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Congratulations on your purchase of the PENTAX IQ Zoom 140 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 38-14Omm lens gives you the freedom to frame everything from breathtaking - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 3
NAMES OF WORKING PARTS Col) pa TAX 91' 0 Strap lug (p.7) 0 Shutter release button (p.21) O Drive button (p.27) 0 AF/Infinity-landscape button (p.27) 0 LCD panel (p.55) 0 Mode button (p.26) O Red-eye reduction flash button (p.26) 0 Autofocus window 0 Built-in flash 0 Lens Viewfinder window 0 Focus - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 4
• K2& ON/OFF Open the back cover (see page 13). Load the film and close the back cover (see page 13). The film will automatically advance to the first frame (see page 14). Push the main switch (see page 22). When the film is finished, the camera will automatically rewind it (see page 24). - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 5
immedi- ately 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 inspection. • Be careful not to subject the camera to strong vibrations, shock or pressure. Use a cushion to protect - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 6
inspected or test shoot with it. • Repairs made necessory as a rebuilt of the camera being subjected to any of the conditions warned about in this precautions section, or any other precaution or warning throughout this operating manual, are not covered under the terms of the warranty and charges - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 7
hindered in low temperatures, but will recover in normal temperatures. • Keep a spare battery on hand for replacement convenience when shooting outdoors or while traveling. • Keep the battery out of the reach of children. • When the camera is in a bag, make sure the main switch is off; otherwise - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 8
PRACTICAI, SHOOTING GUIDE HAL' Focusing Taking a picture through a window. p.37 Taking a picture of distant landscape scenery. p.37 Focusing on a particular spot. p.38 Flash photography Taking a picture in low - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 9
of people with night scenery in the background. Others Taking more than 2 pictures on the same frame. Taking a picture at the distant place from the camera. Imprinting date on a picture. p.28 p.29 p.30 p.31 p.29 p.30 p.30 p.36 p.32 P-44 5 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 10
shooting guide • Table of contents Flaps Front foldout Inside cover 1 3 4 6 PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS 1. Strap attachment 7 2. Main switch 8 3. Battery check 9 4. How to hold the camera 10 5. Operating the 38-140mm zoom lens 11 TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS 1. Usable film 2. Film - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 11
you should familiarize yourself with certain fundamentals before taking any photograph& dOSTRAP ATTACHMENT Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated. Use the illustrated part of the strap to open the battery chamber cover, adjust the data on the Date model, or push the auxiliary rewind button to - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 12
switch is turned on and off. Never attempt to open the lens cover manually. 0 0• ON/OFF Main Switch To switch on, push the main switch use, ensure that the camera is switched off. • Use one 3V lithium battery, type CRI23A or the equivalent. Do not remove the battery before it is exhausted, - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 13
ON, the lens slightly extends and the lens cover opens. You are now ready to shoot. See page 46 when the battery exhaustion symbol ( a ) apperas on the LCD panel. • If the camera is on and left unused for over 3 minutes, the lens automatically retracts and the power switches off to save the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 14
the picture will be blurred.) Try to brace 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 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 15
OPERATING 38-140mm ZOOM LENS ,ear7 '11 When you move the zooming lever to the right ( .), the lens moves towards the 140mm telephoto setting and frames the subject more closely. When you move the zooming lever to the left (0 0 4), the lens moves towards the wide-angle 38mm setting. When the lens - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 16
any of these films are loaded, the proper film speed is automatically set for the camera. Notes: • Use only DX-coded films. • Non-DX coded film cannot be used. If non-DX coded film is used, the camera automatically sets the film speed to ISO 25. • A film with ISO400 film speed is recommended to - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 17
end into the camera. 3 Pull the film leader out far enough from the cartridge to reach the take-up spool 0. Align the tip of the film with the film leader end mark 0. Notes: • Ensure the film is placed properly between the film guides 0. • If there is dirt on the film detector 0, film can- not be - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 18
. • The exposure counter indication will remain on even if the main switch is turned off. • If the camera is placed in a condition where static electricity may be discharged on or near the camera, the LCD film counter may change to number one, but you can continue to use all other functions of the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 19
OPicture area When taking panoramic pictures, compose the scene within this frame. Shooting ranges for standard and panoramic format pictures (effective camera-to subject distance) • The ordinary photography and panoramic mode allow a shooting range from lm (3.3 ft) to infinity (telephoto 140mm side - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 20
Close distance compensation frame When the distance to the subject becomes closer, the picture area of this camera is automatically chenged and compensated. Compose the scene within this frame. Standard format Panoramic format icture 3 16 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 21
Autofocus frame The autofocus frame of this camera varies in three steps in accordance with the focal length you have set. Focus on the subject within the autofocus frame. The autofocus frame is - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 22
