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- Specifications
| Marketed | April 1963 |
| Original Price | 11,800 yen, 1,500 yen (case), 200 yen (hood) |
A sibling of the Canonet, this camera was conceived for compactness and operation ease. The shutter speed and aperture were set automatically, making it easy to use by anybody. The zone focusing system divided subject distances into close, medium, and far with icons. Exposure was set automatically by the EE (Electric Eye) program. The film advance used a sprocketless spool. This made the camera 10 mm less wide and 60 g lighter than the Canonet.
| Type | 35mm Lens Shutter, zone-focusing camera with program EE |
| Picture Size | 24 × 36mm |
| Lens | Canon SE40mm f/2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups) |
| Shutter | Seiko-sha L with program. 1/30 to 1/250 sec. and B. X-sync flash. German socket on camera front. |
| Viewfinder | Reversed Galilean viewfinder with projected frames. 0.55x magnification. Shutter speed scale and match needle window (coupled to external window and flash mark) at viewfinder bottom. Right of viewfinder has three zone focusing marks and moving needle coupled to lens draw. |
| Exposure Meter and EE |
Selenium photocell coupled to program. Metering range of EV 7 – 17, f/2.8 & 1/30 sec. to f/22 & 1/250 sec. (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 10 – 200. |
| Film Loading & Advance |
After opening camera back, insertion onto spool. Advances with camera-top lever (210° single stroke). |
| Frame Counter | Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank |
| Dimensions & Weight |
130 x 79 x 36 mm, 640 g |