Getting to know your Nizo camera
1. Cassette compartment
A flap secured by a catch
will
be found on
the rear end of the camera. Press the catch
down, open the
flap and slide the cassette
into the compartment.
The first time: do
not
use
force
if
the flap
will
not
shut. Remove the cassette
and
turn
it
round. The
maker
's
label
should
be
visible through the
inspection
window
.
2. Inspection window
This enables you to check at any
time
if
your
camera
is
loaded and if so, with what
type of
film.
3. Film counter
The
counter
returns
automatically
to 0
when you open the cassette
compartment
flap.
4. Filter switch
Sup
er
-8 film stock is designed to match the
color temperature
of
artificial
light. Your
camera has a built-in
filter
to adapt it
for
day
light
filming.
When filming in da
ylight
, turn the
filter
selector
to
th
e sun symbol, even
if
using
bl
ack a
nd
white film.
If
you are
filming
in
a
rtifici
al light, turn the
red
triangl
e on the
switch to face the la
mp
symbol.
Warning : when the
artificial
light
filter
is
out
of action, a second signal
will
apear
next to the
film feed scale above th e
vi
ew-
find
er
im
age.
The
center
of
the
filter
switch contains a
spring,loaded button marked «+ 1
».
If you
keep this button pressed in, the automatic
exposure
control
will
open up the aperture
by one
additional
stop number.
5.
Lens iris control
Exposure
control
is achieved by varying the
iris aperture,
either
automatically
or
by
hand (the iris setting
is
shown on a scale
under the image in the viewfinder). In the
center: the
meter
battery voltage testing
button
(2
x 1.35 volt cells in the camera
base).
Set the master
electric
switch 7 to
the red dot. Press the test button. The
aperture
indicator
needle should move
across to the figure 8 on the aperture
scale
under
the
viewfinder
. The 8 is colored red
for
easy identification.
The first
time:
leave the aperture
control
set to the
red
dot
(= a
utomatic
exposure
control)
.
6.
Hand grip lock
The hand
grip
can be swung back out
of
the way.
The
grip
contains
a safety box
for
the 6 x 1.5
volt
AA
penlight
cells which
drive
.
the camera
motor
.
The first
time:
If
the camera does
not
start,
the batteries may ha
ve
been inserted
wrongly into the box. Please
insert
the
batte
ri
es as shown
by
the symbols on the
box.
7. Electric master switch
0 = all
power
circuits
switched off.
This
setting preserves the batteries. Red
dot
=
all
pow
er
circuits
switched on . Black
dot
=
setting
for
checking voltage
of
drive
batter
-
ies. The switch is spring
loaded in this
position. When press
eo
in firmly,
the
aper-
ture
indicator
ne
~
dl
e
on the scale
under
the
viewfinder
should move
as
far
as
possi-
ble
to the left of the test
mark
8.
If the
poin-
ter
remains to the right of the 8, new bat-
teries are required.
The
first
time: If the camera does
not
start,
make
sure that the master switch is set to
the
red
dot
position
.
8. Outside power source connection
An storage battery
is
available
as
an
acces
-
sory (in
the
Nizo Power Set), and enables
the camera to be driven with a
greater
re-
serve of energy
or
alternatively
direct
from
the mains
power
supply.
9. Shutter release
Can be
comfortably
operated with the in-
dex
finger
of the left
or
right hand. The
drive
mechanism is started
electromagneti-
cally.
Th
e
first
time: Do
not
jerk
the
shutter
re-
lease when operating. Do
not
film in
short
bur
sts
(a
good
rule of thumb is to
allow
each
shot
to run
for
5-6 seconds).
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