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BASIC
OPERATION
E INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOCUS
BASICS
FLASH
BASICS
SUBJECT
PROGRAM
MODES
EXPOSURE
BASICS
ADVANCED
AUTOFOCUS
ADVANCED
EXPOSURE
ADVANCED
FLASH
ADDITIONAL
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:50 AM Page 2 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 800si. The 800si Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this features Minolta's highly acclaimed 14-Segment Honeycomb Pattern product. Metering, a built-in high-power zoom flash, and built-in Intelligent Card functions. The built-in flash covers focal lengths from 24 to 80mm and has a guide number of up to 20. A screw-type PC terminal and Rear-flash WARNING sync functio
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:50 AM Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS For Proper and Safe Use..................................1 Names of Parts.............................4 Quick Operation ...........................8 BASIC OPERATION Standard Accessories.......................................11 Loading the Film...........................16 Eye-Start.......................................20 Installing the Batteries ......................................12 Handling the Camera ...................18 Shooting in Full
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:51 AM Page 4 NAMES OF PARTS For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown 25 26 27 28 ( 13 ) in parenthesis. BODY ( 9 ) 5 6 7 8 9 10 24 23 29 22 4 11 35 30 3 12 13 34 31 2 14 33 32 1 15 22. Eyepiece sensor* (20) 29. Rear control dial 16 23. Viewfinder* 30. Control panel door 24. Main switch 31. AF button (28-29, 68) 17 25. Eyepiece cup (11) 32. Remote-control terminal (62) 26. Accessory shoe 33. Eye-start switch (21) 21 20 19 18 27. Diopter-adjustment d
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:51 AM Page 6 NAMES OF PARTS DATA PANEL VIEWFINDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 2 3 1 7 4 8 9 3 10 5 11 12 13 6 14 23 22 21 20 19 17 18 16 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1. Subject Program Selection icons 11. Data-memory indicator 1. Panorama frame 10. Focus signals 2. Battery-condition indicator 12. Frame counter 2. Local-focus areas 11. Shutter-speed/Focus-area 3. Film-speed mark 13. Film-transport signal 3. Horizontal wid
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:51 AM Page 8 QUICK OPERATION Insert the batteries. Set the camera to full-auto operation. • The camera uses one 2CR5 cell. • Press the program-reset button. Attach a lens. Turn eye-start on. • Align the red marks, then turn it gently clockwise until it clicks. Turn the camera on. Frame the picture. • Set the main switch to ON. • Align your subject in the focus frame and the camera will automatically focus. Load the film. Take the picture. • Line the film-tip with the red mar
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:51 AM Page 10 STANDARD ACCESSORIES NECKSTRAP Attach the neckstrap as shown. EYEPIECE CUP Attach the eyepiece cup as shown. BASIC OPERATION EYEPIECE AND ACCESSORY SHOE CAPS An eyepiece cap is attached to the strap. Before using the self-timer or making long exposures, remove the the eyepiece cup and attach the cap to the viewfinder eyepiece to prevent stray light from entering the camera and affecting exposure. The camera also comes with an accessory-
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:51 AM Page 12 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES Your camera uses one 6-volt 2CR5 battery to supply power for all BATTERY CONDITION INDICATORS camera operations. Please read all warnings in the For Proper and A battery-condition indicator will appear in the data panel for 5 Safe Use section of this manual, as well as warnings supplied by seconds each time the camera is turned on. This mark signifies the battery manufacturer. the power status of the
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:51 AM Page 14 ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE LENS ATTACHING THE LENS REMOVING THE LENS Remove the camera body cap While pressing the lens and the rear lens cap as release, turn the lens shown. counterclockwise until it stops. Gently remove the lens from the mount. Attach the body cap or another lens to the camera and replace the rear lens cap. • This will protect the cam
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:52 AM Page 16 LOADING FILM Remove and discard the protective cover in the Close the back cover and film gate before loading film for the first time. slide the main switch to ON. • The camera will automatically Protective Cover Check the film window before loading film. If a advance the film to the first frame film cartridge is loaded, do not open the back cover. See page 24 and 1 will appear in the frame for instructions on rewinding a partially exposed roll of film. count
