Minolta VECTIS 2000 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis 2000. The Vectis 2000 is an easy
to operate lens shutter camera from Minolta’s line of Advanced Photo
System™ cameras. Your camera features Drop-in Loading, a 22.5 - 45mm
zoom lens, and a wide focus frame. The sleek and compact design gives the
Vectis 2000 a sophisticated appearance suitable for any occasion. This
manual is designed to help you understand the operation of your camera and
its functions. Please familiarize yourself with the names of the controls and
their locations on the camera, then read this manual thoroughly.
* Advanced Photo System™ is a trademark of the five system developing companies.
Advantages of the Advanced Photo System
New print formats…
Classic C print, wider H print, and panorama P print formats are available with
Advanced Photo System cameras.
New processing…
In addition to returning your prints in the format you
selected, certified photofinishers will return your
Advanced Photo System film in its original cassette
with an index print. To order reprints, simply choose
the images you want from the index print. No more
searching through negatives to find the right frame.
Easier to load…
Advanced Photo System cameras use the
new IX240 type film. This new film
features Drop-in Loading to make loading
your camera simple, the first time, every
time. Indicators on the cassette tell you
and your camera if the film is unexposed,
partially exposed, exposed, or processed.

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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE.....................................................................4
NAMES OF PARTS.........................................................................................6
QUICK OPERATION.....................................................................................10
BASIC OPERATION
Attaching the Strap...................................................................................13
Installing the Battery.................................................................................14
Checking the Battery Power.....................................................................15
Loading Film.............................................................................................17
Full-Auto Operation..................................................................................22
For Closer Subjects..................................................................................26
Close-framing Guide (C and H formats)............................................27
Special Focusing Situations.....................................................................28
Focus Hold...............................................................................................29
Rewinding the Film...................................................................................31
Processing................................................................................................34
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
Selecting the Flash Mode.........................................................................36
Flash Range.............................................................................................37
Red-eye Reduction...................................................................................38
Fill Flash...................................................................................................39
Flash Cancel ............................................................................................40
Night Portrait ............................................................................................41
Landscape/Night View..............................................................................42
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Date Imprinting.........................................................................................44
Title Imprinting..........................................................................................50
Self-timer..................................................................................................58
Remote Control (Sold Separately)...........................................................60
APPENDIX
Lab Services.............................................................................................66
Caring For Your Camera ..........................................................................68
Technical Details ......................................................................................743
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAUTION
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FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product.
WARNING
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.
• Follow local codes for battery disposal. Tape over lithium battery
contacts before disposal.
Use caution, accidents may occur when using this product near young
children.
Keep batteries or things that could be swallowed away from young
children. Contact a doctor immediately if an object is swallowed.
Immediately remove the batteries and discontinue use if...
• the product is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior
is exposed.
• the product emits a strange smell, heat, or smoke.
Do not disassemble. Electric shock may occur if a high voltage circuit
inside the product is touched. Take your camera to a Minolta Service
Facility when repairs are required.
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.

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NAMES OF PARTS
Flash-mode (36)/Select button Self-timer (58)/
Remote-control (60)/
Adjust button
Data panel Shutter-release button
Title button (51)
Zoom
buttons (24)
Date button (44)
Format button (22)
*- Do not touch
Viewfinder window*
AF windows*
Meter window*
Remote-control receiver*
Flash* (35)
Self-timer/Remote-control lamp*
Lens*
Tripod socket
Film-chamber release (19)
Film chamber
Manual-rewind button (33)
Strap
eyelet (13)
Battery chamber (14)
Battery-chamber lock (14)
Lens cover
Ready lamp (green) (9)
Viewfinder*
For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown in parenthesis.
Camera Body

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT’D
• Only the necessary indicators will appear in the data panel.
Flash-mode
indicators (36)
Self-timer indicator (58)
Remote-control
indicator (60)
Cassette mark Frame counter
Battery-condition
indicator (15)
Title marks
(50-56)
Title/Date/Time/ISO/Format display
Data Panel Viewfinder
Ready lamp (green) (25)
Close-framing guide (27)
Focus frame
With the shutter-release button pressed partway down -
Glows: Camera is ready
Blinks quickly: Subject is too close (shutter is locked)
Blinks slowly: Camera shake warning
Off: Flash is charging

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QUICK OPERATION
W
T
3.Select the print
format (p. 22). 4.Frame the subject as
desired (p. 24).
5.Center your
subject in the
focus frame
(p. 24).
6.Press the
shutter-release
button all-the-
way down to
take the picture
(p. 25).
1.Insert the battery
(p.14). 2.Open the lens cover to turn the
camera on, then
insert the film
(p. 17).

