Canon Scoopic 16M Owner's Guide

Canon

SCOOPIC

Canon

IBM

INSTRUCTIONS

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Your

new

Canon Scoopic
updated and
Scoopic

16, America's best selling
hand camera
mentary
and
Scoopic

filmmaking. Improved

offering

16, the
results every
efficiently.
To
most

obtain

satisfaction

the best possible results and the

camera, close
and every
shooting

page

your

16M

refined

for

version

television news and docu-

more features than

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time

out

from

attention

of

this

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roll

will give

your

should

instruction

of

you

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new

be

film.

camera

of

the

automatic

in

many

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standard

professional

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to

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lens cap .

lens

charger S-12 '

lens

batter

hood

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75mm

72mm

Battery

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Accessories

Close-

External

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Location

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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9.

10. Fi

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12.

13.

14.

15.

16. Release

17. T

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

Controls

Eyecup

Finder
Battery
Frame

Footage

Battery

Power

Single
cha ngeover

Filming

1m

speed

.

Finder

Battery
Battery

External
Film

feed

ripod

Shutter

Running
Aperture

Handgrip

Handstrap

eyepiece

chamber

counter

counter

chamber

supp

frame

speed

shutter

checker

checker

power

socket

socket

button

lock

opening

of

ly

switch

shot

knob

selector

dial

lever

button

suppl y

indicator

scale

Parts

lock

button

knob

button

connector

3

23.

Zoom

lens

24.

Macro

rin g l

25.

Manual

26. CdS

27 .

28.

29.

window

Manual aperture

scale

(T value)
Accessory shoe

Eyepiece

30. Eyepiece

setscrew
Focus

31.

32.

33.

34.
35
36
37

38.

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.
.

ring

Handstrap
Zoom

lever

Zoom

ring

Macro

ring

Side

cover

Side

cover

Film

position

ock

aperture

adjusting

adjusting

fastener

lock

knob

mark

release

control rin

setting

ring

ring

button

knob

g

4

Main Features

•

World's
Zoom
The

camera having a

mechanism.
75mm
T

number

T-

stop

actually
diverted

viewfinder,

12.5-75mm

• CdS
Shoot
the
the
The

Provisi
electric

•

Powerful

The film

rechargeable Canon
more
about sixt
rech arged

First

Lens

with

Scoopic

Electric

i ng

built-in

electric

finder

on

than

16M

The

(

'f,"

-

is

a fast

means

how

reaches

both

to

the

F1.8

Eye

with

automatic

eye

features an exposure

is

made

eye

metering.

NiCd

drive

100

een

in

3.5

16mm

Macro

zoom

3"), a zoom

CdS

eventual T /

accurate

circuit

Battery
motor

times.
1 DO-foot spools
hours

Movie

Mechanism

is

the

built-in

lens

T2.5

(F1.8).

much

of

the

film

window

built

in

Mechanism

exposure

aperture

using a supersensitive CdS cell.

for

either

and EE

NiCd

One charge a ll

with

Camera

world's

has a focal

the

plane. Since some

stop

this

fully

battery. It

the exclusi

first

zoom

lens

length

rat

io

of

6 : 1. The lens

light

entering

for

EE me chanism and

comes

to T2.5 in

camera.

is

always assured

mechanism

meter

indicating

automatic

circuit

can

ows

at

24

fps. It

ve

battery

Incorporating

16mm

movie

with

macro

of

12.5

the

front

light

case

by

coupled

need le.

or

manual

operate

be

recharged

shooting

is

charger.

on a

for

fully

to

to

of

to

is

•

Automatic

Thi

s mechanism provides
eliminates
guide, press
automatical

• Single-lens
Through
free

subject

Film

misloading

the

ly

thread.

Reflex

-the-Ien s
compos

reflex

Loading

for

. Inse

rt

shutter button

Finder

viewing assures

ition.

easy f i
the

film
and the

lm

hand ling

leader

perfect,

in

film

parallax-

and

the

w i ll

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Specifications

Type:

EE

16mm

movie

camera

with

macro

mechanism.

Film:

100

feet

(30.5

meters)

perforated

Lnes: Focal

Zoom

number

T
Construction:

Front
Outer
Fo
Macro
(from
Multipoint

Exposure

coupled
driven

also possible.

EE

Operating
16
ing is

Film

Speed

(100125)

Filming

Shutter

Manual

at

any

fi 1m.

length:

ratio:

6:

(F

thread:
diameter:

cus range:

control

the

front

focusing

System : EE au

to

built-in

servo

mechanism.

Range:

fps. to

ASA

not

coupled).

Indexes:

160

speeds: Single

opening

Aperture

T !s

top

12.5 -75mm

1

number):

16 elements in

72mm

(2

75mm

1.1m

(3'7

range:

80 -750mm

vertex

is

possible.

CdS

Enti

20,

T22, 64

ASA· 20

(200

250)

frame,

angle:

Control: Ordinary

.

of

T2.5

!3h6

"),

(3").

5

")

/

16

to

focal

tomatic

photocell

Manual

re range

320

16,

170

degrees.

with

built-in

16mm

single

(liz" -

(F1.8)

.

12

components

P

0.75.

to

infinity.

1

(3

plane).

aperture

and

aperture

of

ASA

fps . (single

(2532)

(400

500)

24,

32,

shooting

zoom

or

double

3")

.

/8" -

2'5

mechanism

micromotor·

control

640, T2.5,

frame

40

(5064)

640.

48 and

64

is

possible

lens

1

/

").

2

shoot·

80

fps.

