Canon Motor Zoom 8 EEE User manual

6.5mm-26mm ~ ( 40mm )
10mm--40mm
F 1.7
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

We extend to you a hearty welcome to the world-wide family of Canon photo equipment owners. And we thank you
for choosing the Canon Motor Zoom S EEE for y our future motion picture enjoyment. We are confident that you will
find your new investment very worthwhile.
In your possession is a camero which marks another important milestone In the more than 25-year history of the Canon
Camera
Company.
This is one of the most feature -laden quality Smm motion picture cameras In existence toda y. Let us list a few :
1. Electric
Motor Drive powered by 4 penlight batteries.
2. Cadmium Sulfide "CdS" Electric Eye and Manual system.
3. Six times zoom
range: 6 .5 mm-26mm with attachment.
1Omm-4 Omm without attachment.
4. Sharp, fast Canon 12-element, Fl.7 zoom lens.
5. Motor powered zooming.
6. Adjustable viewfinder eyepiece .
7. Rewind for lap dissolve.
S. Reflex, : through the lens viewing.
9. Split-image rangeflnder.
10. Canon quality finish throughout.
A new world of motion picture enjoyment will be opened to you if you will begin by following carefully the instruc-
tions contained in this booklet.

EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION OF CANON MOTOR ZOOM 8 EEE
Aperture
Aperture Setting
Shutter Relea se Leve
Safety Lock
(serves
also as runing
Release Hole for Single Frames
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Film Speed
and Grip
Fig. 1 View of Control Panel Side
Mercury Battery Chamber
Filming Speed Selection Dial
EE Warning Mark Window
Exposure Meter Window
sing Ring
on
Zooming Lens
movable Screw RiD9

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MA J OR FEATURES
OF
1. U nique Zo om Lens
This lens has an unrivaled speed of Fl.7 and four-time zoom range from 10mm to 40
mm. This is extended to include the focal lengths of 6.5mm to 26mm with the use of
a wi de angle attachment. And the climax of such versatility is the consistent, unwa-
vering focus you
obtain from one end of the zoom scale to the other. These hitherto in-
compatible technical features were harnessed into this miracle lens by an exclusive and
patented design. This lens combines the capacities of 6X zoom and, with the wide angle
converter, as many as eight individual lenses.
2. Ultra-Precise Electric Eye Mechanism
Cinematography at consistently accurate exposures has been made possible by incor-
porating an Electric Eye system coupled to a highly sensitive Cadmium Su lfide Exposure
Meter . This meter wi ll adjust to film indexes from ASA 5 to 320 (D IN 8 to 26). The
meter sensitivity ranges
from LV 6.5 to LV 14.4 for an ASA 100 or DIN 21 film. As
an additional safeguard in picture taking , a warning l ight window has been provided
in the viewfinder. Correct Exposure range is indicated by a blue light. A red light shows
if there
is too mu ch or inadequate i llumination for the fiim in use. The CdS meter is
ac ti vated by a replaceable 1.3 vo lt mercury battery ( Nationa l M-N type), av ailable in
many countries.
3. Motor Zoom and Film Advance
The motor zoom and film advance can be operated independently because they are
powered by two separate micromotors. Four 1.5 volt UM-3 (penlight) batteries are used
as a power source for both. The 10mm to 40mm zoom range can be covered in 3.5
seconds. Manual zoom is also possible.
4. Frame Speed
Four frame speeds are possible, 12, 16, 24 frames per second and single frame.
S. Lens Aperture Contro l
The photographer has a wide choi ce of controls: 1. Automatic, for full aperture range
from Fl.7 to F22. 2. Manual , for full aperture range. 3. By closing the gap between
the scales on the
aperture dial the functioning range of the electric eye system can be
intentionally limited, an exclusive with the Canon Motor Zoom 8 EEE.
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CANON MOTOR ZOOM 8 EEE
6. Single Lens Reflex Viewfinder
You are able to see w hat you are actuall y taking, through a complex optical maze of
rare earth lenses. There are 12 elements in the lens and another 12 in the viewfinder
system . You are always viewing with the lens wide open and without flicker, no matter
what the aperture setting, as the image is deflected into the viewfinder in front of the
diaphragm and shutter.
7. Split-Image Rangefinder
In a dd ition to ground glass focusing a split-image rangeflnder has been built-in for crit-
ical photography.
8. Automatic Footage Counter Re-set
The Canon Mot or Zoom 8 EEE automatic re-set IS a two-part operation. First open the
camera cover and then the film gate to activate the mechanism. This permits you to
open tne camera in the middle of a run to inspect the film advance with the counter
remaining stationary, a Canon exclusive.
9. Film Rewind
This permits a rew ind at the exposed film for intentional double exposure or lap dissolve
phot o graph y. The film counter also is reversed to pre vent disruption of accurate footage
count to the end at the roll.
10. Easy Loading
Sprocketless, easy loading is pro v ided for fast and safe film change.
11. Single Frame and Continuous Exposure
Special sockets are pro v ided tor s ingle frame exposures by pressure of the shutter button,
and use ot a cable release. Continuous run is possible by locking the shutter release but-
ton and In the advance position, use at a cable release or remote control coble.
12. Accessories
Onl y a tew accessories are pro v ided for the Canon Motor Zoom 8 EEE as so many are
actually built Into the body. They are the handgrip, remote control box, wide angle
converter, close-up lens and repla c ement mercury batteries.

