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| Marketed | December 1964 |
| Original Price | 41,000 yen |
In April 1964, Eastman Kodak announced a new 8mm film standard: Super 8. This standard had a larger image size than regular 8, and the film was contained in an easy-to-handle cartridge. The new standard severely impacted other manufacturers. Sales of regular 8-type 8mm cameras in the market dropped drastically, and development of regular 8 cameras was cancelled immediately, even for models nearly completed.
Canon developed its first Super 8 model: the Zoom 518 Super 8. This camera was the first movie camera to use ABS on its exterior, which later became standard. The zoom lens was the same as that of the Cine Zoom 512, marketed in June 1964, except for the rear group, which was newly developed to adapt to the Super 8 format. This was also the first movie camera to employ the TTL (Through-The-Lens) system for light measuring.
| Type | Super 8 type 8mm movie camera | |
| Image Size | 4.2 x 5.7 mm (Projection image size: 4 x 5.4mm) | |
| Film | Super 8 film cartridge | |
| Lens | Focal Length/Speed | 9.5 – 47.5mm f/1.8 (14 elements in 11 groups, including 5 new type glass elements) Focal length can be extended to 15.6 – 78mm f/1.8 with the Tele Converter 1.6X. |
| Zooming Ratio | 5x | |
| Focusing | Manual (Front lens group rotating method), 1.2 m to infinity | |
| Zooming | Manual | |
| Filter size | 48 mm | |
| Viewfinder | Type | Single-lens reflex type with non-reverse image |
| Rangefinder | Prism screen rangefinder (Micro-prism rangefinder) | |
| Dioptric Adjustment | -3 to +1 diopter | |
| Viewfinder Information | Aperture value, exposure meter needle, over/under exposure warnings | |
| Exposure Meter | Type | Built-in TTL super high sensitive CdS exposure meter |
| Metering Range | ISO 160 f/1.8, 18 fps – ISO 16 f/16, 18 fps | |
| Film Speed | Automatic ISO setting Daylight type ISO 16 – 100 Tungsten type ISO 25 – 160 |
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| CCA Filter | Built-in. Automatically cancelled when a daylight type film is loaded. Manual switching with trigger grip when a tungsten type film is loaded. | |
| Power Source | Two 1.3 V mercury cells | |
| Film Drive | Type | Power filming |
| Filming Speed | 18 fps | |
| Power Source | Three 1.5 V AA batteries | |
| Footage Counter | Counts up. Automatic resetting needle type | |
| Film Indicator | A large window shows the loaded film type clearly. | |
| Battery Check | Level of the film drive battery can be checked accurately. | |
| Shutter | Shutter Opening | 160 degrees |
| Remote Control | Possible with remote switch | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 55 x 187 x 206 mm | |
| Weight | 1,000 g (Body only) | |