Pentax IQZoom 900 User manual

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Welcometotheworldof Pentax zoomcompact
photography!
Yourcompact,lightweightcamera
isa great
companiontopreserveyour
favorite
memories.
Its
built-in
38- 90mm
zoomlens
givesyou
thefreedomtoframe everything
from
breathtaking
landscapestofamily
portraits,
even
detailedclose-ups.
Built-inauto
flashhelps
you
captureasubject
in
adimly-lit
night
oran
indoor
scene
with
clarityandbrilliance,
and
functionsasafill-inflashfordaylightflash-sync
photography.
Since
most
of
theoperations
- including
filmloading,film
speed
setting,
winding/rewinding,focus
andexposurecontrol
- areautomatic,
youcantake great
pictures
with
little
effort.
TheDATEmodelmakesit
easy
to
rememberwhen
you
take
pictures.
Pleasereadthismanual
carefullybeforeoperating
the
cameratolearnhowtotakeconsistentlysuperior
pictures.
Names
ofthecamera's
working
parts
arelisted onthe
frontandback
flaps
of
thismanual.Keeptheflaps
unfolded
forquick referencewhile
youread.
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EOFBASIC
OPERATIONS
E
Openthebackcover
(seepage
7).
Frame
your
subjectand
operatethezooming
leverto
determinethe
composition
(see
page
5).
Loadthefilmand
close
the
backcover.
Focus
your
subject
(seepage
12).
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Thefilmautomatically Set
themain
switchto
( I )
advancestothefirstframe. (seepage
3).
I
Press
theshutter
release
button.
In
darkconditions"
theflashfires
automatically.
Whenthefilmreachesits
end,
the
camera
automati-
cally
rewindsthefilm
(seepage
16).
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NAMESOF
WORKING
PARTS
Q euin-inttasn
@ ViewtinOerwindow
@ Autofocus
window
@ Main
switch
@ Shutter
releasebutton
@ Macro
button
@ Strap
lugs
@ Self-timer
lamp
@ tignt-sensor
window
@ Zoomlens
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o Names
ofworking
parts
. .... Flaps
o Outlineofbasicoperations . Inside
cover
PRESHOOTING
PREPARATIONS
1.Strapandsoftcase . @
2. Main
switchandbatterycheck . @
3. How toholdthecamera . O
4.Operating
38- 90mm zoom
lens .. @
BASIC
OPERATIONS
l.Usablefilm.. . . . @
2.Filmloading O
3.Viewfinder displaysand
shooting
ranges @
4.Green/redlamps . @
5.Ordinary
photography . . @
6.
Taking
pictures @
7.Focus-lock
shooting . @
8.Unloadingfilm .. . @
OPERATIONS
OFMAJORFUNCTIONS
Takingmacro
pictures
... @
How
toselectmodes @
Flash-On
(forced
emission) @
Flash-Off
(flash
override).... @
Exposure
Compensation....
. @
Bulb,Bulb-Synchro
andBulb-Timer
.... @
Consecutive
Shooting @
Self-Timer @
Dual-Frame
Self-Timer @
Multi-Exposure
.... @
IntervalShooting @
Combination
chartofexposure
andshooting
systems. @
o DATEmodel . @
o Battery
exhaustionwarning . @
o Replacing
batteries @
o Taking
care
of
your
camera @
o Troubleshooting @
o Specifications.... . @
o Warranty
policy . @
o Precautions
onbatteries @
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PRESHOOTING
PREPARAT'OA'S
Soft case(oPtional)
When
putting
thecamera
into
thesoft
case,
besure
toturn
the
mainswitch
off
(Q ).
I t.tttoP ANDSoFr
.ASE
Strap
Fitthestrap
onthecamera
asillustrated.
Use
theclamp's
protrusion
Q asa screwdriver
toopen
thebattery
chamber
cover.
OntheDATE
model,
use
protrusion
@ to press
the
SELECT
and
ADJUST
buttons.
