TECHNICAL DATA Type : 8mm movie camera using Super 8 film cartridge. Frame size, 4x5.4mm. Lens: FI.4 with zooming range of 7.5 —60mm. 18-element in 13-component composition. Inner diameter, 58mm. Outer diameter, 60mm. Coated in amber, magenta, purple or multilayer coating. Viewfinder: Single-lens reflex type, combined with built-in prism screen rangefinder. Contains aperture scale, improper exposure indicators, film ending indicator.
Filming Speeds : 12. 18. 24fps and single frame. Shutter Release : Three-way switch (safety lock, running position, remote control and running lock position) and shutter lever. Release Sockets: For remote control, single frame and continuous running photography. operation is possible by releasingTIie EE mechanism. Fade-ins and Tfde-outs are possible with the aperture control ring. Power System : Film drive and power zooming operated by two micromotors. Entire zooming is done in 6 — 9 seconds.
We are highly gratified that you have selected the Canon Auto Zoom 814—a wise choice that promises you many delightful years of photographic experiences. Canon is recognized the world over as the foremost pioneer in the development of photographic equipment of the highest quality and performance. Whether it is for the home, laboratory, or traveling, make the most of your opportunities.
Auto-Manual SwitchFilm Plane IndicatorPower Zooming Switch- Side Cover Latch Film Type WindowCCA Filter SwitchGrip Locking LeverRelease Socket for Single Frame-
Aperture Control Ring Three-Way (OFF-R-RC-RL) Switch Illuminating Window for Aperture Scale Focusing Ring iVro Shutter Lever Release Socket for Continuous Running Manual Zooming Ring Folding-Type Hand Grip with Penlight Battery Chamber
EyepieceEyepiece Adjustment RingSocket for Remote Control Cord ' Eyepiece Shutter SwitchFilm Transport indicat Manual Zooming Lever Battery Tester WindowBattery Test ButtonsFootage Counter■ Mercury Battery Chamber -Fanlight Battery Chamber Cover
CANON CINE PROJECTOR S-400 Titling Set Used for titling, ciose-up photography, copy work and single frame photography. Consists of stan chion, carrying arm, metai fasteners and case.
Canon Cine Projector S-400 is the newest and highest quality movie projector. It can automatical ly load and rewind all 8mm films —Super 8, Single 8 and regular 8mm films up to 400feet. Operation is very simple. Just insert the film end into the projector, turn the switch, and the film will run completely through and rewind with no need for resetting or touching any other switches. The Cine Projector S-400 has a fast 17 —28mm F1.
MAIN FEATURES OF CANON AUTO ZOOM 814 Eight-Times Zooming on Large Picture Area The Canon Auto Zoom 814 is the latest 8mm movie camera that can bring out the qualities of the Super 8 film to their highest degree. Picture area of the Super 8 film is 50% larger than regu lar 8mm film. This film has superb reproduction qualitiesclosely approachingthatofa 16mm movie. The combination of the lens speed of F 1.4 and 1 : 8 zoom ratio is one of the most outstanding in the world.
BASIC STEPS IN PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELECTRIC EYE OPERATION 4 Set tlie auto-rnanual switch aL “AUTO”. Stand up the tiand grip. Set the black line on the aperture control ring at ”0” position, Load the batteries. a. For exposure meter; Two 1,3 v if625 mercury batteries.
b. For film batteries. drive: Four penlight Set the filming speed at "18 c. Check the capac ity of the batteries for film drive. Remove the lens cap Adjust the eyepiece, a. Open the eyepiece shutter. b. Make adjustment by turning the eyepiece ad justment ring. Set the three-way switch at "R".
Hold the camera and look through the viewfinder. Set the focus at maximum magnification (telephotoX During needs. shooting, zoom in and 1 Decide picture lens. the by Take out the entire posed.
13 Check the position posure meter needle. of the ex page 29 Aperture Adjusting Mechanism Fading Techniques 30 Controliing the Working Range of the C ■ 16 • 8|- 4 ■ 2 Turn the "OFF".
г HANDUI^G THE SOPER 8 CARTRIDGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY The Super 8 film cartridge is loaded with 50-foot length of film. There is no need for flipping over the cartridge in reverse direction halfway through the film. With one cartridge of film you can shoot for approximately .T minutes 20 seconds . Send the exposed film to an authorized de veloping laboratory.
HOW TO USE THE HAND GRIP When the hand grip is stood up it is automatical ly locked. When folding, keep pressing the grip locking lever upwards and swing the hand grip back. The hand grip also serves as a film-drive battery chamber. - p.
