Canon AF 35 J User's Manual
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1. Glass surface Glass surface Glass surface X OK OKO Subject i O i OF m Camera Subject Camera Subject Camera 20 or more 7 Flash Photography If the red lamp in the viewfinder blinks when the shutter button is pressed halfway down switch to flash photography 1 Pull the flash head out in the direc tion of the arrow and align it with the 4 index 2 Wait for the flash ready lamp Q to light uc Do not press the shutter button before the flash ready lamp has come on or the picture will be under exposed dark The flash ready lamp will not light up if you are holding the shutter button halfway down Look through the viewfinder and align the autofocus spot with the subject then press the shutter but ton all the way down to take the picture If the shutter button is pressed halfway down after the flash ready lamp has lighted the red viewfinder lamp will blink but the exposure will still be correct The flash exposure range when using color negative film is as follows ISO 100 film 0 95m 4m 3 1 ft 13 1 ft ISO 400 film 0 95m 8m 3 1 ft 26 3 ft Backlit subject ta Pl Ads a daylight or dusk Photograph made using flash 4 After the exposure is complete always push the flash head back in Always keep the flash head pushed in when not using the flash Leaving the head pulled out wastes battery energy JE Flash can also be used to elimina2. Thank you for purchasing the Canon AF35J Sprint This camera s new fea tures will help make your photography problem free and will give you a wider range of shooting opportunities One of the most basic things a camera needs to know in order to give you cor rect exposure is the ISO film speed of the film in use With the AF35J Sprint however you don t even have to think about what speed film you are using the camera reads the DX code on the film cartridge and sets it for you Another feature previously left out of Canon s compact cameras is close up Flowers will fill your picture frame more fully when taken at a shooting distance of 45cm 1 5 ft with this camera s close up function The camera s other auto functions have c proven useful in previous cameras as well Easy worry free photography is en sured by automatic film loading wind ing and rewinding Automatic exposure and focus save precious time And flash opens up indoor and night photography to all Please spend a few minutes reading this instruction booklet and practicing with no film in the camera Basic operation is outlined on page 5 followed by more detailed explanations When reading these instructions unfold the front and back flaps of this booklet for easy refer ence to the camera s parts This product is sold under the name of Autoboy LITE in Japan The illustrations in this instruction book show only the AF35J but the
3. LRO3 3V Ni Cd batteries cannot be used DIMENSIONS 123 W 68 7 H x 44 5 D mm 4 13 16 x 2 11 16 x 1 3 4 WEIGHT 250g 8 13 16 ozs including batteries 29 Viewfinder 4 Back Cover N p Battery Chamber Cover Latch Battery Chamber Cover _ 12 of the Camera _ 1 To clean the camera s glass sur faces use only a blower brush cleaning fluid and tissue made specially for camera lenses First remove dust with the blower brush Then apply a few drops of fluid to the tissue NEVER apply fluid directly to the lens and gently wipe the lens in a circular motion Keep the autofocus and auto exposure windows clean in the same manner For non glass surfaces brush off dust with a blower brush silicon cloth or chamois leather The film com partment also requires gentle cleaning from time to time to remove dust which may scratch the film To clean the film com partment use only a blower brush do not apply any fluids to the rear lens The best thing you can do for your camera is to use it regularly If you must store it for a long time first remove the batteries Then wrap the camera in a clean soft cloth and store it in a cool dry dust free area Always keep the camera out of direct sunlight and very hot Spots such as the trunk or glove compartment of a car Keep it out of hu
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5. end of 3 Pull the film leader across the back the film cartridge into the bottom of of the camera and align the tip with the film chamber first fitting the the positioning mark ems in the orange fork into the film shaft Then lower right hand corner of the film swing the other end of the cartridge chamber in The cartridge should be fully seated not tipped upward If the film leader extends past the positioning mark manually rewind the excess film back into the cartridge 4 Make sure that the sprocket teeth are properly engaged with the film per forations and close the back cover 5 Press the shutter button repeatedly until counter appears in the frame If the frame counter does not move when you push the shutter button the film is not being advanced In this case please reload the film This camera is designed to automatical ly set film speed by sensing the DX code marked on the film cassette so you don t have to set it The use of DX code negative film is therefore strongly recommended The camera uses ISO 100 or ISO 400 film speeds When using slide film use ISO 100 or 400 film e When film without a DX code is us ed the camera will automatically set the film speed to ISO 100 so in that case use ISO 100 film Film passing through X ray examina tions at airports even when loaded in a camera may be exposed and ruined To avoid accidental exposure tell the ins
