Self-Timer; Continuous Advance - Minolta DYNAX 404SI MAXXUM STSI Instruction Manual

SELF-TIMER

The self-timer delays the release of the shutter for approximately 10
seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed.
1. Place the camera on a tripod,
2. Center your subject in the
3. Press the shutter-release
• Self-timer mode is cancelled after the shutter is released.
• Do not press the shutter-release button while standing in front of the camera.
• Attach the eyepiece cap if there is a bright light source behind the camera (p49).
Press the self-timer button or slide the main switch to
LOCK to cancel the self-timer before the shutter
releases.
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then press the self-timer
button until appears in the
data panel.
focus frame.
button all the way down to
start the timer.
• The self-timer indicator on the front of the
camera will blink, then glow just before the
shutter releases.
CONTINUOUS - ADVANCE MODE
In this mode, the camera continues to
release the shutter and advance the
film as long as the shutter-release
button is held down.
• AF Zoom xi and Power zoom lenses
1. Press the drive-mode button
2. Press the shutter-release
• When taking flash pictures, the shutter will
• When the subject is moving, the shutter will
• To return to single frame mode, press the
cannot be zoomed when continuous-
advance mode is selected.
until appears in the data
panel.
button down and hold.
release after the flash is charged.
release after the camera focuses on the
subject.
drive mode button until appears in the
data panel.
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