Canonet G-III 17

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t

O

Focusing Lever

@

Setttimer

Lever

@

Strutter

Speed

R ng

@ AU TOM ATIC /M AN U AL Aper tu re R ing

@

nSn

Fi lm

Speed

ndicator

Window

@

Automatic EE Mark

@

Focusing

ing

@

Viewfinder

Window

@

f lash

Socket Safety

Cover

@

f

i lm

Rewind

Crank

@

f i lm

Plane

nd ica tor

@ AccessoryShoe

@

rrame

Counter

@

st'rutter

Button

@

CaUte

Release

ocket

@

f i lm

Advance

Lever



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@

Blue Lamp

@

Battery Check

Button

@

Viewf

nder

Eyepiece

@ F lm Transport Indicator

@

r

i lm

Ind ica tor

@

Mercury

Battery

Compartment

@

Tripod

Socket

@

r i lm Rewind

But ton

@

gulb

Exposure

Sett ing

Lever

@)

F

lm

Speed

Setting

Lever

@

Simple

Exposure

Symbols



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#tr

Mercu ry

Bo t t e ry

Lood ing

Before

using

your

Canonet

G-II I

17, load

the

mercury

battery.

To open cover of the battery com-

partment,

inserta

f ingernai l

n the

open

s lo t , s l id ing he cover in

the

direct ion

of

the

arrow. By

using

a

s l igh t

pu l l

ou tward , the

coverwi l l

open.

3

Insert

the

battery

on the

tab

in

the

compartment.

I Be

sure

the mercury

battery

is inserted only in the correct

d i rect ion .

r

A 1 .35V M20

(#625)

mercu ry

battery

should

be used-equ valent

to

the Mal lory PX-625

or

Eveready

EPX-625.

Press

over to close.

Replacing

Battery

When

rep lac ing

he mercury

bat-

tery,

open the

cover

of the

mercu y battery compartment

and s lowly

pu l l

ou t

the tab

be ing

carefu l

not

to

let

the

battery

r

drop

out .

I

When

the

camera

wi l l not

be

used or

a

long

per iod,

remove

he

battery.



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Bot tery

Check ing

the

battery

check

button

(colored

red).

l f the

blue

lamp l ights

up, the

battery

has

suff

c ient

power.

Otherwise, the

battery

should

be

replaced.

r The battery check button wi l l not l ight

up a t tempera tures

f

-

1soc(5 F) o r

under .

The camera wi l l work,

however,

f

the

battery

has

suff ic ient

power.



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Fi lm

Lood ing

Canon's

ExclusiveOuick-LoadinS

Ot)

mecha-

nism in the

Canonet

G-II I 17

accepts

any

standard 35mm

fi lm ro l l

in car tr idge.

When

loading new fi lm, always avoid d i rect sun-

l i gh t .

To

release

he

latch

of

the back

cover,

raise

the

f i lm

rewind crank,

and

pul l

i t

a l l

the

way

up .

.fr

Open the

cover

fu l ly.

When

the

back

cover

is opened,

he

OL

cover

opens

simul taneously.

Face the

f i lm

cartr idge

as

i l lustrated

in

the

l ine drawing

inside

the

back

cover,

and

insert

i t in to

the car tr idge

compartment.

Push the

crank

back

to i ts

normal

Posi t ion.

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Lay

the tip of the

film

leader

above the

amber

f i lm set mark.

I The OL cover automatical ly opens and

closes with

the back cover.

Do

not

touch

the OL cover.

x-::z

Bring

down

the OL

cover

to hold

the

f i lm

in

place

by closing the

back

cover.

Look

through the sprocket

window

to

see

f

the f

lm

is

correct ly

engaged wi th the

sprocket.

I

l f

the f i lm is sagging,

urn the f lm rewind

crank clockwise.

Close he

back cover complete ly.



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Pre -Se t t i ngs

Wind

the f i lm

advance

lever

unt i l

i t

s tops.

