Canon Super 8 814 User Manual

MAIN FEATURES OF CANON AUTO ZOOM 814Eight-Times Zooming on Large Picture AreaThe Canon Auto Zoom 814 is the latest 8mm movie camera that ca

BASIC STEPS IN PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELECTRIC EYE OPERATIONStand up the tiand grip.Load the batteries.a. For exposure meter; Two 1,3 vif625 mercury batter

b. For film drive: Four penlight batteries.c. Check the capacity of the batteries for film drive.Adjust the eyepiece, a. Open the eyepiece

Hold the camera and look through the viewfinder.Set the focus at maximum magnification (telephotoX1Decide the composition of the picture

13Check the position of the exposure meter needle.C 16 • 8|- 4 2pageAperture Adjusting Mechanism 29Fading Techniques 30Controliing the Wor

гHANDUI^G THE SOPER 8 CARTRIDGE AND PHOTOGRAPHYThe Super 8 film cartridge is loaded with 50-foot length of film. There is no need for f

HOW TO USE THE HAND GRIPWhen the hand grip is stood up it is automatically locked. When folding, keep pressing the grip locking leve

LOADING OF BATTERIES Mercury Batteries for Electric EyeBefore using your new camera, load it with the two mercury batteries packed in a

make —equivalent to Mallory RM-625R, Eveready E625N, Burgess Hg-625R or National H-D. ^Before inserting the mercury batteries into the

TECHNICAL DATAType : 8mm movie camera using Super 8 film cartridge. Frame size, 4x5.4mm.Lens: FI.4 with zooming range of 7.5 —60mm. 18-

*When not usifip the camera, keep the three-way switch at “OFF".# Be sure to replace the two mercury batteries simultaneously. Li

The white button is for checking the mercury bat teries, and the red button is tor the penliKhtbatteries. Set the three-way switch at &q

SET THE AUTO-MANUALSWITCH AT “AUTO”For EE operation, set the auto manual switch at "AUTO”.#The electric eye will not tunction when

SET THE APERTURE CONTROL RING AT “0”Turn the aperture control ring and set the black line at "0".# Refer to pp. 29 — 32 for other uses of th

LOADING OF FILM CARTRIDGESet the CCA filter switch so that the "sun"It indicates that themark can be seen.___________________________CCA fil

bSet the three-way switch at "R'*. Press the shutter lever for confirming film advance. If a film winding sound is heard

The film speed is automatically set with the insertion of the cartridge. The following filmcartridge can be used:Tungsten type; ASA 25, 32, 40,

dThe footage counter tells you how many feet of film you have exposed. The footage counter automatically resets to "0” when th

SETTING OF FILMING SPEED18 fps is the standard Super 8 filming speed, turn the filming speed setting lever and set it at the desired speed.a If a m

REMOVE THE LENS CAP

Filming Speeds : 12. 18. 24fps and single frame.Shutter Release : Three-way switch (safety lock, running position, remote control and runni

TURN THE THREE-WAY SWITCH TO "R”SUPER 8

10LOOK INTO THE VIEWFINDERa Holding the CameraHold the hand grip with the right hand and place the forefinger on the shutter lever. Zoo

b Canon ChestpodThe Canon Chestpod is used for increasing the stability of the camera and preventing blurring.With the use of its l

____FOCUSINGAdjust the focus by turning the focusing ring so that the subject can be seen most clearly through the prism screen rangef

Dut of focus

12DECIDE THE COMPOSITIONThe viewfinder of Canon Auto Zoom 814 is of the single-lens reflex type, and so there is no parallax. Thus,

by turning the zooming ring. The size of the subject can be decided by zooming.23

13CHECK THE EXPOSURE METER NEEDLEa Before pressing the shutter lever aim the camera at the subject and check the position of the expos

14PRESS THE SHUTTER LEVER

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ZOOMING _ Power ZoomingPress the power zooming switch for smooth and regulated zoom effects. Zooming towards telephoto is obtained by p

b Manual ZoomingWhen you wish to zoom faster or slower than at regular speed, or when you want to decide the size of the subject

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16UNLOADING OF FILM CARTRIDGEa stop shooting when the footage counter reaches “50", and take out the film cartridge. The cartridge contains a 50

APERTURE ADJUSTING MECHANISMBy turning the aperture control ring the followingfunctions can be performed :1. In EE operation, the maximum apertu

FADING TECHNIQUESWith Canon Auto Zoom 814, you can perform fading techniques in either EE or manual operations by turning the aperture control ring.

the jing reached the bottom, i. e.. when the black line on the ring reaches "0", the aperture takes over for proper exposur

Use ND Filter Under Bright ConditionsThe use of a neutral density filter is recomrnend- e^under very bfigTit conditicris or under excess

Auto-Manual Switch- Film Plane Indicator- Power Zooming Switch-Side Cover LatchFilm Type Window- CCA Filter Switch- Grip Locking Lever- Release Socket

CONTROLLING THE WORKING RANGE OF ELECTRIC EYEIn EE operation, the working range of the electric eye can be controlled so as to perform

SHOOTING WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHT«— Your Canon Auto Zoom 814 has a built in a Color Conversion A (CCA) filter so that you can use tung

When using daylight type color film, the CCA filter is automatically cancelled by inserting the cartridge and you can shoot under d

THREE-WAY SWITCHThe three-way switch has three positions of “OFF", “R"and “RC-RL".1. “OFF” is the position where the powe

b Remote Control1. Set the three-way switch at "OFF”.2 Insert the remote control cord into the socket for remote control cord3 Turn th

SINGLE FRAME PHOTOGRAPHY AND CONTINUOUS RUNNING Release Socket for Single FrameSingle frame photography is performed by setting the three-way

EYEPIECE SHUTTER^ sure to set the eyepiece shutter at "CLOSE" jo prevent reverse incoming light when the eye isnot against tFe

PANNINGPanning is employed when shooting a scene from one position to another by moving the camera around horizontally to make a co

PROPER CARE OF THE CAMERA1. Do not put fingerprints and other stains on the zoom lens. Wipe gently with silicon cloth when removing s

ACCESSORIES58mm Close-Up Lenses 450 and 240Close-up lenses are used when titling copying documents and when photographing plants and insect

Aperture Control RingThree-Way (OFF-R-RC-RL) SwitchIlluminating Window for Aperture ScaleFocusing RingiVroShutter LeverRelease Socket for Continuous R

Eyepiece- Eyepiece Adjustment Ring- Socket for Remote Control Cord ' Eyepiece Shutter Switch- Film Transport indicatManual Zooming LeverBattery T

CANON CINE PROJECTOR S-400Titling SetUsed for titling, ciose-up photography, copy work and single frame photography. Consists of stanchio

Canon Cine Projector S-400 is the newest and highest quality movie projector. It can automatically load and rewind all 8mm films