Setting The Iso Manually; Exposure Bracketing - Minolta DYNAX 3 Instruction Manual

SETTING THE ISO MANUALLY

Set the film speed manually when you want to override DX-coded film or
when using non-DX-coded film. Film speeds can be set from ISO 6 to
6400 in 1/3Ev increments.
• Non-DX coded film is initially set to the previous roll's ISO.
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2
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• Exposure compensation in 1/3 Ev increments can be made using the ISO
function. Care should be taken because no warning will be displayed
indicating the ISO has been changed.
Custom Function Notes
Cust-4: Manual ISO settings will be canceled when the film is rewound (1),
or the manual ISO setting will be stored and applied to future rolls of film
with the same DX-coded ISO (2) (p.107).
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Load the film.
Turn the function dial to ISO.
While pressing the function
button, turn the control dial
until the desired ISO value
appears on the data panel.
Release the function button.
The selected film speed will
be set.
• The data panel returns to the usual
display.

EXPOSURE BRACKETING

Bracketing automatically exposes a series of three frames with differing
exposures. Bracket your exposures when shooting slides and other
films with a low tolerance for exposure error.
• The bracket can be set in increments of 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1.0 Ev.
• The flash cannot be used with bracketing.
• Exposure compensation can be used to adjust the bracket series.
Metered Exposure 0.5 Ev Under
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2
0.3EV
OFF
Multiple
1.0EV
Exposure (p.88)
0.5 Ev Over
Turn the function dial to
.
While pressing the function
button, turn the control dial
to set the bracketing
increment.
• Increments of 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1.0 EV
can be selected.
0.5EV
0.7EV
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