Minolta Dynax 7, Maxxum, Minolta FLASH

9998

Red-eye reduction (p. 100) Normal flash

Normal flash (p. 31) Normal flash

REAR Rear flash sync (p. 101) Rear flash sync (p. 101)

WL

Wireless/remote flash (p.112)*

Normal flash

Built-in flash Program Flash

This section of your manual covers the operation of accessory

flashes as well as the built-in flash.

The high accuracy of your camera’s flash metering is realized by

ADI (Advanced Distance Integration) flash metering in combination

with the newly developed D flash units and D lenses. Flash meter-

ing is controlled by the guide number in addition to pre-flash meter-

ing. Compared with the conventional TTLflash metering, flash out-

put is less influenced by the background conditions or the subject’s

reflectance in ADI flash metering, offering optimum flash metering.

Your camera’s built-in flash provides coverage for a 24mm angle of

view, with a flash guide number of 12.

ADI flash metering Conventional TTLmetering

Built-in flash - Raise the built-in

flash.

Accessory flash - Turn the

accessory flash on.

Flash pictures can be taken using the built-in flash or with separate-

ly sold accessory flash units.

• The flash-mode switch has four posi-

tions.

• In full-auto mode, the flash will automatically fire when necessary.

will appear in the navigation display.

• When you are not in full-auto mode, the flash will fire every time.

will appear in the navigation display.

* If you use the built-in flash with the flash-mode switch set to WL, the

exposure will not be correct.

FLASH MODE SWITCH

FLASH

FLASH

Contents

Main FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE WARNING CAUTION Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Camera Body Control Panel Top Data Panel Navigation Display Viewfinder QUICK OPERATION 1.Insert the batteries. 2.Attach a lens. 3.Turn the camera on. 4.Load the film QUICK OPERATION Installing the Batteries BATTERIES BASIC OPERATION BATTERIES Battery Condition Indicators LENS Attaching the Lens Removing the Lens Page LOADING FILM HANDLING THE CAMERA Holding the Camera Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Page TAKING PICTURES IN FULL-AUTO Full-Auto Basic Settings FOCUSING Focus Signals Focus Lock FOCUSING USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH Special Focus Situations Flash Signals Automatic Rewind Flash Range USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH REWINDING THE FILM REWINDING THE FILM Manual Rewind DETAILED OPERATION Gently press the manual-rewind button. DETAILED OPERATION NAVIGATION DISPLAY Detailed Display Large Icon Display Meter-Index Display Exposure-History Display DISPLAY Vertical Display Operation Display (WHEN UPPER PART TURNS BLACK) Display Illumination FOCUSING Display Contrast DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST FOCUS MODE Continuous Autofocus (C) Single-Shot Autofocus (S) Automatic Autofocus (A) FOCUS MODE AF Power Zoom and xi Series Lenses Manual Focus (MF) AF/MF CONTROL BUTTON AF to MF MF to AF Smooth Focusing Wide Focus Area Local Focus Area How to Lock the Local/Spot Focus Area AF ILLUMINATOR How to Lock the Wide Focus Area EXPOSURE P MODE P MODE A MODE /P P P-Mode Flash A MODE Aperture Control A-Mode Flash 1.Follow the steps on the previous page. 2.Raise the built-in flash, or turn the accessory flash on. S MODE S-Mode Flash S MODE M MODE Shutter Control M-Mode Flash 1.Follow the steps on the previous page. 2.Raise the built-in flash, or turn the accessory flash on. Metering in M Mode M MODE Manual Shift METERING SELECTABLE METERING 14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering Centered subject Subject on the right Turn the metering-mode switch to Spot Metering SELECTABLE METERING EXPOSURE COMPENSATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Changing to 1/3 Increments Meter Index EXPOSURE COMPENSATION AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LOCK (AEL) Comparison between exposure compensation and flash compensation. AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LOCK (AEL) Meter Index When AE-Lock Button is Pressed Spot Metering 14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern and Center-Weighted Average Metering AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LOCK (AEL) Brightness-Distribution Display SETTING THE ISO MANUALLY DRIVE CONTINUOUS SELF-TIMER Page EXPOSURE BRACKETING When bracketing is selected, the meter index appears in the viewfinder. Meter Index MULTIPLE EXPOSURE Compensate the exposures as follows: 1.Turn the drive-mode lever to REAR WL Built-in flash - Raise the built-in flash. Accessory flash - Turn the accessory flash on. FLASH RED-EYE REDUCTION REAR FLASH SYNC SLOW-SHUTTER SYNC FLASH COMPENSATION FLASH BRACKETING FLASH BRACKETING ACCESSORY FLASH Use of a Flash/Color Meter with Pre-Flash When Using a Close-up Diffuser, Certain Filters and Lenses FLASH METERING HIGH-SPEED SYNC High-speed sync Conventional-fill flash Attach the 5600HS(D), 5400HS or 3600HS(D) and set it to HSS mode. Page 4.Press the shutter-release but- ton partway down. 5.Detach the accessory flash, then raise the built-in flash. 6.Position your camera and flash unit using the information on this page. ton all the way down to take the picture. Canceling the Wireless/Remote Flash Additional Wireless/Remote Flash Options Wireless/Remote Flash Using more than one flash Switching Between Normal WL Flash and Ratio WLFlash ADDITIONAL FEATURES Setting the Date/Time Page Using Eye-Start Changing the Format EYE-START TIME EXPOSURES (BULB) Press the depth-of-field preview button. DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT SETTING/CANCELLING THE AUDIO