Pentax 115V - IQZoom Date - Camera User manual

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Congratulations
on your purchase
of the
PENTAX lQzooil,lnlflY
and welcome to the
worldofPentaxzoom
compact
photography!
Your
compact,
light
weight
cameraisagreat
companionto preserve
your
favoritememo-
ries.
. Pleaseread this manualcarefully
before
operatingthecamerato take
consistently
superior
pictures.
o
Payspecial
attentionto the cautionsand
notesin this Operating
Manual.
Pictures
and illustrations
shownhereinmay differ
fromthe
camera'sactual
appearance.
.lllustrations
in thisoperating
manual
are
theDATEMODEL.
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usedinthis manual
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TABLE
OFCONTENTS
Names
of
working
parts
........ ..........2
LCD
panel .....................3
For
safe
useof
your
camera.............................4
Precautionsfor
your
camera ...........
5
Precautions
forbattery
usage .........
6
PREPARATIONS
BEFORE
TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
Strapattachment ..........'.7
Installing/Replacing
battery
Battery
exhaustionwarning .............
I
Datemodel
............... .......................9
Mainswitch
andbattery
check ......11
Holding
the
camera .....12
Operating
38-115mmzoom
lens
.....................
13
TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
Film
loading
............. ......................14
Viewfinder
displays
and
Green
lamp
indications
....17
Taking
pictures .............18
Focus-lock
shooting ......20
Hard-To-Autofocus
Subjects ...........21
Unloadingfilm
.......... .....................22
TAKING
BETTERPHOTOGRAPHS
Howto
select
exposure,AFandFlash
modes...24
1.
Automode ...............25
2.Auto
mode/red-eyereduction
f|ash.......
........25
3.
Auto
mode/daylight-sync
(Flash
ON)............26
4.Taking
pictures
ataslowshutter
speed......27
C StowShutter
Speed
with
Flash-OFF
......27
@ Slow-Speed-Sync
withred-eye
reductionf|ash.......... ..............27
Self-timer
photography
...........,.. ....28
lnfinity-landscape
shooting ............29
Practical
shooting
guide ................
30
Troubleshooting
........ .....................
31
Specifications
............ ....................32
Warranty
policy ............34
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NAMES
OF
WORKING
PARTS
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tCD panel
O Strap
lug
(p.7)
O Httainswitch
(p.9)
O Shutterreleasebutton
(p.9)
@ LCopanel
@ Flashmode
button
(P.20)
(G)
Setf-timer/AF
infinity-landscape
button
(p.20)
O Mid-rollrewind
button
(P.21)
@ Built-inflash
(o Viewfinderwindow
@ Zoomlens
O Autofocuswindow
(DSetf-timer
lamp
(p.23)
(DLigntsensorwindow
(P.22)
(E Backcoverreleaselever
(p.16)
(D
Viewfinder
eyepiece
(D
Zoomlever
(p.15)
(Dfitm informationwindow
@ Battery
chambercover
(p.14)
@tripod socket
@ Bact<
cover
(D
Greenlamp
L
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O Flash
ON
(O
Exposure
counter
O self-timer
@ tntinity-tandscapemode
O Arrowmark
(@
Battery
exhaustion
warning
O Red-eyereductionflash
mode
@ Slow
shutter
speed
mode
O Flash
OFF
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Otherprecautions
. The temperature
range at which this camera
functions
properly
is 50"C to - 10"C
(122"F
lo
14"F).
. Tomaintainoptimum
performance,
it is recom-
mendedthatthecamerabeinspectedeveryone
or
two
years.
lfthecamera
hasnot
been
usedfor
an extended
period,
or isbeing
prepared
foran
important
photographic
session,it is recom-
mendedthat
youhavethecamerainspectedor
test
shoot
with
it.
. The PENTAXwarranty
provided
only for the
repairof defects
in materialsor workmanship.
Damageof anykind cannot
be repairedat free
of chargeunderthetermof thewarranty.
lf the
difficulty
iscausedasa direct
result
of
theprod-
uctbeingused
inconditionsasout
linedinthe
otheroperation
contrary
to the instructionsout-
linedinthismanual,charges
will
beassessed
or
a repair
quotation
will
beprovided.
PRECAUTIONS
FORBATTERYUSAGE
Precautions
for batteryusage
. Misuseof a batterycancause
hazardssuchas
leakage,overheating,explosions,
etc.
The bat-
teryshouldbeinsertedwiththe
"+"
and
"-" sides
facingcorrectly.
. Nevertryto disassemble,shortor rechargethe
battery.
Alsodo notdisposeof the battery
in a
fire,
asit mayexplode.
. Batt€ryperformance
may be temporarilyhin-
dered
in lowtemperatures,butwillrecoverin
normaltemperatures.
