Kodak KE20 - 35 Mm Camera User manual

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Kodak
KE20
35 mm
Camera

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Getting to Know Your Camera
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ENGLISH
Contents
Need Help with Your Camera?....................................................... 5
Camera Identification ..................................................................... 6
Specifications ................................................................................. 7
Attaching the Camera Strap........................................................... 8
Loading the Batteries ..................................................................... 8
Loading the Film .......................................................................... 10
Taking Pictures............................................................................. 12
Taking Flash Pictures ................................................................... 15
Unloading the Film ....................................................................... 16
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 17

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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 (416)
766-8233, ext. 36100.
Visit our web site at http://www.kodak.com
For warranty purposes, please keep your sales receipt as proof of the
date of purchase.
© Eastman Kodak Company, 1997

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Camera Identification (see inside front cover for diagrams)
1Shutter Button
2Picture Counter
3Viewfinder
4Flash
5Flash Sensor
6Lens
7Lens-Cover Switch
8Strap Post
9Film-Door Latch
10 Viewfinder Eyepiece
11 Flash-Ready Lamp
12 Battery-Door Latch
13 Film-Rewind Switch
14 Film-Guide Rails
15 Film Chamber
16 Film Door
17 Film Window

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Specifications
Type: 35 mm fixed-focus, easy-load camera
Lens: 29 mm, f /5.6 hybrid
Flash Unit: KODAK SENSALITE ™ Flash with automatic power down to
conserve battery power
Viewfinder: Reverse-Galilean
Shutter Speed: Fixed at 1/125 second
Aperture: f /5.6 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: 5.4 x 2.7 x 1.7 in. (136.3 x 68.7 x 43.9 mm)
Weight: 6.2 oz (176 g)

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Attaching the
Camera Strap
Thread the short loop of the strap
under the STRAP POST (8). Put the
long loop through the short loop and
pull it tight.
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 LAMP (11) takes more than
30 seconds to come on.
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Auto Power Off
This camera automatically turns off
after approximately 3 minutes to
conserve battery power. To awake
the camera, press the shutter button
partwaydown.
Battery Tips
• Close lens cover to conserve
battery power.
• 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
orfire.
• Store batteries in their original
packaging prior to use.

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Loading the Film
If in sunlight, turn your back to the
sun and load the film in the shade of
your body.
1. Slide the FILM-DOOR LATCH (9) in
the direction of the arrow to open
the FILM DOOR (16).
2. Insert the film leader into the slot
in the back of the camera
between the FILM-GUIDE
RAILS (14).
FILM-GUIDE
RAILS

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3. Push the film cartridge down into
the FILM CHAMBER (15) until it fits
securely into place. Do not force
it into the film chamber.
4. Close the film door and check the
FILM WINDOW (17) (you should see
the film information through the
window). When you close the
safety-interlocked film door and
after you start to advance the
film, you cannot open the film
door until the film is completely
rewound into the film cartridge.
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5. Slide the LENS-COVER SWITCH (7)
completely open to start the auto-
film advance and to uncover the
LENS (6). The PICTURE
COUNTER (2) will automatically
advance to frame “1,” and
beginning at frame 4 every fourth
exposure will show.
Taking Pictures
1. Slide the LENS-COVER SWITCH (7)
completely open to uncover the
LENS (6) and to turn the
camera on.

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2. For a sharp picture stand at least
4 ft (1.2 m) from your subject.
3. Look through
the VIEWFINDER
EYEPIECE (10)
to see your
subject.
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. Be careful not to
cover the flash and picture-
taking lens with your fingers.
5. Close the lens cover when you
are done taking pictures.
VIEWFINDER
4 ft.
(1.2m)

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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 a 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 SWITCH (7)
completely open to uncover the
LENS (6) and to turn the
camera on.
2. Take the picture
when the FLASH-
READY LAMP (11)
glows.
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.
ISO Film Flash-to-Subject
Speed Distance
100 4 to 9 ft (1.2 to 2.8 m)
200 4 to 13 ft (1.2 to 4.0 m)
400 4 to 18 ft (1.2 to 5.5 m)
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 can
open the film door.
1. Slide the FILM-REWIND SWITCH (13)
in until it latches and remains in
the locked position to start the
motorized film rewind.
Wait until the motor stops
before you open the film door.
2. Open the FILM DOOR (16) 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
continuouspicture-taking.

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Troubleshooting
What happened Probable cause Solution
Camera will Lens cover closed Open the lens cover completely
not operate
Batteries improperly Insert batteries as shown
loaded in camera on battery door
Flash not ready Wait for the flash-ready lamp
to glow
Film needs to be See Unloading the Film
rewound/removed
Film does not Batteries weak, dead, Replace or reload batteries as
advance or missing, or improperly shown on battery door
rewind inserted

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What happened Probable cause Solution
Shutter button cannot No film in camera Load film into the camera
be released
Lens cover closed Open the lens cover completely
Film-door latch does Film is not rewound into Complete taking pictures or
not open the cartridge completely press the film-rewind switch
Flash-ready lamp Flash not turned on Open the lens cover completely
fails to glow
within 30 seconds Batteries weak, dead, Replace or reload batteries
or improperly loaded as shown on battery door
in camera

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Consumer Imaging
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester, NY 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 1997
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