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Page 1: ...PENTAX M MW dffi www orphancameras com www orphancameras com ...

Page 2: ...ingthe camera to take consistently superior pictures and payspe cial attentionto the cautionsand notes in thisOperating Manual Picturesand illustrations shown herein may differ from the camera s actual appearance lllustrations in this operatingmanualare the DATAMODEL lconindications usedin thismanual Operationdirection 1r Automatic operation frrrr Attention f l Lamp lighted _ lri t Lamp blinking t...

Page 3: ...NAMESOF WORKINGPARTS www orphancameras com www orphancameras com ...

Page 4: ...ndereyepiece Greenlamp l Red lamp Zoombuttons p 17 fitm informationwindow Backcover Panoramaswitch p 24 TripoO socket D Mid roll rewindbutton p 15 Backcover releaselever Batterychambercover p 8 Allindications willnotactuallyappearsimultaneously as shown l YI O Data information p 34 Exposure counter p 13 O tntinity Landscape Mode p 20 SpotAF Mode p 21 O Flashoff p 28 29 Flashon p 26 28 29 O Slow sp...

Page 5: ... Diopter adjustment 11 Loading Unloading thefi m 12 14 Rewinding Filmin mid roll 15 Holding thecamera 16 TAKTNG PHOTOGRAPHS t Operating the38 120mm zoomlens 17 Composing andFocusing 18 Hard To Autofocus Subjects 1g Lnfinity Landscape Mode 20 SpotFocus 21 Focus Lock Shooting 22 Panorama Mode 24 Flashphotography 25 Flash effective range 26 Shooting Modes 27 SlowShutter Speeds Modes 28 B u l bM o d e...

Page 6: ...STRAPATTACHMENT l ABOUTTHE CAMERA Fit the strap on the camera as illustrat ed Use the illustrated part for pushingthe mid rollrewindbutton t www orphancameras com ...

Page 7: ...ery type CR 2or the equivalent with the plus minus sides matching the indications in the battery compartment 3 Close the battery chamber cover Ensure that the cover is locks with a click 8 On the DATEMODEL the time is initialized to 0 00 and bar appearson the LCD panel when the batterychambercover is opened Correctthe time See page34 www orphancameras com ...

Page 8: ... the time usingthe CR 2 batteryand underPentaxtest ing conditions Actual batterylife performance may vary drasticallydependingon usage of Power Zoom Flash and external conditions such as temperature and freshnessof the bat tery To switch ON set the main switch to the ON position When the power turns ON the lens slightly extendsand the lenscoveropens The camera is now readyto shoot lf the camerais ...

Page 9: ...ing compose the scene within theAF frame For other lengths the range widens as the focallengthincreases from38mmto 120mm 1 0 Close distance compensationframe When the camera to subject distance is closer than2m composethe scenewithinthisframe When the camerato subjectdistanceis less than 1 5m the panoramaphotographyis not recommended due to a substantial difierence betweenwhat you see throughthe v...

Page 10: ...e Whenthe subjectis notin focus it willblink indicating that you cannottakethe picture Red lamp Flashstatus r Whenthe flashis readyto discharge it willlight up Whentheflashis beingcharged it willblink DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT Aim the camera toward a bright subject While looking through the viewfinder rotate the diopter adjustment lever to the right or left until the AF frame appears in the sharpest focu...

Page 11: ...the cam era 3 Pull the film leader out far enough from the cartridge to reach the take up spool Align the tip of the film with the film leader end mark and ensure the film is placed properly betweenthe film guides 1 2 Notes lf thereis dirton the film detector film can not be woundproperly Ensurethefilmistautas illustrated on the illus tration Takeup any slackin the film by push ing it backintothe ...

Page 12: ...ed Reloadthe film The exposurecounterindication willremainon evenif the mainswitchis turnedOFF ss t I Automatic film speed setting This camerais designedto use DX codedfilms with ISO ratingfrom 25 to 3200 When any of thesefilmsare loaded the properfilm speedis automatically set Notes Non DX coded films should not be used lf Non DXcoded film is used the film speed is automatically set to the ISO25 ...

Page 13: ...wound A 24 exposureroll of film takes about 25 sec ondsto be rewound Duringrewinding the exposurecountercounts framenumbersin reverse 4 2 Unloadingfilm To unload the fllm open the back cover and remove the cartridge from the cham ber by pulling the top of the film cartridge out first with your finger Neveropen the backcover untilthe wholefilm rollis rewound I 1 l ftilffi E Tl r rEn 9 tr 4d www orp...

Page 14: ...ing alltheframes pushthemid roll rewindbut ton with the protrusionpart of the strap clamp the lens retractsand then film rewinding starts When rewindis complet ed the motorstops and c blinks indicat ing that the back cover may be opened safely www orphancameras com ...

