Scenes like this are attainable with automatic exposure.
In 1985, the Minolta Corporation introduced an innovative single lens reflex film camera that included autofocus and motorized film advance. The Maxxum 7000 brought a number of features previously restricted to the professional market to the amateurs, and it made use of a number of plastic parts that kept the weight of the camera down. The camera, though, did not have multiple exposure capability, and its flash synchronization speed was 1/100th of a second. The new camera also came with a new lens mount, the "A" mount. This meant that the camera was incompatible with the previous Minolta "C" and "D" mount lenses.
Instructions
Setting Up the Camera
1. Loosen the battery compartment, located at the right side of the camera when viewed from the back, with a coin, and insert four AAA batteries in the positions as indicated.
2. Press the button in the center of the back release, located on the left side of the camera when viewed from the back, and slide the release down to open the back.
3. Place the film cartridge in the chamber on the left and extend the leader past the red leader index.
Put the teeth of the film sprocket into the film sprocket holes, tighten the film so it lies flat and close the back securely. The film counter will show the number 1 when the film is correctly loaded.
4. Hold down the ISO key, located on the left side of the top deck when viewed from the back. Press the shutter speed keys, located on the right side of the top deck, to set the speed of the film you are using.
5. Hold down the "Mode" key and press a shutter speed key to set one of the four available exposure modes. The camera has a program mode for point and shoot simplicity, an aperture priority mode for controlling depth-of-field, a shutter priority mode for controlling motion and a manual metered mode.
6. Hold down the "Drive" key, and, using the shutter keys, set the drive mode to "S" for single shot or to "C" for continuous shooting. The camera can shoot up to two frames per second in continuous mode.
7. Move the "Focus" mode switch, found on the lower left front of the camera as viewed from the rear, to "AF" for automatic focusing or to "M" for manual focusing.
Taking the Photograph in Programmed Autofocus Mode
8. Hold down the "Mode" key and press a shutter key until "Program" shows in the display.
9. Slide the "Focus" switch to "AF" and frame the subject in the viewfinder.
10. Center the focus frame on the subject and press the shutter button halfway down.
The camera will focus and beep when accurate focus is achieved. Keep the shutter button halfway down and recompose the photo to your liking.
11. Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.
Taking the Photograph in Aperture Priority Manual Focus Mode
12. Hold down the "Mode" key and press a shutter key until "A" shows in the display.
13. Slide the "Focus" switch to "M"
14. Frame the subject in the viewfinder.
15. Turn the lens focusing ring until the subject appears sharpest on the acute matte focusing screen.
16. Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture.
At the End of the Roll
17.Take photos until the end of the roll is reached and the camera locks up.
18. Slide the rewind switch to the left while pressing the rewind release, labeled "R" on the back of the camera to the right of the viewfinder. The camera will rewind the film automatically.
19. Open the back cover and remove the film when the counter reaches "0".
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