6. of the same brand Battery life Number of 24 exp film rolls that can be taken using new alkaline batteries Normal Low temperature temperature 20 C 68 F 10 C 14 F Without A bout 50 rolls About 3 rolls flash With About 5 rolis About 1 roll flash The number of rolls may change de pending on the batteries These num bers are only approximations e f the batteries are loaded incorrect ly the lamp will not blink so make sure they are correctly loaded Battery performance is substantially reduced at low temperatures below 0 C or 32 F Carrying spare batter ies is therefore recommended when using the camera in cold weather Keep the camera warm until just before using it and use two sets of batteries alternately warming each set in your pocket Don t throw away batteries that have become unusable because of cold weather Once they are restored to room temperature you may be able to use them again If you don t expect to use the camera for about three weeks or longer remove the batteries so that they don t leak and corrode the camera s electrical contacts 4 Loading the film Film Chamber Film Leader Positioning Mark Use color or black and white negative 1 Press the back cover latch in the film in standard 35mm cartridges Load direction of the arrow to open the the film in subdued lighting only back cover Pk m B m 2 Insert the lower protruding
7. the lens with your hand and press the shutter but ton repeatedly until you reach the end At that point the camera will re wind the film as usual If you take more than the number of shots specified on the roll of film the last frame or two may be cut off in the developing process The neckstrap is permanently fixed to the camera Please adjust the length by knotting it at the end as illustrated You can carry the camera on your belt To avoid losing the case slide the neck strap through the two small loops as shown 271 11 SPECIFICATIONS TYPE 35mm lens shutter camera with automatic film advance automatic film rewind automatic exposure and autofocus FORMAT 24 x 36mm LENS Canon lens 35mm f 3 5 3 group 3 element LENS COVER Open position shoot ing is possible Closed position shoot ing is impossible FOCUSING Normal photography Ac tive autofocus Close up photography Fixed at 0 69m 2 3ft SHOOTING DISTANCE RANGE Nor mal photography 0 95m 3 1ft to in finity Close up photography 0 45m 1 5ft to 11m 3 6 ft SHUTTER Programmed electromagnet ic shutter also serves as diaphragm blades VIEWFINDER Albada type Reverse Galilean finder magnification 0 45X Information display Autofocus spot Picture frame with 0 45m close up cor rection marks Battery check Use flash lamp red LED In focus Use close up lamp green LED CLOSE UP Used with flash and s
8. Sprint is exactly the same Nomenclature Exposure Metering Window Flash Ready Lamp Viewfinder E x N Close up Autofocus Window SEU S setting Switch Frame Counter Q Shutter Button Autofocus Window Strap Attachment Lens Cover Open Bracket Close Switch Contents Basic Operation Loading the Batteries Opening the Lens Cover Checking the Batteries Loading the Film Shooting Focus lock Photography Flash Photography Close up Photography Automatic Rewind Neckstrap and Case Specifications Care of the Camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Basic Operation in 5 r ae Look into the viewfinder Compose the picture so that your subject covers the autofocus spot Press the shutter button down halfway If the red lamp blinks use flash If the green lamp blinks use close up If the green lamp shines steadily and the red lamp is not blinking press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture At the end of the roll the camera rewinds the film automatically When rewind ends remove the film cartridge and have the film developed as soon as possible 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Loading the Batteries This camera will not operate without 1 batteries Use two new size AAA alkaline batteries of the same brand Open the battery chamber cover by pushing the battery chamber
9. center of the mm TL A m kasa api er Tt CAM pee eim add h EU TT S e Using focus lock viewfinder If you want to compose the picture so that your main subject is not covering that spot follow these steps Look through the viewfinder and compose the picture so that the autofocus Spot covers the main subject Press the shutter button down halfway and check that the green lamp in the viewfinder is shining steadily on 3 Continue to hold the shutter button halfway down and recompose the scene as desired Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to complete the exposure If you lift your finger off of the shut ter button focus lock will be releas ed Therefore you can refocus as many times as you wish before pushing the shutter button all the way down Certain subjects cannot be accurate ly focused by the AF system Some examples are listed below Subjects with shiny surfaces car bodies glass water Subjects that do not reflect well dark To focus subjects suchas those 1 and 2 above first focus the camera on a Sub stitute subject at approximately the same distance Then recompose the pic ture to cover the real subject and take the picture This is the same as focus lock To focus subjects behind glass press the camera up against the glass surface or shoot at an angle through the hair fire Edom Subjects behind glass
10. cover latch in the direction of the arrow 2 Load the batteries making sure to e Carbon zinc batteries can also be used but their life is shorter e Please do not use Ni Cd batteries 3 place them in the correct DO order as indicated on the inside of the bat tery chamber cover To close the cover press it down firm ly making sure the battery chamber cover latch clicks closed 2 Opening the Lens Gover Slide the lens cover open close switch e When the camera is not in use to p in the direction of the arrow and open avoid accidentally pressing the shut the cover all the way ter button or touching the lens please close the lens cover e Shooting is impossible unless the lens cover is fully open 3 Ghecking the Batteries Always check the batteries before using the camera When checking the batteries make sure that the flash is pushed in 1 Cover the exposure metering window with your hand and pressthe shut ter button down halfway while look ing through the viewfinder Close up Correction Marks Autofocus Spot In focus Use Close up Lamp green oo 7 Battery Check Use E WA X 7 Flash Lamp red 2 If the red lamp in the viewfinder D blinks rapidly battery power is suffi cient If the green lamp shines steadily or blinks that also means the batteries are good 3 If neither the red nor the green lamp lights replace both batteries with new ones
