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Canon sureshot prima tele User manual
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- Canon
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- Canon sureshot prima tele
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- User manual
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- English
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- 40
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- Film cameras
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structionbookletcarefullyfor a full understandingbefore usingthe camera.
r Thiscamerais soldunderthe nameof "AutoboyTele6" in Japan.
Special Features
1. Wideltele lens and standard/half'framefilm format
Thepairingof a dualfocallens(wide/tele)anda dualfilmformat(standard/half-frame)com-
bineto createfour differentviews.Attachthe optionalAF converterand two more views
. are addedfor a totalof six for greatversatility.To protectthe lens,the automaticretracta-
ble lens appearsonly at the momentof shutterrelease.
2. Simple operation
Justleaveeverythingto the camera.Essentialfunctionsare completelyautomaticf romfo-
cus and exposureto film transportand automaticflashin the dark.All you do is pressthe
shutterbutton.
3. Versatility to meet your demand
The bulbfunctionallowsyou to take much more creativephotographsthan with ordinary
compacts.Further,with the autofocusmacrocapabilityas closeas 63cm/2.1ft, you can
take close-upsof flowers.Versatilityis packedinto a slim and compactbody.
Whitereadingthese instructions,unfoldthe front and back flapsof this bookletfor easyrefer'
ence to the camera's Parfs.
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Neckstrapand Gase
Set the mainswitchto OFFto preventac-Attachthe neckstrapto the fixtureas illustrat- cidentalshutterreleasewhen not in use.ed.Threadthe neckstrapthroughthe snap{n
loop to preventcase loss.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
1. Handlingthe Film
(1)Auto Loading
RegularShooting
The battery(one,six-voltlithiumbattery
pack,2CR5)is includedin the cameraat Always use DX-codedfilm whenever possible.purchase.This batteryfeatureslong life The camera automaticallysets the film speed
and highperformance.Forbatteryreplace- by sensing the DX code marked on the filmment,pleasereferto p.34. cartridge.
o The automatically-setfilm speedrangeis f rom
ISO 50 to 3200 in one-steoincrements.
o Whenusingreversal(slide)film,useonlyISO50,
100,200 or 400.
o When usinga non DX-codedfilm, pleaserefer
to o.32.
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1 ) To open the back cover, 2) Insertthe filmcartridgeas 3) Pullthe film leaderacross
pushthe back cover latch illustrated. the film guidesuntilits tip
down. is alignedwith the white
mark.
4 ) Closethe back cover.The
cameraautomaticallyad-
vancesthe film and stoos
when "1" appearsin the
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o Makesurethat the film has no o lf the film doesnot advancecor- o The filmload checkwindowal-
slack as illustrated,otherwise, rectly,"0" blinksin the frame lows you to see if there is any
the back cover will not close. counterand the safetyfunction film loaded.
locksthe shutterrelease.Reload
. lf the film leaderextendspastthe the film.
whitemark,takeout the filmcar-
tridgeand manuallyrewindthe
excess film back into the car-
tridge.
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(2) Auto Rewinding
Thecameraautomaticallyrewindsthe film at 1 ) Make sure that the frame counter number
the end of the roll.Duringrewind,the frame display has returned to "0."
counter number display decreases.The 2 ) Open the back cover and remove the film
cameraautomaticallystopswhenthe film has cartridge.
been completelyrewound. . Takeonlythe numberof shotsspecifiedon the
film,otherwise,the lastframemay be cut off in
the developingprocess.
. To rewindthe filmbeforethe endof the roll,press
the film rewindbuttonwiththe projectionon the
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2. Selectingthe Lens
Select the desired shooting WIDE: 35mmf/3.5( m ) TELE: 60mm f/5.6 ( tfr )
lens, eitherWIDE (m) or Wide is idealfor landscapes,UseTelefor portraitsto make
TELE( rr: ) group pictures, and when the subject bigger. Tele
featuringan attractiveback- eliminatesdistractingback-
ground. groundsfromthe fieldof view.
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3. Shooting
(1) Normal
o Viewfinder
Ready Parallax
Lamp rrection
(green) Marks , 1 ,
AutofocusFrame
For correctautofocusoperation,alwaysbe
1 ) Firstlookthroughthe vieMinderandcenter sureto followthe succeedingstepsin exact
order,otherwiseyour picturewill be out of the autofocusframeoverthe mainsubject. (Do not touch the shutterbuttonyet.) focus.
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2) Pressthe shutterbuttonhalfwayand con-
firm that the greenreadylamp lightsup. . The cameraautomaticallyadvancesthe film to the3 ) Gentlypressthe shutterbuttoncomplete-
ly to take the picture. next frame. o Whenthe lens is set to WIDE( [d), the shutter
releasesthe momentthe lens cover opensand
shuts.Whenthe lensis set to TELE( tfl ), the lens
pops out while the cover opensand closes.Be
carefulnot to block the lens movement.
o The shootingdistancerangeis from 63cm/2.1ft
to infinity.
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(2) Prefocusing
Varythe picturecompositionand putthe sub-
ject off-centerby usingthe prefocusfunction.
To usethisfunctioncorrectly,alwaysbe sure
to coverthe mainsubjectwith the autofocus
framefirst.
WithoutPrefocus
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1) Followsteps *1 and *2 2 ) Afterstep * 2, whilepress-
on pp. 12 and 13. ing the shutterbuttonhalf-
way, recompose the
pictureas desired.
3 ) Gently press the shutter
buttoncompletelyto take
the picture.
e Prefocusclearsonceyouremoveyourfingerfrom
theshutterbutton.
