User manual MINOLTA RIVA ZOOM 140

[. . . ] E INSTRUCTION MANUAL CONTENTS Thank you for your purchasing this Minolta camera. Before using your new camera, please take the time to read through this instruction manual for it contains important information on the use and care of your camera. For Proper and Safe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autoflash with Red-eye Reduction Fill-flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 37 38 40 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 GETTING STARTED Names of Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To change the setting, press the adjust button or zoom lever until the desired setting number is displayed. 1. Press and hold the AF mode button for about two seconds until "CUSt-1" appears on the top of the data panel. · The number blinking in the frame-counter area is the current custom setting. Press the AF mode button once to enter the new setting. · The camera will return to the shooting mode automatically after five seconds. Pressing the AF mode button again or pressing the shutter-release button partwary down will also return the camera to the shooting mode. · The new custom setting will remain in effect even if the camera is turned off or the battery is changed. 38 39 SPOT AF The camera focuses on a subject within the spot AF frame. This mode can be used to single out a specific subject from a group. FOCUS LOCK - SPOT AF ADVANCED OPERATION The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subject and then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a different position within the image area. 1. Press the AF mode button until the spot-AF indicator appears on the data panel. · The spot-AF focus frame appears in the viewfinder. 1. With subject in the focus frame, press and hold the shutter-release button partway down. · If the green focus lamp glows steadily the focus is locked. Press the shutter-release button partway down to lock the focus. Spot-AF focus frame 2. Without lifting your finger, recompose the image in the viewfinder. Press the shutterrelease button all the way down to take picture. · The focus lock is canceled when the shutter button is released. 40 41 TARGET AF The target AF is ideal for moving subjects. The camera continually calculates the focus even when the shutter-release button is held partway down. Predictive focus control ensures someone moving toward the camera will be in focus; predictive focus control adjusts the focus during the slight delay between the time the shutter button is pressed and the exposure is made. ADVANCED OPERATION 2. Press and hold the shutter-release button partway down until the green focus lamp glows. · Target AF has no focus-lock function. The camera continuously calculates focus while the shutter button is held partway down. · Predictive focus control is activated when the focus lamp glows. · If the subject becomes too close, the green focus lamp blinks rapidly and the shutter will not release. Press the AF mode button until the target-AF indicator appears on the data panel. Target-AF focus frame · The target-AF focus frame appears in the viewfinder. 4. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. 42 43 SELECTING FLASH MODE Press the flash-mode button until the desired flash-mode indicator appears on the data panel. 51) The following flash modes can be selected: ADVANCED OPERATION Autoflash (p. 52) (160 model only) · When the camera is turned off, the fill-flash, flash cancel, night portrait, or exposure compensation mode will be reset to autoflash or autoflash with redeye reduction, whichever of the two modes was set last. 45 FLASH RANGE The flash range depends on the film speed and focal length in use. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens' wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. [. . . ] · At colder temperatures, the data panel response time will be slow. At higher temperatures, the display will temporarily darken, but will be restored when the temperature normalizes. · To prevent condensation from forming, place the camera in a sealed plastic bag when bringing it from a cold environment into a warm one. Allow it to come to room temperature before removing it from the bag. 72 Continued on next page. 73 CARE AND STORAGE · When photographing in cold weather, it is recommend that you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm when you are not shooting. [. . . ]