Minolta Vectis 300l, Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ...ges 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 New processing In addition to returning your prints in the format you selected certified photofinishers will return your Advanced Photo System film in its original cassette with an index print To order reprints simply choose the images you w...

Page 3: ...0 Special Focusing Situations 33 Rewinding the Film 34 Processing 36 USING THE BUILT IN FLASH Selecting the Flash Mode 38 Flash Range 39 Red eye Reduction 40 Fill Flash 41 Flash Cancel 42 Night Portrait 43 Landscape Night View 44 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Date Imprinting 46 Title Imprinting 52 Self timer 60 Remote Control Sold Separately 62 APPENDIX Lab Services 68 Caring For Your Camera 70 Technical De...

Page 4: ...d follow local regulations for battery disposal Keep batteries or things that could be swallowed away from young children Contact a doctor immediately if an object is swallowed 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...

Page 5: ...at switch 24 Do not touch Viewfinder window AF windows Meter window Remote control receiver Flash 38 Self timer Remote control Red eye reduction lamp Lens Tripod socket Film chamber 21 Manual rewind button 35 Strap eyelet 15 Battery chamber 16 Ready lamp green 11 Viewfinder 11 For information on specific parts refer to the page numbers shown in parenthesis Film chamber release 21 34 Main switch ...

Page 6: ...rk Frame counter Battery condition indicator 17 Title marks 54 Date Time Title ISO display Ready lamp green Close framing guide 31 Focus frame 26 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 shutter is locked DATA PANEL VIEWFINDER ...

Page 7: ...t p 24 4 Frame the subject as desired p 26 5 Center your subject in the focus frame p 26 6 Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the picture p 27 1 Insert the battery p 16 and press the main switch p 20 2 Insert the film p 21 T W ...

Page 8: ...14 15 ATTACHING THE STRAP BASIC OPERATION Attach the strap as shown Button keys are included on the strap Use the smaller key to push the manual rewind button p 35 Button keys ...

Page 9: ... 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 2 Insert the battery into the chamber as indicated by the and marks 3 Close the battery chamber After installing a ne...

Page 10: ...ding 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 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 e...

Page 11: ...he film chamber door 2 Turn the camera upside down then slide the film chamber release to open the film door Visual Exposure Indicators The current VEI has a white indicator behind it VEI MEANING UNEXPOSED PARTIALLY EXPOSED EXPOSED PROCESSED 1 Press the main switch to turn the camera on Continued on following page ...

Page 12: ...emove the film remove and reinsert the battery then reload the film If the film will not load contact the nearest authorized Minolta Service Facility 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 After the film is loaded the film chamber cannot be opened until the film has been r...

Page 13: ...ing a vertically framed picture turn the camera so the flash is on top 1 Press the main switch to turn the camera on The camera is set for fully automatic operation and the flash will fire automatically when necessary Continued on following page Correct Incorrect 2 Select the print format The viewfinder will change to match your selection ...

Page 14: ... zoom in Do not hold or obstruct the lens barrel 4 Center your subject in the focus frame then press the shutter release button partway down If the ready lamp does not glow the flash is not charged Wait until it glows then take the picture If the ready lamp blinks quickly and the shutter is locked your subject is too close p 30 Zoom position may change a little when the shutter release button is p...

Page 15: ...nter your subject in the focus frame 2 Press and hold the shutter release button partway down so the green ready lamp glows 3 Without lifting your finger recompose the picture and press the shutter release button all the way down to take the picture Lift your finger from the shutter release button to cancel focus hold ...

Page 16: ...f your subject is closer than 1 3m 4 3ft parallax will occur and actual image and image seen through the viewfinder do not match In this case center your subject in the focus frame press the shutter release button partway down and without lifting your finger move the camera slightly upward and take the picture page 28 The amount of parallax is the maximum when the zoom position is tele end and foc...

Page 17: ...tness and the same distance from you as your main subject recompose then press the shutter release button all the way down to take the picture Bright light sources such as the sun or neon lights Highly reflective surfaces such as water mirrors etc Flame fireworks etc Dark objects and surfaces with low reflectance Correct Incorrect Example Zoom position 70mm Focus distance 50cm 1 6ft Objects behind...

Page 18: ...fter rewind 34 35 REWINDING THE FILM 2 Turn the camera upside down then slide the film chamber release to open the film door 3 Open the film chamber and remove the film The film s VEI indicator will be 1 Press the main switch to turn the camera on Rewind doesn t start if the camera is off MANUAL REWIND Use manual rewind to rewind the film before the roll is finished 2 Gently press the manual rewin...

Page 19: ... a Certified Advanced Photo System photofinisher displaying this symbol p 68 USING THE BUILT IN FLASH When you turn the camera on the built in flash is set to Autoflash or Autoflash with red eye reduction The flash will fire automatically when necessary ...

Page 20: ...button until the desired indicator appears in the data panel Flash modes remain selected after the picture is taken Autoflash mode Autoflash with red eye reduction Fill flash Flash cancel Night Portrait or Landscape Night View can be selected ISO 100 0 5 3 3 m 1 6 10 8 ft 0 5 1 7 m 1 6 5 6 ft ISO 200 0 5 4 7 m 1 6 15 4 ft 0 5 2 4 m 1 6 7 9 ft ISO 400 0 5 6 6 m 1 6 21 6 ft 0 5 3 4 m 1 6 11 1 ft Wid...

Page 21: ...rdless of lighting Use fill flash to illuminate a backlit subject or to reduce harsh shadows on your subject s face Press the flash mode button until appears in the data panel The flash mode will remain selected after you turn the camera off Use the built in flash s red eye reduction mode to reduce the red eye effect when photographing people or animals at night or in low light situations The red ...

