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    MINOLTN

    HI.MATIC

    F2

    OWNER'S

    MANUAL

    BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

    MODED'EMPLOI

    MANUALDE

    INSTRUCCIONES

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    ENGLISH

    pp.2

    -

    171

    Your

    l ight,

    compact

    Minol ta Hi-matic

    AF2 with i ts Auto-Focus

    system, automatic exposure

    con t ro l ,

    bu i l t - i n e lec t ron ic

    lash ,

    and un ique

    aud ib leand

    LED

    warn ing

    sys tems

    makes

    qua l i ty

    35mm

    photography

    simpl ier and more convenient than ever

    before.

    Just

    compose

    your

    subject

    in

    the

    viewfinder,

    and the camera'selectronic

    systems

    ocus

    the lens

    using a

    precise

    nfrared ight

    beam

    and

    adjustsexposureal l automatical ly at the push of a button. The information viewfinder indicates he

    distance

    zone

    the lens

    wi l l

    focus

    at,

    i f

    you

    are too close to

    your

    subject,

    and

    whether or not

    you

    should use the f lash. l f f lash

    is cal led

    for,

    popping

    up the

    bui l t - in

    f lash

    automatical ly

    switcheson

    the

    f lashmatic

    system that

    couples shutter speed,

    ens

    aperture, and the auto-focus

    system

    for

    precise

    exposure

    adjustment.

    The

    camera'swarning systemsalsoalert

    you

    i f

    your

    subject s

    out of

    f lash range.

    ln addi t ion to al l these eatures,

    he AF2's

    focus-hold unct ion

    al lows

    prefocusing

    or fu l l

    creat ive

    control

    of composi t ion.

    Please

    ead

    this manual careful ly for

    best resul tsand

    longest

    service

    i fe from

    your

    new Minol ta

    Hi-matic AF2. Then

    keep t for later reference

    s

    needed.

    Throughout

    the

    text

    you

    will

    find

    a series of numbers

    and letters.

    Each

    of these refers

    to

    a

    picture

    on the

    fold-out

    pages.

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    i

    " ; l

    CONTENTS

    NAMES

    OF

    PARTS

    B E F O R E

    A K I N G P I C T U R E S

    *:t*l':i:-":":i. .....''..

    HOWTO

    TAKE PICTURES

    Viewfinder

    Automatic focusing

    Focus

    ho ld

    Automati

    c

    exposu

    e control

    Automatic f lash photography

    Dayl ight lash

    exposure

    Self- t imer

    Unloadingexposed i lm

    SPECIFICATIONS

    CARE AND STORAGE

    4

    5

    5

    6

    7

    I

    B

    I

    I

    1 0

    1 1

    1 1

    1 3

    1 3

    1 4

    1 5

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    /

    NAMES

    OF

    PARTS

    (A-11

    Film-advance

    ever

    (A-21

    Shutter-release

    utton

    (A-3)

    Frame-counterwindow

    (A4l

    Piezoelectr ic

    sci l lator

    (Audible

    warning)

    (A-5) Auto-focuswindows

    (A-6)

    StraP

    lug

    (A-71

    Minol ta

    38mm

    f/2.8

    lens

    (A-8)

    Self-timer

    lever

    (A-9)

    CdS

    cel l

    (A -10)

    F i lm- rewind

    rank

    (A-11)

    Back-cover

    elease

    nob

    (A-12)

    Bu i l t - i n

    lash

    (A-13)

    Flash

    ube

    and

    ref lector

    wi th

    guard

    window

    (A-14)

    Viewfi

    nder window

    {A-15}

    Flash-release

    ock

    (A-161

    Fi lm-speed

    window

    (A-17)

    Fi lm-sPeed

    ial

    (A-18)

    Pressure

    late

    (A'19)

    Safe-Load

    Signal

    window

    (A-20) Take-uP sPool

    (A-211

    Fi lm sprocket

    lA-221

    Finder

    eYePiece

    (A-23)

