Olympus AZ-4 Zoom User manual

INSTRUCTIONS

ThankyouforpurchasingtheOlympusAZ-4Zoom.TheAZ-4Zoomisa totallynew
handgriptypesinglelensreflexcamerainthefull-size35mmformat.Itisequippedwitha
35~ 135mmzoomlensand,ofcourse,focusisfullyautomated.Furthermore,thecamerais
extremelycompactandeasy-to-use,withfeaturesthatgiveaddedflexibilityincludingspot
metering,fill-inflash,programshift,exposurecompensation,doubleexposure,anda
continuousshootingmode.WiththeAZ-4Zoom,everyonecanenjoyphotography,from
snapshotsandportraituretoadvancedtechniques.
Beforeusingthecamera,pleasestudythisinstructionmanualcarefullywiththeAZ-4 Zoom
infrontofyou,togettheverybestperformanceandlongestservicelifefromyournew
camera.
Symbolsusedinthismanual
Correct
Attention
Incorrect
Presslightly
Operation
Lampon
OperationorderAutomaticoperation
Lampblinking

Preparationsbeforetakingpictures
Loadingbatteries
Checkingthebatteries
TakingphotographsI
Loadingthefilm
Takingphotographs
Unloadingthefilm
TakingphotographsII
Usingthefocuslock
Takinga continuousseriesofshots....
Usingtheself-timer
Howtousethemanualfocus
Macrophotography
Exposurecompensation
Spotmetering
Programshift
Double-exposurephotography
UsingtheRESETbutton
TakingphotographsIII
Flashautophotography
Usingfill-inflash
Usinganexteriorflashattachment
Attachinga shoulderstrap
Inordertotakeevenbetter
photographs
Autofocus(AF)
Exposure
Viewfinderdisplays
LCDpanelandmodebuttons
Forlong-lastingenjoymentofyour
AZ-4Zoom
Careandstorage
Questionsandanswers
Descriptionofcontrols
Specifications
Accessoriessoldseparately

PreparationsbeforeTakingPictures

LoadingBatteries
Donotuseincorrectbatteriesormixnewandoldbatteriesatthesametime.
Beforereplacingbatteries,setthepowerswitchtoOFF.
Pleaseremovethebatteriesfromyourcameraduringlongperiodsinwhichthe
cameraisnotinuse.
Turnthelockscrewonthebottomofthe
gripwitha coinasshowntoremovethe
batterycaselid.
Insertthebatteriescorrectlyasshownand
replacethelidusinga cointoturnthescrew.
Usetwo3VLithiumbatteries(Panasonic
CR-123AorDuracellDL-123Abatteries.)
*Trytoavoidchangingbatterieswhilethe
filmisstillinthecamera.(Withthe
batteriesremovedthefilmcounter
indicatorwillremainactivefor
approximately30minutes.)

SlidethepowerswitchON.
*Inordertoconservepower,theLCD
panelandthefinderindicatorwillshut
offautomaticallyafterapproximately15
sec.Lightlypressingtheshutterrelease
buttonwillreactivatethepaneland
indicator.
CheckingtheBatteries
Thechargeremaininginthebatterieswill
bedisplayedontheLCDpanel.
isdisplayedfor2 sec.,the
batteriesareOK.
blinks,excessbattery
consumptionisoccurring.Thebatteries
shouldbereplacedassoonaspossible.
Whentheouterframe
flashcannotbeused.
isindicated,thebatterieshave
reachedtheirexpectedlifespanand
shouldbereplacedimmediately.
When
When
*When
isblinking,the

TakingPhotographsI
WiththeAZ-4Zoom,anyonecantakephotographseasilyusinga varietyof
techniques.Thissectionexplainsthebasicsofphotography.

LoadingtheFilm
Film-loadingandfilm-speedselection (ISO)forDXfilmisautomaticinthis
camera.
Usea DXtypefilm.Yourcamerawill
automaticallysetitselfforDX-codedfilm
speedsrangingfromISO25to5000.
*Incaseofnon-DXfilm,filmspeedis
automaticallysetatISO100.
Depressthefilmcompartmentcoverlock
releasebutton
downtoopenandslidethecoverlatch

Insertthefilmcartridge.Alwaysavoid
directsunlightwhenloadingthefilm.Alignthefilmleaderwiththegreenmark.

*Ifthefilmiswoundincorrectly,the
willblinkandtheshutterreleasewillnot
operate.Inthiscase,openthefilm
compartmentcoverandloadthefilm
again.
*Whenusinga non-DXfilm,ifthefilmis
notwoundcorrectly,thenumber
indicatorintheLCDpanelwillstopon
indicationwillnotappear
intheLCDandtheshutterreleasemay
notlock.
0.The
Closethecameraback.
Thefilmisautomaticallywounduntilthe
exposurecounterreads1.
Filmtypeconfirmation:Thisispossible
throughthewindowinthecameraback.