LOADING OF BATTERIES Mercury Batteries for Electric Eye Before using your new camera, load it with the two mercury batteries packed in a separate enveiope. If the batteries are not inserted, the electric eye will not function. 1- Remove the coyer of the mamirv hatferv 'eha.rnber by turning it to the left. 2. Wipe the batteries clean, and then insert them with the central contact sides facing inwards. 3. Screw in the cover by turning it to the right. #Use two 1.
make —equivalent to Mallory RM-625R, Eveready E625N, Burgess Hg-625R or National H-D. ^Before inserting the mercury batteries into the camera, wipe all poles clean of all fingerprints or stains wifFTa driTc]oth. Uncleitj;! poles may cause corrosion and damage the contact points of the camera. *Be sure the mercury batteries are inserted in the correct direction by referring to the diagramotherwise. the electric eye will not function properly.
*When not usifip the camera, keep the three-way switch at “OFF". # Be sure to replace the two mercury batteries simultaneously. Life of the mercury batteries In continuous use is aonroximately one year Batteries bPenlight and Power Zoom Remove the battery for Film Drive magazine chamber cover by turning the screw to the left Insert the penlight batteries according to the insertion diagram without mistaking the ( + ) and ( —) poles.
EYEPIECE ADJUSTMEfVST The white button is for checking the mercury bat teries, and the red button is tor the penliKht batteries. Set the three-way switch at "R”, press a button and check the position of the needle of a bright subject and then look into the view seen in the battery tester window If the needle is in the blue zone, the batteries have sufficient power level.
SET THE AUTO-MANUAL SWITCH AT “AUTO” For EE operation, set the auto manual switch at "AUTO”. #The electric eye will not tunction when the switch is set at "MANUAL".
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 the aper ture control ring.
LOADING OF FILM CARTRIDGE Set the CCA filter switch so that the "sun" mark can be seen.___________________________ It indicates that the CCA filter is in position. 1. Lift the side cover latch, turn it to the left, and open the side cover. 2. Slide the Super b film cartridge in towards the front of the camera, with the label side facing upwards, and then set it into position bv liehtiv pressing down on it. 3. Press down the side cover and turn the side cover latch to the right until It stops.
b Set the three-way switch at "R'*. Press the shutter lever for confirming film advance.
The film speed is automatically set with the insertion of the cartridge. The following film cartridge can be used: Tungsten type; ASA 25, 32, 40, 50, 64, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250. Daylight type : ASA 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 64, 80, 100, 125, 160.
The footage counter tells you how many feet of film you have exposed.
SETTING OF FILMING SPEED 18 fps is the standard Super 8 filming speed, turn the filming speed setting lever and set it at the desired speed. If a movie has been shot at 18 fps and projected at 18 fps, it can be observed most naturally. The filming speed of 24 fps is 1.3times faster than 1 fa tps and gives a slightly slower mrition effect. The exposure time is also shortened.
REMOVE THE LENS CAP
TURN THE THREE-WAY SWITCH TO "R” SUPER 8
10 LOOK INTO THE VIEWFINDER a Holding the Camera The camera should be held steady, especially when Hold the hand grip with the right hand and shooting in telephoto or when zooming. For best place the forefinger on the shutter lever. Zoom results, use a separately available Canon Chestpod or a tripod and cable release when possible. ing, focusing and -manual aperture adjustments are performed with the left hand #Be sure the eyepiece shutter switch is set at "OPEN".
b Canon Chestpod The Canon Chestpod is used for increasing the stability of the camera and preventing blur ring. With the use of its leg and neck strap the Chestpod firmly holds the camera against the upper part of your body.
____ FOCUSING Adjust the focus by turning the focusing ring so that the subject can be seen most clearly through the prism screen rangefinder The aligned image can be seen more accurately and easily the longer the focal length of the lens. Therefore, even when you wish to shoot at low magnification (wide-angle), it is advisable to first focus at maximum m.?Jini.fl!r.3tiQn (t^ephotoj and then return to low magnifjMtioji and^shoot. The focal point does not change during zoomine.
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12 DECIDE THE COMPOSITION The viewfinder of Canon Auto Zoom 814 is of the single-lens reflex type, and so there is no parallax. Thus, the picture area seen through the viewfinder is exactly what will be exposed on the film.
by turning the zooming ring. subject can be decided by zooming.
13 CHECK THE EXPOSURE METER NEEDLE Before pressing the shutter lever aim the camera at the subject and check the position of the exposure meter needle inside the viewfinder. Press the shutter lever if the needle is pointing inside the range of the aperture scale. Exposure with the electric eye is improper if the needle is pointing to either of the red marks on both sides of the aperture scale.
14 PRESS THE SHUTTER LEVER
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ZOOMING _ Power Zooming Press the power zooming switch for smooth and regulated zoom effects. Zooming towards telephoto is obtained by pressing “T” and towards wide-angle by pressing “W. The entire range of zooming time is 6 to 9 seconds.
b Manual Zooming When you wish to zoom faster or slower than at regular speed, or when you want to decide the size of the subject in the picture area, turn the zoom lens by using the manual zoom lever, #The viewfinder magnification is life size vWien the focal distance is 12mm
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16 UNLOADING OF FILM CARTRIDGE stop shooting when the footage counter reaches “50", and take out the film car tridge. The cartridge contains a 50-foot length of film. a bFilrn Ending Indicator The aperture scale in the viewfinder is color less while there is still unexposed film in the ! when the film has heen enmpletely expnserl or the cartridge is unload ed.