The f i rst

f rame is now

automatical ly

in

pos t t ton .

Checking

Correct

Fi lm

Loading

The

f i lm is

proper ly

loaded

and

advanced

i f the f i lm

transport ind icator

f l ickers

when

you wind the f i lm advance lever.

Checking

Proper

Winding

Fi lm

The f i lm

is wound up i f the co lo r o f the

f i lm

indicator turns

red.

The

indicator turns

whi te when the shutter

is re leased.



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Film

Speed

Setting

lmmediate ly

after

loading f i lm, be

sure to

set

the

ASA f i lm speed

scale

in the

proper

posi t ion by pressing he notched f i lm speed

sett ing

lever wi th

your

f ingernai l ,

matching

the

proper

f i lm speed

number wi th

the

index

of the ASA

fi lm speed ndicator window.

I

The higher

the f i lm

speed

number, the

more sensi t ive

he f i lm; the

lower i t

is , the

-ffiae-

Canonef

antz

fr

less

sensi t ive.

For

example,

the

ASA 400

f i lm

is better

for shooting at

low light

level than

the

ASA

100

f i lm .

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I

Automot i c

E lec t r i cEye Pho tog rophy

'ffid

Cdnoaef

orrz f

For

automatic Electr ic Eye

photography,

set

the

aperture r ing

at

the A

posi t ion.

I

The

EE

mechan ism

s

fu l l y

coup led o

the

ASA fi lm speed, the shutter speed and the

apertu

e.

Shutter Speed Adjustment

Turn the shutter

speed r ing,

and

match

the

f lm

speed

sett ing

lever

wi th the s imple

exposuresymbol of e i ther sunny)O(,c loudy

€,or

indoor

f f i - l .

With

ASA 1OO

ilm

for

example,

the shutter

speeds

are set at 1/5OO

sec .

fo r

sunny

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Y

4

Y,

+r;:,

Focusing

While looking through

the viewfinder,

turn

the

focusing

lever. The

subject

is in

focus

when the double image merges into one

precise

mage n the center

of the

viewfinder.


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under

exposure mark

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Checking the Exposure Indicator

Point

the camera

at

the subject

and check

the

posi t ion

of the

exposure

ndicator

inside

the viewfinder.

Press

the shutter

button if the indicator

is inside he

proper

exposure ange.

I

The shutter

cannot

be released

if

the

exposure indicator

is

either

over-

or under-

11

exposure

warning

mark.

I

l f

the

indicator

points

to

the

under-

exposure

warning mark, turn the

shutter

speed r ing

clockwise

unt i l

the indicator

moves

to the

proper

exposure

range,

or

use the

Canoli te D

or

other

f lash

uni ts.

I

lf the indicator

points

to the

overex-

posure

warning

mark, turn the shutter speed

r ing

coun te rc lockw ise

un t i l

the

ind ica to r

moves

to

the

proper

exposure

range, or use

a n

N D f l t e r .




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Compose

the

Picture

within

the

Frame.

The

sub jects

which

wi l l

appear

on

the

f i lm

can be

seenwith in

the

rectangular

rame.

Press the

picture.

Shutter

Button

gently

to snap

a

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Automot i c

F l osh

Pho tog rophy

Us ing

Cono l i t e

D

The Canol

te D

is

an opt ional

e lectron

c

f lash

un i t

w i th d i rect

contact

exc lus ive ly

designed or

the Canonet G-I I I 17 There is

absolute ly no necessi ty to worry about

gu

de numbers.

N

ght or

indoor

photography

is

now

as

easy

as dayl ight

photography

using

the

Cano l i te

D.

By

s imply a t tach ing the Cano l i te D,

the

camera, wh

le

set at A

,

is

swi tched

over

to the

automatic

f lash contro l c i rcu i t ,

and

the

proper

f/stop

corresponding to the

shoot-

ing

distance

s

automatical ly

set.

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I Power

Source: Two

1.5V a lka l ine

AA

batteries.

