Canon T80 User manual

Introduction

Today we live in an age where much of our     CanonT80,is also equippedwith autofocus
informationcomes to us throughvisualim-      (AF)so professional-looking,artistic picture-
ages. The news on TV and in newspapers;     taking is made all the easier.
advertisements in magazines and on      This instructionbook has two parts:thefirst,
billboardsall use pictures.You may not      "Basic operatingprocedures"is followed by
realizeit, but these photographscan be dif-      a more advancedexplanationentitled,"Mak-
ferentiatedaccording to which shooting      ing the most of your T80". The f irst part ex-
technique was used to take them.              plainsbasiccamerahandlingand shooting.
Canon has classifiedthese various techni-     The second part gives a more detailed ex-
ques into f ive differenttypes,assignedeach      planationof various photographictechni-
a symbolic pictograph,and designed a     ques in order to make taking pictureswith
camerawith which you can take a photo by      the T80 fun.
choosing a pictograph.This camera,.the





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1) Turn the rear lens cap in   2) Tu rn  the  body  cap   3) To mount the lens, first
  the direction of the arrow    counterclockwiseand pull     alignthe lens'mountposi-
   until it stops and pull it off         it off . To reattachthe body         t i o n i n g p o i n t w i t h   t h e
  the lens. To reattachthe     cap, f irst align its red posi-    camera's red dot.
   rear lens cap, align its ar-    tioning point with the red
  row with the red dot on the     d o t a b o v e  t h e  c a m e r a
   lens.Then lightlypush it in    mount, then turn the cap
  and turn it clockwiseuntil     clockwise.
    it stops.

4 ) T h e n    t u r n     t h e      l e n s  5) Removethe f ront lens cap.    To removethe lens,turn it
  clockwiseuntil it stopsand                                    c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s ew h i l e
  the lens release button                               pressingthe lens release
  pops out with a click.                                   button.


                                                  Be sure to placethe lens with its
                                                                     front end down (as illustrated)to
                                                          avoid damaging the protruding
                                                             p rn s .

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Selectthe "ONE SHOT" mode  selectoron the lens to "ONE  1 ) R e m o v e    t h e   b a t t e r Y
for normaluse.To select this  SHOT''.                   chamber cover from the
mode, slide the AF mode                              bottom of the camera bY
                                                                                                                   t u r n i n g  t h e o p e n - c l o s e
                                                    knob 90" counterclockwise
                                                                   to the OPEN position.


      .  For informationabout the other two AF modes, see page
     39 in this instructionbook.
      .  FD lensescan be used, but it is necessaryto focus manual-
        ly and set the aperturering to the "A" mark.

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2) Load the batteriesso that   3) Fit the tab on the cover in-  4) Turn the open-closeknob
   their terminalsface in the         t o   t h e  g r o o v e o n   t h e     clockwise as far as it will
   directionsindicatedon the    cameraand push down.      go.
      i n s i d e o f    t h e  b a t t e r y
  chamber.The camera will
   not functionif the batteries
  are loaded incorrectly.                .  The camerawill not functionif the knob is not completely
                                          tu rned.
                                  o  This camerais equippedwith a safetycircuit to preventopera-
                                          tion when batteryvoltage is too low.
                                                                     .  Use four new alkalinebatteries(sizeAAA, 1.5V)of the same
                                    brand.Carbon-zincbatteriescan also be used.
                                                                     .  Removethe batteriesif you do not expectto use the camera
                                            for about three weeks or longer.

Battery power is
                                        sufficient.




Press the battery check but-
ton. Battery voltage is then
shown on the display panel.
                                                                 Replacethe batteries
                                                                         with new ones,




                             Even if one blinking bar mark or no bar mark appearson the . For further informationabout                                   displaypanelwhile checkingthe batteries,exposurewill be cor-   batteries, refer to page 28.                                      rect as long as the shutter releases.

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4) Makesure that the f ilm has  5) Close the back cover.The   film  is being correctlY ad-
  no slack and that its per-    camera will advance the  vanced, three bars will aP'
     f o r a t i o n s a r e  p r o p e r l y     film automaticallyand stoP  pear at the bottom of the
  engagedwith the sprocket   when "1" appearsin the  display panel moving in se-
   teeth.                                            f rame counter bracketson  quence  f rom  left  to  right
                              the display panel. lf the  away   f rom  the    f ilm  car'
                                                          tridge display symbol.

