Canon PRIMA SUPER 155 CAPTION User manual

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Handling Precautions
1. This camera is not resistant to water and should not be
used outdoors if it is raining or snowing. If it is
accidentally dropped in water, contact an authorized
Canon service facility. Keep the camera out of sait
spray and excessive humidity. If used at the beach,
clean it thoroughly afterward with a dry cloth.
2. Store the camera in a cool, dry, dust-free place. Be sure
to keep the camera out of direct sunlight, and away
from “hot spots" such as the trunk or rear window shelf
of a car. Avoid places where mothballs are used, and
use a desiccant in excessive humidity.
3. Oo not attempt to disassemble the camera yourself,
since there is high-voltage circuitry inside.
4. The battery may explode or cause burns if
disassembled, recharged, shorted, exposed to high
temperatures, or disposed of in a fire.
5. Use a blower brush to remove dust and sand from the
lens and inside the camera. Do not apply any fluids to
the lens or body. Take the camera to an authorized
Canon service facility for a more thorough cleaning if
necessary.
6. Film passing through X-ray examinations at an airport
may be exposed and ruined even when loaded in the
camera. Request a different method of inspection to
avoid damage.
7. Color reproduction may be adversely affected if the film
is left in the camera for a long time. Always develop
exposed film promptly.
Convention
The following convention is used in these instructions:
o Warnings you should observe when using the camera
Additional information on using the camera.
Refer to the page number indicated in parenthesis, (-> **),
for further details.
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Handling Precautions
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment
uniess otherwise specified in the instructions. If such changes
or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop
operation of the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and. if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on. the user is
encouraged to try to correct the Interference by one or more of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/lV technician for help.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for
radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the
interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital
Apparatus’’, ICES-003 of the Industry Canada.
Cet appareil numdrique respecte les limites de bruits
radioelectriques applicables aux appareils numeriques de Classe
B prescrites dans la norma sur le matdriel brouilleur: “Appareils
Numeriques’’, NMB-003 edictee par I’lndustrie Canada.
C€
The C€ Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the
European Community (EC)
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Thank you for purchasing this Canon product.
Before taking pictures, please read these instructions
carefully for a thorough understanding of how the
camera operates.
Table of Contents
Handling Precautions.2
Table of Contents.4
Nomenclature.6
Dioptric Adjustment Knob.9
H Basic Operations
* Loading the Battery.-10
Loading and Removing the Film.11
Loading the Film.11
Removing the Film .13
Rewinding the Film in Mid-roll.13
Turning the Power On.14
Checking the Battery Level.15
flllift Taking Pictures in Autoflash Mode.16
Shutter Button .. 17
Green/Orange Lamps.18
Subjects Difficult to Autofocus.19
Holding the Camera .19
Close-up Photography......20
Ci) Shooting with Self-timer...21
O Advanced Operations
“ Shooting with the Best Shot Dial .22
^ Shooting Moving Objects.22
S Shooting against Dark Backgrounds.23
Using Red-eye Reduction Function
Effectively .24
^ Shooting Portraits .24
^ Shooting Close-up.25
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SPOT Shooting Very Bright or Very Dark
Subjects.25
PERSONAL Shooting with Customized Mode
Functions.25
V<§> Changing the Flash Mode.26
Autotlash .26
<@>»^o Autofiash with Red-eye Reduction.27
» Flash ON (Fires for all shots) .27
® Flash OFF (Never fires).27
^15 ®)-i5Flash OFF with Manual
Exposure Compensation .27
Night Scene (Slow-sync).28
□ Using Center-point Focusing.29
Using Focus Lock.30
f Shooting with Remote Control cozsia. 31
Replacing the Remote Control Battery.32
IMODEI Imprinting the Date and Time etc. esiEza ..33
Imprinting the Date and Time.34
Setting the Date and Time .34
Imprinting Captions.36
Additional Information
Troubleshooting.38
Major Specifications. 40
Please note that these instructions are for both the model witti the
caption function and model without caption function Information
relevant only to the model with the caption function is marked with
the symbol
The separately sold Remote Control RC-5 is available for use
with the wwftm model only.
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Nomenclature
-AF* sensor/melering window
Viewfinder window
Shutter button
Flash
Back cover
release lever
11, 13)
Lens
Red-eye reduction/Self-timer lamp/
AF’-assist beam emitter
17,21, 24, 27)
Remote control
sensor (- > 31}
* AF is an abbreviation for Auto Focus.
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Nomenclature
Refer to the page number indicated in parenthesis,
(_^ **), for further details.
VwwtirKtef Orange lamp (- ♦ 18)
LCD par>el (-»8)
Green lamp (- ♦ 18)
V Flash mode
button 26)
IMODB Mode
33) button (
Strap buckle pin**
Tnpod socket
Best
Strap
Strap mount
Film check
window
Battery compartment
cover (-) 10)
dial ( > 22)
Dioptric adjustment
knob (— ♦ 9)
Zoom-out (wide-angle)/
button
(-. 16, 35,37)
»] ZooTTv-in (telephoto)/
Sei button
(-» 16. 34-37)
m Center-point
AF button (-» 29)
^0 Mid-roll
button (-»13)
Attaching the Strap
Use the strap buckle pin to
push the ► ±0 button.

