Canon Sure Shot Zoom Max User manual

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    INSTRUCTIONS
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LCD Panel lnfarmatisn
Thisdiagramshowsall the symbolsfor expla-
nationonly.TheLCDpanelneveractuallylooks
likethis.

O Slow-syncmode
@ FlashON mode
@ FlashOFFmode
@ Red-eyereductionmode
@ Filmtransportmarks
@ Close-uomode
@ Filmcartridgesymbol
@ Batterychecksymbol
@ Datedisplay
  (CAPTIONonly)
@ Self-timer/Remotecontrolmode
  (CAPTIONonly)
O Framecounter


                                      CAPTIONonly
                                           ModeleCaptionseulement
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e The LCDpanelmaybecomedifficultto read
   afterabout 5 years.For replacement,see
  your nearestCanonServibeFacility.
Blinking "E" and  ---o display
when "E" and ---o blinkin the LCD panel,
press the ON/OFF button once to turn the
cameraoff and pressagainto turnthe camera
backon.lf the displaydoesnotreturnto normal
after performingthis operation,take the
camerato yournearestCanonServiceFacility.





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Table of Contents
Precautions                                Additional Functlons for the Sure
Shooting Preparations                Zoom Max Caption                                               shotI1. Loadingand Checkingthb Batteries......16 l. RemoteControlOperation
2. Loadingthe Film         ....................20 r  Replacingthe Batteries        .....60
                                                                      ll. Date/Captionlmprinting         ........62Basic Picture Taking                                                1. lmprintingthe Date/Time..................61. Turningon the Camera....       ......24                                           o Settingthe DateandTime............642. TakingPictures...        ...................26
  o IndicatorLampOperation..................282. lmprintinga Caption......................
3. Removingthe Fi|m.........       ........32 Specifications                    ..........72
Other Operations
1. Selectingthe ShootingMode.................34
  o Red-eyeReductionMode..................36
  o FlashON Mode          .................38
    r  Slow-syncMode          ...............40
2. Close-upShooting         .................42
3. Self-timerPhotography..........................46
4. Single-spotFocusin9.............................50


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Precautions [!J
1) This camerais not resistantto water,and    4) The batterymay explodeor cause burns if
  cannotbe used underwateror outdoorsif     disassembled,recharged, shorted, ex-
   rainingor snowing.lf accidentallydropped    posedto hightemperatures,or disposedof
   in water,contactan authorizedCanonser-       in fire.
   vicefacilityas quicklyas possible.Remove   5) Use a blower brush to removedust and
  waterdropletsfromthe camerawitha clean     sand from the lens and insidethe camera.
   dry cloth.lf exposedto salt spray,clean it     Do not applyany fluidsto the lensor body.
   thoroughlyafterwardwith a clean,damp,     Take it to a Canonservicefacilityfor more
  well-wrungcloth.                          cleaningif necessary.
2) Storethe camerain a cool,dry, dust-free   6) Filmpassingt[rough X-rayexaminationsat
   place.Be sureto keepthe cameraout of di-      airportsmay be exposedand ruinedeven
   rect sunlight,and away from "hot spots"    when loaded in the camera.Requesta
  suchas the trunkor rearwindowshelfof a     hand-checkedinspectionto avoiddamage.
   car.Avoidplaceswheremothballsareused,   7) Color reproductionmay be adverselyaf-
  and in excessivehumidity,use a desiccant.     fectedif film is left in the camerafor a long
3) Thiscameracontainshigh-voltagecircuitry.     time. Always develoP exPosed film
  Do not attemotto disassemblethe camera     promptly.                                                                 '
   yourself.Always take it to an authorized
  Canonservicefacilityfor repair.

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This camerauses two CR123Alithiumbat-
teries.
o Whenthe batteriesare replacedor loaded
   for the firsttime,the date displayedin the
  LCDpanelchangesIo"'92.1.1".Setthe cor-
   rectdateand time usingthe procedureon
  page64. (CAPTIONonly)
1) Openthe batterycoverusinga coinor simi-
   lar object.
2) Insertthe batteriesaccordingto the polarity
   indicationsin the batterycompartment.
3) Replacethe batterycover.




