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INSERTING THE BATTERY
LOADING THE FILM
BASIC OPERATION
BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR
SPECIAL FOCUS SITUATIONS
FOR CLOSE SUBJECT
FOCUS LOCK
Your camera uses one 3-volt CR123A or DL123A lithium battery.
1. Using a coin or similar object, open the battery
chamber door.
• When changing batteries, make sure the camera is off.
2. Insert the battery with the positive terminal up
as illustrated inside the battery-chamber.
3. Snap the battery-chamber door shut.
• Quartz-date model: the date and time must be set.
Each time the camera is turned on, an icon will appear on the data panel to indi-
cate the power status of the battery.
The battery condition indicator briefly appears:
power is sufficient for all camera operations.
The battery condition indicator blinks: power is
sufficient for operation, but the battery must be
replaced as soon as possible.
The battery condition indicator blinks, no other
icons are displayed on the data panel: the battery
must be replaced. The shutter will not release.
Only use 35mm, DX-coded negative film. ISO 400 speed film is
recommended for best results.
• The use of slide film is not recommended.
• Do not use Polaroid instant 35mm film. Winding problems may occur.
1. Slide the back-cover release down to open the
back cover.
• Always load and unload film in subdued light.
2. Place the film cartridge into the film chamber.
Extend the film leader to the film-tip mark. Make
sure the film lays flat.
• If the film tip extends beyond the film-tip mark, push the
excess film back into the cartridge.
3. Close the back cover.
• The film automatically advances to the first frame and
appears on the data panel.
• If the film has been loaded improperly, will blink on the
data panel and the shutter will remain locked. Open the
back cover and repeat the loading procedure.
This camera has a safety lock feature that prevents the camera from being opened
accidentally when film is loaded. The film-chamber lock should automatically
release when the film is rewound.
• If the back cover does not open when no film is in the camera, turn the main switch off
and on to release the film chamber lock.
1. Press the main switch to turn the camera on.
• To conserve power, the camera automatically turns off if an
operation is not made within eight minutes.
2. Hold the camera steady making sure not cover
the flash, lens, or AF windows with your
fingers.
• For vertical pictures, turn the camera so the flash is posi-
tioned above the lens as illustrated.
3. Look through the viewfinder and press the T
side of the zoom lever to zoom in or the W side
to zoom out.
T = telephoto: zoom in
W = wide angle: zoom out
4. Place the focus frames on the subject and
press the shutter-release button partway
down.
5. When the indicator lamp glows, press the
shutter-release button all the way down to take
the picture.
• Press the shutter-release button with slow, steady pres-
sure.
• The film automatically advances to the next frame.
• After use, press the main switch to turn the camera off.
• The flash will fire automatically in low-light.
Subjects outside the focus frame may not be in focus. Use focus lock to ensure
sharp pictures.
1. Place the focus frame on your subject.
2. Press and hold the shutter-release
button partway down; the indicator lamp
should glow to indicate focus lock.
• The indicator lamp confirms focus lock. If the lamp
does not glow, repeat steps 1 and 2.
3. Without lifting your finger, recompose the
picture. Press the shutter-release button all the
way down to take the picture.
• The focus lock is canceled when the shutter but-
ton is released.
When taking pictures with subjects closer than 1.5m (4.9ft), the viewfinder image
and the actual film image will be different. The difference increases as the sub-
ject becomes closer, especially when using the telephoto setting. At the closest
focusing distance, the top and left side of the actual film image is indicated by
the close-framing guides.
1. Place the focus frame on the subject and press
the shutter-release button partway down. The
indicator lamp will glow to indicate focus lock.
If the indicator lamp blinks rapidly, the subject is too close; the shutter cannot be
released. Make sure the camera-to-subject distance is at least 70cm (2.3ft) at
the wide-angle setting or 80cm (2.6ft.) at the telephoto setting.
• When taking pictures at extremely close distances, the indicator lamp may blink slowly
and the shutter can be released, but the focus may not be accurate.
2. While pressing the shutter-release button
partway down, recompose the picture so that
the top and left edge of the area in the picture is
aligned with the guides. Press the shutter-
release button all the way down to take the
photograph.
The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations.
In these situations, the focus-lock function can be used to
focus on an object at the same distance as the main sub-
ject, and then the image can be recomposed to take the
picture.
The autofocus system may not be able to focus on the fol-
lowing:
• Bright light sources such as neon signs.
• Highly reflective surfaces such as water or mirrors.
• Flames or fireworks.
• Dark objects and surfaces with low reflectance.
• Objects behind glass, bars, or other partitions.
• Objects smaller than the focus frames.
Close-framing guides
Actual image
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