LCD Panel
(Normally, only the required information is displayed.)
Red-eye reduction
mark
Manual exposure
compensation
Center-point AF
Continuous
shooting
+ 1.5 ftUI 0 , <\
laOlnk'l
^ Flash ON
(Fires for all shots)
® Flash OFF
(Never fires)
Nighttime (Slow-sync)
indicator
Frame counter
Battery level indicator*
Date and time or caption number
Caption imprinting Date and tima i
Red-eye reduction
mark
Self-timer/
Remote control
Continuous
shooting
Center-point AF
Date and time imprinting
I.BS ss.'aa
lLAPTION^04Tf
IJjJ ALlIP+1.1
^ Flash ON
(Fires for all shots)
® Flash OFF
(Never fires)
■ Nighttime (Slow-sync)
indicator
1 [ □ uj Manua
^ compel
DATF CAPTIOI'J
Manual exposure
compensation
Frame counter
Battery level indicator* Mode selection indicator
* Battery level indicator
liBh (lit) The battery level OK.
(lit) Prepare new battery.
(blinking) Load a new battery. (^ 10)

Nomenclature
Dioptric Adjustment Knob
Turn the dioptric adjustment
knob until you can see the
image in the viewfinder
clearly.

Loading the Battery ■ ■■ ■
Applicable Battery: One lithium battery
(CR123A/DL123A)
Load a new battery.
• Align the + - terminals
correctly and insert the
battery - end first.
^The [»> appears on the
LCD panel.
Close the battery cover.
• Push the cover closed until
you hear a clicking sound.
^ The date display “."
on the LCD panel blinks.
Set the date and time.
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Loading and Removing the Film
Loading the Film
Open the back cover.
• Push the back cover
release lever down.
Position the film
correctly between the
film guides.
Pull the film out to the
(film leader
position indicator).
• Make sure that there is no
slack in the film when you
pull it out.
• If the edge of the film leader
goes beyond the film leader
position indicator, rewind
some of the film back into
the cartridge.

