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ELl\IIO
ZOOM
C-300
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El
MO
ZOOM
(-300
Specifications
Th
e thr
ee types
of mogoZ
lnes
des
cri
bed bel
ow
ore
nte
r-
:
hangeable
in Ine ELMO
ZOOM C.300
A)
Camero
Body
. )
1. l e
ns
4 X
Loo
m l
ens
f 1
.8
{9
36111m
2.
Z:>oming E
lectr
ic
aUlozooming (apprax.
5 sec.) .
Marll)a
l
zo
omin g
possib
le
3. Fi
tm
I r
an~porl
6V
(UM·3
cells,
four
eac
h)
elecllically oriven
syst
em;
18
fp~.
24 I ps.
or
d 1 fps shooting
Rewinding
end revo
rse
shoaling
possib
le
( daub le
·8
ond
single-B )
Rem
c·te contr
o l
possible
with
"romo
te controlle
r'
4.
AJtoma
lic
aperture Full
y a
utom
a tic
aperture cont
rol w ith
CdS
and
"Through-The-Ler'l
s" SYsT
em
Manual apertur
e COr'ltrol poss
ib le
(3.9V
mer cu
ry
cell
)
5. f in
der
Si
ngl9 le
ns fal
lex sysTem
S
plit image focusi ng
adjustment (1.
2m
to
c-..
..,
)
Indi<; ::lt
ion
of
r ' s
tops
in finder
A
dju
stable
flyep
iae
!'!
6. C
ther
Se
lf':ofl
toir'led
~85
filter ( used or'lly f
or
Koda
·
chrome 11 I
ype
A)
VolTa
ge checker att
oched
Maga..:ine
s
I.
Double-8
mogo..:
ine
a)
Double-8
film spoo
l l
oad
ing
b)
ASA
numb
er
10
to
4
00
c)
Film
counte
r
To
tal
01
50
',
out om
oti
c reiur
r'ling
sy~tem
Automatic
5t
op
of
2.5
and
50 fee
f
(Unnece
ssary
to .,Iood
film
oi
25
leei
)
2.
S
ngle
-B
magazine
0) Single ·B system
cartridge loading
b)
ASA
num
ber
16
10400
( outomatic ad j
Ullmenl
to lilm spe ed)
c) Film
count~r
To
tal
of 50',
outomatic returnin
g system
3. Supc r -8
magazine
a)
Super'S
system
car
tr i
dge loadi
ng
b)
ASA
flu
mber
16 to 100 Coutom a tic odlustm
ent
to f ilm speol ""')
c) Film
coun
ter Total
01
50'.
automatic r etur
ning
system
d)
Sol
il -
contained f85
filter
systom
Page 4
Camera
body
of C-300
Thes e
magazines
are in"e
rlodsd with
the
comer
']
body
by
precision
mechanism.
As
an
example
cf
ver
satility
, a
5ing19-8
magazine
may
be
used t'J
replace a Super 8 magaz
ine
containing film
which
i
:;
pmtially
exposed,
or
culo'
011(
1
'-'lad 'white filrn
magczln
es
may
be
interchangod
bef
ore
the film
is
e
ntirely
exposed.
In
this
case,
blad
and
white
film
is
loaded into a Doub
le -8
magazine_
Thus, use
of
various
t
ypes
of fi lm is
both
quick
and
easy_ The
maga
zin
es
ars
clas
sified
as
accesscn",s
all(")winO
~",I"'<tio
n
occo-ding
to
individual preference
THREE TYP
ES
OF
8mm
MOVIE FILM
The
ELMO
ZOOM
C-300 is an al l-pur-pose,
lop
class
Brnrn
movie
camera
which
USES
all
thr
ee
typ
es
of
8mm
movi
e film.
It
consists
of
the
camera
body
and
film
magazine,
The
most important
feature
of
the
camera
is
its
newly
designed, crysta
l c l
ear
zoo
m lens (F '1.8, 9
to
36mm). This is f
ollowed
by
the
high-performance
"Thro
ugh
-:he-Isns"
arrangement (auto
matic
light
adjustment
mechanisrl)'
the
single
lens
refle:(
construction.
the sp l
it-image
focus
mechanism,
the
film
drive
system,
and
the
reve
rse
shooting
mechanism
.
8
There
are
three
different
types
of
film
magazines
which
can
be used with
the
EUlO
C-300.
1.
Double-B
magazine
2.
Single·8
magazine
The
three
type
s
of
Bmm
movie
film
are
Double-B,
Sing~e-8
,
al1d Supe r-B. Refer
to
the
description
of
these
maga
zines
.
Far
SUpH 8
Fer
Single
Fer
Double 3
Interc
ha n
geab
le
magaz
ines
for
C-300
Page 5
NOMENCLA
TURE
of
ELMO
ZOO
M C-3
00
1.
Autozoom
TW
cunon
2.
Camero speed
dial
3
3.
Shuller
button
cover
,.
E\"',~lght
Cldiu~lmenl
r
ill
g
5.
Eyesight adjustment
lOCk
ring
6.
Batter
y
1
051
meIer
7.
BOllery
reST
butto
n
8.
AM
dial
stopper
9.
AM
dia l
10.
Built-In liller
'Icrew
11.
Accessory sh
oe
12.
Ballery
com
p,;;nlme
nl
(beh
ind
Ihe
nome
plate
)
13.
Bollery compor tmenl
button
14. FocUSing
ring
15.
5"
finder
b
arrel
Page 6
1.
Botte
-y
comportment (beh
ind
the
name plate
)
2.
Batte
ry
comportment
butt
o n
3.
Zoom
le
ns
Fi 1.8
f
9-36mm
4 .
MerCJ
ry batt
ery
campartmert
cop
5.
FR
dial st
oppe
r
6
FR
dia
l
7.
Cal-rI'ing
strap
8.
Marl~al
zoom
dia l
9.
Film
plan
e
index
10.
Film
indicating
window
11. Rernote
con
nsct
or
r8ceptacie
Th
ere
i. a tripod
hoi
...
in the
center
of thE'_
b
otton
1
Fi
lm Iran
,,,,,
rt
a~d
balte'Y
power
ch
.c~
CO,no;' be
mode
".,1,."
ih~r
e
j.
a
mag,
,,,i,, ..
in
'he
~"m~
ro.
Place
one
of
the
mogolines
in the
cam
" r o.
3
Page 7
TAB
LE
OF CONTE
NTS
ELMO Zoom C .3
00 Soec
ific
olions
Genoral
Description of ELMO
ZOOM
C-300
Nomenclature
of E
LMO
ZOOM C·300·,·
Elec t
ricolly Dri
van ELMO
ZOOM
C.300···
·
TTl
arld
Manua
l Ad justment·
Shutt
er
Button ...
f
ilm
Transport Spee
d·
Zooming ,-
Reverse ShooTing ond
Rewinding"
SlnQle-8 Mag
azine.·
Super-S
Magazin
e"
Doublo-B Mo goz'no
Actual Shooling
.