    Flash-monitor

    amP

    (A.-241

    Fi m-cartridge

    chamber

    (A-25)

    Rewind-release

    button

    (4-26)

    Tripod socket

    lA-271

    Battery-chamber

    cover

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    It

    BEFORE

    TAKING

    PICTURES

    In*alling

    batteries

    The automatic- focus,

    exposure,

    lash, and electronic- indicat ion ystemsof

    your

    Minol ta Hi-matic

    AF2

    are

    powered

    by two AA size-(penl ight) lkal ine-manganese

    Eveready

    E91

    orequivalent) , sealed

    carbon-zinc, r

    rechargeable

    ickel-cadmium

    Ni-Cd)

    batter ies.

    To proper ly instal lbatter ies,proceedas ol lows:

    1. Open

    the

    battery+hamber

    cover by

    sl id ing i t

    in

    the direct ion of

    the arrow and

    l i f t ing i t as shown

    ( B - 1 ) .

    2. Atter wiping

    the terminals wi th

    a clean, dry cloth,

    insert two batter ies wi th their

    plus(+)

    and

    minus(-)

    ends

    posi t ioned

    as ndicated by the diagram

    nside

    he chamber

    (C).

    3.

    Then

    close

    the cover by

    holding i t

    down

    and sl id ing

    i t in

    the

    direct ion of the

    arrow. Then

    let i t

    snap

    back in the opposi tedirect ion

    (B-2).

    CAUTIONS

    o

    Mixing of

    battery t ypes, or using

    an exhausted battery

    with

    a fresh

    one

    could causebattery

    leakage

    or bu

    rsting.

    o

    l f the batter ies

    are

    reversed he camera

    wi l l

    not

    operate,

    and battery

    leakageor burst ing

    could

    resu

    t .

    NOTES

    o Ni-Cd cel lsshould only be charged n their designated hargers.

    o

    Ni-Cd cel ls

    perform

    better

    at

    low

    temperatures

    than

    ei ther carbon-zinc or

    alkal ine-manganes

    batteries.

    Therefore,

    Ni-Cd

    cells

    are recommended

    for

    use in cold weather.

    o

    When new

    batteries

    are installed, wait

    at least 20 secondsbefore

    taki

    ng

    pictures.

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    Chec*ing

    batteries

    The camera'sbatter iesshould be

    checked immediately after being

    nstal ledand f rom

    time

    to t ime

    thereafter ,especial ly

    efore start ing

    on tr ips

    or taking important

    pictures.

    To

    check battery

    strength

    for

    the

    camera's

    exposure system,

    proceed

    as

    follows:

    1. l f

    the

    camera s loaded

    with

    f i lm, operate he

    f i lm-advance ever

    (A-1)

    so that

    the

    shutter is cocked.

    lf

    the camera

    is not loaded, either

    open the back cover

    (see

    p.

    7)

    or operate the

    f i lm-advance

    ever

    several imes unt i l i t locks.

    2. Cover the CdS cel l wi th

    your

    hand

    (D-1)

    and look through the viewfinder.

    Depress the

    shutter-release utton sl ight ly

    lD-21.

    l f the

    steady

    audible-warningsignal ,and

    low-l ight

    warning

    lamp

    (M-71

    at

    the bottom

    of the viewfinder come on,

    the batter iesare serviceable.

    f they do not

    come on, or

    go

    off after

    a few seconds, he batteries should be replaced with

    fresh

    ones.

    To

    check battery strength

    or the

    camera's lashsystem,

    pop

    up

    the

    bui l t - in

    f

    ash

    (P)

    and t ime

    how

    fong i t

    takes

    for

    the monitor lamp

    lA-23,M-6)

    to

    l ight.

    l f the monitor lamp

    comes on

    within

    20

    seconds

    when

    using alkal ine-manganese r carbon-zinc cel ls,

    and 10

    secondswith

    Ni-Cd cel ls, the

    batter ies are serviceable.When recycle t imes become longer than this, batter iesshould be replaced

    with

    fresh

    ones. To conserve

    power,

    be

    sure to

    push

    the

    f lash al l the

    way back

    into

    the camera

    after

    checking he

    batter ies.

