Pentax Espio User Manual

SPECIFICATIONS
Type: 35mm fully automatic leaf-shutter camera
with built-in zoom lens and auto flash
Film: Auto film speed setting with 35mm perfo¬
rated DX-coded film with ISO rating from 25
to 3200 <1 EV step). Non-DX coded films are
automatically set to IS025. 24x36mm format
Film loading: Auto film loading. Closing the back
cover will automatically wind the film to first
exposure
Film winding: Auto film-winding: Two auto film¬
winding modes; single frame mode and con¬
secutive mode (approx. 1.3 sec./frame).
Film rewinding: Auto start at the end of roll.
Auto stop upon completion of rewinding.
Rewinding time: approx 20 sec. with 24-ex-
posure film. Rewinding in mid-roll provided.
Frame number; Automatic readout of successive
frame numbers in ascending order when
shooting, and descending order when re¬
winding.
Lens: Pentax power zoom 35-70mm f/4.3-8.0 8
elements in 7 groups, Angle of view: 63°-
34.5°
Focusing system: Pentax infrared active autofo-
cusing with focus lock, Range: 0.6m (2ft) - in¬
finity, Infinity-landscape mode (focus is fixed
to infinity) Maximum magnification: 1/7.5X
Zooming: Electronic zoom
Shutter: Programmed AE electronic shutter with
speeds approx. 1/400 sec. 1/5sec. Bulb:1/
2sec.or slower ie, for as long as the shutter
release button is depressed. Electromagnetic
release
Self-timer: Electronic red lamp indication. Ap¬
prox. 10-sec. delay with LED indication. Can¬
cellation after activation is possible. 2 con¬
secutive shots provided in Dual-frame self-
timer mode. Auto tele-wide self-timer mode
can take two consecutive pictures: the first at
the selected focal length; the second at the
wide-angle setting.
Viewfinder: Actual image zoom viewfinder: 83%
field-of-view ratio. Magnification: approx.
0.37X (35mm WIDE)-0.65X(70mm TELE),
Diopterfixed at -1 diopter, AF frame. Picture
frame, Close distance compensation frame,
Green lamp lighting on the right hand side of
the viewfinder: in-focus signal, Green lamp
blinking: close-distance warning. Red lamp
lighting on the left hand side of the viewfin¬
der: Flash-ready status, Red lamp blinking:
Flash being charged
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Pentax Espio Specifications

General

Brand	Pentax
Model	Espio
Focus	Autofocus
Flash	Built-in
Film Type	35mm