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Thank you for your purchase of a Contax Vielen Dank, daB Sie sich f0r eine Contax
Tvs. Based on the Contax philosophy of Tvs entschieden haben. Damit besitzen
producing a "camera which works," this Sie eine Kompaktcamera, die in Verar-
35mm lens-shutter camera is extremely beitung und technischer Ausstatfung einen
simple to use. Spitzenplatz einnimmt und hochsten
It features a newly designed zoom lens, an Anspriichen geniigt. Um mit allen
electronically controlled focusing system, Eigenschaften dieser Camera vertraut zu
and an exposure control system consist- werden, sollten Sie vor der ersten
ing of aperture-priority auto exposure plus Inbetriebnahme unbedingt die Bedie-
programmed auto exposure. nungsanleitung sorgfAltig lesen.
Before using the camera, be sure to read
this instruction manual carefully to use it "'- ;;;;;il
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O Aperture Index (black): Set @ Self-timer LED: Blinks while €9 Camera Back
your desired apefture on the the self-timer is operating. @ Film Check Window: lt
apefture ring to this mark. (DZoom Mark When the main allows you to see if there is
@ Camera Back Release switch (knob) is within this film in the camera or not.
Knob range, the camera is turned on (p VieMinder Eyepiece
@ Aperture Ring: The aperture and ready for shooting. @ Panoramic Mask
ring is used for setting the @ Main Switch (Knob): Turns @ Film Tip Mark
apefture and the programmed on and off the camera oower. @ Spool
exposure mode. @ Viewfinder @ Gamera Back Release Pin
@ Exposure Compensation @ Lens Front Ring: The lens @ Manual Rewind Button: Use
Dial: Exposure compensation cap, filters (optional acces- this button if you want to
up to +5 EV can be set in 1/3- sories), and lens hood (option- rewind the film in the middle of
EV steps. al accessory) are attached to a roll.
(D Display Panel: The flash it. @ Battery CompartmenV
mooe, exposure compensa- (D Lens Cover
tion value, and battery check @Zoom Ring: Change the focal @ Panoramic Mode Switch
mark are displayed on it. length of the lens by turning @ film Guides
(E Flash Mode Button: Used for this ring (zooming). The main @ DX Contact
switching the flash mode. switch (knob) moves at the (D Picture Area Frame
(D Flash same time. @ film Chamber
@ Strap Lug
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(lhis illustration shows all information availabte in the () Flash Mark Turns'on when the picture is to be
viewfinder for reference. lt does not represent an taken with flash. lt blinks while the flash is charging,
, actual example of display.) and turns on with steady light when the flash is fully
charged.
, O Picture Area Frame: when the shutter release is ($ Focusing Indicator: Shows the focusing mode.
depressed halfway, the picture area frame on dis- @ Programmed Mode Indicator: Turns on when I set to "P" (program AE), or when - play changes automatically according to the shoot- the aperture ring is ing distance, lens focal length, etc. the aperture is automatically stopped down and the
: To shoot, place your subject within the displayed exposure mode is switched to program AE.
frame. O Strutter Speeds: The camera displays the shut-
; o When shooting in the auto-focus mode, the pic- ter speed in a range of 700 (1/700 second) to 1 O (1 6
ture area frame for taking close-ups is displayed seconds).
while the shutter release is depressed halfway and o Shutter speeds are displayed in 1/2-step incre-
after you remove your finger. In ments. . for about 2 seconds
the manual-focus mode, ii is Oisplayed when the o lf "P700" or "500" blinks, it means that your sub-
distance is set. ject will be overexposed. lf "16" blinks, it means that
o When taking pictures in the panoramic mode, the an exposure for more than 16 seconds is required to
panoramic format frame is displayed. obtain correct exposure. ln this case, if you keep on
O Focusing Frame: Place your subject to focus in depressing the shutter release, the camera switches , this frame. to the bulb exposure mode.
