Kodak KB20 - 35 Mm Camera User manual

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KB20
Camera

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A101_0011AA
Getting to Know Your Camera
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Contents
Need Help with Your Camera?..................................................... 5
Camera Identification ................................................................... 6
Specifications ............................................................................... 7
Loading the Batteries ................................................................... 8
Loading the Film .......................................................................... 9
Taking Pictures............................................................................. 13
Taking Flash Pictures ................................................................... 16
Unloading the Film ....................................................................... 18
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 19
ENGLISH

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Need Help with Your Camera?
Call:
Kodak (USAonly) toll free from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
Monday through Friday at 1 [phone].
Kodak (Canada only) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
Monday through Friday at 1 [phone], ext. 36100; for the Toronto
area, call [phone], ext. 36100.
Visit our web site at www.kodak.com.
© Eastman Kodak Company, 1997
For warranty purposes, please keep your sales receipt as proof
of the date of purchase.

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Camera Identification (see inside front cover for diagrams)
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Viewfinder Eyepiece
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Film-SprocketTeeth
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Film Window
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Film Door
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Film-Load Mark
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Film Take-Up Spool
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Film Chamber
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Battery-Door Latch
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Film-Door Latch
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Shutter Button
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Picture Counter
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Viewfinder
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Flash
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Lens Cover
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Lens
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Camera Strap
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Film Spindle
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Film-Rewind Button
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Flash-Ready Light

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Specifications
Lens: 30 mm, 2-element aspheric lens
Shutter Speed: Fixed of 1/100 second
Aperture: f /8.0 for flash/daylight
Film Speed: DX (ISO) 100, 200, or 400 print film
Focus Range: Daylight: 4 ft (1.2 m) to infinity
Power Source: 2 AA-size alkaline batteries
Dimensions: 5.3 x 1.7 x 2.8 in (134 x 44 x 72 mm)
Weight: 6 oz (179 g) without film and batteries

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Loading the Batteries
This camera uses 2 AA-size
alkaline batteries.
1. Load the batteries as shown.
2. Replace both batteries with
fresh alkaline batteries when
the FLASH-READY LIGHT
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takes more than 30 seconds to
come on.
Battery Tips
• Remember to 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.
• Close the lens cover to
conserve battery power.

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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
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to
open the FILM
DOOR
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2. Insert the flat end of the film
cartridge over the FILM
SPINDLE
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. Push the other
end of the film cartridge down
into the FILM CHAMBER
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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
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. Lay the film flat
between the film-guide rails.
If the end of the film extends
past the film-load mark, gently
push the excess back into the
cartridge.
FILM TIP HERE
FILM-GUIDE RAILS FILM-LOAD MARK

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4. Close the film door and check
the FILM WINDOW
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(you
should see the film information
through the window). Do not
open the film door after you
start taking pictures or you
will ruin the film.
GA24 100/21"
5. Slide the LENS COVER
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completely open to uncover the
LENS
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and to turn the
FLASH
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on.

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6. Press the SHUTTER
BUTTON
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three times or until
the PICTURE COUNTER
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shows “1.” (If the picture
counter does not move, reload
the film into the camera and
repeat the film loading
instructions.)
NOTE: The picture counter starts
at “S,” and each dot within the
increments of 5 represents one
picture.

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Taking Pictures
This camera features a flash that,
when the flash-ready light glows, will
fire every time you take a picture.
The all-the-time flash feature acts as
a fill flash in hazy outdoor pictures or
in bright-light conditions where
shadows may exist.
1. Slide the LENS COVER
5
completely open to
uncover the
LENS
6
and
to turn the
FLASH
4
on.
2. For a sharp picture stand at
least 4 ft (1.2 m) from your
subject.
3. Look through the VIEWFINDER
EYEPIECE
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to see your
subject.
4 ft.
(1.2 m)
VIEWFINDER

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4. Hold the camera steady and
gently press the SHUTTER
BUTTON
1
to take the picture.
After you take the picture, the
film automatically advances to
the next picture frame. Be
careful not to cover the flash
and picture-taking lens with
your fingers.
5. Close the lens cover when you
finish taking pictures.

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Tips for Better Pictures
• Keep your pictures simple.
Move close enough to your
subject so it fills the viewfinder
but not closer than 4 ft
(1.2 m).
• Take pictures at the subject’s
level. Kneel down to take
pictures of children and pets.
• Hold your camera vertically to
capture tall, narrow subjects,
such as waterfall, skyscraper,
or a single person.
• Add interest to your picture by
framing it with a tree branch, a
window, or even the rails of a
fence.
• Keep the sun behind you. This
provides the best subject
illumination.

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Taking Flash Pictures
In dim light, such as indoors or
outdoors in heavy shade, or on
dark overcast days, you need
flash.Your camera features an
automatic flash that fires when
you need it.
1. Slide the LENS-COVER
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completely open to uncover the
LENS
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and to turn the
FLASH
4
on.
2. Take the picture when the
FLASH-READY LIGHT
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glows.
GA24 100/21"

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3. Keep the subject within the
distance range for the speed of
film in your camera. Don’t take
pictures beyond the maximum
distance or your pictures will
be dark.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent battery
drain, turn off the
flash by closing
the lens cover
when you are not
using it.
4–10 ft (1.2–3.0 m)
Safe Range
100-speed film
Beyond
10 ft
picture
will be dark
Beyond
14 ft
picture
will be dark
Beyond
19 ft
picture
will be dark
4–14 ft (1.2–4.3 m)
Safe Range
200-speed film
4–19 ft (1.2–5.8 m)
Safe Range
400-speed film
4. Hold the camera steady and
gently press the SHUTTER
BUTTON
1
to take the picture.
Be careful not to cover the
flash and picture-taking lens
with your fingers.

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Unloading the Film
The film will not advance when
you reach the end of the roll.
You must rewind the film
before you open the film door
or you will ruin the film.
1. Slide the FILM-REWIND
BUTTON
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in until it latches
and remains
in the locked
position to
start the
motorized
filmrewind.
Wait until the motor stops
before you open the film
door.
2. Open the FILM DOOR
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and
remove the film.
Using Mid-Roll Rewind
If you don’t want to take pictures
on the entire roll of film, you can
rewind the film manually by
following steps 1 and 2 (see
Unloading the Film).
NOTE: You cannot reload partially
exposed film into this camera for
continuous picture-taking.
GA24 100/21"

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What happened Probable cause Solution
Camera will Lens cover closed Open the lens cover
not operate completely
Batteries improperly Insert batteries as
loaded in camera shown on battery door
Flash not ready Wait for the flash-ready
light to glow
Film not properly Reload the film. See
loaded Loading the Film
Film needs to be See Unloading the
rewound/removed Film
Troubleshooting

What happened Probable cause Solution
Flash-ready light Flash not turned on Open the lens cover
fails to glow completely
Batteries weak or dead Replace with 2 fresh
AA-size alkaline
batteries
Batteries improperly Insert batteries as
loaded in camera shown on battery door
Shutter button No film in camera Load film into the
cannot be camera
released
within 30 seconds