Drive Modes; Self-Timer; Continuous Advance - Minolta DYNAX 5 Instruction Manual

DRIVE MODES

Self-timer

The self-timer delays the release of the shutter for approximately 10
seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed.
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Place the camera on a tripod.
Press the drive-mode
button until appears
on the data panel.
Single frame
Self-timer
advance
Remote-control

Continuous advance

Center your subject in the
focus frame.
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• Do not press the shutter-release button while standing in front of the
camera.The focus and exposure is set when the shutter-release button is
pressed.
• The self-timer is cancelled after the shutter is released.
• To cancel the self-timer countdown, press the drive-mode button or slide
the main switch to OFF before the shutter releases.
• Attach the eyepiece cap if there is a bright light source behind the camera
(p.17).
Press the shutter-release
button partway down to lock
the focus.
• For off-center subjects, use focus lock
(p. 34).
Press the shutter-release
button all the way down to
start the timer.
• The self-timer lamp on the front of
the camera will blink, then glow just
before the shutter releases.
• The audio signal beeps in unison
with the self-timer lamp (p.29).
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