Minolta X-700 User Manual download pdf (Page 26)

If you hold the camera as shown,

you can easily operate most con-

trols without removing it from your

eye.

LEFT HAND

Thumb: focusing grip, aperture

ring, or preview button

Index: focusing grip

Middle: aperture ring

RIGHT HAND

Thumb: film-advance lever

Index: main switch, mode/shutter-

speed selector (and P/A-lock

release), or operating button

Middle: AE lock or minimum-aper-

ture lock

Your X-700 can be used in any

of three exposure-control modes, as

summarized below and explained in

more detail in the following sec-

tions.

Programmed auto-exposure (AE)

mode

The X-700's P mode is ideal for

general picture taking when all you

want to do is compose, focus, and

shoot. With the camera set at "P"

and an MD lens at its minimum

aperture, the X-700's program se-

lects the aperture and fastest practi-

cable shutter speed as light dims,

giving audible beeps (if desired) to

guard against blur from subject/

camera movement.

Aperture-priority AE mode

When you want to control the

depth of field by setting a certain

aperture, or for auto-exposure con-

trol with virtually any Minolta SLR

lens or accessory, use the X-700 in

A mode. The camera will automati-

cally set the stepless shutter speed

to yield proper exposure for the

aperture you set.

Metered/full-manual mode

The X-700's M mode can be used

when a special photographic effect

requires a fixed speed, or in situa-

tions where the brightness differ-

ence between the subject area and

the rest of the frame exceeds the

available range of exposure adjust-

ment in P or A mode or where the

AE lock cannot be readily used.

EXPOSURE CONTROL WITH THE X-700

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