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MINOLTN
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Your
Minolta
X-300
is an easy-to-use
microcomputerized
single- lens-reflex
SLR)
cam
quartz
control
of
mechanical
sequences
nd shutter
speed,
providing
lasting
accuracy
and
enjoyment .
In i ts
aperture-prior i ty
auto-exposure
(AE)
mode
("AUTO"
on the camera),
he
X-3
matical ly sets
the
precise
shutter speed
or
correct exposure
according
to the in-camera
the aperture
you
selected.An
AE lock can
be
used
to
hold
a meter reading
and then
re
f raming before re leas inghe shut ter .Auto cont ro l is mainta inedevenwhen us ingmi r ror l
close-upaccessories
uch
as bel lows-not
possible
with
shutter-pr ior i ty
AE
systems.
Creat ive
lex ib i l i ty
ex is ts in
the X-300's match-LED/fu l l -metered
manual
mode:
Fo
exposure
at
the
metered value,
s imply
adjus t
aper ture
and/pr
shut ter
speed
o a l ign b l in
g lowing
LEDs in
the
v iewf inder .
Or
you
can merely
refer
to
these
LEDs-or
tota l ly
them-when
making
your
own set t ings.
F lash
photography
is
a lso
s imple:
jus t
at tach a Minol ta X-ser ies
Auto Elec t rof la
aper ture,and shoot . F lash- ready ignal s g iven in the v iewf inder ,and the shut ter s auto
set
for
proper
sync
at 1/60 sec.
The
X-300
can be used
with Minolta's
wide
range
of
accessories,
uch as wideangle,
e
and
zoom
lenses,
Motor Dr ive
1, Auto Winder G,
Wire less
ontro l ler lR- l ,
and
much more
Before using
lenses, lashes,
or other accessoriesmade
by companies
other than M
attach them to the cameraand make sure hey function properly by taking test photog
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CONTENTS
N A M E S O F P A R T S . . .
| ' . . 2
C R E A T I V E C O N T R O L . .
. .
STRAP ND CASE
. . . 5
AE LOCK
.
S U M M A R Y O F
O P E R A T I O N
( a u t o
m o d e } . . . 6
M A N U A L
E X P O S U R E O D E
PREPARING TO
TAKE
PICTURES
. . .
8
Lonsexposure
t
"8"
set t ins
ATTAcHINGAND REMoVINGLENs . . . B DEPTHOF FIELD
B A T T E R T E S A N D p O W E R
. . . . . . 9
S H U T T E R S P E E D
B a t t e r y c h e c k
. . . . 1 ' l
O T H E R O C U S I N G M E T H O D S
C o l d - w e a t h e r o p e r a t i o n . . . . 1 1
D i s t a n c e s c a l e
.
F ILM
AND
FILM SpEED
. . 12
In f r a r edndex
.
L O A D T N G F T L M . . . l f ,
F i l m - p l a n e i n d e x
S a f e L o a d S i g n a l / F r a me c o u n t e r . . . . 1 5
F L A S H P H O T O G R A P H Y
. . . .
v t E W F t N D E R
. . . . . 1 6
A C C E S S O R I E S .
.
P R E s H o o T l N G c H E c K . . . . . . . ' t 7 T E C H N I C A L D E T A I L S . . . .
T A K I N G
P I C T U R E S
N A U T O M O D E
. . . . 1 8
C A R E A N D
S T O R A G E
C A M E R A S E T T I N G S . . . . . 1 8
FOCUSTNG
.
. . 20
HOLDINGCAMERA
AND RELEASING
S H U T T E R . . . . . . 2 1
M o u n t i n g c a m e r a o n t r i p o d
. . . . 2 2
Sef f - t imer .
.
. 22
E y e p i e c e c a p . . . 2 2
REWINDING ND UNLOADINGFILM . . . . . 23
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NAMES
OF
PARTS
Focusing
gr
Distance
Aperture
ing
Main sruitch
Back-cover release
knob
Rewind
crank
F lm-speed
Film-speedwindow
F lm -speed ring
release
Mount ing
index
Minimum-aperture lock
(Disengage
or
Depth
Safe Load Signal
Monitors correc
Ope
M
ode/shu
ter-speed window
AUTO: automat ic
mode
1 - 1000: shutter speeds
B :
" b u l b "
( l o n g )
e x p o s u r e
F
Hot shoe
Film-
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AE
lock/self-t imer switch
.
A E
l o c k f o r
h o l d i n gc l o s e - u p r
adjusted-viewing
meter readi
ngs
.
Sel f - t imerw i th
t r ip le- ra te
b l i n k i n g
L E D
Mode/shu
ter-speed
selector
q\"F
a.r
d\L*&.J
MC
coupler
LTA
Lens-mount in
Lens-relea
Shu
ter- relea
tl i i
i
,
:lliirli
Self- t imer
Front
gr ip
LE D
Bayonet
lens
mount
Diaphragm-con
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,ffi
F lm-cartr idge
cham ber
Eyepiece
Eyepiece rame
Memo
holder
Winder
contact
T
P
ISO
(DI
R
der/motor-drive
W nder/m otor-
T
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STRAP
AND
CASE
Attach
the strap
(provided)
and
case
(optional)
as shown.
The
strap
includes a battery
holder used
for
s
fresh
spare
batteries.
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S U M M A R Y
OPE
RATION
(Automat ic
mode)
2.
Check battery
power
( p .
1 1
.
