Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Owner's manual

Camera User Guide

• Beforeuse,besuretoreadthisguide,includingthesafety

precautions.

• Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethecamera

properly.

• Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthefuture.

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Package Contents

Before use, make sure the following items are included in the package.

If anything is missing, contact your camera dealer.

Camera

Battery Pack

NB-10L

(with terminal cover)

Battery Charger

CB-2LC/CB-2LCE

Neck Strap

NS-DC11

Lens Cap

(with cord)

DIGITAL CAMERA

Solution Disk*

Getting Started

Warranty System Booklet

* Contains software (=

28).

• A memory card is not included (see below).

Compatible Memory Cards

The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used, regardless of capacity.

• SD memory cards*

• SDHC memory cards*

• SDXC memory cards*

• Eye-Fi cards

* Conforms to SD specications. However, not all memory cards have been veried to

work with the camera.

AboutEye-FiCards

This product is not guaranteed to support Eye-Fi card functions (including

wireless transfer). In case of an issue with an Eye-Fi card, please check

with the card manufacturer.

Also note that an approval is required to use Eye-Fi cards in many countries

or regions. Without approval, use of the card is not permitted. If it is unclear

whether the card has been approved for use in the area, please check with

the card manufacturer.

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Preliminary Notes and Legal Information

• Takeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere

recordedcorrectly.PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand

afliates,anditsdistributorsarenotliableforanyconsequentialdamages

arisingfromanymalfunctionofacameraoraccessory,includingmemory

cards,thatresultsinthefailureofanimagetoberecordedortobe

recordedinawaythatismachinereadable.

• Imagesrecordedbythecameraareintendedforpersonaluse.Refrain

fromunauthorizedrecordingthatinfringesoncopyrightlaw,andnotethat

evenforpersonaluse,photographymaycontravenecopyrightorother

legalrightsatsomeperformancesorexhibitions,orinsomecommercial

settings.

• Forinformationonyourcamera’swarranty,pleaserefertotheWarranty

informationprovidedwithyourcamera.

ForCanonCustomerSupport,pleaserefertothewarrantyinformation

forcontactinformation.

• AlthoughtheLCDmonitorandviewnderareproducedunderextremely

high-precisionmanufacturingconditionsandmorethan99.99%ofthe

pixelsmeetdesignspecications,inrarecasessomepixelsmaybe

defectiveormayappearasredorblackdots.Thisdoesnotindicate

cameradamageoraffectrecordedimages.

• TheLCDmonitormaybecoveredwithathinplasticlmforprotection

againstscratchesduringshipment.Ifcovered,removethelmbefore

usingthecamera.

• Whenthecameraisusedoveranextendedperiod,itmaybecomewarm.

Thisdoesnotindicatedamage.

Organization of Camera User Guide

Thefollowingguidesareincluded,eachusedfordifferentpurposes.

BasicGuide(=



13)

• Givesbasicinstructions,frominitialpreparationstoshooting,playback,

andsavingonacomputer

AdvancedGuide(=



37)

• Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsanddescribes

shootingandplaybackoptions

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Part Names and Conventions in This Guide

 Zoomlever

 Shooting:<i(telephoto)>/

<j(wideangle)>

 Playback:<k(magnify)>/

<g(index)>

 Shutterbutton

 Strapmount

 Modedial

 Flash

 Hotshoe

 Microphone

<h(Flash)>button

 Speaker

 Lamp

< (FramingAssist–Lock)>

button

 Focallengthmarkings(approx.)

 Lens

 Lenshood/lteradaptermount

< (FramingAssist–Seek)>

button

 Tripodsocket

 Lockreleaseswitch

 Memorycard/batterycover

 DCcouplercableport

• Inthisguide,iconsareusedtorepresentthecorrespondingcamera

buttonsanddialsonwhichtheyappearorwhichtheyresemble.

• Thefollowingcamerabuttonsandcontrolsarerepresentedbyicons.

