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Page 1: ...OPERATING MANUAL www orphancameras com www orphancameras com ...

Page 2: ... loading film speedsetting winding rewinding focus and exposurecontrol are automatic you can takegreat pictureswith little effort The DATE model makesit easyto rememberthe dates when you took pictures Pleaseread this manual carefullybefore operatingthe camerato take consistently superiorpictures Pay specialattentionto the cautionsand notes in this OperatingManual Pictures and illustrationsshown he...

Page 3: ...r see page 9 Focuson your subject seepage12 Thefilm will automati cally advanceto the first frame see page e Depress the shutterre lease button ln dark c o n d i t i o n s t h e f l a s h w i l l d i s c h a r g ea u t o m a t i c a l l y s e e p a g e 1 3 Pushthe main switch to switch on power seepage4 Whenthefilm reaches i t s e n d t h e c a m e r a will automaticallyre wind it seepage16 www or...

Page 4: ...g lever Shutterreleasebutton Drivebutton Infinity landscape button G Autofocuswindow LCOpanel O Mode button Red eyereductionflash button Built inflash Viewfinderwindow O Lightsensorwindow www orphancameras com www orphancameras com ...

Page 5: ...water etc penetrating the inside of the camera may causedamage or render it inoperable Therefore handle it with great care o Never use solvents such as paint thinner alcohol or benzineto clean the camera PRECAUTIONS FORBATTERY o The misuse of battery can cause hazards such as leakage overheating explosions etc Batteryshould be insertedwith the and sides facing correctly o Never try to disassemble ...

Page 6: ...m 16 2 TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS How to selectmodes Red eye reduction flashmode 18 Daylight synchro shooting 19 Takingpictures at slow shutterspeed 20 Slow shutter speed synchroshooting 20 Backl ightcompensation 2 l Bulbshootin9 22 Bulb synchro shooting 22 Self timer shooting 23 Dual frame selftimer shootin9 23 Auto tele wide self timer 24 Consecutive shooting 25 Multi exposure shoo1in9 26 lnterva...

Page 7: ... to use this camera in the best way 1 STRAP ATTACHMENT Fitthe strapon the cameraas illustrated Usethe clamp sprotrusionto depressthe ADJUSTbut ton on the date model o To prevent the camera from swaying exces sively while walking adjustthe strap so the cameraridesaboveyour waist www orphancameras com ...

Page 8: ...scover automatically opens and closes when the mainswitchis on and off Neverattemptto openthe lenscovermanu 4 ally Battery check After you turn the main switch ON the lens slightly extendsand the lens cover opens Then you are ready to shoot See page 32 when the batte ry exhaustionsymbol ap pearson the LCDpanel lf the camerais on and left unusedfor over 3 minutes the lens automaticallyretracts and ...

Page 9: ...y to braceyour elbowsagainst your body or supportyourselfand the cam eraagainsta stable stationaryobject suchas a wall When using the flash with the camera posi tionedvertically hold the cameraso that the flash is abovethe lens Gaution Do not hold the zoom lensbecauseit moves backandforthwhen zooming Note o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus window lens light sensorwindow or the built inflash...

Page 10: ...mes the subjectmore closely When you move the zooming leverto the left f f f the lens movestowardsthe wider angle 35mm setting When the lens zooms to the desiredsetting releasethe zoomingleveranddepress the shutterrelease button fullyto takepictures Note o The shuttercannotbe released when zooming www orphancameras com ...

Page 11: ...bearsthe DX mark Non DXcodedfilm cannotbe used Use high speedfilm with an ISO rating of 1000or highermainlyfor shootingindoors or in dimly litconditions DX FILM Perforations Filmcartridge Filmspeed lSOrating Automatic film speed setting This camera is designedto use DX coded films with ISOratingstrom 25 to 3200 When any of thesefilmsareloaded the properfilm speedis automatically set for the camera...

