Minolta X-7A - Table of Contents

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