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Canon Canodate E User manual
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- Canon
- Model / document
- Canon Canodate E
- Document type
- User manual
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- English
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- 36
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- 2.1 MB
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- Film cameras
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Specifications indicator setting: Indicator contents: last two digits
Type: 35mm electronic shutter type camera with pro- for year number, Arabic numerals or Roman numer-
grammed Electric Eye. als for month, and A-E letters and Arabic numerals
Picture Size: 24 x 36mm for day,
Lens: Canon Lens 4Omm f/2.8. 3-component, 4-elemsnt Flash Contact: X contact. Accessory shoe with directly
construction. Spectra Coating. connected flash contact and signal contact for
EE Mechanism: Programmed Electric Eye with CdS Canolite D.
photocell, operated with electronic shutter, ASA 25- Automatic Flash Mechanism: Automatic diaphragm
4OO (Df N 15-271. With ASA 1OO film, EV 1 (f/2.8 at mechanism coupled to shooting distance. In case
4 sec.)-EV 17 (l/13.5 at 1/8OO sec.). Powered by two of Canolite D, automatic flash mechanism functions
1.4V M 3O (#640) mercury batteries, i.e.; RM-64OH when set on "A". With ordinary flash unit, set guide
(Mallory), E64ON (Eveready), and Hg-64OE (Burgess). number for automatic f lash operation. With Canolite
The batteries are also used for date imprinting D flash unit mounted, automatic flash operation is
mechanism. automatically set when brightness is EVg or under;
Shutter: Programmed electronic shutter from l/gOO EE mechanism takes over and flash does not func-
to 4 sec. tion when brightness is EV8 or over. Guide number
Viewfinder: Viewfinder combined with rangefinder. scale: 56, 40, 2a, 20, 1 4, 1O.
Bright frame. Contains date imprinting indicator, Exposure Factor Correction: Automatic.
battery checker/slow speed warning tamp (amber), Film Advance Lever: Singte-stroke 130o, possible to
flash ready lamp (yellow), and parallax correction wind with several short strokes.
marks. Film Loading: By opening back cover with film rewind
Focusing: Front lens revolving type, coupled to range- crank. Easy loading with multi-sl it.
f inder. Size: 133 x 76 x 59mm (S-1/4" x2-15/16,, x2-3/,16,,1
Date lmprinting Mechanism: Superimposing system Weight: 58O grams (1 tb.4-7/16 oz.l
by exterior dial setting. ON-OFF switch. Dial lock Subject to alterations.
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www.butkus.us r In the indicator section, the figures for year, month and day are lined up in that order trom top to bottom. When imprinting, these figures are printed in a reverse order on the lower right-hand corner of the picture as illustrated.View original page 5
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isCanodate E has a programmed Electric Eye in- The programmed Electric Eye of Canodate E
corporating an electronic shutter. The programmed designed so that, with EV8 ff12.8 at 1/30 sec.) as
Electric Eye, the preselected combinations of shutter the dividing line, the combinations of f/stop and
speeds and f/stops, assures proper exposures, at all shutter speeds change consecutively in proportion to
times, according to the light volume of the subject. the brightness as low light volume as EV8 ltl2.8 at
For a bright condition, a combination of smaller 1/30 sec). When the subject is darker than EV8, the
f l2-B and only the shutter speedf/stop and faster shutter speed is used, while for a f/stop remains at
dark condition, a combination of large f/stop and changes to slower speeds.
slower shutter speed is used. Thus, Canodate E has And equipped with newly developed date imprint-
no aperture and shutter speed dial. All you have to ing mechanism, Canodate E records your everyday
do is to focus the camera, decide the composition life more vivid especially at wedding, ceremonies,
of the picture and depress the shutter release button. parties, travels, and family events.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
e Steps for Electric Eye and Flash phv
Simplt PhotograI
1. Load the film. 2. Turn the index 3. Set the date with 4. Wind the film ad- 5. Remove the lens
mark to the "A" date indicator dial. vance lever. cap.
mark and set the
ASA f ilm speed
used at the
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O"*hos,
Look ing through
the viewf inder,
focus, compose the
picture and dePress
the shutter button rffgently.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
Mercury Batteries
Two M30 l#6401type mercury batteries are used. These
batteries supply the power from the electronic shutter
and the date imprinting mechanism, and have a service
life of approximately one year.. Always replace two
batteries simultaneously with the same brand.
Loading of Mercury Batteries
Insert your fingernail in the notch of the battery
chamber cover and open downwards while pushing in
the direction of the arrow. Load the batteries according
to the (+) and (-.) marks indicated inside the battery
chamber. When closing the cover, replace it while push-
ing it with your f ingernail in the direction of the arrow.
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Checking Batteries
Depress the shutter release button slightly approximate-
ly lmm. lf the amber lamp, located on the top cover
and can be also seen inside the viewfinder lights up, the
batteries have sufficient power level.
Accurate exposures cannot be obtained if the power
level of the mercury batteries is low. Check the batteries
even during shooting to prevent inaccurate exposures.
In the following cases, the shutter button becomes
locked and will not operate.
Therefore, check the mercury batteries.
Amber Lamp I When the mercury batteries are not loaded.
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becomes rusted and ='*2TjrNr Q Wfren the mercury batteries 4 faulty contacts. Suff icient
(Llfl "^ut"Whenused uP.the mercury batteries have been completely
r lf the camera will not be used for an extended
length of time, the batteries should be taken out of
the battery compartment to prevent possible damage
ffi to the terminals from battery corrosion.
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Loading and Bewinding Film
35mm film of 20 or 36 exposures in cartridge are used.
After the entire film has been exposed, be sure to open
the back cover after rewinding the naked film back into
its cartridge. lf the back cover should be opened during
photography, all the film photographed up to that time
will be exposed to light and become useless.
