Page 3 - CREATIVE EXPOSURE MODES; LEVEL
FOCUS Wide Focus Area ..............51 Spot AF ..............................52 Manual Focus ....................53 AF Illuminator ....................54 EXPOSURE 14 Segment Metering ........55 Spot Metering ....................56 Exposure Compensation ..57 Setting the ISO Manually ..58 Bracketing.....
Page 4 - Body
5 NAMES OF PARTS 4 NAMES OF PARTS For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown inparenthesis. Data Panel Self-timer/Drive-modebutton (36, 37) Subject-programbutton (30-35) Program-reset button (81) Shutter-releasebutton Control dial Self-timer lamp (36) Battery-chamberlock Trip...
Page 5 - Data Panel
7 NAMES OF PARTS 6 NAMES OF PARTS Data Panel Viewfinder Focus frame Focus signals Focus-area indicator Shutter speed display Exposure-compensation indicator Aperture/Exposure-compensation display Spot/AE lock indicator Flash signal High-speed sync indicator Spot-metering area Spot-focus area Exposur...
Page 6 - Center your subject in the
9 QUICK OPERATION 8 QUICK OPERATION 1. Insert batteries. • This camera uses two CR2 lithium batteries. 2. Attach lens. • Align the red mounting dot on the lens with the one on the camera. Gentlyinsert the lens into the mount and turn itclockwise until it clicks into the lockedposition. 3. Turn on po...
Page 7 - LEVEL I; G E T T I N G S T A R T E D; Attaching the Strap
10 LEVEL I This section provides the information necessary to operate yourcamera in most photographic situations. This section covers: • Battery Installation• Attaching and Removing the Lens• Loading the Film• Camera Handling• Fully Automatic Camera Operation • Special Focus Situations• Basic Flash ...
Page 8 - Using a coin or similar; Installing the Batteries; Blinking low-battery symbol
13 BATTERIES 12 BATTERIES 1. Using a coin or similar object, turn the battery-chamber lock to OPEN, thenopen the battery-chamberdoor. 2. Insert the batteries as indicated by the + and –marks. 3. Close the battery-chamber door, then turn the battery-chamber lock to CLOSE. • Setting the camera down wi...
Page 9 - Attaching the Lens; Caution
15 LENS 14 LENS 1. Remove the body and rear lens caps. 2. Align the red mounting dots on the lens and camera body. 3. Gently insert the lens into the mount, then turn it clockwiseuntil it clicks into the lockedposition. • Do not insert the lens at an angle.• Do not press the lens release when attach...
Page 10 - down to open the back cover.
17 LOADING FILM 16 LOADING FILM 1. Slide the back-cover release down to open the back cover. 2. Insert a film cartridge into the film chamber. Check the film window before loading film. If film is loaded, do notopen the back cover. Refer to Manual Rewind on page 28 forinstructions on removing a part...
Page 11 - HANDLING THE CAMERA; Holding the Camera; Pressing the Shutter-Release Button; F U L L Y - A U T O M A T I C
Gently press the shutter-release button all the waydown to take the picture. Press the shutter-release button partwaydown to activate the camera’s autofocus andauto-exposure systems. 18 HANDLING THE CAMERA Holding the Camera Grip the camera firmly with yourright hand, while supporting thelens with y...
Page 12 - TAKING PICTURES IN FULL-AUTO; Center your subject in the; Focus Signals
Focus is confirmed Continuous autofocus – Focus is confirmed Continuous autofocus – Lens focusing Shutter is locked Focus cannot be confirmed – Shutter is locked.Subject is too close or is one of the special focussituations described on page 22. 21 TAKING PICTURES IN FULL-AUTO 20 TAKING PICTURES IN ...
Page 13 - Center your subject in the; Focus hold cannot be used for moving subjects.
23 FOCUS HOLD 22 SPECIAL FOCUS SITUATIONS If the subject within the focus frame isvery bright, or low in contrast. If two subjects at different distancesoverlap in the focus frame. If a subject composed of alternating lightand dark lines completely fills the focusframe. If your subject is near a ver...
Page 14 - Lens Shadowing; USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH; Flash Signals; Flash Range; Aperture
Lens shadowing occurs when the lens or lens hood blocks part of theoutput from the built-in flash. Lens shadowing appears as semi-circular shaded area at the bottom (horizontal) or side (vertical) ofyour image. • Remove the lens hood before using the built-in flash.• Lens shadowing may occur with th...
Page 15 - Fill Flash; Turn the function dial to; Cancelling Red-eye Reduction
27 USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH 26 USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH Press the flash-mode button andturn the control dial until appears in the data panel. • Press the flash-mode button and turn the control dial until appears to return to autoflash mode. Fill Flash Use fill flash when taking pictures under fluore...
Page 16 - REWINDING THE FILM; Wait until the film is; Automatic Rewind; Subject Program Selection; LEVEL II
28 REWINDING THE FILM 1. Wait until the film is completely rewound. • will appear and will blink in the data panel. 2. Slide the back-cover release down to open the back cover. 3. Remove the film, then close the back cover. 1. Press the manual-rewind button. 2. Follow steps 1-3 from Automatic Rewind...
