ZEISS IKON SW User manual

Propercareof yourcamera              27      Automaticexposuresetting             36
     Descriptionof parts                  28             - Apertureprioritymode
nfi   Attachingtheneckstrap               29         (autoexposuremodeor "AE")          36
     Mounting/removing                 30             - Exposurecompensation             3 8
           - Mounting/removinglens             30            - AElockfunction                 39
           - Mounting/removingof anexternalviewfinder30     Manualexposuresetting               41
     Insertingbatteries                  31             - "8" (bulb)setting                 42
     Batterycheck                       32      Focusing                         43
     Loadingfilm                       33             - Depthof field                     43
     Filmspeedsetting                   35      Holdingthecamera                  44
           - Filmconfirmationwindow            35     Rewindingthefilm                   45
                                               Flashphotography                  46
                                                  Specifications                     47





                                              Electronicdevicesshallnotbetreatedashouseholdwaste.Theymustbedisposedin an environmentally
                                                 friendlymanner.Handin thecamerato themanufactureror to yourspecialiststoreforrecycling.
       ( €                             Thecamerameetstherestrictionsforcertainhazardoussubstancesin electricalandelectroniceouioment.
                                       (RoHs)
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I Donotuseanyorganicsolventsuchasbenzeneor alcoholto wipethecamerabody.
I Donotleavethecamerain a placeof highhumidityandtemperature.In particular,donotleavethecamera
   inyourcar.
  Keepthecameraawayfromchemicals(adhesives,cleansingagentsetc.).Storethecamerain ventilatedplace
  andnotin a caseor oouch.
T Thiscamerais notwaterproolDonotusethecamerain heavyrain,do notexposeit to splashingwater.
t  Shock,impactor otherabnormalconditionscancausethecamerato malfunction.
I  Neverattemptto wipedustor dirtfromlensor camerafinderwindowswithyourfingers.Alwaysusea blower
   to blowthedustaway,or wipethesurfacegentlywithlensbrushor a softcloth,
  Checkthecameraafterit hasbeenstoredfor a longperiod.Makesometrialexposureswithit, especiallybefore
  takingimportantpictures.
  Takecarenotto exposethecamerato suddenchangesin temperaturewhichcouldcausecondensationinside
  thebody.Keepthecamerain a bagor casefor a whileto adjustthetemperatureslowly.
  Attemperaturesbelow0'C, theperformanceofthebatteryisreduced.Whenusingthecamerain a coldplace,
  preparesparebatteriesandkeepthemin a warmplace.
  Atterusingthecamerain areassubjectedto saltspray,dust,sand,chemicalor watersplash,wipeit carefullywith
  a softcloth.Whenstoringthecamerawithouta lens,protectthedelicateinternalareaswitha bodycapandkeepit
  awayfromdirectsunlightduringstorage.

(1)   Shutterspeedindex                      (15)  Synchrocontact
        (2)   ShutterspeedlS0/filmspeedring             (16)  ExposurecontrolLED's
tt,K    (3)   Filmspeedwindow                      (17)  Filmguiderails
        (4)   Filmadvancetever                       (18)  Batterychamberlid
        (5)   Shutterreleasebutton                    (19)  Filmrewindknob
       (6)   Filmcounter                           (20)  Filmrewindcrank
       (7)  Mainswitch                            (21)  Filmcartridgechamber
        (8)  Neckstrapeyelet                           (22]r  Camerabacklockbutton
        (9)  Lensreleasebutton                       (23)  Cameraback
      (10)  Mountindex                            (24)   Filmpressureplate
      (11)   Accessoryshoe{A}                        (25)  Filmconfirmationwindow
      (12)  Accessoryshoe{B}                         (26)  Tripodsocket
      (13)  AElocklever                            (27)   Filmrewindbutton
     (1+1 ZMlensmount                          (28)  Filmtake-upspool
                                                   (29)   Filmsprocketwheel





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Attachtheneckstrapto the cameraas illustratedbelow.

                                            Besuretheprotectiveendof thestrap
                                                                      isontheinside

Mounting/removinglens
      1. Tomountthelens,matchthebluemark(10)onthecamerabodywiththe
U.K    bluemarkonthelensbarrel,theninsertthelensin thecamerabodvand
        turnthelensclockwiseuntilit lockswithanaudibleclick.
      2. Toremovethelensfromthecamerabody,pressthelensreleasebutton(9)
       andturnthelensallthewaycounterclockwise,thenliftit straightoutof
        themount.


