Olympus XA - 35mm Camera

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Oner's manual for the Olympus XA model of 35mm range finder camera

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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

T h e O l y m p u s X A i s a n a p e r -t u r e p r i o r i t y a u t o - e x p o s u r erangef inder camera se t t ing news t a n d a r d s f o r f u n c t i o n a n d f e e l ,appearance and per fo rmance.P lease read the fo l low ing pages

c a r e f u l l y a n d y o u r n e w c a m e r aw i l l p r o v i d e m a x i m u m P e r -f o rmance and sa t is fac t ion .

DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS . . .PREPARATION

o Ins ta l l i ng the Ba t te r ies .O Load ing the F i lm

SIMPLE STEPS FOR TAKING P ICTURESa Sett ing the Aperture .O Focus ingo Re leas ing the Shu t te ro U n l o a d i n g t h e F i l mo Sel f -Timer .o Au tomat i c F lash Pho tog raphy (A1 1 ) . . .oAutomat ic Flash Photography (A16)

PHOTOG RAPH IC TECHN IOU ESO Aperture and Depth of Fie ldO Shutter-Speed Pr ior i ty Photography .o Back l i gh t ing Compensa t ionO Dayl ight Synchronizat ion

HELPFUL HINTS/CARE AND STORAGE . .MAIN SPECIF ICATIONS

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PREPARATION

o Instal l ing the Batteries

1 . Inse r t t he ba t te r ies co r rec t l y .Y e s N o N o N o S R 4 4

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o l f t h e b e e p e r d o e s n ' t s i g n a l , t h ebat te r ies a re inser ted incor rec t lyo r a r e e x h a u s t e d .. T h e b a t t e r i e s w i l l l a s t a b o u t o n ey e a r a n d m u s t b e r e p l a c e d w i t ht w o 1 . 5 V s i l v e r o x i d e b a t t e r i e s( S R 4 4 , E P X - 7 6 o r e q u i v a t e n t ) .a Do no t p ress the shut te r re leased u r i n g b a t t e r y c h e c k o p e r a t i o n ,o r t h e b a t t e r y w i l l r u n d o w nq u i c k l y , l e a v i n g t h e s h u t t e r o p e n -e d . R e t u r n t h e l e v e r t o t h e n o r m a lp o s i t i o n .

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S e t t h e c o n t r o l l e v e r t o . , C H E C K , , .T h e b e e p e r e m i t s a t o n e a n d t h ec h e c k l a m p g l o w s b r i g h t l y .

Check the ba t te r ies .

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o Loading the F i lm

1 . Open the camera back and in -sert the f i lm cart r idge. (Dust Bar-r i e r i s i n c losed pos i t i on . )o N e v e r l o a d t h e f i l m i n d i r e c t s u n -i i g h t .

2 . A t tach the f i lm end to thetake -up spoo l .. The f i lm end mus t no t s t i ck ou to f the s lo t excess ive ly .

3 . S t a r t w i n d i n g t h e f i l m a n d c l o s et h e c a m e r a b a c k .

a F i l m p e r f o r a t i o n s m u s t e n g a g ew i t h s p r o c k e t t e e t h a n d t h e f i l mm u s t b e d r a w n f l a t .

Ooen the Dus t Bar r ie r .4 .

O l f t h e D u s t B a r r i e r i s n o t f u l l yo p e n e d , t h e s h u t t e r c a n n o t b er e l e a s e d .

5 . Wind and expose two b lanksho ts un t i l t he exposure coun te rs h o w s " 1 " .

a T h e l e n s s h o u l d b e a i m e d t o w a r da b r i g h t l i g h t w h e n s h o o t i n g .

6 . Se t the ASA f i lm speed .

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SIMPLE STEPS FOR TAKING PICTURES

o Sett ing the Aperture

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1 . Open the Dus t Bar r ie r and se tthe aperture lever ( r mark) to theF-number requ i red .

2 . Con f i rm the shu t te r speed inthe v iewf i nde r , a im ing a t the sub .jec t .(The arrows indicate paral lax cor-rect ion marks.)

