Pentax IQZoom 700 User manual

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Welcome to the world of Pentax zoom compact photo¬
graphy! Your compact, lightweight camera is a great com¬
panion to preserve your favorite memories.
Its built-in 35 — 70 mm zoom lens gives you the
freedom to frame everything from breathtaking land¬
scapes to family portraits, even detailed close-ups. Built-in
auto flash helps you capture a subject in a dimly-lit night
or an indoor scene with clarity and brilliance, and func¬
tions as a fill-in flash for daylight flash-sync photography.
Since most of the operations — including film loading, film
speed setting, winding'rewinding, focus and exposure
control — are automatic, you can take great pictures with
little effort. The DATE model makes it easy to remember
when you lake pictures.
Please read this manual carefully before operating the
camera to learn how to take consistently flawless pictures.
Names of the camera’s working parts are listed on the
front and back flaps of this manual. Keep the flaps
unfolded for quick reference while you read.

O Built-in flash
O Viewfinder window
O Autofocus window
O Main switch
O Shutter release button
O Macro button
O Self-timer lamp
O Battery chamber cover fixing screw
O Light-sensor window
© Zoom lens
© Grip
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Frame your subject and Focus your subject
operate the zooming lever to (see page 12}.
determine the composition
(see page 5).
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Press the shutter release When the film reaches its
button. In dark conditions, end, the camera automati-
the flash fires automatically. cally rewinds the film
(see page 16).

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Names of working parts.Flaps
• Outline of basic operations.Inside cover
PRESHOOTING PREPARATIONS
1. Strap and soft case .®
2. Main switch and battery check .®
3. How to hold the camera .®
4. Operating 35 — 70 mm zoom lens .®
BASIC OPERATIONS
1. Usable film .®
2. Film loading .®
3. Viewfinder displays and shooting ranges .®
4. Green/red lamps .®
5. Ordinary photography .®
6. Taking pictures .®
7. Focus-lock shooting .@
8. Unloading film .®
OPERATIONS OF MAJOR FUNCTIONS
Taking macro pictures .®
How to select modes .@
Flash-On (forced emission) .@
Flash-Off (flash override) . ®
Exposure Compensation .®
Bulb and Bulb-Synchro .@
Consecutive Shooting .®
Self-Timer .@
Dual-Frame Self-Timer .®
Multi-Exposure .@
Combination chart of exposure and shooting systems . @
• DATE model . ®
• Battery exhaustion warning .®
• Replacing batteries .@
• Taking care of your camera. ®
• Troubleshooting .@
• Warranty policy .®
• Specifications .®

Soft case (optional)
When putting the camera into
the soft case, be sure to turn
the main switch off ( O)
Strap
Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated.
Use the clamp’s protrusion O as a screwdriver to open
the battery chamber cover.
On the DATE model, use protrusion O to press the
SELECT and ADJUST buttons.

2. MAIN SWITCH AND BATTERY CHECK
Main switch
On ( I ): The power is on, and the camera is ready for
setting and shooting.
Off ( O ) : The power is off, and the camera is not in use.
Caution:
The lens protector automatically opens when the main
switch Is on ( | ), and closes when the main switch is off
( O ) ■ Never attempt to open the lens protector by hand.
Battery check
After you turn the main switch on ( | ). the lens slightly
extends and the lens protector opens. Then you can
shoot.
Notes:
• If you have a DATE model, do not remove the batteries
until they are exhausted, since they are used to keep
constant track of time for the date function.
• Refer to page 34 for directions on battery insertion.

3. HOW TO HOLD THE CAMERA
When shooting, hold the camera securely with both
hands. Keep the camera as still as possible, and gently
press the shutter release button. (If pressed forcefully, the
camera is likely to shake, and the picture will be blurred.)
Try to brace your elbows against your body, or support
yourself and the camera against a stable, stationary
object, such as a wall.
When using flash with the camera vertically positioned,
hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens.
Caution:
Do not hold the zoom lens because it moves back and
forth when zooming.
Note:
• Do not place your fingers or hair on the lens, autofocus
window, sensor window, flash, etc.

