Canon Canonet G-III17 User manual

FocusingLever
SelftimerLever
ShutterSpeedRing
AUTOMATIC/MANUALApertureRing
ASAFilmSpeedIndicatorWindow
AutomaticEEMark
FocusingRing
ViewfinderWindow
FlashSocketSafetyCover
FilmRewindCrank
FilmPlaneIndicator
AccessoryShoe
FrameCounter
ShutterButton
CableReleaseSocket
FilmAdvanceLever
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BlueLamp
BatteryCheckButton
ViewfinderEyepiece
FilmTransportIndicator
FilmIndicator
MercuryBatteryCompartment
TripodSocket
FilmRewindButton
iulbExposureSettingLever
FilmSpeedSettingLever
SimpleExposureSymbols
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MercuryBatteryLoading
BeforeusingyourCanonetG-III
17,loadthemercurybattery.
Toopencoverofthebatterycom-
partment,inserta fingernailinthe
openslot,slidingthecoverinthe
directionofthearrow.Byusinga
slightpulloutward,thecoverwill
open.
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Insertthebatteryonthetabin
thecompartment.
•Besurethemercurybattery
isinsertedonlyinthecorrect
direction.
•A 1.35VM20(#625)mercury
batteryshouldbeused—equivalent
totheMalloryPX-625,or
EvereadyEPX-625.
Presscovertoclose.
ReplacingBattery
Whenreplacingthemercurybat-
tery,openthecoverofthe
mercurybatterycompartment
andslowlypulloutthetabbeing
carefulnottoletthebattery
dropout.
•Whenthecamerawillnotbe
usedfora longperiod,removethe
battery.

BatteryChecking
Pressthebatterycheckbutton(coloredred)Ifthebluelamplightsup,thebatteryhas
sufficientpower.Otherwise,thebattery
shouldbereplaced.
•Thebatterycheckbuttonwillnotlight
upattemperaturesof- 15°C(5°F)orunder.
Thecamerawillwork,however,ifthebattery
hassufficientpower.
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FilmLoading
Canon'sExclusive Quick-Loading(QL)mecha-
nismintheCanonetG-III17acceptsany
standard35mmfilmrollincartridge.When
loadingnewfilm,alwaysavoiddirectsun-
light.
Toreleasethelatchofthebackcover,raise
thefilmrewindcrank,andpullitallthe
wayup.
Openthecoverfully.Whenthebackcover
isopened,theQLcoveropenssimultaneously.
Facethefilmcartridgeasillustratedinthe
linedrawinginsidethebackcover,andinsert
itintothecartridgecompartment.Pushthe
crankbacktoitsnormalposition.
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Laythetipofthefilmleaderabovethe
"amber"filmsetmark.
•TheQLcoverautomaticallyopensand
closeswiththebackcover.Donottouch
theQLcover.
BringdowntheQLcovertoholdthefilm
inplacebyclosingthebackcover.
Lookthroughthesprocketwindowtoseeif
thefilmiscorrectlyengagedwiththe
sprocket.
•Ifthefilmissagging,turnthefilmrewind
crankclockwise.
Closethebackcovercompletely.6

Pre-Settings
Wind thefilmadvanceleveruntilitstops.
Thefirstframeisnowautomaticallyin
position.
CheckingCorrectFilmLoading
Thefilmisproperlyloadedandadvanced
ifthefilmtransportindicatorflickerswhen
youwindthefilmadvancelever.
CheckingProperWindingFilm
Thefilmiswoundupifthecolorofthe
filmindicatorturnsred.Theindicatorturns
whitewhentheshutterisreleased.
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FilmSpeedSetting
Immediatelyafterloadingfilm,besureto
settheASAfilmspeedscaleintheproper
positionbypressingthenotchedfilmspeed
settingleverwithyourfingernail,matching
theproperfilmspeednumberwiththeindex
oftheASAfilmspeedindicatorwindow.
•Thehigherthefilmspeednumber,the
moresensitivethefilm;theloweritis,the
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lesssensitive.Forexample,theASA400film
isbetterforshootingatlowlightlevelthan
theASA100film.
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AutomaticElectricEyePhotography
ForautomaticElectricEyephotography,set
theapertureringatthe"A"position.
•TheEEmechanismisfullycoupledtothe
ASAfilmspeed,theshutterspeedandthe
aperture.
ShutterSpeedAdjustment
Turntheshutterspeedring,andmatchthe
filmspeedsettingleverwiththesimple
exposuresymbolofeithersunny,cloudy
,orindoor.WithASA100filmfor
example,theshutterspeedsaresetat1/500
sec.forsunny,1/125sec.forcloudy
and1/30sec.forindoor
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Focusing
Whilelookingthroughtheviewfinder,turn
thefocusinglever.Thesubjectisinfocus
whenthedoubleimagemergesintoone
preciseimageinthecenteroftheviewfinder.
OutoffocusInfocus
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CheckingtheExposureIndicator
Pointthecameraatthesubjectandcheck
thepositionoftheexposureindicatorinside
theviewfinder.
Presstheshutterbuttoniftheindicator
isinsidetheproperexposurerange.
•Theshuttercannotbo,releasedifthe
exposureindicatoriseitherover-orunder-
11exposurewarningmark.
•Iftheindicatorpointstotheunder-
exposurewarningmark,turntheshutter
speedringclockwiseuntiltheindicatormoves
totheproperexposurerange,orusethe
CanoliteD orotherflashunits.
•Iftheindicatorpointstotheoverex-
posurewarningmark,turntheshutterspeed
ringcounterclockwiseuntiltheindicator
movestotheproperexposurerange,oruse
anNDfilter.