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4) Pressthe ON/OFFbuttonandverifythatthe
    "  I  " batterycheck symbol lighis in the
  LCD panel."  |  " indicatesthat the battery
   levelis okay.
o  lf "   |  " blinksin the LCD panel,havetwo
  new batterieshandy.When "  I  " disap-
  pearsfrom the displaycompletely,replace
  both batterieswith new ones.

Shooting Capacity:Approx.40 rolls of 24-
exp.film with 50% flash use.(Databasedon
Canon'sStandardTest Method.)
o Alwayscheckthe batterylevelbeforetaking
   oictures.
  When you intend to take many pictures,
  suchas on a tripor at a wedding,be sureto
  take alongsparebatteries.
  Whenthe camerais not in use,be sureto        oC@E   turnit off andclosethe lenscoverto orotect
  the lensfromdustand foreionmatter.

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2, Loading the Film
Use only DX-codedfilm wheneverpossible.
The cameraautomaticallysetsthe film speed.
o Any DX-codedfilm with a=filmspeedin the
  rangeof ISO25 - 3200 can be used.
r  For slide film, use DX-codedfilm with a
  speedof ISO25, 50, 100,200,400,800,
  1600 or 3200.
1) Slidethe backcoverlatchdownto openthe
  back cover.
2) Inserttheflatend of the filmcartridgein first.
3) Carefullypull the film tip across until it
  reachesthe filmtip positionmark.
4) Makesurethefilmliesflatand is positioned
  properlybetweenthefilmguides,thenclose
  the backcover.
  The film automaticallvadvancesto the first
  frame.



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lf the film is loadedproperly,the film trans-
   portmarks"---o"and"1"appearin the LCD
   oanel.
     lf the film does not advancecorrectly,the
   filmtransoortmarksand"0"blinkin the LCD
   panel.Openthe backcoverand reloadthe
   film.                                                                                               []
  A picturecannotbe taken if the film is not
  loadedcorrectly.
  WhenusingDX-codedfilm of ISO 25 (36-
   exp.)or non-DX-codedfilm,pressthe shut-
   ter buttonfouror fivetimesuntil"1" appears
   in the framecounter.





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Basic Picture Taking
|, Turning on the Camera
Pressthe red ON/OFFbuttonto turn on the
camera.The camera is automaticallyset to
flashOFFmode.
Thismodeis for normaldaylightsituationsand
alsoenablesyou to takeexistinglightpictures
suchas sunsetsor in locationswhereflashis
prohibitedsuchas in theatersor museums.





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R" Takirag ffr#fflmes
O PictureFrame
@ AF Frame
@ ParallaxCorrectionLines(usewhenshoot-
   ing distanceis 0.6 - 1m/2 - 3.3ft)
1) Composethe picture.
  While lookingat the subjectthroughthe
   viewfinder,press the zoom buttons to
  changethe subjectsizeas desired.
 W Wide-anglezoom button:
  Zoomsthelenstowardthewide-angleposi-
   tion to createa largerpicturearea.
    ll7 Telephotozoom button:
  Zoomsthe lenstowardthe ielephotoposi-
   tionto bringthe subjectcloser.
2) Usingthe AF frameas a guide,aim at the
   subjectand pressthe shutterbuttonhalf-
  way to focus the subject.The green lamp
   lightsup whenthe subjectis in focus.

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o Be sureto keepat least0.6 ml2 ftfrom
     the subject.lf the distanceto the subject
       is lessthan 0.6 m/2 Il, the greenlamp
    doesnot light.
    ., Forworry-freepicturetaking,thiscamera
     features"Al AF" autofocusingto ensure
     sharpfocus even when the subjectis
      slightlyshiftedfromthe AF frame.
3) Withoutliftingyourfinger,gentlypressthe
   shutterbuttoncompletelyto take the pic-
   IUre.
  o  lfthegreenlampblinksrapidly(16 times/
     sec),switchto flashON mode.

Indicator Lamp Operation (Green Lamp)
o Lightsup:Subjectis in focus(ShootingOK)
o Blinksslowly(2 times/sec):Single-spotfo-
  cusing(ShootingOK)


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.  Blinks rapidly (16 times/sec):Camera-
  shakewarning(in FlashOFF mode);Red-
  eye reductionlamp illuminationindicator
   (lightsfor approx.1 sec.in red-eyereduc-
   tion or Slow-syncmode)
Whentakinga picturethrougha glasswindow,
positionthecameraatanangleto theglassand
as close to the window as oossiblewithout
touchingthe lensto the glass.





