Manual exposure mode allows individual selection of shutter speeds and aper-
tures. This mode overrides the exposure system giving the photographer total con-
trol over the final exposure.
38 Advanced recording
Use the up/down keys of the controller to change the
shutter speed.
39
Manual (M) Exposure mode
The changes made to the exposure are visible in the live image on the monitor. The monitor shutter-
speed and aperture display turns red when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down if
the image is significantly underexposed or overexposed. If the monitor is black, increase the expo-
sure until the image is visible; decrease the exposure if the monitor is white.
In manual exposure mode, the auto camera-sensitivity setting fixes the ISO value at 100. The cam-
era sensitivity can be changed in section 3 of the recording menu (p. 64). The flash mode can be set
to fill-flash, fill-flash with red-eye reduction, or slow sync. with red-eye reduction (p. 26), but the live
image does not reflect the flash exposure.
The camera-shake warning (p. 27) does not appear in M mode. If a slow shutter speed is selected,
noise-reduction processing is applied to the image; a message may appear during processing. See
page 39 for more on noise reduction.
Use the left/right keys of the controller to change the
aperture.
Noise can be apparent when using a slow shutter speed or high cam-
era sensitivity (ISO), or using the camera in hot environment. In these
cases, noise-reduction is applied to the image automatically. A mes-
sage appears on the LCD monitor if the noise-reduction processing
period is long. A picture cannot be taken while this message appears.
Noise reduction
Processing...
If the camera is hot, noise reduction can be applied more often then under normal condi-
tions. This can affect the capture rate. Allow the camera to cool before taking pictures.
Camera Notes
Konica Minolta History
Innovation and creativity is the cornerstone of Minolta’s suc-
cess. The Electro-zoom X was an exercise in camera design
and received a great deal of attention when it was unveiled at
Photokina in 1966.
The Electro-zoom X was an electronically controlled aperture-
priority mechanical SLR with a built-in 30 - 120mm f/3.5 zoom
lens giving twenty 12 X 17mm images on a roll of 16mm film.
The shutter-release button and battery chamber are located in
the grip. Only a few prototypes were built making it one of
Minolta’s rarest camera.