Accessories
···_---_···_·_·-2-3
5
6
7
8
9
·
10
.... 1·
......
13
.... H ......
16
-17
___
22
···23
..........
24
···
..
2,$-28
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ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN ELMO Z
OOM
C-3
00
T
he
C-300
is el
ectr
ically d
riven
by
four UM-3 dry
cells
housed in a
speci
al dry
celt
Case.
The
cover carryi
ng
Ihe
nome plate a
bove
the
lenl springs
open
by
squeez
inp
logether the r
ound buttons
at
the
sides of
the
nome p l
ate.
When
inserting
the
cells be sur e to
observe the
polarity
inst
ruclfons
on Ihe cell
housing.
This
pow
er
source
driv
es
o p
recisicn
min iatu
re
mol
or
for filming the
out
oz:oomlng
.
The
re
is 0
sell-containe d to
ster
which
indicates
Ihe slole
of the
batteries
and
the merCl./ry
cel
l.
Pusk th e
roar
of
the
test butt
on
eM)
to
chock
the molor
bo
lleri
es
( 6V), a nd the
front
( E) to
check
the merc
ury
cell
(3
.9V
).
In
bolll c o
ses.
obs
erve
the
mela r (
see 1Ilustrollon )
while
depress
ing
The
button.
II the
defl
ect
io n is in -he
blue
r
ange
for Ihe motor
balleries
and
in
the
btue
or
while
r
ange
for ' he
mer<:u
ry
cell.
it
Indicates
thot
sufficiont
botter
y
Of
mercury
cell
powe
r romoins.
When
deflecTi
on
approache s
the
red
ra nge . i
t's
lime to lnsl o
ll
new
cells.
However.
remember
that
(]
power
ched can
not
be
mode
unleH
the re
rs a ma gazine
in
the
camer
o.
5
Page 9
6
"TTL
" AND
MANUAL
ADJUSTM
ENT
The rnBc
horli
sm
for
aut
omatic
all
y st
opping
down light
passi
ng thr.,ug
h
the
lens onlo
Ihe
film
surface
is known
as "TTl
" (
Through-the-Lons).
"TTl"
is a
top quo
lity
devic
e d
eve
loped
by improv
ing
converdional electric
'"eyes"
which
USB
a
separate
lighT
window.
The
ligh t s
ource
for the el
ectr
ic
"eye"
(EE)
used
in
the
C·300
is obtained dir
ectly " t
hrough-the·lens",
so
a separate light
win
dow'is un'lecessory
.
"TT
L"
us
es a C
dS
cell whic h
controls
a m
ercury coli
used for stopp
ing
down light
values.
The mercur'
f
cell (
3.9
V). under nor
mol Jsoge,
is
effeclive for
one
or
two
yeors.
The
C-300
hos
new
cons
truction
which prevents
UnrlBCessory
mercury cell
cons
umption.
This
feoh.rre i s t
he
shut
ler
butlorl
cover.
VJhen shootin
!:;,
this cover must
be:
opl'lflod sin
ce
mercury cell
curront wi
ll
fla
t fl
ow
wit
,l
th e
,ov
er
in
place.
Always
keep the cover
in
position
wherl storing
or
carrying
T
h~
cam
cr
a.
The mercury ce
ll can
be
replaced
easily
by
removing
the
mercur'(
cell comportmen
t c
op (tun
to
the
left). Refer
to
the
illustrat
ion.
II
the
operator
desires
to adjust the
lens
opu
ning manually. the
" TTl" me
cha
nism
may
be
mode
inoperative.
The
AM
dia
l is
on
the lower right fro
nt
of rne
comera
body.
( R
efe
r
10 II",:
illl1
~l,
o
rion.)
Wi,ton
"T
TL" is
to
be
<.;s",d
in sho
oting.
this dial
(n
u~t
be sa t t o
pos
iti
on
"A"
(oll
oillatic). For
manual ope
ration, depr
ess
tha
die
I
,topper and turn
to the
right, selt
ing
to
position
"M".
While
look in;)
thro
ugh
the
view fin
der, turn
the
dial
so tho
t
t~
,e
pointer,
all
tke
right
side
of
the
view
franre.
indicates a suitab
le
stop
·
/olue.
At
this
ti
me th.,
st
op
va
lu e is
fix
ed a
nd
iight intensity
has no
eff
ect
on
th e
selling
.
Wh
a~
r.lOlluai
oporolioll
is
com
pleJed . r
eturn Iha
diol
to
pos
iti
au
"'AU.
Page 10
SHUTTER
BUTTON
The s
huttor button
is above
Ihe finder barr e l
comer.
Th
e
co~er
pr
ovide
s protection. M;)v(l
upward to
ope
ll
b.;l o ro shooti
ng.
When
Ihe block shu
tler
key,
beneath
the
cover.
;s
depressed
,he molo r
rot
ales for film ing.
The
bUllon ho
!>
a
hole
for
ordinary cob
le rel
eoso.
'If the d ia l
arr
ow is se t to
pos
ili
on "L"
aft
er the
shutter
button
ha s
been
deprossed
, I
flo
button
is lock
ed
and contin
uous firr. i
ng
lakes ploce
01 t
he
rolo
of
18
fr
a mes
I I i
O
NEED
LE
L
It
-5
.G
...Jy -
II
'-----
-----'~
per second.
!!.oior to
the
iilUSlrotion.
When
storing
or
carr
ying. the o
rrow should
nor
mo!l y
be sot to posit
ion "
L"
7
Page 11
8
FILM TRAN
SPORT S
PEED
FlIm
transporl
speeds
for the
C·300
Off!
I.he some for all
Iyp
es
of
lil
m.
and
ore
shown in
the
following.
18 Iromes per s
eco
nd (
standard
)
24 f
rames
piH seco
nd (
talkie
speed)
1 f
rome
p&r
second (for on
imo/i or'! or 5imile r purposes
)
Reverse
fil
ming con
be
done
at
18
Ips
and
24
fps
.
(
applicable
only
for
double-8
ond
single
-8
films )
Change
of
film
trans
port
speed
compensates
ouloma-
ticoHy the sl
op valu
e through
its
coupling wod: with
TTL.
510
ndord
spee
d is adeq
uate for enioym"
nt
of "sil
ent"
~lOvies.
or "talki
e" movies
where a
to
pe
(!!corder
is
used.
In
order
to
reduce
" the
imoge
unsteodi,ess
"
ir')
movies
mode fr
om a
fast
movin
g ve
hicle
,
or to al l
ow
applicat
io n
of
a magnetic cooting after
developing
for
producing ·'talkie"
movies,
the 2 4
fps
speed
;s
used
lor shooling. Voi,
.,
quoli
ty
is
improve
d 01
lhis
spee
d.
Fi
lm
tr
anspo
rt
speed
change
is
mode
will
l the spe
ed dial.
arrow to tho
desir
ed p os
ition.
