A Tutorial for Minolta Maxxum 5
- 1). Turn the camera on. There are two slide switches on the back of the camera. The one at the top left turns the camera on. The bottom left switch turns on the "Anti-Shake" program. Anti-Shake helps capture sharp images if you are using a long telephoto lens, or a slower shutter speed at which minimal camera shake would become more noticeable.
- 2). Turn the selection wheel on the top of the camera on the same side as the shutter release to "Auto." In this setting the camera will determine the proper exposure settings for the image you are taking. The other exposure settings are Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Portrait, Sports Action, Landscape, Sunset and Night Portrait, according the website DP Review.
- 3). Hold the camera to your eye and select the point you want the camera to focus on by pressing the function button, just to the right of the viewfinder, with the letters "FN" on it. Hold the FN button and rotate the front command wheel just in front of the shutter release. Once the correct focus point has been selected and you have composed your picture, press the shutter release button to take the picture.
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