Yashica Partner AF User manual

(p  Flash Ready Lamp
@  Viewfinder Eyepiece
(p  Film Advance Wheel
(p  Back Cover
(p  Film Check Window
@  Battery Compartment Cover
@  Sprocket
@  Tripod Socket
O  Fih Rewind ReteaseButton
@  Take-up Spool

The batleries prouide power  lor  focusing, exposure
and  flash operation  ta insure that your  pictures are
 conectly focused and exposed. The camera  will not
ope.rate unless there are batteries in  it.

 1   Open  the  Battery  Compartment  Cover  by
 ^    pushing the battery compartment  lock  in the
direction of the arrow  " y " and  lifting  it up.


sides correctly as indicated in the battery compart-
ment, then close the cover.

< Battery Type>
Use two  1.5 V AA-size penlight batteries (alkaline-
manganese or manganese) . Make sure that the new
batteries you  are using are of the same type and
brand.

 DO I.IOT use rechargeable type Nickel-Cadmium
  batteries.


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< Checking the Batteries >
Slide the flash in the direction of the arrow.  If the
Flash Ready Lamp turns on  in a few seconds, the
batteries are in good condition.  If it does not tum on
after 30 seconds, replace both  batteries with new
ones.
With weak or inconectly loaded batteries,
the camera will not operate.





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Open the Lens Cover by sliding it as far as it will go.
Now, the camera is ready to oPerate.
o  Unless the Lens Cover is fully open,
the Shutter Release Button  will remain
locked and the camera will not operate.





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Set the Film Speed Selector at the ISO/ASA number
of the film you are using.
The film speed (ISO/ASA)  is marked on the film
box.

 Use 35 mm film with a film speed of ISO (ASA)
 100,200,400, or 100O.





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Always load and unload film in subdued light.

1     Lift up the Film Rewind Knob and open the
r    camera back.

I     Insert the film cassette as shown, then push-    down the Film Rewind Knob.



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 Film perlorotions                    Film  cassette
 Filmperforierungen                  Filmpatrone
 Perlorotions de la pellicule        Bobine de lo pellicule
 Perlorociones de Ie pelicula        Cartucho de peliculo


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e     Puil out film and place it on the Take-up Spool
 t'    so that  its leading end  is positioned alongside
 the bar mark "-"     on the bottom  film  rail.
Make sure that the Sprocket teeth engage with the
 lower film perforations.           @
          x




Make  sure  that  the  film  cossette is positioned  os
shourn in the drawing (A) and the film  lies flat.


     Press         down the Back Cover untilit locks with a0,|       "click".



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K   Tum  the Film Advance Wheel  until the Ex-     The film is properly advancing if the Film Rewind
i,    posure Counter shows "1". The Film Advance     Knob tums while the film is being wound'
Wheel locks as soon as "1" appears on the counter.
You are now ready to take Pictures.





                                             The Film Check Window shours you  il there is film in
                                                       the comera, and the type of ftlm.

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With the Yashica Partner AF, both locusing ond ex-     ject you  want to  focus on and press the  Shutter
posure ore automotic. You merely lace the locusing    Releose Button. Anyone can take beoutiful pictures
spot in the center ol the Viewfinder toward the sub-    with ease.

     Look through the Viewfinder1'r   and frame your picture.

@ Picture Areo Frame
      lf your  subject is about  1.5
   meters or more away from the
   camera, compose your picture
    within this frame.
@ Parallox Correction Frome
      If your subject is between 1
   and about 1.5 meters away
   from  the  camera, compose
   your picture within this frame.
@ Focusing Spof
O Flosh Signol
O Focusing Lomp




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,     Bring the Focusing Spot on the subject you-    want to focus on.

e    Press the Shutter Release Button
1'    hghtly. Now,  the lens has been
automatically focused and the Focusing
Lamp turns on.



-!n    Press the Shutter Release Button  all the way      gently in to take your picture.

Focus Lock  -    If you keep your finger slightly press-
ed on the Shutter Release Button, the camera-to-
subject distance you have set will be locked.





