FUJICA ZC1000 User manual

OWNER 'S MANUAL

SPECIAL FEATURES
Your FUJ ICA Single -S ZC 1000 is an interchangeable
l en s camera. It comes with a 10 x magn i fication
macro- zoom lens, and this alone will let you shoo t
in mos t si tuations, but it w i ll also take wideangle and
te le photo lenses to let you shoot wide scenes from
s ho rt distances as well as close - ups of distant sub-
jec ts .
This camera can also be mounted on mi c ros c ope s,
endoscopes and other optical ins truments for taking
pictures of objects too small to see with the naked
eye, for taking pictures of the insides of the human
bo dy , etc .
Its other features i nclude 72 fps high speed shooting
for taking sloW - motion movies , si ngle - frame ex -
pos
ure for taking tri ck shots , easy- to -see return
m irror viewfinder for an ex tra-clear view of the
su bject , simultaneous recor ding of lip- synchron ized
sound and pic ture , and dig it al frame counter for
si mplified shooting of lap-dissolves, superimpos ed
pic
tures and time -lapse shots.
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NAMES OF PARTS
(!)Battery Case -- -- ---- - --+ -
<2) Battery Case Lock -- - -- ---....),.
<3) Finder Screen In-Out Lever- --,-- ---,I P'iillff'llt'f
@Viewfinder l=v,,.n;,.,._,. -- ---~
@ Ey esi ght Adjustment Ring ---~
@Eyesight Adjustment Screw
~ Remote Control Socket ----~
@DIN Sp Plug
@Tape Control Socket
@Grip Shutter Release Button - -
-- --- ---- -
@Handstrap Adjusting
Screw- -- ----- -- ---
r--------------- -@ Fra ctional Exposure Contr ol
,.------ ---------@ Frame Ra te Selector
:::-- ---- -- @Variable Shutter Lever
@Acces
sor y Attac hf11e nt Stopper
@
Synchro Coupler
@Tripod Socket
------------- - - -- - -- - '----@ Footage Counter
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~ Accessory Socket -------------------,
@Access ory Shoe ---------------------,
@M ac ro -focusing Le v er ----- ----,
@Aperture Control Ring ----- --,
@Lens Setting Marks -------r---,
@Ba ttery Compartment
Cover
~ Batter y Co mpartment
Cover Screw ----------"i loo
@Take- up Spindle
@Film Speed Se
tting Pin
@ Feed Spindle
@Film Chamber
,-----r-- --® Rim Chamber Lock @Film Gate
'--------------@ Grip (holds batter i es for
h ig h speed photograph y)

