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Parts Front | Parts Back |
Parts LCD | Parts Viewfinder |
Fig. 6 & 8 | Fig. 9 |
Fig. 10 | Fig. 11, 12, 13 |
Fig. 15, 16, 17 | Fig. 18, 19 |
Fig. 20, 21 | Fig. 22, 23, 24 |
Fig 25, 26 |
SAFETY GUIDE
This product is a camera for taking still photographs.
Please do not use it for any other purpose. While we have given all due attention
to the safety of the product, we would ask you to use it correctly after reading
this page and the warnings and cautions regarding batteries.
The marks shown below are warning and caution notices to enable you to use the
product in such a way as not to cause any injury or damage.
1. Warning marks and their meanings
* WARNINGThis warning mark indicates that if the product is
not correctly used, the person using or handing the product could suffer fatal
or serious injury.
* CAUTIONThis caution mark indicates that if the product
is not correctly used, the person using or handing the product could suffer
slight or moderate injury, or that there is the danger of damage to inanimate
objects.
2. Warnings
* WARNINGDanger of explosion leading to major injury. Please
do not expose batteries to naked flames, or short-circuit, dismantle, or heat
them.
* WARNING Danger of death if accidentally swallowed. Please
store batteries in a place where small children cannot reach them.
* WARNINGDanger of suffocation if accidentally wound around
the neck. Please ensure that the camera strap cannot come into the hands of
small children.
* WARNINGDanger of electrocution. Please in no event dismantle
the camera, as there are high voltage circuits inside it.
* WARNINGDanger of heat generation and combustion. Please
do not use batteries other than those specified. If the batteries generate heat,
please remove them immediately and take them to your nearest service station.
* If the contents of this page and the warnings or cautions regarding batteries
have become illegible, we recommend that you exchange it for a new explanation
sheet at your nearest service station. (Payable)
Holding the Camera (Fig. 1)
Keep your elbows down to hold the camera steady.
• Whether for vertical or horizontal photography, hold the camera with both
hands and draw your elbows to your
body for steady camera holding.
• For vertical picture taking, hold the camera with the shutter button up.
and the numbers of the auto date will be recorded at the bottom of the film.
• When taking vertical pictures, make sure that the strap will not hang in
front of the lens, auto focusing window or exposure reading window.
• Be sure that the lens and the Autofocus Sensor Windows are not obstructed
by anything: fingers, strap, etc.
• If the flash is used with the camera held vertically, the flash unit should
be at the top of the camera.
Care of your camera
I) Do not leave the camera in a very hot environment, such as under the window
of a car, or in the glove compartment or trunk. Excess heat or humidity may
cause serious damage to the camera and changes in film color or damage to film
emulsion and surface.
2) Avoid sudden temperature changes (bringing camera from outdoor cold to very
warm indoor). These can cause moisture condensation inside the camera or lens,
resulting in clouding of lens or rusting of metal parts.
3) Do not leave the camera near or on electrical appliances such as a TV or
refrigerator.
4) Do not clean the camera body with alcohol, thinner or any other organic solvent.
If it is stained, wipe it with a piece of dry cloth.
5) If water has dripped onto the camera or if the camera has been exposed to
a sea breeze, wipe it well with a dry cloth.
6) Do not place camera with film inside in cabinets of furniture treated with
formal in-containing substances, or near naphtha moth repellent. (These will
affect color film quality.)
7) Avoid exposing camera to mud or sand. These can cause serious damage to moving
parts of the camera.
Name of parts (Fig. 2, Fig. 3) |
|
1. View-finder Window | 2. Zoom Switch |
3. Power Switch | 4. Shutter Release Button |
5. Strap Eyelet | 6. Built-in Flash |
7. Auto-focus Sensor
Windows |
8. Mode Switch |
9. Turning the Auto
Data Switch |
10. Self-timer Switch |
11. Self-timer Light
and Auto-focus Sensor Windows |
|
12. AE Photo Sensor | 13. Lens and Cover |
14. Green Light | 15. Finder Eyepiece |
16. Red Light (warning signal) | |
17. Film Door | 18. Tripod Socket |
19. Display Panel | 20. Film Door Look |
21. Film Check Window | 22. Battery Cap |
23. Manual Rewind Switch | *9. Auto-date model only |
Display Symbols (Fig. 4)
The diagram shows all crystal displays in the "on" state.
(A) Date Time Display (Automatic Date Mode or optional)
(B) Auto-flush Mode Symbol (Standard Mode)
(C) Battery Power Symbol
(D) Frame Counter
(E) Night View Portrait Mode indicator
(F) Flash-ON Mode (Fill in flash) indicator
(G) Pre-flash (To reduce the red-eyes) mode display indicator
(H) Flash-OFF Mode indicator
(I) Infinity Mode indicator
(J) TV-Mode indicator
Using the Viewfinder (Fig. 5)
The finder is real image finder. It shows what the camera lens sees.
