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holding the camera
Place
either
hand
on
the
HAND GRIP
so
that
your
thumb falls on the
TRIGGER.
Cup
your
other
hand over the top
of the
camera,
being
careful
not to
cover
the
lens
or the electric eye.
Bring the
cam-
era
up to your
eye and
hold the
camera
in
a comfortable
position
where
you can
see
through the viewfinder clearly.
The
scene you
see
in the
finder
is
about
the
sam
e
as
that which
will
be projected
on
the
screen after
the film is processed
.
At close distances, the
viewfinder and
taking lenses don't
"see"
quite the
same
view because they
are
separated.
This
effect, called "parallax,"
is especially
noticeable in close-ups. To
correct
this
when you
are making movies 8 feet
or
closer, position your subject slightly
below
and
to the right of center in the
finder to
avoid
cutting off part of
your
subject
in the
film.
viewfinder focus
By
rotating
the viewfinder focus
eye-
piece,
you
can focus the finder for your
individual eye
characteristics. Look
through the viewfillder
and rotate
the
eyepiece
until the image is
sharp.
(This
will focus only the viewfinder image.)
nearness to subject
The 9mm,
f/1.2
KODAK EKTAR
Lens
in
your
camera
is factory-set for
sharp
movies at normal distances. However,
the
subject
must be no closer to the
camera
than the recommended distance.
In bright
sunlight,
move in as close to
your
subject as
3%
feet when using film
with
a
daylight speed of ASA
25,
such
as
KODACHROME
II Movie Film (Type A);
and as
close
as
2 feet when using film
with
a
daylight
speed
of ASA 100, such
as
KODAK EKTACHROME
160 Movie Film
(Type A)
.
When the
sun isn't shining
b7-ightly,
01"
indo01"S
with
existing
light,
stay about 8 feet from yOU1"
subject.
8
trigger
The
trigger
is
located
at
the
r ear
of
the
hand
grip. Holding the camera as
de-
scribed earlier, your thumb will fall
na-
turally
on
the
trigger.
While making
movies,
be
sure
to
push
the
trigger in
completely.
You
can
lock
the
trigger to
avoid
accidental running of
the
camera,
wasting
film and
battery
power. Push
the
RUN-LOCK
BUTTON
to LOCK.
To run the
camera continuously,
press
the trigger in
as far as
possible; then
slide the
run-lock
button to
"lock."
To
stop
the
camera, slide
the button to the
"run"
position. If
you want
to be in the
movie,
place the
camera on a
tripod and
set
the
camera
to run continuously.
automatic exposure control
To help you
get
well-exposed movies,
the lens opening is
automatically con-
trolled by the
amount of
light
reflected
by the scene to the
ELECTRIC
EYE.
There-
fore,
don't obstruct the
electric eye
dur-
ing movie-making by
covering
it with
your
fingers
or any
other object, and
don't point the
camera
directly toward
the sun or
other
bright light source.
As you look through the viewfinder,
you will
see
a
small
round
spot
located
below the viewfinder rectangle; this is
the low-light
signal.
When you start to
make movies, partially depress the trig-
ger,
pausing
for a
moment to allow the
automatic exposure control
to adjust
for the lighting
conditions.
(The first
movement of
the
trigger
energizes
the
exposure
control,
and
further depres-
sion
starts the
camera
motor.) If there
is a low-light condition, the
spot
will
turn
blue.
(It
may
also
flicker red-see
"sound indicator," page 10.)
NOTE:
The blue light may come on mo-
mentarily
as
the
exposure
control
ad-
justs for the lighting
conditions.
The
light will
also come on when
the motor-
battery
check
button is pressed
and
the
AA-size
batteries
are good.
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