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Minolta Autopak 700 User manual
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- Minolta
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- Minolta Autopak 700
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- English
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- 31
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MINOTTA AUTOPAK 7OO
Your new Minolta Autopak 700 camera
combines maximum operating simplicity
with performance worthy of the techni-
cal equipment.
the #126 type cartridge film load-d) withMinolta Autopak 700 is designed for use
ing system. #126 type cartridge has
the following features :
1. Instant loading and unloading.
2. Automatic setting the exposure
control for the film speed
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l. Minolta Autopak 700 is especially designed to apply to the #126 cartridge.
Some special features of this system are:
(1) Instant loading and unloading
(2) Automatic adjustment of film speed
(3) No need of film rewinding
Z. Built in highly accurate CdS exposure meter.
Minolta Autopak 700 is equipped with powerful, accurate CdS exposure meter just
above the lens. It reads the light that reaches the lens.
]. Minolta Autopak 700 has three-way exposure system.
(1) Completely automatic. Set the camera on "A" (automatic). Focus and
shoot. That's all. The camera automatically calculates the available
light, sets the correct aperture and shutter speed by itself.
(2) Manual operation. You select the shutter speed and the aperture de.
pending upon the available lieht.
(3) Exposure value system. Exposure meter guides you to correct exposure.
[. Automatic filter compensation. The Minolta Autopak 700 automatically compen-
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Type: Automatic ED camera with built.in CdS exposure meter and equipped with
#126 type cartridge sYstem.
Picture size is 28.5x28.5 mm on 72 or 20 exposures per roll.
Lens: Rokkor 38mm F /2.8, 4 elements in 3 groups.
Shutter: SEIKO LA Automatic operation-program (EV 8 to EV 17)
Manual operation-l730 to I/250 sec. and B (bulb), f. 2.8 to f. 22,
Flash synchronization: For flash bulbs-1/30 !9c. For electronic flash-all speeds.
Viewfinder: Bright-frame viewfinder with coupled rangefinder.
Exposure guide marks (EV number) in the viewfinder.
Parallax correction device.
Focusing: Minimurn focus distance is 2.6 feet (0.8m).
Exposure meter : Ilighly accurate CdS exposure meter, completely covers the range
from EV 8 to 17 in automatic operation.
Film speed range: ASA 25 - 400, DIN 15 - 27.
Others : Lever type film advance with one action.
Cordless flash contact.Accessories: Lens shade 67 q). Filter (55@)
Exclusive flash gun with shoe contact
Exclusive self-timer
Size and weight: 47/ex3r/Lx2:t4 in. (125x78.5x61 mm)
18.3 oz. (520 e)View original page 5Page 8 · Read text
! !x/] 1 _x"r.rr!ri. 'ata)-evj f /{,[dJI :1. To place or replace the battery, 2. When'installing th.e new battery
unscrew the battery cover with a (Mallory RM 625, Eveready E 625, co.in by turning to a counterclock- or General No. 625),be sure the plus
wtse. side is always up towards you.
Notc: . When the carrtera is left ttnused, ii is adl'aisaltle to retn3ve the ltattery to insure its lonser life.
. The average iife of the battery is 14-18 months in nonnal condition.
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The camera may be held horizOntally.
It is best to hold the camera firmly
against forehead and release the shutter
with a slorv pressure in order to avoicl
all movements and insure sirarp nega-
tives.n
It is best to focus with the right eye
to permit free and rapid use of the filtn
advance lever.
The lever contains a double-exposure
prevention device; the shutter locks
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Advance lever, aim the camera 4. Compose your picture in the view-
towards subject, and look through flnder and focus on the subject.
the viewfinder. If the meter need-lein the viewfinder is in anywherebetween red areas at the too andbottom of the scale, it meani thatthe exposure meter automatically
selects cor|ect exposure.
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TOADING
1. Push the back cover lock upwards, 2. Place a cartridgc in thc carncra, as
and it will snaps open. 'I'lten swing illustrated. In this case. be sure to
out the cover as far as it will go. place the large cylindrical end on the
right side of the back of the camera.
bryry
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NOTE:
I The number ttiat appears in the hlm
counter window on the back cover
of the camera shows the exposure
number.
I One or two of the same number may
apppear in duplicate.
j Affer each picture taken, you.must
operate the film advance lever until
it completely stops, disregarding the
exposure number in tlie film counter
window.
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1. USE THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM
(l) Line up the red A on the shutter speed ring with the black pointer and the
red pointer on the diaphragm lever with the red A on the diaphragm ring.
(2) Look through the viewfinder. The exposure meter scale in the viewfinder will
tell you if light is too dim or too
bright for correct exposure. If the
meter needle is in the red area at
the top of the scale, tbere is too
little light, If the needle is in the
red area at the bottom of the scale,
there is too much light.
(3) If the meter needle is in anywhere
between the red areas, focus on the
subject and press the shutter re. 1
lease. i
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2. OPERATE THE CAMERA MANUALLY
For unusual conditions or special techniques, such as flash photography, you may
want to operate the camera manually. With this system you select the shutter
speed and the aperture yourself depending on the subject conditions and the effects
you want to achieve.
(1) To set the camera for manual op- (2) Now you are in complete command eration, push the AUTO release of the camera and can set any
button and turn the shutter speed speed or aperture you wish.
ring and diaphragm lever, so that
the double AA marks are not align-
ed with the pointers.
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3. USE THE EXPOSURE METER SCALEwww.butkus.usAS A GUIDE
? The exposure meter works even when the automatic system has been disengaged. i It will guide you to perfect exposures when you are operating the camera manually.
You may set either shutter speed or aperture first.
