FujiFilm Discovery DL-270 ZOOM User manual

LOADING
OWNER,S MANUAL
PANORAMA

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SPECIAL FEATURES............................................................... 2
NAMES OF PARTS .................................................................. 3
1. BASIC PROCEDURE
LOAD THE BATTERY .............................................................. 6
ATTACH THE STRAP .............................................................. 8
LOAD THE FILM ....................................................................... 9
TAKING PICTURES................................................................ 11
END OF FILM.......................................................................... 17
2. ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
USING THE AUTOFOCUS LOCK.......................................... 19
SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE .................................. 21
USING THE SELF-TIMER ...................................................... 25
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH.......................... 26
CAMERA FAULTS, POSSIBLE CAUSES,
AND REMEDIES ..................................................................... 29
PRINT FAULTS, POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND REMEDIES .... 31
CAMERA CARE AND CAUTIONS ......................................... 32
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................. 33
SPECIAL FEATURES
•A fully automatic 35 mm compact zoom camera
1.Power zoom (35-70 mm).
2.Switchable to panorama format in mid-roll. (Finder shows
red “P” when camera is on panorama mode).
3.Drop-in film loading, automatic threading, film prewinding
system.
4.Active type autofocusing.
5.0.65 m nearest focusing distance (at f=70 mm).
6.Freely selectable exposure modes (autoflash, red-eye re-
ducing, fill-in flash, and flash off modes).
7.Provision for remote control operation.
*Camera design may be different from the one shown in the
illustration.
CONTENTS

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1Strap Lug
2Shutter Release
3Autofocus Windows
4Finder Window
5Liquid Crystal Display
6Flash Lampface
7Red-eye Reducting Lamp
8Lens Cover Button/Power
switch/Panorama Button
9Pinhead Button Lock
0AE Light Sensor
ALens
BZoom Button (wide)
CZoom Button (tele)
DRemote Control Sensor
ESelf-timer/RemoteControl
Lamp
NAMES OF PARTS
78 0 ABCD
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FSelf-timer/RemoteControl
Button
GExposure Mode Button
HFinder Eyepiece
IAutofocus Lamp
JCamera Back
KBattery Compartment
Cover
LCamera Back Lock
MFilmConfirmationWindow
NMid-roll Rewind Button
OTripod Socket
FGHI J
KL M N O

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PQR
ST
PSelf-timer Mode Sign
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ExposureCounterNumber
RRed-eye Reducing Flash
Mode Sign
SRemote Control Mode
Sign
TFlash Mode Sign
Liquid Crystal Display

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1. BASIC PROCEDURE
LOADTHE BATTERY
•Use one 3V CR123A lithium battery.
•A new lithium battery will provide power for taking about 300 pictures, including
150 with flash (as tested according to Fujifilm’s battery testing procedure).
1. Open the battery compartment cover
Push the Cover’s grained part up (toward the camera back) and open the Cover
toward you.
2. Insert the battery
Insert the battery in the Battery Compartment, minus -end first, then press in the
plus +end and close the Battery Compartment Cover.

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3. Check the loaded battery
Push the Lens Cover Button downward.If the Lens Cover opens and the lens barrel
moves out into shooting position (wideangle), the battery is loaded correctly.
•If the Flash Sign ( ) in the LCD blinks for 12 seconds or more after taking a flash picture, the
battery is spent. Change the battery with a new one as soon as possible.
•If you are going on a trip or are planning to take lots of pictures, take a spare battery along with
you just in case you might need it.This is especially true if you are travelling abroad because in
some countries you may not be able to obtain the type of battery you want.

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ATTACH THE STRAP
Pass the looped end of the strap through the camera’s Strap Lug, then pass the
other end of the strap through the loop and pull it firmly.

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LOADTHE FILM
1. Open the camera back
To open, hold the camera bottom side up and push the Camera Back Lock down-
ward.
2. Insert the film
Just push the film gently into the Film Chamber.
•Do not open the Camera Back all the way.It is normally set to open about 15°or just enough to
drop the film in smoothly and surely.
•Be sure to use 35 mm DX roll film (film marked DX on the box and cartridge).
•Always use your film before the expiration date printed on the film box.

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3. Check the film tip position
Make sure the film tip falls within the FilmTip Mark (green lines in the far end of the
film track).
4. Close the camera back
As soon as you close the Camera Back, the Exposure Counter will run though
rapidly and the film will prewind itself up to the very end.(If the film is a 24-exposure
roll, it will prewind itself in about 20 seconds and the Exposure Counter will stop at
the number “24”).
•If the film leader (the length of film protruding from the cartridge) is too short or too long, how-
ever, you’ll have to adjust it before dropping the cartridge into the camera.To adjust, pull the film
out or wind it in so that the film tip will fall within the camera’s Film Tip Mark (green lines).
•The Film ConfirmationWindow will show the type and speed of the loaded film and the number
of exposures it contains.

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TAKING PICTURES
1.Turn on the power
To turn it on, press the Power Switch downward.
The Lens Cover will automatically open and the Lens will move out into shooting
position. If the Lens is in retracted position, the shutter won’t trip.
2. 35 mm full-size mode covering area
A: Parallax Correction Mark
B: Bright Frame
If the camera is set to the 35 mm full-size mode, you’ll get in your picture everything
you see within the Bright Frame.But if you are shooting your subject form about 1.2
meters away or closer, you’ll get in your picture only the area falling within the Par-
allax Correction Mark.

