Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 140 Minolta
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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
2 For Proper and Safe Use .................. 4 GETTING ST AR TED Names of Parts ................................ 10 Attaching the Camera Strap ............ 16 Inserting the Battery ........................ 17 Battery-condition Indicator ..............
3 ADV ANCED OPERA TION Selecting the AF Mode .................... 36 Area AF ........................................ 37 Focus-area Indicator Controls ...... 38 Spot AF.......................................... 40 Focus Lock - Spot AF ................
4 Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat, or explode which may damage property or cause personal injury . Do not ignore the following warnings: • Only use the batteries specified in this instruction manual.
5 •T ape over lithium battery contacts to avoid short-circuiting during disposal; always follow local regulations for battery disposal. • Do not disassemble this product. Electric shock may cause injury if a high voltage circuit inside the product is touched.
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE 6 • Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes. It may damage eyesight. • Do not fire the flash at vehicle operators. It may cause a distraction or temporary blindness which may lead to an accident. • Do not look directly at the sun or strong light sources through the viewfinder .
7 Continued on next page. •T ake the product to a Minolta Service Facility when repairs are required. CAUTION • Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment such as the glove compartment or trunk of a car .
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE 8 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
9 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment of f and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
NAMES OF P ARTS 10 * This camera is a sophisticated optical instrument. Care should be taken to keep these surfaces clean. Refer to the care and storage section at the back of this manual (p. 73). BODY The 160 quartz-date model is illustrated. AF/Meter window* Flash* (p.
11 GETTING ST AR TED Continued on next page. Shutter-release button (p. 25) Data panel (p. 12) V iewfinder* (p. 13) Date button (p. 57) (Quartz Date model only) Flash-mode/Select button (p. 44, 57) Main switch (p. 22) Film window (p. 19) Strap eyelet (p.
12 NAMES OF P ARTS Battery-condition indicator (p. 18 ) Frame counter (p. 21 ) Film-transport signals (p. 21 ) Cartridge mark (p. 34 ) Self-timer indicator (p.
13 Continued on next page. GETTING ST AR TED VIEWFINDER Area AF (p. 37) All focus frames and focus- area indicators are shown. This camera features a sophisticated matrix AF indication system that indicates the area of focus. Focus-frame Display Spot AF (p.
14 NAMES OF P ARTS Close-framing guide (p. 32)* Focus-area indicator (p. 27)** V aries according to the subject. VIEWFINDER Focus frames (Area AF) * The close-framing guide appears in Area, spot, and target-AF modes. ** The focus-area indicator is displayed in the Area-AF mode.
15 GETTING ST AR TED VIEWFINDER Focus lamp (green) With the shutter-release button pressed partway down - Glows: focus confirmed Blinks rapidly: subject is too close Blinks slowly: focus not confirmed (p.
16 1. Pass the small loop of the strap through the strap eyelet on the camera. AT T ACHING THE CAMERA STRAP • Button keys are attached to the strap. Use the larger key to open the battery-chamber door , and the smaller key to push the manual-rewind button.
17 • Quartz-date model: after installing the battery , the date and time must be set, see page 59. • When changing batteries, always turn the camera of f. INSERTING THE BA TTER Y The camera uses one 3-volt CR123A or DL123A lithium battery . 1. Open the battery-chamber door using the larger button key on the camera strap.
18 The indicator briefly appears. Power is sufficient for all camera operations. The indicator blinks and no other indicators are displayed on the data panel. The shutter will not release. Replace the battery immediately . Each time the camera is turned on, an indicator will appear on the data panel to indicate the power status of the battery .
19 1. Slide the back-cover release down to open the back cover . • Before opening the back cover , look through the film window to confirm that film is not currently loaded. LOADING THE FILM • If the back cover does not open, turn the camera of f and on to release the film- chamber lock.
20 LOADING THE FILM 2. Place the film cartridge into the film chamber . 3. Extend the film leader to the film-tip mark. The film must lay flat. • If the film tip extends beyond the index mark, push the excess film back into the cartridge.
21 4. Close the back cover . • The film automatically advances to the first frame and “ 1 ” appears in the data-panel frame counter . • If the film has been loaded improperly , “0” will blink on the frame counter and the shutter will not release.
22 1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on. •T o conserve battery power , the auto-power- of f function will turn the camera of f eight minutes after the last operation. • Do not obstruct or hold the lens barrel. 2. Hold the camera steadily .
