Minolta X-700 User Manual

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Camera connection

Flash mode and

aperture setting

X-sync shutter speed

Flash-ready signal

If shutter released

before flash charged:

Flash-distance check
(FDC) signaling

Exposure-adjustment

control

PX-series A u t o Electroflash

Hot shoe (or off-camera cables)

Controllable by camera's

selector:

P: program T T L (camera selects

aperture by flash program)

A: any-aperture T T L (user

selects aperture to control
flash range and depth of
field)

1-1000, B: manual flash (aper-

ture determined by distance)

X series A u t o Electroflash

Hot shoe

Other

Hot shoe or sync cord

Selected on flash:
A u t o : by on-flash sensor at designated aperture(s)
Manual: aperture determined by distance

Shutter automatically releases at 1/60 if flash charged

(except when camera set at " B " )

LED next to " 6 0 " blinks at 2Hz (and " A " or " M " LED goes out

in A or M mode); monitor lamp on flash

Photo taken w i t h o u t flash at existing settings

" 6 0 " LED blinks at 8Hz (in
T T L ) ; FDC lamp on flash

Usable in P and A modes (view-

finder + / - LED goes out even
when in use)

FDC lamp on models 320X,
132X only

Not usable

Electronic flash: 1 to 1/60, B

M, M F , or FP bulb: 1 to 1/15, B

Monitor lamp on flash

Flash may or may not fire

FDC lamp on models 320,
128 only

Not usable

A u t o Electroflash 360PX also has on-flash sensor for auto control at any of 3 apertures depending on f i l m speed.

A u t o Electroflash CLE is usable for any-aperture T T L flash in A mode or for manual flash.

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