This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your Minolta camera more quickly. After familiarizing yourself with the camera, start with Level I and learn to operate the camera in Full-Auto mode.
Move on to Level II and the Subject Program modes when you are comfortable with the camera and want to have more control. And in a way it is, as soon as the photographer puts his eye to the camera it begins to focus and to zoom to create the best possible picture. Unfortunately, it does poorly with the Minolta Maxxum series ,,, 3xi, 5xi, and 7xi pre-Dynax.
I bought it thinking I could get some great info on my Minolta Maxxum and 7xi units that I own. The camera will not automatically set this reading. To return to honeycomb-pattern metering, repeat the selection procedure and turn the rear dial one click-stop in either direction.
To set: 1. Turn the rear control dial until the compensation figure you want appears in the viewfinder and body data panels. Press the shutter release button partway down to enter the exposure factor and return to normal operating mode or wait 4 sec. The exposure which appears in the viewfinder and body data panels will include this factor.
To check the amount of compensation at any time, press the dial function selector once. The compensation figure will again appear in the viewfinder and body data panels. To cancel the compensation, set 0. Hold the button in as you recompose and take the picture.
The self-timer indicator will appear in the body data panel. Compose your scene and attach the eyepiece cap. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start the timer. To restart the timer from the beginning of its countdown, move the main switch back to ON and press the shutter-release button again.
To make another exposure with the self-timer, repeat steps 1 - 3. Mount the camera on a tripod. Turn the front control dial to the right until bulb appears in the body data panel. Turn the rear dial to set the aperture. Compose your scene and focus the lens. Slide the focus mode switch d o w n and focus the lens manually. Attach the eyepiece cap. To take the picture, press the shutter-release button and hold it d o w n for the duration of the exposure. The shutter will remain open until you release it.
Open the card door, remove the remote-control terminal cover, and insert the remote cord's plug into the terminal. The shutter will remain open as long as you hold the remote control button d o w n.
Autoflash is the camera's standard mode. In pre-flash mode, the flash will fire a small burst before the exposure in order to reduce red-eye in portraits. Flash cancel allows you to take pictures using only available light. Remote off-camera flash control is explained beginning on p. For more Accessory Information, See p. Open the card door and press the flash m o d e button. Turn the front or rear dial. The flash mode indicators will appear in the body data panel in the sequence s h o w n above.
Press the flash mode button again to enter the mode you have selected. The camera's TTL through-the-lens flash metering system controls the flash output to ensure a proper exposure. Viewfinder Signals and Flash Control As soon as the camera detects that flash will be required, the flash-on i n d i c a t o r a p p e a r s in the viewfinder data panel.
The flash-ready indicator will light when the flash is fully charged. When you press the shutter release partway down, the flash will pop-up, and it will fire when you take the picture. After you release the shutter, if the flash output was sufficient to provide a correct exposure, the flash-ready signal will blink. The flash can also be forced to fire at any time by pressing and holding the flash pop-up button while you take the picture.
To resume normal autoflash operation without taking the camera away from your eye, press the flash pop-up button. To raise the flash, press the flash pop-up button; it will not pop-up automatically in any of these exposure modes. Single-burst, single-burst with pre-flash, flash cancel, and remote off-camera control can all be selected in any of these exposure modes, as well. In S mode, the shutter speed and aperture will be set automatically by the camera. In A and M mode, you can set any aperture within the lens' range.
Flash output will be decreased automatically to maintain a correct exposure of your subject. Frame your subject and press and hold the shutter-release button partway down.
Press and hold the AE lock button. Continue to hold the AE lock button and press the shutter-release button down completely. The flash unit has more than one control channel so that if you are working near someone who is using a similar set-up, you will not interfere with each other. The flash must be mounted on the camera when you change the control channel. Attach the flash to the camera and turn it on. Press the flash mode button in the card door, turn either the front or rear control dial, and select remote off camera flash mode.
Remove the flash and position it according to the table with its AF illuminator pointing at the subject. Wait until both the off-camera flash and built-in flash are charged. The flash-ready signal in the viewfinder will blink when the built-in flash is charged. Press the AE lock button to test-fire the off-camera flash and wait again until both flashes are fully charged. Take the picture. Operation is the same as it is with the built-in or an attached flash explained on p.
