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FOI - LETO DE I NSTRUCCI ONES
DESCRI PTI ON
3.
4.
1. Fi l m Rewi nd Knob
( wi t h
r ewi nd cr ank- handl e and back cover r el ease)
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2. Vi ewf i nder
F-
Accessory Shoe
(X-Contact Hot Shoe)
n--:--^-
Red and Yel l ow War ni ng Ar r ows
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- " *- '
5. . ASA Fi l m Speed Set t i ng Ri ng
o-
' -
" - t
6. Film Advance Lever G-------#-
7. Fi l m Exposur e Count er
(wi t h
bat t ery checker)
8. Shut t er Rel ease But t on
9. Shut t er Rel ease Lock
10" CdS Cel l Wi ndow
1' r . Focusi ng R i ng
12- Sel f -Ti mer
13. Apet ur e R i ng
14, Exposur e Cont r ol Ri ng
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c _ . _ . - . - -
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15. Taki ng Lens
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DESCRI PTI ON
Fl ash Socket
( wi t h
Pr ot ect i ve Cap)
Vi ewf i nder Eyepi ece
Fi l m Chamber
Bat t ery Checker But t on
Bat t ery Compart ment Cover
Tr i pod Socket
Spr ocket
Fi l m Rewi nd Rel ease But t on
Pressure Pl at e
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BATTERY LOADI NG AND CHECKI NG
Unscrew the Battery Compartment Cover wi th
t he edge of a coi n.
I nser t a 5. 6V mer cur y bat t er y,
"
- '
'
( m
i nus)
end i n f i r st , and r epl ace Cover . Al ways car r y a
spar e bat t er y
( Mal l or y
PX32, Ever eady E164 or
equi val ent ) . When camer a i s not i n use f or a l ong
per i od of t i me, r emove bat t er y and st or e i n a cool ,
dr y pl ace.
Check battery before pi cture-taki ng. Press Bat-
t er y Checker But t on. l f t he gr een l i ght comes on
br i ght l y i n t he Fi l m Exposur e Count er , t he bat t er y
power i s suf f i ci ent . l f not , t he bat t er y shoul d be
r epl aced.
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FILIVI I.OADIt\G
To open Back Cover , l i f t up Fi l m Rewi nd
Knob and pul l i t out f or ci bl y. As soon as Back
Cover opens, Exposur e Count er i s aut omat i cal l y
set at
" S" ( St ar t ) .
Pl ace a 35mm f i l m casset t e i nt o f i l m chamber
and push down t he Fi l m Rewi nd Knob.
I nser t f i l m l eader i nt o Take- uo Soool and
advance f i l m wi t h Fi l m Advance Levei maki ng
sur e t he
per f or at i ons pr oper l y engage t he spr o-
cket t eet h. Cl ose Back Cover .
FI LM LOADI NG
( cont i nued)
4. To t ake up t he f i l m sl ack i n t he casset t e t ur n t he
f i l m r ewi nd Knob sl owl v i n t he di r ect i on of ar r ow
unt i l i t st ops.
5" Advance f i l m, t hen
pr ess Shut t er Rel ease
But t on, and r epeat unt i l t he f i gur e
" 1"
appear s I n
Fi l m ExPosur e
Count br '
6. Make sur e t he f i l m i s pr oper l y l oaded. As you
advance t he f i l m, Fi l m Rewi nd Knob shoul d r ot at e
count er - cl ockwi se, as i | | ust r at ed.
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ASA F! LM SPEED SETTI NG
Al i gn t he mar k on t he ASA Fi l m Speed Set t i ng
Ri ng wi t h t he ASA r at i ng of t he f i l m i n use. The
f i l m r at i ng i s shown on t he box or t he i nst r uct i ons
whi ch comes wi t h t he f i l m.
SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON
To l ock t he Shut t er Rel ease But t on, al i gn t he
mar k on t he Shut t er Rel ease Lock wi t h t he l et t er
"
L" To unl ock, gi ve Lock 1 l 4 t ur n cl ockwi se.
When camer a i s not i n use, t he shut t er shoul d not
be l ef t cocked, and t he Shut t er Rel ease Lock
shoul d be i n t he l ocked posi t i on.
