Minolta HEXAR SILVER User manual

Part Names
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察Operation Parts
拶Accessory Shoe
撮Grip
擦AF Sensor Window
札Finder Brightness Window
殺View Finder Window
薩Self-timer Light
雑AE Sensor Window
皐Lens
鯖Lens Hood
捌Focus Indicator
錆Strap Eyelet
察拶
擦札
殺
捌
皐
鯖
雑 薩
撮
錆

鮫Back Cover Lock
皿Finder Eyepiece
晒Film Chamber
三Film Speed Detection Pins
傘Film Sprocket
参Tripod Socket
山Film Take-up Spool
惨Battery Chamber Cover
撒Back Cover
散Film Check Window
皿傘山
鮫晒
三参惨撒
散

1. Operation Parts
桟Rewind Button
燦SELECT Button
珊MF Button
産Self-timer Button
算Up/Down Button
纂Aperture Dial
蚕Display Panel
讃Main Switch
OFF: off
P: Program Mode
A: Aperture-priority Mode
M: Manual Mode
賛Film Display
酸Shutter Release Button
蚕纂酸
賛桟燦珊産算讃
Strap Fitting

Loading the Battery
When loading the battery, first turn the main switch to M.

拭When to replace the battery
Fig. 拭
Turn the Main Switch ON. The
following indication will last fo
r
about 10 seconds.
ⓐChange battery. (power low)
ⓑNo power.
* Main switch off before you
replace the battery.
* If you replace the battery, set
values of camera-shake critical
speed, ISO speed, etc. will be
canceled.

Basic Functions/Operation
Pressing Shutter Release Button Halfway-down
Fig. 拭Fig. 植 Fig. 殖
拭Halfway-down Pressing
Press the Shutter Release Button
halfway down and hold it with the
flat part of your forefinger. Focus,
exposure and photo range will be
determined.
植Complete Pressing
The shutter will be released.
殖Caution: Be careful not to
cover the AE sensor and AF
sensor parts on the front of the
camera with your fingers etc.

Finder Display
察AF Frame
拶Focusing Completion Mark
撮Under-exposure Warning Mark
擦Over-exposure Warning Mark
札AE Frame: A, P Modes
殺AE Frame: M Mode
察擦撮拶札殺

燭Automatic Compensation of Parallax
Fig. 燭
ⓐPhoto Range
ⓑIn Close Photography
ⓒIn Distant Photography
ⓐ
ⓑ
ⓐ
ⓒ

織Photo Range
Fig. 織
ⓐThe effective distance range is 0.6 m - infinity.
ⓑToo close to the subject.
* Auto Focus does not work with some kinds of dar
k
objects, reflective or light-emitting objects, or very small
objects. In such cases, set the Focus Lock by aiming the
camera at another object of similar brightness at about
the same distance.

Focus Lock Photography
Place the AF-Frame on the
object.
Press the Shutter Release
Button halfway down and hold
it. Metering range is
memorized.
Now frame the picture as you
wish. Slowly press the Shutte
r
Release Button all the way
down.

Film Loading
Open the Back Cover. Place a film in the Film
Chamber.
Draw out the film tip as far as
the FILM TIP mark.

Fig. 拭
Close the Back Cover. Turn the Main Switch ON. The
film will advance to the first
frame.
* When the Main Switch is
already set to ON, press the
Shutter Release Button.
* The film speed is displayed and
then the frame number is
shown.
* If the frame number isn't
displayed, press the SELECT
Button.
拭Open the back cover and
reload the film.
* With DX film, film speed (ISO
25-5000) is automatically set.
Film Speed Manual setting.

Standard Photography P Mode
This mode prevents failures as much as possible. Based on the specified aperture value, the shutter speed
changes according to the brightness. If shutter speed changes are not sufficient for proper exposure, then
the aperture is also changed.
Set the Main Switch to P. Set the Aperture Dial to a
standard set value.
Frame the subject with the
Auto-focus. Frame the subject
in the center of the finder. Press
Shutter Release Button.

拭Successful Aperture Setting
Fig. 拭
ⓐIncrease the shutter speed.
ⓑStandard Set Values
ⓒEnlarge the focus range.

植Exposure Display (Shutter Release Button halfway down.)
Fig. 植
ⓐCorrect Exposure (Realized with the
specified aperture value).
ⓑCorrect Exposure (Aperture value is
changed).
ⓒUnder Exposure Warning.
ⓓOver Exposure Warning.
* When --- is continued to be displayed
on display panel, please once set the
main switch to M.

殖P Mode Program Chart
Fig. 殖
ⓐCamera-shake critical speed
ⓑRange of choice

Camera-shake Critical Speed
At the time of shipment, the speed is set to 1/30 second.
Range of choice is 1/4 - 1/60 second.
Set to P Mode. Press and hold the SELECT
Button for more than a second,
and the Camera-shake Critical
Speed will be displayed.
Set the value by pressing the
Up-Down Button.

Self-timer
Press the Self-timer Button. The Self-timer Light will light fo
r
7 seconds and blink for the last
3 seconds before shutte
r
release.
* To cancel, turn the Main Switch
to OFF.
* Focus and exposure will be set
when the Self-timer Button is
pressed.

Rewinding
When the film is at the end o
f
the roll, the film will
automatically rewind.
Open the Back Cover and take
the film out.