Trouble Shooting; Focus Modes - Minolta DYNAX 3 Instruction Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING

Contact your nearest Minolta Service Facility if the following information
does not cover the problem which you are experiencing or the condition
continues.
Problem Cause
Situation is unsuitable
for autofocus.
Autofocus does
not work when the
Camera is set to
shutter-release
manual focus mode.
button is pressed
partway down.
Subject is too close.
Focus cannot be
confirmed.
Camera is attached to
a microscope or tele-
Shutter cannot be
scope and custom
released.
function 12-1 is set.
Custom function is
set to 5-2 (shutter-
release lock (Film)).
Flash fires when Flash was used as AF
the shutter-release illuminator to assist
button is pressed the autofocus sys-
partway down. tem.
Flash did not fire in a
low-light situation
Picture is blurred.
and the shutter speed
.
was slow
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Solution Page
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Use focus lock or
manual focus. 74
Hold the focus-
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mode switch down.
Check the minimum
–
focus distance for
your lens.
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Use focus lock or
manual focus. 74
Set custom 12 to
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setting 2.
Set custom 5 to
107
setting 1.
To turn off the AF
illuminator, set the
flash mode to
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flash cancel or
custom 7 to set-
ting 2
Use fill flash, a tri-
–
pod, or faster film.
Problem Cause
Flash pic- Subject is
Make sure the subject is within
ture is too beyond flash
the flash range.
dark. range.
When using
Lens hood
the built-in Remove the lens hood.
was attached
flash, the To prevent lens shadowing, the
or subject
bottom of subject must be at least 1m (3.3ft.)
distance was
the picture from the camera.
less than 1m.
is dark.
Turning the camera off and on. If normal
Err appears camera operation does not resume or
Camera mal-
on the data the camera malfunctions repeatedly,
function
panel. contact an authorized Minolta Service
Facility.
This camera has a safety-lock feature and the back-
cover cannot be opened if film is loaded. In case the
back cannot be opened, following these steps.
• Remove the film in a dark place of under a thick blanket.
After removing the film, contact an authorized Minolta
Service Facility to repair your camera.
1. Turn the main switch to OFF.
After the
2. Turn the function dial to ISO.
film
3. While pressing the function dial and spot-AE
rewinds,
the back lock button, turn the main switch to ON. The
cover can
film-chamber-lock indicator should turn black.
not be
The back cover can now be opened.
opened.
If the back cover did not open,
1. Find the lever located near
the film-chamber release.
2. Slide the lever down to
open the cover.
Solution Page
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