Accessory Information; Manual Focus - Minolta Dynax 800si Instruction Manual

PROGRAM RESET BUTTON
Press the program-reset button to return the following camera
functions to their program settings.
Function
Exposure mode
Subject Program
Focus area
Focus
AF Mode
Metering mode
Exposure compensation
Flash compensation
Film-drive mode
Self-timer
Wireless Flash
Rear-flash Sync
Shutter-release mode
• The program-reset button will not change:
- Red-eye Reduction (on/off)
- Data Memory (on/off)
- Film Speed (ISO setting)
• If you have a dedicated accessory flash attached to the 800si, pressing
the program-reset button will also return it to its own program settings.
Refer to the flash instruction manual for details.
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Program Setting
P mode
None (P mode)
Wide
Autofocus
Automatic autofocus
14-segment honeycomb pattern
+/– 0.0
+/– 0.0
Single frame advance
Off
Off
Off
Autofocus priority

ACCESSORY INFORMATION

The Minolta 800si was designed to work specifically with lenses,
flash units and other accessories manufactured and distributed by
Minolta. Using incompatible products with this camera may result
in unsatisfactory performance or damage to the camera or
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accessories.
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COMPATIBILITY OF LENSES AND ACCESSORIES
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Lenses
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• All Minolta AF lenses can be used with this camera.
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• Manual focus lenses (MD or MC) cannot be used with the 800si.
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• If using an AF Zoom xi or AF Power Zoom lens, display the
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current focal length of the lens by pulling the zoom ring toward
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the camera body. If eye-start is off, the focal length can be
displayed by pressing the shutter-release button partway down
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while pulling the zoom ring.
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Flash Units
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• All Minolta i, si, and HS series flash units, as well as the Vectis
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SF-1 flash, are compatible with this camera. With these flash
units, the flash always fires when the flash unit is on. (Unless
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Customized Function #6 is on setting 2; Autoswitchover. In this
case, the flash will fire only when necessary when it is on and the
camera is in P mode.)
• For AF series flash units (4000AF, 2800AF, 1800AF, and Macro
flash 1200AF), the Flash Shoe Adapter FS-1100 is required.
When the flash is on, it will fire every time the shutter is released.
The AF illuminator will not activate.
• X-series flash units can only be used when connected to the
camera's PC terminal by a sync cord.
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