Pentax IQZoom 70-XL Date User manual

OPERATING
MANUAL
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Congratulations
on your purchase
of Pentax
lO Zoom TOXL
and welcometo the world of
Pentax zoom compact photographyl Your
compact. light weight camera is a great
companion to preserve your f
avorite
memories.
lts built-in
35-7omm zoom lens
gives you the freedom to frame everything
from breathtaking landscapes to family
portraits, even detailed close-ups. The
built-in aulo flash helps you to capture
subjects
in dimly-lit
places
or to photograph
indoor sceneswith clarity and brilliance.
lt
f
unctions as a fill-in f
lash for dayf
ight
flash-sync
photography.
Since most of the
operations - including film loading, film
speed
setiing,
winding/rewinding,
focus and
exposurecontrol - are automatic, you can
take great pictures with little effort. The
DATEmodel
makes
it easy to remember
the
dateswhen you took pictures.
o Pleaseread this manual carefully before
operating
the camera to take consistently
superior
pictures.
. Pay special
attention to the cautions and
notes in this Operating
Manual.Pictures
and illustrations
shown herein may differ
from thecamera's
actualappearance.
lcon indicators used in this manual
Thenames of thecamera'sworking parts
are
listed
on thefront andback
flaps
of this man-
ual. Keepthe flaps unlolded for quick refer-
ence
while reading the manual.
Operation direction -
Automatic operation f rrrrf
Attention ,
Lamp lighting
Lampblinking
Gorrect ()
Incorrect X
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NAMES
OFWORKINGPARTS
O Zooming lever
O Shutter
release
button
@ Drivebutton
O Infinity-landscape
button
€) Autofocus window
@ LCD
panel
O Mode button
G)Red-eye reduction flash
button
€) Built-inflash
(E Viewfinderwindow
(D Light
sensorwindow
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OUTLINE
OF
BASICOPERATIONS
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Open the back cover
(see
page
8). Load the film and
close the back cover
(see
page
9).
Thefifm wifl atrtomati-
cally advance to the
first frame (see page
9.t
Depress
the shutterre-
lease button. In dark
conditions, the flash
will discharge auto-
matically (see page
r3).
Push the main switch
to switch on power
(see
page
41.
When the
film reaches
its end, the camera
will automatically re-
wind it (see
page 16).
Focusonyoursubiect
(see
page
121. ffir
Frame your subiect
and operatethe zoom-
ing lever to compose
theshot(see
page
6).
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CAUTIONS
o The electriccircuitry inside the camera
contains high voltage working parts.
Neverattemptto disassemblethecamera.
o be carefulnot to drop or subfectthe cam-
erato strongvibrations,shockor pressure.
r Donotapply
force
tothezoom
lens;do not
place
the camerawith the lens facing
down.
. Neverattempt to manually open the lens
cover:
it will automatically
openandclose
as
themainswitchisturnedon andoff.
r Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus
window, lens,
lightsensor window, or the
built-in
flashwithyour fingersor hair.
o Avoidleaving
thecamerafor extended
pe-
riods of time where temperatureand hu-
midity
are
high
suchas
in acar.
r Dirt,
mud,sand,
moisture,
toxic
gas,
water,
salt water, etc.,penetrating the inside of
thecameramaycausedamageor render
it
inoperable.
Therefore,handleit with great
care.
o Never ugs solvents such as paint thinner,
alcoholor benzineto cleanthecamera.
PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY
o The misuseof batterycan cause
hazards
such as leakage,overheating,explosions,
etc.Baneryshouldbeinserted with the"+"
and'-" sidesfacingcorrectly.
o Nevertry to disassemble,
short or re-
chargethebattery.Also,do not dispose of
the batteryin a fire, as the battery
may
explode.
o Battery
performance
may be hindered
temporarily
in low temperatures. butitwill
recover
innormaltemperatures.
r Keepa sparebatteryon hand for conve-
niencewhen shootingoutdoorsor while
traveling.
o Keepthebatteryout of reach
of children.
r When the camerais in a bag, make sure
the main switch is off: otherwise,
battery
power
maybewasted
if
the
shutterrelease
buttonispushed
accidentally.
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
. Names
of working parts
.....................
