Minolta 2098-301 - Manuals

Use the upper eyelets if you want the camera tohang horizontally. Use the side eyelets if youwant the camera to hang vertically. 9 DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT Turn the diopter adjustment dial to compensate the eyepiece for near or far sightedvision problems. The adjustment range is from –3 to +1 diopters. Tu...

The battery condition indicator displays the power status of the batteries when themain switch is set to ON. Full-battery symbol Power is sufficient for all camera operations. Low-battery symbol Power is low, but all functions are operational. Keep afresh battery handy. Blinking low-battery symbol P...

Grip the camera firmly with your right hand,while supporting the lens with your left. Keepyour elbows at your side and your feetshoulder-width apart to hold the camerasteady. Keep the camera strap around yourneck or wrist in the event you accidentallydrop the camera. • Do not touch the end of the le...

Before loading film for the first time… Remove and discard the film gate protector. 15 LOADING FILM BASIC OPERATION Check the film window before loading film. If film is loaded, do not open the backcover. Refer to Manual Rewind on page 24 to remove a partially exposed roll. • Load film in the shade ...

17 16 LOADING FILM 2. Insert a film cartridge into the film chamber. 3. Extend the leader between the guide rails to the index mark. • If the film tip extends beyond the index mark, push the excess film back into the cartridge. 4. Close the back cover and turn the main switch to ON. • The camera aut...

19 18 TAKING PICTURES IN FULL–AUTO 1. Turn the main switch to ON. 3. Center your subject in the focus frame, then press the shutter-releasebutton partway down. • The local-focus area LED appears briefly indicating the focus area selected by the camera. 4. When or appears in the viewfinder, press the...

20 21 SPECIAL FOCUS SITUATIONS The camera may not be able to focus in situations like those described below.When the focus signal blinks, use focus hold (p.21) or manual focus (p.33). Seepage 19 for an explanation of the focus signals. If the subject within the focus frame isvery bright, or low in c...

Slide the flash-mode switch to to reduce the red- eye effect when using the built-in flash. • Red-eye reduction mode is only available with the built-in flash. 23 22 USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH When up, the built-in flash fires every time the shutter is released to providecoverage for focal lengths as ...

24 REWINDING THE FILM 1. Wait until the film is completely rewound. • will appear and will blink in the data panel. Automatic Rewind The film is automatically rewound after the last frame is exposed (or 36 exposures).When the film is completely rewound, the motor will stop and will blink in the data...

Predictive Focus Control determines thesubject’s speed, position, and accelerationchanges from the focus sensor data, then setsthe best focus at the predicted point ofexposure.Predictive focus control is always active in theAutomatic and Continuous autofocus modes. 27 FOCUS - Predictive Focus Contro...

FOCUS — Autofocus Modes 29 28 Continuous Autofocus (C) Use Continuous Autofocus when shooting sporting events or when you knowthe subject will be in constant motion. Center your subject in the focus frame,then press the shutter-release buttonpartway down to activate autofocus. The camera continues t...

The selected focus area momentarilyappears in the viewfinder frame when theshutter release button is pressed partwaydown. • The focus area LEDs do not appear when continuous autofocus (p.29) is selected. The camera determines which sensor is focusing onyour subject and sets the focus accordingly. FO...

FOCUS — Manual Focus FOCUS — AF Lock 33 32 Pull and turn the zoom ring until yoursubject appears sharp. Focus the lens manually when autofocus is not suitable and focus hold is notpossible. The autofocus system will monitor focus and indicate when a subject inthe focus frame is in focus. • Only the ...

FOCUS — AF Illuminator 34 In low-light / low subject contrast situations, theAF illuminator automatically projects a patternof lines onto the subject for the camera’s AFsensors to focus on. • Do not to obstruct the AF illuminator.• Pressing the AF button (p.32) also activates the AF illuminator.• Th...

37 EXPOSURE — A-Mode 36 EXPOSURE — P-Mode Select P-mode (Programmed Autoexposure) when you want to give your fullattention to your subject and composition. The Program mode software analizes thesubject’s size, motion, and magnification as well as the focal length of your lens,then sets the shutter s...

If the aperture display in the viewfinder andthe data panel blinks, the required setting isoutside the aperture range of the lens. Turnthe control dial until the blinking stops. EXPOSURE — S-Mode EXPOSURE — A-Mode 39 38 A-mode flash When the built-in flash is up or an attached accessory flash is on,...

EXPOSURE — M-Mode EXPOSURE — S-Mode 41 40 S-mode Flash When the built-in flash is up or an attached accessory flash is on, it will fire eachtime a picture is taken. Flash exposure is controlled by the camera’s TTL automaticflash metering system. 1. Raise the built-in flash. • appears in the viewfind...

43 42 Metering in Manual Mode The meter index displays the EV difference between your settings and the ‘correct’exposure determined by the camera. The 0 position (null point) represents therecommended exposure using the currently selected metering pattern (pp.45-47). • The EV scale is marked in 1/2 ...

METERING — Selectable Metering 45 14 Segment Honeycomb Pattern Metering Fourteen-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering uses information from theautofocus system to set the metering pattern according to the position of the mainsubject. The light metered by each applicable segment is then evaluated todet...

METERING — Selectable Metering 47 46 Center Weighted Average Metering Spot Metering Center-weighted average mode bases the exposure on an average of the readingsfrom each of the honeycomb segments - with emphasis placed on the center of theimage.Care should be taken when photographing backlit, spotl...

METERING — Automatic Exposure Lock (AEL) 49 48 4. Recompose the scene as desired. • The meter index indicators display the EV difference between the locked exposure and theexposure for the subject area currently inside thespot metering area. • The second indicator in the exposure index does not appe...

Select setting 2 to view the exposure compensation value in thedata panel when the exposure compensation dial is set to a valueother than 0. More exposure is recommended when the scene isprimarily white tones. Less exposure is recommended when the scene iscomposed of darker tones or shadows. 51 50 M...

METERING — Setting the ISO Manually 52 Set the ISO manually to override the DX-coded ISO or when using non-DX codedfilm. • Non-DX coded film is initially set to the previous roll’s ISO. Film must be loaded before the ISO can be changed. 1. Open the control panel door and press the ISO button. 2. Tur...

55 54 DRIVE – Advance Mode This camera has both single frame and continuous advance drive modes. Selectsingle frame advance to expose and advance the film one frame at a time. Switchto continuous drive to photograph dynamic action sequences at up to 5.5 framesper second (4.5 frames per second in aut...