Minolta 140EX Bedienungsanleitung

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MANUAI

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#Congratulations on your purchase of this

Minolta camera. This manual givesyou expla-

nations for each function,plus all the informa-

tion you'll needto understandand operatethis

cameraproperly.

To begin taking pictures in the easiestway pos-

sible,read Getting Started. Later,when you're

ready to learn how to use the camera's other

buttons and functionsto improve

your pictures,

move along to Advanced Operation.

ATTACHING

THE

STRAP

TABLE

OFCONTENTS

NAMES

PARTS

Camera

Body

Viewfinder.....

.Data

Panel

GETTINGSTARTED

Inserting

Batteries

LowBattery

Symbol

AutoPower

Off..

LoadingFilm.

Full-Auto

Operation ....... 1

FilmRewind... ......1

ADVANCED

OPERATION

Focus

Hold

. ... 14

Frash ..:::::::::::::::::.........16

Auto-SwitchoverFlash ..16

ManualFill-Flash ..16

FlashCancel ......16

Red-EyeReduction

.. .... 17

Flashlnformation.... ... 18

ExposureCompensation. ..19

SubjectProgram

Selection ....... 20

Macro ...... 22

Portrait. ..... 23

NightPortrait ...... 24

ThankYou,/Take

Me .. .. 25

Spot

Metering.. ... 26

Self-Timer..... ......27

Continuous-DriveMode ... 28

Double

Exposure .... 29

Remote

Control ...... 30

FOR

OWNERS

THE

DATEMODEL

...... 31

CARINGFORYOUR

CAMERA .. 34

TECHNICAL

DETAILS .... 36

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NAMES

OFPARTS

2 3 4

13 12

. Shutter-releasebutton

2. Zoom

control

3. Drive

/ Operating-mode

button

4. Subject-program

selector

5. Data

panel

6. Flash-mode

button

7. Red-eye-reduction

button

8. Flash

9. Back-coverrelease

10.Viewfinderwindow*

11.Autofocuswindow*

12.Lens*

13.AF illuminator,

Red-eyereduction lamp,

Self-timer indicator,

Delayed-releaseindi-

cator

14. Remote-controlwindow

15.

Viewfinder*

16.Focus

lamp

(green)

17.Flash

lamp

(orange)

18. Rewind

button

19.On/Off button

20. Film

window

. Strapeyelet

22. Battery

cover

23. Tripod

socket

24. Back

cover

* Donot

touch

17 18 19 20

23 22

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VIEWFINDER

G-o

Focusframe

Camera

focuses

withinthis

frame.

Spot-metering

circle

Camera

setsexposure

withareading

from

inside

this

circle.

Focuslamp

(green)

Glows

steadily:

Focus

confirmed.

Blinks

quickly:

Subject

too

close.

Blinks

slowly:

Contrast

toolow.

Flashlamp

(orange)

Glows

steadily:

Flashwillfire

with

shutter

release.

Blinks

quickly:

Flashcharging.

Blinks

slowly:Camera-shake

warning.

Close-framing

guides

When yoursubject

is closerthan 1.8m

(5.9

ft.)at 50-14Omm,thepicture

should

becomposed

withinthis

frame.

DATAPANEL

AUTd

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

17 16 15 14 13 12

Flash-mode

indicator

oulo

:Auto-Switchover

Flash

t : Manual

fill-flash

@ : Flash

cancel

@ : Exposure

compensation

(+1.5EV)

+1.5

Red-eye-reduction

ndicator

Film-cartridge

mark

Frame

counter

FiI

m-transport

signals

Self-timerindicator

Double-exposu

re indicator

Low-battery symbol

Contin

uous-driveindicator

Remote-control indicator

Subject-program poi

nter

Spot-

meteri

ng indicator

Tha

nk-you,/Take-

me-mode indicator

Night-portra

it-mode indicator

Portrait-modeindicator

Macro-mode indicator

Full-auto

indicator

'nfl

AUTC

+1-5

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GETTING

STARTED :

INSERTING- BATTERIESi:: : :i:

:i:: ::ii:::

,,,,,,,,,

Yourcamera

uses

two 3-volt

lithium

batteries

(Cn-

123A1that supply

powerfor all camera

operations

except

theRemoteControl

(optional).

E Op"n the batterycover by slidingthe bat-

tery-cover

lockinthe direction

indicated.

p lnsertthe batteries

asshown on the inside

ofthebatterycover

and

snap

thecoverclosed.

Low-Battery Symbol

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@$NEffio

lfthe blinkinglow-battery

symbol

appearsinthe-

data panel along with the other indicators,

you

can still use the camera, but the batteries

will

haveto be replaced

soon.

-Et-

@r?NEMs

lfthe blinking

low battery

symbolappears

alone,

.you

cannotusethe camerauntilyou replace

the

batteries.

Auto Power Off

save

power,

yourcameraautomatically

turns

offif it isnot

operated

for more

thanthree

min-

utes.

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Battery Cautions

o Readand follow all warnings and instruc-

tionssupplied

with the batteries.

o Keepbatteries

away from children.

o Do not attempt to disassemble, recharge,

short out, or subject batteries to high tem-

peratures

orfire.

o Do not mix batteries of different ages or

bra

nds.

