Canon Sure Shot Classic 120 User manual

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Ilstruzioni
E Instrucciones El Instrue6es

I
Thankyou for purchasingthis Canonproduct.
Before
taking
pictures,
please
read
these
instructions
carefully
for
athorough
understanding
of
how
thecamera
operates.
Tableof Contents
These
instructions
aredivided
into
fivesections:
Introduction,
BasicOperations,
ActiveOperations,
AdvancedOperations,
and
Additional
Information.
Whenfirst
using
thecamera,
be
sureto read
the instructions
fromthe Introduction.
u,
Convention ,,W,fktjM,$ft:t'"MA
ii Thefollowing
convention
isusedintheseinstructions:
i g gil:'ff" you
should
observe
when
usins
the
r','
u.. F Additional
information
on using
thecamera.
I ,r Introduction
| 'ffi"
Handling
Precautions ...-.-'.'..'.'-'..-'2
Tableof
Contents '..-'-'-4
Quick
Reference ..........6
Attaching
theStrap .....'-'-'.'..--'-'..-"7
Nomenclature
.............. ....'........'....8
About
the
Eyesight
Adjustment
Knob............10
Holding
theCamera
............... '.'-'12
D I Basic
Operations
a I E Loading
the Batteries...............'.......'........13
E Loading
the Film ..'-.,-'.'.'----'.'-14
E Turing
the Power
On ........'.........'.............1
6
E Checking
the Battery
Power ...........'.......'16
E Using
theZoom ....-.-.-'..'-.--...--17
E Shooting
inAutoMode........'........'.........-..
1
I
A|AF
(Smart
AF)
Function ............19
Green/Orange
Indicators.... .........'19
El Using
Single-Point
Central
Focusing
'.'-----2O
Taking
Pictures
through
aWindow
.-.."'..'..---..'20
Taking
Pictures
with
theSubject
OffCenter
(FocusLock).........' .-'.'..'.---.'...-..21
Close-up
Photography .'-'--'-'-'-....22
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4l
5l
Continuous
Photography ..............23
'$ Usingthe
Self-timer
..................................24
Removing
the
Film ......................25
Active Operations
( ShootingMovingObjects ......26
E Shooting
AgainstDarkBackgrounds........27
Using
Red-eye
Reduction
Effectively..............2B
t[ Shooting
Portraits ..................29
V ShootingClose-up ..................30
SpOT
Shooting
Very
BrightorVeryDark
Subjects ............31
PERSoNAI
Shooting
with
Customized
Mode
Functions ..........32
Advanced Operations
to Changingthe
FlashMode......................33
(l )Auto
FlashwithoutRed-eyeReduction......34
@ (t )Auto FlashwithRed-eyeReduction....35
I FlashON........... ...................35
@ Flasrr
OFF........... .................36
e)+r.s
-t.s FlAshOFFwithManualExposure
Compensation................ ............37
@ tE Slow-synchro
withRed-eyeReduction......3B
fmprintingtheDateandTime GEEIIEED
..........39
Settingthe
Date
andTime GEEEED
................40
lmprinting
Captions
@M, ..........42
E
Remote
Control
Photography
.7t
,tdt ........44
Replacingthe RemoteControlBattery a.aElrilr ......45
AdditionalInformation
Troubleshooting........ ..................46
Questionsand
Answers
................................47
Specifications............. ...............,.48
Pleasenotethattheseinstructionsareforboththemodel
with
thecaption
function
amd
modelwithout
caption
function.Inlormationrelevant
only
to
themodelwiththecaptionfunction
ismarkedwith
the @EED symbol.
TheseparatelysoldRemoteControlRC-5isavailableforusewiththe
GEETdrD
model
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QuickReference
Forfurtherdetails,
refertothepage
indicated
(-+f).
i Load the batteries.
I (_ 13)
2 Load
thefilm. (+ 1a)
3Setthe dial to Gm .
(-+ 18)
I Thelenscover
opens
and
the
lensand
flashareset.
Pressthe zoom buttons
to setthe subjectsize.
(-+ 17)
F Compose
theshotand
) t"r" ihepicture.(--+
18)
AFframe
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Attaching
the Strap tr
Aboutthe Projectionson the Strap Buckle
So that you do not drop
your camera,
attachthe
strap providedbeforeyou
usethe camera.