23 3. Look through the viewfinder and press the zoom lever to zoom the lens. • The viewfinder will adjust to match the lens’ field of view . T(elephoto): zoom in W(ide angle): zoom out Continued on next page.
24 FULL Y AUTOMA TIC OPERA TION 4. Place the subject within the Area AF frame. The focus frame will automatically change to a focus-area indicator to confirm the subject. • The Area-AF mode (p. 37) is automatically set when the camera is turned on. • The focus-area indicator shows the area the camera will focus on.
25 Continued on next page. 5. Press the shutter-release button partway down. • The status of the AF system and flash are indicated by the lamps next to the viewfinder . Focus lamp (green) Glows: focus confirmed Blinks rapidly: subject is too close Blinks slowly: focus not confirmed (p.
26 FULL Y AUTOMA TIC OPERA TION 6. When the green focus lamp glows, press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. • Press the shutter-release button with slow , steady pressure. • The film automatically advances to the next frame.
27 As long as the subject is located within the Area-AF focus frame, even if it is not centered, the camera will automatically locate the subject and indicate it with the focus-area indicator . The shape of focus-area indicator varies with the subject shape, see the sample illustrations below .
28 FOCUS LOCK - AREA AF The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subject and then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a dif ferent position within the image area. 1. With focus-area indicator around the subject, press and hold the shutter-release button partway down.
29 FOCUSING RANGE BASIC OPERA TION If the subject is too close, the green focus lamp blinks rapidly and the shutter is locked. The subject must be beyond the minimum focusing distance. If the subject is extremely close, the green focus lamp may blink slowly and the shutter will release, but the focus will not be sharp.
30 The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations. At this time, the focus-lock function (p. 28, 41) can be used to focus on an object at the same distance as your subject, and then the image can be recomposed to take the picture. When your subject is near a very bright object or area.
31 When a low-contrast area fills the focus frame. When the subject is composed of a regular repeating pattern. The green focus lamp will blink slowly to warn that focus cannot be confirmed. The shutter can be released and the focus will be set to infinity; when using the flash, the focus is set between 2.
32 Because of parallax, the image seen in the viewfinder and the image recorded with the camera are not exactly the same. Parallax becomes significant with close subjects. A close-framing guide automatically appears in the viewfinder when the image needs to be recomposed to eliminate the ef fect of parallax.
33 1. With the focus-area indicator on the subject, press and hold the shutter release button partway down. • The green focus lamp should glow to confirm the focus is locked. BASIC OPERA TION 2. While pressing the shutter-release button partway down, recompose the picture so that the top of the subject falls below the close-framing guide.
34 REWINDING THE FILM The camera automatically rewinds the film after the last exposure is taken. When the cartridge mark blinks on the data panel, the film has been rewound. Open the back cover and remove the film. • The film-chamber lock is release during rewind.
35 • If the rewind motor stops before the film has been completely rewound, all the indicators on the data panel will blink. Remove and insert the battery . • Although more pictures than specified on the film package may be taken, the film processor may only print the number specified on the film cartridge.
36 SELECTING THE AF MODE Three auto focus (AF) modes can be selected: Area AF , spot AF , and target AF . Press the AF mode button until the desired AF indicator appears on the data panel. Area AF (p. 37) Spot AF (p. 40) T arget AF (p. 42) • Spot-AF and target-AF mode is reset to Area AF when the camera is turned of f.
37 AREA AF 1. Press the AF mode button until the Area-AF indicator appears on the data panel. 2. Place the subject within the Area-AF frame. • The focus frame will automatically change to a focus-area indicator to confirm the subject. 3. Press the shutter-release button to take the picture.
38 FOCUS-AREA INDICA TOR CONTROLS The display of the focus-area indicator can be controlled with a custom function. CUSt-1:1 - The focus-area indicator automatically appears when looking through the viewfinder . CUSt-1:2 - The focus-area indicator appears when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down.
39 2. T o change the setting, press the adjust button or zoom lever until the desired setting number is displayed. ADV ANCED OPERA TION 3. Press the AF mode button once to enter the new setting. • The camera will return to the shooting mode automatically after five seconds.
40 SPOT AF The camera focuses on a subject within the spot AF frame. This mode can be used to single out a specific subject from a group. 1. Press the AF mode button until the spot-AF indicator appears on the data panel. • The spot-AF focus frame appears in the viewfinder .
