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- Specifications
| Marketed | September 2004 |
| Original Price | Open Price |
Canon’s Autoboy 180, the new flagship model of the Autoboy series of compact 35mm film cameras, features a high-quality zoom lens boasting a zoom ratio of 4.7x (38-80mm) – the highest in its class*1. As a result, the new model offers the high level of telephoto performance befitting the flagship model.
Matching power with quality, the new model’s zoom lens incorporates two aspherical lens elements, which effectively correct for spherical aberration to ensure exceptional imaging performance throughout the zoom range. Moreover, while offering a high zoom ratio, the Autoboy 180 utilizes space-saving technology, including a compact three-stage retractable lens design and an ultra-compact light-guide flash, to realize a body size among the smallest in its class*2.
The new flagship model offers a sophisticated exterior design with its aluminum front cover, a distinctive diamond-cut Canon logo on the top surface, and a chrome-plated finger grip. The camera also offers improved usability, with an enlarged easy-to-see operating-display panel located on the rear of the camera to allow effortless confirmation of camera settings.
The Autoboy 180 incorporates the highly acclaimed passive 3-point AiAF (Artificial intelligence Automatic Focusing) system used in the Autoboy N150 sibling model. Featuring a combined AF/AE (Auto-Focus/Auto-Exposure) CMOS sensor, which links focusing and exposure control to the zoom and focusing points, the system makes possible finer exposure control and precise focus performance. Moreover, passive 3-point AiAF focusing enables the camera to accurately identify the main subject, even when it does not appear in the center of the frame.
Other advanced features include a selection of six “Best Shot Modes,” including Auto, Action and Night Portrait, to cater to a wide range of shooting conditions; and five settable Custom Functions to suit almost any shooting objective. Custom Functions include a continuous-shooting setting that enables a shooting speed of around one frame per second, and Real-Time Release, which enables virtually real-time exposures to ensure that no shooting opportunity is missed. Other features such as manual exposure compensation of +/-1.5EV, dioptric adjustment from +0.5 to -2.5 diopter, and easy-to-use control button placement contribute to user convenience and enjoyment.
*1 Among compact film cameras, as of August 16
*2 Among compact cameras with focal lengths of 170mm and longer, as of August 16
| Type | 35mm AF lens shutter compact film camera with built-in flash and zoom lens |
| Zoom Range | 4.7x |
| Lens | 38-180mm/f/5.6-12.9 zoom lens |
| Autofocus | Type: 7-zone, 3-point; Passive: Autofocus (select 3 points from 7) Center 1-point AF: Yes (via Buttons) Servo AF: Yes (Action Mode) |
| Focusing Range | Standard: 0.8m(2.6 ft.) to infinity (W) 1m(3.3 ft.) to infinity (T) 0.6m(2.0 ft.) to infinity (Close-up) |
| Viewfinder | Type: Real-image zoom viewfinder approx. 84% coverage Dioptric Adjustment: Yes -2.5 – +0.5dpt |
| Exposure Control | Program AE; or -1.5 stop exposure compensation possible |
| Built-in Flash | Type / Modes: Type/Modes: Zoom-Coupled Light Guide/7-mode Recycling Time: Approx. 7 sec. Flash Operating Range (ISO 100): (WIDE) 0.8 – 3.4m(2.6 – 11.2 ft.) (TELE) 1.0 – 2.2m(3.3 – 7.2 ft.) |
| Dial Types (Modes) | Best Shot PIC Modes (Auto, Action, Night Scene, Portrait, Close-up, Real-Time) |
| Film Speed Setting | ISO 25-3200 set automatically |
| Film Loading / Advance / Rewind | Fully automatic; mid-roll rewind possible |
| Continuous Shooting | Yes (Action Mode) |
| Shutter Speeds | W: 1/305-2 sec. T: 1/251-2 sec |
| Self-timer | Electronically controlled, 10 sec. Delay |
| Remote Control | Optional (RC-5) |
| Battery | Type: CR2 Lithium (3v) x1 Capacity (24 Exp. rolls, 50 % Flash use): 14 rolls |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
109.5 x 58.7 x 53.2mm (4.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 in.) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.6 oz.) (body only) |