Gaf Compact 400

marketed in 1971

silent super 8 cartridge

lens: f: 1.9 \ F: 9-28 mm

zoom ratio: 4x

focusing: manual

rangefinder: ?

zooming: manual

filter size: ?

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece

viewfinder information: under and over-exposure warning signal, film run signal

exposure: auto exposure control; TTL EE, CdS photocell

film speed: auto for 25/40, 40/64, 64/100 and 100/160 ASA (daylight/tungsten)

ASA notching: no pin = 4 steps

CCA filter: built-in 85A filter; coupled with movie light socket

shutter opening angle: <180 degrees

filming speed: 18, 32 fps

sound: no

cable release socket: yes

remote control socket: no

movie light socket: screw type

film counter: 1-15 m

handle: retractable

film drive motor: DC micromotor

battery check button: yes

power source: 4 x AAA batteries

weight: 1 lb., 9 onz.

dimensions: 2" 1/8 x 3" 3/4 x 6" 1/4

tripod socket: 1/4"

made in Japan by Chinon

• this movie camera is the Chinon Minitechnic 400

• article in Bernard Gladstone in New York Times, Usa, November 21, 1971, Sunday, page D31

• article in Peter and Susan Schneider: Pocket Super-8s: Home movie cameras you won't leave home, Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol 140, Num 6, published by Hearst Magazines, Usa, December 1973, pages 130-133