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Pentax ESPIO / ESPIO date User manual
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www.orphancameras.com Congratulationson your purchaseof Pentax lcon indicators used in this manual WESPIOand welcome to the world of Pentax zoom compact photography! Your compact, light weight camera is a great companion to Operation direction .- preserveyour favorite memories. lts built-in 35-70mmzoom lens gives you the freedom to Automatic operation frrrrfframe everything from breathtakingland- scapes to family portraits, even detailed , lclose-ups.The built-in auto flash helpsyou to Attention capturesubjectsin dimly-lit placesor to pho- tograph indoor scenes with clarity and bril- Lamp lightingliance. lt functions as a fill-in flash for day- light flash-syncphotography.Since most of the operations- includingfilm loading,film Lamp blinking speed setting,winding/rewinding,focus and exposure control - are automatic,you can Correcttake great pictures with little effort. The DATE omodel makes it easy to remember the dates when you took pictures. lncorrect X . Pleaseread this manual carefully before operating the camera to take consistently The names of the camera'sworking parts are superior pictures. listed on the front and back flaps of this man- . Pay specialattentionto the cautions and ual. Keep the flaps unfolded for quick refer- notes in this Operating Manual. Pictures encewhile readingthe manual. and illustrationsshown herein may differ from the camera'sactual appearance.View original page 2
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OUTLINE OF BASIC OPERATIONS ,A
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Open the back cover L o a d t h e f i l m a n d The film will automati- Push the main switch
(see page 8). c l o s e t h e b a c k c o v e r cally advance to the to switch on power
(see page 9). first frame (see page (see page 4).
e.)
F r a m e y o u r s u b j e c t Focuson your subject Depressthe shutter re- When the film reaches
and operatethe zoom- (seepage 12). lease button. ln dark i t s e n d , t h e c a m e r a
ing lever to compose c o n d i t i o n s ,t h e f l a s h will automaticallyre-
the shot (see page 6). w i l l d i s c h a r g e a u t o - wind it (seepage 16).
m a t i c a l l y ( s e e p a g e
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www.orphancameras.com CAUTIONS PRECAUTIONSFOR BATTERY . The electric circuitry inside the camera o The misuse of battery can cause hazards c o n t a i n s h i g h v o l t a g e w o r k i n g p a r t s . such as leakage, overheating, explosions, Never attempt to disassemble the camera. etc. Battery should be inserted with the "+" . Be careful not to drop or subject the cam- and "-" sides facing correctly. era to strong vibrations, shock or pressure. o Never try to disassemble, short or re- o Do not apply force to the zoom lens; do not charge the battery. Also, do not dispose of p l a c e t h e c a m e r a w i t h t h e l e n s f a c i n g the battery in a fire, as the battery may down. explode. o Never attempt to manually open the lens o B a t t e r y p e r f o r m a n c e m a y b e h i n d e r e d cover: it will automatically open and close temporarily in low temperatures, but it will as the main switch is turned on and off. recover in normal temperatures. o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus o Keep a spare battery on hand for conve- window, lens, light sensor window, or the nience when shooting outdoors or while built-in flash with your fingers or hair. traveling. . Avoid leaving the camera for extended pe- o Keep the battery out of reach of children. riods of time where temperature and hu- o When the camera is in a bag, make sure midity are high such as in a car. the main switch is off: otherwise, battery . Dirt, mud, sand, moisture, toxic gas, water, power may be wasted if the shutter release salt water, etc., penetrating the inside of button is pushed accidentally. the camera may cause damage or render it inoperable.Therefore, handle it with great care. o Never use solvents such as paint thinner, alcohol or benzine to clean the camera.View original page 5
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TABLEOF CONTENTS www.orphancameras.com
. Names of working parts ......... Flaps TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS
o Introduction........... Frontfoldout How to selectmodes
o Outlineof basicoperations....Insidecover /Red-eyereductionflash mode...............18
r Cautions ..................1 Daylight-synchroshooting .......19
Takingpicturesat slow shutterspeed.......20
PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING Slow-shutter-speedsynchro shootin g .......20
PHOTOGRAPHS Backlight compensation..............................2'l
1. Strapattachment.......................................3Bulb shootin9............ .................22
2. Main switch and batterycheck.................4 Bulb-synchroshooting ..............22
3. How to hold the camera ..........5 Self-timershooting ....................23
4. Operating35 - 70mm zoom lens ..............6 Dual-frameself timer shootin9 ..................23
Auto tele-wideself-timer............................24
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS Consecutiveshooting ................25
1. Usablefilm .......... ..-...-....-.........7Multi-exposureshoo1in9.......................,.,...26
2. Film loading ...........8 lntervalshooting ......27
