Minolta XG-7 User manual

OWNER'S

MANUAL

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Your light,compact

XG-7 isatop-qualitysingle-lens

reflex

camerawhoseelectronic

system

will control exposure

for you automatically, freeingyou for more enjoyment

and greater

creativity. You can alsooverride the.meter's automatic settingor set the

camera

for full manualoperation.

Electromagneticshutter

release

and

unique

"Touch

switchl' metering,heada host of other features.

Attaching the accessoryAuto Winder

G enablessingle-frame/continuous

motor film advanceup to 2 frameslsec.Minolta's

specialAuto Electroflash 200X electronically switches

the XG-7's shutter over for

strobe exposureswhen chargedand signals

flash-ready

in the finder; it alsoenables

continuous-sequence

flashwith the winder. Besidesnew MD lenses,

your XG-7 uses

virtually all interchangeable

Rokkor-X and Celtic lensesmade to date and all

applicable

Minolta SLR system

accessories.

Beforeusingyour camerafor the first time, study this manualcarefully all the way

through - or at leastall the sections

neededto cover

your own photographicneeds.As

you read,

attach a lensto the camera

body (see

p. 10),load batteries,and handle

your

XG-7 and acquaint yourself with its parts and features.

Then load it with film and

proceed

to actual picture taking. In this way, you can take good photos and beginto

realize

the broad potential of your XG-7 right from the start. Be sureto keep this

manual

for referencelateras

necessary.

Minolta precision lensesand accessories

are manufactured under high quality

control standardsand are

designedto the performance

requirements

of Minolta camera

bodies. We recommend Minolta Rokkor-X and Celtic lensesand Minolta system

accessories

for all types of photography.

CONTENTS

MAIN FEATURES ,... 4

NAMESOFPARTS ....6

SUMMARY OF OPERATION

(inautomatic) .......9

ATTACHING AND REMOVING LENSES 1O

BATTERIESANDPOWER ....... 11

Installingbatteries ...11

Testingbatteries ....12

Operatingswitch ....13

Touchswitch/operatingbufton ... 13

Cold-weather

operation 14

LOADING AND ADVANCING FILM . . .. 14

Fif

m advance

lever

and frame counter . . . 17

FILMSPEED ...18

Film-speedselector ..lg

ASA/DIN conversion

scale . . . ... 19

Memo

holder

EXPOSURE

CONTROL

FUNDAMENTALS

METERING

WITH

THE

XG-7

VIEWFINDER

AUTOMATIC

EXPOSURE

CONTROL

Automatic

operation

Eyepiece

cap . .

WAYS

OFUSING

AUTO

MODE

AUTOMATIC

EXPOSURE

ADJUSTMENT

WHEN

ANDHOWMUCH

USE

MANUAL

EXPOSURE

CONTROL

"B" setting

HOLDING

THE

CAMERA

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FOCUSING

Depth

of field

Depthof -f

ield

scale

lnfraredindex .

RELEASING

THESHUTTER

SELFTIMER

REWINDINGAND UNLOADING

FILM

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

Synch

ron

ization

Connecting

flashunits

USINGOTHER THAN MD AND

MC LENSES

Auto Rokkor lenses

RF (mirror-type)

and Manual-Preset

lenses

XG-7SYSTEM ACCESSOR

IES

Auto WinderG

Auto Electroflash200X

RemoteCordS and L

STANDAR

D.LENSSPECI

ICATIONS

CAMERA

SPECIFICATIONS

CARE AND STORAGE

MAIN FEATURES

Fail+afe electronic €xposuresystem

Incorporating many of the features

devel-

oped for Minolta's top electronic

cameras,

the

XG-7 covers a wide range of photographic

conditions.lts electronicshutter which auto-

matically locks to prevent overexposureand

electromagnetic shutter releasewith unique

touch switch metering

add to the handling

ease

of the camera.

The XG-7's

systemfeatures:

o Full automatic exposureby steplessshutter

speeds

from 1/1000 to 1 sec. plus f

ull

manualsettings.

o Electromagnetic

shutterrelease.

o UniqueTouch switchmetering.

o Shutter-release

lock prevents overexposure

when light over meter's range or battery

power low.

o Two tiny silver-oxide batteries as power

. source.

Solid-stateinformation viewf

inder

o Focusing

can be done in three

ways: By the

split-image

spot or microprism focusing

aid

or on the matte field.

. Automatic shutter speeds, indicated by

LED's

arevisible

while

you view.

o LED at "60" position blinks asflash-ready

signal when Auto Electrof

lash 20OX is

attached

andcharged.

Easy

handlingcontrols

Lightweight and compact, the XG-7 is hu-

man engineered to f

it the user's hands for

smoothoperation:

o Smooth shortstrokef

ilm advance.

o Large

easy

to adjust shutter-speeddia,.

o "Soft-touch" electromagnetic shutter re-

lease.

o Curve formed body with cushioned body

grip.

o Minolta bayonet lens mount with large

release

button.

o Balanced

winder

operation.

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Ouick attach auto wind€r

The XG's accessory

auto winder attaches

quickly,without access

caps

to remove

or store,

freeingthe user from advancing

film in single-

frame or continuous operation up to two

frames per second. lts strong efficient coreless

micromotor winds as many as 150 or more

cartridges

per set or charge

of batteries. At the

end of each cartridge the motor automatically

shutsoff.

Special

camera-control

flash

When attached to the XG-7 and ready to

fire the Auto Electroflash

200X starts

a flash-

readysignal

blinking

inthe

viewfinderandauto-

maticallysetsthe shutter

for X synchronization

(1/60 sec.).

This four-setting

unit provides

auto-

flash at either of two apertures and either

full-power manual operationor when powered

by Ni-Cd batteries, up to two continuous-

sequence

flash exposureseach secondwith the

Auto WinderG.

Useroriented features

o Up to two stops' continuous adjustment

over or under the normal electronic

setting.

o X-type flash synchronization through the

hot shoeor PC

terminal.

o Electronicselftimer

with blinkingindicator

light.

o Eyepiececap for unmanned

or similar

oper-

ation.

o Exclusive Safe Load Signal monitors

alignment

andadvance.

o Handy memo holder and ASA/DlN conver-

sionscale

on back.

o Releaseterminal for tripod shots

with elec-

tronic or standardreleasecord.

o Shutter not operative when operation

switch off.

o Virtually all existing Minolta interchange-

able lensesand

applicable

systemaccessories

can be used in either automatic or manual

operation.

NAMES

OF PARTS

ilm-advance

lever

Touch switch/operating

button

Frame-counter window

Safe Load Signal

Auto-setting release

Strap lug

Film-speed

window

lf-timer/battery-check indicator

coupler

lug

Aperture

scale

Depthof-fieldscale

Aperture

ring

Distance

scale

Hot shoe

Shu

tter-speed/f

ctio

selector

Main switch

Rewind crank

Back cover release

knob

Lens-release

button

Shutter release

socket

X sync.

terminal

ocusing

grip

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Finder eyepiece

Shutter curtain

Sprocket

Take<rp

spool

Back cover

Pressure

plate

Tripodsocket

Winderterminal

Battery chamber cover

Rewind button

Auto-winder couple

Guide-pin

socket

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