Minolta Dimage 5, dimage7 Electronic Viewfinder, Diopter Adjustment, AF/AE Lock Button

RECORDING MODE

ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER

The EVF displays 100% field of view. When using the camera outdoors or under bright lighting conditions, the viewfinder image is not affected by the ambient light and is bright and clear.

The electronic viewfinder can be tilted between 0° to 90°. Simply grip the finder between your fingers and move it to the position desired. Always store the camera with finder down against the body.

DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT

The EVF has a built-in diopter that can be adjusted between –5.0 to +0.5. While looking through the EVF, turn the diopter-adjustment dial until the viewfinder image is sharp.

AUTOMATIC MONITOR AMPLIFICATION (DIMAGE 7 ONLY)

In extremely low-light conditions when the camera-sensitivity gain has reached its limit, the automatic monitor amplification function will intensify the EVF and LCD monitor image. The live image will be brighter, however the display will be black and white. This will have no effect on the final color image. When the automatic monitor amplification activates, the electronic-magnification function cannot be used.

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AF/AE LOCK BUTTON

When the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, the focus and exposure are locked. The AF/AEL button performs the same operation when press and held; the focus signals and exposure displays will confirm if the settings are locked. The operation of this button can be changed in the custom-1 section of the recording-mode menu (p. 80). Changing these settings has no effect on the operation of the shutter- release button. Focus lock is disabled when the camera is set to continuous AF.

Recording-mode
menu setting
	The camera’s default setting. While pressing and holding the AF/AEL but-
AF/AE hold	ton, the focus and exposure is set and locked. These settings will remain
	in effect until the AF/AEL button is released.
	Pressing and releasing the AF/AEL button will set and lock the focus and
AF/AE toggle	exposure. The settings are canceled when the AF/AEL button is pressed
	again.
	While pressing and holding the AF/AEL button, only the exposure is set
AE hold	and locked. This setting will remain in effect until the AF/AEL button is
	released or a picture is taken.
AE toggle	Pressing and releasing the AF/AEL button will set and lock the exposure
	only. The setting is canceled when the AF/AEL button is pressed again.

•The autofocus and auto exposure settings will not reset after an image has been captured until the AF/AEL button has been released (hold setting) or pressed again (toggle setting).

•When the AE hold or AE toggle are used with the flash, the slow-shutter-sync flash mode will be in effect (p. 76).

Shooting tips

Using the spot-metering mode with the AF/AEL button as an exposure-only lock allows expo- sure measurements to be made from a different object than the subject. The shutter-release button will continue to control focus, but the exposure can be set from an object that is not at the same distance or at the same position as the subject. This is extremely useful when the

color or tone of the subject is very light or dark.

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