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
oF-nt;
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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
OOOO
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FILMLOADING
1 To open the back cover, turn the back
cover release
leveras illustrated.
2 Place
the film cartridge in the film cham-
ber by fitting the flat side onto the top of
the rewind shaft first and then slide the
top end of the film cartridgeinto the cam'
era.
3 Pull the film leader out far enough from
the cartridge to reach the take-up spool.
Align thetip of thefilm with thefilm leader
end mark@ and ensurethe film is placed
properlybetween
the film guides.
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Notes:
. lfthere
isdirtonthefilmdetector
@,filmcan-
notbewound
properly.
. Ensurethe
filmistautasillustratedon
the
illus-
tration.
Takeup anyslack
inthefilm by push-
ingitback
intothecartridge.
O rtat Yes!
X Slack No!
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4 After the back cover is closed, the film
automaticallyadvances
to the first frame.
5 When
"l" appears
intheexposurecounter
on the LCD panel, the film automatically
stops
winding.
6 lf (r) blinkson the LCDpanel,
the film is
not properly loaded.Reloadthe film.
. The
exposurecounter
indicationwillremain
on
evenifthemain switch
is
turnedOFF.
'ss
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Automaticfilm speedsetting
Thiscameraisdesignedto useDX-codedfilms
with ISO ratingfrom25 to 3200.
Whenany of
these
films
areloaded,theproper
film
speedis
automatically
set.
Notes:
. Non-DXcoded films shouldnot be used. lf
Non-DXcodedfilm is used,the filmspeed
is
automatically
settotheISO25.
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UNLOADING
FILM
1 Rewinding
thefilm
After you have exposed the last frame of
the roll, the lens retracts and the film
rewinds automatically,the motor stops,
and (0) blinks as shown to indicate
that
thefilm has beenrewound.
. A 24-exposure
rollof filmtakesabout25 sec-
onds
toberewound.
. During
rewinding,
theexposure
countercounts
frame
numbers
inreverse.
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2 Unloading
film
To unload the fllm, open the back cover,
and removethe cartridgefrom the cham'
ber by pulling the top of the film cartridge
out first with your finger.
. Neveropenthe back
coveruntil
thewhole
film
rollisrewound.
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REWINDINGA FILM
IN
MID.ROLL
lf
you
wish
tounloadafilm beforeexposing
allthe
frames,
push
themid-rollrewind
but-
ton with the protrusionpart of the strap
clamp; the lens retracts and then film
rewinding
starts.
Whenrewindiscomplet-
ed,the
motor
stops,and
(c) blinks,
indicat-
ing that the back cover may be opened
safely.
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HOLDING
THECAMERA
Keep the camera as still as possible,
and gently depress the shutter release
button.
lf too muchforceis applied,
the
camerais likelyto shake,and the pic-
ture will be blurred. When using the
flash with the camera positioned verti-
cally,hold the camera so that the flash
is abovethe lens.
Notes:
. Do not hold the zoom lens becauseit
movesback
and
forthwhile
inoperation.
. Makesurenotto obstruct
the autofocus
window,lens,
lightsensor
windoworthe
built-in
flash with your fingers,
hair or
otherobject.
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OPERATING38-120mm
ZOOMLENS
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
Thestandardformat and panorama
for-
mat allow a shooting range from oo
(infinity)to 0.65m
(2.15
ft). #
Pushingthe
zoom
buttom
onthe
right
(r )moves
the lenstowardsthe 120mmtelephoto
setting.
Pushing
the zoom buttomon the left (ur)
movesthe lensmovestowardsthewide-angle
38mm setting.
When the lens zooms to the
desiredsetting,
release
the zoom bottomand
depressthe shutter
releasebutton
fullyto take
pictures.
. Do notapplyforceto thezoomlensas doing
socausesdamage
tothecamera.
. Theshutter
cannotbe releasedwhilethe lens
t=
t
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COMPOSING
ANDFOCUSING
1 After zooming the lens,compose the
scene,and place
the autofocus frame
on the subject. Release
the shutter.
Focus
aidilluminator
Inlowlight situations
and/orhard-to-auto-
focussubjects,a redlightis automatically
projected
to assistthe autofocussystem
when the shutter release button is
depressed
halfwaydown.
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2 Checkthe lampindicationt *
Whenthe subjectis in focus,the green
lampwilllightup.
*Thegreen
lampblinksifthesubjectis
too closeor ifthe subject is difficult to
autofocus.
. lftheautofocus
windowisdirty,theauto-
focus
maynotfunction
properly.
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HARD.TO.AUTOFOCUS SU
BJECTS
a) Extremely
low-contrast
subjectssuchas
awhite wallorbluesky
intheautofocus
f
rame.
b)Subjects whichdon't
reflectmuchlight
intheautofocusframe.
c) Fastmovingsubjects.
d)Subjectswith horizontallines or com-
plexor detailed
patterns
in the autofo-
cus
frame.
e) Multiple subjectsin foregroundof the
autofocus
frame.
f) Subjects
positioned
against
reflectedor
strongbacklightor
with
extremelybright
background.
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INFINITY.LANDSCAPE
MODE
pF--q
t @ $ort AF
OOO@
Use the Infinity-Landscape
Mode to lock
thefocusatinfinityortotakea picture
ofa
distant
scene
througha window.
Pressthe AF/lnfinity-Landscape
button
repeatedly until (.r.) appears on the
LCD
panel.
. Afterthe picture
is taken,this mode is
canceled.
. The flashwill not discharge
in the auto
exposure
modeeven
in darklightsitua-
tions.
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SPOT
FOCUS
n
? @ q)ou AF
OOOG
Select
theSpot
AFMode
to
focus
ona par-
ticularspot
in
the
frame.
1 Depress the AF/lnfinity-Landscape
button so that the [SPOT
AF]appears
on the LCD
panel.
Focuson the subject
Focus on the subject with the Spot
AF frame [t t] in the center of the
viewfinder.
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