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Your Minolta X-370 s an easy-to-use icrocomputerized ingle-lens-reflexSLR) camquartz control of mechanical equences nd shutter speed, roviding asting ccuracy nenJoyment.

ln its aperture-priority uto-exposure AE) mode ("AUTO" on the camera), he X:3matically ets he precise hutter speed or correct exposure ccording o the in-camerathe aperture ou selected. n AE lock can be used o hold a meter eading nd hen reaframing before eleasing he shutter. Auto control s maintained venwhen using mirror eclose-up ccessories uch as bellows-not possible ith shutter-priority E systems.

Creative lexibility exists n the X-370's match-LED/full-metered anual mode: Foexposure t the metered alue, imply adjust aperture and/or shutter speed o align blinglowing' LEDs in the viewfinder. Or you can merely refer to these LEDs-or totallythem-when making our own settings.

Flash photography s also simple: just attach a Minolta X-series Auto Electroflaaperture, nd shoot. Flash-ready ignal s given n the viewfinder, nd he shutter s automset or proper ync at 1/60 sec.

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CONTENTS

NAMES OF PARTS . . .STRAP ND CASE

SUMMARY OF OPERATION auto model .PREPARING O TA K E PI C TU R ES . . . .

ATTACHING ND REMOVING ENSBATTERIES ND POWERBat tery checkCold-weather operation . .

F I L M A N D F I L M S P E E DL O A D I N G F I L M

Safe Load Signal/Frame counterV I E W F I N D E R

P R E S H O O T I N G C H E C K . . .TAKING PICTURES N AUTO MODE

CAMERA ETTINGSFOCUSINGH O L D I N G C A M E R A A N D R E L E A S I N G

SHUTTERMount ing camera on t r ipodSelf-t imer

Eyepiece ca pR E W I N D I N G A N D U N L O A D I N G F I L M

C R E AT I V E C O N T R O L . . . . .AE LOCKMANUAL EXPOSURE MODE

Long exposure t "B" setting

DEPTH OF FIELDSHUTTER SPEEDOTHER FOCUSING METHODS

Distance caleInfrared ndexFilm-plane ndex

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHYACCESSOR ES.

T E C H N I C A L D E TA I L S . . . . .CARE AND STORAGE

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NAME S OF PART S

Focusing griP

D stance scale

Aperture ring

Main sruitch

Back-cover release knob

Rewind c rank

F lm-speed ring

Film-speed window

F lm-speed ring release

Mou nting index Minimum-aperture ock (Disengage or u

Depth-

Safe Load SignalM oni to r s c o r re c t

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Ope

M ode/shu ter-speed w indow

AUTO: automat icmode

1 - 1000: shut te r sPeedsB : " b u l b " ( l o n g ) e x P o s u r e

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Hot shoeFilm



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AE lock/self-t imer switch' A E l o c k f o r h o l d i n g c l o s e - u p o r

a d j u s t e d - v i e w i n g m e t e r r e a d i n g s. S e l f - t i m e r w i t h t r i p l e - r a t e

b l i n k i n g E D

Mode/shu ter-speedselector

K"&TE

Sel f- t imer LE D

Front gr ip

IN LT&Lens-mou t in

Lens-re lea

Shu ter- re ease

MC coupler

Bayonet lens mount i a ph ra gm-c on t ro



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W nder/motor-d

Eyepiece

Eyepiece rame

Memo holde

Winder contact

Battery-c

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STRAP AND CASEAttach the st rap (provided) and case (opt ional ) as shown. The s t rap inc ludes a bat te ry holder used or

fresh spare bat te r ies .

Battery holder

S h o u l d e r a d


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SU MMA RY O PE R AT IO N Automatic mode)

2. Check bat te ry power( p . 1 1 ) .

5 . Load f lm properly andc l o se co v e r (p . 1 ) .

6 . A d v a n c e f i l m t o f r a ma nd c he c k Safe Load S( p . 1 5 ) .

3 . S e t f i l m sp eeO p . 1 2

4 . Op en b ack co v e r (p . 1 3 ) .


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8 . Se l ec t en s ap e r t u re p . 1 9 ) .. Set mode/shutter-speed se -l e c t o r o " A U T O " ( p . 1 8 ) .

9 . Adjust focus (p . 20) .

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12 . Rewind and remove f (p . 2 3 ) .

1 1 . S f d e m a i n s w i t c h o " O F F " .


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P R E PA R I N G O TA K E P I C T U R E SAT TACHI NG ND RE MOVI NG E NSBody and lens capsR e m o v e b o d y a nd l e n s c a p s a s . , ,shown. ;xxn

To attachAl i g n t h e red mo u n t i n g i n d ex o nthe lens barre l wi th the red indexo n t h e camera ' s en s mo u n t . In se r tt h e l en s b ay o n e t i n t o t h e mo u n t ,t h en t u rn t h e l en s c l o ck wi se u n t i l i tl o ck s n t o p l ace w i t h a c l i c k .