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ATTACHING THE STRAP
BASIC OPERATION
Attach the strap as shown.
• Button keys are included on the strap. Use
the bigger key to turn the battery-chamber
lock, smaller key to push the manual-rewind
button.
Button keys

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INSTALLING THE BATTERY CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER
Your camera uses one 3-volt CR-2 lithium
battery to supply power for all camera
operations.
1.Turn the camera upside down, then
open the battery chamber as shown,
using the bigger button key.
2.Insert the battery into the chamber as
indicated by the + and – marks.
3.Close the battery chamber, then turn
the lock until it stops at CLOSE.
• After installing a new battery, reset the date
and time (p. 46).
Each time the lens cover is opened, a symbol will appear in the data
panel to indicate the power status of the battery.
Briefly appears. Power is sufficient for all
camera operations.
Power is sufficient, but the battery must be
replaced soon.
Replace the battery. The shutter will lock
until the battery is replaced.
Continued on following page.

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CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER - CONT’D LOADING FILM
Your camera uses IX240 type film designed for use in Advanced Photo
System cameras.
• Your camera’s automatic transport system loads the film, sets the film
speed, and advances the film after each exposure.
• Use film from ISO25-3200. Your camera will automatically set the
proper ISO.
• After loading, the film chamber cannot be opened until rewind has been
initiated.
• DEP, Double Exposure Prevention, prevents the camera from
accepting exposed film.
• This camera will only load film with the mark current.
• If no display appears, replace the battery or check that it is inserted
correctly.
• Auto Power Off: The data panel will shut off and the lens will retract if
the camera is not operated for more than eight minutes. Press the
shutter-release button partway down, or press either zoom button to
resume operation.
• Do not obstruct the lens while it is retracting.
Continued on following page.

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LOADING FILM - CONT’D
3.Insert the cassette into the film
chamber with the VEI on top.
• Do not use force when opening the film-
chamber door.
2.Turn the camera upside down, then
press the film-chamber release. The
film-chamber door will open partway.
• OPEn will appear and will blink in the data
panel.
Visual Exposure Indicators
• The current VEI has a white indicator behind it.
VEI MEANING
UNEXPOSED
PARTIALLY EXPOSED
EXPOSED
PROCESSED
1.Open the lens cover to turn the
camera on.
• The built-in flash pops up and the lens
extends.
Continued on following page.

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LOADING FILM - CONT’D
If 0 blinks in the data panel, press the film-
chamber release, open the chamber, then
remove the film.
- If the film’s current VEI is , insert a new roll of
film.
- If a partially exposed roll of film was loaded into this
camera, the VEI has been changed from to .
- If a processed roll of film was loaded into this
camera, the VEI has been changed from to .
- If the film’s current VEI is , remove the film,
remove and reinsert the battery, then reload the
film. If the film will not load, contact the nearest
authorized Minolta Service Facility.
4.Press the film-chamber door closed
until it clicks.
• The data panel will display the cassette mark
and the film’s ISO, then the number of frames
remaining on the roll .
• After the film is loaded, pressing the film-
chamber release will display the film’s ISO in
the data panel . The display will disappear
2 seconds after the finger is released.
2
1
1
2

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FULL-AUTO OPERATION
Hold the camera steady, making sure your fingers do not cover the
flash, AF windows, or meter window. If you are taking a vertically framed
picture, turn the camera so the flash is on top.
• The viewfinder will change to match your selection. The area shown by
will be on the final print.
1.Open the lens cover to turn the
camera on.
• The camera is set for fully-automatic operation
and the flash will fire automatically when
necessary.
• The print format is set to C, H, or P, whichever
was selected last.
2.Press the format button to select the
print format. Correct
Continued on following page.
Incorrect

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FULL-AUTO OPERATION - CONT’D
5.When the green ready lamp glows,
press the shutter-release button all-
the-way down to take the picture.
• Do not hold or obstruct the lens barrel.
• If the ready lamp does not glow, the flash is not
charged. Wait until it glows, then take the
picture.
• If the ready lamp blinks quickly and the
shutter is locked, your subject is too close
(p.26).
• Press the shutter-release button with a slow
steady squeeze - never a quick jab.
• After use, close the lens cover part way until
the lens retracts, then close completely.
3.Looking through the viewfinder, frame
the subject as desired.
Press the W zoom button to zoom out.
Press the T zoom button to zoom in.
4.Center your subject in the focus
frame, then press the shutter-release
button partway down.
• When the picture needs to be recomposed due
to parallax, the close-framing guide will appear
in the viewfinder (p.27).