O Exposure Compensation Mark When expo- o The above items of O "Exposure Compensation
sure is compensated , "+" or "-" is displayed accord- Mark" to O "Shutter Speeds" are displayed when
ing to the type of compensation. 15
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the camera is operated as described in 1 and 2 @ lf you are taking pictures in hot temperature or
below. They are displayed for B seconds, then auto- looking into the viewfinder at certain angles, the
matically turn off to save the battery. mask or "OFF" mark may appear very lightly when
1 . When the main switch (knob) is turned on. there is no item to be displayed. This is an intrinsic
2. With the main switch on, when the shutter characteristic of the liquid crystal and does not
release, zoom ring, focusing dial, or flash mode mean anything is wrong.
button is operated. @ fne mask switches to display the needed frame
While the shutter is opened (the film is being when you switch the camera to the panoramic or
exposed), the display turns off. jn the case of long close-up mode. But the display may differ from the
exposure, take particular care to prevent camera setting depending on the operating procedure. In
shake while the display turns off. this case, you can reset the normal display by
@ Off Mark: This mark appears when the main depressing the shutter release button halfway.
switch (knob) is set to "'" (OFR, Example of display (panoramic mode)
This line is not within the picture-area frame.
<Note on the Display in the Viewfinder>
This camera automatically displays the liquid crystal
mask in the panoramic or close-up mode.
When you take pictures, keep the following points in
mind:
O fre picture area frame is the inner frame of the
mask which is displayed. The fine line inside the
mask is not within the picture area frame. The-picture area frame (The area inside this frame
t6 appears on the picture)
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<Lens Cap> <Capuchon d'objectif>r The accessory lens cap (K-31) can be put on the Le capuchon d'objectif accessoire (K-31) peut etre
lens front frame and removed from it while oush- place sur le cadre avant de I'objectif et retire en
ing the left and right knobs inward. poussant les boutons droit et gauche vers l'interieur,
o Be sure to remove the lens cap when taking o Retirez toujours le capuchon d'objectif pour
pictures. Caution is required because the shutter prendre des photos. Faites attention car I'obtura-
lffiitl...+lll'lilru..l.lli,ii..''.''ll.itn teu r peut etre declenche avec le
ffi.iib1..1+.ii.."ii'',..,i capuchon d'objectif en place' the lens cap to protect the lens. ti:'i'iutliii..i.
<Objektivdeckel> : ,,.i'......., <TaPa del objetivo> ,,,:
Zum Anbringen und Entfernen des " ::,:,:,i:, La tapa del objetivo accesoria
mitgel iefeden Objektivdeckels (K-
31) am bzw. von Objektivfrontring die beiden marco frontal del objetivo y se saca presionando
Kndpfe links und rechts nach innen drucken. las lenguetas izquierda y derecha,
o Vor dem Aufnehmen nicht vergessen, den o Asegurese de extraer la tapa del objetivo antes
Objektivdeckel abzunehmen. de fotografiar. Hay que tener cuidado porque el
Vorsicht ist geboten, da der VerschluB auch bei obturador se dispara con la tapa del objetivo
angesetztem Objektivdeckel ausgeldst wird. puesta.
o Nach dem Aufnehmen den Objektivdeckel o Despues de fotografiar, asegurese de poner la
wieder anbringen, um das Objektiv zu schutzen. tapa del objetivo para protegerlo.
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o lf you are using DX-coded film, the camera
automatically sets its film speed. lf you are
using non-DX-coded film, the film speed is
automaticallY set to ISO 100.
o Take care not to touch or soil the DX con-
tacts.
o Always load and unload film in subdued
light.
jWfren loading film, be sure to remove the
protective sheet in the camera's picture area
frame.
sx Close the camera back securelY.
*3 ns soon as the camera back is closed,
the film advances automatically and stops
when the exposure counter shows "01".
Protective Sheet
o lf the exposure counter blinks at "00", the SchutzfolieFeuille de p,rotection
film is not advancing properly. Open the cam- Una lamina Protectora
era back and relciad the film.