      .  The presetf ilm speedwill appearon the displaypanelwhile
      the camerais advancingthe film.
      .    lf the f ilm has not beencorrectlyadvanced,the f ilm transport
      barswill not appearon the displaypanel.In that case,reload
           t h e f i l m .
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8.Selectinga Pictograph





While pressingthe AE mode  ble to select any of the five
selector, operate the slide  pictographs;"PROGRAM"is
switch until "PROGRAM"ap-  used here as an example.
pearson the panel.lt is possi-





                                                                   a  For f urtherinformationaboutthe pictographs,referto pages
                                 30-34in this booklet and the separateinstructionbooklet,
                                "T80 lmage HuntingHandbook".

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9. Holdingthe Gamera





                         Your pictures will not be     a g a i n s t Y o u r c h e e k o r
                          sharo if the camera moves    foreheadand look into the
                       when you press the shutter    viewfinder.
                             button.This is referredto as   4) Spread Your feet slightlY
                         "camera-shake."To avoid     apart,one foot aheadof the
                         "camera-shake", hold the     other, and relax.
                        camera correctly observing    There is no one correct way
                            the followingstePs:               to hold the camera, so ex-
                               1) Hold the camera firmlY,    oeriment to find the most
                                with your left hand suPPor-    suitableway for you. Select
                                   ting the cameraand lens.     a comfortable,stablemethod
                                2) Pressyour left elbow close    and,if possible,leanagainst
                                    to your body.                 a steady support such as a
                               3) Lightly press the camera     tree. wall. or table.
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| 0.Focusing





1 ) While lookingthroughthe                 2) Gently press the shutter
  viewfinder,center the AF                  button halfway down. AF
  coveragearea (cross-split                      will operateand focus will
  p r i s m ' s h o r i z o n t a l l i n e )                be obtained.When focus is
  over the main subject.                    obtained,the lens will stop
                                               rotating.





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AF focussignal           sametime (holdingboth down
(electronicbeepertone)        together for approx. 1 sec.)
lf you would like a beeperto  and check the LCD Panelto
sound to signal when focus  make sure the focus tone
has been obtained,pressthe  symbol appears.The tone can
AE mode selectorand the film  be turned off (and symbol ex-
speed setting button at the  tinguished)by pressingthe
                          two buttons again.



                                                                    a                        When autofocusis not possible,the lenswill continue
                                    rotating.
                                 (For further details,see Page39.)

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A f t e r  t h e b e e p e r s o u n d s , Gently press the shutter but-    To take a single exposure,
whilecontinuingto pressthe  ton all the way. Pressingtoo    remove your finger from
shutterbuttonhalfway,check  quickly may cause camera-    the shutterbutton as soon
for exposure warnings. lf a  shake.                      as the shutter is released.
solid "P" appearsat the right                            To take continuous ex-
of the viewfinder, you are                               posures,keep your f inger
ready to shoot.                                        on the shutterbuttonfor as
                                              many picturesas you wish
                                                                     to take.


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13.Rewindingthe Film





At the end of the f ilm roll,f ilm   1) While pressingthe rewind  2) The camerawill rewindthe
advancewill stop automatical-    switch safety lock button,        f ilm automaticallyand the
 ly and the camerawill beepfor     slide the rewindswitch to    frame counter will count
about four secondsto inform    the right.                down. At  this time the
you that the end of the film                                 three bars will move in se-
has been reached.The f rame                            quence from right to left
counternumberand the film                                                                 t o w a r d s   t h e  c a r t r i d g e
transportindicatorwill blink                                displaysymbol.
on the display panel at this                       O n c e   t h e  c a m e r a h a s
time.                                                      startedrewindingthe f ilm,
                                                                 y o u m a y  r e m o v e y o u r
                                                             finger from the rewind
                                                          switch.

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3 ) F i l m r e w i n d s t o p s a u t o -  4) When the film-loadcheck
  maticallywhen the roll is    mark startsblinking,open
  completelyrewound.        the back coverand remove
 . Thecamerawindsone frame    the film cartridge.
   aftertheendof automaticf ilm    Do not open the back cover
   rewind.                       until the f ilm-loadmarkon
                              the displaypanel blinks.
                                Thereis an extremelyrarepossibilitythat, when the film advance
                                stops at the end of the film roll, the mirror insidethe camera
                              body may not flip back to its normal position.lf this happens,
                                 pressthe rewindswitch safetylock button and slide the rewind
                                 switch to the right.The mirror will then returnto its normal
                                   position.

