Canon AF35M II Quartz Date User manual

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NOMENCLATURE
Neckstrap
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Autofocus
Windows Frame
Counter
Shutter
Button
Unlock
Button F0p-r.rp
Flash
Film
Rewind
Switch
Lens
Shield
Opening
Switch
Exposure
Metering
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Self-Timer/PrefocusLever
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Flash
Switch
Back
Cover @
Opening
Latch
@
@ Viewfinder
(Dftash-Ready
Lamp
i.,
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Film
Speed
Ring
@
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Battery
Chamber
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Thank you for purchasing the
AF35M lllSure Shot..As its name
indicates, your new camera is a
member of Canon's autofocus,com-
pact 35mm family,
lt isequipped
not
only with autofocus, but with auto-
wind, auto rewind, autoload, auto
exposure,and prefocusingcapability
as well. lt produces the same high-
quality pictures as Canon's other
compact autofocus camera$, yet is
very light and compact.lt suits both
the beginner and the experienced
photographer as acamerafor travel-
ingandsnapshots,
Please
spend a few minutes reading
through these instructions before
you start using your new camera.
Basic operations are outlined on
page 6. The remaining pages de-
scribe all you'll needto know about
taking pictureswith the AF35M lll
Sure
Shot.
/t's a good idea to acquaint yourself
with the cameraby first taking so/ne
pictures
withoutanyfilm loaded
in the
camera. Load the camera with film
once you feelcomfortable
withall op-
erations.
When reading these instructions,
unfoldthefront
andback flaps
of this
bookletfor easy
reference
to thecam-
era's
parts.
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.This
product
issold
underthe
name
of"Autoboy
2"
inJapan.
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Table
of Gontents Basic
Operation
1.
Loadingthesaiteii; ::.::::..:..
2.
Opening
the
Lens
Shield
3.Checking
the
Batteries
4.
Setting
the
Film
Speed
5.LoadingtheFilm
6.Shooting.... .....14
T.Prefocusing. .....16
' B.SpecialSubjects .......18
9.UsingtheBuilt-lnFlash .......19
. l0.UsingtheSelf-Timer. ........21
11.Rewindingthe
Film.. . ..22
'12.
Neckstrap
andCase ... 23
. 13.
Specifications ... 24
14.Careof
theCamera ....27
Forthosewhohave
boughtthe
AF35Mll/Sure
Shot
"Quartz
Date"camera,additional
informationfor
dateimprintingfunctions
are
provided.
Pleaserefer
to
it,too.
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7
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8
10
11

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Loading the Batteries
This
camera
willnotworkwithoutbatter-
ies.
Usetwo new size-AA1.5Vbatteriesof the
same
brand.Werecommendusingalkaline
(LR6)
batteries.Carbon-zincbatteriescan
alsobeused.buttheirlifeis
shorter.
DO
NOT
useNi-Cdbatteries.
1.Wipethebatteryterminalswitha clean,
dry
clothtoensure
proper
contact.
2.Pushdownonthebattery
chamber
cover
@
and
slide
itin
thedirection
ofthearrowto
openthe
cover.
3.Loadthebatteries,
making
sureto place
theminthecorrect
O e orderindicatedon
the
diagraminsidethebattery
chamber.
4. Pushthecovershut.

