Setting 1 - Minolta MAXXUM HTsi Instruction Manual

CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
Cust 7 – Spot AF button
1 – Spot Focus
Press the Spot AF button to lock
the focus using the center focus
sensor (p52).
2 – Selectable focus area
Press the Spot AF button and turn the
control dial to specify the desired local
focus area.
• The selected focus area is displayed in
the viewfinder data panel.
• The focus area remains selected until it is
changed or CUSt – 7 is returned to

setting 1.

• When the RF 500mm lens or the AF
Power Zoom 35-80mm lens is attached,
only the center local focus area can be
selected.
The sequence is:
Wide focus area Left local focus area
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Local Focus Area Locations
Right local focus area Center spot focus area
CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
Cust 8 – Spot/AE Lock button
1 – Press to activate
Spot area is used for metering until the spot button is released.
2 – Press once to activate, press again to cancel.
Spot metering area is used for metering until the spot/AE lock button
is pressed again.
• Slow-shutter sync is set when the flash is selected.
Cust 9 – AF Illuminator (built-in flash)
1 – AF IIluminator on
When the built-in flash is up, its AF illuminator will fire when
necessary to assist focus.
• The AF illuminator does not fire when flash cancel (
2 – AF Illuminator cancelled
The built-in flash's AF illuminator will not fire. Other flash functions
will operate normally.
• An attached accessory flash's AF illuminator will not be cancelled.
) in selected.
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