Pentax Espio 160 white gold (1996)







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 first expo-
sure.

Auto film winding (single-frame)

Auto film rewinding at the end of roll. Auto stop upon completion of rewinding.
Rewinding time: approx. 25 sec. with 24-exposure film. Rewinding in mid-roll provided.
Automatic readout of successive frame numbers in ascending order when shooting, and de-
scending order when rewinding.

Pentax power zoom 38-160mm f 4.5-12.0 11 elements in 7 groups. Angle of view: 59° -
15.5°

Pentax phase-matching passive five-point autofocus system. Autofocusing range: 1.2m
(3.9ft) - infinity at Tele 160mm, 0.80m (2.6ft) - infinity at wide-angle 38mm. Maximum
magnification: approx. 1/7.IX. Focus lock is provided. Infinity-landscape mode (focus is
fixed to infinity), Focus aid illuminator is automatically illuminated in low light or hard-
to-autofocus subject.
Electronic zoom

Programmed AE electronic shutter with speed approx. 1 400 - 2 sec. Bulb: 12 sec.-5 min.
Electromagnetic release.

Electronic red lamp indication. Approx. 10 sec. Cancellation after activation is possible.
Actual image zoom viewfinder with LCD indication, 83% of field of view ratio,
Magnification: 0.41X (38mm WIDE) - l.59X(160mm TELE), Diopter -3 to + ID, AF
frame varies in accordance with focal length ( blinking when subject is too close and /or
hard-to-autofocus subject), Picture frame, Close distance compensation frame, Panorama
format picture area. Green lamp lighting(O): in-focus signal Green lamp blinking: When
subject is too close and/or hard-to-autofocus subj«:t, Red lamp lightingC V ): Flash-ready
status. Red lamp blinking: Flash being charged, (flighting: Infinity-Landscape shooting.

Programmed auto-exposure control with multi(6)-segment metering system. Range: EV10
- EV17 at 38mm WIDE, EV14.5 - EV19.5 at 160mm TELE in Auto or Daylight-Sync
mode (ISO 400), EV5.0 - EV17 at 38mm, EV6.0 -EV19.5 at 160mm in Slow-Shutter-Speed
mode (ISO 400), Automatic exposure compensation in a backlit situation.
Multiple exposure function provided.

Slide-out flash with red-eye reduction mode, Automatic flash emission in low-luminance

or a backlit situation, Flash ON = Day-light Sync/Slow-Shutter-Speed Sync (up to 2 sec.),

Flash-OFF=Flash override, Bulb-Sync 1/2 sec. - 5min.

0.8 - 9.0m (38mm WIDE), 1.2-5.0m (160mm TELE) (ISO 400 film used).

Approx. 5 sec. under Pentax testing conditions.

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

Approx. 10 rolls of 24 exposure film when 50% of shooting uses flash (under Pentax test-
ing conditions)

(Q) appears on the LCD panel, Shutter is locked when ( Q ) is blinking.
127.5(W) x 73(H) x 68(D)mm (5"x 2.9" x 2.7") 320g(11.3oz) without battery

Crystal quartz controlled; LCD with digital clock, auto calendar up to 2019. Possible to
imprint both standard and panoramic format frames.

"Year, Month and Day", "Day, Hour and Minutes", "— blank", "Month, Day and Year"
or "Day, Month and Year".

127.5 (W) x 73(H) x 71(D)mm (5"x 2.9'x. 2.8") 330g(11.6oz) without battery

Infrared wireless remote control, 3-seconds delay shutter release, Effective range: Closer
than 5m when projected from the camera's front.

One lithium battery CR1620 (replaced by Pentax Service facility)

22.0(W) x50.0(L) x9.5(D)mm (0.9"x2.0"x0.4"), 9g(0,3oz) including battery

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