Canoil

INSTRUCTIONS
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n so n c h o o s i n g a C a n o n D a t e m a t i c . T h i s c a m e r a
is equipped with a unique date imprinting mechanism and
m a n y o t h e r . f e a t u r e sw h i c h w i l l s u r e l y m e a n p l e a s a n t s h o o t i n g
expenences.
Read this instruction book carefully and familiarize yourself
well with everything concerning your Datematic, before you
begin to use it.

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 Battery Check Lamp D irect Synchronization Contact
F lashShoe
Winding Lever

Rewind Knob
with Crank

Shutter Button
A/Guide Number
Frame Counter Window
Date Imprinting
Switch
Zone Focusinq
Marks
ASA Window
Lens
Self-Timer

Self-TimerIndex Mark
ASA Setting R ing
F o c u s i n gK n o b
CdS Photocell
ISoecificotions
Lens: Canon lens 40mm t12.8, with 5 elements in
4 groups.
F o c u s i n g : S u p e r i m p o s e di m a g e r a n g e fi n d e r .
D i s t a n c eS c a l e : 0 . 8 , 1 , 1 . 5 , 2 , 5 m . a n d o o o n b o t t o m
o f l e n sb a r r e l . Z o n e f o c u s i n g m a r k s o n t o p .
S h u t t e r : P r o g r a m m e de l e c t r o n i c s h u t t e r .
Automatic Exposure Range: EV1-17 with ASA
100film.
F i l m S p e e dS c a l e : A S A 2 5 - 4 0 0 .
Filter Compensation: Automatic.
Automatic Flash Mechanism: With the Canolite
ED attached, the focused distance is coupled to
the automatic exposure mechanism when the
camera is set to "A". Guide numbers can be
set for automatic flash operation when using
o r d i n a r y f l a s hu n i t s .
Guide Number Scale: 14, 20,28 (ASA 1OO in
meters). Do not use in-between settings.
F l a s hS y n c h r o n i z a t i o n : X s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n .
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Viewfinder: With parallax correction mark, field
o f v i e w f r a m e , d a t e i m p r i n t i n g m a r k , r a n g e fi n d e r ,
combination battery check/slow speed warning
light.
F i l m W i n d i n g : S i n g l es t r o k e 1 3 2 o . S t a n d - o f f 3 O o .
F i l m L o a d i n g : M u l t i - s l o t t a k e - u ps p o o l .
B a c k C o v e r : O p e n p u l l i n gu p t h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o b .
Frame Counter: S, O-37. Automatically reset to
"S" when the back cover is opened.
FlashShoe: Built-in. With direct synchronization
contact.
Date lmprinting Mechanism: Built-in. Date to be
i m p r i n t e d i s s e t w i t h t h e d i a l so n l e n sb a r r e l .
Date fndications: year-7 4_g3; 0^.9 [ (blank space)
Month-O-l2 fl (Utant space)
Day-0-31 fl (btant space)
Dimensions: 118 x 75 x 59.5mm (4-518" x
2-15116" x2-5116"1
Weight: 4409. | 15.5 ozs.)
S u b j e c t t o c h a n g ew i t h o u t n o t i c e .
C o ntent

U s i n gY o u r D a t e m a t i ci n 8 E a s y S t e p s . , . . , , . . . . 6
M e r c u r yB a t t e r yL o a d i n S. .. . . . ..... . A
BatteryChecking..... .......g
F i l mL o a d i n g . ,.,.... ...,..lO
F i l mW i n d i n g . ......13
A u t o m a t i cE x p o s u r e P h o t o g r a p .h. y. .. . . . . . . 14
FifmRewindinS,..... .....20
Datelmprinting...... .....22
F f a s hP h o t o g r a p h % . . . .....24
U s i n gt h e C a n o l i t eE D
U s i n gO t h e r F l a s h U n i t s
ConvertingGuide Numbers
Self-TimerPhotography. ....27
U s i n gF i l t e r s . ,......2g
T a k e C a r e o f Y o u r C a n o n D a t e m a t i c. . . . . .
. . . 29
Accessories. .,.,...31
 Y o u r Do t e m i n 8 E o s yS

