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Pentax IQZoom 70XL / IQZoom 70XL date User manual
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Congratulationson your purchase of Pentax lcon indicators used in this manual
lO Zoom TOXL and welcome to the world of
Pentax zoom compact photographyl Your
compact. light weight camera is a great Operation direction -
companion to preserve your f avorite
memories. lts built-in 35-7omm zoom lens Automatic operation f rrrrfgives you the freedom to frame everything
landscapes to f amilyf rom breathtaking
portraits, The Attention , close-ups. even detailed
built-in aulo f lash helps you to capture
subjects in dimly-lit places or to photograph Lamp lightingindoor scenes with clarity and brilliance. lt
f unctions as a f ill-in f lash for dayfight
flash-sync photography. Since most of the Lamp blinking
operations - including film loading, film
and focus winding/rewinding,speed setiing, Gorrect ( ) you can - are automatic, controlexposure
take great pictures with little effort. The
DATE model makes it easy to rememberthe Incorrectdates when you took pictures. X
o Please read this manual carefully before The names of the camera's working parts are
operating the camera to take consistently listed on the front and back flaps of this man-
superior pictures. ual. Keep the flaps unlolded for quick refer-
. Pay special attention to the cautions and ence while reading the manual.
notes in this Operating Manual. Pictures
and illustrations shown herein may differ
from the camera's actual appearance.View original page 2Page 5 · Read text
www.orphancameras.com CAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY o The electric circuitry inside the camera o The misuse of battery can cause hazards contains high voltage working parts. such as leakage,overheating,explosions, Never attempt to disassemblethe camera. etc. Banery should be insertedwith the "+" o be careful not to drop or subfect the cam- and'-" sides facingcorrectly. era to strong vibrations,shock or pressure. o Never try to disassemble,short or re- r Do not apply force to the zoom lens; do not charge the battery.Also, do not dispose of place the camera with the lens facing the battery in a fire, as the battery may down. explode. . Never attempt to manually open the lens o Battery performance may be hindered cover: it will automatically open and close temporarily in low temperatures.but it will as the main switch is turned on and off. recoverin normal temperatures. r Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus r Keep a spare battery on hand for conve- window, lens, light sensor window, or the nience when shooting outdoors or while built-inflash with your fingersor hair. traveling. o Avoid leaving the camera for extended pe- o Keep the battery out of reach of children. riods of time where temperature and hu- r When the camera is in a bag, make sure midity are high such as in a car. the main switch is off: otherwise, battery r 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 ugs solvents such as paint thinner, alcohol or benzineto clean the camera.View original page 5
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www.orphancameras.com1. STRAPATTACHMENT
PREPARATIONSBEFORE
TAKINGPHOTOGRAPHS
You rhould be aware of certain funda.
mentals to make it easier to use this
camola in the best way.
Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated. use the
clamp's protrusion to depress the ADJUST but-
ton on the date model.
-{OEr- o To prevent the camera from swaying exces-
sively while walking, adjust the strap so the
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2. MAIN SWITCHAND BATTERYCHECK
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Main switch Battery check
To switch on, push tha main switch button, The After you turn the main switch ON, the lens
lens extends slightly to the wide-angfe 35mm slightly extends and the lens cover opens.
setting and LCD panel is on. To switch off, push Then, you are ready to shoot. (See page 32
the main switch Sutton again. Make sure the when the patlery exhaustion symbol (0-) ap-
camera is switched off when not in use. pears on the LCD panel.)
o Use one 3V lithium battery, type DL123A or l lf the camera is on and left unused for over
CR123A.Do not remove the battery before it 3 minutes, the lens automatically retracts
is exhausted, since it is also used bV the date and the power switches off to save battery
function on the DATE model to keep constant power.
track of time. lf the main switch is turned on within 30
o The lens cover automatically opens a,rd minutes of auto-power off, the previous
closes when the main switch i3 on and off. settingwill return.
Never attempt to open the lens cover manu-
afly. o Refer.to page 33 for directions on battery4 insertion.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
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3. HOW TO HOLDTHE CAMERA
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When shooting, hold the camera securely Caution:
with both hands. Keep the camera as still as Do not hold the zoom lens because it moves
possible, and gently depress the shutter re- back and forth when zooming.
lease button. (lf too much force is applied, the
camera is likely to shake, and the picture will Note:
be blurred.) Try to brace your 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 against a stable, stationary object, such as built-in flash with your fingers or hair.
a wall.
