Pentax Zoom 70-R User manual

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OPERATING MANUAL

OUTLINE OF BASIC OPERATIONS
Frame your subject and Focus your subject
operate the zooming lever (see page 12).
to determine the composi¬
tion (see page 6).
The film automatically Set the main switch to ( I )
advances to the first frame, (see page 4).
B
Press the shutter release
button. In dark conditions,
the flash fires automatically.
ED
When the film reaches its
end, the camera automati¬
cally rewinds the film
(see page 16).

Welcome to the world of Pentax zoom compact
photography! Your compact, lightweight camera is a
great companion to preserve your favorite memories.
Its built-in 35 - 70 mm zoom lens gives you the
freedom to frame everything from breathtaking
landscapes 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 functions as a fill-in flash for daylight flash-sync
photography. Since most of the operations - in-
culding 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 take
pictures.
Please read this manual carefully before operating
the camera to learn how to take consistently
flawless pictures.
Icon indicators used in this manual:
Operation direction
Lamp glowing
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Lamp flickering
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Correct
o
Incorrect
X
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.

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NAMES OF WORKING PARTS
O Built-in flash
0 Viewfinder window
© Autofocus window
O Main switch
© Shutter release button
0 Macro button
O Self-timer lamp
© Light-sensor window
© Zoom lens
© Grip
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• Shield the camera from salty air and water at the beach, splashing liquid of any kind,
and rain. If immersed in water, the camera will be rendered inoperable.
• If the camera is exposed to dirt, mud, sand, dust, moisture, toxic gas or salt water, the
camera may be damaged or rendered inoperable.
• Avoid leaving the camera for extended periods where temperature and humidity are
high, such as in a car.
• Never use solvents such as paint thinner, alcohol or benzine to clean the camera.
• Be careful not to drop or otherwise subject the camera to strong vibrations, shock or
pressure.
• Do not apply force to the zoom lens; do not place the camera with the lens facing down.
• The electric circuitry inside the camera contains high voltage working parts. Never
attempt to disassemble the camera.
• Keep the batteries out of the reach of children.
• Do not mix battery brands, types or old battery with new one. Otherwise overheating or
fire might result.
• The misuse of batteries causes hazards such as leakage, heating, explosions, etc.
Batteries should be inserted with the “+” or sides facing correctly.
• To prevent explosion, never try to break up or recharge the batteries, or throw exhausted
ones into fire.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Names of working parts.Flaps
• Introduction.Front foldout
• Outline of basic operations.Inside cover
CAUTIONS.0
PRESHOOTING PREPARATIONS
1. Strap and soft case.(D
2 . Main switch arxJ battery check.®
a How to hold the camera. < §)
4 . Operating 35 — 70 mm zoom lens.®
BASIC OPERATIONS
1. Usable film.0
2. Film loading.0
3. Viewlinder displays and shooting ranges.
4. Green/red lamps.®
5. Ordinary photography.(u)
6. Taking pictures.®
7. Focus-lock shooting.(Q)
8. Unloading film.@
OPERATIONS OF MAJOR FUNCTIONS
Taking macro pictures.(g)
How to select modes.@
o Flash mode/Red-eye reduction flash mode . @
Daylight-synchro shooting.(g)
Taking a picture at slow shutter speed.(g)
Backlight compensation. @
Bulb and Bulb-Synchro.@
Self-timer shooting.@
Consecutive shooting.g)
Multi-exposure.g)
Date model.g
Battery exhaustion warning.g
Replacing batteries.g
LCD Parcel.g
Taking care of your camera.@
Troubleshooting.g
Warranty policy.*.@
Specifications.g

strap
Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated.
On the DATE model, use the clamp's protajsion to press
the SELECT and ADJUST buttons.
Note:
• Adjust the strap so that the camera is positioned
above your waist to minimize camera sway when
you walk.
Soft case (optional)
When putting the camera Into the soft case, be sure to
turn the main switch off (O).

2 .
MAIN SWITCH AND BATTERY CHECK
Main switch
On (I ): The power is on, and the camera is ready for
setting and shooting.
Off (Q): The power is off, and the camera is not in use.
When the camera is left unused for more than 3 minutes
with the main switch on ( | ), the lens automatically
returns to the 35 mm (wide-angle) fX)sition.
Caution:
The lens protector automatically opens when the main
switch is on (I), 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 33 for directions on battery Insertion.