. Keepa sparebatteryon handfor replacement
convenience
whenshooting outdoorsor while
traveling.
. Whenthecamera
is in a bag, makesurethe
main
switch
isOFF position. Otherwise,
battery
power
may
bewastediftheshutter
release
but-
tonisaccidentally
pushed.
. Besure
to keepthe batteryout of the reachof
children.
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$TRAF
ryCHMENT i,,ij:t)li:i,i
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Fitthestraponthecameraas illustrated.
Usetheillustrated
part
ofthestrap
for
openingthe
batterychambercover,adjustingthe dataon the
Date
model,
orpushing the
mid-rollrewind
button
to rewind a film beforeexposingall
frames.
PREPARATIONSBEFORE.
:...,
::..
TAKINGPHOTOGRAPHS
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Fiit optiffiu'#
"peffd-dbfi
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gfiould
familiarize
yourself
with certain funda-
mentals
before
taking
any
pictures.
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INSTALLING
/ REPLACINGBATTERY
BATTERYEXHAUSTION
WARNING Use
one3V
lithium
battery
(GR-123A
or DL-l23A)
Ensurethatthe power
is off before
replacingthe
battery.
1.Open thebatterychamber
coverbypulling
the
cover
lock
in
thedirection
ofthearrow
withthe
strap
clamp's
protrusion.
2. Insertone lithium battery(CR123A
or the
equivalent)
with the plus/minus(+l-) sides
matching
the indications
in the battery com-
partment.
3. Close
the battery chambercover.
Ensurethat
thecover
islockedwitha click.
. lf the battery
is loadedcorrectly,
thezoomlens
movesslightlyand
themotoroperates
fora few
seconds.
I
. On the DATEMODEL,the data is initialized
whenthebatterychamber
cover
is
opened.
After
opening
the batterychamber
cover,correct
the
data.See
page
9.
BATTERY
EXHAUSTION
WARNING
Whenthebattery
isnearlyexhausted,
thebattery
symbol
(s )appears
onthe
LCD
panel
to
warn
you. Replace
the batteryas soon as possible.
When
(E )startsblinking,
nooperations
canbe
performed.
Batterylife (using 24-exposure
film rolls):
Approx.
15rollswhen
50%
of
thetimeuses
flash
(using
theCR123A
batteryandunder
Pentaxtest-
ing conditions).
Actual battery life/performance
mayvarydrastically
dependingonusage
ofPower
Zoom,
Flash
and
externalconditions
suchas
tem-
perature
and
freshness
ofthebattery.
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DATE MODEL lf you purchased
the DATE MODEL,
readthis section-
Notes:
. Thedata
ontheLCD
panel
will
be imprinted
on
thefilm.
. "----"
indicates
no
datawill
beimorinted.
. "M"
ontheLCD
panel
indicates';Month".
. The DATE
model
records
dates
up to the year
2049
on pictures.
Switching
the Mode
Depress
the DATE
button
O with
your
finger,
the
mode
ontheLCD
panel
switches
asshownin
the
chart.
Correcting
the date
Usethe strap
clamp's
protrusion
to depress
the
SELECT
O anOADJUST
O buttons.
1.To
selectthe
category
ofdigitsthat
you
wish
to
change, depress the SELECT button
O
repeatedly
untilthe
digits
onthe
LCD
panelthat
wish
to
change
beginto
blink.
2. Depress
theADJUST
button
O tochange
dig-
its
ofthe
specified
category
you
chose
with
the
SELECT
button
O. Oigits
increase
byone
each
time you depress
the ADJUST buttonO.
Holding
down the button
will advance
digits
continuously.
3. After thedata
hasbeen
adjusted,
depress
the
SELECT
button
O. fne barmark
(-)
appears
onthe
LCD
panel,
indicating
that
data
imprint-
ing
choices
are
possible.
. The
blinking" :"allows precise
fine-tuning
ofthe
internal
clock
to the beginning
of a specified
minute.
Todo so, depressthe DATE
button
O
until
"Day-Hour-Minute"
digits
appear
andthen
depress
the
SELECT
button
O tomake
the
":',
blink.
Then depress
the ADJUSTbutton
O in
sync
with
atime
signal.
. lfyourelease
the
shutter
while
theblinking
data
is
being
corrected,
the
datacannot
beimprinted.
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Operational
precautions
. Asyourelease
theshutter,
thebar(
- ) markon
the displayblinks
for a fewseconds,
indicating
thedata
has
been
imprinted.
. lfthere
isa white
or yellow object
inthecorner
of thepicture
where
thedata is imprinted,the
datamaybe difficultto read.Whencomposing
yourphotographs,
try to avoidbrightly
colored
subjects
inthatcorner.
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