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o  Before taking the picture, you may refocus if you    o  Avant d'effectuer la prise de vues, vous pouvez
want by releasing your finger once from the Shutter     refaire la mise au point en reldchant la pression de
Release Button and lightly pressing it again.           vote  doigt sur le d6clencheur et en appuyant de
o   In dim light, the Flash Signal will turn on when    nouveau l6gDrement.
the Shutter Release Button is lightly pressed, and the    o  Lorsque  la lumiDre ext1neure  est  r6duite,  le
shutter will not hip. In this case, use flash to take your     signal du  flash 6lectonique  s'allume quand on
picture. The Flash Signal will not turn on unless the    appuie l6g0rement sur le ddclencheur, et ce dernier
film has been wound.                             ne se met pas en marche. Il faut dans ce cas utiliser
                                                                  le flash 6lectronique pour la prise de vue. Le signal
                      *                         du flash 6lectonique ne s'allume que lorsque la pelli-
                                                       cule n'est pas rebobin6e.
o  Bevor Sie die Aufnahme machen, konnen Sie                          *
noch einmal fokussieren, indem Sie den Ausloser
loslassenund dann erneut halb durchdrticken.
 .   B€i schwachem Licht schaltet sich das Blitzsignal   o  Antes de tomar la fotografia, usted podr5 volver
ein, wenn leicht auf den Ausloser gedrtickt wird, und    a enfocar soltando el disparador y volviendo a opri-
der VerschluB wird nicht ausgelost.In einem solchen    mirlo ligeramente una vez mds.
                                                 o  Cuando la luz sea insuficiente,aloprimir el dispa-Fall solhe die Aufnahme mit Blitz gemacht werden.
Das Blitzsignal schaltet sich nur ein, wenn der Film     rador se encender5 la sefral del flash y no se dispara-
zur ndchsten Aufnahme hansportiert wurde.            rd el obturador. En este caso, use el flash para tomar
                                                                  la fotograffa. La sefral del flash no se encender6 a
                                           menos que se haya avanzado la pel'rcula.



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If you are shooting indoots, at night or in other low-
 light conditions,  the Flash Signol  will tum on when
 the  Shutter Releas   Bufron  is  lightly  pressd to  in-
 dicate  that you haue to use flash. While  the Ftash
Silgnol is lighting,  the Shutter Release
 Button  will not  trip.

 1      If the Flash Signal tums on, slide
 r'    the Flash Unit  in the direction of
the arrow.

,    As soon as the Flash Ready Lamp tums on, the
-     flash is ready for firing.





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q    Pressthe Shutter ReleaseButton allthe way in.
 r,   The  flash  will  fire  to  give you  a  perfectly
 exposed picture.

 Flash Shooting Range
  rso (ASA)100
 ISO (ASA)2OO                                    l - 4 . 5 m
  rso (ASA)400               1 . 5 - 6 m
    I S O ( A S A ) 1 0 0 0 .                 2 - 8 m


      After shooting, return the Flash Unit  to  its4,'      original position. The battery life will become
shorter if  it is left in shooting position.





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o  Make sure the Flash Ready Lamp turns on before
 depressing the Shutter Release Button.  Otherwise
 the flash will not fire at all or will fire only with insuffi-
 cient light, causing the picture to come out dark.
 o  Take care not to cover the flash reflector with
 your fingers.





When taking flash pictures with the camera held in
uertical position, be sure to hold it with the Flash lJnit
on the upper side.





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I the subject you want to focus on r'snot in the center
ol the picture os shourn in fhis photogroph, or  if you
ore shooting a subject on which the camero's auto-        F r r l b
locusing unit  will not locus properly os explainedbelow, use the Focus Lock.                        ilq'l-, .::

1    Bring the Focusing Spot on your subject and^     lightly press the Shutter Release Button. Now,
the lens has been focused on the subject.

 I    While keeping the Shutter Release Button light-&'       Iy pressed, move the camera to recompose
your picture with the subject in the desired position,
then press it all the way in to take the picture.





