Canon Snappy 50/20 User Manual

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English Edition INSTRUCTIONS

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Thank you for purchasing the Canon Snappy
50 or Snappy 20. You are now the owner of a
unique camera. With such features as auto
exposure, auto film advance, auto film rewind,
built-in flash and autofocus (Snappy 50 only),
taking pictures becomes so easy and so
much fun. Read these instructions carefully

— then you’ll be ready to shoot with confi

dence.

Unfold the front and back flaps of this booklet for refer
ence to camera parts while you read Circled numbers
after part names in the text correspond to numbers on pp

3 & 2 2.

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NOMENCLATURE

ASA Film Speed Switch'3

Frame Counter ®

Shutter Button (J'

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®Uens

' ® Autolocus Window

(Snappy 50 Only)

j Contents

BASIC OPERATION

Loading the Batteries

1.
Opening the Lens Shield ...

2.
Checking the Batteries

3.
Setting the ASA (ISO)

4.

Film Speed

Loading the Film

5.
Shooting

6.
Shooting Distance

7.
Using the Built-in Flash

8.
Flash Shooting

9.

Distance Range

Rewinding the Film

10.

• Neckstrap

• Care of the Camera ........................

SPECIFICATIONS

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BASIC OPERATION

1. Load the batteries.

2. Open the lens shield.

3. Check the batteries.

4. Set the ASA film speed.

5. Load the film.

6. Look into the viewfinder. Compose the picture so that your

subject is centered in the viewfinder.

7. Press the shutter button halfway. If the red viewfinder
lamp blinks rapidly, switch to flash and wait for the flash­ready lamp to light up.

8. Press the shutter button all the way to take the picture.

9. At the end of the roll, rewind the film.

Loading the Batteries

These cameras will not work without
batteries. Use two new size-AA 1.5V
batteries of the same brand. We recom
mend using alkaline (LR6) batteries.
Carbon-zinc batteries can also be used,
but their life is shorter. DO NOT use
Ni-Cd batteries.

1 Wipe the battery terminals with a

clean, dry cloth to ensure proper
contact.

2 Push the battery chamber button H

in the direction of the arrow and
open the cover.

3. Load the batteries, making sure to
place them in the correct J 3 order
indicated on the diagram inside the
battery chamber.

4. Snap the cover shut.

Q Opening the Lens Shield

To open the lens shield, push the lens
shield opening switch ® down. When
the lens shield Is closed, it is impossi

ble to shoot. This function prevents tak
ing pictures with the lens shield closed.

Checking the Batteries

Check the batteries before using the
camera.

1. Cover the lens area of the camera
\with your hand and press the shutter
button ® halfway while looking
through the viewfinder.

2 If the viewfinder lamp blinks rapidly,

battery power is sufficient.

3. If the viewfinder lamp does not blink,
replace both batteries with new ones.

Using new alkaline batteries at normal

temperatures, you can shoot:

1. Approximately thirty rolls of 36-ex
posure film without flash; or

2. Approximately five rolls of 36-ex
posure film using flash for each ex

posure.

• Replace the batteries when auto film ad

vance and flash recycling become slower
or stop completely.

Battery power is reduced in very iow tem
peratures (0°C or 32°F), making regular
photography difficult. If you plan to take
pictures in cold conditions, keep the
camera warm until just before you shoot. It
is a good idea to carry spare batteries;
keep them warm also until they are
needed. Don't throw away batteries that
have become temporarily unusable
because of cold weather. Once they have
been 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 cor
rode the camera's electrical contacts.

-Viewfinder Lamp

Setting the ASA (iso)

Film Speed

B

For correct exposure, set the ASA film
speed switch (D according to the ASA fiim
speed indicated on the fiim’s cartridge
and box. Press the ASA film speed
switch (D and align the white dot with
the ASA 100 or 400 mark.

I Notes]

1 Please use film with an ASA 100 or ASA

400 rating.

2. Reset the film speed switch each time you

load film with a different ASA rating.

Loading the Film

Use color or black and white film in
standard 35mm cartridges. Load the
film in subdued lighting only.

