Owner's Manual

ManualsBrandsCanon ManualscameraCanon EF Camera

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BASIC OPERATION

B Checking the Batteries

After loading

the

batteries,

you

should

check

their

power level. This

is

a simple

procedure

on

the

EF.

Just

hold

the

red

battery

check

button

on

the

bottom

of

the

camera

in

for

two

or

three

seconds.

Watch

the

LED

on

the

top

of

the

camera.

If

the

LED

blinks

on

and

off

rapidly,

then

the

power

level of

the

batteries

is

sufficient.

If

the

LED blinks

only

once

or

does

not

bl

ink

at

all,

then

the

power

level

is

insufficient.

If

this

is

the

case, replace both bat-

teries with

two

new

ones

of

the

same

type

.

• Since

the

Canon EF relies heavily

on

battery

power for its

operation,

check

the

batteries

each

time

you

plan

to

use

the

camera and carry spare

batteries with

you

at

all times in case

of

battery

failure.

Attach

the

small

batte

ry case

to

the

camera

strap and carry

extra

batteries

in

it .

•

If

the

batteries

do

fail,

the

EF can still be used

manually from

1/2

-

1/1000

sec.

The

Variable

Aper

-

ture

AE control will

not

operate

,

but

you

can

manually adjust

the

aperture

ring

of

the

lens. A basic

exposure

guide

to

follow

for

bright sunl ight (with

distinct shadows)

is

to

make a

fraction

representing

the

shutter

speed needed

at

f/16

by

putting

a "

one

"

over

the

film's ASA rating. With a film

of

ASA

100

,

use

1/100

sec.

at

f/16

. Choose

the

nearest click-

stop