Minolta Dynax 7, Maxxum, Minolta ADDITIONAL FEATURES

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PC TERMINAL

Flash units which can not be connect-

ed to the accessory shoe can be con-

nected to the camera via the PC ter-

minal.

• Set the exposure mode dial to M.

• Set the shutter speed to 1/200 or slow-

er.

• The flash unit may fire unexpectedly if it is on when the sync. cord is

plugged into the PC terminal.

• TTL flash metering does not function when the flash is connected to

the PC terminal.

• Flash compensation is not possible. However, flash bracketing is pos-

sible if you press the AE-lock button while taking a picture.

• The PC terminal is compatible with both center positive (normal polari-

ty) and center negative (positive polarity) flash units.

• When using the PC terminal, rear flash sync can not be used.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

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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