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Canon Demi User manual
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Vlewfindor Eyepiece
Dtrtonce Indlcoting Toble
Bock Cover Opening-
Clorlng Knob
Bock Cover
Fllm Rewinding Button
Tripod SocketView original page 4Page 7 · Read text
Here ore some of the highlighrs of rhe new,DEMl . . .
60 gromr lighrer thon the precedlng Deml . . .
The body of the new Conon Demi is mode of olloy developed exclusively for
Conon Demi to moke it much lighter thon the preceding Demi.
I Demi is equipped with the newly designed wide-ongle lens, Conon Lens Sll
2 8 m m F 2 . 8 . . .
It is shorp, well color-bolonced ond its depth-of-field is quite deep. Com-
posed of 5 elements in 3 components. The newest type opticol gloss with
high refroctive index is used. In"oddition to the severe correction of ober-
rotions, the lens system is mode quite smoll, protruding only o little from the
Demi body.
2 Demi hos the reol imoge erect viewfinder of Kepler type . . .
It is composed of 4 lenses ond 3 prisms ond is not only bright but effectively
serves to decide composition of your pictures.
3 Demi hos the most odvonced progrom shutter from I l30 F2.8 to 11250 F22 . . .
It is coupled to the high-sensitivity selenium light meter ond teoches you the
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correct exposur€; You con decide it in one motion, by turning the shutter
ring.
4 Demi hos o simple ond eosy focusing system. Conon Demi incorporotes " Zone
Focusing Method." On the focusing ring ore focusing guide illustrotions which
con be selected by turning the focusing ring. Just pick the one thot is op-
propriote for the situotion.
5 Demi hos unique style. . .
Eosy-to-hold size which ollows Demi to be held in your polm. Built-in mecho-
nisms such os light winding lever which con be turned with your finger tip
ond light-touch, smooth shutter button ore bosed on humon engineering which
especiolly emphosizes the eosy-to-use styling.
6 Demi is on economicol ond convenient comero .. .
As you con toke 40 pictures with 20 exposure film or 72 pictures with 36 exposure film, you con reduce quontity of spore film to o holf of ordinory i
35 mm comeros. Use Conon Demi insteqd of toking notes. Convenient both
for trovel ond study. !tlflr
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Conon Demi Specificotions
O TYPE: 35 mm demi-sizecomero (24x l8 mm) with built-inexposuremeter
o COUPLEDEXPOSUREMETER: Highly sensitiveseleniumtype.
Coupledto progrom shutter.
O OPERATINGRANGE OF EXPOSUREMETER' With ASA I OO fiIM {TOM LV 6
t o 1 7 .
O INDICATIONOF FILMSENSITIVITY:
A S A rO ( 1 2 - 1 6 ) 2 5 ( 3 2 - 4 0 ) (5 0 ) (6 4 -8 0 ) IOO (1 2 5 -1 6 0 ) (2 OO) ( 250- 320) 400
DrN ll (r2-r3)o . a l r5 (16-17)(18)(te-20). ' . 4 . 21 ( 22- 23) ( 24) (25 - 26) 27
o SHUTTER: Progromshutter with following ronge.
LV 8 (F 2.8 U30 sec.;-LV 17 lF 22 U250 sec.)
With B ond t (shutterspeed exclusivelyfor flosh is l/30 sec.).
O F - S T OzP 2 . 8 , 4 , 5 . 6 , 8 , I l , 1 6 , 2 2
Aperture con be set monuolly only when the shutter ring is set to
B o r t .
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FOCUSING : Zone Focusing system. Rotote the focusing ring to select from
the following illustrotion guides on the focusing ring.
Portroiture
Group Photogrophy
Scenic or Long Distonce photogrophy
Fl[M wlNDlNG : single stroke or froctionol winding lever system. Winding ' 1 4 5
o n g l e i s d e g r e e s .
FltM couNTER : storts from "s". As the bqck cover is opened, the film
counter returns to "S".
o FLASH sYNcHRoNlzATloN: Builr-in X contoct. Flqsh cqn be synchronized
by turning the shutter ring to motch t ta a.
This sets the shutter speed outomoticqllyot
l / 3 0 s e c .
F ond M type os well os on electronic flosh
ore synchronized.
O S I Z E : I 1 5 x 6 8 x 3 7 m m
O WEIGHT: 3 20 groms
8 i
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Reteosinsthe shutter butron
O Film Counfer
Before releosing the shutter button,
moke certoin thot the film is fully
wound. Alwoys wind the lever
up os for os it goes.
Press the shutter button gently ond
steodily to releose the shutter
mechonism. After you clicked the
shutter, wind the film winding lever
fully ogoin to get reody for the
next exposure.