5=- 1
fps
( oppro:o:.
20
second
)
l-=Sofety
l
ad
18=
18
fps
·,-appro
x.
1 40
second)
24
=--
24 Ips COPP
IO
X.
I
,.
60
se
cond
)
S:e
t
the
dia
l
Wh
en
at
posi ti on
··5
·'
and
the s
hutt
er bu t
ton
IS
operated, only
one
frame
is re l
eased
.
If Ihe shul
ter buttan
is rel
eased
and
aga
in
operated.
another
fr
ame
will
be
relo
a.ed.
By
con
tinu
ing
this
process, anima
ted
effe
cts
may
be
produced
. During si r g
lc
frome ShOaling
, light inl ensity
is
approx
imat
ely
doubled
under normal
cond
ifi
ons.
For
This reason
, I l
rsr
use
'·TTl·· a nd
determine
the
proper
lens
sotl
ing
by
roading
th e value
dis
playi3d
in
the vi
ew
finder.
Then
set to tho
manual positi
o n an d
close
the
lens
to a va
lue w h
ich
IS o ne
slap
less.
(For
instance I the
indicated valu
e
is
·'5. 6'· s
et
to
'·8'·
.)
: ha C-
300
"0·'
b.
r
enl<!'T~
cor tro l
led
. T
ho
,..ro
o te control iitting I.
O~
di<::t
Page 12
ZOOMING
T
he
C-300 has
lever-type
but
lorls desigrJo ted
os T and
W.
Whu"
filming. the
camera
is
braced
with
tha
righl
hand
, ond t
he
In
dn
finger
is
used
10
operate
the
soulier
button.
The left hone is
passed
through the
loo
ther
stra p.
th.
index
fingor
is
pOSitioned
over
"T",
end th e middle tlnger
is
over
"W"
If
"T"
is
operated,
tho Focal
distance
shift s
from
9mm
toward
36mm,
causing Ihe
width of field 10
became
norrower.
This
providos
I
he
desirable
tolophoto
effe
cL
On
the
other
hend, operation
of
"W"
reverses
the
obovlI,
(01.15;n9
Ihe
flold width to
increose.
C
IIJ
,,,'
..
'
......
.
The
above
procedure
is k.nown
as
outol
ooming.
Howave
r
m
anual zoom
ing
at
olher
speeds
is
possible
by
turn i
ng
the zooming
diol
with
the
fingsfs
of the I
.ft
hand.
Mor~s
wh
ich
correspond
to
focal distancos
appear
an the
zoo
ming
dia
l. For either
auto
·
matic
or
manuol
pOSitions,
zoomlr'lg c
an
be acco
mplished,
not
only
to
tne
elelre
me
'
in
its
of
9mm
and
36mm, bur sl
opped or
started
f
rom
any !llIermed!ore
pos
ition.
Vlewlr.g
enloymenr
Is
greaT
ly
enh
ariCed
by
the
corre
ct
amalJnt
of
zoeming. Scenes
can
be
made
more for ce
ful
with
zoom
ing, but
ran
dom
zooming
cau
ses
viewing
difficult
y.
Aulozaaming drive
po
.... ·er, described
earlier
, uses
the
fil ll'
transport
batteril!H.
Page 13
JD
RE
VERSE SHOOTI
NG AND REWI
NDING
The C-300 fec
tu res r
ever
se
filming
and f ilm rowind,olil .
Th
8 f
.R.
button
is
on
the lelt
. id e
of
the come
ro
bo
dy.
Ordino'!l
y, Ihe in
diCOlor
bu
lla
n is
sel
at
posilior
. "F" ( for
ward).
At this lime ordinar y
shooling
ma y be done .
FOf
re
verse filming or
re w
indi
ng. tu
rn
Ihe d ia l alter
Iho
dia
l s t
oppe
r hos
be
en
d o pr ..
s~
o d
.
se
tti
ng
.the dial 0 1
p03iti
on
" R" (
,e
..
er~e)
.
If
t
ho
5hJtlcr
bU!'on is d epressed
01
th is timo, the
fil m will
be d riven in revers
e.
* Ho wllv. r, '"ve" " drivo
i$
".o t
po
,"ible with
~ uper·8
111m du .. to cortr idge
cOnJ:
lructlo l. E" en if
t
~
..
cam
era i, looded wi
th
0 S
up.,
·8
Ino go'-in~,
the mojo, wl
l!
"o t ro tg l. wnon th ..
s
~utt e
r
bulton I, d
tl
ore " , d
whl
l .. the F
,R
.
bltlo~
i, n t
1"
pcd ti
cn
"~
..
Tn;. 1.
(I
safety
'eotur
e.
I~
vl(lw of t
ll:s,
reve
r!o
filming gnd
o
v ~rlOllping
ere r.Q
!
po
ssible
w
H~
Su? e r-8 l
il
m
lSe
for o reve rse
iilmin
g,
it
is
necessary
to r
UIl Ihe
film ahead
a c
ert'1in
fe
n.;!
th. Be
fore doing so. in
sure
th a t the
lens
coo is in positi
on.
ond odv::wce
the film while
ob~erving
\ho Him
coun
te r .
the
lil
m
by
reuer
se
driv
e.
Re mo ue
Ih
e lo r
.s
c
op ond e);
pose
Ne
xt. repioc e t he l
en;
cop
an
d adva
nce the
li lm 10 ils or
:g
in al positi
on.
If
H·
tis s te p is
rleglected.
sLibSeqLlBrlt
forward
sheating
wil l bo supe
rimposed
o
r.
the care
full
y
plorlrlf~d
-
eve
rse
sho o ting.
orld
double flxposure w
ill
spo
il
the f ilm. Re
windin
g is usuo ll y used for o ve r loppin
g. o r l or tr id photogra
phy
.
Wh
en doi
ng
Ihe
reverse filming
. the lost ona fronlfl w ill be expose
d
white sinc e t he
sh
utt
er stops
ope
n.
Page 14
SINGLE-8
MAGAZINE
Slngle-8
111m
is
l
oadod
in a spec
ial
cartridge
and
pa
ckag
ed
for
solo.
Insert the
collridge without
otlempling
to
cpe
n, into Ihe
C-300 Single-8
mcgozine.
A
portion
or
I
he film
protrudos
from
rhe
C
ulaway ---).
fronl
cent
er
of
Ihe
cartri
dge.
Refer
10
the
photograph.
There
IS a downward
pointing
OI.OW
on
this
film protru siOil. Howeve r,
do
not
touck the film. l or
although
this
por
tion hos
already bee
n ext;losod
10
li
ght,
Inol
imme-
diolely
following
inside
Ihe cCrlrid
ge
is
unexposed.
E
)I;
posed Sing le 8
c
artridg
e
.. Sing
le a
Cartri
dge be f
ore
e
xposure
Th e way
of inserling the Sin
gle-8 mag
o zine into the camero bod y
II
Page 15
12
load
the cor fr
idge in
to the
5ingle
·a
mogo.!
ine after
first
,enoving
f
rom
the
camero.
