bring any subject into sharp focus quickly and
easily.
4. High quality Fujinon lens of proven sharpness and color reproduction lets you
take high quality, color-perfect pictures every time.
5. Accessory motorized winder (Fujica Auto Winder) automatically winds the film
to let you shoot at a rate of about 2 frames a second.
6. New type flash (Fujica Auto Strobo AZ) speeds up camera operation and heralds
in a new system. It automatically sets the camera', shutter speed to 1
/60-second.
Type: Through-the-lens
single-lens reflex 35mm automatic exposure camera with focal plane shutter.
Film: Cartridge-packed 35mm
roll film.
Picture Size: 24x36mm
Standard Lens: Fujinon 1:1.4 f=50mm: 6 components, 7
Options:
.Fujinon 1:1.8 f=55mm; 4 components, 6 elements;
·Fujinon.Z 1 3.5-4.5 f=43-75mm; 7 components, 7 elements.
Full aperture light metering, rectilinear helicoid mount; 49mm dia.
screw-in filter; fully automatic diaphragm with multiple system f-stop scale and click stops.
Lens Mount Praktica screw
mount with lens lock; 45.5mm flange back Shower focal plane, 1/2-1/1,000-sec. electronic (automatic) shutter speed
control at 1/60, 1/250 and 1/1,000-sec. mechanical (manual) shutter speed setting;
self cocking combination shutter release button electronic circuit switch (pressing the shutter release button activates the
AE lock); provided with safety lock.
Flash Synchro- Hotshoe with X-contact (provides automatic exposure with Fujica
Auto Strobo AZ (optional): X-contact terminal; 1 /60-see flash synchronization.
Self-timer: 8-sec. interval; activated by depressing start button.
Viewfinder:
Pentaprism, eye-level, silver coated, 0.96x magnification; go%
vertical 92% horizontal field of view (with 1 1.8 f=55mm lens); LED and scale shutter speed
indication, quick-return mirror.4.butkus.org
Focusing: (split-image, microprism, ground glass)
Exposure Control: TTL Center-weighted averaging-type
metering system; silicon photodiode light receptor aperture-preferred automatic
exposure control; provided with AE lock, and fractional exposure control for +1
and +2 and --1 and --2 stops; three 1.5V silver oxide batteries (Mallory MS-76
or Eveready S-76).,
Meter Range: EV2 to 18 with 1:1.4 f=50mm lens and ASA 100
film - operates with ASA film speeds 25 to 3,200.
· Film Advance: Single-stroke lever; 140' winding angle.
Automatic Film: Motorized film winder (Fujica Auto Winder, Advance
optional) advances film and cocks shutter each time shutter is
released.
Exposure Count: Automatic reset additive type.
Film Rewind: Rewind button and crank
Dimensions: 133mm Wx87.5mm Hx50.5mm D (5-1/4 WX3-7/16H x 2D
in.) (body alone)
Weight: 580g. (20-1 /2 oz.) (body alone but with batteries
loaded.)
Accessories (included): Carrying
strap, lens front cap, viewfinder eyepiece cap
Interchangeable lenses: 1: 2.8 f = 16mm, 1: 3.5 f = 19mm, 1: 2.8
Lenses f =24mm, 1:3.5 f =28mm,1: 1.9 f =35mm, 1:2.8 f_35mm, 1:3.5 f=35mm, 1:2 8 f=100mm, 1:2.5 f=135mm, 1:3.5 f=135mm,
1:4.5 f=200mm, 1:4.5 f=400mm, 1:5.6 f=600mm, 1 :3.5-4.5 f=43-75mm, 1:4.5
f=75-150mm, 1:4.5 f=54-270mm, 1:3.5 f=55mm (macro), 1:4 f=85mm (soft focus).
Optional Accessories: Hard case, Eyecup, eyesight adjustment
accessories attachment lens, rightangle finder, close-up lens,
extension tube (auto), microscope adapter, reverse adapter, extension bellows,
Macrocinecopy, lens hood, Fujica Auto Winder, Fujica Auto Strobo AZ.
Notice:
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
LOADING THE BATTERIES
1. Battery type
Your Fujica AZ-1 is supplied with three 1.5V silver oxide batteries. To replace them, ask for Mallory MS-76 or Eveready S-76 batteries.
(webmaster - typical batteries found in local stores)
2. Battery life
Under normal use the batteries should last about a year, but under heavy use, they must be replaced sooner.
If you are not taking pictures for a long interval, remove the batteries from the camera because old batteries can develop leaks and damage your camera.
3. Using batteries in freezing weather4.butkus.org
Silver oxide batteries have excellent resistance to cold weather, but very low temperatures (O C, 32 F or lower) will reduce their efficiency. For best results, use new
batteries for shooting in temperatures below O C (32 F) and try carrying them in your inner coat pocket to keep them warm until they are needed.
Batteries which have slowed down in freezing weather can be used again when they return to normal
temperature.
· Guard against short circuiting, keep the batteries away from fire.
4. Precautions
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· If you are not taking pictures immediately, lock the shutter release button to prevent tripping the shutter or draining the batteries inadvertently. |
* LOADING THE BATTERIES
5. Battery loading
(1) 0pen the battery chamber cover (use a coin) by turning it to the left (counter-clockwise).
(2)1nsert three batteries, positive ends first, in the battery chamber and close the cover tightly by turning it to the right.
· Keep your fingers off the battery ends and wipe them clean with a dry piece of cloth before loading.