( T o r ! r a \ e ' u l l u j e o l a t ) e r l u r e c o nt ro l , see pages 15 & 16 . )

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p u s h t h e a P e r t u r e l e v e ru ' d o w n w a r d s o t h a t t h e n e e -

+ d l e p o i n t s t o " 5 0 o " ( 1 /

i n 5 O O s e c ) o r u n d e r .s - -_ l f the need le po in ts to

"3O" ( 1 /3O sec) o r under ,b e c a r e f u l n o t t o s h a k e t h ec a m e r a .

o Focusing

3 . Look ing th rough the v iew-f inder, compose and focus.

Out o f focus In focus

o l f the sub jec t d is tance is O.85 -1 meter Q.g - 3 .3 fee t ) , f ramethe sub jec t in the area under the2 para l lax cor rec t ion marks .

T u r n t h e f o c u s i n g l e v e r u n t i l t h ed o u b l e i m a g e i n t h e c e n t r a l r e c -t a n g l e f u s e s i n t o o n e . F o c u s i n g c a na l s o b e d o n e w i t h t h e k n u r l e dm o u n t ( e . 9 . w h e n a t r i p o d i s i nu s e ) .

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o Releas ing the Shut ter

4 . H o l d t h e c a m e r a s t e a d y a n dl i g h t l y p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e .

T h e r e l e a s e r e q u i r e s a m i n i m u m o ff i n g e r p r e s s u r e , r e d u c i n g c h a n c e o fi m a g e b l u r d u e t o c a m e r a s h a k e .

o T a k e c a r e n o t t o b l o c k t h e l e n s , f l a s h d i f -f u s e r w i n d o w o r a u t o f l a s h s e n s o r .

o Un load ing t he F i lm o Sel f -T imer

5 . W h e n t h e f i l m e n d s , r e w i n d a n d r e m o v e i t .

C l o s e t h e D u s t B a r r i e r , d e p r e s s t h e r e w i n d r e l e a s e b u t t o n a n dr e w i n d t h e f i l m . W h e n t h e c r a n k t u r n s f r e e l y , o p e n t h e c a m e r ab a c k a n d r e m o v e t h e f i l m i n t h e s h a d e .

Set the con t ro l l eve r to "SE LFT I M E R " a n d r e l a s e t h e s h u t t e r .T h e b e e p e r e m i t s a t o n e a n d t h e

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t h e l e v e r t o i t s n o r m a l p o s i t i o n .

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o Automatic Flash

1 . Se t the ASA f i lm speed .l f t h e A S A s p e e d o f t h e f i l m t o b eused is cfose to "1OO" or "4OO",

use the neares t se t t ing . (ASA 80o r 1 2 5 - " 1 0 O " ) .

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3. Set the aper tu re lever to , ,F lash , . ,

T h e c h a r g e l a m p p o p s u p a n d t h eA 1 1 t u r n s o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y .o T h e f l a s h s e t t i n g h a s b e e n d e s i g n -ed to requ i re a s t ronger p ressuret h a n t h e a p e r t u r e s e t t i n g .

4. When the charge lamp glows,you are ready to f i re.o Do no t move the leve r once i thas been se t fo r au to f l ash , o r i n -co r rec t f l ash exposure may resu l t .

5. A t the end o f f lashp h o t o g r a p h y , f u l l ydepress the chargel a m p t o t u r n t h ef l a s h u n i t o f f .

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use the neares t se t t ing . (ASA 80o r 1 2 5 + " 1 O 0 " ) .

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2 . C o n n e c t t h c f l a s h u n i t t o t h ec a m e r a .I n s e r t t h e g u i d e P i n i n t o t h e g u i d ep i n h o l e a n d t u r n t h e c l a m P i n gs c r e w c l o c k w i s e .a A f t e r c o n n e c t i n g , d o n o t t w ; s tt h e A 1 6 .

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f t . ) a t A s A 1 0 0 , 8 me6.4 f t . ) a t ASA400.

3 . Set the aper tu re lever to , ,F lash , . ,T h e c h a r g e l a m p p o p s u p a n d t h eA ' l 6 t u r n s o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y .. T h e f l a s h s e t t i n g h a s b e e n d e s i g n -e d t o r e q u i r e a s t r o n g e r p r e s s u r et h a n t h e a p e r t u r e s e t t i n g .

