Pentax Espio 140M date (1998)

SPECIFICATIONS:

-35mm fully automatic lens-shutter with built-in zoom lens and auto flash

- Auto film speed setting with 35mm perforated DX-coded film with ISO rating from 25-3200

(1EV step). Non-DX coded films are automatically set to IS025

- 24x36mm (Approx. 13x36 in panorama format)

- Auto film loading. Closing the back cover will automatically wind the film to tirst exposure.

-Auto film winding (single-frame)

-Auto film rewinding at the end of roll. Auto stop upon completion of rewinding. Rewinding

time: approx. 20sec. with 24-exposure film. Rewinding in mid-roll provided.

-Automatic readout of successive frame numbers in ascending order when shooting, and

descending order when rewinding.

- Pentax power zoom 38-140mm f/4.8 -12 8 elements in 6 groups, Angle of view. 59 -17.5

- Pentax phase-matching passive five-point autofocus system. Autofocusing range: 0.8m

(2.6 ft) - infinity, Maximum magnification: approx. 0.14X. Focus lock is provided. Infinity-

landscape mode (focus is fixed to infinity), Focus aid illuminator is automatically emitted

in low light/ or hard-to-autofocus subject.

- Electronic zoom

-Programmed AE electronic shutter with speed approx. 1/400 - 2 sec. Bulb: 1/2 sec.-1min,

Electromagnetic release.

-Electronic lamp indication. Approx.10 sec. Cancellation after activation is possible.

-Standard/panorama switchable. Actual image zoom viewfinder, Viewfinder area: 83%,

Magnification: 0.40X (38mm WIDE) - 1.31X(140mm TELE), Diopter adjustment: -3 to

+1D, Five-point AF frames for Wide-angle and Telephoto settings, Spot AF frame, Picture

frame, Close distance compensation frame, Panorama format picture area, Green lamp

lighting: in-focus signal Green lamp blinking: When subject is too close and/or hard-to-

autofocus subject. Red lamp lighting: Flash-ready status, Red lamp blinking: Flash being

charged

Exposure control:-Programmed auto-exposure control with multi segment (6) metering system, Range:

EV10 - EV18 at 38mm WIDE, EV14 - EV20 at 140mm TELE in Auto or Daylight-Sync

Mode (ISO 400), EV5 - EV18 at 38mm WIDE EV6.5-EV20 at 140mm in Slow-Shutter-

Speed Mode (ISO 400), Automatic exposure compensation in a backlit situation.

Flash: -Built-in flash with red-eye reduction mode, Automatic discharge in low lighting and back-

lighting situations in auto mode, Flash ON=Day-light Sync/Slow-Shutter-Speed Sync (up

to 2 sec.), Flash-OFF Mode, Bulb-Sync 1/2 sec. - 1min.

Flash effective range: — 0.8(2.6ft)-7.6m(25ft) (38mm WIDE),1.08(3.5ft)-3.6m(12ft) (140mm TELE) (IS0400film used).

Flash recycling lime:—Approx. 5 sec. under Pentax testing conditions.

Power source:-One 3V lithium battery (CR-123A or the equivalent)

Battery life:-Approx. 13rolls of 24exposure film when 50% of shooting uses flash (under Pentax test-

ing conditions)

Battery exhaustion -(«=") appears on the LCD panel, Shutter is locked when (<=■) is blinking.

warning:

Size & Weight:-113.5(W) x 66.0(H) x 50.0(D)mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.0") 235g (8.3oz) without battery

date model

Date mechanism:-Crystal quartz controlled; LCD with digital clock, auto calendar up to 2030. Possible to

imprint both standard and panoramic format frames.

Imprinting mode:-"Year, Month and Day", "Day, Hour and Minutes,"—-" blank, Month, Day and Year" or "Day,

Month and Year".

Size & Weight:-113.5 (W) x 66.0(H) x 50(D)mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.0") 235g(8.3oz) without battery

remote control

Remote control:-Infrared wireless remote control, 3-seconds delay shutter release, Effective range: Closer

than 5m when projected from the camera's front.

Power source for-One lithium battery CR1620 (replaced by Pentax Service facility)

Remote Control:

Size & weight for-22.0(W) x50.0(L) x9.5(D)mm (0.9" x2.0" x0.4"), 9g(0.3oz) including battery