Horizon Fitness 205pc User Manual

Horizon 205pc
This text is identical to the one in the Instruction manual, English version, 2003 year.
Attention!
Before using the Horizon-205pc panoramic camera one should study the rules of handling and the
order of operation according to the present instruction manual.
When having durable pauses in photographing don't let the camera stay with the cocked shutter as
this may cause the operation deterioration.
Protect the viewfinder against shocks and mechanical damages.
The camera bought by you may differ a little from the one represented in the instruction manual due
to the fact that during manufacture of cameras their external appearance and operation qualities are
constantly improving.
Taking into account that the camera is a complicated device any repair and adjustment must be done
only at specialized workshop.
The present instruction manual shouldn't be considered as a photography handbook.

1. General Information

1.1. Camera Purpose and its Advantages

The Horizon-205pc is the professional middle-sized photographic camera with a rotating non-
interchangeable built-in lens. The camera is intended for different panoramic shooting: landscapes,
reports, interiors, architecture, etc.
It may be used successfully during the advertising and decorating practice, in scientific, technical
photography and other kinds of photographing by means of the roll film (of the 120-type).
The Horizon-205pc camera has the next advantages:
metallic focal shutter with the shutter speeds of 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/30 and 1/60 sec; the shutter
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permits to take pictures within premises or in streets under the conditions of weak illumination;
the lens which rotates during operation provides the necessary quality of the image across the
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whole field of the frame at the expense of elimination of the unevitable optical distortion which
takes place when shooting by other types of cameras and using wide angle lenses;
the optical viewfinder gives the possibility to define exactly the limits of the taken subject.
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The right position of the camera, that is, "strictly along the horizon", is controlled with the help
of the level which is visible in the viewfinder field of view;
THE ESSENTIAL ADVANTAGE OF THE HORIZON-205PC CAMERA IS ITS "SHIFT-
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MECHANISM" WHICH PERMITS MOVEMENT OF THE LENS UP AND DOWN ALONG
THE VERTICAL AT THE DISTANCE OF 7mm RELATIVELY THE CENTRAL ZERO
POINT; SUCH MOVEMENT CONSIDERABLY EXTENDS TECHNICAL POSSIBILITIES
OF PHOTOGRAPHING;
high quality prints of the large size may be made from the negatives which were produced by
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the camera during taking pictures.

1.2. Instructions for Camera Handling

The camera is a precise optical and mechanical device.
Handle your camera with care, keep it clean, prevent from shocks, dust, moisture and sharp
temperature drop.
HORIZON-205pc panoramic camera
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User manual, 2003 year