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Pentax IQ Zoom 280-P User manual
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Congratulationson your purchaseof the Pen- lcon indicators used in this manual
tax Zoom 280-P and welcome to the world of
Pentax zoom compact photography! Your
compact, light weight camera is a great com- Operation direction -
panion to preserveyour favorite memories.
Its built-in 28-80mm zoom lens gives you the Automatic operation frrrrffreedom to frame everythingfrom breathtak-
ing landscapesto family portraits, even de-
tailed close-ups.The built-in auto flash helps Attention
you capture subjects in dimly-lit places or
photograph indoor scenes with clarity and Lamp lighted
brilliance.Also included are Programmed-
lmage-Sizetracking,interval shooting, pano- '.:..
ramic modes and a wireless remote control Lamp blinking
feature.Since most of the operations- includ-
ing film loading,film speed setting,winding/ Correct
rewinding,focus and exposure control - are
automatic,you can take great pictures effort- Incorrectlessly. The DATE model makes it easy to Xremember the dates when you took pictures.
The names of the camera'sworking parts are
. Please read this manual carefully before listed on the front and back flaps of this man-
operating the camera to take consistently ual. Keep the flaps unfolded for quick refer-
superior pictures. ence while readingthe manual.. Pay special attention to the cautions and
notes in this Operating Manual. Pictures
and illustrationsshown herein mav differ
from the camera'sactual appearanie.View original page 2Page 6 · Read text
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T. STRAP ATTACHMENT
PREPARATION$BEFORE
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
For optimum performance you should j
familiarize yourself with certain funda- i
mentals before taking any photographs.,j
i,
Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated.Use the
clamp's protrusion@ to depressthe film auxil-
iary rewind button, and ADJUST button on the
DATE model. Use the clamp's protrusion @ as a
screwdriverto open the battery chamber cover.
. To prevent the camera from swaying a lot while
walking, adjust the strap so the camera rides
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2. MAIN SWITCHAND BATTERYCHECK
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Main switch Battery check
To switch on, push the main switch button. The After you turn the main switch ON, the lens
lens extends slightly to the wide-angle 28mm slightly extends and the lens cover opens. You
setting and the LCD panel is on. To switch off, are now ready to shoot. (See page 40 when the
push the main switch button again. When not in battery exhaustion symbol (fl) appears on
use, ensure that the camera is switched off. the LCD panel.)
* lf the camera is on and left unused for over 3 . Use two 3V lithium batteries, type DL123A or
CR123A. Do not remove the batteries before minutes, the lens automatically retracts and
they are exhausted, since they are used by the the power switches off to save battery power.
* lf the main switch is turned on within 30 min- date function on the DATE model to keep con-
stant track of time. utes of auto-power off, the previous setting
o The lens cover automatically opens and will automatically return.
closes when the main switch is on and off
Never attempt to open the lens cover manu-
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www.orphancameras.com 3. HOW TO HOLD THE CAMERA When shooting, hold the camera securely Caution: with both hands. Keep the camera as still as Do not hold the zoom lens becauseit moves possible,and gently depressthe shutter re- back and forth while in operation. leasebutton. (lf too much force is applied,the camera is likelyto shake,and the picturewill Note: be blurred.)Try to brace your elbows against . Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus your body, or support yourself and the cam- window, lens, light sensorwindow or the era against a stable, stationary object, such built-inflash with your fingers or hair. as 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 8
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1. USABLE FILM
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHSPHOTOGRAPHS?'i# DX FILM
After reading this instruction manual#
you should be familiar with the func- ",
tions available on the camera, and.1$
you're ready to insert the film. t;|H$ DX mark
Filmbpeed (lSO rating)
Notes: Automatic film speed setting
. When buying DX-codedfilms, ensure that This camera is designed to use DX-coded
the packagebears the "DX" mark. films with ISO ratings from 25 to 3200.When
. Non-DX coded film cannot be used. any of these films are loaded,the proper film
. Use high-speedfilm with an ISO rating of speed is automaticallyset for the camera.
1000or higher mainly for shooting indoors
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2. FILM LOADING {Ensurethe poweris off beforeinsertingthe film.}
at
1 Slide the back cover release lever down in Notes:
the direction of the arrow to open the back o Make sure not to touch the lens with your
cover as illustrated. fingers.
2 Placethe film cartridge in the film chamber . Ensure the film is placed properly between
by fitting its flat side on top of the rewind the guide rails @.
shaft first and then slide the top end into . lf there is dirt on the film detection section
the camera. @, film cannot be wound properly.
