Minolta Maxxum 8000i - Basic Operation; Holding the Camera

3. Move the setting control right to increase the
film speed, or left to decrease it. Holding the
control in either direction causes the film speed
to change continuously.
4. When the film speed that you want to set ap¬
pears in the data panel, press the shutter-re¬
lease button lightly to restore the operating dis¬
play.
If step 4 is omitted, the film speed currently dis¬
played in the data panel is set, and the operating
display returns within 5 seconds.
• To confirm the film-speed setting during
operation, press the card door's film-speed
button: the current setting will be displayed
in the data panel for about 5 sec.
• Once the film speed for a DX-coded film is
changed, the camera remembers the change
so that the film speed setting for the next roll
loaded, if it has the same DX film speed, will
be similarly shifted. If a film with a different
DX film speed is loaded next, however, the
film-speed memory will be erased.
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2. BASIC OPERATION
To obtain sharp, blur-free photos, hold the cam¬
era as still as possible and steady it against your
face or body. To take pictures, press the shutter-
release button gently with a slow, steady
squeeze— never a quick jab.
Two recommended ways of holding the camera
are shown here. If you grasp the camera firmly
with your right hand on its handgrip, you can
shift the camera back and forth for horizontal (A)
and vertical (B) pictures without removing your
hands from the controls. When using auto¬
focus, make sure not to touch the lens focusing
ring or AF illuminator.
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