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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Lamp lighted ' ..1, '
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Lamp blinking
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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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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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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)
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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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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!
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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

DIOPTER AD.JUSTMENT
ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY
[Ch L-. 1
Wh en th e power is switchcd on hy d epre ssing
the
mai n switc h b uu on, the camera autorn ati-
ea lly selec ts the Aut o and Single-F r am e Shoot-
ing modes and the cx
posur c counrcr indicat ion
remains on as shawn ahove. T hese modes ar e
uscd for taking
orùin ary pi ctur œ•. Th e bu ilt- in
flash will discha rge a
uto ma tieally whe n th e sub-
je ct is poorly iIluminateù or in a backl igh t situ -
ation.
•
Wh en the L eD panel display is differ ent from
the one shown a hove (which ind ica tes th ar
ether m
od es are set) , swircbing power O FF
and then ON re
stor es the Aut o and Single-
Fr am e Sbooting modes.
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ON
•
Wh en the built-in flash auto rna rica lly dis- Aim the camera tow ard a bri
ght suhj ect, Wh ilc
cha rges, th e ca mera uses a
shutr er speed in looking through the viewfi
nder , adj ust the diop-
the r
ang e f rom a ~ p ro x . 1/ 301h (28mm) 10 1/ te r by
turni ng the diopr cr aùjustment d ial unril
451h sec. (90
mm) when IS01 00 IiIm is used, th e AF fram e ap pea rs clea rcst.
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11 TAKING PICTURES
Shooting distance: O.58m (1.9 rt) .cx '(i nfinity)
1
Composing the scene
After zoo ming the lens and cornposing YO Uf
scenc, fo cu s on the subject with the autofo cus
f
rame in the center of th e viewfinde r.
•
Th is camera uses rnulri-b earn AF ta focus th e
lens on the
subj cct . E ven if th e sub jcct is
slig htly olT th c AF fra me , th e
subj ect will
cas ily be
bro u ght inta foeus.
• T a Iocus on a p
art i cul ar spot in the AF fr am e,
sele ct th e
AF spot mod e. (See page 34.)
ilili •
Wh en th e po we r is turncd on, the multib ea rn
AF mod e is a utorna ti cally sel.
2 Checking the lamp indication
DClJreSS th e sh uu er rclcase hut ten halfw ay
do wn . Wh en th e s
ubj cct is in focu s, th e green
l
arnp will li ght up. If th e subje c t is clo ser than
0.58 rneter ( 1.9 ft) , th e gree n l amp will blink lU
warn you . In th is case, extend th e ca mer a-to-
su b jc ct distan ce until the green larnp is lit con-
tinuou sly.
•
Wh en the red la mp lights up , it indi cat es chat
the built-in flash will di s ch arge. En sur e th ar
yo u ar e wit hin th c Ilash e ffec
tive range b ef ore
shooting.
(Se c page 19.)
3 Shooting
D epres s th e shu rtc r relcasc buu on fully, and th e
shutt cr will be reJ eas ed. Th en, the film auto rnat-
i
call y ad van ces ta th e ncxt fra me .
Notes :
• Wh en t.he shut tcr is relcased, the self-r ime r
lamp mum en taril y li ght s up ta indi ca te th al a
pictur e has bccn taken.
• If
you wish to focus on another su bjcc r, lif t
your linger from the sh u tte r rel ease hutt on
and d
epre ss th e shutt er re1case burt on haIf-
way dow n aga in.
•
Th e shut ter can not be rele ased whi 1c th e lens
is
zooming .
Automatic Fla sh Emission
Wh cn t akin g pict u rcs in low ligh t or in a ba ck-
li
ght situ ation, rh c flash will au tomatieally dis-
cha rge.
Wh en th e sh utte r relcasc bu tton is de-
pre sscd h alfw ay down in low light, the red la ml'
will li ght up , ind iea ting th e flash is r eady t.o
disch
ar ge. If the red lamp hlinks, this indi ca tes
thai th e bu ilt -in llash is b eing cha rged and the
shutt er cal mol be released . T herefore, c nsure
that th e red lamp is lit eo ntinuous ly befo re
iak ing pi ct ur es.
