Without A Sync Cord (Incident Light Measurement) - Minolta FLASH METER VI Instruction Manual

Basic Operation

2. Without a sync cord (Incident light measurement)

Insert a battery (p. 9)
↓
Set film speed (p. 12)
1
Prepare the meter to start
taking readings.
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2
Set the mode display to
NON CORD using the
MODE button.
● Changing the measuring mode
retains the memory data but
clears previous measurement
data.
● Settings for shutter speed and
display units will be
automatically adjusted as
follows.
1/1250 to 1/16000 sec.:
adjusted to 1/1000 sec.
EV: adjusted to FNo.
3
Specify the desired shutter
speed with the up/down
dial.
● Shutter speeds can be set
within the range of 30 min. to
1/1000 sec. (Set the shutter
speed within the flash sync
speed range of your camera.)
● Turning the up/down dial
upward increases the shutter
speed. Turning it downward
lowers the shutter speed.
● The shutter speed can also be
changed after meter readings.
Basic Operation
4
Press the incident light
measuring button.
● The NON CORD mode symbol
blinks to indicate that the meter
is waiting for the flash to take a
reading.
● In NON CORD mode, the meter
cannot take a spot
measurement.
Pressing the spot measuring
button displays the error code
("Err").
Pressing the incident light
measuring button cancels the
error code and sets the meter to
standby state. The error code is
canceled after about five
seconds or as soon as another
button is pressed.
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