    To

    posi t ively

    prevent

    unsatisfactory

    operat ion,

    a special

    device

    bui l t into

    your

    camera

    ocks

    the

    shutter

    so that

    pictures

    can

    not

    be taken i f batter iesare too weak or

    i f there

    are

    none in

    the camera.

    Thus i f

    you

    can

    not

    release he shutter ,

    you

    should

    instal l

    or

    change

    batter ies.

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    Loading

    and advancing

    film

    Your

    Minol ta

    Hi-matic

    cameracan

    use any standard35mm

    fi lm cartr idge.

    To

    properly

    load

    your

    camera,

    proceed

    as follows:

    1.

    Pul l

    out

    the back-cover elease

    nob unt i l

    the back cover spr ings

    open

    (Et.

    2. Leaving he

    knob

    pul led

    out,

    place

    a f i lm cartr idge nto the chamber as

    shown

    (F-11and

    push

    the

    knob al l the way

    in,

    rotat ing

    i t

    sl ight ly

    i f

    necessary

    F-2}.

    3, Slowly operate he f i lm-advance ever unt i l one of the l ight gray f i lm retainerson the spool is ful ly

    open

    (Gl.

    At

    this

    point

    one of the smal l square

    openingson the baseof

    the

    take-up spool

    wi l l

    face

    out

    and

    i ts whi te

    indicator signal

    wi l l d isappear.

    4. Insert the

    end of the

    f i lm leader

    al l

    the way

    in

    and under the

    l ight

    gray

    f i lm

    retainer

    (Hl ,

    and

    slowly operate

    the

    advance

    ever unt i l the

    perforat ions

    on the top

    and

    bottom of the

    f i lm

    are

    engaged

    i th the sprocket 's

    eeth

    ( l ) .

    5. Close he back

    cover by

    pushing

    n on i t

    unt i l i t

    snaps hut.

    6.

    Operate

    he

    fi lm-advance

    ever repeatedlywithout

    pressing

    he shutter

    release,

    nt i l the

    lever

    ocks

    and the f igure "1." appears n the center of the frame-counterwindow (Jl . l f the f i lm is loaded

    correct ly,

    an

    orange signal wi l l appear

    n the r ight side of the

    Safe Load Signal

    window

    {K).

    l f i t

    does

    not appear, open the camera back and

    repeat the above loading

    procedure.

    As

    you

    take

    pictures,

    he

    edge

    of the orange signal wi l l

    move to the left to indicate

    that

    the

    f i lm is advancing

    proper ly.

    CAUTIONS

    o

    Do not use the

    f i lm-rewind crank to conf i rm

    fi lm transport, as urning

    i t

    before al l

    exposureshave

    beenmade could

    cause mproper spacingbetween

    rames.

    r

    Load

    and unload

    fi lm in

    subdued

    ight,

    never n

    direct sunl ight.

    o

    When the

    f i lm-advance ever

    stops

    at the end of a

    f i lm, never force i t

    to advance

    urther. Rewind

    and unload the

    f i lm

    as

    descr ibedon

    page

    14.

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    Setting

    film

    speed

    gacfr

    titm on

    the

    market

    has

    an

    exposure-index

    number

    to

    indicate

    its sensitivity

    to

    light.

    To

    obtain

    correct

    exposure

    with

    the

    automatic

    exposure

    system

    of

    your

    camera,

    you

    must

    set

    it

    for the

    f i lm in use.

    To set

    th is,

    turn

    the

    f i lm-speed

    dial

    unt i l

    ASA/lSO

    number

    indicat ion of

    the f i lm

    you

    are

    using

    s al igned

    with

    the

    index

    in the

    f i lm-speed

    window

    (L).

    The

    f lm-speed cale

    s:

    2 5 .

    . 5 0 . .

    1 0 0 .

