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Page 1: ...OPERATITG MAIIUAI www orphancameras com www orphancameras com...

Page 2: ...nd brilliance and functions as a fill inflashfordaylight flash sync photography Sincemostoftheoperations including filmloading filmspeedsetting winding rewinding focus and exposurecontrol are automati...

Page 3: ...e filmand closethe back cover Focusyoursubject seepage12 E lt a i 1 t i t ll I NN I JJ UUrx Jr Thefilmautomatically Setthe mainswitchto I advancesto the firstframe seepage3 I Pressthe shutterrelease b...

Page 4: ...WORKINGPARTS Q euin inttasn ViewtinOer window Autofocuswindow Mainswitch Shutterreleasebutton Macrobutton Straplugs Self timer lamp tignt sensorwindow Zoomlens erip www orphancameras com www orphancam...

Page 5: ...6 Takingpictures 7 Focus lock shooting 8 Unloading film OPERATIONS OF MAJORFUNCTIONS Takingmacropictures Howto selectmodes Flash On forced emission Flash Off flash override Exposure Compensation Bulb...

Page 6: ...oftcase be sureto turn the mainswitchoff Q I t tttoP AND SoFr ASE Strap Fitthe strapon the cameraas illustrated Usethe clamp sprotrusion Q as a screwdriver to open the batterychambercover On the DATEm...

Page 7: ...tchison andcloseswhenthe mainswitchisoff Q Neverattemptto openthe lensprotectorby hand Battery check Afteryouturnthemainswitchon the lensslightly extendsandthe lensprotectoropens Thenyou can shoot Not...

Page 8: ...llbe blurred Try to braceyourelbowsagainstyour body or support yourself andthecameraagainst a stable stationary object suchas a wall Whenusingflashwiththe cameraverticallypositioned holdthecameraso th...

Page 9: ...nsmoves towardsthewider angle 38mmsetting Notes o As you pressthe zoominglever the lensfocallengthis displayedon the LCDpanel Theshutter is notreleased whenzooming o The zoom lenshastwo operational sp...

Page 10: ...DX coded filmswithISO ratings from50 to 1600 Whensuchfilmis loaded itsfilm speedis automatically setinthecamera Notes o WhenbuyingDXfilm makesurethe packagebearsthe DX mark o lf non DXfilmis loaded t...

Page 11: ...y setting the mainswitch to O z il StiOe the backcoverreleaseleverin the directionof the arrowas illustrated to ooenthe backcover etacethefilmcartridge inthefilmchamber fitting its flatsideon the top...

Page 12: ...leader endmarkO Slack W X I o Notes o Makesurethelilm perforations properlyengagethe sprocketteeth o Makesurethe filmis properlyplacedbetweenthe guide rails o Makesurethefilmistautas illustrated Take...

Page 13: ...ears in the exposure counter on the LCD panel the film automaticallystops winding The indi cation as shown above appears Notes lf 1 doesnotappearon the LCDpanel thefilmis not properly loaded Reload th...

Page 14: ...meter 3 3ft away compose thepicture within thisframe Partofthelensfrontappears inthevievufinder whenthe lensis in itswide angle position butthiswon tappearon thefilmwhenthepicture istaken Shooting ra...

Page 15: ...s intheordinary or macroset tings thesubjectis eithertoocloseor toofar Adjustthe camera to subject distance so thatthegreenlamp glows thenrelease theshutter 5 ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY Whenthe LCDpanelis a...

Page 16: ...ur subjectinfocus andthegreenlampglows lf the subjectis closerthanone meter 3 3ft the green lampflickersandthe shuttercannotbe released In thiscase lengthenthe camera to subject distance Note o lf you...

Page 17: ...k the flash auto maticallyfires Whentheshutter releasebuttonis lightly pressedin darklighting theredlampglows indicating thatflashis readyto fire A flickering redlampmeanstheflashis beingcharged There...

Page 18: ...ictureis offthe autofocus frameinthecenterof the viewfinder usethefocus lock technique I Whentakinga pictureof two people forexample first position the autofocus frame 3 on oneof thetwo E ns you press...

Page 19: ...ses usethefocus lock technique on a subject whichis bothneartheactualoneandequidistant from thelens Subjects whicharehardto autofocus include 1 Blackobjects likehair whichdon treflect much light andth...

Page 20: ...ndremovethecartridge from the chamberby pullingon itstopwithyourfingertip as shown Notes o Duringrewinding the exposure countercountsframe numbersin reverse o A 24 exposure filmrolltakesabout20 second...

Page 21: ...foreexposingallthe frames pushthe auxiliary rewindbuttonwiththe protru sion seepage2 ofthestrap s clamp filmrewinding starts Whenrewindis completed the motorstops and 00 flickers Caution Neveropentheb...

Page 22: ...his shootingmode is used to take close up pictures When the macro symbol O appears on the LCD panel you can take macro pictures When shootinga subject about 0 6 meters 2 ft away compose the shot withi...

Page 23: ...p 14 o The greenlampjust glowswhenthe camera to subject distanceis extremelyshort about30 cm I The macroshootingrangeis 0 6 one meter 2 3 3ft Pressthe shutterreleasebuttonhalf way make surethe greenl...