4. When the charge lamp glows,you are ready to f i re.a Do no t move the leve r once i thas been se t fo r au to f l ash , o r i n -co r rec t f l ash exposure may resu l t .

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PHOTOG RAPH IC TECHNIOUES

o Aperture and Depth of FieldDepth o f f ie ld i s the area o f accept -a b l e s h a r p n e s s i n f r o n t o f a n d b e -h i n d t h e s u b j e c t i n f o c u s . T h e l a r g -e r t h e F - n u m b e r u s e d ( f r o m F 2 . 8t o F 2 2 1 , t h e d e e p e r t h e d e p t h o ff i e l d . O n t h e c o n t r a r y , t h e s m a l l e rt h e F - n u m b e r ( f r o m F 2 2 t o F 2 . A l ,t h e s h a l l o w e r t h i s z o n e o f a c c e p t -a b l e s h a r p n e s s .T h e t a b l e o n t h e o p p o s i t e p a g eshows tha t when the camera- to -sub jec t d is tance is 1m, the deptho f f ie ld a t F4 ranges f rom O.91mt o 1 . 1 2 m .i[::'Jp ;::-;l-,?:' z', F2.8

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o Shutter-Speed Priority PhotographyW h e n p h o t o g r a p h i n g f a s t m o v i n gs u b j e c t s , t h e i m p r e s s i o n o f m o v e -m e n t c a n b e e m p h a s i z e d b y i n t e n -t i o n a l l y a l l o w i n g t h e i m a g e t o b eb l u r r e d u s i n g a s l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d .O n t h e c o n t r a r y , t h e m o v e m e n tc a n b e " f r o z e n " u s i n g a f a s t s h u t -te r speed.

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Move the aperture lever unt i l theneedle points to the shut ter speedrequ i red.

o l f the shut te r speed need le en-te rs the s t r iped zone, Push theaper tu re lever downward so tha tthe need le po in ts to "50O" or un-der .

An aper tu re-pr io r i t y au to-expo-sure camera, the XA lets you selectthe aper tu re f ree ly , then au tomat i -ca l l y se ts the r igh t shu t te r speedfor cor rec t exposure . The shut te rsca le i s v is ib le in the v iewf inder , soyou can p ick exac t ly the speed andaper tu re you l i ke .

l f the need le po in ts to "3O" orunder , ho ld the camera s teadY orsuppor t w i th a t r ipod ; o r use afas ter shu t te r speed bY Push ingthe lever upward ; o r use au to f lash .

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o Back Lighting Compensation

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$ WI n s i t ua t ions l i ke these , compen-sa te fo r the back l i gh t ing by us ingthe con t ro l l eve r .

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o Dayl ight Synchronization

M a n u a l f l a s h m e t h o d i s r e c o m -m e n d e d f o r d a y l i g h t f i l l - i n . S e tt h e 4 1 1 ( 4 1 6 ) f i l m s P e e d l e v e r t o" F U L L " a n d t h e a p e r t u r e l e v e r t ot h e F - n u m b e r ( a f t e r h a v i n g s e t t ot h e f l a s h s y m b o l ) o b t a i n e d f r o mt h e g u i d e n u m b e r f o r m u l a .

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HELPFUL HINTS CARE AND STORAGE

o Dust Barr ierOpening the Dust Barr ier fu l ly swi tches the power ON, and a l l

camera funct ions are ready to shoot , Clos ing the Dust Barr ier

swi tches the power OFF, and a l l camera funct ions are locked'

o Foolproof e lect ronic c i rcu i tWi th the Dust Barr ier c losed and camera funct ions locked, thefoolproof e lect ronic c i rcu i t nonetheless a l lows the camera back

to be opened for f i lm loading, unlock ing a l l re la ted funct ions.

o Elect ronic feather- touch shut ter re leaseThe re lease (pressure conduct ive polymer) responds to very l ightpressure, Press ing wi th a s t roke as you normal ly do wi th other cam-eras is not needed.a Treat the camera wi th care!Do not exer t s t ronger pressure on moving par ts than needed (Dust