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Ir. "o,r swrrcHANDBATTERY
cHEcK ;
Main
switch
On( | ):Thepower
ison,and thecamera isreadyfor
settingandshooting.
Off
(O ):Thepower
isoff,and thecamera isnotinuse.
Caution:
Thelens
protector
automatically
opens
when
themain
switchis
on(
| ),
and
closes
whenthemain
switchisoff
(
Q ;.Never
attempttoopen thelens
protector
byhand.
Battery check
After
you
turnthemain
switch
on
( | ),
the
lens
slightly
extendsandthelens
protector
opens.Then
you
can
shoot.
Notes:
o lf
youhave
a DATEmodel,
donotrefnove thebatteries
untiltheyare
exhausted,
since
they
areusedtokeep
constanttrackoftimefor
thedate
function.
o Refer
topage
37fordirections
onbatteryinsertion.
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FHOWTOHOLDTHE
CAMERA
Whenshooting,
holdthecamerasecurely
withboth
hands.
Keepthe
camera
asstillas
possible,
and
gently
press
theshutter releasebutton.
(lf
pressed
forcefully,
the
camera
islikelytoshake,and
the
picture
will
beblurred.)
Trytobrace
your
elbows
against
your
body,or support
yourself
and
thecameraagainsta stable,stationary
object,
suchasawall.
Whenusing
flashwiththecamera
vertically
positioned,
holdthecameraso
thatthe
flashisabovethe
lens.
Caution:
Donot
hold
thezoom
lens
because
itmovesbackand
forth
whenzooming.
Note:
o Donot
placeyour
fingersorhair onthe
lens,
autofocus
window,sensor
window,flash,
etc.
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$. OeenAlNG
3s
- eo
mm
zooM
LENS
85mm
80mm
75mm
70mm
65mm
60 mm
55mm
50mm
' 46mm
42mm
When
you
press
thezooming
lever
totheright(
| ),
tnelensframes
the
subject
moretightly,
moving
towards
the
90mmtelephoto
setting.
When
youpress
thezooming
lever
totheleft
(f f l ),
thelens
moves
towards
thewider-angle
38
mm
setting.
Notes:
o Asyoupress
thezooming
lever,
thelens focal
length
isdisplayed
on
theLCD
panel.
(The
shutteris
notreleased
when
zooming.)
o Thezoomlens
has
twooperational
speeds.ltmoves
slowlywhen
the
zooming
leveris
pressed
lightly,
andmoves
quickly
when
thelever
is
pressed
further.
o When
thecamera
isleft
formore
than
3 minutes
with
themain
switch
on( | ), the
lens
automatically
returns
tothe
38mm
(wide-angle)
position. o
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Afterreadingthis
instruction
manualtofamiliarize
yoursell
with
operations,
you're
readyto
insertthefilm.
!t. usoBLE
F.LM
DXFILM Perforations Filmcartridge
Automatic
film speedsetting
This
camera
is
designed
touse
DX-coded
filmswith
ISO
ratings
from50to'1600.
Whensuch
film
isloaded,itsfilm
speed
is
automatically
set
inthecamera.
Notes:
o Whenbuying
DXfilm,makesure
the
package
bearsthe
"DX"
mark.
o lfnon-DX
filmisloaded,the
film
speed
will
beautomati-
callyset
toISO
100,regardlessof
thefilm'sactual
speed.
o Use
high-speed
filmwithanISO
rating
of
1O0Oor1600
mainly
for
shooting
indoorsorin dimly-litconditions.
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2.FILMLOADING
E
First,switch off powerbysetting the main
switch to ( O ).
zil
! StiOetheback
cover
releaseleverinthedirection
of
the
arrowasillustrated
toooenthebackcover. ! etacethefilm
cartridgeinthefilm
chamber,fittingits
flatside
onthe topoftherewind
shaft.
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t
! Pull
the
filmleader
out
farenough fromthecartridgeto
reachthetake-upspoolO. Align the
tipwiththefilm
leader
end
markO.
