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Specifications, Databack, Operation

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'33 5 7 -4, I I5:313 1'93 ® 0 & O ab SPECIFICATIONS Type: Film: Picture format: Film loading: Film movement: Frame number: Lens: Focusing system: Shutter: Self-timer: Viewfinder: Exposure: Flash: Charging time: Power source: Size and weight: 35mm lens-shutter camera 35 mm DX-coded film with ISO rating from 100 to 400; J135 cartridge. The camera film speed is automatically set to ISO 100 when non-DX film is used. 24 mm x 36 mm Auto film loading. Closing the back cover and pressing the shutter release button will automatically wind film to first exposure. Auto winding: auto rewinding starts at end of roll. (Rewind speed: approximately 22 sec for 24-exposure film.) Film can also be rewound in mid roll. Automatic readout of successive frame numbers in ascending order when shooting and descending order when rewinding. Pentax 35 mm, f/4.5, 3 elements in 3 groups Free focus. Focusing range : 1.5m (4.9ft.) to infinity. Programmed AE electronic shutter. Electronic lamp indication. Approx. 10-sec delay. Cancellation after activation is possible. Albada type bright frame finder Programmed auto-exposure Range: EV 10 - 15 (ISO 100) Built-in flash with automatic low-luminance firing. Approx. 6 sec according to Pentax testing conditions. Two 1 .5 V "AA" alkaline batteries. (Ni-Cd and maganese batteries are not usable.) 120 (W) x 70 (H) x 50 (D)mm ; approx. 185 g Date recording system: Date imprinting modes: Date imprinting power source: Size and weight: Information is recorded on the reverse side of the film. Push button to set unit to any of five modes; "Year/Mon/Day", "Day/Hour/Min Blank), "Mon/Day/Year" or "Day/Mon/Year". 3 V lithium battery (one CR2025 battery) 120 (W) x 70(H) x53 (D)mm ; approx. 200 g Reversal film (slide film) may not be properly exposed. Use of negative color film (print film) is recommended. DATABACK OPERATION, NOTE : THIS IS APPLICABLE TO THE PC 300 DATE MODEL ONLY. 0 Mode button 0 Select button 0 Adjust button 0 Battery cover fixing screw Changing the Mode Each time you press the Mode button 0 , the mode in the LCD panel changes in succession from (& "Year-Month-Day" to to ® "Day-Month-Year". ® "Day-Hour-Minute" to CO Stop pressing the button when " the desired " to C) "Month-Day-Year" mode appears. "----" indicates that no data will be imprinted on the picture. NOTE: "M" in the LCD panel indicates "Month". Use the adjuster pin on the strap to press the buttons. Correcting the Data 1. Press the "Select" button 0 until you reach the flickering digit which you wish to change. 2. Press the button 0 "Adjust" button 0 . Digits increase btyoocnheanegaechthetimdiegiyt oouf sppreecsisfietdheca"tAegdojurysty"oubucthtoonseOwi.thIfthyeou"Skeeleepcti"t depressed, the digit will advance continuously after two or three seconds. • 3. Adjusting the second: Press the "Select" button 0 until ":" will flicker. And press the "Adjust" 4. button After the in sync with a time correction, press the signal to "Select" set the second to button 0 to make zero. the data imprinting possible (the bar mark ( - ) appears on the LCD panel). Battery The databack is powered by one CR2025 3V Lithium battery. When the displays in the LCD cannot be by seen clearly or when the watch function loosening Battery cover fixing screw • . becomes When the unstable, replace the Battery with battery is set correctly, Data will be a new one displayed. Reset the data according to "Correcting the Data".

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0
&
SPECIFICATIONS
'33
5
7
-4
,
I
I5:313
®
1'93
Type:
Film:
Picture
format:
Film
loading:
Film
movement:
Frame
number:
Lens:
Focusing
system:
Shutter:
Self
-timer:
Viewfinder:
Exposure:
Flash:
Charging
time:
Power
source:
Size
and
weight:
Date
recording
system:
Date
imprinting
modes:
Date
imprinting
power
source:
Size
and
weight:
Reversal
film
(slide
film)
may
not
recommended.