on ,q
To
openthelens
shield,
push
thelens
shield
opening
switch@up.
Whenthe
lensshieldis
closed,
thecamera
isturned
offanditisim-
possible
to shoot.This functionprevents
taking
pictures
withthelens
shield
closed.
Checkthebatteries
beforeusingthe
camera.
1.Coverthelens
areawith
your
hand
and
press
the
shutterbutton@halfway
whilelook-
ing
throughthevieMinder
@.
2. lf
the
viewfinderlamp
blinksrapidly,battery
power
is
sufficient.
3. lf the viewfinder
lamp does not blink,
replace
both
batterieswithnew
ones.
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tery
Check)
Usingnew
alkalinebatteries
atnormal
temperatures,
you
canshoot:
1.
Approximately
fiftyrolls
of
36-exposure
film
without
flash.
2.Approximately
seven rolls of 36-exposurefilm
usingflashfor
eachexposure.
o
ViewfinderLamp
(Camera
Shake
Warning/Bat
I
\.
o Replacethe batteriesif, afterchecking
them,
theviewfinderlamp
doesnotblink.
. Battery
power
is reducedinvery
lowtem-
peratures
(0'C or 32'F),making
regular
photography
difficult.
lf
you
plan
totake
pic-
turesincoldconditions,keep
thecamera
warmuntil
justbefore
youshoot.
lt is a
goodideato carrysparebatteries;
keep
them warmalso until
theyare needed.
Don't throw away batteries
that have
becometemporarily
unusable
becauseof
cold weather.
Oncethey have been re-
storedto room
temperature,
youmaybe
ableto
usethemagain.
o lf youdon't
expectto usethecamera for
aboutthree
weeksor longer,remove
the
batteriessothatthey
don't
leak
and
corrode
the
camera'selectrical
contacts. 9

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Setting the Film Speed
For correct
exposure,
set the film speed
ring
29
according
to
theISOnumber
indicat-
edonthefilm's
cartridge
and
box.Turn
the
ring
until
the
correctnumber
is
aligned
with
thewhite
film
speedindex.
lso 50(64)(8{).1
00(125)(160)
200250)(320)
400 _ 1
ooo
I Figuresin parentheses
are intermediate
film speeds 1
I represented
bydotsonthefilm
speed
ring. I
t0
Becausethere are no click-stopsbetween ISO 400
and 1000
on thecamera,
film
with
an ISO
rating
be-
tween these two numbers, for example ISO 640
cannot
beused.
Reset
thefilmspeed ring
eachtimeVou
load
filmwrtn
adifferent
ISO ratinq.
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Loading the Film
Usecolor
orblack
andwhite
filmin
standard
35mmcartridges.
Load
thefilmin subdued
lighting
only.
GAUTION:Avoid
X-rav
checks
Filmpassing
through X-rayexaminations
at airpons,
even when loaded in a camera, may be exposed
and ruined.To avoid accidental exposure, tell the
Inspector you want your camera and film hand
checked.
1.Push
theback
cover
openinglatch
@ in
thedirection
of thearrow
to open
theback
cover.
2. Insert theupper,flat
endof thecartridge
intothe film chamberfirst,
thenlower
the
other end. The cartridge
should
be fully
seated,not
tippedupward.

3.Pullthefilmleader
acrosstheback
sothat
its
tipis
alignedwiththe
orange
linein
the
lowerrighthand
cornerofthefilm
chamber.
4.Placethefilm
betweenthefilm
guides,
and
closethe
backcover.
5. Press
the shutterbutton
C severaltimes
untilthe frame
counter
reaches
"1."
lf the
framecountermoves,thefilmis
being
proper-
lytransported.
lfitdoesnotmove, reloadthe
film.
tt
lfthe film leader
extendspast
the orangeline,
manu-
allywind the excessfilm back intothe film cartridge.
Film will not wind properly
if there is too much film
slack.
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FilmChamber Take-Up
Spool
OK
Too
muchfilmslack.
Filmwillwind
properly
OrangeLine
(Film
tip
position)
FilmGuide

Keep
at least
0.9
meter
(3
ft.)
apart. I
Shooting
1.Lookthrough
theviewfinder
pose
the picture
so that the
covers
theautofocus
spot.
Forclosesubjects
between
90cm (3 ft.) and one
meter
(3.3
ft.),compose
the
picture
sothatthe
subject
is
within
the
parallax
correctionframe
insidethe
view-
finder.
The closest possible
shooting
distanceis
90cm.
2. Gently press the shutter button O
HALFWAY.
lftheviewfinder
lamp
blinks
rapid-
ly,
switch
toflash.
Thislamp
warns
you
when
insufficient
light
maycause
overly
dark
or
blurred
pictures.
3. Holdthe camerain bothhands
with at
least
one
elbowsteadied
against
your
body.
Then
gently
press
theshutterbutton
allthe
way
down
totake
the
picture.
@ and
com-
main
subject
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Autofocus
Spot
Zone-Focus
Index
ffi{
Zone-FocusScale
As
the
picture
istaken,the
green
zone{ocusindex
in
theviewfinderwillshift
to a symbol,
indicatingthe
shootingdistance
which has been automatically
selected
by thecamera.Bywatchingthis indexas
you
shoot,
you
cantellapproximately
at whatdis-
tancethecamera
wasfocused.
4.After
youtake your
fingeroffthe shutter
button,thecamera's
built-in
power
wihder
will
automatically
advance
the film to the next
frame.
As
thefilmadvances,
the
framecount-
erwill
also
advance
oneframe.ltcancount
upto
36
frames.
Besure
theflash,lens,exposure
meteringand
auto-
focuswindowsare
notblockedby
your
fingersorhair.

