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Pentax IQZoom 200 / IQZoom 200 date User manual
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- Pentax IQZoom 200 / IQZoom 200 date
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Icon indicationsused in this manual
PENTAX IQ Zoom 200 and welcome to the
world of Pcntax zoom cornpact photographyt on directionYour compact, light wcight camera is a great **; F;;*""companion to preserveyour favorite memories. a t i c o p e r a t i o n tr !.r +o Pleaseread this rnanual carefully before operat- Iort".n"-,'."o.r"u
ing the carnerato take consistentlysuperiorpic- on t lures. F"'",*o Pay special attention to the cautions and noles
in this Operating Manual. Picturesand illustra- L a m o l ii gghht teedd I tions shown hcrein may differ from the cam-
era's actual appearance. briil':9_l i n k i n gr lllustrations in this operating manual are the f_Lemn
DAI'E MODE,T,. corr.., ( I
t F:"a';'l )x-
The name of lhe camera's working parts are listed
on the front and back flaps of this rnanual. Kecp
the flaps unfolded for quick reference whitc read-
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OUTLINtr OF trASIC OPERATIONS
();xn the back covcr Load the film and closc 'I'hc filrn will automati- Switch orr powcr by the
(see page l2). the back cover (see cally advance to the nrain switch/nrodc dial
page l3). l'irst franre (see page (scc page 8).
r4).
, ^fouryd I
!fl qJ-l- /--rl*
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Frame your subject and Focus on your subject Depress thc shutter re- When thc film is fin-
operate thc zoom lever (see page 20). leaie button. In dark ished, the camera wilt
to compose the shot conditions, thc flash automalically rewincl it
(see page I l). will discharge aulo- (scc page 24).
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FOR SAItlt USE OI-,'YOUR CAMERA
Although we have carefully designed this ccmero for safe operation. please be gure to follow precautions
given in thit page.
A wrnrurruc This mark indicates precautions that if not followed, coutd result in se-
rious injury to the operator.
A crut,on This mark indicates precautions that, if not followed, courd resurt in
minor or medium injury to the operator or damage to the equipment.
l!\ wanrurruo A
o The elcctric eircuits Inside the camers contain o I)o not"nt,rroruuse the flash neer tnyonets eyes, as it may
high voltage working parts. Never attempt to hurt them. Be particulady careful with the flash
disasscmble the camera yourself. around infants.
o Never touch inlernal parts of the camera if o Never try to disassemble, short or recharge thc
lhcy bccomc exposcd from dropping lhe cam- battery. Also, do not dispose of the battery in
era or frrr some other reoson, as there is dangcr fire, as it may expleidc.
of elcctric shock. r Remove the batlcry from the cnmera immedl-
. Wrapping the strap around your ncck is dan- ately if it becomcs hot or bcgin to smoke. lle
gcrous. I\lake sure that small childrcn do not careful not to burn yourself during removal.
get the strap caught around thcir neck.
o lle sure to store battery out of the reach of
childrcn. Seck medical assistance immediately
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PRI'CAUTIONS FOR BAT'TERY
()lhcr precnrrlions Misuse of a battcry can cause hazards such as 'l'heo The tcmpcrature range at which this camcra lcakage, overhcating, cxplosions, etc. bat-
functions propcrly is ittT to - l0 "C ( 122'Ir to tcry should be insertcd with the ''f ' and ' "
t 4 " F). sirlcs facing corrcclly.
o To maintain optimum performance, it is recom- Nevcr try to disassemble, short or rcchargc thc
mendcd that the camera be inspectcd every one battcry. Also do not disp<xe of the battery in a
or two years. If lhe camera has rtol been used firc, as it nray explodcd.
frrr an exlended 1^-riod, or is being prepared for lfattcry perlormancc nray be temporarily hin-
arr imryrrtanl photograplric scssion, it is recom- dcred in krw lernlrcralurcs, but will recovcr in
nrenrlctl that you havc thc camera inspcctcd or normal lcmpcratrrrcs.
tcst'I'he shoot with it. Kecp a spare batlery on hand for replacemenlo PllNl'AX warranty provided only for the convcrricnce whcn shouting outdoors or whlle
rcpair of clefccts in nraterials or workmanship. travclins.
Damage of any kind canrrot be repaired at lro Whcn the camcra is in a bag, make sure the
chargc under thc tcrm of thc warranly. lf the main switch./nrodc dial is sct at the OFF posi-
difficulty is causcd as a dircct rcsult of the prod- tion. ()thcrwisc, battcry power nray bc wastccl if
uct being uscd in cortditions as out lincd in the the shutter release button is accidcntally
othcr opcration contrary t<l tlrc inslruclions out- pushed.
lirrcd in lhis manual, chargcs will be assessedor
a rcpair quotation will bc provided.
