Minolta VECTIS 2000 owners Manual

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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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.

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.

…

your prints in the format you photofinishers will return your System film in its original cassette

. To order reprints, simply choose want from the index print. No more 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.............................................................................................	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

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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 ......................................................................................	74

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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.

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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.

CAUTION

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

Camera Body

*- Do not touch

Self-timer/Remote-control lamp*

Viewfinder window*

Remote-control receiver*

AF windows*

Strap eyelet (13)

Film chamber

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Flash* (35)

Lens cover

Lens*

Meter window*

Manual-rewind button (33)

Film-chamber release (19)

Battery-chamber lock (14)

Battery chamber (14)

Tripod socket

	Data panel
Ready lamp (green) (9)	Shutter-release button

Zoom

buttons (24)

Viewfinder*

	Flash-mode (36)/Select button	Self-timer (58)/
	Date button (44)	Remote-control (60)/
		Adjust button
	Title button (51)	Format button (22)

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

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NAMES OF PARTS - CONT’D

Data Panel

Title/Date/Time/ISO/Format display

Self-timer indicator (58)

	Title marks	Battery-condition
	(50-56)	indicator (15)
	Flash-mode	Remote-control
	indicators (36)
		indicator (60)
	Cassette mark	Frame counter

• Only the necessary indicators will appear in the data panel.

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Viewfinder

Close-framing guide (27)

Focus frame

Ready lamp (green) (25)

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

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

Attach the strap as shown.

BASIC OPERATION

Button keys

•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.

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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.

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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

•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.

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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.

•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.

Continued on following page.

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LOADING FILM - CONT’D

Visual Exposure Indicators

•The current VEI has a white indicator behind it.

VEI MEANING

UNEXPOSED

PARTIALLY EXPOSED

EXPOSED

PROCESSED

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1.Open the lens cover to turn the camera on.

•The built-in flash pops up and the lens extends.

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.

3.Insert the cassette into the film chamber with the VEI on top.

•Do not use force when opening the filmchamber door.

Continued on following page.

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LOADING FILM - CONT’D

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 1 .
	•	After the film is loaded, pressing the film-
		chamber release will display the film’s ISO in
	1	the data panel 2 . The display will disappear
		2 seconds after the finger is released.
	2
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If 0 blinks in the data panel, press the filmchamber 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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