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9
TAKING PICTURES
— Programmed Auto (FULL AUTO)
8
LOADING THE FILM
Be careful not to touch the
shutter curtain.
If “
” blinks, reload the film.
1
1
2
2
3
Slide the back cover release
upward to open the back cover.
Insert the film cartridge.
Place the film between the positioning guides
(
A
), aligning the film leader in the direction of
the arrow.
4
Close the back cover. The
film automatically advances
to the first frame. Set the
power switch to ON.
5
Make sure the exposure
counter on the LCD panel
reads “
”.
Correct
Incorrect
Shutter curtain
1
3
Set the power switch to ON. The
lens will extrude and the LCD panel
will turn on.
Compose your shot. Press the “
T
”
side of the zoom button for
telephoto (120 mm) or the “
W
” side
for wide angle (28 mm).
Position the autofocus frame
on your subject.
Press the shutter release button
halfway to focus on the subject.
After making sure that the
camera beeps and the autofocus
indicator lights in the
viewfinder, press the shutter
release button all the way to
take the picture. After the
shutter is released, the film
automatically advances to the
next frame.
After about 30 seconds of inactivity, the LCD panel goes out.
If the autofocus indicator
blinks, the shutter cannot be
released.
The distance to your subject
is 0.6 (2.0 ft) m to infinity at
the wide-angle side and 0.9
(3.0 ft) m to infinity at the
telephoto side.
Do not look at the sun or other strong light sources
through the viewfinder.
2
Autofocus frame