Minolta 140EX User manual

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#Congratulations on your purchase of this
Minolta camera. This manual givesyou expla-
nations for each function,plus all the informa-
tion you'll needto understandand operatethis
cameraproperly.
To begin taking pictures in the easiestway pos-
sible,read Getting Started. Later,when you're
ready to learn how to use the camera's other
buttons and functionsto improve
your pictures,
move along to Advanced Operation.
ATTACHING
THE
STRAP
TABLE
OFCONTENTS
NAMES
OF
PARTS
Camera
Body
Viewfinder.....
.Data
Panel
GETTINGSTARTED
Inserting
Batteries
LowBattery
Symbol
AutoPower
Off..
LoadingFilm.
Full-Auto
Operation ....... 1
FilmRewind... ......1
ADVANCED
OPERATION
Focus
Hold
. ... 14
Frash ..:::::::::::::::::.........16
Auto-SwitchoverFlash ..16
ManualFill-Flash ..16
FlashCancel ......16
Red-EyeReduction
.. .... 17
Flashlnformation.... ... 18
ExposureCompensation. ..19
SubjectProgram
Selection ....... 20
Macro ...... 22
Portrait. ..... 23
NightPortrait ...... 24
ThankYou,/Take
Me .. .. 25
Spot
Metering.. ... 26
Self-Timer..... ......27
Continuous-DriveMode ... 28
Double
Exposure .... 29
Remote
Control ...... 30
FOR
OWNERS
OF
THE
DATEMODEL
...... 31
CARINGFORYOUR
CAMERA .. 34
TECHNICAL
DETAILS .... 36
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4
5
6
7.
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NAMES
OFPARTS
2 3 4
13 12
1
. Shutter-releasebutton
2. Zoom
control
3. Drive / Operating-mode
button
4. Subject-program
selector
5. Data
panel
6. Flash-mode
button
7. Red-eye-reduction
button
8. Flash
9. Back-coverrelease
10.Viewfinderwindow*
11.Autofocuswindow*
12.Lens*
13.AF illuminator,
Red-eyereduction lamp,
Self-timer indicator,
Delayed-releaseindi-
cator
14. Remote-controlwindow
15.
Viewfinder*
16.Focus
lamp
(green)
17.Flash
lamp
(orange)
18. Rewind
button
19.On/Off button
20. Film
window
21
. Strapeyelet
22. Battery
cover
23. Tripod
socket
24. Back
cover
* Donot
touch
16
17 18 19 20
23 22
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VIEWFINDER
1
1.
2.
3.
F'
G-o
Focusframe
Camera
focuses
withinthis
frame.
Spot-metering
circle
Camera
setsexposure
withareading
from
inside
this
circle.
Focuslamp
(green)
Glows
steadily:
Focus
confirmed.
Blinks
quickly:
Subject
too
close.
Blinks
slowly:
Contrast
toolow.
Flashlamp
(orange)
Glows
steadily:
Flashwillfire
with
shutter
release.
Blinks
quickly:
Flashcharging.
Blinks
slowly:Camera-shake
warning.
Close-framing
guides
When yoursubject
is closerthan 1.8m
(5.9
ft.)at 50-14Omm,thepicture
should
becomposed
withinthis
frame.
4.
5.
DATAPANEL
AUTd
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
17 16 15 14 13 12
Flash-mode
indicator
oulo
:Auto-Switchover
Flash
t : Manual
fill-flash
@ : Flash
cancel
@ : Exposure
compensation
(+1.5EV)
+1.5
Red-eye-reduction
i
ndicator
Film-cartridge
mark
Frame
counter
FiI
m-transport
signals
Self-timerindicator
Double-exposu
re indicator
Low-battery symbol
Contin
uous-driveindicator
Remote-control indicator
Subject-program poi
nter
Spot-
meteri
ng indicator
Tha
nk-you,/Take-
me-mode indicator
Night-portra
it-mode indicator
Portrait-modeindicator
Macro-mode indicator
Full-auto
indicator
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GETTING
STARTED :
INSERTING- BATTERIESi:: : :i:
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Yourcamera
uses
two 3-volt
lithium
batteries
(Cn-
123A1that supply
powerfor all camera
operations
except
theRemoteControl
(optional).
E Op"n the batterycover by slidingthe bat-
tery-cover
lockinthe direction
indicated.
p lnsertthe batteries
asshown on the inside
ofthebatterycover
and
snap
thecoverclosed.
Low-Battery Symbol
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lfthe blinkinglow-battery
symbol
appearsinthe-
data panel along with the other indicators,
you
can still use the camera, but the batteries
will
haveto be replaced
soon.
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lfthe blinking low battery
symbolappears
alone,
.you
cannotusethe camerauntilyou replace
the
batteries.
Auto Power Off
To
save
power,
yourcameraautomatically
turns
offif it isnot
operated
for more
thanthree
min-
utes.
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Battery Cautions
o Readand follow all warnings and instruc-
tionssupplied
with the batteries.
o Keepbatteries
away from children.
o Do not attempt to disassemble, recharge,
short out, or subject batteries to high tem-
peratures
orfire.
o Do not mix batteries of different ages or
bra
nds.