<q> Leftbutton onback

<o> Upbutton onback

<r> Rightbutton onback

 Downbutton onback

< 5> Controldial onback

• Shootingmodesandon-screeniconsandtextareindicatedinbrackets.

•

:Importantinformationyoushouldknow

•

:Notesandtipsforexpertcamerause

• =xx:Pageswithrelatedinformation(inthisexample,“xx”representsa

pagenumber)

• Instructionsinthisguideapplytothecameraunderdefaultsettings.

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PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide

 Screen(LCDmonitor)

< (Shortcut)>/<c(Direct

print)>button

 Diopteradjustmentdial

 Viewnder

<1(Playback)>button

 Indicator

 ON/OFFbutton

 Moviebutton

 Remoteterminal

< (AFFrameSelector)>/

<a(Singleimageerase)>button

 AVOUT(Audio/videooutput)/

DIGITALterminal

 HDMI

TM

terminal

<n>button

<l(Display)>button

<e(Macro)>/<f(Manual

focus)>/Leftbutton

<b(Exposurecompensation)>/

<

(Filterimagedisplay)>/Up

button

< (Self-timer)>/Rightbutton

 FUNC./SETbutton

< >/Downbutton

 Controldial

 Turningthecontroldialisonewayto

choosesettingitems,switchimages,and

performotheroperations.Mostofthese

operationsarealsopossiblewiththe

<o><q><r>buttons.

• Forconvenience,allsupportedmemorycardsaresimplyreferredtoas

“thememorycard”.

• Thetabsshownabovetitlesindicatewhetherthefunctionisusedforstill

images,movies,orboth.

StillImages

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingstillimages.

Movies

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingmovies.

