Horizon 203 (S3 PRO) User manual, 2004 year
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button
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. Should the film be wound tightly in the cassette, the film rewind knob will rotate when the
shutter is being cocked. If the film is loose in the cassette, the rewind knob will fail to rotate at the first
frames. Automatic frame counter shows the number of the frame being positioned against the film
gate.
4.2. Operating Mode Setting
Operating mode (shutter speed range) selection should be performed only with the shutter
released.
Shutter speed and aperture should be set only with the shutter cocked.
4.2.1. Shutter Speed Setting
Turn operating mode selection switch
7
to set the required shutter speed range from 1 s to 1/8 s or
1/30 s to 1/250 s (the speed markings are colour-coded to help you). Set dial
9
against the required
shutter speed value. Each position of the dial is click-stopped.
4.2.2. Aperture Setting
Set the required aperture value on dial
10
opposite to the index mark on the body. Each position of
the dial is click-stopped. At exposure determining to obtain pictures of higher quality the aperture
should be smaller and exposure time longer.
4.2.3. Depth of Field of the Lens
The “MC 2,8/28 MG” built-in lens has no distance scale.
To determine the depth of field, make use of the table set forth below. For example, with aperture
set at 8, the depth of field will be from 2 m to infinity.
Depth of Field Table for the HORIZON-S3 PRO Camera Lens
Aperture Depth of field, m
2,8
5,5—
∞
4
3,9—
∞
5,6
2,9—
∞
8
2—
∞
11
1,5—
∞
16
1—
∞
4.3. Mounting the Handle
Take the handle out of the case. Remove the end-cap
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from
the camera locating hole. To do this screw it out by the use of a
coin for example.
Match the ridge of the handle and the groove on the camera
body and put the handle into the camera hole. With the handle
held in position screw up slightly holder
25
, than by turning the
handle be sure that the handle ridge and the groove on the camera
body match quite and screw the holder
25
in hard. The arrow on
the handle should be on the outside of the camera at correct
mounting of the handle. To remove the handle from the camera
turn off the holder
25
and take out the handle from the hole.
4.5. Picture Taking
Cock the shutter.
When shooting hold the camera in the way that the frame is not blocked by your fingers. Aim the
camera at the subject and looking through the viewfinder determine its limits.
Camera horizontal position is adjusted by level
3
. At correct camera position which prevents a