APERTURE ADJUSTING MECHANISM By turning the aperture control ring the following functions can be performed : 1. In EE operation, the maximum aperture open ing can be controlled and the aperture can be closed completely. 2. In manual operation, the aperture can be controiled and closed completely. By utilizing these functions, special effects such as fading, high-key or low-key can be incorporated into your movie making. EE operation at “O” position. In EE Operation "AUTO" EE functions aperture stop.
FADING TECHNIQUES With 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 exposure. Fade-Out Gradually close the aperture by turning up the aperture control ring to the “C” side whiie shoot ing. The picture gradually fades as there is pro gressive under-exposure until there is no exposure at all. The picture will completely fade-out as the ring reaches the top and the aperture is completely closed. ^Fading times of 1 — 1.5 sec.
Use ND Filter Under Bright Conditions The use of a neutral density filter is recomrnende^under very bfigTit conditicris or under excess light. Under these conditions, the aperture will close down to f/16 or f/22, and it makes very little difference with the completely closed aperture, and so fadings will be performed too rapidly.
CONTROLLING THE WORKING RANGE OF ELECTRIC EYE PHOTOGRAPHY BY MANUAL APERTURE OPERATION In EE operation, the working range of the electric eye can be controlled so as to perform panning effectively under conditions of extremely bright and dark contrast. The darkness of the dark part is more emphasized while giving the proper ex posure on the bright part. It is ideal for panning in a dark room with a spotlighted subject or for panning when including a counter-light part.
SHOOTING WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHT «— Your Canon Auto Zoom 814 has a built in Color Conversion A (CCA) filter so that you can use tungsten type color film, for example, Kodachrome II Type A [KA-HI, under daylight cdh'gifTohsT WhTn shootine under artificial light, push the CCA filter switch downwards so that the^ "Bulb" m^rk appears“ and the CCA filter is released from the optical system.
When using daylight type color film, the CCA filter is automatically cancelled by inserting the cartridge and you can shoot under daylight without any switching being made.
THREE-WAY SWITCH The three-way switch has three positions of “OFF", “R"and “RC-RL". 1. “OFF” is the position where the power circuit is cut off and the exposure meter, power zoom and shutter release do not function. 2. “R’’ is where the power circuit is switched on 3. “RC-RL” is where the running lock and remote control function.
b Remote Control 1. Set the three-way switch at "OFF”. Insert the remote control cord into the socket for remote control cord 3 Turn the three-way switch to "RC-RL” while pressing the shutter lever, 4 Push the knob on the remote control switch in the direction of the arrow The camera will start to run until the knob on the remote control switch is returned to its former position.
SINGLE FRAME PHOTOGRAPHY AND CONTINUOUS RUNNING Release Socket for Single Frame Single frame photography is performed by setting the three-way switch at “R”, and by inserting the cable release into the release socket for single frame. Set the filming speed setting lever at 12fps Release Socket for Continuous Running You can use the release socket for continuous running, copy work, titling or when the camera is used on a tripod. 12 10.
EYEPIECE SHUTTER ^ sure to set the eyepiece shutter at "CLOSE" jo prevent reverse incoming light when the eye is not against tFe eyepiece during such photography as pamTihgT^sThgle frame and titling.
PANNING Panning is employed when shooting a scene from one position to another by moving the camera around horizontally to make a continuous shot over a wide area in one saquence. # Do not mqye_jthe camera -ton rapidly in any direction, particularly vertically. Use of a tripod is recommended^ ^Panning shots are usually started from subjects of less importance and move on to the most important subject where it ends by running the film longer on the last sequence.
PROPER CARE OF THE CAMERA 1. 2 3 4. 5. Do not put fingerprints and other stains on the zoom lens. Wipe gently with silicon cloth when removing stains and use a blower for removing dust. It is important that the aperture section, through which the film passes, always be kept clean by blowing the dust away with a blower. Do not use anything hard such as a metal brush. Keep the camera away from moisture, heat and dust when storing. Do not keep camphor or naphthalene near the camera.
ACCESSORIES 58mm Close-Up Lenses 450 and 240 becomes shallow. Therefore, close the aperture down to smaller than f/8. 4 Do not use a close-up lens at high magnification (telephoto), unless for special effects, because the depth-of-field becomes shallower. #When the focal length is set at 60mm, you can obtain the same effect as that of attaching a closeup lens at a shooting distance of 1.2m. Close-up lenses are used when titling copying documents and when photographing plants and insects.