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4 Hold the camera in your left hand and press Button D with your thumb. The camera will 'open more ea,sily i,f th-e front is tilted downwards. Be sure the' Struts are fully extende~ and locked in position. The camera is closed by pressing w'ith. your two thumbs on the centres of "the Struts. Set th~s lever (E) for >' Instantaneous Snapshots at " I " Use" T" (Time Exposures) for 'indoor pic..' ~ures only (See page :8). 1 Preset the Shutter by pressing this lever (K) downwards BEFORE TAKING. EACH " PIC.. TU RE. ',The 's'hutter witj not 'o'perate if you forget to do this.,

5 Open. the back of the.camera by sliding the, catch (8) in the direction of the arrow. Take your roll of film, size 20, and place it, between the centres of the cradle 'wh'ich swings up for ease of loading. Do not break the paper seal on the film, until you have replaced the cradle in position. " Break the seal and lead the tapered end o(t,he red paper over the two rollers and into the " longer slot of the empty spool, which should' already be engaged with the windin~ key.

6 '. J Keep your thumb on the roll' of film:, so that "it cannqt uncoil suddenly, and make, two or thr,ee,complete turns of the' winding key'. SEE THAT THE RED PAPER IS ROLLING STRAIGHT AND TRUE arid then dose the >,'back of:the 'camera. ' Continue to wind carefully unthno. I appears in the red window 'at- the back Qf the camera. On most makes of fhms there IS a series of pointers and dots before,no.1 to warn you of the approach of the number. Replace,the safety cover over,the red ~indow. WHEN WINDING, ALWAYS HAVE FRONT. OF CAMERA EXTENDED TO AVOID,MARK~ ING FILM. " '

7 Fo~- Horizontal,pictures such as groups of.people or views hold the camera this way. '

8 . Forupr,ight pic,tures hold' it like this~ Compose, you r. picture in, the' viewfinder, preset,the shutter, then squeezethe release g;.,e-n-t-i-y, until _you hear 'the shutter oper..'. ate. Don't jerk the shutter release, or you will spoil your pi~ture.. As soon as you have taken one snap-, shot turn the film to the' next,number irr(mediately, 'BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE CAMERA. You- will then ReVer make two exposures on the' same n~g~tive.

9 SUN BEHIND CA'MERA Set the Shutter Indicator (E) to is', n (1/25th sece.). Always 'take your picture5 with good sunshine OR your subject. NOT shining into your lens. This diagram shows which are the best positions for the sun when taking your photograph. Always keep the sun in one of,these positic?ns. '

10 TIME EXPOSURES To take indoor shots and portraits with day:.. light or artificial 'light a longer exposure. -is necessary. ~ Firs~ set your shutter lever (E) at i." T " (brief tjme). The camera must be placed on. some firm support such as a'table, pile of books or tripod so that it will be absolutely' still when. the photograph is taken.. -As ~ith all. photographs first "preset '.' the shutter. After composing the picture press the button g-e-n-t-i-y, holding the camera firm, and keep the button fully pressed in for the required time as indicated in the following exposure table. I EXPOSURE TABLE Well lit room near a window sees., Artificial light, two 60 watt bulbs at 4 feet or less from subject... ~ sees. Artificial light, two 100 watt bulbs at 4 feet or less from subject ;6 sees. Photoflood I, wi,thin 4 feet of subject I sec. Pnowf!oo({ U, viityhh, 4 feet of.subject '..J'$fi~. 2'; Inside buildings, chur<:hes,.et c~ sees. Outdoor shots in bad light, shady surroundings, etc I sec. -~

11 '/' SUBJECT /:\ ) 'tight B 'OR WHITE, REFlECTOH ~~..~ CAMERA UNLOADING THE, film After you e have, taken your' last exposure, contrnue to turn the' winding key until the.e nd of the backing,paper' has passed the' red window.. t the back of the camera' as described on /' Withdraw thewhldir'!g key from the,) spool, keep:ing your thumb' on the end of the ' l- red.~:acking paper so that the, film cannot J uncoil suddenly.. Lift out the spool, turn under abouti inch' of the red paper and seal firmly with the gummed.\' strip provide~. \ 'Reload with a, new film.

12 Always U preset" the shutt~r before taking a photograph.. 2 Always wind on the film immediately after a photograph has been taken. 3 Always hold the 'camera firm and level~ never tilt the camera upwards to " get in u, the whole of a building. It will appear to be leaning backwards if you do. Move back until it is seen f.,.liy in the viewfinder holding the camera level. 4 Always keep the sun behind, never in front of the camera. 5 Never load the camera in the sun, choose a shady spot or indoors., Do not let seaside san~ or dirt get into the camera or the shutter. or parts may be damaged. 7 Never oil the shutter; it will stick if you do. 8 Do not attempt to take pictures of objects, moving across the front. of the camera, because they will be blurred. Take moving subjects.coming towards you or going away.

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