Konica Minolta Q-M100 - Manual (Page 42)

Regarding self-timer photography
● On taking pictures with self-timer, carefully set up the camera
on a tripod or a horizontal stable plane.
● The self-timer mode is canceled each time self-timer photog-
raphy is complete. If you want to continue to take pictures with
self-timer, set the self-timer switch for each photography.
Regarding close-up
● In the close-up mode, it takes a slightly long time compared
with the normal photography to actuate the shutter after the
shutter release button is pressed, because the lens is com-
paratively slowly operated for precise focalization.
● In the close-up mode, the actual photographing field is limited
to the range below the parallax correction marks (side marks)
appearing in the viewfinder. In the close-up mode carefully
determine composition of the picture before pressing the shut-
ter release button.
● In a close-up in a dark place where the camera activates the
automatic flash function, the object may be illuminated too
brightly by the flashlight. In such a case, take a picture at a
distant of 0.5 m or more from the object.
● When a close-up subject is extremely dark, the camera
occasionally falls into difficulty in focusing. In such a case,
temporarily light up the subject with a light bulb or the like to
make the camera easily come into focus. In the close-up mode,
the camera has difficulty in focusing on such objects as men-
tioned below.
● Flat objects unclear between light and shade (sky, white
wall, bonnet of a car, etc.),
● Objects plane in surface such as a plane with horizontal
lines,
● Fast moving objects,
● Dark objects and places (low luminance/illuminance),
● Objects in backlight or strongly reflective objects,
● Flickering objects such as fluorescent lamp, etc.
On photographing such an object, be sure to lock the focus
(focus lock function) before pressing the shutter.