Minolta XG-A User manual

MINOLTA

. . .

XG-A

OWNER'S MANUAL

Your

light,

compact

XG-A

top-quality

single-lens reflex

camera

whose

electronic

systems

will

control

exposure

for

you

automatically,

which

makes

taking

beautiful

pictures

easy as focusing

and

pressing a

button.

You

can also override

the

automatic

meter

setting

2 full

stops

for

complete

creative

control.

Electro-

magnetic

shutter

release,

unique

"touch

switch"

metering,

and

Acute

Matte

focusing screen

making

viewing

brighter

and

focusing easier are

just

few

the

-A's

many

features.

Attaching

the

accessory

Auto

Winder G

enables

single/

continuous

motor

film advance

2 frames-per-second.

Minolta's

X-series

Auto

Electroflashes

electronically

switch

XG-A's

shutter

over

for

strobe

exposures

when

charged and signal flash-ready

the

finder;

the

320X

and

200X

also

enable

continuous-sequence

flash

with

the

winder.

Besides Minolta

lenses,

your

XG-A

compatible

with

virtually all Minolta

interchangeable

lenses

made

date

and all

applicable Minolta

SLR

system

accessories.

Before using

your

camera

for

the

first

time,

study

this

manual

all

the

way

through.

this

way,

you

can

take

good

photos

and

realize

the

full

potential

your

XG-A right

from

the

start.

sure

keep

manual

for

later

reference.

2 CONTENTS

MAIN

FEATURES

NAMES

PARTS

....

...

........

SUMMARY

OPERATION

. .

...

....

. 8

STRAP

AND

CASE

...

.....

......

ATTACHING

AND

REMOVING

LENSES

......

.....

...

BATTERIES

AND

POWER

.......

. . 12

Installing batteries .

.......

...

.....

Battery

holder

....

. .

...

....

. 13

Testi

batter

...........

. .

Main switch . .

......

. .

Touch

switch/operating

button

.....

Cold-weather operati

.....

......

. . 15

AND

ADVANCING

FILM

. . 15

Film-advance lever and frame counter .

FILM

SPEED

...

. .

......

. .

Setting

film

speed

...

....

.. ..

(ASA/DIN

conversion scale)

.....

....

EXPOSURE-CONTROL

FUNDAMENTALS

. . .

. .

....

. .

METERING

WITH

THE

XG-A

. .

.. ..

" 22

VIEWFINDER

. .

...

........

. . . . .

AUTOMATIC

EXPOSURE

CONTROL

Automatic

operation

....

...

Eyepiece cap

........

...

.....

. .

WAYS

USING

AUTO

MODE

........

General

use

.......

...

......

. 26

Creati

aperture

control

.........

Creative

shutter

control

......

...

. . .

AUTOMATIC

-EXPOSURE

ADJ

USTMENT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

WHEN

AND

HOW

MUCH

ADJUST

EXPOSURE

.....

. .

....

. .

. . 30

SETTING

.......

. .

...

....

HOLDING

THE

CAMERA

...

. . .

...

FOCUSING

....

...

....

. . . . .

...

. .

XG-A

SYSTEM

ACCESSORIES

....

.....

Depth

field

. . .

......

....

. .

...

Auto

Winder

G .

......

. .

.....

. .

Depth-of-field

scale ...

.......

...

X~eries

Auto

Electroflashes

....

...

Infrared

index

...

....

. .

Remote

Cord

Sand

. .

...

. . . . . .

RELEASING

THE

SHUTTER

...

....

Wireless

Controller

IR-1 Set

...........

SELF-TIMER

....

...

. .

CAMERA

SPECIFICATIONS

...

.....

CARE

AND

STORAGE

......

.....

REWINDING

AND

UNLOADING

FILM

. . . .

....

......

...

....

. 41

FLASH

PHOTOGRAPHY

...

.....

. .

Synchronization

...........

....

...

Connecting flash units . .

...

USING

OTHER

THAN

LENSES . . . .

....

...

.....

. .

Auto

Rokkor

lenses .

...

......

(mirror-type)

and manual-preset

lenses .

. . . .

...

.....

......

...

