Minolta HI-MATIC 7S - Manual and Semi-Automatic Modes; Disengaging Automatic System; Using the Camera Manually

Using the
Viewfinder
Warning
Signals
When
looking
through the viewfinder,
an
EV
scale and
indicator
needle
can be clearly
seen
on the right side.
lf the needle is clear of the upper or lower red warning
zones,
the automatic exposure system will function to
give
vou
proper
exposure.
lf the needle remains in the top warning
zone,
you
do
not
have enough light
for
proper
automatic exposure. At such
times,
use a flash unit to
provide
additional
light
or disengage
the automatic system to
keep shutter
open
longer
than
1
/1
sth
second.
lf the
needle remains
in
the iower warning zone,
you
have
too
much light
for
proper
automatic exposure. At such times, use
a
filter
to reduce llght or disengage the automatic system to
operate
shutter
at
speeds higher than 1
/250th
sec.
CAUTION
.
. .
When viewing warning marks
:
1) lf the needle
points
to
5.7,
the shutter speed is set
at
1/15th
sec and there
is
a
possibility
of
picture
blur.
2)
The automatic
system
operates over
a range
from
EV
5.1
ff11.8
at
1/iSth sec.) to
EV 11
(t122
at
1/250th
sec.
)
l. /-
Unproper
exposure
proper
exposure
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