. Attachthestraoasshown
in
steps
O and @.
Batterycover open/close
projection (large projection)
. Use
thisprojection
to open
andclosethe batterycover.
(-+
13)
Buttonpush projection
(small
projection)
. Usethis
projection
topush the
smallbuttons
insidetheswitch
cover.
(+ 8)
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Nomenclature
Red-eye reduction/
Self-timer
lamp
( > 24,28)
Shutter
button
(-+12,
18)
Remotecontrol
sensor
(-> 44)
GZEEEED
Light
meteringwindow
Viewfinder
window
AF"
emitter/sensor
Flash
Back cover
release lever
(+ 14)
SwitchCoverInterior
Flashmodebutton
(->
33)
Self-timer/Remote
Control
w /
Continuous
Shootingbutton
(-+23,24, 44)
Single-point
central
AF button
(-->
20)
Mid-roll
rewind
button
(-+
25)
DATEbutton
(-+39) @EIEED
CAPTIONbutton
(-+ 42) w
SETbutton
(-+ a0) GEEIIEED
SELECT
button
(-+ 40,43) GEEIEED
rrO
DATE
cAPlr0il
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Nomenclature
(-+f) isshorthand
for"See
page
1".
Eyesightadjustmentknob
(-+
10)
LCD
panel(-+
11)
Switchcover
Bestshot dial
Tripodsocket
.AF
is
anabbreviation
forAutoFocus.
Best
ShotDial
Personal
(custom
settings)
(-+ 32)
OFF Spot
(-+
31)
AUTO
(-+18) Close-up
(-+
30)
Action (--> 26) Portrait
(-+29)
tr-q
Viewfinder
(-+10)
Orange
indicator
(--+
19)
Greenindicator
(-+
1e)
Zoombuttons
(-->
17)
Strap
mount
(+
7)
Battery
compartmentcover
(-+13)
Film
check
window
Night
(-+
27)

ViewfinderFrames
Pictureframe
Fornormal
photography,
use
this
frame
to
compose
your
shots. Close-upAF
lrame (-+ 22)
Cfose-up
frame (-+ 22)
For
close-up
photography,
compose
your
shots
withinthesemarks.
AF frame
Position
this
frame
over
your
subject.
About the EyesightAdjustment Knob ffi
Turntheeyesightadjustment
knobuntil
you
cansee the
imageintheviewfinder
clearly.
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Nomenclature
LCDPanel
Red-eye
reduction
Single-point
centralAF
Battery
level
Filmwindinoindicator
Date
andtimeor
captionnumber
Captionimprinting
Remole
control/Self
-timer
Single-pointcentralAF
ManualExposure
compensation
Flash
ON
Flash
OFF
Slow-synchro
Self-timer
Continuous
shooting
Frame
counter
Filmloaded
indicator
Red-eve reduction
Dateandtime imprinting
Flash
ON
Flash
OFF
Slow-synchro
Manual
Exposure
compensation
Frame
counter
Continuous
shooting
Filmloaded
indicator
Batterylevel
Film
windingindicator
(Normally,
onlytherequired
information
is
displayed.)
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Holding the Camera itilt{{;tlWW
Toensureaclearsharp
picture,
holdthecamera
firmly
sothat
itdoesnot
movewhen
you
takea
picture.
. Hold
thecamerawithboth
handsandbrace
your
elbows
lightlyagainst
your
body.
. Restthecameraagainst
your
forehead,lookthrough
theviewfinder
andthenslowlyand
gentlypress
the
shutterbutton.
. When
you
holdthecamera,
takecare
to keep
yourhair,
your
fingersandthestrap
away
fromthelens,
AF
emitter/sensor,
lightmetering
windowandflash.
. Takecarenotto pushinthe
flash
asthis
switchesthe
flash
modetoOFF.
. DustorsoilingontheAF
emitter/sensorcauses
focusingdifficulties.
Wipe
soiledareas
cle.anbefore
taking
pictures.
. Holdthecamera
stilluntil
you
hearthesoundofthe
film
windingon,indicating
thatthecamera
hasfinished
taking
the
picture.
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T LoadingtheBatteries tr
ApplicableBattery:
Two
CR2batteries
{ Remove the battery
I Cover.