Observe
tha
arr
ow
OPEN
on
the side
of
the
magazine, and
push fhe
lever
down whil e
pulling Ihe
magazine.
It
sho
ul d
come
OU
I
easily.
Raise
the lock
and
turn
to
Ihe left
to
open the
magozine cover.
Old
careful
ly
thr
ead
the film pr
otrusion
Ihrough
the film gale,
mol:ing
sure that
it
is
correctly
pos
itione
d. The
pos
iti
on
is
correct
if
the
arrow
on
the
film
is
visib
le
IhrolJgh
Ihe
window
on
the
front
of
the
mcgozine
.
C1o~e
the
mogoz
ine cover
and
jlJ(n
the lock bad 10
ils ori
gina
l pos
ition
to compl
ete
loading.
Open
.. close
knob
---
--11'-
1'1
The
ASA
sensitivity
odjustment
is
mode
outomaticolly
when
fhe
Singl
e -S
magoxine
loaded
with
Sing[e·8
film
cartridge
is in
serte
d in
to
the
camero
body.
Page 16
"S
i
11
g
il"
8" which
il ,norked
0
11
the
both.>H'
uf
Iils Sil1glt,.8
rIIogo.:.iI1"
will
u~pso,
in
the
camero
film
wind
ow
wh,n
the magazine
has
been inserted
in t
he
camer
o.
In o
rder
to
del
ermine
wh
at type
of
filnl
is
in the
camero, check
tl16
window located
at til e
cen
te r
of
tile
left side.
T
he
window
con
be
used
to
confirm
tha
t t he film is
being
driven
. as
the
shaft
is visible. Aft
er
filming.
'he
moto
r w ill continu
e to
run
but
t
he
Him
will
~iOp
.
The
I-',i
ndo
w m
ay
015
0
be used
to
confirm thor the film
hos
stopp
ed.
T
he
film
counter
is
located
on the right
side
of
this magazi
ne. Progression
is "5"
to
'
.0'
.
10
"
50··
to " F
··
a
nd
the d iol odvances
to the
right
. When
app
roaching the
"F··
pos
ition, the
motor
sou
nd
will
chonge.
indicating
the
filming
is compl
eted.
If
Ihe shutt
er butt
o n is not
rele
ased
at
this
time, th e Inot
or will con
tinue
to
run, but the
film
will
automatica
lly
stop
at t
he
"F"
posit
io n. Remov e the 5ln gle -8 magazin e f
rom
the
camero
and
ope
n its
cove
r.
Remove the
Singl
e-B
car
tr idge. The po, tion of f ilm w
hic
h c an
bo
see n
at
tho fro
nt
ha s port
of
th e p
er/oratior,s
cut away. This cutaway
causes
the film
to stop
even though
the mot
or continues
to
run. Als
o,
the
fact
that this
portion
i
~
·Jisi';:;
le
indica
les
that
the
fi
lm
hos
been exp
ose
d.
Forw
ard
the
cartridge
to
the
proceSSillg
laboratory according
to
the
instruc
-
tions which
come
with therr
film. Develop
ed
fi
lm ,S
re
turn
ed
on
a p
rojector
ree
l,
and can
be proj
ected
w
thou
t fu rther proc
eSSing.
Howeve
r.
the ELM O
F
F·A
Projecto
r o r a si mil
ar
proj
ect
or
must
be
used.
If the
$lngle-8
magazine
is
removed
from the
camera
before
the entir
e l
ength
of
film
hos
been
exposed,
the
portion
of
film remaini
ng outsi
de
the
magozine will
be
wasted.
If the
Single
-B
cor
tr i
dge
is rem
ove
d f
rom
th e ma
gazine. the fil m
counter will ret
urn
to the
original
pos
iti
on.
13
Page 17
SU
PER
-8
MAGAZIN
E
Super-B maga
zin
e Is
seal
ed irl th o
camera
in exactly
Ih
e same mo
nner
as
in case
of
Singl
e-S maga
zine. This
is
ac
compli
shed by c
orroctl'{ ali
gni
ng th e connecting porti
ons.
If
the
magazine
has
already been
placed
in
Ih e
camor
a,
" S
UPER-8"
app
ears in t
he
fi lm
window locat
ed
at the
left
bottom
o.J
the
com
era
body.
T
"a
~'!per-5
iii", d
evel
ooe
d ond
prbPof~d
for pra j
ec,lo
" i, j.
,d.
nlical Ie
5'rgle·~
fi
l,.,
e~c.p'
thai
th
~
l"id''''1
;,
dil~
.. 'cn Su
pe
r· S 1;1" c a
nn
,,1
b ..
vIed
in I".
ord"o
·,
pr"i~ c!or,
b
ut
T~.
ElMO FP·
'"
Projecror
wil
l
r
o~e
the t
hroe
tYP~1
of e
rr
n.
Iii,"
,,.,d give
supe
rb ,, '
ol,,[tion
allee!
,
14
The film
counlo
r is
loe
ared on
Ihe left
side
0.1
Ille
mogo z~ne.
The
sca
le runs from " S" to
"0"
to.
"50"
to.
"
f"
and prog
re!ses
from the loft to the
righl. (Re
fer
to
the
photograph)
Beglr; filmirl g
ofter
I'Llnrling the fi lm
fr0m
"S" to "0". When
the
"F"
position
is
r
eached.
the
film a utomatic a lly
stops
al th
ough Ihe
moto
r
co
rllinues to run.
This
co
ndition i, re
adily oppot'erd as
the
soun d of Ihe
molor
c
hanges. Stop
iilming.
open
the
maga
zine.
ond
r
emo
ve the
cartridge.
"E
XPOSE
D"
appears on
th
e po rtion
of
1h
e
fi
lm
p
ro
tru
ding
from
the front
of th e c a
rtridge. In
oddition.
the
app
ea-
ranc
e of c
utaway porti
ons on both
sid es
of
th
e film indica1es
that
the F
ilm
has bee n complet
ely
e x
pos
ed. Do nor
open
Ihe
cartlidg
e.
Send
it
dir&ctl y to
the
[ilnl pr
oce
ssing la
borat
ory a
cco
rding to the
Instru ctions w hich come with Ihe fi
lm
.
Page 18
If
the
push
button
near the top
on
the left side
of
the
mogozine
is p u
shed
upward
in
th e
direction
of t
he
arrow
,
the
rear
cov
er
of
tha mogo:o.:ina w itl
opon
to
tha rear on
the hin
ge
at
tha bortom .
(~efor
to
the
photo;lraph
)
The cartridg
e is inserted from
the rear
. I: th c c
artri
dge
is upsid e dowt"l
at
thi. time,
il cannot
be
in~erte
d
it"lt
o th e
magazin
e as there is a safe
ty device
loca
ted
at
the
ca
nt~H
of
the mag
azi
ne.
