Konica Minolta Q-M100 - Manual (Page 31)

3. Moreover press the shutter release button to actuate the shutter.
With beep sound, the shooting is complete. After that, the camera starts
writing picture data on the CF card.
4. The sandglass mark appears on the indicator panel, and the sand part of
the sandglass starts blinking while the card access warning lamp goes
on.
While the card access warning lamp is on, the camera does not accept
any operation because data writing is performed in this period.
○ Don't remove the CF card until the sandglass mark stops blinking.
Usual object distance: 0.8 m to ∞
* For shooting an object at a close distance of 0.2 m to 0.8 m from the
camera, refer to “Close up photography”.