Page 24: ...uccession to settherequired modes Normally usetheAutoandSingle Frame Shooting modes To immediately restore thesemodes presstheclear Q button Note Whenthe modeis set atthe Bulb Bulb Synchro or Interval...

Page 25: ...dowedby trees etc In suchcases usethe Daylight SynchroShooting modewithinthe appropriate flash effective rangeso thatthesubjectandbackground are shotin beautifully balanced lighting Slow SpeedSynchro...

Page 26: ...alsousefulwhenyouwishto takea soft lighted picture withnaturalatmosphere Notes o Whenshootingin darkness anotherindicator helps avoidunderexposure Pressthe shutterreleasebutton half way the Flash Onm...

Page 27: ...tandthe restof the picture Alsousethismodeto shootscenery Notes o WhenusingExposure Compensation in a dimly lit place theshutterspeedmaybe so slowthatyoushould usea tripodto preventcamerashake o Whens...

Page 28: ...own butwithinthe rangeof 0 5sec 60 min Whenusingthismode the camerashouldbe mountedon a tripod Bulb Synchromode t B P 5 rc Thisletsyou usetheflashin addition to the Bulbmode so you can takea portraitw...

Page 29: ...the required shutter speed Eachtimethezoomingleveris pressed the shutterspeedadvancesby one setting lfthe zoomingleveris depressedfurther the shutterspeed settingwill be fastforwarded Notes o To switc...

Page 30: ...running person etc can be shot The camerafocuseson thesubject frameby frameinthismode so makesureto keepthe autofocus frame 3 on the subject Note o Whenusingtheflashinthismode consecutive shoot ingis...

Page 31: ...Focuson thesubjectfirst andthendepressthe shutter releasebutton The shutterwillbe releasedin about10 seconds E Wnenthe Self Timer is working the Self Timer mark tU flickerson the LCDpanel andthe Self...

Page 32: ...Timer mode makesuretheflashis charged the redlampglows beforeoperating eithertimerfeature Whenthe batterymark ff appearson the LCD panel thecameramaynotoperate Replace the batteries seepage37 firuooe...

Page 33: ...posure Afterthe second shot thefilmwillbe rewound To expose more than twice Activatethe Multi Exposure markbeforepressingthe shutterreleasebuttonforthe secondexposure Afterthe lastexposure thefilmwill...

Page 34: ...e between 10secondsand1 hour lt is idealfor observational photography of animals andplants etc The selectable shootingintervals are10 20 30 40 50 and60 secondsand2 3 4 5 10 20 30 40 50 and60 minutes O...

Page 35: ...lf timerlampstartsflickering 3 secondsbeforetheshutter is released o Wheninthe Interval Shooting mode the interval shooting mark INT flickerson the LCDpaneland the remaining timeofthe interval is also...

Page 36: ...lb Timer is notused t Whenthe Bulb Timeris used intervalshooting 6t between2 and 60 minutes can be performed 7 LGDPanel O Shutterreleasebutton 17 Zoominglever Whenthe camerais operable the shutterrele...

Page 37: ...the mode Eachtimeyou pressthe MODEbuttonO withyourfin gernail the modeinthe LCDpanelswitches in succes sionfrom Year Month Day to Day Hour Minute to to Month Day Year to Day Month year Stop pressing t...

Page 38: ...STbutton lfyou keepitdepressed thedigit willadvancecontinuously aftertwoor threeseconds 3 Afterthe correction pressthe SELECTbutton to makethedataimprinting possible thebarmark appears onthe LCDPanel...

Page 39: ...voida brightly colored subjectin thatcorner o Year Month Day and Day Hour Minute cannotboth be imprinted atthesametime As you releasethe shutter the bar mark on the LCDpanelflickers fora fewseconds in...

Page 40: ...y setting the mainswitchto Q beforereplacing the batteries lf the batteriesare replacedwithfilmalreadyloaded the cameraentersthe startingmode lt willassumethe film has beenjust loadedand willadvancese...

Page 41: ...at the sametime Do not mix batterybrands typesor old batterywith new one lt may causeexplosionor over heating E As illustrated slidethe batterychambercoverin the directionof the arrowwhilepressingdow...

Page 42: ...13 o ts 00 flickering on the LCDpanel lf so thefilmis finished Replace itwitha newroll Seepage16 2 My printed pictures don t look very clear o Didyou positionthe autofocusframe 3 on yoursub ject Seep...

Page 43: ...EDEYEphenomenon occurswhentheflash illumination reflects offthe retinabecause the pupils openup in thedark Althoughit is impossible to prevent itentirely it canbeminimized by lightingupthe location up...

Page 44: ...omode lSO100 EV6 16 5in WIDE EV8 16 5inTELEand MACROat Flash On andFlash Off modes lSO100 1 5EVexposure compensation provided Viewfinder Zoomfinderwithalbada bright frame Magnification approx 0 47X WI...

Page 45: ...llsof 24 exposure filmwithoutflash Size weight 137 5 W x 76 5 H x 62 D mm 5 4 x 3 x 2 4 405grams 14 2oz lwithout batteries DATE model lmprinting mode Year Monthand Day Day Hourand Minute or blank Size...

Page 46: ...Modebutton lrlodeldriveclearbutton AF Green lamp Bacf coverreleaselever Release socket Auxiliaryrewindbutton Batterychambercover fixingscrew Aatterychambercover fitm information window tripod socket B...

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