Spot Metering; Exposure Compensation - Minolta DYNAX 404SI MAXXUM STSI Instruction Manual

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EXPOSURE – Spot Metering
1. Place the spot-metering area
2. Press and hold the spot/AE
3. Recompose the scene as
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Use only the center metering
segment to lock the exposure
settings without locking the focus.
The exposure remains locked until
the spot/AE lock button is released.
• Pressing the spot/AE lock button sets
the flash to slow sync mode (p61).
on the subject whose
exposure you want to lock.
lock button.
and the locked exposure will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
desired, then press the
shutter-release button all the
way down to take the picture.
• The exposure is held until the spot/AE lock
button is released.
Changing camera functions (p70) lets you
change the operation of the spot/AE lock
button to...
Press to activate/Press again to cancel
EXPOSURE – Exposure Compensation
The metering system in this camera
averages the readings from each
active metering segment to
determine an exposure that will
achieve an average middle grey
tone on the film.
Dark scenes are often overexposed.
Exposure compensation lets you adjust
the metered exposure +/– 3 stops in 1/2
stop increments.
Metered Exposure
This effect is most visible when slide film is being used.
Press the exposure-
compensation button and turn
the control dial until the desired
compensation value appears in
the data panel.
Compensated Exposure
• Exposure compensation remains until it is
reset or cancelled.
• To cancel exposure-compensation, repeat
the above procedure and select 0.0 or
press the program-reset button.
• Exposure compensation is not available in
M-mode.
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