User manual MINOLTA VECTIS 3000

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis 3000. The Vectis 3000 is an easy to operate lens shutter camera from Minolta's line of Advanced Photo SystemTM cameras. Your camera features Mid-roll Change, Drop-in Loading, a 22 - 66mm zoom lens, and a wide focus frame. The sleek and compact design gives the Vectis 3000 a sophisticated appearance suitable for any occasion. [. . . ] · If the date/time display is blinking, date/time information will not be imprinted. The date/time information needs to be reset (p. 50). 48 49 DATE IMPRINTING - Setting the date and time This camera has a quartz clock and automatic calendar through the year 2029. Open the lens cover to turn the camera on. 3. Press the adjust button to adjust the blinking item, then press the select button to make the next item blink. · Press and hold the adjust button to change the value rapidly. · Each press of the select button causes the next item to blink. 2. Press and hold the date button for two seconds. · The date display will appear in the data panel and the year will blink. Stops blinking Continued on following page. 50 51 DATE IMPRINTING - Setting the Date and Time DATE IMPRINTING - Changing the Format The order of year/month/day can be changed. 4. Repeat the step 3 until all items in the date and time display are correct. Press the select button until all items stop blinking to set the updated information. · The data panel shows the date display briefly, then the camera exits the set date/time mode. The data panel will show the imprinting option (date, time, or no imprinting) that was selected before going to set date/time mode. 1. Open the lens cover to turn the camera on. 2. Press and hold the date button for two seconds. · The date display will appear in the data panel, and the year will blink. Continued on following page. 52 53 DATE IMPRINTING - Changing the Format 3. Press and hold the select button for two seconds. · All items in the date display blink. 5. Press the select button to set the updated information. · The data panel shows the updated format for five seconds, then the camera exits the change format mode. The data panel will show the imprinting option (date, time, or no imprinting) that was selected before going to the change format mode. · Pressing the select button during the five seconds will make the year blink for setting the date and time (p. · The format will remain after replacing the battery. 4. Press the adjust button to change the display format. · The format sequences as follows: Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y 54 55 TITLE IMPRINTING Three titles from the title list can be preset for use while taking pictures. Any one of the three preselected titles can be selected before the picture is taken (User Select Title Imprinting). When selected, the title will be recorded on the film's magnetic data strip. At certified Advanced Photo System labs, the selected title will be printed on the back of the print. Some labs may not be able to print the titles in all of the available languages. [. . . ] Range: ISO 25 - 3200 Magnification: 0. 32X - 0. 88X Diopter: ­1 diopter Field of view (H format): 86% (for subject at 3m) 160g (5. 6 oz. ) without battery Flash: Battery: Recycling time: approx. 0. 6 - 0. 7 s One CR-2 3V lithium battery Battery performance: approx. 10 rolls (Based on Minolta's standard test method using 25 exposure rolls with the flash for 50% of the exposures) 102 x 58 x 29. 5 mm (4. 0 x 2. 3 x 1. 2 in. ) Metering: Specifications are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Viewfinder: 82 83 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. [. . . ]