Canon AS 6 User manual

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Canon
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lNSTRUCTIONS
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CanonA5-6
isdesignedfor
people
who
enjoy recordingnature's
beautyand
your
ownadven-
outdoorlife,but
whodon'twantto
worry
about tures.
theunpredictable.
A suddenshower,a dust Please
spenda fewminutesreading
through
storm,
anaccidentaldrop
in
the
mud
- the theseinstructionsbeforeusing
your
new
A5-6willendure.
You
caneven
useitunderwa- camera.
tertoadepth
of
ten
meters
(3.3
ft.). r lt'sa goodidea
toacquaint
yourself
with
the
Andthere'smore.Withtheclose-upunit
you-camera by firsttakingsome
pictures
withoul
canfill
the
whole
picture
framewithflow-ers,
anyfilmloaded.Load
thecamerawithfilm
coral,or whatever
pleasesyour
aesthetic once
you
feel
comfortablewithalltheopera-
sense. tions.
Formountainclimbing,camping,
diving,
inany
situation
the
45-6will
be
your
best
partner
for
While
reading
these
instructionsunfoldthefront
and
backflaps
of
thisbooklet
foreasyreference
tothecamera's
parts.
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A5-6 Standard Set:
'1. 45-6
2. Accessory
BaseAS
3. Sports
FinderAS
4. Neckstrap
5. LensCap
6. Soft
Case.
7. O-ring, Packing
(spare)
Close-upUnitfor A5-6:
B. Close-up
Lens
AS- (lens for
close-up
photography)
9. Close-up
Frame
AS- (for
close-up
photography
onland)
10. Close-up Rod
AS- (for close-up
photography
underwater)
11 SoftCase for
Close-up
LensAS
A5-6 Full Set
o 45-6
Standard
Set
o Close-uo
unitforAS-6
o Film
CaseAS
o WaistBag
tl
)+
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45-6Sets .\ ... ...... P.4
NeckstrapandlensOap.. \ .. p.6
1. LoadingtheBatteries....
) ....p.7
2. ReleasingtheShuttgrButtghLock. ....... p.9
3. Checkingthe
Batteries=. . .. p.10
4. Loading
the
Film . p.1
1
5. Attaching
the
AccessoryBaseAS
tothe
Camera . p.18
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7. FlashPhotography..... ......p.23
8. close-up
PhotosraphyonLand......:..:.:.
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. p.25
9. UnderwaterPhotography.... .p.28
10. UnderwaterFlashPhotography.... .p.29
11. Close-upPhotographyUnderwater.... .... p.30
12.AutomaticRewind .....p.34
13. AfterUsing
the
Camera . p.36
14. Care
oftheCamera .... p.3B
15.
CareofO-RingandPacking.... ....p.39
16. SoftCase . p.42
17.Accessories..... ......p.43
Specifications.. ......p.44
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1) First
threadthetip
of
the
strap
withone
ring
throughthe
upperneckstrapbar
of
the
cameraas
shown.
2) Then
thread
the
other
tipofthestrap
with
tworings
throughthe
lower
bar
leav-
ing
approx.25
cm
(10
in.)length
from
the
tip
asshown.
3) Attacn thelenscap
to
the
strapin2)as
shown.
Move
the
neckstrap
ring
to
position
A(see
illustration)
whenattaching
the
lenscap
tothe
frontofthelens,andmove
it
to
posi-
tion
Bwhenremovingthecap
in
order
to
shoot. ^@ffi6=*'mffi;
6
25
cm
(10
in.)
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1.Loadlng the Batteries
This camera
will not work without
batteries.
Use
two new size-AAA
alkaline
bat-
teries
ofthesame
brand.
o Carbon-zincbatteries
can alsobe
used,
buttheirlife
isshorter.
o Please
donot
use
Ni-Cd
batteries.
1. Withacointurnthebattery
release
switch
O in
the
directionofthearrow
until
the
yellow
markisalignedwith
the
yellow
line.
Fromthebottomof
the
camerathe
head
ofthe
batterymagazine
@
willslide
out.
Remove
thebattery
magazine.
2.Loadthe
batteries,
making
surethe
'*
and face in
thedirection
indicatedby
thediagraminsidethebattery
magazine
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3. Checkthat
the
O-ring
(the
black
rubber
ring
around
thebatterymagazine
head)isnot
loose
ortwisted.This
O-ring
makes
thebattery
chamber
waterproof.
4. Checkthat
thebatterychamberis
clean.Whenitis
dirty,wipeitwith
aclean,
dry
cloth.
lf
theO-ring
or
thebatterychamber
rs
dirtyor
scratched,
water
anddirt
enter
the
cameraand
damagemay
result
lfthis
rs
thecase,see
page 39 forfurther
mation
about
care
of
theO-rrno
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5.
Put
thebatterymagazine
(D
backinto
thebattery
chamber,
making
surethebat-
terychamber
clicksclosed
lt
canbe
in-
sertedin
onlyonedirection.
2. Releasing
the Shutter Button
Lock
Slidethe
shutterbutton
lock
@ inthedi-
rection
ofthearrow.
Shooting
isrmpossrble
unless
theshutterbutton
lockrsreleased,When
thecamera
is
notinuse,
please
lock
theshutterbuttontoavoidacciden-
tally
pressing
it
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G. Ctt""t i"s thgBatteries )
Always check the batteries
before
usingthe
camera.
