PRO-AUTO BUTTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simply pressing the pro-auto button (1) resets the camera to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

programmed and automatic functions in the still-image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording mode. The camera’s systems work together to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bring professional results leaving the operator free to

 

 

 

 

 

 

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concentrate on aesthetic decisions. The pro-auto button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

affects functions in either the recording or movie modes (p.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105) only when the mode is in use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital subject program

 

Canceled (p. 32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure mode

 

Program (p. 53)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive mode

 

Single-frame advance (p. 58)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus mode

 

Single AF (p. 83)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autofocus area

 

Wide (p. 44)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White balance

 

Auto white balance (p. 67)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metering mode

 

Multi-segment metering (p. 51)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure compensation

 

0.0 (p. 74)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPOT-AE LOCK BUTTON

The spot-AE lock button below the main dial on the back of the body locks the automatic exposure system. This function allows the exposure to be set by a specific element within the scene or a gray card outside the scene.

When the spot-AE lock button is pressed and held, the spot metering cir- cle is displayed indicating the area used for the exposure calculation; the shutter speed and aperture of the exposure will be displayed in black on

the monitor. The setting will remain in effect until the button is released. Focus is locked by pressing the shutter-release but-

ton partway down.

The operation of the spot button can be customized in the advanced 1 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 96).

Spot metering display

Contrast compensation

 

0 (p. 76)

 

Color-saturation compensation

 

0 (p. 77)

 

Filter

 

0 (p. 77)

 

Flash control

 

ADI metering (p. 94)

 

Flash compensation

 

0.0 (p. 74)

 

Flash mode

 

Fill or red-eye reduction* (p. 88)

 

Sharpness

 

Normal (p. 99)

 

*The flash mode is reset to whichever of the two modes was set last.

The last camera settings before the pro- auto button is pressed can be reset; press and hold the function button and press the pro-auto button.

MANUAL FOCUS

Manual control over focus is simple. The focus mode button (AF/MF) (1) switches between automatic and manual focus. The MF icon is displayed on the data panel and monitors when the camera is in the manual-focus mode.

Use the focus ring (2) at the rear of the lens barrel to make a sharp image on monitors. The approximate distance from the CCD to the subject is displayed near the frame counter. Manual focus can be used with movie recording and in macro mode.

Approximate location of the CCD plane.

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Minolta 7Hi instruction manual PRO-AUTO Button, SPOT-AE Lock Button, Manual Focus