When you press the zooming lever to the right ( ♦ ), the lens frames the
subject more tightly, moving towards the 70 mm telephoto setting. When
you press the zooming lever to the left ( 444 )• moves towards
the wider-angle 35 mm setting.
Frame your subject. Release the zooming lever when you attain the
desired composition. Then, press the shutter release button.
Notes:
• As you press the zooming lever, the lens focal length is displayed on
the LCD panel. (The shutter is not released when zooming.)
• The zoom lens has two operational speeds. It moves slowly when the
zooming lever is pressed lightly, and moves quickly when the lever is
pressed further.
• When the camera is left for more than 3 minutes with the main switch
on( I }, the lens automatically returns to the 35 mm (wide-angle)
position.

After reading this instruction manual to familiarize yourself
with operations, you're ready lo insert the film.
1. USABLE FILM
Film’Speed (ISO rating)
Automatic film speed setting
This camera is designed to use DX-coded films with ISO
ratings from 50 to 1600. When such film is loaded, its film
speed is automatically set in the camera.
Notes:
• When buying DX film, make sure the package bears the
”DX' mark.
• If non-DX film is loaded, the film speed will be automati¬
cally set to ISO 100, regardless of the film’s actual
speed.
• Use high-speed film with an ISO rating of 1000 or 1600
mainly for shooting indoors or in dimly-lit conditions.

D Pull the film leader out far enough from the cartridge to
reach the take-up spool O- Align the tip with the film
leader end mark O.
Notes:
• Make sure the film perforations properly engage the
sprocket teeth O
• Make sure the film is properly placed between the guide
rails O.
• Make sure the film is taut as illustrated. Take up any
stack in the film by pushing it back into the cartridge.
• If the end of the film leader is extremely bent, straighten
it or cut off the bent portion.
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D Close the back cover. The film automatically advances
to the first frame. (Even if no film is loaded, the motor
operates for a second or two after the back cover is
closed.)
Q When "1 ” appears in the exposure counter on the LCD
panel, the film automatically stops winding. The indica¬
tion as shown above appears.
Notes:
• If "1 ” does not appear on the LCD panel, the film is not
properly loaded. Reload the film.
• After the shutter is released for each exposure, the film
automatically advances to the next frame, unless the
camera Is in Multi-Exposure mode.
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0 Autofocus frame
Position this frame at the subject of focus.
0 Picture-area frame
This is the ordinary picture area. Compose the picture
within this frame.
0 Parallax-correction frame
When taking a macro picture in which the subject is
about 0.6 meters (2 ft) away, or an ordinary shot in
which the subject is about one meter (3,3 ft) away,
compose the picture within this frame.
Part of the lens front appears m the viewfinder when the
lens is in its wide-angle position, but this won t appear on
the film when the picture is taken
Shooting ranges
(effective camera-to-subject distance)
• The ordinary setting allows a shooting range from ^
(infinity) to one meter (3.3 ft).
• The macro setting allows a shooting range from one
meter (3.3 ft) to 0.6 meters (2 ft). No subject closer than
0.6 meters can be clearly photographed

4. GREEN/RED LAMPS
When you press the shutter release button half-way, the
lamps O and/or 0 as shown above glow or flicker.
O Green lamp: When it glows you can take a picture.
When it flickers, you cannot.
O Red lamp: When it glows, flash is ready to fire. When it
flickers, flash is being charged.
Note:
• If the green lamp flickers in the ordinary or macro set¬
tings, the subject is either too close or too far. Adjust the
camera-to-subject distance so that the green lamp
glows, then release the shutter.
5. ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY
When the LCD panel is as shown above, the camera is in
the Auto and Single-Frame Shooting modes. These
modes are used for ordinary picture-taking situations. 11
the LCD panel displays indications other than those
above, press the mode/drive clear ( C ) button to reset the
LCD panel to appear as above.