1. Pull the back cover opening knob @
down to open the back cover ® .

2. Insert the film cartridge into the film
chamber. Gently press down on the
cartridge so that it ciicks into place;
the back cover opening knob then
automaticaliy snaps back to its origi
nal position.

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3 Pull the film leader across the back

so that its tip is aligned with the
orange line in the lower right-hand
corner of the film chamber. If the film
leader extends past the orange line,
manually wind the excess film back
into the film cartridge. Film will not
wind properly if there is too much
film slack.

4. Place the film between the film

guides, and be sure that the film per- [vjQ
forations are engaged with the
sprocket teeth. Then close the back
cover.
Press the shutter button CD until the OK
frame counter (

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) reaches “1.” If the

frame counter moves, the film is
transporting properly. If it does not
move, reload the film.

Film Chamber
Film Guide

Sprocket Teeth

Orar^ge Line

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Shooting

1. Look through the viewfinder O and
compose the picture so that the main
subject is centered in the viewfinder.

2. Gentiy press the shutter button ®
HALFWAY. If the viewfinder lamp
blinks rapidly, switch to flash. This
lamp warns you when insufficient
light may cause overly dark or blur
red pictures.

3. Hold the camera in both hands with
at least one elbow steadied against
your body. Then gently press the
shutter button all the way down to

take the picture.

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4. After you take your finger off the
shutter button, the camera’s built-in
power winder will automatically ad
vance the film to the next frame. As
the film advances, the frame counter
will also advance one frame. It can
count up to 36 frames.

I Notes

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Be sure the flash, lens, and exposure
metering window are not blocked by your
fingers or hair. With the Snappy 50, also
make sure not to cover the autofocus win
dows.
The Snappy 50 is an ACTIVE autofocus
system camera, which means the vast
majority of subjects will be accurately
focused for you. There are a few subjects.

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however, for which the autofocus system
is not perfectly suited.

These are:

e Glossy subjects (the exterior of a car,

glass)

e Subjects with little or no reflectance (black

hair, fireworks, blackout curtains)

e Subjects with an object In front of them (an

animal in a cage)

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Shooting Distance

When taking pictures, make sure your
subject is standing within the camera’s
shooting distance range: Snappy 50 ... 1.3m (approximately 4-1/2 ft.)

Snappy 20 ... 1.5m (approximately 5 ft.)

to infinity (oo)

to infinity (oo)

SnCflfUf 50 : Keep 1.3m or more apart.

StUlflJiy 20 ■ Keep 1.5m or more apart.

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Using the Built-in Flash

Switch to flash photography if the view
finder lamp blinks rapidly when you
press the shutter button halfway. Use of
the flash will prevent blurred and overly
dark photos.

1 Push the flash switch out in the

direction of the arrow.

2 Wait for the flash-ready lamp ® to

glow; then shoot.

Notes

Do not continuously press the shutter but
ton halfway while waiting for the fiash­ready iamp to glow; the flash will not
charge.
If you take the shot before the flash-ready
lamp glows, exposure will not be correct.
The flash cannot be used to "fill in"
shadows in daylight photography.

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No flash

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Using the flash

Flash Shooting Distance Range

The shooting distance range within
which the built-in fiash can be used is:

StUUUUI mi 1.3—4.5m (approximateiy 4-1/2 — 15 ft.) with ASA 100 or ASA 400

" negative film

SnOilfiy 20 1.5—4.0m (approximately 5 — 13 ft.) with ASA 100 negative film

2.7—8.0m (approximately 9—26 ft.) with ASA 400 negative film

1.3m _ 4.5m

■■»■■■ Snappy 50

Ki^ ■'5m 4.0m

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(with ASA 100 or 400 negative fiim)

Snappy 20 (with ASA 100 negative film)

Snappy 20 (with ASA 400 negative fiim)

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Rewinding the Film

You can tell you have come to the end
of a roll of film when film advance stops
automatically and when the shutter but
ton becomes impossible to push.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT open the back

cover until you have rewound the film.

1 To rewind the film, simultaneously

press the unlock button Q and slide
the film rewind switch 51 with your
finger in the direction of the arrow.
Once the rewind switch has locked

into position, you may withdraw your

finger.