Red-oye
Shooting p ortr aits wit h the flash ma y resu lt in
"red-eve", th e red dot in
you r subje cr's eye. T his
came ra in
clud es a red -eye re du ct ion flash fune-
tion, whi eh reduces the red-oye phenomenon by
using
pre -flash. See page 22 an d 47 for detai ls.
Flash effective ranges (Nega-color film
used)
lens ISO 100 20U 400
2
8mm (U .) O.58- 5.0m O.58- 7.0m O.68 -9 .9m
90mm (4 ) 0.58- 2Am O.58- 3.3m 0.58-
4.7m
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(Removethe film from the camera in the shade or use your body to
UNLOADING FILM shade the camera .)
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1 Rew ind ing the film 2 Unlo ading the fil m
Aft er you ha ve expo sed the last f ram e orth e roll , Ta un lo ad th e film, o pe n th e bac k caver, and
1 the lens r
etr acts and th e film re win ds au to ma ti- rcm ove th e c
ar tri dge fro m th e cham her by pu ll-
ca lly. T he n, the motor stops, a nd ( 0) hl inks as ing the top o ut first with yom fingcr,
s
ha wn ta i ndica te th at th e film has hecn r e-
wound.
Note s :
• T he shu tter may be released a frame or two
• A 24-ex
po sure roll of film takes about 20 even a û er
th e spe cificd number of f ram es have
second s ta he rewo und . be cn uscd up as ind ica red hy the nu rnb cr of
111 1111
• D
ur ing rew in din g, the cxposure c ount er shots
shawn 0 11 th e film canistc r, If this occ urs ,
counts f
ram e nu rnbcrs in rever se. these extr a frames
may he lost in th e proce ss-
•
The ent ire ro ll of film in cluding the film ing.
lead
er is always r ewound into the carr ridg e ta • Nevcr open the ba ck cov cr unt il the whole
prevent an y pa rt of th e film being e xpose d LO film roll is rcwound.
light.
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Rewind ing a film in mid -roll
If you wish ta unload a film be fore exposing a Il 2
Whi le deprcssing the d rive mod e bur ton , de-
press the shutrer releas e bu
tton . Film re win d-
the fr
am es.
helow, follow the
pro ced ur es des cr ihcd ing st
arts . W hcn a ro ll of film is rc wou nd ta its
end, th e mo to r sto ps an d (
0) blinks, ind ica t-
ing thar the hack cover may be ope ned safely.
Tur n th e main switch O N and h old d own the
drive
bu rton for more th an 3 seconds. ( ~ )
app ear s and ( ) st art s b link ing on th e
Le D panel, ind ica ting t ha r the m id-roll film
rewindi ng mod e has been set.
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(HOW TO SELECT MODESIRED-EYE
TA KING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS REI)UCTION FLASH MODE)
To set various exposure modes, deprcss the Mode Butto n O. To
set various shooting modes, depress the Drive Button e.
Auto Daylight- Slow-Shuuer
••
Slow-spccd- Bulb Bulb-sync 1
Syne speed syne
(l'lash-OFF) photography
l QIT]- 1 ~ r CIJ -1 ~ r [il
~
LD -- 0 - B- Œ]-1
1
Si ng le -l' rame Self-Timer Remere control Mul ti-Exposure
shooting shooting shooting Shooting
• In any cxpos ure and /o r s hoot ing mode, ir the burto n 0 and e ar c d cpr cssed a ûer the shutt er is
L I . T 0.l.et va riou s req uired modes, depr ess the b urton 0 ,e and / released, the A
uto and Single -Fr ame modes will r etu rn resp e ctiv ely.
or U . • H
oldin g down the Driv e Butt on e for m ore than thr ee seconds sets th e m id- roll rewinding mod e
• For normal use, set the Au to and Single -Fr am e modes as shawn (See
pa ge 21.) .
on the lcfi. Wh en the power is switched on, the Auto and •
Hold ing down th e R ed- eve red u ction Oash burto ne for mor e th an two s econds sets the Exp osur e
Single-Frame Shooting modes are au toma tically sel. compe
nsati on mode (See pa ge 38) .