Page 12: ...e on top of the rewind inat fiist and then slide the top end into the camera 3 Fullthefilm leaderoutfar enoughfrom the cartridgeto reach the take up spool O Afign tfretip with the film leaderend mark 8 Notes o Make sure not to touch the lenswith your fingers Maie sure the film is placedproperly be tweenthe guiderails o lf there is dirt on the film detectionsection film cannotbe wound ProPerlY X Sl...

Page 13: ...e lf I doesnot appearon the LCD panel it indicatesthat the film is not properly loaded lf this occurs reloadthe f i l m l f t U t i n t c s o n t h e L C D p a n e l i t meansthe film is not properlyloaded The exposurecounter indicationwill re main on even if the main switch is turned off previouspage Takeup any slackin the film by Make sure the film is taut as illustratedon pushingit backinto the...

Page 14: ...t distance is between0 6m zftl and 1m 3 3ft composethe picturewithin thisframe O Picturearea When taking a normal picture com posethe picturewithin thisframe Shootingranges effective camera to sub ject distance o The ordinarysettingallows a shooting rangefrom infinity to 0 6meter 2ft o Subjectscloserthan 0 6 meter 2ft1 can not be focusedproperly 1 0 www orphancameras com ...

Page 15: ...amerausesthe shutterspeed approx 1 40thsec when lSO100film is used When you de pressthe shut ter releasebut ton halfway the lampsQ and or light up or blinkas shown at left tl Greenlamp When the subjectis in focus it will lightup to indicate that y o u c a n t a k e t h e P i c t u r e when the subject is not in focus it will blink indicating that you cannottakethe Pic ture becausethe camera to sub...

Page 16: ...utter releasebutton half way When your subjectis in focus the green lamp will light up lf the subjectis closerthan 0 6 meter 2ftl the greenlamp will blink Inthiscase lengthen thecamera to subjectdistance o When the red lamp lights up it indicates that the built inflashwill discharge Make sure that you are within the flash effective rangebeforeshooting seepage13 12 www orphancameras com ...

Page 17: ...in low light the flash will automatically discharge When the shut ter release buttonisdepressed halfwayin low light the redlampwill lightup indicating the flash is ready to discharge lf the red lamp blinks this indicates that the built inflash is beingcharged Therefore makesurethe red lamp lightscontinuouslybeforetaking pic tures Red eye Shootingportraits with theflashmay resultin red eye the red ...

Page 18: ...ck technique Focus lock is the functionto lockfocus 1 Focuson the subject with the autofocus frame t I Whenyou wish to focuson the face which appearsverysmallin the viewfinder focus on the chestinsteadto fill the focusframe with more of the subject 2 When the shutter releasebutton is de pressedhalfwaydown the green lamp on the right hand sideof the viewfinderlights up and the exposureand focusaret...

Page 19: ...tant from the lens Subjectswhich may fool the system include 1 Black objects like hair which don t reflect much light and therefore don t reflect in frared autofocus beams 2 Wire netting latticework iron exercise bars etc 3 Flickeringlight sourcessuch as neon signs f l u o r e s c e n t l a m p s T V i m a g e s s u n l i g h t coming through trees etc and subjects il luminated by these light sour...

Page 20: ...counter countsframe numbersin reverse r The entire roll of film includingthe film leaderis alwaysrewoundintothe cartridge to preventany parts of the film being ex posedto light 1 6 2 Unloading the film Openthe backcover and removethe car tridgefrom the chamberby pullingthe top out first with your finger Notes o Theshuttermay be released a frameor two even afterthe specifiednumber of frames have be...

Page 21: ...depressedfor more than 3 sec the rewind mode will be set and the llO markappearson the LCDpanel The markwill alsoblink on the LCDpanel 2 Depressingthe shutter releasebutton while holdingthe drive button down starts the rewinding When the roll of film is re wound to its end the motor stops and the 0 Otintsindicatingthat the back cover may be openedsafely 1 7 www orphancameras com ...

Page 22: ...otingmodesareautomatically set l any exposureand orshootingmode if the buttonO and is depressedafter the shutter is released the Auto and Singleframe modeswill returnrespectively o To reducethe red eyephenomenonin the picture depress the red eyereductionflashbutton O Wittrthis mode the flash discharges two consecutive times reducingthe possibilities of the red eyeeffectsignificantly To cancelthe m...

