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ZX-L Manual - Page 5
...is one or two years. Damage of any other operation contrary to contact a Pentax Service Center immediately. • To maintain optimum performance, it is recommended that you have...advisable to the instructions outlined in this manual, charges will be assessed and a repair quotation will recover in normal temperatures. • Keep a spare battery on hand for replacement convenience when ...
ZX-L Manual - Page 6
CONTENTS
FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA
1
PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR CAMERA
2
PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY USAGE
3
NAMES OF WORKING PARTS
8
USING THIS OPERATING MANUAL
10
SET UP
11
THINGS TO DO
11
BEFORE TAKING PICTURES
12
STEP 1 Attaching the Strap
12
STEP 2 Loading the Batteries
13
STEP 3 Attaching a Lens
14
STEP 4 ...
ZX-L Manual - Page 9
... BUILT-IN FLASH
86
SETTING THE FLASH MODE
86
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES WITH THE BUILT-IN
FLASH
88
POP-UP THE BUILT-IN FLASH MANUALLY
92
USING EXTERNAL FLASH
...
110
BASIC SETTING OF PENTAX FUNCTIONS 111
SETTING A PENTAX FUNCTION
113
CAMERA FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE WITH
VARIOUS LENSES
117
ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL)
119
PROGRAM DIAGRAMS
122
TROUBLE SHOOTING
125
SPECIFICATIONS TABLE
128
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ZX-L Manual - Page 23
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27
BUILT-IN FLASH-SMART FLASH
30
USING THE BUILT-IN FLASH
30
SETTING THE RED-EYE REDUCTION
MODE
33
UNLOADING FILM
34
REWINDING THE FILM
34
SETTING THE FILM SPEED(ISO)
MANUALLY
36
REPLACING THE BATTERIES
38
REPLACING THE CAMERA
BATTERIES
38
REPLACING THE DATA BACK FJ
BATTERY (OPTIONAL)
40
ADJUSTING THE DATA BACK
(OPTIONAL...
ZX-L Manual - Page 25
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: Manual-set film speed tiPp.36
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: Battery exhaustion warning iig'p.38
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: Remote control release Wp.50
: Consecutive shooting wp.46
: Audible...
ZX-L Manual - Page 28
... shutter release button is held in the halfway down position.
• See page 78 for the manual focus.
0 When you press the shutter release button halfway down position at [AF]. The picture ...picture mode is being used.
3 Set the AF mode switch to
[ Wide [ ]
I Set the AF mode switch to the down , the lens automatically focuses. ter of Sopt AF.
4 Set autofocus
Set the focus mode switch to [...
ZX-L Manual - Page 36
... panel, indicating that the film is fully rewound, [Q]
blinks and the exposure counter disap- When the film is
being rewound. UNLOADING FILM
Film rewind (auto/manual), setting the ISO for non-DXcoded film, and exposure data imprinting are covered here. When you take important pictures, rewind the film when the film reaches...
ZX-L Manual - Page 38
...; [ISO] is displayed when the film speed is set manually for the DX-coded film.
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ISO
OFF ON l'r:Load the non-DX-coded film.
I SETTING THE FILM SPEED (ISO) MANUALLY
The camera automatically reads the film speed from ISO 6 to set the ISO speed.
However, the film speed setting can be changed.
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• The ISO...
ZX-L Manual - Page 42
...
If you have purchased your camera as the Date model Version, read this section. If the date/time display or imprinting looks faint, replace the lithium CR2025 battery.
insure that a film is... lithium battery, type CR2025.
• After replacing the battery, set the correct date and time. ( OF' p.42)
1 Remove the battery.
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• Replace the battery when the data information on a ...
ZX-L Manual - Page 54
... set. .NOTE
The operating distance of the camera.
i t= Battery life on the camera
halfway down or manually ...and then press the remote control's release button. • The remote control may not work in front
of the wireless
5
remote control is approx. 5m from LCD panel. • To stop the remote control operation after it replaced at your local Pentax Service...
ZX-L Manual - Page 58
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Use a flash if the subject is too bright or too dark, the shutter speed and aperture setting in the viewfinder will blink. You can also select your desired Picture Mode manually. Standard Operation
./.16 Night.scene Program
Mode
Portrait Program
Mode
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Landscape Program Mode
-21 Action Program
Mode
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ZX-L Manual - Page 79
In this problem, temporarily set the lens to focus the lens on accessories The following conditions do not allow autofocusing or manual focusing with the focus indicator in the viewfinder. Subjects which may fool the autofocus system include: • Extremely low-contrast subjects such as a white wall ...
ZX-L Manual - Page 81
... the viewfinder.
®Check that the focus indicator [0] is lit, then press the shutter release button completely.
• Using the viewfinder's matte screen.
1 Setting manual focus (MF)
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®Set the focus mode switch to [MF]. ABOUT FOCUSING
2 Focusing
®Frame the subject, then press the
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shutter release button halfway down.
®Turn the...
ZX-L Manual - Page 99
...sync speed faster than 1/125 sec.
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2 Set the flash unit to P-TTL auto
1
mode
©Turn on how to operate the flash unit, refer to the flash unit's operating manual.
3 Taking a flash picture
TCheck that the flash... the shutter release button is always set to TTL auto.
• For instructions on the flash unit's power switch.
0
©Set the flash mode switch to P-TTL
auto.
ZX-L Manual - Page 127
... and insert the batteries correctly (ar.13). The "Battery Warning" is set to be focused on the LCD panel. Replace the batteries with new ones (ar 13, 38).
• Shutter does not trip. Batteries are inserted backwards.
1ROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Before requesting service, please check the following points.
• Nothing is displayed on...
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