From: glporter@zeus.calpoly.edu (Glen Porter)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: Here is the explainations sheet for the CAMERA FEATURE LIST
Date: 6 Jan 93 06:40:15 GMT
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo



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*        The following is given to explain the camera features on the      *
*        List.  I hope it helps -                                          *
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CW of O, prices as of date on sheet - Camera World of Oregon (800)222-1557
     They were used, because they don't lie about prices/stock/shipping/etc
     or play any price games - which guarantees Comparability of prices.
     CW of O prices may vary - some.  Adorama prices are comparable
     generally a few to $15 more, and may be used if not available >> (ADO).

Built-in Flash   |39.9ft >> indicates that the flash has a
                            QUIDE NUMBER of 39.9ft

Predictive AF    |Yes    >> indicates that camera calculates where object WILL
                            be when it can focus next.  Moves to that distance,
                            and takes the photo when the object gets there.

Portrait Program |Built-in >> A program that shoots for low depth of field

Landscape Prgm.  |2 Builtin>> has 2 built-in (stock) landscape programs -
                            either shoots at highest poss. f stop, of actually
                            calculates the necc. f stop to get everything in
                            focus between two marks as in EOS 10s.
                            this INCLUDES ALL Depth of Field programs!

Close-up Program |Built-in  max Depth of field as in landscape, plus special
                            flash intensity control.
Sports Program   |Built-in  continuous/predictive focus w/ fasted poss. shutter
                            speed.  Also has fast # of frames/sec - continuous.

Indoor Program   |Several >>Adjusts for low light levels??

Load Ext. Prgms  |99+avail>>Has a means of loading more programs via user
                            interface (ie, Cards, Light port and barcode
                            reader as in the EOS system).

Ap/shutter Prior.|Yes/Yes   Aperture Priority mode / Shutter priority mode.

All Manual mode  |Yes       Has a FULL manual mode.  Has meter, unless noted.

Shiftable Program|Yes       Has the ability to be used in standard program mode
                            and after the camera comes up with the exposure
                            settings the user can alter the shutter/aperature
                            combination (while maintaining the same exposure)
                            by "working" a single button or dial.  For example,
                            the EOS 10s comes up with an exposure of, lets say,
                            f8  @ 1/250  - the user can change the seting to
                            f11 @ 1/125, f16 @ 1/60, f22 @ 1/30, f5.6 @ 1/500,
                            f4 @ 1/1000, . . . etc (Maintains constant exposure
                            the hole time) JUST by rotating the dial
                            at the right pointing-finger to the desired
                            value.  I realize that this is not myuch different
                            than shutter or aperature proirity, but half of the
                            time, I don't like the computers choice of fstop or
                            shutter speed.  gosh!  I type too much!
FocusAssistLight |Yes%      Camera actually PROJECTS a pattern of Light,
                            and focuses on the pattern = ability to focus in
                            TOTAL darkness (while subject within range).

Slowest Shutter  |30 sec    Indicates LONGEST possible AUTOMATIC (camera
                            controlled) shutter speed - bulb doesn't count.

Fastest Shutter  |1/4000    Indicates Shortest possible shutter speed.

Multiple Expos.  |Up to 9%  Tells the Number of Multiple exposures (on one
                            frame-no film advance between exposures) that
                            the camera can do.  Built-in/stock, unless noted.

Bracketing       |+-5in.5x3 >>>> Camera takes one exposure at metered value,
                            one at .5 stops over exposed, and one .5 stops
                            underexposed. for a total of 3 shots per subject.
                            It is all done automatically, 3 shots in a row,
                            by pressing the shutter release button once.

Meter Modes      |M/P=8.5   Meter Modes - M)atrix, C)enter, S)pot,
                            A)verging aka Multi Spot, P)artial (P=8.5 means
                            8.5 percent of frame.).       '/' means nothing.

Focusing light EV|-1 to 20  The Camera will be able to meter acurately
                            within this amount of light available.

Metering light EV|0 to 20   The Camera will be able to focus accurately
                            within this amount of light available.

Remote           |IR        Type of Remote/Bulb option.  Release types:
                            EL=electronic, IR=Infrared, C=cable, RF=radio.

Mirror lockup    |Yes %     Does Camera have capability to lock mirror up at
                            least a few seconds before shutter operates?
                            Causes camera to shake less at time of exposure,
                            Leads to sharper picture.

# of focus zones |3orany1 % >>>  the number of SEPARATE focusing zones.

body wt. w/o batt|20.3 oz   >>> The weight of the camera WITHOUT a battery
                            or film.  Minimum options inferred.

Battery type     |2CR5      Types of batteries that the Camera can use.

Delay Timer      |2/10 sec% >> number of seconds the Delay timer waits before
                            operating the shutter.  Useful for taking a
                            picture of yourself in a group shot.

Mount            |EF        The different lens mounts that work on the camera.