Page 15: ...e pic ture will be blurred When using the flash with the camera positioned verti cally hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens Notes Do not hold the zoom lens because it movesbackand forthwhilein operation Make sure not to obstructthe autofocus window lens lightsensorwindowor the built inflash with your fingers hair or otherobject 1 www orphancameras com ...

Page 16: ...wardsthe 120mmtelephotosetting Pushingthe zoom buttom on the left ur movesthe lens movestowardsthe wide angle 38mm setting When the lens zooms to the desiredsetting releasethe zoom bottom and depressthe shutterreleasebuttonfullyto take pictures Do not applyforceto the zoom lens as doing so causesdamageto the camera The shuttercannotbe releasedwhilethe lens t t rszoomrng 1 7 www orphancameras com ...

Page 17: ...cts a red lightis automatically projectedto assist the autofocussystem when the shutter release button is depressedhalfwaydown 1 8 2 Checkthe lamp indicationt When the subject is in focus the green lampwill light up The green lamp blinks if the subject is too close or if the subject is difficult to autofocus lf the autofocuswindowis dirty the auto focusmay notfunctionproperly t I I L www orphancam...

Page 18: ... don t reflectmuch light in the autofocusframe c Fastmovingsubjects d Subjectswith horizontallines or com plex or detailedpatternsin the autofo cusframe e Multiplesubjects in foregroundof the autofocusframe f Subjectspositionedagainstreflectedor strongbacklight or withextremely bright background tF J r 1 9 www orphancameras com ...

Page 19: ...nityor to takea pictureof a distantscenethrougha window Press the AF lnfinity Landscapebutton repeatedly until r appears on the LCD panel After the picture is taken this mode is canceled The flash will not dischargein the auto exposuremode even in dark lightsitua tions 20 I l I www orphancameras com ...

Page 20: ...focuson a par ticularspotin the frame 1 Depress the AF lnfinity Landscape button so that the SPOTAF appears on the LCD panel Focus on the subject Focus on the subject with the Spot AF frame t t in the center of the viewfinder 21 www orphancameras com ...

Page 21: ...e in focus When the main subjectis off the autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder usethefocus lock technique Focus on the subject with the autofo cus frame t l Depress the shutter release button halfwaydown The green lamp in the viewfinder lights up and the expo sure and focus are temporarily locked 22 www orphancameras com ...

Page 22: ... ton halfway down re aim the camera or recompose the picture then press the release button all the way to releasethe shutter Note Youcan releasefocus locksimplyby lift ing your fingerfrom the shutterrelease button l 23 www orphancameras com ...

Page 23: ... panoramaformat mode Whenthe pictureframeis switchedto panora ma the viewfinderswitchesto the horizontal panorama formatframe 24 2 Compose the scene as you would normal ly and releasethe shutter When the camera to subject distanceis less than 1 5m 4 6ft use of the panoramaformat is not recommended Panoramaformat processingfacilitiesdiffer depending on the areaand requirements Your local film proce...

Page 24: ...de button r Daylight Sync FlashON Slow Shutter Slow Speed Speed Sync FlashOFF FlashON Bulb FlashOFF Bulb Sync FlashON E O E AF OOO tn i tl F l E l f Ffr For normaluse set the auto exposuremode as shownin above The camerais automatically re setto theAuto ExposureModewhenthe poweris turnedoff Red EyeReduction Flash Function 1 Toreducethe red eyephenomenon depressthe red eye reduction flashbutton o 2...

Page 25: ...exposurewill not be obtained 26 Daylight SyncShooting grF f i o or AF OOO Depress the mode button r until r appears on the LCD panel In this mode the flash will always dischargein both dark and brightconditions When a portraitis takenwith the subjectin a backlightsituation the front of the subjectmay be cast in shadow ln such a case use the Daylight SyncShooting Mode Flash ON Mode withintheflashef...

Page 26: ...ol Sho oting Shooting Shooting For normal use set the Single Frame Shooting Mode In the Self TimerShooting and or the Remote Control Shooting Mode if the button 9our is depressedafterthe shut ter is released the Single Frame ShootingMode returns rE l Flr Five pointInfinity Landscape SpotAF AF mode mode mode For normal use set the Five pointAF Shooting Mode 27 www orphancameras com ...

Page 27: ...ereflashphotography is prohibitedor for a naturalexistinglight effectin low ambientphotography r until to appearson the LCD panel It is possibleto photograph subjectsand background ina balanced wayby usingthe built inflash to properlyexposethe fore ground subject and a slow speed to exposethe low lightbackground Notes When shootingin low light the shutter speed gets slower and camerashake is likel...

