Manual Exposure Control - Minolta XG-1 Owner's Manual

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MANUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL
In
situations
where
the contrast
difference
between the
subject area and
the background
exceeds the available
range of automatic expo-
sure
compensation,
or when
a
desired photo-
graphic
effect requires
a fixed
speed,
you will
want to use the XG's manual shutter
speed.
1.
While depressing the Auto-setting release
if
from the "Au
setting,
turn the
shutter-
speed/function selector to
align a stepped
speed with the
index.
Any
shutter-speed and
lens-aperture combination may
then
be
set
for
full
manual operation.
2.
To determine the
aperture
and shutter
speed
settings
by using
the
XG's metering
system,
move
the shutter-speed/function selector
to
the"
A" (Auto)
setting.
Then adjust the
lens
aperture
for
the desired
shutter speed
and
aperture
combination.
After
noting
the
shutter speed
indicated by
a
lighted LED
,
reposition the
selector
to that manual speed
and take
the picture
.

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