Minolta Auto Meter IV F Instruction Manual

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simplify your most critical applications. lt includes such basics as ambient, cord and non-cord measuring modes, average calculation, and memory space for two seperate readings. In addition, flash measurements f rom 1/500 - 1 sec., brightness difference calculation, a wide film-speed range, and digital as well as analog displays will further enable you to apply the Auto Meter lV F to virtually any exposure or lighting situation you encounter. You will then be free to concentrate more fully on creative details. Next, a word about this manual. lt is divided into several sections to make it easie ...

turns power on and off; clears memory 2. Averaging button displays average of two stored readings; activates brightness d iffe re nce 3. Memory button stores displayed reading in memory 4. Data panel 5. ISO button selects ISO for adjustment with up/down control 6. Display-selector button changes display units between flnumber and EV 7. Mode button changes measuring mode 8. Sync terminal outlet for sync cord 9. Receptor mounting index 10. Spherical diff user 1 1 . Diffuser mounting index 1 2. Accessory-receptor jack outlet for accessory receptor 2 ...

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3 9 1 . Analog scale displays measured data and memory data simultaneously in 0.5 EV (1/2-stop) increments 2. Shutter-speed/Fram ing-rate display displays current shutter speed or f raming rate Display units: TIME: fractions of seconds TIM E s: whole seconds T I M E m : m i n u t e s 5 CINE: frames Per second 6 3. Film-speed display displays ISO in 1/3-stop increments . 7 4. Measuring-mode indicators 5. Memory indicators indicate when one or two data are stored in memory 6. Average indicator appears when average of data or brightness difference is d isplayed 7. Digital display displays f/numbers, EV, or brightness difference in 0.1 ...

alkaline-manganese, carbon-zinc, or battery. Installing 1. Remove the battery-chamber cover by sliding it in the direction indicated bv the arrow. 2. Insert the battery with the plus (+) and minus (-) ends oriented according to the d iag ram in the batte ry chamber. 3. Replace the battery-chamb er cover. a single AA-size, 1.5v 1 .2v nickel-cadm ium L, www.orphancameras.com ...

of the meter's displays and indicators will light for a few seconds, after which they will be replaced by the display shown at right. Auto Power Off To conserve power, the Auto Meter lV F's display automatically switches off if you do not make another reading or press any button for 10 minutes. To restore the display, press the power button. Data in memory and the reading will be erased. Low-Battery Warning SETTING THE FILM SPEED The Auto Meter lV F's film speed range is ISO 3 1/3-stop increments. 8000 in When the battery's power becomes low, the data panel will blink. When this occurs, replace the old battery with a ...

make incident-light read- ings, the exposure is based e ntire ly o n th e brightness of the light falling on (incident to) your subject. As a result, the subject's reflectance (how dark or light it is) will not influence the meter reading and light and dark tones will reproduce as they appeared in the original scene. Another advantage of incident-light metering is that the light receptor can be matched to your subject. For three-dimensional subjects, you should use one of the spherical diffusers; when you photograph flat surfaces such as posters or paintings, use the flat diff ...

When making ref lected- light readings, the meter measu res and averages the light ref lecting f rom all subjects within its field of view. Like all reflected-light meters, the Auto Meter lV F is calibrated to provide an exposure which will reproduce the metered area as a tone with 18% reflectance (zone 5) regardless of its true shade. With practice, you should be able to pre-visualize how you want various parts of your scene to appear in the final image. You will then be able to take a reflected meter reading of any area and, by adjusting the data provided by the Auto Meter lV F, obtain a correct exposure.* Reflected readin ...

turn the meter on. . The most recent settings will appear in the disPlaY window. 2. Refer to p.11 and set the desired film speed. 3. lf the meter is not set to ambient mode, Press the mode button until AMBI appears in the disPlaY win- dow. . Any data in the aperture display or in memorY will be cleared at this point. 4. P ress the display-selector button to set the units in which measured data will be displayed. . When the meter is set to display EV numbers, the analog scale and shutter- speed display will not aP- pear. AMBIENT LIGHT Use With A Still Camera button to 1 6 1 7 www.orphancameras ...

flnumbers, use the up/down control to select the desired sh utte r speed. . For a still camera, the meter's shutter-speed . 8 4 5 . 6 8 1 TIM rso 2 2.1 n LI iin 1.4 E E, L] - l 11 16 223245 64 90 t*o'L, n r '-'.u I @l lf the reading is over or under the meter's display range, FNo. and o (over) or u (under) will blink. when this happens, use the up/down control to change the shutter speed and bring the aperture back into the display range. lf the reading is over or under the meter's measuring range, o or u will blink and E will appear in the digital display. Procedure For Use With A Cine Camera range is f rom 1/8000 to ...

