User manual KONICA MINOLTA HEXAR RF

[. . . ] NAME OF PARTS Hot Shoe ISO/Exposure adjustment dial Shutter Dial Shutter Dial unlock button Main Switch Lever Shutter Release Button Strap attachment clip Self-timer lamp Lens attachment/removal button/Lens index Finder Brightness Window Display panel/Film counter View-finder Window View frame switching lever Range finder window View finder eyepiece Cable release socket Back cover release knob Manual Rewind Switch Film Check Window Back cover Battery chamber cover Tripod Socket Simplified steps in taking pictures For more detailed information, see the Figure numbers given. Inserting the batteries (Fig. 3) Open the back cover and insert the film roll, then close the back cover. 13) Turn main switch lever and set the index to "S". 5) Turn shutter dial to set the exposure mode to "AE". [. . . ] 22) To rewind the film manually (forced rewind) before the roll is finished. Use the Strap Ring tip to press the Manual Rewind Switch . The film will begin to rewind. Basic photography 11. 23) This is the mode for automatically setting a designated F stop and changing shutter speed. This is an excellent feature for use in photography where you are taking depth of field into consideration because of the F stop held at a fixed point. 5), turn shutter dial and set the exposure mode to AE. Pull out the lens hood , turn the focus ring and set to the F-stop value. Shutter speed is set automatically to a correct speed in line with the focus that has been set. Look through the finder , turn focus ring and adjust focus. Press the shutter release button down halfway to light the indictor inside the finder. The indicator showing automatically set shutter speed (correct value) will now light. The light meter will stay on for about 15 seconds and the power will then go off automatically and the indicators will go off. To light them again press the shutter button down halfway. Press the Shutter Release Button all the way down to take the picture. If the shutter speed should go beyond the linked range (correct value) the LED indicator "4" or "4000" will rapidly blink (Fig. Change the focus value at this time. 1) If "4" is blinking rapidly, this is a warning that the camera is outside the low luminosity linked range. If the shutter speed is slower than 1/2 seconds within the linked range "4" will slowly blink. 2) When "4000" is blinking rapidly, it is a warning that the camera is outside the highly luminosity linked range. When two linked shutter speeds are lighted steady on, that indicates that the shutter speed is between the two indications (Fig. 26) This is the mode that allows the combination of shutter speed and focus to be set at any level desired. This also makes it easier to intentionally raise or lower the exposure setting. Turn power on and turn the shutter dial to set the shutter speed for picture-taking to the index value. [. . . ] Flash attachments other than those in the package, such as the HX-18W dedicated flash, may be purchased separately. 1) Automatic light-control photography/focus priority AE photography (Fig. 35) Loosen the shoe-lock-screw on the flash and push the HX-18W onto the camera's hot shoe all the way until it stops. Tighten the shoe-lock-screw to hold the flash in place. [. . . ]