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Minolta 110 Zoom SLR User manual
User manual for Minolta 110 Zoom SLR. 35 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Minolta
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- Minolta 110 Zoom SLR
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- User manual
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- English
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- 35
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Your fine-quality compact Minolta 11O Zrom SLR is the world's first single.lens reflex
110for the 110 pocket format. lts 25 - 5Omm genuine Rokkor also makes it the firstcamera with th,s convenience of a 2X true-zoom lens. And it has built-in macro capability
for exciting closc-up focusing. Simply drop in a 11O f ilm cartridge; no need to setfilm speed.
Then you select the aperture, and the 1lO Zoom's electronic exposure.control system
automatically varies the shutter speed steplessly from 1/1OOO to ten full seconds for
pinpoint exposure over a wide range. And you can adjust exposure up to two stops over or
under the auto setting if you wish. The clear parallax-free SLR viewfinder has a microprism
focusing spot, and LED's visible while viewing come on to warn you when light is too bright
or shutter speed is slow, plus giving other important shooting information. A short-stroke
thumb lever advances film quickly. A convenient hot shoe and 1/1 SGsec. "X" setting make
electronic-f lash pictures easy; this and the bulb setting operate without battery power.
Before using this camera for the first time, please read this manual through carefully
while installing the batteries and handling and acquainting yourself with the parts and
features of your Minolta 11O Zoom SLR. In this way, you can take good pictures and begin
to realize its potential right f rom the start.
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CONTENTS
NAMESOFPARTS ......2 UNLOADING THE CAMERA -- -22
BATTERIES FLASHPHOTOGRAPHY .,...23
Toinstall ...4 CLOSE.UPPHOTOGRAPHY .....,, 25 Tocheck ...5
Low-voltagewarning ....6 CAREANDSTORAGE .,.,...27
Cofd-weatheroperation ... .... 7 DEPTH-OF-FIELDTABLE ....28
LOADING AND ADVANCING FILM .. 8 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
. . .29SUPPoRTTNG THE CAMERA , . . ... .10 Auto Electroflash 25 MinoltaFilters ...30vrEwFlNDER.. ........11 Eyepiece Correction Lenses . . .30
zooMtNG ....12 TECHNICAL INFORMATION . ......31
FOCUSTNG .. .....13
SHUTTER-RELEASE SWITCH .. . . . . .15
FLEXIBLE LENS HOOD ......15
TAKING PICTURES
Usualautomaticoperation ....16
Exposureadjustment ...18
"X"and "B" settings ... .....2OView original page 4Page 6 · Read text
r Finder eyepiece Back-cover release Strap-attac h ment f i tti ng Battery-chamber cover Film-data window Film-advance leverView original page 6
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BATTERIES
Your Minolta 1 1O Zoom's automatic
exposure-control system and viewfinder sig-
nals are powered by two 1.S-volt silver-
oxide batteries Eveready 5-76, UCAR 5-76,
or equivalent. Be careful not to use 1.35-
volt mercury batteries, which are available
in a similar shape.
To install
1. Slide the battery-chamber cover toward
the bottom of the camera to unlatch it.
Then swing the cover open on its hinges
by lifting the lower edge up and out.
2. Insert two of the specified batteries with
plus (+) and minus (-) ends positioned
as indicated inside the cover.
3. Close the cover and latch it by depress-
ing the bottom edge slightly and sliding
it toward the top of the camera until
secure.
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To check
While looking into the finder eyepiece,
depress the battery-check button. lf the red
triangle to the upper right outside the f inder
frame lights (see p. 11), batteries are service-
able; if not, they should be replaced with
fresh ones.
Test batteries immediately after install-
ing them; if the lamp does not light, make
sure that they are fresh and have been
inserted correctly. A set of batteries will
generally last for about one year in proper
normal use, but it is recommended to test
them briefly with each new roll of film
particularly before starting picture-taking
sessions or trips. NOTE
o To avoid the possibility of excessive
battery drain from the finder indicator
lamps, keep the shutter release locked
(p. 15 ) when not taking pictures.
o lf the camera is not to be used for mofe
than t\ /o weeks, it is advisable to remove
the batteries to avoid the possibility of
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Low-voltage warning N OTE
Your Minolta 11O Zoom SLR is equip- o Shutter may operate and eyepiece shut-
ped with a device to warn you to minimize ter open even when the battery check
wasted f ilm if battery voltage becomes indicator does not light, but the picture
insuff icient for proper exposure while the will be more or less overexposed.
shutter-setting selector is at "A" (automat- a lf the batteries are unserviceable and you
ic): lf the shutter is released when voltage are taking pictures with "X" setting, be
is too low, the built-in eyepiece shutter will sure to remove the batteries from the
remain closed to prevent viewing. chamber.