To removeWhi le press ing he lenst o n , t u rn t h e l en s co u n

as f a r a s t w i l l g o , h ent h e m o u n t .

o Ne ve r s e t a l e ns wi th i t s re a r end down un le s s a re a r l e nsor i t s c on t ro l p ins ma y be damaged.

oB e c a r e f u l n o t t o t o u c h a n y t h i n g i n s i d e t h e c a m e r a , e s p e c

m i r r o r , w h e n a t t a c h i n g or r e m o v i n g l e n s e s .


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B AT T E R I E S N D P O W E R

BatteriesUse one of the f o l lowing types ofba t te r ies :o Two 1 55v si lver-ox ide (SR-44:Ev e read y -7 6 , E P X - 7 6 , o r eq u i v. )o Two 1 5 v a l k a l i n e -man g an ese(LR44 : Evere dy 4-76 or equ v .o O n e 3 v l i t h i u m ( C R - 1 / 3 N

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1 . Us i n g a co i n o r s i m i l a r o b i ec t ,unscrew the bat tery-chamber covercou nterc loc kwise an d remove t .

2 . Wipe the te rminals wi thdry clo th . Hold the ba t te rthe i r edges and inser t hemside up in to the s leeveins ide of the cover.

o Do not use 1 .35v mercury ba t te r ies MR44: Eveready EPX-67equiv. ) , which are the same shape and s ize , because hei r vo l tatoo low.o To avoid ba t te ry leakage or burs t ing , do not mix bat te r ied i fferen t types , b rands , or ages .o Keep b a t t e r i e s way f r o m y o u n g ch i l d ren .


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3 . R e p la c e The c ove r a ndi n c l o c k w i s e a s f a r a s i t w i l l

M a in s wi tc hT o o p e r a t e t h e c a m e r a , s l i d e t h e

m a i n s w i t c h t o " O N " .

W h e n y o u h a v e f i n i s h e d t a k i n gp ic tu re s , move the ma in s wi t c h to" O F F " t o p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a l e x p o -s u r e s a n d b a t t e r y d r a i n . ( l f t he

s wi tc h i s l e f t on, howe ve r, ba t t e ryd r a i n o c c u r s o n l y w h e n t h e o p e r a t -i n g b u t t o n i s t o u c h e d , s o y o u m a yw a n t t o l e a v e i t o n t o a v o i d m i s s i n gu n e x p e c t e d s h o t s . )

To u ch i n g t h e o p e ra t a( w i t h t h e ma i n swi t cht h e camera ' s m e t e r, v i ewd i sp l ay, an d ex p o su re -tem. l f proper contposs ib le e .g . , when weap re ss h e o p e ra t i n g b u tThe shut te r i s re leasebut ton i s pressed l l the

T h e v i e w f i n d e r L E Drema i n o n fo r 1 5 seremo v e y o u r f n g e r.

screw rtg o .

Operat ing button


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Battery checkThe camera au tomat ica l ly checks

bat te ry power when the opera t ingbut ton is touched or pressed .o When ba t te r ies are nearly ex-hausted , the mode LE D l " A"o r " M " ) i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r l i n k s owarn tha t fresh bat te r ies wi l l soonbe needed.o When ba t te r ies are comple te lyexhausted (or not correc t ly in-s t a l l e d ) , n o L E D s l i g h t a n d t h esh u t t e r o ck s .

C old-weathe operationSince ba t te r ies end to lose power

as tempera ture drops , a lways usefresh bat te r ies when photographingin cold weather and keep a spare setwi t h you , preferab ly in a warmpocket

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body. Bat te rycapacity wi l be restored whentempera ture e turns o normal .

For pro longed cold-weather use a ta p p r o x . O " C ( 3 2 " F ) o r l o w e r, i t i srecommended to use s i lver-ox debat te r ies ; i f a l i th ium bat te ry i sused below approx . O"C 132" ) , thecamera may not operate.


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F I L M A N D F I L M S P E E D

The camera uses s tandard 3Smmc a r t r i d g e i l m . E a c h i l m h a s a n I S Of i l m-sp eed n u mb er ( i n co rp o ra t i n gA S A an d D N n u mb ers w h chi n d i ca t e s t h e f l m ' s sen s i t i v i t y t ol i g h t . Th e f r s t p a r t o f t h e ISOn u mb er eq u i v a l en t o A S A n u mb er )i s mark ed o n t h e camera ' s f l m-sp eed i n g .

For proper exposure , the cam-e ra ' s i l m-sp eed i n g mu s t b e se t t ot h e co r rec t i l m sp eed .

