Pentax Espio Manuel utilisateur

OPERATING

MANUAL

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Congratulations

on your purchase

of Pentax

ESPIOand welcometo the world of Pentax

zoomcompact

photography!

Your compact,

light

weight

camera

isa great

companionto

preserve

your favoritememories.

lts built-in

35-70mm

zoomlens

givesyou

the

freedomto

frame everything

from breathtaking

land-

scapesto family portraits,

even detailed

close-ups.

The

built-in

auto

flashhelps

youto

capturesubjects

indimly-lit

places

orto pho-

tograph indoor scenes

with clarityand bril-

liance.

lt functionsasa fill-in

flashfor day-

lightflash-sync

photography.

Since

most of

the operations

- includingfilm loading,film

speedsetting,

winding/rewinding,

focus

and

exposure

control

- are automatic,

you can

take

great

pictures

with littleeffort.

TheDATE

modelmakes

it easyto rememberthe dates

when

youtookpictures.

. Please

read

this manualcarefullybefore

operatingthe camerato takeconsistently

superior

pictures.

. Pay

special

attentionto the cautions

and

notesin this Operating

Manual.Pictures

and illustrationsshown hereinmay differ

fromthecamera'sactual

appearance.

lcon

indicators

used

inthis manual

Thenamesofthecamera's

working

parts

are

listedonthe

frontandback

flaps

ofthisman-

ual.Keep

the flapsunfolded

for quickrefer-

ence

whilereadingthemanual.

Operationdirection .-

Automatic operation frrrrf

Attention ,l

Lamp lighting

Lamp

blinking

Correct o

lncorrect X

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OUTLINE

OFBASIC

OPERATIONS ,A

f-,_J

Openthe backcover

(see

page

8).

Frame

your subject

andoperate

the

zoom-

ing lever

to compose

theshot

(see

page

6).

Load the film and

close the back cover

(see page 9).

Focus

on your

subject

(see

page

12).

Thefilmwill

automati-

callyadvance

to the

first frame (see

page

e.)

Depress

the

shutter

re-

lease

button.ln dark

conditions,

the flash

will discharge

auto-

matically

(see page

13).

Push

the main

switch

to switch on power

(see

page

4).

When

the

film

reaches

its end,

the camera

will automaticallyre-

windit

(see

page

16).

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NAMESOF

WOHKINGPARTS

O Zoominglever

@ Shutter

release

button

@ Drive

button

@ Infinity-landscapebutton

Autofocus

window

@ LCO

panel

O Mode

button

@ Red-eyereductionflash

button

€) Built-inflash

@ Viewfinder

window

O Light

sensor

window

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CAUTIONS

. The electriccircuitry inside the camera

contains high voltage working parts.

Neverattempt

to disassemble

the camera.

. Becareful

not to drop or subject

the cam-

era

to strong

vibrations,

shockor pressure.

o Donotapply

forceto the zoom lens;

do not

place

the camera with the lens facing

down.

o Never attempt to manually open the lens

cover:

it will automatically

open and close

the main switch is

turned on and off.

o Make sure not to obstruct the autofocus

window, lens,light sensor

window, or the

built-in

flash

with your fingers

or hair.

. Avoid leavingthe camera

for extended

pe-

riods of time where temperature and hu-

midityare

highsuchas

in a car.

. Dirt,mud, sand,

moisture,toxic

gas,

water,

salt water, etc., penetrating

the inside of

thecamera

may cause

damage

or render

inoperable.

Therefore,

handle

it with great

care.

o Never use solvents such as paint thinner,

alcoholor benzineto clean

the camera.

PRECAUTIONS

FOR

BATTERY

o The misuse of batterycan cause hazards

such as leakage,

overheating,

explosions,

etc.

Batteryshould be inserted

with the "+"

and "-" sides

facingcorrectly.

o Never try to disassemble, short or re-

charge

the battery.

Also,do not dispose

the battery in a fire, as the battery may

explode.

o Battery performance may be hindered

temporarilyin low temperatures,

but itwill

recoverin normal temperatures.

o Keep a spare battery on hand for conve-

nience

when shootingoutdoorsor while

traveling.

o Keepthe battery out of reachof children.

o When the camera is in a bag, make sure

the main switch is off: otherwise, battery

power may bewasted if the shutter release

button is pushed

accidentally.

