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Pentax UC-1 User manual
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- Pentax
- Model / document
- Pentax UC-1
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 52
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- 4.0 MB
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- Film cameras
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OUTLINE OF BASIC OPERATIONS
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9p..t the .back cover Load the frlm and close Open the lens protector
(see page 7). the back cover (r.e to switch on power (see
page B). page 4).
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Focus on your subject Depress the shutter re- When the film is fin-
(see page l3). lease button. In dark ished, the camera will
conditions, the flash will automaticallv rewind it
discharge automatically (see page lB).
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CAUTIONS PRECAUTIONSFOR BATTERY
. The electric circuitry inside the camera o The misuse of a battery can cause hazards
contains high voltage working parts. such as leakage, overheating, explosions,
Never attempt to disassemble the camera. etc. The battery should be inserted with
(3-" sides facing correctly.o Be careful not to drop or subject the the " * " and
camera to strong vibrations, shock or pres- o Never try to disassemble, short or re-
sure. charge the battery. Also, do not dispose of
. Do not apply force to the lens ; do not the battery in a fire, as it may explode.
place the camera with the lens facing . Battery performance may be temporarily
downward. hindered in low temperatures, but will
o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus recover in normal temperatures.
window, lens, light sensor window, or the o Keep a spare battery on hand for replace-
built-in flash with your fingers or hair. ment convenience when shooting outdoors
. Avoid leaving the camera for extended or while traveling.
periods in places where temperature and o Keep the battery out of the reach of chil-
humidity are high such as in a car. dren.
o Dirt, mud, sand, moisture, toxic SZS, o When the camera is in a b.g, make sure
water, salt water, etc., penetrating the the lens protector is closed : otherwise,
inside of the camera may cause damage or battery power may be wasted if the shut-
render it inoperable. Damage of any kind ter release button is accidentally pushed.
will not be repaired under the terms of the
warranty. Therefore, handle the camera NOTE
with great care. Illustrations in this operating manual are
o Never use solvents such as paint thinner, DATE MODEL.
alcohol or benzine to clean the camera.
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ATTACHMENT J/STRAP
Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated. LJse
the illustrated part of the strap to open thePREPARATIONSBEFORE
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS battery chamber cover.
For optimum performance you should
familiarize yourself with certain
fundamentals before taking any
photographs.
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OW TO HOLD THE CAMERA When shooting, hold the camera securely with Note: both hands. Keep the camera as still as possible, o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus and gently depress the shutter release button. (If window, lens, light sensor window or the bui- too much force is applied, the camera is likely to It-in flash with your fingers or hair. shake, and the picture will be blurred.) Try to brace your elbows against your body, or support yourself and the camera against a stable, station- ary object, such as a wall. When using the flash with the camera positioned vertically, hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens.View original page 8
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USABLE FILM
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS DX FILM Perforations
o o o o 0 0 0 0 0 After reading this instruction manual you fr
shouldbe familiarwith the functionsavailable
on the camera,and you're ready to insert the
film.
(ISO rating)
Notes:
o When buying DX-coded films, ensure that the Automatic film speed setting *DX' package bears the mark. This camera is desisned to use DX-coded films
o Non-DX coded film cannot be used. with ISO ratings from ZS to 3200. When any of
o lJse high-speed film with an ISO rating of 800 these films are loaded, the proper film speed is
or higher mainly for shooting indoors in dim- automatically set for the camera.
ly-lit conditions.
o A film with ISO400 film speed is recomme-
nded to get less image blur and to cover more
photographic situations.
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ILM LOADING i Slide the back cover release lever down in the o If there is dirt on the film detector O, film direction of the arrow to open the back cover cannot be wound properly. as illustrated. o Make sure the film is taut as illustrated. -l Place the film cartridge in the film chamber Take up any slack in the film by pushing it by fitting its flat side on top of the rewind back into the cartridge. shaft first and then slide the top end into the o If the end of the film leader is extremely camera. bent, straighten it or cut off the bent por- 't Pull the film leader out far enough m the tron. cartridge to reach the take-up spool Align the tip of the film with the film leader end mark @. Notes : o Make sure the film is placed properly be- tween the guide rails @. SlackView original page 10
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5 When " I " appeans in the exposure counter
on the LCD panel, the film automatically
stops winding. Thg indication appears as
shown above. If (, ) does not appear on the
LCD panel, it indicates that the film is not
properly loaded. If this occurs, reload the
4 After the back cover is closed, the film auto- film.
matically advances to the first frame. If the frlm is not properly loaded, ( t ) Utinks
on the LCD panel.
o Even if no film is loaded, the motor operates
for a second or two after the back cover is o The exposure counter indication will remain
closed. on even if the lens protector is closed.
