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Great Wall SZ-1 User manual
User manual for Great Wall SZ-1. 25 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Great Wall
- Model / document
- Great Wall SZ-1
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 25
- File size
- 3.5 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
- Document date
- Not specified in catalog
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s z-t CAME RA IIGreat 'Ihe Great Wall SZ-1 Camera features the automatic film transporter
which is made with coilerl-spring of special stainless steel. ft is equipped
with the 4-element 3-group construction lens, rvith focal length of 45 mm
and relatiVe aperture of F1:2.8,finisheil with purple-blue coloured coating
to ieduce reflection.'l'he canlera has the betlveen-Iens shutter rvith speecls
of 1/30, 1160, 71125, 1/300 sec. plus "B", built-in seJf-timer and X sync..
It is fixed, with bright frame viewfinder rvirh 0.6 I magnification. Double
image superimposing type focusing is used and quick focusing is also a-
vailable. The camera has an automatic exposure counter, A roll of 135
film will take 36 pictures of 24 x 36 mm.
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in ttre loaded cassette, hook up the fiima oxl
the take-up spool (16), then Jightly turn the
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Great Wall SZ-L Camera is suitable
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1. Great Wall SZ-1 Camera is a camera lvith autcmatic film-transporter rvith coiled-spring
as motive. In making trial of the film-transporter, test film should bc loaded in,
2 When loading filrn, the spring of the film-transporler should be released. I{ it is in the
rvound. position, please press down the filrn rervind button and then the shutter release
button so as to set it lree.
3. 12 picturcs cau be taken rvhen thc coiled-spring is fully rvound. If more than 12, the
coiled-spring should be reworurd to enable the film-transporter to continue to work.
4. Release of Coild-spring: First press clou'n ttre Film Rewind Button (22) and ttren thc
Shutter Relcase Button (3), thc wound-up spring will be released. f'his is only rrsed
u'hen there is a long interval in th.e course of taking prctures.View original page 20Page 22 · Read text
A|NTHNAhICEs
1. Reail the explanations on the performance and operatiop 6f every p4rt before
using the camera.
2. Gamera is an optical apparatus of high piecision. Special attention should.
be paid to keep it clean and guaril it against moisture and vibration.
3. After using, the .lens-cap should be put on, rn case ihe lens is contaminat-
ed with dust or clirt, it should be dusteil with a lens-b4ush,then lightly rub
it rvith a piece of .lens paper.
4. All the turning parts should not be turned with violence so as to avoiil break-
age. fn case ther is any part out of order,please have it checked and.repaired
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I'4ADE IN THE PEOPIE'S REPIJBLIC OF CHINA
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