Pentax ESPIO 928 QUARTZ DATE User manual

OPERATING MANUAL
Congratulations on yo ur pu rchas c of th c
PE NT A X ESPIO 928 and wcl comc to thc
world of Pentax zoom com pa ct pho rog rap hy!
Your compact, li
ght wcigh t ca me ra is a great
cornpauion tu prese rve
your favorite mcrnories.
Its
bui lt-in 28-90 mm zoom lens givcs yo u the
fre
ed om to f rame cvcry rh ing from br ca th tak ing
l
and scapcs to fam ily portra its, even d erai led clo-
se-ups.
Th e buil t-in auto nash helps you captu re
s
ubje cts in d im ly-lit pla ces or p ho tograp b
ind oor scenes with clarity and brilli
anc e. Also
inclu ded ar c panorama / standard format mid-
roll switehing ca pa bility and a wi rc lcss rem e re
con tro l lca t urc. Silice
I110St of the op erat ions-
inclu d ing film loa d ing , film s
pc cd setting, wind-
ing/ rewind ing, Iocus and exp osurc
contro l- ar c
automatic,
you can Lakc great pictur cs ef-
fortlessly. T he DA T E modcl rna kes il casv to
re
mc mb er th e dat es whe n you took pictures.
• P lease rcad t his manual carefully
bef ore ope-
rating the ca mera to help you
lake cons i sten ly
su pe rior pictures.
• Pay special attention to th e cau tions and notes
in this
Op cra tin g M a nua l, Pi ctur es and illus-
tration, shown herein may difl cr from the
carnera 's actua l a
pp ea ran cc.
Icon lnd lc ator s used in this rnanual
Operation direction
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Automatic operation
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Attention "
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1
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Lamp lighted ' ..1, '
-,-': ':- ..-
Lamp blinking
.. :..:.
.-:-.
Correct 0
Incorrect X
T he namc s of the c am er a's working part s are
listed on the front and back flaps of th is manual,
K eep th e flap s unfo
lded for quick re fere nce
w hile readi ng th e manu a!.

NAMES OF WORKING PARTS
o Strap lug ( p.S)
e S hutt er rclease burton (p .19)
e Drive butten (p.23)
o Land sc ap c/ Easy Pic. mode
burton ( p .23)
o Le D p anel (p.;>;,)
Ci) Mo ùe butron (p.22)
8 Red-eve red ue tion flash
bu rton (p.22)
Cl) Auto focus wi ndow
Ci) Bu ilt- in flash
G!) Lens
li) Viewfinder wi ndo w
Œ) Self-rimer lu mp (p.n )
Œl Light scnsor w ind ow
œRemote COI1l ro 1 receiver
(p.28)
OUTLINE OF BASIC OPE TIONS
I cnl
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O pen the haek covcr Load the film am i close Th e film will a u to mat i-
Pu sh t he M a in Sw itc h
(sec p age 12). the back cave r
(see
ea lly ad va nee to th e bu
tto n ta switc h on
page 13) . f
ir st fra me (sec pa ge pow er ( sec p age 7) .
13) .
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I ~ I J
1 COd 1
Frame y" ur subjec t and FllCUS 01 1 you r su bjcc t Dc p ress the shu rter re- W h en t h c fi lm is fin -
ope ra tc the w om ing (sec page 18). lease
but ton, In dark ishcd, the camera will
lever III compose th e cond itions, the flash will au toma tically rewind
shot (sec
pa ge 10) .
di schar gc autornatically it (sec page 2U) .
(sec page 19) .

