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Minolta Supreme Freedom Zoom EXMinolta RIVA Zoom 125 EX User manual
User manual for Minolta Supreme Freedom Zoom EXMinolta RIVA Zoom 125 EX. 54 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Minolta
- Model / document
- Minolta Supreme Freedom Zoom EXMinolta RIVA Zoom 125 EX
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 54
- File size
- 5.5 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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- Not specified in catalog
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Thank you for For Proper and Safe Use ............2
purchasing this Minolta Names of Parts.... ........4
camera. Your new Inserling the Battery ........ :...........................8
camera is equipped Low-Battery Symbol ....................9with functions which Camera Strap ..............9will suit your every Loading the Film ........10photographic need.
Before using your new Full-Auto Operation ...................12camera, please take
...................15the time to read For Closer Subjects
through this instruction Special Focusing Situations ......16
manual for it contains Focus Ho|d........ ........18
important information Rewinding the Film ....2o
on the use and care of
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Using the Built-in Flash ..............21 Self-timer......... ...........36
Flash Range..........................21 Continuous Drive ........39
Flash Lamp ...........22 For Owners of the
selecting the Flash Mode...........29 euartz Date Mode|................40
Autoflash with Red-eye lmprinting the Date or Time ..41
Reduction ...................24 Setting the Date and Time ....42
Fill Flash .....25
Flash Cance|....... .......................26 Care and Storage .......44
Technical Details..... ....50
Subject Program Selection .........27
Close-up Mode ...........28
Portrait Mode ..............30
Night Portrait Mode ....32
Spot Metering Mode ...................34View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
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Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product.
WARNTNG l\
Batteries may become hot or explode due to improper use.
. Use only the batteries specified in this instruction manual.
. Do not install the batteries with the polarity (+/-) reversed.
. Do not subject batteries to fire or high temperatures.
. Do not attempt to recharge, short, or disassemble.
. Tape over lithium battery contacts before disposal. Follow local codes
for battery disposal.
Use caution, accidents may occur when using this product near young
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www.butkus.us Keep batteries or things that could be swallowed away from young children. contact a doctor immediately if an object is swallowed. lmmediately remove the batteries and discontinue use if... . the camera is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior is exposed. . the product emits a strange smell, heat, or smoke. The lens retracts when the camera is turned off or Auto power off is activated. Touching the lens barrel while it is retracting may cause injury. Do not disassemble. Electric shock may occur if a high voltage circuit inside the camera is touched. Take your camera to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required.View original page 6
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DATA PANEL
Self-timer indicator Continuous-drive indicator
Low-battery symbol Cartridge mark
Date/Time display Frame counter
(Quartz Date
model only)
Film-transport signals
Subject-program pointer
Spot-metering indicator
Flash mode indicators Night Portrait mode indicator
Portrait mode indicator
-Remote-controlThe remote controlindicatoris not included with all Close-up mode indicator
models. Use the self{imer button to select
remote-control mode. lnstructions for the
remote control are not included in this manual.
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Spot-metering circte (34)
l- Focus lamp (green)
O With the shutter-release button pressed panway down -
Glows: Focus confirmed
Blinks quickly: Subject is too close
Blinks slowly: Contrast too low
@t_ Flash lamp (orange)Close-framing guides With the shutter-release button pressed
partway down-
Glows: Flash willfire
Blinks quickly: Flash charging
Blinks slowly: Camera-shake warningView original page 10Page 11 · Read text
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Your camera uses one 3-volt CR123A or
DL123A lithium battery to supply power for all
camera operations.
1. Open the battery'chamber door using
a coin or similar obiect.
2.Insert the battery according the + and
- marks inside the battery chamber'
then snap the door closed.
. Quartz Date model: The date and time must
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I-OW-BATTERY SYMBOL Attach the strap as shown.
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Power is sufficient, but the
battery will have to be replaced
soon.
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Replape the battery. The shutter
will lock until the battery is
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Use only 35mm, DX-coded film rated ISO 25 to
35 mm Film 3200.lor Color Prints . ISO 400 film is recommended for best results.
. Always load and unload film in subdued light.
. Do not use Polaroid instant 35mm film. Winding
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1. Press the main switch to turn the
camera on. Slide the back-cover
release down to open the back cover,
then place the film cartr:dge into the
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1. Press the main switch to turn the
camera on.
. Auto Power Off: To conserve power, the
camera automatically turns off if it is not
operated for more than B minutes.
2. Hold the camera steady, making sure
your fingers do not cover the flash.
. For vertically framed pictures, hold the
camera so the flash is on top.
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3. Look through the viewfinder and push
the zoom lever toward W (wide angle)
to zoom out or toward T (telephoto) to
zoom in.WT\.2
4. Place the focus frame on a detailed
part of the subject and press the
shutter-release button partway down.
. Your subject's face or a vertical edge make
the best focus targets.
. The AF illuminator (flash) will fire in low light
to determine focus distance.
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5. When the green focus lamp glows,
press the shutter-release button all
the way down to take the picture.
. lf the green focus lamp blinks, the focus may
not be accurate (p.7, p. 16-17).
. The flash will fire automatically in low-light and
back-lit situations.
. The film automatically advances to the next
frame.
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When your subject is closer than 2.0m (6.6 ft.),
compose your picture within the close-framing
guides using Focus Hold if necessary (p. 18).
Incorrect
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Some scenes or subjects, like the examples below, are difficult for the
autofocus system to lock on to. When the focus will not lock, focus hold
(p. 18) on another object the same distance from you as your main
subject, recompose, then take the picture.
** (+il * e=- Whennear a yourvery subjectbright is
object or area. The green focus lamp + f*lY*:+ lLl :+ may glow, but the
focus may not be
When two subjects accurate.
overlap in the focus
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Subjects outside the focus frame may not be in
focus. Use focus hold to ensure accurate
focusing.
1. Place the focus frame on your
subject.
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2. Press and hold the shutter-release
button partway down until the green
focus lamp glows.
3. Without lifting your finger, recompose
the picture and press the shutter-
release button all the way down to
take the picture.
. Lift your finger from the shutter-release button
to cancel focus hold.
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The film will rewind automatically after the last
frame has been exposed. i\ ; o:- ftu
a When fr appears and O blinks, open the
back cover and remove the film.
lf rewind stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the
indicators will blink. DO NOT OPEN THE BACK COVER. Insert a fresh
battery, then press the manual-rewind button.
MANUAL REWIND
To begin rewind before the end of the
roll, turn the camera on and press the
manual-rewind button using a pen.
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I When you turn the camera on, the built in flash is automatically set to
autoflash or autoflash with red-eye reduction, whichever was used last. In
these modes, the flash will fire automatically in low-light and back-lit
situations.
rso 100 rso 400 FLASH RANGE
The range of the built-in flash depends
0.6 - 7.0m 0.6 - 14.0m on the film speed and focal length you 39mm
2.0 - 23.0 ft. 2.0 - 46.0 fr. are using. To ensure proper exposure,
0.6 - 2.25m 0.6 - 4.5m make sure your subject is positioned 125mm 2.0 - 7.4 ft. 2.0 - 14.8lt. within the flash range.
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FLASH LAMP (ORANGE)
The orange flash lamp comes on when the
shutter-release button is pressed partway down.
. The flash lamp will glow when the built in flash
is ready.
. When the flash lamp blinks slowly, your sceneD is too dark for a sharp hand-held picture. Use
flash or place the camera on a tripod.
. When the orange flash lamp blinks rapidly, the
flash is charging. Wait until it glows steadily,
then take the picture.
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