User manual ROLLEI NANO80

[. . . ] > the camera cannot focus. 7 INSERTING THE BATTERY Inserting the battery The camera takes a 3 V lithium battery e. g. Note: If you are not using the camera for several weeks, take the battery out. 8 Important > The date shown in the display disappears 5 seconds after the battery has bee removed. You will therefore have to reset the date when you put in a new battery. [. . . ] > 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. > 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. Proceed as follows: > Aim the finder so that the autofocus metering area points at the main subject you want to be in focus. > Press the shutter release (2) halfway down to store the focus setting, and hold it there (green LED (12) lights up or flashes). > > With the stored focus setting, compose the picture and press the shutter release right down. > 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. > 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). The longest shutter speed in this mode is 1/4 sec, so that special measures (tripod) may be necessary to avoid camera wobble and blurred pictures. Flash off > If flashlight might affect the natural mood of your scene, switch the flash off by using the mode and shift button to select the `flash off' symbol. > This may well be useful not only for `available light' shots, but also where flash units are not permitted ­ for example, in museums. > On the other hand, working without flash may produce long shutter speeds that would result in camera wobble with hand-held shots. > A tripod should therefore be used where possible. 20 NIGHT FLASH flash self mode date exp. no. Night flash This is a combination of flash and long shutter speed. [. . . ] > Protect the camera from damp and wet conditions, constant sunshine and sand. This is particularly important when the camera is open to change a film. > Keep the film pressure plate clean and occasionally clean it off with a soft leather cloth. Use a brush to clean the inside of the camera. > > A soft brush is also the best tool for cleaning the lens. [. . . ]