Elmo Zoom C-300 User Manual
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ELl\IIO
ZOOM
C-300
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
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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
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
.
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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
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
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
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
···
..
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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
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.
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"
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