Rollei Giro28AFS User Manual

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CONTENTS

NAME OF PARTS........................................... 8

ATTACHING THE STRAP .............................. 9

INSERTING THE BATTERY........................... 9

SETTING THE FILM SPEED ........................ 10

LOADING THE FILM .................................... 10

HOLDING YOUR CAMERA .......................... 11

BATTERY CHECK LAMP ............................ 11

RED-EYE REDUCTION LED....................... 11

AUTO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY .................. 12

USING THE SELF-TIMER ............................ 12

TAKING PICTURES ..................................... 13

AUTO-FOCUS SHOOTING .......................... 13

REWINDING THE FILM................................ 14

MID-ROLL REWIND ..................................... 14

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAMERA ............ 15

WARRANTY POLICY ................................... 16

SPECIFICATIONS ........................................ 17

7

1

Built-in Flash

2

Lamp for Red-Eye-Reduction /Self-timer

3

Film Counter Window

4

Mid-roll Rewind Button

5

Self-timer Button

6

Shutter Release Button

7

Auto-focus Sensor Windows

8

Auto Exposure Metering Window

9

Viewfinder Window

bk

Lens Cover/Lens

bl

Lens Cover Switch

bm

Back Cover Lock

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NAME OF PARTS ATTACHING THE STRAP(Fig. 1)

bn

Film Take-up Spool

bo

Finder Eyepiece

bp

Flash ready monitor

bq

Film Rewind Shaft

br

Film Chamber

bs

Film Guides

bt

Tripod Socket

ck

Battery Chamber Cover

cl

Strap Eyelet

cm

Film Check Window

cn

Back Cover

co

Battery check lamp

1. Insert the loop at the end of the Strap under the
Strap Eyelet.

2. Insert the other end of the Strap through the
loop and tie the Strap onto the Strap Eyelet.

INSERTING THE BATTERY

1. Open the Battery Chamber Cover in the direc­tion of the arrow by pulling it out.(Fig. 2)

2. Insert the AA-size batteires.checking that(+)
and (-) on the battery are aligned according to
the polarity information Inside the Battery
Chamber.(Fig. 3)

3. Close the Battery Chamber Cover by pushing
it until it latches.

NOTES:

• Do not use Nickel Cadmium batteries.

• With the battery Inserted lncorrectly,the camera
will not work.Make sure the battery is installed
as shown in Fig.3.

• Remove AA batteries from the camera when you
do not expect to use it for a long period time.

• Don't try to break up or recharge the battery or
throw it into fire.

• Keep the battery out of the reach of children.

• Please replace the battery,while flash charging
time is longer than 10 seconds.

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SETTING THE FILM SPEED (Fig.4)

1. This camera is designed to use DX-coded films
with ISO ranging from 100 to 400.

2. Your camera automatically sets the correct film
speed by reading black-and-silver patches on
the film cassettes.

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LOADING THE FILM

1. Push the Back Cover Lock downward to open

(Fig.5)

2. Load the film cassette into the Film Chamber
and pull out enough film leader to extend past
the film Leader Mark.(Fig.6)

3. Make sure the film stays within the Film Guides
and lies flat.

4. Press the Back Cover shut so that the Back
cover lock returns to its original position.

5. No matter that the lens cover is open or close,
the film will advance to the first exposure frame
automatically and the exposuer counter ad­vance to"1".

* If the exposure counter does not advance,open

the back cover and reload the film.

* Whether there is film cassette in the camera or

not,can be identified through the Film Check
Window.

HOLDING YOUR CAMERA(Fig. 8)

• Always use both hands to steady your camera.

• When holding the camera vertically always po­sition it with the flash at the top.

• Be careful not to place your fingers over the lens
or flash.

BATTERY CHECK LAMP(red light)

When the Battery check lamp is blinking, it could
finish at least one 36 exp. film by remaining battery
power. Please replace to new battery when you
finish the last one film.
When the Battery check lamp is turning light. Any
function of this camera will stop work. Please
replace to new battery immediately.

RED-EYE REDUCTION LED

(Fig.10)

This camera is designed to activate Red-eye
Reduction automatically. This makes it possible to
minimize the red-eye effect that sometimes occurs
when taking portrait photographs with flash. Now
it’s easy for anyone to take superior shots of people.
Press the Release button smoothly to half way and
hold there for at least one second to light on the
Red-eye Reduction LED. The Red-eye Reduction
LED only light in 10 sec. max if you keep on press

Release button in half way.

AUTO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

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1. If additional light is required,the Built-in Flash
auto-matically acts.

2. When the flash is recharged and full,the Flash
Ready Monitor

• When the flash is used,it will take about 6 sec­onds to charge the flash fully.Replace the bat­tery if it takes more than10 seconds to charge.

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bp

lights up.(Fig. 9)

USING THE SELF-TIMER

1. Compose your picture with the camera on a
steady support or fixed on a tripod.

2. Press the Self-timer Button.The Self-timer LED
will light 2HZ for about 7 seconds.Then,the LED
will blink 8HZ for about 1.5 seconds the last

1.5 seconds indicator LED will light, to indicate
that the shutter will release soon.After a total 10
seconds have elapsed,the shutter will release.

(Fig.10)

• If you wish to clear the self-timer once it has
started,close the Lens cover or press the
Selftimer Button again.