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Close distance compensation frame
Ordinary photography (Standard format) Panoramic format picture
[ ]
from approx.0.6m(2ft) The shooting range from approx. 0.3m (tft)
Il.ji11;if.range to 0 .6m ( 2ft) .
When the close distance compensation frame
appears in the viewfinder, the actual picture
area shifts to the bottom and left sides without
changing the size of the picture area.
The shooting range from approx. 0.3m (tft)
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LAMP INDICATIONS
Note :
o If the subject is too close or is a hard-to-
autofocus subject (see page l5), the green
lamp blinks letting you know that you cannot
take a picture.
When you take a picture, make sure that the
green lamp always lights up continuously.
Spotbeam
In low light situationsand/or hard-to-autofocus
subjects, the red spotbeam is automatically pro-
jected to assist the autofocus system when the
shutter release button is depressed halfway
When you depress the s tter rele4se button down. The effective distance of the spotbeam is
halfway down, the lamps and.for €) tight ,rp sm (r6.sft).
or blink.
Oct..tr lamp : When the subject is in focus, it
will light up to indicate that
you can take the picture ;
when the subject is out of
focus, it will blink, indicating
that you cannot take the pic-
ture.
O R.a lamp : When the flash is ready to dis-
charge, it will light up. When
the flash is being charged, it
will blink.
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ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY
When the power is switched on by opening the
lens protector, the camera automatically selects
the Auto and Single-Frame Shooting modes.
These modes are used for taking ordinary pic-
tures. The built-in flash will discharge automat-
ically when the subject is poorly illuminated.
o When the LCD panel display is different from
the one shown above (which indicates that
other modes are set), switching power OFF
and then ON by sliding the lens protector
restores the Auto and Single-Frame Shooting
modes.
. When the built-in flash automatically dis-
charges, the camera uses a shutter speed of
approx. | / 40th of a second when ISO 100 film
is used.
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Automatic Flash Emission
When taking pictures in low light, the flash will
automatically discharge. When the shutter re-
lease button is depressed halfway down in low
light, the red lamp will light up, indicating the
flash is ready to discharge. If the red lamp
blinks, this indicates that the built-in flash is
being charged and the shutter cannot be relea-
sed. Therefore, make sure that the red lamp is lit
continuously before taking pictures.
Red-eye3 Shooting
Depress the shutter release button fully, and the Shootingportraits with the flash may result in
"red-eye", the red dot in your subject's eye. Thisshutter will be released. Then, the film automat-
ically advances to the next frame. camera includes a red-eye reduction flash func-
tion, which reduces the red-eye phenomenon by
Notes : using pre-flash. See page 20 and 39 for details.
o When the shutter is released. the self-timer
lamp momentarily lights up to indicate that a Flash effective ranges (Nega-color film
picture has been taken. used)
o If you wish to focus on another subject, lift When the red lamp is lit continuously, make
your finger from the shutter release button sure that you are within the flash effective range
and depress the shutter release button half- before shooting.
way down again.
TSO r00 200 400
Distance 0.3-3.7m 0.3-5.3m0.35-7.5m
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HARD-TO-AUTOFOCUSSUBJECTS a) Extremely low-contrast subjects such as a
The autofocus system is highly precise, but white wall or blue skv in the autofocus
not perfect. Some subjects may not focus as frame.
you wish. In such a case, use the focus-lock b) Subjects which don't reflect much light in
technique on a subject near the actual one the autofocus frame.
and equidistant from the lens. (See page 16.) c) Subjects with horizontal lines or with
The subjects which may fool the autofocus finely complex or detailed patterns in the
svstem include : autofocus frame.
d) Multiple subject in the foreground of the
autofocus frame.
e) Subjects positioned against reflected light
or strong backlight or with extremely
bright background.
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FOCUS.LOCK SHOOTING
If you shoot without positioning the autofocus I Focus on the subject as you wish with the
frame (t)) on the main subject of the illustra- autofocus frame ([]).
tion as shown above, only the background will 2 When the shutter release button is depressed
be in focus. When the main subject is off the halfway down, the green lamp on the right-
autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder. hand side of the viewfinder lights up and the
use the focus-lock technique. exposure and focus are temporarily locked.
(Focus lock is the function to lock focus.,
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3 While depressing the shutter release button
halfway down, re-aim the camera or recom-
pose the picture, then release the shutter.
Note:
o You can release focus lock simply by lifting
your finger from the shutter release button.
