Ev Scale In The Viewfinder; Flash With M Mode - Minolta DYNAX 5 Instruction Manual

M-MODE – MANUAL
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Ev Scale

Ev Scale in the Viewfinder

The Ev scale displays the Ev difference between your settings and the
exposure determined by the camera. The 0 position (null point)
represents the recommended exposure using the selected metering
pattern.
• The Ev scale is marked in 0.5 increments.
Your settings match the recommended exposure.
Your settings will overexpose the metered area by
1.5 Ev.
Your settings will underexpose the metered area by
1.5 Ev.
or will glow on the Ev scale if the set exposure
will over or underexpose the subject by 2.5.
or will blink on the Ev scale if the set exposure
will over or underexpose the subject by 3.0.
• Any changes with exposure-compensation is canceled temporarily in M
mode. If exposure compensation was set before switching to M mode, it
will be reapplied when the exposure mode is changed back to another
mode.
Ev stands for exposure value. A change in one Ev adjusts the exposure by
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a factor of two. If your exposure is 1/30 sec. at f5.6 and is overexposed by
1 Ev, changing the shutter speed to 1/60 sec will correct the exposure. The
control dial adjusts the shutter speeds and aperture values in 0.5 Ev
increments. One Ev is equivalent to one stop.
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Use the viewfinder's Ev Scale
to compares your exposure
setting with the camera's
meter reading.

Flash with M mode

In M mode, the flash will not fire automatically. When you want to use the
flash, pop-up the built-in flash or attach an accessory flash.
• The camera's automatic flash metering system will ensure proper
exposure.
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Exposure-
compensation
button
Control dial
Canceling the Flash
Push the built-in flash down or turn the accessory flash off.
• will be displayed on the data panel.
Press the flash-mode button
to pop-up the built-in
flash.
• will appear on the data panel.
To select the shutter speed,
turn the control dial.
• The maxium shutter speed is 1/125 sec
The shutter speeds
when using flash.
slower than 1/125 can be used
Shutter speeds greater than 1/125
can be achieved using the high-
speed sync (p. 97) function with 5600
HS(D), 3600HS(D), or 5400HS
external flash units (sold separately).
To select the aperture, press
the exposure-compensation
button while turning the
control dial .
• Refer to the flash range on page 36 to
determine the aperture setting.
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