• If the camera can not determine the focus distance, the green focus lamp will
glow or blink slowly and the picture may not be in focus.
C or HPrint Format P
Focal Length 22.5mmAll
Focus Distance 0.4m - ∞
(1.3 ft. - ∞)0.48m - ∞ (1.6 ft. - ∞)
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FOR CLOSER SUBJECTS CLOSE-FRAMING GUIDE (C and H Formats )
The green ready lamp will blink rapidly and the shutter will lock when you
are closer than the focus distance indicated below. For a subject within the focus distance but close enough to cause parallax, the close-framing guide will appear in the viewfinder when you
press the shutter-release button partway down.
Without lifting your finger from the shutter-release button, move the
camera slightly upward to recompose the picture, then press the shutter-
release button all-the-way down to take the picture.
The area shown by will be on the final print.
45mm
1.0m - ∞
(3.3 ft. - ∞)

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SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS FOCUS HOLD
Subjects outside the focus frame may not be
in focus. Use focus hold to ensure accurate
focusing.
1.Center your subject in the focus
frame.
Some scenes or subjects, like the examples below, are difficult for the
autofocus system to lock on to. In these shooting situations, focus hold
(p.29) on another object with the same brightness and the same distance
from you as your main subject, recompose, then press the shutter-
release button all-the-way down to take the picture.
• Bright light sources such as the sun or neon
lights
• Highly reflective surfaces such as water, mirrors,
etc.
• Flame, fireworks, etc.
• Dark objects and surfaces with low reflectance
• Objects behind glass, bars, or other such as
partitions
Continued on following page.

Your camera automatically rewinds the film into the cassette after the last
exposure.
1.Wait for the film to completely rewind
into the cassette.
• The lens will retract before rewind.
• The frame counter will count down during
rewind.
• 0 will appear in the frame counter and will
blink when rewind is complete.
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FOCUS HOLD - CONT’D REWINDING THE FILM
2.Press and hold the shutter-release
button partway down so the green
ready 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. Continued on following page.

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REWINDING THE FILM - CONT’D
1.Gently press the manual-rewind
button using the smaller button key.
2.Follow steps 1- 3 from automatic
rewind.
Use manual rewind to rewind the film before the roll is finished.
MANUAL REWIND
3.Open the film chamber and remove
the film.
• OPEn will appear and will blink in the data
panel.
• The film’s VEI indicator will be .
2.Turn the camera upside-down, then
press the film-chamber release to
open the film chamber.

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PROCESSING
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
When you open the lens cover to turn the camera on, the built-in
flash is set to Autoflash or Autoflash with red-eye reduction. The
flash will fire automatically when necessary.
For best results, take your film to a Certified
Advanced Photo System photofinisher
displaying this symbol (p. 66).

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SELECTING THE FLASH MODE FLASH RANGE
The range of the built-in flash depends on the film speed and the focal
length you are using. To ensure proper exposure, make sure your subject
is positioned within the flash range.
* The flash range with red-eye reduction
Press the flash-mode button until the
desired indicator appears in the data
panel.
• Flash modes remain selected after the picture
is taken.
Autoflash mode , Autoflash with red-eye reduction , Fill-flash ,
Flash cancel , Night Portrait , or Landscape/Night View can
be selected.
Film Speed
ISO 100
Film Speed
ISO 200
Film Speed
ISO 400
0.4 – 2.5 / 2.3*m
(1.3 – 8.3 / 7.7* ft.)
0.4 – 3.6 / 3.3*m
(1.3 – 11.8 / 10.8* ft.)
0.4 – 5.1 / 4.7*m
(1.3 – 16.7 / 15.3* ft.)
0.4 – 2.0 / 1.9*m
(1.3 – 6.7 / 6.1* ft.)
0.4 – 2.9 / 2.65*m
(1.3 – 9.5 / 8.7* ft.)
0.4 – 4.1 / 3.7*m
(1.3 – 13.4 / 12.3* ft.)
Focal Length
45mm
Focal Length
22.5mm