Pentax IQZoom 120 Mi User manual

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Congratulations
on your purchase
of the
PENTAX l0hraor"ti and welcometo the
worldof Pentax
zoom compact
photogra-
phy!Your
compact,lightweight
camerais
a
great
companionto preserve
yourfavorite
memories.
Pleaseread
thismanual
care-
fullybefore
operating
the camera
to take
consistently
superior
pictures
and
pay
spe-
cialattentionto the cautions
and notes
in
thisOperatingManual.
. Pictures
and illustrations
shown herein
may differ from the camera's actual
appearance.
. lllustrationsinthis
operatingmanual
are
theDATA
MODEL.
lconindications
usedin
thismanual
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direction <1r
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NAMESOFWORKINGPARTS
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LCDPANEL
O Vain switch
O Shutter
releasebutton
0 Rfltntinity-Landscapebutton
@ Drivebutton
(p.27)
O Diopteradjustment
lever
(p.11)
@ Red-eye
reductionflashbutton
(p.25)
O trlooebutton
(p.25)
@ LCD
panet
I Datebutton
(p.34)
@ Buitt-in
flash
O Autofocus
window
(D Viewfinder
window
@ Lens
@ Spotbeam
window
(p.18)
(D lignt senser
window
(D Setttimer
lamp
(p.30)
@ Remotecontrol
receiver
(p.31)
@ Straplug
(p.7)
@ Viewfindereyepiece
@ Green
lamp
(l) Redlamp
@ Zoombuttons
(p.17)
@ fitm informationwindow
@ Backcover
@ Panoramaswitch
(p.24)
@ TripoOsocket
(D Mid-rollrewindbutton
(p.15)
@ Backcover
releaselever
@ Battery
chamber
cover
(p.8)
Allindications
willnotactuallyappearsimultaneously
as
shown
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O Datainformation
(p.34)
@ Exposurecounter
(p.13)
O tntinity-Landscape
Mode
(p.20)
@ Spot
AF Mode
(p.21)
O Flash
off(p.28,29)
@ Flashon(p.26,28,29)
O Slow-speed-shutter
(p.28)
@eutu
(p.zg)
(@ Red-eye
Reductionfunction
(p.25)
@ Zoombutton
(p.17,35)
(D Remotecontrolshooting
(p.31)
(D Setttlmer
((p.30)
(E gattery
exhaustion
warning
(p.9)
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TABLE
OFCONTENTS
o
For
safe
use
of
your
camera ......1
--..
. Precautions
for
your
camera .....2
. Precautions
for
battery
usage .....
3
. Names
of
working
parts ...........4
. Table
ofcontents ......
6
ABOUT
THE
CAMERA ;
Strapattachment
..... ...........
7
lnstalling
/ Replacing Battery .....
8 ,
Battery
exhaustion
warning . 9 ,t
Main
switch ........
I
Viewfinder
Display ...10
Lamp
Indications .......
11
Diopter
adjustment
... .......
11
Loading
/ Unloading
thefi|m ......
12 - 14
Rewinding
Film
inmid-roll ........
15
Holding
the
camera ...
16
TAKTNG
PHOTOGRAPHS , t
Operating
the
38-120mm
zoomlens
...17
Composing
andFocusing ........
18
Hard-To-Autofocus
Subjects .....1g
Lnfinity-Landscape
Mode ........20
Spot
Focus
..... ...21
Focus-Lock
Shooting .......22
Panorama
Mode ......24
Flash
photography ...25
. Flash
effectiverange .......26
ShootingModes ......27
Slow
Shutter
SpeedsModes .....28
BulbModes .....29
Self-timer
photography
... ....30
Using
wirelessremote
control
(option)......
'..3
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STRAP
ATTACHMENT
'l
ABOUT
THECAMERA
Fit the strap on the cameraas illustrat-
ed.
. Use the illustrated
partfor pushing
the
mid-roll
rewindbutton. t
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INSTALLING/REPLACING
BAfi ERY
Ensure that the power is OFF before replac-
ing the battery.
1 Open the battery chamber cover as
shown.
2 Insertone lithium battery (type CR-2
or the
equivalent)with the plus/minus(+/-)
sides
matching the indications in the battery
compartment.
3 Close the battery chamber cover. Ensure
thatthe cover is locks with a click.
8
. OntheDATEMODEL,
thetimeis initialized
to
0 00 and(----)
barappears
on the LCDpanel
when the batterychamber
cover is opened.
Correctthetime.
See
page
34.
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BATTERYEXHAUSTION
WARNING MAINSWITCH
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Whenthe batteryis nearlyexhausted,the bat-
terysymbol
(! ) appearson the LCD panel
to
warn
you.
Replace
thebatteryassoonaspossi-
ble.
When
(! )startsblinking,nooperationscan
beperformed.
Battery life (using 24-exposurefilm rolls):
Approx.
10 rolls usingflash 50o/"of the time
(using
theCR-2batteryandunder
Pentax
test-
ing conditions). Actual
batterylife/performance
may vary drasticallydepending
on usage of
Power Zoom, Flash and externalconditions
suchas temperature andfreshness
of the bat-
tery.
Toswitch ON,set the mainswitch to the ON
position.
When the power turns ON, the lens slightly
extends
andthelens
coveropens.
Thecamera
is nowready to shoot.
..lfthecameraisON andleftunusedforover
3
minutes,the lens automatically retracts
and
thepower is
switchedOFFtosavethebattery.
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>ON/OFF
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VIEWFINDERDISPLAYS
@ SpotAF Frame
Select
theSpot AF frameto focus
on a par-
ticularspot
in
the
frame.
@ and@ Multi-focusFrame
Fornormal
photography,
compose
thescene
withinthis
frame.Whenthelensissetatthe
38mm
setting,composethescene
within
the
AF frame@. When the lens is set at the
120mmsetting,compose
the scenewithin
the
AFframe
@.
. For other lengths,
the rangewidensas the
focallengthincreasesfrom
38mm
to 120mm.
10
Closedistancecompensation
frame.
When the camera-to-subject-distanceis closer
than
2m,
composethescene
withinthisframe.
. When the camerato-subjectdistanceis less
than 1.5m,the panoramaphotography is not
recommended
dueto a substantial difierence
between
what
youseethroughthe viewfinder
versesthe
pictureyou
willobtaintheactual
pic-
turetakingarea.
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LAMP
INDICATIONS
When you depressthe shutterrelease
button
halfway
down,thelamp
(AF)
and/or
(r )lights
up
orblinks
asshown
above.
Greenlamp(FocusstatusAF) :
When
the subject
is in focus,
it willlight
up to
indicate
that
you
cantake
thepicture.
When
the
subject
is
notin
focus,itwill
blink,
indicating
that
you
cannottakethepicture.
Red
lamp(Flash
status r) :
When
theflash
isready
todischarge,itwill
light
up.When
theflashis
being
charged,itwill
blink.
DIOPTER
ADJUSTMENT
Aim the camera toward a bright subject.
While looking through the viewfinder,
rotate
the diopter adjustment lever to the right or
left until the AF frame appears in the
sharpest
focus.
,@$ruAF
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