5. Load f i lm properly and
c lose
ove r
(p .
14 ) .
3 .
S e t f i l m s p e e d
p .
1
6 . A d v a n c e f i l m t o f r a m
and
check
Safe Load
( p .
1 5 ) .
4. Openbackcove r (p . 13 ) .
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9.
Adjust
focus
(p.
20).
and remove f i lm
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P RE P A R
NG TO TA K E P ICTURE S
ATTACHING
ND REMOVINGENS
Body and
lens
caps
Remove
body and
lens
caps as
s h o w n .
To attach
A l ign
the
red
moun t ing index
on
the
lens
barre l
with
the red index
on the camera's ens mount.
' lnsert
the lens bayone t in to the moun t ,
then
tu rn
the lens
c lockw ise n t i l i t
l ocks n to
p lace
wi th a c l i ck .
To remove
While
pressing
he le
ton , tu rn the
lens
cou
as
fa r
as
t
w i l l
go ,
he
the moun t .
o
Never set a
lens
with i ts
rear
end down
unless
a
rear en
or
i ts contro l
p ins
may
be damaged.
o
Be ca re fu l no t to touch any th ing ns ide he camera , s
mirror, when attaching or removing enses.
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BATTERIES
ND
POWER
Batteries
Use one of
the
fo l lowi
ng
types
of
batter ies:
r
Two 1 .55v
s i l ve r -ox ide
SR-44 :
Eve ready -76 , EPX-76 , r equ iv . )
o
Two 1 5v a lka l ine -manganese
(LR44 :
Eve ready 4 -76
o r equ iv . )
o
O n e
3 v
l i t h i u m
( C R - 1 / 3 N )
1 . Us ing
a
co in
or
s im i la r
ob jec t ,
unscrew
the battery-chamber
cover
coun te rc lockw ise
nd
remove t .
2 . W ipe
he te rm ina ls
w i th
d ry
c lo th .
Ho ld the ba t te
the i r
edges
and
inse r t hem
s ide
up
in to the s leeve
ins ideof the cove r .
o
Do
no t use 1 .35vmercu ry ba t te r ies
MR44 :
Eve readyEPX-67
equ iv . ) ,
wh ich a re
the same
shapeand s ize ,because
he i r
vo l ta
too
low.
o
To avoid battery
leakage
or burst ing, do
not mix
batter ie
dif ferent
types, brands, ' r ages.
o Keepba t te r ies way f rom young ch i ld ren .
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3.
Replace the
cover and
screw it
in
c lockwise
as ar
as
t
wi
l
go.
Main
wvitch
To
operate
the camera,
s l ide
the
ma in
swi tch
o
"ON" .
When
you
have f in ished
tak ing
pictures,
move
the main
switch
to
"OFF"
to
prevent
accidentalexpo-
su res
and
ba t te
y
d ra in .
( t t
t he
switch is
lef t
on,
however,
battery
drain occurs
only
when the
operat-
ing
button is
touched, so
you
may
want to
leave
t on to
avoid missing
unexpected
shots.)
Operating button
Touching
the
oper
(with
the main switch
the camera'smeter,
v ie
display, and exposur
tem. l f proper con
possib le
e.9.,
when we
press
he operat ing
bu
The
shutter is re leas
button
is
pressed
l l th
The
v iewf inde r
LED
remain
on
for
15
se
remove
your
f
inger.
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Battery check
The
camera automatical ly
checks
battery
power
when
the operat ing
button
is
touched
or
pressed.
o When batter ies are nearly ex-
hausted, the
mode
LE
D
l "
A "
or
"
M")
in the
v iewf inder
b l inks
o
warn
that
fresh
batter ies
wil l soon
be
needed.
o
When
batter ie
are
complete ly
exhausted
(or
not correct ly
in-
s ta l led ) ,
no
L E Ds
l i g h t
and
the
shut te r
ocks .
C
old-weather
operation
Since
batter ies
end to
lose
power
as temperature
drops,
always
use
fresh
batter ies
when
photographing
in cold
weather
and
keep
a
spare
se t
with
you,
preferably
in
a warm
pocket close to your body. Battery
capacity
wil l
be
restored when
temperature
returns o
normal.
For
prolonged
cold-weather
use
at
approx . 0"C
(32"F)
or
lower , i t Ls
recommended to
use
si lver-oxide
batter ies;
i f
a
l i th ium
battery
is
used
below
approx.
0"C
(32"
F), the
camera
may
not
operate.
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F I L M
A N D F I L M
S P E E D
The
camera
uses
standard
35mm
car t r idge
lm. Each
lm has
an ISO
f i lm-speed
number
( inco rpo ra t ing
ASA and
DIN numbers )
wh ich
ind ica tes
the f i lm 's
sens i t i v i t y
o
l igh t . The f i r s t pa r t o f the ISO
number
equ iva len t
o ASA number )
i s
marked
on
the camera 's i lm-
speed
ing.
For
proper
exposure,
the cam-
era 's
i lm-speed
ing must
be set
to
the correct f
lm
speed.
While
pressing
the
f i lm-speed
r ing
re lease ,
u rn
the
f i lm-speed
ing
un t i l
the
des i red number l i nes
up
wi th the index
and
locks
i n
p lace
when you remove your f inger from
the
release.
Memo
holder
A n I S O
( D I N . A S
located
on
the camer
surrounded
by a
ha
holder
where
you
ca
f i lm box end as a rem
f i lm
type in use.