To set various focusing modes. depress the Landseape/Eas y Pic. Mode Button e.
Red-Eye Reduction Flash Function
To r educ e the red -eve ph eno rnenon in th e pi ctu rc, dep ress the red- eve r edu ction Oash burton ( <1»
With tbi s m ode , the flash disch arges two consecutive times, reducing the ap pea rance or the red- eve
effecr, T o can cel the mo de, depr ess th e red-eve r edu cti on butt en again,
~
L D- 0 - B- 0 J
1
Autofocus lnfinlty- Spot A I'" Easy Pic. shooting
shooling landscape shooung
shooti ng 23
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I II ~

DAYLIGHT-SYNCHRO SHOOTING
Depress th e Mode
Butt on unt il the
( ~ ) sym hol ap p-
ears on the L CD
pa nel. T he flash
a ~ ~
will d isch ar ge in
= both d
ark and
bri ght conditions. Wh cn a p ortr ait is t aken w ith
the subject in a backli ght sit uat ion, th e fron t of
the subjeet ma y be cast in sha do w. In sue h a
case , use th e Dayli ght-Syn ch ro Sh o otin g mo de
( Flash-O N mod e) within the flash-effective
range to take pict ur es. This will e nsure th at a
picture is weil ex pose d with out an y sha dow,
When you wish to disc ha rge the flash , use this
mode. In thi s mod e, th e flash will always dis-
cha rge.
Notes :
• Ensur e th at the red larn p on the lef t-h and side
of th e vicwfinder is lit wh cn th e sh uu er re-
l ease burton is d epre ssed halfw ay d own before
s hoo ting. A red la mp b linking indi cat es th at
the flash is being eharged.
• Ensur e y ou'r e wit hin th e flash effec tive range
even wh en you use th e bu ilt-in flash as a lill-in
flash in davli ghr , (S ee pag e 19 ).
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Wi thout Daylight-Sync
TAKING PICTURES AT A SLOW SHUTTER SPEED
~
i~
n[[ t= 1:J J
Slow-Speed-
Synchro Shoot-
ing' (Flash-ON)
D cpr ess th e
M od e B utt on to
set th e Slo w-
Spc ed- Synchro
mod e until the ( ~ !,J) sym bol app cars on th e
LCD panel. IL is possible to ph otog raph sub jec ts
and bac kground in a ba lan ced way (as shown in
the pho to) by using tbe buili-in flash 10 prop erly
expose th e foreground s ubje ci and a Slow-
Shuuer-S pccd l O expose the luw light back-
gro und.
~ [ t t=I: J 1
Note:
• Wh en shoo ting in low li ght, the shut tcr spec d
gets slower, and cam era s ha ke is likcly to hlur
you r picru re. Use of a tr ipod is recomrn errded .
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Il 1 BULB, BULB·SYNCHRO SHOOTING SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
o
Sclf·Timer
1
Bulb mode(ci)8)
D Use the S
elf .
1 Dcp ress
the
IJ
Timer if you
Mode Burt on • wish ta get in th e
unt il ( ci) 8 ) • . J. piet ure. Use of a
syrn bol app cars ." ""..
Il i
tripod is recorn -
on the L
CD
mend ed. De pr ess
panel. T he sh uttcr romains op en up to 10 min-
the Dri ve Burton until the ( <::» sy mbo l ap pea rs
ut es as long as the shutrer release burton is he ld on th e L
CD panel.
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1
duwn . Thi s mode is useful fur long exposures . ~ 1" . " ;....;J~_.~ ~ i ~~
~. ~ , ~,J .::..1 , ~ r ~~ r ~ ~ ~ ~ -
rcqui rcd fur shooring Iircwor ks
and ni ght sccnes,
~ .i lo '.. •• •. • " -; ",,, " ~j. .