35mm
lens
-shutter
camera
35
mm
DX
-coded
film
with
ISO
rating
from
100
to
400;
J135
cartridge.
The
camera
film
speed
is
automatically
set
to
ISO
100
when
non
-DX
film
is
used.
24
mm
x
36
mm
Auto
film
loading.
Closing
the
back
cover
and
pressing
the
shutter
release
button
will
automatically
wind
film
to
first
exposure.
Auto
winding:
auto
rewinding
starts
at
end
of
roll.
(Rewind
speed:
approximately
22
sec
for
24
-exposure
film.)
Film
can
also
be
rewound
in
mid
roll.
Automatic
readout
of
successive
frame
numbers
in
ascending
order
when
shooting
and
descending
order
when
rewinding.
Pentax
35
mm,
f/4.5,
3
elements
in
3
groups
Free
focus.
Focusing
range
:
1.5m
(4.9ft.)
to
infinity.
Programmed
AE
electronic
shutter.
Electronic
lamp
indication.
Approx.
10
-sec
delay.
Cancellation
after
activation
is
possible.
Albada
type
bright
frame
finder
Programmed
auto
-exposure
Range:
EV
10
-
15
(ISO
100)
Built-in
flash
with
automatic
low
-luminance
firing.
Approx.
6
sec
according
to
Pentax
testing
conditions.
Two
1
.5
V
"AA"
alkaline
batteries.
(Ni-Cd
and
maganese
batteries
are
not
usable.)
120
(W)
x
70
(H)
x
50
(D)mm
;
approx.
185
g
Information
is
recorded
on
the
reverse
side
of
the
film.
Push
button
to
set
unit
to any
of
five
modes;
"Year/Mon/Day",
"Day/Hour/Min/",
"--
--"
(Blank),
"Mon/Day/Year"
or
"Day/Mon/Year".
3
V
lithium
battery
(one
CR2025
battery)
120
(W)
x
70(H)
x53
(D)mm
;
approx.
200
g
be
properly
exposed.
Use
of
negative
color
film
(print
film)
is
DATABACK
OPERATION,
O
a
b
NOTE
:
THIS
IS
APPLICABLE
TO
THE
PC
300
DATE
MODEL
ONLY.
0
Mode
button
0
Select
button
0
Adjust
button
0
Battery
cover
fixing
screw
Changing
the
Mode
Each
time
you
press
the
Mode
button
0
,
the
mode
in
the
LCD
panel
changes
in
succession
from
(&
"Year
-Month
-Day"
to
®
"Day
-Hour
-Minute"
to
CO
"
"
to
C)
"Month
-Day
-Year"
to
®
"Day
-Month
-Year".
Stop
pressing
the
button
when
the
desired
mode
appears.
"----"
indicates
that
no
data
will
be
imprinted
on
the
picture.
NOTE:
"M"
in
the
LCD
panel
indicates
"Month".
Use
the
adjuster
pin
on
the
strap
to
press
the
buttons.
Correcting
the
Data
1.
Press
the
"Select"
button
0
until
you
reach
the
flickering
digit
which
you
wish
to
change.
2.
Press
the
"Adjust"
button
0
to
change
the
digit
of
specified
category
you
chose
with
the
"Select"
button
0
.
Digits
increase
by
one
each
time
you
press
the
"Adjust"
button
O.
If
you
keep
it
depressed,
the
digit
will
advance
continuously
after
two
or
three
seconds.
3.
Adjusting
the
second:
Press
the
"Select"
button
0
until
":"
will
flicker.
And
press
the
"Adjust"
button
•
in
sync
with
a
time
signal
to
set
the
second
to
zero.
4.
After
the
correction,
press
the
"Select"
button
0
to
make
the
data
imprinting
possible
(the
bar
mark
(
—
)
appears
on
the
LCD
panel).
Battery
The
databack
is
powered
by
one
CR2025
3V
Lithium
battery.
When
the
displays
in
the
LCD
cannot
be
seen
clearly
or
when
the
watch
function
becomes
unstable,
replace
the
Battery
with
a
new
one
by
loosening
Battery
cover
fixing
screw
•
.
When
the
battery
is
set
correctly,
Data
will
be
displayed.
Reset
the
data
according
to
"Correcting
the
Data".