User manual MINOLTA WIRELESS CONTROLLER IR-1 IR REMOTE CONTRO LRC-3

[. . . ] Please familiarize yourself with the names of the controls and their locations on the camera, then read this manual thoroughly. *Advanced Photo SystemTM is a trademark of the five system developing companies. Easier to load. . . Advanced Photo System cameras use the new IX240 type film. This new film features Drop-in Loading to make loading your camera simple, the first time, every time. Indicators on the cassette tell you and your camera if the film is unexposed, partially exposed, exposed, or processed. Advantages of the Advanced Photo System New print formats. . . Classic C print, wider H print, and panorama P print formats are available with Advanced Photo System cameras. New processing. . . In addition to returning your prints in the format you selected, certified photofinishers will return your Advanced Photo System film in its original cassette with an index print. To order reprints, simply choose the images you want from the index print. [. . . ] Use fill flash to reduce harsh shadows on your subject's face. Press the flash-mode button until in the data panel. appears Press the flash-mode button until appears in the data panel. · Warn your subject that the flash will fire a few short bursts just before the picture is taken. · The flash mode will remain selected after you turn the camera off. · When you turn the camera off, the flash mode will be reset to Autoflash or Autoflash with redeye reduction, whichever mode was used last. 42 43 FLASH CANCEL The flash will not fire in this mode. Use flash cancel when you want to photograph subjects that are beyond the flash range or to capture the ambiance of existing light. NIGHT PORTRAIT In this mode, the camera balances the flash and existing light exposure so you can take beautiful pictures of people at sunset or at night. The flash is set to fill flash with red-eye reduction. Press the flash-mode button until appears in the data panel. · Shutter speeds may be slow in this mode. · When you turn the camera off, the flash mode will be reset to Autoflash or Autoflash with redeye reduction, whichever mode was used last. Press the flash-mode button until appears in the data panel. · The shutter speed may be slow. · When you turn the camera off, the flash mode will be reset to Autoflash or Autoflash with redeye reduction, whichever mode was used last. 44 45 LANDSCAPE/NIGHT VIEW The flash will not fire in this mode and the focus is set to infinity. It can be used to photograph night scenes, ensure sharp focus for landscapes and other distant subjects, and should be used when photographing through glass. Press the flash-mode button until appears in the data panel. · The shutter speed may be slow. · When you turn the camera off, the flash mode will be reset to Autoflash or Autoflash with redeye reduction, whichever mode was used last. ADDITIONAL FEATURES 46 47 DATE IMPRINTING Your camera records date and time information on the film's magnetic strip that certified photofinishers can imprint in the front and back of your photographs (Date/Time Imprinting). · Some labs can not imprint date and/or time information on the front of your photographs. The sequence is as follows: Date Time (No display) Before taking the picture: Press the date button until the data panel displays the format you want to see on the print. · When is displayed in the data panel, no data will be printed on the front of the print, but the date and time of exposure will be imprinted on the back of the print. · If the date/time display is blinking, date/time information will not be imprinted. Press the adjust button to change its value. · Press and hold the adjust button to change the value rapidly. Continued on following page. 58 59 TITLE IMPRINTING - Preselecting Titles 7. When the title information is correct, press the title button. · The data panel shows the updated title briefly, then the camera exits the title mode. · The updated title will be recorded on the print if you press the shutter-release button. 8. Press the adjust button to change the language code. 60 61 TITLE IMPRINTING - Frame Title You can select the title to imprint for each frame before taking the picture. Before taking the picture: 1. Press the title button to display the code for the title you want. · Each press of the title button changes the title code to the next selection. 2. The magnetic data is written and the selection is cancelled for the next frame. Date/time display · Pressing any other button replaces the title code with date/time display. 62 63 TITLE IMPRINTING - Filmstrip Title An additional title for the entire roll of film can be selected. Both the filmstrip title and the frame title will be printed on the back of the print. · Filmstrip titles set on rolls rewound at mid roll will appear on frames exposed after reloading. · A filmstrip title can not be set on a reloaded partially exposed roll. · Once a filmstrip title is set, it can not be changed or cancelled using the camera. · Each press of the title button changes the title code to the next selection. No imprinting 2. Press the shutter-release button all-theway down to set the title. · The camera advances to write the data on the film's leader, then rewinds the film. After the film has been rewound and the data panel: blinks in 1. [. . . ] · If the camera is damaged or the rewind motor does not operate, do not open the film chamber or forcefully remove the cassette. · Before shipping your camera for repair, please contact an authorized Minolta Service Facility for details. FILM CASSETTE WARNING The film used in Advanced Photo System cameras stores some data magnetically. Do not place the cassette on or near anything that creates a magnetic field, such as a television or stereo speakers. CAMERA ERROR If all the indicators in the data panel blink or the data panel is blank and the camera will not function with a fresh battery, remove and reinsert the battery. If normal operation does not resume or the camera malfunctions repeatedly, contact an authorized Minolta Service Facility. BEFORE IMPORTANT EVENTS · Check camera operation carefully or take test photographs. [. . . ]