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(''" to r' ) " Move the main switch (knob) from
(zoommark)inthedirectionofthearrow(see
illustration). The camera is now turned on and
ready for shooting.
o lf you are not taking pictures immediately,
retuin the main switch to ".'' (OFD to prevent
inadvertently' shutter the tripping 'When is reset to "'", the main switch the o
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ln the viewfinder, you will see the letter "P" ter that can be set by it is '11500 sec. or slow-
and the shutter speed being set. er.
o When the aperture ring is set at "P", it is o lf the shutter speed in the viewfinder blinks
recommended to shoot with lens focal length al"P7O0", your subject will be overexposed
at 35mm or longer because an aperture of because it is beyond the camera's exposure
F3.5 will be required if the light is dim. coupling range, lf the shutter speed blinks at
"500" when the aperture is set to F16, it will
o lf the subject is so bright that the camera be overexposed.
cannot provide correct exposure within its o lf "16" blinks, it means underexposure. lf
shutter speed range when it is set to aper- you keep on depressing the shutter release,
ture-priority AE, it automatically switches to the camera switches to bulb exposure after
program AE and selects a proper aperture 16 seconds. (For details, refer to "Bulb expo-
and shutter speed that provide correct expo- sure" on page 100,)
sure. In this case, the fastest shutter speed o This camera is designed to fire its built-in
which can be set by the camera is 1/7OO sec. flash automatically in dim light when the flash
When it is set to program AE, "P" is displayed mode has been set to automatic flash activa-
in the viewfinder. tion (" fo,'o "). (For details on flash photogra-
lf the aperture ring is set to Fl6, the camera phy, refer to page 82.)
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o The aperture values change with the focal Exposure Gontrol Diagram (f=28mm)
length, The aperture value index (orange) indi-
cates an approximate apefture at the focal
length of 56mm when the apefture ring is set
to F3,5. lf the aperture is stopped down to F4
or smaller, the actual aperture is approximate- F8
ly 2 stops smaller. The camera's metering F56
function, however, operates properly in accor-
dance with the change of the aperture by
zooming.
16 I 4 2 1 112 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30 1/60 1/125 1/250
In the program AE and aperture-priority AE "P": Program AE
modes, the metering range and shutter " P" : Program mautomatik
speeds corresponding to each aperlure "P": Exposition automatique (AE) programmee
change as shown in this diagram. "P": Exposicion automatica (AE) programada
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While looking at the subiect
viewfinder, choose the subiect size by
turning the zoom ring (zooming).
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o As the lens moves, the field of view in the o Beim Zoomen des Objektivs dndert sich
viewfinder changes accordinglY, das Bildfeld im Sucher entsprechend.
o Zoom the lens with the zoom ring. lf you o Zoomen Sie des Obiektiv mit dem
zoom with the main switch (knob), caution is Zoomring. Beim Zoomen mit dem
required because the flash reflector may be Hauptschalter (knopf) ist Vorsicht geboten, da
blocked with your finger when the lens is set der Blitzreflektor bei Einstellung des Objektivs
to telephoto. auf Telefoto u,U. durch einen Finger verdeckt
o The lens focal length can be confirmed on wird.
the exposure counter. lf you depress the o Die Brennweite kann im Bildzdhlwerk kon-
shutter release button halfway, the exposure trollierl werden. Das Bildzahlwerk schaltet auf
counter switches to show the focal length die Anzeige der Brennweite um, solange der
while the shutter release button is Ausloser leicht eingedruckt wird. Bei der
held depressed. Anzeige der Brennweite handelt es sich
The focal length on display is lediglich um einen Ndherungswerl.
available only as a guide.
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I When the focusing dial is set to
" AF" (auto-focus) .....
lf you depress the shutter release button all S Aim the focusing frame at the subject you ffi picture. & want to focus, and depress the shutter ffi tfre w?y, the shutter trips to take your
release halfway. -# The lens focuses itself automatically and the #$-ffii $$ mark "." in the focus display turns on.