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.

70mm
Step Zoom and Continuous Zoom
When you press the zooming lever llghtty, the lens zooms to and
stops at an adjacent step among 5 successive zoom settings: 35 ,
42, 50, 60 and 70mm. This is the Step Zoom function. When you
press the lever further, the lens zooms quickly and continuously to
any desired zoom setting from 35mm 70mm, until you release
the lever. This is the Continuous Zoom function.
Note;
• To stop at a next step using Step Zoom, return the zooming
lever to the center position, then press it lightly again.

After reading this instruction manual to familiarize yourself
with operations, you're ready to insert the film.
Notes:
• When buying DX film, make sure the package bears the
"DX" mark.
• Non-DX film cannot be used.
• Use high-speed film with an ISO rating of 1000 or 1600
mainly for shooting indoors or in dimly-lit conditions.
Automatfc 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
•The shutter may continue to release for a frame or
two after the number of exposures indicated on the
film canister has been shot, but the last frame may
not be developed.

2. FILM LOADING First, swildi off ixiwer by MllinQ the ^
D Slide the back cover release lever in the direction of
the arrow as illustrated to open the back cover.
B Place the film cartridge in the film chamber, fitting its
flat side on the top of the rewitxl shaft.
B Pull the film leader out far enough from the cartridge
to reach the take-up spool O. Aligh the tip with the
film leader end mark
Notes:
• Make sure the film perforations properly engage the
sprocket teeth ©.
• Make sure the film is properly placed between the
guide rails O.

• Make sure the film is taut as illustrated. Take up any
slack in the film by pusing it back into the cartridge.
• If the end of the film leader is extremely bent,
straighten it or cut off the bent portion.
□ Close the back cover. The film automatically
advances to the first frame.
When "{“ appears in the exposure center on the LCD
panel, the film automatically stops winding. The
indication as shown above appears.
Notes:
• If "I” does not appeeu' 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.
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3. VIEWHNDER DISPLAYS AND SHOOTING RANGES
O 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 frcime.
Part of the lens front appears in 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.

When you press the shutter release button half-way, the
lamps O and/or O as shown above glow or flicker,
O Green lamp: When it glows, you can take a picture,
When it flickers, you cannot.
0 Red lamp: When it glows, flash is ready to fire.
When it flickers, flash is being charged.
Nete:
• If the green lamp flickers, the subject is too close.
Adjust the camera-to-subject distance so that the
green lamp glows, then release the shutter.
When the LCD panel is as shown above, the camera is
in the Auto and Single-Flame Shooting modes. These
modes are used for ordinary picture-taking situations.
The flash fires automatically in dimly lit places.
Note:
•When the power is switched on, the Auto and Single-
Frame modes are automatically engaged.

6. TAKING PICTURES
D
D
After zooming and composing your shot, position the
autofocus frame on the subject.
Press the shutter release button half-way with your
subject in focus, and the green lamp 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.

B ★
B 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 momentEU'ily to indicate that a shot has been
taken.
• When the green lamp flickers, the (©) marco 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 lamp 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.
• Zoom 70-R/R-DATE is equipped with the red-eye
reduction flash mode. See “Red-eye Reduction Flash
Mode” on page 21.
Flash-effective ranges (Nega-color film used)
Lens ISO
I
35mm (4 ♦♦ )
1—3.5 m
1— 5m
1~l0m
1-18m*^
70mm ( 4 >
1-2.5 m
1 — 3.5 m
1—7m
1—12m
Macro ( © )
0.6-1 m
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y
CO d
0.6 -1 m —
★ B ecause of high film speed, overexposure may occur
at close range.
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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 main
subject of your picture is off the autofocus frame in the
center of the viewfinder, use the focus-lock technique.
D When taking a picture of two people, for example,
first position the autofocus frame {^) on one of the
two.
B 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
temporarily locked.

B
@ While continuing to press 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 (Qj), focus
lock cannot be used.
Hard-to^utofocus 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,
fluorescent 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, frame, fireworks,
etc., which have no distinct or consistent form, or a
subject in mist.

8. UNLOADING RLM (Be sure to remove
D
D After you have exposed the last frame of the roll,
film rewinds automatically. Then, the motor stops,
and (00) 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.
Notoe:
• 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.
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