This oction chorges the shutter ond
odvonces the film by one frome.
t o
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How to lood film . . .
loodingtype 35 mm film in the cortridgeor mogozineis used.
Groove of
Spool
Mogozinc Chomber Sprocket Proiection Engoge wilh sprockel
9p"n the . bock cover by pulling 2 Insert the cortridge or mogozine in
down the bock cover openino-clos- its ploce.
ing knob on the side of ihe c6mero
body.
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Wind uo to 0 indicotion
J
Insert the end of the film leoder Close the bock cover by pressing
into the film winding spool securely it lightly, which locks outomoticol-
ond fit the film oerforotions on the ly. At this time, the film counter
sprocket of the spool. indicotes "S" (stort).
As the film is wound ond the
shutter releosed for five times, it
indicotes 0. Then you ore reody to
toke pictures.
4 ln order to know thot the film is
lf the film is loose, rotote the film properly wound ond odvonced, see
rewinding cronk clockwise slowly if the rewinding cronk rototes os
ond gently until it is tightened. the winding lever is wound.
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H o w t o o d i u s t f i l m s e n s i t i v i t y
M o t c h t h e f i l m s e n s i t i v i t y r e o d i n g
r i n A S A o r D I N ) t o ( . ) i n d e x m o r k
o n t h e s h u t t e r r i n g .
R o t o t e t h e s h u t t e r r i n g t o r i g h t o r
l e f t t o o l i g n + m o r k o r 2 5 O m o r k
t o a i n d e x m o r k . W i t h s l i g h t l y
horder pressure, rotote the shutter
r i n g f o r t h e r . T h i s t i m e o n l y t h e
outer port of the shutter ring turns.
M o t c h t h e A S A o r D I N r e o d i n g o f
'film to i. . I mork. This index the
opplies to both block ond white ond #
color films.
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Afign + mork or 25O mork to O
index mork. With slightly horder
pressure, rotote the shutter ring
f orther.
Motch the ASA or DIN reoding of
t h e f i l m t o ( . ) m o r k .
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Ho w t o f o cus @
Choose from the illustrotion guides This simple step gives you shorp
of focusing on the focusinj ring rocustng.
depending on the distonce o-f sub-- N o t e . T h e r e o r e n o d i s t o n c e
iect. sco les on the Conon Demi.
For Portroiture See the Distonce Indicotinq-comeroToble
Group Photogrophy on the bock cover of the
Scenic or Long Disto nce for distonce when you wont to toke
o picture wirh flosh or you wont
Motch one of these morks to a to know mo e exoct dist6nce f rom
index mork on the focusing ring. the subiect to your comero.
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H o w t o h o l d C o n o n D e m i o
g Grosp the comero os
deeply os possible with
both ho nds .
j Steody the comero
ogoinst either the cheek
or foreheod.
1 When toking o horizon-
tol picture, hove both el-
bows tight ogoinst the
body. When toking o
verticol picture, hove ot
leost one elbow tight
o g o i n s t t h e b o d y .
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(f l) How to tqke pictures with flosh . . . \Iv 7
Conon Demi hos the built-in X set- into the occessory shoe of the
ting f or on electronic flosh. For coupler ond plug the cord into the
ordinory flosh, it is better to flosh socket.
olwoys use CANON FLASH QUINT
o r C A N O N F L A S H U N I T J - 3 . 2
With CANON FLASH UNIT J-2 for Turn the shutter ring to motch t
your Demi, be sure to mount on mqrk to the I index. This out6-
exclusive boseless AG or PH type moticolly sets the shutter speed ot
odopter ond to use o smoll bose- l / 3 0 o f o s e c o n d .
less bulb. 3
lf you use o big bulb of swon bose Find out the distonce from your sub- type, there might oppeor o ghost iect to your Demi by consulting the imoge on your film. distonce toble on the bock cover,
I t h e n o n o p p r o p r i o t e o p e r t u r e c o n
Attoch the flosh unit coupler on the be obtoined qs follows.
mounting shoe. Put the flosh unit
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H o w ? o t o k e p i c t u r e s w i t h l o n g e r e x p o s u r e f i m e . . .
B u l b E x p o s u r e
I J
Turn the shutter ring to motch B to Be sure to hold the comero in firm
the a index. position _ (hoving the comero on o
tripod, for exomple). Use o coble
releose, o lso.
The shutter stoys open os long os
2 theXou shutterhove yourbutton.fingerWhenpressed-you re-on
Set the opertu.re monuolly by turn- qove. your finger from the button,
ing the monuol operture lever. the shutter closes.
