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Canon SureShot 85 zoom / Canon Primas Zoom 85 User manual
User manual for Canon SureShot 85 zoom / Canon Primas Zoom 85. 42 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Canon
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- Canon SureShot 85 zoom / Canon Primas Zoom 85
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- User manual
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- English
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- 42
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- 2.6 MB
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- Film cameras
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HandlingPrecautionsffi Vt'r 1. This camera is not resistantto water,and shouldnot be used outdoorsif it is rainingor snowing.lf it is accidentallydroppedin water,contactan authorized Canon servicefacility.Keep the cameraout of salt spray and excessivehumidity.lf used at the beach, clean it thoroughlyafterwardwith a dry cloth. 2. Store the camera in a cool, dry, dust-freeplace.Be sure to keep the camera out of directsunlight,and away from "hot spots"such as the trunk or rear windowshelf of a car. Avoid placeswhere mothballs are used, and use a desiccantin excessivehumidity. 3. Do not attemptto disassemblethe camerayourself, since there is high-voltagecircuitryinside. 4. The batteriesmay explodeor cause burns if disassembled,recharged,shorted,exposedto high temperatures,or disposedof in a fire. 5. Use a blowerbrush to removedust and sand from the lens and insidethe camera. Do not apply any fluidsto the lens or body.Take the camerato an authorizedCanon servicefacilityfor a more thoroughcleaningif necessary. 6. Film passingthroughX-ray examinationsat an airportmay be exposedand ruinedeven when loadedin the camera.Requesta differentmethodof inspectionto avoid damage. 7. Color reproductionmay be adverselyaffected if the film is left in the camerafor a long time. Always developexposedfilm promptly. El-z www.orphancameras.comView original page 3
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Thisdevce compleswth Part 15 of the FCC Ru es. Operation
ls subjecl to ihe fo lowinglwo conditions:(1)This devce may E not cause harmful inlerterence,and (2) lhis device musl
accepl any interferenc€received,includinginterlerencethal
may cause undesiredoperalion.
Do not make any changes or modilications10 the equipment
unlessotherwlsespecifiedin the instruclions.lf such changes
or modilcalions should be made, you could be required10
stop operalon ol the equrpment
This €quipmenthas been tesled and found to complv with the
limitsior a class B dig tal device, pursuanl to part 15 ol the
FCC Rules.These limils are desgned to provide reasonable
prolectionagainsi harmful interferencein a residenlial
insla anon.This equipmentgenerates,uses and can radiatg
€dro ifequencyenergy and, if not inslattedand used in
accordancewth the inslructions,may cause harmlul
interferencelo radio communicatons.
However,lhere is no guaranteethat interferencewill not occur
in a particularinslallalion.lf this equipmentdoes cause
harmiul nlerferencelo radio or lelevision reception,which can
be delerminedby turning the equipmentotl and on, lhe user is
encouragedto try to correcl the inledercnceby one or more of
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. Fleo ent or relocatethe receivingantenna,
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Thank you for purchasing this Canon product.
Beforetakingpictures,pleaseread these instructionscarefully
for a thoroughunderstandingof how the cameraworks.
Table of Contents
These instructionsare dividedinto four sections:Introduction,
BasicOperations,AdvancedOperations,and Additional
Information.When first using the camera,be sure to read the
instructionsstartingfrom the Introduction.
i ffi;;ii""; I
i fne followingconventionsare used in these instructions:
i
i f f Warningsyou shouldobservewhen usingthe i
r ? camera.
I
ii q J H Additionalinformationon usingthe camera. i
,O: Tips on taking photographswith the camera.i i
Introduction1' HandlingPrecautions . . . . 2
Tableof Contents . . . . 4
Quick Reference . . . . 6
Nomenclature. . . . . . . 8
Attachingthe Strap . . . 1 0
Basic Operationst- BecomingFamiliarwith YourCamera . . . 1 1
E Loadingthe Battery . . . . 1 1
E Turningthe PowerOn andOff . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Checkingthe BatteryPower . . . . 1 3
E V i e w f i n d e r . . . . . . . . 1 4
E Changingthe SubjectSize . . . . 1 5
E ShutterButtonAction. . . . . 1 6
Holdingthe Camera . . . . 1 7
Loadingthe Film . . . 1 8
TakingPictures(FullAutoMode) . . . . . . . 2 0
Green/OrangeIndicators . . . . 2 2
Removingthe Film . . . 2 3
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Advanced Operations3 Focus Lock (Focusingnear the edge of the
p i c t u r e f r a m e ) . . . . 2 4
A|AF (SmaftAF) Function . . . . .25 tr
lmprinting the Date/Time@EE- . . .26
Settingand Adjustingthe Date/Time@E) . .27
C h a n g i n g t h e S h o o t i nMgo d e . . . . . . 2 8
tr lNireD Auto Flash Mode without Red-eye
R e d u c t i o n . . . . 2 9
tr @AUTOAuto Flash Mode with Red-eye
R e d u c t i o n . . . . 3 0
R e d - e y e R e d u c t Fi ounn c t i o n . . . . . . . 3 1
E l F l a s n O N M o d e . . . . 3 2
E @ F l a s h O F F M o d e . . . . . . . 3 3
E Gtr RealTime ReleaseMode . . . . .34
E S S e t t - t i m e r M o d e . . . . . . . 3 6
S l o w - s y n c h r o F u n c t i o n . . . . . 3 7
4 TAdditionalr o u b l e s hInformationo o t i n g . . . . . . 3 8
QuestionsandAnswers .....39
S p e c i f i c a t i o n s . . . . . . . . 4 0
Pleasenote that these instructionsare tor both the
modelwith the date functionand the model without
the date function.Informationrelevantonly to the
modelwith the date functionis markedwith the
@) symbol.
