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Minolta 800si User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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BASIC OPERATION

FOCUS BASICS

FLASH BASICS

SUBJECT PROGRAM
MODES

EXPOSURE BASICS

ADVANCED
AUTOFOCUS

ADVANCED EXPOSURE

ADVANCED FLASH

ADDITIONAL
FEATURES

APPENDIX

Names of Parts.............................4

Loading the Film...........................16
Handling the Camera ...................18
Diopter Adjustment .......................19

Special Focusing Situations .........30
Manual Focus...............................31

Flash Range .................................36
Red-Eye Reduction ......................38

Landscape Mode..........................43
Close-up Mode .............................44

A: Aperture Priority Mode .............53
S: Shutter Priority Mode ...............56

Focus Frame ................................67
Wide Focus Area ..........................67

AE Lock ........................................75
Exposure Bracketing ....................77
Flash Bracketing...........................79

Flash Compensation ....................91
Wireless/Remote Off-camera
Flash Control ................................92

For Owners of the Quartz Date
Model............................................112
Depth-of-Field Preview.................114

Troubleshooting ............................123
Care and Storage .........................126

For Proper and Safe Use..................................1

Standard Accessories .......................................11
Installing the Batteries ......................................12
Battery Condition Indicators..............................13
Attaching and Removing the Lens....................14

Focus Signals ...................................................26
Focus Lock .......................................................27

Using the Built-in Flash.....................................34
Flash Signals ....................................................35

Subject Program Selection ...............................41
Portrait Mode ....................................................42

Exposure Modes...............................................49
P: Programmed Autoexposure Mode ...............51

Autofocus Modes ..............................................64
Changing the Autofocus Mode .........................66

Metering ............................................................71
Selecting a Metering Method............................73
Exposure Compensation ..................................74

High-speed Flash Sync.....................................87
Slow-shutter Sync.............................................88
Rear-flash Sync ................................................89

Memory .............................................................99
Customized Settings.........................................102
Data Memory ....................................................106

Program-reset button........................................120
Accessory Information ......................................121

Quick Operation ...........................8

Eye-Start.......................................20
Shooting in Full-Auto Mode..........22
Rewinding the Film.......................24

AF Illuminator ...............................32

Fill Flash .......................................39

Sports Mode .................................45
Night Portrait Mode ......................46

M: Manual Exposure Mode ..........59
Bulb ..............................................62

Local Focus Area..........................68
Release Priority ............................69

Multiple Exposure.........................81
Metering Index..............................84

PC Terminal ..................................97

Setting Film Speed Manually .......115
Self-timer ......................................117
Film-drive Modes..........................118

Technical Details ..........................129

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