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o When the shutter release button is depressed o Wenn Sie leicht auf den Ausloser drucken, dndert
halfway, the picture area frame in the viewfinder sich der Bildrahmen im Sucher entsprechend der
changes according to the shooting distance and Aufnahmeentfernung und Brennweite. Achten Sie
lens focal length, To shoot, place your subject within darauf, daB das Motiv innerhalb des Rahmens liegt,
the displayed frame. o Blinkt das Signal " )", und liiBt sich die Camera
o lf the mark " )" blinks, the shutter does not trip nicht auslosen, sind Sie zu nahe am Motiv.
because your subject is too close to the camera. VergrdBern Sie die Aufnahmeentfernung auf min-
Take your picture at a distance of 0.5m or more. destens 0,5 m.
o lf the camera-to-subject distance is 0.3m or small- o Bei einer Motiventfernung von 0,3 m oder weniger
er, the mark "o" m?V turn on but the subject is not in leuchtet zwar das Signal "." , das Motiv wird jedoch
sharp focus. u.U. nicht scharf abgebildet.
o When the mark " > <" blinks, the subject cannot r Wenn das Signal " ) {" blinkt, ist keine automa-
be focused by the camera's auto-focus system and tische Fokussierung m6glich, und der VerschluB l6st
the shutter does not trip. Use the focus lock, turn on nicht aus. Veruuenden Sie den Schdrfespeicher, so
the mark "." and shoot. daB das Signal "." aufleuchtet, um die Aufnahme zu
o lf it is difficult to focus because the subject is dimly macnen.
lighted or its contrast is low, the AF-assist beam is o Falls ein schwach beleuchtetes oder kon-
automatically emitted on trastarmes Motiv die automatische Fokussierung
the subject to increase erschwert, wird das AF-Hilfslicht automatisch auf
the accuracy of the das Motiv projiziert, um die Funktion des Autofocus-
auto-focus system. Systems zu unterstutzen,
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I When the focusing dial is set within
the manual-focus range
(oo - 0.5 (m)) .....
ru Aim the focusing frame at the subject you & want to focus and operate the focusing
dial while looking at the subject through the
viewfinder.
o The picture area frame i'n the viewfinder
changes according to the shooting distance
set with the focusing dial and the lens focal
distance. Place your subject within the dis-
played frame.
d:b Depress the shutter release all the way.
ffi fne shutter trips to take your picture.
o The AF-assist beam is not emitted in the
manual-focus mode.
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Focusing Indicators Fokus-Signal
3'<" mark (turns on) ... The lens is focused "<" Symbol (leuchtet) ... Entfernung auf
on a point nearer than the subject in the einen Punkt vor dem Motiv eingestellt
focusing frame (front focus). (Fokussierung zu nah)
"d' mark (turns on) ... The lens is focused "o" Symbol (leuchtet) ... Entfernung exakt
on the subject in the focusing frame (sharp auf das Motiv eingestellt (Fokussierung richtig)
focus)
r' >" Symbol (leuchtet) ... Entfernung auf
'(>" mark (turns oll) ... The lens is focused einen Punkt hinter dem Motiv eingestellt
on a point farther than the subject in the (Fokussierung zu weit)
viewfi nder (rear focus). *) {" Symbol (blinkt) ... Motiv wird nicht
'I> {nn mark (blinks) ... The subject cannot scharf abgebildet, da Entfernungsmessung
be correctly focused because it is impossible unmoglich.
to measure its distance.
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As soon as the entire roll of film is exposed, o The camera does not operate unless the
the camera rewinds the film automatically. camera back is once opened.
While the film is rewinding, the exposure o To rewind the filrn in the middle of a roll, press
counter counts down. When rewinding is the manual rewind button on the camera bot-
completed, the motor stops and the number tom with a fine-pointed object. (Do not press it
"00" in the counter blinks. with a sharp-pointed object such as a needle.)
After the film is rewound, open the camera o Take the exposed film for processing as
back and take out the film. soon as possible.
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o When the shutter release button is depressed o Wenn Sie den Finger vom Ausloser nehmen, wird
halfway, the focus is locked and the exposure is die Speicherung geloscht.
fixed at the same time (AE lock). o Bei leichtem Druck auf den Ausldser wird gleich-
o In the following cases, the lens may not be able to zeitig die Entfernung und der Belichtungswert
focus itself properly on the subject. In such cases, gespeichert (AE Lock).
focus the lens on another object located at the same o Folgende Objekte sind nicht oder nur schwierig zu
distance as the subject, lock the focus with the fokussieren. Wdhlen Sie in solchen Fdllen ein
focus lock and shoot. "Ersatzmotiv" in gleicher Entfernung und veruvenden
1 , When the subject is very bright or very dark. Sie.1 den Schdrfespeicher.
