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  • Page 1 OWNER S MANUAL LOADING PANORAMA...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS SPECIAL FEATURES ............... 2 SPECIAL FEATURES • NAMES OF PARTS ..............3 A fully automatic 35mm compact zoom camera Super EBC coated lens with motorized zoom (38-120mm). 1. BASIC PROCEDURE Automatic drop-in film loading and prewinding. LOADING THE BATTERY ............6 Switchable to panorama mode (interlocked with panoramic PRINTING DATES ON YOUR PICTURES finder) in mid-roll.

  • Page 3: Names Of Parts

    NAMES OF PARTS 1 Shutter Release A Battery Compar tment 2 Power Switch/Exposure Cover Mode/Landscape Mode B Strap Lug Dial C Self-timer/Remote Control 3 LCD (Exposure Counter/ Lamp D Finder Window Shooting Mode Signs) 4 Shooting Mode Button E Red-Eye Reducing Lamp 5 Film-loading Date Display F Lens Cover G AE Light Sensor...
  • Page 4 I Panorama Mode Switch J Diopter Adjuster K Finder Eyepiece L Autofocus Lamp M Zoom Lever N Camera Back Lock O Film Confirmation Window P Camera Back Q Tripod Socket R Mid-roll Rewind Button...
  • Page 5 Liquid-crystal Display (LCD) S Self-timer Mode Sign T Remote Control Mode Sign U Exposure Counter/Number of Self-timer Shots/Interval Set with Interval Timer V Interval Timer : Minutes W “ S t a n d a r d / Pa n o r a m a Mixed”...

  • Page 6: Basic Procedure

    1. BASIC PROCEDURE LOADING THE BATTERY • Use one lithium battery, CR123A/DL123A (3V) or equivalent. • A new lithium battery will provide power for taking about 300 shots, including 150 with flash (as tested according to Fujifilm’s battery testing procedure). 1.
  • Page 7 3. Check the battery If the Battery Sign ( ) appears in the LCD, the battery is loaded correctly. • Before taking pictures, always make sure the Battery Sign ( ) appears in the LCD. • If the battery power is low, the Battery Sign ( ) in the LCD will switch to the Battery Low Sign ( ) to tell you the battery needs changing.

  • Page 8: Printing Dates On Your Pictures (For The Dating Model Only)

    PRINTING DATES ON YOUR PICTURES DL320 ZOOM has no function that print the date. • Each time you change the battery, always reset the date (or time). 1. Printing the date (or time) and changing the arrangement of the date Year Month Month...
  • Page 9 2. Correcting the date (or time) A : PRINT Sign (not printed on the picture) 2 Date Selecting Button 3 Date Setting Button Make the number you want to change blink by pressing in the Button 2, then bring out the number you want by pressing in the Button 3. To set the Dating Unit Clock to the correct time, first set the time then make the colon (:) blink by pressing in the Button 2.

  • Page 10: Attaching The Strap

    ATTACHING THE STRAP Pass the looped end of the Strap through the camera’s Strap Lug, then pass the other end of the Strap through the loop and pull it firmly.

  • Page 11: Loading The Film

    LOADING THE FILM Use 35 mm DX roll film (film marked DX on the film box and cartridge). A : Number of Exposures B : DX Code C : Film Speed 1. Open the camera back Push the Camera Back Lock toward the arrow. The Camera Back will open just enough to drop the film in smoothly and surely.
  • Page 12 2. Insert the film (If the film leader is curled, just ignore it.) Hold the film cartridge with the protruding end up as shown and insert it about halfway into the Film Chamber. 3. Drop the film in all the way A : Film Tip Mark •...

  • Page 13: A Word On 35 Mm Full-Size And Panorama Format Pictures

    A WORD ON 35 mm FULL-SIZE AND PANORAMA FORMAT PICTURES • Your camera can be switched to the panorama mode and back to the standard 35 mm full-size mode in the middle of a roll. PANORAMA • Panorama format pictures measure about 13 × 36 mm on the film and the prints are finished in the horizontally long panorama type.
  • Page 14 3. Switching to the standard 35 mm mode To switch back to the standard 35 mm mode, push the Panorama Mode Switch to the right so that it covers the letter “P”. PANORAMA 4. 35 mm full-size covering area A : Parallax Correction Marks In the standard 35 mm mode, you’ll get in your picture everything you see within the Finder frame.