When using the flash with the camera posi-
tioned vertically, hold the camera so that the
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4. OPERATING35-70mm ZOOM LENS
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When you move the zooming lever to the right ( | ),
the lens moves towards the 70mm telephoto setting
and frames the subject more closely. When you
move the zooming fever to the left ( lll), the lens
moves towards the wider-angle 35mm setting. When
the lens zooms to the desired setting, release the
zooming lever and depress the shutter release button
fully to take pictures.
Note:
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www.orphancameras.com1. USABLEFILM
TAKINGPHOTOGRAPHS
DX FILM Perforations FilmcartridgeAfter familiarizing yourself with opera-
tions on the camera by reading this in'
ctruction manual, you'ro ready to inrcrt
the film.
i i f . : : , , j '
, t ','i . ,.:-,'".,n. Film speed(lSOrating)
Notes:
. When buying DX-coded films, make sure Automatic film speed setting
the package bears the "DXo mark. This camera is designed to use DX-coded
o Non-DX coded film cannot be used. films with ISO ratings from 25 to 3200. When
o Use high-speed film with an ISO rating of any of these films are loaded, the proper film
1000 or higher mainly for shooting indoors speed is automatically set for the camera.
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2. F|LM LOADING lmate sure the power ls off before inserting tho film.l
1 Sfide the back cover refease fever down in Notes:
the direction of the arrow to open tha back r Make sure not to touch the lens with your
cover as illustrated. fingers.
2 Place the film cartridge in the fifm chamber o Make sure the film is placed properly be-
by fitting its flat side on top of the rewind tween the guide rails O.
shaft first and then slide the top end into r lf there is dirt on the film detection section
the camera. @, film cannot be wound properly.
3 Pullthe film leader out far enough from the
cartridge to reach the take-up spool O.
Align the tip with the film leader end mark
o.
X Slack NOI O nar yeS!
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4. GREEN/REDLAMPS www.orphancameras.com5. ORDINARYPHOTOGRAPHY
When you de- When the
press the shut- power is
ter release but- switched on by
ton halfway, depressing the
the lamps O main switch
andlor @ light button, the
up or blink as camera auto-
shown at left. matically selects the Auto and Single-Frame
Shooting rnodes and the exposure counter
0 Green lamp: When the subiect is in focus, indicatioh remains on even if the main switch
it will light up to indicate that is turned off. These modes are used for 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-in flash will dis-
. when the subiect is not in charge'automatically when the subiect is
focus, it will blink, indicating poorly illuminated.
that You cannot take the Pic-
ture because the camera-to- . When the LCD panel displayed is different
- subiect distance is too close. from the one shown above (which indi-
Q) Red lamp: When the flash is readY to cates the other modes are setl, 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 restores the Auto
W h e n t h e f l a s h i s b e i n g and Single-FrameShooting modes.
charged, it will blink.
t When the built-in flash automatically dis-
Notes: charges,the camera uses the _shutter-speed
r lf the subject is too close, the green lamp appr-ox. 1/40th sec. (when 1SO100film is
blinks. Adjust the camera-to-subiectdis- used).
tance so that the green lamp lights con-
tinuously, then releasethe shutter.
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6' TAKING PIGTURES shoorrnsdrstence:0.6mr2ft1- o.lrntfnrryl
2 Checking the lamp indication
Depress the shutter release button hatf-
way. When your subject is in focus, the
green lamp will light up. lf the subject is
I Composing the shot closer than 0.6 meter (2ft), the green larnp
After zooming the lens and composing will blink. ln this case, fengthen the camera-
your shot, focus on the sublect with the to-subject distance.
autofocus frame in the center of the view-
finder. r When the red famp lights up, it indicates
that the built-in flash will discharge. Make
sure that you are within the flash effective
range before shooting. (see page 13.)
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Automatic Flash Emission
When taking pictures in low light. the flash
will automatically discharge. When the shut-
ter releasebutton is depressedhalfway in low
light, the red lamp will light up, indicating the
flash is ready to discharge. lf the red lamp
blinks, this indicates that the built-in flash is
being charged. Therefore, make sure the red :fum^{lamp lights continuously before taking pic-
tures.
