Minolta 16 MG-S User manual

MINOLTA 16 MG-S
OWNER'S MANUAL
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CONTENTS
NAMES OF PARTS ........................ .. ................................................................... 2 1
SPECiFiCATIONS ................................................ .. ............................................... 4
BEFORE
TAKING PICTURES
Inserting mercury bat.tery ........................................................................... 6
Loading film ......... .. . .. ...................................... .. ............. .. . .. .................. .. .... 9
Setting film speed .............................. .. ................. .. .......... .. ........................ 11
HOW TO TAKE PICTURES
I. Automatic photography
1. Setting shutter speed .. . Automatic diaphragm control .. .......... 12
2. Over- and underexposure warnings ................................................ 15
3_ Composing and taking your pictures ............................................. 16
4_ Short-distance len s ......................................................................... .. 18
II. Flash photography .. ...................................................,'........................... 20
ATTACHING FILTER .... .. .................................................................................... 24
UNLOADING EXPOSED FILM ................................................. .' ......................... 26
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES............ .. ................................................................... 27
CARE AND STORAGE ................................................. .. .................. .. .... .. .......... 32

NAMES OF PARTS
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Auto / Flash Exposure Control ----------:: ~~~~~ =---~ cc.
Shutter Speed Dial -========: ~~~~~~~~ ;: ~ ~ji~
Shutter Speed Window - .. ~_--' _""
Sliding Type
Sliding Type I "'nc~oo..n
IMPORTANT : Before operating ca m e ra , see first CAUT I ON on P. 23.

Back Cover Lock -- __
Rokkor 23mm F2.8 Lens --~~
Film Speed Scale
CdS Cell
Film Speed Dial
Viewfinder
Direct Sync. Contact
Flas hgun Connecting Mount
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SPECIFICATIONS
4 Type: Subminiature camera with a picture size of 12 x 17mm quarter frame
for Minolta 16mm film cartridge .
Lens: Rokkor 23mm F2 . 8, 4 elements in 3 groups .
Shutter: Shutter speed s election with s peed s from 1/ 30 sec . to 1/ 500 sec .
Shutter is locked in the over · and underexposure.
Sync: X . contact ( M c la ss bulb s ync hroni zes at 1/ 30 s ec . ,
electronic fla sh at all speed s . )
Expo s ure meter: Automatic diaphragm control by CdS meter coupled to shutter .
Measu ri ng range: EV 8 to EV 17
Film speed s etting: ASA 25 to ASA 400
DIN 15 to DIN 27
Focusing: Fixed focu s at 3.5m, 10 ft.
Short·distance lens ( bui l t·in ) for 1.2m, 4 ft.

Viewfinder : Bright·frame viewfinder with parallax correction and warning signal. 5
Film advance : Wheel type , 135
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Frame counter : Automatic re s etting counter showing unexposed
frame number.
Optional Accessories: MG·S Flashgun, MG·S Cube·gun
Fi l ters ( lA , Y· 48, 80B )
Close·up lenses : 80cm ( 27 Y,'), 40 cm (1'3 %'), 25 cm ( lO ')
Distance scales ( Chain ) for 80 cm ( 2'7 Y,') and 40 cm (1'3 %')
MG·S Copy Stand
Mino l ta Dayload 16 ( Day light developing tank )
Size : Height: 26.5mm (1X.'), Width : 107 . 5mm (4 )1') , Depth: 46mm (1 %')
Weight: 21Og, 7.4 oz.

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BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
Inserting mercury battery
The CdS exposure meter sys tem in the
Minolta 16 MG·S is powered by a longlife
mercury battery . The battery mu st be pro ·
perly s eated in the battery chamber before
the camera will operate.
L Open film charr.ber door by turning the
lock to "open" .
OPEN ~ CLOSE
2. Place battery on clean vinyl belt at end
of film chamber, pre ss it down into
battery chamber , and replace the small
black battery cover . Be sure (+ ) side of
battery is facing chamber .

