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beforeusingthe camera.
structionbookletcarefullyfor a full understanding
r Thiscamerais soldunderthe nameof "Autoboy Tele6" in Japan.
Special Features
1. Wideltele lens and standard/half'framefilm format
Thepairingof a dualfocallens(wide/tele)and a dualfilmformat(standard/half-f
rame)com-
bineto createfour differentviews.Attachthe optionalAF converterand two moreviews
To protectthe lens,the automaticretracta-
. are addedfor a totalof six for greatversatility.
ble lensappearsonly at the momentof shutterrelease.
2. Simple operation
Justleaveeverything to the camera.Essential functionsare completely automaticf romfo-
cus and exposureto filmtransportand automaticflashin the dark.All you do is pressthe
shutterbutton.
3. Versatility to meet your demand
The bulbfunctionallowsyou to take much morecreativephotographs thanwith ordinary
compacts.Further,with the autofocusmacrocapability as closeas 63cm/2.1ft, you can
take close-upsof flowers.Versatility is packedinto a slim and compactbody.
Whitereading these unfold
instructions, the front and back flapsof thisbookletfor easyrefer'
ence to the camera'sParfs.
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C o n v e r t e rC o u p l i noqB u t t o n BulbButton
r- Autofocus Windows
Film Rewind
Self-Timer
Button Button Manual Flash Button
ShutterButton
Self-Timer
I n d i c a t o r( L E D )
FlashHead
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Neckstrapand Gase
(1)Auto Loading
RegularShooting
The battery(one,six-voltlithiumbattery
pack,2CR5)is includedin the cameraat
Always use DX-codedfilm whenever possible.
purchase.This batteryfeatureslong life
The camera automaticallysets the film speed
andhighperformance.Forbatteryreplace- by sensing the DX code marked on the film
ment,pleasereferto p.34. cartridge.
o The automatically-setfilm speedrangeis f rom
ISO 50 to 3200 in one-steoincrements.
o Whenusingreversal (slide)film,
useonlyISO50,
100,200 or 400.
o Whenusinga non DX-codedfilm, pleaserefer
to o.32.
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1 ) To open the back cover, 2 ) In s e rtth e fi l mc a rtri d g a
e s 3) P ul lthe fi l ml eaderacross
pushthe back cover latch illustrated. the fi l m gui desunti li ts ti p
down. is alignedwith the white
mark.
4 ) Closethe backcover.The
cameraautomatically ad-
vancesthe film and stoos
w hen " 1" appearsi n the
frame counter.
o Makesurethat the film has no o lf the filmdoesnotadvancecor- o The filmload checkwindowal-
slack as illustrated,otherwise, rectly,"0" blinksin the frame lows you to see if there is any
the back coverwill not close. counterand the safetyfunction film loaded.
locksthe shutterrelease.Reload
. lf the film leaderextendspastthe thefilm.
whitemark,takeoutthefilmcar-
tridgeand manuallyrewindthe
excessfilm back into the car-
tridge.
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(2)Auto Rewinding
Select the desired shooting W ID E: 3 5 mmf/3 .5( m ) TELE: 60mm f/5.6( tfr )
l e n s , e i t h e rW I D E ( m ) o r Wide is idealfor landscapes,UseTelefor portraitsto make
TELE( rr: ) g ro u p p i c tu re s ,a n d w h e n t h e s u b j e c t b i g g e r . T e l e
featuringan attractiveback- eliminatesdistractingback-
g ro u n d . groundsfromthefieldof view.
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WIDE
WIDE TELE o
With the CanonAF Telephoto
picturesabovetakenfromthe same Converter(optional
ly available),
Referto the comparison TELEincreasesto 75mm f/5.6
distance(5m/16.4ft). lensenablingyou to makethe
subjectmuch bigger
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3. Shooting
(1) Normal
Viewfinder
o
Ready Parallax
Lamp rrection
(green) Marks
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A u t o f o c u sF r a m e
For correctautofocusoperation,alwaysbe
sureto followthe succeedingstepsin exact 1 ) FirstlookthroughthevieMinderandcenter
order,otherwiseyour picturewill be out of the autofocusframeoverthe mainsubject.
focus. (Do not touchthe shutterbuttonyet.)
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2) Pressthe shutterbuttonhalfwayand con-
firm that the greenreadylamp lightsup.
. Thecameraautomatically advancesthe filmto the
3 ) Gentlypressthe shutterbuttoncomplete-
next frame.
ly to take the picture. o Whenthe lensis set to WIDE( [d), the shutter
releasesthe momentthe lens coveropensand
shuts.Whenthe lensis setto TELE( tfl ), the lens
pops out while the coveropensand closes.Be
carefulnot to blockthe lens movement.
o The shootingdistancerangeis from 63cm/2.1ft
to infinity.