lamp : When the infinity-landscape mode is set, it will light up. Note: • If the subject is too close, the green lamp blinks. Adjust the camera-to-subject distance so that the green lamp lights continuously, then release the shutter. The shutter can be released even it is blinking. In this - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 23
PHOTOGRAPHY When the power is switched on, the camera automatically selects the Auto and Single-Frame Shooting modes Auto and Single-Frame Shooting modes. • When the built-in flash automatically discharges, the camera uses a shutter speed in the range from approx. 1/40th (38mm wideangle) to 1/115th sec - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 24
6 DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT de AUTOMATIC LCD ILLUMINATOR 0 IOW ON/OFF AUTO ILLUMINATITli Aim the camera toward a bright subject. While looking through the viewfinder, rotate the diopter adjustment dial to the right or left until the autofocus frame appears in the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 25
subject with the autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder. • This camera uses the multi focus system to focus the lens on the subject. Even if of the following reasons. OThe subject is too close. Extend the camera-tosubject-distance until the green lamp is lit continuously. OThe subject is - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 26
and the shutter will be released. Then, the film advances to the next frame. Notes: • When the red dot in your subject's eye. This camera includes a red-eye reduction flash function, which reduces 27 for details. Flash effective ranges (Nega-color film used) Lens S 0 100 I 200 i 400 38m m ( - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 27
HARD-TO-AUTOFOCUS SUBJECTS The autofocus system is highly precise, but not perfect. Some subjects may not focus as you wish. In such a case, use the focus-lock technique on a subject near the actual one and equidistant from the lens. See page 39. The subjects which may fool the autofocus system - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 28
in the shade or by using your body to shade the camera 3 • • . mpo, • • • • • •• • • • ar 2 • • • • • 1 Rewinding the film After you have exposed the last frame of the roll, the lens retracts and the film rewinds automatically. Then, the motor stops, and i u ) blinks as shown to indicate that - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 29
in mid-roll 0 If you wish to unload a film before exposing all the frames, push the auxility rewind button with the protrusion part of the strap cramp; the lens re- tracts and then film rewinding starts. When re- wind is completed, the motor stops, and (0 ) blinks, indicating that the back - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 30
HOW TO SELECT MODES/RED-EYE REDUCTION FLASH MODE TAXING REITER PHOTOGRAPHS • I `1UT011 LU4INATION To set various exposure modes, depress the mode button •. Auto Daylight Sync Slow -Shutter speed Flash-OFF; 4 Slow -speedsync Flash-ON Bulb (Flash-OFF Bulb-sync Flash-ON Turn the power on by - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 31
To set various shooting modes, depress the drive button 0. Hlonl Single-Frame Self-Timer Remote control Multi-Exposure shooting shooting shooting shooting • In any exposure and/or shooting mode, if the button 0 is depressed after the shutter is released, the normal shooting mode is returned - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 32
DAYLIGHT-SYNCHRO SHOOTING Depress the mode button until the $ i • e ( b ) symbol appears on the LCD AUr0 ILLUAANATION panel. The flash will discharge in both dark and N bright conditions. When a portrait is taken with the subject in a backlight situation, the front of the subject may - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 33
the 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 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 34
is useful for long exposures required for shooting fireworks and night scenes, for exam- ple. When using this mode, the camera should be mounted on a tripod so that the camera will be steady. C , .r14-O* I A0•104L U./NATION Bulb-synchro mode ( 4 B If the mode but- ton is depressed, B) appears on - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 35
the Self-Timer while standing in front of the camera may not focus the subject. • To cancel the the power will not be turned off. sc:3> PENTAX \ • When you want to use the flash with battery is exhauseted, the self-timer operation may not be completed once started. In this case, replace the battery - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 36
shooting mode and MultiExposure Shooting mode cannot be used in this case. • 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. 32 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 37
appears on the LCD panel. -t, AF AUTO ILL ION U PENTAX • • • • S otAx Name of parts Shutter release button Blinking Lamp When the Remote Control Shooting mode is set on the camera, the self-timer lamp on the front of the camera blinks slowly, indicating that you can take pictures with the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 38
Compose the scene and frame the subject with the autofocus frame. Aim the remote control transmitter towards the remote control receiver on the camera, and then depress the remote control's shutter release button fully to release the shutter. • The self-timer lamp blinks rapidly for 3 seconds and - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 39
does not work while the built-in flash is being charged. Battery life on the Remote Control About 30,000 commands can be issued using the Remote Control with a battery installed. If the battery is exhausted, please have it replaced at your local Pentax Service center (there is a charge for this - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 40
2. Depress the shutter release button to shoot an initial exposure. The film will not advance, the frame counter indication and (I2i) blink on the frame, and depress the shutter release button to shoot the second shot, the film will advance and the Single Frame shooting will be restored. Notes: • To - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 41
INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING I O AUTO ILLUMINATION 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 AF/Infinity-Landscape button and ( A) appears on the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 42
