Nikon Fun Touch 3 User manual

InstructionManual
Manualdeinstrucciones

ForFig.C,D,E,F,G,H,K & L,refertotheendofbooklet.

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English (p.1 — p.14)
Espanol (p.15— p.28)

Precautions
•Intheeventofcamerafailure,donotattempttodisassembleorrepairthecamerabyyourself
sincehigh-voltagecircuitsarebuiltin.Insucha case,tryreplacingthebatteryfirst.Ifitdoesnot
work,takethecameratoyournearestNikonservicecenter.
•Pleaseensurethatyouarefullyconversantwiththeoperationsandfeaturesofyournewcamera
byreadingtheseinstructionsbeforeusingitforspecialoccasions(holidays,weddings,etc.).
•Topreventthecamerafrombeingdeformed,discolouredordamaged,donotleaveitina high-
temperatureandhigh-humidityenvironment.Thebatterypowerwillbedecreasedinverycold
surroundings.
•Whenthecameraisnotinuse,closethelenscoverandkeepitina safeplace.
Precauciones
•Encasodequelacamarafalle,nointentedesarmarlanirepararlaUd.mismopuestiene
circuitosdealtatension.Pruebea recambiarlapilaprimero.Sinofunciona,Nevelacamaraal
centradeservicioNikonmascercano.
•Cercioresedequeestafamiliarizadoconelfuncionamientoy funcionesdelacamaraleyendo
estasinstruccionesantesdeusarlaparaocasionesespeciales(vacaciones,bodas,etc.).
•Paraquelacamaranosedeforme,descoloreo dane,noladejeenambientesconalta
temperaturao humedad.Laenergiadelapiladisminuiraenmediosmuyfrios.
•Cuandonoutilicelacamara,cierrelatapadelobjetivoy guardelacamaraenunlugarseguro.

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ENGLISH
DearOwner
Thank you forselectingNikonCompact Camera. We welcome you tothegrowingfamilyofowners
ofourproductsaroundtheworld.Wetrustthatyouwillbesatisfiedwiththisnewaidtoyour
photographiccreativity.Pleasecarefullyreadtheseoperatinginstructionsandkeepithandyfor
yourreference.
(Fig- B)
13. Viewfindereyepiece
14. GreenLED(readylamp)
15. Filmchamber
16. Filmrewindspindle
17. DXdecodingcontact
18. Filmrewindswitch
19. Filmguide
20. Take-upspool
21. Batterycompartmentcover
22. Backcover
23. Filmcheckwindow
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PartsIdentification
g. A)
Shutterreleasebutton
Filmframecounter
Infraredautofocuswindow
Viewfinder
Exposuresensor
Electronicflash
Flash-onbutton
Red-eyereductionlamp
Lenscoverandred-eyereductionswitch
32mmlens
Strap
12. Backcoverlatch