A
por
tiat"l
of
t
flg,
film
protrudes from
the
car
tridge.
In
sert
th is
portion
so
thot
it
enters the Super
·8
magazine
( Ir
ont) and dose
the
cover.
This
comple
tes
loading. The
ASA
sensitivity
odjustllenl
is
mode Ol.
tornoticolly
at
the
50111e
l
ime.
The
film type
appea
rs i n
the
small window
0 1
the
ce
nter
of
the
right side
of
th e rnagazin e.
In succession whan Super·B
film
is t o be used,
ope
l1 the
fe
or cover
with
the Supe
r-B maga
:o.:
ine
already pos
itioned
in
tho
comero
, and
Inse
rt the
cartridge loaded
wilh
Suplll-8
filll1.
Right sid
e:
of
Super-S
Cartridge
Due to the
SupH
-S fi
lm cartri
dge construction, re
.....
inding and reverse Ihaoting afe
not possible.
l e
ft side
of
Super-8
Cartridge
15
Page 19
16
Super
-8
film
(Tu~gste
~
Type)
may
also
be
used
in
sunlight
with a suitable filter
. The
C-300
self-contained
#85
fil
ter
may
be
used
to
obtain
proper
effects
under sun
light
conditions.
Fi
lte r
status
may
be
determined
with
the viewfinder.
When
the Su
per-8
magazine
is
positioned
in
the
came
ra,
the
filter
is
automatically
positioned
inside
the
camera
at the same time.
When
used with
indoor lighting,
it
is
necessa
ry
to
shift
the
fil
ter
so
that it
does
not
affect light
enteri~g
the
camera. Th
is is done
by
the
filte
r
sc
rew. Refer
to
the
photograph
shOWing
the
fil
ter
scr
ew
located
in
the
proper
position
for
retracting
the filter. Normally,
this
screw
is
positioned
in
the
top
hole.
(accessory
Shoe)
When
the
cartridge
is
removed
the f ilm
counter will
return
to
its
original position.
If
the
cartridge
is
removed
before
the fi lm
is
complete
ly
exposed, be sure
to
remember
the
counter indication.
At
this
time,
on y the
portion
of
the
film
in
fro~t
of
the ma g
azine
w il l
be
exposed
and
wasted.
To
sepa
rate
the
Super-8
magazine
from the
camero,
open
the
magaz
ine
cover
to
the
rear
as
when inserting
or removing the
cartridge.
.There
are
spring
releases
at
top
and
batlom
of
the
ca
rtri
dge
compartment. Hold i
ng
these
with
thumb
and
forefinger
,
depress
and
extract
the
magazine
by pull
ing.
photograph.
Refer
to
the
I",,,,
Page 20
i
DOUBlE
-B
MAGAZINE
A
ma,~azLl"le
s
tUHLer
Is
loco
tad
01"1
the
Double·8
mag azine. II
this
magaline
is
removed
from
the
camero,
the
shuLter
always
closes
automot
icolly_ For this
reOSOn. not
a single
frome
of
Iii
,..,
is
wasted
when
ihe
magazine
is r e
moved
fr om the
come
ra
body
bofo
re
comp leti
on
of
exposure_
The i
ndicated
lilm
counter
volue
does
l"Iot ch
ange
unl ess the l ilm
in t
ho magazlno
;s
roploc
..
d.
Magazine
safe
l )' shutter -
)-
Double-8
Him is 16mm
wide.
and the
l€ng
th is
25
lee t ( 7.5 met
ers).
H
owever
_ the actuol
leng
th exceed
s 30
feet
( a!=prox_ 9
meters).
As
illJstrotod
e~pos
u
re
Is made
Iw
ice, on
ce
for oa
ch
ho
lf
of
the film.
The
Do\!ble
-8
mOQoline
ma
y be
opened by
lilting
the
cover lod
and
turn
ing
counte
r
·cloc:Cw:~e-
Romove
the Elmo
spool
marked
"ELMO
CD
JAPAt'-!"
01
the
position
of
lower Ipool
shoft.
Refer
10 I
h.
illustro-
t
ion.
Next.
'Jse t
h.
~nob
10
ope
n th e
pr essure
alate, incr
easi
ng
the HLm
gale
clear
once ethe
degree
of
opening
is
quile
small
).
• • • • • • • • I • • • • • • • • •
ute
size
of
double
-a
film
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
17
Page 21
18
Place the unexpos
ed
film
(loaded
on a
spool)
over
the
spool
shoft
in
the
magazine. after
posilioning
the
4 nol
ched
side C + )
of
the spool
hole
up.
Making
sure
thot
thc wound
film
does
not
become
Joose.
pull
out
15
to 20 c&l"Itimeters
of
the film l
eader. Carefully
insert
the
leoder
int
o the
slot
of the Elmo spool shoft
, and wind at
least three turrs
of
film
on th e spool.
Windirlg
dir
ecti on
is
shown
by
arr
ow wh on the
CD
side
of the Elmo spool foeas up.
Refer to the
illust
ration,
Pass
the
soction
of
film bqlween
the two
spools
through
the
film
gate,
and
posit
ion
the Elmo
spool
over
the shofl
where
it
was
originally
located.
The
111m
posses
along
tho outside
of
the up:>er and
lowe
r gUido roilor
s.
Refer
to
the 1Ilu
strat
iorl. U
se
the
knob to
ret
urn t
he
preSsure plate to
its
orig
ina
l pos
iti
on; close and loci: the
magazine
cove
r.
Co
nstruct ion
is
such thai the
COVEr
cann
ot
be closed
IJrlless the
pressure plate
is
properly
pos
iti
oned.
Page 22
It is only
nec;ossary
to
ali
gn
the magazi
ne a nd
camera
bociy,
and
to
push
the
magazine i
n!:> place
w hen
inserting
the
magazine
with
film
loaded
into
the
came
' c. R
efer
te
the
ill
ustrat'on.
When loa
ding
the camero
with a Dauble·8
magazine,
fir st
set
the block
button
(SHUTTER
OPEN)
on
mark
..i
by
pushi
ng
upward
unti
l il
slops
. If
tha
button
is
rel
eased
at
this
time,
it will return to
its o r iginal
position. If
this
step
is
neglected,
the
ma,~m:ine
shutter
w il l
no'
open
when
th e
camero shutt
er butt
on
is
depressed,
and
at
the same
time
the
dri
ve m
oto
r w
ill
not
operate.
In
addi
tion,
tha
rTlogazine shuttor w ill
nol
ope
n
if
the blu
ck burtor
is
moved
before
placing
tha
magazine
in the
camora.
These
features elimina
te
the
possible blunde
r.
Turn
the
ASA
dial, above
the
ASA w in
dow
ir
the
cent
er
of
the
magaz
ine , a nd
set
tha
va lue
appearin
g in
Ihe will
dow
to
rhe ASA
number
(sens
iti
vity)
of
the l
oaded
fil
m.