Intermediate
settings
and
DIN
equivalents
Setting f
ilm speed
D I N ]
L
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LOADINGFILM
Before
opening
the camera back,
make sure there is
no f i lm inside
the camera
by
checking the Safe
Load
S igna l
p .
15) .
1 . Un fo ld the rew ind c rank and
pul l
up
on i t
to l i f t
the back-cover
re lease
knob.
Pul l up
on the
knob
unti l
the cameraback spr ingsopen.
2.
Leaving the
knob
pul le
posit ion
a 35mm
fi lm cartr
the
chamber with
i ts
pro
spool
down.
Then
push
the
cover
re leaseknob al l the w
rotat ing i t s l ight ly i f necessa
NO T E
o
When
loading
i lm in
a dark
place
or with the
lens
cap on,
loading
wil l be easier
f
the
mode
selector
s
not
set at
"AUTO".
o
A lways
hand le
and
load
f i lm in
from
direct
l ight
by
your
body.
o
Do not touch any
parts
or areas
ins ide he
camera hown
n
b lue .
subdued
l ight-at least shade
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3 .
Pu l l
ou t
jus t
enough i lm
leade r
to reach
the take-up
spool.
Insert
the
end
o f the
f i lm
in to
a s lo t on
the lef t
s ide
of the
take-up
spool,
mak ing
su re
ha t
a
ho le
in
the
f i lm
is l ined up wi th the too th on the
take-up
spool.
The
sprocket
teeth
shou ld
be
engaged
i th ho les
a t the
bo t tom
o f
the
f i lm .
sp rocke t
by
you r
le f t hand ,
s low ly
operate
he
f i m-advance
ever
unt i l
t he
f lm
is
wound
f i rm ly
a round
he
take-up spool,
the sprocket
teeth
are engaged with holes on both
edges
o f the
f i lm ,
and the s lack n
the f i lm
is
taken
up .
l f the f i lm-
advance ever
stops
at the end
of a
fu l l
s t roke
du r ing th is
p rocedu re ,
re lease
the shutter
and
cont inue
(ma in
sw i tch mus t
be on) .
5 . A f te r mak ing
su r
is
taut, c lose the ca
p ress ing
t un t i l
i t
l oc
c l i ck .
A
red
"S "
shou
opposite the index
counter.
4.
With the f i lm
held
against
the
1 4
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3 .
Pu l l
ou t
jus t
enough
lm
leade r
to reach
the take-up
spool.
Insert
the end
o f the
f i lm
in to
a
s lo t on
the
left
s ide
of the
take-up
spool,
mak ing
su re
ha t
a
ho le
in
the f i lm
is l ined up wi th the too th on the
take-up
spool.
The
sprocket
teeth
should
be
engaged
with
holes
at the
bo t tom
o f the f i lm .
4.
With
the f i lm held
agair is t
he
sprocket
by
your
left hand,
s lowly
operate
he
f i lm-advance ever
unt i l
t he
f lm
i s
wound
f i rm ly
a round
he
take-up
spool,
the sprocket
teeth
are engaged with holes on both
edges
o f the f i lm ,
and
the s lack
n
the f i lm
is
taken up .
l f
the
f i lm-
advance ever
stops
at the end
of
a
f
u
l
stroke
du
ring
th
s
procedu
e,
re lease
he
shu t te r
and con t inue
(ma in
sw i tch mus t
be on ) .
5. After making
sure
is
taut, c lose the
cam
press ing
t un t i l
i t
l oc
c l i ck .
A
red "S "
shou
opposite
the index
i
counter.
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6.
Advance
he
f i lm and re lease he
shutter unt i l
the index
points
to
"1 " .
A
red
bar
shou ldappear
t the
f
ar
lef t in
the Saf
Load Signal
ind ica t ing ha t
f i lm
is
loaded
and
advancing
proper, ly .
l f
i t
does
not
appear or
swings
far to the
r ight,
repeat steps 3
to 6.
The camera s
now ready
for
taki
ng
the
f
rst
p ictu
e,
provided
f lm
speed
s
set.
F i lm-advance
ever
The
lever has 30"
of
unengaged
movemen t
to a l low
swing ing
t
ou t
from the
camera body
so the
r ight
thumb wi l l
f i t comfo r tab ly
beh ind
it . As the
lever is
moved an addi-
t iona l
130 '
un t i l i t s tops , he
f
lm
and
frame
counter
advance
and the
shutter
is cocked
for the
next
exposu
e.
Safe
Load
Signa l /Frame
count
As
you
take
p ic tures
and a
t h e
f i l m .
t h e
r e d b a r
i n
t h
L o a d S i g n a l
g r a d u a l l y
m o v e s
r i g h t a n d
t h e r e w i n d
c r a n k
c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e ,
i n d i c a t i n g
f i l m
a d v a n c e .
Never
f
orce the
f
i lm-ad
lever
when
i t
s tops and
f u r t h e r m o v e m e n t a t t h e
e n d
f i l m ,
w h i c h
m a y b e
s o m
a f e r t h e
c o m m o n
f i l m
n 2 ,
2 0 , 2 4 ,
3 6 e x p o s u r e s )
s h
r e d i n t h e
f
r a m e
c o u n t e r . T h e
c o u n t e r
s t o p s a d v a n c i n g
a f
exposu
res .
