Pentax Espio (1992)

SPECIFICATIONS

Type: 35mm fully automatic leaf-shutter camera

with built-in zoom lens and auto flash

Film: Auto film speed setting with 35mm perfo-

rated DX-coded film with ISO rating from 25

to 3200 (1 EV step). Non-DX coded films are

automatically set to IS025. 24x36mm format

Film loading: Auto film loading. Closing the back

cover will automatically wind the film to first

exposure

Film winding: Auto film-winding: Two auto film-

winding modes; single frame mode and con-

secutive mode (approx. 1.3 sec./frame).

Film rewinding: Auto start at the end of roll.

Auto stop upon completion of rewinding.

Rewinding time: approx 20 sec. with 24-ex-

posure film. Rewinding in mid-roll provided.

Frame number: Automatic readout of successive

frame numbers in ascending order when

shooting, and descending order when re-

winding.

Lens: Pentax power zoom 35-70mm f/4.3-8.0 8

elements in 7 groups, Angle of view: 63°-

34.5°

Focusing system: Pentax infrared active autofo-

cusing with focus lock, Range: 0.6m (2ft) - in-

finity, Infinity-landscape mode (focus is fixed

to infinity) Maximum magnification: 1/7.5X

Zooming: Electronic zoom

Shutter: Programmed AE electronic shutter with

speeds approx. 1/400 sec. 1/5sec. Bulb:1/

2sec.or slower ie, for as long as the shutter

release button is depressed, Electromagnetic

release

Self-timer: Electronic red lamp indication. Ap-

prox. 10-sec. delay with LED indication. Can-

cellation after activation is possible. 2 con-

secutive shots provided in Dual-frame self-

timer mode. Auto tele-wide self-timer mode

can take two consecutive pictures: the first at

the selected focal length; the second at the

wide-angle setting.

Viewfinder: Actual image zoom viewfinder: 83%

field-of-view ratio, Magnification: approx.

0.37X (35mm WIDE)-0.65X(70mm TELE),

Diopterfixed at -1 diopter, AF frame, Picture

frame, Close distance compensation frame,

Green lamp lighting on the right hand side of

the viewfinder: in-focus signal, Green lamp

blinking: close-distance warning. Red lamp

lighting on the left hand side of the viewfin-

der: Flash-ready status, Red lamp blinking:

Flash being charged

Exposure control: Programmed auto-exposure

control. Range: EV10-17 at 35mm WIDE,

EV11.5-17 at 70mm TELE in Auto or Daylight-

Synchro mode (ISO 100), EV6.5-17 in 35mm

WIDE, EV8-17 at 70mm TELE in Slow-Shut-

ter-Speed or Interval Shooting mode

Backlight compensation: +1.5EV

Multi-exposure: Multiple exposure function pro-

vided

Exposure-meter switch: The exposure meter is

turned on by half depression of the shutter

release button

Flash: Built-in zoom flash with red-eye reduction

mode. Automatic low-luminance firing in

Auto mode, Flash-ON=Daylight-Synchro/

Slow-Shutter-Speed Synchro (up to 1/5 sec.),

Flash-OFF=Flash override, Slow-Speed-Shut-

ter/Bulb, Bulb-Synchro=1/2 sec. or more

Flash effective range: 0.6-4.3m (35mm WIDE),

0.6-2.7m(70mm TELE), (IS0100 film used)

Flash recycling time: Approx. 5 sec. under the

Pentax testing conditions

Interval shooting: Electronically controlled,

started by depressing the shutter release

button: 3 and 60 minutes can be selected for

interval time

Power source: One 3V lithium battery (CR-123A

or DL-123A)

Battery life: Approx. 15 rolls of 24 exposure film

when 50% of shooting employs flash (under

the Pentax testing conditions)

Battery exhaustion warning: (Q ) appears on the

LCD panel. Shutter is locked when the (Q ) is

blinking

Data mechanism: Crystal quartz controlled; LCD

with digital clock, auto calendar

Imprinting mode: "Year, Month and Day", "Day,

Hour and Minute" or blank

Size & weight: 122(W) x 66(H) x 38(D)

(4.8"x2.6"x1.5")

235 grams, (8.30 oz.) without battery.

DATE model:

122(W)x66(H)x40.5(D)mm(4.8"x2.6"x1.6")

240 grams (8.5 oz.) without battery.