3 Pull the film leader out far enough from the
cartridge to reach the take-up spool O.
Align the tip with the film leaderend mark
@ .
x Slack NO! O FlatYES!
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lu
5 When ( l) appearsin the exposurecounter
on the LCD panel, the film automatically
stops winding. The indication appears as
shown above. lf ( i) does not appear on the
LCD panel, it indicatesthat the film is not
properly loaded.lf this occurs,reload the
4 After the back cover is closed, the film auto- film. lf (t ) Olinfs on the LCD panel, it
matically advancesto the first frame. means the film is not properly loaded.
* Even if no film is loaded,the motor oper- * The exposure counter indication will re-
I coverates foris closed.a second or two after the back off.main on even if the main switch is turned
Ensurethe film is taut as illustratedon the previous page. Take up any slack in the film by
pushing it back into the cartridge.
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3. VIEWFINDERDISPLAYSAND SHOOTINGRANGES
o ton.First, switch on power by depressing the main switch but-
Ordinary photography T O Autofocus frame
Focus on the subject with this frame.
6-l @ WhenClose distancethe camera-to-subjectcompensationdistanceframe is between 0.56m
(1.8ft) and 1m (3.3 ft), compose the scene within this TJ frame.
O Picture area
When taking a standard picture, compose the scene
within this frame.
Panoramic format picture
O Autofocus frame
Focus on the subject with this frame.
@ Panoramic format close distance compensation frame
When taking panoramic format pictures at a distance
approx. 0.56(1.8ft)-1m(3.3ft),compose the scene within
Picture area 66-lo O this frame. When taking a panoramic format picture, compose the
scene within this frame. \J
When taking panoramic format pictures, sliding the pano-
rama mode selector lever switches the picture area to the
horizontal panoramic format frame.
Autofocus is referred to as "AF".
Shooting range (effective camera-to-subject distance)
. The effective shooting range is from ". (infinity) to 0.56
meter (1.8ft).
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4. GREEN/REDLAMPS 5. ORDINAHY'PHOIOGRAPHY
When you depress the When the power
shutter release button is switched on,
halfway down, the lamps 7 f o the camera $ and/or @ light up or l lexvt automatically blink as shown above. selects the
Auto and
Single-Frame
Shooting modes and the exposurecounter indica-
tion remains on as shown above. The built-in flash
will discharge automaticallywhen the subject is
poorly illuminated or backlit.
o When the LCD panel display is different from the
O Greenlamp: When the subjectis in focus, it will one shown above (which indicates the other
light up to indicate that you can modes are set), switching power OFF and then
take the picture; when the subject ON restoresthe Auto and Single-FrameShooting
is not in focus, it will blink, indicat- modes.
ing that you cannot take the pic- ' ture becausethe camera-to-subject Diopter
distance is too close. adjustment
@ Red lamp: When the flash is ready to dis- Aim the camera
charge,it will light up. When the toward a bright
flash is being charged,it will blink. subject. While
lookingthrough
Notes: the viewf in.der,
. lf the subject is too close,the green lamp blinks. adjust the diopter
Adjust the camera-to-subjectdistance so that the by moving the di-
green lamp lights continuously,then releasethe opter adjustment
sh utter. lever to the right
. lf the subject is even closer, the green lamp may or the left so until
light continuously. the AF frame ap-
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6. TAKING PICTURES Shootins distance:0.56m {l.sft} - * (infinity}
2 Ghecking the lamp indication
Depressthe shutter release button halfway1 Gomposing the scene
After zooming the lens and composing your down. When the subject is in focus, the green
scene,focus on the subject with the autofo- lamp will light up. lf the subjectis closerthan
cus frame in the center of the viewfinder. 0.56 meter (1.8ft),the green lamp will blink to
warn you. In this case, extend the camera-to-
* This camera uses multi-beam AF to focus subject distance until the green lamp is lit
the lens on the subject. Even if the subject continuously.
is slightly off the AF frame, the subject will
easily be brought into focus. o When the red lamp lights up, it indicates
* To focus on a particular spot in the AF that the built-inflash will discharge.Ensure
frame, selectthe AF spot mode. that you are within the flash effectiverange
* When the power is turned on, the multi- before shooting.(see page 13.)
beam AF mode is automaticallyset.
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Automatic Flash Emission
-ffiI - When taking picturesin low light or in a backlitsitu-
ation, the flash will automaticallydischarge.When
the shutter release button is depressed halfway
@ downing theinflashlow light,is readythe toreddischarge.lamp will lightlf theup,redindicat-lamp
blinks,this indicatesthat the built-inflash is being
charged and the shutter cannot be released.There-
fore, ensure that the red lamp lights continuously
before taking pictures.