Flash exp. Comp. |Yes=ez430 >>>> does the flash have the ability to flash
                            at partial intensities?  Whether set by user or
                            by the camera.  'w/' means that it does when
                            used in conjunction with this flash unit.

Exposure Comp    |+-5 in .5 >>>  Allows user to define how much under/over-
                            exposed the shots will be.  This entry to left
                            means that the camera can shoot 5 stops over,
                            and up to 5 stops under-exposed from meter reading,
                            in .5 stop increments.

DX-override      |6 to 6400 >>> can the user over-ride the DX film speed that
                            is written on the can, and the range if it can.

Sync Speed       |upto1/125 >>> indicates the shutter speeds that a/the flash
                            will work properly with.  'upto 1/125' means the
                            flash sill work properly, when used from the
                            cameras longest exposure time, upto 1/125 sec.

Meter Segments   |8         Indicates the Number of INDEPENDENT meter
                            segments that the camera uses to figure out the
                            'correct' exposure.  "13hex+bg" in 7xi area
                            means that it has 13 hexagons in the middle,
                            plus the background, for a total of 14 metering
                            zones.

Backlit Display  |No        Does the display on the outside have a light,
                            so the display can be read in the dark?

Interval Timer   |1sec-24hr >>> what is the minimum and maximum interval,
                            that the cameras interval timer can wait between
                            AUTOMATICALLY controlled exposures?

Max Frames/sec   |5.0       The Fastest STOCK (no options) number of shots
                            per second a camera can take - film advancing.

Shake Warning    |Yes %     Does the camera have the ability to prevent
                            the user from taking the shot, until the subject
                            is still (prevents blurring)?

"Trap" focus     |w/ Back   <<< this indicates that the camera has the
                            ability to let you set the focus distance
                            manually, and when anything gets in the
                            area of focus, it will take the picture.
                            VERY useful for unattended or wildlife photos!

Removable Back   |No        Can the Back door be removed, and an optional
                            film back be used in its place?  data backs,
                            bulk film backs, light boxes, etc . .

Rewind w/tongue  |Yes       CAN the camera be told to leave the very end of
                            the film out of the can, when it rewinds the film?
                            gives user the ability to change films in the
                            middle of a roll, shoot a second roll, and continue
                            on with the first roll (after advancing past pre-
                            exposed film)?
Curtain Sync     |frt/rear% >>> does camera trigger flash in the beginning
                            of an exposure?  Can it trigger flash at the very
                            end of an exposure?  AUTOMATIC only.
Image Size Lock  |No        Does camera have a means to make all subjects
                            all the same height on the film?  (zooms in for
                            shorter subjects, and zoom out(wider) for
                            taller subjects)?

Focus Motor      |% lens    Where is the Focusing motor placed???  In the
                            Lens, or in the camera body?

Zoom motor       |NA        Where is the Zoom motor placed, in the camera
                            body, or in the lens?  "NA" means it doesn't have
                            one.

Extra frames     |All w/oDX >>>  how many frames past 36 can the camera shoot
                            on a standard 36 exposure roll?

Dep.field preview|Yes %     Does camera have ability to stop down the f stop,
                            and show you what the depth of field will be?

Bat.Ind. levels  |4         Number of different battery 'power' levels that
                            the camera can show.  Include 'no battery', 'dead
                            battery installed', etc . . in the count (if the
                            camera distinguishes between them and the others)
                            - 'off' isn't a valid level.

Speaker on/off   |Yes       Can the beeper/speaker be shut off?  "NA" means
                            that the camera doesn't have a speaker.


Viewfinder cov(%)|92        the percentage of the exposure that can be seen
                            through the viewfinder. 92 = 92%

Diopter Adjust.  |Yes %     Does the camera have a BUILT-IN diopter
                            adjustment?  How many settings?  "opt=10" means
                            that there are 10 different diopter adjustments
                            that can be bought separately.

Aperture adj.   |Rot.Sw.   What adjusts the aperture?  Rot.Sw= rotary
                            switch, lens= lens ring, buttons= up and down
                            push button switches.

Material of Body |b=M&C,f=M >>> Material of body: M=metal, P=plastic,
                            C=polycarbonate.  So: "b=P,f=M" means
                            body=Plastic and Flange/mount=metal.

AE/AF lock       |Yes/Yes   does camera have: Auto exposure lock? / does
                            it have a means of focusing without being 'on'
                            the subject? - there must be a better way to
                            ask this!!!!!!!!

Est.Rolls/BATT. &|60 and 13 >>>  the number of 24 exposure rolls of film
                            that can be shot on one battery / and the
                            number that can be shot using a flash 100%
                            of the time.

ChangeFocusScreen|No        indicates interchangability of focus screens w/
                            other screens than the one that came with it.

I hope that this clears up some of the questions . . . .

-Glen   glporter@nike.calpoly.edu

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