Minolta XG-1 - Manual Exposure Control

32 MANUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL
In situations where the contrast difference
between the subject area and the background
exceeds the available range of automatic expo-
sure compensation, or when a desired photo-
graphic effect requires a fixed speed, you will
want to use the XG's manual shutter speed.
1.
While depressing the Auto-setting release if
from the "Au setting, turn the shutter-
speed/function selector to align a stepped
speed with the index. Any shutter-speed and
lens
-a perture combination may then be set
for full manual operation.
2. To determine the aperture and shutter speed
settings by using the XG's metering system,
move the shutter-speed/function selector to
the" A" (Auto) setting. Then adjust the lens
apertur e for the desired shutter speed and
aperture combination. After noting the
shutter speed indicated by a lighted LED ,
reposition the selector to that manual speed
and
take the picture .