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5. Ghange the subject size
as desired. ('- 15)
6. Position the AF frame
over the subject and
lightly press the shutter
button halfway down.
(- 16)
. Ke€p the shutterbutton
pressedhalfwaydown.
. Check that the green
indicatoris lit and then
composethe picture.
7. Press the shutter button
fully. (- 16)
. In low light,the flash fires
automatically.
8. When the film has
finished and rewound,
remove the film. (- 23)
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" (- l) is shofthandfor "See page I".
ViewfinderWindow MeteringWindow
ShutterButton(- 16) AF Light Receptor
Mode Dial (---*29;
AF Light Emitter
Lens
ill Zoom-in
(Telephoto)Button (- 15)
Red-eye Reduction/ lTlil lssrn-eu1
Self-timerLamp (Wide-angle)Button(- 15) (- 31, 36)
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Beforeusingyour camera,attachthe strap provided.
Be carefulnot to droo the Camera.
Pass the strap through the
strap holder on the side of
the camera.
. Followstep O beforestep
@
Button on strap clasp
Push-button release
. Use this buttonto pressthe
SELECTand SET buttons
(- 27) and the >O button
(- 23).
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Checking the Battery PowerYoucancheckthe batterypowerlevelwiththe tr
indicatoron the LCDpanel.
BatteryCheck Indicator
FrameCounter
Battery Gheck Indicator
Batteryin goodcondition E
Preparea newbattery E
Replacethe battery(- 11) ift
Shooting capacity
Approx.17 rolls of 24-exposurefilm, at normal
temperatureswith 50% flash use. (Data based on
Canon'sStandardTest Method.)
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E Viewfinder
Picture frame Close-up frame
For ordinaryshooting, When the shootingdistance
composeyour picture is between0.6 and 1 m Q
withinthis frame. and 3.3 ft.), composeyour
picturewithinthis frame.The
area above this frame will not
be includedin the oicture.
AF frame
Placethis frame over the
subjectyou wish to focus on.
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E Ghangingthe Subject Size
Youcanfreelychangethe sizeof the imagewiththe
zoombuttons.
ElWide-angle (38mm) [] Telephoto (85mm)
@ Zoom-out tll Zoom-in
(Wide-angle) (Telephoto)
Pressfor a wide area Pressto zoom in on
image.For taking your subject.For
landscapes,group taking portraits,etc.
pictures,etc.
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i IJJ withoutuse,the lensautomaticallyretractsintothe i
i cameraandis setto thewide-angle(38mm)position.i
i I!f: ql_"_ygll"_-d"raseto the lens. _ __ j
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LEIShutterButtonAction
This camera has a two-stepshutterbutton.
1. Press the shutter button
halfway to focus.
. Ke€p the shutterbutton
halfwaypressed.
. Make sure the green
indicatoris lit.
2. Without releasingyour
finger, press the shutter
button fully to take the
picture.
t The shutteris released.
. Be sure to press the
shutterbuttongently.
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i rt buttonbeing pressedand the shutteroperating.As a i
i generalguide,it is best to hold the camerastill until i
i you hear the film start to wind fonruard. i
I o In Auto mode @AUTO,the shutter operatesabout 1 i
i second after the red-eye reductionlamp lights. i
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Holding the Camera
To take sharp pictures,hold the camerafirmlyso
that it does not move.
. Hold the camerawith both
hands.
. Ke€p your elbows close to
your body.
. Hold the cameraagainstyour
nose and look throughthe
viewfinder.
. Be carefulto keep fingers
and hair from obstructingthe
lens,AF light emitterand
receptor,meteringwindoq
and flash.
