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- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | November 1974 |
| Original Price | 32,300 yen, 2,500 yen (case) |
A camera for the masses, it featured date imprinting and a body and exterior made of reinforced plastic.
Although similar in size as the Canonet G-III series, it was 200 g lighter due to the reinforced plastic. The camera had a 40mm f/2.8 lens, fully automatic program EE exposure control, date mechanism on the lens barrel, and a convenient date on/off switch. The date could also be imprinted on the lower right corner of the photograph.
| Type | 35mm Lens-Shutter rangefinder camera with program EE and date imprinting (year, month, day) function in lens barrel |
| Picture Size | 24 x 36 mm |
| Lens | 40mm f/2.8 (5 elements in 4 groups) |
| Shutter | Seiko ESF (electronically controlled), EV 1 (f/2.8 at 4 sec.) – 17 (f/16 at 1/500 sec.), X-sync. Built-in self-timer. Hot shoe and German socket for automatic flash. |
| Viewfinder | Coincidence rangefinder integrated with reversed Galilean viewfinder. Parallax correction with projected frames and correction marks. Same lamp for battery check and camera shake warning. Date switch displays date imprinting position. 0.62x magnification, 84.5% coverage. |
| EE | CdS cell for full-auto program EE. Metering range of EV 1 – 17 (at ISO 100). Film speed range of ISO 25 – 400. |
| Power Source | Two 1.3 V HM-N mercury cells |
| Film Loading & Advance |
Slotted take-up spool. Advances with camera-top lever’s 132 single stroke (partial strokes not enabled). Ready position at 20. |
| Frame Counter | Counts up. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. |
| Film Rewind | Camera-top crank |
| Dimensions & Weight |
118 x 75 x 59 mm, 440 g |