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The manual is not layouted in the same style as the other pages. You have to navigate using the BACK/FORWARD buttons on your browser. Also, these pages are not updated as the other ones -- this is just a carbon copy (plus my transfer errors) of the textual parts of the original manual, published with permission from Minolta.

As usual, I can't guarantee that the information provided is correct (factually or grammatically). Drop me a note if you find something really strange.

// Magnus Wedberg


 

Table of contents

Summary of operation....................................2
Attaching lens..........................................8
Batteries and power....................................10
Main switch............................................13
Operating button.......................................13
Loading film...........................................15
Setting film speed.....................................19
Rewinding film.........................................21
Autofocusing...........................................22
        Using focus hold...............................23
Manual focusing........................................24
Program mode...........................................26
        Using program shift............................28
Aperture-priority mode.................................30
Shutter-priority mode..................................32
Metered-manual mode....................................34
        "Bulb" operation...............................36
Aperture and shutter settings..........................37
Depth-of-field (DOF)...................................38
        Using DOF preview switch.......................39
Fundamentals of exposure control.......................40
Center-weighted metering...............................42
        Using auto-exposure lock (AEL).................43
Spot metering..........................................44
        Midtone readings...............................45
        Shadow readings................................46
        Highlight readings.............................47
Exposure adjustment....................................48
Accessory shoe and sync terminal.......................51
Self-timer operation and tripod mounting...............52
Multiple exposures.....................................54
Eyepiece adjustment and eyepiece shutter...............55
Other focusing methods.................................56
Accessories............................................58
Technical details......................................68
Care and storage.......................................70

Manual converted to HTML 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999
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