Vivitar PS 51P User manual

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     .I.     LOADING THE BATTERIES.
   2. LOADING THE FILM.



    ALKALINE TYPE FOR LONG LIFE AND PREVENTION OF
    CORROSION DUE TO BATTERY LEAKAGE.
   2. OPEN TH.E BATTERY COVER(1g) By PUSH|NG THE
    BATTERY COVER IN THE DIRECTION OF ARROW.
   3. LOAD THE BATTERIES AND MAKE SURE TO PLACE THEM
     IN THE CORRECT ORDER AS INDICATED BY
    MARK ON THE INSIDE PLATE OF THE BATTERY CHAMBER.

r IOADII{G THE FIIM
    1. CHOOSE ANY 35 MM FILM OF ASA/ISO 100, 200 OR a00 lN      r
    ANY CASSETTE SIZE UP TO 36 EXPOSURES. YOU MAY USE        ]
    COLOR PRINT FILM OR BLACK AND WHITE FILM.                                                  i
    2. THE CAMERA CAN ACCEPT "DX'' FILMS WITH SPEEDS
    RANGING FROM ASA/ISO 1OO TO 4OO.
   3. OPEN THE BACK COVER(14) BY PUSHING UP ITS
      LATCH(zo).
   4. DROP THE FILM CASSETTE INTO THE CHAMBER(18) SO
    THATTHE PROTRUDING END IS DOWNWARD AND THE
     FILM EMERGES TO YOUR RIGHT.
   5. PULL OUT SUFFTCENT F|LM (ABOUT 8CM OR 3 TNCHES) UNTTL THE F|LM Ttp
    REACHES NEAR THE RtcHT S|DE OF THE TAKE-UP SPOOL(16). ENSURE THAT
    THE SPROCKET(12) tS pROpERLy ENGAGED W|TH THE FtLM SPROCKET HOLES.
   6. CLOSE THE BACK COVER(14) AND Ei,|SURE TrlAT tT HAS CLTCKED SHUT.

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                                                            PRESS   I.PUSH THE OFF/ON/FLASH SWTTCH(7) TO THE " G  " pOSlTtON.
    SHUTTER BUTTON (1) UNT|L THE F|LM COUNTER (2) ROLLS TO THE "1" pOStTtON
    BEFORE YOU START TAKING THE FIRST PICTURE FROM A FRESH FILM JUST
     LOADED.
     2. PO|NT THE LENS (8) TOWARD THE SUBJECT MAKE SURE YOUH SUBJECT tS AT
    A SUTTABLE DTSTANCE. FRAME tT tN THE VTEWFTNDER (4) AND PRESS THE
    SHUTTER BUTTON FULLY WHILE HOLDING THE CAMERA STEADY.
   3.TH|S CAMERA lS WITH BUILT-IN FLASH. IF "RED LlcHr" (rr) WAFlfillNG lS
     INDICATED, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT AND ASSISTANCE FROM THE FLASH
    WILL BE NEEDED. TURN THE FLASH ON BY FURTHER PUSHING THE
     OFFION/FLASH SWITCH TO THE "   t   " POSITION. WHEN "GriEEN LIGHT" (to)
    GLOWS FULLY, YOU MAY START SHOOTING THE PICTIJRE. ALWAYS SWITCH
    BACK TO THE " G " POS|TION WHEN FLASH tS NOT NEEDED.
    4. FOR OUTDOOR SHOTS THE SUBJECT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 1.5M (sFT) TO
      rNFrNrTY. BUT TNDOOR (FLASH) SHOTS THE SUBJECT SHOULD BE NO NEARER
    THAN 1.sM (sFD AND NO FURTHER THAN 3.0M (11FT) FOR rSO 100 F|LM.

r USI}IG RED.EYE REDUCTION FUNCTIOII
  THE RED.EYE REDUCTION BULB (5) WILL BE LIT WHEN YOU USE THE FLASH. THIS
  WILL MAKE YOUR SUBJECT'S PUPILS TO CONTRACT BEFORE THE FLASH FIRES,
  THEREFORE REDUCING RED-EYE. TOUCH THE SHUTTER BUTTON LIGHTLY TO
  TURN oN THE RED-EYE REDUCT|ON LTGHT; HOLD AT THts postloN FoR oNE FULL
  SECOND, THEN PUSH FURTHER TO SHOOT.


  YOU CAN ENJOY THE CLOSE-UP EFFECT ON YOUR SUBJECT AT OR NEAR THE
  SHOOTING DISTANCE OF O.8OM (2.6FD BY USING THE MACRO FUNCTION. SWITCH
  THE MACRO LEVER  ( 9 ) TO " g      '' AND TAKE THE PICTURE AT OR NEAR THE
  ABOVE DISTANCE. THE MACRO LEVER WILL AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE
  NORMAL MODE AFTER THE PICTURE IS TAKEN. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT,
   IF YOU SWITCHED THE MACRO LEVER TO " g       '' WITHOUT TAKING THE PICTURE,
  YOU MUST SWITCH THE LEVER BACK MANUALLY. OR THE NEXT PICTURE WILL
  BE BLURRED, AND THE LENS COVER MAY NOT BE CLOSED PROPERLY AS WELL.