6
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LOADING
FILM
Youshouldonly use DX-coded,
35mm film with
ISO ratingsfrom 25 to 3200. We recommend
ISO
4OO
or higherfor telephoto
photographs
or
pictures
taken in low light.
ll Turn the camera on and make sure O is
displayed in the data panel.
E Open the back cover by sliding the back-
cover release down and place the film car-
tridge into the film chamber, bottom first as
shown.
Always load
your film in the shade or away
fromdirectsunlight.
Polaroid
instant
35mm filmscannot
be used.
8
E t-"y the film flat between the guide railsand
extend to the "FILM TlP" mark.
lf
thefilm extends
too
far,
gently
push
the excess
backinto
the cartridge.
I Snap the back cover closed.
The film automatically advances to the first
frame
and 1appearsinthe data
panel.
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lf O blinks in the data panel, the film was
incorrectly loaded. Open the back cover
and re-load
the film.
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I eress the On/Ott button to turn the camera
on.
The
camera
will beset
to Full-Auto
which is the
camera'sstandard
"pointandshoot" mode. The
flash will fire whenever necessary (see
"FLASH"section
on page
16).
pl notA the camera steady and make sureyour
fingers are not covering the flash. lf you are
taking a vertically-framed picture, turn the
camera so the flash is on top as shown.
When your subject is closer
than 1.8m (5.9 ft.) at 50-
14Omm, compose your pic-
ture within the close-framing
guides using focus hold if
necessary
(see
page141.
Caution: Do not holdthe lens barrel
while
you photograph,
otherwise focus may not be
accu
rate.
10
EI fo zoom the lens toward wide (38mm),
move the zoom control to the left. To zoom
toward telephoto (14Omm) move the control
to the right. The
focallength
isindicated
onthe
lens
barrel.
E Centerthefocus
frame
onyoursubject.
Between
38mm and 7Omm,the lens barrel
will be
visible
in
the lower-right
corner
ofthe
viewfinder,
but will not appearin the photo-
graph.
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@ continued
p Press the shutter-release button partway
down so that the green focus lamp glows then
all-the-way down to take the picture.
o In low-lightconditions,
the lampon the front
of
thecamera
lightsautomatically.
r Always press
the shutter-release
button with
a slow,steadysqueeze--never
a quick
jab.
o Thefilm will automatically
advance
tothe next
frame.
The green
focus lamp blinks
quickly
and the
shutter
lockswhen vou aretoo close
to the
subject.
Make sure you are at least O.65m
(21 It.\at14Omm
andO,8m
(2"6
ft.)at 38mm
from your subject.
For
close-up
photography,
see
"MACRO" sec-
tionon page
22.
o
lf
you
are
closerthan0.35m (1
ft.),the
green
focuslamp
willblinkslowlyand
the
picture
will
not be infocus.
The
green
focuslampblinksslowly
when the
subject
contrast
islow.
The shuttercan be re-
leased.but focus will be set to 2.0m {6.6
ft.)
with flash and infinity
without flash. See
"FOCUS
HOLD"on
page
14tor
otherfocusing
techniques.
FILM
RE\MND
Automatic Rewind
After you take the last picture on the roll,the
camera automatically
begins rewind and the_
frame countercountsdown to O.
When Oappears
inthe data panel
and the film-
cartridge mark blinks, open the back cover and
remove the film.
ll Gently press the
manual-rewind but-
ton using a pen or
similar object.
p Wtren O and the blinking film-cartridge
markappear
in the datapanel,
openthe back
andremove
thefilm.
CAUTION
lf 0 doesn'tappearin the data
panel
afterthe
motor
stops
running,
checkthe displayfor the
low-batterysymbol. lf it appearsby itself,re-
place
thebatteryand
press
the manual-rewind
button. lf allthe indicators
blink
and rewind
stops,
press
the manual-rewindbutton. lfrewind
doesnotresume,
contactanauthorizedMinolta
Service
Facility.
ManualRewind
12 13
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lfyou want to take
a picture
with the main sub-
jectplaced
to one side,
use
focusholdto ensure
accurate
focusing. You shouldalso use focus
hold in the special
situations
described
on the
nextpage.
Off-Center Subiects
I Center the focus frame on your subiect'
then pressand hold the shutter-release button
partway down until the green focus lamp
glows.
pl Wittrout lifting your finger, recompose the
frame and pressthe shutter-release button all-
the-way down to take the Picture.
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Some subjects or scenes, such as those de-
scribed below, are difficu
lt for the autofocus
system to detect. To ensure proper focus in
thesesituations,
first lockfocuson another
ob-
ject
atthe same distance
from youas
yourmaih
subject,then recompose
your pictureand press
the shutter-release
button.
When a very bright or low-
contrast
areafills the cen-
ter of the viewfinder.
o The
green
lampwill blink
slowly
to warn youthatfocus
may not beaccurate.
When your subject
is near
a verybrightobject
or area.
o The focus lamp may
glow, but focus may not be
correct.
When two subjects overlap.
o The
green
lampwill glow
and the closer of the two
subjects
will beinfocus.
When a subject composed
of alternating
light
and
dark
linesfills the centerof the
viewfinder.
o The
green
lampwill blink
rapidly
and the shutter
will
lock.
15
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