User manual MINOLTA VECTIS 40

[. . . ] Advanced Photo System features included in this camera: Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis 40. The Vectis 40 is a compact lens shutter camera from Minolta's new line of Advanced Photo SystemTM products. Your camera features drop-in loading, date/time and title imprinting, a 30 to 120mm zoom lens, and a viewfinder with a field of view comparable to most 35mm SLRs. Your camera is also Splashproof and can be used outdoors without worry, even in light rain and snow. [. . . ] appears in the data TITLE DATE Flash Cancel Use flash cancel when photographing twilight scenes, distant subjects beyond the flash range, or to capture the ambiance of existing light. Press the flash-mode button until panel. appears in the data Shutter speeds may be slow when the flash is canceled. Use of a tripod is recommended. SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION Press the subject-program-select button until the pointer is under the icon of the subject type you are photographing. AUTO Full-Auto Mode: Close-up Mode: The camera's standard point-and-shoot mode. Optimizes the camera's settings for close-up photography. Portrait Mode: Night Portrait Mode: Landscape/Night View Mode: Optimizes the camera's settings for portrait situations. Provides a balanced exposure for night portraits. The camera's settings are optimized for landscape and scenic photographs during the day or night. After you take the picture, the camera returns to Full-Auto mode. The flash will return to the mode it was set to before the subject program mode was selected. SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION Subject Program Selection lets you tailor the camera's fully-automatic operation to suit the subject. It provides optimal camera settings for close-ups, portraits, portraits at night, landscapes, and night views. CLOSE-UP MODE Close-up mode lets you take pictures of small objects such as flowers or models to a maximum subject magnification of 1/6 life size on the film. PRINT EL DJ TITLE DATE 1. Press the subject-program-select button until the pointer blinks below . · Two seconds after you select close-up mode, the pointer will stop blinking and the lens will zoom to 120mm and lock. · Autoflash (or autoflash with red-eye reduction) is initially set, but any flash mode can be selected. In C and H formats, the minimum autofocus distance is 0. 8m (2. 6 ft. ). When your subject is closer than 1. 6m (5. 2 ft. ), compose your picture within the close framing guides using focus hold if necessary. · When the green focus-lamp blinks slowly, the focus will be set to 0. 8m (2. 6 ft. ). 2. Place the subject in the focus frame and press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture. · Close-up mode can not be selected when the format switch is set to P. · If P format is selected when the camera is in Close-up mode, the camera will automatically return to Full-Auto mode. PORTRAIT MODE In Portrait mode, the lens automatically zooms to provide suitable framing for portraits when you press the shutter-release button partway down. PRINT EL DJ TITLE DATE 2. Center your subject in the focus frame and press the shutter-release button partway down. The lens will zoom to provide suitable framing for a portrait. · When the green focus-lamp blinks slowly, the lens will not zoom automatically and the focus is set to 2. 0 - 4. 5m (6. 6 - 14. 8 ft. ). 1. Press the subject-program-select button until the pointer is under . · Autoflash (or autoflash with red-eye reduction) is initially set, but any flash mode can be selected. 3. Wait for the lens to zoom and press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture. · If you manually zoom the lens after selecting the portrait mode, return to autozoom is no longer possible. NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE In Night Portrait mode, the camera balances the flash and existing light exposure so you can take beautiful pictures of people at sunset or at night. PRINT EL DJ TITLE DATE 2. Place the subject in the focus frame and press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture. 1. Press the subject-program-select button until the pointer is under . · The flash is set to manual fill-flash with red-eye reduction. Redeye reduction can be cancelled with the flash-mode button. The shutter speed will most likely be slow. [. . . ] ·Before shipping your camera for repair, please contact an authorized Minolta Service Facility for details. TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA TYPE: LENS: IX240 Lens Shutter 30-120mm f/3. 5 - 9. 9 power zoom lens (equivalent to approx. 6 elements/6 groups construction including 2 two-sided aspheric elements. Maximum Magnification: 1/6X Close-up mode focal length: 120mm C: Wide/Tele: 0. 5m - /1. 6m - (Close-up: 0. 8m - 1. 6m) H: Wide/Tele: 0. 5m - /1. 6m - (Close-up: 0. 8m - 1. 6m) P: Wide/Tele: 1. 0m - /2. 0m - Automatic setting for ISO 25 - 3200 films Wide: EV 3. 0 - EV 17 Tele: EV 3. 6 - EV 17 Wide: 0. 5 - 9. 0m (1. 6 - 29. 5 ft. ) Tele: 1. 6 - 4. 0m (5. 2 - 13. 1 ft. ) BATTERY: Two CR2 3V Lithium batteries Battery-condition indication: 3-stage indication Battery performance: approx. 16 rolls (based on Minolta's standard test method using 25 exposure film with flash 50% of exposures) Magnification: 0. 57X - 2. 00X Field of View (H format): 85% (for subject at 3m) Eyepoint: 19. 5mm Diopter adjustment: ±2. 0 diopters 123 X 71. 5 X 60mm (4-13/16 X 2-13/16 X 2-3/8 in. ) 320g (11-5/16 oz. ) without batteries VIEWFINDER: FOCUSING RANGE: FILM SPEED SETTING: METERING RANGE (ISO 200): FLASH RANGE (ISO 200): DIMENSIONS (W x H x D): WEIGHT: Specifications are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ]