Page 1: ...H H v MINOLTN O 1991 Minolta Camera Co Ltd under the Berne Conventionand UniversalCopyrightConvention 9222 8054 18 IDFAPI ftinteC in Japan MINOLTN AUTO E tNsTRUcTtoN MANUAL r lvoor D EMPLoI...
Page 2: ...to use the meterto make ambient and flash measurements The next section Special Func tions describeshow to use the Auto Meter lV F s main features Finally Applications explainssome uses for these feat...
Page 3: ...layedreadingin memory 4 Data panel 5 ISO button selectsISO for adjustmentwith up downcontrol 6 Display selector button changesdisplayunitsbetweenflnumberand EV 7 Mode button changesmeasuring mode 8 Sy...
Page 4: ...fiffi lxilrH l n i ili i n r ilffi fi ffi 13 Measuring level adjustment screw adjustsmetercalibration 14 Battery chamber 15 Measuring button 16 Up Downcontrol adjustsshutterspeedand ISOvalues 17 Stra...
Page 5: ...cators 5 Memoryindicators indicate when one or two dataare storedin memory 6 Averageindicator appears when average of data or brightnessdifferenceis displayed 7 Digital display displaysf numbers EV or...
Page 6: ...r battery Installing 1 Removethe battery chamber cover by sliding it in the direction indicated bv the arrow 2 Insert the battery with the plus and minus ends oriented according to the diagram in the...
Page 7: ...tery s power becomes low the data panel will blink When this occurs replace the old battery with a new one 1 1 4 2 2 8 4 5 6 I 11 16 2232456490 fifl FNo n 1 Press and hold the ISO button 2 Use the up...
Page 8: ...s the simplest most convenient method of determiningthe exposure in a wide variety of situations lt is most effectivefor sceneswhich containa full range of tones such as in architecturaland landscape...
Page 9: ...djust the exposureand or pro cessing to fit your film s exposure range Reflected light readingsare also useful when you want to meter subjects whichemit insteadof reflectlight Reflected light metering...
Page 10: ...t to ambient mode Press the mode button until AMBI appears in the disPlaYwin dow Any data in the aperture displayor in memorYwillbe clearedat this point 4 Press the display selector button to set the...
Page 11: ...e is from 1 8000to 30 sec in 1 2 stop increments 6 Position the meter and pressthe measuringbutton The meter will continueto make readingsas long as the measuring button is held in When you release it...
Page 12: ...neasuring button is held in When you release it the last reading will re main in the digitaldisplay lf you selectedf number display the reading will also be displayed on the analogscale lf the reading...
Page 13: ...ssyncterminal The flashmay firewhen you attachthe cord 6 Position the meter and pressthe measuring button the flash will fire and the exposure reading will be made 2 Refer to p 11 and set the desiredf...
Page 14: ...clear The triggervoltageof some electronic flash unitsmay be too highfor the Auto MeterlV F to firethem in cord mode lf this is trueof yourflash use non cord mode seep 25 Withouta SyncCord 1 Press the...
Page 15: ...n in stand byfor one minute lf you press the measuringbuttonagain the meter sinternalclock will reset to one minute if you press any other function button stand by willbe canceled and thatfunction wil...
Page 16: ...data will appear in the digitaldisplay and on the analog scale The value in memory will also remaindisplayed on the analogscale 2 lf you store this second reading another memory indicatorwill appear a...
Page 17: ...italdisplayshowsthe memoryvalue lf you pressthe averagebuttonagain A will disappearand the secondreadingwillreturnto the digitaldisplay 1 1 4 2 2 8 4 5 6 8 11 16 2232456490 TIME FNo nn 85 so iiin l 4...
Page 18: ...ta will remain in the digitaldisplay To view this fourth reading digitally press the average button again The average indicator and the marker which indicates the averagereadingon the analogscalewill...
Page 19: ...e a readingnow the meterwillfunction normally lf two readingsare stored then the brightness difference will be calculated fromthe averageof the two readings 2 Make a second readingof anotherpart of yo...
Page 20: ...use a small screwdriverto turn the measuring level adjustmentscrew locatedunder the battery cover The marks aroundthe screw show 0 2 EV 1 S stop incrementsand the indentsin the screw srotationreprese...
Page 21: ...quire 3 Turn on only your main light positionthe meter near your main subject pointthe receptordirectlyat the light and take a reading 4 Press the average A but ton 1 1 42 2 8 TIME r _ n nLl l il0 4 5...
Page 22: ...EMENTS Scenecontrast or brightness range is the difference between the brightest and darkestpartsof your subjector scene With the Auto Meter lV F s brightnessdifferencefunction and analogscale thisval...
Page 23: ...ected flnumberdisplay the first readingwill appear both in the digitaldisplay and on the analog scale and the last value measuredwhileyou were holdingthe measuringbuttonwill be displayedon the analog...
Page 24: ...s from your scenein the finalimage Basedon your own pastexperience and knowledge of the exposurelatitude of your film this will helpyou to judgewhetherthe exposureprovidedby the meter willreproduce th...
Page 25: ...idtone Remember when you take a reflected lightreading the exposureprovidedby the meterwill make the area you read appear as a Zone 5 after normal developm ent FILTER FACTOR CORRECTION When you placef...
Page 26: ...light source 1 Attach the flat diffuser to the Auto Meter IV F 2 Turn the meter select am ient mode set the film speed to ISO 100 and set the digital display to EV 3 Position the meter so that it is n...
Page 27: ...efulfor close ups and photomacrography 5 1 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 1 0 0 063 n t L V 2 5 2 5 1 2 2 3 2 7 I 2 2 2 9 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 9 1 9 3 3 0 9 1 8 3 5 0 8 1 7 3 8 l r 4 1 tJ 1 4 4 4 n 7 t J 4 7 1 2 3...
Page 28: ...hericaldiffusersincorporatea neutraldensity I element and are usedwhen lightis too brightto be measured l normally With the 4X diffuser the meter s upward range is e x t e n d e d b y t w o s t o p s...
Page 29: ...of heat such as strong lights etc Do not store it in humid places or near corrosive chemicals o lf the meter is left or placed in direct sunlightfor any long period the indication display windowwilltu...
Page 30: ...eed flash 1i500 1 sec ments Framingrate 8 128frames sec f no 110 90 0 9in 1 1 O stop increments EV 7 8 31 5 in 1 1 0 stopincrements Brightness difference 9 9 9 9in 1 1 0 stopincrements Analogscale f n...
