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Take care not to block the lens, flash dif-

fuser window or auto flash sensor.

Releasing the Shutter

4. Hold the camera steady and

lightly press the shutter release.

The release requires a minimum of

finger pressure, reducing chance of
image blur due to camera shake.

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Summary of Contents for XA

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 2: ...let Aperture Lever Distance Scale Window Lens Shutter Release Self Timer Battery Check Beeper Non Slip Finger Grip Rewind Crank Rewind Knob Camera Back Release Dust Barrier Viewfinder CdS Light Sensor...

Page 3: ...ake Up Spool ASA Film Speed Window Film Speed Adjustment Lever Auto Flash Sensor Battery Chamber Tripod Socket Rewind Release Button Control Lever Camera Back Flash Clamping Screw Film Pressure Plate...

Page 4: ...DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Page 1 2 PREPARATION Installing the Batteries 4 Loading the Film 5 6 SIMPLE STEPS FOR TAKING PICTURES Setting the Aperture 7 Focusing 8 Releasing the Shutter 9 Unloading the Fi...

Page 5: ...equivalent Do not press the shutter release during battery check operation or the battery will run down quickly leaving the shutter open ed Return the lever to the normal position 2 Check the batteri...

Page 6: ...closed position Never load the film in direct sun light 2 Attach the film end to the take up spool The film end must not stick out of the slot excessively 3 Start winding the film and close the camer...

Page 7: ...the Dust Barrier is not fully opened the shutter cannot be released 5 Wind and expose two blank shots until the exposure counter shows 1 The lens should be aimed toward a bright light when shooting 6...

Page 8: ...at the sub ject The arrows indicate parallax cor rection marks If the shutter speed nee dle enters the striped over exposure warning zone push the aperture lever downward so thatthe nee dle points to...

Page 9: ...is 0 85 1 meter 2 8 3 3 feet frame the subject in the area under the 2 parallax correction marks Turn the focusing lever until the double image in the central rec tangle fuses into one Focusing can al...

Page 10: ...flash dif fuser window or auto flash sensor Releasing the Shutter 4 Hold the camera steady and lightly press the shutter release The release requires a minimum of finger pressure reducing chance of i...

Page 11: ...ank turns freely open the camera back and remove the film in the shade Set the control lever to SELF TIMER and release the shutter The beeper emits a tone and the check lamp glows intermittently The s...

Page 12: ...he camera Insert the guide pin into the guide pin hole and turn the clamping screw clockwise After connecting do not twist the A11 1 5V AA battery Alkaline preferred 1 Set the ASA film speed If the AS...

Page 13: ...r pressure than the aperture setting 4 When the charge lamp glows you are ready to fire Do not move the lever once it has been set for auto flash or in correct flash exposure may result 5 At the end o...

Page 14: ...sed from F2 8 to F22 the deeper the depth of field On the contrary the smaller the F number from F22 to F2 8 the shallower this zone of accept able sharpness The table on the opposite page shows that...

Page 15: ...ra to subject distances with are indicated on the camera s distance scale Depth of field table Circle of least confusion 1 30 mm Depth of field table Circle of least confusion 1 760 in in meters in fe...

Page 16: ...rity Photography When photographing fast moving subjects the impression of move ment can be emphasized by inten tionally allowing the image to be blurred using a stow shutter speed On the contrary the...

Page 17: ...ture priority auto expo sure camera the XA lets you select the aperture freely then automati cally sets the right shutter speed for correct exposure The shutter scale is visible in the viewfinder so y...

Page 18: ...face tends to ap pear dark on the image In this case use the control lever to pro perly expose the most important area Turn the lever to BACK LIGHT 1 5 and release the shutter You can get the same ef...

Page 19: ...using the control lever Manual flash method is recom mended for daylight fill in Set the A11 film speed lever to FULL and the aperture lever to the F number after having set to the flash symbol obtai...

Page 20: ...ws the camera back to be opened for film loading unlocking all relat ed functions Electronic feather touch shutter release The release pressure conductive polymer responds to very light pressure Press...

Page 21: ...Fin gerprints if not wiped off immediately will eventually be unremovable Never leave the camera near radios TV sets or magnets Store the camera in a dry well ventilated place Never store the camera...

Page 22: ...rogressive type with automatic reset Film rewind Crank type with rewind release button Shutter release Electromagnetic feather touch shutter release Self timer Electronic self timer with 12 second del...

Page 23: ...flashes Approx 150 with AA penlight alkaline battery Recycling time Approx 7 sec with AA alkaline bat tery Max working distance 2 5m 8 2 ft at ASA 100 5m 16 4 ft at ASA 400 Connection to camera Fitte...

Page 24: ...in Japan IELEE22 0382 37MS San Ei Building 22 2 Nishi Shinjuku 1 chome Shinjuku ku Tokyo Japan Tel 03 3340 2211 Crossways Park Woodbury New York 11797 U S A Tel 516 364 3000 Postfach 104908 Wendenstra...

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