Pentax Espio User manual

OPERATING
MANUAL
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W
Congratulations
on your purchase of Pentax
ESPIOand welcometo the world of Pentax
zoomcompact
photography!
Your compact,
light
weight
camera
isa great companionto
preserve
your favoritememories.
lts built-in
35-70mm
zoomlens
givesyou
the
freedomto
frame everything
from breathtaking land-
scapesto family portraits,
even detailed
close-ups.
The
built-in
auto
flashhelps
youto
capturesubjects
indimly-lit
places
orto pho-
tograph indoor scenes
with clarityand bril-
liance.
lt functionsasa fill-in
flashfor day-
lightflash-sync
photography.
Since
most of
the operations
- includingfilm loading,film
speedsetting,
winding/rewinding,
focus
and
exposure
control
- are automatic,
you can
take
great
pictures
with littleeffort.
TheDATE
modelmakes
it easyto rememberthe dates
when
youtookpictures.
. Please
read
this manualcarefullybefore
operatingthe camerato takeconsistently
superior
pictures.
. Pay
special
attentionto the cautions
and
notesin this Operating
Manual.Pictures
and illustrationsshown hereinmay differ
fromthecamera'sactual
appearance.
lcon
indicators
used
inthis manual
Thenamesofthecamera's
working
parts
are
listedonthe
frontandback
flaps
ofthisman-
ual.Keep
the flapsunfolded
for quickrefer-
ence
whilereadingthemanual.
Operationdirection .-
Automatic operation frrrrf
Attention ,l
Lamp lighting
Lamp
blinking
Correct o
lncorrect X
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OUTLINE
OFBASIC OPERATIONS ,A
f-,_J
Openthe backcover
(see
page
8).
Frame
your subject
andoperate
the
zoom-
ing lever
to compose
theshot
(see
page
6).
Load the film and
close the back cover
(see page 9).
Focus
on your
subject
(see
page
12).
Thefilmwill
automati-
callyadvance
to the
first frame (see
page
e.)
Depress
the
shutter
re-
lease
button.ln dark
conditions,
the flash
will discharge
auto-
matically
(see page
13).
Push
the main
switch
to switch on power
(see
page
4).
When
the
film
reaches
its end,
the camera
will automaticallyre-
windit
(see
page
16).
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NAMESOF
WOHKINGPARTS
O Zoominglever
@ Shutter
release
button
@ Drive
button
@ Infinity-landscapebutton
G)
Autofocus
window
@ LCO
panel
O Mode
button
@ Red-eyereductionflash
button
€) Built-inflash
@ Viewfinder
window
O Light
sensor
window
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CAUTIONS
. The electriccircuitry inside the camera
contains high voltage working parts.
Neverattempt
to disassemble
the camera.
. Becareful
not to drop or subject
the cam-
era
to strong
vibrations,
shockor pressure.
o Donotapply
forceto the zoom lens;
do not
place
the camera with the lens facing
down.
o Never attempt to manually open the lens
cover:
it will automatically
open and close
as
the main switch is
turned on and off.
o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus
window, lens,light sensor
window, or the
built-in
flash
with your fingers or hair.
. Avoid leavingthe camera
for extended
pe-
riods of time where temperature and hu-
midityare
highsuchas
in a car.
. Dirt,mud, sand,
moisture,toxic
gas,
water,
salt water, etc., penetrating
the inside of
thecamera
may cause
damage
or render
it
inoperable.
Therefore,
handle
it with great
care.
o Never use solvents such as paint thinner,
alcoholor benzineto clean
the camera.
PRECAUTIONS
FOR
BATTERY
o The misuse of batterycan cause hazards
such as leakage,
overheating,
explosions,
etc.
Batteryshould be inserted
with the "+"
and "-" sides
facingcorrectly.
o Never try to disassemble, short or re-
charge
the battery.
