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• Please read this manual carefully before operating the camera to take consistently superior pictures. • Pay special attention to the cautions and notes in this Operating Manual. Pictures and illustrations shown herein may differ from the camera’s actual appearance. • Illustrations in this operating manual are the DATE MODEL. NAMES OF WORKING PARTS (Fig.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Names of working parts .............................................. 9 For safe use of your camera ......................................11 Precautions for your camera ......................................12 Precautions for battery usage ....................................13 PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS Strap attachment ....................................................... 14 Installing/Replacing battery ........................................
English FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA Although we have carefully designed this camera for safe operation, please be sure to follow precautions given in this page. WARNING This mark indicates precautions that if not followed, could result in serious injury to the operator. CAUTION This mark indicates precautions that, if not followed, could result in minor or medium injury to the operator or damage to the equipment. WARNING • The electric circuits inside the camera contain high voltage working parts.
PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR CAMERA Precautions when taking pictures • Do not use the camera where it may come in contact with rain, water or any other liquid, because the camera is not weather, water, or liquid resistant. Should the camera get wet from rain, splashing water, or any other liquid, wipe it off immediately with a dry soft cloth. • Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit a solid object. If the camera suffers a severe shock or impact, take it to a Pentax service center for inspection.
• To maintain optimum performance, it is recommended that the camera be inspected every one or two years. If the camera has not been used for an extended period, or is being prepared for an important photographic session, it is recommended that you have the camera inspected or test shoot with it. • The PENTAX warranty provided only for the repair of defects in materials or workmanship. Damage of any kind cannot be repaired at no charge under the term of the warranty.
PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS • If the battery is loaded correctly, the zoom lens moves slightly and the motor operates for a few seconds. • On the DATE MODEL, the data is initialized when the battery chamber cover is opened. After opening the battery chamber cover, correct the data. See page 15. STRAP ATTACHMENT Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated. (Fig.
If you purchased the DATE model, read this section. Year Month Day Day Hour Minute -- -- -- (blank) Month Day Year qw e Day Month Year Notes: • The data on the LCD panel will be imprinted on the film. • “----” indicates no data will be imprinted. • “M” on the LCD panel indicates “Month”. • The DATE model records dates up to the year 2049 on pictures. Switching the Mode Depress the DATE button q with your finger, the mode on the LCD panel switches as shown in the chart.
Operational precautions • As you release the shutter, the bar ( - ) mark on the display blinks for a few seconds, indicating the data has been imprinted. • If there is a white or yellow object in the corner of the picture where the data is imprinted, the data may be difficult to read. When composing your photographs, try to avoid brightly-colored subjects in that corner. MAIN SWITCH AND BATTERY CHECK MAIN SWITCH Push the main switch button to switch ON.
1. Keep the camera as still as possible and steady it against your face. Depress the shutter release button gently. (If too much force is applied, the camera is likely to shake, and the picture will be blurred.) Try to brace your elbows against a stable, stationary object such as a wall. (Fig. 5) 2. When using the flash with the camera positioned vertically, hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens. 3.
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS FILM LOADING Notes: • If there is dirt on the film detector w, the film cannot be wound properly. • Ensure the film is taut as illustrated on the illustration below. Take up any slack in the film by pushing it back into the cartridge. Ensure the main switch is ON before loading the film. 1. Slide the back cover release lever down in the direction of the arrow to open the back cover. (Fig. 7-1) 2.
Notes: • Use of negative color film (print film) is recommended. • Non-DX coded film cannot be used. If non-DX coded film is used, the camera set the film speed to ISO 100. • A film with ISO 400 film speed is recommended to get less image blur and to cover more photographic situations. VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS AND GREEN LAMP INDICATIONS e w w English Automatic film speed setting This camera is designed to use DX-coded films with ISO rating at 100 and 400.
Green lamp indications When you depress the shutter release button halfway down, the green lamp lights up or blinks. TAKING PICTURES Shooting range 0.8m (2.6ft) to Lighting up: When the subject is in focus and the flash is fully charged, the green lamp will light up to indicate that you can take a picture. Blinking: If either the camera-to-subject distance is less than 0.8m (2.6ft) or the flash is being charged, the green lamp blinks and you cannot release the shutter.
• The automatic flash emission is set automatically when the main switch is ON. Flash effective ranges (Color negative film used) ISO Lens 38mm ( 115mm ( ) ) 100 400 0.8-3.9m (2.6-13ft) 0.8-1.4m (2.6-4.6ft) 0.8-7.9m (2.6-26ft) 0.8-2.8m (2.6-9.
Rewinding the film in mid-roll (Fig. 10) If you wish to unload a film before exposing all the frames, push the mid-roll rewind button with the protrusion part of the strap clamp. • The lens retracts and then film rewinding starts. • When rewind is completed, the motor stops, and, ( ) blinks for 5 seconds, indicating that the back cover may be opened safely. FOCUS-LOCK SHOOTING If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame ( ) on the main subject, only the foreground will be in focus.
The autofocus system is highly precise, but not perfect. Some subjects may not focus as you wish. In this case, use the focus-lock technique. Subjects which may fool the autofocus system include: a) Black or very dark objects, which don’t reflect much light. b) Subjects with horizontal lines, complex or detailed patterns. c) Flickering light sources such as neon signs, fluorescent lamps, TV images, sunlight coming through trees, etc. and subjects illuminated by these light sources.
To set various shooting modes, depress the Selftimer/AF infinity-landscape button w. 1. AUTO MODE Turn the main switch ON to set this mode. (Fig. 12) In this mode, the camera controls exposures automatically for bright and dark condition with automatic flash emission. Single-Frame Shooting Self-Timer Shooting Infinity-Landscape shooting • For normal use, use the Single-Frame Shooting Mode.
q Slow Shutter Speed with Flash-OFF (Fig. 15) Depress the Flash mode button to set the arrow mark on the LCD panel to ( ) ( ). In this mode, the flash does not discharge, and a picture is taken at a slow shutter speed up to approx. 2 seconds. Use it in places where flash photography is prohibited, such as in theaters and museums. Furthermore, this mode is also useful for a natural existing light effect in low ambient photography. w Slow-Speed-Sync with red-eye-reduction flash (Fig.
INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING When you wish to take a sharp picture of a distant landscape or a distant subject through a window, the Infinitylandscape mode allows you to capture distant scenery with clarity. Depress the Self-timer/AF infinity-landscape button to set the arrow mark on the LCD panel to ( ). (Fig. 18) • The green lamp will light up when the shutter release button is depressed halfway down in this mode. • This mode will be canceled after the picture is taken automatically.
English SPECIFICATIONS Type: Film: Format: Film loading: Film winding: Film rewinding: Rewinding time: Frame number: Lens: Focusing system: Zooming: Shutter: Self-timer: Viewfinder: 35mm fully automatic lens-shutter with built-in zoom lens and auto flash. Auto film speed setting with 35mm perforated DX-coded film with ISO rating at 100 & 400. Non-DX coded films are set to ISO100 24 x 36mm. Auto film loading. Closing the back cover will automatically wind the film to first frame.
Exposure control: Flash: Flash effective range: Flash recycling time: Power source: Battery life: Battery exhaustion warning: Size & Weight: DATE MODEL Date mechanism: Imprinting mode: Size & Weight: Programmed auto-exposure control. Range: EV9.5-EV17 at 38mm WIDE, EV13.5-EV19 at 115mm TELE in Auto or Daylight-Sync mode (ISO 400), EV8.0-EV17 at 38mm WIDE EV8.0-EV19 at 115mm in Slow-Shutter-Speed mode (ISO 400).