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Names of working pa ns Fl ap s
• Irur odu ctiou .. ... .....•. .... .. ..•...Fr ont Iold out
• Ou tline of basic opcra tions ... ." 'l nsi de co vcr
• Cautions ··· · ···· ····· ········· ···· · ···· ··· ······ ···· ·2
• Practical shoo ring guide ········ ···
···· ···· ·· ····4
PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Strap a tta chrnent ·· ········ ····· · ··· ··6
2. M ain switch ···· ······················· ·········· ··7
3. Ba tlery check 8
4. How 10 hold the camera ···.. ·· .. ··9
5. O p cra ring th e 28-9 0mm zoom lens .... .. .·· 10
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Usable lilm ' 11
2. Film lo adin g ' 12
3. V icwfind er d isplays and shoo ting ra nge s" · 14
4. L arnp indications ········ · · · ·15
5. O rdin ary pho tog rap hy · · · 16
6. Di opt er ad jus trne ru lï
7. Taki ng picturcs 18
8. U nlo adin g the lilm 20
TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS
How to se lec t modes
/ Red-eye r edu ction nash mod e .. ··· ··· ·.. ···22
Dayli ght -syn chro shoo ti ng ·.. · · ·24
T ak ing pic tu rcs al slow sh uttc r specd s 25
Slow-shu tt cr -spccd -syn ch ph orogr aph y ······ ·25
Bulh shooting ··· ··· ···· ·· ···· ··· ·· ···· ·· ·· ··· ··· .. · ·26
B ulb -synch ro shoo ring 26
Self- rimer shooting ··.. ·· ·····.. ·· · ··· 27
Using a wi rcless rumot e contro l ········ ·28
M ult i- cxpo surc shooting ··· ······ ·· ··· ···· ···· ·..·32
Inlinit y-Iandscapc shoo tin g ········.. ·.. ·· .. ·· ·.. ·33
Spot AF sho oting .. ·· ··· ···· ··.. ·· · ·· · 34
Easy pic. shoo ting " 35
Focus-Iock shooting ·.. ···.. ····· ···· ·.. ··36
Ex
posur e comp ensa tion ·.. ·· ·.. ·· ······· ······· .. ·38
Panorami c format pict ure .. · ··.. ·· ·· .. ·· ·39
DAT E MO D EL ·········· · ·42
MAINTENANCE CONSIDERA TIONS
Batie ry ex ha ustion w arn ing ,, 44
Insral ling /R cplacing th e bat rcry ,45
T akin g care of you r ca mera 46
Tro ub le shooting ·.. · 48
Specificat ions ·· ·· .. ·· .. ·· .. ··.. ···.. ·50
W arrant y policy · ·· ·· ··.. ·· · 52
L eD pa nel '55

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CAUTIONS
• T he electric circ uitry insid e th e camcra
conta in s high voltage working pa rts.
N over attcm pt to disussernbl e the ca mera .
• Be carcful not 10 d rop or su bjcct the
ca m era ta srrang vibr ati ons, sho ck o r pres -
sure.
• Do oot app ly force la the zoom lens ; do
not plac e t he cam era with t he lens facin g
dow nward.
• Neve r au em pt Iq, man ually ope n th e lens
covcr : it will aut o ma tically ope n and
close as the ma in switch is lurned on and
on;
• M ake sure not ta ob str uer the autofocus
window, lens, light scnsor wind ow, or the
bu ilt-in flash with your fingers, h air , or
oth er abject.
• Avoid lcav ing the camera for extendcd
pcr iods in places whcre te mp eratur e and
hurn id iry ar c hi gh such as in a ca r.
• D irt , mud , sand, rn oisture , tax ie gas,
wat cr , salt wat er, erc., p enetrat ing the
insid e of th e ca me ra may cause dama ge or
render it inoper abl e. Da mag e of an y kind
will not be r cpair ed unde r rhe ter ms of th e
wa rraru y, T he refore, h andlc th e camer a
w ith gr eat ca rc.
• Nover use solvcnts such as p aint t hinncr,
alcohol or benz ine la c1ean the cam era .
PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY
• Th e rnisusc of a b art ery ean cause hazards
such as leakage , ov erh cat ing, exp losions,
etc , Th e h att ery should be inserted with
the ~ +,. and" - ~ sides fa eing correcrly.