. Alwaysusethe battery
coveropen/close
projection
(the
large
projection)
on
the
strapbuckletoopenand
closethebatterycover.
. Fitthelarge
projection
into
theslotinthebatterycover
e andturnittotheleft @.
\ Load the new batteries.
i/ . Load2 newbatteries.
ensuringthatthe
+ and
-
terminalsare
positioned
correctly.
3Replacethe battery
cover.
. Fitthebatterycoverback
in
thecamerasothatthedot
onthecover
(near
CLOSE)
isalignedwiththedoton
thecamera
e. Then
rurn
thecovertotheright
@.
t TheEF iconappearson
theLCDoanel.
t The
datedisplay
onthe
LCD
panel
shows
blinking.
Set
thedateand
time.
(-+ 40,41) GFE,mrr
2
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[4 Loadingthe Film
.tr Open
thebackcover.
| ' Pushthelever
down'
2 Loadthefilm.
3Position
thefilm
correctly betweenthe
film guides.
Pullthefilmout to the
lEr (film leader
position indicator).
. Makesurethat
thereisno
slack
inthefilm
when
vou
pull
itout.
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Loading
theFilm
: ' ,'.,'
,,
; ,.rr 11,,
'r1,1i.1,,]1r,,rr],,.r
ilri:,rtiiliriirirrili
( Close the back cover.
J a The
filmisloaded
and
"1"
appearsontheframe
counter.
.lf the
frame
counter
shows
a blinking
"0",
thefilm
did
notload
correctly.Loadthe
film
aoain.
tr
l=l . Useonly
film
thatcarriestheDXmark.Thecamera
qr willautomatically
detectand
setthe
film
speed.
. Afilm
speedof ISO400is recommended. El-ts

E Turning the Power on w:i#,:fritffitrffiwwwwffilwwt
a \ . Donot
press
onthelensortheflash.
!t . Pushingthe
flashunitinwhen
you
take
a picture
sets
theflashmodeto OFF.Takecarenotto inadvertentlv
push
theflash
in.
[4 Checfing the BatteryPower ,
Checkthat
theEF icon appears
onthe
LCD
panel
when
you
switch
thecameraon.
EF (on) Thebattery
is
fully
charged.
E- (on) Preparenewbatteries.
-n-- (blinkinO)
Fitthenewbatteries.
(-+ 13)
Twonewbatteries
will generally
provideenough
charge
to shoot approx.
24 rolls of 24-exposure
film (based onCanon's
Standard
TestMethodat
normaltemperatures
and
with
50%
flash
use).
Atlow
temperatures
(-
10'C),thebattery
lifeisapproximately
one
thirdof
thenormal
figure.
t=l 'lf you
aretravelling
or
plan
totakealotof
pictures,
ljl take
asupply
ofsparebatteries.
Thecorrect
batteries
maybedifficult
toobtainat
your
destination.
.When
you
takeconsecutive
shotsusing
theflash,
the
battery
power
maydropoff
temporarilyand
prevent
theLCD
panelfrom
displaying
informationcorrectly.
lf
thisoccurs,switch
thecamera
offandwaita few
minutesbefore
switching
itback onagain.
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EUslng
theZoom tr
You
canuse
thezoombuttonstochanqethesizeof
your
subject.
Usethissetting
forlarge-
scale
imagessuchas
scenery
and
groupphotos.
[lJ Telephoto
(120
mm)
Usethissettingforshots
where
you
wanttozoomin
onyour subject,such
as
portraits.
Press the zoom buttons.
. Presstheright
buttontozoomin
andtheleftbuttonto zoomout.
2
{)
E
. Donottouchthe
lens
barrel
whilethelensis
zoomrng.
. When
you
switchthecameraon,the
lensisinitially
settothe
wide-angle
position.
. lfthe
lensisleft
extended
inthetelephoto
position
and
isnot
used
for4 minutes,thelensis
automaticallyretracted
towide-angle
position.
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El Strooting
in Auto Mode
Inthis
mode,theA|AF
functionensures
that
the
subjectstays
infocuseven
when
itis notexactly
inthe
centerofthe
viewfinder.
Theflashalso
fires
automaticaliy
inlowlightorbacklitconditions.
i set the dial to GllE .