    2 0 0 . . 4 0 0

    Dots

    denote

    ASA/ISO

    speeds

    o

    32,

    40, 64, 80,

    125,

    160,

    250, end

    320

    respectively,

    from

    left to

    r igh t .

    DIN system

    equivalents

    or th is scale

    are:

    A S A

    2 5 . . 5 0 . .

    1 0 0 . . 2 0 0 ' . 4 0 0

    D r N

    1 5 . .

    1 8 .

    .

    2 1

    . .

    2 4

    "

    2 7

    o

    When

    using

    ASA/ISO

    lOOO

    color

    pr int

    f i lm, set

    the

    f i lm-speed

    dial

    at

    400'

    HOW

    TO TAKE

    PICTURES

    Viewfinder

    As

    you

    look through

    the

    viewfinder

    (Ml

    of

    your

    Minol ta

    Hi-matic

    AF2

    you

    wi l l

    see

    he

    fol lowing:

    1. LED

    focus-zone

    ignals

    M-1)

    2.

    Focus-zone

    ymbols

    (M-21

    3.

    Auto-focus

    zone

    (M-3)

    4. Close-framing

    uides M4)

    5.

    Normal- f

    aming

    guides

    M6)

    6.

    Flash-monitor

    amp

    (At

    left s ide

    of

    f inder eyepiece)

    M-6)

    7. Low-l ight

    warning

    lamp

    {M-7)

    For

    ful l

    operat in

    detai ls,

    see

    he

    fol lowing

    automatic- focusing,

    xposure,

    and

    flash-photography

    sections.

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    Automatic

    focusing

    Under

    normal

    condi t ions,

    wi th

    the

    subject

    more than 1.2m

    (4ft .) from

    the

    camera,

    you

    compose

    the

    subjector

    scene

    within

    theviewfinder 's normal- framing

    guides

    M-5).

    When

    the subject s between

    1- '12m

    (3,3

    -

    4 f t)

    away,you

    use

    he close-framing

    uides

    M-4)

    to

    compose

    he

    picture.

    For

    the

    camera o

    focus

    correct ly,

    the subject or areaof the scene

    ou

    want to

    be

    in

    focus

    should

    be centered n t he viewfinder

    and

    ful ly

    coveredby the auto-focus

    zone

    marks

    (N,

    M-3). l f

    your

    subject

    fa l ls outside the auto-focus zone the camera may not focus correct ly and you should use the focus

    hold,

    as

    explained

    on

    page

    O.

    After

    you

    have

    composed

    your

    subject

    or sc ene, l ight ly depress he

    shutter re lease nt i l

    one

    of

    the

    LED

    focus-zone

    signals

    M-1)

    comes

    on.

    This indicates hat the

    camera

    has

    measured

    he camera-to-

    subjectdistance

    and

    wi l l

    set

    the focus

    automatical ly when

    the

    shutter

    release

    s

    pressed

    al l the

    way

    down.

    l f the upper LED focus-zone

    signal

    bl inks

    and a

    beepingaudible signal

    comes on when the

    shutter

    releases

    sl

    ght ly

    depressed,

    ou

    are too

    close

    to

    the

    subject

    for

    the

    camera o

    focus.

    l f

    th is

    happens,

    increase

    he camera-to-subject

    istance unt i l

    you

    get

    a steady LED

    focus-zone

    signal and the audible

    warning

    does not

    come on

    when

    you

    depress

    he

    shutter re lease l ight ly.

    When

    you

    have

    composed

    your

    scene and

    no

    warning signalscome on,

    press

    he shutter

    release

    smoothly al l the

    way down

    to take

    the

    picture.

    NOTES

    o

    Always

    press

    he shutter elease

    own

    in

    one smoothmotion.

    Pressing

    he

    button too

    quickly

    could causeblurred pictures.

    Keep

    the auto-focus

    windows clean and

    free

    of obstruct ions, as th is could

    cause

    incorrect

    measur ing

    f the

    focus

    distance.

    Use of any

    lens

    shade or

    hood

    could obstruct the

    auto-focus

    windows

    and

    cause he camera o

    focus

    ncorrect ly.