6. TAKING PICTURES
H After zooming and composing your shot, position the
autofocus frame ( □ ) on the subject.
D Press the shutter release button hatf-way with your
subject in focus, and the green tamp glows.
If the subject is closer than one meter (3.3 ft), the green
lamp flickers and the shutter cannot be released. In
this case, lengthen the camera-to-subject distance.
Note:
• If you wish to shift subject focus, release your finger
from the shutter release button and press the shutter
release button half-way again.

Q Press the shutter release button all the way down, and
the shutter is released.
Then, the film automatically advances to the next
frame.
Notes:
• When the shutter is released, the self-timer lamp glows
momentarily to indicate that a shot has been taken.
• When the green lamp flickers, the (mark on
the LCD panel also flickers to recommend use of macro
mode.
• The shutter cannot be released while the lens is
zooming.
* When taking pictures in the dark, the flash auto¬
matically fires.
When the shutter release button is lightly pressed in
dark lighting, the red tamp glows, indicating that flash is
ready to fire. A flickering red lamp means the flash is
being charged.
Therefore, make sure the red lamp glows before
shooting.
Flash-effective ranges (Nega-color film used)
Lens ISO
50
100
400
1600
35mm(444l
1 ~ 3.5 m
1 ~ 5 m
1 ~ 10 m
1 ~18m*
70mm ( 4 1
1 — 2.5 m
1 ~ 3.5 m
I 1 ~ 7 m
1 ~12m
Macro ( © )
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CD <5
0.6 ~ 1 m |o.6~ 1 m
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★ Because of high film speed, overexposure may occur at
close range.
Red eye
Shooting portraits with the flash may result in "red-eye, the
red spots in your subject’s eye. Refer to page 39 for the
details.

7. FOCUS-LOCK SHOOTING
If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame (2)
on the main subject of the picture as shown above, only
the background will be in focus. When the mam subject of
your picture is off the autofocus frame in the center of the
viewfinder, use the focus-lock technique.
H When taking a picture of two people, for example, first
position the autofocus frame (CD} on one of the two.
D As you press the shutter release button half-way, the
green lamp on the lefthand side of the viewfinder eye¬
piece glows, and focus and exposure are temp)orarily
locked.

B While pressing the shutter release button half-way, re¬
aim the camera or recompose the picture, then release
the shutter.
Notes:
• You can cancel focus lock simply by taking your finger
off the shutter release button.
• When in the Consecutive Shooting mode {^}, focus
lock cannot be used.
Hard-to-autofocus subjects
Like many other autofocus cameras, this camera’s
autofocus system is highly precise, but is not almighty,
so it may not focus as you wish on certain subjects. In
such cases, use the focus-lock technique on a subject
which is both near the actual one and equidistant from
the lens.
Subjects which are hard to autofocus include:
1. Black objects like hair, which don’t reflect much
light (and therefore don't reflect infrared autofocus
beams}.
2. Wire netting, latticework, iron exercise-bars, etc.
3. Flickering light sources such as neon signs, fluo¬
rescent lamps, TV images, sunlight coming through
trees, etc., and subjects illuminated by these light
sources.
4. Glossy and reflective surfaces like glass, mirrors,
car bodies, etc.
5. Fast-moving objects, like trains in motion.
6. Water Jets, water surface, smoke, flame, fireworks,
etc., which are formless.

8. UNLOADING FILM (Be
sure to remove the film from the camera in the shade.)
B After you have exposed the last frame of the roll, film
rewinds automatically. Then, the motor stops, and
( uO ) flickers as shown to indicate end of rewind.
B Open the back cover, and remove the cartridge from
the chamber by pulling on its top with your fingertip as
shown.
Notes:
• During rewinding, the exposure counter counts frame
numbers in reverse.
• A 24-exposure film roll takes about 20 seconds to be
rewound.
• The entire roll of film including the film leader is always
rewound into the cartridge to avoid leakage of light onto
any part of the film.