FUJICA 8 AX100 OWNER’S MANUAL This manual will show you how to use the FUJIEA Singles AX100 ‘correctly. Be sure to reed it over carefully“This camera is equipped with @ much faster lens (1.1) than aarlier cameras which usually come with an F1.8 lens. The shutter opening angle is also 50% wider. It will therefore let you take pictures without supplementary illumination in situations where the light is so dim that other cameras fall. It is surprising in how dim a light it will take pictures when loaded with a fast ASA 200 film. Its expanded picture-taking scope makes it ideal for shooting home movies and vacation trip pictures. It will also perform as well es any other camera outdoors in bright light. Type Lens Lens Composition Filter ‘Viewfinder Type Feature Film Transport Film Drive: Frame Rate Footage Counter Shutter Shutter Release Shutter Opening Angle Shutter Speed Exposure Control Type Aperture Range Film Speed Setting Power Source mensions & Weight Accessories Included Optional High performance Single-8 cartridge loading. FLJINON 1:1.1 f=13mm, prafocused, Five component, 7 element. Screw in 40.5mm¢ [Fit on, 42mmo). Fleverse Galilean, Under- and overexposure warning signal (lamp). Power drive, 2 penlight batteries. Battories (A-Size) good for 10 rolls of film. 18 tps. $ (Start) to 15m (50 ft), automatic reset Push button, provided with safety lock 230° 1/28 sec. Cas EE, 2blade aperture 11-16, ‘Automatic for ASA 25, 60, 100 and 200 film. 1.3V mercury battery [PX-13 or EPX-13 or equivalent). 151.5mm(H) x 48mm (body 27mm\(W) x 98 Smn{D}, 3189, Soft case, hand strep. Close-up lons, close-up lens TY, light balancing filter LBA12Axd,(@NAMES OF PARTS— ® ViewSinder Eyepiece ® Film Chamber Cover Fil Chamber Lock Film Plane Mark ee Film Chamber Window @ Suap Eyelet @ Tripod Socket Flim Speed Setting Pin — Flim Speed Film Gare Takeup Spindle — Mercury Battery Slot1, Load the Batteries (1) Penlight Batteries @ © Lit the Battery Compartment Cover slightly upward ond sido it out in the direction of the arrow Insert two pealight batteries into the battery holdars, @- and Q. sides cortectly a3 illustrated on the hold fs, end replace the cover by sliding it back into piace again Note: Use /size poniight batteries. Two o' rolls of film, Push the Shutter Lock Button to the right until the letter Fron tha bottom of the button comes opposite the ‘white mark and press down the Shut ter Release Button. If the camera starts running, the batterias ere work ng. If not, check the battery clips. If the clips are loose, tighten by pushing ther inwars these will provide power for taking 10 @ Tm ight = Aperture — Brat ahr (2) Mercury Battery © Open the Film Chamber Cover by pushing the Film Chamber Lock in the direction of the arrow. Insert 3 mercury battery (PX-13 or EPX.13) imo the Mercury Battery Slot with the @ side facing in and close the Film Chamber Cover. @ Face the EE Window toward tight then block off the light By placing your hand between the light and the EE Window while watching the Tak: ing Lens. If the aperture blades in the Taking Lens open and shut, the camera's EE eystem is working pro perly. Note: The mercury battery will last ‘ebouts year.2. Load the Film 3. Attach the Hand Strap ® Open the Film Chamber Cover by @ The film must be properly inserted in Correct Wrong Pushing the Film Chamber Lock beck the Film Gate as shown in the photo ‘The Hand Strap is attached to the Strep in the direction of the arrow. [above left). Eyelet with the triangular metal hoop. ® Hold the film cartridge with the @® Close the Film Chamber Cover and Note: The Film Chamber Cover will not printed side up, be sure you see the press down the Shutter Release But ‘open if the Strap Eyelet is sticking start mark [arrow] on the film, then ton for about 1 or 2 seconds while ‘out from the back of the camera drop the cartridge into the Film watching the Film Chamber Window, This is likely to happen when the