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 .
11
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.