Setting f i lm speedW h i l e p r e s s i n g t h e f l m - s p e e d

r i n g r e l e a s e , u r n t h e f l m - s p e e d r i n gu n t i l t h e d e s i r e d n u m b e r l i n e s u pw i t h t h e i n d e x a n d l o c k s i n p l a c ew h e n y o u r e m o v e y o u r f i n g e r f r o mthe re le a s e .

A n I S O ( O t w . A S Al o c a t e d o n t h e c a m e r as u r o u n d e d b y a hh o l d e r w h e r e y o u c af i l m b o x e n d a s a r e mf l m t y p e i n u s e .

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L O A D I N G F LM

B e fore ope n ing the c a me ra ba c k ,m a k e s u r e t h e r e i s n o f i l m i n s i d ethe c a me ra by c he c k ing the Sa feL o a d S i g n a l ( p . 1 5 ) .

1 . Un fo l d t h e rewi n d c ran k an dp u l l u p o n i t t o l i f t t h e b ack -co v e rre l ea se n o b . P u l l u p o n t h e k n o bu n t i l t h e camera b ack sp r i n g s p en .

2 . Leav i n g t h e k n o b p u lp o s i t i o n a 3 5 mm f l m ca r tthe chamber wi t h i t s prspool down . Then push tco v e r re l ea se n o b a l l t h e ro t a t an g t s l i g h t l y f n ecessa

N O T Eo W h e n l o a d i n g f i l m i n a d a r k p l a c e

o r w i t h t h e l e n s c a p o r, l o a d i n g

w i l l b e e a s i e r i f t h e m o d e s e l e c t o r i snot s e t a t " AUTO" .

o A l w a y s h a n d l e a n d l o a d f l m i nf ro m d i r e c t i g h t b y y o u r b o d y.

o Do n o t t o u ch an y p a r t s o r a rea si n s i d e h e c a m er a h o w n n b l u e .

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3. Pu l ou t jus t enough f lm leaderto reach the take-up spool . Inser tt h e en d o f t h e f i l m i n t o a s l o t o nthe le f t s ide of the take-up spool ,mak i n g su re h a t a h o l e i n t h e f i l mi s l ined up wi th the too th on thetake-up spool . The sprocket teethshould be engaged wi th ho les a t thebot tom of the f l m.

4 . With the f i lm held against thesprocket by your l e f t hand , s lowlyopera te he f i lm-advance ever unt i lt h e f l m i s wo u n d f rml y a ro u n d h etake-up spool , the sprocket teethare engaged with holes on bothedges of the f i l m, and the slack int h e f i l m i s t ak en u p . l f t h e f i l m-advance lever stops at the end of afu l l s t roke during th is procedure ,re lease the shu t te r and cont inue(ma i n swi t ch mu s t b e o n ) .

5 . Af t e r mak i n g su reis taut , close the camep re ss i n g t u n t i l i t l o cc l i c k . A red "S" sh o u lopposi te the indexcounter.



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6. Advance he f l m and re lease hesh u t t e r u n t i l t h e i n d ex p o i n t s t o"1 " . A red b a r sh o u l d ap p ea r a t t h efar l e f t i n the Saf Load Signali n d i ca t i n g h a t f i l m i s l o ad ed

an dadvancing properly. l f i t does no tappear or swings far to the r igh t ,repeat steps 3 to 6.

The camera s now ready for tak ingthe f i rs t p ic ture , provided fi lmspeed s set .

Fi lm-advance everThe lever has 30" of unengaged

mo v emen t t o a l l o w swi n g i n g t o u tfrom the camera body so the r igh t

t h u mb w i l l f i t co mfo r t ab l y b eh i n di t . As the lever i s moved an addi -t i o n a l 1 3 0 " u n t i l i t s t o p s , h e f i l mand frame counter advance and theshut te r i s cocked f or the nextexposu e.

Safe Load SignaUFrame counAs you take pic tures and a

the f i l m, the red bar in thLoad Signal gradual ly moves

r igh t and the rewind crankcou nterc lockwise , nd ica t ingf i l m advance .

Never force the f lm-alever when it stops and fur ther movement a t the endfi lm, which may be sombefore or af te r the commonfengths .12 , 20 , 24 , 36 expo

shown in red in the frame coThe frame counter s tops advafter 36 exposures .



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V I E W F I N ER

@ Shutter-speed scale/LEDs. G l o w i n g L E D ( s ) n d i c a t e : 1 ) i n "

mode, shu t te r speed se t by cameLEDs glow, camera se t s s tep lesb e t w e e n h e t w o ) . a n d ( 2 ) i n " M "

mode, the metered speed. B l i n k i n g L E D ( a t 4 H z ) i n d i c a t es h u t t e r s p e e d n m a n u a l m o d e

. " 6 0 " L E D b l i n k s a t 2 H z as fs i g n a l w i t h X - s e r i e s M i n o l t a A u t of l a s h e s

G) 1 - 4 sec./under-range ED. Glows i f metered soeed s betwee

sec .. B l i n k s a t 4 H z ) i f o u t s i d e a n g e

O Mode indicators O B-setting indicatorM : M a n u a l m o d eA: Auto mode O Focusing screen

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B l i n k s a t 4 H z ( 4 t i m e s p e r s e c o n d )

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PRESHOOTING HECK

Check the fo l lowing i tems t omake sure your camera s ready forp i c t u r e - t a k i n g :

Fi lm speed se t?