Page 23: ...nge to take pictures This will ensure that a picture is well exposed without any shadow The flash will always discharge in this mode Notes o Make sure the red lamp on the left hand side of the viewfinder eye piece lights up w h e n t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n i s d e pressed halfway down before shooting A red lamp blinking indicatesthat the flash is being charged Make sure you re...

Page 24: ...for soft lightedpictureswith a naturalatmosphere Notes When shootingin darkness the shutter speed gets slower and camerashake is more likelyto blur your picture so use a tripod Slow Speed Synchro Shooting Flash Onl Depress the modebutton to seta slow speed sync mode untilthe g ll symbol appearson the LCDpanel lt is pos sibleto take a pictureof subjects and back ground in a balancedway as shown in ...

Page 25: ...gto improvethe balanceof light be tween the subjectand the restof the picture Also usethis modeto shootscenery Depress the mode buttonuntilthe O EI in dicationappearson the LCDpanel Note o When using Backlight Compensation in a dimly litplace the shutterspeedmay beso slow that you should use a tripod to pre vent camerashake With Backlight Compensation WithoutBacklight Compensation www orphancamera...

Page 26: ...s h o o t i n gf i r e w o r k sa n d n i g h t scenes for instance When usingthis mode thecamerashouldbe mountedon a tripodso thatthe camerawill be steady Bulb synchro mode l B I lf the mode buttonis depr essed l B appearson the LCDpaneland Bulb synchro modeisset This letsvou usethe flash in additionto the Bulb mode so you cantakea portraitwith a night scenein the background for example 22 Bulbmo...

Page 27: ...n The firstframe will be exposedafter approx 10 seconds then the second frame approx 5 secondsafter the first Notethat focusfor both shots is locked at the firstframe 1 Focuson the subjectsfirst by depressing the shutter releasebutton halfway and then depressthe shutter releasebutton fully The shutterwill be released in about 10seconds 2 When the Self Timeris working the Self Timersymbol S Utintso...

Page 28: ...rst Note that the focus is lockedat the first shot Note on the self timer shooting o lf you startthe self timer while standingin front of the camera sfront the subjectmay not be in focus o To cancelthe self timerat anytime afterit s been activated push the main switch in such a case the power will not be turned off o When you want to use the flash with the self timer make sure the flash has been c...

Page 29: ...is held down a frame is shot every 1 3sec The camerafocuseson the subjectsframe by frame in this mode so make sure to keepthe autofocusframe on the subject When usingflashin this mode consecutive shootingis possibleonly afterthe flash is charged thered lamp lightsup following eachexposure rn it Ii 25 www orphancameras com ...

Page 30: ...rmal Single Frame Exposure mode will be restored after the picture is taken 3 R e c o m p o s e t h e f r a m e a n d d e p r e s s t h e shutter release button to shoot the second exposure After the second shot the film w i l l b e a d v a n c e d a n d t h e S i n g l e F r a m e shooting mode will be restored Notes o To expose two or more depress the drive button until the El remains lit after ...

Page 31: ...shutter releasebutton fully the first frame will be exposed3 seconds later Then the restof the film will be auto maticallyexposedaccordingto the interval time selected Notes Useof a tripod is recommended for bestre sults e The focus will be lockedat the first frame and the self timerlamp starts blinking3 secondsbeforethe shutteris released o When in the IntervalShootingmode the interval shooting s...

Page 32: ...shutterreleasebutton is depressed The built inflashdoesnot discharge when combinedwith the Auto and Singleframe modes When you wish to take a sharp picture of a distant landscape or a distant subject through a window the inflnity landscape mode allows you to takedistantscenerywith clarity Depressthe infinity landscape button and ihe A symbol appearson the LCD panel To cancelit depressthe infinity ...

