Flash Bracketing - Minolta Dynax 800si Instruction Manual

EXPOSURE BRACKETING
Press the shutter-release button partway down to enter the
settings.
Compose the picture, then press and hold the shutter-
release button until the all the frames in the series have
been exposed.
• The camera will not take all of the pictures if you remove your finger
from the shutter-release button before the series is complete.
• Focus and metering are locked on the first frame of the series.
• Exposure compensation can be used to change the exposure of the
bracket.
Customized Function #11 - Exposure Bracketing Sequence
Setting 1 - The default exposure-bracketing sequence is
NORMAL, –, +.
Setting 2 - The optional exposure-bracketing sequence is –,
NORMAL, +.
In this setting, take care when making bracketing series at the
end of a roll of film. The roll may finish before the NORMAL
exposure is made.
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Turn the front control dial to
select the exposure
increments.
Turn the rear control dial until
the desired number of frames
appears in the data panel.

FLASH BRACKETING

Flash bracketing lets you expose a series of frames with exposures
below and above the normal metered exposure while using flash.
With the 800si, you can choose a series of 3, 5, or 7 frames.
Exposures can be made in 0.3, 0.5, or 1.0 EV increments. The
exposure is controlled by the flash output.
• After the settings are entered, F br 1 appears in the
data panel and the viewfinder.
Raise the built in flash or turn
the accessory flash on.
Follow instructions 1 through 6
for Exposure Bracketing (p 77).
Wait for the flash-ready signal
to appear in the viewfinder.
Press the shutter-release
button all the way down to
take the picture.
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