Canon Z90W User Manual

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Handling Precautions

1. This camera is not resistant to water, and shouid not be used outdoors if it is raining or snowing, if it is accidentaiiy 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 camera out of direct sunlight, and away from “hof spots” such as the trunk or rear window shelt of a car. Avoid places where mothballs are used, and use a desiccant in excessive humidity.

3. Do not attempt to disassemble the camera yourself, since there is high-voltage circuitry inside.

4. The battery may explode or cause burns if disassembled, recharged, shorted, exposed to high temperatures, or disposed of in a fire

5. Use a blower brush to remove dust and sand from the

lens and inside the camera Do not apply any fluids to the lens or body. Take the camera to an authorized Canon service facility for a more thorough cleaning if

necessary.

6. Film passing through X-ray examinations at an airport may be exposed and ruined even when loaded in the

camera. Request a different method of inspection to

avoid damage

7. Color reproduction may be adversely affected if the film is left in the camera for a long time. Always develop exposed film promptly.

Convention

The following convention is used in these instructions:

Warnings you should observe when using the camera.

Q Additional Information on using the camera.

(-> ■) is shorthand for “See page

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Handling Precautions

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise speoified in the instructions. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the iimits for a ciass B digitai device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for

radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the

\interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital

laratus”, ICES-003 of the Industry Canada.

Cf^t appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: “Appareils Numériques", NMB-003 édictée par l’Industrie Canada.

The C€ Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Community (EC)

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Thank you for purchasing this Canon product.

Before taking pictures, please read these instructions carefully for a thorough understanding of how the camera operates

These instructions are divided into five sections:

Introduction, Basic Operations, Active Operations,

Advanced Operations, and Additional Information, When first using the camera, be sure to read the instructions from the Introduction

Introduction

Handling Precautions.....................................2

Table of Contents...........................................4

Quick Reference Nomenclature Attaching and Using the Strap About the Eyesight Adjustment Knob

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Basic Operations

CD Loading the Battery ...............................13

[U Loading the Film [I] Turning the Power On

0] Checking the Battery Power ................17

[U Holding the Camera [6] Using the Zoom

[7] GUB Taking Pictures in Auto Flash Mode....20

AiAF (Smart AF) Function ........................21 f

Green/Orange Indicators Taking Pictures through a Window Close-up Photography

[B Removing the Film

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Active Operations

H Shooting Against Dark Backgrounds

Using Red-eye Reduction Function Effectively Shooting Portraits

ft Shooting Close-up

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Si Shooting in Real Time...............................30 _

SPOT Shooting Very Bright or Very Dark 1

Subjects

Advanced Operations

MB Setting the Function V<§> Changing the Flash Mode

(*) Auto Flash (No Red-eye Reduction). .36 ®(*) Auto Flash with Red-eye Reduction.. .37 * Flash ON (Forced Flash) ® Flash OFF (Suppressed Flash) ®-M.5 ®—1.5 Flash OFF with Manual

CD Using Single-Point Central Focusing Using Focus Lock

Shooting with Customized Mode Functions .. .43

Ci) Using the Self-timer

1 Remote Control Photography eoK»

Replacing the Remote Control Battery ....46

Imprinting the Date and Time eazs» Setting the Date and Time gesbb» Imprinting Captions ecnsE»

Additional Information

Troubleshooting Questions and Answers

Specifications...............................................56

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Exposure Compensation....39

Slow-synchro

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Please note that these instructions are for both the model with the caption function and model without caption function. Information relevant only to the model with the caption function is marked with the symbol. The separately sold Remote Control RC-5 is available for use with the model only

Quick Reference

Load the battery.

Load the film. (^14)

Pull the film tip across until it reaches the mark. Then close the back cover. (-> 14)

Slide open the lens

I cover. 16)

• Slide the cover open until you hear a clicking sound.

The power comes on and the lens and flash are set.

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Quick Reference

Position the AF frame over the subject and take the picture. (-> 20)

^ In low-light, the flash fires

automatically

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When you have finished the fiim and it has

rewound, remove the film. 24)

• Check that ® is flashing on the LCD panel and that the frame counter has returned to “0", and then open the back cover.

• Remove the film and close the back cover.

Nomenclature

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Nomenclature

For further details, refer to the page indicated.

Viewfinder (-> 10) Green indicator (-> 22) -

Orange indicator (-»22)

LCD panel (

MODE button —

32-34, 36-41

47, 48, 50)

Tnpod socket

“Eyesight adjustment knob

i-> 12)

pfffTi button 34-41,

47-52)

liii] Wide zoom button

(->19) DC Tele zoom button

(^19)

Battery compartment cover (-»13)

■— Film check window

*AF is an abbreviation for Auto Focus.

