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| Marketed | February1969 |
| Original Price | Forexport only (no Japanese market price) |
This was a low-end model with a 2.5x zoom lens and simple specifications. It was designed to fulfill the requirement from export markets for lower-priced movie cameras. Canon met the technical challenge to apply engineering plastic as much as possible. Plastic was used for the chassis and exterior, and even for the lens barrel.
This was a compact, low-priced and easy-to-handle model applying drop-in film cartridge loading from the back of the camera and a compact fixed grip.
Also the FOCUS-MATIC model was marketed for exports, with an adapter to measure subject distance by aiming at the foot of the subject using triangular surveying theory.
| 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 | 10.8 – 27mm f/1.8 (12 elements in 10 groups) Inner diameter: 40 mm, outer diameter: 42 mm Amber and magenta coating |
| Zooming Ratio | 2.5x | |
| Focusing | Manual (Front lens group rotating method), 1.5 m to infinity | |
| Zooming | Manual zooming with zooming lever. Rotation angle: Approx. 90 degrees | |
| Filter Size | 40 mm | |
| Viewfinder | Type | Single-lens reflex type |
| Rangefinder | None | |
| Dioptric Adjustment | -3 to +1 diopter | |
| Viewfinder Information | Exposure meter needle, over/under exposure warnings | |
| Exposure Control | Type | Automatic aperture setting coupled to loaded film speed and shooting speed. Just aim the subject and shoot. The correct exposure is given always. |
| Exposure Meter | Non-TTL separate CdS exposure meter (An EE compensation adapter for over exposure and against light is available.) | |
| Metering Range | ISO 160 f/1.8, 18 fps – ISO 16 f/16, 18 fps | |
| Film Speed | Automatic ISO setting by film cartridge Tungsten type film: ISO 25, 40, 64, 100 and 160 Daylight type film: ISO 16, 25, 40, 64 and 100 |
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| CCA Filter | A Color Conversion filter A is built-in to use tungsten type film under daylight. The CCA filter is automatically cancelled with loading of a daylight type film cartridge. Manual cancellation of the CCA filter is possible. | |
| Power Source | Two 1.3 V M20 (No.625) mercury cells (Contained in the grip) | |
| Battery Check | None | |
| Film Drive | Type | Power filming by a high performance micro-motor |
| Filming Speed | 18 fps | |
| Power Source | Three AA batteries. Sufficient power for 8 film cartridges under normal temperature. | |
| Footage Counter | Counts up. Automatic resetting by unloading of a film cartridge. | |
| Battery Check | None | |
| Shutter | Shutter Opening | 160 degrees |
| Release Socket | Cable release socket | |
| Remote Control | N/A | |
| Grip | Fixed. Contains batteries. | |
| Others | Lighting unit attaching slot (When a Kodak type lighting unit is attached, the CCA filter is automatically cancelled). | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 48 x 160 x 168 mm | |
| Weight | 520 g (Body only) | |