Canon AF310XL- Manuals

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SIMPLE STEPS FOR NORMAL FILMINO 1 Remove the lens cap.* , 'Dispose of the white pro­ tective ring before loading the batteries and using the camera.

Attach and extend the microphone. Check recording level by depressing the shutter release lever halfway. Steps 6 and 7 for Sound Filming with AF31OXL-S Only FOR SILENT FILMINe, PROCEED TO STEP 8

o I 1. Grip Your AF310XL-S/AF310XL is built with a collapsible grip O- To hold the camera, unfold the grip until it locks into place. To refold the grip, simply push it up until it clicks into the folded position. 14

BATTERY n CHECK 3. Checking the Batteries It is impossible to film correctly if the batter­ies are weak. Check battery power regularly, and carry a spare set when traveling or film­ ing an important event. 1. Rotate the main switch O to the bat­ tery check mark. 15

BATTERY n CHECK 50 6 4. Main Switch To begin filming, set the main switch O to I on ] . IMPORTANT: To prevent battery waste, always turn the main switch to OFF when you are not film­ing. When the main switch is set to|ON|, the camera continues to use power. The red mark to the right of the switch wa...

5. Shutter Release Lever The AF310XL-S and AF310XL both have a two-step shutter release lever. Picture is usu­ ally composed in such a way that the subject of main interest covers the center of the view­finder. By pressing the shutter lever O HALFWAY, the following functions take place: 1. The expos...

7. Attaching the Microphone Push the microphone in and then down as in­dicated in the picture. Then slowly extend the microphone to its full length. Generally, it is best to keep the microphone fully extended when making sound films. The microphone may pick up unnecessary noise from the camera’s mot...

8. Checking the Recording Levei To check the recording level, depress the shutter lever O half\«ay. If the recording level indicator ® in the viewfinder blinks clearly on and off with each sound made, then you may begin filming (i.e., the sound will record correctly). However, if the record­ ing lev...

9. Detaching the Microphone Push in the microphone’s unlock lever in the direction of the arrow to detach it from the camera. 20

C amii A#SM>XL-tt For carrying convenience, attach the mi­ crophone in the opposite direction so that it fits on top of the camera body (see picture above). Note: Do not try to carry the camera by the microphone.

10. Loading the Film The AF310XL-S accepts both sound and silent film cartridges (Type A or G), while the AF310XL accepts only silent cartridges (Type A or G). To load the film, press the film compartment release Knob ® all the way down until It locks into place. Then pull the side cover open. (You ...

o Q 11. Checking Film Advance To ensure that the film is advancing correctly, press the shutter release lever in all the way and look through the viewfinder. The film transport indicator ® should move up and down. If it doesn’t, remove the cartridge and turn the spindle on the side of the cartridge ...

BATTERY 1 CHECK o 1 2. Setting the CCA Filter Switch Two types of Super 8 sound and silent films are available: 1. Type A (tungsten) film for filming in ar- tifioial tungsten light. 2. Type G (general-use) film for filming in either artifioial or natural lighting. If you were to use Type A film In d...

13. Holding the Camera Hold the camera steadily to avoid shaky and blurred movies. Put the strap around your neck or shouider and hold the camera firmly with your right hand. Use your left hand for steadying the upper part of the camera and for zooming. Press your right eibow against your body and k...

15. Composing the Picture and Zooming Zooming Both cameras are capable of continuous zooming over the lens’s variable focal length of 8.5 to 25.5mm. If used moderately, zoom­ ing makes filming more enjoyable and effec­ tive. There are two kinds of zooming; power and manual.

ZOOM LENS C-8 Ì nvm It 1,0 ' Power Zooming Pressing the power zooming switch O during filming activates zooming automatical­ ly- 1. Press “T” to enlarge the subject. 2. Press "W" to make the subject smaller. It takes about seven seconds to zoom be­ tween "T” and “W" and vice-versa. P...

Manual Zooming Use the manual zooming lever O whenever you want to zoom faster or slower than the constant speed of power zooming. Manual zooming is especially convenient for compos­ ing or trimming the picture.Notes; 1. Use manual zooming as much as possi­ ble when zooming in low temperatures. 2. T...

16. Autofocus Filming Focusing is automatic with the AF310XL-S and AF310XL. To focus the majority of sub­ jects, simply point the camera toward your subject to begin filming. Make sure the sub­ ject covers the center of the viewfinder. Then depress the shutter release lever all the way. When correct...

Fig. A Fig. B SUBJECTS NOT SUITED FOR THE AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM 1. Subjects which have iittie or no refiec- tance (black hair, fire, fireworks, black­out curtains, etc.) 2. Subjects with very glossy or shiny sur­ faces (exterior of a car, glass) 3. Subjects with an object in front of them (an animal in a...

NO Cp Subject I OK Q Subject 1 1 ! 1 OK p Subject / / { Glass Glass / Glass I 1 ( / / / 20° or more i Camera Camera Camera Fig.C To bring subjects falling within these two categories into correct focus, PREFOCUS them as follows: 1. Find a substitute subject which is the same distance from you as the...

Open the side cover as previously instructed and remove the film cartridge by taking up its left end first (see picture above). Exposed film is labeled “EXPOSED”: you can easily distinguish it from new film. It is best to have the exposed film developed as soon as possi­ ble. 32

Cleaning the Recording Head Area The recording head area inside the fiim com­ partment becomes dirty from fiim passing through. Uniess it is cieaned reguiariy, there may be a ioss of picture or sound quaiity. it is important to ciean the head area at ieast once every five cartridges. The pinch roiie...

Care of the Camera 1. The best thing you can do for the camera is to use it reguiariy. if it must be stored for a ionger period of time (three weeks or more), first remove the batteries to prevent damage from bat­ tery ieakage. Make sure the main switch is OFF. Place the camera in a cool, dry, dust-...

7. The film gate ® must also be dusted out with a biower brush from time to time to remove accumulated film dust which may scratch the fiim (see picture above).

2^ V - ‘ I Filming in Very Low Temperatures The batteries may fail when you film in tem­ peratures below about 0°C (32°F). Load new batteries and keep the camera warm inside your coat or by other means until you begin to film. We recommend using alkaline or Ni-Cd batteries, as well as carrying a spa...

SPECIFICATIONS AF310XL-S AF310XL Type Autofocus Super 8 movie camera for sound or silent XL filming. Autofocus Super 8 movie camera for silent XL filming. Format 4.2 X 5.8mm Lens Canon 8.5—25.5mm f/1.0 with 3:1 zoom ratio. 13-element, 11 -group construction. Spectra coaling. (¡> 43mm filter threa...

Film Compartment Release Knob Film Compartment Window -dt Microphone Input Jack (AF310XL-Sonly) Neckstrap Ring i Tripod Socket — ® Battery Chamber Cover m Recording Level Indicator (AF310XL-S0nly) I Battery Check/ Underexposure Warning Indicator "7) Viewfinder Information I Viewfinder Film Trans...

Boom Microphone BM 30 D Type Unidirectional, electrolytic condenser microphone. Hotshoe type microphone exclusive for AF31OXL-S Output Level -78 dB (1 KHz 0 dB = 1 v/^tbar) Power Source Supplied from camera Weight 65g. (2.3 oz.) Subject to change without notice 39