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- Specifications
| Marketed | April 1951 |
| Original Price | 70,000 yen (w/Serenar 50mm f/1.9) *From the 2nd half of 1951, a model with a fixed Serenar 50mm f/1.8 was offered. |
With the three-mode optical viewfinder and other features, this camera really publicized Canon’s innovative camera technologies.
It had cordless flashbulb synchronization since the flash unit rail had built-in flash synchronization contacts. Up to then, a troublesome synch cord was required to connect the flash unit to the camera. Attaching the flash unit to the camera side’s rail achieved electronic connection at the same time. The FP-, F-, and M-sync contacts switched automatically. The dedicated Flash Unit X was marketed simultaneously with the camera.
From the latter half of 1951, the collapsible Serenar 50mm f/1.8 lens was replaced by a fixed-barrel lens.
| Type | 35mm focal-plane shutter camera |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Normal Lens | Serenar 50mm f/1.9 |
| Lens Mount | Universal threaded mount |
| Shutter | Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. Single-axis rotating dial for T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 sec., and single-axis rotating dial for B, 1/25, 1/40, 1/60, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500, and 1/1000 sec. |
| Flash Sync | Set automatically for FP-, F-, and M-sync (direct synchronization provided with flash rail). |
| Viewfinder | Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder rotatable to set one of three magnifications. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
After baseplate removal, drop-in bottom loading. Advances with camera-top knob. |
| Frame Counter | Manually set from 0 to 39 at base of camera-top rewind knob. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top knob |
| Dimensions & Weight |
140 x 72.2 x 69 mm, 785 g (with Serenar 50mm f/1.9) |
| Remarks | From the latter half of 1951, a Serenar 50mm f/1.8 fixed-lens model was added. |