Also,do not dispose
of
the battery in a fire, as the battery may
explode.
o Battery performance may be hindered
temporarilyin low temperatures,
but itwill
recoverin normal temperatures.
o Keep a spare battery on hand for conve-
nience
when shootingoutdoorsor while
traveling.
o Keepthe battery out of reachof children.
o When the camera is in a bag, make sure
the main switch is off: otherwise, battery
power may bewasted if the shutter release
button is pushed
accidentally.
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TABLE
OFCONTENTS
. Names
of
working
parts
......... Flaps
o Introduction
........... Frontfoldout
o Outline
ofbasicoperations....Insidecover
r Cautions ..................1
PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
1.
Strapattachment.......................................3
2.Main
switchandbatterycheck.................4
3.
How
to hold thecamera ..........5
4.
Operating35
-
70mmzoomlens..............6
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
1.
Usable
film.......... ..-...-....-.........7
2.
Film
loading ...........8
3.
Viewfinder
displays
andshooting
ranges ...................10
4.
Green/redlamps ....................11
5.Ordinary
photography
.............................11
6.
Taking
pictures .....12
7.Focus-lock
shoo1in9.................................
14
8.Unloading
film .....16
2
TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS
How
to selectmodes
/Red-eye
reductionflash
mode...............18
Daylight-synchro
shooting .......19
Taking
pictures
atslow
shutterspeed.......20
Slow-sh
utter-speed
synchroshootin
g.......20
Backlightcompensation
..............................2'l
Bulb
shootin9............ .................22
Bulb-synchro
shooting ..............22
Self-timer
shooting ....................23
Dual-frame
self
timershootin9
..................23
Autotele-wide
self-timer............................24
Consecutiveshooting ................25
Multi-exposure
shoo1in9.......................,.,...
26
lnterval
shooting ......27
lnfinity-landscape
shooting ......28
Datemodel
................ .................30
MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS
Battery
exhaustionwarning .....32
Installing/Replacing
thebattery..................
33
Taking
careof
your
camera
........................34
Troubleshooting
........ ................36
Specifications........... ..................38
Warranty
policy .......40
LCD
panel Backfoldout
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PREPARATIONSBEFORE
TAKINGPHOTOGRAPH$
You should be aware of certainfunda-
mentals to make it easierto use this
camera in the best way.
1.
STRAPATTACHMENT
Fitthestrap
on
the
cameraas
illustrated.
Usethe
clamp's
protrusion
to depressthe
ADJUST
but-
ton onthedatemodel.
o To prevent
the camerafrom swaying exces-
sively
whilewalking,
adjustthe strap
so the
cameraridesabove
your
waist.
!!
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2.MAINSWITCH
AND
BATTERY
CHECK
Main switch
Toswitchon,
push
the
main
switch
button.
The
lensextendsslightly
tothe
wide-angle35mm
setting
and
LCD
panel
is
on.
Toswitchoff,
push
the
mainswitchbutton
again.
Makesurethe
camera
isswitchedoffwhen notin
use.
o Useone
3V
lithiumbattery,type
DL123Aor
CR123A.
Donotremovethe
batterybefore
it
is
exhausted,
since
itisalsoused
bythedate
function
on
the
DATEmodeltokeepconstant
trackof
time.
o The
lenscoverautomatically
opens
and
closes
whenthemainswitch
isonandoff.
Never
attempt
toopenthe
lens
cover
manu-
4 ally.
Battery check
Afteryou turn the main switchON,the lens
slightlyextends
and the lenscoveropens.
Then,
you are ready
to shoot.
(See
page
32
whenthe batte^ryexhaustion
symbol(! )ap-
pears
onthe
LCD
panel.)
* lfthecamera
is
onandleftunused
forover
3 minutes,the lens
automatically
retracts
andthe power switchesoff to savebattery
power.
lf the mainswitch
isturned on within30
minutesof auto-power
off,the previous
setting
willreturn.
. Referto page33 for directionson battery
insertion.
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3.HOW
TO
HOLD
THE
CAMERA
When shooting,
hold the camera
securely
with both hands.