* LOADING THE BATTERIES
6. Battery checking
(1) Set the Shutter Speed Selector to ''AE."
(2) Look through the Viewfinder, turn the Aperture Ring, then press the Shutter Release Button halfway down. If the LED light turns on anywhere between 30 and 500, the batteries are in good condition.
· Be sure to release the AE Lock by taking your finger off the Shutter Release Button each time you turn the Aperture Ring to change the aperture.4.butkus.org
(3) If the LED light blinks, the batteries are worn out and have to be replaced with a new set.
(4) If the batteries are completely exhausted or are loaded improperly, the LED light will not turn on. You will have to change the batteries or load them correctly.
* HOLDING THE CAMERA STEADY
Before going into the mechanics of picture-taking, remember that holding the camera steady is an important basic of good photography. Camera
movement results in blurred pictures.
* LOADING THE FILM
1. Film format
Use cartridge-packed 35mm roll film (135 type)
· Always load and unload film in subdued light.
2. Film loading
(1) Open the back cover by pulling the film rewind knob all the way up. (The cover will not snap open unless the knob is raised as far as it will go.)
(2) Drop the film cartridge into the film chamber with the spool head (the protruding portion of the cartridge) pointing to the camera bottom, then push
the film rewind knob down to its regular position.
(3) Pull out the trimmed end of the film and insert it deeply into one of the slots of the take-up spool and make sure it does not protrude from any of the
other slots.
(4) Give the film advance lever one full turn and make sure the sprocket teeth catch the film perforations. (The take-up spool and the film advance lever
will turn in the opposite directions.)
(5) Take up the slack in the film by erecting the film rewind crank and turning it in the direction of the arrow. Next, check to make sure the film is
positioned between the guide rails, then close the back cover.
(6)Wind the film advance lever and press down the shutter release button. Repeat until the third dot (first white dot) from "S'' comes directly opposite the
triangular setting mark in the exposure counter. The first frame is now in position for exposure.
* If the film is properly loaded, the film rewind knob will turn while you are winding the film with the film advance lever.
* The odd numbers of the exposure counter are represented by the white dots between the even numbers.
SETTING THE FILM SPEED SELECTOR
1. Film speed
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Some films respond to light faster than others, and the speed with which a film responds to light is shown by its ASA number which is
printed on the
film box (the faster the film, the higher the ASA number). Following are some examples.
2. How to set the film speed selector
Pull up the knurled ring of the film speed selector and turn it to the left or right to bring- the ASA number you want in the center of the film speed
indicator window.
· The lines between the ASA numbers etched on the film speed selector represent the ASA numbers shown in the following chart.4.butkus.org
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL (Aperture-preferred
system)
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Exposure determination is always accurate and instantaneous because the silicon photocells in your Fujica AZ-1 ''see" and measure the brightness of
your subject through a fully open lens. |
* Under normal conditions, all you need to do to get perfectly exposed pictures is to set the shutter speed selector to ''AE", set the aperture ring to the
number you want, and press down the shutter release button.
2. Procedure for automatic exposure
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(1) Set the shutter speed selector to ''AE''.
(2) Set the aperture ring to the number you want.
(3) Look through the viewfinder and press the shutter release button halfway down to check the shutter speed set for you by the camera's electronic
brain. (The selected shutter speed is the one opposite the red LED light.) The-numbers on the scale are as follows: |
* AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL
3. Over- and under-exposure warning
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If the subject is too bright for the aperture you selected (aperture too large), the red LED light opposite the number 1000 will turn on and blink.
If the subject is too dim for the aperture you selected (aperture too small), the red LED light opposite the numbers 2-15 will turn on and blink. |
In the first case you will have to choose a smaller aperture and in the second, a larger aperture.4.butkus.org
Example: If the aperture you selected is f/5.6 and the red LED light opposite the number 1000 turns on and blinks (overexposure warning), use an
aperture of f/8 or smaller. If the aperture you selected is f/5.6 and the red LED light opposite the numbers
2-15 turns on and blinks (underexposure warning), use an aperture of f/4 or larger.
Note: The smaller the number, the larger the aperture and vice versa.
* Normally, you won't be bothered with problems of this sort if you set the aperture as follows:
Outdoors in clear weather a f/8 - f/16
Outdoors in
cloudy weathers f/4 - f/8
Indoors f/1.4 - f/4
4. Using a slow shutter speed
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If the red LED light turns on opposite "2-15'' or ''30", the shutter speed will be 1 /30-second or slower so you'll have to guard against camera shake.
The best advice in this case is to use a tripod or switch to flash photography. |
5. How to use A the AC lock
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When the shutter release button is pressed halfway down, a red LED light in the viewfinder will turn on to tell you which shutter speed has been selected
by the camera's electronic brain. And the LED light will remain in one position (in other words, the shutter speed setting will be
''remembered'' as long as
the shutter release button is depressed regardless of chances in the brightness of the
surrounding1ight. |
Warning:
If the shutter release button is depressed halfway down, that is, if the AE system is locked, the shutter speed will not change even if you change the
aperture. Therefore, if you want to use a different aperture, you will have to release the shutter release button to unlock the AE system before
turning the
aperture ring.
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The AE lock is particularly useful for taking backlighted pictures which invariably calls for some exposure compensation. All you do to take a backlighted
portrait is move up close to your subject, press the shutter release button halfway down and hold it there, then step back and press the shutter release
button all the way down to take your picture. |
In other words, the AE lock can be used for automatic exposure compensation.
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