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Table of Contents

PackageContents.........................2

CompatibleMemoryCards............2

PreliminaryNotesandLegal

Information.....................................3

OrganizationofCameraUser

Guide.............................................3

PartNamesandConventionsin

ThisGuide......................................4

TableofContents...........................6

Contents:BasicOperations...........8

SafetyPrecautions.......................10

Basic Guide .................... 13

InitialPreparations.......................14

TryingtheCameraOut................22

IncludedSoftware,Manuals........28

Accessories..................................35

Advanced Guide ............. 37

1 CameraBasics.....................37

On/Off..........................................38

ShutterButton..............................39

Viewnder....................................40

ShootingModes...........................40

FUNC.Menu................................41

MENUMenu................................42

ShootingDisplayOptions............43

IndicatorDisplay..........................44

Clock............................................44

2 SmartAutoMode.................45

Shooting(SmartAuto).................46

Common,ConvenientFeatures...55

UsingFaceID..............................63

ImageCustomizationFeatures....73

HelpfulShootingFeatures...........79

CustomizingCamera

Operation.....................................82

3 OtherShootingModes........85

AutoClipRecording

(MovieDigest)..............................86

MovingSubjects(Sports).............87

SpecicScenes...........................89

ImageEffects(CreativeFilters)...92

SpecialModesforOther

Purposes....................................102

ShootingVariousMovies...........108

4 PMode................................113

ShootinginProgramAEMode

(Mode)................................ 114

ImageBrightness

(ExposureCompensation)......... 115

ColorandContinuous

Shooting.....................................122

ShootingRangeand

Focusing....................................129

Flash..........................................142

ShootingRAWImages...............146

OtherSettings............................147

5 Tv,Av,M,C1,andC2

Mode...................................149

SpecicShutterSpeeds

(<Tv>Mode)..............................150

SpecicApertureValues

(<Av>Mode)..............................151

SpecicShutterSpeedsand

ApertureValues(<M>Mode).....152

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TableofContents

CustomizationforShooting

Styles.........................................154

6 PlaybackMode..................159

Viewing......................................160

BrowsingandFiltering

Images.......................................166

EditingFaceIDInformation.......171

ImageViewingOptions..............172

ProtectingImages......................175

ErasingImages..........................179

RotatingImages.........................182

ImageCategories......................184

EditingStillImages....................188

EditingMovies............................194

7 SettingMenu......................197

AdjustingBasicCamera

Functions...................................198

8 Accessories.......................213

TipsonUsingIncluded

Accessories................................214

OptionalAccessories.................215

UsingOptionalAccessories.......218

PrintingImages..........................231

UsinganEye-FiCard.................245

9 Appendix............................247

Troubleshooting.........................248

On-ScreenMessages................252

On-ScreenInformation..............255

HandlingPrecautions.................259

FunctionsandMenuTables.......260

Specications.............................274

Index..........................................278

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Contents: Basic Operations

4 Shoot

 Usecamera-determinedsettings(AutoMode).................................... 46

Shootingpeoplewell

I

Portraits

(=



89)

P

AgainstSnow

(=



90)

SmoothSkin

(=



91)

Matchingspecicscenes

Sports

(=



87)

NightScenes

(=



89)

t

Fireworks

(=



90)

Applyingspecialeffects

VividColors

(=



92)

PosterEffect

(=



92)

Fish-EyeEffect

(=



94)

MiniatureEffect

(=



95)

ToyCameraEffect

(=



96)

SoftFocus

(=



97)

Monochrome

(=



98)

 Focusonfaces............................................................... 46,89,133,139

 Withoutusingtheash(FlashOff)....................................................... 47

 Withmyselfintheshot(Self-Timer)............................................. 58,104

 Addadatestamp................................................................................. 61

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Contents:BasicOperations

 UseFaceID................................................................................. 63,163

 Movieclipsandphotostogether(MovieDigest).................................. 86

1 View

 Viewimages(PlaybackMode)........................................................... 160

 Automaticplayback(Slideshow)........................................................ 173

 OnaTV.............................................................................................. 218

 Onacomputer..................................................................................... 29

 Browsethroughimagesquickly......................................................... 166

 Eraseimages..................................................................................... 179

E Shoot/ViewMovies

 Shootmovies............................................................................... 46,108

 Viewmovies(PlaybackMode)........................................................... 160

 Fast-movingsubjects,slow-motionplayback......................................111

c Print

 Printpictures...................................................................................... 231

  Save

 Saveimagestoacomputer................................................................. 32

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Safety Precautions

• Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafetyprecautions

describedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisusedcorrectly.

• Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintendedto

preventinjuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetotheequipment.

• Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysold

accessoriesyouuse.

Warning

Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.

• Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeople’seyes.

Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.In

particular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhenusingtheash.

• Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.

Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachild’sneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.

• Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.

• Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.

• Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts.

• Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif

ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.

• Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange

smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.

• Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto

cleantheproduct.

• Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)

orotherliquids.

• Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.

Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.

Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,

immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebattery.

Ifthebatterychargerbecomeswet,unplugitfromtheoutletandconsult

yourcameradistributororaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

• Donotlookthroughtheviewnderatbrightlightsources(suchas

thesunonaclearday).

Thiscoulddamageyoureyesight.

• Useonlytherecommendedbattery.

• Donotplacethebatterynearorindirectame.

• Unplugthepowercordperiodically,andusingadrycloth,wipeaway

anydustanddirtthathascollectedontheplug,theexteriorofthe

poweroutlet,andthesurroundingarea.

• Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands.

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SafetyPrecautions

• Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstheratedcapacity

oftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseifthepower

cordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintotheoutlet.

• Donotallowdirtormetalobjects(suchaspinsorkeys)tocontact

theterminalsorplug.

Thebatterymayexplodeorleak,resultinginelectricalshockorre.Thiscouldcause

injuryanddamagethesurroundings.Intheeventthatabatteryleaksandthebattery

electrolytecontactseyes,mouth,skinorclothing,immediatelyushwithwater.

• Turnthecameraoffinplaceswherecamerauseisprohibited.

Theelectromagneticwavesemittedbythecameramayinterferewiththe

operationofelectronicinstrumentsandotherdevices.Exerciseadequate

cautionwhenusingthecamerainplaceswhereuseofelectronicdevicesis

restricted,suchasinsideairplanesandmedicalfacilities.