I

S i ze :

26

x

57

x

82

mm

(1

x

2-1

4

x

3-114 1

I

Weight : 115

grams

4

ozs.)

Check

the

Exposure

Indicator

in

the

View-

f nder.

t When

i t is

wi th in the

proper

exposure

range,

press

the shutter

release

button.

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- - - -

I l f

the exposure

indicator

is

wi th in the

red

mark,

the subject

is

too

far or too close.

Adjust the

focusing

distance

unt i l

the indi-

cator shows the proper exposure.

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Press

the

Shutter

Button

gently

to

snap

a

picture.

I

With the

Canol i te

D,

any

shutter speed

can

be

used.




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Us ing

Othe r

F losh

Un i t s

The

Canonet

G-II I

17

has

both

a d i rectcontact

accessory

hoe

and

convent ional

f lash

socket.

Automatic

f lash

photography

is

possib le

wi th

f lash bu lbs and e lect ron ic f lash un i ts o ther

than the

Cano l i te

D .

Insert

the

f

ash

into

the accessory

shoe

and

connect

i ts cord

i f i t

i s

no t a

cord less

un i t .

L 7

Three

gu ide

numbers

are

engraved

n b lue

on

the aper tu re

ing . They are

for ASA 100

f lm

and

d is tance

in

meters .

For

convers ion

o

ASA 25 and feet see the conversion table

below.

With

f lash

bulbs, set

the shutter

speed

to 1/30 sec.

Any

speed

may be

used

with

e lect ron ic

lashun i ts .

1 4

2 0 2 8

( A S A

1O O

m

)

G u i d e N o .

23 3 3

46

( A S A

2 5 : f t . l

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rrz

I

t

Do

not use

f

ash

bu

b

(or

un i t ) w i th

fo l lowing

types of

f i lm because

t

does

not

couple

proper ly.

F lash bu lb of

gu ide

number

14

wi th

ASA

25

fi lm,

guide

number

20 wi th

ASA 8OO,

and

guide

number

28

with

ASA

40O or

higher

speeds.

.fu

r

In

f lash

photography

using

a

convent ional

e lectronic

f lash uni t

or

f lash

bulb

when

the

proper

f/stop

is

set according

to

the

guide

number, here

is

a

heavy drain

on

the mercury

battery.

Therefore, be

sure

to

return the

aper-

ture

r ing

to the

^

posi t ion

after

shoot ing.

I

When

the subject

is too

far

or too c lose,

the

shutter button

cannot

be depressed.

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p



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Monuo l

Con t ro l

o f Ape r t u re

|lr*il q

For

manual contro l

of

the aperture,

re lease

the aperture

r ing

from the

A

posi t ion.

The

shutter

speed

and

f/stop

can be

freely

set

for

achievingspecia l ized echnical effects. With

the Canonet

G-II I

17,

specia l

ef fects

in h igh

tone or

low tone

can be

obta ined

in the same

manner as with

more

professional

cameras.

I In manual exposure contro l ,

the

posi t ion

of the exposure

indicator is

in

the upper

red mark.

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Us ing Se l f - t i me r

The

Canone tG- I I I 17 has

a bu i l t - i n

se l f - t imer .

To operate the sel f- t imer, urn the

sel f- t imer

leve r

in

the

d i rec t ion o f

the

a r row un t i l

i t

s tops. The shutter wi l l be re leased pproxi-

mately 1O

seconds

after

the shutter

button

has

been

pressed.

p ictures

with f ash

uni ts.

I

l f the

sel f- t imer ever is

set,

do

not return

i t to the

norma l

pos i t i on .

l t i s au tomat i ca l l y

returned,

after

the

picture

is

snapped.

I

The

sel f- t imer

also operates

when taking

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n l l r

b u lo

E x p o s u r e

@m

ffi,'e

Canoaef

Qtnz

Bulb exposure

is used when

with

long t ime exposures.

Release

he aperture

r ing manual ly

from A

to the desired f/stop.