Keep
thecamera
asstill
as
possible,
and gentlydepress
the shutter
re-
lease
button.
(lf
toomuch
force
is
applied,
the
camerais
likely
toshake,
and
the
picture
will
be
blurred.)
Try
to brace
yourelbows
against
your body,
or support
yourself
andthe cam-
era
against
astable,
stationary
object,
such
as
awall.
When using
the flash
with the camera
posi-
tioned
vertically,
hold
thecamera
sothat
the
flash
is
above
thelens.
Gaution:
Donot hold
thezoomlens
because
it moves
back
and
forth
when zooming.
Note:
o Make sure not to obstruct
the autofocus
window,
lens,
light
sensor
window or the
built-in
flash
with
your
fingers
orhair.
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wl_\
AWhen
you move
the
zoomingleverto the
right
(f ),
the lens
moves
towards
the70mmtelephoto
setting
andframes
the subject
more closely.
When you
movethe zooming
lever
to the left
(f f f ),
the lens
movestowards
the
wider-angle35mm
setting.
When
the lenszoomsto the desired
setting,
releasethe
zooming
leveranddepress
theshutter
release
button
fullytotake
pictures.
Note:
o Theshutter
cannotbe
released
when
zooming.
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1.
USABLEFILM
^-.s;i*e".
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS JI
Afterfamiliarizing
yourself
*itf, oper"-
1lg
tions
onthecamera
byreading
thisin-"1$
structionmanual,
you're
ready
to insert;J
the film.
Notes:
When buying DX-coded
films, makesure
thepackage
bears
the"DX" mark.
Non-DX
codedfilm cannot
beused.
Usehigh-speed
film with an ISOrating
of
1000
or
higher
mainlyfor
shootingindoors
orin dimly-lit
conditions.
DX
FILM PerforationsFilmcartridge
Film
speed
(lSO
rating)
Automatic film speed setting
This camerais designed
to useDX-coded
films
with ISO
ratingstrom 25
to 3200.When
anyof
these
films
are
loaded,
the
proper
film
speed
is
automatically
set
forthecamera.
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2. FILM LOADING (tUafe
sure
thepowerisoffbefore
inserting
thefilm.l
1 Slide
the back
cover
release
lever
down in
' tft" Oit""tion
ofthearrow
to open
theback
cover
as
illustrated.
2 Placethe
film cartridge
in
the
film chamber
- Uy
iitting its flat side on top of the rewind
inat fiist and then slide
the top end into
the
camera.
3 Full
the
film
leader
out
far
enough
from
the
cartridge
to reach
the take-up
spool O'
Afign
tfre
tip with the
film leader
endmark
@.
8
Notes:
o Make
sure
notto touch
the lens
with your
fingers.
. Maie sure
the film is placed
properly
be-
tween
the
guide
rails
@'
o lfthere isdirt onthe
film detection
section
@,
film cannot
be
wound ProPerlY'
X Slack
NO! C Flat
YES!
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i, ,r,
_a
4 Afterthe
backcover
isclosed,the
filmauto-
matically
advances
tothe
firstframe.
* Even
if no film is loaded,the motor oper-
ates
for a secondor two after
the back
cover
is
closed.
5 When
(
I )
appears
in
the
exposure
counter
on the LCD
panel,
the film automatically
stops
winding.
The indicationappears
as
shown
above.
lf
(I )
does
notappearonthe
LCD
panel,
it indicatesthatthe film is not
properly
loaded.
lf this occurs,
reloadthe
film. lf (t) Utintcs
on the LCD
panel,
it
meansthe
film
isnot
properly
loaded.
* The exposure
counter
indication
will re-
main on even
if the mainswitch
is
turned
off.
previous
page.Take
up anyslack
in thefilm by
Makesurethe film istaut asillustratedon
pushing
it back
into
the
cartridge.
o lftheendofthe
film leader
isextremely
bent,straighten
itorcutoffthebent
portion.