11. ded although you can t see it Therefore position the top of your subject un derneath the close up correction marks and remember that some of your subject below the viewfinder will be in the picture as well After you set the close up function the green lamp will neither light steadily nor blink when the shutter button is pressed halfway down Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture After the exposure is complete return the flash head to its original position If you decide not to use the close up function after you have set it make sure you push the flash back in to its Original position Flash is always used with close up photography so please don t take pic tures of people s faces If you take a close up picture of a flat shiny object the light from the flash may reflect off the subject and ruin the picture In that case take the pic ture from a slight angle as shown in the illustration 9 Automatic Rewind When the end of the film is reached the camera will rewind the film automatically you needn t push a single button During rewind the frame counter will count back wards Rewind will stop automatically After rewind is completed check the frame counter to make sure that itis on S Open the back cover P and take the film out Do not touch the shutter button while rewinding the film To rewind the film before the end has been reached cover
12. et with the close up setting switch FOCUS LOCK Press the shutter but ton down halfway and focus Focus lock will be engaged and you can recompose the picture keeping the original focus Releasing the shutter button taking finger off clears focus lock FILM LOADING Automatic film load ing by aligning leader with positioning mark FILM WINDING Automatic FILM REWINDING Rewind starts au tomatically at end of film stops auto matically when rewind is complete BACK COVER Opened by pressing back cover latch FRAME COUNTER Additive type au tomatically resets to S by opening back cover Counts back with film re wind Also serves to confirm correct film loading FILM SPEED DX code sensor auto matically sets film speed to ISO 100 or 400 AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE COUPLING RANGE EV9 15 ISO 100 BUILT IN FLASH Horizontal sliding type turned on by sliding flash out GUIDE NUMBER 9 ISO 100 meters AUTO FLASH SHOOTING DISTANCE RANGE 0 95 4 0m 3 1 13 1ft with ISO 100 nega tive film 0 95 8 0m 3 1 26 3ft with ISO 400 negative film FLASH RECYCLING TIME 8 sec or less interval between firing of flash and relighting of flash ready lamp with new alkaline batteries BATTERY LIFE With new alkaline bat teries at normal temperatures without flash approximately 50 rolls of 24 exp film Using flash for each exposure ap proximately 5 rolls of 24 exp film POWER SOURCE Two size AAA alka line batteries
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14. pector you want your camera and film hand checked DX code film container and cartridge marked with the DX code 4 5 Shooting Keep at least 0 95 4 J meter 3 1 ft apart 1 Look through the viewfinder and X uif place the autofocus spot over the focus and the red lamp is not blinking The focusing range for the camera is press the shutter button all the way from 0 95m 3 1 ft to infinity down to take the picture 2 Gently press the shutter button down halfway and check for viewfinder warnings Y K AF B z j P t LE E FT If the red lamp is blinking use flash For details see page 21 about flash usage If the green lamp is blinking normal picture taking is impossible After removing your finger from the shut ter button move farther away from your subject Move far enough away Y VK so that when you press the shutter button halfway the green lamp shines steadily If you don t want to change the picture composition use close up For details see page 23 about close up exposures e To hold the camera steady keep one of your elbows pressed lightly against your body Be sure the flash lens exposure metering window and autofocus win dows are not blocked by your fingers or hair 6 Focus Lock Photography Subject out of focus Normally in order for your subject to be in correct focus it must cover the autofocus spot in the
15. te shadows and dark faces when taking pictures of people indoors against a brightly lighted window It can be us ed when shooting in the shade or in the evening Flash is effective when used at subject distances of up to three meters 10 ft 8 Glose up Photography A close up function is provided for tak ing pictures at close range If the green lamp in the viewfinder blinks when the shutter buttonis pressed halfway down the subject is in the close up range 1 1 Slide the yellow close up setting switch down and align it with the dot e 2 While holding the switch in that position pull the flash head 2 out to the index Wait until the flash ready lamp Q lights up Do not press the shutter button before the flash ready lamp lights If you do the picture will be under exposed dark What you see What is in the go There is a yellow marker the neck When using close up the viewfinder strap at a distance of 45cm 1 5ft from the camera Stretch the neck strap out and use it to measure the distance from the camera to the sub ject 45cm 1 5ft is the closest distance at which the camera can focus the subject When using the close up function make sure that the subject is between 45cm and 110cm 3 6 ft 24 area above the close up correction marks will not be included in the pic ture The same amount of area below the viewfinder will be inclu
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