Data Memory - Minolta Dynax 800si Instruction Manual

DATA MEMORY

When data memory is selected, the following information about each
photograph is stored at the time of exposure:
• Aperture • Lens focal length
• Shutter speed • Flash status (on/off)
• Bracketing/flash bracketing (on/off)
Data memory can store information from 9 rolls of film with up to
40 exposures on each roll.
FILM AREAS
The data from each of the 9 rolls of film is stored separately in nine
different areas called "film areas". The first roll of film is stored in film
area 1, the second in film area 2, and so on. When all the data areas
are full, information from the next roll of film will be stored in data area
1, erasing the previous data.
1 2
Data for the Data for the
1st roll 2nd roll
Data for the Data for the
10th roll 11th roll
• Film area selection is automatic. It is not possible to select a certain film
area on to which you want to record.
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• Exposure compensation
• Flash compensation (if used)
Film Areas
8
Data for the
Data for the
9th roll
8th roll
Data for the Data for the
17th roll 18th roll
OVERWRITING THE FILM AREAS
• This warning appears only when the film area changes from 9 to 1. The
warning disappears after the first exposure is made.
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When all 9 film areas are full,
the data panel as a warning before Film Area 1
is overwritten.
The old information in the data area is
overwritten one frame at a time. A frame
between the old and the new information is
erased and left blank.
will appear in
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