Minolta MAXXUM 3xi Instruction Manual page 24

TAKING PICTURES
1. Slide the main switch to ON.
2. Press the program-reset button.
• Pressing the program-reset button
sets the camera to programmed
autoexposure mode, autofocus, and
auto switchover flash.
3. Hold the camera as described on
p. 20.
4. Place your main subject in the
focus frame and press the shutter-
release button down to take the pic¬
ture.
After the exposure has been made,
the camera will automatically ad¬
vance the film to the next frame and
will increase the film counter by one.