Page 2 - CONTENTS; ADVANCED OPERATION
3 2 For Proper and Safe Use .................. 4 GETTING STARTED Names of Parts ................................ 10Attaching the Camera Strap ............ 16Inserting the Battery ........................ 17Battery-condition Indicator .............. 18Loading the Film .............................. 1...
Page 3 - WARNING; FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
5 4 • Tape over lithium battery contacts to avoid short-circuiting during disposal; always follow local regulations for battery disposal. • Do not disassemble this product. Electric shock may cause injury if a high voltage circuit inside the product is touched. Take the product to a MinoltaService F...
Page 4 - temporary blindness which may lead to an accident.; CAUTION; discharges a large amount of energy which may cause burns.
7 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE 6 Continued on next page. • Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes. It may damage eyesight.• Do not fire the flash at vehicle operators. It may cause a distraction or temporary blindness which may lead to an accident. • Do not look directly at the sun or strong light ...
Page 5 - receiver is connected.
9 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE 8 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interferencethat may cause undesired operation....
Page 6 - NAMES OF PARTS; GETTING STARTED; BODY
11 NAMES OF PARTS 10 GETTING STARTED Continued on next page. * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep thesesurfaces clean. Refer to the care and storage section at the back of this manual (p. 73). BODY The 160 quartz-date model is illustrated. AF/Meter window...
Page 7 - DATA PANEL; VIEWFINDER
13 12 Continued on next page. NAMES OF PARTS GETTING STARTED Battery-condition indicator (p. 18) Frame counter (p. 21) Film-transport signals (p. 21) Cartridge mark (p. 34) Self-timer indicator (p. 53) Date/Time display (p. 57) (Quartz-Date model only) AutoflashAutoflash with red-eye reductionFill-f...
Page 9 - • When changing batteries, always turn the camera off.; INSERTING THE BATTERY; ATTACHING THE CAMERA STRAP; • Button keys are attached to the strap. Use the; Button keys; Pass the the other end of
17 • Quartz-date model: after installing the battery, the date and time must be set, see page 59. • When changing batteries, always turn the camera off. 16 INSERTING THE BATTERY The camera uses one 3-volt CR123A orDL123A lithium battery. 1. Open the battery-chamber door using the larger button key o...
Page 10 - down to open the back cover.; • Before opening the back cover, look; LOADING THE FILM; BATTERY-CONDITION INDICATOR
19 18 1. Slide the back-cover release down to open the back cover. • Before opening the back cover, look through the film window to confirm thatfilm is not currently loaded. LOADING THE FILM • If the back cover does not open, turn the camera off and on to release the film- chamber lock. • Use only D...
Page 11 - Place the film cartridge into the film
21 20 LOADING THE FILM 4. Close the back cover. • The film automatically advances to the first frame and “1” appears in the data-panel frame counter. • If the film has been loaded improperly, “0” will blink on the frame counter and the shutter willnot release. Open the back cover and repeat theloadi...
Page 12 - Press the main switch to turn the; • Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel.; Hold the camera steadily. Do not cover the; • For vertically framed pictures, turn the camera so the; FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION; Look through the viewfinder; • The viewfinder will adjust to match the; BASIC OPERATION
23 22 1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. • To conserve battery power, the auto-power- off function will turn the camera off eightminutes after the last operation. • Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel. 2. Hold the camera steadily. Do not cover the flash, lens, or AF windows with you...
Page 13 - Place the subject within the Area AF; Press the shutter-release button partway
25 24 FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION 4. Place the subject within the Area AF frame. The focus frame will automaticallychange to a focus-area indicator toconfirm the subject. • The Area-AF mode (p. 37) is automatically set when the camera is turned on. • The focus-area indicator shows the area the camera ...
Page 14 - • Press the shutter-release button with slow,
27 26 FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION As long as the subject is located within the Area-AF focus frame, even if it is notcentered, the camera will automatically locate the subject and indicate it with thefocus-area indicator. The shape of focus-area indicator varies with the subjectshape, see the sample i...
Page 15 - FOCUSING RANGE; • The green focus lamp will glow steadily to indicate; Without lifting your finger, recompose the; • The focus lock will be canceled if the shutter button; Telephoto
29 28 FOCUS LOCK - AREA AF The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subjectand then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a differentposition within the image area. FOCUSING RANGE BASIC OPERATION 1. With focus-area indicator around the subject, press and...