Bat te r ies OK?( D o e s m o d e L E D g l o w - n o t b l i n k - w h e n

opera t ing but ton i s touched or pressed?)

M n mum-apertu e lock( o n n e w - t y p e M D l e n s o

F i l

Mode/shut te r s

Self-timer o

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TA K I N G P I C T U R E S NCAMERA SETTINGS

Set mode/shutter-speed se lec tort o " A U TO " .

AUTO MODE

In aperture-pr ior i ty au to mode,a l l you need t o do is se t he desi redaperture- the camera wi l l au tomat i -ca l ly se lec t the shut te r speedneeded or Proper exposure .

Viewf inder d splaYBefore re leas ing he shut te r, com-

pose your p ic ture , focus , and checkthe viewf. inder or the fo l lowing:. l s t h e u n d e r - r a n g e E D b l i n k i n g ?

lf so, tu rn tfle aPerture ringtoward the largest aperture ( i .e . ,

f 1 2 , 1 1 7 , o r f 11 . 4 , t c . ) u n t i l t h eLED st o p s b l i n k i n g , o r i n c rea se h el i g h t l ev e l f p o ss i b l e .

. l s t h e o v e r- ran g e ED b l i n k i n g ? fso , tu rn the aPerture r ing towardt h e sma l l e s t p e r t u re ( i . e . , 11 6 o rf 1 2 2 ) u n t i l t h e LE D st o p s b l i nk i n g .l f i t does not s top , use a neut ra l -d e n s i t y ( N D ) f l t e r , o r r e d u c e h el i g h t l ev e l f p o ss i b l e .

. l s a n L E D o n i n d i c a t i n g / 3 0 s e c .o r s l o wer sh u t t e r sp eed ? Us i n gs l o w sh u t t e r sp eed s may re su l t n

b l u r red p i c t u re s d u emovement . To correap e r t u re r i n g t o ward a p e r t u r e ( i . e . , 1 1 . 7u n t i l t h e 1 / 6 0 s e c .

l f n o t p o ss i b l e , ub . 2 2 ) o r f a s r r p . 3 1

N O T Eo l n so me s i t u a t i o n s ot h e A E l o c k l p . 2 a lo l f y o u r h ead i s n o tey ep i ece f ro m l i g h tp i c t u re i s t ak en (a sse l f- t imer or a cab le re lthe eyepiece cap b. 22

Set lens a t des i red aperture .

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Selecting apertureIn au to mode, your camera wi l l au tomat ica l ly se t t he

precise shutter speed for proper exposure at the se taperture . Even so , you have considerab le cont ro l overresu l t s and can ad jus t aper ture and shut te r speed overs izab le anges .

For good pictures where no particular effect is desired,s imply se t the aperture as ind ica ted in the tab le . Thesese t t ings wi l l p rov ide as much depth of f ie ld as poss ib lewhi le producing a shu t te r speed ast enough o s top themot ion of most sub jec ts .

There may be times, however, when you want toobta in a part icu lar effec t , such as rendering a certa inrange n sharp focus , emphasiz ing a sub jec t agains t anout -of-focus background , o r se lec t ing a spec i f ic shut te r

speed. ln these cases, you must select the appropriateaperture o give the desi red depth of f ie ld (see p . 28 l .o rthe desi red shut te r speed (p . 29) .

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F O C U S I N G

In fo cu s

The camera 's ocusing screen hasa f o cu s i n g a i d co n s i s t i n g o f asp l i t - image spot surrounded bY aband of micropri sms in the centerof an Acute Mat te f ie ld .

To fo cu s h e camera i s u a l l Y, o o kt h ro u g h t h e v i ewf i n d e r an d t u rn t h el en s ' o cu s i n g g r i p u n t i l :. Upper and lower sub iec t mages n

t h e sp o t a re ex ac t l y a l i g n ed w i t hno broken l ines between hem.

. Su bjec t image in the band doesn o t sh i mmer o r ap p ea r b ro k en u P .A t t h i s p o i n t , t h e su b j ec t i mag e

w i t h i n t h e v i ewf n d e r ' s cen t e rfocusing aid appears c leares t andseems t o b l en d w i t h t h a t o n t h ema t t e f i e l d su r ro u n d i n g t .

Yo u wi l l p ro b ab l y f i n d t h a tfo cu s i n g s ea s i e s t f :. Sp l i t - image spot i s used for

subjec ts having vert ica l ines .