3. Viewfinderdisplaysand shooting lnfinity-landscapeshooting ......28
ranges ...................10Datemodel................ .................30
4. Green/redlamps ....................11
5. Ordinaryphotography.............................1 1 MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS
6. Takingpictures .....12 Batteryexhaustionwarning .....32
7. Focus-lockshoo1in9.................................14 I nstalling/Replacing the battery..................33
8. Unloadingfilm .....16 Takingcareof your camera........................34
Troubleshooting........ ................36
Specifications........... ..................38
Warrantypolicy .......40
2 LCD panel BackfoldoutView original page 6Page 8 · Read text
2. MAIN SWITCHAND BATTERYwww.orphancameras.comCHECK Main switch Battery check To switchon, pushthe main switch button.The After you turn the main switch ON, the lens lensextendsslightlyto the wide-angle35mm slightly extends and the lens cover opens. settingand LCDpanelis on. To switch off, push Then, you are ready to shoot. (See page 32 the main switch button again.Make sure the when the batte^ryexhaustionsymbol (! ) ap- camerais switchedoffwhen not in use. pearson the LCD panel.) o Use one 3V lithium battery,type DL123Aor * lf the camera is on and left unusedfor over CR123A.Do not removethe batterybeforeit 3 minutes, the lens automaticallyretracts is exhausted,sinceit is also usedbythe date and the power switches off to save battery functionon the DATEmodelto keepconstant power. trackof time. lf the main switch is turned on within 30 o The lens cover automaticallyopens and minutes of auto-power off, the previous closeswhen the main switch is on and off. settingwill return. Neverattemptto open the lenscover manu- ally. . Refer to page 33 for directions on battery4 insertion.View original page 8
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3. HOWTO HOLDTHECAMERAwww.orphancameras.com When shooting, hold the camera securely Gaution: with both hands. Keep the camera as still as Do not hold the zoom lens becauseit moves possible,and gently depress the shutter re- back and forth when zooming. leasebutton. (lf too much force is applied,the camerais likelyto shake,and the picturewill Note: be blurred.)Try to braceyour elbows against o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus your body, or support yourself and the cam- window, lens, light sensor window or the era againsta stable,stationaryobject,such as built-inflash with your fingersor hair.a wall. When using the flash with the camera posi- tioned vertically,hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens.View original page 9
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1. USABLEFILM
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TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS JI
DX FILM
After familiarizingyourself*itf, oper"- 1lg Perforations Filmcartridge
tions on the cameraby readingthis in-"1$
structionmanual,you'rereadyto insert;J
the film.
Film speed(lSO rating)
Notes:
When buying DX-coded films, make sure Automatic film speed setting
the packagebearsthe "DX" mark. This camera is designed to use DX-coded
Non-DXcoded film cannot be used. films with ISO ratings trom 25 to 3200.When
Use high-speedfilm with an ISO rating of any of thesefilms are loaded,the proper film
1000or higher mainlyfor shootingindoors speed is automaticallyset for the camera.
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5 When ( I ) appearsin the exposurecounter
on the LCD panel, the film automatically
stops winding. The indicationappearsas
shown above.lf ( I ) does not appearon the
LCD panel, it indicatesthat the film is not
properly loaded. lf this occurs, reload the
4 After the backcover is closed,the film auto- f i l m . l f ( t ) U t i n t c os n t h e L C D p a n e l , i t
maticallyadvancesto the first frame. meansthe film is not properlyloaded.
* Even if no film is loaded, the motor oper- * The exposure counter indication will re-
ates for a second or two after the back main on even if the main switch is turned
cover is closed. off.
Make sure the film is taut as illustratedon previous page.Take up any slack in the film by
pushing it back into the cartridge.
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4. GREEN/REDLAMPS www.orphancameras.com5. ORDINARYPHOTOGRAPHY
When you de- When the
pressthe shut- power is
ter releasebut- switchedon by
ton halfway, depressingthe
the lamps Q main switch
and/or @ light button, the [EpHl^up or blinkas camera auto-
shown at left. matically selectsthe Auto and Single-Frame
Shooting modes and the exposurecounter
tl) Green lamp: When the subject is in focus, indicationremainson even if the main switch
it will light up to indicatethat is turned off. These modes are usedfor taking
y o u c a n t a k e t h e P i c t u r e ; ordinary pictures.The built-inflash will dis-
when the subject is not in charge automaticallywhen the subject is
, focus,it will blink, indicating poorly illuminated.
that you cannot take the Pic-
ture becausethe camera-to- o When the LbD panel displayed is different
subjectdistanceis too close. from the one shown above (which indi-
@ Red lamp: When the flash is ready to cates the other modes are set), switching
d i s c h a r g e i, t w i l l l i g h t u P . power OFF and then ON restoresthe Auto
W h e n t h e f l a s h i s b e i n g and Single-FrameShootingmodes.
charged,it will blink.
