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
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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.