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VIEWF IN
DE R
Mode indicators
M : M a n u a l
m o d e
A: Au t o
mode
Over-range
LED
Bl i nks
at
4Hz
(4
t im es
pe r
second )
o
Shu
tter-speed
scale/LE
Ds
G l o w i n g L E D ( s )
i n d i c a t e :
1 )
i n
"
mode,
shut ter speed set by
came
LEDs
glow,
camera sets step
be t ween t he t wo ) , and
(2 )
in
"M"
mode, the metered speed
B l i nk i ng LED
(a t
4Hz l i nd i ca t
shut ter
speed
n manual mode
" 60 "
LED b l i nks
a t
2Hz
as
f
signal wi th X-ser ies Minol ta Aut
f ashes
1
-
4
sec./under-range
LE D
Glows
i f metered
speed
is
betwee
sec.
B l i nks
h t
4Hz)
i f
ou t s i de
range
B-sett ing indicator
Focusing screen
Sp l i t - im age spo t ,
m i c rop r i sm b
Acute Mat te
f ie ld
@
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PRESHOOTING
HECK
Check
t he
f o l l ow ing
i t em s
t o
make
sure
your
camera
is readY
or
pictu
e-ta ing:
M a in sw i t ch a t
"ON"?
Fi lm
speedset?
Batter ies K?
(Does
m ode LED
g low-no t
b l i nk -when
operat ing
but ton
is touched or
pressed?)
ffi
M in m um -ape r t u re
ock
(on
new- t ype
MD
lenso
F i
Mode/shut ter
Self-t imer
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T A K I N G
P I C T U R E S
N
CAME
A SETTINGS
Set mode/shutter-speed
selector
to
"AUTO".
AUTO
MODE
In aperture-pr ior i ty auto mode,
al l
you
need
to do
is set the
desired
aperture-the camera
wil l
automati-
cal ly select
the
shutter
speed
needed
or
proper
exposure.
Viewf nder display
Before re leasing he shutter,
com-
pose
your
picture,
focus,
and
check
the
v iewf inde r o r
the
fo l low ing :
.
l s the
unde r - range
ED b l ink ing?
lf so,
turn
the
aperture
r ing
toward the
largest
aperture
( i .e. ,
f
12 ,
t11 .7 ,o r f
11 .4 ,
t c . )
un t i l
t he
LED stopsbl ink ing,or
increase
he
l igh t leve l f poss ib le .
.
l s the ove r - range ED b l ink ing?
f
so, turn the aperture
r ing
toward
the sma l les t pe r tu re
i .e . ,
/16
or
t l22 lun t i l
t he
LED s tops
b l ink ing .
l f i t
does
not stop,
use
a
neutra l-
dens i t y
(ND)
f l te r ,
o r
reduce
he
l igh t leve l f
poss ib le .
.
l s
an LED on ind ica t ing
1 /30
sec.
o r s lower shu t te r speed? Us ing
s low
shu t te r speeds
may
resu l t n
blurred
pictu
es
due
movement. To correc
aperture r ing toward
ape r tu re
( i .e . ,
f
12 ,
f
e tc . , ) un t i l
t he
l l1
l igh ts . f no t poss ib le
$ . 2 2 1 o r
f l a s h
p .
3 1
N O T E
o
In some
s i tua t ions
ou
the AE lock
(p .
24)
o
l f
you r
head
is no t
s
eyepiece
f
rom l ight
p icture
is
ta ken
(as
w
self- t imer or a cable re le
the
eyepiece
cap
lp.22l
Set
lens
at desired
aperture.
1 8
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Selectingaperture
ln auto
mode,
your
camera
wil l automatical ly
set the
precise
shutter speed for
proper
exposure
at
the
set
aperture.Even
so,
you
have
considerable
contro l over
results
and can adjust
aperture
and shutter
speed over
sizable
anges.
For good pictures where no particular effect is desired,
s imply
set the aperture
as indicated
in the table. These
sett ings
wi l l
provide
as much
depth of
f ie ld
as
possib le
whi le
producing
a shutter speed ast enough
o
stop
the
motion
of most subjects.
There
may be times, however,
when
you
want to
obtain a
part icular
effect, such
as
rendering
a certa in
range n
sharp focus, emphasiz ing
a
subject againstan
out-of- focus
background,
or select inga specif ic
shutter
speed. ln these cases,you must select the appropriate
aperture
o
give
the
desired
depth of
f ie ld
(see
p.
281or
the
desired
shutter
speed
(p.
29).
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typical
p icture-taking
situat ions
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FOCUSI
G
The
camera's
ocusing
screen
has
a
f
ocus ing
a id
cons is t ing
of
a
spl i t - image
spot
surrounded
bY
a
band
of
microPrisms
n the
center
of
an
Acute
Matte
f ie ld.
To
focus
he
camera
isua l lY ,
ook
through
he
v iewf inder
and
turn
the
lens '
ocus ing
r iP
u n t i l
.
Upper
and
lower
subject
mages
n
the
spot
are
exact lY
a l igned
wi th
no broken
l inesbetween
hem.
.
Subject
image
in the
band
does
not sh immer
or
appear
broken
uP .
A t
th is
po in t ,
the
sub jec t
mage
wi th in the v iewf nder 's center
focusing
aid
appears
clearest
and
seems
to
b lend
wi th
tha t
on
the
mat te
f ie ld
surround ing
t .
You wi l l
P robab ly
f nd
that
focus ing
s eas ies t
f
:
.
Spl i t - image
spot
is
used
for
subjects
having
vert ical
ines.
.
