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Level iii, Continuous - advance mode – Konica Minolta 505si User Manual

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In this section you take full creative control of your
camera. Depending on the selected exposure mode, you
will control the aperture, shutter speed, or both when
capturing your image.

In the previous sections, only the Program (P) exposure
mode has been explored. Here you will learn to use the
Aperture Priority (A), Shutter Priority (S), and Manual (M)
exposure modes. Select A-mode to control the depth-of-field
in your images. Set S-mode to control the way moving
subjects appear in your images. Set M-mode when you want
full control over all the exposure functions.

A-Mode

Manually select aperture

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S-Mode

Manually select shutter speed

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M-Mode

Manually select the shutter speed

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and the aperture

• Each exposure mode can be explored independently.

LEVEL III

CONTINUOUS - ADVANCE MODE

1. Press the drive-mode button

until

appears in the data

panel.

2. Press the shutter-release

button down and hold.

• When taking flash pictures, the shutter will

release after the flash is charged.

• When the subject is moving, the shutter will

release after the camera focuses on the
subject.

• To return to single frame mode, press the

drive mode button until

appears in the

data panel.

In this mode, the camera continues to
release the shutter and advance the
film as long as the shutter-release
button is held down.

• AF Zoom xi and Power zoom lenses

cannot be zoomed when continuous-
advance mode is selected.