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Thefilmis rewoundautomaticallyat the endof
the roll.Thefilmtransportmarksblinkand the
framecountercountsdownwhilethefilmis re-
winding.Rewindingstops automaticallyand
the filmcartridgesymbolblinkswhenthe film
has beencompletelyrewound.
lf morethanthe numberof framesspecifiedon      @Ethe film cartridgeare shot,the lastframemay
be cut off duringprocessing.

Rewindingthe film in mid-roll
To rewindthefilmin mid-roll,pressthe filmre-
windbuttonusingthe projectionon the end of
the straofastener.





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Other Operations
t. Selecting the Shooting Mode
Pressthe shootingmodebuttonto changethe
shootingmodein the sequenceshownbelow.
The currentlyselectedshootingmode is dis-
playedin the LCD panel.
@ FlashOFF+ O Red-eyeReduction+
  l F l a s h O N +   E t S t o w - s y n c





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Red-eyeReduction Mode
The subject'seyes may appear red in flash
photosdue to a phenomenoncalled"redeye,"
causedby lightreflectingfrom the retina.
To minimizered eye,pressthe shootingmode
buttonsothat"O "aooearsintheLCDoanel.
In thismode,the red-eyereductionlamplights
to illuminatethesubjectbeforetheflashfiresto
reducethe sizeof the subject'spupilsand mi-
nimizethe chanceof red eye.
o Whenthe shutterbuttonis pressedhalfway,
  the red-eyereductionlamp illuminatesthe
  subject for approximately1 second and
  then unlocksthe shutterbuttonto let you
  take the picture.
.  Havethe subiectlookat the red-eyereduc-
   tion lamofor besteffect.



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I  Flash ON Mode
   Selectthis modeby pressingthe shooting
  mode buttonso that "  t  " appearsin the
  LCDpanel.In FlashON mode,theflashfires
  everytime you take a picture.
o Use this mode to fill in the shadowsof a
   backlitsubjectin frontof a brightwindowor
  backedby the sun.
FlashShootingDistanceRange(usingcolor
printfilm)
  Film speed   Wide-anole(38mm)    Telephoto(76mm)
  rso100 0 6 - 3 . 5 m 1 2 - 1 1 . 5 fl0.6- 2.5ml2 - 8211
   tso 200   0 6 - 5 n 1 2 - 1 6 . 4 f t 0 6 - 3.5m/2 - 11.5tl
   tso400   0 6 - 7 m 1 2 - 2 3 . 1 f t 0 6 - 5 m / 2 - 1 6 . 4 1 1




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E   t Slow-sync Mode
 In this mode,the flashfiresto illuminatethe
subjectand a slow shutterspeed is set to
properlyrecordthe background.o Usethis modewhen usingflashto shoota                              I
   subjectat nightor indoorswhilekeepingthe                                                                                                          I{  backgroundproperlyexposed.
o Sincea slow shutterspeed is set in this
  mode,placethe cameraon a steadvsurface
   or tripodto preventcamerashake.
o The flash shootingdistancerange is the
  sameas in FlashON mode(seepage3B).



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2. Close-up Sttooting
Pressthe close-upbuttonso that"  {2  " ap-
pearsin the LCD panel(shootingdistanceis
setto 0.45m/1.5ft).Whilepressingthe shutter                                  , t
button halfway,cover the subject with the
close-upAF frameand move the camerato-
wardor awayfrom the subjectuntilthe green               -c:dClamp lights steadily(ShootingOK). When
ready,pressthe shutterbuttoncompletelyto
takethe picture.
O Close-upAF Frame
@ ParallaxCorrectionLines
o Thegreenlampwillnot lightif the subjectis
   not the properdistancefrom the camera.
o The flashalwaysfiresin close-upmode.




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Be sureto keepthe subjectwithinthe paral-
  lax correctionlinesin the viewfinder.Areas
  outsidetheseltneswill not be in the picture.
  To cancelclose-upmode,pressthe close-
  up buttonagain.
  Close-upmode is automaticallycanceled
  afterone pictureis taken.





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