User manual ROLLEI PREGO145

[. . . ] > Should the camera get wet, remove the battery for the same reason. The battery > The camera will not work without a battery. > When you insert a battery, make sure it is the right way round (check the poles). > Do not recharge the battery, or short-circuit it, take it apart, throw it on the fire or expose it to moisture. [. . . ] > After seven minutes at the latest, the camera will switch itself off and the lens will return to its retracted position. Prego 130 WA only: > Point the camera at the subject and use the zoom lever (14) to move in closer. > Once you have framed your shot, rotate the eyesight correction knob (24) until the picture appears sharp (-1. 5 ­ +1. 5 dpt). 12 HOLDING THE CAMERA Holding the camera > Hold the camera firmly with both hands to prevent any shake. > If possible, support your elbows against your body. > Hold the camera close to your eye to have a full view of the frame. > Press the shutter release slowly without any jerking movements. Caution: > Make sure your fingers, hair or indeed the hand strap is not covering the lens, autofocus window, exposure sensor window or the flash. > When taking vertical format shots, hold the camera so that the flash unit is at the top and the direction of the light is as natural as possible. 13 TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH Taking a photograph > Target your subject in the viewfinder (11). The LED will light up continuously if the subject is in the correct range between 0. 65 m and . Autofocus frame The autofocus frame corresponds to the camera's autofocus metering area. When you compose your picture, aim the focus frame at the subject. Releasing the shutter > Press the shutter release (2). > When the shutter has been released, the film automatically advances by one frame and the frame counter in the display moves on to the next frame to be exposed. 14 FOCUS LOCK 1 2 3 Focus lock The focus lock enables you to focus on a part of the subject outside the centre of the frame. > Flash exposures are synchronised at 1/45 sec with wide angle and at 1/70 sec with telephoto. It is therefore important to hold the camera steady when taking a picture. no. > If you are taking flash exposures of people or animals in poor light, switch to "red-eye reduction". Note: Switching off the camera resets to automatic mode apart from the "red-eye reduction" mode. Film speed/Range Wide angle Telephoto Prego 100 WA: ISO 100/21° 0. 65 m ­ 2. 9 m 0. 65 m ­ 2. 0 m Prego 130 WA: ISO 100/21° 0. 65 m ­ 2. 9 m 0. 65 m ­ 1. 8 m RED-EYE REDUCTION flash self mode date exp. no. Red-eye reduction People photographed with flash under poor light conditions often end up with red eyes. > To reduce this effect, the camera emits several short preflashes before taking the actual picture so that the pupils of the people in the photo become smaller. > To switch on the red-eye reduction mode, briefly press the mode button and select the relevant symbol with the shift button. Confirm by pressing the mode button again. Note: Red eyes are due to a reflection of the retina in the eye. This effect can be reduced by increasing the distance between the flash unit and the subject. 19 FILL-IN FLASH / FLASH OFF flash self mode date exp. no. Fill-in flash Bright daylight can produce deep shadow in the foreground or create backlit situations. In such cases, a fill-in flash can improve the results. > To switch on the fill-in flash, briefly press the mode button (19) and select the symbol for fill-in flash with the shift button (18). [. . . ] By pressing the shift button to the left or right, you can select the desired option and save it by pressing the mode button. · Day ­ Month ­ Year · Day ­ Hour ­ Minute 14 : 06 OFF 27 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Setting the date and time > You can select the way you want to write the date and time via the shift button. > To make a correction, press the mode button until one of the figures begins to flash. > You can move from one figure to another via the shift button, up/down. > Correct the selected values by pressing the shift button, left/right. [. . . ]