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Acro candid camera User manual
User manual for Acro candid camera. 8 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Acro
- Model / document
- Acro candid camera
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
- File size
- 1.2 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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Always remember to load
your camera in the shade.
Never let bright light hit the
film roll, before or after snap-
ping your pictures.
Hold back of camera toward
you, and push the lock button
which automatically releases
-rhe--$ack. Pull back away
from camera.
Make sure the empty spool is in the left-hand
compartment with its notched end engaged in the
winding knob.
Place the film in the right-hand compartment.
Break the seal on the roll. Now slowly pull the red
paper toward the empty spool. Insert tapered end of
the paper in the broad side of the slot in the spool.
Fold it over. Turn the winding knob a few turns
to the right so the paper starts to roll onto the
empty spool.
Return the back to its proper position on the
camera; gently snap it in place. Be sure it fits snugly. The important things to watch in this operation ItIIr
theseare the red windows. In openings, you see that I your posi- film is in proper
tion. Turn the winding knob slowly until the figure I on 4I
the red paper protecting the
film appears in the center of
the lower red window marked A. The camera is now readv lI1"
for use.
As soon as you have snapped your picture, im-
mediately turn the winding knob until the number I
reappears in the window marked B. You are now
ready to snap the second picture. The same process
is repeated for additional shots.
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When number 8 appears in the center of B window
you are taking your l6th picture, completing the
roll.
Now turn the winding knob until the roll of film
(including the red paper protecting it) is entirely
wound on the left-hand spool.
In the shade again open back of camera (same
operation as when loading), and remove the roll of
film. Seal the roll with gummed tape you will find
on the end of the roll, so that it cannot unwind.
As an extra precaution against fogging the film be
sure to close the round slide over the red windows
after each winding.
F O C U S T H E L E N S b y
turning the large ring behind
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TAKE red dot on the range finder or
viewfinder.
PICTURES If the focus is set at in-
finity, everything 30 feet and
beyond is in focus.
Move pointer "J" to the
stop (F. 3.5, 4.5, etc.) and
SETTII{G pointer {58" to the speed
THE ing(I1200,to thel/100,light etc.)conditions.accord-
SHUTTER Keep the camera firmly
against the face with the view-
finder close to the eye. Frame
the subject you are photographing within the view.
finder. Make sure the camera is held level; not
tipped at any angle. When photographing children,
dogs, etc., best results are had by holding the camera
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Take snapshots with your I
back to the sun, with the sub-
fully lighted. This in- LIGHT ject If I.f clear, sharp pictures. sures
c0ilDrTl0t{s light shines into the lens, your
pictures may be indistinct.
Press down on the shutter
release with steady, even pres-
sure. Do not jerk the camera in your eagerness to
snap the pictures.
In taking time exposures,
first move the exposure indi-
"T". This lever is TIMEAND cator to
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EXPOSURES the lens. Do not hold the camera in
your hand when taking time
exposur€s. Pull built-in camera support into posi'
tion and rest the camera on a firm table or similar
support to prevent movement or better still use a
trip-od. The use of a cable release is recommended.
After properly framing your subject in the view'
finder, press the shutter release to open the shutter.
After the correct time has elapsed again press the
release to close the shutter.
On bulb (B) keep the finger on the shtrtter re-
lease until the correct time has elapsed, removing the
finger closes the shutter.
The Model R has a built-in
exposure meter of the extinc-
tion type that makes it pos-
sible to determine instantlY
the correct exposure for anY
subject, indoors or out. It
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Exposures from l/200 to 2 seconds, and lens stops
from F. 3.5 to F.18.
To read the meter, hold the camera out about
twelve inches from the eye aiming it at the subject
and a little bit down so that the light from the sky
will not give a false reading. Shade the back with
the hand to exclude as much outside light as possible.
From left to right each number is darker than the
-_ one preceding it. Use the last number that is easily
readable for determining the proper exposure. Using
the calculator dials on top of the rangefinder, turn
the upper dial so that the light reading at the top
lines up with the speed of the film being used. Refer- to the bottom scales to find the desired shutter speed
lined up with the proper lens stop to be used.
For example: Suppose the light meter reading is 6
and the film being used has a speed of. 24. Turn the
movable dial until the light reading of 6 lines up
. with the film speed of 24. The resulting exposure is
ll2lth second with a stop of F. 8. It is advisable to
use smallest stop possible with the proper shutter
speed, for instance: with the above meter reading and
film speed the exposure at F.5.6 will be 1/50 second
but a picture made at F. B will be sharper because of
the increased depth of focus.
The rangefinder window is
at the left end of the range-
finder next to the winding
knob. Place the window close
to the right eye and turn the
Range Finder Knob at right
side of Camera with thumb
of the right hand until the
upper and lower images match. The red dot on the
case then points to a figure on the knob indicating
the proper lens setting for that distance
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GUARAlITEE
This Acro Camera is guaranteed against de-
fective material and workmanship, for a period
of 90 days, and is limited to replacement of
such defective parts or material found to be
defective at Factory, upon return of the Camera
to the Factory, at Chicago, Illinois, plus 25c to
cover handling and mailing. This guaranty is
given in lieu of all other guarantees, express
or implied.
Naturally, we are desirous of your getting the
f ullest satisfaction and pleasure from your
Acro Candid i,amera; therefore, if you will
follow the sirnple irr-ctructions outlined in this
booklet, you can help yourself in obtaining the
finest possible pictures.
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