Pentax IQZoom 70-XL Date User manual

OPERATING

MANUAL

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Congratulations

on your purchase

of Pentax

lO Zoom TOXL

and welcometo the world of

Pentax zoom compact photographyl Your

compact. light weight camera is a great

companion to preserve your f

avorite

memories.

lts built-in

35-7omm zoom lens

gives you the freedom to frame everything

from breathtaking landscapes to family

portraits, even detailed close-ups. The

built-in aulo flash helps you to capture

subjects

in dimly-lit

places

or to photograph

indoor sceneswith clarity and brilliance.

unctions as a fill-in f

lash for dayf

ight

flash-sync

photography.

Since most of the

operations - including film loading, film

speed

setiing,

winding/rewinding,

focus and

exposurecontrol - are automatic, you can

take great pictures with little effort. The

DATEmodel

makes

it easy

to remember

the

dateswhen you took pictures.

o Pleaseread this manual carefully before

operating

the camera to take consistently

superior

pictures.

. Pay special

attention to the cautions and

notes in this Operating

Manual.Pictures

and illustrations

shown herein may differ

from thecamera's

actualappearance.

lcon indicators used in this manual

Thenames

of thecamera'sworking parts

are

listed

on thefront andback

flaps

of this man-

ual. Keepthe flaps unlolded for quick refer-

ence

while reading

the manual.

Operation direction -

Automatic operation f rrrrf

Attention ,

Lamp lighting

Lampblinking

Gorrect ()

Incorrect X

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NAMES

OFWORKINGPARTS

O Zooming lever

O Shutter

release

button

@ Drivebutton

O Infinity-landscape

button

€) Autofocus window

@ LCD

panel

O Mode button

G)Red-eye reduction flash

button

€) Built-inflash

(E Viewfinderwindow

(D Light

sensorwindow

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OUTLINE

BASICOPERATIONS

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Open the back cover

(see

page

8). Load the film and

close the back cover

(see

page

9).

Thefifm wifl atrtomati-

cally advance to the

first frame (see page

9.t

Depress

the shutterre-

lease button. In dark

conditions, the flash

will discharge auto-

matically (see page

r3).

Push the main switch

to switch on power

(see

page

41.

When the

film reaches

its end, the camera

will automatically re-

wind it (see

page 16).

Focusonyoursubiect

(see

page

121. ffir

Frame your subiect

and operatethe zoom-

ing lever to compose

theshot(see

page

6).

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CAUTIONS

o The electriccircuitry inside the camera

contains high voltage working parts.

Neverattemptto disassemblethecamera.

o be carefulnot to drop or subfectthe cam-

erato strongvibrations,shockor pressure.

r Donotapply

force

tothezoom

lens;do not

place

the camerawith the lens facing

down.

. Neverattempt to manually open the lens

cover:

it will automatically

openandclose

themainswitchisturnedon andoff.

r Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus

window, lens,

lightsensor

window, or the

built-in

flashwithyour

fingersor hair.

o Avoidleaving

thecamerafor extended

pe-

riods of time where temperatureand hu-

midity

are

high

suchas

in acar.

r Dirt,

mud,sand,

moisture,

toxic

gas,

water,

salt water, etc.,penetrating

the inside of

thecameramaycausedamageor render

inoperable.

Therefore,handleit with great

care.

o Never ugs solvents such as paint thinner,

alcoholor benzineto cleanthecamera.

PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY

o The misuseof batterycan cause

hazards

such as leakage,overheating,explosions,

etc.Baneryshouldbeinserted

with the"+"

and'-" sidesfacingcorrectly.

o Nevertry to disassemble,

short or re-

chargethebattery.Also,do not dispose

the batteryin a fire, as the battery

may

explode.

o Battery

performance

may be hindered

temporarily

in low temperatures.

butitwill

recover

innormaltemperatures.

r Keepa sparebatteryon hand for conve-

niencewhen shootingoutdoorsor while

traveling.

o Keepthebatteryout of reach

of children.

r When the camerais in a bag, make sure

the main switch is off: otherwise,

battery

power

maybewasted

the

shutterrelease

buttonispushed

accidentally.

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TABLE

CONTENTS

. Names

of working parts

.....................