During rewinding, the frame counter

d) counts backwards. When it re

turns to “S,” rewinding stops auto-

maticaily, and the fiim rewind switch
returns to its originai position.
Puii the back cover opening knob @
down, open the cover, and remove
the film cartridge from the film cham
ber. Be sure to shield the film from
direct sources of iight when unioad-

ing it.

Neckstrap

Each camera is provided with a built-in
neckstrap © . Simply slide the adjuster

& to set the strap to the desired

length.

Саге 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 biower
brush. Then apply a few drops of
fluid to the tissue (NEVER apply

fluid directly to the lensi) and

gentfy 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 re

move dust which may scratch the

film. To clean the film compart-

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merit, use only a blower brush; do
not apply any fluids to the rear
lens.

2. The best thing you can do for your
camera is to use it regularly. If you
must store it for a iong time, first
remove the batteries. Then wrap
the camera in a clean, soft cloth
and store it in a cool, dry, dust­free 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 humid and dusty places.

3. Replace the batteries every year;

even if they are not used, they will
discharge gradually.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Type "Snappy 50": 35mm lens-shutter
camera with automatic film loading, automatic
film advance, power film rewind, automatic

exposure, and autofocus.

"Snappy 20”: 35mm lens-shutter camera

with automatic film loading, automatic film ad
vance, power film rewind, and automatic ex
posure.
Format 24mm x 36mm
Lens "Snappy 50": Canon 35mm f/3.5.

“Snappy 20”: Canon 35mm f/4.5.

Construction: 4 elements in 4 groups.
Lens Shield Open position; shooting is pos

sible. Closed position; shooting is impossible.

Focusing "Snappy 50"; Canon ACTIVE

autofocus system,

"Snappy 20": Fixed focus.

Shooting Distance Range "Snappy 50":

1.3m (4.3ft.) to infinity (oo).

"Snappy 20": Pan focus, 1.5m (4 9ft.) to

infinity (oo).
Shutter Programmed electromagnetic shut

ter; also serves as diaphragm blades.

Viewfinder Reverse Galilean finder. Mag-

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nification: 0.45x. Viewfinder iamp (camera
shake warning/battery check LED).
Back Cover Opened by pulling the back
cover opening knob.
Film Advance Winding is automatic by
pressing and releasing the shutter button for
shooting.
Film Rewinding Automatic upon pressing
unlock button and pushing film rewind switch.
Indicated by frame counter. Film Rewinding
stops automatically.
Frame Counter Additive type; automatically
resets to "S" by opening back cover. Counts
back with film rewind.
Automatic Exposure Coupling Range “Snap
py 50": EV 8.6 to EV 15 with ASA 100.

"Snappy 20”: EV 9.3 to EV 15 with ASA

too.

ASA Film Speed Switch ASA 100 & 400.
Built-in Flash Switches to flash photography
by sliding the flash switch.
Guide Number 11 (ASA100-m)
Flash Shooting Distance "Snappy 50":

1.3m to 4.5m (app. 4-1/2 to 15ft.) with ASA

100 or ASA 400.

"Snappy 20”: 1.5m to 4.0m (app. 5 to

13ft.) with ASA 100. 2.7m to 8m (app. 9 to

26ft.) with ASA 400.
Flash Recycling Time Less than eight sec
onds (interval between firing of flash and re

lighting of fiash-ready iamp) with new aikaline

batteries.
Battery Life Using new alkaiine batteries at
normai temperatures: Without fiash, approx­imateiy 30 roiis of 36 exposure fiim. Using
fiash for each exposure, approximateiy 5 roiis
of 36 exposure fiim.

Power Source Two size-AA 1.5 V alkaiine or
carbon-zinc batteries. (Ni-Cd batteries cannot
be used.)

Dimensions 148.2 (W) x 58.3 (H) x 43.6 (D)

mm (5-5/16" x 2-5/16" x 1 -11 /16")

Weight "Snappy 50": 247g (8-11/16 oz.)

without batteries.

"Snappy 20": 237g (8-3/8 oz.) without

batteries.

Subject to change without notice.

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