Canon Canonet Electric Eye User manual

ToPre reforElectric
EyePhotograp
,r Set the lens aperture ring
^'"AUTo" setting.
, Set
the film speed
indicator
-'according to the film used.
{. Wind the trigger lever.
5. Focus
and compose.
Watchthe "arrow" mark in the viewfinder. lf the " arrow"
disappears,the correct exposure is obtained. lf the " arrow"
pointingto the right appears,turn the shutterring
to the right.
lf the " arrow" pointing to the left remains, turn the shutter
ring to the left. (See page 12 for detailedinformation.)
3. Set
the shutterspeed
ring.
chart on oppositepage.) - Press
the shutter
b' brtton gently.
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l. Flash Unit Connector Socket
2. Photocell
3. Shutter Speed Ring
4. Lens
5. Lens Apertu
re R
ing
6. Distance
Scale
7. Shutter Release Button
B. Range-Viewfinder Window
9. Flash Setting Lever
10. Film Speed Indicator Window
11. Accessory Clip
i2. Film Plane
Mark
13. Cable Release
Socket
t7,0 lft

L4. Time Ring
15. Exposure
Counter Dial
16. Range-Viewfinder
Eyepiece
17. BackCover
18. Trigger-Action
Winding Lever
19. BackCover
OpeningButton
20. Safety Lock Release
Lever
2I. Tripod Socket
22. Self-Timer
Lever
23. Film Rewind
Clutch Lever
24. Film Speed
lndicator
Lever
25. Focusing
Lever
26. Film Rewind
Crank
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CONDITION
Recommended
shutter
speedsfor
FILMSPEED
ASA
10 16
DtN11 13
EEphotogra
phy
32 50 1oo 2oo
16 18 21 24
t1250 1/500 u500
t/r25 t/25o u25o
-'|{: Bright
Sun
;V; onLight
SandorSnow
Bright
Sun
t(u). StrongShadows
'/ i-rs'
/1, HazvSun
i't'Q
i') Wedk
Shadows
t/60 tl60 ut25
<'7 CloudyBright
<-- . NoShadows
,ffi open
Shade 1/30
under
ClearBlue
Sky
6 lndoors
loow
lamP
1/30 t/60 1160 t/60 u60
t/8 rlrs
Thereare6ASAreadings(10to200)onthefi|mspeedindicator.W
Whenusingotherfilmspeeds--ASA40(D|NI7),ASA64(D|N
19), ASA
80 (DlN 20), etc.--the film speed indicator
can be set ASA W-'ffifl
between
two figures (see
illustration). .

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L. Electric
EyeMechanism...
As the shutter button is pressed,
the Canon-exclusive
ElectricEye mechanismsets the
lens aperturefor correct exposureaccording
to the light condition of the subject being
photographed--then
releases
the shutter. ..
automatically. No needto figure out correct
exposures ever--the Canonet does it for you .. .
automatically. You are assured of
perfect pictures.. .always.
The operating
rangeof the EE mechanismis from LV5 (F
1.9 with U8 sec. or F5.6
with 1 sec.)to LVL7 (F
16 with 1/500 sec.) using
ASA 100 (DlN 21) film, which
makes
it possible
to photograph
under almost any normal condition. ..indoorsor outdoors.
The Photocellof the Electric
Eye mechanism,arrangedaround the outer edge of the
lens, receives the same amount of light as the lens,which enablesit to measurethe
exact light value. When using a filter, as it coversboth the lens and Photocell, it is
not necessary
to figure out the filter's compensation.
2. Safety
Devices...
The Canonetis equippedwith various safety devices to prevent mistakes...assuring
you of perfect pictures every time. The shutter locks if the lens cap is left on . . .or
the film is not completely
wound. Unintentionaldoubleexposurescannotoccur.
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3. ManualOperatiol't...
When photographing
beyondthe operating range of the Electric Eye mechanism, when
using flash, or for special photography,
the Canonetcan be operatedmanuallyas a con-
ventional-type
(non-automatic) camera.
Other
Featuresof theCanonet.. .
Lens: Canon
LensSE 45mm F1.9. Gauss-type
4-group, S-element
sj construction.
Shutter: Speeds
rangingfrom L/500 to L sec. in multiple seriesplus B,
Focusing: Double-image-typerangefinder
coupled to the trimming mark
finder with automatic parallax
compensation.
Film Winding: Operatedby left hand. Trigger-actionlever with 95o arc on
the base plate.
Film: Exclusive
use of 35 mm film cassette.
FlashSynchronization: MX flash synchronization. Continental-typeflash socket.
Exposure
Counter: Self-resettirrg
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Electric Eye Phorogrophy o
oo
With
Electric
Eye
(EE)
correct
exposu
re photo
graphy,
is assu
red always
if these
3 steps
are
taken
:
E
a
E
Turn the lens aper-
ture ring and set it
at "AUTO" setting.
Turn the film speed
indicator lever until
the speed of the
film usedappears
in
the window.
Tu
rn the shutter
speed ring to the
desired speed.
(See Page 5)
Canoil
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There are " F
" stop readings of from 1.9 to
16, in addition to " AUTO,"
on the lensaper-
ture ring. These " F
') stops are used only
when the Canonet is operated as a conven-
tional-type
camera.
Film Speed
Indicator Lever
Film
Speed
lndicator
Window
The film speed
indicatorhas 6
ASA readings: 2OQ,100, 50,
32. 16, 10. See Page 5 for
film speeds and comparison
between
ASA
and DlN.
The shutter
speed
ring hasfraction readings
in
I:2 progression
of 500, 25O,I25,60, 30,15,8,
4, 2, I sec.plus B.
O Do not use the B scalefor EE photography.
It is not appropriate
and may causedamage
to the camera.
Shutter
Speed
Ring
I
ndex
Mark