Slack
WX
I
o
Notes:
o Make
sure
thelilmperforationsproperly engage
the
sprocket
teeth
@.
o Makesurethefilm
isproperlyplaced
between
theguide
rails
@.
o Make
sure
thefilmistaut
asillustrated.
Take
up
any
slack
inthefilm
bypushing
itback intothecartridge.
o lf
theendof
thefilmleader
isextremelybent,straighten
it
orcutoff
thebent
portion.
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R-
E
E Ctosetheback
cover.
The
film
automaticallyadvances
tothefirstframe.
(Even
ifnofilm
isloaded,
the
motor
operatesfora secondortwoafterthebackcoveris
closed.)
! Wnen "1" appears in the exposure counter on the LCD
panel,
thefilm automaticallystops
winding.The indi-
cation asshown above appears.
Notes:
. lf
"1"doesnot
appearonthe
LCD
panel,
thefilmisnot
properly
loaded.Reload
thefilm.
o After
theshutter
isreleasedforeachexposure,the
film
automaticallyadvancestothenextframe,
unlessthe
camera
isinMulti-Exposure
mode.
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O autotocus frame
Positionthis
frameat
the
subject
of
focus.
O Picture-area
frame
This
is
theordinary
picture
area.Compose
the
picture
withinthis
frame.
O Paratlax-correction
frame
Whentakinga macro
picture
in
whichthesubject
is
about0.6
meters
(2
ft)away,oranordinary
shot
in
whichthe
subject
isabout one
meter
(3.3
ft)away,
compose
the
picture
withinthis
frame.
Partof
the
lens
frontappears
inthe
vievufinder
whenthe
lensis
in
itswide-angle
position,
but
this
won'tappear
on
the
film
whenthe
picture
istaken.
Shootingranges
(effective
camera-to-subject
distance)
o The
ordinary
setting
allows
ashooting
range
from
-
(infinity)
toone
meter
(3.3
ft).
o Themacrosetting
allows
ashooting
rangefromone
meter
(3
3ft)
to0.6
meters
(2
ft) No
subject
closer
than
0.6
meterscan
beclearly
photographed
Ordinary
shooting
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[0. .*==N/REDLAMP'
When
youpress
the
shutter
release
button
half-way,
the
lamps@
and/or@
as
shownabove
glow
or
flicker.
@ Greenlamp:Whenit
glowsyou
cantakea picture.
Whenitflickers,
you
cannot.
@ Redlamp:
Whenit
glows,
flashisreadytofire.Whenit
flickers,flashis
beingcharged.
Note:
o lf
the
green
lampflickersinthe
ordinaryormacro set-
tings,
the
subject
is
either
too
closeor
toofar.Adjustthe
camera-to-subjectdistanceso
thatthe
green
lamp
glows,
thenreleasethe
shutter.
- 5.ORDINARYPHOTOGRAPHY
WhentheLCD
panel
is
asshownabove,the
camera
isin
theAutoand
Single-Frame
Shooting
modes.These
modes
areused forordinary
picture-taking
situations.lf
theLCD
panel
displaysindications
otherthanthose
above,
press
themode/drive
clear
(Q )button
toreset
the
LCD
panel
toappear
asabove.
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! ntterzoomingandcomposing
your
shot,
position
the
autofocusframe
(3 )onthesubject.
I Press
theshutter
release
button
half-way
with
your
subject
infocus,
and
the
green
lamp
glows.
lfthesubject iscloserthanonemeter
(3.3
ft),thegreen
lampflickers
andtheshuttercannotbereleased.In
thiscase,
lengthen
thecamera-to-subject
distance.
Note:
o lf
youwish
toshift
subject
focus,release
your
finger
from
theshutter
release
buftonandpress theshutter
releasebuttonhalf-wayagain.
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Efl
E Pressthe
shutter
release
buttonallthewaydown,and
theshutter
isreleased.
Then,
the
film
automaticallyadvancestothenext
frame.
