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CONTENTS

OF

The Minolta Auto
simplify
as
calculation,
addition, flash measurements
difference
well
Meter lV F
encounter.
creative details.

Next, a word
sections
to
Names
read
Operation then

and
tions,
features. Finally,
features
Auto Meter lV

your

ambient, cord

calculation,

as analog

to make it

find

specific information

Parts

of

before

flash measurements.

describes how

that will

Meter

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critical

applications. lt

and non-cord

and memory

displays
to virtually
You

will

about this manual.

you

explains how

enable

F.

space

a wide film-speed

will

further

any exposure

then

be

easier for

whenever

and Displays

begin

using the Auto

The

to

use the Auto Meter lV

Applications,

you

free

you

to

to realize

versatile

measuring

for

two

f rom

enable

to concentrate more

to learn

and Preparations

use the meter

next

explains some

operation will help

includes

modes,

seperate readings.

1/500 - 1

range,
you

to

or lighting

lt is

divided
about the meter

you

need it.

Meter lV F.

to

section,

the full

potential

such

basics

average

In

sec., brightness

and digital

apply the Auto

situation

into

The first

should be

make

Special

uses

as

you

fully

on

several

and

two

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ambient

Func-

F's main

for

these

your

of

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NAMES

BODY
DATA PANEL

PREPARATIONS

BATTERY.

SETTING
SELECTING

I

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BASIC

MEASURING

MEASURING FLASH

SPECIAL

MEMORY
AVERAGE...
BRIGHTNESS
RE.CALIBRATION

APPLICATIONS

LIGHTING.RATIO
SCENE.CONTRAST
USING
FILTER-FACTOR CORRECTION
ILLUMINANCE

ACCESSORTES
CARE
SPECIFICATIONS

PARTS AND

OF

DISPLAYS... 6

Inserting

Low-Power Warning.

FILM SPEED

Incident-Light Readings
Ref lected-Light

OPERATION

With
With

With a
Without a Sync Cord

AND

A MEASURING METHOD.

AMBIENT
a Still Camera'
a Cine

Sync

FUNCTIONS.

DIFFERENCE

THE ANALOG SCALE

STORAGE...

DISPLAYS

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1. Power

2.

3.

4. Data

5.

6.

7. Mode button

8. Sync

9.

10.
1 1 . Diffuser mounting
1 2. Accessory-receptor

button

power

turns

Averaging

displays average

iffe re nce

d

Memory button

stores displayed

ISO

button

selects
Display-selector button
changes

changes

outlet
Receptor mounting

Spherical diff user

outlet

on and off; clears

button

of two stored

reading

panel

ISO for

adjustment

display units between

measuring mode

terminal

for

sync cord

index

index

jack

for

accessory

receptor

memory

readings;

in memory

with

up/down control

flnumber

activates brightness

EV

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16.

Up/Down
adjusts

17. Strap eyelet

calibration

control

shutter speed

adjustment screw

values

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4.

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5.

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7.
displays
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9.
indicate

range or sensitivity

measured

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current

units:

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display

ISO

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when

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f/numbers,

increments

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when a

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increments

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shutter

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seconds

whole
minutes
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indicators

or

one

indicator

tlnum ber

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reading

range

memory data

and

display

speed

of seconds

second

increments

two data

of data

brightness

EV, or

or

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or

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are stored

brightness

or

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in memory

difference

in

0.1

in the digital

meter's display

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BATTERY

PREPARATIONS

Auto Meter

The
alkaline-manganese,
battery.

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cover.

the

battery-chamber

by sliding

indicated bv

the

battery

minus

and

according

in the batte

the battery-chamb

1. Remove
cover
direction
arrow.

2. Insert

plus (+)
oriented
d
chamber.

Replace

3.
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powered

is

carbon-zinc,

it in the

the

with the

(-)

ends

the

to

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by

a single

or

AA-size, 1.5v

1

nickel-cadm ium

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After
of the meter's
indicators will
seconds, after which
be replaced
shown at

install

by the

right.

the

battery,

displays

light for

all

and

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1/3-stop

1 . Press and

button.