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    C A U T I O N

    Under

    certain

    conditions

    the auto-focus

    mechanism

    may

    not

    function

    properly,

    they are

    as

    fol lows:

    1.

    When

    there

    is an

    extremely br ight

    l ight

    source

    or

    ref lect ing

    ight around

    the auto-focus

    zone.

    2.

    When

    the subject is

    highly lustrous

    or

    ref lect ive.Such

    as,

    the

    surface

    of water,

    pol ished

    metal , or

    mirrors.

    3. When the subject s unsubstant ia l r h ighly unref lect ive.Such as, lame, hair , or black objects.

    4.

    When there

    is

    glass

    n

    front

    of the subject.

    ln the

    above cases,

    ocus

    on

    another subject

    the samedistance

    away

    and use he

    focus hold. Then

    recompose

    he

    scene

    and

    take the

    picture.

    Focts hold

    Sometimes

    condi t ions

    or the desired

    composi t ion

    of a scene

    won't

    a l low

    placing

    he subject

    wi th in

    the auto-focus

    zone

    of

    the viewfinder.

    This may cause

    he subject or most

    important

    areaof

    the

    scene

    to be out of

    focus.

    With

    the

    camera's

    ocus-hold

    feature

    you

    can

    prefocus

    on a specific

    area

    or subject before

    you

    take

    the

    picture,

    and then

    recompose

    he scene

    he

    way

    you

    want.

    '

    To

    use he

    focus

    hold, advance

    he f i lm and

    proceed

    as

    fol lows:

    1.

    Aim the camera

    so

    that

    the

    subject

    or area

    you

    want

    to be

    in focus

    is

    centered

    n the

    auto-focus

    zone

    (Nl .

    2. Slightly

    depress

    he shutter

    release

    until one of

    the LED

    focus-zone signals

    comes on.

    3. Whi le st i l l keeping he shutter release l ight ly depressed, ecomposeyour scene Ol and press he

    shutter

    release l l

    the

    way down

    to take

    the

    picture.

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    NOTES

    .

    Releasing he

    slightly depressed shutter

    button cancels

    the focus hold,

    so

    you

    can

    prefocus

    the

    cameraas often as

    you

    wish.

    r

    The f i lm

    must be advancedand the shutter

    cocked

    for

    the focus hold to

    operate.

    Automatic

    exposure

    control

    After framing your subject in the viewfinder, depress he shutter re lease l ight ly to determine he

    l ight evel .

    l f the low-l ight warning

    lamp

    {M-Z)

    at

    the

    bottom of

    the viewfinder

    and a steadyaudible

    warning

    signal o

    not

    come on, l ight is adequate

    of

    normal hand-heldexposures.

    l f the

    low-l ight

    warning and

    steady

    audible signal

    do come on,

    i t indicates

    he camera'sshutter

    speed

    wi l l be

    1l4O

    sec. or slower, and

    the

    bui l t - in

    f lash

    or a tr ipod should

    be

    used to

    avoid blurred

    pictu

    es.

    After

    you

    have

    determined

    the l ight level ,hold

    the camera n

    a comfortable

    posi t ion

    and

    press

    he

    shutter elease l l the way down to take the picture.

    NOTE

    No camera

    adjustments

    are

    necessary

    f f i l ters are used,

    since he CdS cel l meters ight that

    passed

    through he

    f i l ter .

    Automatic

    f

    lash

    photography

    When the low-l ight warning lamp and steady audible signal come on with the shutter re lease

    sl ight ly

    depressed,

    ou

    should

    use

    the bui l t - in

    f lash

    i f i t is

    sui table

    for

    your

    subjector

    i f

    s low

    shutter

    speeds singa tr ipod are

    not

    desired.

    To

    take

    automatic flash

    pictures, proceed

    as

    follows:

    1.

    Sl ide

    the

    f lash-releaseock in the

    direct ion of the arrow towards

    the

    lens

    (P).

