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Olympus OM10 Quartz User manual
User manual for Olympus OM10 Quartz. 61 pages in German, French, Spanish. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Olympus
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- Olympus OM10 Quartz
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- User manual
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- German, French, Spanish
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- 61
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- Film cameras
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INSTRUCTIONS
BEDIENUNGSAN LEITUNGOIYMPUS MODE D'EMPLOI
INSTRUCCIONESView original page 1Page 2 · Read text
TABLEOF CONTENTS
We appreciate very much that you have acquired changeablelenses,a special film winder, a flash,
an OM-10 OUARTZ, a camera designedto allow and a host of other accessoriesare added to make
you to take good pictures automatically and with it a complete system of photography. With the
the greatestease,automatically recordingthe date OM-10 OUARTZ you can graduallywiden your
(coded "year-month-day")or the time ("day-hour- enjoyment of the photographic art.
minute") as desired on the film simultaneously We sincerely wish that it will become for you a
with the shutter release. source of unending satisfaction. To this effect,
The Olympus OM-10 OUARTZ is a single lens please read this instruction manual carefully be-
reflex camera of the finest quality in which the fore using the camera, so that you may be sure
automation of photographic functions has been of taking correct, beautifr.rl pictures every time
made possible by employing the most advanced you use your OM-10 OUARTZ.
electronics.To its acceptability of Olympus inter-
oTable of Contents 1 o Taking PicturesAuto- . Photography with Shutter-
o Description of Controls . . . 5 macally . . 35 SpeedPriority . .75
o Preparationsbefore o The OM-l0 OUARTZ: o Exposure Compensation. .77
T a k i n g P i c t u r e s . . . 1 1 Designedto Save Battery o Long Exposures . .79
. Mounting and Detaching C o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . 3 9 o Flash Photography . . . . . 81
t h e L e n s . . 1 3 r Switching the Camera Ott . 41 o U s i n g t h e W i n d e2r . . . . . 8 5
. Insertingthe Batteries . . . 15 o Rewindingthe Film . . . . 43 o From General Photography
o Checkingthe Batteries. . . 15 o Unloadingthe Film . . . . 43 to the Use of Interchange-
o Insertingthe Batteries o The Use of the Self-Timer . 45 abfe Lenses . . . .87
(for the Camera Back) . . 17 o f m p r i n t t h e D a t e . . . 4 7 o Making Use of the Depth of
o Selectionof lmprint Data . 19 OControl Buttons and Their F i e l d . . . . 8 9
. L o a d i n g t h eF i l m . . . . . . 2 1 Functions . . 49 . Manual Exposure Control . 93
o Setting the ASA Film o Adjustment of the Date . Care and Storage of the
Speed . , .27 a n d T i m e . . . . . 5 3 C a m e r a . . . . . 9 9
o The Way to Automatic o PhotographicTechniques . 72 o Ouestions and Answers . 1O7
P h o t o g r a p h y. . . f : . . 2 9 o Controllingthe Exposure .73 o Main Specifications . . . 115
o S e t t i n g t h e A p e r t u r e . . . . 3 11 www.orphancameras.comView original page 2Page 9 · Read text
MOUNTINGAND DETACHINGTHE LENS
EullwoT(i) Remove the body cap and the rear lens cap.* @ Remove the f ront lens cap.
* lf you have purchased an OM-l0 OUARTZ in
conjunction with a lens, the body cap and rear
lens cap are not provided.
O Mount the lens. Detach the lens.
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TNSERTTNGTHE BATTERTES(FORTHE CAMERABACK)
tl Usetwo 1.5V alkaline-manga-
nese batteries LR44 (A76)
or two 1.5V silver oxide bat-
teries SR44 (Eveready EPX-
76 or equivalents).
I N S E R T I N G
T H E B A T T E R I E S .
Al kal ine-manganesebatteries
should last for about one
year, and silver oxide batteries
_ for about 2 years.
i0lnsert the two tabs of the 6)Upon correct insertion of
cover into the notches, and the batteries, the display
@ Insert the batteries. clamp the cover with screw. window indicates7O-1-1 .
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SELECTIONOF IMPRINTDATA
@ Flip up the control panel
cover.
*See p. 47 and following for use of the buttons B, C & D.
@To imprint the time: Press
"A" until the date appears. eTo prevent date imprinting:
AM or PM can not be im- Press"A", until there is no
printed. visiblereadout. NO REC
A
B
c
D
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Insert the film leader in one of the slots of the The f ilm leader must not be excessivelydrawn
take-up spool. out.
