Fujica DL-300 User manual

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SPECIAL FEATURES because you don't have to rewind it.
6. Simple drop-in film loadingYour Fuji DL-300 is an all-automatic 35mm compact All you do is drop the film into the camera. The rest lTlzotr
Camera featuring simple operation and high picture is automatic. @I
quality. 7. Automatic film speed sefting (DX system)
1. High picture quality 8. Electronically controlled self-timer
Its newly designedFujinon Lens and newly developed
autofocusingsystem combine with its auto-exposure NAMES OF PARTS
control system to deliver beautifully defined pictures
not only of your subject but of its backgroundas well. @ Shutter Release
2. Large'size liquid-crystaldisplay @ Liquid-crystalDisplay
It shows you plainly eight different functions of the @ VieMinder Window
camera. @ AE Light Sensor
3. Automatic flash firing @ Self-timer Lamp
lf the light is low, the flash will automaticallyturn on @ Flash Lampface
and fire to give you beautifully exposed pictures. @ Strap Lug
4. Newly developed high performance lithium battery @ Lens Cover
The battery is the long-lasting type that will endure @ Lens
cold-weather shooting. Replacement is simple be- @ Auto-focus Window
cause it is a simple slip-in, slip-out battery pack. @ Auto-focus Lamp
5. Film pre-wind system @ Viewfinder Eyepiece
The film is first automatically wound up to the very @ Daylight Flash Button
end, and each time the shutter is tripped,the exposed @ Camera Back Lock
length is wound back into its cartridge so that you @ Camera Back
won't spoil the pictures you took even if the camera @ Tripod Socket
back is opened accidentally. You can also unload @ Battery CompartmentCover Slot
the film as soon as the last frame has been exposed @ Self-timer/All Indicators Button

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    @ Flash Off Button                                 o Always load the battery before loading the film.-L   @ Flash Charging Indicator                          o Once you load the battery,do not unload it unless
    @ Flash Off Sign                                                                       it is completelyspent and needs changing.
           Battery Spent Mark                               o  lf the Battery Spent Mark (F-:l) shows in theJozUT  @
    @ Mid-roll Rewind Button                                   Liquid-crystal Display, it is necessary to change
    @ Self-timer Mark                                          the battery.
    @ Cartridge Loaded-or-notMark                      o Never disassemble,throw into fire, heat, short or
    @ Film Loaded-or-not/TransportIndicator                 recharge the lithium battery.
    @ Flash Ready Indicator
    @ ExposureCounter                                         1. Open the battery compartment cover (Fig. 2)
                                                   To open, insert a coin in the Battery Compartment
    ATTACHINGTHE NECKSTRAP                Cover Slot and push the cover outward (see arrow).
       (1)Pass the strap's front end through the camera's      2. Insert the battery (Fig. 3)
          Strap Lug. (Fig. 1)                                      Insert the battery (contact points facing down) into
         (2) Next, pass the other end of the strap through the      the  Battery Compartment, then close  the  Battery
          loop in the strap's front end to form a slip knot,     CompartmentCover and push it against the camera
          then tighten the knot by pulling the strap,           body so that it locks with a click.
    LOADINGTHE BATTERY                             3. Check the baftery (Fig. 4)
                                                          While watching the Liquid-crystalDisplay, slide open
       o Use any one of the following batteries (lithium     the Lens Cover. lf the Flash Charging Indicator blinks
           battery packs):                                      twice or three times then turns off and the Flash
          National BR-P2N6V                           Ready Indicator turns on, the battery is  in good
         Panasonic BR-P2op 6V                               condition.
          Duracell DL 223A 6V
       o  lf you expose half of all your pictures with flash,    LOADING THE FILM
         one battery will let you take about 1,000 shots.         1. Open the camera back (Fig. 5)

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www.orphancameras.comTo open, just push the Camera Back Lock toward a click. m
the camera top (see arrow). 2. Look through the vieMinder and compose your zotr
2. Load the film (Fig. 6) picture (Fig. 9) @
Push the film cartridge gently into the Film Chamber. lf your subject is between 0.8 and 1.5 meters away I
. lf the length of film protrudingfrom the cartridge from the camera, frame it within the Short Range
is too short or long, adjust it to 5 or 6 cm before Correction Marks (B), and if it is 1.5 meters or more
loading the cartridge in the camera. away, use the entire Bright Frame (A) to compose
o lf the cartridge does not fit smoothly into the Film your picture.
Chamber,turn it around slightly and drop it in
again. Hold the camera still (Fig. 1O).

