Minolta X-370N - Care and Storage

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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Type: Electronically controlled 35mm SLR auto -
exposure camera
Lens
mount: Minolta SLR bayonet (54
0
rotation angle);
coupling for full-aperture metering and automatic dia-
phragm control with Minolta MD and Me lenses
Focusing: Manual
on Acute-Matte viewfinder screen
with split -image and microprism areas
ExposUre
control : Aperture - priority automatic ex-
posure control
with AE lock function; autoexposure range:
EV1
toEV18(eg ., 1 sec.atfl1 . 4t01 / 1000sec . atf / 16)with
ISO 100 film; Manual exposure mode
Shuttar: Quartz-controlled, horizontal -traverse, focal-
plane type; stepless speeds of 1/1000 to 4 sec . set
automatically in autoexposure mode , fixed speeds from
1/1000 to 1 sec . set manually at detented indications
in manual mode; shutter release lock when voltage too
low for proper operation .
Metering: TTL center-weighted, with silicon photocell
mounted at rear of penta prism
Controls : Main switch, selector dial for setting exposure
mode and shutter speeds, shutter-release button, AE
lock/self - timer switch, and rewind release button
Film-speed range: ISO 12 to 3200, set with film speed
dial that locks at 1/3-EV increments
Film advance: Manual by lever
with 130
0
stroke after
30
0
unengaged movement , automatic with accessory
Motor Drive 1 or
Auto Winder G; release button for
rewind on camera bottom; advancing-type frame counter
Viewfinder : Eye-level fixed roof mirror shows 95% of
24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification: 0. 84X with
50mm lens focused at infinity
Viewfinder data display : Mode indication (A or M),
shutter-speed scale
with LED indicators for metered
speed and
manually set speed, over-lunder -range LED
indicators, "9 " setting indicator, flash-ready signal,
aperture setting, automatic battery check; displays and
metering activated
for 15 sec. by lightly pressing the
shutter -release button or by engaging the AE lock
Power: Two 1.5V alkaline-rnanganese, two 1.55V silver-
oxide, or one 3V lithium cell(s); main switch with on/
off settings; mode indicator LED in viewfinder blinks
to indicate low battery ; LED ceases operation and
shutter locks when voltage is too low for proper
operation