Locked I j n l o c k c d
A S A 25 32 40 50 64 m r00 t25 r60 200250 3204{1050064t! 800t00l
! t r 15 t6 t7 l 8 19 20 2l 22 23 24 25 26 21 28 29 30 3l
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AUTOMATI C OPERATI ON
Tur n t he Exposur e Cont r ol Ri ng unt i l t he l et t er s
" AUTO"
l s al l i gned wi t h mar k. You ar e now
r eady f or aut omat i c oPer at i on.
EXPOSURE SYMBOLS
Sel ect t he appr opr i at e Exposur e Symbol and set i t
opposi t e t he mar k by t ur ni ng t he Aper t ur e Ri ng.
SUN or CLOUD symbol f or out door phot o'
gr apny.
WI NDOW symbol
-
f or i ndoor and ni ght phot o-
gr apny.
Symbol s Cond i t i ons Apertu res
^,<
Br i ght Sun 16t 11t B
c__J
Heavy Overcast or
Open Shade.
5. 61412. 8
I ndoor s 211. 7
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FOCUSI NG
1. Si ght t hr ough t he Vi ewf i nder and t ur n t he
Focusi ng Ri ng unt i l t he t wo i mages i n t he cent er
f ocusi ng ar ea f or one cl ear i mage.
2. Compose pi ct ur q wi t hi n t he br i ght f r ame
whi ch, dur i ng f ocusi ng, i n par t i cul ar at shor t
di st ances, moves di agonal l y f or aut omat i c par al l ax
correct ron
l n f o c u s Out of f oc us
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EXPOSURE CONTROL
The RED and YELLOW war ni ng ar r ows i n t he
Vi ewf i nder and on t he camer a t oo ar e act uat ed
when t he Fi l m Advance Lever i s wound and t he
Shut t er Rel ease But t on i s hal f - or essed.
The absence of bot h ar r ows si gni f i es hand- hel d
phot ogr aphy i s possi bl e. Al l you need do f or a
per f ect pi ct ur e i s FOCUS and PRESS t he Shut t er
Rel ease But t on down al l t he way.
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EXPOSURE CONTROL
( cont i nued)
t he appear ance of t he RED ar r ow
( when
t he
Shut t er Rel ease But t on i s hal f - pr essed) si gni f i es
t oo r nuch l i ght . Tur n t he Aper t ur e Ri ng i n t he
di r ect i on of t he ar r ow unt i l i t di sappear s. l f l t
f ai l s t o di sappear a neut r al densi t y f i l t er shoul d be
used and t he ASA" Fi l m Speed Set t i ng Ri ng r eset
accor di ngl y. l f t he or i gi nal set t i ng was ASA 100,
r eset t o ASA 25 when an ND4 f i l t er i s used.
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The appear ance of t he YELLOW ar r ow si gni -
f i es t oo l i t t l e l i ght f or hand- hel d phot ogr aphy,
si nce t he exposur e speed wi l l be sl ower t han 1/ 30
second. Tur n t he Aper t ur e Ri ng i n t he di r ect i on of
t he ar r ow unt i l i t di sappear s. l f i t f ai l s t o
di sappear , use a t r i pod
( Yashi ca
Gr i p/ Tr i pod
ST- 7) . Whet her t he YELLOW ar r ow di sappear s or
not , t he pr eci se exposur e speed wi l l be det er mi ned
and set aut omat i cal l V.
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FI LM UNLOADI NG
Af t er t he l ast exposur e, DO NOT t r y t o
advance t he f i l m f ur t her as i t may t ear or come
l oose, maki ng i t i mpossi bl e t o r ewi nd t he f i l m i nt o
the cassette.
Bef or e r emovi ng i t f r om t he camer a, t he f i l m
shoul d be r ewound. i nt o i t s casset t e. Pr ess t he Fi l m
Rewi nd Rel ease But t on.
Unf ol d t he cr ank- handl e on t he Fi l m Rewi nd
Knob and t ur n i t i n t he di r ect i on of t he ar r ow
unt i l a sl i ght r esi st ance i s f el t . Cont i nue wi ndi ng
unt i l you f eel i t t ur ni ng f r eel y. Open t he Back
Cover, remove t he casset t e and send f or pro-
cessr ng.
