Minolta Flash meter IV User Manual

2.
DATA
PANEL
DISPLAYS
1. Pointers
Shadow calculation mark
Analog
displays
Contrast scal
F-number
scale
3. Shutter
speed
(TIME)/frame
rate
(crN
E)
4.
ISO
film
speed
5. Number of exposures/Guide Value
(GV)
1.
Pointerc
Pointers
above analog
displays
indicate
the
most
recent measurement
and any
memorized
read-
ings and
calculated reading.
2. Analog displays
When f-number
scale
is
displayed,
the
pointers
indicate
the
f-number
setting.
When
the
contrast
scale is displayed,
the
pointers
indicate
the
differ-
ence in
exposure for
up
to three
readings.
3. Shutter
speedfframo
rate
Shutter speed
can
be set in
full-stops
from
1/8000
sec. to 30 min. in
ambient-light
(AMBI)
mode
and
from
1/1000
to
30
min. in flash
(CORD
or NON.C) modes.
Frame
rate
(filming
rate) for
movie
cameras can be set
at 8,
12, 16,
18,24,32,
or
64
frames
per
second
in ambient-
light
(AMBI)
mode.
4.
ISO
film
speed
When function
switch is set to
"lSO",
film
speed
can be
adjusted
from ISO
8 to ISO 6400
in
1/3-stop increments.
5.
Number of
exposures/Guide
Value
When
"MULTl"
is
displayed,
number
of ex-
posures
required is
indicated.
Display
shows from
"O"
to
"9",
then changes back
to
"O"
and
continues
counting if
additional
measurements
are
taken.
When "GV" is displayed,
the amount
of
adjustment to flash
power
is indicated.
6.
Reflected-light
calculation modes
"l!1"
for
highlight calculation,
"El"
for
shadow
calculation, and
"El"
for
an average
of two
measurements.
6. Reflected-light
calculation
modes
Highlight calculation mark
7.
Analyze
function
indicator
8. Memory indicators
9. Under/over
range
indicators
10. Measuring modes
11. Multiple
measurement
indicator
12.
F-numbers
(FNo.)/Aperture
Value
numbers
(ExlN)
7. Analyze
function
indicator
"AN."
blinks when
normal/analyze
switch is set
to "ANALYZE".
8. Memory indicators
A dot appears when a
measurement
is stored in
the
memory.
Up to
two
measurements
can
be
stored
and recalled.
9. Over/under
range
indicators
lf brightness is
under
the
meter's measurement
range,
"V"
blinks;
if over
the
meter's range,
tt
@tt
blinks.
o
ff
"U"
or "4"
blink
together
with "T|ME",
"FNo.",
"ExlN",
"GV", or
"MULTl",
thg
measurement is
outside of
the meter's display
range.
Usable
reading
or indications can be
displayed
by
moving the
up/down control.
10.
Measuring modes
"AMBI"
for
ambient
light,
"CORD" for flash
measurements using a sync cord, "NON.C"
for
flash
measurements without
using
sync cord.
1 1.
Multiple
measurement
indicator
"MULTl"
is
displayed when
single/multi
switch
is set to
"MULTl"
position
for multiple measure-
ments.
12.
F-numbers/Aperture
Value numben
Measurements
appear
on display
with
0.1 stop
accuracy.
F-number
("FNo.")
range
is f/0.7
to
f
l9O
+0.9
stop. Aperture Value
("ExlN")
numbers range
is
-15.9
to 45.6.
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Minolta Flash meter IV Specifications

General

Light Receptor	Silicon photo cell
ISO Range	ISO 3 to 8000
Shutter Speed Range	30 min to 1/8000 sec
Display	LCD
Type	Handheld Flash Meter
Measuring Modes	Ambient, Flash
Measuring Range (Ambient)	EV -2 to EV 19.9 (ISO 100)
Measuring Range (Flash)	f/1.0 to f/90.9