Canon Auto Zoom 518 Super 8 Filmosound 8
marketed in 1969-70
silent super 8 cartridge
image size: 4.2 x 5.7 mm
lens: Canon Zoom Lens C8 f : 1.8 \ F: 9.5-47.5 mm (1)
composition: 14 elements in 11 groups
zooming ratio: 5x
focusing: manual, 1.2 m to infinity
rangefinder: microprism
zooming: auto (6 sec) and manual, rotation angle of 100 degrees
filter size: inner diameter: 48 mm, outer diameter: 50 mm
viewfinder: single-lens reflex type with adjustable eyepiece: -3 to +1 diopter
viewfinder information: aperture value, exposure meter needle, over/under exposure warnings
exposure: automatic exposure control; built-in TTL CdS exposure meter
metering range: 160 ASA, f/1.8, 18 fps - 16 ASA, f/16, slow motion
film speed: automatic for 16/25, 25/40, 40/64, 64/100 and 100/160 ASA (daylight/tungsten)
ASA notching: 4-pin
filming speed: 18 fps, slow motion (approx 40 fps)
shutter opening angle: 160 degrees
CCA filter: built-in 85A filter, automatically cancelled with loading of a daylight type film cartridge; manual cancellation is possible
sound: double-system, sound recording with symchronized tape recorder (2)
remote control socket: yes
cable release socket: yes
movie light socket: no
film counter: automatic resetting by opening the side cover
handle: fixed
film drive motor: DC micromotor
battery check button: yes
power source: 4 x AA batteries \ 2 x MD mercury cells for light meter
weight: 1150 g
dimensions: 55 x 187 x 206 mm
tripod socket: 1/4"
made in Japan by Canon
(1) Focal length can be extended to 15.6 - 78mm f/1.8 with the Canon C8 Tele Converter 1.6X.
(2) This model has a socket for a connecting a exclusive cassette tape recorder, designed for the Bell & Howell Filmosound 8 System, provides on-the-spot lip-synchronous sound capability. Sound synchronization is achieved by means of a light device in the camera that marks the edge of the film at the beginning of a scene. During filming, microphone sound is recorded magnetically on the audio track of the tape, while a 18-frame-per-second pulsed signal is recorded on the synchronous-control track of the tape.