Flaps
o lntroduction............. Frontfoldout
o Outline
of basic
operations
....lnside
cover
o Cautions ................1
PREPARATIONS
BEFORE
TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
1.
Strap
attachment ....................3
2.
Main switch
and battery
check
.................4
3.How to hold the camera .........s
4.
Operating
35-70mm zoom lens ..............6
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
1.
Usablefilm ........... ...................7
2.
Film
loading .........9
3,Viewfinder displays and shooting
ranges .................
l0
4.
Green/red
lamps ...................
11
5.
Ordinary
photography.............................
II
6.Taking
pictures ......................12
7.Focus-lock
shooting ..............14
8.
Unloading
film ......................19
2
TAKING
BETTER
PHOTOGRAPHS
How to select
modes
/Red-eye
reduction
flash
mode...............
lg
Dayfight-synchro
shooting ......19
Taking
pictures
atslow shufter
speed
.......20
Slow-shutter-speed
synchro
shooting
.......20
Backlight
compensation
....,.........................
2
1
Bulb
shootin9............. ...............22
Bulb-synchro
shooting .............22
Self-timer
shooting ...................23
Dual-frame
self
timer shooting ..................23
Auto tele-wide
self-timer
..............
..............24
Consecutive
shooting ...............25
Multi-exposure
shootinS
.............................
26
Interval
shooting .......................27
Infinity-landscape
shooting .....2g
Date
mode|................. ...............30
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PREPARATIONS
BEFORE
TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
You rhould be aware of certain funda.
mentals
to makeit easier
to usethis
camolainthe bestway.
1.
STRAP
ATTACHMENT
Fitthe strap on the camera as illustrated.use the
clamp's protrusion
to depress
the ADJUST but-
ton on the date model.
o To prevent the camera from swaying exces-
sively while walking, adjust the strap so the
camerarides
above
your waist.
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2.MAINSWITCHANDBATTERY
CHECK
Main switch
Toswitchon,
pushthamain switch button,
The
lens
extends
slightlyto thewide-angfe
35mm
setting
andLCD
panel
is
on.
Toswitch off,
push
the main switch Sutton
again.Make sure
the
camera isswitched off when not in use.
o Useone 3Vlithium battery,
type DL123A
or
CR123A.
Donot remove the batterybeforeit
is
exhausted,
since
itis also
used
bVthedate
function
ontheDATEmodeltokeep
constant
track
of
time.
o The lens cover automatically opens a,rd
closes
when themain switch i3
on andoff.
Neverattempt to openthe lens
cover manu-
4 afly.
Batterycheck
After you turn the main switch ON, the lens
slightly extends and the lens cover opens.
Then, you are ready to shoot. (Seepage 32
when the patlery exhaustion
symbol (0-)
ap-
pears
on the LCD
panel.)
l lf the camera is on and left unused for over
3 minutes, the lens automatically retracts
and the power switches off to save battery
power.
lf themain
switchisturnedon within
30
minutes
of auto-power
off, the previous
setting
willreturn.
o Refer.to
page
33 for directions
on battery
insertion.
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3.HOWTOHOLD
THE
CAMERA
When shooting, hold the camera securely
with both hands.
Keep
the camera as still as
possible, and gently depress the shutter re-
leasebutton.
(lf
too much forceis
applied,the
camerais likely
to shake,and the picture
will
be blurred.)
Try to braceyour elbows against
your body, or support yourself and the cam-
eraagainst
astable,
stationary object,such as
awall.
When using the flash with the camera posi-
tioned vertically, hold the camera so that the
flash is above the lens.
Caution:
Do not hold the zoom lensbecause
it moves
backand forth when zooming.
Note:
o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus
window, lens,light sensor
window or the
built-inflashwith your fingers
or hair.
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4.OPERATING
35-70mm ZOOM
LENS
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AWhen you move the zooming lever
to the right (
| ),
the lens moves towards the 70mm telephoto setting
and frames the subject more closely.
When you
move the zooming fever
to the left (
lll), the lens
moves towards the wider-angle 35mm setting.When
the lens zooms to the desired setting, releasethe
zooming leverand depress
theshutter release
button
fully to take pictures.
Note:
o The shutter cannot be released
when zooming.
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