A Picture frame
B Close-up (parallax correction) marks
C Auto-focus frame
D Green Light (AE/AF Lock and close-up warning signal)
E Red Light (Indicates flash will operate and low light warning signal, Flash
recharging)
How to attach the strap.(Fig.6)
How to attach the strap
Standard Mode Operation
1. Loading the Battery (Fig. 8)
Use a single CR 123A or DL 123A (3V) lithium battery. This camera will not operate
without a battery loaded.
1) You can open the cover of the battery chamber by depressing the release button
of the battery chamber cover to the direction of the arrow indicated with the
protrusion of the strap adjustment tool.
2) Be sure to load a battery in the battery chamber matching the +/- sides of
the battery with the +/- marks inside the battery chamber, and close the battery
cover with a click.
3) If the battery is fresh, the Battery Power Symbol © will appear fully
black.
When to replace the battery
When the battery Power Symbol is 1/2 blank, enough power remains to finish a
roll of film before replacing the battery.
Notes on replacing battery
I) If there is a film inside the camera, please replace batteries quickly (within
20 seconds) with the power switched off.
2) If batteries are inserted while the LED is completely off, the power automatically
switches on and off after the LED has all been displayed.
3) If the battery is removed while film is in the camera, the frame count data
will be lost. When you close the battery chamber cover after battery replacement,
the film will advance several frames and the film counter will return to number
"I" when the shutter button is pressed. Resume taking pictures until the end
of the roll.
4) If battery is removed for more than about 30 seconds while film is in camera,
and the film is near the end of the roll the frame counter will blink" C "and
the film must be rewound manually.
2. Loading the Film (Fig. 9)
This camera uses standard 38 mm 135 size film magazines with DX coding. The
film speed (ISO25-3200) is set automatically when the film is loaded.
1) Open the back cover by pressing the back cover release knob.
2) Place a new roll of film in the film chamber. Draw out the tip of the film,
holding the magazine in place.
* When loading film, be careful not to touch the back of the lens inside the
camera. If the lens gets dirty, wipe it gently with a soft, dry cloth.
3) Draw the film tip as far as the FILM TIP mark inside the camera. Close the
Back Cover firmly.
4) When you close the back cover the film is automatically advanced to the first
frame position.
* If the film has not been correctly loaded the Frame
Counter will blink " [ ] ".Open the Back Cover and reload the film.
* When using non-DX code films and ISO 25 films, first open the lens cover and
turn power on, then press the shutter release button to advance to the first
frame.
* Use ISO25/50/100/200/400 film for color slides.
3. Taking Pictures (Fig. 10)
1) Press the power switch (3) once so that the power is ON.
2) When the camera is switched-on, the lens will be extended to the photographic
position (38 mm Wide-Angle), and the retractable flash unit will swing up.
3) Look through the viewfinder eyepiece and press the zoom switch to T to change
the frame to telephoto mode.
4) Press the zoom switch to W to change to wide-angle mode.
5) Point the camera so that subject you want to focus on is in the center of
the viewfinder (Auto-focus Frame).
6) Press the Shutter Release Button (4) halfway until the Green Light (14) comes
on. The focus is automatically set.
7) Press the Shutter Release Button all the way down to take the picture. The
film will advance one frame.
8) After you have finished taking pictures, depress the power switch. The power
will be turned off, the flash unit will swing down and lens will retract.
• Look through the viewfinder eyepiece and press the Zoom switch, and you can
quickly Zoom from Wide-Angle to Telephoto position to adjust your picture composition.
• Do not manually push the flash down, make sure to depress the power switch
and the flash will swing down.
• If power is left on the camera will automatically turn off after approximately
5 minutes.
• If you do not intend to keep taking pictures, always turn the power off.
Camera to subject Range: 135 mm 0.8 m (2.6 ft)-38 mm 0.8 m (2.6 to-00)
Special notes for your further information:
• The viewfinder may move when you trip the shutter button; however, your picture
will be taken in the original picture composition.
4. Using Auto-flash (Fig. 11)
• The flash unit will automatically flash in low light.
1) If the Red Light (16) and Green Light (14) turns on when the shutter release
is pressed halfway down, there is not enough light, and the Auto-flash will
operate.
2) Press the Shutter Release Button (4) to take a picture with flash.
3) Shutter locks until recharging is completed.
• The flash power is adjusted after automatic measurement
of film sensitivity, subject distance, and focal length.
