Canon Datematic User manual

Congratulationson choosing a Canon Datematic. This camera
is equipped with  a unique date imprinting mechanism and
many other. features which will surely mean pleasant shooting
expenences.
Read this instruction book carefully and familiarize yourself
well with everything concerning your Datematic, before you
begin to use it.

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ISoecificotions

   Lens: Canon lens 40mm t12.8, with 5 elements in      Viewfinder:  With parallax correction mark, field
      4 groups.                                                     of view frame, date imprinting mark, rangefinder,
   Focusing: Superimposedimage rangefinder.               combination battery check/slow speed warning
   DistanceScale: 0.8, 1, 1.5,2,5m. and ooon bottom           light.
        of lens barrel. Zone focusing marks on top.           Film Winding: Single stroke 132o. Stand-off 3Oo.
    Shutter: Programmedelectronic shutter.                Film Loading: Multi-slot take-up spool.
   Automatic Exposure Range:  EV1-17 with ASA     Back Cover: Open pulling up the f ilm rewind knob.
       1 0 0 f i l m .                                    Frame Counter:  S, O-37. Automatically reset to
    Film Speed Scale: ASA 25-400.                             "S" when the back cover is opened.
    Filter Compensation: Automatic.                      Flash Shoe:  Built-in. With direct synchronization
   Automatic  Flash Mechanism:  With  the Canolite         contact.
     ED attached, the focused distance is coupled to     Date lmprinting Mechanism:  Built-in.  Date to be
       the automatic exposure mechanism when the         imprinted is set with the dials on lens barrel.
      camera is set to  "A".  Guide numbers can be     Date fndications: year-7 4_g3; 0^.9  [  (blank space)
       set for  automatic flash operation when using                    Month-O-l2   fl  (Utant space)
       ordinary f lash units.                                               Day-0-31    fl  (btant space)
   Guide Number Scale:  14, 20,28  (ASA 1OO in     Dimensions:  118  x  75  x 59.5mm  (4-518" x
       meters). Do not use in-between settings.               2-15116" x2-5116"1
    Flash Synchronization: X synchronization.             Weight: 4409. | 15.5 ozs.)
                                                                         Subject to changewithout notice.
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Load the film.     Remove the lens cap.  Set the ASA film speed.
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Focus.(P.16)      Pressthe shutter       o When the camera shake warning light
                   b u t t o n . ( P . 1 8 )             in the viewfinder  lights up, switch to
                                                 flash photography or use a tripod.

I  Mercury Bottery

       To open the battery chamber, put your fingernail in     1          I  the groove on  the cover and push  in the direction
     of the arrow.
        ')  Place batteries on  the  transparent ribbon  with  the
    L  poles matchingthe @ and O marks insidethe chamber.
       To  close the  battery chamber, press the cover with     ?
     u  your fingertip in the direction of the arrow.


      Two 1.4V mercury batteriesare used. (Mallory RM640
        or RM64OH, Eveready E640 or E64OE or equivalent.)
      They last approximately one year. Use two batteriesof
       the same brand and always replace both  batteries at
       the sametime.
     When you are not going to use the camera for a long
        time, remember to remove the batteries.
      Sweat  or    f ingerprints on  the  batteries may  break
       contact and affect shutter operation.  This may also
       corrode the point of contact on the camera body.   lf
        batteriesare dirty, make sure to wipe them clean.
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Bottery Checking

When the  battery  check button   is pressed, the battery
check lamp and the orange lamp in the viewfinder will
light up.
o    lf they do not light up, change the batteries. Mercury
    batteriescan be bought in camera shops.
o  The shutter button  is locked and will not operate in
   the following cases. Check the batteries.
1. When the mercury batteriesare not loaded.
2. When the batteriesare corroded and contact is broken.
3. When batteriesare completely dead.
4. When the batteriesare not correctly loaded.

hritr   Looding

        The  back  cover opens automatically  when  the  rewind
           k n o b  is p u l l e d u p .





        Put the cartridge into the  f ilm chamber as shown in the                                Projection
          illustration. Then push down the f ilm rewind knob.





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Pull the  film  leader across the camera and insert its {
 u  tip (about two perforations) into a slot in the take-up
spool.





 J  Stroke the winding level until the film  is wound once
 t  around the take-up spool, with the film perforations
engagedin the sprockets.

Make  sure the   f ilm  cartridge  is placed  properly.
   Then close the back cover.





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HFilm  WinCino

     Wh e n  th e winding  lever is stroked, the exposed frame of
        film  is wo u n d  and a new frame advancesfor the next shot.





      After  loading the  f ilm and closing the back cover, wind
      the  f ilm and press the shutter button.  Repeat this once
     more, and then wind again.  The  first frame will be
      ready for shooting.
      o When film   is wound  correctly, the  red and white
          stripes in the  fi lm advance indicator will move.   lf not,
         reloadthe f ilm correctly.




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fAutomotic ExposurePhotogrophy

        Setting the ASA Film Speed        I
         I  Set the film speed immediately after loading the f ilm.
    Rotate and set the ASA Setting Ring to the correct value
    as shown on the f ilm box or cartridge.