The fi lm ASA numb
er
may
le
determi
ned
by
che
ding
the
film
container
or
instructions.
The ASA
nurnber
for
blad
and w
hite (monochrome)
film
llade
in
Japan
is
40.
nnr1
Ihnt
of
("nlm
film
i
~
2.'i. If this
settins
i5
neglected
,
action
of
the
"TT
L"
device will
not
be
prope
r, r·esu lt ing in e
xpos
ure
errOr$,
Be
surc
to
set
thc
ASA
nlmber
correct
ly.
The
re is a
small
orange
dot
on
th0
ASA
dial
betwecn
25
and
40.
When
Kodachrome
11
Type A (nighttime
, t
ungsten,
ASA
40)
is
used
outdoors
in
natur
al
sunligh
t. position the
F85
!ilter
in
front
of
the
lens. The
ASA
40
sensitivity
is
decreased
by
amber
filte
r use .
Before
shooting
, mo
ve
th"
AS/'..
dial
Irom
40
10
the sma ll
orange
dot
.
'"'
I
ASA
~-
.
--
.-.. ~
;:;Jm
se"\i~i·/ir·!
ro~i"9
0'
0
~
ne
some;
n J
opan
.
JI"",
( ASA J
' al ing'. A
I
Olll~
wh ich
<·'''·N,
'nes"
rat
ing
r~lationlnipl
app&a
rs
on ;
ho
rro!!lozine.
19
Page 23
7:0
Tile
film counl
er
is
on
tile
right side of
the
Double
-S
magaz
ine.
~wo gro
up~
of
nurn
::l
rols
appear
in
the fi lm ccuili
er
wind
ow.
The
upper
group
is
used
when
the
2nd half
is
exp
osed.
The row
desig
naTed
by
'"1",
in
the l
ower
group, indi:at
es value
s in
shooting
fo r
the
first
half
of
the film, Rea d thi s
row,
Advance the
film
fr
om
"$"
(~tarl
of
the
fil
m)
to
"0"
before
octuol shooting. Altar
half
of
the
film
has
been
exp
osed,
the
motor
will stop
automa-
ti
cally.
Remove the magazine
from
the
camero
by
observing
the
OPEN
ar
row
direct on
on
the si
de
of
the
magazi
ne
and
forcing
t
ile
lever
downward
while
pullin
g.
~everse
the
magazine
and
repl
ace
in
the
camero
,
As
the
blod bull
all
(
SHUTTE
R O
PF.N
)
IlOW
lac
es t
h"
viAW
fmd
er b
arre
l,
push
It
ooWn
. T
he film
counter
is r
evorsed
and is at
the
lower left. so
lha
" 2"
row
of
number
s must
be
read
1l0W.
Th
e first
indicat
ed
numoer wi
ll be "'25", a nd filmin g
may
start
imme
diately fro'll
th is poi
Ill.
The
fi lm COL'
llier
rUlls from
"25
" to
"SO"
10
"F"
during
this
operation.
The
sides
of
Ihe Double·8
magaz
ine
ore designated
by
'1"
olld
"2
', R
efer
to
the
illustrat
io n.
When
inserting th is
magazi
ne
in
the
camera, ')"
alld
"2"
wi
ll
appear
in
the film
window
at
the
lo w
er left
o.f
the camera
body.
Re
fer
to the ill
ustro
tion.
On
the ASA
d
a,
Iho
aiH)l
8-
men!:o.1
ed AC,A
n~Mbe
r
co n be
Page 24
The
motor wil
l a l
so
stop al.l
tornollcally
when
the
second
ha lf 01
the
fi lm h
as
been
oxpo~ed.
Romov., th., m
agazine
from
the
ccme
ro (ot
this
lime t
he OPEN
arrow
on
the
magazine
side
will
be fa
cing
uP
).
Open
the
magaz
ine
coyer
and remo
ve
the
spool
containing
rhe
film.
Carelully pla
ce
I: in the o ri gin
al
contoii'ler
a nd for
.....
ard
to a processing laborat
ory
in
accordance
wi
th
Ihe instructions
lor
thaI parllcu
lar fil
m.
The
Elmo
spool
alwa
ys
remai
ns
in
the
COlllefO
afte
r t
he film
has
been
complete
ly
expo
sed.
When the Double-8 magazine
is
used.
H is
no
lon
ger
necessary
to
remove
t1e film
alter the
first si
de
has
been
exposed.
Si n
ce lilm
wit h a 10mlna
l l
ength
of 25
foel
is
aclual
y much
longer
to
a
llow
app
roxim
olely IWO
feet lor
lo
ading
. plus
on
odd
lio nol porti
on
to
protect
unexposed
film. I
here
is
(I
c.
onsiderab
le
hlnglh
01
ii
lm
which
i~ wn~t
.. d_
With ihl!'l
HMO
C-300.
moU
ai
t,i5
odd
llio
nal
film
mcy
be
I.Ised. With
:he
Double-8 ma
gazine. exposure moy
ce
made
from
Ihe
"0"
po
int
to
the
"29"
foot
mark
where
Ihe d
rive stops
cUlomoticolly. and
the
1010
1 l
ength
for b
oth
sides
becomes
58 flt
et.
The
first
t
......
o feet ( f
our
feltl
when
bOlh
sides
are
conSide
red)
are
e)(posed duri ng
loading.
givin g a tolol effective length of
54
feet.
5nc.
,he
EL~O
ZOOM C·!OO
g
~cgmodo"
three
t:p"
of flm. a
.....
ndo
....
tor
.howing
nag
g
·,r.,
tip.
<I
,n
,h. Ig_,
1.11
'eor
of ,
I.,
b"d
\'.
A glonc e
01
,Ioi.
w-ndow
wU
leit
wl,.
,oe'
O;:u
pe,
·8
Ot
~in"I,
·e
f
iltr.
or I-Of
·2
II
loo
dec
.
Th
e
fi'!!
holi
01
Iii,..
II
Indicu
l.d
by"
' " ond
II
,.
ucond
half
b
"l "2""
H
owove
r. re m
ember tha
t. with
Kodak
film,
both
ends are trimm
ed durin
g
cevelop
ment
and the fini shed
leng
th will
be
50
feet.
The film
count~r
wi
ll roturn auto mol
icolly 10 its originol
conditi
on w he n the pressuro plote Is opo n
ed.
prepore
for n
ew film loodl
ng .
In order to
21
Page 25
22
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con"f~1
anal
~mn
(om",o', I 1\
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•.
IO'
..
:0
o~"n
I~@
rt
... conoo,'·
men'
con'
o-
,d
10
.....
,Ich
,pool po'"
O~I
a
i,,,,
holl
0'
'-I I!-
r.a; bt"
f •
•
x::ro
""d,
n'
J<.".
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opera,
::rn
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o~
....