Red-eye
3 Shooting Shooting portraits with the flash may result in 'red-eye', the red dot in your subject's eye. Depress the shutter release button fully,
and the shutter will release.Then, the film This camera includes a red-eye reduction
automatically advances to the next frame. flash function, which suppresses the red-eye phenomenon by using preflash. See page 18
for details.Notes:
r When the shutter is released, the self-timer Flash effective ranges (Nega-color film usedl
lamp lights up momentarily to indicate that Lens rso 100 200 {00
a picture has been taken.
o lf you wish to focus on another subject, lift Wide-angle 0.6"t1.3m 0.6-6.0m 0.6-8 6m
your finger off the shutter release button (lll35mm ) and depress the shutter release button
halfway again. Telepholo 0.6-2.7m 0 6.3.8m 0.6-5.4m
r The shutter cannot be released while the 7Omm ( l ) lens is zooming.
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7. FOCUS.LOCKSHOOTING
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lf you shoot without positioning the autofo- 1 Focus on the subject with the autofocus
cus frame ([ ]) on the main subject of the pic- frame ([ ]].
ture as shown above, only the background When you wish to focus on the face, which
wilf be in focus. When the main subject is off appears very small in the viewfinder, focus
the autofocus frame in the center of the on the chest instead to fill the focus frame
viewfinder, use the focus-locktechnique. with more of the subject.
( Focus-lock is the function to lock focus.l 2 When the shutter release button is de-
pressed halfway down, the green lamp on
the right-hand side of the viewfinder lights
up and the exposure and focus are tempo-
rarily locked.
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If
Hard-to-autofocus subiects
Likemany other autofocuscameras,the cam-
era's autofocussystem is highly precise,but
not perfect. Some subjects ntay not be fo-
cused as you wish. ln such a case, trse the
iocus-iocktechnique on a subiect near the
actual one and equidistantfrom the lens.
Subiectswhich may fool the systerninclude:
1. Black obiects like hair, which don't reflect
much light {and thereforedon't reflect in-
frared autofocusbeamsl.
3 While depressing the shutter release but- 2. Wire netting, latticework, iron exercise-
ton halfway, re-aim the camera or recom- bars, etc.
pose the picture, then release the shutter. 3. Flickeringlight sourcessuch as neon signs,
fluorescentlamps, TV images, sunlight
Note: coming through trees,etc. and subiectsil-
. You can release focus-lock simply by lifting luminatedby these lighl sources.
your finger off the shutter release button. 4. Glossy and reflectivesurfaces like glass,
mirrors, car bodies, etc.
5. Fast-movingobjects,like trains or automo-
biles in motion.
6. Water iets, water surface, smoke, flame,
fireworks,etc., which have no distinct or
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www.orphancameras.com (Be sure to remove the film from the cemera in 8. UNLOADING FILM the shada or by using your body to shade the camera.l I GII-].oa oa 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 chamber by pulling the top Then, the motor stops, and ( 0 l blinks as out first with your finger. shown to indicate that the film has been re- wound. Notes: o 24-exposure roll of film takes about 20 sec- o The shutter may be released a frame or two onds to be rewound. even after the specified number of framesr During rewinding, the exposure counter have been used up as indicatecl by the I counts frame numbers in reverse. number of shots shown on the film canis- II ,o The entire roll of film including the film ter. lf this occurs, those frames may not be leader is always rewound into the cartridge developed. to prevent any parts of the film being ex- e Never open the back cover until the whole posed to light. film roll is rewound. 1 6View original page 20
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DAYLIGHT-SYNCHROSHOOTINGwww.orphancameras.com *d
Depress the
mode button
u n t i t t h e ( l I
appears on the
LCD panel. The
flash will dis-I charge both in dark and bright conditions'
Whei a portrait is taken with the subiect in a
backlitsiiuation, the front of your sublect may
be cast in shadow. ln such a case, use the
Daylight Synchro Shooting mo-!e.(Flash-ON
modJ) within the appropriate flash effective Without DaYlight-SYnc
range to take pictures. This will ensure that a
piciure is weli exposed without any shadow'
?he flasn willalways discharge in this mode'
Notes:
r Make sure the red lamp on the left-hand
side of the viewfinder eye-piece lights up
when the shutter release button is de-
fresseO halfway down before shooting' A
led lamp blinking indicatesthat the flash is
being charged.
