APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO-EXPOSURE MODE (A mode
Set mode selector at "A".
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Set lens at desired aperture.
After you have set the mode
selector and desired aperture as
shown at left, the camera will auto-
matically select the stepless shutter
speed needed for proper exposure.
All you need do before releasing
the shutter is compose, focus, and
check the viewfinder as follows:
• Is the over-range LED blinking? If
so, turn the aperture ring towards
f/22 until the LED stops blinking.
If it does not stop, use a neutral-
density (ND) filter or reduce the
light level if possible.
• Is an LED on in the danger zone
for hand-holding (usually 1/30
sec. or slower — see p. 44)? Or
does the slow-shutter-speed warn-
ing beep when the main switch is
at "ON " and you touch the
operating button? If so, turn the
aperture ring towards f/1.7 until
an LED outside the danger zone
lights. If impossible, use a suitable
camera-support method (p. 46) or
a flash (p. 50).
• Is an LED on or blinking outside
the applicable range from the
table on page 31? If so, exposure
may be incorrect.
NOTES
• In some situations you may want
to use the AE lock or exposure-
adjustment control (pp. 34 and 35).
• If your head is not shielding the
eyepiece from light when the pic-
ture is taken, use the eyepiece cap
(p. 25).
• Almost all Minolta lenses and
close-up accessories can be used in
aperture-priority AE mode. See
page 31 for special instructions for
some of them.
Basic settings
Taking pictures in A mode
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