~:' •. ,. ..:-.
for insta nce .
Wh en using ibis mode, the ca mera
should be mounted on a t ripod so that the
came ra will he
steady.
Bulb mode, approx. 5 sec. (ISO 100)
1 Focus on the sub
je cts first by d epr essing th e
sh
uu er releasc burton halfway down , and rhen
1 r depress th e shu trer release burton fully.
Th e
s
huu cr will be rclcased in abuut 10 seconds.
Wh en th e Self.T imer is work ing, the Self.Ti mer
1
~ Bulb-synchrn
symbol (
<::» blinks on the LCD panel, and the
<§) 1 : . ~ . r l . Î ~ mode ( ~ B ) S
elf - Ti rner l amp l ight s up. T he l amp st ar ts bli.
••,_ _ 1J "' . Depress th e
Il
nkin g 3 seconds before the shutte r is relcased,
ij : i~ Mod e Button l
ett ing you knuw when ta smile.
unt il ( ~ 8 )
syrnbol ap pea rs
(
1 on the LC D panel, this lets you use the flash in
ad di
tion tu the Bul b mode , so you can takc a
port
rai t photogra ph wit h a night sccnc in th e
backg rou nd, for cxar nple.
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Notes on the Self-Timer shoot ing
• K eep in mi nd th at when sta rt ing th e
Self-
Tim er wh iIc s tan ding in front of th e
ca
mera , the came ra ma y not focus th e
subject .
• T o ca ncel the Sel f- Ti m er at any time
afrer ir's bee n ac tivated , p ush the m ain
s
wite h. In th is instance , t he po we r will
not be
turn ed oIT.
•
Wh en you wan t to use th e flash w ith the
Self- T im
er, ens ure tha t the re d l am p is
lit
indi cat ing the flash has be cn eh a rge d
before opcr at ing the Self-T im er.
•
Wh en the Bu lb mo de is used in eomb i na-
tian wir h the Sclf- T ime r, a s hu tte r spcc d
of approx , 1/ 2 sec. is auto rnat ica lly selec-
red.
USING THE WIRELESS
REMOTE CONTROL (OPTION)
If you have pur ch ascd th e op tional wir eless
rcmo te control, read this se ction. Th e Wi rclcss
Rernotc
Con tro l allows you ta a djus t th e focal
lengt h in steps
of 28, 90, 50, 28 a nd tr ip t he
shu u er a t a dist an ce.
• Us e a tripod whe n shooting wit h the
Wir cless
Rcrnotc
Control.
• Wh en the Remot e Con tro l is uscd ta tak e
p
ictu res, th e Sing le -Fram e mod e ca n he usc d
in
cornh i nat ion w ith any of th e ex posure
m
od es. T he Sel f- Ti me r shooting a nd the Mul-
ti-Ex po surc mod es canne t be used in thi s case.
•
Us e the Reme re Co nt rol ta ta ke pi ctur es in
the Bulb
mod e ta avo id ca mera shak e. Wh iIc
th e R emo te C ont ro l's s hurre r re lease burt on is
hel d d own , th e shutrc r rernains ope n.
Remote Control Shooting mode
D epr ess the camera 's Dr ive Bu tt on unt il th e
(m:I. J1) syrnb ol ap pears on th e L CD p an el.
Removing the Wireless Remote Control
R em ove the Wir d ess R emote Contro l l'rom the
R emot e Con tro l H old er in th e di re cti on of th e
arrow.
Name of parts
Sh u tte r rel ease bu tton
28 29
R e mer e c ontr ol tr ansm in er

~ , =
L
Blinking Lamp
Wh en the R em ote Co ntro l Sh o orin g mod e is sel
on
th e camera, th e S elf -Tim er la mp on th e front
of th e ca m era blinks slow ly, i ndi car ing t hat you
can take pi
ctur cs w ith th e a id of a R e mer e
Control.
