Pentax IQ Zoom IQZoom Manual - Page 33

Shooting outdoors in winter presents a problem since batteries won't function if they get too cold. In cold weather carry your camera under your coat or jacket to keep the batteries warm. The temperatures at which this camera should function properly are approx. 50° -10°C. Sudden changes in temperature will often cause moisture to condense inside or outside your camera. This is a possible source of rust, which may be extremely harmful to the mechanism. Furthermore, if the camera is taken from a warm temperature to a sub-freezing one, further damage may result from the formation of icelets. Thus, sudden temperature changes should be avoided as much as possible. As a guide, a temperature change of 10°C should be allowed to take place gradually over a period of at least 30 minutes. If this is not possible, keeping the camera in its case or bag will help somewhat in minimizing the effects of a rapid temperature change. 5. Vibration experienced when you are traveling in a car, plane, or ship, can cause screws to loosen. To minimize this problem use foamrubber padding about one inch thick to line the bottom of your camera bag. 6. When mounting your camera on a tripod, make sure the tripod screw is no longer than 5.5mm, which is the depth of your camera's tripod socket. If you use a longer screw, you will possibly puncture the tripod socket, after which the camera will not function properly. 7. Do not place the camera with the zoom lens down without turning the main switch off; other wise, the zooming mechanism may be seriously damaged. LCD (Liquid-crystal display) • When the LCD is exposed to a high temperature 01 about 60°C, it may blacken, but when the temperature falls, it will return to normal. • The LCD may also slow down in response at lower temperatures, but it is one of the LCD's characteristics, not a defect. LCD-backup power source When the battery is removed from the camera for replacement with the film in midroll, the memory circuit for the LCD works for about 20 minutes, but the new battery should be inserted immediately. If the camera is left without the new battery for more than 20 minutes, the exposure counter will be reset and then indicate "1." 29