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Corporation

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Itabashi-ku,

Tokyo

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JAPAN

(http://www.pentax.co.jp/)

PENTAX

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(European

Headquarters)

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(Germany

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House,

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drive,

Langley,

Slough,

Berks

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U.K.

(http://www.pentax.co.uk)

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France

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rue

Jean

Poulmarch,

95106

Argenteuil

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FRANCE

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(for

Netherlands)

Spinveld

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Belgium

&

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Scandinavia

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Uppsala,

SWEDEN

(http://www.pentax.se)

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Inc.

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Drive

East,

Englewood,

Colorado

80112,

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(http://www.pentax.com)

Pentax

Canada

Inc.

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Drive,

Mississauga,

Ontario

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The

CE

Mark

is

a

Directive

conformity

mark

of

the

European

Community.

For

Customers

In

USA

STATEMENT

OF

FCC

COMPLIANCE

Th

is

device

complies

with

Part

15

of

the

FCC

rules.

Operation

is

subject

to

the

following

two

conditions:

(1)

This

device

may

not

cause

harmful

interference,

and

(2)

this

device

must

accept

any

interference

received,

Including

interference

that

may

cause

undesired

operation.

Changes

or

modifications

not

approved

by

the

party

responsible

for

compliance

could

void

the

user's

authority

to

operate

the

equipment.

This

equipment

has

been

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

digital

device,

pursuant

to

part

15

of

the

FCC

Rules.

These

limits

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

harmful

interference

in

a

residential

installation.

This

equipment

generates,

uses

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy

and,

if

not

installed

and

used

in

accordance

with

the

instructions,

may

cause

harmful

interference

to

radio

communications.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

harmful

interference

to

radio

or

television

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

Reorient

or

relocate

the

receiving

antenna.

Increase

the

separation

between

the

equipment

and

receiver.

Consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/TV

technician

for

help.

For

Customers

in

Canada

This

Class

B

digital

apparatus

meets

all

requirements

of

the

Canadian

Interference

-Causing

Equipment

Regulations.

PENTAX

-

Congratulations

on

your

purchase

of

the

PENTAX

ESPIO

24EW

and

welcome

to

the

world

of

Pentax

zoom

compact

photography!

Your

compact,

light

weight

camera

is

a

great

companion

to

preserve

your

favorite

memories.

•

Please

read

this

manual

carefully

before

operating

the

camera

to

ensure

you

understand

the

features

and

capabilities

of

this

camera.

•

Please

read

the

Pentax

User's

Salty

Guide

before

using

the

camera

for

safe

operation.

•

The

illustrations

used

in

this

manual

may

differ

from

the

camera's

actual

appearance.

•

The

characteristics

of

zoom

compact

with

wide

angle

lens

may

lead

darkening

or

distortion

at

the

edges

in

some

photograph

subjects.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type:

35

mm

fully

automatic

lens

-shutter

with

built-in

zoom

lens

and

auto

flash

Film:

Auto

film

speed

setting

with

35

mm

perforated

DX

-coded

film

with

ISO

rating

from

25.3200

(1EV

step).

Non

-DX

coded

films

are

set

to

ISO

25

Format:

24

x

36

mm

(Approx.

13

x

36

mm

in

panorama

format)

Film

loading:

Auto

film

loading.

Closing

the

back

cover

will

automatically

wind

the

film

to

first

frame.

Film

winding:

Auto

film

winding.

Film

rewinding:

Auto

film

rewinding

at

the

end

of

roll.

Auto

stop

upon

completion

of

rewinding.

Rewinding

time:

approx.

25

sec.

with

24

-exposure

film.

Rewinding

in

mid

-roll

provided.

Frame

number:

Automatic

readout

of

successive

frame

numbers

in

ascending

order

when

shooting,

and

descending

order

when

rewinding.

External

Display:

LCD

(Liquid

Crystal

Display)

Lens:

24-105

mm

(/4.9.12.5,

7

elements

in

5

groups,

Angle

of

view:

84-23.5°

Focusing

system:

Pentax

phase

-matching

passive

7

point

autotocus

(at

WIDE),

Landscape

mode,

Spot

AF,

Portrait,

Focus

lock,

AF

illuminator,

Autotocusing

range:

0.3

m

(1

ft)

at

Wide-angle

and

0.5

m

(1.6

tt)

at

Telephoto

-Infinity

(Macro

zoom

mode),

Maximum

magnification:

approx.