1. Cover
the
exposuremetering
window
@
with
your
handand
press
theshutter
button
O halfway
downwhilelooking
throughthe
viewfinder
@
2.lfthe
red
lamp
in
the
viewfinder
blinks
rapidly,
battery
power
is
sufficient.
3. lfthe
red
lamp
does
notlight
orthe
shutterbutton
doesn'toperate,
replace
both
batteries
withnew
onesofthesame
brand.
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Battery
Life (Number
of 24-exposure
film rolls
that can be takenusing
new
alkaline
batteries.)
(- t
o"c,
14'F)
two sets
of batteries,alternately
warmingeach
set
in
your
pocket Don'tthrow
awaybatteries
that
have
become
unusablebecause
ofcold
weather Oncetheyare
restored
to room tem-
perature,
you
may
beabletousethem
again
I t rott)
o The
number
of rollsmay
change
depending
on
thebatteriesThesenumbers
are
only
approxi-
mations
lf
the
batteries
are
loadedincorrectly,
the
lamp
willnot
blink Checkto make
sure
they
arecor-
rectly
loaded
Battery
perf
ormance
is
substantially
reduced
at
low
temperatures
(below
0"C,32"F)Carrying
spare
batteriesistherefore
recommended
when
using
the
camera
in
cold
weather Keep
the
camera
warm
until
just
beforeusing
rt
and
use
4. Loading the Film
Use
onlystandard
35 mm color
or
black
and
white
f
ilm.
Loadthe f
ilm in subdued
lighting
only.
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With
DXcoded
film,
the
film
container
and
cartridgeare
markedwith
the
film's
DX
code.
This
camera
is
designed
toautomatically
set
film
speed*
bysensingtheDXcode
marked
on
the
film
cassette,
so
you
don't
have
toset
it.The
use
ofDXcode
filmis
therefore
strongly
recommended.
When
usingnegative
film,useISO100,
200,or
400film When
usingslide
film,
useISO
100
or
400
film
* Frlm
speed
rndrcates
sensrtivityofthe
frlm
to
Irght
The
greater
the
number
after
"lSO",
the
more
sensitrvethe
frim,
andthe
more
quickly
rt
ronnrdc tho imrno
Whennon-DX
coded
frlmrs
used.the
wrll
auto.natrcallysetthe
frlm
speedto
So
rn
that
case.use
ISO
100f
rlm
camera
rso100
1.
Slidethe
bucklelock
(D in
thedirection
of the
arrow,
liftitto release
thebuckle
(D
,
and
open
thebackcover
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FilmChamber
Film
Leader
Positioning
Mark
2. Insert the
lower,
protruding
end
ofthe
film
cartridge
into
thebottomofthe
film
chamber
first,
fitting
theorange
gear
into
the
film
shaft
Then
swingthe
otherend
of
thecartridge
in.The
cartridgeshould
be
f
ullyseated
-not tipped
outward
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3.Pullthe
filmleader
across
the
back
of
thecamera
and
alignthetip
with
the
posi-
tioning
mark
(*t ) inthe
lowerright-hand
cornerofthe
film
chamber.
lf
the
f
ilm
leader
extends
past
the
positioning
mark,manually
rewindtheexcess
filmback
into
thecartridgeFilmwillnotwind
properly
ifthere
is
too
muchfilm
slack
X Too
muchf
ilm
slack OK Correct
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Packing Back
CoverMating
Surface
4.
Check
that.
the
packing
(the
btack
rubber)
isnotloose
ortwisted.
The
packing
makes
the
camera
body
waterproof.
5.Check
that
theback
cover
mating
sur-
face
isclean.lfit
is
dirty,wipeitwith
a
clean,dry
cloth,
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lf
the
packing
orthe
backcover
fittingis
dirty
or
scratched,
water
and
dirt
can
enter
thecamera
and
may
resultindamage
lf
this
is
the
case,see
page
40 forfurther
infor-
mationabout
care
of
the
packing
rocket
Teeth
ilm
Perforations
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6. Make
surethat
the
sprocket
teeth
are
properly
engagedwith
the
film
perfora-
tions,
close
theback
cover
@ and
fasten
itwith
thebuckle
(D
When
closing
theback
cover,
be careful not to close the
neckstrap
in
thebuckle
7. Press
the
shutter
button
O repeatedly
until
"1"
appears
in
the
frame
counter
@.
lf
the
frame
counterdoes
notmove
when
you
push
theshutterbutton,
the
filmisnot
being
ad-
vanced
In
thiscase,
please
reload
the
film.
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The accessorybase AS is the base
to which
the sports
finderAS and
the
close-up
unit
canbeattached.
5.Attaching tfre Accessory BaseAS to
the Camera
1.Put
the
accessorybaseASonthef
ront
of
thecamera.
2.Stretch
the
rubber
strap
@alltheway
around
the
backanduptotheaccessory
shoe
(E on
thetop
of
thecamera..Latch
therubber
strap's
hook
O overtheacces-
sory
shoesothatthey
f
it
snuglytogether
Make
surethatthe
rubber
straodoesnotcover
the
viewf
inder
(D
or
the
f
lash-readylamp
@
.
Of course
you
can shoot
without
theaccessory
base
AS,whenusrng
noaccessortes
Butthe
ac-
cessory
base
ASisveryeffective
tn
protecting
the
lens
O, vrewfinder
(D
orf
lashhead
@ There-
forewe strongly
recommendustng
tt
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