Notes:
o When
theshutterisreleased,
the
self-timerlamp
glows
momentarily
toindicate
thatashothas
beentaken.
o When
the
green
lamp
flickers,themacro
mark
(@) on
theLCD
panel
also
flickers
torecommend
use
of
macro
mooe.
o The
shuttercannot
bereleased while
the
lens
is
zooming.
* Whentaking
pictures
in thedark,theflashauto-
maticallyfires.
Whenthe
shutterrelease
buttonislightly
pressed
in
darklighting,
the
red
lamp
glows,
indicating
thatflashis
readytofire.Aflickeringredlamp
means
theflashis
being
charged.
Therefore,make
suretheredlamp
glows
before
shooting.
Flash-effective
ranges
(Nega-color
film used)
* Because
ofhighlilmspeed,
overexposuremay
occur
at
close
range.
Red
eye
Shootingportraits
withtheflashmayresultin"red-eye,"
the
red
dotin
your
subject's
eye.Refertopage
41for
thedetails.
*
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LensISO 50 100 400 1
600
3smm
(f
f f 1-3.5m 1-5m 1-10m 1-18m.
70mm
( |1-2.1m 1-3m 1-5.9m 1-10m
Macro(
@0.6-1m 0.6-1m 0.6-1m
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lf
you
shoot
without
positioning
theautofocus
frame
(
3 )
onthe
main
subject
ofthe
picture
as
shown
above,only
thebackground
will
beinfocus.Whenthe
main
subjectof
your
picture
is
offtheautofocus
frameinthe
centerof
the
viewfinder,use
thefocus-locktechnique.
I When
takinga picture
oftwo
people,
for
example,
first
position
theautofocus
frame
(
3 )
onone
ofthe
two.
E ns youpress
theshutter
release
button
half-way,the
green
lamp
on
the
lefthand
sideof
the
viewfinder
eye-
pieceglows,
and
focus
andexposure
are
temporarily
locked.
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! Wnite
pressing
the
shutter
release
button
half-way,
re-
aimthe
cameraor
recompose
the
picture,
then
release
the
shutter.
Notes:
o You
cancancelfocuslock
simpiybytaking
your
finger
offthe
shutter
release
button.
o Whenin
the
Consecutive
Shooting
mode
(r-r_r),
focus
lock
cannot
beused.
Hard-to-autofocus
subjects
Like
many
other
autofocus
cameras,
this
camera's
autofocus
system
is
highly
precise,
but
is
not
almighty,
soit rn-ay
notfocus
as
you
wish
oncertain
subjects.In
such
cases,
use
thefocus-lock
technique
onasubject
which
is
both
near
the
actual
one
and
equidistantfrom
the
lens.
Subjectswhich
arehard
toautofocus
include:
1 Black
objectslike
hair,
which
don'treflect
much
light
(and
therefore
don'treflect
infrared
autofocus
beams).
2.Wire
netting,
latticework,
iron
exercise-bars,
etc.
3.Flickering
light
sources
such
as
neon
signs,
fluo-
rescent
lamps,
TVimages,
sunlight
comingthrough
trees,
etc.,
and
subjects
illuminated
bytheselight
sources.
4.Glossy
and
reflective
surfaceslike
glass,
mirrors,
car
bodies,
etc.
5.Fast-moving
objects,like
trainsinmotion.
6.Water
jets,
water
surface,
smoke,
flame,
fireworks.
etc.,
which
areformless.
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E nter you
have
exposedthe
last
frameofthe
roll,film
rewinds
automatically.
Then,
the
motor
stops,
and
( 00 )
flickers
asshown
toindicate endofrewind.
E Open
thebackcover,and
remove
the
cartridge
from
the
chamberby
pulling
onits top
with
your
fingertip
as
shown.
Notes:
o During
rewinding,
the
exposurecountercounts
frame
numbersinreverse.
o A 24-exposurefilmrolltakes
about
20seconds tobe
rewound.
o The
entire
roll
offilm
including
the
filmleaderisalways
rewoundinto
the
cartridge
toavoid
leakage
oflight onto
any
part
of
the
film.
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