Bell and Howell Canon Canonet QL19 Operating instructions

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FEATURES OF CANONET QL 17 & CANONET QL 19 _____ _
Canonet 17 and Canonet 19 are EE cameras that have captured the most camera jans in th e
world. They have brought the greatest satisfaction to the largest number
of camera fans due to
their superior mechanism. With the introduction
of Canon's revolutionary and unique QL film loaa-
ing device into the latest Canonet
QL 17 and Canonet QL 19, the troublesome task has been com-
pletely eliminated. This new
QL system, which was developed by Canon ahead of other camera mak-
ers, will be enthusiastically received as was the
EE mechanism.
1. New film loading with QL device
Just place the film in the prescribed place
and the "magic claw" of the QL device
accurately leads the film for correct load-
ing.
It is a revolutionary mechanism,
developed by world - famous Canon, tliat
uses ordinary 35mm film in cartridge
sold in any camera shop_
2_ The fast Canon Lens Fl.7 is the bright-
est among the EE cameras . 6-element,
5-component construction including its
three new type glasses, enables sharp pic-
tures to be taken. The lens is also parti-
cularly well-suited for color photography .
3. Highly sensitive CdS exposure meter
The built -in CdS exposure meter, with
a wide photometric scope and high pre-
cision , always guarantees a proper amount
of exposure.
4. Operating aperture manually for ordi-
nary photography
In case of flash photography as well as
photography for a specific purpose, the
extent of the aperture may be regulated
manually.
5. Finder with multi-layered film coat-
ing multi-layered coating have been ap-
plied
to the ha:f-transparent mirror inside
the finder to increase the transparency
factor, and to make clearer the
rangefinder.
6. Other features
Both the lens and exposure meter are
covered with one filter. There is no need
for adjusting the exposure even when us-
ing a filter. Comes complete with various
safety devices for preventing misuse.
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o-.< ~ :0: ~ ::: 4;:::=::::===m=~'i'7 ----------- Film Rew ind Crank
~-- --------- Range Viewfinder Window
-,- ----------- Accessory Shoe
~ ----------- Flash Synchronization Socket
,.___---------- Safety Stopper Release Lever
:"-: :--------- Flash Setting Lever
oa .-:o- ------- Auto Mark
ua- :!..- ------ CdS Meter Window
~~ ------- Lens
.. 1'0- ------ Shutter Speed Ring
'-ft~ '-- ------ Aperture Scale Ring
i1if" ~ ------- Film Plane Mark
="~.::i'!""~IIiiII~ ...:::.. -------- Film Advance Lever
- ------------ Cable Release Socket
~ ---------- Shutter Release Button
____________ Film Counter
• Keep this page open while reading the instructions in the Manual
This will permit the position of each designation to be seen at
glance. On the last page there is a photograph as seen from th ,
opposite side.

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CANONET QL 19
The positions of the various parts for Canonet QL 19 and their
terminology are the same as for the Canonet QL 17 . Refer to
the left hand page.
Canon

.MAIN SPECIFICATIONS FOR CANONET QL 17 & CANONET QL 19 .
Type :
Film size :
Lens :
Shutter:
Exposure Meter :
EE Me chanism:
35mm Lens Shutter Type EE camera .
2 4mm x 36mm .
Canone t QL 17 Canon Lens SE 45mm F 1.7 6· element
5· component construction.
Canonet QL 19 Canon Lens SE 45mm F 1.9 5·element
4· component construction .
B 1 1' 2 1,'4 I / S 1,' 15 1/ 30 1/ 60 1/ 125 1/
250
1/ 500
Built · in self · timer .
Highly sensitive CdS exposure meter . Mercury battery
used as power source.
Fully coupled with exposure meter , shutter <lnd lens aper ·
ture. Shutter priority type EE. Manual ap e rture settin g
possible .
Operating Rang e of Me ter : EV2.5 · 19 .
Film Speed Index : ASA 25 · 800.
Finder : Double · ima ge superimposing system , coupled rangefinder .
Marked find er with parallax error automatically corrected .
Magnification ratio 0 . 7X. Visible aperture readin gs and
warning ma rk s in th e viewfind er.
Flash Synchronization : MX flash sy nc hronization . Spee dlight , M cla ss and F cla ss
Film Loadin g:
Film Winding :
Film Counter :
Film Rewind:
Size :
Weight :
of
flash bulb s can be synchronized .
Re
volutionary film loading with Canon 's unique QL de vice.
us
ing film in cartridg e
Single operation 120
0
winding lever type .
Self · resetting type.
Press rewind button and rewind with crank .
140 x 79 x 31mm ( lens protruded QL 17 , 37mm ; QL 19 ,
33mm ).
Canonet QL 17
Canonet QL 19
830 grams
800 grams
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PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING CANONET QL 17 AND CANONET QL 19
Please read the following instructions 3. When the back cover of the camera is
carefully in order to avoid damaging any
of
the mechanism or causing incorrect
exposures .
1. Do
not turn the shutter ring or the aper -
ture rillg while pressing down on the
shutter button .
2. The shutter ring is equipped with a safety
stopper device .
When the stopper catches , do not turn
6 the shutter ring any more . (See page 11)
opened,
the inner cover - i.e. QL co ver --
opens simultaneously . Do not touch th e
QL
cover when opening and closing . It is
preferable not to touch the entire QL
mechanism unless necessary.
4. When loading film , be sure that the tip
of the film comes to the red mark (- ).
5.
Do not use the intermediate space bet -
ween the shutter speed index .
6 .
Always charge the self - timer after set -
ting the flash setting lever to X.