Page 16 - SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
31 30 When a low-contrastarea fills the focusframe. When the subject iscomposed of a regularrepeating pattern. The green focus lamp will blinkslowly to warn that focus cannotbe confirmed. The shutter canbe released and the focus willbe set to infinity; when using theflash, the focus is set between2....
Page 17 - • The green focus lamp should glow to confirm the; FOR CLOSER SUBJECTS
33 32 1. With the focus-area indicator on the subject, press and hold the shutter release buttonpartway down. • The green focus lamp should glow to confirm the focus is locked. BASIC OPERATION 2. While pressing the shutter-release button partway down, recompose the picture sothat the top of the subj...
Page 18 - REWINDING THE FILM; The film can be rewound before the roll is finished.
35 34 REWINDING THE FILM • If the rewind motor stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the indicators on the data panel will blink. Remove and insert the battery . • Although more pictures than specified on the film package may be taken, the film processor may only print the number sp...
Page 19 - Press the AF mode button until the; • The focus frame will automatically change to a; Press the shutter-release button to take
37 36 SELECTING THE AF MODE Three auto focus (AF) modes can beselected: Area AF, spot AF, and target AF. Press the AF mode button until thedesired AF indicator appears on thedata panel. Area AF (p. 37) Spot AF (p. 40) Target AF (p. 42) • Spot-AF and target-AF mode is reset to Area AF when the camera...
Page 20 - FOCUS-AREA INDICATOR CONTROLS; Press and hold the AF mode button for; • The number blinking in the frame-counter area is the; To change the setting, press the adjust; the battery is changed.
39 38 FOCUS-AREA INDICATOR CONTROLS The display of the focus-area indicator can be controlled with a custom function.CUSt-1:1 - The focus-area indicator automatically appears when looking throughthe viewfinder.CUSt-1:2 - The focus-area indicator appears when the shutter-release button ispressed part...
Page 21 - SPOT AF; • The spot-AF focus frame appears in the; Place the subject in the spot-AF focus; • If the green focus lamp glows steadily the focus is; • The focus lock is canceled when the shutter button is
41 40 SPOT AF The camera focuses on a subject within the spotAF frame. This mode can be used to single out aspecific subject from a group. 1. Press the AF mode button until the spot-AF indicator appears on the datapanel. • The spot-AF focus frame appears in the viewfinder. 2. Place the subject in th...
Page 22 - TARGET AF; Press and hold the shutter-release button; • Target AF has no focus-lock function. The camera; Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the; • The target-AF focus frame appears in the; Place the subject in the target-AF focus
43 42 TARGET AF Target-AF focus frame The target AF is ideal for moving subjects. Thecamera continually calculates the focus evenwhen the shutter-release button is held partwaydown. Predictive focus control ensures someonemoving toward the camera will be in focus;predictive focus control adjusts the...
Page 23 - SELECTING FLASH MODE; The following flash modes can be selected:
45 44 • When the camera is turned off, the fill-flash, flash cancel, night portrait, or exposure compensation mode will be reset to autoflash or autoflash with red-eye reduction, whichever of the two modes was set last. SELECTING FLASH MODE The following flash modes can be selected: Press the flash-...
Page 25 - AUTOFLASH WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION; • Warn your subject not to move until all the flash
49 48 AUTOFLASH WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION The flash will fire a few short bursts before the mainflash burst to reduce red-eye; an effect caused by lightreflected from the retina. Used in low-light conditionwhen taking photographs of people or animals, thepre-flashes contract the pupils of the subject’s...
Page 26 - FLASH CANCEL; • The orange flash lamp may blink slowly as a; NIGHT PORTRAIT
51 50 FLASH CANCEL The flash will not fire in this mode. Use flash cancelwhen flash photography is prohibited, natural light isdesired to illuminate the subject, or the subject isbeyond the flash range. The camera-shake warningmay appear in this mode. Press the flash-mode button until the flash-canc...
Page 27 - EXPOSURE COMPENSATION; • The orange flash lamp may blink slowly as a camera-; With the camera on a tripod, press the
53 52 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION (160 MODEL ONLY) The multi-segment metering can expose for mostsituations: back lighting, and directly lit snow scenes.However, under certain conditions the meter can bedeceived by high-key scenes like white interiors orfoggy landscapes. This mode increases the exposureby...
Page 28 - • The self-timer indicator will blink on the data panel.; CONTINUOUS ADVANCE
55 54 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to begin the countdown. • The self-timer indicator will blink on the data panel. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera willblink slowly during the countdown, then rapidly justbefore the shutter is released. • To cancel the self-time...
