Canon SCOOPIC 16- Manuals

Main Features of Canon Scoopic 16 1 First 16mm Movie Camera to Incorporate Zoom Lens : Canon Scoopic 16 is the world’s first 16mm movie camera to incorporate a built- in zoom lens. The zoom lens on this revolution­ary movie camera has a zoom ratio of 1 : 5.85, or a focal length of 13mm wide-angle to...

Procedures tor Electric Eye Operation Charge the battery. Page 10 Load the battery. Page 12

An exclusive type 12 v nickel cadmium recharge­ able battery is used in the Scoopic 16 as the pow/er source for film drive and electric eye. The camera functions only when this charged battery is properly loaded. A fully charged battery will provide power for driving eight reels of 100-foot (30.5-me...

1 Press the battery chamber release button. This releases the lock and frees the cover. 2 Open the cover and load the battery, matching the + and — markings on the battery with those in the battery compartment. #Take the battery out of the camera when it is not to be used for a prolonged period of t...

How to Adjust Eyepiece to Eyesight Remove the lens cap and aim the camera in the direction of a bright subject and look into the viewfinder. Turn the eyepiece adjustment ring and adjust so that the lines of the round prism screen rangefinder can be seen most distinctly. Then tighten the eyepiece fix...

The electric eye of Scoopic 16 is completely coupled to the film speed, filming speed and automatic aperture mechanism. Be sure to set the film speed dial after loading film so as to obtain the correct exposure. Set the film speed dial to the click-position ASA/DIN index of the film to be used. 4 Th...

How to Set the Filming Speed Selector The filming speed selector sets the number of frames to be fed per second. Turn the filming speed selector and set the desired filming speed graduation to the index. 24 frames per second is the standard filming speed for 16mm movie cameras. 4 When shooting at 48...

Filming Speeds and Projection Effects Film shot at filming speeds other than 24 frames per second will have varying effects when pro­ jected, I When shooting at high filming speeds of 48 or 32 frames per second, the projected pictures will have a slow-motion effect. For example, when a film is shot ...

Master Switch When the master switch is set at "OFF", the electric eye circuit is disconnected and the shut­ ter reiease button is locked. When the master switch is turned to "AUTO”, the electric eye and power circuits are connected and shooting with automatic exposure control becomes po...

Firmly grasp the handgrip with the right hand. The shutter release button is pressed with the right thumb. Focusing, zooming and steadying of the camera are performed with the left hand. The camera should be held steady, especially when shooting in telephoto or when zooming. The use of a tripod is r...

Viewfinder The viewfinder of'Scoopic 16 is of the single-lens reflex type in which the field-of-view and the picture frame are identical. Therefore, the pictures can be composed within the maximum field-of- view. The following information is available in­side the viewfinder: exposure meter needle, f...

Zooming When you wish to zoom or want to decide the size of the subject in the picture area, turn the zoom lens by using the zooming ring. The image seen through the viewfinder will change in mag­ nification and the field-of-view will also change. The zoom lens eliminates the necessity of inter­ cha...

Focusing Look into the viewfinder and turn the focusing ring until the image in the central prism screen rangefinder can be seen most distinctly. The aligned image can be seen more accurately and easier the longer the focal length of the lens. Therefore, first focus at the maximum focal length of 76...

Checking the Exposure Meter Needle Aim the camera at the subject and check the position of the exposure meter needle inside the viewfinder. When you siightly press the shutter release button down approximately 1mm, the electric eye circuit operates and the exposure meter needle indicates the f/stop....

Shutter Release Button Push the shutter release button all the way down for film drive. # When the shutter release button is pressed only lightly, the operating sound of the electric eye can be heard but the film will not advance. 4 Set the master switch at "OFF” when not shoot­ ing. The battery...

Observe the following procedures when shooting with manually controlled aperture. I Set the master switch at “MANU.”. The letter “M" will appear in the upper part of the view­ finder. 2 Turn the aperture control ring and set the exposure meter needle inside the viewfinder to the desired f/stop. ...

Filters and Exposure Compensation When using filters the exposure must be adjusted according to the exposure factor of the filter to be used. Adjustment by Changing the Film Speed Dial Setting Divide the ASA index of the loaded film with the exposure factor of the filter to be used. The figure obtai...

How to Load Film Any standard 16mm, single or double perforated, 100-foot (30.5-meter) long film spool can be used. Film is loaded by the semiautomatic loading sys­ tem and can be easily performed once you know how. Make a habit of loading film correctly, since carelessness may cause racing or foggi...

How to Unload Film Footage Counter As shooting proceeds, the footage counter indica­tes the length of exposed film in feet. The footage counter has graduations for every five feet, starting from "O", and figures are inscribed for every 20 feet. The "S” to "0” and "lOO" to ...

How to Use the External Battery Box When the separately available External Battery Box is used, approximately 16 reels, or double the number of reels can be shot at normal tem­ peratures than when using the single battery loaded in the camera. This is because it is com­posed of two 12V nickel cadmiu...

The tape recorder starting socket is coupled to the shutter release button. If the remote control cord of a portable battery-powered tape recorder is connected to this socket, the tape recorder starts recording simultaneously with the shooting of the camera for recording the sounds of the surroundin...

Cleaning the Aperture Section It is important that the aperture section always be kept clean. The aperture section (the section where the film is held by the pressure plate), through which the film passes, is liable to accu­ mulate dust or grit from the film. If left alone, these will scratch or soi...

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