Should this happen, depress the release
and turn the selector to "X" at once to
return the mirror. Then insert fresh batteries
and return the selector to "A" to continue
shooting with automatic exposure control.
(The frame in taking position when the
eyepiece shutter closes will be lost.) You
can continue to make exposures using man-
ual exposure control at the mechanical "X"
or "B" settings (p. 20) even if battery power
is insuff icient or completely lacking.
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Cold-weather operation NOTE t Batteries by nature tend to decrease in a Spare fresh batteries should be kept
capacity as the temperature goes down. warm until use.
Though the silver-oxide batteries used in the o Batteries whose temperature has de-
11O Zoom are superior to most others in creased because of low temperatures will
this respect, it also happens with them. of course become serviceable again when
lf old batteries are used at temperatures brought to levels for normal living.
below ooc (32"F), the camera's electronic
operation may not be satasf actory. You
should thus replace older batteries with
fresh ones before using your 11O Zoom in
cold weather and carrv spare fresh batteries
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LOADING AND ADVANCING FILM
2. Insert the film cartridge into the camera
1. While depressing the back-cover release as shown.
toward the finder eyepiece to unlatch it, Close the cover and push in on it to click
open the camera back. it shut.
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Each succeeding frame ls positioned for
exposure by operating the f ilm-advance
lever one full stroke until it locks, and the4. Operate the f ilm-advance lever repeated- shutter release cannot be depressed until
ly with your thumb until it locks (about this is done.
thre€ full strok€s). A series of I's should
then be visible to the right in the film- NOTE
data window to indicate that film is in Keep the shutter release locked when
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SUPPORTING THE CAMERA
10 For best results, especially at low shutter
speeds when the yellow indicator in the
viewfinder (p, 11) is lighted, the camera
Your camera should be held in a com- should be placed on a tripod or braced
fortable position preferably with it and/or against some other firm support and expo-
hands supporting it steadied against your sures made with a cable release.
face or body to prevent it from moving
when you take the picture. Recommendable CAUTION
horizontal and vertical ways that permit Always be careful that the electric eye
operation of necessary controls are illustrat- on the front of the camera is not covered by
ed here. a f inger, strap, or any other object.
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VIEWFINDER
Looking through the f inder of your 11O 11
Zoom, you can see the black frame with a
centrat microprism focusing spot O when the shutter release is depressed slightly, a
red triangle @ to the upper right outside
the frame lights pointing the way to turn
the aperture selector for adjustment if the
auto shutter speed is over range (more than
1/1OOO sec.) or when "X" or "8" is set
(p. 20); it also serves as a battery-check
indication (see p. S) A yetlow triangle@.o
the lower right outside the frame lights
when the shutter release if depressed slightly
to point the direction of aperture adjust-
ment when the auto shutter speed is slow
.(under 1/5O sec.); it also lights at the mo_
ment the shutter is released if batteries are
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FOCUSING To focus visually in either normal or ln normal range, the lens may also be 13 macro (p. 25) range, look through the f inder focused by aligning the film-to-subject dis- and turn the focusing collar until the subject tance value on the focusing scale with the image in the microprism appears clearest, index line on the lens barrel. seeming to blend with that in the mat f ield around it and not shimmering or with lines appearing broken up. Out of focus Subiect tn focusView original page 16
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14 N OTE
o Focusing should be done with the eye Normal-range focusing can be done most
centered in the finder eyepiece. lf not, accurately and easily with the lens set at the microprism focusing spot may ap- its longest (5Omm) focal length, after
pear darkened as shown in illustration A. which it can be zoomed to the desired Should this happen, simply adjust the value.
pgsition of your eye until the focusing The finder eyepiece of the 11O Zoom
spot appears as in B. accepts Minolta eyepiece correction lens_
es to aid viewing and focusing for near_
sighted or far-sighted individuals (see
p. 30).