Wait for the flash to recharge and take the picture. Do not release the AE lock button until after you have taken the picture. Ratio control In remote mode, the built-in flash normally only controls the off-camera flash without effecting the overall exposure. The built-in flash can, however, be set to fire during the exposure so that it provides some fill lighting on your subject.
Press and hold the flash pop-up button while you take the picture. In single-frame advance mode, the camera makes one exposure and advances the film one frame each time you press the shutter-release button. In high-speed continuous mode H , the film is advanced at approximately 4 frames per second for long as you hold the shutter-release button d o w n ; low-speed continuous mode L will provide up to 2 frames per second.
When you operate the camera in either low- or high-speed continuous and autofocus m o d e , the focus setting will be checked and adjusted between each exposure to ensure that moving subjects remain sharply focused.
To select the film-drive mode: 1. Open the card door. This speeds operation of the camera and lens and allows you to concentrate more fully on the c o m p o s i t i o n of your photographs.
The following features are available only when you are using an xi-Series Autozoom lens. This position is determined by the subject's distance f r o m the camera and should provide a good starting-point in your c o m p o s i t i o n.
The focal length can also be quickly adjusted f r o m this point with power zoom. If you use power zoom to change ASZ's setting, ASZ will not function again until you remove the camera from your eye and wait 30 sec. To turn off ASZ: 1.
Set the main switch to LOCK. Press and hold the lens-function button on the lens barrel while you move the main switch to ON. Image-size lock is limited by the focal length range of the lens you are using. If either end of the lens focal length range is reached while image-size lock is operating, the lens will stop zooming, but IMAGE LOCK will continue to be displayed in the viewfinder.
If your subject comes back into range, Image-size lock will resume operation. To turn off Image-size lock, release the lens-function button. Press the wide-view-mode button. The camera will automatically set a shorter focal length to give you a wider field of view. Both WIDE and the film-frame indicators will appear in the viewfinder. Compose your picture inside the film-frame indicators.
Press the shutter-release button partway d o w n. The lens will zoom to fill the viewfinder w i t h the part of the image that appears inside the film-frame indicators. Press the shutter-release button d o w n completely to take the picture.
Although the lens will zoom to its shortest focal length while wide-view is activated, the view inside the film-frame marks will never be wider than 1. For example, with a mm lens and the camera in wide-view mode, when the lens is set at 28mm, the view inside the film-frame indicators will be the same as a setting of 42mm. When you press the shutter-release button partway down, the lens will then zoom to 42mm. If you zoom the lens in the tele photo direction while still in wide-view mode, the lens will stop at 70mm, but the image inside the film-frame indicators will show the view at mm.
The lens will then zoom to mm when you press the shutter-release button partway down. Table Of Contents. Quick Links. See also: Manual. Table of Contents. Previous Page. Next Page. Konica minolta digital camera technical specifications 8 pages. Konica minolta instruction manual digital camera dimage xi 49 pages. However, not everything will pertain to you immediately, so read it in sections. Eyepiece cup Accessory shoe AE Lock button Page 7 Card door Card Door Remote-control terminal Battery-cover release Film-leader index Sprocket Tripod socket Flash-mode button Rewind button ISO button Exposure-mode indicators 2.
Flash-mode indicators 4. Self-timer indicator 5. Drive-mode indicators 6. Frame counter 7. Film-transport signals 8. Film-cartridge mark 9. Card indicator 1 1. Exposure-adjustment indicator Image-size-lock indicator 2. Dial-function indicators 3. Wide-view indicator 4. Film-frame indicator 5. AF-area indicator 6. Local-AF-area indicator 7. Spot-metering area 8. Manual-focus indicator 9. Depth index Action index Panorama indicator Attach it as shown below.
It fits over the eyepiece to prevent stray light f r o m entering the camera and affecting the exposure during situations in w h i c h you are not looking t h r o u g h the viewfinder w h e n the shutter releases ie, self-timer photographs or bulb exposures.
Page Lens To attach: 1. Remove body cap and rear lens cap as shown. Align the red bead on the lens barrel with the red dot on the camera's lens mount.
Gently insert the lens into the mount and turn the lens clockwise until it locks in place with a click. Dust on the mirror's surface will not affect meter readings or picture quality. If it is distracting, have the camera cleaned at an authorized Minolta service facility. Page Battery The camera uses a 6-volt 2CR5 lithium battery which supplies power for all camera operations. If you are using an xi-Series lens, the camera battery also supplies power to the lens zoom motor.
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