FUJICA STX1 User Manual

CONTENTS

Part 1, Fundamentals

Names and Functions of Parts.
Special Features

1. Basic Steps.

2. Battery Insertion . . .

3. Film Loading .

4. Setting the Film Speed. .

5. Setting the Shutter Speed .
6 Focus the Lens and Frame Your Picture
7 Correct Exposure .

8 Holding the Camera and Releasing the Shutter .... ....

9 Rewinding Film and Unloading Film

Part 2, Advanced Techniques

1 Changing the Lens .. ....

2. Exposure Correction : . . .

3. Utilizing the Lens Depth of Field

4. Using the Self Timer. ...

5. Infrared Photography

6. Taking flash pictures
7 Accessories for the FUJICA STX-1

8. Care and Storage of your FUJICA STX-1
9 Specifications

Names and functions of the parts

1. Film Advance Lever

2. Shutter Speed Selector Dial/ASA film speed selector

3. Film ASA Speed Window

4. Shutter Release Button provided with socket for

5. cable release

6. Frame Counter (Additive type automatically resets)

7. Shutter Speed Mark (red dot)4.butkus.org

8. Shutter Release. Lock

9. Neck strap Eyelet

10. Self-timer Start Button. ~ Self-timer Set Lever (The shutter is activated in 8 - 10seconds)

11. Depth of Field Preview Button

12. Taking Lens

13. Accessory (hot) Shoe

14. Hot Shoe for X Contact

15. Combination Rewind Crank/Camera Back Lock4.butkus.org

16. Film Plane Mark

17. Lens Mount

18. Aperture Selector Ring

19. Aperture / Distance Mark

20. Depth of Field Indicator

21. Distance Scale

22. Focusing Ring

23. Lens Safety Lock

24. Film Rewind Spindle

25. Battery Chamber / Insert two alkaline-manganese batteries (LR44) for powering the camera s electric
Metering system (mercury batteries (HR44) or silver-oxide batteries (SR44) can also be used).

26. Film Rail

27. Guide Rail ( The film is passed over the Film Rail and the edges go between the Guide Rail)

28. Viewfinder Eyepiece designed for attaching the Eye Cup. etc.

29. Sprocket Wheel ( The film perforations are engaged with the sprocket teeth to advance the film. )

30. Take-up Spool

31. Pressure Plate

32. Camera Back

33. Film Chamber

34. Tripod Socket

35. Film Rewind Button

SPECIAL FEATURES

1. Improved Through-The-Lens Exposure Meter

The exposure meter of the FUJICA STX-1 consists of 2 Silicon photocell light receptors located on either side of the viewfinder
eyepiece. which are connected to an FET (Field Effect Transistor) circuit and are coupled with the shutter and diaphrag m . It
measures the average light intensity which falls on the entire surface of the focusing glass In other words, it measures the light
that has passed through the lens and will actually reach the film.

Special features of this camera are: the new Fujica X bayonet mount
which permits quick interchanging of the lenses, a full aperture metering
system. and three-way focusing with split image, microprism and ground
glass It is also provided with a shutter speed indicator scale in the
viewfinder to enable you to set the shutter speed while looking through
the viewfinder

2. World Renowned X-FUJINON Lens

The interchangeable lenses of the FUJICA STX-1 are widely known for their superb color definition and perfect corner-to-corner
picture sharpness and clarity.

3. A Complete Camera System in Itself

A wide range of interchangeable lenses, accessories. and its Improved TTL full-aperture exposure meter make the FUJICA
STX-1 a complete camera system in itself capable of handling any picture-taking situation and subject.

BASIC STEPS

1. Load the Film

Pull the Combination Film Rewind Crank/Back Cover Lock fully until the Camera Back automatically snaps open Next, load the
35mm film cartridge into the Film Chamber and insert the film into the slot of the Take-up Spool.

2. Set the Film Speed

To set the camera for the speed of the film you are using, pull up the top of the Shutter Speed Selector Dial and turn it until the
number you want appears in the center of the ASA Film Speed Indicator Window

3. Set the Frame Counter to 1 (the first white dot before the number 2)

The odd numbers of the frame counter are represented by white dots. Wind the Film Advance Lever and press the Shutter
Release Button Do this twice. and on the 3rd winding. the first white dot on the film counter (frame No 1 ) will move opposite the
triangular mark.

4. Set the Shutter Speed Selector Dial

Turn the Shutter Speed Selector Dial to the speed desired If you are shooting outdoors. the shutter speed will be either 1/ 125
sec or 1/250 see If you are shooting indoors it will be 1/30 sec or 1/60 sec The shutter speed can al so be set with the shutter
speed scale and green indicator needle in the viewfinder (left side edge) The needle is set by turning the Shutter Speed Selector

5. Focus the Lens and Frame Your Picture

(1) Look through the Viewfinder Eyepiece and turn the Focusing Ring to focus and frame your picture

(2) To focus turn the focusing ring to make the upper and lower segments of the split image in the micro prism center spot
converge and form a perfect fit

6. Set the exposure

To set the camera for correct exposure, press the Shutter Release Button halfway down. Look through the Viewfinder and, while
watching the exposure meter needle, turn the Aperture Selector Ring to bring the needle into the center of the indentation

7. Press the Shutter Release Button

Hold camera steady to prevent shake and gently press the Shutter Release Button

8. Rewind the Film

After you have exposed the entire roll of film, press the Film Rewind Button, erect the Film Rewind Crank. and turn it in the
direction pointed by the arrow and wind the film back into the cartridge, until you feel tension released Next, lift the Back Cover
Lock fully up until the camera back snaps open Now, remove the cartridge.