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@a
o
First,switch on power by depressing
the
main switch button.
O Autofocusframe
Focus
onthesubjectwith
this
frame.
€) Close
distance
compensationframe
When
the
camera-to-subject
distance
isbetween0.6m
(zftl,
and1m
(3.3ft),
compose
the
picture
within
this
frame.
O Picture
area
When
takinga normal
picture,
com-
pose
the
picture
within
this
frame.
Shootingranges
(effective
camera-to-sub-
ject
d
istance)
o Theordinary
setting
allowsa shooting
range
from
""
(infinity)
to0.6meter
(2ft).
o Subjects
closerthan
0.6
meter
(2ft1
can-
notbe focused
properly.
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4.GREEN/RED
LAMPS 5.ORDINARY
PHOTOGRAPHY
Whenthe
power
is
switched
on by
depressing
the
mainswitch
button,the
camera
auto-
maticallyselects
the Auto and Single-Frame
Shooting
modesand the exposurecounter
indication
remainsoneven
ifthe
main
switch
is
turned
off.
These
modes
are
used
fortaking
ordinary
pictures.
Thebuilt-in
flash
will dis-
chargeautomatically
when the subject
is
poorly
illuminated.
o When
the LbDpanel
displayed
isdifferent
from the one
shownabove
(which
indi-
catesthe other modesare set),switching
power
OFFandthenON restorestheAuto
andSingle-Frame
Shooting
modes.
* When the built-in
flashautomatically
dis-
charges,
thecamera
usestheshutter
speed
approx.
1/40thsec.
(when
lSO100
film is
used).
When
you de-
press
theshut-
terreleasebut-
ton halfway,
the
lamps
Q
and/or
@ light
uporblink
as
shown
atleft.
tl) Green
lamp:
Whenthesubject
isinfocus,
it
willlightupto indicatethat
you can take
the Picture;
when the subject
is not in
, focus,
itwill blink,
indicating
thatyou cannot
takethe Pic-
ture because
the camera-to-
subject
distance
istooclose.
@ Redlamp: When the flash is readyto
discharge,
it will lightuP.
When the flash is being
charged,
itwillblink.
Notes:
o lf the subject
istoo close,
the green
lamp
blinks.
Adjustthe camera-to-subject
dis-
tance
so thatthe green
lamp lightscon-
tinuously,
then
releasetheshutter.
o lfthesubject
isevencloser
(approx.
30cm),
the
green
lampmaylightcontinuously. 11
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1 Composing
the shot
After zooming
the lens
and composing
your shot,focus on the subjectwith the
autofocusframein the center
of the view-
finder.
2 Checking the lamp indication
Depress
the shutterrelease
buttonhalf-
way.When your subjectis in focus,
the
green
lamp
will light
up.lf the subjectis
closer
than
0.6meter
(2ftl,
the
green
lamp
will
blink.In
this
case,lengthen
the
camera-
to-subject
distance.
o Whenthe red lamp lights
up, it indicates
that
the built-inflash
will discharge.
Make
sure
that
you arewithinthe flash
effective
range
before
shooting.
(see
page
13.)
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3 Shooting
Depress the shutter release button fully,
and the shutter
will release.Then,
the film
automatically advancesto the next frame.
Notes:
o When the shutter is released,
the self-timer
lamp lights
up momentarily to indicate that
a picture has been taken.
. lfyou wish to focus on another subject, lift
your finger off the shutter release button
and depress the shutter release button
halfway aga in.
o The shutter cannot be releasedwhile the
lensiszooming.
Automatic FlashEmission
Whentaking
pictures
in low light,
the flash
will
automatically
discharge.Whentheshut-
ter
release
button
is
depressed
halfwayinlow
light,
the
redlampwilllight
up,
indicating
the
flashis ready to discharge.
lf the red lamp
blinks,
thisindicates thatthe built-in
flashis
beingcharged.