Chamber. If the white dot on the cartridge cemera ismounted on a tripod. Be spindle turns in the direction of the sure to flip it downward when arrows, the film is advaneing properly. changing film. See photo [above left)4, What the Footage Counter Will Tell You © When the Shutier Release Button is doprassad, the short yellow bar in the Footage Counter will move slowly to the left to toll you how much film has been used. The white numbers repre. sent meters and the yellow numbers represen: feet. ‘The yellow bar will automatically Feturn to starting position (S) when the Film Chamber Cover is opened, 5. What the Viewfinder Will Tell You If the subject is 3m(1Oft,}or eaves “to the camera, the Dicture framed below the dot tad line ‘The under and overexpo- Ste sarning lame wal turn faoin this corners (1) Field of View © Everything seen through the View: finder Eyepiece will register on the film. ® When shooting clase range pictures, always leave @ small margin on the top side of the viewfinder (2) Under- and Overexposure Warning Lamp @ Look’ through the Viewlinder and press the Shutter Release Button halfway down (the Shutter Release Button operates in two steps). 11 the lamp in the lower right hand corner Of the Viewfinder does not turn on, the light is right for shooting. @ The over- and underexposure warning lamp will turn on when the Shutter lease Button is depressed if the ® ® light is either 100 bright or too dim for correct exposure, If the light is 100 dim....change to a faster film oF use supplementary Fighting but be sure to use the right kind of light. If the light is 100 Bright...use any commercially available ND (neutral density) filter with 405mm diameter screw type. “This filter will eut down the light intensity without affecting the film color balance or light quality. If the lamp. goes on and off...the light is good enough for shestina, To test the light to see whether or Not a high speed film such as FUJI CHROME RT200 can be used with ‘ut actually loeding the film into the ‘camara, just open the Film Chamber Cover aver 80 slightly and press down the Shutter Rolease Sutton. If the lamp does not turn on, you can go ahead and use the film If the mercury battory has not been loaded into the camera or if it is exhausted, the under- and overexpo- sura warning lamp will turn on when the Shutter Release Sutton isdepress- fed regardless of the light condition Be sure to load the mercury battery and change it when exhausted.1. Two Films to Choose from There are two Single films to choose from and they cover a range wide ‘enough for any picture-taking situation, (1) Color films ‘These must be exposed in the type of Tight for which they are designed. ‘# Outdoor pictures in daylight The film to use is FUJICHROME F25, daylight type, ASA 25. This film ean also be used for shooting twilight scenes, neon lights and fire: works. For supplementary lighting, use blue photo lamp. ‘© Indoor pictures and street sconas at Use FUJICHROME R200, type, ASA 200. tungsten This high speed film is used for taking pictures in rooms illuminated with tungsten light as well as for shooting street scenes at night. No supplementary lighting is required. It can also be used for shooting under flourescent light, but the pictures will take on a somewhat bluish cast.2. You Are Now Al Set to Shoot 3. The Lensis Prefocused beinsharp focus from 29 10 8m 19.6 to 20.8Fe indoors _| To shoot, just look through the view: finder, frame your picture, and press down ‘the Shutter Release Button. That's all. But bo sure to hold the comera steady. Any camera shake will be magnified on the screen, The correct wiay to hold the camera is shown in the ‘accompany ing photo, All the fuss and bother of focusing the lens has been eliminated. The range of sharp focus is as follows Outdoors in clear weather 1.4m (3.611) eather 1m (5.7ft, Indoors 2876 am (9.6208) Note: If the subject is closer than the hearast distances shown above, it will turn out blurred, Outdoors in cloudy w - To shoot close-ups of about 1m (3.3tt.