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    PENTAX® Kffoona gffoomENZIlloRTE OPERATING MANUAL i0 'ioi t1
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    Congratulations on your purchase of the PENTAX IQ ZOOM 115M and welcome to the world of Pentax zoom compact photography! Your compact, light weight camera is a great companion to preserve your favorite memories. Its built-in 38-115mm lens gives you the freedom to frame everything from breathtaking
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    NAMES OF WORKING PARTS 1 %) 0 0 000 0 0 pENTAX O Battery chamber cover (p.43) 0 Main switch (p.8) Shutter release button Remote control receiver (p.31) Self-timer lamp (p.27) ITT Viewfinder window f:r.! Lens td Autofocus window 133' Spotbeam window (p.16) ID Light sensor window 12 Strap lug (p.7) is
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    -s '96 '7; ; Open the back co'er see page 11). Load the film and close the back cover (see page 12). The film will automatitally advance to the first frame (see page 13). Switch on power (see (see page 19). When the film is finished, the camera will automatically rewind it (see page 20).
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    to disassemble, short or recharge the battery. Also, do not dispose of the battery in fire, as it may explode. • Remove the battery from the camera immediately if it becomes hot or begin to smoke. Be careful not to burn yourself during removal. 1
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    immediately with a dry soft cloth. • Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit a solid object. If the camera suffers a severe shock or impact, take it to a Pentax service center for in- spection. • Be careful not to subject the camera to strong vibrations, shock or pressure. Use a cushion to protect
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    session, it is recommended that you have the camera inspected or test shoot with it. • The PENTAX warranty is provided only for the repair of conditions as out lined in the other operation contrary to the instructions outlined in this manual, charges will be assessed or a repair quotation will be
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    PRACTICAL SHOOTING GUIDE Ad, Focusing Taking a picture through a window. 1 I Flash photography Taking a picture in low light situations. Minimizing the red-eye effect. Taking a portrait when the subject is
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    AJ Taking pictures of people in various situations Taking a portrait when the subject is in the shade. Taking a picture of people with sunset scenery in the background. Taking a picture of people with night scenery in the background. Putting yourself into a picture. d Landscape photography Taking a
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    • Practical shooting guide • Table of contents Flaps Front fold out Inside cover 1 2 3 4 6 PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS 1. Strap attachment 7 2. Main switch 8 3. How to hold the camera 9 4. Operating the 38-115mm zoom lens 10 TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS 1. Film loading I I 2. Diopter
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    with certain fundamentals before taking any photographs. STRAP ATTACHMENT Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated. • Use the illustrated part 0 for pushing the mid- roll rewind button to rewind a film before exposing all the frames. Use the illustrated part O for opening the battery chamber
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    Main switch To switch ON, slide the main switch to the direction of the arrow as illustrated. When the power turns ON, the lens slightly extends and the lens cover opens. The camera is now ready to shoot. To switch OFF, slide the main switch again. • When not in use, ensure that the
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    your elbows against a stable, stationary 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. Notes: • Do not hold the zoom lens because it moves back and forth while in operation. • Make sure not to obstruct the
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    the wide-angle 38mm setting. When the lens zooms to the desired setting, release the zoom lever and depress the shutter release button fully to take pictures. • Do not apply force to the zoom lens as doing so causes damage to the camera. • The shutter cannot be released while the lens is zooming.
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    LOADING (bEenfsourreeinthseerptionwgetrheis off film. TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS After reading this instruction manual you should be familiar with the functions available on the camera, and you're ready to insert the film. I Slide the back cover release lever down and pull the back to open the back
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    film cartride into the camera. 3 Pull the film leader out far enough from the cartridge to reach the take-up spool. Align the of the film with the film the film is placed properly between the film guides. • If there is dirt on the film detector film can- not be wound properly. • Ensure the film is
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    25 to 3200. When any of these films are loaded, the proper film speed is automatically set for the camera. Notes: • Non-DX coded films cannot be used. If Non- DX coded film is used, the film speed is automatically set to ISO 25. • A film with ISO 400 film speed is recommended to get less image blur
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    IMOPTER ADJUSTMENT Aim the camera toward a bright subject. While looking through the viewfinder, rotate the diopter adjustment dial to the right or left until the AF frame appears in the sharpest focus. • Be sure to adjust the diopter before use. 14
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    moving the diopter adjustment dial. • Autofocus frame Focus on the subject with this frame. Closer than 1.2m Close distance compensation frame • When the camera-to-subject-distance is closer than 1.2m, compose the scene within this frame. • Regular size color prints may cut off what appear on the
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    When the flash is ready to discharge, it will light of. When the flash is being charged, it will blink. 16 Shooting ranges (effective camera-to-subject distance) • The standard format and panorama format allow a shooting range from DC (infinity) to 0.65m (2.1 ft). Focus aid illuminator In low light
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    FAKING PICTURES 00" • • F Ob IR! This camera uses the five-point AF system to focus the subject. Even if the subject is slightly off the center of the AF frame, the subject will easily be brought into focus. 1 Composing the scene After zooming the lens and composing your scene, focus on the
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    3 Shooting Depress the shutter release button fully, and the shutter will be released. Then, the film automatically advances to the next frame. Notes: • If you wish to focus on another subject, lift your finger from the shutter release button and depress
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    ranges (Nega-color film used) Lens I SO 100 200 400 115m m (4)' 0.65-2.0m 0.65--2.9m 0.65.4.0m (2.1-6.6fO (2.1-9.5) (2.1-13.lft) See page 45 when any other ISO films are loaded. Red-eye Shooting portraits with the flash may result in "red-eye", the red dot in your subject's eye. This camera
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    6 UNLOADING FILM Remove the film from the camera in the shade or by using your body to shade the camel* 1 '96 : 351 I '96 ti 24' • • • • '96 Y ip•t•• u a '96 1 Rewinding the film After you have exposed the last frame of the roll, the lens retracts and the film rewinds automatically.
