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CHINON CE-4 User manual
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I ECHINON
cE-4
Gompact35mm
- Electronic
SLRGamera
ILLUSTRATED GUIDEView original page 1Page 17 · Read text
icrFrcATtoNs www.butkus.us 6pecrrrcanons oF cHtNoN cE4 Type: 35mm automatic SLR (Single Lens Re- Vtewftnder Magnlflcatlon: O.87 X with flex) compact camera with aperture priority 50mm lens set at infinity. exposure system (AE). Vtewftnder Vtstbtltty: 98%. Plcture Format: 84 X 36mm Depth of Ffeld Prevlew: By depressing depth Ftlm Loadtng: Easy film loading by multi- of field lever. slot take up spool. Exposure Meter: TTL, Center weighted full Lens Mount Chinonlfavonet Mount. aperture system employing two silicon blue Standard Lenses: Chinon SOmm FlL.4,50mm photo cells located on each side of viewfinder. Fll.7,45mm F/8.8 (All stop down to F/32). Brightness of exposure LED's vary depending Mlrror: I.a4e Qpick return, shockless system. upon brightness of viewfinder. Shutter: Seiko MFC electromagnetic metal Dxposure Prevlew: By depressing shutter re- focal plane shutter with downward vertical path; lease half way metering system is activated. stepless speeds from 8 to 1/1000 sec. on auto- Manual Exposure System: Complete manual matic; 13 speeds from 4 to V1OO0 sec. on man- override capability, match LED system. ual; "8". Iloth automatic and manual speeds Memory Lock Built-in exposure memory lock electronically controlled. system. Shutter Release: Two stage electromagnetic Dxposure Compensatlon: Built-in + lEV in type with safety lock and provision for cable one third stop increments. release. Exposure fiange: EV-2(F/1.4 @ 8 sec.) to I Vtewftnder: Fixed ey e-lev el pentaprism, c€ll- EV+ 19(F/22 @ V1OO0) ASA 1OO Somm FlL.4 tral split image with microprism collar and lens. ground glass, 16 LED's indicate shutter speeds ASA Range: 8S3800 (DIN 15-36) with safety and over/under exlnsure. Over exposure LED lock. blinks and under exposure LED will glow when Fllm Advance: Single stroke in an arc of 1300 r exposure is -3EV and will flash at-2EV or lower. with 85o stand off, niotorizedfllm advance with I cHrNoN POWER WTNDER (Pw-530). 4 IView original page 17
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MulUple Exposure: Built-in switch which dis' Battery Test: Built-in with LED indicator.
etrguges film advance and frame counter. Aute Body Flntsh: Black.
muli-catty resets to normal position after each Accessorles: Chinon Power Winder (PW-
film advancement. UNLIMITED. 530), Deluxe carrying case, Chinon Super Mul-
Ftlm Counter: Automatically indicates number ti<oated lenses, Power Winder remote control,
of exposures and resets to "S" when camera angle finders and many more.'back is opened. Does not advance during mul- Body Dtmehstons: 135.5 X 85 X 50.5mm
tiple exposure. 5.33 (W) X 3.34 (Ir)X 1.99 (D)".
Setf-Ttmer: Electronically controlled at 5 or Bodl' Wetght: 485 grams ( fZ.fO oz.).
10 seconds with flashing red LED indicator.
Two seconds before exposure flashing fre-
quency of red LED increases. Self-tirner can
be cancelled even after system has been acti-
vated.
Ftlm Rewtnd.: By depressing the rewind button
and cranking the rewind lever. Rewind button
automatically resets when the film advance
lever is turned.
Accessory Shoe: Hot shoe type with X sync.
and contact for Chinon dedicated flash.
Synchronlzatlon: "X" strobe synq at 1/6O sec.
Flash System: Chinon dedicated flash or most
conventional flashes.
Power Source: Three 1.5V Alkaline batteries
(LR44, A76) or three 1.5V silver oxide
betteries (SR44, S76, G-l3).
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THE BATTERIES TDE[9l_g-r{Jn
BATTERY INSTALLATION
fnstalltng Batterles
Using a coin, unlock the battery
chamber cover by turning it counter-
clockwise. Place three 1.5V Alkaline NOTE: CLEAN THE BATTERIF^Sbatteries (LR44, ,476) or three 1.5V
silver oxide batteries (SR44, S76, WITH A DRY CLOTH OR PAPER BEFORE INSERTING ANDG-l3) in the battery chamber with the AT REGULARnegative (-) side facing downwards THEREAF*IER INTERVALS. MAKE SURE(Fig. 1). Carefully insert the batteries THAT THE BATTERIES AREinto the camera body. Replace and INSERTED CORRECTLY, i.e.,tighten the cover securely by turning CHECK POLARITY. THE SHUT.it clockwise (Fig. 2). TER WILL OPERATD ONLY
WHEN BATTERIES ARE COR.