     Mounting/removingof an externalviewfinder
     Selecttheviewfindercorrespondingto thefocallengthof thelensused
     onthecamera.
      1. Attachtheviewfinderbyinsertingit untilitfirmlylocksontheaccessory
       shoetA](11).Holdtheviewfinderhousingwithyourfingerscloseto the
       bottomplateandslideit parallelto therailsof theaccessoryshoeto
       avoidjamming.
      2. Toremovetheviewfinderfromthecamera,holdtheviewfinderhousing
        closeto thebottomplateandslideit backwards,parallelto therailsof the
       accessoryshoeDonottwisttheviewfinderhousingto avoidjamming


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1. Turnthebatterychamberlid(18)counter-clockwiseusinga coin0ra
  suitablescrewdriverblade.
2 0neCR-1/3NlithiumbatteryortwoLR44typealkalineortwoSR44type
   silverbatteriesmaybeusedto powerthecamera
3 Insertbatteriesintobatterychamberpositiveend(+)first.
4. Turnthebatterychamberlid(18)clockwiseuntilit isfirmlvclosed.   '"8             g

1. Turnthemainswitch(7)to theONposition.
2. Windthefilmadvancelever(4).
3. Settheshutterspeedring(2)to the"B"(bulb)position.
4  PresstheAElocklever(13)to themountside.
     I    lf thegreenLEDislit,thebatterychargeissatisfactory.
     I    lf theredLEDislit,thenthebatteriesarerunningoutof powerandneedto bereplaced.
     I    lf noLEDislit,thenthebatteriesneedto bereplacedor havebeenloadedincorrectly

Note:In orderto avoiddrainingthe batteries,turn the mainswitch(7)
to the OFFpositionwhilethe camerais not in use.





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Toopenthecameraback(23),slidethebacklockbutton(22)inthedirection
   ofthebluearrow,firstto thefrontof thecamera,thenupward.
  Whenthebackisopened,thefilmcounter(6)automaticallyresetst0 "5."
  Unfoldandliftthefilmrewindcrank(20),thenpullupthefilmrewind
  knob(19)
  Insertthefilmcartridgeintothefilmcartridgechamber(21)sothatthe  protrudingendofthefilmcartridgefacesdownwardProtectthefilmcartridgeffiffi
  againstdirectsunlight
'A1 .  Rotatethefilmrewindcrank(20)slowlywhilepushingdownthefilmrewind
  knob(19)lightlyuntilthefilmlocksonthefilmrewindforkattheinnerside
   of thefilmrewindknob
   Insertthefilm(leader)intothe
  groovesof thefilmtake-upspool
  (28)andplaceit sothatthespool                            DOOOOCID
  teethengagethefilmedgeper-
  forations.
  Checkthatthefilmoerforations
  areproperlyengagedby theteeth                                  CIo0000000CI000
   of thefilmsprocketwheel(29)
  andthatthefilmslidessmoothlyalongthefilmguiderails(17)while
  turningthefilmadvancelever(a)lightlyin ordertoadvancethefilm.

Caution:Do not touchthe shuttercurtains!
     7. Gentlyclosethebackdoor(23)andpushit untilit lockswithanaudibleclick.
-tt,l(  8 Tensionthefilmbyturningthefilmrewindcrank(20)gentlyinthedirectionof   oo000000t]
        thearrowuntilincreasedresistanceisnoticeable.Thenreturnthecrankto
           itsoriginalrestposition.
      9. Advancethefilma coupleof frames,bydepressingtheshutterrelease     0CI000000CI0
        buttona fewtimesandoperatingthefilmadvancelever(a)untilthefilm
        counter(6)indicates"1".Makesurethatthefilmrewindknob(19)is
        rotatingeachtimethefilmisadvanced,whichwilltellyouthatthefilmis
       advancingproperly.
     10 Whenadvancingthefilm,windthefilmadvancelever(4)slowlyand
         securelrluntilthefilmisfullvtransportedto thenextframe





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1 Filmspeedisindicatedontheoutsideof thefilmpackage,onthefilm
  cartridgeor inthefilminstructions.
2 Tosetthefilmspeed:whileliftingthefilmspeedsetring(2),turnit until
  thearrowindicatorontheinnerringpointsto thecorrespondingfilmspeed
  (ASA/lS0)valuewhichcanbeseenthroughthefilmspeedwindow(3).

