Canon ELPH 490Z User Guide - Page 3

ADVANCED PHOTO SYSTEM AlTM rThi sis an Advanced Photo System camera. This system, as well as Canon's advanced technology, has made it possible to produce a 4x zoom lens camera that is smaller than any other. Here are some of the special new features of this system. 1 New Film The IX240 new film comes in Visual exposure indicators Q Unexposed a compact film cartridge with no leader. This new drop-in film can be easily loaded by anyone, and replaces all D Partial C3 Exposed 0 Processed previous hard-to-load films. In addition, the visual exposure indicator on the top of the cartridge shows whether the film cartridge is unexposed, exposed, or processed. * This camera model does not mark the film to show when it has been partially exposed D indicator). 02 New Camera Size The Advanced Photo System allows cameras and film cartridges to be much more compact than previously possible (Canon model comparison). Moreover, Canon's advanced technology has made it possible to produce this ultra compact camera. Previous 2.5x zoom camera Features New Type Prints 1 The Advanced Photo System allows the camera to shoot three types of prints: in addition to classic print types (C print), you can now shoot wide-angle (H print) and panorama (P print) prints. The Advanced Photo System can also imprint date/time information on the back of the print, or on the front and back of the print. The system can also imprint title text on the back of the print. * Character size, shape, color, position, and ability to print on both sides may vary according to the individual photo shop. print C print P Print Back of the print El New Processing Methods Previous 135 (35mm) film has always been returned from the processing lab as negative strips. This has made ordering reprints inconvenient since each picture must be found on 1 the negative strips. With the Advanced Photo System however, the negative film is returned from the certified shop reloaded in its cartridge, accompanied by an index print. Unlike hard-to-see negative strips of previous cameras, this index print (where all shots can be viewed) makes reviewing prints much easier. Users can now order reprints simply by matching the ID on the back of the print or on the index print with the ID on the film cartridge, and then specifying the print number to be reprinted at the photo shop. Filmstrip ID 9 Index Print Film cartridge fin L