Canon ELPH 490Z User Guide

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  • Canon ELPH 490Z | User Guide - Page 1
    U.S.A. INC. For all inquiries concerning this camera. ca 1-800-828-4040 or write to: customer relations, Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, N - CANADA CANON CANADA INC. HEADQUARTERS 6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario LSE CANON CANADA INC. MONTREAL 5990, C0te-de-Liesse, Montreal
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    or snowing. If it is accidentally dropped in water, contact an authorized Canon service facility. Keep the camera out of salt 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
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    Camera Size The Advanced Photo System allows cameras and film cartridges to be much more compact than previously possible (Canon model comparison). Moreover, Canon strips of previous cameras, this index print (where all shots can be viewed) makes reviewing prints much easier. Users can now
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    ) is recorded magnetically on the film surface. • All the information shown at left can be recorded on the film. • The printing labs use the exposure information to produce quality prints, superior to those made from 135 (35mm) film. 4. Exposed film cartridges can be processed for printing
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    manual, beginning with the Introduction, before using your camera for the first time. Conventions The following conventions are used in these instructions: Additional information on using the camera 54 Replacing the Remote Control Battery 55 51 Additional Information Additional Information
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    camera then loads the film, and the cover closes automatically. 3. Press the lens cover open button to turn the power on. p. 20) • To turn the power off, close the lens cover manually conditions. 8. When the film cartridge is used up and the film has rewound, Open the film cartridge chamber cover. (-0-
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    shot dial p.33) Zoom button (- p. 25) Film cartridge chamber cover open button (- p. 18) Tripod mount Film cartridge chambe Neck strap attachment Battery cover LCD panel Switch cover DATE button - SELECT button 4:0 Flash mode button • ) DATE SELECT ( • ) (3P'. @TITLE SET er0 ktO Film rewind
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    only) Red-eye reduction indicator Manual-exposure compensation indicator One-point camera. • Follow step C) before step Of Buttons on strap clasp Moves along strap Battery cover opener (large button) p. 17) • Use this opener to open the battery cover. Push-button release (small button) • Use
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    an elbow lightly against your body. • Look through the viewfinder to use the camera as a frame. Battery: two CR2 lithium batteries 1. Open the battery cover. • When opening or closing the battery cover, be sure to use the battery cover opener (large button) on the strap clasp. • Insert the large
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    Film cartridge indicator Frame counter 4. The film automatically advances to the first frame, and the counter shows the frame number 1. • Your camera cannot use film that has a D (partially exposed) exposure indicator. If such a cartridge is loaded, the visual exposure indicator changes to C3
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    4 The lens returns to home position. • Do not open the lens cover manually. • When power is turned on, the lens returns to its home position based on 50% flash use. (Data based on Canon's Standard Test Method.) • Shooting continuously with he flash causes the battery power to fall momentarily, so
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    '4' Setting the Dial to AUTO When the best shot dial is set to AUTO, your camera is set for fully automatic operation. The AiAF (Smart AF) function helps prevent out of focus pictures, and lets you concentrate on composing your pictures
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    the power is turned on, the lens first returns to its 38 mm home position. • If the lens remains extended for approximately four minutes without use, it automatically retracts into the camera and is set to the wide-angle position. • Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming. 0-25
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    all the way down. 4 The shutter is released. • Press the shutter button smoothly and gently. • Depending on the subject and range, the camera may use automatic parallax compensation (- p. 28). • If the focus indicator does not appear over the subject you want to shoot, release the shutter button
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    Process all three types of prints. C)Make an index print sheet. C) Use the print quality data for better quality prints. ED Imprint the date and title and store index prints and returned film cartridges carefully. • Your camera sets the visual exposure indicator on the cartridge to 9 (exposed)
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    You can use the focus lock feature to focus on a subject positioned near the edge of the frame. You can set the best shot dial to the right conditions for the picture you want to take, and the camera automatically adjusts the AF mode, flash mode, and other settings. This makes it easy
