Mode (M Mode) - Minolta X-700 Instruction Manual

M E T E R E D / F U L L - M A N U A L EXPOSURE MODE (M mode)
Basic setting
Set mode/shutter-speed selector at
any position from " 1 " t o " 1 0 0 0 " .
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Taking a picture in M mode
To use the X-700 in metered- or
full-manual mode, first release the
mode/shutter-speed selector
" P " or " A " and check to see that
the lens is not locked at minimum
aperture.
There are two ways
metered-manual mode:
• When you wish to use a certain
shutter speed, first set the selector
at any click-stop setting from 1 sec.
to 1/1000 sec, then turn the aper-
ture ring until the LED next to that
speed lights up.
• When you wish to use a certain
aperture, first set the aperture ring,
then set the stepped shutter speed
according to the value recommend-
ed by the LED. If two LEDs light
up, adjust the aperture ring some-
what until only one lights. Do not
set the shutter-speed selector be-
tween click stops.
Number
course, be disregarded and
shutter-speed
from combination set
operation (see p. 29).
NOTE
• In M mode,
to use
speed warning indicates that the
camera-recommended
NOT the actual setting - is 1/30
sec. or slower.
agreement can, of
any
and lens-aperture
for full manual
the slow-shutter-
setting —