2. When the contrast between the subject and its . Bei sehr hellen oder sehr dunklen Motiven.
background is extremely low. 2. Bei sehr schwachem Kontrast zwischen Motiv
3. When there is a strong light source such as sun- und Hintergrund.
light in the focusing frame or around. 3. Bei starken Lichtquellen, z. B. Sonne, in oder
4. When there are two or more subjects you want to nahe dem AF-MeBfeld.
take at an extremely different distance in the focus- 4, Wenn sich zwei oder mehrere Motive in sehr
ing frame. unterschiedlichem Abstand in der Fokuszone befinden.
5, When the subject has vertical lines alone or a 5. Motive mit senkrechten Linien oder einer aus
repeated pattern of vertical lines. senkrechten Linien bestehenden Struktur,z. B. ein
6. Fast moving objects. Gartenzaun. '
7, When the subject has no concrete shape such as 6. Motive, die sich schnell bewegen.
flame or smoke. 7. K6rperlose Motive wie Flammen oder Rauch.
B. Extremely small objects. B. Extrem kleine Motive.
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The AE tock allows you to fix the exposure by Der MeBwertspeiche'r erm6glicht es, mit
depress ing the shutter release button halfway. teichtem Druck auf den Aus/ose r den automa' ) tisch gewdhlten Belichtungswert zu speichern
lf you want to set exposure on a subject which is not (AE-Lock).
in the center of your picture frame, aim the camera Wenn Sie die Belichtung speziell auf ein Motiv
at the subject, depress the shutter release button abstimmen wollen, das nicht in der Bildmitte liegt,
halfway to lock the exposure, then recompose your richten Sie die Camera auf das Motiv, drucken leicht I
subject and trip the shutter. Thus, the subject is cor- auf den Ausloser, um die Belichtung zu speichern,
rectly exposed with the AE lock. The focus lock is wdhlen dann den gewunschten Bildausschnitt und
activated simultaneously with the AE lock. lf the sub- drucken den Ausl6ser ganz durch, so wird das Motiv
ject you want to focus is not the same as that which richtig belichtet.
you want to set exposure on, focus the lens manual- SchArfespeicher und MeBwertspeicher sind immer
ly and set exposure with the AE lock by depressing gekoppelt. Wollen Sie Scharfe und Belichtung an
the shutter release button halfway. lf you want to verschiedenen Motivdetails orientieren, muB manuell '
take pictures continuously with the exposure and fokussiert werden.
focus locked, do not remove your finger from the Wollen Sie mehrere Aufnahmen mit gleicher
shutter release button after tripping the shutter and Belichtung machen, geben Sie nach der Auslosung
hold the shutter release button depressed halfway. den Ausloser nicht ganzfrei, sondern halten ihn ,
Then, trip the shutter again by depressing it all the weiterhin leicht gedruckt. So bleibt der gespeicherte i
way. To measure exposure each time, remove your Bel ichtu ngswert erhalten.
finger from the shutter release button and depress it Fur eine neue MeBwertspeicherung den Ausloser
agarn. freigeben und erneut leicht drucken.
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No compensation
Keine Korrektur
Pas de compensation
Sin compensaci1n
Compensation to the "+" side
Positivef Ko rrektu rfakto r (" + ")
Compensation sur le cOte "+"
Compensacion hacia el lado "+"
f For backlighted subjects, compensate sate exposure in a range of +0.3 - +5 EV to
exposure in a range of "+0.3 - *5." increase the exposure.
lf you are shooting a portrait in backlight,
against a bright sky or sea, in front of a win-
dow, etc., where the greater part of your pic-
ture is occupied by a bright background, your
subject will be underexposed and turn out
dark like a silhouette. In such cases, compen-
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