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FACTS ABOUT THE 8MM MOTION PICTURE FILM
• A roll of 8mm motion picture camera film is actually sold in rolls 16
mm wide by 7.5 meters (25 feet) long, with extra lengths for leader.
•
On the first 7.5 -meter run only half the width of the film is exposed
and the
other on the second or return run.
• When the roll is sent for processing the film IS split into two 8mm
strips and spliced into a single 15-meter (
50 feet) Smm roll befo re
being returned to the customer.
• A reversal development converts the Smm roll into a p os itiv e picture
film.
• The running time
of an Smm film 15 meters long IS approximately 4
minutes.
FACTS ABOUT ELECTRIC EYE AND ELECTRIC EYE
PHOTOGRAPHY
• The Canon Motor Zoom S EEE assures you correct exposure un d er
varying light conditions through the operation of the au oma ic di-
aphragm coupled to a Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) expo su re me er.
• Perfect exposure is obtained by simply pressing th e sh ut er release
button and focusing through the reflex v iewfinder .
• This
freedom permits the photographer to add special effects such as
fade-in , fade-out and lap dissolve.

HOW TO USE YOUR MOTOR ZOOM 8 EEE
GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR ELECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHy ············ 9
PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHY .................... ·10
Setting film index, aperture control levers, and words of caution.
ACTUAL
ELECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHy .......... .. ........................ 13
Adjustment of eyepiece, automatic and manual zoom controls, use
of split-image rangeflnder.
HOLDING THE CAMERA & ATTACHING HANDGRlp .................. ·.. 14
LeNS APERTURE CONTROL LEVERS .......................................... 16
Automatic, manual and limited electric eye operation
FADE-OUT,
FADE -IN AND qVERLAP (Double Exposure) OPERATIONS .. ·19
FILM LOADING PROCEDURE ................................................ 23
RELOADING & UNLOADING PROCEDURE ................................ ·24
REPLACING EXPOSURE METER MERCURY BATTERY CELL AND PENLIGHT
BATTERIES ........ .. ... .. .... .. ........... . ........ .... .... .. ·········· · .. ··· .... ·25
REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE , BATTERY CHECKER AND NEUTRAL DEN -
SITY FILTERS ............................................................ ··· ··· ··· 27
CANON WIDE ANGLE ZOOM CONVERTER LENS .................... · 29
Procedure for attaching
OTHER ACCESSORIES ... .. ...... . ..... .... .... . ................ .. .... ....... ..30
Filters, 34mm
Close - up Lens , Canon Projector P- 8, Titling Stand
WORDS
OF CAUTION AND MAINTENANCE RULES .................... · 32

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... ® Pre ss mo tor ized Zoom Lever for wide
ang!e
or telephoto pictures.
• ® Ad just for best vision by turning view~
finder window. If dot at top of view-
fin d er appears blue, condition is suita bl e
for electric e ~ e • hotogro hy . If dot
oppea s l red . there is inade uate or
e~c.ess i ve li gh t.
(
for Focusing.