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DEPTH OF FI ELD
Dept h of f i el d i s t he ar ea i n f r ont and behi nd
t he subj ect on whi ch t he camer a i s f ocused, wi t hi n
whi ch al l obj ect s al so appear accept abl y shar p i n
t he
pi ct ur e l t var i es wi t h t he aper t ur e and i s mor e
ext ensr ve:
a. when t he l ens i s st opped down
b. when t he camer a i s f ocused on a di st ant subj ect
c. i n t he backgr ound r at her t han t he f or egr ound.
The dept h of f i el d can be det er mi ned
' by
ref erence t o t he dept h-of -f i el d scal e on t he l ens
barrel . Wi t h t he camera f ocused on 2 met ers and
an aper t ur e of f 116, t he dept h of f i el d wi l l be
f r om 1. 4 t o 3. 8 met er s, i . e. t he r ange encl osed by
t he number 16 on bot h si des of t he r ed i ndex
mar k.
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SELF- TI MER
l f you want t o i ncl ude your sel f i n t he
t he Sel f - Ti r ner and
pr oceed
as f ol l ows:
a. Advance t he f i l m
b. Move Sel f - Ti mer Lever down al l t he
di r ect i on of t he ar r ow
c. Pr ess Shut t er Rel ease But t on and
wi l l cl i ck about I seconds l at er .
pr ct ur e, use
way i n t he
t he shut t er
, B'
SETTI NG
Si nce t he shut t er wi l l oper at e aut omat i cal l y f or
l ong t i me exposur e,
' B'
set t i ng i s used onl y ver y
occasi onal l y, mai nl y f or speci al ef f ect s.
, Al i gn t he
' B'
symbol on t he Exposur e Cont r ol
Ri ng wi t h t he r ed t r i angul ar mar k.
'
The use of a t r i pod and cabl e r el ease i s
essent i al .
At
' B'
set t i ng t he shut t er wi l l r emai n open f o- r as
l ong as t he Shut t er Rel ease But t on i s kept de-
pressed.
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FLASH PHTOGRAPHY
I n most cases, your El ect r o 35 does not r equi r e
t he use of a f l ash. However , when phot ogr aphi ng
a
movi ng subj ect under subdued l i ght t he use of a
f l ash i s r ecommended.
Remove t he pl ast i c cover of t he Accessor y
Shoe and mount an el ect r oni c f l ash uni t or f l asn
gun i n pl ace.
When usi ng an el ect r oni c f l ash uni t or f l ash gun
f eat ur i ng a hot - shoe, si mpl y i nser t i t i nt o t he
Accessory Shoe and keep t he Prot ect i ve Cap
pl aced over t he synchr o t er mi nal .
l f your f l ash uni t does not have a hot - shoe
pr ovi si on,
cl i p i t on t he Accessor y Shoe and
pl ug t he synchr o- cor d i nt o t he synchr o t er mi nal
of your
camer a, af t er r emovi ng t he Pr ot ect i ve
cap.
Tur n t he Exposur e Cont r ol Ri ng t o set i t t o
t he mar k "J" . The shut t er speed wi l l now be
aut omat i cal l y set t o 1/ 30 second. Your El ect r o: 35
i s pr ovi ded
wi t h
"X"
cont act , so pi ct ur es can be
t aken ei t her wi t h an el ect r oni c f l ash uni t or a f l ash
gun.
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
( cont i nued)
Focus t he camer a on
your
subj ect
Read t he camer . a- t o- subj ect r ange of f t he Di s-
t ance Scal e.
Cor r ect l ens aper t ur e i s obt ai ned by di vi di ng
t he gui de number ' of t he el ec t r oni c f l as h
( or
f l ashbul b) by t he camer a- t o- subj ect di st ance. Set
t he l ens openi ng accor di ngl y by t ur ni ng t he Aper -
t ur e Ri ng and t r i p t he shut t er .