(tllus.
A)
Prefocusing (or:
Howto
focuswhen
you
don't
want
your
subjectinthe
Normally,inorderfor
your
subjecttobein
cor-
rectfocus,itmustcoverthe
autofocus
spotin
the centerof the viewfinder.lf youwant
to
composethe
picture
sothat
your
mainsub-
ject is notcoveringthatspot,
follow
these
steps:
1.Rotatethe self-timeriprefocuslever
@in
thedirectionofthearrowuntilit
stops.
2.Lookintotheviewfinderand
composethe
picture
sothat
your
mainsubjectcoversthe
autofocusspot.Then
press
the
shutter
button
alltheway
down.Thecamerawill
memorize
t6
the distance between
youandthe subject,
andthezone-focusscale
willindicat€
thisdis-
tanceintheviewfinder
(illus.
A).
3. Recomposethe
picture
sothat
your
sub-
ject
iswhere
you
wantitto be, but
DO
NOT
changetheshootingdistance
(illus.
B).
4. Pressthe shutterbuttonagainfor expo-
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c*^_^^,
(lllus.
B)
centerofthevieMinder.)
Setting
the prefocus leveralsosets
theself{imer.
Unless
you
taketheshotsoon
after
pressing
theshut-
terbuttoninstep2,
theshutterwillbereleased
auto-
maticallyat
the
endofabouttenseconds
bytheself-
timer.
lf you wantto cancel
prefocus
after
you'vepressed
theshutter
button,
follow
thesesteps:
1.Pushthelensshieldopening
switchdown
@ and
thenup@.
2.Rotatethe
prefocus
levertoits
original
position
@.

Special Subjects
There
area fewtypes
of subjects
forwhich
theautofocus
systemisnot
perfectly
suited.
They
include:
1.Glossy
subjects
(exterior
of a car,
glass,
water).
2. Subjectswhich
havelittle
orno
reflectance
(black
hair,
fire,fireworks,
blackout
curtains).
For
these
types
ofsubjects,it isbestto pre-
focus.
Follow
thesteps
for
prefocusing
listed
on
page
16,
but
in
step
2,compose
the
picture
sothat
asubstitute
subject,
which
is
thesame
distance
from
you
asthe
main
subject,
covers
the
autofocus
spot.
Subject ! Subject
I ctass
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Camera
o When
you photograph
a subject
through
glass,
either
press
the
camera
tothe
glass
surface
orshoot
atan
angle
of2(i ormore.
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Usingthe Built-in Flash
Switch
toflash
photography
atthe
following
times:
o lf thered
vieMinder
lampappears
when
you
press
theshutter
button
halfway.
Inthis
case
theflashwillprevent
thephoto
from
being
blurred
andunderexposed.
o lfthesun
ora
lampisbehind
your
subject.
o lfthere
isabright
window
at
your
subject's
back.
o lf
your
subject
isinshadow.
Inthelastthree
cases,
the
flashwill
prevent
your
subject
fromturning
out
toodark
ifitis
within
3m
(10
ft.)
of
you.
1.Push
the
flashswitch
@inthedirectionof
the
arrow.
Thebuilt-in
flashwill
pop
up.
2. Look intothe
vieMinderand
compose
the
picture
asyou
would
fornormal
photography.
Makesurethe
subject
iswithintheauto
flash
shootingdistance
range.
The auto flash shooting
distancerange
is 90cm to
4
5m
with
anegative
color
film