canon dial35-2 manual

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The Canon Dia l 35-2 is a funct iona l ly beaut i f u l andunique ha l f f rame e lect r ic -eye (EE) camera. Af terthe shut ter is re leased the f i lm is automat ica l lywound to the next f rame.Enjoy tak ing snapshots wi th th is smar t ly s ty ledCanon D ia l 35 -2 .

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Focus ing lever

F i lm sens i t i v i t y i ndex

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F i l m s e n s i t i v i t y s c a l e

S h u t t e r s p e e d i n d e xi Shut ter re lease but ton

Exposure coun te r

E E - F l a s h c h a n g e b u t t o n

F i l m r e w i n d i n g b u t t o n ( R )

F i l m

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Ten Big Features of Ganon Dial35-2Au toma t i c f i lm w ind ing and rew ind ingpowered by a spr ing-dr iven motor .Automat ic f i lm se t t ing fo r the f i rs t expo-su re by w ind ing up a g r i p .The revers ib le exposure cou n ter i s coup ledto bo th f i lm w ind ing and rew ind ing .The accura te shut te r speed pr io r i t y EEmechan i sm au toma t i ca l l y se lec t s t he co r -rec t aper tu re s top when the ca mera isa imed a t a sub jec t .Snapsho ts can be t aken by s imp l y us ingthe snapshot m ark .N ecessary in f o r m a t ion f o r shoot ing p ic -tu res such as exposure , focus and compo 's i t ion can be read a t a g lance in the br igh tand marked v i ew f i nde r .The f i l te r fac to r i s au tomat ica l l y cor rec tedand so EE pho tog raphy i s poss ib l e as i s .The hor izon ta l l y pos i t ioned p ic tu res are o f24mm x 18m m h a l f - f rame s ize.

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The easy- to -use gr ip has a bu i l t ' i n wr is ts t ra p .The camera i s o f un ique des ign and con 's t ruc ted fo r s imp le s ing le -handed shoot 'i ng .


SpecificationsType : Hal f - f rame (24mmx18mm) camera

us ing 35mm f i lm .Lens : Canon Lens SE 28mm F2 .8 .5 e l emen ts

in 3 components .Focus ing t Zone focus ing method. F ixed fo-

cus shoot ing us ing snapshot mark.Shut ter Speeds: 1 /30, 1 /60, L lL25, l l25O

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EE Exposure : Shutter speed priori ty type EEexposure us ing CdS meter . Manual ly op-erated aper ture poss ib le . One M2O typemercury battery used as power source.

Meter Goupl ing Range: EV8-EVL7 at ASA1 0 0 . F i l m s p e e d s c a l e : A S A t O - 1 O O O .

Viewf inder : Br ight f rame marked v iewf ind-e r .Para l lax cor rect ion marks, aper ture sca le ,zone f ocus ing marks and snap mark i nd i 'ca ted ins ide v iewf inder .

Au toma t i c F i lm Wind ing and Rew ind ing :Power drive system by spring motor.Over 20 cont inuous exposures poss ib lewi th one fu l l charge.

Automat lc F i lm Set t ing Dev ice: Whenspr ing motor is wound af ter f i lm is loaded,f i lm leader is automat ica l ly wound andf i lm is set a t f i rs t f rame.

Exposure Gounter : Automat ic ind icatortype coupled to wind ing and rewind ing.

F lash Synchron izat ion : X contact . Synchro-n izes wi th speedl ight M and MF type f lashbulbs. D i rect f lash po in t for use wi thCanon Cube F lash D o r Canon F lash D .

Wr is t St rap: Bui l t in to bot tom of wind inggr ip .

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We igh t : 41 .0 g rams (0 .9 l b . )

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Taking Pictures with the Ganon Dial 35-2 is Very Simple

Set the f i lm speed.L o a d t h e f i l m . Wind the spr ing motor .


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Set the shut ter speed.

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Focus wh i l e l ook ingthrough the v iewf inderand check the pos i t ionof the meter needle .

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Press the shut ter re-lease but ton.

Preparations BeforeDial 35-2 - Loading

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Load the mercury bat tery , conta ined in a separateenvelope, in to the bat tery compar tment o f the cam'era. S ince the mercury bat tery powers the CdSmeter , the meter wi l l not funct ion un less the bat -tery is loaded.