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rl{ How to use filters . . . ' f I - - / - / ) '\-
Conon 27 mm scre\^/-in type filters
for both color ond block ond white
film ore for the Conon Demi.
They ore used when you wont o 2X Index
speciol effect in tone for your pic- 4X Index
ture ond olso when your subiect is ReodingFilm Sensitivity
in excessive light.
In ony cose these filters reduce the
omount of light coming in, so you
need o little odiustment in determin-
ing exposure for your perfect pic-
ture.
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You con odiusl it by following two monners. . .
A Method B Methodtr
o Determine the exposure ordinori- o Divide the speed of the film
ly by turning the shutter ring. looded by the foctors of filterF. In use.
o Reod off the operture reoding. o Motch the number you got to the
corresponding film speed number
on the film sensitivity scole. O lf the used filter hos 2X filter o For exomple, if you hove ASA i|
foctor, then turn the shutter rinq I 00 film in your comero ond o
to motch the reqding to 2X indei filter of 2X exposure f octor, then
on the operture scole. Likewise d i v i d e 1 0 0 b y 2 , s o y o u g e t 5 0
iI 4X, to 4X index. which is the sensitivity of the film with the soid filter'on your i'
lens. 'll
o Now you con determine the ex- posure in normol woy. f'
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(l | | l) How to rewind ond unlood film . . .
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When you ore through toking pic- the film is completely rewound.
tures ofter 40 exposures in cose 3
of o 20 exposure film roll ond Op.n the bock cover to toke out
ofter 72 exposures in cose of o the film mogozine.
36 exposure film roll-rewind the pleose note thot when you push in
film os follows. the cronk knob bock into its ploce,
Lr, ,o rherewindinscronkknob. :"J,1rtT,""'11:fl"l":"#Tni:
2 ^, . r. pushed in, While pressing the film rewinding
button which is locoted on the
bose plote, turn the cronk in the
direction of the orrow (clockwise).
When you no longer feel tension,
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' l I l ' A c c e s s o r i e s ' ' '
\az
for seos ond woves, gives extro
FI!TERS controst.
Red ond yellow subiects will be-
27 mm screw-in type filters. come slightly brighter with these
Avoiloble in the following colors. filters.
O U V O O I ( O r o n g e l )
Absorbs ultro-violet roys ond hos This filter mokes blue considerobly
no effect for colors. Quite effec- dorker ond yellow ond red quite
tive in outdoor, porticulorly in brighter thon oi you see with your
mountoins or seoside where there own eyes.
is excessive ultro-violet roys. Re- Emphosizes controst ond effective
commended f or use with color for toking o distont scene.
photogrophy ot oll times. o R I ( R e d l )
o Y I ( Y e l l o w 1 ) & Y 3 ( Y e l l o w 3 ) Gives shorp controst. Even token
Gives odded controst in the block in the doytime, pictures will be-
ond white pictures. come quite dork os night scenes.
Brings clouds out of blue sky ond This filter is olwoys used in combi-
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F
k
notion with the infro-red film. volume by 4 times moking it only
1 1 4 o f t h e o c t u o l v o l u m e . L i k e w i s e ,
ND 8 filter will reduce the light vol-
o G l ( G r e e n l ) u m e t o l / 8 .
Tokes pictures closest to whot your
eyes see. Brings out red without
moking it whiie. The sky ond por- O Color Conversion A
troit will be reproduced in moderote A filter used exclusively for toking
ond mild tone. color pictures. lt chonges the tone
of color. Used with tungsten type
film in outdoor under the sun. o ND 4, ND 8 (Neutrol Density)
Neutrol density filters ore used only
to control exposure ond hove no o Color Conversion B
effect on colors. Thus, this one is Used for color photogrophy, color
used when the subiect is being ex- conversion B is effective when
posed to excessive light conditions. photogrophing with doylight type
ND 4 meons it will reduce light film under ortificiol light.
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I\ lmportont note a 7a)/ t! -/t .v
Pleose observe the following points
in hondling so os to get the most out
of your Conon Demi . . .
o When you open the bock cover
of the comero, p leose do not
touch the lens shutter diophrogm
ond keep it free from being
scrotched.
Alwoys wind the film winding lever
os for os it goes.
Whcn urlng rhc Self-llmcr
Do not wind the film while the The shutter button of Conon Demi is
shutter button is being pressed desiqned so thot it con be releosed
os you qre lioble to c lick the rr"ri gently. Therefore, pleose be
shutter while winding the film. coreful of the following points.
Screw the wrist strop firmly into o Attoch the self-timer before chorg-
the comero body ond tighten. ing the film winding lever.
Especiolly when corrying the o Wind up the self -timer bef ore
comero with you. chorging the comero. , 4
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