Load the film. Removethe lenscap. Set the ASA film speed.
( S e eP . 1 0 ) (P.221

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F o c u s(.P . 16 ) P r e s st h e s h u t t e r o When the camera shake warning light
button.(P.18) in the viewfinder lights up, switch to
flash photography or use a tripod.
I Mercury Bottery
To open the battery chamber, put your fingernail in
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I the groove on the cover and push in the direction
of the arrow.
') Place batteries on the transparent ribbon with the
L p o l e sm a t c h i n gt h e @ a n d O m a r k s i n s i d et h e c h a m b e r .
? To close the battery chamber, press the cover with
u y o u r f i n g e r t i p i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e a r r o w .

T w o 1 . 4 V m e r c u r y b a t t e r i e sa r e u s e d . ( M a l l o r y R M 6 4 0
o r R M 6 4 O H , E v e r e a d yE 6 4 0 o r E 6 4 O E o r e q u i v a l e n t . )
T h e y l a s t a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e y e a r . U s e t w o b a t t e r i e so f
the same brand and always replace both batteries at
t h e s a m et i m e .
When you are not going to use the camera for a long
time, rememberto remove the batteries.
Sweat or f ingerprints on the batteries may break
contact and affect shutter operation. This may also
corrode the point of contact on the camera body. lf
b a t t e r i e sa r e d i r t y , m a k e s u r e t o w i p e t h e m c l e a n .
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 B o t t e r yC h e c k i n g
When the battery check button is pressed, the battery
check lamp and the orange lamp in the viewfinder will
light up.
o l f t h e y d o n o t l i g h t u p , c h a n g et h e b a t t e r i e s . M e r c u r y
b a t t e r i e sc a n b e b o u g h t i n c a m e r as h o p s .
o The shutter button is locked and will not operate in
the following cases. Check the batteries.
1 . W h e n t h e m e r c u r y b a t t e r i e sa r e n o t l o a d e d .
2 . W h e n t h e b a t t e r i e sa r e c o r r o d e d a n d c o n t a c t i s b r o k e n .
3 . W h e n b a t t e r i e sa r e c o m p l e t e l y d e a d .
4 . W h e n t h e b a t t e r i e sa r e n o t c o r r e c t l y l o a d e d .
hritr Looding
The back cover opens automatically when the rewind
knob is pulled up.

Put the cartridge into the f ilm chamberas shown in the Projection
illustration. Then push down the f ilm rewind knob.

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 P u l l t h e f i l m l e a d e r a c r o s sthe camera and insert its
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u tip (about two perforations) into a slot in the take-up
spool.

J Stroke the winding leveluntil the film is wound once

t around the take-up spool, with the film perforations
e n g a g e di n t h e s p r o c k e t s .
 Make sure the f ilm cartridge is placed properly.
T h e n c l o s et h e b a c k c o v e r .

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HFilm WinCino
When the winding lever is stroked, the exposed frame of
film is wound a n d a n e w f r a m e a d v a n c e sf o r t h e n e x t s h o t .

After loading the f ilm and closing the back cover, wind
the f ilm and pressthe shutter button. Repeat this once
more, and then wind again. The first frame will be
readyfor shooting.
o When film is wound correctly, the red and white
stripes in the fi lm advance indicator will move. lf not,
r e l o a dt h e f i l m c o r r e c t l y .

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f A u t o m o t i c E x p o s u r eP h o t o g r o p h y
II Setting the ASA Film Speed
S e t t h e f i l m s p e e d i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r l o a d i n gt h e f i l m .
Rotate and set the ASA Setting Ring to the correct value
a ss h o w n o n t h e f i l m b o x o r c a r t r i d g e .

I Setting to the "A" (auto) Mark

4 Mou. the A/guide Number Lever until the red letter
"A" becomes visible in the A/guide number window.
Now the camera is set for automatic exposure. The shutter
s p e e d a n d t h e a p e r t u r e a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e b r i g h t n e s so f
t h e s c e n ew i l l b e c h o s e na u t o m a t i c a l l y .