Caution:Makesureto set film speedexactlyat a notchposition,not
in between;otherwisea properexposurevaluewill not be indicated.


Filmconfirmationwindow
Throughthefilmconfirmationwindow(25),youcancheckthetype,
thenumberof exposures,andthelS0speedof thefilm

'AE")     Apertureprioritymode(autoexposuremodeor
      Inaperturepriority(AE)mode,thecamerawillautomaticallyselecttheproper                                                                          _'/                                    Es"t*uf(  shutterspeedbasedonthelensaperturevalueandthebrightnessof thesub-                                                                                                                                   \.   /6\-'qbe\      ject.Youmayselectthelensaperturevaluetakingintoaccountthefilmspeed,     ;t  r  ) ( (     ) ) 0 t
     therequireddepth-of-field,thebrightnessof thesubject,motionof thesubject,      €t \/, &      lt,                                                                                                    ir                   z    '/'
    andsoforth.                                                                                         e - c r #

                                                                                                            '    RecommendedaperturevalueswithlS0100121filmundertypicalsituations   Condition            Aperture
     areshowninthelist                                                                                  (Fvalue)
     (Shutterspeedwillbeautomaticallysetbetween1/2000andB seconds.)        At night,for handheld    Maximum
                                                                                                    shooting               aperture
      1. Turnthemainswitch(7)to the0N position.                      Whenyouwanta       Maximum
      2. Settheshutterspeedring(2)to alignthe"A"markwiththe                 shaIlowdepth-of-field   aperture
        shutterspeedindex(1)                                                 lndoorsin normal       F 2 - F 4
      3. Turntheapertureringonthelensto thedesiredaperture.               conditions
     4 Advancethefilmandpresstheshutterreleasebutton(5)halfway.                                                                            Outdoorson a cloudyday        tt r- A  FB
       Combinationsof thethreeexposurecontrolLED's(16)willindicatethe
                                                                               0utdoorson a fineday    FB- F11        propershutterspeedasshownin thelist.
     5 Gentlypresstheshutterreleasebutton(5)to releasetheshutter.             Seasidein midsummer    F 1 1 - s m a l l e s t
                                                                                                       aperture

                                                                                        Mountainareawith snow   F 1 1 - s m a l l e s t
                                                                                                       aperture
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Red   0range  Green
                      GreenLEDblinksfast         Overexposurewarning o    o     :o:t,  lt r\
 o    oo            GreenLEDlit               1t125- 1/2000
 o    O O            GreenI 0rangeLEDlit         1t60- 1t125
 o    oo            0rangeLEDlit               1t30- 1t60
 o    oo           RedI OrangeLEDlit          1t15-  'l/30
 o    oo            RedLEDlit                  1 t 8- 1 t 1 5
                                             Underexposurewarning: t/ol t l \ ;    oo            RedLEDblinksfast

   TheLEDwillremainonforaboutB secondsafteryoustoppressingthe
    shutterreleasebutton(5).lf theLEDgoesoffwhileyouarecomposing
   yourshot,presstheshutterreleasebuttonagainhalfwayto reactivate
   themeterindicator.
I   IheLEDisswitchedoffaslongasthefilmisnotadvanced.
I   Thereisa shutterspeedindicatortableonthecameraback(23).

ExposurecomPensation
     Exposuremeteringbymeasurementof subjectbrightnessisbasedontheas-                       K(,-/A _$..$"X                                               %ril(   sumptionof a subjectwithaveragereflectanceWhenthenatureof thesubject
     deviatesconsiderablyfromthisnormalsituation,compensationofthemeasured                                              ,-'.?\/f":     exposureoecomesnecessary.Forexample:whenlargepartsof thesubjectare     verybrrght,a (+)c0mpensationisrequired;whenlargepartsof thesubjectare      3.* -&
     dominatedbydarktones,a (-)compensationisrequiredfora correctlyexposed
     imageWhenusingslide(reversal)filmthetechnicallycorrectexposureisnot    Example.CompensatebY-1steP.
      necessarilythebestexposure.Toaccommodatethetasteof eachphotographer
       invariousconditions,thiscamerarsequippedwithanexposurecompensation
    modeWithhelpof theexposurecompensationmodeyoucanusea different
     exposurevatuethantheonethataperturepriorityhasdeterminedautomatically.
     youcanchangethevalueto eitherbrighter((+)compensation)ordarker
        (() compensation)
     Theamountyoucancompensateforis+/-2stops,in %stopincrements'Set
      the"A"indicatorontheshutterspeedring(2)to thedesiredvalueof compen-
      sation.Whentheexposurec0mpensationmodeisactive,theindtcatorLEDof
      thecompensatedshutterspeedwillblinkslowly