. M i c ro p r i sm b an d s u sef rom medium wideanmed i u m t e l ep h o t o ,wi th subjec ts no t havI nes .

. M a t t e f i e l d i s u sedfocal - length enses r fo t h e r wo rk i n v o l v i n gl en s ex t en s i o n .

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H O L D I N GC A M E R A A N D R E L E A S I N G H U T T E RHolding the camera as shown lets you operate most controls while viewing through the camera's eyepiece.

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g en t l y t o re l ea se h e sh u t t e r.Th e

camera should be stead ied againstyour face or body. Always Press hebut ton wi th a s low, s teady squeezet o re l ea se h e sh u t t e r-n ev e r a q u i ckj ab .

So me way s o f h o l d i n g h e cameraare shown here . l f You grasp t hec a m e r a r m l y w i t h Yo u r i g h t h a n d

o n i t s f ro n t g r i p , y o u can s h i f t i t

b a c k a nd f o r t h f o r h o r i z o n

a n d v e r t i c a l ( b ) p i c t u r e s

r e m o v i n g y o u r h a n d f r

c o n t r o l s . B y c r a d l i n g t h e c ay o u r l e f t h a n d , y o u c a n e a s i

a n d s e t t h e a p e r t u r e , t h e nP h o t o ( c ) s h o w s a n a l t e r n ah o l d i n g t h e c a m e r a v e r t i c a l l Y


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Mounting camera on tripodFor maximum sharpness when

making exposures oo long to per-mi t handhold ing of the camera(1 30 sec . or s lower , mou n t t h ecamera on a t r ipod using he socketon the camera bottom.

Screw the Remote Cord into theshutter release socket and releasethe shut te r.

o Do not use excessive orce whenat tach ing he camera o a t r ipod .

o The mou nt ing screw shou d be5 .4 mm ( 11 4 n . ) o r sh o r t e r.

Self-timerThe camera 's e lec t ron ic se l f- t imer

can be used to delay shu t te r re leasefo r 1 0 sec .1 . Mount the camera on a s tu rdysupport (such as a t r ipod) , composeyour p ic ture , and focus .2. Set the mode/shutter-speed se-lec tor a t any se t t ing other than"8 " , an d mak e su re h a t t h e f i l m i sadvanced .3 . P u l l h e se l f - t i mer wi t ch u p .4. To start the t imer, press theopera t ing but ton .

A v i su a l s i g n a l w i l l i n d i ca t e h o wmuch t ime i s l e f t before the se l f-t imer re leases the shut te r.

S e l f - t i m e r E D b l i n k s a sFi rs t 8 sec . : twice per sNex t sec . : e i g h t i m e sL a s t s e c . : c o n t i n u o u s

NOTEo You may cancel theafter i t has been started bythe se l f- t imer swi tch dows l i d i n g h e m a i n s w i t c h oo After tak ing the pic tuoff the se l f- t imer, or tht u re w i l l b e t ak en a f t ed e l ay.

Eyepiece ca pWhen using the camera

mode or a t "8" and yournot sh ie ld the eyepiece(se l f- t imer opera t ion orCable re lease) , s l ide thecap onto the eyepieceprevents unwanted l ight fIn g ex p o su re .

To keep i t handy, thcap th reads onto the cam

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C R E AT I V E C O N T R O LAE LOCKWhen to use

Yo u r X-3 7 0 ' s c en t e r-we i g h t edaverag ing meter system i s designeds o t h a t l i g h t f ro m a l l p a r t s o f t h ev i ewf i n d e r i s measu red , b u t i n f l u -

ence from a large cent ra l area i sgrea tes t . Thus , when the mainsu b j ec t f l l s mo s t o f t h e f rame ' scen ter, the meter read ing shou dgive sa t i s fac tory xposu e . However,when there i s a grea t br igh tnessd i fference between the sub jec t andbackground where the main subjec td o e s n o t f i l l t h e c e n t e r. o f t h ef rame , t h e AE l o ck sh o u l d b e u sed( w i t h camera n au t o mo d e ) .

U s e t h e A E l o ck i n s i t u a t i o n swhere sub jec ts appear dark againsts t ro n g b ack l i g h t i n g , su ch as wi n -d o ws , o r ag a i n s t a l i g h t b ack g ro u n dof snow or sand; or where subjec tsap p ea r v e ry l i g h t ag a i n s t a d a rkb ack g ro u n d , a s wh en s t an d i n g n asp o t l i g h t o r sh a f t o f su n l i g h t .

Ho w t o u seTo obta in proper exposure in

h g h -co n t ra s t l i g h t i n g s i t u a t i o n swhere your subjec t i s on the edge

o f t h e f rame o r o ccu p i e s o n l y asma l l p o r t i o n i n t h e cen t e r, u se h eA E l o c k as o l l o w s :

1 . S h i f t t h e camera ' sthe sub jec t f i l l s most oFor smal l sub jec ts , yout o mo v e c l o se r o r zo o m


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2 . Pre ss h e A E l o ck a l ld o w n a n d h o l d i t .

t h e w a y 3 . W h i l e s t i l l h o l d i n g t h e A E l o c kdown, recompose you r p ic tu e asdesi red and press the opera t ingbut ton a l l the way down to re lease

t h e sh u t t e r.