I n f l ash phot ogr aphy,
t he cor r ect exposur e i s
det er mi ned on t he basi s of t he gui de numbgr of
t he el ec t r oni c f l as h uni t or f l as hbul b. Thi s gui de
number i s nor mal l y i ndi cat ed on t he package or i n
t he i nst r uct i on manual . To obt ai n t he cor r ect l ens
aper t ur e, di vi de t he gui de number by t he subj ect
di st ance
( met er s
or f eet ) as shown bel ow
( Di st ance
i n met er s) :
Gui de Number ( 32)
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Subj ect Di st ance ( 2m)
=
Lens Aper t ur e ( 16)
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ACCESSORI ES
To ward of f ext rane-
ous r ef l ect ed l i ght , t he
use of t he l ens shade i s
advi sed. To f i t t he l ens
cap, f l i p back t he l ens
shade as shown i n t he
i l l ust r at i on.
Fi l t er s ar e i nval uabl e f or speci al phot o-
gr aphi c ef f ect s. Many ki nds of 55mm
scr ew- i n t ype f i l t er s ar e avai l abl e f or col or
and B&W f i l m.
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Grip/Tripod
ST-7
Unl i ke t he convent i onal t r i pods, t he Gr i p/ Tr i pod ST- 7
can be hel d agai nst a wal l or your chest t o el i mi nat e
camer a shake i n sl ow shut t er speed exposur e. Bei ng so
smal l
, i n
si ze and l i ght i n. ' wei ght whi l e pr ovi di ng
excel l ent st abi l i t y, i t i s i ndi spensabl e f or El ect r o 35
featuri ng sl ow shutter speed down to 30 seconds.
MS.2ODX
Thi s el ect r oni c f l ash uni t i s smal l enough t o be car r i ed
even i n a
pocket
. . . . . t he wor l d' s smal l est wi t h Gui de
No. 20. l t has a di r ect cont act hot shoe and al so
perrfi i ts
use of the synchro cord. A repl acement of two
AA:i i ze batteri es i s good for 2 cassettes of fi l m
(ZO
expousr e l oad) .
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Auxi l i any
Lens Set
The Auxi l i ar y Lens Set consi st s of an auxi l i ar y t el ephot o l ens whi ch
ext ends t he f ocal l engt h of t he camer a l ens t o 5B. 4mm and an
auxi l i ar y wi de- angl e l ens whi ch r educes t he f ocal l engt h of t he camer a
l ens t o . 37. 7mm. To make pi ct ur e composi t i on
easi er and mor e
accur at e, , an excl usi ve vi ewf i nder i s suppl i ed t o ser ve bot h l enses.
Converter-Satz
Der Converter-Satz besteht aus
ei nem Zusat z- Tel eobj ekt i v, wel -
ches di e Br ennpunkt l dnge des
Kamer aobj ekt i vs auf 58, 4mm ver -
l dnger t und ei nem Wei t wi nkel ob-
j ekt i v,
wel ches di e Br ennpunkt -
16nge des Kamer aobj ekt i vs aut
37, 7mm r eduzi er t . Fr - i r ei nf acher e
und genauer e Bi l d- Komposi t i on i st
ei n Spezi al sucher f r i r bei de di ese
Obj ekt i ve l i ef er bar .
l - ent i l l es de conver si on
Cet t e opt i que compl 6ment ai r e se
compose d' une l ent i l l e
" T616" qui
por t e
l a di st ance f ocal e de l ' ob-
j ect i f
d 58, 4mm, , et de l a l ent i l l e
"gr and
angl e"
eu
i r amdne cet t e
di st ance. f ocal e , , d 37. 7mm. Pour
f aci l i t er l e cadr age et l e r endr e
pl us pr 6ci s, un vi seur speci al est
l i vr 6 avec ce compl 6ment opt i que.
. . ! uego de Obj et i vos Auxi l i ar es
El
j uego
de obj et i vos auxi l i ar es
cont i ene un t el eobj et i vo auxi l i ar ,
que ext i ende l a l ongi t ud f ocal del
obj et i vo a 58, 4mm, y un obj et i vo
gr anangul ar
auxi l i ar , que
r educe l a
l ongi t ud f ocal del obj et i vo a
Par a hacer m5s f 5ci l y exact a l a
composi ci 6n de vi st a, se sumi ni st r a
un excl usi vo vi sor que
se usa par a
ambos obj et i vos.