Page 22: ...ure so you can take beautiful pictures of people at sunset or at night The flash is set to fill flash with red eye reduction Press the flash mode button until appears in the data panel Shutter speeds may be slow in this mode Use of a tripod is recommended When you turn the camera off the flash mode will be reset to Autoflash or Autoflash with red eye reduction whichever mode was used last The flas...

Page 23: ...he camera off the flash mode will be reset to Autoflash or Autoflash with red eye reduction whichever mode was used last The flash will not fire in this mode and the focus is set to infinity It can be used to photograph night scenes ensure sharp focus for landscapes and other distant subjects and should be used when photographing through glass ADDITIONAL FEATURES ...

Page 24: ...otographs See your photofinisher for a full description of available services Before taking the picture Press the date button until the data panel displays the format you want to see on the print When is displayed in the data panel no data will be printed on the front of the print but the date and time of exposure will be imprinted on the back of the print If the date time display is blinking date...

Page 25: ...y for five seconds then all the indicators will disappear 4 Press the adjust button to change the blinking item Press and hold the adjust button to change the value rapidly 2 Press the date button The date display will appear in the data panel 3 Press the select button until the item you want to adjust blinks Each press of the select button causes the next item to blink The seuqence is Year Month ...

Page 26: ...panel shows the date display for five seconds then all the indicators will disappear The format will remain after replacing the battery 1 Press the main switch to turn the camera off The order of year month day can be changed 2 Press the date button The date display will appear in the data panel 3 Press and hold the select button for three seconds All the items start blinking Y M D M D Y D M Y ...

Page 27: ...aken User Select Title Imprinting When selected the title will be recorded on the film s magnetic data strip At certified Advanced Photo System labs the selected title will be printed on the back of the print See your photofinisher for details Some labs may not be able to print the titles in all of the available languages Titles are displayed in the data panel as a title code Please refer to the T...

Page 28: ...ress the select button the last digit of the title code number will blink 5 Press the adjust button to change its value Press and hold the adjust button to change the value rapidly 6 Press the select button to make the next digit blink change its value using the adjust button ...

Page 29: ... the adjust button to change the language code 9 Press the select button until all items stop blinking to set the updated information The data panel shows the updated title for eight minutes then all the indicators will disappear If you press the title button instead of select button next title can be changed ...

Page 30: ...changes the title code to the next selection 58 59 TITLE IMPRINTING Imprinting titles Pressing any other button replaces the title code with date time display 2 Take the picture The magnetic data is written and the selection is cancelled for the next frame Date time Select the title for each frame before taking the picture ...

Page 31: ...own will blink in the data panel during countdown The self timer lamp will blink slowly Just before the shutter is released the self timer lamp will blink rapidly then glow To cancel the self timer press the self timer button or turn the camera off The self timer is automatically cancelled after the shutter releases Do not press the shutter release button while standing in front of the camera 2 Ce...

Page 32: ...en To save power the data panel will shut off and the lens will retract if the remote control is not operated for more than eight minutes The IR Remote Control RC 3 not included allows remote camera operation from up to 5m 16 ft away The distance may be shorter or the remote control may not operate with backlit subjects under fluorescent light or in extremely bright lighting conditions 1 Place the...

Page 33: ...ll remain locked after taking a picture Reset the remote control mode or press the zoom button to cancel focus hold 2 Center your subject in the focus frame then press the shutter release button partway down so the green ready lamp glows Focus is locked Focus will be reset if you press the shutter release button partway down again 1 Set the camera to remote control mode FOCUS HOLD IN REMOTE CONTRO...

Page 34: ...um battery CR2032 When pressing the remote control buttons does not release the shutter the battery must be replaced A new battery should be sufficient for approximately ten years of operation CHANGING THE BATTERY 2 Insert a new battery into the battery chamber with its plus side up 3 Slide the battery chamber back into the remote control ...

Page 35: ...te time and selected title are printed on the back of the picture in the chosen format 3 PQI Print Quality Improvement The lab will compensate or not compensate printing according to the data recorded on the magnetic data strips 4 Film is returned in the cassette To keep the film dust free and aid in organization film is returned in its original film cassette The VEI will be set to to prevent acci...

Page 36: ...amera to extreme humidity To prevent condensation from forming place the camera in a sealed plastic bag when bringing it from the cold environment into a warm environment Allow it to come to room temperature before removing it from the bag When photographing in cold weather it is recommend that you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm when you are not shooting Col...

Page 37: ... the lens in a circular motion starting from the center Never place lens fluid directly on the lens Never touch the lens surface with your fingers Never use alcohol or solvents to clean the camera STORAGE When storing the camera for extended periods please follow these guidelines Store the camera in a cool dry well ventilated area away from dust and chemicals For very long periods place the camera...

Page 38: ...ANT EVENTS Check camera operation carefully or take test photographs Minolta is not responsible for any loss which may occur due to an equipment malfunction FILM CASSETTE WARNING The film used in Advanced Photo System cameras stores some data magnetically Do not place the cassette on or near anything that creates a magnetic field such as a television or stereo speakers CAMERA ERROR If all the indi...

Page 39: ...ormation available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice Camera Type IX240 Lens Shutter Camera Lens 24 70mm f 5 7 11 2 lens approx equivalent to 30 88mm in 35mm format Metering Center weighted metering Range ISO 200 24mm EV 4 16 70mm EV 4 18 Shutter Speed 7 8 1 380 sec Film Speed Setting Automatic for DX coded film Non DX coded film set to ISO 100 Range ISO 25 3200 Viewf...

Page 40: ...he instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas...

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