Minolta Maxxum 9 Instruction Manual page 19

FOCUS — AF Illuminator
In low-light / low subject contrast situations, the
AF illuminator automatically projects a pattern
of lines onto the subject for the camera's AF
sensors to focus on.
• Do not to obstruct the AF illuminator.
• Pressing the AF button (p.32) also activates the AF illuminator.
• The range of the AF Illuminator is 0.7 – 7.0 meters (2.3 – 23.0 ft.).
• The AF illuminator will not fire in continuous autofocus mode.
• The AF illuminator may not operate with 300mm or longer single focal length lenses.
• The AF illuminator will not operate with 3x-1x Macro Zoom.
• When an accessory flash is attached, its AF illuminator may be active in place of the
camera's AF illuminator.
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