Minolta HI-MATIC 7S User manual

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Sinceits introduction,
the MinoltaHi-matic
7shas
been
hailed
asthe mostversatile
automatic I t
camera. J i
With its wide range
of automaticfeatures,
your new Minolta Hi-matic
7s can make picture l'
taking easier,more foolproof than ever
before
possible. For example,
the accurateelectric t1
eye in the Minolta Hi-matic
7s isbased
on the patented"CLC" (Contrast
Light
Compensator) I
systemto provide
unsurpassed
exposure
accuracy,
even
in high contrast
situations.
In addition,
your new Minolta Hi-matic
7shasmanyother
outstandingfeatures
not found on
any other 35mm camera... readyto make
photography
truly "as
easy
as
pressing
a button".
TheseincludeMinolta's
"SLS" (Safety
Loading
System)
for rapid,fumble-free
loading.
For special
photographic
techniques,
such as deliberate
under or over exposure,
your new
MinoltaHi-matic
7smayalsobe used
semi-automatically
or manually. No othercamera
offers
this
versatility.
Please
read this manual
carefully
before taking pictures
so that you may fully utilize the
potentiai
of your Minolta
Hi-matic
7s.
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Parts
Name
of Minolta
Hi-matic
7s .......,......
Specifications
o.fMinolta
Hi-matic
7s
Howto Insert
theMercury
Battery
A Quick
Guide
to Using
Your
Minoita
Hi-matic
7s
Automatically
.........
Using
the
SLSFitm
Load
System
How
to Take
Pictures
Automatically
Disengaging
the
Automatic
System
How
to Usethe
Minolta
Hi-matic
7s
Semi-Automatically
How
to Hold
the
Minolta
Hi-matic
7s
How
to Look
through
theViewf
inder
How
to Focus
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How
to Read
theDepth-of-Field
Charr
Depth-of-F
ietd
Chart
How
to Use
the
Self-Timer
Howto Take
Flash
Photography
How
to Unload
the
Film
Programmed
Shutter
Accessories
Maintenance
and
Care
of Camera
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1B
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20
22
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25
26
27
28
29
32
34
35
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m Ad
vonce L
ever
Shutter
Releose
Button
Fil
m Counter
Distonce
Scole
Strop
Hook
Sel
f
-Ti
mer L
ever
EV NumberWindow
AUTO Relmse
Button
2
Accessory
Shoe
(Cordless
Fiosh
Ce ntoct)
Film
Rewind
Cronk
Viewfinder
Rongefinder
Diophrugm
Ring
Shutter
Speed
Ring
CdS Cel l(ct-c)
Rokkor 45mmf/i.8
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Film
Toke.Up
Spool
Film
Lood Window
Sprock
et
F'ind
er E
yep
i
ece
Film Rewind
Shoft
Film Chomber
Bottery Cover
Pressure
Plote
Film Pressure
Roller
Fi
I
m Rewi
nd Button
Tri
pod Sock
et
F
ocusing L
ever
F
ilm Speed
Scole
rilm SoeedSet Lever
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-Specificotions of ilinolto Hi-mqlic 7s
Automatic 35mm rangefinder
camerawith CdSelectriceye
Lens:
Rokkor
PF
45mm
F/1.8
Construction
.
Angleof View :
Diaphragm:
FilterMount:
LensShade
Mount r
Shutter :
AutomaticOperation
:
Manual
Operation:
Synchro
Contact:
Self-Timer:
Film
Winding:
Levertype,
quick
windautomaticallycocks,
advances
f
ilmand
f
ilmcounterand
prevents
double
exposure.
Winding
Method
:
WindingDistance:
FilmCounter:
Film
Rewinding
:
FrameSize:
Film:
6 elementsin 5 groups
52"
Clickstops
at
eachengraved
aperture
scale: fl1.B,tl2.B,fl4, f 15.6, tlB,
f 111,'tl-16,
tl22
(on
manual
operation)
55mm,
screw-in
57mm,slip-on
SEIKO-LA
fully
automatic
programmed
shutterwith manual
control.
EV
5.7
(f/'l.Bat
1/15sec.)to EV 17
(tl22at
1/250sec.)
B, 114,1lB, 1115,113O,1160,11125,11250
and 1/500 sec.
inengravedclick
stops.
X contact (M class
bulb synchronizes at 1/30 sec.,electronic
flash
atallspeeds)
About 10seconds
delayon manualcontrol.
Single
full stroke
or multiple
short
strokes.
2200
Automatic resettingcountershowsnumberof framesexposed.
Rapidrewind
crank
36x24mm
Standard35mm film,20 or 36exposure
magazjne
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Finder:
Tintedbright
frame
viewfinder
with automatic
parallax
correctionr
Meter
Needle
:
Focusing:
Directhelicoidfocusing
coupled
to super-imposed
rangef
inder.
MinimumFocusing
Distance
: 3 ft. (0.9m)
ExposureMeter:
Built in CLC (Contrast
Light Compensator)
exposure
meter in the lens
barrelcoupled
to programmed
shutter,
automatically
compensates
for filters
or lens
attachments.
Film
SpeedRange
: ASA 25-800,
DlN 15-30
Needle
in the viewfinder
shows
the properEV number,
over/
underexposure
warning.
EV
5.7
lf
/1.8
at1/1
5sec.)
to
EV
17
(t/22
at
1/250
sec.)
with
any
f
ilm.
1.35V,
button-shape
mercury
batteryfor
WorkingRange
:
Battery: photographLc
appli-
cations.
Other Features:
SLS (Safety
Loading
Signal)'shows
proper
film load and transport.
Easy
loading
with soecially
designed
multiple-slot
take-up
spoot.
Cordlessandcordflash
contact.
Size:
Height:3-i
14"(B2mml,width:5-1
12"114omm),Fronttobackincruding
rens:2-718"(47mml
Weight
:25.4 oz.
(72ogl
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ffi How to Insert lhe ilercury Botfery "'
Theautomatic
electric
eyesystem
inthe
MinoltaHi-matic
7sis
powered
by a long-lifemercurybatterv
with mustbe
properly
seatedinthebattery
chamber
before
thecamera'r'rilloperate:
1i Remover-ne
barrerv
chamber @
cover
with a coin
by turning *h
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ber
withit. prr'l
'','i,"'rio" wa'l GJ fi" ''
up,
asindicated
fi #:-':; f { W t"oc
"
the inside
of thecover.
Then I ''*Y ;
reolacethe
cover.
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