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h'
b
econ.,
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a""ol
le~';t'h
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mor
~
"
0"
c;
",e:
er:
T
h.r. oro li:mH
when
il
is
desirab
le
to remav. the Dauble,8
mOlJozirre from Ihe ca
mera befor
e I
h&
f.l
side
fibn hos
b.en
comp
lslely
exposed, fo
r the
purpose
of using a diff
arr;tn t 1110;oz;l1e.
Wh
on the some
rna~ozl
ne
is
aga
in
placed
in tfle comel' o . it i s
easy
to forget o n
whi
ch si
de
the
shooting
was stoppod.
Thfl n,
if the ma gazin e is
pos
itioned
aCCidenta
lly in the wro ng d lr
llc
tion
hy mistoklnQ
::1
1 side
exposure
for
f2
side
on e, the come
ra will
11
0t
ope rote when t"e
shutter
butto
n is de p
n!sscd tryin g !o
expose
the film
of 2nd
ool
!,
onotoer
specicl
sois!
)'
feat
ure
of
the C,3
00
.
The
so",e
sofet'l ieO!ur e locks
comera
operalion
when
fi l
ming
Is
Slopped
CIIl
Ihe
:::2
si
de and
the
magazine erroneously
,eins.rled
w
ith
the
:::
1 si
de
In
005ilion
io' Fil
ming.
'>
"91e
t;
ord
Oaobl,·t;
lIn,
he
..
f!e~l
ve
;cane
area
01
Ih,
S
~gj"S
,,1 1 ,.".
:hol
0'
l~'
00,,01.,8
o~d
.he
to":iQ~'o~1;
~mo
q"
at
v,
p~of
O'QI
0".
00: t
o<
.•
d
0'
II~,
,nlly ,,10"'"
to
rh
e ',orne " 'B
e.
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110,
pl'OIOIl,oph 10'
co
mo""
!""
:00o.QI,·8
i.
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....
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ond
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b<>.
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prQI.ct C!
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1 net
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Up N-/:
Page 26
ACTUAL
SHOOTING
'i'
For
outdoor
shoot
ing
Of
toking
the
C·300
on
vacation
frips,
use
the
portable carrying
case.
*
For
com'sniencc.
replace
the
carrying
strop
with the
handy
shoulder
strop
to car
ry
whil
e sho
otin
g.
;;:
Support
the came ra
with the
right
thumb
and
operate
the
shulter
but
ton
wUn
the
middle
or
index
finger
when
shooling.
Place
Ihe le
ft
hand
on
t
hc
upper left
01
the
camero,
wilh
th
..
'''UIIli.>
positioned
toworJ
,I.
..
olJeru-
l
or.
The
",A"utOZQom" T and W buttons
are
ope-
rat ed
with the
index
and midd le fingers. Refer
to
the
photograph.
*"
Turn
the
eyesight
odtus1menl
ring or, Ihe
eyepiece
to
right
or left for
indi
vidual preference.
After
th
is
odiustmellt, loci: the adjustment
,irl
g with the
lock ring.
There
is
0
high-quali.y
rubber
"eye"
pod
attached
10
the
eyepiece
.
~efer
to the
photograpn
*
When
shoo ting, ho
ld
comero
move-
ment
to
Ins
Inlnimum
by
pressing
the
rubber
pod
against
Ihe
eye
and
nalding
the
righl
elbow firmly
against
the
body.
Refer to
the
above
photo-
grap
h.
* II
is
advisable
10 use 0 tripod
or
to
brace
the
camera
against a wall.
Al
ways hold
the came
ro steady.
Wnen taking
telep
hoto shots or
zoo
m-
Ing
manually,
be sure
to
use a
tri
-
pod.
22
Page 27
:'4
* The
image
in
th e v
iewfinder dete
rmines
!rolling.
Turn
the
ma'luol
zoom
dial
in
the
direction whi
ch produ
ces
the desir
ed size
.
,':The square
reticl
e
~
.;
in
the
viewlinder
is used to
show Double·8 film frame
size. When
Supe
r-8
or Singte·8
film
is
used.
the
reticle
hos
no bearing on
the
frame
size. which
i$
repres
ented
by
t~e
entire
imag
e.
Ro tate the
lens
barrel
to focus. If
the
manual
zoom diol
is
set
to
the
36mm
the
object
ive in the viewfin
der
will be maximum si
ze.
Shi
ft
the C0119ra
$0
that t his
ima
ge lal
ls
in th e split ima:;le
ore
a to determ ine
the focal sta tu s easil
y.
Refer
to
the
photograp
h. RetlJrn
to
the
previously
dele!lnined fra
me
size
a nd
begin
shooting.
*'
Bef
ore
operating
thll
shutter bulto
n. ched
the
stop
value
and needle
which appe
ar
on
the
right
side
of
the
viewfin
der
. If the
needle
is
outside
of
the
index,
at
eith
er
en
d,
proper exposure
w ill r
lOl
be
poss i ble.
Whe
n th e lig
ht level
is
extre
mely h igh
( s
now scenes,
beaches,
etc
.).
the
needle
indication w ill
be
off-scole
on
the
"16
"'
end
of
tho
index.
On
the other
hand
, an
extremely
low
light leve
l will
couse
the
needle
indi
cation
to
be
off·sca
le o n Ihe "1.8"
end
.
When
the li g
ht
level
;s
extreme
ly
high
, fi l
the
ND
filt
er
in
front
of
the
lens.
An
ex
tre mely l
ow
li ght
leve
l r
equi
res the u
se
ot illumi nation. The
ND 'ilter
end close
-u p
lens ore
availabl
o
c:s
accessor
las.
How 10
lo~u~
w
i1h
,h
•• plil imoy
"
syst
em
D
EPT
H OF FI
ELD
(i
n meter )
roc
ol
distance
9
mm
12m
20.11111
3&"
-
~N
O'-
~
Dista nce 1
1.
8 I 11
~
Met~ ~
_
,_
1.8111
11
1.
8
It
ci?
'
.'
.'.
. .
'r
.·
.•
~".t!
.
Upper pict
ure sh
ows
"out-ol-foc u
....
low.,
pictvre
snow
s "in·
focus'".
D"hormine the focus
by
t
urn
ing th"
ring while looking
ot t
he
finder
o
o-.~
Ne
ar
2
.270.39
4.020 .6811.
21. 8636.
t5.
96
~
~
.~
Neor
l.
57,~
362
24;0~03.
471.
37
1
4.4n
76
I = 1 =
'0-0
co
9.00
'0.0
5. 78,gO.2
E~
5
o
y
~
v
•
Ne
ar
0.790.300.930
. H
1. 090.
75
J.
171.
02
:0
1.2
,
~
foe
*
INhen
the
camera
lens
Is
iocused
on on
ob;e
ct t her e
is
one
position
where
the
image
is
sharp
est.
Center
ing
on
its
po
int , the a c
ceptable .horpness zone exten
ds 0 $
for
in
front
of
tho
object
a! behind
it.