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TI EFENSCHARFENTABELLE/ TABLE DE PROFONDEUR DE CHAMP/ PROFUNDI DAD DEL CAMPO
Met er
Di st ance
' t . 7
2 2, 8 4 5. 6 B 11 1 6
oo
f r om
t o
37. 7
oo
32.1
oo
22. 9
oo
1 6 . 1
oo
1 1 . 5
oo
8. 07
@
5. 89

4. 08
oo
7
f rom
to
5. 93
8. 56
5. 77
8, 91
5. 39
10. 0
4. 91
12. 3
4. 39
17. 6
3. 79
5 1 . 6
3. 24
oo
2. 61
oo
2
froin
to
1 . 9 1
2 . 1 0
1. 89
2 . 1 2
1. 85
2 . 1 8
1. 79
2. 26
1. 72
2. 39
1. 63
2. 61
1. 52
2. 94
1. 38
3. 77
1
Fr om
t o
0. 98
1. O2
0. 97
1. 03
0. 95
1. O4
0. 95
1. 06
0. 3
1. 08
0. 91
1 . 1 2
O. BB
1 . 1 7
0. 83
1. 27
0. 8
f rom
t o
0. 79
0. 81
0. 78
o. B2
o. 77
o.82
0. 76
0. 83
0. 75
0. 85
o. 74
0. 87
o. 72
0. 90
0. 70
0. 96
Feet
Di st ance 1 . 7 2 2. 8 4 5. 6 B 1 1 1 6
oo
f r om
t o
124',
oo
105' ,
oo
7s',
oo
53',
oo
38',
oo
27' ,
oo
1g' ,
oo
13' ,
oo
20
f rom
t o
17' , 3"
23' . 9. 1"
16' , 1 1"
24' , 6. 9"
15"11"
27' O. 7"
14' 7"
31' , 10. 9"
13' , 2"
41' , 11. 6"
11' 6"
BA' ,O.2"
g' , 1
1
oo
8' , 1 . 7"
oo
7
f r om
to
6' . 7. 8"
7' , 4. 7"
6' , 7. 1"
7' , s. 5"
6' ,s.3"
7' ,g.O"
6' , 2. 8"
7 ' , 1 1 "
5' 11 . 7"
8' .5.7"
5' 7. 5"
9' , 3. 9"
s' ,2.9"
10' 8. 1"
4' 8. 6"
14' 1. 2"
3. 5
f rom
t o
3' , 5. 0"
3'.7.O"
3' 4. 8"
3' . 7. 2"
3' 4. 4"
3' 7. 7"
3' , 3. 8"
3' ,8.5"
3' 2. 9"
3' 9. 7"
3' ,' l .8"
3' , 11 . 4"
3' O. 4"
4' 1. 9"
2' , 10. 3"
4' 6.6"
2. 6
f rom
t o
2' , 6. 7"
2' , 7. 7"
2' , 6. 6"
2' , 7. 8"
2' , 6. 4"
2' , 8. 1"
2' , 6. O"
2' 8. 5"
2' 5. 6"
2' , 9. O"
2' 4. 9"
2' 9. 9"
2' , 4. 2"
2' , 11 . 1
2' 3. O"
3' 1. 2"
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SPECI FI CATI ONS
Lens: COLOR- YASHI NON DX t 11. 7 45mm; 6 el ement s i n 4 gr oups; st ops down
t o f / 16.
Shutter: El ectroni c shutter wi th an i nfi ni te range of speeds from 1/500 sec. to 30
seconds; B set t i ng; bui l t - i n sel f - t i mer ; X sync.
( X- Cont act Hot Shoe) ; shut t er r e-
l ease l ock; aut omat i c set t i ng.
Focusi ng: Coupl ed r ange/ vi ewf i nder f ocusi ng; 0. 8 met er
( 2' 6"1
t o i nf i ni t y; br i ght
f r ame wi t h adt omat i c
par al l ax compensat i on.
