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Minolta Maxxum 5000i User manual
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- Minolta
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- Minolta Maxxum 5000i
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- English
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Your new Maxxum 5OOOI is the world's most compact AF SLR camera with built-in flash. You can
rely on it to deliver sharply focused, correctly exposed pictures, roll after roll. Among the camera's
outstanding features are:
. lntelligent autofocus that responds at very low light levels, incorporates a wide focus area for easier
framing, and uses Predictive Focus Control to capture moving subjects in sharp focus. A built-in,
automatically activated AF illuminator enables the autofocus system to keep working in low light,
low contrast situations.
o Intelligent exposure, using a dual-area metering system coupled to the autofocus system
o Built-in, automatically controlled zoom flash (guide number 46 to 52 in feet)
. Automatic film transport that makes film handling completely reliable
o Accepts Creative Expansion Cards and the full range of Maxxum AF lenses t
We know you want to begin using your new camera right away. Before starting though, please read
through this manual; doing so will enable you to take full advantage of your Maxxum 5OOO|.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANTINFORMATION ....2 EXPOSURE
SUMMARYOFOPERATION . ....3 Program exposure mode . .28
NAMESOFPARTS... .....4 Autoexposure lock (AEL) . .29
Manual exposure mode . . .3OGETTING STARTED Creative camera control . . .32PREPARATION FLASH Attaching and removing the lens. . . . . .8 Usingflash ...34 Power Program-mode flash operation . .36 Loadingthebattery... ..1O sync . .36 Battery-condition indicator . . ..11 Slow-shutter Manual-mode flash operation . . .38 Cold-weather operation . .12
Batteryperformance ....12 ADDITIONA L INFORMATION Mainswitch ...40 Film Audiblesignals .... .....4O Automaticfilm-speedsetting . . .13 Self-timer ....41 Loadingfilm. .....13 Longexposures ....42BASIC OPERATION
Holdingthecamera... ...16 Attaching the neckstrap and eyepiece cap. ....44 Shutter-releasebutton ....17
Taking a picture (using autofocus and TROUBLESHOOTTNG ...... ...46 autoexposure) .....18 ACCESSORTES .....48 Fifmrewind... ....2O TECHNICALDETAILS.. ...56
OPERATION IN DETAIL CAREANDSTORAGE ....59
FOCUS
Autofocus... ...,.22
Focus hold .
Specialfocusingsituations ....25
Manual focus . .26View original page 4Page 6 · Read text
SUMMARY OF OPERATION
Basic operation of your Maxxum 5000i is very easy.
1. Attach tens (p. 8) 2. Insert battery (p. 10) 3. Move main switch to ON (p.40)
4.4. LoadfilmLoad film (p.(p. 13)13) 5. Press shutter-release button 6. Press shutter-release button all
partway down to focus(p. 18) the way down to take the picture
(p. 18)
For a complete description of operation, refer to the pages shown in parentheses.View original page 6Page 9 · Read text
DATA PANEL
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1 . Manual-focus-mode indicator 8. Self-timer indicator
2. Shutter-speed value/ card nam e/HELP 9. Battery-condition indicator
1 0. Exposure-mode indicator3. Selectable-setting pointers
4. Aperture value 1 1. Card-in-use indicator
5. Frame counter 12. Auto flash indicator
6. Film-transport signals 1 3. Flash-on indicator
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VIEWFINDER
Focus frame
Red focus signal
Green focus signal
Exposure signals
Flash-ready signal
Focus frame: Shows image area read by the rect exposure, respectavely. In both P and M
autofocus system modes: with the flash switched on, the lower
Red focus signal: Blinks when focus cannot signal blinks while the flash is charging; the
be confirmed bythe camera's autofocus system. upper and lower signal blink simultaneously
Green focus signal: Glows when focus is set. when the required exposure setting is not
Exposure signals: In P mode: the lower signal available.
blinks in low-light or backlight situations to in- Flash-ready signal: Blinks slowly when the
dicate that flash should be used. In M mode: the flash is charged, then rapidly after the picture is
upper and lower signals glow separately or to- taken if exposure is correct.
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To attach: 2. Align the red bead on the lens barrel with the
1. Remove the body cap and rear lens cap, as red dot on camera's lens mount. Insert the lens
shown. bayonet into the mount and turn the lens
clockwise until it locks in place with a click.
When attaching or removing lenses, be
careful not to touch anything inside the cam-
era, especiallythe lens contacts or mirror. To
protect the lens contacts and elements, at- lf lens is not attached properly, -- appears
tach the lens caps whenever the lens is not in in the data panel's aperture display when
use. camera is switched on.