• DonotplaythesuppliedCD-ROM(s)inanyCDplayerthatdoesnot

supportdataCD-ROMs.

Itispossibletosufferhearinglossfromlisteningwithheadphonestothe

loudsoundsofaCD-ROMplayedonanaudioCDplayer(musicplayer).

Additionally,thiscoulddamagethespeakers.

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofinjury.

• Whenholdingthecamerabythestrap,becarefulnottobangit,subject

ittostrongimpactsorshocks,orletitgetcaughtonotherobjects.

• Becarefulnottobumporpushstronglyonthelens.

Thiscouldleadtoinjuryordamagethecamera.

• Becarefulnottosubjectthescreentostrongimpacts.

Ifthescreencracks,injurymayresultfromthebrokenfragments.

• Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersorclothing.

Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.

• Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:

-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight

-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40°C(104°F)

-Humidordustyareas

Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebattery,

resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.

Hightemperaturesmaycausedeformationofthecameraorbatterychargercasing.

• Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed

forprolongedperiods.

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SafetyPrecautions

• Whenusingtheseparatelysoldlenslters,besuretoattachthemrmly.

Ifthelensbecomeslooseandfallsoff,itmaycrack,andtheshardsofglass

mayleadtocuts.

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.

• Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunonaclearday).

Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.

• Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful

nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

• Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromtheash.

Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeignmaterials

stucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremovedirt,dustorother

foreignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upanddamagetotheunit.

• Removeandstorethebatterywhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteryisleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemayoccur.

• Beforeyoudiscardthebattery,covertheterminalswithtapeorotherinsulators.

Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.

• Unplugthebatterychargerfromthepoweroutletafterchargingis

complete,orwhenyouarenotusingit.

• Donotplaceanything,suchascloth,ontopofthebatterycharger

whileitischarging.

Leavingtheunitpluggedinforalongperiodoftimemaycauseitto

overheatanddistort,resultinginre.

• Donotplacethebatterynearpets.

Petsbitingthebatterycouldcauseleakage,overheatingorexplosion,

resultinginreordamage.

• Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,closethescreentofaceinward

toensurethathardobjectsdonotcomeintocontactwiththescreen.

• Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.

Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.

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Basic Guide

Givesbasicinstructions,frominitial

preparationstoshooting,playback,and

savingonacomputer

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Initial Preparations

Prepareforshootingasfollows.

Attaching Accessories

1 Attachthestrap.

 Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera

asshown.

 Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach

thestrapthesameway.

2 Attachthelenscaptothestrap.

 Removethelenscapfromthecamera

andattachthelenscapcordtothestrap.

 Alwaysremovethelenscapbefore

turningthecameraon.Tryclippingthe

lenscaptotheneckstrapwhenthecap

isnotinuse.

 Keepthelenscaponthelenswhenthe

cameraisnotinuse.

Holding the Camera

 Placethestraparoundyourneck.

 Whenshooting,keepyourarmscloseto

yourbodyandholdthecamerasecurely

topreventitfrommoving.Ifyouhave

raisedtheash,donotrestyourngers

onit.

15

InitialPreparations

Charging the Battery

Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger.Besuretocharge

thebatteryinitially,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged.

1 Removethebatterycoverand

insertthebatteryinthecharger.

 Removethecoverfromthebattery,align

the▲marksonthebatteryandcharger,

andinsertthebatterybypushingitin(

)

anddown(

).

CB-2LC

CB-2LCE

2 Chargethebattery.

 CB-2LC:Flipouttheplug( )andplug

thechargerintoapoweroutlet(

).

 CB-2LCE:Plugthepowercordintothe

charger,thenplugtheotherendintoa

poweroutlet.

 Thecharginglampturnsorangeand

chargingbegins.

 Whenthechargingisnished,thelamp

turnsgreen.

3 Removethebattery.

 Afterunpluggingthebatterycharger,

removethebatterybypushingitin(

)

andup(

).