N OTEo Th e AE l o ck can n o t b eman u a l mo d e o r w i t h t h e se lo l f you wish to change theture , do so before press ing

l o ck .o For prec ise exposure cwh en u s i n g t h e AE l o c kvariable-eff ct ive-apertu el en s ( su ch as M i n o l t a 3 5 -1 0t 13 .5-4 .5 MD Zooml , ad jus t the aperture af te r ethe AE lock to compensa tech an g e wh en zo o mi n g ( o r

zo o m af t e r en g ag i n g h e l o cexact compensa t ion value ,refer to the zoom lens ' om a n u a l .o Wh en u s i n g an R6 0 ( r e dadjust exposure +1 stop .

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Viewfinder shows:MANUAL EXPOSURE MODEBasic setting

Set mode/shutter-speed selectora t d e s i red c l i ck -s t o p f r o m "1 " ( ts e c . ) o " 1 0 0 0 " ( 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . ) .

n u a l mo d e i n u s e

Manual ly se t speed( LE D blin king at 4Hzl

Metered speed( g l o w i n g L E D )

Taking a pictureIn t h e camera ' s ma t ch

a l mo d e , t h e man u a l l yspeed s ind ica ted i n thb y an LED b l i n k i n g a tper sec. , and the me(f

or the aperture ands e t ) i s i n d i ca t ed b y a gTo obta in normal emetered by your camadjust the aperture andsp eed u n t i l t h e b l i n k i ni n g LEDs mat ch u p .

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Long exposure at "8" set t ing

There are two ways to do this:. First set the shutter speed selector

a t the des i red c ick-s top , thent u rn t h e ap e r t u re r i n g u n t i l n oLEDs i g h t u p o t h e r t h an t h e LE D

bl ink ing next t o the se lec tedspeed.

. Fi rs t se t the aperture as desi red ,then turn the shutter-speed selec-tor so tha t the bl n k ing LE Dmatches up wi t h the g lowingL E D . l f t wo LE D s a re g l o wi n g ,ad j u s t h e ap e r t u re i n g s l i g h t l y soonly one glows. Do not se t theshut te r speed between cl ick-s tops .

Minol ta Remote Cord . The piece cap lp. 22l . should be useprevent s t ray l igh t f rom affethe exposure .

N O T Eo The self-t imer does not operatt h e "B" se t t i n g .o With fresh batteries at modetempera tu es , the maximumexposure i s approx . 10 hourslower temperatures, exposuremay be shorter.

When the mode/shutter-speed se-fec t o r s se t a t " B " , t h e sh u t t e r w i l lopen when you press he oPera t ingbut ton and remain open u n t i l you

re lease the but ton . This makesexposure longer than one secondpossib le . A t r ipod or o ther camerasupport should genera l ly be used .To avoid shaking he camera whenpress ing the opera t ing but ton orre leas ing he shu t te r, use a s tandardcable re lease preferab ly a lockabletype f or longer exposures) or a

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D E P T H O F F I E L DWhen a lens s focuse

subjec t , there i s a cbehind and i n fron t o fwhich appears sharp . Tca l l ed d ep t h o f f i e l d " ,accord ing o the apertua p e r t u r e s ( e . g . , f l 1 .sh a l l o w d ep t h o f f i e l d rbackgrou d ou t of focA ) ; s m a l l a p e r t u r e s e .g rea t e r d ep t h o f f i e l db ack g ro u d (ex amp l e Bof f ie ld can be checkeddepth-of-f ie ld sca le as sh

Depth of f e ld a l sosubjec t d i s tance : whenfocused on a close sd ep t h o f f e l d i s shfocused on a d is tan tdepth of f e ld is grea ter

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OTHER FOCUSING METHODS

Distance scaleYou may f nd tha t in cer ta in

s i tua t ions i t i s eas ier to focus byest imat ing the dis tance to yoursubjec t , then al ign ing the corre-sponding f gure on the d is tancesca l e w i t h t h e i n d ex , su ch as :. When tak ing long exposures or

f lash pic tures when i t i s too darkto focus through the lens

. l f you want t o prefocus on yoursu b j ec t , a s i n q u i ck l y sh o t can d i dphotos

lnfrared indexFor proper focus when using

infrared fi lm, f i rs t focus yoursu b j ec t a s u su a l wi t h v i s i b l e l i g h t .At tach a red fi l te r and tu rn t hefo cu s i n g r i n g t o t h e r i g h t t o a l i g nthe poin t of proper focus on t hedis tance sca le wi th the smal l redd o t (o r red "R" o n M C an d o l d -type M D lenses) on the dep th-off ie ld sca le . Se t exposure accord ingto the f i l m manufac turer ' s recom-men d a t i o n s .