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(2) Prefocusing
Varythe picturecomposition andputthe sub-
ject off-center
by usingthe prefocusfunction.
To usethisfunctioncorrectly, alwaysbe sure
to coverthe mainsubjectwiththe autofocus
framefirst.
W i t h o u tP r e f o c u s
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lso 1600 0 . 8 - . 1 5 . 0 m 0 . 6 3- 1 0 . 0 m
(26 - 4e2ft) (2.1 -328ft)
W{
ject.The closestshootingdis- llt
tance is 63cm/2.1ft.
. TELEmakesthesubject bigger tl
,r'$
if the shooting
same.
is the
distance l .D
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Shooting Tip I For Shaper Pictures
(1) Holding the camera-to avoid camera-shakeand out-of-focus pictures
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1. For horizontalshots,pressyourleftelbowcloseto yourbody. 7 . Makesurethatyourfinger
2. Forverticalshots,lightlyholdthe cameraagainstyournose or hair does not blockthe
or forehead. autofocus windows, ex-
3. Spreadyourfeetslightlyapart,one footaheadof the other, posure meteringwindow,
and relax. flash head,or lens.fl-ake
4. Gentlypressthe shutterbuttonwiththe ballof yourfinger. specialcare when using
Neverpressthe shutterbuttonwiththe endof yourfingertip. theTELElensbecausethe
5. lt is alsoadvisableto use high-speedfilm suchas ISO400. lens pops out.)
6. Be sureto followthe stepson pp.12 and13 in exactorder.
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(2) Difficult Subjects for Autolocus and Solutions
Althoughthe autofocussystemof this camerais very accurate,it is not perfect.Thefollowing
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subjectsare difficultfor autofocus.
A. Subjectswith extremelystrongreflections(car reflectingdirectsunlight) l
(blackhair)
B. Subjectswith extremelylow reflections
C. Subjectsthroughglass(displayin a store window)
OK
Subject
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g l a s ss u r f a c e
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20o or more
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Autofocus
Film{ormatdoors Frame
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o Do not touch the film formatdoors.
o The shootingoperationis the sameas the steps
o n p p . 1 2a n d 1 3 .
o Pleaseinformthe developerthat you havetaken
picturesin the haltframeformat.
o Picturestaken in the half-frameformat may be
2) Loadthefilmandclosethe backcover.The delayedby the developer.
"x2"markwill appearin the displaypanel . Loadthe film afterestimatinghow manyshotsyou
whenthe cameraautomatically advances planto takebeforeshooting. Thenumberof shots
to the first usableframe. doubles, so it maytakelongerto finishthe roll.Fur-
ther, it is not advisableto leaveexposedfilm in
the camerafor longperiodsas it may adversely
affectcolor reoroduction.
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2. Fill-in Flash
Theflashautomatically worksin dark situa-
tions(seep 16) In daylight, use the flashto
fillthe shadowof a backlitsubjectsuchas a
personin f rontof a brightwindowor withthe
s u n b e h i n dt h e m .
W i t h o u t F i l l - i nF l a s h W i t h F i l l - i nF l a s h
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"Bulb" is a techniquethatexposesfilmfor a
longtime in darksituations
withoutusingflash.
Use bulbfor a natural-lookingpictureof, for
example,nightscenesor fireworks.
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H|r, l 4. $elf-Timer
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Use the self-timerto delay 2) The red self-timerindicator r When a tripodis not available,
shutterreleaseand put your starts blinking.The shuttel putlhecameraon a flat,steady
self in the oicture. will releaSeten SeCOndS af_ surfaceandusethe tiltstandon
or the cameraas il-
ter being- pressed. T*or. lf-P:|:t
luslraleo'
1) Look through the view- c o n d s l i e fo r e s h u t t e r
finderand centerthe au- release,the indicatorstarts
tofocus frame over the blinking faster.
main subject. Press the o Do notstandin frontof the camerawhenpressingtheself-timerbutton.
self{imerbuttongently. . To cancelthe self-timer,set the main switchto OFF.
.lf you are the mainsubject,use the prefocustechnique(seepp.14
subjectat the samedistancefromthecamera
and 15)ona substitute
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Shooting Tip 2 For BetterComposition
Different impressions between horizontal Lookat the two picturesof the same scene
and vertical shots takenhorizontally andvertically.
