Bell & Howell 375 Autoload - Focus Matic - Filmosound 8

marketed in 1970

design: 375

silent super 8 cartridge

lens: B&H f: 2.8 \ F: 12.5-25 mm

zooming ratio: 2x

focusing: manual, trigonometric distance scale (Focus-Matic)

zooming: manual

filter size: auto for 40 and 160 ASA (tungsten)

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece

viewfinder information: ?

exposure: auto exposure control; not TTL Electric Eye

film speed: ?

filming speed: 18 fps

shutter opening angle: <180 degrees

sound: double-system, socket for sound recording with synchronized tape-recorder (1)

remote control socket: yes

cable release socket: no

movie light socket: yes

film counter: yes

handle: fixed

film drive motor: DC micromotor

power source: 4 x AAA batteries

weight: circa 500 g

dimensions: circa 60 x 190 x 190 mm

tripod socket: 1/4"

made in Japan by Bell & Howell

• (1) December 13 1969, Bell & Howell introduces the Filmosound 8 double-system using separate audio cassettes to record sound and camera sync pulses at one per frame