LCI) ( l.iquid-crystal display)
o Whcn thc LCD is cxposecl to high tenlpcralures
ovcr about 60 "C, it ntay blacken, but when the
tcrnperature normalizes, it will r€turn to nor-
ma l.
o 'I'he LCD may also slow down in responsc lo
lowcr tcnrperalures, but this is a normal cltarac-
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PRACTICAL SIIOOTING GUIDE
Taking a picture through a window." """""p'37
Focusingon a particular sglt. """""""""p'38View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
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Taking picturcsof peoptein varioussituationsLIJView original page 9Page 11 · Read text
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-aI I \LY
GLT STRAP ATTACI{MENT
PREPARATIONS
BEFORI' TAKTNG
PHOTOGRAPHS
For optimum perform.
rnce you should familiar-
izc yourself with certain
fundamentals before tsk-
lng eny photographs.
l l i '
i J ' l r ; r r 1 , f , . t , l _ ) , ri { r : Fit__thestrap on the camcra using the following procedures.
I t'ass the strap thr'ugh the honps and the cti'mp ir,-o*n in il- lustration l. ""
2 Pass the * marked strap end through the camerarsstrap lug as shown in illustration 2.View original page 11Page 13 · Read text
www.orphancameras.comCy BA'rIERY cHECK
When the power turns ON, the lens extends Battery check
slightly for opening the lens cover and the flash After you set the main switch/mode dial to the
slides out. position other than OI.F, the lens slightly ex-
tends and the lens cov€r opens. You are now
r When the power turns OFF, the lens and ready to shoot.
flash retract.
r When the flash is pushed into the camera o See page ^46 when the battery exhaustion
manually, the shutter cannot be releasedeven syrnbol ( ! ) appearson the LCf) panel.
if the power is ON. . Ilattery pcrformance may be telnporarily 'l-her lens cover automatically opens and hinderedin low temperature,but will recover
closeswhen the main switch/mode dial is set in normal tcrnpcratures.
to the ()N and OI.F positon. Never attempt
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@ 48-2oommzooM LENS
"PERA'uNG
VV AA When you move the zoom lever to the right ( | ), the
lerrs moves towards the 2(X)nrnrtelephoto setting arrd
frames the subject more closcly. Whcn you move the
zoom lever to tlre Ieft (lll), the lens movestowarclsthe
48mm sctting. When the lens zooms to the dcsireclset-
ting, rclcasethe zo<lm lever and depressthe shutter re-
leasebutton fully to take picturcs.
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TAKING PHOTOGRAPIIS
After rending this lnstruction manual you
should be famitier wlth the functions svaileble
on the camers' and youtre rcady to insert the
film.
I Slide the back cover relcase lever down in the
dircction of lhe arrow to open the buck as illus-
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2 Place the film cartridge in the film chamber by Notes:
fitting its flst side on the top of the rewind shaft o lf there is dirt on the film detector O, film can-
first and ihen slide the top end of the film car- not be wound pr<lJrerly.
tridge into the camera. . Ensure thc'fakcfilm is laut as illustrated on the illus-3 I'ull the film leadcr out far enough from thc car' tration. up any slack in the film by push-
tridge to reach the take-up sprxrl. Align the tip of irrg it back inlo thc cartridgc.
the film with the film leader end mark O. o lf the end of the film lcader is extremcly bent,
4 After the back cover is closed, the film auto- straightcn it or cut off the bcnt portion.
mutically rdvances to the first frame.
Z Slsck Not / -)Flat Yest
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6g- or"l'uRADJu s'rNIENr AUT0lvtATtCIrCDIILUMINAT0R
Turn ON the power. Aim the camera toward a In low light situations,the illuminatorof the LCI)
bright subjcct. While lookirrg through the vicw- pancl lights up when any one of the button /'1, lal,
firrdcr, rotate the diopter adjustmcnt dial to the or (e is depresscdor the main switch/modc dial is
right or lcft until the AF frame appears in the turned.
sharpestfocus.
r If you wish to use the LCD panel illuminator
. Be sure to adjust thc diopter before use. any othcr time, dcprcssany of thesebuttons for
longer than 2 seconds.
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www.orphancameras.com Close dlstance compensetion frnme When the distance to the srthjt:ct becomescloser, lhe picture area is automatically changed and comprensated.Compose tlte scene within this frame. Standard format Panorama formatView original page 21
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rNDrcArroNS@,AMP
( t ) neA lamP (!'lash status) :
Whcn the flaslris readyto dischargc,it will light
up. Wlrerr the flash is being chargcd,it will blink.
( A) Infinity-landscapclamp:
When the Infinity-l,andscapeMode is set, it will f l light up.
Shooting range for standard and panoramaformat
piclurcs
2(X)mm l.2m(3.9ft) to inl'inity
Whcn you dcorcss thc slrutter release button half' 48nln 0.8m(2.6ft)to infinitY
way do-wn, thc lamp (( ;), ( | ) and/or (A) liehts
up or blinks as shown above. Focus aid illuminator
In l<lw light situltions and,/or hard-to-autofrrtrs
( ()) Green lamp (Focus status) : subjects,the red light is automaticallyprojectcdto
When the subject is in fo,cus,it will light up to in- assistthe autofocussystcm when thc shutter re-
dicatc that you can take the picture; when thc strb- lcascbutton is dcpresscdhalfway down.
ject is not in focus, it will blink, indicating that
you cannot take the picture bccause the camera-
io-subjcct distarrce is too close or is a hard-to-
autofocus subject. Sce Page 40.
r Thc autofocus frame also blinks when the sub-
ject is difficult to autofcrcus.
