Konica Minolta HEXAR User Manual

Part Names

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察

撮

雑 薩

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拶

擦

察 Operation Parts
拶 Accessory Shoe
撮 Grip

殺

擦 AF Sensor Window
札 Finder Brightness Window

捌

殺 View Finder Window
薩 Self-timer Light
雑 AE Sensor Window
皐 Lens

皐

鯖 Lens Hood

鯖

捌 Focus Indicator
錆 Strap Eyelet

皿

鮫

傘

山

鮫 Back Cover Lock
皿 Finder Eyepiece
晒 Film Chamber
三 Film Speed Detection Pins
傘 Film Sprocket
参 Tripod Socket

散

山 Film Take-up Spool

惨

参

三

晒

撒

惨 Battery Chamber Cover
撒 Back Cover
散 Film Check Window

1. Operation Parts

Strap Fitting

蚕

賛 桟 燦 珊 産 算 讃

纂 酸

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

Loading the Battery

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

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拭 When to replace the battery

Turn the Main Switch ON. The
following indication will last fo
about 10 seconds.

Fig. 拭

ⓐ 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

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擦 撮 拶

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

札 殺

燭 Automatic Compensation of Parallax

Fig. 燭

ⓐ

ⓐ

ⓑ

ⓐ Photo Range

ⓑ In Close Photography

ⓒ In Distant Photography

ⓒ

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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

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.

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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
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.

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.

Fig. 拭

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.