THE FILM

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increments.

hold the

speed

ISO

SPEED

range is ISO

3

8000

in

Auto Power

To

conserve
switches off
for 10 minutes.

in memory

Off

power,
you

if

To restore

the reading will

and

Low-Battery

When
becomes

will

replace
new

10

the battery's

low,

When

blink.

the old

one.

the

the

Auto Meter

not make

do

the

Warning

power

panel

data

this

occurs,

with

battery

another

press

display,

be erased.

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the

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power

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the up/down

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the

select
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.

ISO 125 and
appear

120 and

After
1

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you

lf
the EV or aperture
reading
speed.

See
compensate

desired

in

the display

1200, respectively.

you

insert a battery,

change the

with

p.47

for information on

meter readings

control

ISO val-

1250 will

film speed after

display

film

new

the

to

as

film

the

speed

you

will change

speed and

how to use

for filter factors.

will

reset to

be

measurement,

take a

to maintain a correct

the selected shutter

the ISO setting

ISO

11

to

SELECTING A MEASURING

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Incident-Light

you

When
make incident-light
ings,

the exposure is
based e
brightness
falling
your

the subject's reflectance
(how
will not influence
will reproduce

ntire

on

subject.

dark or

Readings

use a meter

read-

ly o n
of
(incident

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the

a result,

light

the

they

as

th

light

it is)

meter

to

Incident light

e

to)

reading

appeared in

metering

and

the

METHOD

light

and

original scene.

dark

tones

To take an
(Spherical
ND Diffuser, or
F. Position
directly

With the

method to
more information

incident-light

Diffuser,

8X Spherical

the

the camera

at

Meter

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quickly

reading, attach

Diffuser,

Flat

near

meter

lens,

lV F,

determine

Mini Diffuser,

Diffuser) to the

ND

your

subject,

press

and

you

can

your

lighting

the

any of

4X

Auto

the

aim

measuring button.

the

also use

this

ratio. See

diffusers

Spherical

Meter lV
receptor

measuring

p.38

for

Another
receptor
For three-dimensional
spherical
as

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method
situations. lt is most
range
photographs.
portrait
controlled and
scene

12

advantage
can be

diffusers; when

posters

or

of determining

of tones,

and other

fit

the

matched

paintings,

Incident-!ight

adjusted to make the

exposure range

incident-light

of

your

to

subjects,

you photograph

use the flat

reading

such as in

is the

the

effective for

situations where the lighting

of

metering is

subject.

you

should use

flat

diffuser.

simplest,

exposure

scenes

architectural and landscape

metering also works well for

your

film.

most

in a wide variety

which

contrast

that the light

one of

surfaces such

contain a

range

the

convenient

of

full

can be

of the

13

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When making ref
light

readings,

measu

res

light

the
all subjects
of view. Like
reflected-light
the Auto Meter
calibrated to
exposure which will
with 18% reflectance

practice,

With
want various
You will
area and, by adjusting
F,

then

obtain

ht Read

the meter

and averages

ref lecting

within

its

meters,

lV F

provide

you

parts

be able to take a reflected meter reading

a correct exposure.*

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f rom

field

all

is

an

reproduce

(zone

should

your

of

the data

i ngs

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the metered

regardless

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be able

scene to

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metering

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attachment,

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want

affected
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the

meter

to

by surrounding

for example,

lf,

zone 5,

than

in

stop

one
brightness.

zone 5,

than

keep

to

stop

with

again,
brightness

lected-light

ref

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receptor

without

you

you

order

you

lf

you

it from appearing

practice

various shades

of

5

head so

casting

parts

meter an

have to

will

make

to

meter

have

will

you

o

will be able

reading,
or

an

attach

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that

a shadow

the scene

of

area

increase the

this area appear

area

to decrease

regardless

10 " ll to the

it is reading

on

which

which

brighter

recognize the

to

ref lected-light

the

meter.

the

area

this area or being

or other

is

than

of their color.

lights.

stop

one

metered

is

one stop

the exposure one

brighter

value

with its original

darker

normal.

Here

relative

you

by

Reflected readings,
difference f
mine
information,you
cessing
readings
which

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unction,

the

brightness

to fit

are

instead

emit

your

also useful when

together

enables

range

can then

film's

reflect

of

with the meter's

quickly

you

to

of a scene

adjust the exposure

exposure

you

light.

and

p.41).

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range. Reflected-light

want

to

meter

brightness-

easily deter-

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pro-

and/or

subjects

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