  • Page 15: Taking Pictures

    TAKING PICTURES 1. Turn on the power To turn it on, set the Power Switch/Exposure Mode/Landscape Mode Dial to AUTO so that the letters “AUTO” come opposite the Setting Mark (–). The Lens will move forward, the Lens Cover will open and the camera will set itself to the automatic- flash mode.
  • Page 16 3. Adjust the finder to your eyesight Move the Diopter Adjuster until the image in the Finder appears sharp. 4. Hold the camera still When taking pictures, hold the camera still with both hands. To shoot with the camera held vertically, position the Flash side up. •...
  • Page 17 5. Aim the autofocus spot at your subject Aim the camera so that some part of your subject fills the Autofocus Spot com- pletely. A : Autofocus Spot • Keep your fingers and camera strap away from the lens front, Autofocus Windows, and Flash Lampface.
  • Page 18 7. Take your picture Press the Shutter Release gently all the way down. As soon as the shutter trips, the film will automatically advance into position for the next shot. • When you press the Shutter Release about halfway down, do it slowly and gently. •...

  • Page 19: End Of Film

    END OF FILM • Your camera will expose the film frames in descending order, starting from the highest num- bered frame, and rewind each frame into the cartridge as soon as it is exposed. • You can unload the film as soon as the last frame (frame No. 1) is exposed and the camera motor comes to a halt because there is no need to rewind it.
  • Page 20 Unloading the film in mid-roll With the tip of a ball-point pen or something similar, press in the Mid-roll Rewind Button. Wait until the Exposure Counter shows the “E” sign and the camera motor comes to a halt, then take the film out. •...
  • Page 21 Opening the camera back all the way A : Camera Back Release Lever Release the Camera Back by pushing the Camera Back Release Lever gently in- ward (see illustration) then pull the Camera Back all the way outward. To close the Camera Back, just press it against the camera body.

  • Page 22: Advanced Techniques

    2. ADVANCED TECHNIQUES USING THE AUTOFOCUS LOCK 1. This is the picture you want but... the Autofocus Spot is off your subject. It means the Lens is not focused on your subject. 2. Move the camera slightly and... aim the Autofocus Spot so that it covers some part of your subject, then press the Shutter Release about halfway down (to lock the focus) and make sure the Autofocus Lamp (focusing completed signal) has turned on.
  • Page 23 3. While pressing the shutter release about halfway down... move the camera back to its original position, recompose your picture, then take it by pressing the Shutter Release all the way down. • The illustration shows the Finder’s picture field in the standard mode. If you are shooting in the panorama mode, you can use the Autofocus Lock in the same way.

  • Page 24: Selecting The Exposure Mode And Landscape Mode

    SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE AND LANDSCAPE MODE A word on the Power Switch/Exposure Mode/Landscape Mode Dial This dial allows you to turn on and off the camera and, at the same time, select the exposure mode you want very easily. You can also select the landscape mode with this Dial.
  • Page 25 Taking ordinary pictures 1. Automatic flash mode in low light Set the Exposure Mode Dial to AUTO for automatic flash activation. If the light is low, the Flash will automatically fire when you press down the Shutter Release. After shooting, you can take your next autoflash picture as soon as the blinking Flash Sign ( ) in the LCD turns off.
  • Page 26 A word on red-eye effect When you photograph a person’s face in dim light with Flash, the eyes will some- times turn out red in the picture. This is because the light from the Flash enters the person’s eyes and is reflected back into the camera lens. To reduce the chances of getting red-eye pictures, observe the following rules : 1 Take your picture with the camera set to the red-eye reducing mode.
  • Page 27 Taking backlighted pictures of subjects against a window or in the shadow of a tree 3. Fill-in flash mode To shoot in the fill-in flash mode, set the Exposure Mode Dial to Taking portraits against a night backlight 4. Night portrait mode To shoot in the night portrait mode, set the Exposure Mode Dial to •...
  • Page 28 Taking non-flash pictures 5. Flash off mode To shoot in the Flash off mode, set the Exposure Mode Dial to . You can take pictures with ambient light only. Taking distant landscapes 6. Landscape mode To shoot in the landscape mode, set the Exposure Mode Dial to .

  • Page 29: Using The Self-Timer

    USING THE SELF-TIMER 1. Set the self-timer To set the self-timer, press in the Shooting Mode Button to bring out in the LCD the Self-timer Sign ( ) and the number of picture you want to take with the Self-timer (up to three shots).

