Continuous Advance; For Owners Of The Remote-Control Function - Minolta DYNAX 3 Instruction Manual

DRIVE MODES

Continuous Advance

In this mode, the camera continues to release the shutter and advance
the film as long as the shutter-release button is held down.
• The camera takes 1.7 frames per second, when setting the shutter-speed to
above 1/250 second with flash cancel (p.37), single-shot autofocus or manual
focus (p.74), and new batteries.
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• AF zoom xi and power zoom lenses cannot be zoomed when taking
pictures with continuous Advance.
Custom Function Notes
Cust-1: Autofocus has priority (1), the shutter-release has priority (2) (p.106).
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Press the drive-mode
button until appears
on the data panel.
Press and hold the shutter-
release button to begin
taking a series of pictures.
• When taking flash pictures, the
shutter will release only when the
built-in flash finishes charging
between exposures.
• With accessory flashes, the shutter
will continue to release even if the
flash is charging.
• With continuous AF and moving
subjects, the shutter will release only
when the camera has focused on the
subject between exposures.
• To return to single frame mode, press
the drive-mode button until
appears on the data panel.
For Owner's of the Remote-control Function
The camera can be operated up to 5m (16.4 ft.) away with the IR Remote
Control RC-3 (sold separately).*
*The quartz-date model is equipped with the remote-control function.
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Emitter window
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Delay button
Release button
• If the release button is pressed, the
• If the delay button is pressed, the lamp
• The remote control may not work under fluorescent lighting or in backlit
situations.
• If the built-in flash pops up when the release button on remote control is
pressed, wait a few seconds for the flash to charge before pressing the
release button again.
• To save power, remote-control mode is canceled if the remote control is
not operated for more than 5 minutes.
• Attach the eyepiece cap if there is a bright light source behind the camera.
Place the camera on a tripod.
Press the drive-mode
button until appears on
the data panel.
Arrange the camera and
subject position to compose
your picture.
Point the emitter window
toward the remote-control
receiver and press the release
or the delay button.
lamp on the front of the camera will
blink once before the shutter releases.
The audio signal will produce 1 short
beep.
on the front of the camera will blink for
two seconds before the shutter
releases. The audio signal will beep in
unison with the lamp.
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