Pentax Espio 24 EW Espio 24 EW Manual - Page 3

Basic, Operation

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3 1 4. 4+J 4 3 t O. 4 ;" ; t!I2 I? ii • ) o.t. . .• • a ON 6 1 f I a a 0- t t 8 4 u2 r2 r BASIC OPERATION 1 Insert the battery with the plus (+) side up in accordance with the indication label in the battery chamber. Use one 3V Lithium Battery (CR2 or the equivalent) *Setting the date and time. Refer to the section "!1, IMPRINTING DATE/TIME". 2 Open the back cover. 3 Load the film. Pull out the film leader end to reach the [FILMY] mark 0. If there is dirt on the film detector 0, the film cannot be wound properly. 4 Close the back cover. The film automatically advances to the first frame. If "E" blinks on the LCD panel, repeat step 24 to load the film properly. 5 Turn the Main/Drive switch to the ON position. 6 Adjust the focus frame in the middle of the viewfinder to optimum clarity by diopter adjustment lever. Compose your subject by using the zoom button and focus on the subject within the autofocus frame. 7 Press the shutter release button halfway down to confirm the focus with green Icon lamp lights on, and press the shutter button completely to take a picture. The flash automatically discharges in low light condition. 8 The film will be rewound automatically after you have exposed the last frame of the roll. 9 Unload the film after confirm "0" blinks on the LCD panel. • When the power on, the lens slightly extends and the lens cover opens. • When the camera is left unused for 3 minutes and the lens is extended longer than 35 mm focal length position with the power on, automatically retract the zoom lens to 35 mm to prevent it from damage. • When the camera is unused for 5 minutes in the remote control mode, the zoom lens will be retracted to storage position and turn the power off to conserve battery. The last date a photograph was taken When you turn the power on with the film loaded in the camera, the last date a picture was taken blinks on the LCD panel and then displays present date. The last date will be indicated according to your selected date imprinting mode as follows. "yy/mm/dd", "dcVhhirnm" or " "-• "yy/mrn/dcl", "mm/dd/yy" -x "mmidd/yy", "dd/mm/yy" "dd/mm/yy" When the film is not loaded or a new film is loaded, " " will be displayed. The time is not displayed.

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BASIC
OPERATION
1
Insert
the
battery
with
the
plus
(+)
side
up
in
accordance
with
the
indication
label
in
the
battery
chamber.
Use
one
3V
Lithium
Battery
(CR2
or
the
equivalent)
*Setting
the
date
and
time.
Refer
to
the
section
"!
,
1
IMPRINTING
DATE/TIME".
2
Open
the
back
cover.
3
Load
the
film.
Pull
out
the
film
leader
end
to
reach
the
[FILMY]
mark
0.
If
there
is
dirt
on
the
film
detector
0,
the
film
cannot
be
wound
properly.
4
Close
the
back
cover.
The
film
automatically
advances
to
the
first
frame.
If
"E"
blinks
on
the
LCD
panel,
repeat
step
2-
4
to
load
the
film
properly.
5
Turn
the
Main/Drive
switch
to
the
ON
position.
6
Adjust
the
focus
frame
in
the
middle
of
the
viewfinder
to
optimum
clarity
by
diopter
adjustment
lever.
Compose
your
subject
by
using
the
zoom
button
and
focus
on
the
subject
within
the
autofocus
frame.
7
Press
the
shutter
release
button
halfway
down
to
confirm
the
focus
with
green
Icon
lamp
lights
on,
and
press
the
shutter
button
completely
to
take
a
picture.
The
flash
automatically
discharges
in
low
light
condition.
8
The
film
will
be
rewound
automatically
after
you
have
exposed
the
last
frame
of
the
roll.
9
Unload
the
film
after
confirm
"0"
blinks
on
the
LCD
panel.
When
the
power
on,
the
lens
slightly
extends
and
the
lens
cover
opens.
When
the
camera
is
left
unused
for
3
minutes
and
the
lens
is
extended
longer
than
35
mm
focal
length
position
with
the
power
on,
automatically
retract
the
zoom
lens
to
35
mm
to
prevent
it
from
damage.
When
the
camera
is
unused
for
5
minutes
in
the
remote
control mode,
the
zoom
lens
will
be
retracted
to
storage
position
and
turn
the
power
off
to
conserve
battery.
The
last
date
a
photograph
was
taken
When
you
turn
the
power
on
with
the
film
loaded
in
the
camera,
the
last
date
a
picture
was
taken
blinks
on
the
LCD
panel
and
then
displays
present
date.
The
last
date
will
be
indicated
according
to
your
selected
date
imprinting
mode
as
follows.
"yy/mm/dd",
"dcVhhirnm"
or
"
"-•
"yy/mrn/dcl",
"mm/dd/yy"
-x
"mmidd/yy",
"dd/mm/yy"
"dd/mm/yy"
When
the
film
is
not
loaded
or
a
new
film
is
loaded,
"
"
will
be
displayed.
The
time
is
not
displayed.