Pentax IQZoom 115 User manual

OPERATING

MANUAL

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Congratulationsonyour purchase

of thePENTAX IQ

Zoom 115andwelcometo theworld of Pentax

zoom

compact photography

! Your compact, light weight

camerais agreat

companion

to preserve

your favorite

memories.Its

built-in38-115mmzoom

lens

givesyou

the freedom to frame everything from breathtaking

landscapes

tofamily portraits,

evendetailed

close-ups.

The built-in autoflash helps you capture

subjectsin

dimly-lit places or photograph indoor sceneswith

clarity and brilliance. Also included are panoramal

standard

format mid-roll switching capability, Super

Macro mode for close-up focusing at 45cm, and a

wirelessremote control feature. Multi(6)-segment

metering systemensuresvery precise metering for

optimumexposure

under

any

given

lightingconditions.

Sincemostof theoperations

- including film loading,

film speed

setting,winding/rewinding, focus andex-

posurecontrol - are automatic, you can take great

pictures

effortlessly.

TheDATE modelmakes

iteasy

remember

thedateswhenyou took pictures.

. Please

readthis manualcarefully beforeoperating

thecamerato takeconsistently

superior

pictures.

. Payspecial

attention

tothecautions

andnotesinthis

OperatingManual.Pictures

andillustrations

shown

herein may differ from the camera's actual

appearance.

Icon indicators usedin this manual

The names

of thecamera's

working parts

arelisted

the frontandbackflaps

of thismanual.

Keeptheflaps

unfolded

for quickreference

whilereading

themanual.

Operation direction .F

Automatic operation f rrrr I

Attention (:_)

Lamp lighted

Lamp blinking

Correct o

Incorrect X

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OUTLINE OFBASICOPERATIONS

Open the back cover (see

page

8). Loadthefilm andclose

the

backcover

(see

page

9). Thefilm will automatically

advanceto the first frame

(see

page

9.)

PushtheMain Switchbut-

tontoswitchon

power

(see

page

4).

Frame your subject and

operatethe zooming lever

to composethe shot (see

page

6).

Focus

onyoursubject

(see

page l4). Depresstheshutterrelease

button.In darkconditions,

the flash will discharge

automatically

(see

page

15).

When the film is finished,

the camerawill automati-

cally rewind it (see

page

18).

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NAMESOFWORKINGPARTS

(O Strap

lue

€) sun6. *i.ro button

O sniltter release

button

@ Priue button

Q fnfinity-landscape

button

@ lco oanel

O ntu-ination button

@ vooe button

I Rea-eve

reduction

flashbutton

@ Autofocuswindow

(D guitt-in flash

@ Lens

(D Viewfinder window

Q s.tr-timer lamp

(D I-ishrsensor

window

@ n"hote controlreceiver

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TABLE OFCONTENTS

o Namesof workingparts .

Flaps

. Introduction ....

Front

foldout

. Outline

of basic

operations ..Inside

cover

. Cautions

PREPARATIONS

BEFORE

TAKING

PHOTOGRAPHS

l. Strap

attachment

... ..........3

2. Mainswitch

and

battery

check.... .........4

3. Howto

holdthe

camera

... ......5

4. Operating

the38

- I15mm

zoom

lens. ........6

TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS

l. Usable

film .......1

Z. Filmloading .....8

3. Viewfinderdisplays

and

shooting

ranges.........

4. Lamp

indications

... ......

5. Ordinary

photography

. .........l2

6. Diopter

adjustment

.... ....

1. Illumination

of the

LCD panel ....

8. Taking

photographs. ....l4

9. Focus-lock

shooting

.. ...

0.Unloadine

thefilm .....

TAKING BETTER

PHOTOGRAPHS

Super

macro

mode .....20

How to select

modes

/Red-eye

reduction

flash

mode ....22

Daylight-synchro

shooting ........24

Taking

pictures

atslow

shutter

speeds .....25

Slow-shutter-speed-synch

photography

. .........25

Bulb

shooting ......26

Bulb-synchro

shooting .......26

Self-timer

shooting.. .....27

Using

awireless

remotecontrol ......28

Consecutive

shooting. .........32

Multi-exposure

shooting ....33

Infinity-landscape

shooting..... ...34

Panoramic

format

picture ....35

DATEMODEL .........38

MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS

Battery

exhaustion

warning.. .....40

Installing/Replacing

the

battery ........4I

Taking

care

of yourcamera ......