41 FOCUS LOCK - SPOT AF The focus-lock function allows the camera to be focused on a certain subject and then the picture can be recomposed to arrange the subject at a dif ferent position within the image area. ADV ANCED OPERA TION 1. With subject in the focus frame, press and hold the shutter-release button partway down.
42 T ARGET AF T arget-AF focus frame The target AF is ideal for moving subjects. The camera continually calculates the focus even when the shutter-release button is held partway down.
43 3. Press and hold the shutter-release button partway down until the green focus lamp glows. •T arget AF has no focus-lock function. The camera continuously calculates focus while the shutter button is held partway down. • Predictive focus control is activated when the focus lamp glows.
44 SELECTING FLASH MODE The following flash modes can be selected: Press the flash-mode button until the desired flash-mode indicator appears on the data panel.
45 • When the camera is turned of f, the fill-flash, flash cancel, night portrait, or exposure compensation mode will be reset to autoflash or autoflash with red- eye reduction, whichever of the two modes was set last. Flash cancel (p. 50) Night portrait (p.
46 The flash range depends on the film speed and focal length in use. Because of the optical system, the flash range is not the same at the lens’ wide-angle position as it is at the telephoto position. T o ensure proper exposure, the subject must be within the flash range.
47 AUT OFLASH The flash will fire automatically in low-light or back-lit situations. Press the flash-mode button until the autoflash indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode. • When the orange flash lamp blinks quickly , the flash is charging.
48 AUT OFLASH WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION The flash will fire a few short bursts before the main flash burst to reduce red-eye; an ef fect caused by light reflected from the retina. Used in low-light condition when taking photographs of people or animals, the pre-flashes contract the pupils of the subject’ s eyes.
49 FILL-FLASH The flash fires with each exposure regardless of the amount of ambient light. Fill-flash can be used to reduce harsh shadows caused by strong direct light or sunshine. Press the flash-mode button until the fill-flash indicator appears on the data panel to set the flash mode.
50 FLASH CANCEL The flash will not fire in this mode. Use flash cancel when flash photography is prohibited, natural light is desired to illuminate the subject, or the subject is beyond the flash range. The camera-shake warning may appear in this mode.
51 In night-portrait mode, the camera balances the flash and existing light exposure so you can take beautiful portraits at sunset or at night. The flash will fire with each exposure regardless of the amount of ambient light. Red-eye reduction is used with the night-portrait mode.
52 EXPOSURE COMPENSA TION (160 MODEL ONL Y) The multi-segment metering can expose for most situations: back lighting, and directly lit snow scenes. However , under certain conditions the meter can be deceived by high-key scenes like white interiors or foggy landscapes.
53 SELF-TIMER 1. With the camera on a tripod, press the drive-mode button until the self-timer indicator appears on the data panel. 2. Frame the subject as described in the manual. • Focus lock can be used with Area AF and spot AF . •W ith target AF or when focus lock is not used, the focus is set just before the exposure.
54 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to begin the countdown. • The self-timer indicator will blink on the data panel. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink slowly during the countdown, then rapidly just before the shutter is released.
55 In this mode, the camera continuously takes pictures as long as the shutter-release button is held down. The camera will take one picture every 2.2 seconds. When the flash is used, the rate may be slower because the flash must recharge between frames.
56 CONTINUOUS ADV ANCE (160 MODEL ONL Y) 2. Frame the subject as described in the manual. 3. Press the shutter-release button all the way down and hold to begin taking pictures. • Focus will be adjusted between exposures. • Continuous advance remains in ef fect until the drive mode is reset.
BUTT ONS FOR THE DA TE FUNCTION Select button Adjust button Date button 57 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DA TE MODEL The quartz-date model has date and time imprinting and remote-control operation. DA TE AND TIME IMPRINTING The imprinting feature enables the date or time to be printed onto the lower-right portion of the picture.
58 IMPRINTING THE DA TE OR TIME FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DA TE MODEL Press the date button to select the date imprinting format. • The display will change as follows: • If the date/time display is blinking, the calendar and clock need to be reset (p.
YY MM DD hh mm 59 SETTING THE DA TE OR TIME Continued on next page. Note: the date and time must be reset each time the battery is replaced. 1. T urn the camera on. Press the date button until “SEt” appears on the data panel. 2. Press the select (SEL) button until the item to be adjusted blinks.
60 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DA TE MODEL 3. Press the adjust (ADJ) button or zoom lever to change the blinking item. • The numerals continues to change as long as the button is held down. • Pressing the W side of the zoom lever counts down, the T side counts up.