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    hooting ItiOW LCD Panel (For the settings of each mode, refer to p. 62-63.) E.„l 2 MigP1- 1 DATE '95 1 123 Red-eye reduction indicator When the flash is ON, the red-eye reduction lamp lights for about one second before shutter release. L Flash OFF indicator The flash does not operate. 4 Flash ON
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    DATE 70 H 23 To Shoot Nightscape Scenes •Turn off the flash ® so that the camera photographs only the night scene p. 50). • When the ID mark is on, the is slow (up to four seconds), so that a tripod should be used to hold the camera steady. Also, take care that the subject does not move too rapidly
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    (Shooting portraits) This mode is effective for close-up shots of people. The camera automatically zooms into range to include the upper half of the body, and the one second after the shutter button is pressed (- p. 48). • The camera automatically zooms within a range of about 1 to 3.5 m (3.3 to 11
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    according to the individual photo shop. • Date, time, and title are not photographically imprinted on the film, but are imprinted as part of the developing process, using data (IX information) magnetically recorded on the film. • In addition to date/time imprinting, the back of the print provides
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    , or when traveling, you may need to set or adjust the date and time using the following procedure. If you have replaced the battery, follow the procedure from step 2. 6 i I2D 0 E SELECT N•¢, 0 0 SET I oATE 14 20 - =LT nE L 97j. 5l DATE '96 23 - T F SFT vO 1. Press the DATE button. •The
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    Other Modes No 0 setting in rti-- mode. * In Auto flash mode, the S- mark appears before the flash operates. • When the power is turned on, the camera returns to the flash mode that corresponds to the current best shot dial mode setting. • If the power is turned off after selecting auto flash
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    -eye reduction function. If you want to shoot right away, tum the red-eye reduction function off with the flash mode button. Important guidelines for using the red-eye reduction function 1. This function is not effective unless the subject looks directly at the red-eye reduction lamp while it is lit
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    2 m/ 6.6 ft of your subject. • The red-eye reduction lamp is only effective within this distance. IMP 3. Tell your subject to look at the camera. • The red-eye reduction function is not effective unless the subject looks straight at the lamp. 4. Press the shutter button halfway. 4 The red-eye
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    OFF Mode The flash will not fire even in low-light conditions. Use this mode where flash is prohibited, for night views, or for Compensation +1.5 -1.5 Your camera has a function that automatically applies exposure compensation in backlit conditions, but this manual-exposure compensation mode
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    red-eye reduction function operates in this mode. • A slower shutter speed (max. approx. 2 sec.) is set in this mode; be sure to use a tripod to avoid camera shake. Also, tell your subject to keep still for a moment after the flash has fired. • In certain shooting situations, "Auto flash" mode may
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    iShooting with the ketticittWCOtttrek Use the remote control to release the shutter away from the camera. Remote Control (RC-5) Front Back Transmitter button Battery compartment Transmitter Battery compartment button ,DATE 96 1 123 Transmitter button Remote Control Signal Receptor_ 1. Press
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    and is the latest mechanism for accurate focus adjustment. This mechanism was developed based on the analysis of several thousand photographs and on Canon's unique know-how. •The camera focuses on the subject even if it is not in the center of the viewfinder, or if there is an obstruction in front
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    trouble, check the table below before taking your camera for service. Problem Battery check indicator . E is blinking. Battery check indicator digiE is not displayed. Shutter does not release. Cause Remedy •The battery is completely depleted. •The battery has before using the depleted
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    used? Al. No, it cannot be used. Use film in IX240 film cartridges only. O2. Can slide film be used with this camera camera with AF, zoom lens, and magnetic IX recording functions. Image size: 16.7 x 30.2 mm. Lens: Canon : (1) ±1.5 step (Flash OFF) manual-exposure compensation. Set with flash mode
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    Does not operate. © Flash OFF/manual +1.5 step exposure compensation mode: Does not operate. © Flash OFF/manual -1.5 step exposure compensation mode: Does not x 1-7/8 in -Weight: 270 g (without batteries)/9.9 oz. • All data is based on Canon's standard testing procedures. • Due to circumstances,
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