PROCEDURE FOR EL ECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Align Film Index figure with arrow .
2. Separate
Aperture Setting Levers at opposite ends.
3.
Align Frame Speed figure 16 with arrow for normal photography .
4. Turn ring
for Focusing.
5.
Press Automat ic Zoom Lever for wide angle or telephoto pictures.
6. Adiust
for best vision by turning viewfinder window . If dot at top of viewfinder appea ls
bl ue , condit ion is suitable for electric eye photography . If dot appears red, there is in·
adequate or excessive light.
7. Compose subiect and ph otograph .
o o •
IN FOCUS OUT OF FOCUS
BLUE DOT SIGNAL
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PREPARATION FOR ELECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHY
FILM INDEX DIAL
1. Set dial according to ASA or DI N index of film used.
2. Single rule applies
both to color or black & whi te films.
3. Seven index figures eoch are given for ASA (American) and DIN
(European) standard films.
ASA I 5 10 20 40 80 160 320
DIN I 8
11 14 17 20 23 26
4. Intermediate settings are permissible when films for which no index
figu res are given are used.
5. The seven settings have click stops.
APERTURE CONTROL LEVERS
1• Fully Automatic ~E Op . eration
a. Keep both levers farthest apar t at respective A positions.
b. Assures
EE operation for en tire apert ure range from F1.7 to F22.
2. Limited Automatic EE Operation
a. This is achieved by closing gap between two le vers.
b. This limits
EE operation only to apert ure scales remaining be-
tween two levers.
3. Manual Operation of Aperture
a. Bring the two levers completely toget her.
b.
Move both in unison to any figure opposite the line formed by
a junction of two levers which will be the aperture or "f "
setling.
4 . Word s of Caution
a. The lens diaphragm system is the hea rt of your camera.
b.
Avoid unnecessary or rapid movement of either lever.

FRAME SPEED DIAL
1. Film Speed is represented by frame exposures per second.
a. This camera provides three motion speeds plus single frame.
b. The actual exposure time of each frame
speed setting IS as follows:
Filming Speed (frames per sec.) 12 16
24
Exposure Time (per sec.) 1/
26
1/ 35 1/ 50
1/ 25
2. 16 frames per second should be used for normal action photography.
3. 12 frames per second
a. Subject wi ll seem to move faster than normal.
b. Used to
exaggerate speed of mo vi ng subjects, such as vehicles, clouds.
c. Used for humorous effects in motion of human beings and animals.
d. Used to
compensate fQr inadequacy of light and avoid underexposure.
4. 24 frames per second
a. Reduces rate of motion by subject by 150 %'.
b. For slow motion effects of moving subjects.
c. Reduces blurry pictures filmed from moving
and unstable vehicles.
d. Reduces blurs when panning or filming moving and unstable subjects.
5. Single frame
a. Used mainly for animated subjects and titles.
b. Not to be used for single frame pictures as with still camera:
6. Words of warning
a. There are no compensations for intermediate settings.
b. Use only the three
framE: speeds provided.
c. Use of intermediate settings can disrupt the EE mechanism.
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ACTUAL ELECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Turn viewfinder eyepiece to adjust to photogropher 's vIsion.
2. Adjustment is made when split-image line in viewfinder appears clear.
3.
Press motorized zoom lever at T for telephoto and W for wide angle pictures.
a.
Zoom range is from 10mm to 40mm.
b. Photography is possible while zooming .
c. Simultaneous zooming and filming will not damage the zoom or film advance motors.
4. Turn
focusing ring to align split image on the rangefinder.
a. Image of subject must be aligned vertically .
b. Feet
and metric scales on the ring give approximate distance of image In focus.
5. Circle inside of the v iewfinder must appear blue for EE photography.
6.
7.
a. EE photography is impossible if circle shows red color.
b. Red is warning of inadequate or excessive light for film in use.
c. If light is obviously inadequate, reduce frame speed, but refrain from taking if red dot will not
change to blue.
d. If li
ght is excessive, Neutral Density Filters must be used to reduce the amount of light entering
The
a.
b.
c.
The
a.
b.
c.
through the lens. ( see page 32 )
viewfinder is a single lens reflex type, in which you see your subject through the taking lens.
This means there are no
parallax problems and you take what you see.
This lens-viewfinder system
is composed of 24 optically correct lens elements, plus 3 mirrors.
Since the
half - mirror which deflects the image to your viewfinder is located in front of the shut-
ter system and lens iris there are no flickers, and maximum light is obtained no matter how
small your apErture setting.
shutter safety lock lever is open when in a horizontal position.
The shutter
is locked in the down position.
Continuous run is possible if the shutter release button is first depressed and then the safety
lock lever
is turned down.
The fi lm wil l continue to advance automatically until the lock lever is brought back to a horizontal
position.
8. Single frame photography is possible by pushing the shutter release button up.
9. Single frame pictures can also be taken by screwing a cable release into the safety lock socket.
10. A cine self timer can also be inserted if the photographer wishes to photograph himself.
1 1. Length of a scene
a. This is a relative matter and usually depends on the photographer plus the subject being pho-
tographed.
b. Basically no scene should be shorter than five seconds.
c. This need not be longer than 20 seconds at the most.
d. The
longer the exposures scene the fewer the scenes per 50 feet of roll.
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HOLDING THE CAMERA AND ATTACHING THE HANDGR IP
1. The r ight hand
a. Place the thumb over the shutter
release button.
b.
The index and middle fingers should
circle the
camera right under the
lens.
c. The ring and little fingers should
go around the handgrip.
2 . The left hand
a. The
palm of the
hand should rest
against the left
side of the camera.
b.
Pla ce the thumb
on the left side of
the eye
pi ece.
c.
Place all other fin -
gers on top of
the comera.
d. Ploce the index
and middle fingers
specifically over
thp. zooming le ver
as
illu strated.