Micropr ism
band
s u
f rom
medium
widea
mediu
m te lePhot
with
subjects
not
h
I
nes.
.
Mat te
f ie ld
is
use
foca l - length enses r
o ther
work
invo lv in
lensex tens ion .
I n f ocus
Out of focus
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HOLDING CAMERA
AND RELEASING
SHUTTER
Holding the
camera as shown
lets
you
operate most
controls while
viewing through the camera's
eyepiec
L E F T
H A N D
Thumb:
focus ing
gr ip ,
aper tu re
r l n g
Index: focus inggr ip
Midd le : aper tu re
ing
R I G H T
H A N D
Thumb:
f i lm-advance
ever
Index:
mode/shutter-speed
selector
or
operat ing
button
Midd le :
AE
lock
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I,
t
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:'r':
To obtain
sharp,
b lur- free
Photos,
ho ld
the
camera
as
st i l l as
poss ib le
and
press
the
operat ing
button
gent ly to release he shutter. The
camera
should
be
steadied
against
your
face
or
body.
Always
Press
he
button
with
a s low,
steady
squeeze
to
release he
shutter-never
a
quick
jab .
Some
ways
of
hold ing
the
camera
are
shown
here.
l f
You
grasp
the
camera
rmly
wi th
your
r igh t
hand
on i ts f ron t gr ip , you can sh i f t i t
back
and
for th
for
hor iz
and
vert ical
(b)
pictures
removing
you
r
hand
f
contro ls.
By
cradl ing he
c
your
le f t hand,
you
can ea
and
set
the aperture,
the
Photo
(c)
shows
an altern
ho ld ing
he
camera
er t ica
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Mounting camera
on
tr ipod
For
maximum
sharPness
when
making
exposures
oo
long
to
Per-
mit
handhold ing
of
the
camera
(1 /30
sec . or s lower ) ,
moun t
the
camera
on
a
tr ipod
using
he
socket
on
the
camera
bottom.
Screw
the
Remote
Cord
into the
shutter
re lease
socket
and
release
the
shutter.
o
Do
not use
excessive
orce
when
attaching
he
camera o
a tr iPod.
o The mounting screw should be
5.4mm
11a
in. l or
shorter.
Self- t imer
The camera's
electronic
self- t imer
can be
used to delay
shutter
re lease
fo r
10 sec .
1. Mount
the camera on
a sturdy
support
(such
as a tr ipod),
compose
your
picture,
and
focus.
2.
Set
the
mode/shutter-speed
se -
lector at any
sett ing other than
"8 " , and
make su re ha t
the
f i lm i s
advanced.
3 .
Pu l l
he se l f - t ime r
w i tch
up .
4. To start the
t imer,
press
the
operat ingbutton.
A
v isua l s igna l
w i l l
i nd ica te
how
much t ime
is
left
before
the self-
t imer re leases
the
shutter.
Se l f - t ime r
LED
b l inks
F i rs t
8
sec . :
tw ice
Pe
Nex t sec . :
e igh t im
L a s t s e c . :
c o n t i n u
NOTE
o
You
may cancel
the
after
i t
has
been
started
the
self- t imer
switch
d
s l id ing
he
ma in sw i tch
o
After
taking
the
pict
off the
self- t imer,
or
th
tu re w i l l be
taken a f te
de lay .
Eyepiece cap
When
using
the
cam
mode o r
a t
"8 " and
You
not shie ld
the
eyepiec
(self- t imer
operat ion
Cable
release),
s l ide
th
cap
onto
the
eYePiece
prevents
nwanted
ight
lng
exposu re .
To keep
it
handy,
th
cap threads
onto
the
ca
2 2
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REWINDING
ND
UNLOADING
FILM
1.
Press
he
rewind
camera
bottom.
releaseon
the
u
:"*":
f
2 . U n f o l d t h e
r e w i n d c r a n k
- a n d
ffi
tu rn
i t i n
the d i rec t iono f the a r row
unti l
the red
bar
in the
Safe
Load
Signal
moves
out
of the
window
to
the
le f t .
Nea r he
end ,
you
wi l l
fee l
tens ion o f the f i lm inc rease hen
complete ly
disappear,
and the
crank
wi l l
then tu rn
f ree ly .
3. When
you
are certa in
exposed
i lm is complete l
in to the
ca r t r idge ,
pu l l
u
back-cover
elease
nob to
back, then remove the
tr idge.
o
Never
open
the
camera
back
when there is any
red
st i l
i n
the
Sa fe
Load
S igna l .
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C R E A T I V E
C O N T R O L
AE LOCK
When
to use
Your X-300 's
center -weighted
averag ing
meter sys tem
is
des igned
so
t h a t
l i g h t f r o m a l l
p a r t s
o f
t h e
v i e w f i n d e r
i s m e a s u r e d , b u t
i n f l u '
ence f rom a large cent ra l area is
g r e a t e s t .
T h u s , w h e n
t h e
m a i n
s u b j e c t
f i l l s mo s t o f t h e
f r a m e ' s
c e n t e r ,
t h e
m e t e r
r e a d i n g s h o u l d
g ive
sat is fac tory
exposure.
However ,
w h e n
t h e r e
i s a
g r e a t
b r l g h t n e s s
d i f fe rence between
the sub jec t
and
b a c k g r o u n d
w h e r e t h e
m a i n s u b j e c t
d o e s
n o t f i l l t h e
c e n t e r o f
t h e
f r a m e , t h e A E l o c k s h o u l d b e u s e d
( w i t h
c a m e r a
i n
a u t o
m o d e ) .
