Table Of Contents - Contax AX Instruction Manual

Names of Parts
Basic Steps
o Basic Operations Before Shooting
Mounting and Dismounting the Lens
......22
Loading the Battery ...............24
<Battery Checb
<Battery Replacement>
M a i n S w i t c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Display in the Viewfinder and Display Panel .............32
Diopter Adjustment
. . . . . . . . . 4 2
L o a d i n g t h e F i l m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Setting and Checking the Film Speed
..... 50
Exposure Mode Selector Lever/
Exposure Check Button ......... 58
D r i v e M o d e S e l e c t o r D i a l . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0
Focusing Mode Selector Lever ................
62
Shutter Speed Dial/F -Dial/F-8utton ......... ;........ ......... 64
<Shutter Speed Dial>
<Focusing Button Function Dial
(F-Dial)/Focusing Button (F-Button)>
Holding the Camera
Rewinding the Film
o Focusing the Lens
Focusing on Autofocus (AD
.....................72
Principle of the Automatic Back Focusing System
(ABF) and AF Functions
<l.Principle of the ABF System and Back Focusing
S c a l e > . . . . . . . . . 7 2
<2.Shooting Ranges with the ABF System> .........74
<3.Relation of the Focusing Button Function Dial
(F-Dial) and Focusing Modes>
.,.....82
<4.Relation of the Drive Modes (S and CUCH) and
F o c u s i n g M o d e s ( S A F a n d C A F ) > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 6
< S . O t h e r s >
. . . . . . . 8 8
o Cautions on autofocus
o AF supplementary light
o Subjects which are not suited for auto focusing
Autofocus Setting Depending on the Shooting
S u b j e c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
<1.Ordinary Autofocus Shooting> .......92
Convenient use of "CAF"
.............. 100
Focus lock (with the F-Dial set to "AFL") ........102
<2.1f you want to operate the autofocus and
shutter with different buttons> ..... 108
<3.When the autofocus is used as one-shot AF
while operating mainly on manual focus> ..... 110
F o c u s i n g o n M a n u a l F o c u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2
F o c u s i n g i n t h e M a c r o M o d e , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4
1 2
1 6
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