Therefore,
make
surethered
lamp lightscontinuouslybeforetaking
pic-
tu
res.
Red-eye
Shooting
portraits
with
the
flashmayresultin
"red-eye",
the red dot in your subject'seye.
This
camera
includes
a red-eyereduction
flashfunction,
which
suppressesthered-eye
phenomenon
byusing
preflash.
See
page
18
for
details.
Flash
effective
ranges
(Nega-color
film used)
Lens lso 100 240 400
Wide-angle
35mm
tlf l I0.6-4.3m 0.6-6.0m 0.6-8.6m
Telephoto
70mm
(f) 0.6-2.7m 0.6-3.8m 0.6-5.4m
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Iat
lf you shoot without positioning
the autofo-
cus
frame
(t l) onthe
main
subjectofthe
pic-
ture as shown above,only the background
willbe infocus.
When
the
main
subject
is
off
the autofocus frame in the centerof the
viewfinder,
usethe
focus-lock
technique.
(Focus-lockis
the
function
to lockfocus.)
1 Focus
onthesubjectwith
theautofocus
frame
(t I ).
When
you
wish
tofocus
onthe
face,
which
appears
very
smallin
the
viewfinder,focus
onthechestinstead
to fill the
focus
frame
with more
ofthesubject.
2 When the shutter
release
buttonis de-
pressed
halfway
down,the green lampon
the
right-hand
sideofthe
viewfinderlights
up
andtheexposureand
focus
aretempo-
rarilylocked.
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3 While
depressing
the shutter
release
but-
ton halfway,
re-aim
thecamera
or recom-
pose
the
picture,
then
release
the
shutter.
Note:
o Youcan
release
focus-lock
simply
by
lifting
your
finger
off
the
shutter
release
button.
H
a
rd-to-a
utofocus subiects
Like
many other
autofocus
cameras,
thecam-
era's
autofocus
system is highly precise,
but
not perfect.Some subjects may not be fo-
cused as you wish. In such a case,
usethe
focus-lock
technique on a subject nearthe
actual one and equidistant
from the lens.
Subjects
which may fool the system include:
1.Black
objects like hair,which don't reflect
much light (and therefore don't reflect
in-
fraredautofocus
beams).
2.
Wire netting, latticework, iron exercise-
bars,
etc.
3.
Flickering
light
sources
such
as
neon
signs,
fluorescent
lamps,
TV images,
sunlight
coming through trees,
etc.
and subjects
il-
luminated
bythese
lightsources.
4.Glossy and reflective
surfaces
like glass,
mirrors, car
bodies,
etc.
5.Fast-moving
objects,
like
trains
or automo-
biles
in motion.
6.
Water jets, water surface,
smoke, flame,
fireworks, etc.,
which have no distinct or
consistent
form, or a subject
in mist.
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{Be
sureto removethe film from the camerain
8. UNLOADING FILM the shadeor by usingyour body to shade
the camera.l
IffiFAi
t'
1 Rewinding the film
After you have exposedthe lastframe of
the roll, the film rewinds
aulomatically.
Then,
the motorstops,and(0 ) Otints
ds
shownto indicatethatthe
film has
been
re-
wound.
o 24-exposure
rollof
filmtakesabout 20sec-
ondsto berewound.
o Duringrewinding,the exposure
counter
counts
framenumbers
in reverse.
r The entire
roll of film includingthe film
leader
is
always
rewoundintothecartridge
to prevent any parts of the film beingex-
posed
to light.
16
2 Unloading the film
Open
the backcover,and remove thecar-
tridge
fromthechamberbypulling thetop
out
firstwith your finger.
Notes:
o Theshuttermaybe
released
a
frameortwo
even
afterthe specified
number
of frames
have been used up as indicated by the
number
of shotsshown
onthe
filmcanis-
ter.
lf
thisoccurs,those
framesmaynotbe
developed.
o Neveropenthe backcoveruntilthewhole
filmroll
isrewound.
a,
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