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  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 1
    PENTAX zooifiYOX Izooifi70-XERTE OPERATING MANUAL ic ,644 "L(S` PENTAX zallaYOX
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 2
    OUTLINE OF BASIC OPERATIONS 8 +I SEX Mir Open the back cover (see page 7). Load the film and close the back cover. Ii The film automatically advances to the first frame. U ( Set the main switch to I ) (see page 3). a Frame your subject and operate the zooming lever to determine the
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 3
    automatic, you can take great pictures with little effort. The DATE model makes it easy to remember when you take pictures. Please read this manual carefully before operating the camera to learn how to take consistently flawless pictures. Names of the camera's working parts are listed on the front
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 4
    NAMES OF WORKING PA O 00 0 0 0 O- Built-in flash Viewfinder window Autofocus window 0 Main switch Shutter release button 0 Macro button 0 Self-timer lamp Battery chamber cover fixing screw 0 Light-sensor window 0 Zoom lens • (I) Grip 0 0
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 5
    • m ED m c e 0 DI Drive button 0 e 0 Mode/drive clear button e0 Viewfinder eyepiece AF (Green) lamp 0 Flash (Red) lamp 0 Back cover release lever 0 Battery chamber cover 0 Auxiliary rewind button 0 Mode button C, 0 LCD panel G Zooming lever e Strap lugs 0 Film information window O
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 6
    SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION ON THE MANUFACTURER. Type: 35 mm fully automatic leaf-shutter camera with built-in zoom lens and auto flash. Film: Auto film speed setting with 35 mm perforated DX coded film with ISO rating from 50 to 1600. 24 x 36 mm
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 7
    Dual-Frame Self-Timer Multi-Exposure Combination chart of exposure and shooting systems • DATE model • Battery exhaustion warning • Replacing batteries • Taking care of your camera • Troubleshooting • Warranty policy • Specifications O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ©
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 8
    PRESH0077NG PREPARATIONS Pad M ' PartiTIOL Clamp 0 Soft case (optional) When putting the camera into the soft case, be sure to turn the main switch off ( 0). Strap Fit the strap on the camera as illustrated. Use the clamp's protrusion 0 as a screwdriver to open the battery chamber cover. On the
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 9
    p.MAINSWITCHANDBA ERYCHECK ,1\ Main switch On ( I : The power is on, and the camera is ready for setting and shooting. Off ( 0 ) : The power is off, and the camera is not in use. Caution: The lens protector automatically opens when the main switch is on ( ), and closes when the main switch is off
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 10
    (If pressed forcefully, the camera is likely to shake, and the picture will be blurred.) Try to brace your elbows against your body, or support yourself and the camera against a stable, stationary object, such as a wall. When using flash with the camera vertically positioned, hold the camera so that
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 11
    S 70 mm 65 mr7N 60 mm 55 mm 50 mm 46 MM 42 mtN i i k. N.,38 mm `35 mm ), When you press the zooming lever to the right ( the lens frames the subject more tightly, moving towards the 70 mm telephoto setting. When you press the zooming lever to the left ( +44 ), the lens moves towards the wider-
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 12
    BASIC After read -9 this nstructon manual to familiarize yourself with operations, you re ready to insert the film. DX FILM Perforations Film cartridge coo 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Us- 24 tE 000 0 Film
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 13
    N 13 ower by setting the ma L.47. (O)• 4!0 OO III Slide the back cover release lever in the direction of the arrow as illustrated to open the back cover. lE Place the film cartridge in the film chamber, fitting its flat side on the top of the rewind shaft. 0
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 14
    the film leader end mark O. Notes: • Make sure the film perforations properly engage the sprocket teeth 0. • Make sure the film is properly placed between the guide rails 0 • Make sure the film is taut as illustrated. Take up any slack in the film by pushing it back into the cartridge. • If the
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 15
    lEX U Close the back cover. The film automatically advances to the first frame. (Even if no film is loaded, the motor operates for a second or two after the back cover is closed.) 10 When "1" appears in the exposure counter on the LCD panel, the film automatically stops winding. The indication as
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 16
    3. VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS ANDIMIIIIMI Autofocus frame Position this frame at the subject of focus. Picture-area frame This is the ordinary picture area. Compose the picture within this frame. Parallax-correction frame When taking a macro picture in which the subject is about 0.6 meters (2 ft) away, or
