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Minolta RIVA Zoom 90EX Minolta Freedom Zoom 90EX User manual
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- Minolta
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- Minolta RIVA Zoom 90EX Minolta Freedom Zoom 90EX
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- English
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- 20
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Minollo Co., [td. gOEX 3-13,2-Chome, Azuchi-Mochi, Chuo-Ku, Osoko 541, J0D0n RIVA ZOOM
Mlnollo GmbH Kurt-Fi$hetrSlrosse 50, D-22923
Ahrensburg, Germony gOEX Minolto Froncs S.A. 365, Route de SoinlGermoin, F-78420 FREEDOM ZOOM
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@ 1992 Minolta Co., Ltd. under the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention +
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VIEWFINDER DATA PANEL
o o o @
@
oa Qo otl fl,^
@ Qo
$ Focus frame O Flash-mode indicator
Carnera focuses within this frame. : Auto-switchover flash
O Close-framing guides oulo : Manual fill-flash When using tele zoom positions 6Omm |
90mm and camera-to-subject distances less $): Flash cancel
than 1.4m, the picture should be composed €) ASZ indicator
within this frame. @ Low-battery symbol
@ Focus lamp: Activated when shutter-release @ Frame counter
button is pressed partway down. @ Mode pointers
Glowing: Focus and exposure settings are @ Film-transport signals
locked. @ Film-cartridge mark
Blinking: Subject is too close. @ Pre-flash indicator
@ Flash lamp: Activated by the eyepiece sensor
and when shutter-release button is pressed
partway down.
Off: Flash is not needed.
Glowing: Flash will fire with next picture.
Blinking slowly: Camera-shake warning.
Blinking quickly: Flash is charging.
Blinking at varying intervals: Pre-flash will fire.View original page 4Page 5 · Read text
GETTING STARTED
INSERTING THE BATTERY
Your camera uses a 6-volt lithium Low-Battery Symbol
battery rcR-W or DLQQ3A) that
supplies power for all camera
operations. [ -p,. =F_=$
lf the blinking low-battery symbol appears in the
data panel with the other indicators, you can still
F F use the camera, but the battery will have to be
replaced soon.
lf the blinking low battery symbol appears alone,
Open the battery cover by sliding the bat- you cannot use the camera until you replace thell
tery-cover lock. battery.
pf fnsert the battery with the +/- end first,
then snap the cover closed. Auto Power Off
To save power, your camera automatically turns
itself off if not operated for more than three
minutes.
Battery Cautions
. Read and follow all warnings and instruc-
tions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
rKeep batteries away from children.
oDo not attempt to disassemble, recharge, or
short out the battery, or subject it to high
temperatures or fire.View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
LOADING THE FILM
You should only u* DX-coded,
35mm film with ISO ratinqs 95 to
3W.
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flat between the guide rails andI Open the back cover by sliding the back- E t V the film
cover release down. extend the film to the "FILM TlP" mark.
p etace the film cartridge, bottom first, into olf the film extends too far, gently push the
the film chamber as shown. excess back into the cartridge.
Snap the back cover closed. !l The film automatically advances to the first
frame and 1 appears in the data panel.
\nt
gi-{= . Polaroid instant 35mm films cannot
used. lf O blinks in the data panel, the film was
o Always load your film in the shade or at incorrectly loaded. Open the back cover
least away from direct sunlight. and re-load the film.View original page 6Page 9 · Read text
ADVANCED OPERATION
AUTO STAND.BY ZOOM (@} FOCUS HOLD
ASZ sets a z@m position the Hold focus on your subjed
moment you look through the vvhen you don'twant it in he
viewfinder. center of the pidure.
Press the ASZ button
to select or cancel
ASZ. When it is
selected, " ASZ"
appears in the data
panel.
subject,o After ASZ is activated, you can change the ll Center the focus frame on your
zoom position by pressing the zoom button. then press and hold the shutter-release button
lamp glows. lf. When the subject distance is greater than 8m partway down so the focus
your subject is behind glass, use focus hold on(26ft.1, zoom will be set to telephoto (9Omm).
something of equal distance from the camera.
pl Wittrout lifting your finger, recompose theA sensor located above the viewfinder eyepiece
activates zoom when it detects something closer frame and press the shutter-release button all-
than approximately 6 to 8 cm l2-3/B to 3-1/B the-way down to take the picture.
in.).View original page 9Page 12 · Read text
PRE.FLASH(@}
Reduce red-qe by using pre- Don't use flash fq twilight scenes
flash! ,u"' and distant subje&.