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@ PH'T'GRAPHY
"RDINARY
ffi
I Set the mairr switch / morlc mode dial to the 2 Aftcr zoomlng the lcns and composing your
(W) pnsition. $cene, focus on lhe subjcct with autofocus frume.
t1
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'l-his
camera uscs thc five-Jxrint AF syslcm to
fr^-us orr thc subjcct. Ilvcn if thc subjcct is
slightly off lhc ccnlr:r <lf lhc AI; frarnc, thc suh-
jcct will casily trc br<.rughtirrto focus. 'l'o
focus on a particulur spot in ttre Af: framc,
sclcct the Spot AIr Mule. Sec pagc 38.
If thc autolircus wirrtkrw is dirty, the aulofocus
rnay nol [urrction properly.
lf yclu wislr to liruus cln :rn<lthcr subjcct, lift yrlur
liltge r lronr llrc shrrltcr relcasc brrllon arrrl dc-
prcss thc strutter buttorr hall'way down again.
3 Checking the lamp indication
l)cpress the shutter rclcsse button halfway
down. Whcn thc subjcct is infocus, the grecn
Inmp will light up.
+ The green lamp blinks when the camera is not
ablc to obtairr proper focus for onc of the fol-
lowing rcasons.
OThe subjcct is too close. Extend lhe camcra-to-
subject-distance until the green lanrp is lit con-
tinuously.
G)The subject is difficult to autofocus. See page
,lo.
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Notes:
. Wtt"n the shtrtter is released, the self-timer
larnp mtlmetrtrrrilyliglrts up to indicatcthat a
. !ill"-.iti"tt"roiclttrc ltas bccttcunrrotlitkclt.bc rcleascdwhile thc lens is
zoclltritrg.
.l Shooting
il"pi".t rt e shutter retease'I'hcbutton fully, and the will be releesed. film automatically
"ft,itiu.advancesto the next frame.
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Rewinding s film in mid'roll
If vou wiCh ro unload a lilm beforc exJrosing all
th6 franrcs, push the mid-roll rewind button with
the protrusion part of the strap clamp; thc le ns re-
tracts and thcn film rewilrclirtg starts. When re-
*in,t it complcted, the motor stops, and ( 0 )
blinks, indicating that the back covcr may be
opcned safcly.
. Do not dcpress the button with an objcct having
a sharp tiP.
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DAYLIGHT.SYNC SHOOTTNG
i.i
Set the nreln F,
switch / mode
dial at the
( I ) positionl.
( f ) appesrs
on the t.CI)
panel.
ln this mode, llte flash will dischargc in both dark
and bright condilions. Whcn a prrtrait is taken
with the suhject in a backlight siluation, the front
of the subject may be cast in shadow. In such a
cuse, us€ lhe Daylight-Sync Shooting Mode
(Flash-ON mode) within the flash-cffective range Without Daylight-Syncto tlke picturcs. This will errsure that a picturc is
well exposed without any shadow. Whcn y<lu wish
to discharge thc flash, usc this nrodc. In this
mode, the flash will always discharge.
Note*
o Make sure that the red lamp in the viewfinder
is lit when the shutter release button is de-
prcssed halfway down before shooting. The rcd
lamp blinking indicutes that the flash is being
chargcd.
. Make sure you're within the flash effective
rnnge even whcn you use the built- in flash as a
llll-irr flash in daylight. See page 23.
With Daylight-Sync
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TAKING PICTURES AT A SLOW SITUTTER SPEED
Slow Shutter s^low-Spced-
Speed (F.lash- Sync Shooting
ol,'F') ( I,'lash-On)
Sct the msin Sct thc main
switch / mode switch / modc
dial to the dial lo the
(O ) position. ( Fl ) position.
( €)) appears on the LCI) panel. ( I ) appear on the LCI) pancl.
In lhis m<-rde,the flash docs not discharge, and a In this rnode, it is ;xrssihlc io photograph subjccts
picture is takcn at a slow shuttcr specd up to alrd background ilr a balanccd way (as sho*'rt in
approx 2 seconds. Use it in placcs whcrc flash pho- thc photo) by using the flash to propcrly cxlrusc
tography is prohibitcd, such as in thcaters arrd ihe foreground srrlrjcct and u slow-spccd to exlpse
muscunls. Furthcrnrore, this lntlde is also uscftrl thc low liglrt background.
frrr a nalural cxisting light cffect in low ambicnt
photography. Notcs:
o Whcn shooting in krw light, thc shrrttcr spccd
gcls slowcr, atttl catttcra shakc is likcly ttl blur
your pic:turc. [Jsc <lf a tripod is rccontnrcndcd.
r Makc sure y()u arc within tlrc f'lash cffcctivc
rangc cvcn whcn ytttt usc tlrc l'lash as a fill-in
l'lash irr rlaylight. Scc pagc 2-1.
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