User manual ROLLEI PREGO130WA

[. . . ] 1 Frame 2 AF metering area 3 Parallax marks for camera-to-subject distances below 1 m 4 Green LED (sharpness indicator) Autofocus display If you press the shutter release lightly, the green LED will light up or flash. > If the LED lights up, the conditions are right for taking a photo, the flash is ready. > If the LED flashes quickly, the subject is too close (below 0. 65 m with wide-angle and telephoto). > If the LED flashes slowly, > the shutter speed is too slow, use a tripod. [. . . ] The automatic focus lock is cancelled as soon as you let go of the shutter release. 15 MENU CONTROL (MODE AND SHIFT BUTTON) flash AUTO self OFF mode AF date flash AUTO self OFF mode AF date exp. > When you activate the mode button (19), the light in the display turns to red. > You can change from one level to another using the shift button (18). > To do this, press the shift button up or down in the direction of the arrow until the desired level flashes. > The individual modes can be selected and confirmed. Selecting a mode > Activate the shift button to the left or right in the direction of the arrows. > When you find the mode you want, confirm it with the mode button. > The changes are entered in the memory. 16 PROGRAM SYSTEM FLASH Program system flash The Rollei Prego 100 WA /Prego 130 WA features a new technology for compact cameras. When you work with the flash, the camera automatically takes into account the amount of light, the brightness of the subject, the distance away and the focal length of the lens. Conventional flash units in compact cameras flash at full power regardless of how far away the subject is. The flash unit in the Prego 100 WA/ Prego 130 WA carefully monitors the amount of light emitted. Examples: Close-up photography in low ambient light With a normal flash exposure, the flash unit emits all its power and the picture is overexposed. With the integrated system flash, however, the power output adapts to the particular conditions (up to 12. 5 %). Portrait shots in very bright daylight Under such conditions, portraits can show very hard shadows around the nose or hair. With a conventional fill-in flash, the flash unit emits its full power. With the system flash in the Prego 100 WA/ Prego 130 WA, only enough light is emitted to tone down the hard shadow and produce a naturally lit portrait. 17 (LEVEL: "FLASH") FLASH MODES / AUTOMATIC FLASH Flash operation When you press the mode button (19), the display lights up and the individual symbols for the flash modes appear in the "AUTO" menu level. Automatic flash > In this mode, the flash automatically comes on in poor lighting conditions to ensure correct exposure. > Touch the shutter release lightly as soon as the green LED lights up and the camera is ready to shoot. > If the flash symbol in the display goes on and off after the exposure, the flash unit is charging. Until the flash unit is ready, the shutter release is locked to prevent wrong exposures. > 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. [. . . ] If condensation forms on a cold lens when it is taken indoors, wait for a few minutes until the moisture evaporates by itself. Take the battery out of the camera if you do not use it for a prolonged period. 29 OVERCOMING PROBLEMS Problem Lens does not move out. Pull out film leader until it reaches opposite end of film compartment. Picture blurred. Autofocus frame was not aligned with main subject. [. . . ]