Canon AUTO ZOOM 814 ELECTRONIC Instructions Manual page 4

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Main Features of Canon Auto Zoom 814 Electronic
The Canon Auto Zoom 814 Electronic is one of Canon's best Super 8
movie cameras, originally designed
t~
further improve the world-renowned
Canon Auto Zoom 814 with many new devices and original functions
added to it. Its mechanisms and materials were the object of the most
careful research and with it anyone can be sure of taking nothing but the
finest pictures. The lens has .been newly developed to obtain high contrast
and definition to a degree unparalleled in similar cameras. To make this
ideal lens work to the best of its capacities, a Servo EE meter, which
performs precise measurement, is adopted in the EE mechanism. Variable
shutter control, macro-shooting system, and the flash socket synchronized
for single-frame shooting are new useful technological advances developed
for this camera. With these, the Canon Auto Zoom 814 Electronic widens
the world of 8mm movies.
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Newly Developed Large Aperture a·times Zoom Lens
The new lens is based on the former 8-times zoom lens, which has
been praised everywhere and it improves the quality of images with 11
elements of newly developed glass. Therefore, though it has the world's
fastest f1.4 in this class, its resolving power and contrast are outstanding.
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Precise TTL Measurement System
The EE exposure metering system, with the CdS photocell behind the
diaphragm and nearest to the focal plane, controls the aperture with a servo
meter which accurately measures the incoming light through the lens
(TTLI. The circuit is not only accurate in response to the light, but very
stable against changes of temperature and voltage as it adopts all-sillicon
transistors . Moreover the minimum diaphragm aperture of f/32 widens the
shooting r,ange and increases shooting accuracy.
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Variable Shutter Control
An extremely precise mechanism continuously controls the opening
angle of two semicircular shutter leaves from 0
0
to 150
0
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With this
mechanism, you can enjoy fading techniques very easily, and because you
can change the exposure time regardless of the filming speed, you can
avoid blur even when shooting sports. The exposure is freely adjusted
according to the I(ariable shutter control.
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Bright Viewfinder Measures Distance with Precision
As the aperture of the eyepiece is en larged , the brightness of the
viewfinder has increased and you can see a dark subject very clearly in it.
The microprism screen is designed to equal the characteristics of the
human eye and allows you to focus most accurately and easily .
Moreover, the eyesight adjustment ring has been developed after long
research to adapt it to the individual eyesight, and the eyecup allows
anybody to find and adjust the eyepice position that f its best. Also, the
quality of the viewfinder itself has been greatly improved.
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Macro-Shooting System Making Super Close·up Techniques at Hand
Macro-Shooting has been a field in which many accessories and
difficult techniques were required, but with this camera, close-ups become
very simple because it has an 8-times high quality zoom lens with a
macro-shooting system and it requires no accessory. You only have to
operate the macro-setting knob for the easiest super close-up shooting. This
system has contributed to widen the applicabi lity of 8mm movies not only
in animation, single frame t itle shooting in general, but also as a standard
camera for use in television . .
6 Electronic Flash Synchronizing System
An electronic flash synchronizing socket is built-in and coupled to the
single frame circuit. Shooting with the electronic flash synchronized is
possible with the combined use of accessories.
7 Systematization of Accessories to Complete Time Interval Shooting
The automatic timing device S, Interval Timer E and Time Lapse
Programmer, enable you to· shoot the different stages of motion, a very
useful feature when you want to stress the various changes a particular
subject undergoes whether it be in swift movements of transformations
over a long period of time.
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Other Features
Easy drop-in type of film loading, one electric source powering film
driving motor, zoom ing motor and exposure meter, built·in amplifier to
stabilize the electric source, and film·end caution lamp.