Film

Drive

by

Power

control
An

Film

System:

electronic

Supply: Film

by a built-in

external

Loading:

By a built-in

governor.

battery

may

Automatic.

drive

exclusive

be also used.

Just

micromotor

and

automat

12 V NiCd

insert

the

controlled

ic

apertu

battery.

film

tip

re

into

the guide.

Zoom:

Manual

rotation

Viewfinder:

Si ngle-Iens
scale, over-exposure
marks

and

meter

controllable
incorporated

Footage

is

Other:

Size:
Weight:

Counter: Adding
position
with

checker,

40

Fi

by

frames

1m

shutter

opening

takeup

287 x 230 x 162mm

3.3

kg

(7.3

from
to

(1

prevent

running

Ibs .)

of lens

ref

lex

type.

and

needle are

- 4

to

+2

i ncidence

type

the

side cover. Frame

foot)

in

one

knob,

lock.

5

(11

/16"

barrel.

TV

frame

line, T !stop

under·exposure

displayed.

Visibility

diopters. A shutter

of

light.

which

can be reset

rotation.

accessory shoe,

"

x g

l/

x

6")

16

warning

to

counter

battery

is

is

S

6

Battery

The

Scoopic

f i

lm

and

operati

The

battery

before

use. One

OO

-f oot roll s

1

T he Canon

teries at

t he same

and

16M

ng

is

shipped

at

Battery

Battery

uses a 12 V NiCd battery

the electr

battery permits

24 fps.

time.

ic eye

uncharged;

Charger S-12 can cha rge

Charger

circuit

.

there

f o r e, charge

shooting

for

driving

of sixteen

two

bat-

it

• Ca

non

Batt

Volt

age:

Cha

rging

Chargi ng C i

Rech arg

in

ery Cha rger S-

T i m e:

rcuit

:

g :

12

50/60 Hz,

3.5
of
po

wer
the
c h

ecker

An
ven ts
teries. It al
discharge
fai l ure

Batteries

port

w h ich

ex posed

approximately

AC 1 00-240

hours at a normal

20-25

° C

leve l is

red region on t he

.

electronic

overc

harging

so

of

battery should a power

occur

during

may

io n

to

film used . A

eight

rolls

may

V

temperature

for

a ba

tte

ry whose

found

to

be

withi

battery

cut-off

be

2 hours.

circuit

of

Scoopic

preven ts accidenta l

charging .

recharged

of

film

be recharged

in

battery

have been

n

pre­bat-

pr o-

on

in

IB

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•

Charging

The pilot lamp

the

I nsert
A

weakening

charge .
Two batteries

Recharge

one

pictures

power

the

month.

Battery

su

battery

the

are

pply.

to

goes

on

when the

into

the

charger.

glow

of

the

pilot

can be charged at
battery

Have a spare

be

take

if it

n.

has

bat

charger

·Ia

mp

the same

been l

tery

is

plugged

indicates a full

time.

eft

unused

ready

when

for

into

over

ma n y

•

Sett

i ng

In

charging

voltage

Remove

displ

ay

Voltage

to

be used.

the

the

the

battery, set

fuse.

Pull

volta

ge and rei nsta l l

off

the

voltage selector

the

selector, set

the

fuse.

to

the

the select o r ,

8

Precautions for

Battery

Handling

1. Charge
10

° C

battery.

2.

Making

terminals

speeq discharge

Never

metal

the

or

over;

contact

of

your

store a spa

objects

such

batte

ry

at

charging

at

between

Scoopic battery

and

possible damage

re

battery

as

keys.

an

ambient

O° C

or less

the

positive

in a pocket

temperature

may

and

may

cause a high

to

the

along

damage

nega t ive

battery.

with

of

the

other

3.

If

the

time,

loa d

minutes
4 .
under norma

will

new

5.

to
USED

to

The

battery

only

battery.

All

NiCd

extreme

BATTERY.

provide

battery

it

dischar

is

in

the

camer a,

ge

it.

can be recharged

l use. Repl ace

power for half

batteries

heat such

left unused

operate

battery

can

potentially

as

fire.

NEVER

for

t he camera

more

w hen a

the

amount

explode

a long

period

for a few

than

100

full

charge

of film

if

exposed

INCINERATE

of

times

as

a

A

9

Loading

Battery

10

1. Push
pull

the

2. Lo

ad

T

ake

the

for an

up

the

cover

t he

battery.

battery

extended

lock

open

period

out

button

.

of

the

of

time.

of

the

battery

camera if it

chamber and

is

not

to

be used

Checking Battery

Check

the

battery

1. Push
power
the

2. Re charge
the

the

level

accordi

battery

red regi o n .

check

battery

the

power

check

ng

window

battery

level regularly.

button

to

the

position
.
when

the

Battery

and evaluate

of

the

need

Ie

stays

Check Window

Good Po

or

needle

with

the

in

i n

Adjusting Finder Eyepiece

1.

Be

sure the

2, Loosen

bright

subject and
3 , Place
ma

nual

finder

shutter

the

eyepiece setscrew,

look

the

EE changeover lever

aperture

ring

into

and

set

lever

is 0 position.

direct

the

camer

to

the

meter

the

camera at a

a.

MANU, turn

needl e

at

the

T2.5.

4 .

Turn

cou

nterclockwi

Then fix
Without

The

range

the

eyepiece a

se

until

the

eyepiece

this adjustment,

of

the

with

adjustment

djusting

grains are

the

proper

is

- 4

ring

distinctly

setscrew.

focusing

to

+2 diopters.

clockwise

observed.

is

impossible.

and

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