Pentax IQ Zoom EZY-R Zoom Camera Manual

Pentax IQ Zoom EZY-R Zoom Camera

NAMES OF WORKING PARTS

1. Strap lug (p.4)
2. Main switch (p.5)
3. Shutter release button (p.6)
4. AF infinity/Drive button (p.18)
5. LCD panel (p.35)
6. Mode button (p. 18)
7. Red-eye reduction lamp button (p.lB)
8. Self-timer lamp (p.23)
9. Built-in flash
10. Viewfinder window
11. Lens
12. Autofocus window
13. Light window

MAIN SWITCH AND BATTERY CHECK

To switch on. push the main switch button. The lens extends slightly to 38mm and the LCD panel is now on. To switch off, push the main switch button again.

• When not in use, ensure that the camera is switched off.
• Use one 3V lithium battery, ty•pe CR123A or the equivalent. Do not remove the battery before it is exhausted. If the battery is removed, the data on the DATE MODEL is initialized.
• The lens cover automatically opens and closes when the main switch is turned on and off. Do not attempt to open the lens cover manually.

Battery cheek

After you turn the main switch ON. the lens slightly extends and the lens cover opens. You are now ready to shoot.

• See 26, when the battery exhaustion symbol appears on the LCD panel.
• If the camera is on and left for over 3 minutes, the lens automatically retracts, and the power switches off to save the battery power.

HOW TO HOLD THE CAMERA

Hold the camera as still as possible and steady it against your face. Depress the shutter release button gently. (If too much force is applied, the camera will likely shake. and the picture will be blurred.) If possible, brace your body against a stable, stationary object like a wall. When using the flash with the camera positioned vertically, hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens.

OPERATING 38—10mm ZOOM LENS

When you move the zooming lever to the right ( the lens moves towards the telephoto side. When you move the zooming lever to the left , the lens moves towards the wide-angle side.

TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS

After the instruction manual, you should have functions available on the camera, and you should be ready to insert the film.

FILM LOADING

1. Open the back cover as illustrated.
   • Ensure the power is off before loading the film.
2. Place the film cartridge in the film chamber by fitting its flat side On top Of the rewind shaft first and then top end into the camera.
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 O.
4. Close the back cover. The film automatically advances to the first frame.
5. When (I) appears in the exposure counter on the LCD panel, the film automatically stops winding. Ensure that (I) appears on the LCD panel.
6. If [ E ] blinks on the LCD panel, it means that the film is not properly loaded. Reload the film again.
   • When the main switch is turned OFF, the number of frames or t indication will remain for 5 seconds on the LCD panel.

Film and Film Speed Setting.

• Use a DX-coded film with an ISO rating from 25 to When any of these films are loaded, the proper film speed is automatically set for the camera.
• Non-DX coded films cannot be used. If non-DX-coded film is used, the camera automatically sets the film speed to ISO 25.
• A film with film speed is recommended to get less image blur and to cover more photographic situations.
• Use high-speed films with ISO 800 or higher mainly for shooting indoors or in dimly lit conditions.
• The use of negative color film (print film) is recommended.

VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS AND LAMP INDICATIONS

VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS

1. Autofocus frame
   Center this frame over the subject.
2. CIose distance compensation frame
   When the camera-to-subject distance is less than 1m, compose the scene within this frame.
3. Picture area
   When taking a normal picture, compose the scene within this frame.

LAMP INDICATIONS

When you depress the shutter ease button halfway down, the green lamp in the viewfinder lights up or blinks When the subject is in focus and the the flash is fully charged, the green lamp will light up to indicate that you can take the picture.

If either the camera-to-subject distance is less than 1m or the flash is being charged, the green lamp will blink and you cannot release the shutter.

• While the lamp is blinking, you cannot release the shutter.
• Ensure that the lamp is lit continuously before taking pictures.
• When the flash is being charged,  the LCD panel also blinks.

TAKING PICTURES distance: 0.55m (ISN) – (infinity) ]

1. Composing the scene
   After zooming the lens and composing your scene, center the autofocus frame over the main subject.
2. Checking the lamp indication
   When the shutter release button is depressed halfway down, the camera focuses automatically.

• The subject closer than 0.55m (1.8ft) cannot be focused properly.
• The lamp blinks for one of the following reasons.

1. The subject is too close. Extend the camera-to-subject distance until the green lamp is lit continuously.
2. The flash is being charged. Lift your finger from the shutter release button for a few seconds until the flash is fully charged. Then depress the shutter release button again. When the flash is being charged, the LCD panel also blinks.
   • If you wish to focus on another subject, lift your finger from the shutter button, recompose, and then depress the shutter release button halfway down again.
   • If the autofocus window is dirty, the autofocus may not function properly.
3. Shooting
   Fully depress the shutter release button.

Flash effective ranges (Nega-color film used)

Automatic Flash Emission

When the shutter release button is depressed halfway down in low light, the flash is automatically charged and the lamp in the view-finder lights up and will appear on the LCD panel indicating the flash is ready to discharge.

• The automatic flash emission is automatically set when the main switch is turned on.

FOCUS LOCK SHOOTING

If you shoot without positioning the autofocus frame on the main subject as shown above, only the background will be in focus. When the main subject is off the autofocus frame in the center of the viewfinder, use the focus-lock technique. (Focus lock is the function to lock focus on an off-center subject.)

1. Focus on the subject with the autofocus frame.
2. When the shutter release button is depressed halfway down, the green lamp in the view-finder lights up and the exposure and focus are temporarily locked.
3. While holding the shutter release button halfway, re-aim the camera or recompose the picture, then release the shutter by depressing the shutter release button all the way.

INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING DATE MODEL

When you wish to take a sharp picture of a distant landscape or a distant subject through a window, the Infinity Land Mode allows you to capture distant scenery with clarity.

Depress the AF Infinity, Drive button until appears on the LCD panel.

• After the picture is taken by fully depressing the shutter release button, this mode is canceled.
• In this mode, the flash will not discharge.

If you purchased the DATE model, read this section. The DATE model records dates up to the year 2019 on pictures.

Switching the mode

Press the DATE button O with your finger, and the mode on the LCD panel switches as shown in the chart.

Correcting the date

1. Depress the SELECT button O to make a different category Of digits on the LCD panel that you want to change blink.
2. Depress the ADJUST button O to Change the digits of the specified category you chose with the SELECT button. Digits increase by One each time you depress the ADJUST but- ton O. Holding down the button will advance digits continuously.
3. After the data has been adjusted, depress the SELECT button O each time until blinking stops.

• Depres the SELECT button 2 each time. The bar mark ( — ) appears on the LCD panel, indicating that data imprinting choices are possible.
• The blinking ” • ” allows precise fine-tuning Of the internal clock to the beginning of a specified minute. To do so, depress the DATE button 1 until “Day-Hour-Minute” digits appear and then depress the SELECT button to make the “: blink. Then depress the ADJUST button 2 in sync with a time signal.
• If you release the shutter while the blinking data is being corrected, the data cannot be imprinted.

Operational precautions

The data on the LCD panel is imprinted on each frame you expose.

• “Year-Month-Day” and “Day-Hour-Minute” cannot be imprinted at the same time.
• As you release the shutter, the bar(—) mark on the display blinks for a few seconds, indicating the data has been imprinted.
• If there is a white or yellow object in the corner of the picture where the data is imprinted, the data may be difficult to read. When composing your photographs, try to avoid brightly-colored subjects in that corner.

TROUBLESHOOTING

What appears troublesome may be easily remedied. Here are some problems that may occur and their remedies.

SPECIFICATIONS

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