Canon T60 User manual

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TheCanonT60,a single-lensreflex(SLR)    T60 Features
camera designedfor first-timeusers,       1. Aperture-priorityAE and Manualex-
placesan emphasison providingbasic        posuremodes
SLRfunctions.lt is equippedwith simple       2. FD mountacceptsFD lenses
controlsand functionsin a lightweight,      3. Lightweight,compactbody for ease
compactbody.The viewfinderprovides          of handling
all necessarycamera setting and ex-
Dosureinformation.
TheT60 features"Aperture-priorityAE"
modeprovidinguncomplicatedautomat-
                                       Pleaseread fhese instructionscarefullyic exposure operation for beginning
users,and "Manual"modeallowingfull       for a thoroughunderstandingbefore tak-
controlof the camerato givethe moreex-      ing pictures.
perienceduser free reign in exploring
creativeideas.                                      Whilereadingthis booklet,unfoldtheLastly,the T60 employsan FD mount                                                                                f rontand backflapsfor easy referencewhichacceptslensesf rom Canon'slarge                                               to the camera'sparts.FD lens line-upused by professionals
worldwide.

NOMENCLATURE

SelectorDial                     SelectorDial Mark      RewindCrank/Knob
     A: Automatic
      L: Lock                      AccessoryShoe
1000-1: Shutterspeeds(manual)                              Film SpeedDial
     B: Bulb(longexposure)
                                                                                                                         -Film AdvanceLever                                        ApertureScale
ShutterButton                                            Zooming Ring
                                                      FocusingRing


FrameCounter

Strap Fixture
Grip              ffi
SelftimerButton
(Red Lamp)
ApertureRing

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1) Thiscamerais not resistantto water,         4) Use a blowerbrush to removedust
  and cannot be used underwateror         and sandf romthe lensand insidethe
  outdoorsif rainingor snowing.lf ac-         camera.Do not apply any fluidsto
  cidentallydroppedin water,contact          the lens or body.Take it to a Canon
  an authorizedCanonservicefacility          servicefacilityfor more cleaningif
  as quicklyas possible.Removewater          necessary.
  dropletsfrom the camera with a
  clean dry cloth. lf exposedto salt         5) Filmpassingthroughx-rayexamina-
  spray,clean it thoroughlyafterward           tionsat airportsmay be exposedand
  with a clean,damp,well-rungcloth.          ruined even when loaded in the
                                       camera.Requesta hand-checkedin-
2) Storethe camerain a cool,dry,dust-                                           spectionto avoid damage.
  free place. Be sure to keep the
  camera out of direct sunlight,and         6) Color reproductionmay be adverse-
  away from "hot spots" such as the              ly affectedif f ilm is left in the camera
  trunkor rearwindowshelfof a car.             for a long time. AlwaysdeveloPex-
  Avoid placeswhere moth balls are         posedfilm promptly.
  used,and in excessivehumidity,use
  a desiccant.                     See p. 40 for camera care.
3) Do not attemptto disassemblethe
  camerayourself. Alwaystake it to an
  authorizedCanonservicefacilityfor
   repair.

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Preparations                         Appendix
1. Loadingthe Batteries. . .        6        1. Understanding'Depthof Field . . 34
2. LensAttachment              7        2. Film PlaneIndicator          . .    36
3. Checkingthe Batteries. .        8                                       InterchangeableLenses . . . .         . 3 74. ViewfinderInformation         9
.5. Holdingthe Camera                 . . . 1 1       Accessories
6. Focusingand Shutter                                             1. Cases                   3B
  ButtonAction                            . , , 1 2                                              2. DioptricAdjustmentLenses    39
7. Settingthe Film Speed         1 5
8. Loadingthe Film .                     .   . 1 6     C a m e r aC a r e                             . . . . 4 0
Taking Pictures                         Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . .       . .40
1. AutomaticExposureOperation  20      Attaching the Neckstrap           . . .43
2. Removingthe Film            .23
3. ManualExoosureOoeration. . . . .24
4. SelftimerFunction                   . .28
5. Bulb(LongExposure)Shooting. .29
6. UsingInfraredFilm                    . 31
7. FlashPhotography                  . .32



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Preparations
 7. Loading the Batteries





This camera usestwo LR44alkalinebat-               I Whenchangingthe batteries,be sure
teriesor two SR44silverbatteries.              to replaceboth batterieswith new
 1) Removethe batteryholderby turning        ones of the same brand.
      it counterclockwisewith a coin or             r Removethe batteriesif the camera
   similarobject.                                    is notto be usedfor an extendedperi-
 2) As shownon the diagramon the out-        od of time.
   sideof the batteryholder,inserttwo
   batteriesintothe holderwith the O
   side of each batteryfacing up.
 3) Replacethe batteryholderand turn
      it clockwiseusinga coinor similarob-
    ject to secureit in place.