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 D e c i d i n gC o m p o s i t i o n
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u The yellow frame lines in the viewfinder indicates
the area which will appearon the film. lf you are going
t o s h o o t a t v e r y c l o s e d i s t a n c e s ( o n e m e t e r o r l e s s ,)
decide your composition by using parallax correction
marks.

Focusing
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L o o k i n t o t h e v i e w f i n d e r a n d r o t a t e t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g
u n t i l t h e t w o i m a g e so f t h e s u b j e c t i n t h e c e n t e r s q u a r e
coincide. When the image is clear, the subject is in
focus. lf there is a double image, the subject is out of
focus.

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 P a r a ll a x C o r r e c t i o n M a r k s

It

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Out of focus

P a r a i l a xC o r r e c t i o nM a r k
E Releasingthe Shutter
r, lf the camera shake warning light in the viewfinder
lights up when you pressthe shutter button, use a tripod
to prevent camera shake or switch to f lash photography.

e W a r n i n gL i g h

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 F o r l o n g e x p o s u r e sw i t h t h e c a m e r ao n a t r i p o d , k e e p
the shutter button depressed until the end of the
exposure. Do not withdraw your finger until the red
l i g h t o n t o p o f t h e c a m e r ag o e s o f f .

Do not operate the winding lever while the shutter

button is depressed.

A c a b l e r e l e a s e ,s u c h a s t h e C a n o n R e l e a s e ,i s r e c o m -
mendedfor holding in the shutter button when making
long exposures.

When shooting against the light, set the film speed

dial to half the valueof the f ilm speed. For example,
if you are using ASA 400 film, set the film speed to
200.
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I FilmRewinding
When all frames. are exposed, rewind the film. lf the
back cover is oPened w i t h o u t r e w i n d i n g t h e f i l m , t h e
f i l m w i l l b e e x P o s e d t o l i g h t a n d t h e P i c t u r e sY o u h a v e
t a k e nw i l l b e l o s t .

e u s f ,i n t h e f i l m r e w i n d b u t t o n .
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7 Fold out the film rewind crank from the knob and
L t u r n i t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w . R e w i n d i n gi s c o m -
p|etedwhentheredandwhitestripesinthefi|madvance
w i n d o w s t o Pm o v i n g .

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 Pull the film rewind knob up Sharply. The back
t
U cover will pop open, so that you can remove the film
cartridge.

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I Dotelmprinting
T h e d a t e i m p r i n t i n g m e c h a n i s mh a s t h e f o l l o w i n g n u m b e r s .
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YEAR 7 4 - 8 3 ( l a s t t w o d i g i t s o f y e a r s ) ,O I a n d E
MONTH O-12andfl
DAY O - 3 1 a n dn

T h e n m a r k i n d i c a t e sa b l a n k s p a c ea n d n o t h i n g w i l l b e
imprinted on the photograph. The numbers may be com-
bined to imprint the date or are used as reference
numbers up to 999.

desired
Move the year, month and day dials until the
date is set in the date imprinting window'

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I Slide the date imprinting switch to "ON". When the
4 d"t" imprinting is set, a small yellow rectangle will
appearin the lower right corner of the viewfinder.

The numbers will be printed on the lower right corner

of the 35mm frame with the year, month and day in
that order from left to right.
F o r b l a c k a n d w h i t e p h o t o g r a p h s ,t h e n u m b e r s w i l l b e
printed in white. To have the date printed clearly,
try not to have white or bright subjects in the lower
right corner. With color film, the date will usually
a p p e a r i n v a r i o u s s h a d e so f o r a n g e , b u t i t d e p e n d s o n
the film used.
Wait until the shutter releasebutton is fully cocked
before winding film. lf not, the numbers of the date
will be blurred on the picture.
When reloading a partly exposed roll of film, do not
set the date imprinting mechanism before advancing
the f ilm through the camera, because the frames
already exposed will be printed with that date.

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lflosh Photogrophy
For flash photography, use the Datematic's special elec-
tronic flash unit, the Canolite ED. With it, flash photog-
raphy is performed in the same way as automatic exposure
photography. You only need to focus to obtain properly
exposed pictures. The same applied to the Canolite D,
a direct connection electronic f lash unit. With other
electronic flash units and flash bulbs, the proper guide
numbersmust be set. When usingflash units without direct ir;il
contact, such as those mounted on brackets, the direct
shoe adapter must be used.