• Nev cr try 10 disassernble, short or re-
c ha rge the batt er y. Also, do not dispose of
the h all cry in a lire, as il may exp Iode.
• B alt ery p erf orm ance m ay be l emporarily
hind ered in low t emp er atur es, but will
recov er in norm al temp eratur es.
• K eep a spa re batt er y On hand for r epla ce-
m ent convcnience wh en shootlng outdoors
or whil e tr avel ing.
• Keep the ba llery OU I of th c reach of ch il-
dr en,
• Wh en the ca me ra is in a bag, ensure the
m ain switch is oIT : othe rwise, b atr ery
pow er may be wast cd if th e shutrer re-
leas e but ton is accid entall y push ed .
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PRACTICAL SHOOTING GUIDE
Focusing -------- --- ---- --- - - --,
Focu sin g on a p articul ar spot of the subject p.34
T
aking a pictur e of dist ant lan dscape sc ene ry . p.33
T
aki ng a pi ctur e of a subiect thr ough a window .. p.33
Flash photcg raphy ----- --- - -------
Tak ing a pi cture in low light sit uat ions .. p
.l6
Minimizing the pic
tur e of red-eve effect . p.22
Taking a pict
ur e of people whose face is cast in s hado w
Tak ing a picture of people
with n ight scenery in backgrou nd ............
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Zooming -------------------1'
Compose the subjec t lal'gel' or srnaller .. p.lO
Taking a pieture of people in various situations ,
p,24
T
akin g a pi ctur e of people whose face is c ast in s hado w
Taking a p ictur e of peo ple with sun set scenery in bac kgro und
p.25
Ta king a pi
ctur e of p eop le with ni ght scenery in backgrou nd p.26
Putt ing yourself into a pi ctur e . p.27
Landscape photography - ---------- - - --
Taking a pict ure of di st ant land s cap e scen er y .. p.33
Tak ing a pi ctur e of dista nt land sc ap e thr ough a wind ow .. p.33
Others 1
Tak ing mor e than 2 pictu res on the sarne (rame p.32
Taking a pic
tur e or zoorning a lens at a distant place from the cam era -« p.28
Irnprinting da te on a pi
ctur e pA2
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6
STRAPATTACHMENT
PREPARATIONS BEFORE
TA KING PHOTOGRAPHS
For optimum performance you should
ramiliarize yourself with certain
rundamentals befor e taking any
photographs.
Remote Control Holdcr (Option)
. ~
"' ~
-..
~
Fit th e st ra p on th e ca
me ra as illustrar ed. \<\'hen
attac hing th e R em ere Co n tr ol H el der ta the
stra p, first
rernove th e W irele s.s R emot e C ont rol
fro m th e R em ot c
Co ntro l H eld er , rhen pass th e
str ap
thro ugh th e Remote Cont rol B old er as
illuvt
rat ed . Use th e rab on th e cl amp (see illus-
tra tion) 10 d epr ess th e ADJ US T burt on and la
open the b
att ery chamber caver.
•
Ta pr ev ent th e camc ra fr om s wayi ng a lot
while walking, a dj ust th e
strap sa th e cam era
rides above
you r waist.
MAINSWITCH
Main Switch
T o swi tch on, pus h th e M ain Swit ch burton .
Th e lens extends sligh tly la th e wid e-an gle 28
mm sett ing and th e
LC D p anel is on. To swi tch
otf,
pu sh th e m ain swi tch b u uon aga in. Wh cn
not in use, cnsure tb at th e ca mera is switc hed
o
iT.
• Use one 3V lithi um ba ttery , t ype CR 123A or
th e eq uiva lent. Do no l re rnove the b
atter y
hefor e il is ex
haus ted, sincc it is used by th e
d
ale fun crion on th e DA TE model 10 keep
cons ta nt track of lim e.