I +The lenscoveropens
and
the lens and flash are set.
AFframe
Set the focus.
. Position
theAFframeover
your
subjectand
press
the
shutter
button
halfway.
I Whenthesubject
isin
focus,
the
green
indicator
lights.
. Keep
theshutterbutton
pressed
halfwaydown.
) Compose
theshotand
) tarethe
picture.
. Pressthe
shutterbutton
down
fully.
. Press
theshutterbutton
slowly
andsteadily.
t The
photograph
istaken.
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Shootingin
Auto Mode
li.
l= AiAF
(Smart
AF)Function
l-ll Ai
=ArlificialIntelligence,
AF=Auto-focus
.TheA|AF
(Smart
AF)functionhas
a widemeasuring
areaand
is
thelatestmechanism
foraccurate
focus
adjustment.Thismechanism
wasdeveloped
basedon
theanalysis
ofseveralthousand
photographs
and
on
Canon's
uniqueexpertise.
. The
camerafocuses
onthe
subject
evenifitisnotin
thecenter
of
theviewfinder,
orifthereisanobstruction
infront
ofit.The
camerawill
alsofocus
accuratelyon two
subjects
positioned
sideby
side,andnoton
the
background
betweenthem.
l= Green/OrangeIndicators
IJJ . When
youpress
theshutterbutton
downhalfway,the
indicatorslight
orblinktoshowwhether
thecamerais
Green indicator
Lit: Camera ready to shoot
(subject
infocus).
Blinking:Proximitywarning
Orange indicator
Lit: Flashfully
charged.
Blinking:
Camerashakewarning
(withthe flash switched
OFF)
aa . Whenthe
green
indicatorblinks,move
awayfrom
the
It subjectuntiltheindicator
stopsblinking
and
press
the
shutterbutton
downhalfwayagain.In
somecases,
the
green
indicator
maylight
(not
blink)atdistances
of
less
than40 cm/1.3ft..
lf
you
thentakethepicture,
thesubjectwillbe
outoffocus.
. You
shoulduse
a tripod orothercamera
support
whentheorangeindicator
blinks.
readyto shoot.
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[I Using Single-Point Central Focusing
The GliE , B andPEBSONAL
modes
use
A|AF
(3-point
focusing),but
you
canalsoset
the
camera
tosingle-
point
centralAF
E mode.
Thismodeisuseful
when
you
are
photographing
a
subject
thatisattheedge
ofthe
frame
(-+ 21)orwhen
you
want
tofocussolelyon
your
subject.
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"OO
{) Taking
Picturesthrougha Window
Open
theswitchcover
and
press
tne EJ button.
I The El iconappearsonthe
LCD
panel.
. Pressthe El buttonagain
to
cancelthe
mode.
. When
you
aretaking
pictures
through
glass,
holdthe
cameraasclose
tothe
glass
aspossible
(20
cm/8
in.
orless)and
shoot
atanangletothe
glass.
lfyou aretoofarfromthe
glass,
thecameramay
focusonthesurfaceof
the
glass
ratherthanon
thesubject.
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Taking
Pictureswith the SubjectOffCenter
(Focus
Lock)
WhileA|AFcanbe
used
for
shotsofthistype,single-
point
centralAFisrecommended.
(-+
20)
,l Set the focus.
| . Position
the
AFframe
over
your
subjectand
press
the
shutterbuttondown
halfway.
i When thesubjectisin
focus,the
green
indicator
lights.
. Keep
theshutterbutton
pressed
halfwaydown.
\ Compose the shot and
1/, take the picture.
. Comoosetheshot.
. Pressthe
shutterbutton
down
fully.
. Press
theshutterbutton
slowlyandsteadily.
I The
photograph
istaken.
. Takecarethatthedistancefromthecamerato the
subjectdoesnotchange.lfthedistancedoeschange,
lockthefocusagain.
. When
you areshootingin remotecontrol
GAEIIEED
mode,thefocusremainslockedforapproximately4
minutesafter
you
lock
the
focus
instep1,evenif
you
release
theshutterbutton.Thisgivesyoutime
to set
thefocusbeforehand,composetheshot,andthen
take
thepicture.
. Youcannotlockthefocusin t\ .
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