• When flash is used to take pictures of people, use the Pre-Flash Mode.
Flash Photography Range:
39 mm ISO I00 0.8m (2.6ft) - 4.7 to (15.4ft)
IS0 400 0.8 m (2.6 ft) -9.4 m (30.8 ft)
135 mm
ISO100 0.8 m (2.6 ft) - 2.6 m ( 8.5 ft)
IS0 400 0.8 m (2.6 ft) - 5.2 m (17.0 ft)
5. Focus Lock (Fig. 12)
Aim the Auto-Focus Frame at the subject.
1) Depress the shutter Release Button (4) halfway until the Green Light (14)
turns on.
2) With the Shutter Release Button held at this point, compose the picture,
and continue pressing the Shutter Release Button fully down to take the picture.
• Focus Lock will be released if the finger is removed from the Shutter Release
Button before taking the picture.
• Automatic Exposure (AE) is locked at the same time as Focus Lock.
• Focus Lock may not operate properly under some conditions dark or grey objects,
reflective or light-emitting objects, or very small objects. When there are
no obstructions such as rain, mist, or smoke. In such cases, set the Focus Look
by aiming the camera at another object of similar brightness at about the same
distance.
• When taking pictures through a glass window, the Autofocus mechanism may
not focus properly because of reflections. To take photos through glass, press
the camera directly against the glass. For landscape photos through a window,
use the Infinity Mode.
6. Close-up Photography (Fig. 13)
You can focus in as close as 0.8 m (2.6 ft), with 135 mm telephoto for extreme
close-up photos.
1) Match the Auto Focus target with your subject that you want to focus on.
Make sure subject is in the center of Auto focus target at a distance of 0.8
(2.6 ft) - I m (3.3 ft).
2) If you want to take a picture closer than 1 m (3.3 ft), compose your picture
below the close distance adjustment mark for panorama before tripping the shutter.
• As you set the lens at the Telephoto distance of 135 mm, you can zoom towards
Wide-Angle to adjust your picture composition.
• When depressing the Shutter Release Button halfway if a Green Light blinks,
that indicates either the shooting distance is shorter than 0.8 m. When the
shutter is locked, correct the distance and depress the Shutter Release Button
again.
• Camera vibration can be prevented by using a tripod and shooting with the
self-timer.
(Fig.14 Panoramic model only.)
7. Unloading the Film (Fig. 15)
1) When the last frame of the film has been exposed, the film will be automatically
rewound. When the film is fully rewound, the motor stops automatically.
2) When the rewinding has stopped, check that the Frame
Counter (a) has returned to " [ ] ", the " [ ] " will blink.
3) Open the Film door (17) and remove the film.
* Often more than the specified number of pictures can be taken (for example,
a 26 frames on a 24 frame roll). In this case, the last two frames may over-lap,
however.
8. Manual Rewind (Fig. 16)
To rewind film manually (forced rewind) before the roll is finished.
1 ) Use the Strap Ring tip to press the Manual Rewind Switch
(23). Film will begin to rewind.
Advanced Instructions
9. Using the Mode Switch (Fig. 17)
Pressing the Mode Switch - 1 shifts the camera through the following modes.
• As you turn the mode switch, the mode display symbol ( V ) on the mode display
panel will move to the mode you choose.
• If you turn the mode switch slowly, the mode display symbol may not move.
• Note that the mode will not circulate. As you set the camera in one mode,
you can continue taking pictures, in that mode. The camera will stay in that
mode until you change it again.
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Night View Portrait Mode (Flash ON Mode |
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Flash ON Mode (Fill in flash) (User decides to use flash) |
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Pre-flash Mode (To reduce the red eyes - Standard Mode) |
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Using Auto Flash Mode |
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Flash OFF Mode (User decides not to use flash) |
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Infinity Mode |
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TV Mode (for photos of TV screen images |
• Since all modes are fixed, you can continue
to photograph in the mode once it is set.
• When power is switched off and then back on again, it returns standard to
Auto mode.
10. Pre-Flash Mode (Fig. 18)
1) Turn the mode switch and match the mode display symbol (
) with (
).
2) When taking pictures of people's face under dim light, using flash, reflection
of flash on the retina, sometimes called "redeye" may resin. The Pre-Flash Mode
helps prevent this by firing an extra flash just before taking the picture,
causing the pupil of the eye to contact.
• The main flash will operate about I second after the preflash. Be careful
to hold the camera steady until the second flash fires.
What is red eye phenomenon?
When flash pictures are taken of people in a dark place, the flash light is
reflected from the retina and peoples eyes sometimes show up with red flash.
This is referred to as red eye phenomenon.