U s e t h e
A E
l o c k
i n
s i t u a t i o n s
w h e r e
s u b j e c t s a p p e a r
d a r k
a g a i n s t
s t r o n g b a c k l i g h t i n g ,
s u c h
a s w i n -
d o w s ,
o r a g a i n s t
a
l i g h t b a c k g r o u n d
o f s n o w o r
s a n d ; o r w h e r e
s u b j e c t s
a p p e a r
v e r y
l i g h t a g a i n s t a
d a r k
b a c k g r o u n d ,
a s w h e n
s t a n d i n g
i n
a
s p o . t l i g h t o r s h a f t o f s u n l i g h t .
T o o b t a i n
p r o p e r
e x p o s u r e
i n
h i g h - c o n t r a s t l i g h t i n g s i t u a t i o n s
w h e r e
y o u r
s u b j e c t i s o n t h e
e d g e
o f t h e f r a m e o r o c c u p i e s o n l y a
s m a l l
p o r t i o n
i n
t h e c e n t e r ,
u s e
t h e
A E l o c k a s
f o l l o w s :
1 . Sh i f t
the
camera 's
the
sub jec t
l l s
mos t o
For small
subjects,
yo
to move
c lose r
or
zoom
How to use
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2 .
P ress
he AE
lock
a l l
the
way
down and
ho ld i t .
3 .
W h i l e s t i l l
h o l d i n g h e
A E
l o c k
down,
recompose
your
Picture
as
desired
and
press
the
oPerat ing
button
al l the way
down
to
release
the shu t te r .
NO T E
o
The AE
lock canno t be
manua lmode or w i th
the se
o
lf
you
wish
to change
th
ture, do
so before
pressing
l o c k .
o
For
precise
exposure
when
us ing the
AE
lock
var iable-eff
ct ive-apertu
e
lens
(such
as
Mino l ta
35 -1
f13 .5 -4 .5
MD Zooml ,
adjust
the aperture
after
e
the AE
lock to compensa t
change when
zooming
(o r
zoom af te r engag inghe loc
exac t compensa t ion
va lue
re fe r
to the
zoom
lens '
m a n u a l .
o
When
us ing
an
R60
( red
ad jus texposu re
+1
s top .
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MANUAL EXPOSURE
MODE
Basic
setting
Viewf inder shows:
-. . /anual
mode in use
Manual ly
set speed
( L E D
b l i n k i n g
t
4 H z )
Metered speed
(g low ing
LED)
Taking a
picture
In the camera'smatc
a l mode , the manua l
speed
s
indicated in
th
by
an LE
D
b l ink in
g
a t
per
sec.) ,
and the m
(for
the aperture an
set)
is indicated
by
a
g
To
obtain normal
metered
by
your
ca
adjust the aperture
an
speed
un t i l
the
b l ink i
ing
LEDs
match up .
L igh ten
p ic tu re
+ 1 . 5
+ 2
Set
mode/shutter-speedselector
at
desired
cl ick-stop
from
"1"
(1
s e c . ) t o
1 0 0 0 "
( 1 /1 0 0 0
e c . ) .
Darken
picture
- 2 - 1 . 5
N O R M A L
-0 .5
(a t
EV13)
+0 .5
+1
.6
- s tops
16
(13)
8
(o .z )
(4 .8)
4
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Long exposure
a t
"8"
set t ing
Thereare
two ways
to
do th is:
,
F irst
set
the shutter
speed
selector
at
the
desired
c
ick-stop,
then
turn the aper tu re
r ing
unt i l
no
LEDs
ight
up
other
than
the LED
bl ink ing next to the se lec ted
speed.
.
F irst set the
aperture
as desired,
then turn
the
shutter-speed
elec-
to r so tha t
the b l ink ing
LED
matches
up
wi th
the
g lowing
LED.
l f
two
LE
Ds are
gl
owing,
ad jus t
he aper tu re
ing s l igh t ly
so
only
one
glows.
Do
not set
the
shutter speedbetweencl ick-stops.
Mino l ta
Remote
Cord .
T
piece
cap
b.
22)
should be
prevent
stray
l ight f rom
a
the
exposure.
NO T E
o
The
self- t imer
does
not
op
the
"8"
se t t ing .
o
With
fresh
batteries
at
m
tempera tures , he
max imu
exposure
is approx.
10
ho
lower
temperatures,
exposu
may be shorter.
When the
mode/shutter-speed
e-
fec tor s
se t
a t
"
8" ,
the
shut te r wi l l
open
when
you
press
he oPerat ing
button
and
remain
open
u
nti l
you
release the button. This makes
exposure
longer
than one
second
poss ib le .
A
t r ipod
or
o ther
f i rm
support
should
general ly
be
used.
