DETAILED
OPERATION
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While pressing the exposure-
compensation button, press and
hold the shutter-release button
all the way down.
• The camera automatically exposes a
three-frame bracketed series.
• Releasing the shutter-release button
before the series is complete, cancels
the exposure series.
Bracketing with the Exposure-compensation Button
This function is a shortcut to take a three-frame bracket in increments of
0.5 Ev.
• The built-in flash is set to flash cancel when bracketing is selected.
• An attached Minolta accessory flash will be turned off when bracketing is
selected.
Flash Notes
Turn the function dial to .
Press the function button and
turn the control dial until
appears on the data panel.
• Sliding the main switch to OFF in the
middle of a bracketing series resets the
bracketing series to the first frame
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Canceling Bracketing
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Exposure-
compensation
button
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Hold the shutter-release
button all the way down to
make the bracket.
• Three frames will be taken. Do not
release the shutter button until all
three exposures are made.
• If the shutter button is released before
the three exposures are made, the
current bracket will be canceled.
• Exposure is locked with the first frame
of the series.
Press the drive-mode button
until appears on the
data panel.
• will appear on the data panel
after pressing the shutter-release
button partway down to indicate the
first bracket.
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Press the shutter button all the
way down to take each bracket.
• The shutter-release button must be pressed
for each bracket.
• To cancel the bracketing series, turn the
camera off.
• Exposure is locked with the first frame of
the series.
• and will appear on the data
panel to indicate the bracket frame.
Single Frame Advance Bracketing
Continuous Advance Bracketing
To take each picture of the three-frame bracket individually, set the drive
mode to single frame advance.
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To make an automatic three-frame bracket. The drive mode is automati-
cally set to continuous advance when bracketing is selected.
EXPOSURE BRACKETING
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