    The

    flash

    wi l l

    pop

    up

    and start charging

    f t he batter iesare serviceable.

    l

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    2.

    3 .

    When

    the

    f lash-monitor

    lamp

    (A-23,

    M-6)

    on the left s ide

    of the

    f inder eyepiece A'221l ights

    up,

    the camera

    s ready to

    take

    f lash

    pictures.

    Unti l

    the monitor

    lamp comeson,

    the shutter

    release

    wi l l

    lock to

    prevent

    aking

    under-exposed

    ictures.

    Compose

    your

    subject

    wi th in

    the auto-focus

    zone,

    and

    sl ight ly depress

    he shutter

    release.

    l f the upper

    LED

    focus-zone

    signal

    begins

    o bl ink

    and a beeping

    audible warning

    comeson,

    you

    are too close to

    the subject.

    l f the

    lower LED

    focus-zone

    signal begins

    o bl ink and

    the beeping

    aud ib le

    s igna lcomeson,

    your

    sub jec t

    s beyond

    lash

    ange

    when

    us ingASA/ lSO

    1000 co lo r

    p r in t

    f i lm, d is regard he

    lower

    LED

    and aud ib le

    s igna l ,

    and make sure

    the sub jec t s w i th in

    15m, o r

    50

    f t . ) .

    ln both

    of these cases,

    ncrease rdecrease

    camera-to-subject

    istance

    espect ively,

    nt i l

    nei therof

    the

    LED

    focus-zone

    ignals l ink

    and

    no beepingaudible signal

    comes on.

    Hold the

    camera

    steady

    n a

    comfortable

    posi t ion,

    and

    press

    he shutt er re lease

    l l

    the

    way down

    in

    one smooth

    motion to

    take the

    f lash

    picture.

    When

    you

    frame

    the

    picture

    vert ical ly,

    hold

    the

    cameraso that the f lash wi l l be posi t ionedupward.

    When

    you

    are

    f in ished taking

    f lash

    pictures,

    push

    the

    f lash

    al l the

    way back

    into the

    camera

    o

    conserve

    he batter ies

    and return

    the camera o

    normal automatic-exposure

    perat ion.

    CAUTIONS

    .

    Do

    not

    push

    the

    f lash

    part

    way

    into

    the camera

    or

    obstruct the

    guard

    window

    with

    your

    f ingers

    or

    camera

    strap whi le

    taking

    f lash

    pictures,

    as

    his could cause

    under-exposed r

    uneven

    esul ts.

    o

    Taking

    f lash

    pictures

    several

    imes

    in rapid succession,

    mmediately after

    the monitor

    lamp l ights

    n

    temperatures igher han 40oC (104'F ), may damage he f ashcircui t .

    o

    The

    flash

    wi l l

    not

    charge

    or

    recycle f the shutter-release

    utton

    is held

    down.

    NOTE

    Recycle

    time

    for

    the

    flash

    will

    be

    longer in cold weather,

    so

    it is recommended to carry spare

    batter ies,

    keep the

    camera

    nside

    your

    coat or

    pocket,

    and

    to use Ni-Cd batter ies

    n temperature

    below

    ooc.

    4 .

    5.

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    Daylight ftash

    exposu

    re

    Though

    pr imari ly

    intended

    for

    use

    as the

    sole

    or main l ight

    source

    n f lash

    pictures,

    he

    bui l t - in

    f fash

    n

    your

    Hi 'matic

    AF2

    can

    be used

    to

    balance

    or

    f i l l

    in

    shadows

    with

    such br ight l ight

    sources

    s

    dayl ight '

    l t is

    part icular ly

    useful

    where the

    subject

    s

    considerably

    darker

    than

    the area

    surrounding

    t

    (e.9.,

    ndoors

    against

    a

    backl ighted

    window,

    in

    shade,

    etc.) . Procedures

    or

    making

    dayl ight

    f l ish

    exposures

    re

    the same

    as

    above

    except

    that

    the

    f lash

    range

    or

    transparency

    (sl ide)

    i lms

    is

    1to

    2m

    B-113 o 6-213 t .) and the range or negative i lms is 1.5 to 5m (5 to t6 f t . ) . The degreeof f lash f i l l

    wi l lvary

    with

    the l ight ing

    condi t ions

    and

    focused

    distance

    of

    the

    lens.