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o YES
X
N O
15 Wind the f ilm once. @ tne perforations of the film must engagewith
the sprocket teeth. Make sure it is well tense,
and close the back.
vrs Q
A Take blank shots until the (Way of taking blank shots) This instance is not suitable for
exposure counter shorars taking blank shots since the auto-
" 1 " . matic exposurecontrol built in the
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SETTINGTHE ASA FILM SPEED Q Set the ASA f ilm speed. il (The ASA film speeddial is set at ASA 100.)View original page 16
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SETTING APERTURE
O Set the desiredaperture. Confirm that the camera is set at the "AUTO',
position.
(Aperture guideline)
Weather
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Set the selectordial at the "ON"
position.
+ The proper shutter speed lights up in the viewf inder.
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TAKINGPICTURESAUTOMATICALLY
Q Focus.
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@When holding the camera
horizontally, make sure
to press your elbows
against your body.
@Gently press the shutter releasebutton.
@ Have your elbow pressed
against your body when
holding the camera verti-
cally, too.
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THE OM-10QUARTZ: DESIGNEDTO SAVEBATTERYCONSUMPTION
( When the selector dial is turned to the "ON"
position ... >
Energy flows from the alkaline-manganeseor
silver oxide batteries and a light appears by the
shutter speed scale in the viewfinder. However,
this light will go off automatically after 90 sec-
onds, to prevent unnecessary battery consump-
t i o n .
( When the actavatorswitch is touched ... )
With a light touch on the activator switch, energy
will begin flowing again,and the light which had
gone out after 90 secondswill turn on again.
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SWITCHINGTHE CAMERAOFF
( When the selector dial is set at the "OFF"
position ... )
No energy will be supplied to the camera'scircuits
and the light will not turn on. However, if you
forget to turn the selectordial to the "ON" posi-
tion and suddenly you press the shutter release
button, energy will f low only during the time the
shutter is open, and properly exposedphotographs
can be taken. Once the picture is taken, all cir-
cuits are disconnectedas a safety measureto pre-
vent u nnecessarybattery consumption.
Move the selector dial to the "OFF" position
when you are not going to take any more pictures.
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THE USE OF THE SELF-TIMER
Click the selectordial to the position "SELF- A beeping sound is heard and the self-timer
T I M E R " . light blinks. The shutter will be releasedafter
Pressthe shutter releasebutton. about 1 2 seconds.
Return the selectordial to its originalposition.
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CONTROLBUTTONSAND THEIR FUNCTIONS
D A T E T I M E / N O I M P R I N T No Recording
DATE
T I M E Year-Month-Day Day-Hour-Minute
N O R E C
NORMAL/4OOCOLOR/SETDATA
Regular Film ASA4OO COLOR SETMODE
S E L E C T O R F O R S P E C I F I CD I G I T S
SELECT-
SET\
- S P E C I F I CS E L E C T I O N O F D I G I T S
eD 1 press= 1 unit of time;
Continuous pressure= fast forwarding of the time indication.
(Seepages53 through 69 for step by step data selecting
procedure.)
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OFlip up the control panel @ PressButton B twice and the
cover. sign SET starts bf inking.
lf you missthe blinking mode
ADJUSTMENT OF by pressingtoo many times,
THE DATE AND TIME continue pressing Button B
until the sET sign blinks.
.0Press Button D repeatedly
until the minute indicates15.
l p r e s s u r e = 1 m i n u t e .
Continous pressure = fast
9Press Button C once and the forwarding of the minute in-
minute indicationblinks. d ication.
lf you miss this mode con- To set the time accurately
tinue pressingButton C until up to the second, see page
the minute blinks. 69.
ffi
m
m
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@After complete setting of the @Press Button A repeatedly to
date and time, press Button confirm the settings.
B . lf the displaywindow failsto
Now set the present date and show data during setting of
time correctly. the date and time, pressBut-
ton A for data display.
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eTo imprint the date: Press
"A" until the date appears.
S E L E C T I O NO F
IMPRINT DATA.
il
n
n
To imprint the time: Press
"A" until the date appears. @To prevent date imprinting:
AM or PM can not be imprint- Press "A" until there is no
e d . visiblereadout. NO REC
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@Check the color of the im-
printing area.
I F Y O U A R E U N A B L E
T O I M P R I N T D A T A . . .
(2-NOTE: No data can be im- @No data can be imprinted
printed while the "SET" sign while you are pressing But-
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