Flash Pictures - Minolta Weathermatic-A Owner's Manual

NOTE
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It is important to always be sure the camera's lens-cover glass is clean and dry be
fore taking pictures. Water droplets on it will cause picture blur and spots caused by
water drying on the glass will reduce picture contrast. For information about taking
pictures in or near the water, see p. 57.
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If the battery is unserviceable or completely lacking, the red lamp in the finder will
not come on and the built-in flash will not charge. In this case, however you can take
pictures by setting the exposure/function control knob to the sun symbol for subjects in
bright sun, or to the cloud symbol for cloudy-bright conditions.

FlASH PICTURES

1. Turn the exposure/function control knob to the flash symbol. The built-in electronic
flash will start charging if a serviceable battery is installed.
2. At the flash symbol, the red lamp at the right in the finder will come on when the
shutter release is depressed slightly. When this and/or the flash monitor lamp on the
back of the camera starts to pulsate, the camera is ready for flash pictures.
3. Making sure that your subject is within the flash range indicated on the bottom of the
camera for the film type in use, set the focus knob for the distance from camera to