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14.Self-TimerPhotosrafhy





Use the self-timerwhen you   1) Slide the main switch to   2) Composethe picture,and                                                                                        ' O 'want to be in the picturetoo.                ( s e l f - t i m e r ) .          focus the subject by gent-
Put the camera on a table,                                          ly pressingthe shutterbut-
tripod,or other flat surface.                                  ton halfway.
                                                             3) Make sure the exposureis
                                                            correct by checking the lf your eye will not be at the view-                                                                v i e w f i n d e r  i n f o r m a t i o n , f inderwhen you pressthe shutter
 button,coverthe viewfinderas il-                               then pressthe shutterbut-
 lustratedto avoid stray light from                                  ton. A beepingsound will
 entering at the rear. Use the                             be emitted and the frame
viewfindercover attachedto the                              counter will display the
 neck strap shoulderpad for this     *                        countdownof secondsun- purpose.                                                                                      til  shutter release.

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Switch to flash photography flash is charged,you are ready    .  With this camerathe use of
whenthe "P" in the viewfinder   f or   f lash photography. (X-    a Canon flash is recom-
starts to blink at 2Hz or 8Hz.  sync, 1/90 sec)           m e n d e d . U s i n g a n o t h e r
For best results, we recom-                             maker'sf lash (usuallywith
mend using the 277T or the    . When it is too dark for AF,    more than two contacts)or
244Twith the T80. When us-   m a n u a l     f o c u s i n g       i s         f lash accessorymay cause
ing the 277T in the program    necessary.                 the camera to work im-
mode or the 244T,f lash pho-  o The Canon Speedlite2777    properlyor even possibly
tographyis just as simple as    can be used as a f ill-inf lash   damagethe cameraitself.
generaldayli g ht photography.    for daylight photography.
Gently pressthe shutter but-    .  For f urtherdetails,consult
ton halfway.Once the "P" and    the speedlite's instruc-
"   |   " marks signal that the     tions.

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    Thread the ends of the strap  To protect the camera while  Unsnapthe top cover of the
    through the rings on the  carrying,insertit into its case  case to removeit.
    camera as shown.           as shown.





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This camera will not operate without bat-
teries.Try to make a habit of checking the
batteriesat the following times.
.  After loading new batteries.
o After storingthe camerafor a long time.
o   lf the shutter does not release.
o When you are using the camera in low
  tem peratures.
o Before shooting important events.

Evenif one blinkingbar mark or no bar
mark appearson the displaypanelwhile
checkingthe batteries,exposurewill be
correct as long as the shutter releases.

Use a new set of batteries as specified
below or equivalent batteries of another
brand.
o Four AAA size 1.5V alkaline batteries
  LR03 (AM-4)
.  Four AAA size 1.5Vcarbon-zincbatteries
  R03 (SUM-4)

2. DlsplayPaneland PictureSelector$ystem

The T80 uses a large liquid crystaldisplay      actuallylooks like this. Normallythe panel
panelto indicateshootinginformation.The      displaysonly the informationrequiredat the
diagrambelow shows all the informationat      time.
the same time; however,the display never
                                                                        Flowingmode

                                                                       Film speed number
                                                           Frame counter number
                                                                                 elf-timercount-down
Flash charge completion           tandard program mode              Bulb exposuretotal time




Stopped-downAE
                                                                               Film speed


Film load check                       Shallow focus
Film rewindcompletion              mode
(when flashing)
                                Stop action mode
Batterycheck
Film transport
                                      focus mode                             Shutter speed
                         50

Pictographsand the picture selector system      a pictographon the LCD panel correspon-
                                           ding to the type of picturewantedand thenWe are surroundedby photographsin the                                                  just pressesthe shutter button.mediaand advertising;so many that we take
them for granted.But reallylookingat these                                            Selecting a pictographfamiliarimagesrevealsthat certaintechni-
ques were used in their creation.For the     To selecta pictograph,push the slide switch
novice,this type of picturemay seem out of       either left or right while pressingdown the
reach,but with the CanonT80,even begin-    AE mode selector.
ners can take artistic,professional-looking    o Pictographsare the symbolson the LCD
pictures.The secret is the pictureselector        panel representingthe different photo-
system, by which the photographerselects        graphictechniques.





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