This z
one
Is
coiled "depth
of
fie ld "
Page 28
ACCESSORIES
Fi
lt e r
Types
The ELMO ZOOM
C-300 h
O$
a sel f-contained
~85
fit ter which
is
oUlornatically
positioned
when
Super-S
film ( T
ype
A) is l
oeded
.
There
are,
howev81.
othlH
types
o f
fi
lter~
whirh mny
ba
fitt
ed
;n
front
of
th e le.'15.
Among
thes
e. t
he mOSt import
ant
ore,
UV Filt
er
( SL39, C:::itor/ess) (elimina
tes
ultravi
o let rays)
Norma
lly used
for
lens
protec
tion
ND x 4 ( me
dium
gray)
Used when
the
li g ht
lev
el
of
the obiect i s extremely h
igh
Either of
the above
two
types
may
be
use d
for
both col
or.
a
nd block Clnd
while
; ilm .
:i
85
( externa
l)
Wnen
Double-S
or
$ln9Ie
-8 film
is
used, the
selfcontcined
::r85 rill
er
romain! r
etractod
. In
orde
r to use
Double-8 Film Type
A ( indoor type,
:Hl
ificio l light
) for o u
"door
scenes
under
natural
daylight cOlldi
tions. it is l1ecessary
10
usa
an
external #85
filte
r.
This
filter
is
filted
in fr o nt of
Ihe
lerH
ond
gives
optimal
col
or
efi9cts.
Close-
up len
s
By
filting
the
close-up
le ns irl f
rorlt
of
the camero
Clnd
settirlg
the
zoom
dial
10 36mm_, the c l
osest
foco
l l
engl
h i s obl
oined,
and obi
ects
54r.nl_ from the film surface will
be
in sharp focus
.
The
position
whi
ch corre
spo
nds
10
the film
surJace
is i
rldicoted
by
"$
"
on the
lef! side of
tho
cr::mora
in
the
cen
te r _ T
he
photographed
or80 wil
l m
eas
ure
4.7 X 6.3cm
By
using
the
close-u
p lens, sma
ll
details (su
ch
0 $
the
lig
ur es
o n
the
face
of a wrist
walch) may
be
photographed. The
clo
se-
up
lens
is also converl
ie nt for making
till
es, a nd
zoomi
ng
rn
oy
be perf
orme::J with the c lose-up
I
~ n
l
in
placo. The-minim
um
:o
eol lerlgth. will
o ut c lOse
up lens
, is
1_2 mete rs
from
th!! f ilm
surface, and the
siZe
of
the
phatasrop
hed oreo when
using
Single
-8
or
Super 8 fi
lm i
s:
With
len
s set
10
" W " ( w ide-a
ngle
) 9mm
With
len s
~et
to
''T'
' ( te l
ephoto
) 36mm
53
j(
70cm.
1
3x
17cm.
20
Page 29
Le ns h
ead
With Elmo
Feder
attached
26
Lenl
Hoed
The
10
115
heed
eli
rninale
s side a nd b
ad light. and
[nay
be
~
se d
at
any
timo. II i s valua
ble
for
::llacking
ran
oom
reflected
lig
hl and helps
to
llainlain
proper
expesure.
ELMO
Fad
er
F
ode
·out is Ihe
gradu
al
d immi
ng
of the p
roj
ect
ed image.
The
oppes
ite
dfect
is c
alled lode-in.
By
combining
th
e two. a
cen
diti
on
IS
eb
tai
ned
whi
ch
is
kno
wn
as
overlapping
. i.e
..
the o ld i
mage
dims a ul
whi
le the
r,ew
floots
it1
.
This
i5
accompli
she d
by
a
fade
r.
The
ELMO
fader
COI1S:S\
S
01
two pol
ar Oid
plate
s.
W hen fitted
in
frent
of the lens,
Ih
is
asse
mbly
gives the d
esi
red
lode
oul
l od
,,·in.
F
or
ove
rlapping,
In., l
ens ca
p
is
place
d in
posit
iorl
over
the
lens after a
fade-ou
t s
hot
flas bee
r. comp
let
ed
arl
o'
the
fode·out portion
ef
the
film
IS
,,,,w
oun
d.
T
hiS
some
porlio
n
01
th e Iii",
is
run
:hroug
r.
the C
<:Imo
ro <:Igorn
us
in
g the
fade·in preces
s.
Sinc
e the
El
MO C·3:)O
includes
the
rewi
nd lea
ture
,
overlapping
is e
asy.
Vvh
en
Supe~-B
film
is uSBd, cart
rid
ge
constructi
o n
pr
ecludes rewil1d i
ng
ana ever lapping
;$
n
ot
po>sib le. For
fur
til
er
deta
ils, r
efe
r
Ie The
foder instr
ucti
on
bookleT.
Page 30
Remote
Connector
Th
e r
emote conne ctor
control
s the
camero
from
as
for
away
as
Icur mel
,HS
ond tne
purson
cperot
ing
the cornaro.
may also
erl t
er
the
picture.
The
remate connect
or
olsc Functions
as a
sell
timer
.
Refer
to.
the
individu
al instructi
an
for
usage.
Carr
ying Cose
This
feat
ure
is olso
very
uselvl
in
sheeli
ng ti,nid
birds
and
similar
subiec
ts.
The convenient carry
ing c
ose
is
for outdo
or
use
or
on
vocation
trip
s.
It m
ay also
be
used as a co
nta
iner for
accesscr
ies. spare
magazin
es.
and
film.
Soft
Case
Hard
Case
'7
Page 31
I
""':~.
_,
-------
-
]I
..
Smm
Proiecfor
" EL
MO
FP-A"
The ultramodern,
high-quali
ty EL
MO FP-A
projector
is
the result
of
long
exper
ience
onc
conscientious
design.
Its
superb
optic
a l
perform
Orl
ce
has
besn
mode
possib
le
Ihroug,
the sharp zoom lens
and lo
w-voltage
lamp
W1
0se
ext
ra
bri
lliance gives
wonderfu
lly cleor
proj
ect
ion. In the
ELMO C.300. the some high p
erfo
rmance graces
the use
of
all
three
types
of
Bmm.
film. When
EL
MO
Tape
Sou
nd
( ETS) is
used
with a
tope
recorder.
Ihe
rew
ll
is e n
joyable
sound
movies.
EL
MO
Tape
Sound
efTS)
A
synchr
oniz.in g
devi
ce
for
use
witl,
a l
OPe recorder is self
-
co
ntained in the
ElMO Fp·A Proiec
tor.
If ETS
is conn
ec ted between
the tape
recorder
(optiorlol models
ava
ilable) and
the
ELMO FP-A.
film
ond
tape
tran
sport
are
synchroniz
ed
through autametic
adiust
-
men!.
always
maintaining
proper
synchronization
which
resul
ts
in
maxi
mum
sou
nd
movie enjoyment.
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