Specifications

Type
Viewfinder camera
Production
from 1996
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Shutter
Leaf shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
2 s – 1/400 s, B
Exposure modes
program
Focusing
autofocus
Film speed
ISO 25–3200
Battery
CR123A · powers shutter and meter
All batteries for Pentax
Weight
320 g

Good to know

Without a battery, you can’t take any pictures, and once the battery runs out, the shutter locks. [2]

The built-in zoom lens covers 38 to 160 mm, with a maximum aperture of 1:4.5 at 38 mm and 1:12 at 160 mm. [1]

For film without a DX code, the camera automatically sets ISO 25. [5]

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Sources

  1. Pentax: IQZoom 160 Operating Manual, technische Daten, Druckseite 50
  2. Pentax: IQZoom 160 Operating Manual, Belichtung, Stromversorgung und Gewichte, Druckseite 51
  3. Camera Museum by awane-photo.com: Pentax Espio 160
  4. Wikipedia: Pentax, Espio-Serie und nordamerikanische Bezeichnung IQ-Zoom
  5. Pentax: IQZoom 160 Operating Manual, automatische Filmempfindlichkeit, Druckseite 14
  6. Pentax: Espio 160, japanische Originalanleitung im Herstellerarchiv

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