.MERCURY BATTERY LOADING ••••••••••••
Load the mercury battery in a separate
envelope into the battery compartment .
Since
the mercury battery powers the CdS
meter , unless the battery is in position the
meter will not function .
1. Insert coin into groove of battery cover
and turn to the left to remove.
2. Fa ce the central contact of the mercury
battery inwards and insert , then screw
the cover back in.
When
inserting , do not confuse the Ij;) 8 .
In case of reverse insertion, the meter will
not function properly .
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For mercury battery, the National M·1P
model ' or the Toshiba TH ·MP is used-
equivalent to the United States Mallory
RM·1R. Life of the battery in continuo us
use is
about two years .
* Do not soil with perspiration or finger·
prints .
Before insertion, clean mercury battery
thoroughly with dry cloth. Perspiration
or finger marks may cause corrosion .
Be
careful not to insert unclean battery
as it may damage the camera contact
point .
* W hen not in use for a long period, remove
the mercury battery and keep in a dry
place . 7

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.PREPARATIONS FOR EE PHOTOGRAPHy •••••••••
Before using the EE mechanism for takihg
pictures , prepare the camera so that the
following three cond itions are fulfilled:
1 Adj ust the AUTO mark of the aper·
ture ri ng to the indi cator .
2 Press and turn the film speed setting
lever , adjusting it to the speed index
of the loaded film .
* Film speed index is indicated on the film
box.
* When setting the film speed lever, it is
essent i al that the shutter speed should
10 be set at a hi gh speed of over 1/ 15 sec.
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In d oor c loud y Sunn y
* The click stop functions for the follow i ng
16 indicated film speeds:
( 32 )( ~0 ) ( 6 ~ )( 80 ) ( 12 5 )( 160) (250 )( 320) ( 50 0 )( 6~0 )
ASA 25· . 50· • 100· • 200· . 400 · . 800
DIN 15· • 18· • 21· . 24· . 27· . 30
( 16 )( 1 7) ( 19 )( 20) (22 )( 23) (25 )( 26) (28 )( 29)
* In case of using a high speed film , if it is
under 1/ 15 sec., the Under & Over Expo·
sure
Lock will catch , making sett ing
impossible .
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Turn the entire shutter ring, and adjust
the index posit ion of the film speed
setting lever to the simple exposure
mark of either sunny, cloudy or indoors.