Page 17 - Portrait Mode; Tips; Tips; Landscape Mode
31 SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION Press the subject-programbutton until the subject-programpointer is under . Portrait Mode Portraits have the greatest impactwhen a shallow depth-of-field* isused to separate the subject fromthe background. In Portrait mode,the necessary settings are madeautomatically, le...
Page 18 - Sports Mode
33 SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION 32 SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION Press the subject-programbutton until the subject-programpointer is under . Close-Up Mode Set Close-Up mode whenphotographing small objects likeflowers or jewelry. In Close-Upmode, the camera automaticallysets the best possible apertureand sh...
Page 19 - Night Portrait Mode; Photographing Night Scenes
35 SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION 34 SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION Press the subject-programbutton until the subject-programpointer is under . Night Portrait Mode Night portraits require the camera’sflash exposure to be balanced withthe background exposure. In NightPortrait mode, the camera sets thelargest p...
Page 20 - CONTINUOUS - ADVANCE MODE; appears in the
37 CONTINUOUS - ADVANCE MODE 36 SELF-TIMER 1. Place the camera on a tripod, then press the self-timerbutton until appears in the data panel. 2. Center your subject in the focus frame. 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down tostart the timer. • The self-timer indicator on the front of t...
Page 21 - Press the function button and; A-MODE – APERTURE PRIORITY; LEVEL III
2. Press the function button and turn the control dial until Aappears in the data panel. 39 A-MODE – APERTURE PRIORITY In this section you take full creative control of your camera. Depending on the selected exposure mode, you will controlthe aperture, shutter speed, or both to capture your image. I...
Page 22 - Cancelling the Flash; Large Aperture
41 A-MODE – APERTURE PRIORITY 40 A-MODE – APERTURE PRIORITY Press the flash-mode button topop-up the built-in flash. • will appear in the data panel. • The shutter speed is automatically set to 1/125 or slower. • A smaller aperture (larger f-number) will result in a shorter flash range. Refer toFlas...
Page 24 - S-MODE – SHUTTER PRIORITY; Shutter Control; Fast Shutter Speed
45 M-MODE – MANUAL 44 S-MODE – SHUTTER PRIORITY In addition to controlling the duration of the exposure, shutter speeddetermines how moving subjects will appear in the final image.Depending on the speed of your subject, slow shutter speeds willmake a moving subject appear to flow, creating a feeling...
Page 25 - – The exposure will over-; Metering in Manual Mode; Turn the control dial to select
3. Press the exposure- compensation button and turnthe control dial to select theaperture. • Refer to the flash range table on page 25 to determine the aperture setting and theflash range. 47 M-MODE – MANUAL 46 M-MODE – MANUAL – The exposure will over- expose your subject. – The exposure will under-...
Page 26 - then turn the control dial until
49 48 TAKING TIME EXPOSURES (buLb) 3. Press the exposure- compensation button and turnthe control dial to select theaperture. Set the shutter speed to bulbwhen you want to take timeexposures. When bulb is selected,the shutter remains open as longas the shutter-release button ispressed. 1. Mount the ...
Page 27 - FOCUS – Wide Focus Area; A D D I T I O N A L
Wide focus area uses the camera’sthree focus sensors to automaticallyfocus on your subject. The widefocus area provides greater framingflexibility and makes it easier for thecamera to focus on movingsubjects. Wide focus area is thecamera’s standard focus mode. The camera determines which sensor isfo...
Page 28 - Place your subject inside the; AF Power Zoom and xi-Series Lenses
53 FOCUS – Manual Focus 52 FOCUS – Spot AF 1. Place your subject inside the spot-focus area. 2. Press and hold the spot AF button. • Focus is confirmed when appears in the viewfinder. 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down totake the picture. • Focus and exposure readings are held unti...
Page 30 - Recompose the scene as; This effect is most visible when slide film is being used.
Bright scenes such as snow or beachscenes are often underexposed. Darkscenes are often overexposed. Exposurecompensation lets you adjust the meteredexposure +/– 3 stops in 1/2 stopincrements. The metering system in thiscamera averages the readingsfrom each active meteringsegment to determine anexpos...
Page 31 - Film must be loaded before the ISO can be changed.; Continued on next page.
59 EXPOSURE – Bracketing 58 EXPOSURE – Setting the ISO Manually 1. Turn the function dial to ISO. 2. Press the function button and turn the control dial until thedesired ISO value appears inthe data panel. Set the film speed manually when you want to override the DX-codedfilm speed or when using non...
Page 32 - Focus on and frame your; Cancelling Bracketing; Flash Notes
61 EXPOSURE – Bracketing 60 EXPOSURE – Bracketing 4. Focus on and frame your subject, then press theshutter-release button all theway down to take the picture. Hold the shutter-release buttondown until the series is finished. Press the shutter-release buttonfor each exposure. • Exposure is locked on...
Page 33 - EXPOSURE – Multiple Exposure; blinks in the data panel,; Cancelling Multiple Exposure
1. Turn the function dial to . The multiple-exposure functionmakes it possible to expose twoor more images on the sameframe. 63 62 EXPOSURE – Multiple Exposure 1. Turn the function dial to . 2. Press the function button and turn the control dial until appears in the data panel. • appears in the fram...