1 L i f t the t ip o f the meta l ho lder and turn i t to

I t he s i de .

6 lnser t the mercury bat tery as ind icated by thef a iagram. In o ther words, the ( - )s ide ( the s ide

wi th the cent ra l contact ) should be on the tops ide .

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q Return the meta l ho lder to i ts or ig ina l pos i t ion.*S Use 1.3V mercury bat ter ies .

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. Wipe the mercury bat tery c lean of persp i ra-t ion and f ingerpr in ts wi th a dry c lo th . Themercury bat tery may corrode i f th is precau-t ion is neglected.

r The serv ice l i fe o f the mercury bat tery is ap-prox imate ly one year . The meter needle wi l lno longer funct ion when the mercury bat teryis used up. In th is case, rep lace the mercurybattery.

r The CdS meter wi l l fa i l to funct ion proper lyi f t he ( * ) and ( - ) po in t o f t he mercu ry ba t -tery is inser ted incorrect ly .

r Remove the mercury bat tery f rom the com.par tment when the camera is not to be usedfor a long per iod o f t ime and keep both thebat tery and camera in a dry p lace. a

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CamonBtsl[-35-aLoading the Film

35mm f i lm in car t r idges are used wi th the CanonD ia l 35 -2 .

4 Open the back cover by pushing the back coveri l opening knob in the d i rect ion o f the ar row'

r When the back cover is opened the exposurecoun te r i nd i ca tes "S " ( s ta r t i ng pos i t i on ) '

f I Rotate the gr ip c lockwise and check the ro ta t ion4 ot tne take'uP sPool.


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Inser t the f i lm car t r idge in to the car t r idgecha mber .r The rew ind ing f o r k canno t be pu l l ed ou t .

Therefore, inser t the f i lm car t r idge in to thecar t r idge chamber f rom a s lanted pos i t ion.

r l f the car t r idge does not s l ide in smooth ly ,he lp i t in by s l ight ly moving the car t r idge tole f t and r ight w i th your f inger t ips .

t l i Inser t the t ip o f the f i lm in to the s lo t o f the' i .$ take-up spool and secure ly hook the f i lm per-

fora t ions onto the sprocket .r l f the s lo t o f the take-up spool is on the back

s ide, turn the gr ip t i l l the s lo t is in a goodpos i t ion for inser t ing the f i lm t ip .

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6 T ieh ten t he f i lm by t u rn ing t he g r i p '

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f | Close the back cover by pressing down on i t '0

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Winding the Fi lm

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After c los ing the back cover , turn the gr ip in thed i rect ion o f the ar row to wind the spr ing motor .The exposure counter advances f rom , ,S" to, , 0 r r .

r Th is means that the leader par t o f the f i lmhas advanced and t he f i lm i s au toma t i ca l l yset for the f i rs t exposure.

Keep wind ing the gr ip , even af ter the exposure counter ind icates " O " , unt i l the spr ingmo to r i s f u l l y wound . When fu l l y wound , t hegr ip wi l l s tar t to race.. Over 20 cont inuous exposures are poss ib le

wi th a fu l ly wound spr ing motor . When youwish to cont inue shoot ing some more, fu l lyw ind up t he sp r i ng mo to r aga in .l f t he sp r i ng mo to r i s no t wound , t he f i lm w i l lnot advance and the shut ter re tease wi l l notf u nct ion.The exposure counter d ia l is ind icated by af igure for every f i f th exposure.

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Setting the Film SpeedCanonDIRL35-P

,45 Turn the rou le t te on the outer s ide o f the shoot 'H , n t l ens w i t h you r f i nge r .

4 Set the f i lm speed graduat ion o f the f i lm to be{" used at the index mark on the shut ter speed

r i ng .ASA 10 20 40 80 160 320 640

16 32 64 L25 250 500 1000r F i lm speeds o f f i lm be ing so ld t oday f o r gen -

e ra l pho tog raph i c pu rposes a l l f a l l w i t h i n t heabove ment ioned range.

r A l l the graduat ions c l ick-s top at the indexmark pos i t ion. Correct exposure cannot beobta ined i f the graduat ions are not accurate-ly s topped at the c l ick 's top pos i t ion.