Troubleshooting ......

Specifications ..........46

Warranty

policy ...48

LCD

panel .......51

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PREPARATIOI\SBEFORE

TAKII\G PHOTOGRAPHS

For optimum performance you should

familia rize yourself with certain

fundamentals before taking any

photographs.

O STRAPATTACHMENT

Attach the strap to the camera (seeillustration) by

passing

theshorter

endthroughthetopof the

straplug.

If thelonger endof the

strapis

passed

throughthestrap

lugfrom the top, thedistanceof 0.45m

(1.5ft)

cannot

be measured

in the Super Macro Mode: when the

shorterend

of thestrapreachesthetop of thelug,the

strapisinproperposition.Whenattachingthe

Remote

ControlHoldertothestrap,first pass

thestrapthrough

the Remote Control Holder with the words JAPAN

facing the stoppers.Use the tab on the clamp (see

illustration)to depress

theADJUST buttonand

toopen

thebattery

chambercover.

o To prevent

the camera

from swayinga lot while

walking, adjust

thestrapsothecamera

ridesabove

yourwarst.

Remote

Control Holder

Stopper

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MAIN SWITCH AND BATTERY CHECK

Main switch

To switch on, push

the

Main Switch

button.

The lens

extendsslightly

tothe

wide-angle

38mm

setting

andthe

LCD panel

is on. To switch off, push

the

mainswitch

buttonagain.

When not in use,

ensurethatthe

camera

isswitched

off

. Useone 3V lithium battery,

type CRIZ3A or the

equivalent.

Do not remove the batterybefore it is

exhausted,

since

itisusedby thedate

functionon

the

DATE modelto keepconstanttrack of time.

. Thelenscover

automatically

opensand

closes

when

the mainswitchisturnedonandoff. Neverattempt

toopenthe

lenscover

manually.

Battery check

After you turn theMain Switch ON, thelensslightly

extends

and the lens coveropens.

You are

nowready

to shoot. Seepage 40 when the battery exhaustion

symbol(! ) appears

ontheLCD panel.

. If thecamera

isonand

leftunused

forover

minutes,

thelensautomatically

retractsand

the

powerswitches

off to savebattery

power.

. If theMain Switchisturned

onwithin 60minutesof

auto-power

off, theprevioussetting

will automati-

callv return.

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HOW TO HOLT}

THE CAMERA

When shooting,

hold the camera

securely

with both

hands.

Keep

the

cameraasstill as

possible,

and

gently

depress

the shutterrelease

button.(If toomuchforce

applied,

thecamera

islikely toshake,

andthe

picture

will be

blurred.)

Try to brace

yourelbows

againstyour

body, or supportyourself and the camera against

stable,

stationary

object,such

asawall.

When using

theflashwith thecamerapositioned

ver-

tically, hold thecamera

sothatthe flashis abovethe

lens.

Caution:

Do nothold thezoomlens

becauseit moves

backand

forth while in operation.

Note:

o Make surenot to obstructthe autofocus

window,

lens,light sensor

window or the

built-in flash

with

your fingersor hair.

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Gf OPERATING 38-115mmZOOMLENS

When

you

movethe

zooming

levertothe

right

(| ),

the

lensmoves

towards the I 15mm telephotosettingand framesthe subject

more closely. When you move the zoomingleverto the left

(

lll ), thelens movestowards

thewide-angle 38mm setting.

Whenthe

lenszoomstothedesired

setting,

releasethe

zooming

lever anddepress

theshutter

release

button

fully totake

pictures.

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f,SABLEFILM

TAKII\G PHOTOGRAPHS

After reading this instruction manual you

should befamiliar with the functions available

on the camera, and you're ready to insert the

film.

Notes:

. WhenbuyingDX-codedfilms,ensurethatthe

pack-

agebearsthe"DX" mark.

. Non-DX codedfilm cannotbeused.

. Use

high-speedfilm with anISO ratingof 1000

highermainly for shootingindoorsor in dimly-lit

conditions.

o A film with ISO400film speedisrecommendedto

get

lessimage

blurandtocover

moreof the

photo-

graphic

situations.

DX FILM Perforations Film cartridee

DX mark

Film speed

(ISOrating)

Automatic film speed setting

This camerais designedto useDX-codedfilms with

ISO ratingsfrom 25to3200.Whenanyofthesefilms

areloaded,the proper

film speedis automaticallyset

for thecamera.

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