    NOTE

    The flash

    will have

    no effect

    in

    bright

    daylight

    situations

    such

    as

    beach or

    snow

    scenes.

    Self-timer

    Your

    camera's

    sel f- t imer

    delays release

    f the

    shutter for

    about

    10

    seconds,

    l lowing

    t ime for

    you

    to get into the picture yoursel f .

    To

    use he

    sel f- t imer:

    1 .

    Advance

    he f i lm.

    2. Rotate

    the sel f- t imer

    ever

    counterclockwise

    as

    ar

    as

    t

    wi l l

    go

    unti l i t

    catches

    O).

    3. Compose

    your

    subject

    or the

    area

    where

    you

    wi l l be

    standing

    within the

    auto-focus zone,

    and

    depress

    he

    shutter release

    all the

    way down to

    start

    the

    self-timer.

    After

    th is is

    done, the

    shutter

    wi l l

    be

    released

    n 10

    seconds.

    C A U T I O N

    lAlhen

    using

    the

    self-timer for

    flash

    pictures,

    be

    sure

    to release

    he

    shutter

    after

    popping

    out the

    f lash

    and con f i rming

    he f lash-mon i to r

    amp

    is l i t .

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    Unloading

    exposad

    film

    \

    To

    remove

    film

    from the

    camera,

    proceed

    as

    follows:

    1.

    Depress

    he

    fi lm rewind-release

    utton

    on

    the

    buttom

    of

    the

    camera

    (Rl.

    2.

    Unfold

    the

    f i lm-rewind

    crank

    and

    turn

    i t in

    the

    direct ion

    of the

    arrow

    (S).

    This

    rewinds

    the

    f i lm into

    the

    cartr idge.

    When

    al l

    but the

    f i lm

    leader

    is rewound

    and

    off

    the

    take-up

    spool ,

    the orange

    signal

    n the Safe

    Load Signal

    window

    wil l

    d isappear.

    When

    the

    f i lm is

    completeiy off the .pool yo, will feel less resistanceas you turn the crank. A few more turns

    rewinds

    he

    fi lm completely

    into

    the cartr idge.

    3.

    When

    you

    are sure

    the

    f i lm is

    ful ly

    rewound,

    pul l

    out

    the back-cover

    elease

    nob

    (E)

    to

    open

    the

    back

    and remove

    he f i lm.

    NOTES

    o

    Fi lm should

    be

    handled

    and

    unloading

    done

    in subdued

    ight,

    never

    n direct

    sunl ight.

    o

    Never open

    the back

    cover

    as

    long as

    the orange

    signal

    is

    visible

    in the Safe

    Load

    Signal

    window,

    as

    this could

    ruin

    exPosed i lm.

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    SPECI CATIONS

    Type:

    ,

    Lens:

    Focusi g:

    shutter:

    Exposure

    ystem:

    Viewfinder:

    Power:

    Flash

    system:

    Auto-focus

    35mm camera

    with

    automatic

    exposure

    control, electronic

    shutter

    and

    bui l t - in

    f lash,

    plus

    two types

    of

    piezoelectr ic-osci l lator

    udible

    warnings

    Minol ta

    38mm

    t12.8,4

    elements

    in

    3

    groups,

    59o

    angle

    of

    view; f i l ter

    m o u n t : 4 6 m m

    Auto-focus type 1m(3.3

    ft .) to inf n i ty,

    wi th

    focus-hqld

    unct ion

    when

    the

    shutter

    release

    s sl ight ly

    pressed

    Behind the lenselectronic

    ype

    programmed

    or

    AE

    from

    EV

    6

    (1/B

    sec.at

    f

    2 . B l

    o E V 1 7

    ( 1 1 4 3 0

    e c . a t f / 1 7 ) X * y n c . a t 1 / 4 0 s e c . ; s e l f - t i m e r :