Holding the Gameracanon Dtal 35-2 is designed so that when you lookin to the v iewf inder the upper par t o f the cameratouches your fo rehead na tura l l y so as to p reventj e r k i ng o f t he camera pos i t i on .

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r Look into the v iewf inder.r Ins ide the v iewf inder you w i l l see the f rame fo r

compos ing p ic tu res , th ree zone focus marks , fo 'cus ing need le , b lue zone fo r snapshots , aper tu res tops and meter need le .


\Paral lax Correct ion Mark

Snapshot Mark

Distance lndicating Needle

Flash Mark (Red)

Red Arrow Mark

Aperture Scale

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Exposure Needle Snapshot Zone

- Correct Exposure Window

EE Photography1. Check to see that the EE-Flash change but ton

is pressed before per forming EE photography.

2 . Focus ingTu rn t he f ocus ing l eve r wh i l e l ook ing i n to t hev iewf inder and set the d is tance needle a t thezone focus mark which cor responds most c lose-ly to the camera- to-subject d is tance.

Long d is tance mark10 meters and over.

Med ium d is tance mark (snapshot mark)Approx. 3 meters

Close d is tance markApprox. I meter

. When you des i re a more accurate focus, turn thefocus ing lever and set the index mark a t the d is-tance graduat ion to be used.

When shoot ing p ic tures out o f doors , set the focus-18

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Long DistanceMark Morethan 10 meter

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Medium Distance CloseMark About About3 meter (Snapshot Mark)

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ing index, beforehand, a t the snapshot mark. Youwi l l be ab le to en joy tak ing snapshots wi th no t rou-b le a t a l l . (See page 2213. Framing the p ic ture.The area ins ide the br ight f rame is the area re .corded on the f i lm. However , para l lax er ror is un.avo idable when shoot ing a t a c lose d is tance (1 me-ter or less) .In th is case, therefore, compose your p ic ture wi th inthe para l lax cor rect ion marks.

4 . Gheck ing the exposure.A. When the meter needle is in the cor rect ex-

posure ind icat ing window, i t means that i t isposs ib le to shoot wi th EE exposure. So, com-pose your p ic ture and press the shut ter but -t on .

B. When the meter needle is ins ide one of thewarn ing marks on bo th s i des , i t means t ha tthe shut ter speed is e i ther too fast or toos low for that sub ject under that cer ta in l ight -

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ing cond i t i on . I n such a case , t u rn t he shu t -ter r ing in the d i rect ion o f the ar row and br ingthe needle in to the cor rect exposure ind icat 'ing window.

C. When even af ter the shut ter r ing is turned a l lt h e w a y . . .r . . . t he me te r need le rema ins i ns i de t he

f l ash mark , i t means t ha t i t i s t oo da rk .You must , therefore, swi tch over to f lashphotography.

r . . . t he me te r need le rema ins i ns i de t heover exposure warn ing mark, i t means thati t is too br ight . In th is case, use ND4 orND8 neut ra l dens i ty f i l te r .

r l t i s very convenient i f the shut ter speedis set to the index mark beforehand, suchas 25O for very bright, L25 tor clear, 6O forc loudy and 30 for indoors or ra iny weather .

r The f igures above the cor rect exposure in-d icat ing window are aper ture s tops. Thecorrect exposure can be read by the pos i -

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t ion o f the meter need le .r The sh ut ter but ton can be pressed even

when the me te r need le i s i ns i de t he wa rn -i ng marks .However, correct exposure can not be ob-ta i ned i n t h i s case .

Pressing the Shutter ButtonThe shut te r bu t ton must be pressed gent ly in o rderto ob ta in a c l ea r unb lu r red p i c tu re .r A f te r the shut te r i s re leased and s imu l taneous ly

wi th the return of the sh ut ter but ton to i ts formerpos i t i on , t he sp r i ng mo to r au toma t i ca l l y w indsthe f i lm by one f rame and cocks the shut te r fo rthe nex t sho t .

r Do no t p ress the shut te r bu t ton wh i le the f i lm isbe ing advanced .

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When shoot ing p ic tures out o f doors , set the focus-ing needle ins ide the v iewf inder , beforehand at thesnapsho t mark . You w i l l be ab le t o en joy t ak ingsnapshots very eas i ly .