Page 34 - Attach the 5400HS flash and set it to standard mode.; Refer to the 5400HS instruction manual for details.; Metering Multiple Exposures; Compensate the exposures as follows:
65 FLASH – High-Speed Sync 64 EXPOSURE – Multiple Exposure Attach the 5400HS flash and set it to standard mode. • The camera will automatically switch to HSS mode and H will appear in the viewfinder and data panel. • HSS cannot be used under fluorescent lights.• Flash and color meters cannot meter t...
Page 35 - FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ DATE MODEL; Press the MODE button to choose; Exposing the Date/Time; Before taking the picture...; FLASH – Slow Sync
67 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ DATE MODEL 1. Press the MODE button to choose the data imprinting format. • The display changes as follows: 2. Take the picture. • If the print indicator blinks after the shutter is released, the data was exposed. The Quartz-data function lets you record the date or time ...
Page 36 - Replacing the Battery; Setting the Date/Time
69 68 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ DATE MODEL 1. Open the back cover. 3. Remove the old battery and replace it with a new one. • The + side should face up. 2. Using a coin or similar object, turn the battery covercounter-clockwise, thenremove it. 4. Replace the battery cover, then reset the date and tim...
Page 37 - Cust 1 – AF Release Priority; Cust 3 – Film Tip; CUSTOM FUNCTIONS; Setting the Custom Functions; switch from LOCK to ON.
71 70 CUSTOM FUNCTIONS 1 – AF priority Shutter will not release until or appears in the viewfinder. Cust 1 – AF Release Priority Cust 2 – Film Rewind Start 2 – Release Priority Shutter releases even if the focus cannot be confirmed. Use Releasepriority when photographing moving subjects. • When cont...
Page 38 - The mounted lens must have a focus hold button.; Cust 4 – DX Memory; Cust 5 – Flash Control in P Mode
73 72 CUSTOM FUNCTIONS The mounted lens must have a focus hold button. Cust 6 – Focus-hold button (LENS) 1 – Focus Hold Pressing the focus-hold button onthe lens locks the focus. 2 – Spot Focus Pressing the focus-hold button on the lens selects the center focussensor (p51). 3 – Continuous Focus Sele...
Page 39 - Cust 8 – Spot/AE Lock button; Cust 7 – Spot AF button
75 74 CUSTOM FUNCTIONS 1 – AF IIluminator on When the built-in flash is up, its AF illuminator will fire whennecessary to assist focus. • The AF illuminator does not fire when flash cancel ( ) in selected. Cust 9 – AF Illuminator (built-in flash) 2 – AF Illuminator cancelled The built-in flash’s AF ...
Page 40 - FUNCTION; A P P E N D I X; Program Reset Button
77 FUNCTION P-MODE SETTING • Date, red-eye reduction, ISO settings, and custom function settings will not change. • Pressing the program-reset button will also reset an attached dedicated accessory flash’s program settings. Refer to the flash instruction manualfor details. Press the program-reset bu...
Page 41 - Accessory Flash Control; CAMERA; FLASH; ACCESSORY INFORMATION; Lenses; Compatibility of Accessories; Flashes
79 78 ACCESSORY INFORMATION When using an accessory flash, the desired flash mode can beselected using the camera or the flash. Accessory Flash Control CAMERA Press the flash-mode button andturn the control dial to select thedesired flash mode. • The camera transfers data to the accessory flash imme...
Page 42 - EXPOSURE WARNINGS; Lens Specifications; For owners of the optional lens kits
81 80 MODE DISPLAY CAUSE ACTION P A S M Light level isbeyond therange ofavailableshutterspeeds andapertures. Bright Light: useslower speedfilm, a neutraldensity (ND)filter, or reducethe light level ofyoursurroundings.Low Light: usehigher speedfilm or a flash. P Scene orsubjectbrightness isbeyond the...
Page 43 - SOLUTION; TROUBLE SHOOTING; PROBLEM
83 82 TROUBLE SHOOTING SOLUTION PAGE Remove and reinstall the batteries. If the camera battery is exhausted, install a new battery. 11 11 53 – – TROUBLE SHOOTING Contact your nearest Minolta Service Facility if the followinginformation does not cover the problem which you are experiencingor the cond...
Page 44 - Questions and Service; CARE AND STORAGE; Operating Temp and Conditions
85 84 CARE AND STORAGE Questions and Service • If you have questions about your camera, contact your local camera dealer or write to the Minolta distributor in your area. • Before shipping your camera for repair, please contact an authorized Minolta Service Facility for details. Cleaning • If the ca...
Page 45 - SPECIFICATIONS
Film TransportLoading: Auto load Drive Modes: Single frame, continuous advance (2 frames/sec.), self-timer, exposurebracketing, and multiple exposure. Rewind: Auto rewind, manual start (Count-downdisplay) Frame counter: Forward (shows number of exposures taken) Built-in Flash GN: 12 (ISO 100 in mete...