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TABLE

OFCONTENTS

. Names

working

parts

......... Flaps

o Introduction

........... Frontfoldout

o Outline

ofbasicoperations....Insidecover

r Cautions ..................1

PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING

PHOTOGRAPHS

Strapattachment.......................................3

2.Main

switchandbatterycheck.................4

How

to hold

thecamera ..........5

Operating35

70mmzoomlens..............6

TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS

Usable

film.......... ..-...-....-.........7

Film

loading ...........8

Viewfinder

displays

andshooting

ranges ...................10

Green/redlamps ....................11

5.Ordinary

photography

.............................11

Taking

pictures .....12

7.Focus-lock

shoo1in9.................................

8.Unloading

film .....16

TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS

How

to selectmodes

/Red-eye

reductionflash

mode...............18

Daylight-synchro

shooting .......19

Taking

pictures

atslow

shutterspeed.......20

Slow-sh

utter-speed

synchroshootin

g.......20

Backlightcompensation

..............................2'l

Bulb

shootin9............ .................22

Bulb-synchro

shooting ..............22

Self-timer

shooting ....................23

Dual-frame

self

timershootin9

..................23

Autotele-wide

self-timer............................24

Consecutiveshooting ................25

Multi-exposure

shoo1in9.......................,.,...

lnterval

shooting ......27

lnfinity-landscape

shooting ......28

Datemodel

................ .................30

MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS

Battery

exhaustionwarning .....32

Installing/Replacing

thebattery..................

Taking

careof

your

camera

........................34

Troubleshooting

........ ................36

Specifications........... ..................38

Warranty

policy .......40

LCD

panel Backfoldout

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PREPARATIONSBEFORE

TAKINGPHOTOGRAPH$

You should be aware of certainfunda-

mentals to make it easierto use this

camera in the best way.

STRAPATTACHMENT

Fitthestrap

the

cameraas

illustrated.

Usethe

clamp's

protrusion

to depressthe

ADJUST

but-

ton onthedatemodel.

o To prevent

the camerafrom swaying exces-

sively

whilewalking,

adjustthe strap

so the

cameraridesabove

your

waist.

. :&

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2.MAINSWITCH

AND

BATTERY

CHECK

Main switch

Toswitchon,

push

the

main

switch

button.

The

lensextendsslightly

tothe

wide-angle35mm

setting

and

LCD

panel

on.

Toswitchoff,

push

the

mainswitchbutton

again.

Makesurethe

camera

isswitchedoffwhen notin

use.

o Useone

lithiumbattery,type

DL123Aor

CR123A.

Donotremovethe

batterybefore

exhausted,

since

itisalsoused

bythedate

function

the

DATEmodeltokeepconstant

trackof

time.

o The

lenscoverautomatically

opens

and

closes

whenthemainswitch

isonandoff.

Never

attempt

toopenthe

lens

cover

manu-

4 ally.

Battery check

Afteryou turn the main switchON,the lens

slightlyextends

and the lenscoveropens.

Then,

you are ready

to shoot.

(See

page

whenthe batte^ryexhaustion

symbol(! )ap-

pears

onthe

LCD

panel.)

* lfthecamera

onandleftunused

forover

3 minutes,the lens

automatically

retracts

andthe power switchesoff to savebattery

power.

lf the mainswitch

isturned

on within30

minutesof auto-power

off,the previous

setting

willreturn.

. Referto page33 for directionson battery

insertion.

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3.HOW

HOLD

THE

CAMERA

When shooting,

hold the camera

securely

with both hands.

Keep

thecamera

asstill

possible,

and gentlydepress

the shutter

re-

lease

button.

(lf

toomuch

force

applied,

the

camerais

likely

toshake,

and

the

picture

will

blurred.)

Try

to brace

yourelbows

against

your body,

or support

yourself

andthe cam-

era

against

astable,

stationary

object,

such

awall.

When using

the flash

with the camera

posi-

tioned

vertically,

hold

thecamera

sothat

the

flash

above

thelens.

Gaution:

Donot hold

thezoomlens

because

it moves

back

and

forth

when zooming.

Note:

o Make sure not to obstruct

the autofocus

window,

lens,

light

sensor

window or the

built-in

flash

with

your

fingers

orhair.

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*;i:i:',::i:

wl_\

AWhen

you move

the

zoomingleverto the

right

(f ),

the lens

moves

towards

the70mmtelephoto

setting

andframes

the subject

more closely.

When you

movethe zooming

lever

to the left

(f f f ),

the lens

movestowards

the

wider-angle35mm

setting.

When

the lenszoomsto the desired

setting,

releasethe

zooming

leveranddepress

theshutter

release

button

fullytotake

pictures.

Note:

o Theshutter

cannotbe

released

when

zooming.

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