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    DATE .96 ; 19 • 0 Acme. 0010 (CD CD 05) Rewinding a film in mid-roll If you wish to unload a film before exposing all the frames, push the mid-roll rewind button with the protrusion part of the strap ; the lens retracts and then film rewinding starts. When rewind is completed, the motor stops,
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    HOW TO SELECT MODES/RED-EYE REDUCTION LAMP MODE TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS 95 g To set various exposure modes, depress the mode button •. Auto Exposure 4 Daylight- Slow-Shutter Slow-Speed- Sync Speed Sync (Flash ON) (Flash-OFF) Flash-ON) 4 Bulb Bulb-Sync (Flash-OFF) (Flash-ON) • For
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    To set various shooting modes, depress the drive button 0. NMI A Single-Frame Self-Timer Remote Control Infinity-Landscape Shooting Shooting Shooting Shooting • For normal use, set the Single-Frame Shooting Mode. • In the Self-Timer Shooting and/or the Remote Control Shooting Mode, if the
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    DAYLIGHT-SYNC SHOOTING 0 -- s.96 q ; I 1 Depress the mode button until ( $ ) appears on the 0 Ova LCD panel. In this mode, 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
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    fore- ground subject and a slow-speed to expose the low light background. Notes: • When shooting in low light, the shutter speed gets slower, and camera shake is likely to blur your picture. Use of a tripod is recommended. • Make sure you are within the flash- effective range even when you use
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    ful for long expo- sures required for shooting fireworks and night scenes, for example. When using this mode, the camera should be mounted on a tripod so that the camera will be steady. ) ; Bulb-Sync Mode B) Depress the mode 6 0 ocue.t. button until (4 B) PO 0 0) appears on the LCD panel
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    SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY 5 q t.40-,i ji E -- 11--- -ecosAt. 3O Self-Timer Use the self-timer if you wish to get in the picture. Use of a tripod is recommended. I Depress the drive button until (0) appears on the LCD panel. 27
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    in front of the cam- era when starting the Self-Timer, the camera will be focused on you, not the main subjects. Be sure that you are behind, or next to the camera when starting the Self-Timer. • When you want to use the flash with the
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    Self-Timer Shooting Mode and the Infinity-Landscape Mode cannot be used. • Use the remote control to take pictures in the Bulb Mode to avoid camera shake. While the remote control's shutter release button is held down, the shutter remains open up to a max. of 5 minutes. Name of parts Shutter
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    on the LCD panel. • If the shutter is released by the camera's release button, picture will be taken in the ordinary shooting mode. • When the camera is set in the Remote Control Shooting Mode and left unused for 10 minutes, the lens automatically retracts itself to save the battery and Single-frame
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    • The self-timer lamp blinks rapidly for 3 seconds and then the shutter is released. • If the shutter is released by the camera's release button, picture will be taken in the ordinary shooting mode. • Focus cannot be locked when the remote control is in use. The subject framed
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    The remote control may not work in a backlight situation. In this case, use the camera's shutter release button in the Self-Timer Mode to take pictures. • The remote control installed. If the battery is exhausted, please have it replaced at your local Pentax Service center (there is a charge for this
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    INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING 96 -1 0 (CD 0 When you wish to take a sharp picture of a distant landscape or a distant subject through a window, the Infinity-Landscape Mode allows you to capture distant scenery with clarity. Depress the drive button until (A) appears on the LCD panel. • After the
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    FOCUS-LOCK SHOOTING 11 If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame ( CJ ) on the main subject as shown above, only the background will be in focus. When the main subject is off the autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder, use the focus-lock technique. (Focus lock is the function to
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    depressing the shutter release button halfway, re-aim the camera or recompose the picture, then release the shutter. the focus-lock technique on a subject near the actual one and equidistant from the lens. The subjects which may fool autofocus system include: a) Extremely low-contrast subjects such
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    picture allows horizontally positioned dynamic pictures to be taken (approx. 13x36mm on film). 1 Switching to the panorama format picture Move the panorama switch to release button to take a panorama format picture. • When the camera-to-subject distance is less than 1.2m, the panorama format
