Minolta XG-7 Owner's Manual page 16

M a i n s w i t c h
T o o p e r a t e t h e c a m e r a , m o v e t h e m a i n
s w i t c h t o " O N . " T h i s a l l o w s c u r r e n t t o f l o w t o
t h e T o u c h s w i t c h / o p e r a t i n g b u t t o n . T h e m a i n
switch also serves as the self-timer and battery
c h e c k s w i t c h .
To prevent accidental exposures and need-
l e s s b a t t e r y d r a i n , a l w a y s b e s u r e t o m o v e t h e
m a i n s w i t c h t o " O F F " w h e n n o t u s i n g t h e
c a m e r a .
Touch switch/operating button
F inger contact with the Touch switch/-
operating button
activates the camera's elec-
t r o n i c s h u t t e r a n d w h e n t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e d / -
f u n c t i o n s e l e c t o r i s s e t a t " A "
( a u t o m a t i c ) ,
powers the electronic exposure control and
L E D c i r c u i t s . l f p r o p e r c o n t a c t w i t h t h e t o u c h
s w i t c h i s n o t p o s s i b l e ( i . e . , w h i l e w e a r i n g g l o v e s
o r w h e n f i n g e r s a r e d r y ) , s l i g h t p r e s s u r e q n t h e
button will also activate the camera.