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SHUTTER-RELEASE SWITCH FLEXIBLE LENS HOOD
This has two positions: When "LOCK" is It is strongly recommended that the 15
visible on its slide the shutter release cannot flexible rubber lens hood be extended when-
be depressed; keep the switch at this posi- ever you are taking pictures. This shades the
tion when not taking pictures. Make sure it lens from stray light and helps protect it
is in its "ON" position to avoid false starts from damage. The lens hood may be folded
when starting to shoot. back for storage.
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TAKING PICTURES
16 3. With the lens hood extended, adjust
focus (p. 13), focal length (p. 12), and
composition.
Usual automatic operation With the shutter release unlocked
1. Make sure that the "A" on the shutter- (p. 1s), depress itslightly.
setting selector is aligned with the index a. lf neither signal lights at the right
({epressing the selector release if neces- outside the finder frame, hold the
sary to turn it from another setting). camera steady and continue to
2. Select the desired lens opening by turn- squeeze the shutter release smoothly
ing the aperture selector. Settings be- all the way down to make the expo-
tween f-number click-stops are possible' sure. I
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b. lf the red triangle at upper right (smaller f-number) until the yellow 17
outside the f inder f rame (p. 11) lights arrow does not come on when the
on automatic mode, a shutter speed release is depressed if the ca'mera is to
above the upper range limit (1/1OOO be hand-held for exPosure. Other-
sec.) is indicated, and the aperture wise, the camera should be Placed on
selector should be turned in the di- a tripod or braced against some other
rection pointed by the triangle (i.e., firm support and the exPosure made
left) to set a smaller lens oPening with a cable release screwed into the
(higher f-number) until the red arrow socket provided.
does not come on when the release is
depressed. (The same red triangle also NOTE
lights when the release is depressed Since the shutter will close when the
slightly if the shutter-setting selector shutter button or cable-release plunger is
is set at either "X" or "8" setting released whether the auto exposure time has
explained later. ) been completed or not, it is essential that
the button or plunger be kept depressed
c. lf the yellow triangle at the lower until you are sure that exposure is complete
right outside the f inder f rame 1p. 1 1) (as indicated by mirror return for viewing
lights when the shutter release is and the sound of the shutter closing).
, -',depressed slightlY, a slow sPeed
(below 1/5O sec.) is indicated, and
the aperture selector should be turn'
ed in the direction pointed to (i.e.,
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18 Expozure adiustment not be set.
To give more or less exPosure than Increasing exposure may be desirable or
would be set automatically, push the expo-
sure-adjustment control slightly forward to
release it from the "O" position and slide it
to left or right until the desired number
appears in the adjustment-factor window'
The numbers indicate the amount of adiust-
ment in stops or EV steps (e.9., "-1" is one
stop less or half the exposure, and "-2"
produces two stops less or one quarter the
normal exposure). Intermediate values can-
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necessary in cases where the most important picture. Examples might include subjects in 19
subject area is considerably darker than the a spotlight or shaft of sunlight or against a
area surrounding it or a bright area or light very dark background (unless the back-
is in the picture. Examples of pictures that ground occupies only a small part of the
may benefit from a plus setting are back- image areal , predominantly dark copy
lighted ones with no f ill-in or subjects matter, etc.
against a background of snow or light-color-
ed sand, predominantly light-colored post- CAUTION
ers, etc. Be sure to reset the exposure-adjustment
Decreasing exposure may be desirable or control to "O" when more or less than
necessary in cases where the main subject normal exposure is no longer desired.
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20 "X" and "8" settings
Both of these shutter settings are mechan-
ically controlled. With either "X"
aligned with the index, then, you can view, ed slightly when the selector is set at
make exposures, and advance film even "B" indicating that the built-in meter and
though batteries are unserviceable or com- exposure-control system cannot be used,
pletely lacking. The upper red triangle at the and the aperture must be selected for appro-
right outside the finder frame (p. 11) will priate exposure as determined by some other
come on when the shutter release is depress- means,
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Turning the shutter-setting selector to Turning the shutter-setting selector to
align "X" with the index (while depressing align "B" with the index (while depressing
the selector release) provides a f ixed shutter the selector release) sets the camera f or
speed of 1/15O sec. for fully synchronized making "bulb" exposures. That is, the Shut-
exposure with electronic f lash (see p. 23) ter will open when the shutter release or
and/or existing continuous light. cable-release plunger is pushed and remain
open until it is released.
NOTE
lf the red triangle does not come on
when shutter release is pushed slightly at the
"X" or "B" setting, the batteries are not
serviceable; remove the batteries from the
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