Konica Minolta VECTIS 300 User Manual

E INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Vectis 300. The Vectis 300 is an easy to operate lens shutter camera from Minolta’s line of Advanced Photo System™ cameras. Your camera features drop-in loading, a 24 - 70mm zoom lens, and a wide focus frame. The sleek and compact design gives the Vectis 300 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.

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.

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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.............................................................................................	16
Full-Auto Operation ..................................................................................	21
For Closer Subjects..................................................................................	24
Special Focusing Situations .....................................................................	26
Focus Hold ...............................................................................................	28
Rewinding the Film...................................................................................	30
Processing................................................................................................	32

USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH	33
Flash Lamp...............................................................................................	34
Flash Range .............................................................................................	35
Selecting the Flash Mode.........................................................................	36
Red-eye Reduction...................................................................................	37
Manual Fill-flash .......................................................................................	38
Flash Cancel ............................................................................................	39
Night Portrait ............................................................................................	40
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Date Imprinting .........................................................................................	42
Title Imprinting ..........................................................................................	48
Self-timer ..................................................................................................	56
Remote Control (Sold Separately) ...........................................................	58
APPENDIX
Lab Services.............................................................................................	64
Caring For Your Camera ..........................................................................	66
Technical Details ......................................................................................	72

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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.

•Tape over lithium battery contacts before disposal. Follow local codes for battery 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 camera is dropped or subjected to an impact in which the interior is exposed.

•the product emits a strange smell, heat, or smoke.

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.

Do not disassemble. Electric shock may occur if a high voltage circuit inside the camera is touched. Take your camera to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required.

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NAMES OF PARTS

Camera Body

* - Do not touch

AF window*

Meter window*

Remote-control receiver*

Title button (48)

Manual-rewind button (31)

Strap eyelet

Viewfinder window*

Flash* (33)

Self-timer/Remote- control lamp

Lens*

Tripod socket

Film chamber

Film-chamber release (18)

Format-selector switch (21)

Viewfinder*

		Self-timer/Remote-
	Flash-mode/Select button	control/Adjust button
	Data panel	Shutter-release
		button
		Main switch
		Date button (42)
		Zoom buttons (22)

Battery chamber

For information on specific parts, refer to the page numbers shown in parenthesis.

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT’D

Data Panel

Viewfinder

Battery-condition

Title/Date-time/Film speed indicator

Title mark

Focus frame

indicator (15)

Close-framing guide (25)

Self-timer		Frame counter		Focus lamp (green)
indicator (56)				lamp on	focus OK
Flash mode		Film transport		slow blinking	focus cannot be confirmed
indicators (36)		signals			or special focus situation
	Remote-control				(p. 26)
				fast blinking	too close
	indicator (58)	Film cassette mark
			Flash lamp (orange)
			on	flash charged
• Only the necessary indicators will appear in the data panel.			slow blinking	use flash or tripod
			fast blinking	flash charging

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QUICK OPERATION

1. Insert the	2. Turn the camera	3. Select the print	4. Frame the
battery (p. 14).	on, then insert	format (p. 21).	subject as
	the film (p. 16).		desired (p. 22).

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5.Center your subject in the focus frame (pp. 22-23).

6.Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture (p. 23).

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ATTACHING THE STRAP

Attach the strap as shown.

BASIC OPERATION

Button key

•A button key is included on the strap for pressing the Date button and Manualrewind button.

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INSTALLING THE BATTERY

Your camera uses one 3-volt CR-2 lithium battery to supply power for all camera operations.

1. Open the battery chamber as shown.

2. Insert the battery into the chamber as indicated by the + and – marks.

3. Close the battery chamber.

• After installing a new battery, reset the date and time (p. 44).

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CHECKING THE BATTERY POWER

Each time the main switch is turned on, a symbol will appear in the data panel to indicate the power status of the battery.

Power is sufficient	Power is sufficient,	Replace the battery.
for all camera	but the battery will	The shutter will lock
operations.	have to be replaced	until the battery is
	soon.	replaced.

•If no display appears, replace the battery or check that it is inserted correctly.

•To save power, your camera will shut down and retract the lens if it is not operated for more than eight minutes. Press the main switch to restore power.

•Do not obstruct the lens while it is retracting.

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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.

•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.

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Visual Exposure Indicators

•The current VEI has a white indicator behind it.

VEI MEANING

UNEXPOSED

PARTIALLY EXPOSED

EXPOSED

PROCESSED

1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on.

•Film can be loaded when the camera is on or off.

•If film is loaded with the camera off, all indicators in the data panel will disappear after the number of frames remaining is displayed.

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LOADING FILM - CONT’D

2. Turn the camera upside down, then turn the film-chamber release in the direction indicated. The film-chamber door will open partway.

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3.Open the film-chamber door and insert the cassette into the film chamber.

4. Press the film-chamber door closed until it clicks.

•The camera will display the cassette mark and the film’s ISO in the data panel, then advance the film to the first frame. The frame counter will display the number of frames remaining on the roll.

•Do not load film without an operational battery in the camera.

•Do not hold or turn the release when closing the door. If the release is turned, the film will not load properly; the cassette’s VEI

indicator will change to and the film cannot be used.

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LOADING FILM - CONT’D

If 0 and the film transport signals blink in the data panel, turn 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.

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FULL-AUTO OPERATION

1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on.

• The camera is set for fully-automatic operation and the flash will fire automatically when necessary.

2.Select the print format. The viewfinder will change to match your selection.

Hold the camera steady, making sure your fingers do not cover the flash. If you are taking a vertically framed picture, turn the camera so the flash is on top.

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FULL-AUTO OPERATION - CONT’D

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.

•In low-light conditions, the AF illuminator (flash) will fire to determine focus distance (unless is selected).

•If the orange flash lamp blinks quickly, the flash is not charged.

•Press the shutter-release button with a slow steady squeeze - never a quick jab.

5. When the green focus lamp glows, press the shutter-release button all- the-way down to take the picture.

• Turn the camera off after use.

• Do not hold or obstruct the lens barrel.

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