User manual MINOLTA MAXXUM 3000I PART 1

[. . . ] 23) Pull out hood and set the focus value . After determining the picture structure, turn focus ring to place the camera in sharp focus. 17 and 23) Press the shutter release button partially down. Shutter speed will now be displayed inside the finder. [. . . ] When you want to return to automatic setting for the loading of DX film set the index on the letters "DX". If the film that is loaded does not have a DX code and the ISO/exposure control dial is set to DX, all sensitivities for film loaded will be set to ISO100. That will be held until the film sensitivity is reset. If the film is set to the sensitivity that you want, the values will be manually set even if DX coded film is used. 8. 16) The exposure mode can be selected in line with the photography purpose. Turn shutter dial to switch exposure mode or to select manual shutter speed. When turning the dial, stop at the position where a click sound is heard. Shutter dial is locked when set to "AE" or "AEL" and the dial will not turn to a position other than AE and AEL. To unlock the dial, press and hold the "shutter dial unlock button " and turn the shutter dial. For more detailed information, check the description of the particular mode. (1) Focus priority AE photography See Fig. Turn power on and turn the shutter dial to set the shutter speed for picture-taking to the index value. When the shutter dial is locked, press and hold the shutter dial unlock button and turn the shutter dial. Pull out the lens hood , turn the focus ring and set to the F-stop value. Look through the finder , turn focus ring and adjust focus. Press the shutter button down halfway to light the display inside the finder. The set shutter speed will light. Indicator will not be on steady but will be blinking, indicating the correct shutter speed for the focus and film sensitivity. However, pictures can be taken in manual photography at the focus value and shutter speed set. If you want to take pictures with the settings on the correct value , turn the focus ring or shutter dial to make both indications the same. When the light state is at , you can take pictures at the correct exposure. Press the Shutter Release Button all the way down to take the picture. If the set shutter speed and correct value are slower than one-half second, the LED indicator inside the finder will be on "4" and blinking slowly. If the "4" or "4000" is blinking rapidly, this is a warning that the shutter speed is outside the linked range. [. . . ] Don't point a flash toward the driver of any vehicle and then take a picture. Do not take flash pictures if the surface of the flash is dirty or if it is covered by the hand or some object. The high temperature produced during flash photography could cause degradation of the flash or distortion of color. Before taking pictures, clean off the flash surfaces and make sure the flash is not covered. Taking pictures with the dedicated HX-18W flash Selection can be made with the HX-18W of either automatic light-control photography or full-flash photography. [. . . ]