3. Hold the camera firmly
a. Use a tripod whenever possible, remembering this is
how the serious amateur and professional photog
raphers take motion pictures.
b. Avoid panning
and try to film long subjects In sep-
arate scenes or sections as much as possible.
4. No limit to choice of grip
a. Each person is free to devise his or her ideal
grip for picture taking.
b.
We have illustrated what we consider the
best grip to eliminate cross motions of hands
when
operating the lens focus, zoom and
film advance .

LENS APERTURE CONTROL LEVERS- are provided to give the photographer a choice of
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total or limited range of Electric Eye operation , plus the features of fade-i n, fade - out and over l ap .
A.
Automatic Operat i on (Fig.
1)
(Fig.
1)
B. Manual Operation (Fig. 2)
(Fig. 2)
C. Limited Automatic Operation (F;g. 3, 4, 5)
(Fig. 3) (Fig. 4) (Fig.5)
l. Spread the two
le vers at
opposite
extremes at the Close
A
and Open A positions.
2.
EE operation will
take place
over
entire
aperture scale
from F1.7 to F22.
3.
For normal photography
this
IS the manner
In which the
camera should be used.
1. When the two levers are brought together EE operation
ceases.
2. The two levers must be moved together to the apertu re
setting ?esired.
3. The number oppos ite the center line formed by the two
levers is your F opening or aperture setting, for instance,
F8 in Fig. 2.
1. The field
of aut omatic or EE opera tion can be narrowed
by movi ng one or both of the apert ure control levers
closer
together .
2. Fig. 3 shows EE operational area to be between F8 and
F1.7.
3. Fig. 4 shows EE operational area to be between F 11 and
F5 .6.
4. Fig. 5 shows
EE operationa l area to be between F11 and
F22.
5. This system of intentio nal EE restriction is useful when
exposure
is desired for a backlighted subject.
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16 -
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,-
- 2.3
1.1 -
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Fig . FADE-OUT
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Fig. 2 FADE -IN
Fig. 3 OVERLAP
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FADE-OUT AND FADE-IN OPERATIONS
Fig. 1 FADE-OUT
Gradually lift lower aperture control lever while filming .
This action progressively closes the aperture .
The
picture gradually fades as there is progressive underexposure until
there
is no exposure at all.
The
picture will completely fade-out as the lever reaches the top of the
scale
and the aperture is totally closed.
Fig. 2 FADE-IN
Gradually bring only the lower lever down . As the lower lever reaches
the
bottom of the scale the EE mechanism takes over tor perfect exposure .
Fig. 3 OVERLAP
In normal Fade-In and Fade-Out, a given scene IS made to fade-in at
the end of a fade-out of the previous scene.
In Overlap the fade-in of a scene is superimposed on the fade-out por-
tion of the prevIous scene.
First, fade - out scene as in fig. 1, remembering position of film footage
counter .
Secondly, put on the lens cover and rewind the same length of film
used in fade - out , by paying attention to the footage counter .
Thirdly , now effect fade -in of new scene as illustrated in fig . 2.
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FILM REWIND OPERATION