CONTENTS
Special features ........................................................................2 4. Variable Shutter lever and frame counter...........................
23
Nam es of parts ·....................................................................... 3 6.
Fa ding .............................................................................. 24
Main operation poi nt s........·........·..· ....... ·..............·····..............6 6. How to rewind the film-..................................................... 25
Pa rt I . Basics ..········.....····.......................····....····........····...... 8 7.
la p-dissolves ......................... ... . ... ..................................... 25
• Before sh ooting 8. Superimposed titles ....................................................
.. ...... 26
1. Mount th e lens and accessories ......···........······....· ·· ····....· 8 9.
Macro photography ............................................................ 27
2. load the batteries ............................................................ 9 10.
How to use the depth of field table...............····..............27
3.
load the fi lm ..........................·..............·......................... 11
• T ak1ng special situation pictures wi th extra accessories
4.Camera settings .................................................
.. .......... 13
1. Lens interchangeability .............................................······... 30
eS hooting 2. Photomic rogr a phy-p eeki ng i nto the microscopic world ...... 32
1. lo ok through the viewfin der ··......................................... 14
3. Ultra-macrophotography ...................................................32
2.
Focus the lens · .. ·........·..............·..............·....· .. ....·....·· .. · 14
4. Simultaneous recording of sound and picture·················.... 33
3. Set the aperture ··...· .. ··... .. ....··.........·.. .. ·........·...............· 15 5. Re
mote co ntrol phot ography ............................................. 33
4. Guard against came ra s hak e .... .. .......·............................. 15 6. Manual film advance ·...................·......···.....·
.. ··................. 34
5. When to use a tri pod......·................·· .. ··................···· .. ·· .. 16
7. Single-frame exposure with s trob e light ..-.........····.............. 34
6. Squeeze th e shutter release button gently down ........·.." · 16 8. Time-lapse pictures (memo.motion) .................................... 35
7. Zooming in to 10 x magnification ·....····........··· .. ··..........·17 9.
How to use the right angle finder .................................... 35
8. Watch the footage cou nt er .............................····.............·17
10 . How to use the battery pack .. ·· .. ··....·....····..................... 36
9. End of the film ................................................................. 18
11 . H ow to use the close-up lens ··....··.................................. 36
10 .Changing films in the middle of a rou............................. 18
12 . Li ght balancing filter LBA- 12A X 4 ................................. 37
Part II . Advanced techniques ....·............................................. 19
1. i=ra .me rate ....................................................................... 19
13 . Functions of the DIN BP plug .......................................... 37
• Came ra care ..·.........··.....·...·...·....·.....·....·· ·· ...............···......· 38
2. Exposure compensation .....................................................21 Specifications ..·..·
.. ·.....·..·......·........·..·.........······................·.....· 39
3. How to take advantage of the Variable shutter................. 22
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MAIN OPERATION POINTS
1Press up the Battery Case
Lock @ and pull out the
Battery Case (D.
2Place 4 penlignt batteries in
the
Battery Case (I) anti insert
the case in the camera batter y
case
compartment -. AIJIO load
4
penlight batteries'"'ln the Grip
@. The grip batteries at'):l used
for high speed shooting.
3 Drop the film cartridge in the 4
Film Chamber @.
Make sure the Macro-focusing
Lever ® is set on the top side
of the lens barrel in line with
the Lens Setting Marks ®
- --------- -- - -- Set th e controls (the in scr iptio ns in green are your guide). ____ _ _________ _.
5(1)Set the Fractional Exposure
Control @ at 0 and the Frame
Rate
Control @ at 18 .
(2)Set
the Variable shutt er
Lever ® at OPEN. (3)Set
the Run - Lock Button @
at RUN.
(4 )Set the Forward-Reverse
Button @ at F.

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6 Press down the Body Shutte r
Release Button @. If the car-
tridge spindle turns , the bat ·
teries are properly loaded.
7 Set the Finder Screen In- Out
lever @ at e. adjust the len s
to your eyesight by turning the
Eyesight Adjustment Ring ®
and lock it there.
9 Press the Shu tte r Release Button @ or @ about halfway down
and turn the Aperture Control Ring @ to bring the nee dle in the
viewfinder in the center of the bracket (between the ( +)and(-)
signs.)
8 Set the lens focal length at
75mm , set the aperture at
wide open, and focus the lens.
(Be sure to fo cus with the Find·
er matte Screen.)
10
Grip the camera. compose
your picture, and sh
oot by
pressing the Shutt er Release
Butt on all the way down .
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After exposing the entire roll
of film , dr op o ut the cartridge
and send it out for processing
as
soon as yo u can. 1