Wh en th e eam era is sel in the R em otc C on tro l
Shou ring mo d e a nd left unu s ed for 10 m in ut es.
th e ca me ra aut om at i ca lly switches itself off to
sav e batte ry p ow er. Pus h th e cam era's Ma in
Swirch ag a in to t ur n it On.
Taking Pietures
Com pose th e sc cne and frame the subjcc t with the
AF frame. Aim the Rcrnotc Com rol Tr an sm iu cr
low
ard s the R crno re Control R eceivcr on th e
camera, and then d ep rcss t he R ernot c Con tro l's sh ur-
ter
rclc ase burton fully tu re le ase th e sh uu er ,
• T he Sclf-T imer lamp blinks rapidly for 3 seconds
and then t
he s huu er is rcleascd , If the shuttcr is
released by the ca rncra 's rclcase b uuu n, pic tur es
will be Laken in the ordina ry s
hoc ring mo de.
• Foeus cannet he lockcd when the Rernotc Control
is in use.
• T he subjcct framed in the AF frame will be in
focu s whcn the R eme re Co ru ru l's sh u ttcr rclease
bu rto n is d
epr esscd.
Operating Distance of the Wireless
Remote Control
From
the camera 's front: within approx. 5
m straight in
front of the camera
• Th e R emot e Co nt ro l ma y n ot wo rk in a back-
li ght sit ua tion. In Ibis ca se, use the carne ra' s
shu tte r release bu rton in th e Self- Tim er mo de
to r ak e pict ur es,
• Th eRemere Co nt ro l docs not w ork whi le th e
b
uil t-in fl ash is being e ha rged.
Zooming using the Remote Control
Wh en th e R cmor c Co nt ro l T ra usm it ter is airn ed
tuw a rd s th e ca rner a' s R em ote Cont ro l R eeei v er ,
ea ch tim e y ou dcp rcss thc zoum ing burton loc-
ared on th e R em ot e Co nt ro l, th e lens zo om s a nd
stops at srcps of 28,90,50 and 28mm fo cal lcn gth
se tri ngs conrinuc uslv.
• Befure using the R emote Cont rol to
zoom the
l
en s, fr am e th e sub je ci rhrough th e view lind-
er, using th e 90mm sctting. Oth crwise, the
s ubj e ct may be ou t of th e pie tu re a rea wh en
the lens is zourned.
Batter y Iife on the Remote Control
Ab out 30,000 c om manda ea n be issued usi ng th e
R ernot e Co ntro l with a b au cry installcd, Hav e
ex
ha usted b att cry rcp la ced at yo ur local P enr ax
S er vice center if the b a tt ery is cx ha uste d ( rhe re
is a charge f or th is se rvice) .
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MULTI-EXPOSURE SHOOTING
Multi -Expos ur e mo de will di senga ge th e f ilm
adv an ce, leu ing you super i mp ose images on a
single frame for f
ant ast ic illusions.
Y
our im agin ation can pr odu ee striking c rea tive
cflects,
l ifJ ~
Procedure
1. Depr css th e Dr ive Butten until the syrnbo l
( ~ ) a ppea rs on th e L CD panel.
2. Dep ress the shutter rclcase burton 1O shoot an
initi al exposure. T he film will not adva nce ,
th e f
ram e COUmer indi c ation and ( ~) hlinks
on
th e LC D pa nel to in dic ate rhat you are in
the M ult i-ex
posu re mod e.
S. R ec
ompos e th e fr am e, and de press the s hutt cr
release b
urt on ta shoo t th e seco nd e xpos ure .
After the sec ond shot , ih e fil m will
ad va nec
and th e Single-Fra me shooring mod e w ill be
resto red.
Notes:
• Ta expos e or ma rc, d epr css th c dr ive hut ten
unt ill th e ( ~ ) rerna ins lit afre r th e srcp 2
ab ove, and the n d cp ress th e shu t rer rc lea se
buu on ,
•
Th e d at e will be ex pose d in step 3 above on
th e D at e
mod el.
