Minolta X-700 - Manual (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
Y o u r X - 7 0 0 can be used in any
of three e x p o s u r e - c o n t r o l m o d e s , as
s u m m a r i z e d b e l o w and e x p l a i n e d i n
m o r e detail in the f o l l o w i n g sec-
t i o n s .
Programmed auto-exposure ( A E )
mode
T h e X - 7 0 0 ' s P m o d e is ideal for
general p i c t u r e t a k i n g w h e n all y o u
w a n t t o d o i s c o m p o s e , f o c u s , a n d
shoot. W i t h t h e camera set a t " P "
and an MD lens at its m i n i m u m
a p e r t u r e , the X - 7 0 0 ' s p r o g r a m se-
lects the a p e r t u r e and fastest p r a c t i -
cable s h u t t e r speed as l i g h t d i m s ,
giving a u d i b l e beeps (if desired) to
guard against b l u r f r o m s u b j e c t /
camera m o v e m e n t .
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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