manual FocusFOCUS AF Lock AF Power Zoom and xi-Series Lenses 3332 FOCUS AF Illuminator EXPOSURE 37 EXPOSURE A-Mode 36 EXPOSURE P-Mode P-Mode Flash EXPOSURE S-Mode EXPOSURE A-Mode 3938 A-mode flash EXPOSURE M-Mode EXPOSURE S-Mode 4140 S-mode Flash Manual Shift 4342 Metering in Manual Mode M-mode Flash EXPOSURE M-Mode METERING Selectable Metering METERING 45 14 Segment Honeycomb Pattern Metering Selecting 14 Segment Honeycomb Pattern Metering Page METERING Automatic Exposure Lock (AEL) 5150 METERING Exposure Compensation Changing to 1/3 EV Increments METERING Setting the ISO Manually DRIVE DRIVE Advance Mode DRIVE Self-Timer