Usingthe CanoliteED
I L e a v et h e A / g u i d e n u m b e r i n d i c a t o r a t " A " .
I
I Attach the Canolite ED to the flash shoe. The shutter
4 speed is switched automatically to the proper flash
synchronization sPeed.
Turn the Canolite ED's switch on and make sure the
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u neon ready light is lit.
I Focus. The aperture is decided automatically with the
r distance.

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5 P r e s st h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n .

With the Canolite ED, shooting distance should be

between a range of 0.8m to 5m; otherwise proper
exposure will not be obtained.
C a n o l i t eD c a n a l s o b e u s e d .

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UsingOther FlashUnits
'l Aitach the flash unit to the flash shoe' When using flash
I units without direct contact, attrch the direct shoe
to
adaoter first, The shutter speed switches automatically
photography'
the proper synchronization speed for flash
number
O Set the proper guide number in the A/guide
4 window. 14, 20 and 28 are guide numbersat ASA 1o0
in meters.
Focus and release the shutter' The aperture is decided
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u automaticallv.

o The proper guide number is given on the flash bulb

packageor in the instruction book of your electronic
flashunit.
o Be sure to set tne proper guide number' lt is different
for meters and feet. Use guide numbers for meters
with your Datematic'

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S e l f - T i m e rP h o t o g r o p h y
Stroke the winding lever.
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2 Turn the self-timer lever counterclockwise until

points to the red dot.
it

3 Press the shutter button down all the way until it is

locked. Make sure that the self-timer lever is moving.

lf you do not turn the self-timer lever until it reaches

the red dot, the shutter may not open. Always turn
the lever so that it points to the red dot.
In such low light conditions that over one second of
exposure time is necessary,the self-timer cannot be used.

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IUsing Filter
S i n c ea n y f i l t e r w i l l a l s o c o v e r t h e C d S w i n d o w t h a t r e c e i v e s
fight, troublesome calculations of exposurecorrection are
unnecessarywith the Datematic. Automatic exposure
p h o t o g r a p h y i s p o s s i b l ea s u s u a l .

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IThe Core of Your C onon Dotemo
Do not leave your Datematic it't'hot places or in direct
1
I sun light. Do not leave it on the rear window shelf
of your car or in the glove compartment or trunk. In
t h e s u m m e r , t e m p e r a t u r e s i n t h e s e p l a c e sm a y e x c e e d 6 0 o C
( 1 4 0 o F ) c a u s i n gd a m a g et o t h e c a m e r a .
,) Store your Datematic in a dry place at normal temper-
3 ature.

I W h e n n o t u s i n gt h e c a m e r a ,u n l o a d t h e m e r c u r y b a t t e r i e s .
u lf they are kept in the camera for a long period of
time, they may leak and damage the camera's battery
contacts.
Do not touch the lens with your fingers. Fingerprints
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on the lens must be wiped clean with a lens cleaning
cloth or paper,stroking gently in circular movements. Dust
should be removed away with a blower brush.
After using your Datematic at the seaside, i t m u s t b e
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l ' c l e a n e d c a r e f u l l y . S a l t a n d s a n d w i l l h a v e an adverse
effect on the camera.
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Eyepiece Tripod Socket
Battery Check Button Rewind Button

I Film Transport
Back Cover Indicator

Battery
C ompartment
Cover

A/Guide Number
Lever

Day Dial

Month Dial
Year Dial

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 IAccessories
O C . n o n C a n o t i t eE D w /c as e
@ + 8 - - Fi l t e r s
Y 1 , Y 3 , O 1 ,G 1 , R 1 ,U V , C C A 4 ,
C C A B ,C C A 1 2 , C C B 4 , C C B B ,
C C B 1 2 ,S k y l i g h t ,N D 4 , N D B
@Canonet Hood 5
@ C r n o n R e l e a s e3 0
C a n o n R e l e a s e5 0
@Oirect ShoeAdapter