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:52 AM Page 18 HANDLING THE CAMERA DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT If you are near or far sighted, use the diopter adjustment to adjust HOLDING THE CAMERA the eyepiece for your eyesight. The diopter adjustment range is from -2.5 to + 0.5 diopters. Slide the main switch to on. Hold the camera grip firmly with your right hand while supporting the lens with your left hand. Keep your elbows at your side and your feet shoulder-width apart to hold the camera steady. Always Look through the view
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:52 AM Page 20 EYE-START TURNING EYE-START ON/OFF Slide the eye-start switch to ON or to OFF. • When eye-start is off, activate the camera by pressing the shutter- release button partway down. • When the camera is on, the focus Grip sensor Eyepiece sensor frame will appear in the viewfinder even with eye-start off. The eye-start system automatically activates the 800si’s main systems as soon as you bring the camera to your eye. When
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:52 AM Page 22 SHOOTING IN FULL-AUTO MODE Turn the camera on. Rotate the zooming ring, if using a zoom lens, until your subject is framed as desired. • For AF Zoom xi or AF Power Zoom lenses, slide the lens' AZ/MZ switch to AZ. Press the program-reset Align the subject within the button. focus area and press the shutter-release button partway • The camera will return to the default settings. down to lock focus and exposure. Turn eye-start on. Gently press the shutter- release
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:52 AM Page 24 REWINDING THE FILM After you have exposed the last frame, the camera will automatically rewind the film silently. When the film is completely rewound, the motor will stop and will blink in the data panel, indicating it is safe to open the back cover. Wait until rewind is complete. Slide the back-cover release down to pop open the back cover. MANUAL REWIND FOCUS Use manual rewind to rewind the film bef
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:52 AM Page 26 FOCUS SIGNALS FOCUS LOCK The following indicators appear in the viewfinder to report focus Use focus lock when you want to take a picture with your subject status. outside the focus frame or when autofocus is difficult to confirm. There are two ways to lock the focus: using the shutter- release button and using the AF button. Continuous focusing - focus confirmed. LOCKING FOCUS WITH THE SHUTTER-RELEASE BUTTON Center your subject in the focus area . Focus is con
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:53 AM Page 28 FOCUS LOCK LOCKING FOCUS WITH THE AF BUTTON • If the camera is set to 14-segment honeycomb metering, exposure is also locked. Center your subject in the • When Automatic Autofocus is selected, focus may not be able to lock focus area . in some situations. In such cases, set the camera to Single-shot Autofocus (p 65). • The camera cannot lock focus when in Continuous Autofocus mode or if the subject is moving. • With an xi-series lens,
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:53 AM Page 30 SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS MANUAL FOCUS In situations like those described below, it may be difficult or When autofocus is not suitable and focus lock is not possible, impossible for the camera to focus accurately; you may need to focus the lens manually. use focus lock (p 27) or manual focus (p 31). Press the focus-mode button to set the camera to manual If two subjects at different focus mode. distances overlap within the • M.FOCUS will appear in the data fo
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:53 AM Page 32 AF ILLUMINATOR In low light situations or when the contrast of your main subject is too low to be read by the AF sensors, the autofocus illuminator will activate automatically. The AF illuminator projects a pattern of lines onto your subject which the AF sensors detect and use to focus. • Be careful not to obstruct the AF illuminator while holding the camera. • The range of the AF illuminator is 0.7 - 7m. • The AF illuminator will not operate if the camera is i
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:53 AM Page 34 USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH FLASH SIGNALS The built-in flash provides coverage for lens focal lengths from The following indicators will appear in the viewfinder to report the 24mm to 80mm. The flash output is automatically controlled by status of the flash. the camera's TTL flash metering system. Flash is charged and ready. Grip both sides of the flash and gently lift it. The flash will fire every time when it is up. (Blinks after a photograph is taken.) Flash ou
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2152EE 17/10/97 10:53 AM Page 36 FLASH RANGE The range of the built-in flash depends on the speed of the film Customized Function #16 - Built-in Flash Zoom and the selected aperture. Make sure your subject is within the Setting 1 - Normal. The built in flash zooms with the focal length working range of the flash, specified in the tables below. of the lens. Setting 2 - The built-in flash is locked to its widest setting. In this With ISO 100 Film position, the built-in flash produces an even lig