• Before shooting
1- MOUNT THE LENS AND ACCESSORIES

{ lens )
11 )Remove the lens rear cap .
12)Remove the lens mount cap.
13)Screw the lens firmly into the lens mount .
{
Grip )
11 )Screw the Grip Securing Screw @ into
the Tripod Socket @.
(2)Piug the DIN 8P Plug @ into the socket in
the camera rear.
Note: Unless this plug is connected the Grip
Shutter Release Button @ will not op-
erate, and you
cannot shoot at high
speeds.
{Eyecup)
Fit
it on the Viewfinder Eyepiece@and move
it into a position that feels most comfortable
to you.
(
lens Hood )
Loosen the
screw , fit the hood on the lens
front end and tight~n the screw.
2-LOAD THE BATTERIES
( Camera batteries ) Use alka lin e batteries
(1 )Press up the Battery Case l ock @and pull
out the Battery Case (i).
,-------- - --- - --
Battery Notes
ell you are not using the camera for a
long interval, be sure to remove the
batteries. (II the batteries are
left in the
camera. they can leakand cause internal
corrosion that will damage
your camera
beyond repair.)
• Do not use nickel-cadmium batteries.
• After you are through shooting a scene,
(2)Remove the Battery Case Cover. (Use a
coin).
(3)Piace 4
penlight batteries in the case. plus
and minus ends correctly a~ shown on the
inside of the case, replace the cover , and
insert the case in the battery case com-
partment in the camera rear.
set the Run - Lock Button to Lock before
putting the camera away in its case be-
cause film and battery power will be
wasted if
the Shutter Release is de-
pressed by mistake.
• Always change the batteries all at once
and make sure the
new batteri es you are
using are
of th e same type and brand.
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(Grip batteries}
(1
)Release the Battery Compartment Cover
Screw @ and remove the Battery Com-
partment Cover ®.
(2)1 nsert 4 penlight batteries as shown on
the inside
of the battery compartment.
(3)Replace the Battery Compartment Cover.
(4)1f you are not shooting pictures for any
leng th of time, remove the batteriesfrom
the Grip.
(Check the batte ries)
Look through the viewfinder and press the
Shutter Release Button
all the way down to
start the motor .
(1
)If the warning lampturns on and does not
instantly turn off again, the batteries are
worn out and need replacing.
Next, check the gripbatteries in the same
way but first set the Frame Rate Selector
@ at either 36 or 72.
(2)The warning lamp may turn on for an in-
sta nt as soon as you start, and just before
you stop, shooting, but this is a norm al
reaction and can be ignored.
Besides turning
on when the batteries ate
nearly exhausted, the warning l amp will also
turn on.....
(D if the Forward-Reverse Button @ is set at
R,
(2) if the Variable Shutter Lever @ is
lo cated anywhere between CLOSE and
the
white dot between S and 2,
@ if the Fr actional Exposure Control@ is not
set at 0,
@ if the Footage Counter @ is pointing near
15m (50 ft .).
Notes
<D Be sure to use alkaline batteries. At a
speed
of 18 Ips (forward advance).
they will let you shoot 7
cont inuous
rolls of film.
®Your FUJICA Single-S
ZC1000 is also
provided with a battery pack (optional)
which allows many more hours of shoot-
ing than the camera batteries alone.

