Contents Need Help with Your Camera? ... 5 Camera Identification ... 6 Specifications ... 7 Loading the Batteries ... 8 Loading the Film ... 9 Taking Pictures ... 13 Taking Flash Pictures ... 16 Unloading the Film ... 18 Troubleshooting ... 19...
Need Help with Your Camera? Call: Kodak (USA only) toll free from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday through Friday at 1 (800) 242-2424. Kodak (Canada only) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday through Friday at 1 (800) 465-6325, ext. 36100; for the Toronto area, call (416) 766-8233, ext.
Camera Identification Shutter Button Picture Counter Viewfinder Flash Lens Cover Lens Camera Strap Film Spindle Film-Rewind Button Flash-Ready Light (see inside front cover for diagrams) Viewfinder Eyepiece Film-Sprocket Teeth Film Window Film Door Film-Load Mark Film Take-Up Spool Film Chamber Battery-Door Latch Film-Door Latch...
Specifications Lens: Shutter Speed: Aperture: Film Speed: Focus Range: Power Source: Dimensions: Weight: 30 mm, 2-element aspheric lens Fixed of 1/100 second f /8.0 for flash/daylight DX (ISO) 100, 200, or 400 print film Daylight: 4 ft (1.2 m) to infinity 2 AA-size alkaline batteries 5.3 x 1.7 x 2.8 in (134 x 44 x 72 mm) 6 oz (179 g) without film and batteries...
Loading the Batteries This camera uses 2 AA-size alkaline batteries. 1. Load the batteries as shown. 2. Replace both batteries with fresh alkaline batteries when FLASH-READY LIGHT takes more than 30 seconds to come on. Battery Tips • Remember to keep spare batteries with you at all times.
Loading the Film For excellent all-around results for indoor and outdoor picture- taking, use ISO 400-speed film. For use in bright daylight, you can use ISO 100- or ISO 200- speed film. If in sunlight, turn your back to the sun and load the film in the shade of your body.
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3. Pull out the film leader until the tip reaches the FILM-LOAD . Lay the film flat MARK between the film-guide rails. FILM-GUIDE RAILS If the end of the film extends past the film-load mark, gently push the excess back into the cartridge.
4. Close the film door and check FILM WINDOW should see the film information through the window). Do not open the film door after you start taking pictures or you will ruin the film. 5. Slide the completely open to uncover the (you LENS FLASH...
6. Press the SHUTTER three times or until BUTTON PICTURE COUNTER shows “1.” (If the picture counter does not move, reload the film into the camera and repeat the film loading instructions.) NOTE: The picture counter starts at “S,” and each dot within the increments of 5 represents one picture.
Taking Pictures This camera features a flash that, when the flash-ready light glows, will fire every time you take a picture. The all-the-time flash feature acts as a fill flash in hazy outdoor pictures or in bright-light conditions where shadows may exist. 1.
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4. Hold the camera steady and 5. Close the lens cover when you gently press the finish taking pictures. SHUTTER to take the picture. BUTTON After you take the picture, the film automatically advances to the next picture frame. Be careful not to cover the flash and picture-taking lens with your fingers.
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Tips for Better Pictures • Keep your pictures simple. Move close enough to your subject so it fills the viewfinder but not closer than 4 ft (1.2 m). • Take pictures at the subject’s level. Kneel down to take pictures of children and pets. •...
Taking Flash Pictures In dim light, such as indoors or outdoors in heavy shade, or on dark overcast days, you need flash. Your camera features an automatic flash that fires when you need it. 1. Slide the LENS-COVER completely open to uncover the and to turn the LENS FLASH...
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3. Keep the subject within the distance range for the speed of film in your camera. Don’t take pictures beyond the maximum distance or your pictures will be dark. 4–10 ft (1.2–3.0 m) Safe Range 100-speed film 4–14 ft (1.2–4.3 m) Safe Range 200-speed film 4–19 ft (1.2–5.8 m)
Unloading the Film The film will not advance when you reach the end of the roll. You must rewind the film before you open the film door or you will ruin the film. 1. Slide the FILM-REWIND in until it latches BUTTON and remains in the locked...
Troubleshooting What happened Camera will not operate Probable cause Lens cover closed Batteries improperly loaded in camera Flash not ready Film not properly loaded Film needs to be rewound/removed Solution Open the lens cover completely Insert batteries as shown on battery door Wait for the flash-ready light to glow Reload the film.
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What happened Flash-ready light fails to glow within 30 seconds Shutter button cannot be released Probable cause Flash not turned on Batteries weak or dead Replace with 2 fresh Batteries improperly loaded in camera No film in camera Solution Open the lens cover completely AA-size alkaline batteries...
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