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o  As long as the Shutter Release Button is pressed   o  Pendant que  I'cin appuie  l6gdrement sur  le
lightly, the focus setting remains locked even  if the    d6clencheur, le r6glage de Ia mise au point demeure
camera is pointed at another subject.                  venouill6 m€me si I'appareil est point6 sur un autre
Releasing your finger from the Shutter Release But-     sujet.
ton cancels the Focus Lock. You can refocus by    Si vous retirez votre doigt Ie venouillage de mise au
lightly pressing the Shutter Release Button again.    point est annulE. Il vous est possiblede refaire la mise
You may repeat this procedure as many times as you    au point et le verrouillage autant de fois que vous le
desire.                                                   d6,sirez,en appuyant de nouveau sur le d6clencheur.
o  Be careful when changing the shooting distance   o  Soyez attentif lors du changement de la distance
after the focus is locked, because you must refocus   de prise de vues aprDs que la mise au point soit
if you do.                                              venouill6e,  car  la mise au  point  peut  subir un
                     *                           ddcalage.
o  Solange der Ausloser halb durchgedrtickt gehal-                         *
ten wird, bleibt die Scharfeinstellungveniegelt, selbst   o  El enfoque se mantendrS ajustado mienhas el
wenn Sie die Kamera danach auf ein anderes Motiv    disparador est6 ligeramente oprimido, incluso cuan-
richten.                                        do Ia c5mara se apunte a otro sujeto.
Die Fokussierverriegelungwird durch Loslassen des    AI separar el dedo del disparadorse cancela la me-
Auslosers aufgehoben. Eine erneute Scharfeinstel-   moria de enfoque. Puede volver a enfocar pre-
lung erfolgt, wenn Sie den Ausloser danach wieder   sionando ligeramente el disparador otra vez. Puede
halb durchdrr.icken.Dieser Vorgang kann beliebig oft    repetir este procedimiento tantas veces como  lo
wiederholt werden.                               desee.
o  Achten Sie darauf, daB die Scharfeinstellungneu    o  Tenga cuidado cuando cambie la distancia de
vorgenommen werden muB, wenn Sie die Aufnah-    disparo despu6sde fijar el enfoque, ya que debe en-
meentfernung nach erfolgter Fokussierveniegelung   focar de nuevo en tal caso.
dndern.

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< Hard-to-Focus  Subjects >                       < Schwer zu fokussierende Motive >
The camera's auto-focusing system may not function     In den unten beschriebenen Fiillen funktioniert das
 properly  in the situations described below. In such    Auto-Fokus-System der Kamera u.U. nicht einwand-
 cases, set the focusing on an object located nearly at      frei. Tritt ein solcher Fall ein, so empfiehlt es sich, die
the same distance as your subject, lock the focus by    Kamera zundchst auf ein Objekt zu fokussieren, das
 using the Focus Lock, then frame the subject and     sich in ahnlicher Enffernung wie das Motiv vor der
 shoot.                                        Kamera befindet. AnschlieBend diese Scharfeinstel-
O  When  there  is a sftong  light source such as    lung mit  Hiffe der Fokussierveriegelungs-Funktion
s_unlighton or around the Focusing Spot.               verriegeln, das Motiv auf die gewtinschte Lage inner-
O   Fireworks, smoke or similar flJating objects.       halb des Bildausschnitts bringen und die Aufnahme
O   Shining or glossy surfaces such as a car body    machen.
and water surface.                       O  Wenn sich eine starke Lichtquelle, beispielsweise
O   Bhck  objects with  small  reflections such as    Sonnenlicht, am oder  in der Niihe des Fokussier-
human hair.                                         punkts befindet.
O  When the subject is behind a glass window.    @  Feuerwerk, Rauch oder  tihnliche schwebende
()  When the subject is exbemely small.              Motive.
                                   O  Gldnzende oder  stark reflektierende  Oberfla-
                                                     chen, beispielsweisedie Karosserie eines Autos oder
                                                 Wasser.
                                                                              ()   Schwarze,  schlecht  reflektierende  Objekte,
                                                        beispielsweise Haar.
                                   O  Wenn  sich das Motiv  hinter einer Glasscheibe
                                                            befindet.
                                                                              ()   Bei sehr kleinen Motiven.