* When adjustin g the simple exposure mark,
always make the adjustment by turning
the entire shutter ring. The setting may
be approximate . Set at a position where
the shutter ring catches the click stop.
Safety device against incorrect exposure
* To avo id setting the exposure conditions
beyond the working range of the EE,
the Under & Over Exposure Lock device
has been incorporated into the shutter
ring . When the shutter ring stops , do not
unduly try to make the rotation .
The Under & Over Exposure Lock catches
at the follow i ng positions :
Under ASA 80 1 sec.
For ASA 100 1/ 2 sec.
For ASA 200 1/ 4 sec.
For ASA 400 1/ 8 sec.
For ASA 800 1 115 sec.
When
wishing to click the shutter at a
slower speed, beyond the lim it of the
Under & Over Exposure Lock dev ice, the
lock may be freed by turning the shutter
ring while pressing the Under & Over Ex ·
posure Lock release lever . In this case, as
the EE mechanism will not function, release
AUTO and set the lens aperture manually .
Do not use B exposure for EE photo-
graphy
As it is meaningless to use the B exposure
for EE photography, it should not be used.
Accordingly, the Under & Over Exposure
Lock works for the B i ndex . (See page 20
for setting. )
* Do not use the intermediate space of the
shutter speed index .
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_ HOLDING THE CAMERA _____________ _
Holding the camera firmly
is very important if you
want to take a clearly
focused picture. Hold the
camera in either a vertical
or horizontal position , as
shown in the photographs .
Look through the finder,
and adjust the focus while
determining the composi .
tion . Then , gently press
the shutter button.
1. Hold the camera with
both hands as firmly as
possible.
2. Stabilize the camera by
pressing it against the
cheek or forehead.
izontal position, both
should be firmly
the body, and at
ne elbow should be
against the body
a vertical position .

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_PREPARATIONS FOR EE PHOTOGRAPHY_ ••••••• _
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1 Wind the fi lm advance lever .
By winding the lever , a sing le frame
of film is advanced, charging the shut -
ter . At the same time, the film counter
advances by one number .
2 Focus by looking through the
viewf i nder.
When the f ocusing lever is mo ved,
co
rrect focus is achieved when the two
im ages seen in the center of the viewfinder
14coi n cide comp l etely .
3 Determine the composition to be
recorded within the frame.
The field - of - view which will appear on
the film can be seen within the rectangu -
lar frame . The frame is coupled to the
rangefinder, and as the parallax error is
automatically corrected, the range which is
in
view will appear on the fi lm in its entirety.
4 Press the shutter button while
l ooking through the viewfinder.
When the needle is pointing to the
aperture stop the shutter may be clicked.
I~ ;" important to press the shutter button
gent ly in order to avoid blurry pictures .

* Do not press the shutter button indiscrim·
inately.
* When the shutter actuates , the film ad·
vance lever is again ready to advance.
In case the exposure is incorrect for EE pho·
to g raphy , the safety device will prevent the
pressed shutter button from being reo
leased. In
this case, the needle inside the
viewfinder will be within the arrow mark .
Turn the shutter ring in the direction of the
arrow so as to bring the needle within the
range of the aperture stops .
Distance scale
Although for ordinary picture·taking the dis·
tance scale is unnecessary, it indicates the
distance between the subject in focus and
t U4Ii
Indicator
~7'''''
. t olIlane mark
the film surface . It is
possible to g et the
photographic distance
by adjusting the dis ·
tance scale tio the
indicator .
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l EE PHOTOGRAPHY INDICATOR AND CHANGE IN SHUTTER SPEED _
Look at the marks and figures within the
viewfinder. The arrow marks to the left
and right indicate the change in shutter
speed, and the aperture readings the cor-
rect exposure section.
The needle shows the aperture
reading.
The needle is not within the correct<.
exposure section.
* Picture can be taken if the
shutter speed is changed.
Shutter may be clicked at correct exposure.
When the needle is within the arrow mark
pointing to the left, turn the shutter ring to
the left.
When the needle is within the a· rrow mark
pointing to the right, turn the shutter ring to
the right .
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Picture cannot be taken even --.. If the needle does not advance to the correct
though the shutter speed is exposure section, the picture cannot be taken.
altered . ( beyond the range of the exposure meter ).
'f. When turning the shutter ring ( or aperture
ring ). remove the finger from the shutter
button.

