User manual ROLLEI AFM35

[. . . ] Rollei AFM 35 Operating Instructions 1 GENERAL Congratulations on your sophisticated new 35 mm camera!Please read these instructions carefully before using your camera, so you will be able to make optimum use of its many features. Precautions > Do not tamper with the camera's internal components. > Should the camera be damaged, do not touch any internal components to avoid an electric shock. > Should the camera get wet, remove the battery for the same reason. [. . . ] To choose a flash mode, press the flash button. > > The flash mode selected will stay active even after an exposure and will be canceled only when the camera is switched off. For the purpose of the viewfinder LEDs during flash photography, see page 22. Autoflash > This is the standard flash mode in which the flash will fire automatically as soon as subject brightness drops to a certain threshold value. > There is no icon for this mode on the LCD panel. 25 RED-EYE REDUCTION The phenomenon of red eyes In low light, the pupils of people and animals tend to dilate. The flash entering the eye through the wide pupils strikes the (red) retina which thus stands out in your pictures. To reduce this phenomenon as far as possible, the camera will fire four preflashes. When using this mode, > ask your subject(s) to look straight into the camera; > fire from a relatively close distance (but not directly in front of people's eyes!). Red-eye reduction In this mode, the camera will fire four preflashes. > To switch to red-eye reduction, press button (7) until the corresponding icon is displayed. 26 FLASH OFF/FILL FLASH Flash OFF For available-light photography or shooting at distances beyond the flash range ­ for example, in a theater or stadium ­ switch the flash off. However, this will result in relatively slow shutter speeds carrying the risk of camera shake. > To switch the flash off, press button (7) until the corresponding icon disappears from the display. Fill flash > This mode serves to fill in deep foreground shadow in daylight pictures and when shooting against the light ­ for example, if a person is standing in front of a window or in the shade against a very bright background. > To activate fill flash, press button (7) until the corresponding icon is displayed. 27 BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION Backlight compensation This mode avoids underexposure of your main subject in strong backlight. > To activate backlight compensation, press button (7), until the corresponding icon is displayed. Without backlight compensation With backlight compensation Note: If the light from a strong light source strikes the lens directly, flare spots may appear in your picture. If at all possible, try to find a viewpoint leaving the lens in the shade to avoid flare from degrading image contrast. 28 SLOW SYNC (NIGHT FLASH) Slow sync This is a combination of flash to light your foreground and a slower shutter speed to coax out atmospheric illumination in the background of night or dusk shots. > To activate this mode, press button (7) until the corresponding icon is displayed. > Preferably use a tripod to avoid camera shake. Slow sync with red-eye reduction Use this mode if there are people in the foreground of night shots with atmospheric background. The camera will fire four low-intensity flash bursts to reduce the pupil diameter of your subjects and thus the risk of red eye. In view of the relatively slow shutter speed used, your subjects should not move directly after the flash but keep still slightly longer. 29 SELF-TIMER Self-timer > To activate the self-timer, press button (9) until the corresponding icon is displayed. > Place the AF area over your main subject and frame your picture, if necessary locking focus (see p. Both the focus and the exposure setting will be locked in as you press the shutter release halfway. > Do not stand in front of the camera when triggering the exposure, since this would result in blur and faulty exposure. > The self-timer LED will stay lit for about seven seconds and blink for the remaining three seconds before exposure. 30 > > The mode is automatically disabled after exposure or when the camera is switched off. To abort the countdown, simply press the self-timer button (9). BULB EXPOSURES/CHOOSING THE EXPOSURE TIME Bulb exposures In this mode, the shutter will stay open for as long as you keep the shutter release depressed. [. . . ] The LCD panel > The LCD panel will darken at temperatures above approx. Batteries > The output of any battery will drop at low temperatures. Keep spare batteries warm in an inside pocket of your clothing and periodically exchange them for the one in the camera. At very low temperatures, battery power may go down sufficiently to make further shooting impossible. [. . . ]