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thecamerain theshadeor usevourbodvto UNLOADING FILM [ffil,1""']""JtH.T""'
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l Rewinding the film 2 Unloading the film
After you have exposed the last frame of the roll, To unload the film, open the back cover, and
the lens retracts and the film rewinds automati- remove the cartridge from the chamber by pull-
cally. Then, the motor stops, and ( 0 ) blinks as ing the top out first with your finger.
shown to indicate that the film has bcen re-
wound. Notes :
o The shutter may be released a frame or two
o A 24-exposure roll of film takes about 20 even after the specified number of frames have
seconds to be rewound. been used up as indicated by the number of
r During rewinding, the exposure counter shots shown on the film canister. If this occurs,
counts frame numbers in reverse. these extra frames may be lost in the process-
o The entire roll of film including the film rng.
leader is always rewound into the cartridge to o Never open the back cover until the whole
prevent any part ofthe film being exposed to film roll is rewound.
light.
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(HOW TO SELECT MODES/RED-EYE
TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS nnoucrroN FLASHMoDE)
To set various exposure modes, depress the mode button O.
Daylighr Slow-Shutter Slow-speed- Bulb-sync
Sync speed sync
(Flash-OFF) photography t'E*[f*Fq*Fq*l 61.*lt-l-'
Open the lens protector.
o To set various required modes, depress the mode button Q.
o For normal ,rs., r.1 the Auto and Single-Frame modes as shown
on the left. When the power is switched on, the Auto and
Single-Frame Shooting modes are automatically set.
Red-Eye Reduction Flash Function
To reducethe red-eyephenomenonin the picture, depressthe red-eyereduction flash button (@) O.
With this mode, the flash discharges two consecutive times, reducing the appearance of the red-eye
effect. To cancel the mode, depress the red-eye reduction button agarn.
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To set various shooting modes, depress the Drive Button (o.
! l*l ,s l*l EuJJ ttt-ttl
Single-Frame Self-Timer Remotecontrol
shooting shooting shooting
o In any exposure and,for shooting mode, if the button O and O ut. depressed after the shutter is
released, the Auto and Single-Frame modes will return respectively.
o Holding down the Drive Birtton |9 fot more than three seionds seis the mid-roll rewinding mode
(See piee 19.).
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DAYLIGHT-SYNCHRO SHOOTING
Depress the Mode
Button until the
( t ) s y m b o l r p p -
ears on the LCD
panel. The flash
will discharge in
both dark and
bright conditions. When a portrait is taken with
the subject in a backlight situation, the front of
the subject may be cast in shadow. In such a
case, use the Daylight-Synchro Shooting mode
(Flash-ON mode) within the flash-effective
range to take pictures. This will ensure that a
picture is well exposed without any shadow. Without Daylight-Sync
When you wish to discharge the flash, use this
mode. In this mode, the flash will always dis-
charge.
Notes :
o Make sure that the red lamp on the right-
hand side of the viewfinder is lit when the
shutter release button is depressed halfway
down before shooting. A red lamp blinking
indicates that the flash is being charged.
o Make sure you're within the flash effective
range even when you use the built-in flash as
a fill-in flash in daylight.
With Daylight-Sync
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TAKING PICTURESAT A SLOW SHUTTER SPEED
Slow Shutter Slow-Speed-
Speed (Flash- Synchro
OFF) Shooting (Flash-
On)
Depress the Mode Button until the ( A E| ) Depress the Mode Button to set the Slow-Speed-
symbol appears on the LCD panel. In this mode, Synchro mode until the ( f g ) symbol appears
the flash does not discharge, and a picture is on the LCD panel. It is possible to photograph
taken at a slow shutter speed up to approx. 2 subjects and background in a balanced way by
seconds. IJse it in places where flash photogra- using the built-in flash to properly expose the
phy is prohibited, such as in theaters and mus- foreground subject and a Slow-Shutter-Speed to
eums. Furthermore, this mode is also useful for a expose the low light background.
natural existing light effect in low ambient light
photography.
Note :
. When shootingin low light, the shutterspeed
gets slower, and camera shake is likely to blur
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BULB. BULB-SYNCHROSHOOTING
Bulb mode(OB)
Depress the
Mode Button
u n t i l ( O e ;
symbol appears
on the LCD
panel. The shutter remains open up to 5 minutes
as long as the shutter release button is held
down. This mode is useful for long exposures
required for shooting fireworks and night sc-
ences, for instance. When using this mode, the
camera should be mounted on a tripod so that Bulb mode, approx. 3-sec. (ISOl00) the camera will be steady.
Bulb-synchro
mode(r e)
Depress the
Mode Button
u n t i l ( t B )
symbol appears
on the LCD panel, this lets you use the flash in
addition to the Bulb mode, so you can take a
portrait photograph with a night scene in the
background, for example.
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