3. Close the camera back (Fig. 7) 3. Aim the auto-focus spot at your subject (Fig. tl)
As soon as you close the Camera Back, the Film Aim the Auto-focus Spot (A) (located in the center of
Transport Indicator in the Liquid-crystal Display will the VieMinder) at your subject. The Lens will auto-
turn on and move, and in 16 seconds (in the case matically focus on the object at which the Auto-focus
of a 24-exposureroll) the camera will wind the film Spot is aimed.
up to its very end and the Exposure Counter will o Be careful because the Lens will not be able to
show the number of exposures it contains. focus itself preciselyif your finger or hair is block-
ing the Autofocus Window or if there are dust and
TAKINGPICTURES fingermarkson it.

(The focusing, exposure, film transpoft, and flash 4. Press the shufter release about halfway down
firing functions are all automatic.) (Fig. 12)
lf the Auto-focus Lamp (green lamp) turns on when
1. Open the lens cover (Fig. 8) the Shutter Release is pressed about halfway down,
To open, push it all the way back until it stops with the Lens is properly focused on your subject. lf it

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as many Memory" the "Auto-focus use You can blinks, you are too close to your subject. o-o www.orphancameras.com the shutter. want before you trip times as you
oz 5. Take your picture (Fig. 13)ltJ Without taking your finger off the Shutter Release' END OF FILM
take your picture by pressing it gently all the way
down. o Your DL-300 will expose the film frames in
As soon as the shutter trips, the film will automati- descending order, starting from the highest-
cally advance to the next frame. numbered frame, and rewind them into the cart-
ridge in that order.
USING THE AUTO-FOCUSMEMORY r The film can be unloadedas soon as the last frame
1. ll the center of your subject is an empty space (frame No. 1) is exposed and the camera motor
(Fig. 14) comes to a halt because there is no need to
The Lens will not focus on your subject if the Auto- rewind it.
focus Spot is aimed at an empty space in it (see o lf the camera back is opened by mistake, all of
illustration). the exposed frames, except the last, will be safe
from light.
2. Move the camera slightly (Fig.15) o lf the Camera Back is accidentally opened, close
Turn the camera slightly to aim the Auto-focus Spot it quickly. As soon as it is closed, the film will
at some object in your subject, press the Shutter automatically wind back into its cartridge.
Release about halfway down to lock the focus, then
check to make sure the Auto-focus Lamp (green 1. Film end (Fig. 16,171
lamp) has turned on. As soon as the last frame (frame No. 1) is exposed,
the Exposure Counter will return to "0" and, after
3. Take your picture the Film Transport Indicator has moved to the left for
While pressing the Shutter Release about halfway a few seconds, the Exposure Counter will show the
down, recomposeyour picture and take it by pressing letter "E" (end sign) and the camera motor will come
the Shutter Release all the way down. to a halt.
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o Unloadingthe film in mid-roll 1. Taking automatic flash pictures (Fig. 19) m
As soon as you press in the Mid+oll Rewind In dim light indoors, the flash will automatically turn Button, the film will start winding back into its on and fire. To take your next flash picture, just wait 2otr U' cartridgeand will automaticallystop when winding until the Flash Charging Indicator stops blinking. I
is completed. . The flash will not recharge during the time the '
Make sure the film is wound back into its cart- Shutter Release is depressed.
ridge completely before unloading it.
2. lf you don't want to use flash (Fig. 2O)
2. Unloadthe film (Fig. 18) To take existing-light pictures without flash, turn on
First, make sure the Exposure Counter shows the the Flash Off Sign by pressing in the Flash Off
"E" sign then open the Camera Back and take the Button.
film out. To turn off the Flash Off Sign, just press in the Flash
o lf the film is unloaded before the "E" (end) sign Off Button a second time or close the Lens Cover.
appears in the ExposureCounter,the camera will
not pre-wind the next roll of film that is loaded 3. Using the flash as fill-in light (Fig. 21)
but will wind its protrudingend directly back into The faces of people standing against a window or in
the cartridge. the shade of a tree will turn out dark if they are
taken without fill-in light. In such situations,use the
TAKINGFLASHPICTURES flash as fill-in light by releasing the shutter while
pressing in the Daylight Flash Button.
o The shooting range of the flash differs with the
speed of the film that is used.
TAKINGSELF-TIMERPICTURES
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't00 0.8-5 1. Set the self-timer (Fig.22l
400 0.8-6 To set it, just press in the Self-timer Button then
1600 0.8-9 check to make sure the Self-timerMark has turned on.
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2. The film was loaded @ (A) You unloaded the previous @ First, close the Camera Back 1 0 zotr
but its protrudingend roll of film in mid-roll without then press in the Mid-roll Rewind o-
was immediatelywound winding it back completely into Button. The motor will turn for
back into its cartridge. its cartridge. five seconds. lf you press in the
(B) You unloaded the previous button several times. all the
roll of film before it was com- signs, marks, and indicatorsin
pletely wound back into its the Liquid-crystal Display will
cartridge (before the "E" sign turn on simultaneouslyand the
appeared in the Exposure camera will return to normal.
Counter.)
@You loaded the film before @ Always load the battery before 8
loading the battery. loadingthe film,