Flaps

o lntroduction............. Frontfoldout

o Outline

of basic

operations

....lnside

cover

o Cautions ................1

PREPARATIONS

BEFORE

TAKING

PHOTOGRAPHS

Strap

attachment ....................3

Main switch

and battery

check

.................4

3.How to hold the camera .........s

Operating

35-70mm zoom lens ..............6

TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS

Usablefilm ........... ...................7

Film

loading .........9

3,Viewfinder displays and shooting

ranges .................

Green/red

lamps ...................

Ordinary

photography.............................

6.Taking

pictures ......................12

7.Focus-lock

shooting ..............14

Unloading

film ......................19

TAKING

BETTER

PHOTOGRAPHS

How to select

modes

/Red-eye

reduction

flash

mode...............

Dayfight-synchro

shooting ......19

Taking

pictures

atslow shufter

speed

.......20

Slow-shutter-speed

synchro

shooting

.......20

Backlight

compensation

....,.........................

Bulb

shootin9............. ...............22

Bulb-synchro

shooting .............22

Self-timer

shooting ...................23

Dual-frame

self

timer shooting ..................23

Auto tele-wide

self-timer

..............

..............24

Consecutive

shooting ...............25

Multi-exposure

shootinS

.............................

Interval

shooting .......................27

Infinity-landscape

shooting .....2g

Date

mode|................. ...............30

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PREPARATIONS

BEFORE

TAKING

PHOTOGRAPHS

You rhould be aware of certain funda.

mentals

to makeit easier

to usethis

camolainthe bestway.

STRAP

ATTACHMENT

Fitthe strap on the camera as illustrated.use the

clamp's protrusion

to depress

the ADJUST but-

ton on the date model.

o To prevent the camera from swaying exces-

sively while walking, adjust the strap so the

camerarides

above

your waist.

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2.MAINSWITCHANDBATTERY

CHECK

Main switch

Toswitchon,

pushthamain switch button,

The

lens

extends

slightlyto thewide-angfe

35mm

setting

andLCD

panel

on.

Toswitch off,

push

the main switch Sutton

again.Make sure

the

camera isswitched off when not in use.

o Useone 3Vlithium battery,

type DL123A

CR123A.

Donot remove the batterybeforeit

exhausted,

since

itis also

used

bVthedate

function

ontheDATEmodeltokeep

constant

track

time.

o The lens cover automatically opens a,rd

closes

when themain switch i3

on andoff.

Neverattempt to openthe lens

cover manu-

4 afly.

Batterycheck

After you turn the main switch ON, the lens

slightly extends and the lens cover opens.

Then, you are ready to shoot. (Seepage 32

when the patlery exhaustion

symbol (0-)

ap-

pears

on the LCD

panel.)

l lf the camera is on and left unused for over

3 minutes, the lens automatically retracts

and the power switches off to save battery

power.

lf themain

switchisturnedon within

minutes

of auto-power

off, the previous

setting

willreturn.

o Refer.to

page

33 for directions

on battery

insertion.

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3.HOWTOHOLD

THE

CAMERA

When shooting, hold the camera securely

with both hands.

Keep

the camera as still as

possible, and gently depress the shutter re-

leasebutton.

(lf

too much forceis

applied,the

camerais likely

to shake,and the picture

will

be blurred.)

Try to braceyour elbows against

your body, or support yourself and the cam-

eraagainst

astable,

stationary object,such as

awall.

When using the flash with the camera posi-

tioned vertically, hold the camera so that the

flash is above the lens.

Caution:

Do not hold the zoom lensbecause

it moves

backand forth when zooming.

Note:

o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus

window, lens,light sensor

window or the

built-inflashwith your fingers

or hair.

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4.OPERATING

35-70mm ZOOM

LENS

\-t7 A

AWhen you move the zooming lever

to the right (

| ),

the lens moves towards the 70mm telephoto setting

and frames the subject more closely.

When you

move the zooming fever

to the left (

lll), the lens

moves towards the wider-angle 35mm setting.When

the lens zooms to the desired setting, releasethe

zooming leverand depress

theshutter release

button

fully to take pictures.

Note:

o The shutter cannot be released

when zooming.

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