Tu rn t he f ocus ing l eve r , wh i l e l ook ing i n to t hev iewf inder , and set the focus ing needle a t theb lue snapsho t mark .

When tak ing snapshots out o f doors , set theshut ter speed at I25.

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f,A sharp ly- focused p ic ture can be obta ined wi th-out focus ing, regard less o f the camera- to-sub-jec t d is tance, i f the meter needle is ins ide theblue snap zone. Therefore, press the shut terbut ton.r The meter needle wi l l a lmost a lways be wi th in

the snapshot zone under the br ightness need-ed for tak ing snapshots out o f doors . There-fore, i t w i l l be convenient to use the snap-sho t mark .

r In case the needle goes out o f the snapshotzone and in to the whi te zone of the cor rectexposure ind icat ing window, you must focusonce again before press ing the shut ter but -t on .

E x p o s u r e s n a p s h o t z o n e

Rewinding the FilmCanonDrAI-35-e

When the l as t f r ame o f t heshut ter but ton cannot besp r i ng mo to r i s f u l l y wound .f i l m .

f i lm is exposed, thepressed even i f theTherefore. rewind the

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Push the " R " bu t t on ( f i lm rew ind ing bu t t on ) i n -wa rds wh i l e t u rn ing i t c l ockw ise and a l i gn t hewhi te dot o f the " R " but ton wi th the whi te doton t he camera s i de .

The f i lm w i l l be au toma t i ca l l y r ewound j us t asmuch as t he sp r i ng mo to r i s wound .. Approx imate ly 20 exposures can be rewound

w i th a f u l l y wound sp r i ng mo to r .


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Fr.$Keep press ing the " R " but ton whi le the f i lm isbe ing rewound back in to the car t r idge and a lsow ind t he g r i p un t i l t he exposu re coun te r i nd i -cates " S " .r When the exposure counter ind icates " S " ,

i t means t ha t t he f i lm has been comp le te l yrewou n d .

Open the back cover , by pushing the back coveropening knob in the d i rect ion o f the ar row, andtake out the f i lm car t r idge.

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' : l Re lease t he EE mechan i sm.l l T t re EE mechan i sm i s r e l eased , when the au to '

ma t i c f l ash bu t t on i s pu l l ed , and shoo t i ng canbe per formed at any des i red aper ture s top.

S Set the shut ter speed.& ' Turn the shut ter speed r ing and set the des i redshu t te r speed a t t he i ndex mark . (See t hefo l lowing char t )

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At tach the f lash un i t .A t tach the f lash un i t on to the accessory shoeof the cam era and p lug the cord in to the f lashsocket .r The accessory shoe o f th is camera has a d i -

rect con nect ion socket . Therefore, cordlessCanon F lash D and Cube F lash D can be used .

Dec id ing th e a per tu re s top .The ape r tu re s top i s ob ta ined by d i v i d i ng t hef l ash bu lb gu ide number by t he shoo t i ng d i s -ta n ce .

Aper tu re S top - F l a s h B u l b G u i d e N u m b e rS h o o t i n g D i s t a n c eNex t , p ress t he EE-F lash change bu t t on anda l ign the aper tu re s top ob ta ined by the aboveca lcu la t ion to the f igure ins ide the v iewf inder .

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When tak ing p ic tures wi th the EE system and us ingf i l te rs , you need not worry about the exposure fac 'tors because the f i l te rs for Canon Dia l 35 '2 coverthe lens as wel l as the CdS meter lenses ' 48mmscrew- in type f i l te rs are used '


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ACCESSORIES FOR CANON DIAL 35.2F tash Un i t J -3Exc lus i ve l y f o r base less bu lbs . W i th bu i l t - i nconver t ib le socket for AG and PH.F lash Qu in tF i ve f l ash bu lbs can be f l ashed con t i nuous l y .Exc lus ive ly for AG type.Ganon Gube F lashGanon Gube F lash DGanon F lash DSel f t imer 6Used by inser t ing in to re lease ho le o f shut terre l ease bu t t on . Has a t ime l ag o f app rox ima te .l y L0 seconds .Ganon Release AdapterA l l me ta l .48mm Screw- in Type F i l ters

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