RECTLY INSTALLED AND NOT
EXHAUSTED.View original page 20Page 21 · Read text
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TESTING BATTERIES
BATTERY TESTING
Testtng the Batterles
Set the shutter speed selector to
"AUTO" (Fig. 3), and while looking
at the shutter speed indicator scale
in the viewfinder, slightly depress
the shutter release button. If the bat-
teries are in good condition (battery
potential is high enough), at least
one of the indicator LEDs will light
up. If a LED fails to illuminate, the
batteries are too weak and need to be
replaced, they are incorrectly inserted,
or the shutter speed selector is set to
"OF'F" or "B".View original page 21Page 22 · Read text
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LOADING THE CAMERA GE"4
FILM LOADING Release the shutter if necessary and
advance the film until the sprockets
Your Chtnon CE-4 can be used. er^gage with the upper and lower per-
with any klnd of 35mm film. forations of the film (Fig. 6). Then
close the carr^era back firmly until Ftlm Loadtng it locks with a click.
Pull out the film rewind knob until Now turn the film rewind knob gently
the camera back pops open (Fig. a). until all the slack is taken up and
Then drop a film cartridge into the the rewind knob stops. Do not force
film chamber with its protruding end or further rewind the film. Advance
facing the bottom of the camera the film and release the shutter three
(Fig. 5). Push in the film rewind knob times (Fig. 7). The rewlnd knob
I and slightly turn the knob in either should rotate counterclockwise as ((l' direction until it catches the film car- the ftlm ls advanced and the
f' tridge spool. Insert the trimmed end marking should appear in the frame
of the film into a slot of the multi-
slotted take-up spool. Turn the shut-{ ter speed selector to any setting ex-
cept "AUTO" or "OFF" and advance
the film while holding the film lightly
down on to the transport sprockets.View original page 22Page 23 · Read text
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LOADING THE CAMERA (Cont.) FRAME COUNTER
' counter window (Fig. 8). Frame Counter
Turn the shutter speed selector to Your Chinon CFA is equipped with the "AUTO" position (Fig. g). A con- a frame counter which displays the venient memo holder is provided on exposures made and resets\ the back of your camera'. W'henever number of
you load new film, just cut off the automatically upon opening the cam- beginnin g the top of the film box and put it in the era back. At the very counter shows "S" indicating the start memo holder as a reminder. of the picture taking process. When
a film is loaded according to the pro-
cedure previously described, the
counter displays "1" indicating that
the camera is ready for the first expG
sure. Every time the film advance
lever is turned the counter will pro-
ceed one stop forward. The numbers
24 and 36 are colored in orange to
warn the end of commonly available
films (Fig. 10).View original page 23Page 24 · Read text
Rid nFILM ADVANCE ASA SETTING [b LE'qJ
'Ftlm Advancement ASA Settlng
When the film end is reached the The ASA dial located on top of the
fllm advance lever may stop before camera is coupled directly to the
the lever is fully turned. Do not force internal exposure control circuitry
the lever. Stop winding at once and and the correct exposure factor for
rewind the film. Refer to "IJnloading the film is automatically set by align-
Exposed Film." ing the ASA number of the film you
are using with the index mark on the
camera body (Fig. 11). The ASA num-
ber of the fllm is printed on the film
box or in the instruction sheet packed
with the film. Turn the ASA dial and
ASA DIN ASA DIN thealigngreenthe appropriateindex mark.ASABe surenumberto checkwith
25-15 400 27 the ASA number whenever you put new - film into the camera. 50-18 800 30 -
100 - 21 1600 - 33
200 - 24 3200 - 36View original page 24Page 25 · Read text
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FOCUSTNG
Your Chtnon CF-4 has three butlt- asterisks will disappear when the
ln focustng atds. focu.s is properly set. You can double
At the center of the viewfinder is the check the focus setting by the image
split image with microprism collar on the ground glass. You can also focus indirectly. Actu-which is then surrounded by ground ally measure or estimate the distanceglass. When the camera is in focus, to the subject and set the lens focusthe image on these focusing aids be- to the appropriate settingcomes sharpest. While observing the _r1ng (Fig. 1a).subject through the viewfinder, turn
the lens focus ring until the upper
and lower split images match up to
form a uniform image (Ftg. 18). This
split image focusing is particularly
helpful when the subject is dominated
by vertical lines. The microprism is
also very helpful. When it is out of
focus, the image on the microprism
will be composed of a collection of
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AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE GE"4
Automattc Dxposure speed displayed in the viewfinder by
a red LED (Fig. l7).If the lens F stopYour Chinon CFA features TTL, or the aperture size is too large forcenter weighted full aperture light the lighting condition, the over expo-measuring automatic exposure con-
trol. As long as the shutter speed sure indicator at the top of the scale will flash (Fig. 18). When this hap.selector is set to "AUTO" vou don't pens, stop down the lens diaphragmhave to worry about the exposure by turning the lens F stop ring orfactor (Fig. 15). The sensitive and use a film with a lower ASA number.accurate internal circuitry will com- Another alternative is to use a NDpute the correct exposure for the (neutral density) filter in front of thephotographic condition and control lens. They are available as accessoriesthe shutter speeds steplessly from an from your local dealer. If the dis-8 sec. time exposure to a fast li 1000 played speed is 1/30 or slower, usesec.'When of a tripod is recommended. Or you the shutter release button is can increase the shutter speed bydepressed half way, the exposure con-
trol circuit is enetgized and will be opening the lens diaphragm. Use of a flash unit is also suggested. (Refer toin the monitoring stage (Fig. 16). You
can see the computerized shutter "Chinon Dedicated Flash System").