2. lens Attachment





1) Removethe rear lenscap and body
  cap by turningcounterclockwise.
2) Alignthe reddotson the lensandthe
  camera,andthenturnthe lensclock-
  wiseuntilit stopsand locksin place.
  o To removethe lens,holdthe lens
    releasebuttondown and turn the
     lens counterclockwise.
3) Removethe lens cap.




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1000-1: The LED correspondingto the           B: T h i s L E D  l i g h t s w h e n  t h e
          set shutterspeedlights.                camera is set to Bulb mode.
            All shutterspeedsare actually          Whenthe selectordial is set to
          the reciprocalof the numerals                       . "B" (Bulb),the shutterwill re-
          displayed.For example," 125"            main open for as long as the'
          indicatesa shutter speed of               shutterbuttonis heldpressed./
          1/125 sec.
    E0t : Thisis the faStestshutterspeed
           that can be used with a flash,
         Flash is synchronizedat  all
          shutter speeds 1/60 sec or
          slower.
      LT: This LED lights when a Long
        Time shutter speed of 2-B se-
         conds is set.





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5. Holding the Camera





lf the cameramoveswhilea oictureis be-        3) Lightlyholdthe cameraagainstyour
ingtaken,the resultingpicturemay be un-         noseand look into the viewfinder.
clear.Sharp picturesrequirethat the        4) Withyour feet spreadslightlyapart,
camerabe heldverVstillwhenthe shut-         placeone foot in f rontof the otherto
ter buttonis pressed.Try the following          stabilizeyour stance.
camera-holdingtechniqueto avoiddisap-            r Thereis no absolutecameraholding
oointments.                             techniquewhichis rightfor everyin-
 1) Graspthe cameragripsecurelywith           dividual.Practiceholdingthe camera
   the righthand.                                 in differentwaysto determinewhich
 2) Useyourlefthandto supportboththe             is the best techniquefor you. Prac-
   camerabodyand the lens,and keep           ticingin f ront of a mirroris helpful.
   your left elbowclose to your body.
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6. Focusingand Sh utter Button Action





  By rotatingthe lens'f ocusingring,you        2) Whilelookingthroughthe viewfinder,
  can focuson objectslocatedin any part          rotatethe lens'focusingringuntilthe
  of the viewfinderimagearea.                 viewfinderimageappearssharp.
   1 ) Set t h e s e l e c t odr i a lt o " A " .




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3) Checkthe focus.Threefocusingaids             align(merge)to form a complete
  are providedinsidethe viewfindet. a            lmage.
  split-imagerangefinder,whichis the        @The microprismring,whichshows
  horizontalline locatedin the center             a broken,unclearimagewhenthe
  of the viewfindet, a microprismring,            subjectis out of focus,shows a
  whichsurroundsthe split-imageran-             clear imagewhen in focus.
  gefinder,and a surroundingmatte      @ The surroundingmatte screen
  screen.                               shows a misty image when the
 O With the split-imagerangefinder,             subject is out of focus but be-
    you can tellthe subjectis in focus          comesclearwhen in focus.
   whenthe upperand lowerimages

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4) Pressthe shutterbutton.
    r Theshutterbuttonhasa 2-steppress-
     ingactionWhenlightlypressedhalf-
    way (to the first step),the red LEDs
     In the viewfinderlightup to indicate
    the current camera status.When
    pressedcompletely(to the second
     step),the shutteris releasedand a
     pictureis taken.In orderto prevent
    camerashake,startwith the ball of
    yourindexfingerrestingon the shut-
     ter buttonand then gentlypressthe
    shutter button.
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7. Setting the Film SPeed

Beforeloadingf ilm,set the f ilm speedon
the f ilm speeddial Theproperf ilm speed
is indicatedon the film box and on the
outsideof the film cartridge.
 1) Turn the f ilm speed dial until the
   properfilm speedsettingis aligned
   with the film speedsettingmark.
   o Thef ilm speeddialhas clickstops
      for eachsettingon the scale.When
     settingthe film speed,be surethe
      dial is set to the appropriateclick
     stop position,not betweenclick
     stops.
   I Availablefilm speed settingsare
   shownbelow.The pointsbetweenthe
   numbersrepresentthe film speeds
   shownin parentheses(   )
       ISO 25    50    100,,    200,ri0,,,i0,               ,ir,,io, ,ulo,,io,     ir,,,?,,                          '1   400 0 o  . 1000 .  600


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8. Loading the Film





  Avoiddirectsunlightwhenloadingor un-        3) Lowerthe rewindcrank knob to its
  loadingf ilm,and take care not to touch          originalpositionto securethe f ilm
  the shuttercurtain,the filmguiderails,or          cartridgein place.
  the pressureplate.                          o lf the rewindcrankknobcannotbe
    1) Pullup the rewindcrankknobto open          loweredall the way,turn the knob
     the back cover.                               slightlywhilegentlypressingdown
    2) Insertthe f ilm cartridgeintothe f ilm           u ntilthe rewindshaft slideseasily
     chamberas shownin the illustration.           into the cartridge.




