User manual MINOLTA AUTO METER IIIF PART 1

[. . . ] 24 Focusing Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Special Focusing Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2 3 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. · Tape over lithium battery contacts to avoid short-circuiting during disposal; always follow local regulations for battery disposal. Electric shock may cause injury if a high voltage circuit inside the product is touched. [. . . ] Close the back cover. GETTING STARTED · The film automatically advances to the first frame and "1" appears in the data-panel frame counter. · If the film has been loaded improperly, "0" will blink on the frame counter and the shutter will not release. · Once the film is loaded, the battery-chamber lock will engage preventing the back cover from being accidentally opened until the film is rewound. 3. The film must lay flat. · If the film tip extends beyond the index mark, push the excess film back into the cartridge. 18 19 FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION 1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. · To conserve battery power, the auto-poweroff function will turn the camera off eight minutes after the last operation. · Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel. BASIC OPERATION 3. Look through the viewfinder and press the zoom lever to zoom the lens. · The viewfinder will adjust to match the lens' field of view. Do not cover the flash, lens, AF window, or Meter window with your fingers. · For vertically framed pictures, turn the camera so the flash is to the top. 20 Continued on next page. 21 FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION 4. Place the subject within the focus frame and press the shutter-release button partway down. · The status of the AF system and flash are indicated by the lamps next to the viewfinder. Focus frames BASIC OPERATION Flash lamp (orange) Glows : flash is charged and ready Blinks rapidly : flash charging Blinks slowly : camera-shake warning 5. When the green focus lamp glows, press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. Focus lamp (green) Glows : focus confirmed Blinks rapidly : subject is too close Blinks slowly : focus not confirmed (p. 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. Camera shake is a slight blurring of the image caused by slight hand motions during long exposures. To eliminate camera shake, use the flash or place the camera on a tripod. Press the flash-mode button until the nightportrait indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode. · Warn your subject not to move after the flash burst as the shutter may still be open for the background exposure. Because of long exposure times, the use of a tripod is recommended 38 39 SELF-TIMER The self-timer is used for taking self-portraits. The self-timer delays release of the shutter for approximately 10 seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. ADVANCED OPERATION 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to begin the countdown. · The self-timer indicator will blink on the data panel. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink slowly during the countdown, then rapidly just before the shutter is released. 1. With the camera on a tripod, press the drivemode button until the self-timer indicator appears on the data panel. Frame the subject as described in the manual. · Focus lock can be used (P. 24). · To cancel the self-timer, press the drive-mode button again or turn the camera off. · Self-timer is automatically canceled after the shutter is released. 40 41 CONTINUOUS ADVANCE In this mode, the camera continuously takes pictures as long as the shutter-release button is held down. [. . . ] 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. · At colder temperatures, the data panel response time will be slow. [. . . ]