Minolta X-370N - Rewinding and Unloading Film

HOLDING CAMERA AND RELEASING SHUTTER
Holding the camera as shown lets you operate most controls while looking through the camera's eyepiece.
a
LEFT HAND
Thumb : focusing grip, aperture
Index :
Middle :
ring
focusing
grip
aperture ring
RIGHT HAND
Thumb : film-advance lever
Index : mode/shutter -speed
selector
or shutter -
release
button
Middle : AE lock
To obtain sharp, blur-free photos,
hold the camera as sti II as possible
and press
the shutter -release button
gently to release the shutter. The
camera should be steadied against
your face or body. Always press the
button with a slow, steady squeeze
to release the shutter-never a quick
jab .
Some ways
of holding the camera
are
shown here. If you grasp the
camera
firmly with your right hand
on its front grip, you can shift it
back and forth for horizontal (a) and
vertical (b) pictures without removing
your hand from its controls . By
cradling the camera in your left
hand, you can easily focus and set
the aperture , then shoot . Ftg. (e)
shows an alternative way
fa hold
the camera vertically.
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