InstallingtheBatteries
(1)Openthebatterycompartmentcoverbypushinginthedirectionofthearrow.
(2)InserttwonewAA-sizealkalinebatterieswiththecorrectpositive(+)andnegative(-)
polarityasindicatedbythediagraminsidethebatterycompartment.
(3)Pushthebatterycompartmentcoverdowntoclosesecurely.
•Replacethebatterieswhen:
A)Thefilmwindingspeedisslowerthanusual.
B)ThegreenLEDdoesnotcomeonwithin20sec.afteropeningthelenscover.
C)ThegreenLEDblinkswhenpressingtheshutterhalfway.
A), B)orC)meansthatthebatteriesareweakandtheremaybeinsufficientpowerto
operateallthecamera'sfunctions.
NOTE:
—Manganesebatteriesarenotpowerfulenoughforcorrectperformance.Ni-Cd
re-chargeableandlithiumbatteriescannotbeusedeither.
—Removethebatteriesfromthecamerawhenyoudonotintendtouseitfora number
ofmonths.
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OpeningtheLensCover
Slidethelenscoverswitchtoopenandclosethelenscover.(Fig.C)
CloseOpenRed-eyereduction
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NOTE: Whenthelenscoverisclosed,theshutterwillnotoperate.Whenthecameraisnotin
use, closethecovertoprevent accidentalexposureandtoprotectthelens.
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FilmSpeedSelection
UseISO100filminsunnyweatherand400filmincloudy/dullconditionsandindoors.
ISONumberofFilm
DXsettingbycamera ISO50,100,200,andNon-DXcodedfilm
100 ISO400,1000,1600 400
NOTE: WhenusingfasterfilmsthanISO400,youmaygetanoverexposedpictureifthe
ambientlightisvery high, suchasindirectsunlight.
LoadingtheFilm
(1)Pushthebackcoverlatchinthedirectionofthearrowandpullopenthecover.
(2)Insertthefemaleendofthecartridgeintothebottomofthefilmchamber,thenlower
themaleendinandsnapintoposition.
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(3)Pullthefilmleaderacrossandplaceitasindicated(FILMTIP)inthefigures.Be
carefulnottolettheleaderextendtoofar,asitmaycauseexcessivefilmslackness.
Makesurethefilmrestsflatbetweentheguidesandoverthesprocketteeth.(Figs.
DandE)
(4)Closethebackcoveruntilyouheara clickindicatingthatitissecurelylocked.Ifthe
coverdoesnotcloseproperlywiththefilminplace,checkthatitislyingflatbetween
theguidesandthatthecartridgeissnuginthechamber.
(5)Depresstheshutterreleasebuttonhalfwayafterthecoverhasbeenclosed,andthe
filmwilladvanceautomaticallytoframecounternumberT.
NOTE: Thecounterwillonlyworkwiththefilmproperlyinstalledinthecamera.Ifthe
filmcounterdoesnotadvance,repeatsteps(1)to(5).
HoldingtheCamera(Fig.F)
Thecameramustbeheldcorrectlywithbothhands,toensureconsistentlygood,sharp
photographs.
Itshouldbeheldsteadilyandcomfortablywhileyouaretakingphotographs.
TheillustrationsinFig.F showthecorrectwaystoholdthecamerainboththevertical
andhorizontalpositions.
Becarefulnottoblockanywindowonthefrontwithyourfingers.
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Viewfinder
Lookthroughtheviewfinderandcomposeyourpictureinthewhiteframe.Whenyour
mainsubjectislocatedinthecentrefocusingframeoftheviewfinderandismorethan
1.2m (3.9ft)away,thecamerawillautomaticallyfocusonit.
Pictureframe
Focusingframe