}, use theaccessory Close-up Lens {eptional). How to use instructions are packed with the lens. ‘About Im (3.3ft,) close-ups can also be taken with the accessory Close-up Lens TV (optional). This is supplied in a set with Light Balancing Filter LBA-12A, With this set, you can also take pictures on the screen of NTSC system TV receiving sels, 4, After Shooting (1) End of the film When the end of the film is reached. the Indicator bar of the Footage Counter will ba pointing at 16m (60 ft.) end the cartridge spindle, which is visible through the Film Chamber Window, will (2) Drop out tho cartridge To unload the cartridge, open the Film Chamber Cover, place your hand on the Cartridge and turn the camera over. The Cartridge will drop out in your hand by itselt. (See accompanying photo). Finally, be sure you $00 the end mark ja notch in the film) and send the film 19 the Single-8 processing laboratory with: RaRBeEY.This camera will let you shoot pictures of the screen images on NTSC. system TV receiving sets. All that is necessary is 10 use the accessory Close-up Lens TV (optional). Unlike those taken with other cameras, the pictures taken with this camera are entirely free of flicker. Close-up Lens TY comes in a set with Light Balancing Filtar LBA-12A. Tha film to use for taking TV screen pictures is FUJICHROME A25, Since this lens has built-in parallax corrector, the entire field seen through the Viewfinder will register on the film. How to use instructions are packed ‘with the Tens: The countries presently using the NTSC color casting system are: USA, Canada, Uruguay, Equador, EI Salvador, Cuba, Guatemala, Costa Rice, Colombia, Chile, Dominica, Trinidad Tobago, Nicaragua, Haiti, Paname, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru, Honduras, Mexico, Iran (in some areas), Fopublic of Korea, Philippines, Republic of Viet Nam, Taiwan and Japan.(@ACCESSORIES 1, Included 2. Optional © Hand strap e © Light Balancing Filter LBA12A © Soft Case X 4 for shooting with tungsten type film FUJICHROME 1-200 in daylight. ® Close-up Lens for taking close ups of about 1m (2.3ft), Pro vided with parallax correction prism. @ Close-up Lens TV for shooting TV screen images and close-ups of about Im (8.3ft). Read the paragraph on how to shoot TV Sserean images ©) @PHoro notes ano CAMERA CARE) Color films must be exposed in the type of lant for tihich they are designed, Unless vou are using filter, use FUJICHROME R'T200 for indoor, and FUsICHAOME R25 for cutdoor shoot When shooting indoors, everything 29 to 6.3m (9.6 10 20.84) aeay from the camera wall be Tn sharp focus, ‘oval bring tha cams foo clos to the abe Shoot with the camera held as steady 08 possible When shoeting with the camera in motion (panning, For ‘xamole), move ie n onediaction ony. Ba‘nat mea back ang forth Make ach cut a least 5 seconde, no sorter. For editing, use FUJICA EDITOR E68, For splicing, use FUJICA Sine SPLICER ond Splicing Tape For safety, always carry the camera with the strap around thohand Clean tha camera bofore and attr shooting with an si Blower and soft cloth, Take spacial care to Koop the Film Gate clean. ornot put fingermerks on the les glass and viewfinder windows If you de, wipe off with Lens Cleaning Fluid ‘When not th se, remove the batteries and keep the camera where it will be free from moisture, heat ond dust Buting the hot simmer months, avoid leaving the camera in the ear or in moist plates for too long atime In" winter especially ie. the mountains sod tt tsb sure fo protect the carers from 0529FUJI PHOTO FILM CO.,LTD. Ai Fin Ave Ip North America FUJI PHOTO FILMU.SA, INC FUJI PHOTO FILM HAWALL INC In Europe. FUJI PHOTO FILM (EUROPE) G.m b.H. FUJI PHOTO FILM CO,, LTD., LONDON OFFICE In South Amoriza FUJI PHOTO FILM DO BRASIL LTDA. FUJI PHOTO FILMCO. LTD. 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