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125 60
30 15
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.AUTO 1.7
When the camera is directed towards the
subject, the Ileedle will swing according
to the strength of light, indicating the
conditions for photographing,
For obtaining the proper exposure, make
adjustments according to the diagrams be,
iow before taking the picture,
Under exposure
Over exposure
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, When the stopper catches, do not turn the shut,
ter ring further, (see page ]] )
, When the needle does not point to the correct
t
exposure, although the shutter ring is fully
turned, it indicates that the subject is either
too bright or too dark, beyond the limits of the
exposure meter. Taking of pictures under such
a condition is not recommendec:i.---"'""
As the shutter ring has two arrow marks, turn
the shutter ring so that adjustment can be
made in the direction of the arrow where the
needle of the viewfind", stays,
When the aperture is switched to the manual
aperture setting, the needle will stay to the
right corner.
* The intermediate points of the aperture stops
show F2.8, ]] from the right.
If the film advance lever is not fully wound,
the shutter will not click although the shutter
button is pressed,
, When the background is excessively bright
compared to the main subject, or in case taking
pictures against the light, there is always the
possibility that the main subject is under,
exposed, Picture may be taken by lowering
the film speed index by one stop,
For instance, by setting the film speed at ASA
50 in case the ASA is ]00. This procedure
should be regarded as an exception, as soon
as the picture is taken the film speed index
should be returned to its original position, In
case even this step is not applicable, switch
the aperture setting to manual. 17

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• SELF- TIMER ________________ _
When the se lf · timer is used, the shutter
will be actuated about ten seconds after '
the shutter button has been pressed . Follow
the instructions below :
1 Turn the flash setting lever to X.
Set the self·timer lever by turning it in
2 the direction of the arrow and then
wind the film advance lever.
3
Press the shutter button sufficiently
downwards.
mm~.~ s ~ elf.t ime r l eve r
Do not move the self· timer lever without
turning the flash setting lever to X.
Press the shutter button from the back
of the camera.
If you press the shutter button, standing
in front of the camera, the exposure will
be affected by the shade and you cannot
get the properly exposed mqin subject.
In case the self · timer is utilized, use the
shutter with speed of slower than 1 30
sec. for M type bulb photography.
The self · timer may be used for manually
operated aperture.

• MANUALLY OPERATED APERTURE PHOTOGRAPHy •••••
When the A UTO mark of the Canonet 5
has been removed, the automatic mecha ·
nism ceases to function . It is then possible
to manually operate the aperture and shut·
ter speed separately . Accordingly, when
the effective use of the shutter speed or
aperture is desired, or in case it is essential
to expose the dark subject for a long time,
as well as to regulate the aperture for flash
photography, the manual mechanism should
be employed . Everything else is operated
as usual.
The aperture regulates the amount of light.
As the numerical value increases, it gets
darker. For each stop of the index, the
light decreases by one· half. Thus, when the
index is lowered by one stop the exposure
time must increase two times, two stops
by four times . The ratio between the aper ·
ture stop and the amount of exposure , with
F2 as the basis is as follows:
Aperture stop: 1.7 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16
Exposure ratio : 1/ 1.
38
1 2 4 8 163264
Effect i veness of the apertu re
* As the numerical value increases , quantity
of light becomes lesser. For each indexed
point, the light is reduced one· half.
* The bigger the numerical value, the deep ·
er the scope of the focusing .
* The farther " the distance of the subject,
the deeper is the scope of focusing.
... On the other hand , the greater the lens
opening , the shallower the focus.
The shutte r speed adjusts the exposure
time . Similar to the lens aperture scale,
each index of the shutter speed means
double or one· half of the expQ.sure time.
50 , if you turn the shutter speed ring one
stop faster, open the lens aperture one stop .
Effect i vene ss of shutter speed
H i gh speed : For preventing blurs, taking
a fast moving object, and for effective ·
ness
of use of aperture .
Low speed : For taking dark subjects,
using blurs for effects, and for effectiveness
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li B ( BULB ) EXPOSURE ............................ .
B stands for bulb exposure . Since the shl,lt·
ter remains open as long as the shutter
button is being pressed, it is used for long
exposures exceeding 1 sec.
1. The aperture ring is released from AUTO
and set a desired aperture stop .
2. Keep the safety stopper release lever in
pressed state.
3. Turn the shutter speed ring and match B
to the indicator .
4.
Wind the film advance lever and press
the shutter button . The B exposure works
while the shutter button which keeps the
20 shutter open is being pressed.
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;(. Unless the safety stopper release lever is
pressed, B index cannot be set to the
indicator.
.::. The safety stopper works for the safety
device of the EE mechanism. When th e
shutter ring is turned from B, the safety
stopper release lever will get ejected and
return to its original position .
T exposure
When exposure is being made over an ex-
tended period, make the setting at B expo·
sure as explained above. Open the shutter
with a lock attached release and lock th e
release
during exposure .