(A) If you set shutter speed first, look the diaphragm lever, and you are
through the viewfinder at the ex- ready to take a perfect picture.
posure meter scale. The indicator (B) If you set aperture first, set the needle will point to a number. Set number in the EV window turning this number in the EV window lo. the shutter speed ring. cated on the lens barrel, turningView original page 19Page 20 · Read text
NOTE:
(1) You can not use the R posi-
tion on the shutter sPeed
ring when using exposure
value system.
(.21 The aperture may be set
between the number shown
on the diaphragrn ring.
However, this c&n not be
done on the shutter sPeed
ring.
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Shutter speed:
The shutter speeds of this camera are I/30, 1/60, l/125, and l/250 second.
The B position, or bulb, enables you to keep the shutter open as long as the
shutter release button is pressed down. When using the camera in manual
operation or as a exposure value system it is recommended that the slowest
shutter speed be l/60 sec. and for action photography a fast shutter speed
be used l/250 sec.
Aperture:
The aperture, as well as the shutter, determines the light volume which
will strike to thefilm. However, the aperture also affects focus (Seepage 21)'
The smaller the F value, the larger the aperture opening and vice versa.
Eaclr F stop higher increased the amount of exposure time necessary by 2.
The F stop of this camera ranges from 2.8 to 22.
'8 11 16 22 F No. 2.8 4 5.6
7/u t/n r/z t/4 t/e Light Voiume I Ys
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When a lens is accurately focussed
on a subject there exists a certain
depth considered to be in focus both
in the foreground and the background
of the subject. This is called depth-
of-field. This becomes deeper as the
ft-P aperture opening is made smlller
(closing diaphragm), and smaller as
the aperture opening is made larger
(opening diaphragm). Thus, ap-
propriate aperture opening is necessa-
ry in order to achieve depth in a
photograph. The illustration shows
the relationship between the aperture
opening and the depth-o1-field.
F-
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Look through the viewfinder and put If you want to check the actual dis-
your subject in the diamond shape in tance after you have focused, look at
the center of the viewfinder. When the the numbers of the distance scale in-
subject is out of focus you will see a dicated in meter and feet on the bottoln
double image. Turn the focusing ring of the lens barrel.
and the subject will dissolve into a
sharp single image. Now you know you
are in perfect focus and ready to shoot.
out of focus in focus
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In the viewFnder you will see a bright frame surrounding the visual field. The
area within this frame is what appears on the film. The frame, therefore, is a
guide so that you cannot inadvertently chop off areas you want to appear on the
photograph.
Parallax Correction:
Parallax is the difference between what the
lens sees and what you see in the viewfinder.
This difference occurs only when the subject
is close, within 3 feet or I meter. In your
Minolta Autopak 700 horizontal parallax is
automatically corrected. As you focus on a
close subject, you will notice the bright frame
moves horizontally in order to give you a
correct field of vision. For vertical parallax
correction the picture should be within the
arrow mark upper left side of the bright www.butus.us
frame in the viewfinder.
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UNTOADIl{G
\( )'l'1. [),, I]r)l ()l)('li titt' ir;r, k l. After the last exposure (I2 or 20), operate the
{.i;\r'l'illrlil ;rll 1i11' 11'.1i1,'r film advance lever until the leader paper disap- pears in the film counter window, before you
lr.rirr'r lr.t'r,li'.r1,1)r'.lrt"J open the back of the camera.
ir i iir' l:it:r , ,,tllll, { 2. Open the back cover.
11,;1rjr,\\ 3. Take out the cartridge by turning the camera over to allow the cartridge to fall into your
palrn giving slight shakes to the camera.
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Flash is recommended for night shots, or for
shooting in shaded areas. Your Minolta Autopak
700 has its own cordless Minolta Flashcube Gun
or DUO-FIT flash gun which connects directly
with the camera and also accepts any other flash
guns or electronic flash guns. When using flash
6ulb set the shutter speed at 7/30 second (marked
in red). To determine the correct aperture, refer
to the guide number of the bulb you are using
& andFor theelectronicinstructionsflashwhichit synchronizesaccompany thewithbulbs.any
llc* shutter speed. With the guide number known, the correct
tF$ aperture can be determined by using the following
formula:
Aperture:- ^+-DistanceGuide Numberto Subject
(guide number) 80 :F8 Example: 10 (feet)
Any standard flash gun will fit into the accessory
shoe provided on top of the camera. Be sure to
insert the flash gun cord into the synchro terminal
on the camera. However your Minolta Autopak
700 camera has designed to operate with the new
Minolta Flashcube Gun or DUO-FIT flash gun
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Minolta Lens Shade:
The lens shade prevents extraneous harmful light
from entering the lens, and is recommended for
all out-door photography or flash photography. AV Minolta Filters:
Filters are very useful throughout the year to
capture color tones as they are seen with the
naked eye. Filters are also useful for creating various effects. A UV and a Yellow fllter are
available.
Minolta Mini 35 lI projector:
Small, light and compact, the Minolta Mini 35 1l
projector comes with carrying case. This handy
little projector provides amazing projection power.
Automatic slide changer, conversion lens and
blower are available as optional accessories.
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Minolta DUO-FIT Flash Gun:
This compact and powerful flash gun can be easily
attached onto the accessory shoe of the camera,
and no cord is needed. Not only for Minolta
Autopak 700 camera, this ffash gun can also be
used for other cameras, since a cord is built in
the flash gun.
Minolta Flashcube Gun:
This tiny gun is designed to use exclusively the
flashcube. Simply attaching the gun onto the
accessory shoe of the camera with cordless flash
contact, such as Minolta Autopak 700 or Hi-matic
9. you can take nice flash picture.
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