• T he lens cave r autornatica lly
opens an d closes
wh en th e ma in swirch is tu rned on and off.
Ne ver at r crnp t ID oJlen the lens co ver rnanua -
lIy.
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8
HOWTO HOLD THE
CAMERA
BATTERYCHECK
•
-
-
Batt ery check
Af ter you turn the Main Swit ch O N, th e lens
sfightly extends and the lens coyer open s. You
are now
rca dy to shoot. Sce page 44 when the
ba trery exha ustion sym hol ( c>o ) ap pca rs on th e
L
eD pa ne l.
• If the camera is on
and left unu sed for over 3
m
inut es, the Jens au torna tica lly retr acts and
the power swirches off to save h
atterv power.
• If th e Main Swit ch is turn ed on w ith in 60
minut es of auto-power off, the prcvious selting
will a
uto ma tica lly return.
Wh en shooriug, hold th e camera sccu rcly w ith
hoth h and s. Keep th e came ra as srill as possible,
and gently depr ess th e shutter rclcasc bu tt on. (I f
too much force is applied, the ca me ra is likely to
s
ha ke, and th e pi ctur e will be hlurred .) Try to
br ace your clbows aga inst y
our b ody, or support
yourself and the c ame ra against a st able, st ati on-
ary object, such as a wall.
Wh en using the flash wirh the camera posit i oned
v erti cally, hoId the cam era 50 th at the flash is
above the lens.
Caution:
Do not hoId th e zoom lens because il rnoves ba ck
and forth wh ite in ope ra tion.
Note:
• M ake sure not to obstruer th e autofocus
window , lens, light sensor window or the bu i-
Ir-in flash
with your fingcrs, h air or other
ob je ct,
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OPERATING 28-90mm ZOOM LENS USABLEFILM
6,
6,
..
DX FILM Perforations Film cartridge
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
• Aller rcading this in
struction manual you
-should be familiar with the functions available
on the camera, and you're ready to in
sert the
-film.
v No
tes :
• Wh en huying DX -cod ed films , ensure that th e Aut omatic fil m spee d se ttin g
V package be
ar s the "DX " m ark.
Th is came ra is dcsigncd ta use DX c cod cd films
• Non -DX coucd film ca nne t he used. with
ISO rar ings from 25 to 3200. Wh en any of
• Use high-speed film wi th an ISO rat ing of 800 rhese films ar e load ed , the pr op er film s pce dis
or highcr maini)' for shoot ing ind oors in dirn- auto
rnat ica lly set for th e ca me ra.
lv-lit co ndi tions.
• A film with IS 0400 film speed is recornme-
ndcd to l'et less image h lur and to c aver mor e
pho to grap hie si tua tiuns.
Wh en you move th e zoorning lever to th e right
( . ), the lem ruoves towards the 90m m s eu ing
and fr am es the subjec t mo re closc ly, When you
move th e zoom ing lever ta th e left ( ... ) , the
lens moves tow ard s the wide -ang le 2 8mm sel-
ling . When th e lens zooms to th e dcsired setting,
releas e th e zoorning lever and depress the shut -
ter release bu rton fully io t ake pic tur cs, 11

FILM LOADING (Ensure the power is off before insertlng the film.)
Ch
I!
5 Wh en .. 1.. app ears in the exposure countcr
on th e LCD pa nel,
th e film aut ornar ieally
Il
s
top s w indin g. Th e indi ca tion ap pea rs as
shawn above,
If ( 1) does nol appea r on the
LeD p an el, il indi car es th a t the film is nol
prop erl y Ioad cd. If th is oc curs , reload th e
film .
