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PZ-70 Manual - Page 2
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Lenses and accessories produced by other manufacturers are not made to your purchase of this camera will perform superbly for operations before use of the camera's working parts are not available. When the PZ-70 is an autofocus SLR camera that offers higher levels of Pentax autofocus photography!
Read this instruction manual carefully to the...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 5
... a Pentax Service Center immediately.
• To maintain optimum performance, it may often be assessed. Also check for battery leakage, traces of the warranty and charges may be inspected every one or two years. Repairs of this instruction manual, are not covered under the terms of dirt or grease, or corrosion due to clean the camera. • Electrical problems...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 8
... the battery is exhausted
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Attaching the lens
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Using the shutter release button
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Main switch operation
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Film loading
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Unloading the film
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II . TABLE OF CONTENTS
LCD panel indication
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Viewfinder indication
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Easy to use!
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Camera and lens mount
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Camera functions available with various lenses
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How to use this operating manual
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PZ-70 Manual - Page 9
...Mode
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• Manual Exposure Mode
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•...flash picture
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• Taking a slow-shutter-sync flash picture•••71
A Pentax Dedicated External Flash
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• Contrast-Control Flash Photography
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ACCESSORIES
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Soft case Fc
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Effects of aperture and shutter speed
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Depth of field
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About the infrared index
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IV. OTHERS Troubleshooting Specifications...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 14
...mount cameras. mount (D) K-mount (E) Screw mount
Pentax-FA lens
Pentax-F lens Pentax-A lens
Pentax-M lens and Pentax lens SMC TAKUMAR lens
Z-70/PZ-70,Z-1,/PZ-1,,Z-1/PZ-1, Z-10/PZ-10,Z-20/PZ-20 SFXN z SF1N, SF7/SF10, SFX/SF-1 Super-A/Super Program, P30N/ P3N,P30r LX,K1000
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(A) through (D): basically K-mount (bayonet) lenses. (A) and (B): autofocus lenses. (C) through (E): non-AF (manual...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 15
... metering system can be set with Matte field)
Power zoom Programmed AE Aperture-Priority AE Shutter-Priority AE
Manual Exposure Programmed TTL Auto Flash
TTL Auto Flash Picture Mode Multi(2)-segment metering Approx. Lenses with a maximum aperture of Pentax-F Soft 85mm/f2.8. * 6. Exception of f/2.8 or larger. (See AF Adapter operating manual.) * 2. CAMERA FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH VARIOUS...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 23
... the arrow.
2. Slide the top end in the film chamber first and then push its operation.
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Automatic film speed setting This camera is designed to use DX-coded films with ISO rating from 25 to 5000.
• When the DX-coded film is used, the correct film speed is automatically set for the first time after purchase, open the back...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 40
...table is only applicable when the exposure mode is set at the bottom of the picture.
• ...flash depends on COMPATIBILITY OF F AND FA LENSES WITH THE BUILT-IN FLASH, see page 69.
• Taking a picture while this warning will not be obtained, and you load an ISO 400 film, see vignetting in flash by pressing it down into the camera body. (ONILOOHSi NOILVEBd0 DISVEI
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lenses...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 51
... autofocus frame.
After focusing on the subject, lock focus, and set the lens to a manual f-stop . Use the manual focus mode to the required f-stop setting between f/2.8 and f/4.5.
Note on the SMC Pentax F SOFT 85mm f 2.8 lens When shooting at a distance closer than approx. 1.5m (4.9ft), set the lens to focus on the subject with an ordinary...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 73
... 70-210mm f/4-5.6
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With the focal length set at 35mm, it will occur when the camera-
With the focal length set at 35mm...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 77
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the MS (manual sync) or M (manual) modes, or when using a Type E flash : set the camera's exposure mode to the flash-sync speed. The Program, and Shutter-Priority AE modes cannot be used because the actual required aperture value may damage the camera.
Only the manual mode can be used . * 4. ra' SNOLLVEI3dO a3ONVACIV f
Overview of non-Pentax flash units may change...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 80
... guide number 50 in meters.
• Refconverter A Right angle finder which allow the AF240FT,
AF330FTZ, AF400FTZ and AF500FTZ to the camera.
• AF Adapter 1.7X An adapter for magnifying the central
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or K mount lenses with a maximunm aperture of the viewfinder.
• AF500FTZ
A TTL Auto Zoom flash with the Z-
70 PZ-70,
PZ-1P, Z-1 PZ-1, Z-20 PZ-20, Z-
10 PZ...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 82
... the front cases in accordance with the table to the camera body by tightening the fitting screw in the tripod socket.
• The front case of Z-70 . 'PZ-70 camera is the same front case (FcS,F,M or FcL) as the Z-10. 'PZ-10 and Z-20 PZ-20 cameras. Choose one of a front and a back cover.
1 . Fasten the back...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 88
... problems that may be easily remedied. Turn ON the main switch.
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The camera does not focus. AF frame iC 3] is improperly installed.
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The low battery warning [I=M] appears.
Increase the camera-to [AF]. manually using the matte field. charge. Replace...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 90
... brightness range: EV0 to -focus indi-
Tv value, OD = Red-eye
reduction flash mode, . bayonet mount(K-mount with built-in Manual Exposure Mode, . Built-in
manual mode, PCV signal information,
= Av value,
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TTL autofocus, auto-exposure 35mm SLR with AF coupler, lens information contacts and power contacts)
Compatible Lens:
Pentax K lenses.
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