To avoid
shaking
he
camera
when
pressing
the operat ing
button
or
re leasing
he shutter,
use a standard
cable re lease
preferably
a
lockable
type
for
longer
exposures)
or
a
D E P T H
O F
F I E L D
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-A-
-B -
When a
lens s focus
subject, there
is a c
behind
and
in front o
which
appearssharp.
ca l led
depth
of
f ie ld "
according o the
apert
ape r tu res (e .g . , f 1
sha l lowdep th
of
f
e ld
background out
of
fo
A);
smalf
apertures
e
greater
depth
of
f ie ld
background
(example
B
of
f ie ld can be
checke
depth-of- f ie ld
scaleas
s
Depth of
f ie ld a lso
subject d istance: whe
focused
on a
close
depth of
f ie ld is sh
focused
on
a distant
depth
of
f e ld is
greate
28
UTTE
R SPE
E
D
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SH
Sometimes
the
subject
effect
that
you
want
m
shutter
speed
more
imPo
set
a desired
shutter
sPe
us ing
auto
mode,
tu rn
aper ture
ing
unt i l
the LED
the desiredshutter speed i
Fast
shutter
speeds
uch
or
1 /1000
sec.
can
" f reez
(example
A
) .
S low
shut te
such
as
1
12
or
1
sec.can
b
emphas ize
sub jec t
f low o
(examp le
) .
-B-
OTHER
FOCUSING
METHODS
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Distance
scale
You may
f ind that in
certa in
s i tua t ions
t i s eas ie r o
focus by
es t ima t ing
the d is tance
to
your
sub jec t ,
then
a l ign ing the
co r re -
sponding f gure on the distance
sca lew i th
the
index ,suchas :
.
When
taking
long exposures or
f lash
p ic tu res
when
i t i s
too da rk
to
focus
h rough
he
lens
.
l f
you
want
to
Prefocus
on
Your
sub jec t ,
as
n
qu ick ly
sho t cand id
photos
Infrared
index
For
proper
f
ocus when
using
in f ra red
f i lm ,
f i r s t
focus
you r
sub jec t
as usua l w i th
v is ib le
igh t .
Attach
a
red
f l ter and tu
rn the
focus ing r ing to the r igh t to a l ign
the
point
of
proper
focus on
the
distance
scale
with
the small
red
do t
(o r
red
"R"
on
MC
and
o ld -
type
MD
lenses)on the depth-of-
f ie ld
scale.
Set
exposure
according
to the
f i m
manufacturer 's
recom-
menda t ions .
Fi lm-plane
ndex
The symbol
benea
advance
ever ndicate
o f
the
f i lm ins ide he
mark can be
used
or m
distance rom subject
taki
ng c lose-ups,
hoto
and
photomicrograph
exact d istance
is some
tan t .
FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Connect ing
lash units
Cord less
l ip -on
lash un i ts , such as
the
Mino l ta Auto
Electrof lash200X and
1
18X
,
are attached
and
electr i -
ca l l y
connec ted
by
s im p l y
s l id ing
them
in to the
camera 's
o t
shoe.
Synchron iza t ion
When a
Mino l ta
X-ser iesAuto
E lec t ro f lash
s used
on
the
camera wi th
i ts mode/shut te r -speed
e lec tor
at
any
pos i t ion
other
than
"8" ,
the
"60"
LED
in
the
v iewf inder
w i l l b l i n k
asa
f lash - ready igna lwhen
the
f lash s
u rned
on and
fu l l y
cha rged ,
nd the
shu t te r w i l l
be
au toma t i -
ca l ly swi tched over
to
1160
sec. when
the
shut te r
i s
re leased.
l f
you
use an
e lec t ron ic
lash
o the r
than
a
Mino l ta
X-ser ies Auto Electrof ash, the mode/shutter-speed
selector
must be
setat
"60"
to assure
omplete exposure
of the
f i lm
frame.
S lower
speeds
an a lsobe
usedunder
cer ta in
cond i t ions
f
des i red
or
par t icu la r
e f fec ts .
Do
not
use
speeds
aster
than
1160
sec.
( i .e . ,
11125 and
upward
.
NOTE
o
For
more
deta i led
ins t ruc t ions ,
p lease
re fer
to
the
f ashun i t ' s owner ' smanua l .
ES
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ACCESSOR
M O T O R
D R I V E
1
a n d A U T O W I N D E R
G
With
Motor Drive 1
attached,
you
can capture
the action
with
or cont inuous
operat ion
at e i ther 2
or 3.5
frames
per
second.The
handgrip has
two
operat ing buttons,
each
with
a Minolta
" to
enabl ing
ul l v iewfinder
readout
for e i ther hor izontal
or
vert ical r
Auto Winder G lets you focus full attention on the creati
photography
by
freeing
you
from
winding
the
f i lm
after
Cont inuous
sequences
p
to 2frames
per
second are a lso
possi
down the camera'soperat ing
button.
Both units are
designed
o attach
quickly
and easi ly o
your
X
access
caps
to remove or
store. Their
f i lm-advance mechanis
matical ly at the end
of
the
rol l , and
f i lm can
be easi ly
loaded
wi thout
remov ing
he
un i ts .
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AUTO
ELECTROFLASHES
Taking f lash
pictures
s
as
simple
and easy as
taking
normal
shots
w
camera
when
you
use
Minolta X-ser ies
Auto
Electrof
ashes,
uch as
and
200X.
These
utomatic
electronic
lash
units
are
designed
or
you
featur ing
dedicated-f lash
unct ions
that
electronical ly
et
he camera
X-sync, and act ivate a bl ink ing f lash-readysignal n the viewfinder
f
lash s charged
and ready
o
f re.
Other
fea tures
are
mul t ip le
auto-aper tu re
et t ings ,manua l mode,
a
battery
power
supply.
W I R E L E S S
C O N T R O L L E R
I R . l
S E T
The
lR-1 inf rared transmitter/receiver et le ts
you
tr igger
your
cam
up
to 60m
(about
2OO
t.