.o
Press the pre-flash
button so that @
appears in the data
panel. When the
flash is charged, the Flash should be canceled when you are photo- flash lamp will blink atwww.butkus.us graphing subjects like sunsets or city skylines at varying intervals indi- night which do not include people. When your cating it is o.k. to take subjects are far away, landscape mode should the picture. also be selected (see p.23). lf the scene includes
people that you want to photograph, use night-Warn the people you are photographing that partrait mode (see p.24) When the flash isthe flash will fire a small burst before the canceled, shutter speeds are slower andpicture is taken. sometimes the flash lamp will blink slowly, so to
avoid blurry pictures, use a tripod.
w*m*wWhen you press the shutter-release button all-
the-way down, first, the pre-flash burst fires,
then the self-timer,/remote-control lamp blinks
until the main flash fires with the shutter re-
lease.View original page 12Page 13 · Read text
LAN D$CAFE/NIGHT.PORTRAIT BUTTON LANDSCAPE PHSTOG*AP|{Y I I [J
Each time the land- lf you're photographing distant
scape,/ n ig ht-portra it s0bje6 through a window, ure
button is pressed, the landscape mode to set focus at
modes change suc- infinity.
cessively as shown in
the table below. -In
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Mode When to Use
When photo-
graphing distant Landscape
subjects through +n l- a window
off * When your sub- Press the landscape,/night-portrait button
Night ject is placed in until the mode pointer appears next to the Portrait front of a night E landscape mark. lf you are taking pictures at
scene night, select flash canceland use a tripod. L
o The mode pointer appears in the data panel After you press the shutter-release button all-
next to the mark of the selected mode. lf no the-way down to take the picture, landscape
mode is selected, it does not appear. mode is automatically canceled.
o These modes can be used at the same time as
the operating modes.View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
N|cHT- poRTRAfF r,Hoffi G friffiiHttt,'hffi I oruRAnNG-Mor}E nurroru if{,t
When you re posirg nmeone in Each time the operat-
front of a n$ht scene, ure night- ing-mode button is
wrtait mode. pressed, the modes
cha.nge successively
as shown in the table
below.
Operating Mode When to Use
photo- ) Continuous With action
EJt Drive graphy for
sequence shots
+ Self-Timer To include yourself
,U in group pictures
+ Two-Shot To include yourselfPress the landscape,/night-portrait button I Self-Timer in group pictures offuntil the mode pointer appears next to the and have an extra 'UJnight-portrait mark. Auto-switchover flash is surprise shot
automatically selected. lf a bright object is near Double For superimposing
the camera, the flash may not fire and the flash +EI Exposure two pictureslamp will not blink to indicate so. Therefore, in + Remote For releasing thecases such as this, select manual fill-flash. gt Control shutter by remoteIn this mode, shutter speeds are slow; please L controluse a tripod and warn your subjects to remain
still. o The mode pointer appears in the data panel
After you press the shutter-release button all- next to the mark of the selected mode. lf no
the-way down to take the picture, night-portrait mode is selected, it does not appear.
mode is canceled. o These modes can be used at the same time as
landscape and night-portrait modes.
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SELF.TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY (t) .S9}CONTINUOUS.DRIVE MODE ( & }
\Yhen you' re photograph- lnclude yourself in the pidure
ing moving subjects, take with self-timer.
a sequence of shots.
Set up the picture.I Press the operating-mode button until the Imode pointer appears in the data panel above p Press the operating-mode button until the
the continuous-drive mark. mode pointer appears in the data panelabove
p Wtren you're ready to take pictures, press the self-timer or two-shot self-timer mark.
the shutter-release button all-the-way down p Wtren you're ready to take the picture,
and hold. The shutter will continue to release press the shutter-release button all-the-way
as long as the shutter-release button is held down.
down. When taking flash pictures, the shutter o The mode pointer and the red self-timer lamp
will release after the flash has charged. blink to show that self-timer is operating.
There is a 1O sec. delay for the first picture and a
This mode remains selected until the camera is 4 sec. delay for the second in the two-shot
turned off. mode.
Both self-timer modes are canceled after the
selected number of pictures are taken. To stop
self-timer operation before the picture is taken,
turn off the camera.
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DOUBLE-EXPO$URE MODE ( Eb } REMOTE:CqHTHS,!1 USbr (*/)
Superimpore two images
with double dposure.
Optional accessory lR Remote Control RC-2 is
required for the use of remote-control mode.
Please refer to the remote control's manual for
operating instructions.
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Press the operating-mode button until theI
mode pointer appears in the data panel above
the double-exposure mark.
p Press the shutter-release button all-the-way
down to take the first picture.
o The mode pointer and film-transport mark
blink to show that one picture has been taken. lf
the camera is turned off at this time, these will
continue blinking when it is turned on again.
p Recompose your picture and take the sec-
ond shot.
After this, double-exposure mode is canceled.
lf you have a OD back model, select "No im-
printing" (see p.31).
trr t"r, r"d"',r, rrt
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FOR OWNERS OF THE
OUARTZ DATA BACK MODEL
The data back enables you to record the date, in Names of Parts
or formats,a choice of three year/month/day
(day,/hour,/minute)directlytime onto lt fMM-; o the film.
features a quartz clock and automatic calendar tEEEEjEgl
through the year 2019, and automatically con-
trols the imprint exposure according to the cam- MoDE sELEcr ADJUST
era's film-speed setting. With the camera held e print indicator
horizontally, the data is recorded onto the lower €)MoDEbutton CO-OQ)right portion of the picture; in the vertical format, O SELECT button -l-l-[
@imprinting occurs on the lower left portion of the €)ADJUSTbutton O.O
picture.
