Ticka Watch Camera User manual

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOADING
AND OPERATING  THE  ,T ,P ,*
..lIICKA   ''           \ilATCH  CAMERA.

  The   " Ticka  "  Watch  Camera   is  very
easy to manipulate.  but   it  is  essential that
the  directions  should  be foilowed  closely
while experimenting  with  the Camera until
the operator has a knowledge of the working,
parts.   This  knowledge   of  the   " Ticka  "
may  best  be  obtained  by   following   the,                                                                                     ,
directions  (see page 13) under  heading of
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    is  yet  unloaded,-    -   r - - r   the, r    operator,     will. r r  thus. r                rIf
  become  familiar  with  the mechanism,  with-                                                                                      -,
   out  the  possibility   of  wasting   film.      It
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   should be understood  at the beginning  that
   the " Ticka  "  is not intended or expected to
  do good work  under  conditions  of bad light                                                                                       ft,
                                                                                                    t  and careless handling.   Even a high-priced
  Camera  will  not  give good  results  under
 '   conditions  of this sort, and what  it is not fair
   to ask a {,5 Camera to do,  it would  be unfair             'i.
   to  ask  the   " Ticka"    to  do.   Given   fair
   treatment, under fair conditions, the "Ticka"
   will give absolutely perfect satisfaction.

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LoADING THE*"ttcxA."
  The  film  for  the  " Ticka "  Camera is
 put up  in  a  light-tight  spool, and  the
 Camera may therefore be loaded in day-
 light.  Gane,  howeyeF,   shoulel  be
exepcised   that   loarlind    is done
 in  a, subdued    lidht   a.nel not   in
the  €lla,ne of  the  sun.    First remove
the back cover of  the Camera with  the
monogram  on   it
by  turning   the
lever 13 Gee Fig.
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tion of the arrow
until   it  is  in  the
position   shown

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 insert the film
 spool  r,vith theside  with   the  @'
trryo   ro;len   -
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neat  h so that     r2-'Ywthe  studs   or
spindles 3 and 4
(fig.  2)  fit into
the  two  holes          fig  3.
on  the bottom

of the film spool.  Should the film spool not
fit easily over these studs or spindles, turn
key 5 (Fig. 3) slowly round, while FFClss-
ind  dently   on the top of the film spool,
when the spool will drop easily into its place.
Neven   attempt      to   fonce   the
film   spool   into   positiolt.         lf    it
rloes  not  dnop   in  ea.silV, a  little
adJustrnent      of   the   keV   will
soon  put  rnattens   night.

Closing  the   " Ticka.  "
  After the spool is in the proper position, as
shown in (Fig. 4), put the cover back on the
Camera carefully, seeing that the small lugs

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   or projections on the cover  fit exactly over
   the small lugs  or  projections  on  the case,
  pressing down tightly  all round so that there
  might  be  no   possibility   of   light  being
  admitted to the Camera.  Tho  openind
   level.    trlust   be  tupned    back    to
   ite   onidina.l     position     (manked
  13.   Fig,   5)  befone    puttinC    on
  the   clroven,

Preparing  for  ExBosure.
  When  the back or cover of the Camera is
 fixed on securely, turn  the key 5 eight half-
 revolutions  to   the    ni€lrt   (giving eight
 clicks),  when  No.  1  will   appear  at  the
indicator window (Marked 1 on trig.3), when
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the  film  will  be in  position  for  taking  the
first picture.  Aften   eveFy   expostrt    Gr,     ,i.
roh€-half   tunn   (i.e., one   click)  must       t
be made.  Note that the winding key should
always be  left  in a perpendicular  position,
one arm always pointing  to the top or stem
side of the watch as shown in Fig. 3.
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MAKING THN EXPOSUNE.
     The   " Ticka,"  having a fixed focus, does
    not  require   focussing  for  each   picture,
    consequently photographs may be taken  of'
  I   subjects  at any  distance  over  three  feet
,   away from the Camera.