TAKING PICTURES

Open the lens cover by Sliding the lens Cover
Switch in the direction of arrow.(Fig.11)

• Lens Shield is interlocked with the safety
mechanism of the camera.You can fire the cam­era only when the Lens cover is completely
open.

• For subjects that are less than 0.8m away from
the camera,it is not possible to obtain sharp fo­cus.

1. Look through the Viewfinder and aim at your
subject.

2. When ready,press the Release button.

* During flash charge,Release is locked.

AUTO-FOCUS SHOOTING

1. Set the subject you wish to take within the Auto­Focus Frame in the center of the Viewfinder

(Fig. 12)

2. Press the Shutter Release Button halfway.

3. Gently press the Shutter Release Button down
to take the picture. The film will advance auto­matically as soon as the shutter has closed.

• Make sure the subject is at least 0.8m(2.6ft)
away from the camera.

If you want to focus on a subject that is not in cen­ter of your picture,use the focus lock function de­scribed below.(Fig. 13)

1. Aim the camera at the subject you want to fo­cus on.

2. Press the shutter release button half way

• Be careful not to press the shutter release but­ton all the way down to avoid taking an un­wanted picture.

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3. Keeping the shutter release button depressed
recompose your picture desired.

• Hold the camera steady and gently press the
shutter release button fully down.

• The focus lock can be canceled by lifting your
finger from the shutter release button.

• Be careful not to accidentally cover the Auto-fo­cus Sensor Windows on the front of your
camera,as this will cause incorrect focusing.

• Keep the Auto-focus Sensor Windows clean to
ensure accurate focusing.If they get dirty,they
should be wiped clean with a soft cloth.

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REWINDING THE FILM

1. After the end of the film has been reached,the
film will automatically rewind.

2. After the film is fully rewound and"S" is seen in
the Film counter Window.

• Be careful not to touch the inner lens surface
with your fingers or the edge of film.

MID-ROLL REWIND

If you wish to rewind the film before reaching the
end of the film,push the Mid-roll Rewind Button,no
matter the lens cover is open or close.The film
starts to rewind immediately.(Fig. 14)

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAMERA

Your camera is precision instrument and a sophis­ticated machine designed and manufactured to
give you reliable and longlasting service.If you care
for and handle this camera properly,you are go­ing to be satisfied by its excellent and elegant
design.
The following careless handling may cause major
damages:

1. Dropping and/or banging the camera,which
may damage it in many ways.(Fig. 15)

2. Dropping into water or water damage.Your
camera is not water-proof,particularly when it is
submerged in salty water.It must be protected
from salty breezes or sprays at the beach,any
kind of splashing and rain.If your camera gets
wet,please wipe it dry immediately and have it
examined at an assigned service center.(Fig.

16)

3. Temperature and humidity.You have to avoid
subjecting the camera to extreme high or low
temperature and humidity,since the battery will
not function properly in extreme temperature
conditions.Extreme temperature and humidity
may cause serious damage of rusting to your
camera.(Fig. 17)

4. Viration from traveling in a car,ship or airplane
could cause loosening screws or damage the
camera itself.Padding the bottom of your cam­era with foam-rubber could minimize this prob­lem.

5. The shutter mechanism and moving parts of this
camera could be damaged by dirt as well as
sand, so your camea has to be cleaned periodi­cally to keep it operating properly.(Fig. 18 )

6. Make sure the tripod screw fits your camera
when mounting it on a tripod.Please be re-

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minded that a longer tripod screw might punc­ture and damage the camera.

7. Please never try to disassemble the camera,
since the circuit of this camera has a high volt­age circuit.(Fig. 19)

WARRANTY POLICY

Our cameras are under warranty for one full year
from the date of purchase by the original pur­chaser. In case of defects in materials or work­manship,we will replace or repair the camera free
of charge.This warranty applies to the camera
only.This warranty does not include film,batteries
or other accessories which have not been manu­factured by our company.This warranty will not be
honored if the camera has been mishandled or

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tamperes-with,or altered by anyone other than the
manufacturer.other than for the warranty herein.
we are not responsibe for loss, damage or incon­venience of any kind.
A defective camera being returned under this war­ranty must be accompanied by a brief description
of difficulties encountered and by proof of pur­chaser showing date of purchase.All related trans­portation costs and insurance will be at the owner's
expense.Any alteration of this warranty cannot be
made without our written approval.

SPECIFICATIONS

TYPE: Automatic camera with big finder
Film: 35 mm cartridge film; 24 mm x 36 mm format
Lens: (Glass) F5 27mm, 3 elements in 3 groups.3 glasses.
(Hybrid) F5 28.5mm, 3 elements in 3 groups.1 glass, 2 plastics.
Focusing: Active automatic focusing system with focus lock.
Focusing Range: 0.8m to infinity.

Shutter: Shutter speed 1/200-1/60 sec.
Film Speed Index: ISO 100/200 and 400.
Viewfinder: Magnification;0.63x

Field angle;80%
Flash: Automatic,Recycling time:approx. 10 sec.
Film Winding and Rewinding: Automatic
Self-timer: Approximately 10 seconds delay electronic self-timer.
Counter: Additive,automatic reset to"S" when the camera back door is opened.
Auto Power Off: 3 Minute.

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Red-eye Reduction: LED lamp light up before the shutter is released.

Power Source: 2 AA alkaline or manganese batteries.(Ni-Cd batteries can not be used.)

Dimensions: 110 (w) x 67 (H) x 38(D) mm

Weight: 146g (without battery)

•Design and specification are subject change without notice.

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