TakingPictures
1. AutomaticPhotography
Yourcameraistotallyautomatic.Exposure,focusandfilmadvanceareallhandled
automaticallybythecamera.Butwerecommendyoushootthepicturesafterconfirming
thatthegreenLEDisglowing,i.e.theflashisready.YoucanthusregardthisgreenLED
asa ready sign. Strictlyspeaking,however,properflashexposuredependsonthefilm
speedandthecamera-to-subjectdistance.(Seetable)
Flashrange
Filmspeed
ISO100
ISO400
Flashrange
1.2—3.8m (3.9— 12.5ft)
1.2—7.6m (3.9—24.9ft)
Ifyoudon'tpresstheshutterbuttonmorethan 1 minuteafteropeningthelenscover,the
greenLEDgoesoffautomaticallyinordertosavepower.Inthiscasepresstheshutter
halfway,thenitwillcomebackon.
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2. Fill-inFlash
Whenphotographinga subjectintheshade,againstthesunorinfrontofa bright
window,theflashcanbeusedtobrightenthesubject.Afterholdingtheflash-onbutton
andmakingsurethegreenLEDglows,releasetheshutter.
3.Focus-lock{Fig.G)
Whencomposingthepicturewheretheprincipalsubjectisnotinthecentreofthe
viewfinder,itisnecessarytoprefocusthecameralens.Todoso:
(1)Lookthroughtheviewfinderandcomposethepicturesothatyoursubjectislocated
directlywithinthefocusingframe.
(2)Gentlypresstheshutterreleasebuttonhalfwaytolockinthecorrectfocus.
(3)Whilemaintainingpressureontheshutterbutton,recomposethepictureasyou
desireandpresstheshutterbuttonallthewaydowntotakethepicture.The
focus-lockcanbecancelledsimplybyremovingpressureontheshutterbutton.
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4.SpecialAutoFocussituations
Theautofocussystemwillfocusaccuratelyonthemajorityofthesubjectsyouwishto
photograph.However,therearea fewsituationswheretheautofocusmechanismmay
notfunctionproperly.Theseare:
A)Whenthesubjecthasstrongreflections,suchaspolishedmetals,exteriorofcars,
bodiesofwater,ormirrors.
B)Subjectswithlittleornoreflection,suchasblackobjects,hair,a flameorsmoke.
C)Subjectsthatareverysmall.
D)Subjectswithanobjectinfrontofthem,suchasa wirenetora cage.
InsituationsA)— D),prefocusonanothersubjectapproximatelythesamedistance
awayandthenrecomposethesceneandtakethepicture.(SeeSection3 onFocus-lock).
E)Takingpicturesthroughglasswindows:
Shootwithcameralensnearertheglassandatanangleofapproximately20°.
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S. Red-eyereductioneffect(Fig.H)
Trythismodetoreducethepossibilityofshowingredeyesinyourflashphoto.Justshift
thelenscoverandred-eyereductionswitchallthewaytothered-eyereductionposition
tosetthismode.Whentheshutterreleasebuttonispressedinthismode,thered-eye
reductionlampwillglowfora fewsecondsandthentheshutterisautomaticallyreleased
togetherwitha burstofflash.(Thered-eyereductionmodeisnotrecommendedfora
snap-shot).
*Evenwhenthered-eyereductionmodeisused,red-eyemaystillpresentitselfdue
tothedifferencesbetweenindividualsandphotographingconditions.Basically,
red-eyeismorepronouncedwithlightcolouredeyesanddarkconditions.
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RemovingtheFilm
Attheendofthe film, theframecounterwillceasetoadvanceoryoucannotpressthe
shutterreleasebutton.Rewindthefilmbyslidingthefilmrewindswitchinthedirection
ofthearrow(Fig.K).Whenrewindingiscompleteandthemotorhasstopped,openthe
backcoverandremovethefilmcartridgefromthechamber.Thefilmrewindswitchwill
returntoitsoriginalpositionautomatically.
—Torewindthefilmbeforeitiscompletelyused,takethesamestepsasabove.
—Donotopenthebackcoverwhilerewindingthe film.
—Donotattempttopullthefilmoutyourself.(Fig.L)
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TroubleshootingGuide
Problem
Subjectisoutoffocus
Flashfailstofunction
Flashpictureshavedark
area(s)
Flashpicturesaretoo
darkoverall
Flashpicturesaretoo
light
Shortbatterylife
Solution
Subjectsmustbe1.2m (3.9ft)ormoreawayfromthe
camera.
Cleanthebatteryterminalswitha pencileraserifdirty
orcorroded.Replacebatteriesimmediatelyif
exhausted.
Makecertainfingersareclearoftheflashwhen
shooting. (Haveyoursubjectwatchforthis.)
Subject(s)mustbewithinthespecifiedflashrange.
Seesection7-1.
Placesubjectsatleast1.2m (3.9ft)fromthecamera.
OnlyuseAAalkalinebatteries.
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Specifications
Type: 35mmlensshuttercamerawithbuilt-inflashandauto-focus
Filmformat:24mmx 36mm(135filmmagazine)
Lens: 32mmF4.5(3elementsin3 groups)
Focus:Auto-focus(withfocuslock)
Focusrange:1.2m (3.9ft)— infinity
Shutter:Programmedelectronicshutter
Photographicmodesandexposure(ISO100):
AUTO/Red-eyereduction:Programmedexposure.
F4.5, 1/50sec.(EV10)F8,1/125sec.(EV13)
Lessthanapprox.EV10:Automaticswitchoverflash
FILL-INFLASH/Red-eyereduction
Viewfinder:Albada-typebright-framefinder
Viewfinderindications:Pictureframe,Focusingframe
GreenLED.On:Readyforshooting
Blinking: Replacethebatteries
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Film-speedsetting(ISO): DXautomaticsettings(ISO100,400)
Filmloading:Automatic
Filmadvance:Automatic
Filmrewind:Automaticviafilmrewindswitch
Built-inflash:Withpre-chargesystem
AUTO: Automaticswitchoverforlowlightinglevels
FILL-INFLASH:Flash
Flashoperatingrange(ISO100):
1.2—3.8m (3.9— 12.5ft)
Flashrecyclingtime:Approx.5 sec.(withnewbatteries)
Batterylife:Approx.30rollsof24exposuresfilm(20rollsof36exposuresfilm)
(withnewbatteries,usingflashforapprox.50%ofshots)
Powersource:Two1.5V AA-sizealkalinebatteries
Dimensions:125(W)x 45(D)X 70(H)mm[4.9(W)x 1.8(D)X 2.8(H)in.]
Weight:Approx.180g (6.4oz)(withoutbatteryandfilm)
Specificationsarebasedonanoperatingambienttemperatureof20°C,andsubjecttochange
withoutnotice.
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