• Toprotectthebatteryandkeepitinoptimalcondition,donot

chargeitcontinuouslyformorethan24hours.

• Forbatterychargersthatuseapowercord,donotattach

thechargerorcordtootherobjects.Doingsocouldresultin

malfunctionordamagetotheproduct.

• Fordetailsonchargingtimeandthenumberofshotsandrecordingtime

possiblewithafullychargedbattery,see“Specications”(=



274).

16

InitialPreparations

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbatteryandamemorycard(soldseparately).

Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformatted

inanotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera

(=



203).

1 Checkthecard’swrite-protect

tab.

 Recordingisnotpossibleonmemory

cardswithawrite-protecttabwhenthe

tabisinthelocked(downward)position.

Slidethetabupuntilitclicksintothe

unlockedposition.

2 Openthecover.

 Slidetheswitch( )andopenthecover

(

).

Terminals Battery

Lock

3 Insertthebattery.

 Whilepressingthebatterylockinthe

directionofthearrow,insertthebattery

asshownandpushitinuntilitclicksinto

thelockedposition.

 Ifyouinsertthebatteryfacingthewrong

way,itcannotbelockedintothecorrect

position.Alwaysconrmthatthebattery

isfacingtherightwayandlockswhen

inserted.

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InitialPreparations

Label

4 Insertthememorycard.

 Insertthememorycardfacingasshown

untilitclicksintothelockedposition.

 Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe

rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting

memorycardsfacingthe



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InitialPreparations

• Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/

Time]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon.

Specifythecorrectinformation.

• Tosetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2andthen

choose[

]bypressingthe<o>buttonsorturningthe<5>dial.

ChangingtheDateandTime

Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows.

1 Accessthecameramenu.

 Pressthe<n>button.

2 Choose[Date/Time].

 Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[3]

tab.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochoose[Date/Time],and

thenpressthe<m>button.

3 Changethedateandtime.

 Followstep2on=



19toadjustthe

settings.

 Pressthe<n>buttontoclosethe

menu.

• Date/timesettingscanberetainedforabout3weeksbythecamera’sbuilt-in

date/timebattery(backupbattery)afterthebatterypackisremoved.

• Thedate/timebatterywillbechargedinabout4hoursonceyouinserta

chargedbatteryorconnectthecameratoanACadapterkit(soldseparately,

=



215),evenifthecameraisleftoff.

• Oncethedate/timebatteryisdepleted,the[Date/Time]screenwillbe

displayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Followthestepson=



19toset

thedateandtime.

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InitialPreparations

Display Language

Changethedisplaylanguageasneeded.

1 EnterPlaybackmode.

 Pressthe<1>button.

2 Accessthesettingscreen.

 Pressandholdthe<m>button,and

thenimmediatelypressthe<n>

button.

3 Setthedisplaylanguage.

 Pressthe<o><q><r>buttonsor

turnthe<5>dialtochoosealanguage,

andthenpressthe<m>button.

 Oncethedisplaylanguagehasbeenset,

thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.

• Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedifyouwaittoolonginstep2afterpressingthe

<

m

>buttonbeforeyoupressthe<n>button.Inthiscase,pressthe

<

m

>buttontodismissthetimedisplayandrepeatstep2.

• Youcanalsochangethedisplaylanguagebypressingthe<n>button

andchoosing[Language

]onthe[3]tab.

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StillImages Movies

Trying the Camera Out

Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor

movies,andthenviewthem.

Shooting (Smart Auto)

Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,

simplyletthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.

1 Turnthecameraon.

 PresstheON/OFFbutton.

 Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.

2 Enter<A>mode.

 Setthemodedialto<A>.

 Aimthecameraatthesubject.The

camerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise

asitdeterminesthescene.

 Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage

stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe

upperrightofthescreen.

 Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected

subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.

3 Composetheshot.

 Tozoominandenlargethesubject,move

thezoomlevertoward(telephoto),

andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move

ittoward<j>(wideangle).

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