Canon EOS 500QD - Manual (Page 15)

Loading and Removing Film
How to Load Film
When a film is loaded, it is wound completely to the end. Then as each
photograph is taken, the film rewinds frame by frame. The number of
photographs remaining out of the total on the roll of film is continually dis­
played.
The film has a DX code attached to,
allowing the film speed to be set auto­
matically.
• If your film has no DX code on it, the film
speed must be set manually. Please read
the section “Changing the Film Speed
Setting” on page 48.
1. Release the command dial lock by
setting to any position other than H .
2. Open the back cover by raising the
back cover latch.
3. Insert the film as shown in the pic­
ture, placing one end in first.
Due to the emission of infrared light by the
camera's optical film perforation detector,
infrared film cannot be used in this camera.
The shutter curtain is an extremely high preci­
sion mechanism and must never be touched.
When loading film, be careful not to allow
your fingers or the tip of the film to come ih
contact with the shutter curtain, as this can
cause damage.
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