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- Specifications
| Marketed | March 1970 |
| Original Price | 15,000 yen, 1,500 yen (case) * The “Canomarine,” a dedicated underwater housing effective at depths of 15 meters, was available as an accessory. The acrylic resin housing’s size was 152 x 130 x 84 mm and it weighed 320 g. Price was 5,900 yen. |
Although it had the same specs as the Autoload 342, the focusing system differed with a delta rangefinder. The camera was popular in the beginning. However, since the cartridge system did not allow the film plane to be changed in the camera, a brighter or longer lens could not be installed. A high-grade instamatic camera was therefore not feasible. The instamatic system itself was later discontinued.
| Type | Instamatic Lens-Shutter camera for Kodak film cartridges |
| Picture Size | 28.5 x 28.5 mm |
| Lens | 40mm f/2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups) |
| Shutter | Copal mechanically-controlled Everset program EE shutter. EV 8 (f/2.8 at 1/30 sec., ISO 160) to EV 17 (f/13 at 1/800 sec.). Shutter speed scale: 1/30 sec. to 1/500 sec. in 2x increments. No marking for 1/800 sec., |
| Viewfinder | Reversed Galilean viewfinder with projected frames. 0.45x magnification. Exposure meter needle, shutter speed scale, underexposure warning and flash-ready indicator, overexposure warning, and parallax correction marks within the image area. |
| Focusing | Lens focusing lever for matching zone focusing marks. Pictographs for near (1 m), medium (3 m), and far distances (15 m) provided. |
| EE | Selenium photocell for full-auto program EE. Metering range of EV 8 – 17 (at ISO 100). Film speeds of ISO 64 and 160 set automatically. |
| Flash | Flashmatic system with flashcubes. Flash exposure is controlled automatically to suit subject distance and flash aperture. Built-in motor for automatic film advance and flashcube rotation. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
Loading with film cartridge. Advances automatically (with the built-in motor) to frame 1 with the shutter button. |
| Frame Counter | Frame number on film back viewable through camera back window. |
| Film Rewind | None |
| Power Source | Two 1.5 V size-AAA batteries for both the camera and flash |
| Dimensions & Weight |
120 x 70 x 63 mm, 400 g (without batteries) |