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the computed shutter speed is even F Stop Selectlon:runger than 8 sec. (semi-darkness The following may be used as a guidecondition), the under exposure indi- to determine the lens F stop whencator at the bottom of the scale will
light up and flash when the available you are using the camera in the auto-
light is less than -2EV (Ftg. 19). matic mode. Sunny day outside . . . . . . F/S -F/11
Cloudy day outside. . . . . .Fl4 -F/5.6
Inside (without flash) .. .FlI.4 -I7S.8View original page 27Page 28 · Read text
SHUTTER RELEASE RELEASE LOCK GE,'4
'Shutter Release and Release Lock
Your Chinon CE4 features a two
stage electromagnetic shutter release
with safety lock. When the shutter
release button is depressed half way,
t}n'e electronic circuit starts function-
ing. When the button is fully de-
pressed, it will trigger the shutter.
Always hold the camera steady and
gently depress the shutter release
button to make an exposure.
The position marked "OFF" on the shut-
ter speed selector is the shutter re-
lease safety lock position. When this
is aligned with the index mark, the
batteries are disconnected from the
circuit and exposure cannot be made
(Fig. 80). This position is also used
when the camera is not to be trsed
for a long time.View original page 28Page 30 · Read text
coNvENTENT FEATURES t CHANGTNG THE LENS GE"4l,
a CONVBNIENT FEATURES OF
OR YOUR CIIII{ON CF* NOTE: DO NOT REMOVEa REPLACE THE LEI\S WHILE fnterchangeable Lenses THE CAMERA IS FUNCTION.
Your Chinon CFI+ is equipped with ING.
a Chinon bayonet mount which ac-
cepts all interchangeable lenses with
the bayonet mount. To remove the
lens from the camera body, depress
and hold the lens lock release lever
on the camera body (Fig. 34), turn
the lens counterclockwise as far as it
will go, and lift it up from the body
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DEPTH OF FIELD GE-4
Depth of Freld. Depth of Freld Scale:
Depth of field designates the nearest The depth of field scale indicates
and furthest limits of the area that (after focusing) the approxim ate area
will be sharp in the picture in front that will be sharp in the picture. Lo-
of and beyond the subject. Depth of cate on the depth of field scale the
field is controlled by the f/stop. The corresponding pair of f/stop figures.
larger the lens opening (f/stop), the The distance between these two f/stop
shallower is the depth of field. The figures on the focusing ring will be
smaller the lens opening, the greater the area of sharpness in your picture
the depth of field will become (Fig. 27 (Fig. 3e).
and 88).
NOTE. DO NOT DEPRESS THEVtstble Check tn the Vlewftnder: SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON
Set the lens at a selected lens opening WHILE DEPRESSING THE DEPTH
on the f/stop ring. Depress the depth OF FIELD LEVER.
of field lever and obsewe t}r,e subject
through the viewfinder. This will en-
able you to preview the area of sha4>
ness in the picture before shooting.View original page 32Page 34 · Read text
THE SELF.TIMER GE"4
SELF TIMER You will notice the red self timer
LED blinking and two seconds beforeYour Chinon CE-4 is equipped with a the shutter releases the flashing fre-two stage electronic self timer with a quency will increase giving you orred LED indicator. your audience time to smile. The selfThe built-in self timer electronically timer may also be utilized for releas-delays the shutter release for 5 or 10 ing the shutter at low shutter speedsseconds. First select the desired delay when a cable release is not available.by rotating the self timer control If you decided not to use the self'timer(Fig. 30). The camera should be or to change the delay time, you canmounted on a firm support during cancell or reset the timer even after theself timer operation. Now to activate function is iniciated. Just return the dialthe system simply depress the shut- to normal position for cancellation andter release button. reset the delay time again.