Close the back cover.
^The film will automatically
advance to the first frame
on the roll.
“1” is displayed on the
frame counter.
• If the frame counter shows
a blinking “O', the film did
not load correctly. Load the
film again.
* Use only film with DX-code. The camera will
automatically detect and set the film speed.
* A film speed of ISO 400 Is recommended.
* The film speed Is set to ISO 25 when non-^DX film is
lo^ed. If the film does not have a DX-code, insert it into
the film compartment, close the back cover and press
the shutter button once or twice.
* For slide (reversal) film, you can use DX-coded film
speeds of ISO 26, 50.100, 200, 400. 800,1600 and
3200.
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Loading and Removing the Film
Removing the Film
The film rewinds automatically when it reaches the end.
When the film is fully rewound, the frame counter
shows “0” and the h blinks.
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Check that the frame
counter shows “0”.
• If the ^ is not blinking,
press the button.
Open the back cover.
• Push the back cover
release lever down and
remove the film.
Rewinding the Film in Mid-roll
• Use the strap buckle pin on the
strap buckle 7) to press the
► t0 button on the back of the
camera.
• Hold the button down until the
film starts to rewind.
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Turning the Power On
Turn the best shot dial to a
setting other than OFF.
^ The lens is Initially set to the
wide-angle position.
• When you set the best shot dial
to OFF, the lens retracts, the lens
cover closes and the camera
switches off.
• When you switch the camera off,
the display on the LCD panel
does not disappear.
• Do not push on the lens with your hand.
• If the lens is not set for shooting, check to see if the
battery is loaded correctly. 10)
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Checking the Battery Level
Check that ES appears on the LCD panel when you
turn the power on. Change the battery if is
displayed.
A new battery will generally provide enough charge
to shoot approx. 18 rolls of 24-exposure film (based
on Canon's Standard Test Method at normal
temperature and with 50% flash use). At low
temperatures (-10°C/14®F), the battery life is
approximately one third of the normal figure.
• If you are travelling or plan to take a lot of pictures, take
a supply of spare batteries. The correct batteries may be
difficult to obtain at your destination.
• When you take consecutive shots using the flash, the
battery level may drop off temporarily and prevent the
LCD panel from displaying information correctly. If this
occurs, switch the camera off and wait a few minutes
before switching it back on again.
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fAllft) Taking Pictures in Autoflash Mode
As long as the subject is in the wide area AF frame,
the subject will be in focus. The fiash also fires
automatically in low light or backlit conditions.
1
1
Tur n the best shot dial
to .
Decide on the size of
your subject.
• Pressing zooms in on
your subject while pressing
zooms out for a wide-
angle shot.
3
Set the focus.
• Position the wide area AF
frame over your subject and
lightly press the shutter
button halfway down.
^ When the subject is in
focus, the green lamp
lights,
^ When the flash fires
automatically, the orange
lamp lights.
• Keep the shutter button
pressed halfway.
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Taking Pictures in Autoflash Mode
4 Compose the shot and
take the picture.
• Press the shutter button
fully.
• Press the shutter button
slowly and gently.
^The picture is taken.
o • Dust or soiling on the AF sensor or lens causes focusing
problems. Wipe soiled areas clean before taking pictures.
• Do not push on the lens with your hand.
• There is a very short delay between the shutter button
being pressed and the shutter releasing. In general, you 1
should continue to hold the camera still until you hear
the sound of the film winding on, which indicates ttiat
the shot has been taken.
Q| • In dark places, the AF-assist beam emitter (-» 6) will
light automatically.
• If the lens is left extended in the telephoto position and
is not used for 4 minutes, the lens is automatically
retracted to wide-angle position.
Shutter Button
The shutter button is a two-stage switch. Lightly press the
shutter button halfway -I- to automatically determine focus
and exposure. Press again fully 4- to take the picture.

Green/Orange Lamps
When you press the shutter button halfway down, the
lamps light or blink to show whether the camera is
ready to shoot.
Green lamp
Lit:
Camera ready to shoot
{subject in focus)
Blinking:
Too-close warning: 4 times per second
Focusing-not-possible warning:
16 times per second
—Orange lamp
Lit: Flash ready
Blinking: Camera shake warning
(in ^ mode)
• If a too-close warning Is given, move back until the
green lamp stops blinking and press the shutter button
again.
• If a focusing-not-possible warning is given, focus the
wide area AF frame on an area with contrast and try
focusing again.
• If a camera shake warning is given, use a tripod to keep
the camera steady.
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Taking Pictures in Autoflash Mode
Subjects Difficult to Autofocus
The green lamp blinks 16 times per second for subjects
with the following characteristics that cannot be brought
into focus.
If this happens, lock the focus on a subject that Is
approximately the same distance away as your subject
(—> 30), and recompose the shot.
Main types of subjects where focusing is difficult:
• Subjects in scenes without much contrast, e.g. blue sky,
or scenes of mainly one color
• Subjects in very dark places
• Subjects in extreme backlit situations or subjects which
are extremely reflective, e.g. ttie body of a car which
gives off a strong reflection
• Subjects in a photograph, some of which are close and
some of which are in the distance, e.g. animals in a cage
• Subjects with a repetitive pattern, e.g. continuous
windows in a building, etc.
Holding the Camera
• Grasp the camera firmly with both hands so that it does
not move, and make sure that your hair, fingers or
camera strap etc. do not come into contact with the
lens, the AF sensor or the flash.
• Place the tip of your finger on the shutter button and
holding the camera firmly, gently press down on the
shutter button.

Taking Pictures in Autoflash Mode
Close-up Photography
When the shooting distance is closer than 1 m/3.3 ft.,
there is a difference between what you see in the
viewfinder and the picture you actually take, and
therefore the part of the picture outside the close-up
frame will be cut off.
Follow the steps below to use the close-up frame.
I S et the focus.
• Position the wide area AF
frame over your subject and
lightly press the shutter
button halfway down.
^ When the subject is in
focus, the green lamp
lights.
* Keep the shutter button
pressed halfway.
^ Compose the shot and
take the picture.
• Compose the shot so that
the subject is within the
close-up frame and then
take the picture.
• Do not change the distance
from the camera to the
subject.
Area actually photographed when the lens is
in the telephoto position (inside dotted line).
Close-up frame
Wide area AF frame
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