Minolta DYNAX 3L - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE .....................................................5
NAMES OF PARTS .........................................................................8
Body ......................................................................................................8
Data Panel...........................................................................................10
Viewfinder............................................................................................11
QUICK OPERATION .....................................................................12
GETTING STARTED .....................................................................14
BATTERIES.................................................................................................14
Installing the Batteries.........................................................................14
Battery Condition Indicators................................................................15
DATE AND TIME SETTING
- For Owners of the Quartz-date Model ..............16
Names of Parts for Date and Time Setting.........................................16
Setting the Date and Time ..................................................................17
Selecting the Imprinting Format..........................................................18
Changing the Date Format..................................................................19
Storing the Date and Time Setting When Changing Batteries............19
STRAP.........................................................................................................20
LENS ...........................................................................................................22
Attaching the Lens ..............................................................................22
Removing the Lens .............................................................................22
FILM ............................................................................................................23
Loading the Film..................................................................................23
Rewinding the Film..............................................................................26
Manual Rewind....................................................................................26
BASIC OPERATION......................................................................27
HANDLING THE CAMERA .........................................................................27
Pressing the Shutter-release Button...................................................27
Holding the Camera ............................................................................27
TAKING PICTURES ....................................................................................28
Focus Signals......................................................................................29
FOCUS LOCK .............................................................................................30
SPECIAL FOCUS SITUATIONS .................................................................31
AF ILLUMINATOR.......................................................................................31
BUILT-IN FLASH..........................................................................................32
Changing the Flash Mode...................................................................32
Flash Range........................................................................................32
Flash Signals.......................................................................................33
Lens Shadowing..................................................................................33
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