0.27x

(Equivalent

to

A6

size)

Zooming:

Electronic

zoom

Shutter:

Programmed

AE

electronic

shutter

with

speed

approx.

1/400-2

sec.

Bulb:

1/2

sec.

—1

min.,

Bulb

timer:

1

sec

-5

min.

Electromagnetic

release.

Self

-timer:

LED

lamp

indication.

Delay

time

approx.

10

sec.

Cancellation

after

activation

is

possible.

Viewfinder:

Actual

image

zoom

viewfinder.

80%

of

field

of

view

ratio,

Magnification:

0.28x

(24

mm

WIDE)

-

1.10x

(105

mm

TELE),

Diopter

adjustment

range:

-3

m

+1

m'

(per

meter)

Frame:

Autolocus

frame,

Picture

frame,

Close

distance

compensation

frame,

Panorama

frame

Green

icon

lamp

lit:

in

-focus,

Green

icon

blinks:

out

of

focus

or

hard-to-autofocus

subject.

Red

lamp

lit:

Flash

is

charged,

Red

lamp

blinks:

Flash

is

charging.

Exposure

control:

Programmed

AE

control

(Multi

segment

metering,

AE

compensation

in

a

back

light

situation)

Range:

EV10-17

at

WIDE,

EV13.5-EV19

at

TELE

in

Auto

or

Daylight

-Sync

mode

(ISO

400).

EV6-

EV17

at

WIDE,

EV6-EV19

at

TELE

in

Slow

Shutter

Speed

mode

(ISO

400)

Exposure

meter

switch:

shutter

release

button

Exposure

compensation:

Exposure

compensation

button

and

zoom

button.

Range:

-3.0

-

+3.0

(0.5

steps)

Bub

timer:

Set

exposure

time

with

exposure

compensation

button

and

zoom

button

in

Bulb

timer

mode.

Setting

time:

1

sec.,

5

sec.,

10

sec.,

15

sec.,

30

sec.,

1

min.,

2

min.,

3

min.,

4

min.,

and

5

min..

Flash:

Built-in

zoom

flash

with

red

-eye

reduction,

Automatic

flash

discharge

in

low

light

and

back

light

situations

in

Auto

mode,

Flash

ON=Day-light

Sync,

Slow

Shutter

Speed

Sync.

(up

to

2

sec.),

Automatic

soft

flash,

Bulb

sync

Flash

(1/2

sec.

-1

min.)

Flash

effective

range:

0.3

-6.8

m

(1-22.3

ft)

(WIDE),

0.5-3.0

m

(1.64-9.84

ft)

(TELE)

(ISO

400

film

used).

Flash

recycling

time:

Approx.

5

sec.

(under

Pentax

testing

conditions.)

Date

module:

Crystal

quartz

controlled

LCD

digital

clock,

auto

calendar

up

to

the

year

2100.

Date

imprint

on

35

mm

format

and

panorama

format

from

the

front

side

of

film.

Display

of

the

last

date

a

photograph

was

taken.

Imprinting

mode:

"Year,

Month,

Day",

"Day,

Hour,

Minute",

"------"(no

imprint),

"Month,

Day,

Year

or

"Day,

Month,

Year".

Power

source:

One

3V

lithium

battery

(CR2

or

equivalent)

Battery

life:

Approx.

8

rolls

of

24

-Exposure

film

when

50%

of

shooting

uses

flash

(under

Pentax

testing

conditions)

Battery

exhaustion

warning:

(7)

appears

on

the

LCD

panel,

Shutter

is

locked

when

(47)

is

blinking.

Size

&

Weight:

113

(W)

x

62

(H)

x

41

(0)

mm

(4.4'

x

2.4'

x

1.6")

195

g

(6.9

oz)

without

battery

Optional

Remote

control:

Infrared

remote

control.

Release

the

shutter

after

about

3

sec.

Works

up

to

3

m

in

front

of

the

camera.

SPECIFICATIONS

AND

EXTERNAL

DIMENSIONS

ARE

SUBJECT

TO

CHANGE

WITHOUT

NOTICE.

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