Slid c th e hack cov cr release lever down in th e
If ( E) blink s on th e LCD pa nel, it m éans th e
dire
cti on of th e arrow la ope n th e ba ck ca ver film is nol
prop erly lo ad cd.
as illu
strat ed. •
Th e exposure countcr ind ica tion will rernain
2 Pl ace th e film ca rrridgc in th e film cha mber on even if th e m ain switch is
lurn ed off
by
fitting ils Ilat sid e on top of th e r ewind
• If the ca mera is placcd in a condition where
sha fi firsl and th cn slidc
the top end into th e
camera. sta tie eleetriciry may be dischargcd on or nc
ar
3
Pull th e film le ader am far enough from the
the ca m era , th e L eD lilm courue r ma y cha nge
c
artrid ge ta rea ch th e ta k e-up spool O, Al ign la num ber one, hut you can continue LO use ail
the tip of
the film with th e film le ader end ot
her Iunc tion s of th e ca me ra norm ally.
mark 8 • Enm re th e film is ra ut as illustratcd on th c p
rcv ious page. Tak e up any slac k in the film by p ush ing
it ba ck into the
ca rtri dge.
•
If the end of th e film lead er is ext rcrnely b eru , srraig hren il or eut air t he ben t por ti on ,
x Slack NO! o n« YES!
12 13
Notes:
• Ens ure the film is pla ced p rop erl y be twc cn
th e gu ide rails f) .
• If ther e is di rt on th e film det ect er 0 , film
ca nna t be w ound prop erl y.
4 Afier th e back ca ver is closed, th e film a uto-
rnari c
all y a dv ances ta th e first fr am e.
• Even if no film is lo
ad ed, th e m otor operai es
for a seco nd or IwO aft er th e back ca ve r is
closcd.

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LAMP INDICATIONS
VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS AND SHOOTING RANGES
Ordinary photography
First, switch on power by depressing the Main
Notes :
8 •
If th e sub jec t is too close, th e g ree n lamp
Ordinary photography ( standard Iorrnat )
Swit ch button.
hlinks. Adju st th e ca rnera -to-su bject di st an ce
~
~ oAutofocus frame so th at th e gree n l
amp li ght s continuously,
Focus on tb e su
bjec t with thi s fr am e. then rclcase th e
shuu er ,
e C lose disLan ce c omp en sati on fr ame . •
If th e s ubject is eve n closer, th e gr een l amp
Wh en th e carne ra- to-sub jcc t di stan ce is bet wccn 0.58 may li
ght conrin uously, eve n th ou gh proper
C o]
focu s can na t he oh ta ined.
th is fr
am e.
Pic
tur c area
Wh en ta king a norm al pi ctur e, co mpose the scene
with in this
fram e.
m ( 1.9fL) and 1
III (s. sm, com pose th e sccne wi t hin
Panoramic Iormat pi cture Wh en yo u de press t he s hu u cr relcase hull on
Panoramic rormat pi cture
o Aut of ocus frame
halfway
down , the l amp s 0 an d/ or e l ight up
Focu s on th e su b
ject with thi s f ram e. or blink as shawn ahove.
e Picturc area O Grcen lump : Wh en the su hjeet is in focus, it
Wh en ta king pan or ami c format pi ctur es, co mpo se th e will li ght up to ind ica te that
scene wirhi n th is frame. you c an t ak e th e p ictur e ;
wh en the subject is not in
Au tofocus is referred to as "A F" . focus, il w ill bl ink ,
indic ating
Shooting ranges (efIe ctive camera- to-subj ect dis- t
hal yo u ca nno t Lake the pi c-
tance )
tur c bec au se th e ca mer a-ta -
• Th e ord i nary s ctt ing and pan or amic mod e allow a subjc ct dista
nce is roo close.
shoo ring range from 00 (infmi ty) to 0.58m (i.sn). e Red la
mp Wh en th e fl ash is re ady to d is-
• Su hj ecLs closer than 0.58m ( 1.9ft) ca nne t be fo
cus ed c harg e, it will li ght up. Wh en
pr op erly . t he flash is b
cin g cha rge d, il
will blink. 15