61 CHANGING THE DA TE FORMA T 1. Press the date button until “SEt” appears on the data panel. 2. Press and hold the select (SEL) button for more than 2 seconds until all items on the date display blink.
62 3. Press the adjust (ADJ) button or zoom lever to change the display format. • The date format changes as follows: `Y M D M D`Y D M`Y 4. Press the date button to set the date format. • The camera will return to the shooting mode automatically after five seconds.
63 REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION The quartz-date model can be controlled by the IR remote control RC-3 (sold separately). The remote control allows remote camera operation up to 5 meters (16.5 feet) away . NAMES OF P ARTS Emitter window Delay button Release button Battery chamber Continued on next page.
64 T AKING PICTURES USING THE REMOTE CONTROL 1. Place the camera on a tripod. Point the camera so that the subject is within in the focus frames. FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DA TE MODEL 2.
65 3. Point the remote control toward the front of the camera and press either the release button (•) or the delay button (2s) to take the picture. • If the release button (•) is pressed, the self- timer/remote-control lamp on the front of the camera will blink once before the picture is taken.
66 FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DA TE MODEL •T o save power , the camera automatically shuts down if the shutter is not released in approximately 8 minutes. • Under fluorescent or extremely bright lighting, or with backlit subjects, the remote control may not operate or the ef fective distance may be reduced.
67 FOCUS LOCK IN REMOTE CONTROL MODE Continued on next page. 1. Select remote-control mode using the drive-mode button. 2. Place the subject in the focus frames and press the shutter- release button partway down to confirm the focus; the green focus lamp will glow and remain lit.
68 3. Recompose the picture. • The focus frames or focus-area indicator will disappear after releasing the shutter button. The focus lamp will remain lit indicating the focus is locked. FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ-DA TE MODEL 4.Point the remote control toward the front of the camera, press either the release button (•) or delay button (2s).
69 CHANGING THE REMOTE-CONTROL BA TTER Y The remote control uses a 3V lithium battery (CR2032). When pressing the remote-control buttons does not release the shutter , the battery needs to be replaced. The supplied battery should be suf ficient for approximately ten years of operation.
70 VIEWFINDER BRIGHTNESS The relative brightness of the AF frame or focus-area indicator can be adjusted. The brightness of the frame lines will continue to adjust automatically in relation to the new level. 1. Press and hold the AF mode button for about two seconds until “CUSt-1” appears on the top of the data panel.
71 3. Press the adjust button or zoom lever until the desired brightness level is displayed. 4. Press the AF mode button or press the shutter-release button partway down to set the brightness level.
On February 20th, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. On board his Friendship 7 spacecraft was a Minolta Hi-matic camera to record that historic event. The 4 hour , 55 minute, and 23 second flight orbited the Earth three times at an average speed of 28,000 kph (17,500 mph).
73 OPERA TING TEMPERA TURE AND CONDITIONS • This camera is designed for use from -10 to 40°C (14 to 104°F). • Never leave the camera where it may be subjected to extreme temperatures such as in the glove compartment of a car . • At colder temperatures, the data panel response time will be slow .
74 CARE AND ST ORAGE • 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. Cold batteries will regain some of their charge when they warm up.
75 CLEANING • Keep the AF window clean to ensure accurate focus. • If the camera body is dirty , gently wipe it clean with a soft, clean, dry cloth.
76 BEFORE IMPORT ANT EVENTS • Check camera operation carefully and take test photographs. Purchase a spare battery . • Minolta is not responsible for any loss which may occur due to an equipment malfunction.
77 CAMERA ERROR If all the indicators on the data panel blink, or the data panel is blank and the camera will not function with a recently installed battery , remove and reinsert the battery . If the camera does not resume normal operation, or the camera malfunctions repeatedly , contact an authorized Minolta Service Facility .
78 Camera T ype: 35mm lens-shutter camera Lens: 37.5-140mm f/5.4 - 1 1.7 lens (140 model) 37.5-160mm f/5.4 - 12.4 lens (160 model) 6 elements in 6 groups Focusing Range: (140 model) (160 model) ( W ): 0.6m - ∞ (2.0 ft - ∞ ) 0.6m - ∞ (2.0 ft - ∞ ) ( T ): 0.
Battery: One 3-volt CR123A lithium battery Battery-condition indication: 3-stage indication Battery performance: approx. 10 rolls based on Minolta's standard test method using 24-exposure rolls with flash for 50% of the exposures. V iewfinder: Magnification: 0.
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