• R
ep cat ed mul t iple exposures lend ta over ex-
pose a frame, sa it is rccornrn
cnd ed th ar you
expose a frame ju st tw ice or 3 tim es al most.
•
Wh en using M ult i-Exposur e m od e, you usual-
ly get th e bes t resu hs
with dim ly-lit back-
ground , such as ni ght scenes.
INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING
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1- 1 ',_, 1---
11-, -..: ~
When you wish ta rak e a sh arp pi ctur e of a
dist
ant l and sc ap c or a dist ant subj ect rhr ough a
window , th e infini ty-l and sc ap e mo de allows you
ta captur e di st an t scc ncry w ith clarity.
Depr ess th e Land s cap c /E asy PIC . Mod e Burton
until th e ( ~) syrnbo l a p pea rs on th e L CD
p an el. • Aft er th e pict ure is taken by fully d
epr essing
the shutt er rclcasc but ton , thi s mod e is eance-
led .
•
Th e nash will not disch ar ge in i he Au to expo-
sure mod e.
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SPOT AF SHOOTING
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[ C 45! F ~
IA \
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1~
Sele ct the AF spot mode ta fo cu s on a part i eular
spot in the fram e.
Switch to Spot AF mode
Depres s the Lands cape/Easy Pic. modc button
sa that the (SPOT AF) appears on the LeD
panel imli cating rhat Vou arc in th e spot AI-'
mode . Focus on the
subject
F ocus on the s ubje ct w ith the Spot AF frame
( (J ) in th e c enter of th e vi ewfind er.
•
When the main subj ect is out of the AF fr ame
in th e cent er of the viewfind er wh en co m po s-
ing your picture, use the focus-lock technique
(Sec page 36.) .
•
Th e l amp indi cations and pi cture -taking pro-
ced ure are sim ilar as expl a ined for mult i-
bearn AF .
EASY PIC. SHOOTING
~ [ O ) ~ ~
~ '.- i~
1-- )...:C-
W ith the "E asy Pi c." shooting mode , foeus is
fixed at 2.9 meler (9.5ft) and th e focall ength of
the Jens is also Iixcd a t th e 28m m wid e-angle
posit ion. Thi s pr ov ide s greater d cpt h of field ,
and no necd to
worr y ahout g ettin g out of focus
pi
cturcs, Please use th is mod e wh en you ask
someone ta
tak e yo ur pi ct urc, wh en shoot ing
quickly , or wh en close-d istanc e shooting t hr -
ou gh a wind ow,
1, D epres s th e Landscap e 1 Easv Pi c. Mode
Button un til th e ( ~ ) syrnbol appe ar s in the
I.CD pan el.
ln thi s mod e the 28rnm wide-ang le foc allcngth
of th e Jens is se lec ted autom at ic allv . Vou arc not
able ta change focal l cngt h with th e zooming
lever. If Vou rnov e th e zo oming lever wh ile in
thi s
mod e, the ( ~) syrnhol srarts blink ing ta
warn you .
2,
Tak e a pict ore by dcpr essing the shutter
release
butten .
This mode sels the lens fo cu s ta caver a wide
range of approx . 1.2 meter (3.9ft) to infinity
under .bright sun light, Even w ith a dark suhje ct
vou can still obt ain proper focus if the sub ject
di stan ce is between approx, l.8meter (5 .9ft ) to 8
met er (26. 2ft).
If you take a p icrure with flash please make sure
the subject is with in the flash effective shooting
distan ce. (Se c page 19)
Th e flash eff ective range of thi s mode w ith ISO
100 to 400 film is betwe en l.8m (5 .9ft) to 4 .6m
( is .in ).
The lens fo cal length cannot he changed w ith
th e zooming buuon on the Rernote Control
when vou are in this mode.
Ta caneel this mod e depr ess
Easy Pic. M od e
Butt en aga in.
th e Lands cape /
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