Red-eye
Shooting portraitswith the flash may result in "red-
eye", (the red dot in your subject'seye). This cam-3 Shooting era includes a red-eye reduction flash function,Depressthe shutter releasebutton fully, and which suppressesthe red-eye phenomenon by us-
the shutter will release.Then, the film auto- ing pre-flash.See page 17 for details.matically advancesto the next frame.
Flash effective ranges {Nega-colorfilm used)
Notes: " rso roo' 200 40il. When the shutter is released,the self-timer Lens
lamp momentarilylights up to indicatethat Wide-angle
a picturehas been taken. 28mm 0.56-5.0m 0.56-7.0m 0.56-10.0m
. lf you wish to focus on another subject, lift tlf lr your finger off the shutter release button
and depress the shutter release button Telephoto80mm 0.56-2.7m 0.5S3.8m 0.56-5.4m
halfway down again. ( l )o The shutter cannot be releasedwhile the
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(Removewww.orphancameras.comthe film from the camera in the shade or use your body
7. UNLOADING FILM to shade the camera.l
il
Rewinding the film Rewinding a film in mid-roll
After you have exposed the last frame of the roll, the lf you wish to unload a film before exposing all the
lens retracts and the film rewinds automatically. frames, push the auxiliary rewind button with the
Then, the motor stops, and ( c u I blinks as shown clamp's protrusion.The lens retractsautomatically
to indicatethat the film has been rewound. To un- and film rewinding starts.
load the film, open the back cover. Removethe car-
tridge by pulling the top first. Notes:
r The shutter may be releaseda frame or two even
o A 24-exposureroll of film takes about 20 seconds after the specified number of frames have been
to be rewound. used up as indicated by the number of shots
o During rewinding,the exposure counter counts shown on the film canister.lf this occurs,these
frame numbers in reverse. frames may not be developed.
o The entire roll of film including the film leader is o Never open the back cover until the whole film always rewound into the cartridge to prevent any roll is rewound. part of the film being exposedto light.
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TAKING BETTER-FFr PHOTOGRAPHSFrr .A_AAF www.orphancameras.com- _r __ i,6'niHOW riisHTO SELECTMoDEMODES/RED-EYE REDUC-
To select various exposure modes, depress the mode button O.
Slow-Shutter
Auto Daylight-Sync
frol-* l- .-_l*l-@-l--'l-lspeed (Flash-OFF) o--l:elBulb I t I l, | o lil (Red-eye Daylight-Sync Auto A
reduction flash (Red-eye reduc- |
mode) tion flash mode) | '[TB]_F=] |
o Depressingthe red-eyereductionflash button O in the Auto or Daylight-Syncmode alternatesthe normal
mode (indicatedby black line) with the red-eyereductionflash mode (ind'rcatedby red line).
o Depressbuttons O and/or O in successionto set the required modes. To switch to the next mode from the
Bulb, Bulb-synchro,Intervalshooting mode, depressthe button O or G), then promptly depress it again
while the exposurecounter indicationis blank. For normal use, set the Auto and singte-Framemodes]
o When the power is switched on, the Auto and Single-Frame-Shootingmodes which are selectedfor normal
use are automaticallyset.
To select the desired shooting modes, depress the drive button @.
f-to *, E rNr A-l - i-*l t-i i-l i-+t l---,
T Single.-Frame Self-Timer Consecutive Multi-Exposure IntervalShoot- I
Shooting Shootinga Shooting Shootind ing I I
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In the Slow-Shutter speed In the Bulb mode, if the red-
mode, if the red-eyereduc- eye reduction flash button
tion flash mode button (t) (rl @ is depressed,the de- @ is depressed,the desired [o-l sired flash mode is set as @-t mode is set as shown at lsl shown at right. I Bl '''Y;:!:n"' right. 'j'
F-tY FI tsl I Bl Slow-speed Bulb-synchro
syncnro
Y i
Fl lTo.l tsl I Bl Slow-speed-syn- Bulb-Synchro
'."xl,""{.,x?t;i":? tion(Red-eyeflash reduc-mode) mode)
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In the Slow-Shutter Speed, Slow-Speed-Synchro, Bulb or Bulb-Synchro mode, if the mode button
Q is depressed,the exposure mode changes as shown in the normal mode (indicated by black line).
In the Slow-Speed-Synchroand red-eye reduction flash modes or the Bulb-Synchro and red-eye
reduction flash modes, if the mode button tl) is depressed, the exposure mode changes as in the
red-eye reduction flash mode (indicated by red line).
