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- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | January 1952 |
| Original Price | 77,000 yen (w/Serenar 50mm f/1.8) |
This was the first Canon with an all-diecast chassis. It had the same film advance and rewind knobs and single-piece viewfinder mode selector lever which were introduced on the III A. The camera was first called IV F and later renamed IV S.
| Type | 35mm focal-plane shutter camera |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Normal Lens | Serenar 50mm f/1.8 |
| 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 speed indicator dial on top of rewind knob. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top knob |
| Dimensions & Weight |
140 x 72.2 x 67 mm, 790 g (with Serenar 50mm f/1.8) |