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OPERATING MANUAL
PENTAX Corporation
PENTAX EUROPE GmbH
Pentax U.K. Limited
Pentax France S.A.S.
Pentax Benelux B.V.
Pentax (Schweiz) AG
Pentax Scandinavia AB
PENTAX aS.A., Inc.
Pentax Canada Inc.
2*36-9, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www.pentax.co.jp/)
(European Headquarters)
Julius-Vosseler-Strasse. 104, 22527 Hamburg, GERMANY
(HQ - http;//www.pentaxeurope.com) (Germany - http://www.pentax.de)
Pentax House, Heron drive, Langley, Slough, Berks SL3 8PN, U.K. (http://www.pentax.co.uk)
12/14, rue Jean Poulmarch, 95106 Argenteuil Cedex, FRANCE
(for Netherlands) Spinveld 25, 4815 HR Breda, NETHERLANDS (http://www.pentax.nl)
(for Belgium & Luxembourg) Weiveldlaan 3-5,1930 Zaventem, BELGIUM
(http;//www.pentax.be)
Widenhotzstrasse 1 Postfach 367 8305 Dietlikon, SWITZERLAND (http://www.pentax.ch)
RO. Box 650, 75127 Uppsala, SWEDEN (http://www.pentax.se)
35 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, U.S.A. (http://www.pentax.com)
3131 Universal Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4X 2E5, CANADA (http://www.pentaxcanada.ca)
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The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European
Community.
Congratulations on your purchase of the
PENTAX ESPIO 24tW and welcome to the
world of Pentax zoom compact photography!
Your compact, light weight camera is a great
companion to preserve your favorite memories.
• Please read this manual carefully before
operating the camera to ensure you
understand the features and capabilities of
this camera.
• Please read the Pentax User's Safty Guide
before using the camera for safe operation.
• The illustrations used in this manual may
differ from the camera's actual appearance.
• The characteristics of zoom compact with
wide angle lens may lead darkening or
distortion at the edges in some photograph
subjects.
For Customers In USA__
STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that n^ cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not approved by the parly
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
This eqoipn>ent has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequer>cy energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there Is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is errcouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following rrreasures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help._
For Customers in Canada_
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements
of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
SPECinCATIONS
TVp.:
35 mm fully automatic lens-shutter with built-in
zoom lens and auto flash
Film: Auto film speed setting with 35 mm perforated
DX-coded film with ISO rating from 25-3200 (1EV
step). Non-DX coded films are set to ISO 25
Format: 24 x 36 mm (Approx. 13 x 36 mm in parx^rama
format)
Film loading: Auto film loading. Closing the back cover
vifHi automatically wind the film to first frame.
Film winding:
Auto film winding.
Film rewinding:
Auto film rewinding at the end of roll.
Auto stop upon completion of rewinding. Rewinding
time: approx. 25 sec, with 24-exposure film.
Rewinding in mid-roll provided.
Frame number: Automatic readout of successive
frame numbers in ascending order when shooting,
and descending order when rewinding.
External Display: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Lens: 24-105 mm f/4.9-12.5, 7 elements in 5 groups.
Angle of view; 84-23.5"
Focusing system: Pentax phase-matching passive 7
point autofocus (at WIDE), Landscape mode,
Spot AF. Portrait, Focus lock, AF illuminator,
Autofocusing range; 0.3 m (1 ft) at Wide-angle and 0.5
m (1.6 ft) at Telephoto -Infinity (Macro zoom mode).
Maximum magnification: approx. 0.27X (Equivalent to
A6 size)
Zooming: Electronic zoom
Shutter: Programmed AE electronic shutter with speed
approx. 1/400-2 sec. Bulb; 1/2 sec. -1 min.. Bulb timer;
1 sec-5 min. Electromagnetic release.
Self-timer: LED lamp indication. Delay time approx. 10 sec.
Cancellation after activation is possible.
Viewfinder: Actual image zoom viewfinder. 80% of field
of view ratio,
Magnification: 0.28X (24 mm WIDE) - 1.1 Ox (105 mm
TELE),
Diopter adjustment range; -3 m
+1 m ' (per meter)
Frame: Autofocus frame, Picture frame, Close
distance compensation frame, Panorama frame
Green icon lamp lit: in-focus. Green icon blinks: out of
focus or hard-to-autofocus subject.
Red lamp lit: Flash is charged.
Red lamp blinks: Flash is charging.
Exposure control: Programmed AE control (Multi
segment metering, AE compensation in a back light
situation)
Range: EV10-17 at WIDE. EV13.5-EV19 at TELE in
Auto or Daylight-Sync mode (ISO 4{X)).
EV6- EV17 at WIDE. EV6-EV19 at TELE in Slow
Shutter Speed mode (ISO 4(X))
Exposure meter switch: shutter release button
Exposure compensation: Exposure compensation button
and zoom button. Range: -3.0 - +3.0 (0.5 steps)
Butt) timer: Set exposure time with exposure
compensation button and zoom button in Bulb timer
mode. Setting time: 1 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 15 sec.,
30 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 3 min., 4 min., and 5 min..
Flash: Built-in zoom flash with red-eye reduction,
Automatic flash discharge in low light and back light
situations in Auto mode, Flash ON=Day-light Sync,
Slow Shutter Speed Sync, (up to 2 sec ). Automatic
soft flash. Bulb sync Flash (1/2 sec.-l min.)
Flash effective range: 0.3 -6.8 m (1-22.3 ft) (WIDE),
0.5-3.0 m (1.64-9.84 ft) (TELE) (ISO 400 film used).
Flash recycling time: Approx. 5 sec.
(under Pentax testing conditions.)
Date module: Crystal quartz controlled LCD digital
clock, auto calendar up to the year 2^Q0.
Date imprint on 35 mm format and panorama format
from the front side of film.
Display of the last date a photograph was taken.
Imprinting mode: "Year, Month, Day", "Day, Hour,
Minute", "-"(no imprint), "Month, Day, Year"
or "Day, Month, Year".
Power source: One 3V lithium battery (CR2 or
equivalent)
Battery life: Approx. 8 rolls of 24-Exposure film when
50% of shooting uses flash (under Pentax testing
conditions)
Battery exhaustion warning: (GH) appears on the
LCD panel, Shutter is locked when (CJB) is blinking.
Size & Weight: 113 (W) x 62 (H) x 41 (D) mm (4.4* x
2.4' X 1.6') 195 g (6.9 oz) without battery
Optional Remote control: Infrared remote control.
Release the shutter after about 3 sec. Works up to 3 m
in front of the camera.
SPECIFICATIONS AND EXTERNAL
DIMENSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE.
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