Note : If the self timer is to be used with
the camera set at " AUTO " then the NOTE: CHANGE OF DELAYcamera eyepiece must be covered with TIME CAN ONLY BE MADE
eyepiece cover supplied as an optional AFTER CANCELLATION.
accessory. This precaution eliminates
extraneous light from influencing the
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MANUAL EXPOSURE
MANUAL EXPOSURE
By moving the shutter speed dial off is indicated in the viewfinder bv
the "AUTO" setting manual shutter an LED. You will also observe i
speeds can be set. There are two methods flashing LED in the viewfinder.
of selecting the correct exposure. By adjusting the shutter speed
until both LED's are coincident, 1. Set the required shutter speed on correct exposure will result. If for the dial. While depressing the it is necessary shutter release buttbn until the special purposes to either under or over exnose metet activates, observe the flash- the photograph, you can do sb by ing LED in the viewfinder. Rotate rotating the lens aperture ring to the lens aperture ring until the bring the red exposure LED above second LDD aligns with the flash- the flashing shutter speed LED, ing shutter speed LED on the this will result in over exposure. scale in the viewfinder (Fig. B1). Conversely, if the red LED expo- 8. Set the required aperture-on the sure indicator is adjusted to a lens. Depress the shutter release position below the flashing red button until the meter activates exposure LED under exposure will and observe which shutter speed result.View original page 35Page 36 · Read text
MANUAL EXPOSURE (Cont.) GE"4
The Manual Shutter speeds can be
used for:
1. A particular shutter speed that is
required and beyond the coupling
range of the meter e.g. 4 sec.
exposure at 3200 ASA.
3. Exposure compensation.
3. "8" ('Time" exposures longer than
that possible in the auto mode).
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MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
MULTIPLE DXPOSURDS NOTE: YOU CAN MAKE MULTI-
Another attractive feature of vour PLE EXPOSURES AS MANY TIMES
Chinon CE-4 is the built-in unlimited AS YOU WISH. HOWE,VER, EACH
The TIME THE MULTIPLE EXPOSUREI multiple exposure provision.
multiple exposure lever is located LE,VER MUST BE HELD BEFORE
in front of the film advance lever. AND THROUGHOUT THE FILM When you activate the film advance ADVANCE,MENT.
lever simply press and hold the
multiple exposure lever to the left.
This lever should be held throughout
the film advancement. By doing so the
film advance mechanism and the film
counter will be disengaged. Only the
shutter will be charged when the film
advance lever is activated. Therefore,
the film will not advance and you can
make unlimited multiple exposures on
any single frame.View original page 37Page 38 · Read text
THE EXPOSURE MEMORY GE"4
EXPOSURE MBMORY or background (Fig. 34, 35, 36).
Then press the exposure memoryUnder normal circumstances Your button which will instantlY mem-Chinon CF/f camera will produce orize the light value on the subperfectly exposed photographs, due ject (Fie. 37 and 38).to the integrated automatic exposure 3. Holding the exposure memorycircuit. However, some lighting con- t button depressed, compose theditions might occur that could mis- subject in the viewfinder as you 1guide the system, such as subjects desire (Fig. 39). Then press the
with a 'very high contrast or strongly shutter release button all the wayback-lit scenes. In such cases the to take the photograph.exposure memory feature should be The shutter speed indicator (LED) in
used. the viewfinder will flash signaling 1. Focus the Subject. Make sure that while holding the exposure memory the shutter speed dial is set to button depressed. the "AUTO" position.
8. Depress the shutter release button
half way and measure the light
on the main part of the subject
you want to shoot excluding all
unnecessary light from the side
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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
EXPOSURD COMPENSATION
Your Chinon CE/L camera incorpor-
ates an exposure compensation dial
which can be utilized for special pur-
poses such as bracketing exposures,
compensation for back-lit or spot-lit
situations. If you would prefer darker
or lighter pictures than those obtained
by the automatic exposure, this fea- (l)- lEV over
ture is very helpful. You can change (2) 2/3EV over
1/3IiV overthe exposure factor up to one fuU (3)-- (4)- Nornral exposurestop either plus or minus in UB BV (S1- 1/3EV underincrements. Depress the ASA lock ((i)- 2/3EV undcr .button and turn the ASA selector dial (7) 1EV under
to the desired position (Fig. 0). -
NOTE: AFTER EXPOSURES
HAVD BBEN MADB, BB SURB
TO RBTURN THB DIAL TO THE
NORMAL EXPOSURE POSITION.
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