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(4) Macro (Close-Up)
To takea close-upshotof flow-
ers, move closerto the sub- ^ . r
ject. The closestshootingdis- l l t
tance is 63cm/2.1ft.
. TELEmakesthesubjectbigger ,r' $ t l if the shootingdistanceis the \W{.D l same.
o Whenthe subjectis in the close- lampstopsblinkingwhenthe shut- 'lm/3.3ft), up range(closerthan ter button is pressed halfway
be sureto put it underthe paral- agarn.
lax correctionmarks.ffhe space o Evenif you disregardthe above
above the parallaxcorrection warningand releasethe shutter,
marks does not appearon the focuswillstillbe correctdeoend-
print.) ing on the shootingdistance.
. lf you movetoo closeto the sub- 1 . The lens automatically
ject,the greenreadylampstarts switches to WIDE despite
blinkingto warnyou.Moveback TELEbeingset.
from the subjectuntilthe ready 2. fhe flashautomaticallyfires.
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Shooting Tip I For Shaper Pictures
(1) Holding the camera-to avoid camera-shakeand out-of-focus pictures
In-focus Outof-focus Camera-shake
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Focus is not on the intended Thepictureis blurredbecause
subject. the camerawas movedduring
shutterrelease.
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1. For horizontalshots,pressyour leftelbowcloseto yourbody. 7 . Makesurethatyourfinger
2. Forverticalshots,lightlyholdthe cameraagainstyournose or hair does not blockthe
or forehead. autofocus windows, ex-
3. Spreadyourfeet slightlyapart,one foot aheadof the other, posure meteringwindow,
and relax. flash head,or lens.fl-ake
4. Gentlypressthe shutterbuttonwith the ballof yourfinger. special care when using
Neverpressthe shutterbuttonwiththe endof yourfingertip. the TELElensbecausethe
5. lt is alsoadvisableto use high-speedfilm such as ISO400. lens pops out.)
6. Be sureto followthe stepson pp.12 and 13 in exactorder.
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(2) Difficult Subjects for Autolocus and Solutions
Althoughthe autofocussystemof this camerais very accurate,it is not perfect.The following I subjectsare difficultfor autofocus.
A. Subjectswith extremelystrongreflections(car reflectingdirectsunlight) l
B. Subjectswith extremelylow reflections(blackhair)
C. Subjectsthroughglass (displayin a store window)
With A and B, use the prefocustechniqueon a substitutesubjectat the same distancefrom
the cameraas yourmainsubject,andthen recomposethe picture.WithC, autofocusthe sub-
ject as shown below.
OK
Subjecta
glass surface \
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20o or more
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Thiscamerahas a half-frameformatfunction In the half-frameformat,the lensfocal length
which usesonly halfof a standardfilm frame. (equivalentto the standardfilmformat)is modi-
Thisfunctionallowsyouto taketwicethe num- fied to makethe subjectbigger(see*below).
ber of shotsindicatedon the film roll.When
usinga 36+xposureroll,the numberof shots
becomes72.
Lens Focal Length
W I D E 35mmf/3.5 (A)
Standardfilm format TELE 60mm f/5 6 (B)
(24 x 36mm) WIDE + AF TelephotoConverter not possible
TELE + AF TelephotoConverter 75mmf/5.6 (c)
W I D E 50mmf/3.5* (D)
Half-framefilm format TELE 85mmf/5.6* (E)
(24x 17mm) WIDE + AF TelephotoCoverter not possible
TELE + AF TelephotoConverter 11Ommf/5.6* (F)
o The CanonAF TelephotoConverteris sold separately.
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. Thefollowingpicturesare subjectsizecomparisonstakenfrom the sameshootingdistanceof 5m/16.4ft. A B CView original page 24
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o Do not touch the film format doors.
o The shootingoperationis the same as the steps
on pp.12and 13.
o Pleaseinformthe developerthat you havetaken
picturesin the haltframeformat.
o Picturestaken in the half-frameformat may be
2) Loadthe filmandclosethe backcover.The delayedby the developer.
"x2"markwill appearin the displaypanel . Loadthe film afterestimatinghow manyshotsyou
whenthe cameraautomaticallyadvances planto takebeforeshooting.The numberof shots
to the first usableframe. doubles,so it maytakelongerto finishthe roll.Fur-
ther, it is not advisableto leaveexposedfilm in
the camerafor longperiodsas it may adversely
affect color reoroduction.
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2. Fill-in Flash
The flashautomaticallyworksin dark situa-
tions(seep 16) In daylight,use the flashto
fill the shadowof a backlitsubjectsuch as a
personin f rontof a brightwindowor withthe
sun behindthem.
Without Fill-in Flash With Fill-in Flash
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"Bulb" is a techniquethat exposesfilm for a
longtime in darksituationswithoutusingflash.
Use bulbfor a natural-lookingpictureof, for
example,nightscenesor fireworks.
1 ) Whilepressingdownthe manualflashbut-
ton, pushthe shutterbuttonhalfway.
2 ) Makesurethatthe greenreadylamplights
up. (Youcan removeyourfingerfrom the
manualflashbuttonafterthe readylamp
has lit.)
3 ) Pressthe shutterbuttoncompletelyto take
the picture.
o The automaticfill-inflashis effectivein the fol- Fireworks(4-secexposure)
lowingrange.
WIDE(E ): withinapproximately3.5m/1'1.4ft
TELE( tlt): withinapproximately2.5ml9.2It
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