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    The mark " - " indicates the position where the data and time are imprinted. The DATA MODEL allows you to record DATE information in the panorama mode in a similar manner to the standard picture taking mode. See "DATE MODEL" on page 39 for details. The dating unit automatically switches the DATE
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    Please consult the processing lab for more details. • Panorama format processing facilities differ depending on the area and requirements. Your local film processor of camera dealers will advise you on all the options to you. • When the panorama format picture is printed with a standard size format
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    finger, the mode on the LCD panel switches as shown in the chart. Notes: • The data on the LCD panel will be imprinted on the film indicates no data will be imprinted. • "M" on the LCD panel indicates "Month". 0 Year Month Day Day Hour Minute 1 Month Day Year Day Month Year 39
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    Correcting the date Switch the power on. 1. Keep depressing the DATE button • for 3 seconds, the " Year " digits and (irr4) will blink. 2. Each time the DATE button • is depressed, the blinking digits change in the following manner : Year - Month - Day - Hours - Minutes Stop depressing the button
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    Operational precautions The data on the LCD panel is imprinted on each frame you expose. • "Year-Month-Day" and "Day - Hour - Minute" cannot be imprinted at the same time. • As you release the shutter, the bar ( - ) mark on the display blinks for a few seconds, indicating the data has been imprinted
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    When (4=M) starts blinking, no operations can be performed. Battery life (using 24-exposure film rolls): Approx. 8 rolls using flash 50€X) of the time (using the CR-2 battery and under Pentax testing conditions). Actual battery life/performance may vary drastically depending on usage of Power Zoom
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    locked with a click. Notes on replacing the battery: • Ensure that the power is OFF before replacing the battery. • The battery is used by both the camera body and the data function on the DATE. model. After the battery is replaced or removed, the time is initialized to 0 00 and ( )bar marks
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    TROUBLESHOOTING What appears troublesome may be easily remedied. Here are some problems so, the film has been lens retracted automatically. (the power is turned off automatically) • The power is automatically switched OFF if the camera is left unused for over 3 minutes. See page 8. • When the camera
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    • If either mark disappears when the zoom lever is moved, the camera the LCD panel. is ready for use. The camera may be defective if either mark appears often. Flash effective ranges other than ISO 100, 200 or 400 (Nega-color film used) ---------. Lens 25 50 800 1600 38mm ( 444 ) 2m af 16
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    SPECIFICATIONS Type: Film: Format: Film loading: Film winding: Film rewinding: Frame number: Lens: Focusing system: Zooming: Shutter. Self-timer. Viewfinder: 46 35mm fully automatic lens-shutter with built-in zoom lens and auto flash Auto film speed setting with 35mm perforated DX-coded film with
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    0.65 - 4.0m (115mm TELE) (ISO 400 film used). Flash recycling time: Approx. 5 sec. under Pentax testing conditions. Power source: Battery life: Battery exhaustion than 5m when projected from the camera's front. One lithium battery CR1620 (replaced by Pentax Service facility) Size & weight for
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    WARRANTY POLICY All Pentax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against defects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to
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    to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quotation for the service charge, and only after you accept the quoted service charge, instruct the service station to proceed with the servicing. The local warranty policies available from Pentax distributors in some countries can supersede this warranty policy
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    FOR YOUR REFERENCE, KEEP THIS CARD WITH THE CAMERA. P7:ki-rA'A tozoo,,,Ram .7, Diopter adm:tmcnt dial p. 14' • \lieu finder eyepiece Green lamp p. 16 Red lamp p 16' Panorama .,itch •.: 70orn lever • p. 10 tr: Rack cover release lever p I I •: Tripod socket Film information wilICION '.1'• Rack cover
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    FOR YOUR REFERENCE, KEEP THIS CARD WITH THE CAMERA. LCD PANEL PENTMCKgowsZAM All indications will not actually appear simultaneously as shown. 00 sirool 00 i I no Frery Ln iuguti, T "TT AIit 2t.,1 O Battery Exhaustion O Bulb (p.
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    Europe n.v. Weiveldlaan 3.5, 1930 Zaventem, BELGIUM Pent. GmbH. Julius-Vosseler-Strasse. 104, D-22527 Hamburg, GERMANY Pentax U.K. Limited. Pentax House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough SL3 8PN, U.K. Pent. France S.A. Z I Argenteuil, 12, rue Ambroise Croizat, 95100 Argenteud, FRANCE Pent. Benelux
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