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To set the desired focusing modes, depress the tmage button @.
* In the infinity-landscapeshooting mode, the multi-beamAF mode will automaticallyreturn
after the picture is taken.
x When the power is switched from OFF to ON, the multi-beam AF mode will automatically
return.
* Holding down the lmage button for two seconds sets the exposure compensationmode (See
page 31.).
Red-eye reduction flash function
To reducethe red-eyephenomenon in the picture,depressthe red-eyereductionflash button
(O) O' With this mode, the flash dischargestwo consecutivetimes, reducingthe possibilities
of the red-eyeeffect significantly.To cancel the mode, depressthe red-eye reduction button
again.
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Depressthe
mode button
, o until the (t) ?') lex9t appears on the
LCD panel. The
flash will dis-
charge both in
dark and bright conditions.When the portrait
is taken even if the subject is not in a backlit
situation,the front of the subject may be cast
in shadow. In such a case, use the Daylight-
Synchro Shooting mode (Flash-ONmode)
within the flash-effectiverange to take pic-
tures.This will ensurethat a picture is well Without Daylight-Sync
exposed without any shadow. When you
wish to dischargethe flash, use this mode. In
this mode, the flash will be discharged.
Notes:
o Ensurethat the red lamp on the right-hand
side of the viewfinder eyepiecelights up
when the shutter release button is de-
pressed halfway down before shooting. A
red lamp blinkingindicatesthat the flash is
being charged.
. Ensure you're within the flash effective
range even when you use the built-inflash
as a fill-in flash in daytime. With Daylight-Sync
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Slow Shutter Slow-Speed-
Speed (Flash- Synchro
lo OFFI lo Shooting l') I us, Depressthe Iu*, (Flash-ONl
mode button Depressthe red-
until the (E| @ ) eye reduction
symbol appears on the LCD panel. In this flash mode button in the slow-shutter-speed
mode, the flash does not discharge, and a mode to set a slow-speed-sync mode until
picture is taken at a slow shutter speed up to the (g +) symbol appears on the LCD panel. It is possible to photograph subjects and
approx. 115 second. Use it in places where background in a balanced way (as shown in
flash photography is prohibited, such as in the photo) by using the built-in flash to prop-
theaters and museums. Furthermore, this erly expose the foreground subject and a
mode is also useful for a natural existing light slow-shutter-speed to expose the low light
effect in photography. backg rou n d.
Note:
. When shooting in darkness, the shutter
speed gets slower, and camera shake is
likely to blur your picture. Use of a tripod is
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Bulb mode Bulb-synchro
(o Bl mode (t B I I o Depressthe lf the red-eye
lu {,t mode button reduction f lash
until (Q B I Il 1,,: button ( l) is
appears on the
LCD panel. The
shutter remains open up to 10 minutes as panel and the Bulb-synchromode is set. This
long as the shutter release button is held lets you use the flash in additionto the Bulb
down. This mode is useful for long exposures mode, so you can take a portrait photograph
required for shooting fireworks and night with a night scene in the background,for ex-
scenes,for instance.When using this mode, ample.
the camerashould be mounted on a tripod so
that the camera will be steady.
Bulb mode, approx.4 sec. (lSO100)
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Moving the zooming lever to ( f ) advances
the digit up to the 10 min. setting.
Moving the zooming lever to (lll) counts
the digit down to the 1 sec. setting.
. When the timer settingis blank in the Bulb-
Timer mode, it indicatesthat the camera is
in the Bulb mode.
o To switch the exposure mode from the
Bulb (B) or the Bulb Synchromode (t B )
to the ne)d, depressthe mode button twice
in quick succession.Bulb-Timer mode . To cancelthe Bulb-Timermode before theWhen shooting in the Bulb or Bulb-Synchro shutter is releasedcompletely,depressthem o d e ,a s h u t t e sr p e e do f 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , main switch. In this instance,the power is10,15,20,30,40,50, 60,90 sec.,2,3,4,5, 6,7, not switched off.
8, 10 minutescan be set. (Example:1S=1sec., . Consecutiveshooting mode does not work2M=2 minutes) in the Bulb mode: use the Bulb-Timermode
if you wish to take consecutivepicturesinTo set the desired shutter speed in the Bulb or the Bulb mode.Bulb-Synchromode, first selectthe Bulb or
Bulb-Synchromode. Then, while depressing
the mode button and while the symbol ( B )
is blinkingon the LCD panel,move the zoom-
ing lever.Holdingthe zooming leverwill ad-
vancethe digit continuously.
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