Minolta DYNAX 404SI MAXXUM STSI - Changing Camera Functions; Spot;AE Lock Button Operation; AF Illuminator (Built-in Flash) Function; Appendix

FUNCTION P-MODE SETTING
• Date, red-eye reduction, ISO settings will not change.
• Pressing the program-reset button will also reset an attached
dedicated accessory flash’s program settings. Refer to the flash
instruction manual for details.
• Spot/AE lock button function, AF illuminator function will not change.
Press the program-reset button to return the following camera
functions to their program settings.
Exposure mode P mode
Focus mode Autofocus
Flash mode Auto-on
Exposure Compensation +/– 0
Film-drive mode Single-frame advance
Self-timer Cancelled
Wireless/Remote Flash Cancelled
Bracketing Cancelled
Multiple Exposure Cancelled
APPENDIX
Program Reset Button
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CHANGING CAMERA FUNCTIONS
AF IIluminator On
When the built-in flash is up, its AF illuminator fires
when necessary to assist focus.
• The AF illuminator does not fire when flash cancel ( ) is
selected.
AF Illuminator (Built-in Flash) Function
AF Illuminator Cancelled
The built-in flash’s AF illuminator will not fire.
• An attached accessory flash’s AF illuminator will not be
cancelled.
• Other flash functions will operate normally.
Press to activate, release to cancel.
Spot/AE Lock Button Operation
Press once to activate, press again to cancel.
Slide the Main switch to LOCK, then to ON
while pressing the Flash-mode button.
• The status of the AF illuminator is displayed in
the data panel.
Slide the Main switch to LOCK, then to ON
while pressing the Program-reset button
and Spot/AE lock button.
• Repeat the above procedure to return to the
previous setting.