Loading Film
I Pull the rewind knob upwards fully to release the
II back cover lock. Cartridge chamber Projection
Sprocket Groove
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With the rewind knob in a pulled up condition,t4 insert the film cartridge into the film chamber in
reverse,
Insert the tip of the film leader into the slit of theQtJ take-up spool. Insert the film tip to approximately
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s ;l Wind the film advance lever, while making sure that nL|\!:::
't a film perforation is engaged with the protrusion *Pffi ilnear the slit of the take-up shaft and that the film has ,r,i
not come loose from the slit of the inner shaft, and wind ffithe film around the take-up shaft once. The film will be
sandwiched between the inner and outer shafts.
engaged withf, Make sure that the film perforation areV the gear of the sprocket. lf there is a sag in the film,
rewind the rewind knob slightly to the right or left,
make sure that the slit of the cartridge is not in a
floating condition, and close the back cover.
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andJ Wind the film by winding the film advance lever f then depress the shutter release button. Repeat this
two times. Wind the film a third time and the first ex-
posure is set. The exposure counter, during this time,
wif l be from "S" through "O" to " ", indicating"l".
Q Checking loaded filmU tt the film is correctly loaded, the rewind knob will
rotate counterclockwise when the film advance lever is
wound. The rewind knob will not turn if the film is
loose inside the cartridge. In this case, rotate the rewind
crank and take out the sag in the film. lf the film is not
properly wound, reload the film correctly.
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I Pull the rewind crank and knob upwards, open thet back cover, and take out the cartridge.
Put the cartridge into its container and send it to6t/ the authorized processor as soon as possible.
NOTE: lf the film should be forcefully wound after the
end of the exposed film has already been reachdd, the
film may sometimes be splitted inside the camera or it
may come loose from the cartridge, making rewinding of
the film impossible. In these cases, open the back cover
of the camera in a darkroom, take out the film and
rewind it into the cartridge or cover the film so that it is
completely shielded from exposure to light.
r The film rewind button can be released once it is
depressed. lt will automatically return to its original
position when the film advance lever is wound after
rewinding of the film has been completed.
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Winding of Film
When the advance lever is wound until it stops, the film
is advanced by one frame and wound the shutter
mechanism. The film advance lever can also be wound
in short strokes. I
a Exposure Counter I
The exposure counter indicates the number of exposures
taken. lt resets to starting position "S" when the back
cover is opened and advances by one graduation with
each wind-up after the back cover is closed.
Shutter Release Button
Exposures are made by winding the film and depressing
:ffi:-* the shutter release button. Canodate E is equipped with
an interlock device which prevents the shutter release
button to be depressed inadvertently unless the film is I
fully wound up. Always depress the shutter release i t button gently because it is related to the EE mechanism il
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EE photography
1. EE photographyExposure ffi with tripod and
cable release.
Gently depress the shutter release button. When the 2. Switch to Flash
button is depressed 1mm, the amber lamp lights up to photography.indicate that the power level of the batteries is sufficient. t_
lf the lamp goes off when the shutter release button is
depressed further, it means a picture with proper R
exposure was taken. lf the lamp does not go off, it T
means the light volume of the subject is faint and long
exposure is necessary. Therefore, use a flash or a tripod.
Keep depressing the shutter release button until the
amber lamp goes out and the shutter closes in the case
of long exposures.
Do not wind the film advance lever during long ex-
posure because it will move the film. ; t.{
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Composition and Focusing Compose the picture to be taken within the bright frame. The field-of-view inside the frame is what will be exposed on the film. Use the parallax correction marks inside the bright frame for composing pictures when photographing at maximum close-up distance (0.8m or 2'7"1. These parallax correction marks correct the dif- ference in positions between the lens and the field-of- # view frame. The camera is out of focus if the images inside the square in the center of the viewfinder are not aligned, and in focus when the images are aligned. lt is recom- mended to focus a subject with contrasts than a flat- surfaced subject. ffi 22View original page 24
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www.butkus.us Parallax Correction Marks
I n focus
Out of focus
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r ,,#: emTe When the date switch is set at "ON", yellow position (to W the left side), the date indicator in the viewfinder indicates that the date will be imprinted on the lower right-hand corner of the frame. Be sure to confirm the date figures before shooting. lmprinting Date When the shutter release button is depressed the date will be simultaneously imprinted on the film. The date is imprinted in three lines from the top. The date in- dicator dials and indicator window are in the order of year, month and day from the top. when the date on the film imprinted will turn out in the lower ri$ht-hand corner in the order of day, month and year from the top. 24View original page 26
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Photos with Imprinted Deta 1. Combinations of Arabic and Roman numerals 2. Series of numbers used for dating used for filing When composing pictures, the date imprinting indicator should not be positioned in a white or light-colored 26View original page 28
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Combinations of Alphabetical letter and 4. Wath no dating
Arabic numeral
used for filing
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Using Canolite D
Canolite D is a directly-connected electronic flash unit
which requires no setting of guide numbers. lt is used
by just setting the camera at "A" and depressing the
shutter release button.
During photography, the changing condition of the
power level of the Canolite D is continuously trans-
mitted to the circuit on the camera side- When the
camera is focused, the f/stop is automatically decided
according to the power level of the flash unit. The
shutter speed changes according to the f/stoP.
The shooting range in which proper exposures can be
obtained with synchronized flash photography is be-
tween one and five meters. Exposures will be improper
when the shooting distance is outside this range' In these
cases, use other flash bulbs. Be sure that the Canolite D
is set at "ON", otherwise it will not flash even when the
comes within the proper range 'of flash photo- camera\\| , Yellow LamP graphy.7j*.
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