Need help with camera?

my mom had given me an older camera and it is stuck taking circular picturs and not the full pik my mom said it teaches some technique for photography my point is i want it to stop and take normal pictures it is a genesis chinon zoom macro lens f=35 mm -80mm auto sensor flash auto program-DX auto focus tele converter x1.3 (theres some controls on the side that have butons labeld as the following) m.exp. and self t. and blc and cont. and single