Expousr e Cont r ol : Sol i d- st at e' El ect r oni c Br ai n' cont r ol s t he el ect r oni c shut t er
accor di ng t o l i ght i nt ensi t y meassur ed by t he CdS sensor ;
pr eci se shut t er speed f or
cor r ect exposur e i n any l i ght i s det er mi ned and set AUTOMATI CALLY; exposur e
symbol s for easy sel ecti on of aperture; arrows warn agai nst over-expousre and
si gnal sl ow shut t er speed and advi sabi l i t y of usi ng a t r i pod; ASA r ange f r om 25 I o
1000
( Dl N
15- 31) ;
power sour ce- Mal l or y PX32, Ever eady E164 oi equi val ent .
Other Features: Si ngl e-stroke fi l m advance l ever charges shutter, sets el ectroni c
exposure control to standby condi ti on, regi sters count of exposed frames and
pr event s doubl e exposur e; aut omat i c r eset t i ng exposur e count er ; f ol d- away
cr ankhandl e f or r api d f i l m r ewi nd; mul t i - sl ot t ake- up spool f or easy f i l m l oadi ng.
bat t er y checker i ncor por at ed i n t he exposur e count er wi ndow.
Lens Shade: 57mm sl i p- on t ype.
, f ,
Fi l ters: 55mm screw-i n type.
' ;
Di mensi ons: 180 x 84 x 73. 5mm
( 4. 08
x 3. 3 x 2. Bg i n. )
Wei ght : 750 gr ams ( 1. 65
l bs)
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FOR BETTER PI CTURES
o
For better col or pi ctures,
shoot i n soft, di ffused l i ght.
o When t he YELLOW ar r ow i s ON, use a t r i pod
( al so
wi t h B and Sel f - Ti mer ) .
o When the mai n subj ect i s the poi nt of i nterest, use the l argest aperture sui ted for
the prevai l i ng l i ght. l f a greater depth of fi el d i s requi red, stop down the aperture
as necessary.
o When i t i s necessary to stop acti on i n outdoor photography, turn the Aperture
Ri ng to where the RED arrow
j ust
di sappears. At thi s poi nt, the shutter speed i s
about 1/500 sec.
r When photographi ng spot,l i ghted subj ects or agai nst l i ght, reset the ASA Fi l m
Speed Setti ng Ri ng.
Exampl e wi t h AsA 100 f i l m:
(a)
Strong spot-lighted
-
reset to ASA 200400.
(b)
Agai nst ti ght
-
reset to ASA 50 or 25.
o
The use of an ND fi l ter when shooti ng i n bl azi ng sunl i ght, snow or beach scenes
i s recommended.
Reset the ASA Fl l m Speed Setti ng Ri ng accordi ng to fi l ter factor.
o For ni ght phot ogr aphy, WI THOUT FLASH, set t he Exposur e Cont r ol Ri ng at t he
AUTO posi t i on and t he Aper t ur eRi ng s1 t he I NDOORS
( wi ndow)
symbol . l n al l
cases, the shutter speed wi l l be determi ned and set AUTOMATICALLY.
However, when shooti ng wi th the YELLOW arrow ON, use a tri pod.
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CARE OF YOUR CAMERA
Keep bot h t he i nsr de and out si de of
your camer a
cl ean. Use a sof t , cl ean cl ot h.
To cl ean t he l ens, f i r st bl ow away any dust or
gr i t , t hen cl ean wi t h a l ens br ush r o sof t , cl ean
I i nt l ess cl ot h.
Avoi d st or i ng t he
Qamer a
wi t h t he shut t er char g-
ed.
Do not l eave t he camer a i n t he gl ove compar t -
ment or t r un k of a car
,
or i n d i r ect sun I i ght , as
heat may af f ect t he f i l m, bat t er : y, et c.
When t he camer a i s not i n use f or a l ong per i od
of t i me, r emove t he bat t er y and st or e i t i n a
cool
,
dry pl ace. l t i s advi sabl e t o carry a spare
bat t ery.
Do not di smant l e t he camer a or t he l ens f or
cl ean i ng.
When phot ogr aphi ng
wi t hout usi ng a f l ash, be
sure t hat t he pl ast i c cover i s i nsert ed i nt o t he
Accessery Shoe and the Protecti ve Cap set over
t he synchr o t er mi nal . ,
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