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 17
    CIMODE AFO 0-c t. O DRIVE R I.! 7 TOGRAPHY OWI F -'- 10 444 e When you press the shutter release button half-way, the lamps 0 and/or 0 as shown above glow or flicker. Green lamp: When it glows you can take a picture. When it flickers, you cannot. Red lamp: When it glows, flash is ready to
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 18
    6.TAKING PICTURES U After zooming and composing your shot, position the autofocus frame ( ) on the subject. 11 El Press the shutter release button half-way with your subject in focus, and the green lamp glows. If the subject is closer than one meter (3.3 ft), the green lamp flickers and the
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 19
    * ( ) El Press the shutter release button all the way down, and the shutter is released. Then, the film automatically advances to the next frame. Notes: • When the shutter is released, the self-timer lamp glows momentarily to indicate that a shot has been taken. • When the green lamp flickers,
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 20
    NO! a s tip f • 1 1 -CI (Z-,`1L4-----)/oC f r If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame ( Li) on the main subject of the picture as shown above, only the background will be in focus. When the main subject of your picture is off the autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder, use
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 21
    El While pressing the shutter release button half-way, re- aim the camera or recompose the picture, then release the shutter. Notes: • You can cancel focus lock simply by taking your finger off the shutter release button. • When in the Consecutive Shooting mode OW, focus lock cannot be used. Hard-
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 22
    8. UNLOADING FILM II I OEX a cak-c 0 N. FTIISINT O O After you have exposed the last frame of the roll, film rewinds automatically. Then, the motor stops, and ( uu ) flickers as shown to indicate end of rewind. 16 0 Open the back cover, and remove the cartridge from the chamber by pulling on
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 23
    Rewinding the film in midroll If you wish to unload the film before exposing all the frames, push the auxiliary rewind button with the protrusion 0 of the strap's clamp; film rewinding starts. When rewind is completed, the motor stops, and ( QC ) flickers. Caution: Never open the back cover until
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 24
    .TAKING MACRO PICTURES This shooting mode is used to take close-up pictures. When the macro symbol ( 0) appears on the LCD panel, you can take macro pictures. When shooting a subject about 0.6 meters (2 ft) away, compose the shot within the parallax-correction frame.
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 25
    active Range: 0.6 - one meter/2 - 3.3 ft.) U C ) O El Press the macro button (O) to engage the Macro mode, and the lens moves forward. To cancel the Macro mode, just move the zooming lever to the left sse or right ( ►. The ordinary shooting mode is then restored. Notes: • When the autofocus
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 26
    To select various exposure modes. press the MODE button 0 LAuto Shooting Flash-On Flash-Oft Exposure Compensation Bulb 0 B Bulb-Synchro B CCZ)MODE DRIVE O las r Press buttons 0 and/or 0 in succession to set the required modes. Normally, use the Auto and Single-Frame Shooting modes. To
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 27
    11 SH •ON (FOI4CED EMISSION) Nni O -DE cD-) In this mode, the flash will always fire whether the subjects are in a bright or dark environment. Use this mode for Daylight-Synchro and Slow-Speed Synchro shooting. Daylight-Synchro Shooting In portrait photography, the subject is often darkened in
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 28
    11111111111 'St 1---0-0-44 In this mode, the flash does not CD- PE fire, and a picture is taken at a slower shutter speed. Use this in situations when flash photo- C_I)) graphy is prohibited, such as in theaters, museums, etc. Furthermore, this mode is also useful when you wish to take a
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 29
    2 B B Portraits with a window, blue D MODE sky, or other bright background often result in underexposure la because the exposure is automatically set for the back- ground. Exposure Compensa- tion makes good use of natural lighting to improve the balance of light between the sub- ject and
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 30
    USING BULB AND B It • NOW Oft Bulb mode, approx. 7 sec. (ISO100). :'• 0- Bulb-Synchro mode, approx 2 sec. (ISO100). n B Bulb mode ( B ) This mode is useful for long D M°° exposures required for shooting such things as fireworks -c B Oa O and night scenes. The shutter remains open as long as
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 31
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 32
    SELF-TIMER 4 Use the Self-Timer when you wish to get yourself into the picture. Use of a tripod is la recommended. U Focus on the subject first, and then depress the shutter release button. The shutter will be released in about 10 seconds. U When the Self-Timer is working, the Self-Timer mark (