* When the built-in flash automaticallydis-
Notes: charges,the camera usesthe shutterspeed
o lf the subject is too close, the green lamp approx. 1/40thsec. (when lSO100film is
blinks. Adjust the camera-to-subjectdis- used).
tance so that the green lamp lights con-
tinuously,then releasethe shutter.
o lf the subjectis even closer (approx.30cm),
the green lamp may light continuously.
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2 Checking the lamp indication
Depressthe shutter release button half-
way.When your subject is in focus, the
green lamp will light up. lf the subject is
1 Composingthe shot closerthan 0.6 meter (2ftl,the green lamp
After zooming the lens and composing will blink.In this case,lengthenthe camera-
your shot, focus on the subject with the to-subjectdistance.
autofocusframe in the center of the view-
finder. o When the red lamp lights up, it indicates
that the built-inflash will discharge.Make
sure that you are within the flash effective
range beforeshooting.(seepage 13.)
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Automatic Flash Emission
When taking pictures in low light, the flash
will automaticallydischarge.Whenthe shut-
ter releasebutton is depressedhalfway in low
light, the red lamp will light up, indicatingthe
flash is ready to discharge.lf the red lamp
blinks,this indicatesthat the built-inflash is
being charged.Therefore,make sure the red
lamp lights continuouslybefore taking pic-
tu res.
Red-eye
3 Shooting Shootingportraitswith the flash may resultin
Depress the shutter release button fully, "red-eye",the red dot in your subject's eye.
and the shutter will release.Then, the film This camera includesa red-eye reduction
automatically advances to the next frame. flash function,which suppressesthe red-eye
phenomenonby using preflash.See page 18
for details.Notes:
o When the shutter is released, the self-timer Flash effective ranges (Nega-colorfilm used)
lamp lights up momentarily to indicate that Lens lso 100 240 400
a picture has been taken.
. lf you wish to focus on another subject, lift Wide-angle 0.6-4.3m 0.6-6.0m 0.6-8.6m
35mm
your finger off the shutter release button tlf l I a n d d e p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n
ha lfway aga in. Telephoto 0.6-2.7m 0.6-3.8m 0.6-5.4m
o The shutter cannot be released while the 70mm
l e n s i s z o o m i n g . ( f )
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lf you shoot without positioning the autofo- 1 Focuson the subjectwith the autofocus
cus frame (t l) on the main subjectof the pic- frame(t I ).
ture as shown above, only the background When you wish to focus on the face,which
will be in focus.When the main subjectis off appearsvery small in the viewfinder,focus
the autofocus frame in the center of the on the chest insteadto fill the focus frame
viewfinder,use the focus-locktechnique. with more of the subject.
( Focus-lockis the function to lock focus.) 2 When the sh utter release button is de-
pressedhalfway down, the green lamp on
the right-handside of the viewfinderlights
up and the exposureand focus are tempo-
rarily locked.
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Ha rd-to-autofocus subiects
Like many other autofocus cameras,the cam-
era's autofocus system is highly precise, but
not perfect. Some subjects may not be fo-
cused as you wish. In such a case, use the
focus-lock technique on a subject near the
actual one and equidistant from the lens.
Subjects which may fool the system include:
1. Black objects like hair, which don't reflect
much light (and therefore don't reflect in-
frared autofocus beams).
3 While depressingthe shutter releasebut- 2. Wire netting, latticework, iron exercise-
ton halfway, re-aimthe camera or recom- bars, etc.
pose the picture,then releasethe shutter. 3. Flickeringlight sourcessuch as neon signs,
f l u o r e s c e n t l a m p s , T V i m a g e s , s u n l i g h t
coming through trees, etc. and subjects il-Note:
o You can releasefocus-locksimply by lifting luminated by these light sources.
your finger off the shutter releasebutton. 4. Glossy and reflective surfaces like glass, mirrors, car bodies, etc.
5. Fast-moving objects, like trains or automo-
biles in motion.
6. Water jets, water surface, smoke, flame,
fireworks, etc., which have no distinct or
consistent form, or a subject in mist.