F lm-plane indexThe symbol beneath

advance ever ind ica teso f t h e f i l m i n s i d e h emark can be used or medis tance rom subjec t tota ki ng cl ose-u s, photomand photomicrographs ,exac t d s tance s somett a n t .

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Connecting lash unitsCo rd l e s s l i p - o n l a sh u n i t s , su ch a s t h e M i n o l t a Au t o

El ec t ro f a sh 2 0 0 X an d 1 1 8 X are a t t ach ed n d e l ec t r i c a l l yco n n ec t ed y s i mp l y s l i d i n g h em i n t o t h e camera ' s o tshoe .

Synchroniza t ionWh en a M i n o l t a X-se r i e s A u t o El ec t ro f l a sh s u sed o n

the camera wi th i t s mode/shut te r-speed e lec tor a t anyp o s i t i o n o t h e r t h an "8 " , t h e "6 0 " L E D i n t h e v i ewf n d e rw i l l b l i n k a s a f l a sh - read y i g n a l wh en t h e f l a sh s u rn edo n an d f u l l y ch a rg ed , n d t h e sh u t t e r wi l l b e au t o ma t i -caf y swi tched over to 1160 sec . when the shut te r i sre leased .

l f y o u u se an e l ec t ro n i c l a sh o t h e r t h an a M i n o l t a X -

ser ies Auto Elec t rof ash , he mode/shut te r-speed elec tormust be se t a t "60" to assure omple te exposure of thef l m f r a m e . S l o wer sp eed s an a l s o b e u sed u n d e r ce r t a i nco n d i t i o n s f d e s i red o r p a r t i cu l a r e ffec t s . Do n o t u sesp eed s as t e r h an 11 6 0 sec . i . e . , 1 11 2 5 n d u p ward ) .

N OTE. Fo r mo re d e t a i l ed i n s t ru c t i o n s , p l ea se re fe r t o t h ef a sh u n i t ' s o wn e r ' s man u a l .

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ACCESSOR ES

M O T O R D R I V E 1 a n d A U TO W I N D E R GWith Motor Drive 1 at tached , you can capture the ac t ion wi th

or cont inuous opera t ion a t e i ther 2 or 3 .5 f rames per second . Thehandgrip has two opera t ing bu t tons , each wi th a Minol ta "toenabl ing ul l v iewfinder readout or e i ther horizonta l or ver t ica l r

Auto Winder G le ts you focus fu l l a t ten t ion on the crea t ivephotography by free ing you from winding the f i l m after eCont inuous sequences p to 2 frames per second are a l so possibdown the camera 's opera t ing but ton .

Bo t h u n i t s a re d es i g n ed o a t t a ch q u i ck l y an d ea s i l y o y o u r Xaccess caps t o remove or s tore . Thei r f i lm-advance mechanismmat i ca l l y a t t h e en d o f t h e r o l l , an d f i l m can b e eas i l y o ad ed awi t h o u t remo v i n g h e u n i t s .


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A U T O E L E C T R O F L A S H E STaking f lash pic tures i s as s imple and easy as tak ing normal shots wi t h

camera when you use Minol ta X-ser ies Auto Elec t rof lashes , uch as theand 200X. Theseautomat ic e lec t ron ic lash un i t s are designed or your cafea tur ing dedica ted-f ash unct ions tha t e lec t ron ica l ly e t he camera or p

X-sync , and ac t iva te a b l ink ing flash-ready signal n the v iewfinder whef lash s charged and ready o f re .Ot h e r fea t u re s a re mu l t i p l e au t o -ap e r t u re e t t i t rg s , man u a l mo d e , an d N

bat te ry power supply.

W I R E L E S S C O N T R O L L E R I R . l S E TThe lR-1 in frared t ransmi t te r / rece iver e t le t s you t r igger your camera

up to 60m (about 2OO t. ) away f or remote-control led single-f ame exposucont inuous sequences , r long exposures . When used wi th ex t ra rece iver

three-channel ransmi t te r enables ndependent opera t ion of up to th ree cameor groups of cameras , or s imul taneous opera t ion of an unl imi ted numbcameras .