11. Day light Flash (Fig. 19)
Daylight flash photography is effective for back-lit subjects, strong shadows
or on cloudy days. I) Tom the mode switch and match the mode display symbol
(
) with (
).
The flash will operate even in bright places.
• Slowest shutter speed is 1/30 sec. at wide angle, 1/60 sec. at the telephoto.
Hold the camera steady to prevent blurring at slow shutter speeds.
• When light is poor, switch to Night view Portrait Mode.
12. Night View Portrait (Fig. 20)
Flash fires in synchronization with slow shutter speed.
1) Turn the mode switch and match the mode display symbol
(
) with the (
).
2) Under poor light, shutter will remain open for up to 3.2 sec. to achieve
correct exposure conditions.
• The AE operates normally in the flash mode, so it is possible to take correctly
exposed photographs at down and dusk, on cloudy days, or at close range, and
against dark backgrounds.
• To prevent camera shake and blurring, use the stand or a tripod.
13. Flash OFF Mode (Fig. 21)
In flash OFF Mode, the flash will not fire even under poor light. Use this mode
to prevent operation of flash when not permitted, or for taking evening scenes
with available light only, for example.
1) Turn the mode switch and match the mode display symbol (
) with thee (
).
• Flash off mode the flash unit will swing down automatically and will not
fire.
• As you turn the mode to (AUTO], the flash will swing up automatically. The
camera is now set for programmed AE photography at up to 3.5 seconds without
flash.
• If the Red Light (16) blinks when the shutter is pressed halfway down, there
is not enough available light for a correct exposure in Flash OFF mode.
• To prevent camera shake and blurring in dark conditions, use the stand or
a tripod.
Specifications | |
Film speed | With DX film, auto setting IS025 to IS03200, with non DX film defaults IS025 |
Type | Auto-focus auto-exposure 35mm lens shutter camera with built-in zoom lens |
Format | 24 x 36mm |
Lens | 38mm F3.6-135mm F3.6 focal length Konica zoom lens (9 groups 10, elements), with lens cover |
Power switch | When the power is turned on, the
flash unit swings up, the lens is extended, and the lens cover opens. When the power is turned off, the flash swings down, the lens retracts, and the lens cover closes. If the power is left on the camera will turn off automatically in about 5 minutes, and the remaining battery life is shown on the LCD panel. |
Shutter | Electronic programmed shutter, 3.2 - 1/280 sec. |
AE Coupling range | ISO100: f=38mm EV2-EV 16, f=135mm EV4.9-EV16 |
AE adjustment | Backlight fill in program AE using a US light receptor element |
Focusing | Infrared non scan active type autofocus system, effective range: 0.8m (2.6ft) - (with 135mm telephoto), 0.8m (2.6ft) - (less than 135mm focal length), Focus lock with shutter release half stroke |
Finder | Real-image zoom finder with auto focus frame, close-up parallax marks, Green light (auto-focus/focus lock, blinks when subject is out of range), Red light (auto flash, Flash recharging, blinks in Flash OFF mode when available light is insufficient.) |
Flash | Automatic swing-up and retractable
swing-down mechanism; flash-matic auto flash will operate automatically
in low light levels and back-lit conditions. In low light back-lit situations
the shutter speed may be slow, and we recommended to use a tripod to
prevent camera shake. Interactive range - (ISO 100) f=38mm 0.8 (2.6ft)-4.7m (15.4ft),/f=135mm 0.8 (2.6ft)-2.6m (8.6ft); Flash recycling time - 7 seconds; Exposure automatically adjust against film speed, photographic distance and lens focal length. |
Settings | Mode Switch: Night View Portrait
flash - Flash ON - Pre-flash AUTO - Flash OFF - Infinity mode -TV mode |
Self-timer | Electronic self-timer about 10 sec.
delay, red LED lights for first 7 sec. then blinks for 3 sec. cancel function provided. |
Film transport | Automatic film advance to first
frame (Motor-drive auto loading starts when the back cover is closed),
auto wind after each frame, auto rewind at end of roll with auto-rewind
stop. Manual rewind feature. You can rewind the film before the roll is finished. |
Frame counter | Additive type, LCD panel display |
Auto-date (Auto-date model only) |
Built-in digital LCD display, Imprints time or date to the year 2019, setting for date or time recording or cancel for no imprinting, adjustable to nearest sec. |
Battery life | About 10 rolls with flash for half the exposures (24-exposure film) |
Power source | Lithium battery (CR123A, DL123A: 3V), battery power check on LCD panel |
Size, weight | 119.5 x 68 x 49.5mm (47 x 2.7 x 1.9") 2808 (10 oz) battery extra |
Note: Specifications and design subject to change without notice. | |
Above data based on manufacture's tests. |