Congratulations on your purchase of the PENTAX NAMES OF WORKING PARTS (Fig. 1) and welcome to the world of Pentax zoom compact photography! Your compact, light weight camera q Strap lug (p. 14) is a great companion to preserve your favorite memories.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Names of working parts ..........9 TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS For safe use of your camera ........11 How to select the Exposure, AF and Flash Modes ..23 Precautions for your camera ........12 1. AUTO MODE ............24 Precautions for battery usage ........13 2.
FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA Although we have carefully designed this camera for safe operation, please be sure to follow precautions given in this page. WARNING This mark indicates precautions that if not followed, could result in serious injury to the operator. CAUTION This mark indicates precautions that, if not followed, could result in minor or medium injury to the operator or damage to the equipment.
If the camera suffers a severe shock or impact, take it to a Pentax service center for inspection. Precautions for proper care • Be careful not to subject the camera to strong vibra- •...
Also do not dispose of the battery in a fire, as it may inspected or test shoot with it. explode. • The PENTAX warranty provided only for the repair of • Battery performance may be temporarily hindered in defects in materials or workmanship. Damage of any...
Battery life (using 24-exposure film rolls): Approx. 15 rolls when 50% of the time uses flash (using Ensure that the power is off before replacing the the CR123A battery and under Pentax testing condi- battery. tions). Actual battery life/performance may vary drasti- cally depending on usage of Power Zoom, Flash and 1.
Correcting the date DATE MODEL Use the strap clamp’s protrusion to depress the SELECT and ADJUST buttons. 1. To select the category of digits that you want to If you purchased the DATE model, read this section. change, depress the SELECT button w repeated- ly until the digits on the LCD panel that wish to Year Month Day change begin to blink.
Operational precautions MAIN SWITCH AND BATTERY CHECK • As you release the shutter, the bar ( - ) mark on the dis- play blinks for a few seconds, indicating the data has been imprinted. MAIN SWITCH • If there is a white or yellow object in the corner of the Push the main switch button to switch ON.
HOLDING THE CAMERA OPERATING 38-115mm ZOOM LENS 1. Keep the camera as still as possible and steady it When you move the zoom lever to the right ( ), the against your face. Depress the shutter release lens moves towards the 115mm telephoto setting and button gently.
Notes: • If there is dirt on the film detector w, the film cannot be TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS wound properly. • Ensure the film is taut as illustrated on the illustration below. Take up any slack in the film by pushing it back into the cartridge.
Automatic film speed setting VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS AND This camera is designed to use DX-coded films with ISO rating at 100 and 400. When any of these films are GREEN LAMP INDICATIONS loaded, the proper film speed is automatically set for the camera.
Green lamp indications TAKING PICTURES When you depress the shutter release button halfway down, the green lamp lights up or blinks. Shooting range 0.8m (2.6ft) to infinity Lighting up: When the subject is in focus and the flash is fully Turn the power on by depressing the main switch button.
Automatic Flash Emission UNLOADING FILM When the shutter release button is depressed halfway down in low light, the flash is automatically charged and the green lamp lights up and ( ) will appear to ( ) on 1. Rewinding the film (Fig. 9-1) the LCD panel indicating the flash is ready to discharge.
Rewinding the film in mid-roll (Fig. 10) FOCUS-LOCK SHOOTING If you wish to unload a film before exposing all the frames, push the mid-roll rewind button with the protru- sion part of the strap clamp. If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame ) on the main subject, only the foreground will be in •...
HARD-TO-AUTOFOCUS-SUBJECTS TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS The autofocus system is highly precise, but not perfect. Some subjects may not focus as you wish. In this case, use the focus-lock technique. Subjects which may fool HOW TO SELECT EXPOSURE, the autofocus system include: AF AND FLASH MODES a) Black or very dark objects, which don’t reflect much light.
To set various shooting modes, depress the Self- timer/AF infinity-landscape button w. 1. AUTO MODE Turn the main switch ON to set this mode. (Fig. 12) In this mode, the camera controls exposures automati- cally for bright and dark condition with automatic flash emission.
4. TAKING PICTURES AT A SLOW SHUTTER SPEED SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY q Slow Shutter Speed with Flash-OFF (Fig. 15) Self-timer Depress the Flash mode button to set the arrow mark on Use the self-timer if you wish to get in the picture. Use of the LCD panel to ( a tripod is recommended.
INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING When you wish to take a sharp picture of a distant land- scape or a distant subject through a window, the Infinity- landscape mode allows you to capture distant scenery with clarity. Depress the Self-timer/AF infinity-landscape button to set the arrow mark on the LCD panel to ( ).
Automatic readout of successive frame numbers in ascending order when shooting, and descending order when rewinding. Lens: Pentax power zoom 38-115mm f/4.3-12.2, 5 elements in 5 groups, Angle of view: 59˚- 21.5˚. Focusing system: Pentax infrared active autofocusing with focus lock. Range: 0.8m (2.6ft) - infinity, maxi- mum magnification: approx.
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Approx. 7 sec. under Pentax testing conditions. Power source: One 3V lithium battery (CR-123A or the equivalent). Battery life: Approx.15 rolls of 24-Exposure film when 50% of shooting uses flash (under Pentax test- ing conditions). Battery exhaustion warning: ) appears on the LCD panel, Shutter is locked when ( ) is blinking.
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