3-LOAD THE FILM
(Types of single-S films to choose from )
Single-S Films
FUJICHROME R25
This fi lm is designed for shooting
outdoor pictures in daylight. It can
also be used for shooting twilight
scenes, neonlit scenes, and fire-
works.
FUJICHROME RT200
This is a high speed film for shoot-
ing indoor pictures in tungsten light
and street scenes at night without
supplementary lighting. It can also
be used for shooting 1n fluorescent
light although the pictures will turn
out somewhat bluish.
Single-S Post Recording Film
These are revolutionaryfilms which are provided with
a magnetic stripe for recording sound with a magne-
tic type sound projector after they are developed.
FUJICHROME R25
Post Recording Film
This film has the same emulsion as
Fujichrome
R25 but it also has a
magnetic stripe
for post recording.
FUJICHROME RT200
Post Recording Film
This film has the same emulsion as
Fujichrome RT200 but it also has
a magnetic stripe
for post record-
ing.
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(1)Open the film chamber door
Open th e Film Chamber D oor ® byerect-
ing the Film Chamber lock ® and turning
it toward 0 {Open) as far as it will go .
(2)Drop in the
ca rtridg e
Face the printed side of the cartridge up
and drop it into the Film Chamber @.
Make sure the film leader slips into the
Film Gate @.
(Check to make sure the film is loaded corr ect ly)
look through theFilm Chamber Window @ and press down the Shutter
Release Button
for about a second. If the white dot on the cartridge
spindle spins in the direction of the arrow , the ca rtridge is properly
loaded.
At a standard speed of 18 fps, one roll of film will provide 3 minutes
and
20 seconds of shooting time.
(3)Cio
se the Film Chamber Door
Close the Film Chamber Door and lock it
by
turn ing the Film Ctlamber lock all the
way
to C (Close) and folding it back
against the d
oor .
The camera has
now automatically set it -
self
for the speed of the film loaded in it.
Ne xt , check to make sure the Footage
Counter @ is
point ing to S (Start).
Note :The fi lm will not advance unless the
film leader is in the Fi lm Gate.
Corr ect
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Wrong
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4-CAMERA SETTINGS
I1)Set the Frame Rate Selector
@ at 18 .
(2)Set the Fractional Exposure
Control @ at 0.
Note :
(3)Set the Run- Lock Button @at
RUN. (Return it to LOCK after
you are through shooting. It
is switched to EXT only when
the camera is connected to
an external power source.
(See page 38 )
(4)Set the Forward-Reverse But-
ton @ at F.
(5)Pull up the Variable Shu tter
Lever @, push it toward
OPEN as far as it will go (the
Variable Shutter Indicator @
will now show as a green
spot), and
lock it there by
pushing it in.
The
warning light will turn on and keep twinkling throughout in the
following situations:
[) Film running in reverse. (Forward-Reverse Button set at R.)
<2) Variable Shutter Lever located between CLOSE and the white dot
between S and 2.
@Fractional Exposure Control not set at 0.
@Footage Counter pointing close to 15m (50 ft . ).
(6)Look through the viewfinder
and press
down the Shutter
Release Button about halfway
down to make sure the expo-
sure meter needle moves and
the
warning light does not
turn on. Next, pressthe Shut-
ter Release Button all the
way down . If the warning
light turns on and does not
instantly turn off again, the
batteries are going dead and
need replacing.
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eShooting
1-LOOK THROUGH
THE VIEWFINDER
(Field of view )
look through the viewfinder. You will see
98% of the area that will register on the film.
There is no pa~allax to correct because your
ZC1 000 is a single-lens reflex camera.
(Viewfinder signals)
Exposure meter needle and bracket and LED
warning light . (See page 15 (6) and Note .)
2-FOCUS THE LENS
( Adjust the len s to your eyesig ht )
( l)Set the Finder Screen In- Out le ver (3> at
e as shown .
(2)Turn
the Eyesight Adjustment Ring @ to
make the matt e screen appear sharp.
(3)lock the ring there by tightening the Eye-
sight Adjustm ent Screw @.
(4)Eyesight Adjustment Scale
Use this scale as a guide.
{Focusing)
(1)Set the lens focal leng th at 75mm .
(2)Focus
your subject sharply on the screen
with the Focusing Ring @.
(3)Reset the lens to the correct focal length
for the pic ture you are shoot i ng .
Note :Always use the matte screen for fo -
cusing. You cannot focus the lens
precisely without the screen.

3-SET THE APERTURE
Move the meter needle in the center of the
bracket {between the{+) and{ - ) signs) by
turning the Aperture Control Ring @ while
pressing the Shutter Release Button about
halfway down.
The needle may move somewhat off center
while you are taking your picture but you can
ignore it and keep ~n shooting as long as the
deviation is sligh(
4-GUARD AGAINST CAMERA SHAKE
Hold the camera steady as shown. The controls are manipulated with the left hand.
The camera must
be held extra steady when shooting telephoto shots. For best results, use
a
tripod and cable release.
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5-WHEN TO USE A TRIPOD
To prevent camera shake, shoot your telephoto shots, pans, zooms
and fades with the camera mounted on a tripod, and use a cable
release to trip the shutter.
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How to mount the camera on a tripod }
(1)The tripod can be screwed into the camera grip , but for best
results, remove the grip and screw it into the bottom of the cam-
era body . The cable release is screwed into the socket provided
on the Body Shutter Release Butt on @.
(2) 1f you are using an ultra-telephoto lens, screw the tripod into the
socket provided on the underside of the lens barrel.
(3) 1f you are shooting at 36 or 72 fp s, attach the grip to the
camera body by means of the DIN SP Plug (8) alone as shown
16 (See red drawing ).
6-SQUEEZE THE SHUTTER RELEASE
BUTTON GENTLY DOWN
Loo k through the viewfinder, focus the lens, compose your picture,
se t the aperture, hold the ca mera steady and squeeze the Shutter
Release Button gently down .
Note : (!) The flicker in the vie wfinde r is caused by the act ion of the
quick return mi rr or . It tells you the camera mot or is running
smoothly .
®
If you are not shooting with your eye pressed aga in st the
Viewfinder Eyepiece, be sure to put the Eyepiece Cover
(included) on it because strong light entering throu gh th e
Eyepie ce can adversely effect your picture.