ComposethePicturewithintheFrame.
Thesubjectswhichwillappearonthefilm
canbeseenwithintherectangularframe.
PresstheShutterButtongentlytosnapa
picture.
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AutomaticFlashPhotography—UsingCanoliteD
TheCanoliteD isanoptionalelectronic
flashunitwithdirectcontactexclusively
designedfortheCanonetG-III17.Thereis
absolutelynonecessitytoworryabout
guidenumbers.Nightorindoorphotography
isnowaseasyasdaylightphotographyusing
theCanoHteD.
BysimplyattachingtheCanoliteD,the
camera,whilesetat"A",isswitchedover
totheautomaticflashcontrolcircuit,and
theproperf/stopcorrespondingtotheshoot-
ingdistanceisautomaticallyset.
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•PowerSource:Two1.5ValkalineAA
batteries.
•Size:26x 57x 82mm(1"x 2-1/4"x
3-1/4")
•Weight:115grams(4ozs.)
ChecktheExposureIndicatorintheView-
finder.
•Whenitiswithintheproperexposure
range,presstheshutterreleasebutton.
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•Iftheexposureindicatoriswithinthe
redmark,thesubjectistoofarortooclose.
Adjustthefocusingdistanceuntiltheindi-
catorshowstheproperexposure.
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PresstheShutterButtongentlytosnapa
picture.
•WiththeCanoliteD,anyshutterspeed
canbeused.
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UsingOtherFlashUnits
TheCanonetG-III17hasbotha directcontact
accessoryshoeandconventionalflashsocket.
Automaticflashphotographyispossiblewith
flashbulbsandelectronicflashunitsother
thantheCanoliteD.
Inserttheflashintotheaccessoryshoeand
connectitscordifitisnota cordlessunit.
Threeguidenumbersareengravedinblueon
theaperturering.TheyareforASA100film
anddistanceinmeters.Forconversionto
ASA25andfeetseetheconversiontable
below.Withflashbulbs,settheshutterspeed
to1/30sec.Anyspeedmaybeusedwith
electronicflashunits.
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GuideNo142028(ASA100:m)
233346(ASA25:ft.)

•Donotuseflashbulb(orunit)with
followingtypesoffilmbecauseitdoesnot
coupleproperly.
Flashbulbofguidenumber14withASA
25film,guidenumber20withASA800,
andguidenumber28withASA400orhigher
speeds.
•Inflashphotographyusinga conventional
electronicflashunitorflashbulbwhenthe
properf/stopissetaccordingtotheguide
number,thereisa heavydrainonthemercury
battery.Therefore,besuretoreturntheaper-
tureringtothe"A"positionaftershooting.
•Whenthesubjectistoofarortooclose,
theshutterbuttoncannotbedepressed.18

ManualControlofAperture
Formanualcontroloftheaperture,release
theapertureringfromthe"A"position.The
shutterspeedandf/stopcanbefreelysetfor
achievingspecializedtechnicaleffects.With
theCanonetG-III17,specialeffectsinhigh
toneorlowtonecanbeobtainedinthesame
manneraswithmoreprofessionalcameras.
•Inmanualexposurecontrol,theposition
oftheexposureindicatorisintheupper
redmark.
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