User manual MINOLTA MAXXUM 7XI PART 1

[. . . ] 78 BASIC OPERATION This is the combined manual for the Freedom/Riva Zoom 140/160 models. The description pertaining to each model is referred to as the "140 model" or "160 model. " Fully Automatic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Focusing Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Special Focusing Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 2 3 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. [. . . ] Press the shutterrelease button all the way down to take the picture. 32 33 REWINDING THE FILM The camera automatically rewinds the film after the last exposure is taken. BASIC OPERATION · If the rewind motor stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the indicators on the data panel will blink. · Although more pictures than specified on the film package may be taken, the film processor may only print the number specified on the film cartridge. When the cartridge mark blinks on the data panel, the film has been rewound. Open the back cover and remove the film. · The film-chamber lock is release during rewind. Do not open the back cover until the cartridge mark blinks on the data panel. Never force the back of the camera open. MANUAL REWIND The film can be rewound before the roll is finished. Gently press the manual-rewind button using the small button key on the strap (p. 16). 34 35 SELECTING THE AF MODE Three auto focus (AF) modes can be selected: Area AF, spot AF, and target AF. AREA AF Press the AF mode button until the desired AF indicator appears on the data panel. · Spot-AF and target-AF mode is reset to Area AF when the camera is turned off. ADVANCED OPERATION 1. Press the AF mode button until the Area-AF indicator appears on the data panel. 2. Place the subject within the Area-AF frame. Area-AF frame Area AF (p. 42) 36 · The focus frame will automatically change to a focus-area indicator to confirm the subject. 3. Press the shutter-release button to take the picture. focus-area indicator 37 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 through the viewfinder. 52) (160 model only) · 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 redeye reduction, whichever of the two modes was set last. 45 FLASH RANGE The flash range depends on the film speed and focal length in use. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens' wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. To ensure proper exposure, the subject must be within the flash range. Focal length AUTOFLASH ADVANCED OPERATION The flash will fire automatically in low-light or back-lit situations. Press the flash-mode button until the autoflash indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode. 37. 5 mm Film speed 140 mm (140 model) 160 mm (160 model) ISO100 ISO400 0. 6 - 4. 6 m (2. 0 - 15. 1 f t ) 0. 8 - 2. 1 m (2. 6 - 6. 9 f t ) 0. 95 - 2. 0 m (3. 1 - 6. 6 f t ) 0. 6 - 9. 2 m (2. 0 - 30. 2 f t ) 0. 8 - 4. 2 m (2. 6 - 13. 8 f t ) 0. 95 - 4. 0 m (3. 1 - 13. 2 f t ) · When the orange flash lamp blinks quickly, the flash is charging. The shutter cannot be released until the flash is charged; the orange flash lamp will glow. The distances are based on use with color negative film. 46 47 AUTOFLASH WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION The flash will fire a few short bursts before the main flash burst to reduce red-eye; an effect caused by light reflected from the retina. Used in low-light condition when taking photographs of people or animals, the pre-flashes contract the pupils of the subject's eyes. The flash will fire automatically in low-light or back-lit situations. FILL-FLASH ADVANCED OPERATION The flash fires with each exposure regardless of the amount of ambient light. Fill-flash can be used to reduce harsh shadows caused by strong direct light or sunshine. Pre-flash Main flash Press the flash-mode button until the autoflash-with-red-eye-reduction indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode. · Warn your subject not to move until all the flash bursts have ended. Press the flash-mode button until the fill-flash indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode. 48 49 FLASH CANCEL The flash will not fire in this mode. Use flash cancel when flash photography is prohibited, natural light is desired to illuminate the subject, or the subject is beyond the flash range. The camera-shake warning may appear in this mode. NIGHT PORTRAIT ADVANCED OPERATION In night-portrait mode, the camera balances the flash and existing light exposure so you can take beautiful portraits at sunset or at night. The flash will fire with each exposure regardless of the amount of ambient light. Red-eye reduction is used with the night-portrait mode. Press the flash-mode button until the flashcancel indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode. · The orange flash lamp may blink slowly as a camera-shake warning. [. . . ] The palm tree is still in the courtyard of the factory and stands over eight meters tall (26ft). It is on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington D. C. This and other objects from John Glenn's Friendship 7 Mercury flight can be found in gallery 210, "Apollo to the Moon. " CARE AND STORAGE OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONS APPENDIX · This camera is designed for use from -10 to 40°C (14 to 104°F). · Never leave the camera where it may be subjected to extreme temperatures such as in the glove compartment of a car. [. . . ]