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Page 34: ...ss of the MODE button Qwith your finger n a i l t h e m o d e i n t h e L C D panelswitchesas shown in the chart Notes indicatesno data will be imprinted M on the LCDpanelindi cates Month o Use the strap tool s pin shaped protrusionto de p r e s s t h e S E L E C Ta n d ADJUSTbuttons w ililm3 I 1 T3llT l l 16 ni w tr 1l The date in the pictureaboveis simulated 30 www orphancameras com ...

Page 35: ...he SELECT button The bar mark ap pearson the LCDpanel indicating thatdata imprintingchoicesare possible lf you release the shutterwhilethe blinking data is beingcorrected the datacannotbe imprinted x Numerical indication Year 87 19 1987 2019 Month 1 12 DaY 1 31 Time 0 23 Minute 00 59 OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS The data on the LCD panel is imprintedon eachframe you expose x Year Month Day and Day Hour...

Page 36: ...er beforereplacingthe battery o lf the batteryis replaced with a film already loaded the camera enters the starting mode lt will assumethe film hasjust been loaded and will advanceseveralframes The j will appearon the LCDpanel o lf the batteryis replacedat the end of the film roll the camera may not detectthe film and the framecounterindication may not appearon the LCD panel Followthe procedure fo...

Page 37: ...acingthe battery 1 Openthe batterychambercoverby pulling the cover lockin the directionof the arrow as shown 2 Insertone lithium batteryas shown 3 Closethe battery chamber cover When closedproperly it lockswith a click lf the battery is correctly loaded the zoom lensmovesslightlyandthe motoroperates for a few seconds 1l 33 www orphancameras com ...

Page 38: ... lf so releasethe zooming lever then shoot See page 13 2 My printed pictures don t look very clear Did you position the autofocus frame on your subject Seepage 12 Did you obstruct the autofocus window with your fingers or hair when you depressedthe shutter release button Seepage 5 Was the subjecttoo near Shoot in the range of 0 6 meters 2ft to infinity See page 10 a a a 3 Zoom lens retracted autom...

Page 39: ...f either mark appears often a The correct camera to subjectdistanceswhen shooting using flash with films other than ISO 100 200 or 400 are indicated in the table below tso Lens 25 50 1000 1600 3200 3 5 m m l l 0 6 2 1 m 0 6 3 0m 1 1 1 3 m 1 4 16m 2 0 l 22m zomm l 0 6 1 3m 0 6 1 9m 0 6 8 5m 0 9 10m 1 3 15m With high speed film overexposure may occur at close rorrgg 37 www orphancameras com ...

Page 40: ...ve autofo cusing with focus lock Range 0 6m 2ft in finity Infinity landscapemode focus is fixed to infinity Maximum magnification 1 7 5X 38 Zooming Electroniczoom Shutter Programmed AE electronicshutter with speeds approx 1 400 sec 1 Ssec Bulb 1 2sec or slower ie for as long as the shutter releasebutton is depressed Electromagnetic release Self timer Electronic red lamp indication Ap prox 1O sec d...

Page 41: ...mTELE lSO100film used Flash recycling time Approx 5 sec under the Pentaxtesting conditions I n t e r v a l s h o o t i n g E l e c t r o n i c a l l yc o n t r o l l e d started by depressing the shutter release button 3 and 60 minutes can be selectedfor intervaltime Power source One 3V lithium battery CR 123A or DL 123A Battery life Approx 15 rolls of 24 exposure film when 50ohof shooting employs...

Page 42: ...characteristic not a defect O BatteryExhaustion Warnino Red eyiReductionFlash mode I Flash OFF mode Flash ON mode o f itm Counter lnterval Timer Second O ShutterRelease button GDMinute 9 Infinity landscape mode O Intervil Shootirigmode 60minutes g IntervalShootingmode 3 minutes Stow ShutterSpeed Backlight Comfensation mode Bulbmode Multi exposure Shooting mode Consecutive Shooting mode Self timerm...

Page 43: ...NAME OF WORKINGPARTS Flash Red lamp Viewfindereyepiece nf Green lamp D wain switch fitm information window D Backcover releaselever Batterychambercover TripoOsocket www orphancameras com ...

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