. MakJ sure you're within the flash effective
range even when you use the built-in flash With Daylight-SYnc
Jfitt-in flash in daytime. (see page 13'l
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TAKINGPICTURESAT SLOWSHUTTERSPEED
Slow Shutter Slow-Speed-
Speed (Flash- Synchro- 1 OFFI Shooting Depressthe ffir lFlash-Onl ,g' mode button Depressthe ,,
untilthe (A CI) mode buttonto
symbol appears on the LCD panel. In this set a slow-speed-syncmode untit the (A t I
mode, the flash does not discharge, and a symbol appears on the LCD panel. lt is pos-
picture is taken at a slow shutter speed up to sible to take a picture of subjects and back'
approx. 1/5 second. Use it in places where ground in a balanced way, as shown in the
using flash is prohibited, such as in theaters, photo, by using the built-in flash to properly
museums, etc. Furthermore, this mode is expose the foreground sublect and a slow-
also useful for soft-lighted pictures with a shutter-speed to expose the low light back-
natural atmosphere. ground.
Notes:
. When shooting in darkness, the shutter
speed gets slower, and camera shake is
more likely to blur your picture, so use a t
tripod.
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Backlight Compensation
Portraits with a
window, blueI sky or other
bright back-
L,I ground often
results in
underexposure because the exposure is auto-
matically set for the background. Backlight
Compensation makes good use of natural
lighting to improve the balance of light be-
tween the subject and the rest of the picture.
Also use this mode to shoot scenery. With Backlight Compensation
Depressthe mode button until the ( O El ) in-
dication appears on the LCD panel.
Note:
o When using Backlight Compensation in a
a? dimfy-lit place, the shutter speed may be so
slow that you should use a tripod to pre-
vent camera shake.
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BULB,BULB-SYNCHROSHOOTING
Bulb mode iFl
{Bt Depressthe *lE6 ,j mode button
u n t i (l O B t a p - rB) pearson the
LCD panel. The shutter remains open as long
as tfie shutter release button is held down'
This mode is useful for long exposures re-
quired for shooting fireworks and night
scenes, for instance' When using this mode'
the camera should be mounted on a tripod so Bulb mode, approx. 3 sec. (lSO100)
that the camera will be steadY'
Bulb-synchro
modeIt Bl
lf the mode
button is dePr-
essed, (t B l
appears on the
LCD paneland Bulb-synchromode is set' This
lets you use the flash in addition to the Bulb
mode, so you can take a portrait with a night
scene in the background, for example'
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SELF-TIMERPHOTOGRAPHV
Seff-Timer
Use the self-
timer if you
wish to get inI*, ,ir the picture. Use ri?)
of a tripod is
recommended. Depress the drive button until
the ( U) appears on the LCD panel.ffi Dual-Frame
Seff-Timer
I Focus on the subjects first by depressing In this mode,
you can take the shutter release button halfway, and
then depress the shutter release buttont# two consecu- fully. The shutter will be released in about tive self-timer
10 seconds. pictures. B
2 When the Self-Timer is working, the Self- Depress the drive button untif the t N)$ I svm-i# bol appears on the LCD panel. Depress the Timer symbol (t) ) Utinfs on the LCD panel,
shutter release button. The first frame will be and the Self-Timer lamp lights up. The
lamp starts blinking 3 seconds before the exposed after approx. l0 seconds, then the
second frame approx. 5 seconds after the shutter is released, letting you know when
first. Note that focus for both shots is locked to smile.
#; at the first frame.
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Auto Tele-WideSelf-Timer
Two consecu- Notes on the self-timer shooting
tive self-timer r lf you start the self-timer while standing in
pictures can be front of the camera's front, the subject may
taken: The first not be in focus.
at a selected r To cancel the self-timer at any time after it's
+ f o c a l l e n g t h ; been activated, push the main switch. (in
the second at the 35mm focal length. Depress such a case, the power will not be turned
the drive button until the ( O$Fl) appears on off.)
the LCD panel. Move the zooming lever to de- r When you want to use the flash with the
termine the first shot's focal length, and focus self-timer, make sure the flash has been
on the subject or the area where the sublect charged (the red lamp lights upl before
will appear, then depress the shutter release operating the self-timer.lf the battery is ex-
button. The first shot will be exposed in about hausted, the self-timer operation may not
l0 seconds, the lens will move to the wide- be completed once started. In this case,
angle position, and the second shot will be replace the battery.
exposed about 5 seconds after the first. Note o When the Bulb mode is used with the self-
that the focus is locked at the first shot. timer, the shutter speed is automatically
set to approx. 112sec.
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