3. The film wound back @ You either opened then closed @When there is film in the 10
into its cartridge by the Camera Back or pushed the camera, make sure you don't
itself in the middle of . Camera Back Lock while you open the Camera Back or push
the roll. were taking pictures or the the Camera Back Lock.
camera was prewindingthe film.
@ You unloaded then replaced @ lf there is film in the camera, I
the battery when the camera do not remove the battery for
was loaded with film. more than 'lO minutes. lf you
are changing battery, do it
quickly.

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CAMERACARE,ETC. SPECIFICATIONS m
zo 1., Your camera is a precision instrument which o Film
requires careful handling. Avoid shock and do DX-coded 135 roll film. a- not wet it or drop it on the floor. o Lens
2. lf the camera is loaded with film, do not remove Fujinon 1:2.8, 35 mm, 4 components,4 elements.
the battery. o Nearest Focusing Distance
3. lf you are not using your camera for a long time, 0.8m.
keep it where it will be safe from heat, dust, and o Focusing
moisture. Automatic (infrared, active type), provided with
4. Remove soil and dust from the lens glass, auto. auto-focus memory.
focus window, and viewfinder window with an air . Shutter
blower and by wiping lightly with a piece of soft, Programmed electronic shutter (automatic flash
lint-free cloth. lf that is not enough, wipe off firing mode : 1/45 - 1/330 sec. ; flash off mode:
gently with Fuji Lens Cleaning paper moistened 1/4 - 1/330 sec.)
slightlywith Fuji Lens CleaningFluid. o Exposure C,ontrol
5. In hot weather, do not leave your camera in a SPD programmed automatic exposure; coupling
closed car or on an ocean beach, and do not range in the automatic flash firing mode: EV 8.5 -
leave it in moist places except temporarily for a 17; coupling range in the "flash off" mode : EV
very short time. 5 - 17 (tSO 100).
6. ln case of malfunction, never try to repair the o Film Sfed Setting
camera yourself because it is equipped with Automatic with ISO 100 - 1600 DX fitms.
high-tensioncircuits. o Viewfinder
7. Always use your film before the expirationdate Bright frame (providedwith short range correction
printed on the film box. marks and auto-focus spot), 0.45X magnification,
8. Take your exposed film to your photofinisherfor 830/ofield of view; auto-focus lamp (next to the
processingand printing as soon as possible. vievvfindereyepiece).
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       o Flash                                                Notice: Specificationsare subject to change withoutra          Built-in, 0.8 - 5 m flash range with ISO 10O film,              notice.
                                                with ISO                    ISO 400 film,                                     0.8 - 9 m           m with                     - 6          0.8oz                                               operation                                     flashmatic                    film;                    auto-exposure         1600UJ
           (controlledflash-firingtiming),about 2-sec. recycle
          time.
       o Film Loading
          Drop-in (automaticthreading).
       o Film Transport
          Automatic  (motorized)  pre-wind  system   (film
          rewinding unnecessary).
       o  Liquid-crystal Display
         Exposure counter (number  of  exposures  left),
            film  loaded-or-not/transport indicator, cartridge
          loaded-or-notmark, self-timer mark, flash charging
           indicator, flash off sign, battery spent mark, flash
          ready indicator..
       o Baftery
          Lithium battery (National BR-P2lt 6V, Panasonic
         BR-P2op6V,or Duracell DL 223A 6V) provides
         power for exposing about 1,000 frames if 50o/oof
           that number is taken with flash.
       o Others
            Built-in lens cover (also serves as shutter safety
           lock when closed), tripod socket.
       o Dimensions & Weight
         133.5 X 69 X 43.8 mm, 260 g. (without battery).16

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