    p p r o x

    10

    sec.de lay

    CdS type, coupled

    AE

    range EV

    6

    to EV 17; f i lm*peed

    range ASA

    25to

    400;

    automatic

    compensation

    when

    fi l ters

    used; low-l ight

    warning lamp

    and steady audible signal come on when the exposure is under EV 8.4

    (1

    40

    sec.at

    t

    12.81

    Bright- frame type

    with

    paral lax-correct ion

    marks, LED

    focus-zone

    signals

    for

    focusing

    and

    flash

    range,

    f lash-monitor

    lamp,

    low-l ight

    warning

    lamp

    and Auto-focus

    zone

    marks

    Two 1 .5v

    AA-s ize

    (pen l igh t )

    a lka l ine ,

    sea ledcarbon-z inc ,

    r

    1 .2v n icke l

    cadmium

    cel ls

    for

    AE system,

    automatic- focus

    system, indicator l ights,

    piezoelectr ic

    udible signals, nd f lash operat ion

    Bui l t- in,

    pop-up

    f lashautomatical ly

    turns

    on

    and engages

    lashmaticsystem

    which

    sets shutter

    for

    X-sync. exposuresat

    1l4O sec.;aperture

    coupled to

    Auto-Focus

    system

    providing

    automatic exposure

    and adjustment

    hrough-

    out the

    f lash range;

    LED focus-zone

    signals n the viewfinder

    and beeping

    audible signalaler t

    when subject

    s

    out of

    f lash

    ange

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    Flash range:

    Number

    of

    flashes

    per

    set

    of batter ies*:

    Up

    to 250 with

    alkal ine

    cel ls;

    up to

    100 with Ni-Cd cel ls;up to 60 with

    sealed

    arbon-zinc

    cel ls

    Minimum

    recyclet ime*:

    Approx.

    5

    sec. wi th

    alkal ine

    or

    Ni-Cd cel ls;

    approx.

    7 sec. wi th

    sealed

    carbon-zinc

    cel ls

    *

    As determined

    by

    Minol ta 's

    standard

    test ing method.

    Actual

    perform-

    ance wi l l

    depend

    On

    type, brand,

    manufacturer 's

    Ot,

    age

    Of

    batter ies,

    and

    ambient

    temPerature

    Color temperature: Balanced or daylight-type color fi lm

    Film advance:

    Lever

    type with

    single

    140"

    stroke

    after 30o

    unengaged

    movement,

    *Tff;':ff"i1,T,::::L:'"""*

    sare

    Load

    isnar

    hat ndicates

    'm

    ASA/ISO

    25

    64

    100

    400

    1000

    Flash

    ange

    -

    2.5m

    (3.3

    8

    ft .)

    -

    3.5m

    3.3

    11 t . )

    -

    4.8m

    (3.3

    16

    t . )

    -

    6m

    (3.3

    20

    ft.)

    -

    15m

    (3.3

    50

    f t . )

    Size :

    Weight:

    Other :

    Accessories:

    53 .5

    x 76

    x 129mm

    (2-1

    18x

    3

    x

    5-1 /16

    n . )

    335

    g

    (11-13 /16

    oz. ) w i thou t

    ba t te r ies

    Minol ta

    Easy-Load

    fi lm system

    with

    special

    ake-up

    spool

    and advance

    lever

    that does

    not lock

    unti l

    "1"

    appears

    n

    frame counter

    window;

    Automatic shutter lock when battery power insuff ic ient or the f lash is not

    fully charged,

    eyepiece

    corrector

    can

    be attached

    Fi l ters

    (L39,

    Y52, ND4X,

    812

    (808)) ,

    Ni-Cd charger

    NC-2

    with

    batter ies

    Eyepiece

    Corrector

    Vn,

    Mini-Tr ipod

    TR-1,

    Lens

    Shade

    Specif

    cations subject

    to change

    without

    notice

    o p a ca e as co