Set

the shutter speed

ing at the

8

posi t ion

whi le

pressing

own

on the

bulb

sett ing ever.

taking

pictures



24/28

Press

he shutter button

gentlY.

The shutter

wi l l remain

open as

long

as

the

shutter button

is

pressed

and

will

close when

the shr.ltter

utton

is released.

I

When an extended

t ime

exposure

is

being

made,

use

the Canon

Release, and

tr ipod,

to avoid b lurred

pictures.



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F i lm

Rew ind

n

g

When the

f i lm

reaches he end and

the

f i lm

advance

lever

stops,

rewind

the

f lm into

the car tr idge

as soon

as

possib le.

Be sure

not to open the back cover before rewinding;

otherwise,

the ent i re

ro l l wi l l be

exposed

and

ruined since

the

f i lm wi l l

be exposed

with in

the

camera.

To rewind,

press

n

the rewind button.

Ra ise

the

f i lm rew ind c rank ,

tu rn ing

i t i n

the

direct ion

of the arrow,

unt i l

the f i lm

is

complete ly

rewound in the car tr idge.

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Watch the

f i lm transport

indicator ,

and

stop

rewinding

when

red and whi te

l ines cease

to

f

icker .

& m

Fi l rJ

Removing

Open the

back

cover by

pul l ing

up

the rewind

crank

fu l ly,

and

remove he f i lm

cartr idge.



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Techn i co l

Do to

Type:

35mm

lens

shutter

type

camera

with

Elect r ic

Eye.

Picture Size:

24mm

X

36mm

Lens:

Canon

Lens

40mm

t11.7.

6-e lement

4-

group construct ion, wi th four newly

designed

glasses.

Spectra

coated

in

am-

ber and

purple.

Viewfinder:

Viewfinder

combined

with

range-f

nder, bright

frame with auto-

matlc

parallax

correction,

aperture

scale,

exposure

indicator

and over/under

ex -

posure

indicator

and

over/underexposure

warn

ng marks.

EE Mechanism: Bu

l t- in exposure

meter

I n .

Manual

Control of

Aperture:

Possible

at any

desired

f/stop

by

releasing

EE

mecha-

n rsm.

Shutter: Between-the-shutter.

hutter speeds

f

rom 1

14

to

1

500

sec. and

B.

Au to-

matically

setsaperture,

self-cocking

com-

bined

f i lm/shutter

wind,

sel f- t imer,

X-

sy

nch on

zat ion.

Flash

Contact:

Accessory shoe

with direct

contact exclusive

or

Canol i te

D

and the

flash

socket

for t he other

flash

units.

Canol i te

D:

Exclusive e lectronic

f lash uni t

a lkal ine

AA batter ies.

Flash-Auto

Mechanism

for

Other

Flash

Units:

Aperture

openings

coupled

to

shoot ing

d

stance

at

gu

de numbers

14,

20,

28-

(m)

wi th

ASA

100.

Shutter

button is locked when i t is outside the

coupl ing

range.

Film Lbadi-ns:

eanon-developed

OL

(Ouick

Loading)

mechanism.

Accepts any

stand-

ard

35mm

f lm

in car tr idge.

Fifm

Advance:

Single-stroke

127 .

F

lm

transport

indicato i

and

f i lm

indicator are

bu

l t - i n .

Frame

Counter :

Resets utomatical ly.

Size:

1 2OX75X60mm 14-31

X3 X2-318 1

Weight: 620 grams(1 lb. 5-7 l8 ozs.) .

2 5

Sub jec t

t o

change

w i thou t

no t i ce



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Access

ries

t

LensHood

I

Filter 4g

mm

I

Cano l i te

(Y1,

Y3,

01 ,

Gl , R l ,

UV, ND4, ND-8

I

Canon

Release

O

Skylight, CCA 4,

8,

12,

CCB4,8, 121

r

Canon

Release

0

r

Gadget

Bag4

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