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FILM

Youshouldonly use DX-coded,

35mm film with

ISO ratingsfrom 25 to 3200. We recommend

ISO

4OO

or higherfor telephoto

photographs

pictures

taken in low light.

ll Turn the camera on and make sure O is

displayed in the data panel.

E Open the back cover by sliding the back-

cover release down and place the film car-

tridge into the film chamber, bottom first as

shown.

Always load

your film in the shade or away

fromdirectsunlight.

Polaroid

instant

35mm filmscannot

be used.

E t-"y the film flat between the guide railsand

extend to the "FILM TlP" mark.

thefilm extends

too

far,

gently

push

the excess

backinto

the cartridge.

I Snap the back cover closed.

The film automatically advances to the first

frame

and 1appearsinthe data

panel.

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lf O blinks in the data panel, the film was

incorrectly loaded. Open the back cover

and re-load

the film.

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I eress the On/Ott button to turn the camera

on.

The

camera

will beset

to Full-Auto

which is

the

camera'sstandard

"pointandshoot" mode. The

flash will fire whenever necessary (see

"FLASH"section

on page

16).

pl notA the camera steady and make sureyour

fingers are not covering the flash. lf you are

taking a vertically-framed picture, turn the

camera so the flash is on top as shown.

When your subject is closer

than 1.8m (5.9 ft.) at 50-

14Omm, compose your pic-

ture within the close-framing

guides using focus hold if

necessary

(see

page141.

Caution: Do not holdthe lens barrel

while

you photograph,

otherwise focus may not be

accu

rate.

EI fo zoom the lens toward wide (38mm),

move the zoom control to the left. To zoom

toward telephoto (14Omm) move the control

to the right. The

focallength

isindicated

onthe

lens

barrel.

E Centerthefocus

frame

onyoursubject.

Between

38mm and 7Omm,the lens barrel

will be

visible

the lower-right

corner

ofthe

viewfinder,

but will not appearin the photo-

graph.

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p Press the shutter-release button partway

down so that the green focus lamp glows then

all-the-way down to take the picture.

o In low-lightconditions,

the lampon the front

thecamera

lightsautomatically.

r Always press

the shutter-release

button with

a slow,steadysqueeze--never

a quick

jab.

o Thefilm will automatically

advance

tothe next

frame.

The green

focus lamp blinks

quickly

and the

shutter

lockswhen vou aretoo close

to the

subject.

Make sure you are at least O.65m

(21 It.\at14Omm

andO,8m

(2"6

ft.)at 38mm

from your

subject.

For

close-up

photography,

see

"MACRO" sec-

tionon page

22.

you

are

closerthan0.35m (1

ft.),the

green

focuslamp

willblinkslowlyand

the

picture

will

not be infocus.

The

green

focuslampblinksslowly

when the

subject

contrast

islow.

The shuttercan be re-

leased.but focus

will be set to 2.0m {6.6

ft.)

with flash and infinity

without flash. See

"FOCUS

HOLD"on

page

14tor

otherfocusing

techniques.

FILM

RE\MND

Automatic Rewind

After you take the last picture on the roll,the

camera automatically

begins rewind and the_

frame countercountsdown to O.

When Oappears

inthe data panel

and the film-

cartridge mark blinks, open the back cover and

remove the film.

ll Gently press the

manual-rewind but-

ton using a pen or

similar object.

p Wtren O and the blinking film-cartridge

markappear

in the datapanel,

openthe back

andremove

thefilm.

CAUTION

lf 0 doesn'tappearin the data

panel

afterthe

motor

stops

running,

checkthe displayfor the

low-batterysymbol. lf it appearsby itself,re-

place

thebatteryand

press

the manual-rewind

button. lf allthe indicators

blink

and rewind

stops,

press

the manual-rewindbutton. lfrewind

doesnotresume,

contactanauthorizedMinolta

Service

Facility.

ManualRewind

12 13

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lfyou want to take

a picture

with the main sub-

jectplaced

to one side,

use

focusholdto ensure

accurate

focusing. You shouldalso use focus

hold in the special

situations

described

on the

nextpage.

Off-Center Subiects

I Center the focus frame on your subiect'

then pressand hold the shutter-release button

partway down until the green focus lamp

glows.

pl Wittrout lifting your finger, recompose the

frame and pressthe shutter-release button all-

the-way down to take the Picture.

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Some subjects or scenes, such as those de-

scribed below, are difficu

lt for the autofocus

system to detect. To ensure proper focus in

thesesituations,

first lockfocuson another

ob-

ject

atthe same

distance

from youas

yourmaih

subject,then recompose

your pictureand press

the shutter-release

button.

When a very bright or low-

contrast

areafills the cen-

ter of the viewfinder.

o The

green

lampwill blink

slowly

to warn youthatfocus

may not beaccurate.

When your subject

is near

a verybrightobject

or area.

o The focus lamp may

glow, but focus may not be

correct.

When two subjects

overlap.

o The

green

lampwill glow

and the closer of the two

subjects

will beinfocus.

When a subject composed

of alternating

light

and

dark

linesfills the centerof the

viewfinder.

o The

green

lampwill blink

rapidly

and the shutter

will

lock.

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