Viewfinder Frames

- Close-up frame 23)

For close-up photography, compose your shots within these marks.

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Picture frame

For normal photography, use this frame to compose your shots.

Best Shot Diai

Dial marff

Spot (-> 31)

Realtime Release

(custom settings)

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Personal ^

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B-in

-AF frame

Position this frame over your

subject.

•Close-Up 29)

LCD Panel

Nomenclature

Single-point centrai AF

Red-eye reduction Indicator

Self-timer indicator Battery level indicator

t- Flash ON (forced flash) indicator

® Flash OFF (suppressed flash) indicator

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Caption imprinting — Red-eye reduction —i

indicator Manual exposure

compensation Single-point

c^tral AF

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Flash mcxle

AF mode

Flash ON {forced flash) indicator Flash OFF (suppressed flash)

indicator

1*1 5^ ■ '^^s^Lial exposure * *

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•Slow-synchro (nighttime portrait) indicator

compensation

•Frame counter

•Film indicator

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DAie —

1.5

‘Mode selection indicator

Date and time imprinting p—Slow-synchro

(nighttime portrait) indicator

-Date and time or caption number

-Remote control/ Self-timer indicator

-Frame counter Film indicator

Mode selection indicator

(Normally, only the required information is displayed.)

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Attaching and Using the Strap

Attaching the strap.

• To ensure that you do not drop your camera, attach the strap provided

• Attach the strap as shown in steps 0"^' and

About the Projections on the Strap Buckle

Move along the strap.

Button push projection

• Use this projection to press the ^0 button (—» 24)

About the Eyesight Adjustment Knob

Turn the eyesight adjustment knob until you can see the image in the viewfinder clearly.

H] Loading the Battery

Applicable Battery: One lithium battery (CR123A/DL123A)

Open the battery cover.

• To open, insert a coin into

the slot

Load the new battery.

• Align the + - terminals correctly and insert the battery - end first

^ The appears on the

LCD panel.

Close the battery cover.

• Push the cover closed until you hear a clicking sound

^ The date display on the

LCD panel changes to “

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time (-» 48)

" Set the date and

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Loading the Film

Open the back cover.

• Push the lever down.

Load the film.

Position the film correctly between the film guides.

Pull the film out to the

(film leader

position indicator).

• Make sure that there is no slack in the film when you pull It out.

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Loading the Film

Close the back cover.

•The film will automatically advance to the first picture on the roll.

“1” is displayed in the

frame counter.

• If the frame counter shows a blihking "0", the film did not load correctly Load the

film again.

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• Use only film fhat carries the DX mark. The camera will automatically detect and set the film speed.

• A film speed of ISO 400 is recommended

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H] Turning the Power On

Slide open the lens cover.

• Slide the cover open until you hear a clicking sound.

^ The lens and the flash is set. ^ The lens is initially set to the

wide-angle position.

• When you close the lens cover, the lens and flash retract and the camera turns off.

• Do not press on the lens or the flash.

• Pushing the flash unit in when you take a picture sets

the flash mode to OFF. Take care not to inadvertently push the flash in.

• If the lens is not set for shooting, check to see if the battery is loaded correctly. (-»13)

When you switch the camera off, the display on the

LCD panel does not disappear.

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[4j Checking the Battery Power

Check that the icon appears on the LCD panel when you switch the camera on

US' (on) lilll' (on)

(blinking)

The battery is fully charged. Prepare new battery. Fit the new battery. 13)

A new battery will generally provide enough charge to shoot approx. 14 rolls of 24-exposure film (based on Canon’s Standard Test Method at

normal temperatures and with 50% flash use). At low temperatures (-10°C/14°F), the battery life is approximately one third of the normal figure.

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• H ymi are travelling or plan to take a lot of pictures,

take a supply of spare batteries. The correct batteries may be difficult to obtain at your destination.

• V-then you take consecutive shots using the flash, the baTery power may drop off temporarily and prevent the LCD panel from displaying information correctly. If this occurs, switch the camera off and wait a few minutes before switching it back on again.

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H] Holding the Camera

To ensure a clear sharp picture, hold the camera firmly so that it does not move when you take a picture.

• Hold the camera with both hands and brace your elbows lightly against your body.

• Rest the camera against your forehead, look through

the viewfinder and then slowly and gently press the

shutter button.

Light-metering sensor Flash

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• When you hold the camera, take care to keep your hair,

your fingers and the strap away from the lens, AF emitter/sensor, light metering sensor and flash

• Dust or soiling on the AF

emitter/sensor causes focusing difficulties. Wipe soiled areas clean before taking pictures.

• Hold the camera still until

you hear the sound of the film winding on, inaicating that the camera has finished taking the picture.

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