Barr ier , levers, Knobs) . When.at taching a t r ipod, care should be

taken not to t ighten the screw excessive ly and not to rotate the

camera on the screw,a Fi l ters cannot be used wi th the XA.

o At the complet ion of photography, complete ly c lose the Dust

Barr ier to prevent bat tery dra in and dust .o Do not drop or h i t the camera. Cameras that have been submerg-

ed in water are genera l ly i r reparable.o Do not touch the lens, v iewf inder and rangef inder window. l f

touched, wipe the sur face l ight ly wi th a c lean, sof t cot ton c loth '

F ingerpr in ts , i f not wiped of f immediate ly , wi l l eventual ly be un-

removable.a Never leave the camera near radios, TV sets, or magnets.

a Store the camera in a dry, wel l -vent i la ted p lace.

aNever s tore the camera where temperatures exceed 50 'C

n22"Fl or below -20"C ( -4 'F l . When you use the camera in

temperatures under -10oC (14"F) , i t may somet imes fa i l to

operate proper ly . To avoid th is , warm the camera before use.oHave a l l repai rs per formed by an author ized OLYMPUS Serv-

ice Center . You may send i t d i rect ly or through the store whereyour camera was purchased.

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MAIN SPECIFICATIONS (OLYMPUS XA}

Camera type : 35mm rangef inder e lec t ron ic lens-shut - Shut te r re lease: E lec t romagnet ic fea ther touchter camera . shu t te r re lease '

F i lm fo rmat : 35mm s tandard casset te (24 x 36mm). Se l f - t imer : E lec t ron ic se . l f - t imer w i th 12 second de lay .L e n s : F . Z u i k o 3 5 m m F 2 . A , 6 e l e m e n t s i n 5 g r o u p s . B l i n k i n g L E D a n d e l e c t r o n i c b e e p e r ( P i e z o e l e c t r i cS h u t t e r : E l e c t r o n i c b e t w e e n - l e n s s h u t t e r . C e r a m i c V i b r a t o r ) d u r i n g s e l f - t i m e r o p e r a t i o n .V i e w f i n d e r : B r i g h t f r a m e f i n d e r , O . 5 5 x . F l a s h m o u n t i n g : E x c l u s i v e a u t o m a t i c E l e c t r o n i c

S h u t t e r s p e e d r e a d o u t a n d o v e r - e x p o s u r e w a r n i n g F l a s h A 1 1 ( A 1 6 ) a t t a c h e s t o ( o r d e t a c h e s f r o m )z o n e v i s i b l e i n f i n d e r .

F o c u s i n g : D o u b l e - i m a g e c o u p l e d r a n g e f i n d e r , O . 8 5 m( 2 . 8 f t . ) - i n f i n i t y .

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F i lm speed range: ASA 25 - 8OO.Aper tu re range: F2 .8 - F22.F i l m a d v a n c e : R e a r w i n d i n g t h u m b w h e e l .Exposure counter : Progress ive type w i th au tomat ic

rese t .F i l m r e w i n d : C r a n k t y p e w i t h r e w i n d r e l e a s e b u t t o n .

the camera in seconds.S e t t i n g c a m e r a ' s a p e r t u r e l e v e r t o f l a s h s y m b o lswi tches the A1 1(A116)on, and se ts the XA fo r au to-f I a s h .

Lens f f inder cover : S l id ing Dust Bar r ie r . When opened,p o w e r i s s w i t c h e d o n a n d s h u t t e r r e l e a s e u n l o c k s .When c losed, power i s sw i tched o f f and shut te rre lease locks .

P o w e r s o u r c e : T w o 1 . 5 V s i l v e r o x i d e b a t t e r i e sS R 4 4 ( E v e r e a d y E P X - 7 6 o r e q u i v a l e n t ) .

D i m e n s i o n s : 1 0 2 ( w ) x 6 4 . 5 ( H ) x 4 0 ( D ) m m ( 4 " x2 . 5 4 " x 1 . 6 " ) .

W e i g h t : 2 2 5 g r a m s o r 7 . 9 o z . ( l e s s b a t t e r i e s ) . 2 2

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