speed should be adjusted according to the table 1 . Table 1 Sh utte r open i ng Film-speed Adjustment 1 6 0 " 1/3 stop 220" +113 stop -1/3 stop: press the down control once, e.g., set ISO 80 +113 stop: press the up control once, e.g., for lso 120 The meter will continue to make readings as long as the rneasuring button is held in. When you release it, the last reading will re- main in the digital display. lf you selected f/number display, the reading will also be displayed on the analog scale. lf the reading is over or under the meter's display range, FNo. and o (over) or u (under) will bl ...

LIGHT 1 . Press the power button to turn the meter on. . The most recent settings will appear in the display window. ,:ts: Frid,1Et .: . .... {,rooE:, 4. Use the up/down control to select the X-sync speed of your camera. . Sh utte r speeds between 1/500 and 1 sec can be selected in 1/2-stop incre- ments. Cine speeds cannot be selected in cord mode. 5. Attach the flash sync cord to the meter's sync terminal. . The flash may fire when you attach the cord. 6. Position the meter and press the measuring button; the flash will fire and the exposure reading will be made. 2. Refer to p.11 and set the desired film speed. 3. lf t ...

FNo. and o (over) or u (under) will blink. lf the reading is over or under the meter's measuring range, o or u will blink and E will appear in the digital display. lf you change the shutter speed after you make a measure- ment, the aperture display, analog display, and any data in memory will clear. The trigger voltage of some electronic flash units may be too high for the Auto Meter lV F to fire them in cord mode. lf this is true of your flash, use non-cord mode (see p. 25). Without a Sync Cord 1 . ...

select the X-sync speed of your camera. . Shutter speeds between 1/500 and 1 sec. can be selected in 1/2-stop incre- ments. Cine speeds cannot be selected rn non-cord mode. 5. Press the meter's measuring button. NON.C will begin to blink, signaling that the meter is in stand-by, waiting for the flash to fire. The meter will remain in stand-by for one minute. lf you press the measuring button again, the meter's internal clock will reset to one minute; if you press any other function button, stand-by will be canceled and that function will be engaged. 8 4 5.6 I 11 16 2232.456490 FNo. Ltltanfil= 1 1 ...

memory, make a reading (flash or ambient) and press the memory button. A dot will appear in the upper right corner of the display window indicating that one value is stored (1). lf you make a second reading, the new data will appear in the digital display and on the analog scale. The value in memory will also remain displayed on the analog scale (2). lf you store this second reading, another memory indicator will appear above th e f irst (3) . 'ffi tffil 2 2 . 8 4s.6 8 n LI iin 1 1.4 TIMEr- LI " t , I 1 1 1 6 2 2 3 2 4 5 6 4 9 0 " '*"ff. il n @I ( 1 ) 1 1.4 2 2.8 TIMEr _ n ,:lLl "r l, ...

reading--all three will be displayed on the analog scale and the most recent will appear in the digital d isplay (4) . lf you press the memory button a third time, the first reading will be replaced by the third (5). . With only one value in memory, if you make a second reading, you can still recall the original reading to the digital display by pressing the average button. When A appears in the display window, the digital display shows the memory value. lf you press the average button again, A will disappear and the second reading will return to the digital display. 1 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 2232456490: TIME FNo. nn \.8 5 so ii ...

obtain an averaged exposure reading for you r subject or scene, first measure and store readings of the highlight and shadow areas of your subject. Next, press the average but- ton. A will appear in the display window and the average of the two readings will appear both in the digital display and on the analog scale. 1 1 . 4 2 2 . 8 4 5 . 6 8 TIME,=n ,:l Ll 11 16 223245 64 90: rso iiia '*"ff. nfi @l current light level. See the next section for details. When you release the measuring button, a fourth reading will appear on the analog scale, but the average of the memory data will remain in the digital display. To view this fo ...

to determine the brightness difference between two readings. This feature greatly simplifies adjusting lamp brightness to. obtain a desired lighting ratio or determ ining subject contrast to analyze the brightness range of your scene. See p.38 - 44 for more information on using this function. . To display the second reading digitally (in the units you have chosen, not +/- EV) , p ress th e ave rag e button. A will disappear and the second reading will appear in the digital display. The original reading will remain in memory and both readings will be shown on the analog sca ...