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Care of Glass Surfaces
o Never touch lens elements or the camera's
eyepiece with your fingers. lf the lens be-
comes dirty, clean it gently with a lens
brush. Only if necessary, moisten a sheet of
lens tissue with one drop of lens-cleaning
fluid and, starting at the center and using a
circular motion, lightly wipe the surface of
the lens.
o Never lift the mirror or touch its surface,
since this may impair its alignment. Dust
To remove: specks on the mirror's surface will not effect
1. While pressing the lens release, turn the exposure or picture quality. lf dust on the
lens counterclockwise as far as it will go, then mirror is distracting, the camera can be
lift the lens out. cleaned at an authorized Minolta service fa-
2. Attach another lens or the body cap to pre- cility.
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Your Maxxum SOOOi uses a 6-volt 2CRb 2. Insert the battery as shown, then snap the
lithium battery that supplies power for all cam- battery cover closed.
era operations.
Loading the battery
1 . With the main switch at LOCK, slide the bat-
tery-cover release in the direction shown to
open the battery cover. CAUTION
o Do not mishandle the battery or subject it
to high temperatures or fire. The battery
may explode or cause burns.
o Read and follow all warnings and instruc-
lf necessary, wipe battery terminals with a tions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
dry cloth to ensure proper contact.. o KeeF batteries away from young children. www.butkus.us
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Battery-condition indicators
Each time you slide the main switch from LOCK to ON, the camera automatically checks the battery
and displays a condition indicator in the data panel:
Full-battery symbol appears for five seconds: Power is sufficient for"m camera operation.
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Low-battery symbol appears for five seconds: Power is sufficient but
getting low-keep a fresh battery handy.
Low-battery symbol blinks: Camera can be operated, but the battery
will need to be changed soon.
Blinking low-battery symbol alone, or no display at all appears, the
beeps, and the shutter cannot be released: Power is too low for'm camera
normal operation-replace the battery.
f n cases @ and @ battery-condition indicator appears whenever the shutter-release button is "rhe
pressed down. lf no display appears when the main switch is set to ON, double-check that the
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Cold-weather operation Battery performance
Lithium batteries provide excellent perform- The 6-volt 2CR5 lithium battery should pro-
ance in cold weather. However, if you plan to vide sufficient power for shooting up to 65 rolls
shoot many rolls of film outdoors at tempera- of 24-exposure film without flash, or up to 25
tures at or below 32"F (OoC), we recommend rolls of 24-exposure film using the built-in flash
that you carry the camera inside your coat to in 50% of the exposures. These figures are
keep it warm when you are not taking pactures. based on Minolta's standard test method using
You may also wish to carry a spare battery in a a fresh battery at 68"F (20"C). Actual battery
warm pocket, so that you can change the performance will depend on how you use the
battery, if necessary. Do not discard a cold camera.
battery. After it warms up, its capacity will be
restored.
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FILM$Ts
Automatic setting of the film speed Loading film
The f ilm speed is set automatically for ISO 25- 1. Slide the main switch to ON.
5000 DX-coded films. lf you use film that is not 2. Open the back cover by sliding the release
DX-coded, the f ilm speed will be set at ISO 100. downward. (When loading film for the first
time, remove and discard the protective plastic
cover that is attached to the pressure plate.)
I o Before opening the camera back, check
that O is displayed in the frame counter; if
not, film is already loaded and the camera
should not be opened. The type of film
loaded can be verified by checking the film
window. (For instructions to rewind a par-
tially exposed roll of film, refer to pg. 21)
DX-coded f ilms have "DX" printed on their o Always load film in subdued light, or at
cartridges and film boxes. least shaded from direct sunlight.
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3. Place the film cartridge into the film chamber 5. Close the back cover so that it snaps shut.
as shown. The camera will automatically wind the film to
4. Extend the tip of the film past orange mark. the first frame, and 1 will appear in the frame
Make sure the holes in the lower edge of the film counter.
engage the teeth on the sprocket.
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When loading film: lf the film is incorrectly loaded, the frame
ff the film extends too tar or does not lie flat, counter remains at O and blinks, and the shutter
gently push the excess back into the cartridge locks (C). Remove the film and repeat steps 3 to
(A). 5.
Make sure the tip of the film is shaped
correctly. Otherwise, the film may not wind
properly (B).
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To obtain sharp, blur-free photos, hold the Two recommended ways of holding the cam-
camera as still as possible and steady it against era are shown here. lf you grasp the camera
your face or body. To take pictures, press the firmly with your right hand on its handgrip, you
shutter-release button gently with a slow, can shift the camera back and forth for hori-
steady squeeze- never a quick jab. zontal (A) and vertical (B) pictures without re-
moving your hands from the controls. When
using autofocus, make sure nottotouch the lens
focusing ring or AF illuminator. Also, be careful
not to obstruct the flash when taking pictures.