     Snap-Shots.-To     secure the best results'Ir     with  the   " Ticka, "  as  with  most  other
,|    Cameras, snap-shots should  only be taken
ij   when    the   sulriect       is   in  bnoad
     c u n l i g h t ,    w i t h         t h e    s u n          j u s t
    behind    on   a.t  one   side    of   the
    opepa.ton,    neven    with    the    lens,
     Irointin€     dinectly    towands     the
     S U l l .

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Setting fhe Shutter.

       Befone    settinel    the   shutten,
     always    see   that    the   Cap.   z
      (FiE.  3)  is  secunellz   (on,  or the ball
       of finger rrressed on the lens opening, then                                                                                     )
      set the shutter b5'moving the ca,tch B (FiS. Z)                                                                                      r
      along the siot on the top of the Camera to the
       letter  "  I,"  lvhich means  " Instantaneous.,,
    Ncw   lift  off the cap, being careful tunn
      nin€l   I  (FiE,  2)  to  crne  side,   so that
          it will not obstruct the opening of the lens,
     which is in the stem 10; neither should the
      fingers or any part of the hand obstruct this
     opening.

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Taking  the Picture.
  The  shutter being  set and the cap off as
directed, point the stem which contains the
lens  at  the  object  to  be  photographed'
holding  the Camera steady and  levei (the
Garnerna  should    not  be  tilted   uP
on   cforarn)r  pr€SS the button  11 whilst
holding the Camera perfectlv steadv (trig. Z)'
and the exposure is made.  Always keep the
 " Ticka  "  in the soft leather case in which  it
is  sold, or  in  the  waistcoat pocket'  Be
caneful     not    to   intenfene      urith
the   fnee  passa€le    of  the   settingi
trielglen,   a.s   it  nroves    duringl   the
exposune.        Excelrt  when   taking  a
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picture,  be careful  always  to keep  the cap on
       the  stem,  so  that  dust  may  be prevented
      from  entering  the lens opening.  and accumu_
        lating  on and clouding   the  lens.
    Changing  the Film.
        After each snap-shot or exposure is made,  4
      turn the key 5 one   l,ralf_nevolqtion
      until   a  click    is  hean<f,  made by the
     bar of the handle passing over the spring 12
     (Fig.  s).     tt    is  most    impontant           *
     that   you   should turn  this key one half-
     revolution inrrnerlia.tety     aften   each
     exl'oauFe.     By doing this you wind  off
     '(t\e exposed film, and your Camera is always
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   ready for the next exposure.    If you neglect
    to do  this, you may sometimes make  two
   exposures on one piece of  film.   No harm
   can come to the Camera by turning the key 5
    nlore  than one  half-revolution    after  each
   exposure, except that a  little  more  film  is
b wound   off  and  so  wasted.   Should  this
t ,   trifling  error of wastiqg a section  of  film  be
   made,  underr    no   cincurnsta.nccls
   attempt       to   tunn    the   key  S  in
   the   t"evense   W&Vr   a.s  the     filrn
   cannot     be   turnerl     back.     The
   numbers  on  the  ratchet  wheel  showing  at
   the indicator window read 1, 3, 5, 7,9,  etc.,
   up to 25, the whole number  of films  in each
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spool.  Note    tha,t,   while   eveny
       ha.lf,-tupn   of  the   key  chanEies   a.
       film,    it  is only  neconcled  on  the
      indicaton     a.ftep   evep!/   seconcl
     exp<rsune  on  full   nevoiution     of
      the   key.

      Time  Exposure.-Piace  the Cameraon
      a level, firn.  support, such as a table or
      scinetning  equally  firm,  and,   if  photo-
     Braphing an interior, do not point the lens at
     a window, or  if this cannot be avoided,draw
     a  curtain over any windows  that come
      within the range of the Carnera. Remove
      the cap and piace the ball of the finger well
      over the lens opening, and open the shutter
     by moving the catch 8 aiong the slot on the
      side of  the Camera to  letter  "T,"  thcn

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