Thehorizon-
tal shotcreatesa staticandstableimpression
Thevertical/horizontal ratioof thefilmformat and conveys"width,"whilethe verticalshot
is 2: 3. Depending on how this rectangleis givesa dynamicimpression and a senseof
positioned,that is,vertically
or horizontally,
we "depth." Thus, the visual impressionsare
can get differentvisualimpressions from a differentbetweena horizontalshotand a ver-
picture. tical shot.
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1 ) O n l yu s e I S O1 0 0f i l m .
2) Followthe same stepson pp. 6,7 and B.
ln step # 4, however,the cameradoesnot
automatically advancethefilmto thefirstus-
ableframe.Releasethe shutterseveraltimes
(threeor fourtimes) until" 1" appearsin the
framecounter.
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To ensurereadiness,
checkthe batterybeforeshooting.
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t oN__ B'4
<- 0
1) Se t the m ain s wit c h to 2) Whilepressingthe manualflashbutton,pressthe shutter
either3rm"or" fll." buttoncompletelyto fire the flash.
3) Removeyourfingeronlyfromtheshutterbutton(whilepress-
ing the manualflashbutton),and wait for four seconds.
4) Thenpressthe shutterbuttonagainhalfway.
1. Thebatterypoweris sufficientif the greenreadylamplights
u p i n s te p + 4 .
2. Replacethe batteryif the readylamp does not lightup in
step * 4.
o We recommend thatyouhavea sparebatteryhandybefore
shooting important eventssuchas travel.
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Replacethe batteryif you have
to wait for more than four se-
condsfor flashchargecomple-
tion.(referto p.33)
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The displaypaneluses liquidcrystal.After
aboutfiveyears,the displaymay becomehard
to read.lf thisoccurs,takethe camerato the
nearestCanonServiceFacilityfor the replace-
ment of the liquidcrystal.(Replacement will
be at owner'sexpense.)
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Ready Lamp--','n Viewfinder Main Switch
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Back Cover
Latch
Back Cover
F i l m - L o a dC h e c k W i n d o w
FrameCounter
Tripod Sockel BatteryChamberCover
AttachmentScrew
3B
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$pecificalions
Type: 35mm lens-shuttercamera with autofocus, ShootingDistanceRange:
autoexposureand autofilm transport,auto- 0.63m/2.1ft to infinityin normalpho
matic retractabletypelens tography
Format:24 X 36mm(standard) or 24X 17mm(half- 0.4m11.3 ft to 0.63m/2.1ft in safetymac-
frame)with presetselection ro photography usingflash
Lens: Canon lens with electricdual focal chan- Viewfinder: Direct-imageviewfinder (variablemag-
geover nification type), also coupled to
WIDE- 35mmf/3.5,3 elementsin 3 groups WIDEffELEand standard/half-frame
(inhaltframeformat,equivalentto selection.Gives 85% vertical and
50mm f/3.5 in standardformat) horizontalcoverageof actualpicture
TELE- 60mmf/5.6,6 elementsin 6 groups area,and0.42Xmagnification in WIDE
(inhaltframeformat,equivalentto and 0.63Xmagnification in TELE.
85mm f/5.6 in standardformat) ViewfinderInformation:
The optionalAF TelephotoConvertercan be Autofocusframe,readylampand paral-
attached. lax correctionmarks fl-he ready lamp
Lens Coating: Spectracoating startsblinkingif thesubjectis too close.)
Autofocus:SSAT(SolidStateActiveTriangulation) Shutter.Programmedmotordrivenshutter;also I
autofocussystemusing near-infrared servesas diaphragmblades
raysand PSD(Position SensingDevice) Film Speed: ISO50 to 3200is automatically set in *
1-stepincrementsaccordingto DX
36
code
f
I
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(1)Whenstoringthe camera,keepit in a cool, (5)To removedustf romthe lens,usea blow-
dry, dust-freeplace. er brushin a placeout of directsunlight.
lf more cleaningis required,take the
(2) Keepthe cameraout of water,salt spray camera to an authorizedCanonService
and humidity. lf the camerais usedon the Facility.
beach,wipeit thoroughly witha clean,dry
clothaftenvards. lf accidentally
droppedin (6) Film passingthroughX-rayexaminations
water,takeit immediately to an authorized at airportsmay be exposedand ruined
CanonServiceFacilityfor inspection. evenwhenloaded.To avoidaccidentalex-
posure,tell the inspectorto hand-check
(3) Keepthe cameragut of directsunlightand your cameraand film.
away from "hot spots" such as the trunk
or rear windowshelf of a cat.
(4)Thiscameracontainshigh-voltage circuitry
so neverdisassembleit yourself.The bat-
tery may explodeor causeburnsif disas-
sembled,recharged,shortedor exposed
to hightemperature or disposedin fire.
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