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{Be surewww.orphancameras.comto remove the film from the camera in
8. UNLOADING FILM the shade or by using your body to shade the camera.l
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1 Rewinding the film 2 Unloading the film
After you have exposed the last frame of Open the back cover, and remove the car-
the roll, the film rewinds aulomatically. tridge from the chamberby pullingthe top
Then, the motor stops, and (0 ) Otintsds out first with your finger.
shown to indicatethat the film has been re-
wound. Notes:
o 24-exposureroll of film takesabout 20 sec- o The shutter may be releaseda frame or two
onds to be rewound. even after the specifiednumber of frames
o During rewinding, the exposure counter have been used up as indicated by the
counts frame numbers in reverse. number of shots shown on the film canis-
r The entire roll of film including the film ter. lf this occurs,those frames may not be
leaderis always rewound into the cartridge developed.
to prevent any parts of the film being ex- o Never open the back cover until the whole
posed to light. film roll is rewound.
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Rewinding a film in mid'roll 2 Depressing the shutter release button
lf you wish to unload a film before exposing while holding the drive button down starts
all the frames, follow the proceduresas fol- the rewinding.When the roll of film is re-
lows. wound to its end, the motor stops and the
(0) Otints indicatingthat the back cover
1 Turn the main switch ON and keep the may be opened safely.
drive button depressedfor more than 3
sec., the rewind mode will be set and the
( llO ) mark appearson the LCDpanel.The
(.)mark will also blink on the LCD panel.
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www.orphancameras.comHOW TO SELECTMODES/RED.EYERE-TAKING BETTERPHOTOGRAPHS DUcTIoNFLAsHMoDE , .:..
To select various exposure modes, depress the mode button O.
. Depress buttons O and/or @ in successionto set the re-
quired modes. oE[ . For normal use, set the Auto and Single-Framemodes as lr----T{lE shown.When the power is switchedon, the Auto and Single- -,JEft FrameShootingmodes are automaticallyset. El.,- . l! any exposureand/orshootingmode, if the button O and
@ is depressedafter the shutter is released,the Auto and
Singleframe modeswill return respectively.
o To reduce the red-eye phenomenon in the picture, depress
the red-eyereductionflash button ( O )@. Wittr this mode,
the flash dischargestwo consecutivetimes, reducing the
possibilitiesof the red-eyeeffect significantly.To cancelthe
mode, depressthe red-eyereductionbutton again.
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Depressthe
mode button
u n t i tl h e ( + l
appearson the
LCDpanel.The
flashwill dis-
charge both in dark and bright conditions.
When a portrait is taken with the subject in a
backlit situation, the front of your subject may
be cast in shadow. In such a case, use the
Daylight-Synchro Shooting mode (Flash-ON
mode) within the appropriate flash effective Without Daylight-Sync
range to take pictures.This will ensure that a
picture is well exposed without any shadow.
The flash will always discharge in this mode.
Notes:
o Make sure the red lamp on the left-hand
side of the viewfinder eye-piece lights up
w h e n t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n i s d e -
pressed halfway down before shooting. A
red lamp blinking indicates that the flash is
being charged.
. Make sure you're within the flash effective
range even when you use the built-in flash With Daylight-Sync
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TAKING PICTURESAT SLOWwww.orphancameras.comSHUTTER SPEEB
Slow Shutter Slow-Speed-
Speed (Flash- Synchro-
OFF} Shooting
Depressthe (Flash-Onl
mode button Depressthe
untilthe (g O) modebuttonto
symbol appearson the LCD panel. In this set a slow-speed-syncmode until the (g ll
mode, the flash does not discharge,and a symbol appearson the LCD panel. lt is pos-
picture is taken at a slow shutter speed up to sible to take a pictureof subjects and back-
approx. 115second. Use it in placeswhere ground in a balancedway, as shown in the
using flash is prohibited,such as in theaters, photo, by using the built-inflash to properly
m useums, etc. Furthermore, th is mode is expose the foreground subject and a slow-
also useful for soft-lighted pictures with a shutter-speedto expose the low light back-
naturalatmosphere. ground.
Notes:
. When shooting in darkness,the shutter
speed gets slower, and camera shake is
more likely to blur your picture,so use a
tripod.
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Portraitswith a
window, blue
sky or other
bright back-
ground often
resultsin
underexposurebecausethe exposureis auto-
maticallyset for the background.Backlight
Compensationmakes good use of natural
lighting to improve the balanceof light be-
tween the subject and the rest of the picture.
Also use this mode to shoot scenery. With BacklightCompensation
Depressthe mode button until the (O EI) in-
dicationappearson the LCD panel.
Note:
o When using BacklightCompensationin a
dimly-litplace,the shutterspeedmay be so
slow that you should use a tripod to pre-
vent camerashake.
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