Pentax KM Camera manual Camera Holding, Film Unloading, Self-Timer

Horizontal Position Hold teh camera firmly with your left hand, and draw your arms close to your body.

	Vertical Position
	Hold you camera
	tightly to your
Vertical Position	forehead with
Hold your camera tightly to your forehead with your left hand, and	your left hand,
draw your right arm close to your body.	raise you right
	arm and draw
	your left arm to
	you body

CAMERA HOLDING

As a general rule, your camera should be held more firmly in the left hand, which does not release the shutter. If you hold your camera with the right hand - the hand that releases the shutter it may cause camera movement. Often, blurred pictures are due to camera movement.

FILM UNLOADING

After the final picture on the roll has been taken, the
rapid wind lever will not turn, indicating that the
film must be rewound. Lift the rewind crank up.
Depress the film rewind release button and turn the
rewind crank as indicated to rewind the film into its
cassette. Rewind until the tension on the crank
lessens, indicating that the leader end of the film has
been released from the take-up spool. Pull out the
film rewind knob (the back will open automatically), AVOID DIRECT LIGHT WHEN UNLOADING THE
and remove the film cassette.	FILM.

SELF-TIMER

The self-timer delays shutter release between 5 and 13 seconds, depending upon how far counter-clockwise you have turned the cocking lever. When using the self-timer, do not depress the shutter release button...it will immediately release the shutter without delayed action. Turn the cocking lever down 90°--i80°. Move the small light-colored self-timer start lever as indicated . . . the self-timer will start. This self-timer also has an interrupt function. Even after the self-timer has started to run, you can stop it by moving the start lever back to normal position, as long as the cocking lever has not been moved back past the 90° position. You can re-start the self-timer by pushing the cocking lever down again and moving the start lever again. Do not leave the cocking lever in "interrupt" position for an extended period, as this may weaken the spring.