)
away
for remote-contro l led
ingle-frame
continuous
sequences, r
long
exposures.
When
used
with
extra
rec
three-channe l t ransmi t te r enab les independent opera t ion of up
cameras
or
groups
of
cameras,or
s imul taneous
opera t ion
of
an
number
o f cameras.
T E C H N I C A L
D E T A I L S
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Type:Ouartz/e lectronical ly
governed
3bmm
single- lens
ref lex
auto-exposure
AE)
camera
Exposure-contro l
modes:
Aperture-pr ior i ty
automatic
( "AUTO" )
and
match -LED/ fu l l -me te red
anua l
"M")
Lens
mount:
Minolta
SLR bayonet
(54'
rotat ing
angle);
coupl ing
for fu l l -aperture
meter ing and automatic
diaphragm
contro l
with Minolta
MD and
MC
lenses
Exposure
control
and functions:
Low-voltage,
low-
current
computer
c ircuit var ies
shutter
speed
steplessly
according
to
aperture
set in
AUTO
mode,
to
yie ld
proper
exposure
for f i lm
speed
set;
auto-exposure
range :
EV 1
to EV
18
(e .9 . ,
1 sec .
a t f
11 .4
o
1 /1000
sec .
a t
t l16 l
a t
ISO 100 /21 "
w i th
f
11 .4
ens ;
AE tock
enabl ing
hold ing
meter
reading
for
exposure
at
that
va lue
Shutter:
Quartz-contro l led
horizontal- traverse
focal-
p lane
type;
stepless
peeds
1/1000
to 4 sec.
set
automat-
ical ly
with
selector
dia l at
"AUTO"
sett ing
or f ixed
speeds
1
to 1/1000
sec.
or
"B"
(bulb)
set
manual ly
at
detented
indicat ions;
e lectromagnetic
shutter
re lease
locks
when
voltage
oo low for
proper
operat ion
Metering:
TTL
center-weighted
averagi
s i l icon
photocel l
mounted
at rear
of
pentap
Film-speed
range:
ISO 12112"
to 320O136
speed
dia l that
locks
at 1/3-EV
increments
Mirror:
Tr ip le-coated
oversize
instant-re
type
Viewfinder:
Eye-level f ixed
pentapr ism
t
95o/o f 24 x
36mm f lm-f
ame area;
magnif
with
50mrn
standard lens
focused
at inf
-1
D,
adjustable
with accessory
nap-on
ey
Acute
Matte focusing
screen
with centra
or iented spl i t - image
ocusing
spot surroun
prism
band; v is ib le
around frame:
mode
ind
or
"M"),
shutter
speed
scale
with LED
sett
for meteredspeedand manual ly set speed,
speed ndicat ion,
over-/under-range
ED in
sett ing
indicat ion,
f lash-ready
ignal,
auto
check
d isp lay
and me te r ing
ac t i va ted
by
n
contact,
or s l ight
pressing
of operat ing
b
engaging
AE
lock,
cont inue
for
15
sec
removed
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Flash sync
and control:
Hot shoe
for
X sync;
camera-
contro l
contact on
hot
shoe
for
automatic
sett ing
of
shutter at
1/60 sec.
(except
when
mode/shutter-speed
selector
at
"B") and
f lash-readysignal ing
with
X-ser ies
Auto
Electrof lashes;
ther
electronic
lashes
ynchronize
at
1/60 sec. and
slower
manual
speedsor
"8"
sett ing;
C lassMF, M, and FP f lashbu lbs , t 1 /15 sec .or s lower
setti
ng
Fi lm
advance:
Manaul:
by
lever
with
single
130" stroke
after 30"
unengaged
movement;
motor ized with
acces-
sory
Motor
Drive
1
or
Auto
\Ninder
G:
release button
for rewind
on
camera bottom;
advancing-type
rame
counter; Safe
Load Signal
indicat ing
f i lm
loading and
advancing
ondit ion
Power: Two 1.5v a lkal ine-manganeseLR44: Eveready
4-76
or eouiv.) ,
wo
1.55v s i lver-oxide
SR44:
Eveready
5 -76 ,
EPX-76 o r
equ iv . ) ,
o r one
3v
l i th ium
(CR- l /3N)
cel l (s)
power
both
auto
exposure
contro l and
manual
operat ion;
main
switch
with
indicat ion
for
off or
on;
mode LED
blinks when
cel ls approach
exhaust ion;
no
LEDs
l ight
and
shutter wi l l
not re leasewhen
voltage s
too
low
for
proper
operation
Self- t imer:
Electronic
for
1O-sec. e lay, with
indicated by camera-front LED that b l inks a
sec.,
hen
8Hz
for 1
sec., hen
remains
on
u
releases,
ancelable
nyt ime
before
release
Other:
Integral
ront handgrip;
back with
me
and ISO
(D lN 'ASA)
tab le ;
pos i t i ve
-s lo t ak
remote shutter-re
ease
ocket
Size
and
weight: 137
x
90
x
51.Smm
(5-3/8
2
in. l ,
47Og
(16-9/16
oz.)
without lens
c e l l ( s )
Standard
accessories:Carrying
strap with slid
holder and
eyepiece
ap
Optional
accessories:
Minolta Auto
Electrofla
Drive
1,
Auto
Winder
G; Wire less Cont
Set;
MD, MC, and other
Minolta interchang
and appl icable
Minolta sLR
systemaccesso
Specifications
subject
to change without
noti
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