        I  Setting to the "A"  (auto) Mark
    4      Mou. the A/guide Number Lever until the red letter
    "A"  becomes visible in the A/guide number window.
   Now the camera is set for automatic exposure. The shutter
   speed and the aperture appropriate to the brightness of
    the scenewill be chosen automatically.





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Deciding Composition ?
 u  The yellow frame lines in the viewfinder indicates
the area which will appear on the film.   lf you are going
to  shoot  at  very  close distances (one meter or  less),
decide your  composition by  using parallax correction
marks.


 -lt   Focusing
   Look into the viewfinder and rotate the focusing ring
 until the two images of the subject in the center square
coincide.  When the image is clear, the  subject is  in
focus.    lf  there  is a double image, the subject is out of
focus.




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E  Releasingthe Shutter
r,    lf  the camera shake warning light  in the viewfinder
lights up when you press the shutter button, use a tripod
to prevent camera shake or switch to  f lash photography.





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I  Film Rewinding
    When  all frames. are exposed, rewind the film.     lf the
     back  cover  is oPened without rewinding the  film, the
      film  will be exPosed to  light and the PicturesYou have
     taken will be lost.

        eusf, in the f ilm rewind button.           I


     7  Fold out the film rewind crank from the knob and
     L  turn  it in the direction of the arrow. Rewinding is com-
     p | e t e d w h e n t h e r e d a n d w h i t e s t r i p e s i n t h e f i | m a d v a n c e
    window stoP moving.





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I  Dote lmprinting

    The date imprinting mechanismhas the following numbers.
                           - 83 (last two digits of years), O -   I and E   Y E A R   74
   M O N T H  O - 1 2 a n d f l
   D A Y    O - 3 1  a n d n

      The n mark indicates a blank spaceand nothing will be
        imprinted on the photograph. The numbers may be com-
       bined  to  imprint  the date or are used as reference
      numbers up  to 999.

       Move the year, month and day dials until the desired
        date is set in the date imprinting window'





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I  Slide the date imprinting switch to "ON".  When the
4    d"t"  imprinting  is set, a small yellow rectangle will
appear in the lower right corner of the viewfinder.

   The numbers will be printed on the lower right corner
    of the 35mm frame with the year, month and day in
    that order from  left to right.
   For black and white photographs, the numbers will be
   printed  in white.  To have the date printed clearly,
    try  not  to have white or bright subjects in the lower
    right corner.  With color film, the date will usually
   appear in various shades of orange, but  it depends on
   the film used.
   Wait until the shutter release button  is fully cocked
   before winding film.    lf  not, the numbers of the date
    will be blurred on the picture.
  When reloading a partly exposed roll of  film, do not
   set the date imprinting mechanism before advancing
   the    f ilm  through  the  camera, because the  frames
   already exposed will  be  printed  with  that  date.

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lflosh  Photogrophy

    For  flash photography, use the Datematic's special elec-
    tronic flash unit, the Canolite ED.  With  it, flash photog-
    raphy is performed in the same way as automatic exposure
    photography. You only need to focus to obtain properly
    exposed pictures.  The same applied to  the Canolite D,
    a  direct connection electronic  f lash unit.   With  other
    electronic flash units and flash bulbs, the proper guide
    numbers must be set. When using flash units without direct                                                                                                                                                          ir;i
    contact, such as those mounted on brackets, the  direct
    shoe adapter must be used.

   Usingthe CanoliteED
       Leave the A/guide number indicator at" A".         I          I
         I  Attach the Canolite ED to the flash shoe. The shutter
     4  speed is switched automatically  to  the  proper flash
    synchronization sPeed.
       Turn the Canolite ED's switch on and make sure the         !
     u  neon ready light  is  lit.
         I  Focus. The aperture is decided automatically with the
       r  distance.
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Pressthe shutter button.5
   With  the Canolite ED, shooting distance should be
   between a range of 0.8m  to 5m; otherwise proper
   exposure will  not be obtained.
   CanoliteD can also be used.





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UsingOther FlashUnits
 'l  Aitach the flash unit to the flash shoe' When using flash
 I  units without  direct contact, attrch  the direct shoe
adaoter first,  The shutter speed switches automatically  to
the proper synchronization speed for flash photography'
O Set the proper guide number in the A/guide number
4  window.  14, 20 and 28 are guide numbers at ASA 1o0
in meters.
   Focus and release the shutter'  The aperture is decided !
u  automaticallv.
 o  The proper guide number  is given on the flash bulb
   package or  in the instruction book of your electronic
    flash unit.
 o  Be sure to set tne proper guide number'   lt  is different
     for meters and  feet.  Use guide numbers  for meters
    with your Datematic'



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Self-TimerPhotogrophy

    Stroke the winding lever.
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   Turn  the  self-timer lever counterclockwise until   it2 points  to  the  red  dot.
   Press the shutter button down  all the way until  it  is3 locked. Make sure that the self-timer lever is moving.


       lf you do not turn the self-timer lever until  it reaches
    the red dot, the shutter may not open.  Always turn
    the lever so that  it points to the red dot.
    In such low  light conditions that over one second of
   exposure time is necessary,the self-timer cannot be used.





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