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AElockfunction
   Wtthallkindsof subjectswherebrightpartsanddarkpartsarenotmixedandhomogenouslydistributedbutclearly
    separated,theresultof exposuremeteringwilldependontheimagecomposltion.Forexample:whena wideanglelens
     isused,a brightskywillcontributea lotto themeteringresultwhenthehorizonisin thelowerpartof the{rame.Thiswill
    probablyleadto anunderexposureof themainsubject.However,whenthecameralooksdownwardandthehorizonis
    closeto theupperedgeof theframe,thebrightskywillcontributelessto theexposuremetering.

    Therefore,thecameraisequippedwithanAElockfunctionasa convenientwayto makeexposuremeteringindependent
    ofimagecomposition.UsetheAElockfunctionwithapertureprioritymodeor exposurecompensationmode.Theshutter
   speedwillbelockedat themomentwhentheAElocklever(13)ispressedandheld.Also,theexposurecontrolLED
    indicationwillbelocked.AslongastheAElockleverispressedthelockedshutterspeedwillbeusedfora singleshotor
    consecutiveshots.Thecameraswitchesbackto normalAEmeteringwhentheAElockleverisreleased.

     1. Advancethefilm,presstheshutterreleasebutton(5)halfwayandchecktheLEDindicator.
    2. Alternately,youmaypressandholdtheAElocklever(13)to switchonthemetercircuitandtheLEDindicator.
     Thenthemeasuredshutterspeedislocked.
    3. Directthecamerato a partof thesubjectwithaveragebrightness.Keepin mindthatthemeteringsensitivityis
      highestin thecenterof theframe.Keepthebrightsourcesor largebrightpartsof thesubjectawayfromthisarea.
           lf necessary,gocloserto themainsubject.
            I  AslongastheAElockleverispressedtowardsthebayonet,theshutterspeedanditsindicationon LEDwill
        belocked.r
iri)'&n

Createyourcompositionandreleasetheshutter'
I  WhenyouchangetheexposurecompensationvaluewhileAEislocked,theeffectiveshutterspeedwillbe
   adjustedonthebasisof thec0mpensationvalue'
I    lf youturntheapertureringofthelenswhiletheAElockleverispressed,the effectiveexPosurevalueis
   changedsincetheshutterspeedremainsconstant
I  Thecameraswitchesbackto normalAEmeteringwhenyoureleasetheAElocklever.
   TheLEDwillremainonforaboutB secondsafteryoureleasetheAElocklever





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Inthemanualexposuremodeanydesiredcombinationof aperturevalueand
exposuretimecanbeselected.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        : : : t : : t : i i i
 I  lndicationsontheshutterspeedring(2)                                                                    tlK ,,,,.':,,'.':::  "2000"means1/2000thof a second.      ,;m
   "1"means1 second.
  "B"meansbulb.                    ffio#lr \zu"     "D                  *
 I Withbrightand/orfastmovingsubjects,theuseof a highershutterspeedis
  recommendedto avoidblurring
   1. Turnthemainswitch(7)to theONposition
   2. Settheshutterspeedring(2)to thedesiredshutterspeedsetting.
  3 Adjustyourfocusandpresstheshutterreleasebutton(5)halfway.                      Red Green Red
I   lf theLEDin thecenterislitgreen,it meanstheexposurewastakencorrectly.Overexposure by        o    o     o
r   lf theLEDontherighthandsideislitred,it meansanoverexposurehas     morethan1 step
  occurred.Turntheapertureringonthelensto a highersettingorselecta     Overexposure by         o o o
  shortershuttertimeto correctthis.                                         within1 step
I   lf theLEDonthelefthandsideislit red,it meansanunderexposurehas      Correctexposure       o o o
  occurred.Turntheapertureringonthelensto a lowersettingor selecta      Underexposureby       o o o
  longershuttertimeto correctthis                                           within1 step
t TheLEDwillremainonforaboutB secondsafteryoustoppressingthe       Underexposureby       o o o
  shutterreleasebutton(5)or stopturningtheshutterspeedring(2)         morethan1 step

