Canon Auto Zoom 1218 Super 8
marketed in April 1968
silent super 8 cartridge
image size: 4.2 x 5.7 mm
lens: Canon Zoom Lens C8 f: 1.8 \ F: 7.5-90 mm
composition: 19 elements, 13 groups
zooming ratio: 12x
focusing: manual, 1.8 m to infinity
rangefinder: split image
zooming: auto with 2 speeds (3-6 and 10-12 sec) and manual
zooming rotation angle: 150 degrees
filter size: 82 mm (inner diameter), 85 mm (outer diameter)
viewfinder: single-lens reflex with non-reverse image; adjustable eyepiece: -3 to +1 diopter
viewfinder information: aperture value, exposure meter needle, over/under exposure warnings
exposure: autom and manual exposure control; TTL Electric Eye, super high sensitive CdS exposure meter
metering range: 250 ASA, f/1.8, 18 fps - 16 ASA, f/16, slow motion
film speed: automatic for 16/25, 25/40, 40/64, 64/100, 100/160 and 160 /250 ASA (daylight/tungsten)
ASA notching: 5-pin
CCA filter: built-in 85A filter, with filter control switch; automatically cancelled with loading of a daylight type film cartridge
filming speed: 18, 24 fps, slow motion (approx 45 fps), single frame
shutter opening: 165 degrees
fading: possible using a ND filter and manual aperture setting together
sound: no
remote control socket: yes
2 cable release sockets: single frame and continuous running
movie light socket: no
handle: detachable pistol grip (32 x 115 x 128 mm / 280 g)
footage counter: automatic resetting by unloading of a film cartridge
battery check button: yes
film drive motor: DC micromotor
power source: 5 x AA batteries \ 2 x 1.3 V HD mercury cells
weight: 2000 g
dimensions: 89 x 104 x 256 mm
tripod socket: 1/4"
made in Japan by Canon
Pictures by César Ballesteros, Requena (Spain).