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In describing camera operation, this manual
refers to two shutter-release button operating
positions: a pre-release, "partway-down" posi-
tion, that activates the camera's autofocus and
autoexposure systems, and an "all-the-way"
down position, that triggers the shutter-release
sequence. Both operating positions, as well as
the rest position, are illustrated at right.
In automatic operation, focus and exposure
are set when the shutter-release button is The viewfinder focus and exposure signals pressed partway down; autofocus-integrated function when the shutter-release button is metering ensures that exposure is correct for pressed partway down, whether you operate the the subject that you focus on. Also available is camera in automatic or manual mode. In man- an autoexposure lock function that enables you ual mode, they can assist you in setting focus to control autofocus and autoexposure inde- and/or exposure. pendently (refer to p. 29).
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Whenever you turn the camera on, AF
mode is automatically set. lf the red focus
signal blinks when the shutter-release
button is pressed down, focus cannot be
confirmed by the autofocus system and the
shutter remains locked. (Refer to the focus-
ing section.)
Program exposure mode (P mode) and
flash operataon will be set the first time you
turn the camera on. Thereafter, when the
When the metering system determines that camera is turned on, exposure mode and
flash is required for correct exposure, the flash flash settings will remain as they were when
fires automatically when the picture is taken. lf the camera was last operated.
the flash isn't charged, the lower exposure
signal glows and the shutter remains locked
while charging is in progress; once charging is
completed, the f lash-ready signal glows and you
can take the picture. Refer to the flash section
for details about flash operation.
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FILM REWIND
lf it's necessary to change batteries before
rewind is complete, press the manual rewind
button to restart after the new battery is in-
stalled.
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After the last frame on the roll is exposed, the
camera automatically starts rewinding the film.
With a fresh battery loaded in the camera, it
normally takes 12 seconds to rewind a 24-
exposUre film. While rewind is in progress, the
frame counter displays the frame number of the
last exposure.
When film rewind is complete, the frame lf you accidentally open the camera back counter displays O and the data panel's film- before the film is rewound, close it immedi- cartridge symbol blinks to indicate that the film ately. Press the manual rewind button to cartridge can be removed. Open the camera finish rewinding the film. Light falling on the back and remove the film. The shutter remains film will ruin many of the pictures, but your locked if a rewound film cartridge is left in the quick action may save a few. film chamber. www.butkus.us
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Manual start of film rewind
Before manually starting film rewind,
check the battery-condition indicator. lf the
blinking low-battery symbol is displayed, the
battery should be replaced. Although you
may be able to take pictures following a low-
battery display, film rewind may not operate
correctly in this case.
To start rewind manually, use a ball-point pen
or similar object to press the manual rewind
button. As with automatic rewind, check that
the frame counter has returned to O before
opening the back cover to remove the film.
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FOCUS
While either autofocus or manual focus can Autofocus (AF)
be selected, autofocus is the Maxxum 5O00i's In AF mode, the camera focuses automati-
standard operating mode and is set whenever callywhen the shutter-release button is pressed
the camera is switched on. partway down, and focus is confirmed by the
green focus signal; if focus cannot be conf irmed,
To shift between manual and autofocus the red focus signal blinks and the shutter
modes during operation, slide the focus mode remains locked. This design, known as focus-
switch down. When the camera is set to man- priority operation, lets you avoid taking out-of
ual focus, M. FOCUS is displayed in the data focus pictures.
panel.
Autofocus operation depends on the detec-
tion of subject contrast by the autofocus sys-
tem. In low light, low contrast situations the AF
illuminator is automatically activated when the
shutter-release button is pressed down; by
projecting a pattern of red light onto the subject,
the AF illuminator provides the contrast needed
for autofocus operation. The AF illuminator's
working range is 1 .6 - 16 feet (0.5 - 5m) (based
on Minolta's standard test method, using a
SOmm lens).
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PREDICTIVE FOCUS CONTROL: This feature
enables you to get sharply focused pictures of
approaching subjects. lf the AF system detects
subject movement when the shutter-release
button is pressed down, it continues to adjust
focus during the shutter-release sequence (that
is, after the shutter-release button is pressed all
the way down to take the picture) so that the
subject will be sharply focused when the picture
is taken.
To take a picture of a moving subject using
autofocus, center the focus frame on your sub-
ject and press the shutter-release button all the
way down to take the picture, without pausing to
check for the focus confirmation signal.
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