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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis 30. The Vectis 30 is an easy to operate lens New print formats… shutter camera from Minolta’s new line of Advanced Photo System™ cameras. Your Classic C print, wider H print, and panorama P print camera features drop-in loading, a 30 - 90mm zoom lens, and splashproof construction. In formats are available with Advanced Photo System addition to providing built-in protection for the camera’s optics, the Vectis 30’s front cover cameras. provides a sophist
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE................4 BASIC OPERATION SUBJECT PROGRAM SELECTION APPENDIX NAMES OF PARTS..................................12 Loading Film .............................................23 Close-up Mode .........................................46 Lab Services .............................................72 QUICK OPERATION................................16 Full-Auto Operation...................................27 Portrait Mode ......................................
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE STANDARD SYMBOLS SAFETY CAUTIONS Various symbols are used in the instruction manual to promote proper and safe use of this Read and understand all cautions and warnings before using this product. product. Read and understand each caution thoroughly before reading the instruction WARNING manual. Do not touch the flashtube during operation, it may become hot when the flash fires. EXAMPLES Do not look directly at the sun through the viewfinder. The outer triangle is for warn
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE CONT. WARNING CAUTION Observe the following warnings when using this product near young children or persons Do not fire the flash near the eyes of people or animals, especially infants and who may have difficulty perceiving the potential danger associated with these products. young children. Do not fire the flash if your subject is closer than the minimum flash distance stated in the manual. If caution is not used, the following accidents or others may occur: • Flash fi
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SPLASHPROOF NOTES THIS CAMERA IS SPLASHPROOF AND CAN BE USED IN LIGHT 5. Remove moisture from the camera, especially salt water and spilled liquids containing RAIN OR SNOW. sugar. • Do not place the camera under running water or immerse. 6. If the rubber seals appear cracked or damaged, contact the nearest Minolta Service Facility to have them replaced. Please Note: 7. Close the film and battery chamber covers tightly. Clean the rubber seals before closing 1. When using the camera outdoors in he
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OPERATING CONDITIONS OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONS FILM CASSETTE WARNING • This camera is designed for use from -10 to 40°C (14 to 104°F). The film used in Advanced Photo System cameras stores some data magnetically. Do not • Never leave your camera where it may be subjected to extreme place the cartridge on or near anything that creates a magnetic field, such as a television or temperatures such as in the glove compartment of a car. stereo speakers. • At colder temperatures, the data pan
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NAMES OF PARTS Camera Body For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown in parenthesis. Format-selector switch Viewfinder* Shutter-release Autofocus window* button Viewfinder window* Zoom lever Front cover Flash-mode Flash (p. 39) button Battery cover Self-timer / Remote- Manual-rewind button (p. 37) Remote-control control button receiver (p. 67) Film-chamber release (p. 24) Tripod socket Strap eyelet Lens* Subject-program-select button (p. 45) Metering window* * - Do not t
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NAMES OF PARTS CONT. Data Panel Viewfinder Portrait mode indicator (p. 48) Night portrait mode indicator (p. 50) Close-framing guides (p. 31) Close-up mode Landscape / Night-view mode Title mark indicator (p. 46) Focus lamp (green) indicator (p. 52) lamp on focus OK Title button Title / Date-time / Focal length / film speed indicator special focus situation slow blinking Subject program pointer see p. 32 Select button Film speed mark fast blinking too close Focal length mark Adjust button Flas
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QUICK OPERATION 2 1 1. Insert the battery. 2. Open the front cover, 3. Select the print format. 4. Frame the subject as 5. Center your subject in 6. Press the shutter- (p. 20) then insert the film. (p. 27) desired. (p. 28) the focus frame. (p. 28) release button all-the- (p. 24) way down to take the W picture. (p. 29) T 16 17
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ATTACHING THE STRAP Attach the strap as shown. GETTING STARTED 18 19
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INSTALLING THE BATTERY CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER Your camera uses one 3-volt CR-2 battery to supply power Each time the main switch is turned on, a symbol will appear in the data panel to indicate for all camera operations. the power status of the batteries. • Remove dirt and moisture from the camera and battery before opening the battery chamber cover. 1. Using a coin, open the battery chamber door as shown. Power is sufficient Power is sufficient, but Replace the battery. The for all camera o
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LOADING FILM Your camera uses IX240 type film designed for use in Advanced Photo System cameras. • Your camera’s automatic transport system loads the film, sets the film speed, and advances the film after each exposure. • The film chamber will not open unless it is empty, or the film is completely rewound. • DEP, Double Exposure Prevention, prevents the camera from accepting exposed film. BASIC OPERATION Visual Exposure Indicators • The current VEI has a white indicator behind it. VEI MEANING UN
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LOADING FILM CONT. 1. Open the front cover to turn the camera on. 3. Open the film-chamber door and insert the cassette • Film can be loaded when the camera is on or off. into the film chamber. • If film is loaded with the camera off, all indicators in the data panel will disappear after the number of frames remaining is displayed. 4. Close the film-chamber door. 2. Turn the camera upside down and press the film- The camera will display the cartridge mark and the film chamber release. The film
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LOADING FILM CONT. FULL-AUTO OPERATION If 0 and the film transport signals blink in the data panel, press the film 1. Open the front cover to turn the camera on. • The camera is set for fully-automatic operation and the flash chamber release and remove the film. - If the film’s current VEI is , insert a new roll of film. will fire automatically when necessary. - If a partially exposed roll of film was loaded into this camera, the VEI has been changed from to . 2. Select the print format. The v
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FULL-AUTO OPERATION CONT. 3. Looking through the viewfinder, frame the subject 5. When the green focus lamp glows, press the as desired. shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the Press W on the zoom lever to zoom out. picture. Press T on the zoom lever to zoom in. 4. Center your subject in the focus frame, • After use, close the front cover part way until the lens retracts, then press the shutter-release button then close completely. partway down. • Do not obstruct the lens barrel. •
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FOR CLOSER SUBJECTS The green focus-lamp will blink rapidly and the shutter will lock when you are closer than When your subject is closer than 1.5m (4.9 ft.), (2.0m (6.6 ft.) the focus distance indicated below. in Panorama format), compose your picture within the close- framing guides using focus hold if necessary. (see p. 34). Focal Length 30 – 60 mm 60 – 90 mm For close-up photography, see page 46. Print Format All C or H P Focus Distance 0.5m - ∞ (1.6 ft. - ∞) 0.6m - ∞ (2.0 ft. - ∞) 0.8m - ∞
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SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS Some scenes or subjects, like the examples below, are difficult for the autofocus system to lock on to. When the focus will not lock, focus hold (p. 34) on another object the same distance from you as your main subject, recompose, then press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture. When a very bright or low The green focus lamp will blink slowly The green focus lamp will glow and When two subjects contrast area fills the focus to warn you that
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FOCUS HOLD Subjects outside the focus frame may not be in focus. 2. Press and hold the shutter-release button Use focus hold to ensure accurate focusing. partway down until the green focus-lamp glows. 1. Center your subject in the focus frame. 3. Without lifting your finger, recompose the picture and press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture. • Lift your finger from the shutter-release button to cancel focus hold. 34 35
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REWINDING THE FILM - AUTOMATIC REWINDING THE FILM - MANUAL Your camera automatically rewinds the film into the cassette Use manual rewind when you want to switch to a different after the last exposure. type or speed of film before the current roll is finished. 1. Wait for the film to completely rewind into the 1. Gently press the manual rewind button using a pen cassette. or similar object. • The frame counter will count down during rewind. 2. Follow steps 1- 3 from automatic rewind. • 0 will a
