User manual MINOLTA VECTIS S-100

[. . . ] BASIC OPERATION ADVANCED OPERATION ADDITIONAL FEATURES E INSTRUCTION MANUAL APPENDIX Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis S-100. The Vectis S-100 is an ultra compact IX240 type system camera with variable print-aspect-ratio and magnetic storage of date and exposure information. The Vectis S-100 also incorporates the revolutionary TTL side viewfinder. The side viewfinder provides a high viewfinder magnification, high eyepoint, and large diopter range, in addition to giving the camera its distinctive profile. [. . . ] · Mount the camera on a tripod when using telephoto lenses. · Focus hold cannot be selected in Sports mode. 40 41 NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE Night portraits require the camera's flash exposure to be balanced with the background exposure. In Night Portrait mode, the camera sets the largest possible aperture with a longer shutter speed, allowing the background to appear in the photograph. PHOTOGRAPHING NIGHT SCENES Cancel the flash in Night Portrait mode to photograph night scenes. The longer shutter speeds set in Night Portrait mode let you capture beautiful photographs of twilight scenes and night skylines. Press the program-select button until the subjectprogram pointer is under . 1. Set the camera to Night Portrait mode. Tips: · Set the flash to or when using Night Portrait mode. · Focus on the main part of your subject. · Warn your subject not to move while the picture is taken. 2. Press the flash-mode button until appears in the data panel. Tips: · Use faster film and a tripod. · If you are photographing a dark night scene, it may be difficult for the camera to focus, use manual focus or focus hold. 42 43 CREATIVE EXPOSURE MODES Your camera has three exposure modes: Aperture Priority (Amode), Shutter Prioity (S-mode), and Program (P-mode). In P-mode, the camera sets the aperture and shutter speed automatically. P-mode is set when Full Auto operation is selected. Select A-mode to control the depth-of-field in your images (see Aperture Control on page 47). Set S-mode to control the way moving subjects appear in your images (see Shutter Control on page 50). Refer to Full Auto Operation on page 28 for operation in Pmode. A S Aperture Priority Mode Shutter Priority Mode Manually select aperture Manually select shutter speed A MODE - APERTURE PRIORITY In A mode, you select the aperture and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed required for proper exposure. Set the camera to A mode when you want to control the range of sharpness (depth-of-field) in an image. Press the exposure-mode button until A appears in the data panel. 3. Turn the control dial to select the aperture. · Press the program-reset button to return to fully automatic operation. Shutter Speed and Aperture in the Data Display · If 1000 or 30" blinks in the data panel, the required setting is beyond the camera's shutter speed range. Turn the control dial until the blinking stops. · If the flash lamp blinks slowly, the required shutter speed is too slow to hand hold the camera. Turn the flash on or use a tripod. Shutter Speed Aperture 44 45 A MODE - APERTURE PRIORITY A Mode Flash When the built-in flash is up, it will fire each time a picture is taken. When the built-in flash is down, it will not fire. Aperture Control Press the flash-mode button to turn the flash on. · The camera will automatically set the shutter speed to 1/90 (flash sync. · Refer to Flash Range (page 32) to determine the aperture and the flash range. Large Aperture Small Aperture To cancel the flash, push the flash down. The size of the aperture (lens opening) determines the depthof-field in the final image as well as the intensity of the light falling on the film. [. . . ] or slower with wireless flash) Flash: Type: Built-in, pop-up type Guide Number: 17 (at ISO 200) Coverage: 22mm (Advanced Photo System focal length) Recycling time: 3. 5 sec. Modes: Autoflash, Manual Fill-flash, and Flash Cancel Viewfinder: Type: SLR type, TTL relay-optical Field of view: 90% Magnification: 0. 7X Diopter: -3 to +1 diopters Eye relief: 29 mm from the eyepiece lens Film Transport: Loading: Drop-in loading Continuous Drive: Approx 1 frame per sec. Frame counter: Backwards frame counter Rewind: Automatic and manual Film Speed Setting: Automatic: ISO 25 to ISO 6400 (ISO 25 ­ 1000 with flash) Splashproof: Equivalent to IPX2 (IEC standard) Power: Two 3-volt CR2 lithium batteries Performance: Performance is based on Minolta's standard test method using 25 exposure IX240 film, a V 2856 f/4 - 5. 6 lens and fresh batteries. The lens is focused from infinity to 2. 0 m and back twice and the shutter-release button held partway down for ten seconds before the shutter is released. [. . . ]