Mode Selection
Use the MODE button to change the data display
as shown.
Time imprinting No imprinting
I dftffil+@+Er
The data back is powered by the camera's L-'*@;ffi,tJday, month, year, month, day, year battery, therefore data must be set before you
begin taking pictures.View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
Setting Data Data lmprinting
Press the MODE button to select the desired
data type, then take the picture.
Following exposure, the print indicator blinks in
tfre data panel for approximately two seconds to
IVIODE SELECT ADJUST MODE SELECT ADJUST confirm imprinting.
o The imprinted data may be difficult to read if
the subject area over which it is superimposed is
bright or non-uniform.
o Legibility of the imprinted data may vary SELECT button to move betweenI Use the somewhat with film type.different parts of the displayed data.
o With the date displayed, pressing the SELECT Care and Storagebutton in succession causes the settings for This unit is designed for use between 40 andyear, month, and then day to blink.
. In time mode, pressing the SELECT button 0'C (104 and 32"F). At temperatures above or below this range, LCD and imprinted date maysuccessively causes the hour, minute, and then become difficult to read. Even higher temper-the colon to blink. atures may cause the LCD to temporarilyI Press the ADJUST button to change the blacken.
blinking display.
. In time mode, pressing the ADJUST button
while the colon is blinking synchronizes the
seconds counter to OO.View original page 18Page 19 · Read text
CARE AND STORAGE o lf the lens becomes dirty, clean it gently with a a When not in use, keep the camera in a cool; lens brush. lf necessary, moisten a sheet of lens dry place away from dust and chemicals. For tissue with one drop of lens- cleaning fluid and extended storage we recommend that you place gently wipe the lens. Never touch the lens the camera in an airtight container with a drying surface with your fingers. agent such as silica gel. . Never use alcohol or chemical solvents on the o This camera contains high-voltage iircuits. camera body. lf it is dirty, wipe it gently with a Do not attempt to disassemble or repair it your- soft, clean, dry cloth. self . o Never subject the camera to shock, high heat, o lf you have questions about your camera, or humidity. Be particularly careful not to leave contact your local camera dealer. For more in- it in the glove compartment or other places in formation write to the Minolta distributor or motor vehicles where it may be subjected to subsidiary in your area (addresses listed at the high temperatures. back of this manual). . Entry of sand, salt, or other grit may cause o To assure prompt service, please contact an costly or irrdparable damage to the camera. Use authorized Minolta Service Center before ship- extra care when taking pictures at the beach. ping your camera for repairs. o This camera is designed for use between -10 and 4OoC (14 to 1O4'F). o Using the camera at very low temperatures impairs its performance. In cold weather, carry the camera inside your coat to keep it warm. Do not transfer the camera directly from an ex- tremely cold to warm area, since condensation may form inside and prevent normal operation. . Do not let the camera get wet. Water seepage could result in costly or irreparable damage to internal parts.View original page 19
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
Lens: 35-9Omm t/3.5-7.7 power zoom lens; conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful
4 elements in 4 groups; max. magnification: interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
1/lOX (for subjects at O.9m with 90mm lens) may cause undesired operation. Changes or modi-
Metering Range: 38mm: EV4 and EV6 to fications not approved by the party responsible for
EY17;9Omm: EV6 and EV8 to EY17; in flash- compliance could void the user's authority to
cancel and night-portrait modes, shutter speed operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
is set up to 1 sec Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
Battery Performance: Approximately 22 rolls FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
(based on Minolta's standard test method using reasonable protection against harmful interference
24 exposure film with flash 5Oo/o oI exposures) in a residential installation. This equipment gen- erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency Viewfinder
. Magnification: 38mm: O.45x;9Omm: 0.95x withenergytheand,instructions,if not installedmayandcauseused harmfulin accordanceinter-
lmage Area: 85% coverage (for subject at ference to radio communications. However, there
3ml9.8ft.) is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
does Dimensions: 149.5(W) x 76.5(H) x 6O.5mm(D) particular installation. lf this equipment cause harmful interference to radio or television l5-7/8 x3 x2-3/8 in.) reception, which can be determined by turning the
Weight: 3459 (12-1 /8oz.l equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
OD model: 35Og (12-3/8oz.l to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Specifications are based on the latest infor- . Increase the separation between the eqrripment
mation available at the time of printing and are and receiver. . Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit subject to'change without notice. different from that to which the receiver is con-
nected.
o Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/-lY
technician for help.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B
limits for radio noise emissions from digital ap-
paratus as set out in the Radio Interference Regu-
lations of the Canadian Department of Commu-
nications.
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