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      I  USll'lG PAN0RAMA FUNGTION
      YOU MAY CHOOSE TO SHOOT NORMAL OR PANORAMIC PICTURE IN THE SAME
        ROLL OF FILM BY USING THE EXTERNAL PANORAMA SWITCH (13). IF PANORAMIC
       SHOOTING REQUIRED, PUSH THE PANORAMA SWITCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
       ARROW. LOOK INTO THE VIEWFINDER, NOW PANORAMIC, AND COMPOSE YOUR
        PIoTURE. (ALWAYS SWTTCH BACK THE PANORAMA SWTTCH AFTER USE.)
    r UNLOADING FILM
            1. IT IS NECESSARY TO REWIND THE FILM BACK INTO THE CASSETTE BEFORE
        OPENING THE BACK COVER OR THE FILM WILL BE RUINED.
           2. PUSH THE REWIND SWITCH (15) IN THE DIRECTION oF ARROW To ITS POSITION.
        THE FILM WILL BE REWOUND AUTOMATICALLY.
            3. OPEN THE BACK COVER (14) AFTER REWIND STOPS AND REMOVE THE FILM
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r CARING FOR YOUR CAMERA
   YOUR CAMEBA IS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT. ALWAYS PROTECT IT FROM DIRT,
   RAIN, DAMPNESS OR EXCESSIVE HEAT AS CAN OCCUR IN A CLOSED CAR. TO
   CLEAN THE LENS, WIPE IT CLEAN WITH CLEANING TISSUE OR A SOFT. LINTLESS
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    1. CAMERA TYPE                   : 35 MM MOTORIZED CAMERA WITH BUILT-IN
                             FLASH
   2. FILM FORMAT                 : 24 x 36MM
   3. LENS                                 : F5.6 3 ELEMENT WIDE ANGLE LENS.
   4. PANORAMA                : EXTERNAL PANORAMA SWITCH CHANGEABLE  IN
                             MID-ROLL OF THE FILM.
   5. MACRO                             : CLOSE-UP EFFECT WITH SHOOTING DISTANCE
                           AT AROUND O.8OM BY SWITCHING.
    6. FILM TRANSPORTATION  : MOTORIZED FILM ADVANCE AND REWIND
    7. SHUTTER SPEED           : 1/125 SEC.
   8. BUILT-IN FLASH                : SWITCHABLE BUILT-IN FLASH
   9. FILM SPEED RANGE       : ISO 100-400 DX CODED

www.butkus.us    10. POWERSOURCE  :TWO 1.5 V AA ALKALTNE BATTERTES (NOT
                               tNcLUDED)
    11. DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT  : 123.80(MM) x a0.20(MM) x 71.75(MM)
                             230G (W|THOUT BATTERTES)
   NOTE: ALL sPEclFlcATloNS AND DESIGN ARE suBJEcr ro OHANGE wtrHour
        PRIOR NOTICE.
                       (FOR DATABACKr DATA IMPRII{TII{G BACK
   THE DATE IMPRINTING BACK HAS THREE MODES TO CHOOSE FROM:
    1. SELECT "Y.M-D'' MODE IF YOU DESIRE TO HAVE THE YEAR-MONTH-DAY
     PRINTED ON THE FILM.
    2. SELECT "HR-MIN'' MODE IF YOU DESIRE TO HAVE THE HOUR-MINUTE PRINTED
    ON
     SELECT    3.       THE ..----_--''FILM.     MODE IF YOU DESIRE NOT TO HAVE ANY TIME PRINTED ON
    THE FILM.
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  DEPRESS GENTLY THE MODE BUTTON (1ST BUTTON FROM LEFT) WITH
  SOMETHING OF SHARPER EDGE LIKE A BALL PEN HEAD TO CHOOSE FROM.


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I        THE "Y-M'D'' MODE
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        THE "HR-MIN'' MODE
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       AND "---'' MODE
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     r TIME ADJUSTMENT
             1. IN "Y-M.D'' MODE PRESS GENTLY THE YEAR BUTTON (2ND BUTTON FROM LEFT)
           UNTIL MONITOR DISPLAYS THE CORRECT YEAR (00.99). PRESS GENTLY THE
         MONTH BUTTON (2ND BUTTON FROM RIGHT) UNTIL MONITOR DISPLAYS THE
          CORRECT MONTH (1.12)AND PRESS GENTLY THE DAY BUTTON (1ST BUTTON
         FROM RTGHT) UNTTL MON|TOR DtSpLAyS THE CORRECT DAy (1-31).
           2. IN "HR-MIN" MODE PRESS GENTLY THE HOUR BUTTON (2ND BUTTON FROM
           LEFD UNTIL MONITOR DISPLAYS THE CORRECT HOUR (0.23)AND PRESS GENTLY
          THE MINUTE BUTTON (1ST BUTTON FROM RIGHT) UNTIL MONITOR DISPLAYSTHE
         coRRECT MTNUTE (00-59).
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