MAIN

FEATURES

Fail-safe

electronic

exposure

system

Incorporating

many

the

features devel-

oped

for

Minolta's

top

electronic cameras,

the

XG-A covers a wide range

photographic

conditions.

Its

electronic

shutter

wnich

auto-

matically locks

prevent

overexposure

and

electromagnetic

shutter

release with

unique

touch

switch metering

add

the

handling ease

the

camera.

XG-A's system features:

• Full

automatic

exposure

stepless

shutter

speeds from

1/1000

1 sec.

•

Electromagnetic

shutter

release.

• Unique

"Touch

switch"

metering.

• Shutter-release lock prevents

overexposure

when light

over

meter's

range

battery

power

low.

• Piezoelectric audible signals

for

low

shutter-

speed settings

and

self-timer

operation.

Solid-state

information

viewfinder

• Special focusing screen has split-image

and

microprism focusing aids, plus scientifically

developed new

type

matte

field

that

50%

brighter

than

conventional

matte

screens.

•

Automatic

shutter-speeds, indicated

LEO's, are visible

viewfinder.

• LED

"60"

position blinks as flash-ready

signal when X-series

Auto

Electroflashes are

attached

and

charged.

Easy handling

controls

Lightweight

and

compact,

the

X-7

human

engineered

fit

the

user's hands for

smooth

operation

•

Smooth

short

stroke

film advance.

• Large, easy-to-adjust

shutter-function

dial.

•

"Soft-touch"

electromagnetic

shutter

re-

lease.

• Curve

formed

body

with cushioned

body

grip.

• Minolta

bayonet

lens

mount

with large

release

button.

• Balanced

winder

operation.

Quick

attach

auto

winder

The XG-

A's

accessory

auto

winder

attaches

quic

kly

without

access

caps

remove

store,

freeing

the

user

from

advancing

film

in single-

frame

continuous

operation

two

frames per second: Its strong,

efficient

coreless

micromotor

winds

many

150

cartridges per set

charge

batteries.

the

end

each cartridge

the

motor

automatically

shuts

off

Special dedicated flash

units

When attached

the

XG-A

and ready

fire, the X-series

Auto

Electroflashes

start

flash-ready signal

blinking

the

viewfinder

and

automatically

set

the

shutter

for

X~ynchroniza

tion

(1/60

sec

.) when

the

shutter

released.

Other

individual

features

include

thy

istor

cir-

cuitry

for

winder

synchronization

and

maxi-

mum

battery

life,

tiltable

head

for

bounce

flash,

filters

for

special effects,

multiple

aper-

ture

settings and

full

manual

operation.

From

the

compact

and economical

118X

the

320X

with

its exclusive Variable

Guide-Number/

Power

Control,

there

X-series flash

meet any need.

User

oriented

features

•

two

stops'

continuous

adjustment

over

under

the

normal

electronic

setting.

• X-

type

flash

synchronization

through

the

hot

shoe.

•

Electronic

self-timer

with

blinking

indicator

light

• Eyepiece cap

for

unmanned

similar

oper

ation

• Exclusive Safe Load Signal

monitors

film

alignment

and advance.

• Release

terminal

for

tripod

shots

with

elec-

tronic

standard release cord.

•

Shutter

not

operative

when

operation

switch

off.

•

Virtually

all existing

Minolta

interchange-

able lenses and applicable system accessories

can be used.

operation

6 NAMES OF PARTS

Film-advance

Touch

switch/operating

button

Frame-counter

window

--r

~l-

.....

--..::

Auto-setting

rt"''''''''

-::ii!:

:1o

Film-speed

w,nnDW'

-./

nction

X sync.

term

inal

Auto-winder

coupler

'----

Tripod

socket

'------

Winder

terminal

'--~-----

BattElry-chamber cover

Guide-pin socket

--------'

Finder

eyepiece

8 SUMMARY OF OPERATION

The

steps

pictured

this

page

outline

use

your

X6-A

automatic

mode

. They give a

general idea

how

very easy it

get

perfectly exposed pictures with this camera and

are

keyed

correspond

ing

sections

the

manual

for

ready reference. This brief guide

Set

selector

dial

"AUTO"

Set

lens

aperture

(p.

24).

4).

9. Adjust focus (p.

35).

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