Page 29 - BUTTONS FOR THE DATE FUNCTION; Select button; Frame the subject as described in the; • Focus will be adjusted between exposures.; FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL; DATE AND TIME IMPRINTING
BUTTONS FOR THE DATE FUNCTION Select button Adjust button Date button 57 56 CONTINUOUS ADVANCE (160 MODEL ONLY) 2. Frame the subject as described in the manual. 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down and hold to begin takingpictures. • Focus will be adjusted between exposures. • Contin...
Page 30 - IMPRINTING THE DATE OR TIME; • The display will change as follows:; SETTING THE DATE OR TIME; Turn the camera on. Press the date button; • Each time the select button is pressed, the next item; Date imprinting
YY MM DD hh mm 59 58 IMPRINTING THE DATE OR TIME FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL Press the date button to select the dateimprinting format. • The display will change as follows: • If the date/time display is blinking, the calendar and clock need to be reset (p. 59). No information will be imprin...
Page 31 - • The numerals continues to change as long as the; • The camera will return to the shooting mode
61 60 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL 3. Press the adjust (ADJ) button or zoom lever to change the blinking item. • The numerals continues to change as long as the button is held down. • Pressing the W side of the zoom lever counts down, the T side counts up. CHANGING THE DATE FORMAT 1. Press th...
Page 32 - to change the display format.; • The date format changes as follows:; Press the date button to set the date format.; REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
63 62 3. Press the adjust (ADJ) button or zoom lever to change the display format. • The date format changes as follows: `Y M D M D`Y D M`Y 4. Press the date button to set the date format. • The camera will return to the shooting mode automatically after five seconds. Pressing the datebutton again o...
Page 33 - Point the remote control toward the
65 64 TAKING PICTURES USING THE REMOTE CONTROL 1. Place the camera on a tripod. Point the camera so that the subject is within in thefocus frames. FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL 3. Point the remote control toward the front of the camera and press eitherthe release button (•) or the delaybutton ...
Page 34 - released in approximately 8 minutes.; FOCUS LOCK IN REMOTE CONTROL MODE; Place the subject in the focus frames and press the shutter-; partway down, the focus was not locked. Repeat the procedure.
67 66 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL • To save power, the camera automatically shuts down if the shutter is not released in approximately 8 minutes. • Under fluorescent or extremely bright lighting, or with backlit subjects, the remote control may not operate or the effective distance may be re...
Page 35 - • The focus frames or focus-area indicator will
69 68 3. Recompose the picture. • The focus frames or focus-area indicator will disappear after releasing the shutter button. Thefocus lamp will remain lit indicating the focus islocked. FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DATE MODEL 4.Point the remote control toward the front of the camera, press either the r...
Page 36 - VIEWFINDER BRIGHTNESS; Press and hold the AF mode button for about; Press the adjust button or zoom lever until; the camera is turned off or the battery is changed.; • The blinking number in the frame counter displays the
71 70 VIEWFINDER BRIGHTNESS The relative brightness of the AF frame or focus-area indicator can be adjusted.The brightness of the frame lines will continue to adjust automatically in relationto the new level. 1. Press and hold the AF mode button for about two seconds until “CUSt-1” appears on thetop...
Page 37 - OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONS; • This camera is designed for use from -10 to 40°C; CARE AND STORAGE; APPENDIX; MINOLTA HISTORY
On February 20th, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Onboard his Friendship 7 spacecraft was a Minolta Hi-matic camera to record thathistoric event. The 4 hour, 55 minute, and 23 second flight orbited the Earth threetimes at an average speed of 28,000 kph (17,500 mph). Mr...
Page 38 - CLEANING
75 74 CARE AND STORAGE • When photographing in cold weather, it is recommend that you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm when you arenot shooting. Cold batteries will regain some of their charge when they warmup. • This camera is not waterproof, dust-proof, or san...
Page 39 - write to the Minolta distributor in your area.; STORAGE; is functioning properly.
77 76 BEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS • Check camera operation carefully and take test photographs. Purchase a spare battery. • Minolta is not responsible for any loss which may occur due to an equipment malfunction. CAMERA ERROR If all the indicators on the data panel blink, or the data panel is blank and ...
Page 40 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
78 Battery: One 3-volt CR123A lithium batteryBattery-condition indication: 3-stage indicationBattery performance: approx. 10 rolls based on Minolta's standard test method using 24-exposure rolls with flash for50% of the exposures. Viewfinder: Magnification: 0.38X - 1.35X (140 model); 0.38X - 1.51X (...
