ACCESSORY INFORMATION

This camera is designed to work specifically with lenses and accessories manufactured and distributed by Minolta. Using incompatible accessories with this camera may result in unsatisfactory performance or damage the camera and accessories.

Compatibility of Accessories

Lenses

All Minolta AF lenses can be used with this camera.

MD and MC series lenses (manual focus) cannot be used with this camera.

Flashes

All Minolta i, si, and HS series flash units, and the Vectis SF-1 flash, are compatible with this camera. The flash will always fire when the flash unit is on. (Unless Custom Function #5 is set to Autoflash (setting 1). In this case, the flash will fire only when necessary when it is on and the camera is in Full-Auto and Subject Program modes.)

The Flash Shoe Adapter FS-1100 is required to mount AF series flash units (4000AF, 2800AF, 1800AF, and Macro flash 1200AF).

When the FS-1100 is used…

-The flash will fire every time the shutter is released.

-The AF illuminator will not activate.

-The built-in flash is set to fill flash when the accessory flash is disconnected.

X-series flashes and flashes sold by other manufacturers cannot be used with this camera.

Others

• The following accessories are not compatible with this camera:

Control Grip CG-1000

Data Receiver DR-1000

Creative Expansion Cards

Anglefinder

Magnifier

Wireless Controller IR-1N

ACCESSORY INFORMATION

Accessory Flash Control

When using an accessory flash, the desired flash mode can be selected using the camera or the flash.

CAMERA

Press the flash-mode button and turn the control dial to select the desired flash mode.

• The camera transfers data to the accessory flash immediately.

FLASH

Press the flash’s ON/OFF button to select the desired flash mode.

Data is not transferred from the flash until the shutter-release button is pressed partway down.

Fill flash cannot be selected when the camera is set to Full-Auto or any of the Subject Program modes.

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