TakingPhotographs
Preparations
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Undernormaloperationconditions,set
theswitchtoA forautofocus.Whenyou
wishtosetthefocusmanually,setthe
switchtoM.(Seep.23)
Whenthiscameraisinfocus,andwhen
thelastframeoffilmhasbeenexposed,
youwillheara "beep-beep"sound
signalingtheseconditions.Inordertoturn
offthissound,slidethesoundswitchto
thedownposition.

SlidethepowerswitchtoONandthelenswill
extendfromthecamerabody.
*UsetheMACROpositionfortakingphotosof
objectsnearby.(Seep.24)
*WiththeswitchintheOFFposition,the
Viewfinderwillbecomedark.
Removethelenscap.
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Adjustthegripangle.
*Thegripanglecanbeadjusted
thegripasyoupushthegriplockrelease
Thegripadjuststo6 differentanglesat15°
increments.
button
bymoving

WhilelookingthroughtheViewfinder,aimthe
cameraatthesubjectyouwanttoshoot.
*Whentheshutterspeedindicatorblinksinthe
Viewfinder,changetotheflashAUTO
photographymode.(Seep.34)
Adjustthezoomlevertothecorrectanglefor
thephotoyouwishtotake.
*Becarefulnottotouchthelenssurfacewith
yourfinger.
Tele:longangleWide:wideangle
*TheLCDpanelwillindicatethelensfocal
lengthfortwosecondsafteryoustop
zooming.
Movethecamerasothesubjectisinthecenter
oftheautofocusframe.
*Besuretokeepthesubjectwithintheframe.
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Presstheshutterreleasebuttonhalfwayto
focus.
13* Thebuttoncanbepressedintwosteps;
autofocusoperateswhenthebuttonis
pressedtothefirstofthesesteps.
*Whenthecameraisinfocus,thegreen
focuslampcomesonintheViewfinder
andyouwillhearthe"beep-beep"
sound.
*Theshutterspeedandtheaperturewill
beindicatedintheViewfinder.(Seep.46)
*Whentheshutterspeedindicatoris
blinking,changetotheflashmode.
(Seep.34)Ifyoudonotusetheflashin
thiscase,theshutterspeedmaybetoo
slowanditisrecommendedthatyouuse
atripodtoavoidtheeffectsofcamera
shake.
*Ifthecameraisnotinfocus,thered
focus-aidlampwillblink.Inthiscase,
pushtheshutterreleasebuttonagain.
*Theshuttercannotbereleasedwhilethe
focus-aidindicatorisblinking.

Presstheshutterreleasebuttonfully.
*Immediatelyaftertheshutterisreleased,
thefilmisautomaticallywoundbyone
frame,andtheexposurecounter
advancesbyone.
Indarkplaces:
Ared-coloredlightemergingfromtheAF
illuminatoraimedatyoursubjectwill
provideextrailluminationandallowfor
precisefocus.(illuminationdistance:
approx.5.5m(18ft))
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Asthefocaldistanceincreases,thepossibilitiesofthecamerashakealsoincrease.Grip
thecameratightlywithyourrighthandasyouaiminordertoavoidanyshaking.Ifyou
usetheshoulderstrap,makesurethatitdoesn'tinterferewiththeflashorthelens.
Aimcorrectly:Becarefulnottotouchthelens,flashorAFIlluminator.
Shootingrange:Photoscanbetakenfroma rangeof1.2m(3.9ft.)toinfinity.When
isblinkingintheViewfinder,thecameraistooclosetothesubject.Switchtothe
MACROmode.
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the

UnloadingtheFilm
Whenyoureachtheendofthefilm,itwill
rewindautomatically.Youwillhearthe
"beep-beep"soundindicatingthatthefilm
hasbeenrewoundfully.
Ifyouwanttorewindthefilminthe
middleofa roll,openthemodecoverand
presstherewindbutton.
*Thefinalreadingoftheexposurecounter
priortorewindingmaybemorethanthe
numberofexposuresspecifiedforthe
film.
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*Youwillhearthe"beep-beep"sound
indicatingthatthefilmhasbeen
completelyrewoundandtheexposure
indicatorwillreturnto0.
*Afterthefilmhasbeenrewound,the
shuttercannotbereleaseduntilthefilm
hasbeenremoved.
Openthecameraback,andremovethe
film.
*Inordertoprotecttheshutter,thefilmis
entirelyrewoundintothefilmcanister.
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TakingPhotographsII
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TheAZ-4Zoomisequippedwithvariousfunctionsthataddgreaterversatilityto
photography.Inthissection,theoperationofeachofthecamera'svariousfeatures
willbedescribed,explaininghowtousethemmosteffectively.

UsingtheFocusLock
Forusewhenthesubjectisnotinthecenteroftheautofocusframe.
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Centerthesubjectwithintheautofocus
frame.
Presstheshutterreleasebuttonlightlyto
lockfocusonthatsubject.
*Whenfocused,youwillhearthe"beep-
beep"sound.TheAFindicatorwilllight
intheViewfinder.
Maintainthefocuslockbykeepingthe
releaseinthispositionandrecomposethe
picture.Nowfullydepresstheshutter
releasetotakethepicture.
ThedistanceindicatorappearsintheLCD
panel.(Seep.46)