Pentax IQZoom 928 User manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the
PENTAX IQ Zoom 928 and welcome to the
world of Pentax zoom compact photography!
Your compact, light weight camera is a great
companion to preserve your favorite memories.
Its built-in 28-90mm zoom lens gives you the
freedom to frame everything from breathtaking
landscapes
to family portraits, even detailed clo-
se-ups.The built-in auto flash helps you capture
subjects in dimly-lit places or photograph
indoor sceneswith clarity and brilliance. Also
included are panorama/standard format mid-
roll switching capability and a wireless remote
control feature. Since most of the operations-
including film loading, film speed setting, wind-
ing/rewinding, focus and exposure control-are
automatic, you can take great pictures ef-
fortlessly. The DATE model makes it easy to
remember the dates when you took pictures.
o Pleaseread this manual carefully before ope-
rating the camera to help you take consistenly
superior pictures.
r Pay special attention to the cautions and notes
in this Operating Manual. Pictures and illus-
trations shown herein may differ from the
camera's actual appearance.
Icon indicators usedin this manual
The 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 reading the manual.
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OUTLINEOFBASICOPERATIONS
9p..t the back cover
(see page 12).
Frame your subject and
operate the zooming
lever to compose the
shot (see page-10).
Load the film and close
the back cover (see
page l3).
Focus on your subject
(see
page lB).
The film will automati-
callv advance to the
firsl frame (see page
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3).
Push the Main Switch
button to switch on
power (see
page 7).
When the film is frn-
ished, the camera will
automaticallv rewind
it (see page 20).
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Depress the shutter re-
lease button. In dark
conditiors, the flash will
dischargeautomatically
(see
page l9).
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NAMESOFWORKING PARTS
O Strup l,rs (p.6)
@ Shutter ielease
button (p.19)
@ Drive button (p.23)
@ LandscapslEaw Pic. mode
button (p.23)
€) lCn panel (p.55)
@ Mode-button (p.22)
@ Red-eye redqction flash
button 1p.22)
@ Autofocus window
@ Built-in flash
@ Lens
(D Viewfinder window
@ Setf-ti-er lamp (p.27)
(D Lieht sensor wlndbw
@ nemote control receiver
(p.28)
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TABLE OFCONTENTS
. Names of working parts .....'.""""""Flaps
o Introduction """" 'Front foldout
o Outline of basic operations """'Inside cover
o Cautions ".'"""""'2
r Practical shooting guide .."""""""""""'4
PRDPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHS
l. Strap attachment """""""""6
2. Main switch .........7
3. Battery check """"8
4. How to hold the carnera """"'9
5. Operating the 28-90mm zoom lens """"'10
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
l. Usable
film """" """"11
2.
Film loading """"12
3.Viewfirnder displaysand shooting ranges"'14
4. Lamp indications """15
5.Ordinaryphotography"" """"""""""' 16
6.Diopter adjustment """"""" 17
7.Takingpictures """""""""'lB
B.Unloading the film ".''20
TAKING BETTERPHOTOGRAPHS
How to select modes
/Red-eye reductionflashmode ...."""""22
Daylight-synchro shooting """"'24
Taking pictures
at slowshutterspeeds
..:....25
Slow-shutter-speed-synchphotography ..'."' 25
Bulb shooting """"'26
Bulb-synchro shooting ""'26
Self-timershooting """""""""27
Usinga wirelessremote
control ................28
Multi-exposure
shooting
"""""""""""""32
Infinity-landscape shooting """"33
Spot AF shooting ""'34
Easypic.
shooting " """"""""'35
Focus-lock
shooting """""""""36
Exposurecompensation""""""""""*""'38
Panoramicformat picture """"'39
DATE MODEL ......42
MAINTENANCE
CONSIDERATIONS
Battery exhaustionwarning """44
Installing/Replacing
the battery """""""'45
Taking careof your camera """"""""""'46
Trouble shooting """48
Specifications"""""' """""""50
Warranty policy """52
LCD panel """"""'55
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PRACTICAL SHOOTING
GUIDE
Focusing
on a particular spot of the subject
picture of distant landscapescenery
picture of a subjectthrough a window
Flash photography
Taking a picture
in low light situations
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Minimizing the picture of red-eyeeffect
Taking a picture of people whose face is cast
Taking a picture of people with night scenery
Focusing
Taking a
Taking a
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p.16
p.22
p.24
p.26
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subject
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PREPARATIONS
BEFORE,ilJ
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
For optimum performance you should
familiarize yourself with certain
fundamentals before taking any
photographs.
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|;-ta,: iFit the strap on the camera as illustrated. When
attaching the Remote Control Holder to the
strap, first remove the Wireless Remote Control
from the Remote Control Holder, then pass the
strap through the Remote Control Holder as
illuslrated. Use the tab on the clamp (see illus-
tration) to depress the ADJUST button and to
open the battery chamber cover.
. To prevent the camera from swaying a lot
while walking, adjust the strap so the camera
rides above your waist.
Remote
ControlHolder (Option)
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Main Switch
To switch on, push the Main Switch button.
The lens extends slightly to the wide-angle 28
mm setting and the LCD panel is on. To switch
o{f, push the main switch button again. When
not in use, ensure that the camera is switched
off.
o IJse
one 3V lithium battery, type CRl23A or
the equivalent. Do not remove the battery
before it is exhausted, since it is used by the
date function on the DATE model to keep
constant track of time.
The lens cover automatically opens and closes
when the main switch is turned on and off.
Never attempt to open the lens cover manua-
llv.
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U BATTERYCHECK
Battery check
After you turn the Main Switch ON, the lens
slightly extends and the lens cover opens. You
are now ready to shoot. Seepage 44 when the
battery exhaustion symbol ( o ) appears on the
LCD panel.
o If the camera is on and left unused for over 3
minutes, the lens automatically retracts and
the power switches off to save battery power.
o If the Main Switch is turned on within 60
minutes of auto-power off, the previous setting
will automatically return.
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