Kodak KB18 - 35 Mm Camera User manual

Kodak
KB18
Camera
ENGLISH/ESPAÑOL/FRANÇAIS

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KODAK KB18 Camera
NEED HELP WITH YOUR CAMERA?
Visit our Web sites at http://www.kodak.com (for US) or
http://www.kodak.ca (for Canada) or call:
Kodak (USA only) from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday
through Friday at 1-800-242-2424.
Kodak (Canada only) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday
through Friday at 1-800-465-6325, ext. 36100; for the Toronto area,
call 416-766-8233, ext. 36100.
When you call, please have your camera available.
For warranty purposes, please keep your sales receipt as proof
of the date of purchase.
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© Eastman Kodak Company, 1999

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CONTENTS
CAMERA IDENTIFICATION............... 2
LOADING THE BATTERIES .............. 3
Power shutdown ........................... 4
Battery tips ................................... 4
LOADING THE FILM ......................... 5
TAKING PICTURES .......................... 9
Tips for better pictures ................. 11
TAKING FLASH PICTURES ............. 12
UNLOADING THE FILM .................... 14
CARING FOR YOUR CAMERA ........ 15
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................... 16
SPECIFICATIONS ............................ 18
CAMERAIDENTIFICATION
1SHUTTER BUTTON
2PICTURE COUNTER
3VIEWFINDER
4FLASH
5BATTERY DOOR
6LENS COVER
7LENS
8FILM-ADVANCE WHEEL
9FLASH-READY LIGHT
10 VIEWFINDER EYEPIECE

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11 FILM-REWIND BUTTON
12 FILM-SPROCKET TEETH
13 FILM CHAMBER
14 FILM-DOOR LATCH
15 CAMERA STRAP
16 FILM SPINDLE
17 FILM-REWIND HANDLE
18 FILM TAKE-UP SPOOL
19 FILM-LOAD MARK
20 FILM DOOR
21 FILM WINDOW
LOADING THE BATTERIES
This camera uses 2 AAA-size
alkaline 1.5 V batteries.
1. Load the batteries as
shown.
•Make sure you tuck
the battery pull
strap into the
battery chamber
before inserting the
batteries.
2. Replace the batteries
with fresh alkaline
batteries when the
FLASH - READY LIGHT (9)
takes more than 30
seconds to come on.

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Power shutdown
To reduce battery power, the camera
will go into a sleep mode when it is
not operated for more than 1 minute
with the lens cover opened. You can
still take a picture while the
FLASH -
READY LIGHT (9) is on. When the light
turns off, close and open the LENS
COVER
(6) to turn the camera back on.
•Close the lens cover when the
camera is not used for an
extended time to further conserve
the batteries’ life.
Battery tips
•Dispose of batteries according to
local and national regulations.
• Keep spare batteries with you at
all times.
•Read and follow all warnings and
instructions supplied by
the battery manufacturer.
•Keep batteries away
from children.
• Do not try to take apart,
recharge or short circuit the
batteries, or subject them to
high temperature or fire.
•Store batteries in their original
packaging prior to use.

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LOADING THE FILM
For excellent all-around results for
indoor and outdoor picture-taking, use
ISO 400-speed film. For use in bright
daylight, you can use ISO 100- or
ISO 200-speed film. If in sunlight, turn
your back to the sun and load the film
in the shade of your body.
1. Push up on the
FILM - DOOR
LATCH
(14)
to open the
FILM DOOR (20).
2. Insert the flat end of the film
cartridge over the
FILM
SPINDLE (16). Push the other end of
the film cartridge completely down
into the
FILM CHAMBER (13) until it
fits securely into place.
•Do not force it into the
film chamber.

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3. Pull out the film leader until the
tip reaches the
FILM - LOAD MARK (19).•Make sure the sprocket teeth
show through the holes on the
upper side of the film.
•Lay the film flat between the film-
guide rails rotating the film
cartridge in the direction of the
FILM - SPROCKET TEETH (12).
Film-Load
Mark Film-Guide Rails
Film Leader
•If the end of the film extends past
the film-load mark, gently push
the excess back into
the cartridge.

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•You should see the film informa-
tion through the window.
•Do not open the film door after
you start taking pictures or you
will ruin the film.
5. Slide the
LENS COVER (6)
completely open to uncover
the
LENS (7) and to turn on
the camera.
4. Close the film door and check the
FILM WINDOW (21).
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