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Type:Quartz /e lec t ron ica l ly governed 35mm single- lensref lex auto-exposure AE) camera

Exposure-cont ro l modes: Aperture-pr ior i ty au tomat ic( " A U TO " ) a n d m a t c h - L E D / f u l l - m e t e r e d a n u a l " M " )

Lens mount : Minol ta SLR bayonet (54" ro ta t ing angle) ;

coupl ing for fu l l -aperture meter ing and au tomat icd iaphragm cont ro l wi th Minol ta MD and MC lenses

Exposure control and functions: Low-voltage, low-curren t computer c i rcu i t var ies shut te r speed s tep less lyaccord ing to aperture se t in AUTO mode, t o y ie ldproper exposure for f i lm speed se t ; au to-exposurer a n g e : E V 1 t o E V 1 8 ( e . 9 . , 1 s e c . a t f 11 . 4 o 1 / 1 0 0 0sec . a t f 116l a t ISO 100/21" wi t h f 11 .4 ens; AE lockenabl ing ho ld ing meter read ing for exposure a t tha tva lue

Shut te r : Ouartz-cont ro l led horizonta l - t raverse foca l -p lane type; s tep less peeds 1 /1000 to 4 sec . se t au tomat -ica l ly wi th se lec tor d ia l a t "AUTO" set t ing or f ixeds p e e d s 1 t o 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c . o r " B " ( b u l b ) s e t m a n u a l l y a tde ten ted ind ica t ions; e lec t romagnet ic shut te r re leaselocks when vol tage oo low for proper opera t ion

Metering: TTL center-weighted averaginsi l icon photoce l l mounted at rear o f pentapr

Fifm-speed range: ISO 12/12" to 3200/f i lm-speed dia l tha t locks a t 1 /3-EV increme

Mirror : Trip le-coated overs ize ins tan t -re t

typeViewfinder: Eye-leve l f ixed pentapri sm t95% of 24 x 36mm fi l m-frame area ; magni f iwi th 50mm standard lens focused a t in f i-1D, ad justab le wi th accessory nap-on eyeAcute Mat te focusing screen wi t h cent ra l o r ien ted sp l i t - image ocusing spot surroundep r i s m b a n d ; i n t e r c h a n g e a b l e i t h Ty p e PG , L , S , o r H s c r e e n s a t a u t h o r i z e d M i ns t a t i o n s ; i s i b l e a r o u n d f r a m e : m o d e i n d i c" M " 1 , s h u t t e r s p e e d s c a l e w i t h L E D s e t t ifo r metered speed and manual ly se t speed ,speed nd ica t ion , over- /under-range ED inse t t ing ind ica t ion , f lash-ready signal , au tomcheck; d isp lay and meter ing act iva ted bycontac t , o r s l igh t press ing of opera t ing bengaging AE lock , cont inue f or 15 secremoved

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Flash sync and control: Hot shoe for X sync; camera-cont ro l con tac t on hot shoe for au tomat ic se t t ing ofshut te r a t 1 /60 sec . (except when mode/shut te r ' speedse lec tor a t "B") and flash-ready signal ing wi th X- andPX-ser ies Auto Elec t rof lashes; o ther e lec t ron ic f lashessynchronize a t 1 /60 sec . and slower manual speeds or" 8 " s e t t i n g ; C l a s s M F, M , a n d F P f l a s h b u l b s , t 1 / 1 5 s e c .or s lower se t t ing

Fi lm advance: Manaul : by lever wi th s ing le 130o st rokeafte r 30" unengaged movement ; motorized wi th acces-sory Motor Drive 1 or Auto Winder G; re lease u t tonfor rewind on camera bo t tom; advancing-type ramecounter ; Safe Load Signal ind ica t ing f i l m loading andadvancing ondi t ion

Power: Two 1.5v a lka l ine-manganese tn+4: Eveready,4-76 or equiv. ) , wo 1.55v si lver-ox ide SR44: Eveready5 - 7 6 , E P X - 7 6 o r e q u i v. ) , o r o n e 3 v l i t h i u m ( C R - 1 / 3 N )

cel l (s) power both auto exposure cont ro l and manualopera t ion ; main swi tch wi t h ind ica t ion for off or on;mode LED bl inks when cel l s approach exhaust ion ; noLEDs l igh t and shut te r wi l l no t re lease when vol tage stoo low for proper operation

Sel f- t imer: Elec t ron ic for 1O-sec . e lay, wi th oind ica ted by camera-fron t LED that b l inks a t 2Hsec . , hen 8Hz for 1 sec . , hen remains on unt i lre leases , ance lab le nyt ime before re lease

Other: In tegra l ron t handgrip ; back wi th memoa n d I S O ( D l N ' A S A ) t a b l e ; p o s i t i v e - s l o t a k e - uremote shutter-release ocket

Size and weight : 137 x 90 x 51.Smm (5-3 /8 x 32 i n . l , 4 7 O g 1 6 - 9 11 6 z . l w i t h o u t l e n s a n d p o w e

Standard accessories; Carrying strap with sl idetery holder and eyepiece ap

Opt ional accessories : ino l ta Auto Elec t rof asheDrive 1 , Auto Winder G; Wire less Cont ro l le r l

MD, MC, and o ther Minol ta in terchangeable eappl icab le Minol ta SLR system accessories

Speci f ica t ions ubjec t o change wi thout not ice

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