Advanced Instruction; Taking Advanced Pictures; Focus Lock; Mode Change Operation - Konica Minolta Top's AF-300 SP User Manual

dicate that the flash will operate automatically.
2) Press the shutt er release button to take the
picture with flash.
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After usi ng the flash.
the
Red Lamp
will
li ght
for a few seconds
wh ile
the flash is recharg ing.
Shutter locks until recharging: is comple ted.
Flash Photography Range
ISO 100/200 1.2m-3.0 m
I SO~OO
1 .2m-6.0m
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Foc us Lock (Fig.11)
1)
Aim the au to-foc u:., mode symbol at the subject.
Press
the
Shutter Release Butten
0
part way
dawn umil the Green Lamp ln Finder
~
turn:-.
on.
2)
\Vith the shutter re lease button held at this
point. compose the picture, and then press the
sh uuer ali the
way
dawn to tnke. the picture.
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If you remove your lïnger from the sh utler
release butten wit hou t taking the picture. the
focus lcx:k will
be
released.
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lt is difficult to foc
us
on:
G)
!'ubjects which
are
black and reflect little light:
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small subjects:
@
subjt>cts which emit li ght;@ and shiny
s ubject~.
so
fir~t
point the ca mera at an abject
the same distance away whic h
can be easi ly
focused on to use the focus Jock fuJll'tion.
*
To take a picture of a subject though a
g l n.~s
pane.use the focus Jock with the came ra
pre s~c d
again"t the glass. and then l'Ompose y0ur pic-
ture.
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Unloading the Film (Fig.12)
1) When ali of the film has been fini shed. the
camera wi ll start to rewind automatically. At
the comple tian ofrewinding. a"[:" wi ll blink
in the frame counter.
*
\Vhile the lïlm
i~
being rewound. the- Frame
co unter
wi ll
di!-.play the numlxr:: as they are
counted bac k.
2) After checking the;: blink.ine
"[:-· of
the frame
counter.
remo~e the
film frÛm the camera.
Rewinding the Film Before Reach ing the
End (Fig.13)
To rewi nd the film before it has ali been taken.
press the Rewi
nd
Button
0
wi th the
key
auachcd
to the strap.
*
Wipe off any watt•r droplets. sa nd. etc., be fore
ope nin g the Back Cover
CD.
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Advanced lnsturuction
6. Taking Advanced Pictures
Mode Change Operation (Fig .14)
1)
The current mode is displayed on the dispby
pa nel. Each ti me the mode
i ~
ch:.mgcd with the
Mode Change But ton
f) .
the modcdispby a iso
changes accordingly.
*
The Auto
Mode
< t
AUTO! is automat ically set
when Main Switd1
~
i" switched on. Once the
Flash-ON
M ode( ~ }
or the Flash-OFF Mode
ttl))
has bech set. photograph y will continue in
the set mode. Thi"- i..; why you should
be
sure to
rcturn
the
camera
to
the
a uto
mode{ ~
AUTO)
se ttin g after fin ishing phntography in another
mode.
*
After photogrJ.phy is finished in the Sclf-Timcr
Mode( ~ ),
the
camera automatically changes
to the auto mode
( ~ AUTO ).
*
After photography
i:-~
lï ni!-lhed. the came ra auto-
matic:.~lly
return"
to
the auto mode
("t
AUTO).
t
AUTO
~·.,
AU~O
t
+
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Aut o mode (A uto flash lightingJ
Self-timer mode
(A ut o flush li g htingl
Flash-on mode
Flash- off mode
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Taking Pictures Using the Se lf Timer
(Fig .1 5)
1 J Press the Mode Change Button
$
and set the
self-timer m<XIe .
( ~. . . _ display
in the display
pant'I J
2)
Facing the subjCL'l
and
pressing the Shuttcr
Rel ease Button
0
will stan the self ti mer.
3)
The Self-timt:-r Li!! ht
0
will blink. and the
shuttcr wi Il
rt.•lea~e..._
abo ut 1 0 seconds la ter.
*
By
prc~"ing
the shutter re lease butten lightly
(half way dawn). the foc us Jock and ex:posu rc
Jock fu ncti ons
can be
used.
*
To cancel the self ti mer after starting it.
pre s~
the main switc h to turn the power off.
*
Self-timer photogrJ.phy
rcquire~
a tripod.