Minolta Dynax 5 9222-2163-11 - Manual (Page 29)

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CREA
TIVE
EXPOSURE
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Push the built-in flash down or turn the accessory flash off.
• will be displayed on the data panel.
Flash with A Mode
Press the flash-mode button
to pop-up the built-in flash.
• will appear on the data panel.
• The shutter speed will be set to 1/125
or slower.
• If 125 blinks in the viewfinder and on
the data panel, the light level is too
bright for the selected aperture. Turn
the control dial to change the aperture
until the blinking stops or cancel the
flash.
• A smaller aperture (larger f-number) will result in a shorter flash range.
Refer to flash range (p.36) to determine the range of the built-in flash at
the selected aperture. The use of very small apertures (large f numbers) is
not recommended.
• The will appear in the viewfinder after the picture is taken to confirm the
flash exposure.
Canceling the Flash
Release the function button.
Turn the control dial to select
the aperture.
• If 4000 or 30” blinks on the data panel,
the aperture setting is beyond the
camera’s shutter speed range. Turn the
control dial until the shutter-speed
display stops blinking.
• To return to P mode, repeat step 1 and 2 until P appears on the data
panel.
• To return to P mode and fully-automatic operation, press the program-reset
button.(p. 30)
• Press the depth-of-field preview button to see the effect of the change in
aperture (p.58).
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A MODE - APERTURE PRIORITY
In A mode, flash will not fire automatically. When you want to use flash,
pop-up the built-in flash or attach an accessory flash.
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