"8" (bulb)setting
      1. Withtheshutterspeedring(2)setat "B"position,theshutterwillremain
tt'.l(    openforaslongastheshutterreleasebutton(5)ishelddown.
      2. Thissettingisusefulwhenanexposurelongerthanonesecondisrequired,                             o'"Hj       suchasphotographyat night.
     3 Besureto usea tripodand/0rcablereleasewhenusinglongshuttertimes
         to avoidcameramovement.





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Thiscameraisintendedto beusedwithwideanglelensesofferinga greater
   depthoffieldThusthefocusingisaccurateenoughbysettingthedistance
   scaletoanestimateddistancevalue.

   Depthof field
    1.Whenyouarefocusingona givensubject,objectsin theforegroundand
     backgroundmayalsoappear(acceptably)sharpin thepicture.Therangein
     whichallobjectsappear(acceptably)sharpin thepictureiscalled"depth
      offield"anddependsonthefocallengthof thelensin use,theselected
     apertureandthedistanceof theactualplaneof focus.
    2. Toestimatethedepthof fieldrangeat differentaperturesettings,the
     depthof fieldscaleonthelensisused.Thedistancecoveredbytherange                                                                                                                             l'l'  i   J'   I    '!   't  '!l  I    betweenpairsof thesamef/stopsonthedepthof fieldscaleistherange    t
      ofacceptablesharpnessTheactualmaximumandminimumdistances
     givingadequatedepthof fieldwillbeindicatedbythevaluesmarkedonthe
     focusingscale
                                                                                                       tlr tl                                                                                                                           'ltit ,t T -l   *   3 Forinstance,whenthelensisfocusedona subjectat a distanceof 2 m with        n'     theaperturesetat f /8, thedepthof fieldextendsfromapproximately1 m                  'l' ^ 'l'                                                htf,1[         ilt 'Lrl      to infinityThusallobjectswithintherangebetween1 m andinfinitywillbe        -
    reproducedacceptablysharpin thepicturewiththeaperturesetat f/8.

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Holdthecamerainthepalmof thelefthandsoasto turnthelensfocusing
         ringeasilywiththefingersof yourlefthand.
UK  2 Holdthecamerabodysteadyandplaceyourrightindexfingerlightlyon
        theshutterreleasebutton(5).
     3 Pressyourleftelbowlightlyagainstyourbodyandthenlookthroughthe
        viewfinderto steadythecameraagainstyourface.Thenrelaxyourrightarm
        holdingthecamera.

       Withslowershutterspeeds,it isrecommendedto usea tripodand/orcable
        releaseto avoidcameramovementandimaqeblur.





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1 Whentherollof filmends,theadvanceleverwillbeblocked,sometimes
       inmid-stroke.Whenthishappens,donotforcetheleverpastthepointof
      resistance,0ryouwilltearthefilmsprockets.Checkthefilmcounter(6)
      displaylf thefilmcountershowsthatallof theframesof theloadedfilm
     havebeenexposed,thenthefilmneedsto berewound
    2 Pressthefilmrewindbutton(27)onthebottomof thecamera
    3 Unfoldthefilmrewindcrank(20)andturnit clockwiseinthedirectionof
      thearrow.
    4. 0ncethewindingtensioneases,continueturningthefilmrewindcrankat    fewmoreturnsto besurethefilmiscompletelywoundintothecartridge
    Whennoresistanceisfelt,thecartridgecanbesafelyremoved.
    5 Openthecameraback(23),pullouttheflmrewindknob(19)andremove
      thefilmcartridge.
    6 Takecareto protectthefilmcartridgeagainstdirectsunlightwhileyou
     removeit.

    Note:lf the film reachesthe endof the roll duringfilm advance,
    thefilmadvancelever(a)will lock.Rewindthe entireroll,then
    completethe movementof the film advanceLeverafterremoving
    thecartridge.