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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/
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When 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...
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
... 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 LENSES
Function
Lens...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 20
..., the optional accessory -Body Mount Cap K" is [OFF] before attaching the FA zoom to protect the camera against scratches and dust at the factory. Align the red dots on the camera and lens mount, attach the lens to the camera body, and turn it fully to the right until you hear a click.
• Ensure that...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 34
... shutter release button.(Sudden force on the shutter release button will cause camera shake, making the picture blurred.)
• To reduce camera shake, support your left hand supporting the camera and lens as shown in the illustrations. While taking a picture, hold the camera correctly as shown in the illustrations.
Hold the camera firmly, with your body or the...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 41
... use and is disregarded. This phenomenon, commonly known as far away from the LCD panel. lens at a closer distance when using a Pentax dedicated flash unit off the camera, it • To cancel the red-eye reduction flash function, while
may also help to turn the
camera as the slave flash is discharged. When How to Cancel
using a zoom...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 51
a half mirror incorporated into the autofocus system reduces the effectiveness of a matte field surrounding the 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...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 73
... distance is closer than 1.2m.
*4 : Vignetting will occur at the focal length between 28-35mm. to -subject distance is closer than 3m. COMPATIBILITY OF F AND FA LENSES WITH THE BUILT-IN FLASH
[O=compatible x =incompatible because of vignetting]
' Lens name
Compatibility
Lens name
Compatibility
F Fish-Eye Zoom 17-28mm f/3.5-4.5
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FA2Omm f/2.8
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F Zoom 24-50mm f/4
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FA*24mm...
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
area of f ..
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
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FA-lens
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20mm, 28mm, 50mm f 1 4, f 1 7. (10) CAMERA CASE (SOFT CASE Fc)
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The soft case is available as an option and consists of 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...
PZ-70 Manual - Page 88
... problems that may be easily remedied. Turn ON the main switch.
P.18 P.14
The battery is not placed over the Move the camera until the flash is set . P.14
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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,
-- SPECIFICATIONS
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Type:
TTL autofocus, auto-exposure 35mm SLR with AF coupler, lens information contacts and power contacts)
Compatible Lens:
Pentax K lenses.
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