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When the end of the film is reached, the Film Ad-
uance Wheel will not turn any t'urther. Do  not use
lorce to wind  it any more, and rewind  it into the
 cossette as follows:

     Press in the Film Rewind Release Button. I



-,    Unfold the Film Rewind Crank and turn it in the      direction of the arrow. Stop rewinding  if you
 feel a sudden release of tension, then open the
camera back and remove the cassette.

Send the exposed  film for
processing os soon os possi-
ble.

o  Be carefulenough not to soil the Image Detecting    < Battery  Precautions >
Windows with fingermarks, because the focusing ac-    o    If you are not likely to use the camera for a long
curacy may be impaired.                               period of time, remove the batteries to prevent possi-
.     If  the  Image  Detecting Windows,  lens  or     ble damage by battery leakage.
Viewfinder glass are soiled, wipe off lightly with lens    o  Generally, low temperatures will reduce the bat-
cleaning tissue moistened with some lens cleaning     tery  performance.    If  you  are shooting  in  cold
fluid. To remove dust and dirt, use an air blower or    weather, warm the batteries in your pocket, for ex-
a soft lens brush.                                   ample, and always keep spare batteries on hand.
o   In summer. do not leave the camera on a hot    o  Wipe  both ends  of the  batteries clean before
beach, in a hot car or  its storage compartment,    loading them.  Soiled battery contacts may cause
because not only the camera mechanism, but also    poor electical contact.
the film and battery performance may be adversely
affected.
o   After using it at the seaside or in a dusty place,
wipe the camera clean. Salt air will have a corrosive
effect on the camera, and sand and dust will be
harmful to the camera mechanism.
o  The camera incorporates a high-voltage  circuit
which is dangerous. In case of malfunction, NEVER
ty  to disassemble it by yourself for repair.
o    If the Flash Unit is not used for a long period, test
the  flash occasionally to  maintain the  capacitor
efficiency.

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TSrpe: 35 mm auto-focus, lens-shuttercamera with     Film Loading:   With provision to advance the film
built-in Flash Unit.                                              until the  first frame "1"  appears in the Exposure
Lens:  Yashica Lens 35 mm  f/3.5;  4-element,    Counter.
3-group lens composition.                          Exposure Counter:   Automatic reset, additive type.
Shutter:  Programmed electronic shutter; Elecfro-     Built-in Flash:   Slide type, guide number 12 (lSO
magnetic release.                                    100'm); Flashmatic range 1 to 3.5 meters. Flash
Exposure Control:  Programmed AE system; Fully    Ready Lamp; daylight flash capability. Recycle time
automatic via Cds sensor.                                                     . .. about 8 sec. with fresh alkaline batteries (at normal
Coupling range   EV 9.5 to EV 16 for ISO 100.    temperature).
The Flash Signal turns on and the shutter locks in low    Lens Cover:   Slide type; shutter locks with Lens
light.                                           Cover closed.
Film Speed Setting:  ISO  100, 2OO, 400, and    Power Source:  Two  1.5 V AA-size batteries (Do
1000.                                                not use Nickel-Cadmium batteries).
Focusing:  Auto  focusing system; focusing range    Dimensions:  128 (W) x 74 (Hl x  45.5 (D) mm.
from  1 m  to  infinity; provided  with Focus Lock     Weight:  240 g (without batteriesand shap).
capability.
Vieurfinder:  Albada-type, bright-frame finder.                                     '  Specilications  and  external  design  are  subject  to change
Vieufinder Display:   Picture Area Frame (with par-      without  notice
allax correction mark), Focusing Spot, Focusing
Lamp (LEOI, Flash Signal (low-light warning).
Film Advance:  Film Advance Wheel.
Film Rewind:  Film Rewind Crank.



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