Minolta XG-9 Owner's Manual page 41

For maximum sharpness when making ex-
posures too long to permit hand-holding the
camera, mount it on a tripod using the built-in
socket on the bottom and trip the shutter with
a Minolta electronic Remote Cord or a standard
cable release screwed into the threaded socket
provided on the side of the lens mount.
If the eyepiece is not being shielded by the
photographer's head when the shutter is re-
leased in this way, the eyepiece cap should be
used (see p. 25).
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