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 33
    ME In this mode, you can take two M MODE self-timer pictures in quick succession. r)) filmy Press the shutter release button. The first frame will be exposed after approx. 10 seconds, then the second frame will be exposed approx. 5 seconds after the first. Note that focus for both shots is
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 34
    MULTI-EXPOSURE ME (CDDtAT E CD) 28 LI T) This mode allows you to multiexpose on the same frame. 1 . Activate the Multi-Exposure mark ( ME ) on the LCD panel. 2. Press the shutter release button to shoot an initial exposure. The film will not advance, and the normal SingleFrame Exposure mode
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 35
    I RE AND SH YSTEMS EXPOSURE SYSTE.M . (Auto} $. 0 ,, p, (Single- f,-, T1 0 Frame) .-_)' 0 0 0 T • Ml-i 0 0 0 N G. x S 0 0 0 Ys V) 0 0 0 T M ME 0 0 0 Ea B $. B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - - 0 0 0 ©: Normal Q: Combination possible -: Combination impossible As shown in the table
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 36
    It you purchaft1. 11111111111M DATE MODEL The DATE mode "c cO- cl ' CEO GI 31 SETTING DATA Year-Month-Day Day-Hour-Minute Day-Month-Year Month-Day-Year MODE button SELECT button ADJUST button 30 Switching the mode Each time you press the MODE button 0 with your fingernail, the mode in
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 37
    0 Correcting the data • Each time you press the SELECT button 0, a different category of digits in the LCD display flickers. Press the SELECT button until you reach the flickering digit(s) which you wish to change. The digit(s) will move in the following order as you press the SELECT button 0. Date
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 38
    OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS When shooting • The data (Year-Month-Day or Day-Hour-Minute) is recorded on film as in the picture on the right. The data on the LCD panel is imprinted on each frame you expose. • If the corner of the picture where the data is imprinted has a white or yellow object, the data
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 39
    i ATTEOY EXHAUSTIO NG I f • _fix pAr I." Illilllflll 1111I1ll1ll1lllllllllllilllll" When the batteries are nearly exhausted, the battery mark (cam) appears on the LCD panel to warn you. Replace the batteries as soon as possible. When ( iC=) starts flickering, no operations can be performed. The
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 40
    REPLACING BATTERIES Use two 3 V lithium batteries (CR-123A or 01-123A) U Using the screwdriver on the strap's clamp, rotate the screw on the battery chamber cover counterclockwise to open the cover. ▪ Align the batteries with the ( + ) and ( - ) indications and insert two lithium batteries.
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 41
    PRECAUTIONS ON BATTERIES • Use lithium CR-123A or DL-123A batteries. • Keep the batteries out of the reach of children. • The misuse of batteries causes hazards such as leak- age, heating, explosions, etc. Batteries should be inserted with the ( + ) or ( - ) sides facing the correct direction. • To
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 42
    sprays at the beach, splashing of any kind, and rain. If your camera gets wet, wipe it dry immediately and have it examined at a Pentax service center. 3. Dirt and sand can cause serious damage to the shutter mechanism and other moving parts of the camera. Your camera needs periodic cleaning to
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 43
    , sudden temperature changes should be avoided as much as possible. As a guide, a temperature change of 10°C should occur gradually over at least 30 in a car, plane, or ship can cause screws to loosen. To minimize this problem, line the bottom of your camera bag with inch-thick (2.54 cm) foam-rubber
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 44
    What appears troublesome might be easily remedied. Here are some problems and their remedies. 1. The shutter cannot be released. • is the main switch turned off ( 0 )? If so, turn it on I ). (See page 3.) • Are the batteries exhausted
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 45
    5. The flash-on mark ( ) is flickering on the LCD panel. • Did you just use the Flash-Off or the Exposure Compensation modes in a dark place? This is a warning against underexposure. You cannot take a good picture while this mark is flickering. (See pages 22 and 23.) 6. ( ED ) is flickering on the
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 46
    , battery or chemical corrosion, operation contrary to operating instructions, or modification by an unauthorized repair shop. The manufacturer of charge, and the equipment will be returned to you upon completion of servicing. If the equipment is not covered by warranty, regular charges of the
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 47
    you are sending it directly to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quotation of 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 purchased in the U.S.A., U.K., or
  • Pentax IQZoom 70-X | IQZoom 70-X Manual - Page 48
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