NOTE:
• Meter circuit is automatically cutoff when
lens slide cover is on place.
• When camera is not in use we recommend
that you put l ens slide cover in place to
save the battery as well as to protect lens
from damage and al.so prevent accidental
release of sh utter.
CAUTION:
• Be sure that (+ ) and (- ) sides of battery
are not reversed .
•
Do not touch battery terminals with moist
or unclean hands.
• Before inserting battery, clean battery
terminals with a piece of clean cloth.
• If camera is not to be used for over a
month, remove battery and store it in a
dry, cool place.
• Your camera uses a 1.35v mercury battery,
Mallory PX·675, Eveready EPX ·675 or
equivalent for photographic use.
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Loading film
Your Minolta 16 MG-S load s in seconds with
its unique drop in cartridge syste m_
L Open film chamber door_
OPEN ~ CLOSE
2_ Drop film cartridge in film chamber and
give a little push until cartridge sits firm-
ly in chamber then close door of film
chamber and turn lock on door to
"close" position .
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10 3. Turn film advance wheel until it stops
and release shutter. Repeat until num·
ber "1S " appears in frame counter win -
dow . Now, the film will be in position for
the firs! exposure .
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NOTE :
•
When cartridge does not seem to sit firmly
in film chamber even if a little push is ap·
plied to it , turn film advance wheel keeping
a little pressure on the cartridge until the
cartridge clicks into position .
• In
order to release shutter when loading
camera make sure that the lens cover
slide in open and Auto / Flash selection dial
is set at " 'I " pos i tion .

Setting film speed
Turn ASA setting dial by your fingertip and
align white dot to the ASA number of your
film.
ASA and DIN converting table as follows:
ASA 400·200·100·50·25
DIN 27· 24· 21·18·15
NOTE:
A click stops in between numbers denote
ASA 320, 160,80 and 40, DIN 26, 23, 20 and
17, respectively.
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HOW TO TAKE PICTURES
12 I. Automatic photography
1. Setting shutter speed ... Automatic dia-
phragm control
1. For automatic camera operation line
up "A" on the Auto / Fla sh se lection
dial with s hutter speed window.
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2. Set shutter speed in shutter speed
window by turning the shutter speed
ring located around Auto / Flash selec-
tion dial.

NOTE:
o The figures 30 through 500 appearing in
the shutter speed window indicate shutter
speeds from 1/ 30 to 1/ 500th of a second.
o For ordinary photography in good weather
1/ 125 or 1/ 250th of a second is recom·
mended. In dim light or poor weather con-
ditions, set camera speeds to 1/ 60 or
1/ 30th of a second.
CAUTION: 13
o Do not set shutter speed control dial be·
tween numbers.
o Especially at slow shutter speed opera-
tion, hold your camera firmly at your face
and squeeze the shutter release button to
eliminate camera movements, which will
cause unsharp picture.
o Don't change shutter speed while depres-
sing the shutter release button.

2. Over· and underexposure warnings
If exposure needle stays in red zone at right
end of F·number sca le when holding camera
toward subject, set camera to a lower shut·
ter speed or use f l ash as described later.
If needle stays in left red zone, set camera
to higher shutter speed.
NOTE:
• When there is not adequate light for taking
picture the shutter is automatically locked
and a red warning sig nal appears at the
bottom of the viewfinder when you de·
press the shutter release button.
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16 3. Composing and taking your pictures
1. Hold camera firmly against you and
frame your subject in bright·frame
in the viewfinder.

2. Squeeze shutter release button
gently.
CAUTION: 17
• Due to the small size of the camera, you
should be very careful not to cover the ex·
posure meter window or lens with your
fingers.

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4. Short·distance lens
Short-distance lens ( built-in ciose-up lens)
located behind lens cover should be used
for subject at 1.2 m. 4 ft. range_ Slide short-
distance lens all way in until you see red
close-up signal at the left side in viewfinder.
For composing with short·distance lens in
position use the area marked off by two
short vertical I ines of the bright-frame in
viewfinder.
For ordinary distant shots or group shots,
slide short-distance lens out of place com-
pletely. If short-distance lens slide is not
completely in or out of position the camera
will not work.