7-ZOOMING IN TO 1 OX MAGNIFICATION
Your ZC1000 's 7.5- 75mm, 10x macro -zoom lens enables high power zooming with the
Zoom Lever ® If you are not using the Zoom Lever. fold it down toward the fr o nt .
Notes
(!)Always zoom slowly in and out.
®Avoid using too many zoom scenes in your movies. Too many zoom scenes can become
tiresome to wa 'tch.
Q) lf you are zooming in all the way, mount the camera on a tripod .
S-WATCH THE FOOT-
AGE COUNTER
Check the Footage Counter @ every so of -
ten. It will tell you how much film is left in
the camera.
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9-END OF THE FILM
•
(1)As the film nears the end, the warn -
ing l ight in theviewfinder will turn on
and start twinkling.
(2)The footage counter will be pointing
n
ea r 15m (50 ft .).
(
3)look through the Film Chamber Win-
dow ® to make sure the cartridge
spind
le has stopped turning, th en
open the Film Chamber Door @ and
drop out the cartridge.
(4)Make sure you see
th e end mark (a
not ch) on the film trailing end before
sending the cartridge
to your phot o-
finisher.
1 0-CHANGING FILMS IN THE
M IDOLE OF A ROLL
You can freely change films in the middle of a roll from dayli ght to
tungsten film and vice versa.
(1 )Be fore changing films, check the Footage Counter and make a
note
of how much film is left .
(2)When using the same cartridge again. deduct the exposed len
gth
from 15 meters to find the length of unexposed film remaining,
then shoot. While shooting, keep a close eye on the Footage
Counter because the warning light will
not turn on in th is case
even
if the film nears the end.

PART n
ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES
Plrt • •••ins hew ltiWIIIiel'lll,
thener mfiie tech..,. cen "
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• Advanced techniques
1-FRAME RATE
Your ZC 1000 c an shoot at 12 . 18 , 24 , 36 and 72 fps. It will also let you expose one frame at a time .
(1
)Under normal
conditions. use a
shooting speed
of 18 fps
(2)When panning ,
shooting from a
mo ving vehicle,
use a speed of
24 fps . The re-
sults will
be bet -
ter.
(3)1n dim light . use
a speed
of 12
fps . Howe ver,
mo v ing subj ects
taken at this
speed
will appear
slightly faster
than normal on
the screen.
(4)Use 36 or 72 fps for shooting fast-
moving subjects, as well as for slow -
ing down motion on the screen.
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Notes
(!) You cannot shoot slow-motion movies unless the grip is loaded
with batteries.
(2) To insure sharp pictures on every frame, set the Variable Shutter
lever @ at 2, and the Fractional Exposure Control @ at 2, for
shooting at 36 or 72 fps.
esingle - frame exposure
To shoot time-lapse shots and an imated
pictures
(a flower bud bursting into full
bloom in a
few seconds, a butt erfly com-
ing out of its cocoon, a doll dancing on a
table, etc.). expose the frames one at a
time.
The
Strobo Synchronizer (optional) will
l
et you shoot single-frame pictures with
strobo light.
Be sure to depress the Shutter Release at
intervals of 0.5 second or longer because
the shutter may
not operate if the interval
is too short.
Note :
Always use a tripod and a cable release for
making single-frame exposures.TheFujica
Interval Timer (optional) will let you shoot
time-lapse pictures automatically.