[. . . ] OPERATING MANUAL C ongr a t u la t ions on yo ur pu rchas c o f th c PEN T A X ESPIO 928 and w cl comc to thc wo rld o f Penta x zoom com pac t p ho rog raphy!You r com p a ct, light wc igh t ca mera is a gr eat co rnp a u ion tu p rese rve your favor it e mcrnor ies. I ts bui lt -in 28-90mm zoom len s givcs yo u t he freedom to frame cvc ry rh ing from br ca th tak ing land sca p cs to fam ily portra its, even d erai led c lo se-u ps . The b ui lt-in a u to nash h elps yo u ca p tu re subjects in d im ly-lit places or p hotograpb ind oo r sce nes wi t h cla rity a nd b ri lliance. [. . . ] Othcr w ise, t he subj ect m a y be o u t of the pi e ture a rea when the len s is zourne d . Blinking Lamp When t he R emo t e Co nt ro l Shooring mode is se l o n the ca m e ra , the S elf-Tim er lamp on th e front of th e ca m era blinks s lo w ly , indi car in g t h at yo u can tak e p icturcs w ith th e a id of a R emere C o n t ro l. When th e ea m era is sel in th e R em o tc C o n t ro l Shou ring mo d e a nd left unu sed for 10 m in utes. th e ca me ra a u tomat ically switches itsel f o ff to save ba t te ry p ower. Pus h th e ca m e ra 's Main Sw ir ch ag a in to t urn it On. Taking Piet ures Com pose th e sc cne and frame th e su bj cc t w ith th e A F fr ame. Aim the R crnotc Com ro l Transmiu cr lowards t h e R c rno re C ontr ol R ec eiv cr on th e came ra, and then d eprcss t he R ern ot c Con tro l's sh u r te r rclcase b u rto n fully tu re le ase th e sh u u er , Battery Iife on the Remote Control About 30, 000 com m a nda ea n be issued usi ng th e R ern ot e Control with a b au cry inst a llc d , Have exhaus ted b attc ry rcp la ce d a t yo ur loc al P enr ax Service cen te r if t h e b a tt e ry is cxhaus te d ( rhe re is a ch a rge for th is se r vice) . · T he Sclf-T imer lamp bli nks ra pidly for 3 seconds and th en the shuu er is rc le ascd , If t h e sh u t tcr is rel e as ed by th e ca rncra's rcl cas e b uuu n, p ic tures w ill be L aken in the ord ina ry shocring mo de. · Foeus ca nne t he lockcd when th e R ernotc Co ntrol is in use . · T he subj cct framed in th e AF fram e will be in focu s wh c n th e R e me re Coru ru l's sh u t tc r rc lea se bu r ton is d epresscd . 30 31 MULTI-EXPOSURE SHOOTING Procedure 1. D epr css th e Drive Butten until th e sy rnbo l ( ~ ) a ppears on th e LCD p an el. D ep ress t he sh u t te r rc lcase b u rton 1O sho ot a n initi al expo su re. T he film will not a dv a nce, th e frame CO U m er indication a nd ( ~) hli nk s on the LC D panel to indica te rh at you a re in the M ult i-e xposu re m od e. R ecompose th e frame, a nd dep ress th e shutt cr rel eas e b urton ta shoot th e second exposure. Aft er t he sec ond shot , ih e fil m will adva nec a nd th e S ingle-F ra me shoo ring mode w ill be res to red . Multi -E xpo sure mo d e will di sen ga ge th e film advance, le u ing you super impose im a ges on a sin gle fr a me for fanta st ic ill usions . Your imagination ca n produ ee st r ik ing c reat ive cfle ct s, INFINITY-LANDSCAPE SHOOTING 1 - I~ ~~ ~ ( O 1·. ~', _, ~ 1-- jl' ;& 11-, -. . : ~ When yo u wish ta rak e a sh arp pi cture of a dist ant landscapc or a d ist ant subj ect rhr ou gh a window, th e infini t y-landscape mode a llows you ta capture di st ant scc nc ry w ith c la rity. M od e Burton u ntil th e ( ~) sy rn bo l a p pears on th e LCD panel. Notes: · T a expos e o r ma rc, d eprcss th c drive h ut te n unt ill th e ( ~ ) r erna ins lit afre r th e s rcp 2 abov e, and t he n d cp ress th e sh u t rer rc lea se b u u on , · The d at e will b e ex posed in s te p 3 a b ove on th e D at e mod el. · R epcat ed m ul t iple expos u res lend ta over ex po se a fra m e, sa it is rccornrncnded th ar you ex pos e a fra me just tw ice or 3 times al mo st . · When using M ult i-E xpo sur e m od e, you usual ly get th e bes t resu hs with di m ly-lit ba ck ground , s uch as night sce nes. lfJ i 32 ~ · Aft er th e pi ct ur e is tak en by fully depressing t he shutt e r rclca sc b ut ton, this mod e is ea nc e led . · The n ash w ill not d isch arge in i h e Au to expo su re mod e. 33 SPOT AF SHOOTING EASY PIC. SHOOTING This mode sels the lens focus ta ca ve r a wide range of approx. 1. 2 meter ( 3. 9ft) to infinity under. bright sun light, Ev en with a dark suhject vou ca n st ill obt ain proper focus if the subject di stance is between approx, l. 8meter (5 . 9ft ) to 8 met er (26. If you take a p icrure with flash please make sure t he su bj ec t is with in the flash e ffec t ive shooting distance . (Sec page 19) The flash effective range of thi s mode with ISO 100 to 400 film is between l. 8m ( 5. 9ft) to 4. 6m '- ~ IY , " [ C45!F-~ IA\ . ' ~ 1~ 1-- ~ [ O)~ ~ '. ~ i~ ). . . :C- Select the AF spot mo de ta focus on a part ieular spot in the fram e. Switch to Spot AF mode Depress the Landscape/Easy Pi c. [. . . ] No rcfunds will b e mad e o n repairs p erformcd hy non a u t ho rized P cruax service Ia cilit ics. Procedure During 12-month Warranty Period Any P en t ax which p ro vos dcfect ive during the 12- m ont h w a rr a nt )"p er io d sho u ld b e rc iu r nc d tu the d ealer from who m yo u purch as ed th e equip m ent or to th e m a n u fa ct u re r. If th ere is no representative of th e m anufacturer in your co un try, send t h e cq u iprn cn t tu th e m an ufacturer, with post a ge p rc p a id . In this case, it w ill t a ke a co nside ra b le length o f t im e bcfore th e cq u ip m ent ca n b e rct u rncd to you ow ing to 1he corn pli cat cd customs pro cedures rcq uired . If t h e cq u ip rn c n t is co v ered hy w a r ra nt y, r cpairs w ill b e m ade a nd p a rts repla ccd fr ee of ch a rge , and th e cq u iprnent w ill be re t urned to yo u upo n co m plc ti o n of se rv ic ing. [. . . ]