  • Page 30: Taking Remote-Control Pictures

    TAKING REMOTE-CONTROL PICTURES • If the Remote Controller is not included with your camera, you’ll have to buy it separately. Names of parts A : Remote Controller B : Shutter Operating Button C : Transmitter 1. Take out the remote controller A : Remote Controller Holder To take it out of its holder, just slide it out.
  • Page 31 2. Set the camera to remote control Press in the Shooting Mode Button to bring out the Remote Control Sign ( ) in the LCD. Now, you can take picture with the Remote Controller. • Even if the camera is set to remote control, the shutter can be released by pushing down the Shutter Release.
  • Page 32 4. Effective range The effective range of the Remote Controller is about five meters when held directly in front of the camera, and up to about 3.5 meters when aimed at the camera at a 20° angle from all sides (left, right, above and below). •...

  • Page 33: Continuous Shooting

    CONTINUOUS SHOOTING 1. Set the continuous-shooting mode Press in the Shooting Mode Button to bring out the Continuous-shooting Sign ( in the LCD. 2. Press down the shutter release While you press down the Shutter Release and hold it there, the shutter will trip continuously at intervals of about 2 seconds.

  • Page 34: Using The Interval Timer

    USING THE INTERVAL TIMER 1. Select the interval (sec./min.) Press in the Shooting Mode Button several times until the Interval Timer Sign appears in the left bottom of the LCD, hold the Button in depressed position and operate the Zoom Lever. The shooting intervals (sec./min.) that can be set will be displayed in the Exposure Counter section of the LCD (T for increasing and W for decreasing).
  • Page 35 2. Set the interval timer After selecting the interval, remove your finger from the Button. The display of the interval (sec./min.) will turn off and the Interval Timer Sign will stop blinking and glow. The camera is now set to the interval timer mode. 3.

  • Page 36: Camera Faults, Possible Causes, And Remedies

    CAMERA FAULTS, POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND REMEDIES Faults Possible Causes Remedies Page 1. The shutter won’t 1 The battery Low Sign ( ) is blink- 1 Change the battery with a new one. trip. ing. 2 The battery is not loaded correctly. 2 Reload the battery correctly.
  • Page 37 Faults Possible Causes Remedies Page 2. The Exposure Coun- A partly used roll of film was unloaded First, turn on the camera by setting the Power ter blinks and the film without winding it back into its car- Switch/Exposure Mode Dial to a shooting posi- winds back into its tridge.

  • Page 38: Print Faults, Possible Causes, And Remedies

    PRINT FAULTS, POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND REMEDIES Faults Possible Causes Remedies Page 1. The picture looks 1 You didn’t aim the Autofocus Spot 1 Make sure the Autofocus Spot is overlapping 17, 22 fuzzy. correctly. some part of your subject, or use the Autofocus Lock to take your picture.
  • Page 39 Faults Possible Causes Remedies Page 2. The picture looks 1 You took your picture against the light 1 Take your against-the-light pictures with the dark. (Your subject was standing indoors camera set to the fill-in flash mode. against a window, etc.). 2 Your subject was beyond reach of the 2 Take your flash pictures within the built-in flash’s camera’s built-in flash.

  • Page 40: Camera Care And Cautions

    CAMERA CARE AND CAUTIONS Never dismantle the camera’s lithium battery, heat it, throw Your camera is a precision instrument which requires it into a fire, charge it, or cause it to short circuit. careful handling. Do not wet it, drop it on the floor, or subject it to any other type of strong shock.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS • Exposure Control • Film Automatic, EV 10.75 (5*)–17 (wideangle) and EV 13.5 (6.75*)– 135 (35 mm) DX roll film. • Picture Size 20.1 (telephoto), (* indicates values for flash off mode). • Film Speed Setting Standard 35 mm size : 24 × 36 mm, switchable to panorama Automatic with ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 DX format.
  • Page 42 • Dating Unit (for the dating model only) • Dimensions 133.5 × 72.5 × 59 mm. Four mode (year month day, month day year, day month year, • Weight day hour minute) quartz dating unit, effective up through the year 2024, date off mode, provision for correcting date and time; Model with dating unit : 305 g (without battery);...
  • Page 43 In Europe FUJI PHOTO FILM (EUROPE) G.m.b.H. Heesenstrasse 31, 40549 Dusseldorf, Germany FUJI PHOTO FILM (U.K.) LTD. Fuji Film House, 125 Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 6JH, England FUJI FILM ESPAÑA, S.A. Aragon, 180, 08011-Barcelona, Spain In South America FUJI PHOTO FILM DO BRAZIL LTDA.

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