Meteringwindow
AF lightemitter
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4. Close the back cover.
You can check if a film is
loadedby lookinghere.
5."1" is displayedin the
frame counter.
blinks in the frame0 .lfcounter,"0" the film has not
loadedproperly.Reloadthe
film.
.lf the cameramalfunctions
while a film is loaded,do not removethe film. Take
the camerato a Canon servicefacilitywith the film
stillinside.
. lf you force the film out of the camera,the camera
or film may be damaged.
. We recommendyou use ISO 400 film.
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Even if the subjectis not exactlycentered,the AiAF
(SmartAF) functionwill focus on the subject.
ln low lightconditions,the flashwill fire automatically.
(- 29)
1. Turn the mode dial to
GlireD.
I The poweris turnedon,
and the lens is set for
shooting.
2. Change the subject size
as desired.
. Lookthroughthe
viewfinderand press the
zoom buttonto achieve
the desiredpicture
composition.
3. Position the AF frame
over the subject and
press the shutter button
halfway.
. Ke€p the shutterbutton
halfwaypressed.
. Make sure the green
indicatoris lit.
. Composethe picture.
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4. Press the shutter button
fully.
. In low lightconditions,the
flash fires automatically.
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Green/Orange Indicators
When the shutterbuttonis pressedhalfway,the
indicatorslightup or blinkto indicatewheiheror not
shootingis possible
Viewfinder Green
indicator
Orange
indicator
C Green indicator
Lightsup: Subjectis in focus. (Readyfor
shooting.)
Blinks: Subjectis too close (close-range)
warnrng.
Releasethe shutterbuttonand move
away from the subjectslightly,then
press the shutterbutton halfwayagain
and checkif the greenindicatorblinks.
Repeatthis step untilthe green
indicatordoes not blink.
@ Orange indicator
Lightsup: Flashlamp is charged.
Blinks: Camerashakewarning(in "Flash
OFF" mode).
We recommendyou use a tripod.
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Thefilm rewindsautomaticallvwhen it reachesthe
en0.
|r2;r;1& \ \ I l The frame countercounts down duringfilm
Flt$l$|F f z l rewindins. .f Once rewindingis complete,"0" is displayed
in the framecounterand the film can be
removeo.
1. Slide the back cover latch
downwards.
t The back coverooens.
I
2. Remove the film.
Rewindingthe film in mid-roll
.Pressthe ''O buttonon the bottom
of the camera.
. Usethe push-buttonreleaseon the
srrap.
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i It be sure io check that "0" is displayedin the frame I
j lf "0" is not displayed,pressthe *O button I
i to"ornter.completerewinding. i
I . Exposurestaken after those indicatedon the film roll i
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Use this mode to focus on a subjectpositionedclose
to the edge of the pictureframe.
1. Genter the AF frame over
the subject and press the
shutter button halfway.
. Keep the shutterbutton
halfwaypressed.
. Make sure the green
indicatoris lit.
2. With the shutter button
halfway pressed, frame
your picture as desired.
Then press the shutter
button fully.
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i !t not to change the distancebetween the subject and i
i the camera. lf the distancedoes change, repeat i
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AiAF (Smart AF) Function Ai = Artificialintelligence,AF = Auto-focus tr
The A|AF (SmartAF) functionhas a wide measuringt;areaand is the latestmechanismfor providing
accuratefocus adjustment.This mechanismwasl* .k{$ developedbased on the analysisof several
thousandphotographsand on Canon'sunique
know-how.
.The camerafocuseson the il
subjecteven if it is not in
the centerof the viewfinder,
or if there is an obstruction
in front of it.
The camera will accurately focus on two subjects I
positionedside by side,
and not on the background
betweenthem.
.lf you are taking a picturer Subjectf througha window,set the \.Window ,' camera at an appropriate 1
4 / \ angle,with a camera-to-
window distanceof about {^ } uamera 2Q cm/0.7 ft.
lf you are too far away from
the window,the camera
may focus on the glass ofFs the window ratherthan the
subject.
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E @nuro Auto Flash Mode with Red-eye
Reduction
Use this mode to reducethe red-eyeeffectthat can
occur when you take picturesof peoplewith the flash
lamp.In dark conditions,the red-eyereductionlamp
automaticallylightsbeforethe flash fires.
1. Turn the mode dial to
OAuro . ffi; %_f*
2. Stay within about 2 m/
6.6 ft. of your subject.
. The red-eyereduction
lamp is only effective
withinthis distance.
3. Tell your subject to look
at the camera.
. The red-eyereduction
functionis not effective
unlessthe subjectlooks
straightat the lamp.
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