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4) Pullthe film leaderacrossand insert       6) Slowlyturn the rewindcrank clock-
  the tip of the f ilm leaderinto one of         wise to take up the film slack.
  the slots in the take-upspool.
5) Slowlywindthe f ilm advanceleverto
  advancethe f ilm once,takingcare
   thatthe film perforationsengagewith
  the sprockets.




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7) Closethe backcoverand makesure        B) Advancethe f ilm one f rameby slow-
     that it closessecurely with a click.             ly windingthe f ilm advanceleverun-
    Pressthe shutterbuttoncompletely                til it stops.
     to take a blankshot.
                                       Thef ilm crankknobalsoservesas
                                             a f ilm loadconfirmation.lt rotates
                                     when the film advancelever is
                                     woundto confirmproperf ilm load.



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Note:                                                           lf the "LT" LED lights,a slow
         Camerashakeis likelyto occur              shutterspeedin the rangeoI 2
                    if the shutterspeedis slower                to B secondsis set.
           than a speed equivalentto
             "'1llensfocallength"sec.lf the
          camerasets a shuttersoeed
           slowerthan this value,either
          use a tripod or change to a
            largerapertureso thata faster
            shutterspeedis set. (For ex-
          ample,usinga 100 mm lens,
          camerashakeis likelyat shut-
             ter soeedsslowerthan 1/100                         lf the "OVER" LED lights,
            sec. Accordingly,make sure            changeto a smalleraperture
            the shutter soeed is set to                (setto a largernumberon the
          11125sec or faster or use a              aperturering)untilthe "OVER"
            tripod.)                        LED goes out.




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2" Removing the Film





The film advanceleverlocksat the end        2) Liftthe rewindcrankandturn it clock-
of the f ilm.Whenthis occurs,the num-         wiseto rewindthe film.Whenthe ten-
ber of completedexposuresindicatedon          sion of the rewind c rank loosens
the f ramecountershouldequalor slight-        suddenly,rewindingis completed.
ly exceedthe numberof exposureslist-        Stopturningthe rewindcrank.
ed on the film package.Rewindand        3) Pullthe rewindcrankknobup to open
removethe film as follows.                    the backcoverand removethe f ilm.
 1) Pressthe rewindbutton.                 Avoiddirectsunlightwhenunloading
       . The rewindbuttonlocksin placeaf-                   f ilm.Unloadf ilm indoorsor in a shad-
      ter it is pressedin.                    ed area.


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3. Manual ExposureOperation





   In manualexposuremode,you can f ree-        2) Turn the aperturering to set the
   ly set both the shutterspeed and the         desi red apertu re.
  aperturewhileconfirmingthe exposure
   in the viewfrnder.
    1) Set the selectordial to one of the
      shutterspeedsettings(1000-1)




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r Confirmingthe exposure
                                             o Theexposurewill be correctif
                                                                                                                                         ' '     ' '                                M and the shutter speedset
                                          on the selectordialare lit. No
                                               otherLEDsshouldbe blinking.
                                             o lf an LED is blinking,the cur-  ,/
                                                   rent shutter speed/aperture
                                                  settingcombinationwill result
                                                           in a n incor rect exposure.
                                             Readjustthe settingsto obtain
                                               a  co r rect  exposu re  as
                                           describedon the next page.3) Look into the viewfinderand focus
  the subject
4) Pressthe shutterbuttonhalfwayand
  checkthe viewfinderinformationdis-
  playto confirm the exposure.Read-
     j u s t  t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d a n d / o r
  aperture settingsif necessarY.
5) Pressthe shutterbuttoncompletely
   to take the picture.

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Overexposure
        Overexposure will occur if an
        LED higherthan the set shut-
            ter speedis blinkingor if the
        "OVER"LEDis blinking.ln this
           situation,two methods are
          availableto obtain a correct
         exposure:
                       @ Turnthe selectordialto a fastershut-
                                                     ter speed settingu ntil the LED re-
                                       mainssteadilylit.

               f8r*                   t"Y'?

 O Close down the aperture (turn the
    apertureringto a largernumber)un-
        til the LED remainssteadilylit
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