Specifications - Sankyo SOUND XL-60S Instruction Manual

SPECIFICATIONS
Film Super-8 sound or silent film cartridge.
Lens 1) Sankyo zoom lens F 1.2,
f=7.5 - 45mm (6X)
2) Shortest focusing distance
1.5m (5ft) for normal filming
Ocm for macro filming
3) Filter size 58mm dia .
. 4) Lens cap 60mm dia.
Viewfinder 1) Reflex viewfinder with split image focusing
circle .
2) Adjustable to individual eyesight within the
range of -5 to +5 diopters.
3) Provided with eye cup .
Zooming 1) Lever automatic power zooming (approximately
5 sec from wide-angle to telephoto or vice versa) .
2) Manual zooming by the manual zoom ring.
Power50urce 1) 6 penlight alkaline manganese batteries " AA ".
Battery life : 8 films at normal temperature.
The batte'ries are housed i n the battery case
contained in the grip.
. 2) External 9V DC source.
The polarity of the socket : (- ) in the center
and (+) around the ri m .
Battery checker Push button checking. The indication is done
by the T.V . lamp/battery check indicator.
Filming speed 18 frames per second and 24 frames per second
(for both sound and silent films).
Shutter opening 220
0
Film"sensitivity 1) ASA 40, 160 (Daylight film)
ASA 40,160 (Type-A film) '
ASA 40,160 (Type-G film)
32
2) Film sensit ivity is automatically set by the car-
tridge.
Exposure meter 1) Fully automatic aperture control with
through -the-Iens CdS meter.
2) Aperture range F 1.2- 45 .
3) Manual aperture control with the aperture
control dial (with indicator in the viewfinder).
4) Under- and over-exposure warning areas (red)
Backlighting compensation One F-stop compensation by press-
ing a button .
Filter 1) Built-in Type 85 filter .
2) Automatically controled by the film cartridge
or manually controled by the filter control.
Film footage counter Automatic resetting mechanical counter .
Film transport indicator 1) Green light flickers in the viewfinder.
2) Also functions as a film end signal and power
warning indicator .
T.V, lamp 1) Red light on the front of the camera.
2) Also functions as a power warning indicator.
Grip Fixed grip (contains battery case).
Recording and control amplifier circuit
4 ICs, 15 transistors and 15 diodes.
Input jacks MIC and AUX jacks. (Both inputs can be recorded
at the same time.)
Recording level control ALC (Automatic Level Control) .
Sound level indication Orange light flickers in the viewfinder .
Recording sensitivity High - low switchable . (Difference : 1OdB)
Microphone Omni-directional, dynamic microphone, 500 ohms,
Cord : 4 .5m (14.8ft). With remote control switch .
Monitoring sound Possible with headset.
The shutter release trigger acts as a monitor switch.