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2.

Photocell

3.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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Release

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Socket

B. Range-Viewfinder

Flash

9.

10. Film Speed

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Setting

Clip

Plane

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Indicator

Mark

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Socket

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16.

Range-Viewfinder

17.

Back

18.

Trigger-Action

19. Back

20.

Safety Lock Release

2I.

Tripod Socket

22.

Self-Timer

23. Film

24. Film

Focusing

25.

26. Film

Counter

Cover

Cover

Rewind

Speed

Lever

Rewind

Dial

Eyepiece

Winding

Opening Button

Lever

Clutch

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with
every time. The shutter locks if the lens

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wound.

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shutter.

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mechanism is from

with 1/500

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mechanism, arranged around the

of

light as the lens,

the filter's compensation.

various

Unintentional double exposures cannot occur.

Canon-exclusive

to the light condition of the subject

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for

sec.) using
any normal

as

safety devices to

it

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automatically.

LV5

ASA 100

condition . . . indoors

both

Electric Eye

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mechanism sets the
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lens

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outer

and

mistakes . . . assuring

cap

being

out correct

assured

sec. or

which

or outdoors.

edge

Photocell,

is left on

F5.6

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it

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Manual Operatiol't . . .

3.

photographing

When
using flash, or for
ventional-type

special

(non-automatic)

beyond the operating range

photography,

camera.

the Canonet

Electric Eye mechanism,

of the

be

can

operated manually as

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when

a con-

Other

Lens:

Shutter: Speeds

Focusing:

Film Winding:

Film:
Flash
Exposure

Features of

sj

Synchronization:

Counter:

the Canonet . .

Canon

construction.

Double-image-type rangefinder

with

finder

Operated by left hand.

base

the
Exclusive
MX flash

Self-resettirrg

.

Lens SE

ranging from L/500

45mm

automatic

plate.

use of

35 mm film cassette.

synchronization.

F1.9. Gauss-type

parallax

Trigger-action

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to L

sec. in multiple

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the trimming

with

coupled

compensation.

Continental-type flash socket.

S-element

series

95o

plus

mark

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the

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film

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