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3. Panorama mode
To set the camera to the panorama mode, press in the Pinhead Button Lock and, at
the same time, push the Lens Cover Button all the way down so that a red “P”
appears in the left side of the Finder.
4. Panorama mode covering area
In the panorama mode, you’ll get in your picture everything you see within the pano-
rama frame (the area enclosed by the hyphenated lines).However, when compos-
ing your picture, always leave a slight margin on all sides of the framing area.
•To save battery power, the red “P” in the Finder will automatically turn off if the shutter is not
released or the zoom buttons are not used within 30 seconds.
Before taking your panorama picture, be sure to turn on the red “P” again by pressing the
Shutter Release about halfway down.

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5. Switching back to 35 mm full size mode
To switch backto thestandard mode, turn offthe red“P” intheFinder by pushing the
Lens Cover Button back to center position. You can do it without pressing in the
Pinhead Button Lock.
6. Zooming to telephoto
To zoom to telephoto, press in the upper Zoom Button.The size of the Finder image
will change with the movement of the Lens.
•Do not block the Lens or apply pressure to it while it is zooming.
•If the camera is switched on and ready for shooting but is left idle for five minutes, the Lens will
automatically move back to 35 mm wideangle, all the different selected modes will reset them-
selves, and all the signs in the LCD will vanish.But you can reset the camera again for shooting
by pressing down the Shutter Release or zoom buttons. However, you cannot do it with the
Remote Control Switch.

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7. Zooming to wideangle
To zoom to wideangle, press in the lower Zoom Button.
8. Hold the camera still
When taking pictures, hold the camera still with both hands (camera shake can
result in fuzzy pictures).
To shoot with the camera held vertically, position the Flash side up.
•Before pressing down the Shutter Release, take your finger off the Zoom Button.
•Keep your fingers and camera strap away from the Lens, Autofocus Windows, and Flash
Lampface.

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9. Aim the autofocus spot at your subject
A: Autofocus Spot
Aim the Autofocus Spot at your subject. Make sure your subject fills the Finder’s
Autofocus Spot completely.
10. Press the shutter release about halfway down
If the Autofocus Lamp (green lamp next to the Finder Eyepiece) turns on and glows
when the Shutter Release is pressed about halfway down, the Lens has completed
focusing. But if you are too close to your subject, the Autofocus Lamp will blink to
warn you to move back.
•The Autofocus Lamp will blink if you are too close to your subject.If it blinks, check the camera-
to-subject distance once again.
•When you press the Shutter Release about halfway down, do it slowly and gently.
•Press the Shutter Release about halfway down and check to see whether a red “P” is showing
in the left side of the Finder. If you don’t see the “P”, the camera is set to 35 mm full size, and if
you do see the“P”, it is set to the panorama mode.

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11.Take your picture
To take your picture, press the Shutter Release gently all the way down.As soon as
the shutter trips, the film will automatically advance into position for the next shot.
•The shooting distance is 0.65 m - ∞at f=70 mm (0.9 m - ∞at other focal lengths).
•Thoughrarely,the Lens maynot be ableto focusitself sharply inthefollowingsituations.To take
your picture, you’ll have to use the Autofocus Lock (see page 19).
1If there is a very bright light shining in the vicinity of your subject, such as blazing streaks of
sunlight, dazzling light reflections from the windshield of a car, etc.
2If your subject is a black object, such as a bunch of black hair, which cannot reflect enough light.
3If you are shooting through a glass window.
4If there is a strongly reflecting object, such as a mirror or shiny piece of metal, near the center
of your subject.

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END OF FILM
•Your camera will expose the film frames in descending order, starting from the highest num-
bered frame, and rewind each frame into its cartridge as soon as it is exposed.
•You can unload the film as soon as the last frame (frame No. 1) is exposed and the camera
motor comes to a halt because there is no need to rewind it.
1. After exposing the last frame
As soon as the last frame (frame No. 1) is exposed, the Exposure Counter will
switch from “0”to “E” and the camera motor will come to a halt.
2. Unload the exposed film
Make sure the Exposure Counter is showing the “E” sign then open the Camera
Back and take the film out.

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■Unloading the film in mid-roll
With the tip of a ball-point pen or something similar, press in the Mid-roll Rewind
Button.Wait until the Exposure Counter shows the “E” sign and the camera motor
comes to a halt, then take the film out.
•Do not use anything with too sharp a point to press in the Mid-roll Rewind Button.
•If the Camera Back is accidentally opened in mid-roll, close it quickly, wait until the film winds
itself back into its cartridge, then take it out. All the exposed frames, except the last, will be
saved.
•If the film is unloaded before the Exposure Counter shows the“E” sign, the next roll you load will
immediately wind itself back into its cartridge and the Exposure Counter will blink continuously
(see page 30).

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2. ADVANCEDTECHNIQUES
USINGTHE AUTOFOCUS LOCK
1.This is the picture you want but....
the Autofocus Spot is off your subject. It means the Lens is not focused on your
subject.
2. Move the camera slightly and....
aim the Autofocus Spot so that it covers some part of your subject, then press the
ShutterRelease abouthalfwaydown (tolockthefocus) andmakesurethe Autofocus
Lamp (focusing completed signal) has turned on.

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3.While pressing the shutter release about halfway down....
move the camera back to its original position, recompose your picture, then take it
by pressing the Shutter Release all the way down.
•The Autofocus Lock can be used for taking both 35 mm full size and panorama format pictures.
•The Autofocus Lock can be used as many times as necessary before tripping the shutter.