Page 28: ... t until oe appears on Bulb Sync Mode te Depress the mode button t until te r appearson the LCD panel Thisletsyou usetheflashinaddition to the BulbMode so youcantakea portrait pho tograph with a night scene in the back ground BulbMode approx 3 sec lSO400 In all flash modes make ur yo rB withinthe flash effective range The shutterremainsopenas longas the shutterreleasebuttonhelddown Useof a tripodi...

Page 29: ...e LCD panel and the Self Timer lampblinks3 secondsbeforethe shutteris released 30 To cancel To stop the self timeroperationat any time after its been activated set the main switchto the OFF positionor depress one of any buttons exceptthe shutterreleasebutton Do not stand directlyin front of the camera when startingthe Self Timer as the camera willfocuson you notthe mainsubject Besure that you are ...

Page 30: ...the remote control is depressed Usea tripodwhen shootingwiththe wire lessremotecontrol When the remote control is used the Self Timer Shooting Mode and the Infinity Landscape Modecannotbe used Usethe remotecontrolto takepicturesin the Bulb mode to avoid camera shake Whilethe remotecontrol sshutterrelease buttonis helddown the shutterremains openup to a max of 1 minutes Name of parts Shutterrelease...

Page 31: ...in the ordinary shooting mode When the camera is set in the Remote ControlShootingMode and left unused for 5 minutes the lens automatically retracts power and the Single frame Modeis set 32 2 Compose the scene and frame the subject with the AF frame Aim the remotecontroltransmitter towards the remotecontrolreceiveron the camera and then depressthe shutterreleasebut ton on the remotecontrol www orp...

Page 32: ...when the please have it replaced at your local l remotecontrol sshutterreleasebuttonis PentaxServicecenter there is a charge depressed _ 1 Operating Distance of the Wireless Remote Control from the camera s front within approx 5m 16ft straight in front of the camera The remote control may not work in a backlight situation In this case use the camera s shutter release button in the Self Timer Modet...

Page 33: ...TEmodel recordsdates up to the year 2030 on pictures Year2000will be imprinted t 00 I on pic tures 34 Switchingthe Mode Press the DATE button withyourfinger the mode on the LCD panelswitch es as shown Notes The data on the LCD panelwillbe imprinted on thefilm i 3 indicates no datawillbe imprinted uMu on the LCD panelindicates Month L r9r Tne datein the pictureaboverssimulated www orphancameras com...

Page 34: ... second will change the data continuously 4 After the data has been adjusted depress the DATEbutton repeatedly until blinking stops The blinking minutes allowsprecisefinetun ing of the internal clockto the beginning of a specifiedminute When minutesdigits are blinking depressthe DATEbuttonin syncwith a timesignal lf you releasethe shutterwhile the blinking data is being corrected the data will not...

Page 35: ...film See page13 2 My printed pictures don t look very clear Did you positionthe autofocusframe on your subject See page18 Didyou obstructthe autofocus windowwithyourfingers hair or otherobject See Page16 ls the autofocus windowdirty Wipe it off See page 18 3 Zoom lens retracted automati cally the power is turned off automatically The poweris automatically switchedoFF if the camerais left unusedfor...

Page 36: ...ntil it fully charges See page33 ls the batteryfor the remotecontrolexhausted See page33 5 The flash discharges though it is not dark The flashdischarges automatically in a backlitsituation See page25 Daylight syncmodehas beenset See page26 6 The r i or fi markis dis playedon the LCD panel lf eithermarkdisappears when camera is ready for use The eithermarkappearsoften thezoom leveris moved the cam...

Page 37: ...5c Focusing system Pentaxphase matching passivefive pointautofocussystem Autofocusing range 0 65m 2 15ft infinity Maximummagnification approx 1 28X Focuslockis provided Infinity in low lighVor hard to autofocus subject Zooming Electroniczoom shutter ProgrammedAEe ectronicshutterwithspeedapprox 1 4O0 2sec Bu b 1 2sec 1min Electromagnetic release Self timer Electronic lampindication Approx 10 sec Ca...

Page 38: ...stion appearson the LCD panel Shutteris lockedwhen is blinking warnrng Size Weight 105 W x 62 5 H x 42 0 D mm 4 1 x 2 5 x 1 7 2O5g 7 2oz withoutbattery DATEMODEL Datemechanism Crystal quartzcontrolled LCD withdigitalclock aulo calendarup to 2030 Possible to imprintbothstandardand panoramic formatlrames lmprintingmode Year Monthand Day Day Hourand Minutes blank Month Day and Year or Day MonthandYea...

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