Minolta X-370 - Table of Contents

CONTENTS
NAMES OF PARTS .... . .. ..... . ..... 2 CREATIVE CONTROL . . ... . ... .. .. . . 24
STRAP
AND CASE ...... . ... . . . . . .... 5 AE LOCK .......... .. . . . .. . .. .. . . 24
SUMMARY OF OPERATION (auto mode) . .. 6 MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE ... . . ... ... 26
PREPARING TO TAKE PICTURES ... .... 8
Long exposure at " B" setting .. ........ . 27
ATTACHING AND REMOVING LENS .. . ... . 8
DEPTH OF
FIELD .... ..... . .. . ..... 28
BATTERIES AND POWER ... .. ... .... .. 9
SHUTTER SPEED ... . .............. . 29
Battery check ....... .. . .. . . ... . .. 11
OTHER FOCUSING METHODS .......... 30
Cold-weather operation ........... ... . 11
Distance scale .. . .... . ....... . . ... 30
FILM AND FILM SPEED . . . . . . .... . . . . 12
Infrared index .... . ....... .... .... 30
LOADING FILM . ............. .... . 13
Film·plane index . .. . . .. ...... . ... .. 30
Safe Load Signal/Frame counter .. .. ... . . 15
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY . . • . . .. . . ..... 31
VIEWFINDER .. ...... . . .... ... . . .. 16
ACCESSORIES . .............. . ... .. 32
PRESHOOTING CHECK .... . . . .. .. .... 17
TECHNICAL DETAILS ...... . ....... . 34
TAKING PICTURES IN AUTO MODE .. . . 18
CARE AND STORAGE . . ........... . . 36
CAMERA SETTINGS ... . ..... . .. . .... 18
FOCUSING . .
.. ... . . ...... ...... .. 20
HOLDING CAMERA AND RELEASING
SHUTTER ... .. .. .. . ... ......... 21
Mounting camera on tripod .. . ........ . 22
Self-timer . . .. . ....... ... . . . .. . . . 22
Eyepiece cap .... . ... . ... .. .. . .. . . 22
REWINDING
AND UNLOADING FILM . . ... 23