SPOT AF SHOOTING AUTO ILLUMINATION Select the Spot AF mode to focus on a particular spot in the frame. Switch to Spot AF mode Depress the AF/Infinity-Landscape mode button so that the (SPOT AF) appears on the LCD panel indicating that you are in the Spot AF mode. Focus on the subject Focus on the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 43
FOCUS-LOCK SHOOTING X ) ti r S yl) C ) r ii If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame (c )) 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. ( - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 44
1 11 3 While depressing the shutter release button halfway, re-aim the camera or recompose the picture, then release the shutter. Note: • You can release focus lock simply by lifting your finger from the shutter release button. 40 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 45
of the roll by moving the panorama mode switch. The panoramic format picture allows horizontally positioned dynamic pictures to be taken (13x36mm on film). 1 Switching to the panoramic format picture Move the panorama mode selector switch to (P) to select the panoramic format mode. • When the format - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 46
selected. NOTES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PANORAMIC FORMAT PICTURES • When developing the film, if you have taken only panoramic format pictures on the entire roll of film, tell the clerk at the processing lab to develop the film with only the panoramic format. If there are both panoramic and standard - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 47
. Please consult the processing lab for more details. • Panoramic 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. • With panoramic format pictures, only the middle area of the frame is - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 48
DATE MODEL wi O If you purchased the DATE model, read this section. The DATE model records dates up to the year 2019 on pictures. O MODE_, MODE BUTTON O SELECT SELECT BUTTON O ADJUST ADJUST BUTTON Switching the Mode Press the MODE button O with your finger, the mode on the LCD Yew Mad Day - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 49
Correcting the date I. Depress the SELECT button 0 to make a dif- ferent category of digits on the LCD panel you want to change blink. 2. Depress the ADJUST button 0 to change digits of the specified category you chose with the SELECT button 0. Digits increase by one each time you depress the ADJUST - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 50
as possible. When starts blinking, no operations can be performed. Battery life (using 24-exposure film rolls): Approx. 15 rolls using flash 50% of the time ( using the CR123A battery and under Pentax testing conditions). Actual battery life/ performance may vary drastically depending on usage of - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 51
by pulling the cover lock in the direction of the arrow with the strap clamp's protrusion. 2 Insert one lithium battery with the plus/minus ( + / - ) sides matching the indications in the battery compartment. 3 Close the battery chember cover Ensure that the cover is locked with a click. • If the - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 52
TROUBLESHOOTING What appears troublesome may be easily remedied. Here are some problems that may occur and their remedies. Symptoms Causes and Remedies I. The shutter cannot be released. • Is the main switch turned off? If so, turn it on. See page 8. • Is the battery exhausted? Replace it or - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 53
Wait until it fully charges. See page 35. • Is the battery for the remote control exhausted? See page 35. 5. The flash discharges 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) ISIti Lens 38mm - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 54
film speed setting with 35mm perforated DX-coded film with ISO rating from 25-3200 ( 1EV step). Non-DX coded films are automatically set to 1SO25 24x36mm ( I3x36 in panoramic format) Auto film Pentax power zoom 38-140mm f/ 4.1-10.2 9 elements in 7 groups, Angle of view: 59'- 17.5°. Pentax - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 55
release, Effective range: Closer than 5m when projected from the camera's front. One lithium battery CR1620 (replaced by Pentax Service facility) 22.0(W) x50.0(L) x9.5(D)mm (0.9%2.0%0.4"), 9 g (0.3oz) including battery Approx.15 rolls of 24 exposure film when 50% of shooting uses flash (under - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 56
the equipment does not show evidence of impact, sand or liquid damage, mishandling, tampering, battery or chemical corrosion, operation contrary to operating instructions, or modification by an unauthorized repair shop. The manufacturer or its authorized representatives shall not be liable for any - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 57
approved repair shops, unless you are sending it directly to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quatation for the service charge, and only after you accept the quoted service charge, instruct the service station to proceed with the servicing. This warranty policy does not apply to Pentax products - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 58
ON ON DISTANT (10 SEC.) in LOW LANDSCAPE (S LIGHT, FLASH OFF N OR DISTANT i -REMOTE SUBJECT CONTROL THRU 3 SEC. $ 0 LOW LIGHT, WINDOW DELAY •• BULB: CAMERA STAYS OPEN FOR AS LONG AS YOU PRESS 11- TIIE SIIUTEER RELEASE BUTTON FLASH ON (gie BULB SPOT FOCUS ON , .. MULTI- AF A Ma - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 59
FOR YOUR REFERENCE,KEEP THIS CARD WITH THE CAMERA. LCD PANEL PENTAkiefoomMO oz p; . CI ren All indications will not actually appear simultaneously as shown. *C) PUSH AUXILIARY BUTTON. 2 OO cs1 00 000,0 8 ae'.2 0 0 Battery Exhaustion Warning (p.46) O Red-eye Reduction Flash mode (p.26,27) 0 - Pentax IQZoom 140 | IQZoom 140 Manual - Page 60
1-chome, Cloyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, JAPAN Pentax Europe n.v. Weiveldlaan 3-5, 1930 Zaventem, BELGIUM Pentax GmbH. Julius-Vosseler-Strasse, 104, D-22527 Hamburg, GERMANY Pentax U.K. Limited. Pentax House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough SD 8PN, U.K. Pentax France S.A. Z I Argenteud, 12, rue Ambroise Croat
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