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O Focusing Lever @ f lash Socket Safety Cover

@ Setttimer Lever @ f ilm Rewind Crank
@ Strutter Speed R ing @ f i l m P l a n eI n d i c a t o r
@ AUTOMATIC/MANUAL ApertureRing @ Accessory Shoe
@ n S n F i l m S p e e dI n d i c a t o r W i n d o w @ rrame Counter
@ Automatic EE Mark @ st'rutter Button
@ F o c u s i n gR i n g @ C a U t eR e l e a s eS o c k e t
@ V i e w f i n d e rW i n d o w @ f ilm Advance Lever
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@ Blue Lamp @ gulb ExposureSetting Lever

@ Battery Check Button @)F ilm Speed Setting Lever
@ Viewf inder Eyepiece @ S i m p l e E x p o s u r eS y m b o l s
@ F ilm Transport Indicator
@ r ilm Indicator
@ Mercury Battery Compartment
@ Tripod Socket
@ rilm Rewind Button
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Before using your CanonetG-III Insert the battery on the tab in R e p l a c i n gB a t t e r y

17, load the mercury battery. the compartment. W h e n r e p l a c i n gt h e m e r c u r y b a t -
I Be sure the mercury battery tery, open the cover of the 1
To open cover of the battery com- is inserted only in the correct m e r c ur y b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t
partment, inserta fingernail in the direction. and slowly pull out the tab being
open slot, slidingthe cover in the r A 1.35V M20 (#625) mercury careful not to let the battery r
d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w . B y u s i n ga battery should be used-equ ivalent drop out.
slight pull outward, the coverwill t o t h e M a l l o r y P X - 6 2 5, o r I When the camera will not be
open. E v e r e a d yEP X - 6 2 5 . u s e df o r a l o n g p e r i o d , r e m o v e t h e
3 Presscover to close. battery.
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B o t t e r yC h e c k i n g

the battery check button (colored red).
lf the blue lamp lights up, the battery has
sufficient power. Otherwise, the battery
should be replaced.
r The battery check button will not light
u p a t t e m p e r a t u r e so f - 1 s o c ( 5 " F ) o r u n d e r .
The camera will work, however, if the battery
hassufficient power.
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F i l mL o o d i n g
C a n o n ' s E x c l u s i v eO u i c k - L o a d i n S( O t ) m e c h a -
nism in the Canonet G-III 17 accepts any
standard 35mm film roll in cartridge. When
loading new film, always avoid direct sun-
light.
To release the latch of the back cover, raise
the film rewind crank, and pull it all the
way up.
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Open the cover fully. When the back cover
i s o p e n e d ,t h e O L c o v e r o p e n s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .
Face the film cartridge as illustrated in the
line drawing inside the back cover, and insert
it into the cartridge compartment. Push the
crank back to its normal Position.
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Lay the tip of the film leader above the Bring down the OL cover to hold the film
"amber" film set mark. in place by closing the back cover.

Look through the sprocket window to see if

I The OL cover automatically opens and
the f ilm is correctly engaged with the
closes with the back cover. Do not touch
sprocket.
the OL cover.
I l f t h e f i l m i s s a g g i n g ,t u r n t h e f i l m r e w i n d
crank clockwise.

C l o s et h e b a c k c o v e r c o m p l e t e l y .
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Pre-Settings

Wind the film advance lever until it stops. C h e c k i n gC o r r e c t F i l m L o a d i n g

The first frame is now automatically in The film is properly loaded and advanced
posttton. if the film transport indicator flickers when
you wind the film advance lever.

CheckingProper Winding Film

The film is wound up if the color of the
film indicator turns red. The indicator turns
white when the shutter is released.
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Film Speed Setting l e s ss e n s i t i v e .F o r e x a m p l e , t h e A S A 4 0 0 f i l m
lmmediately after loading film, be sure to is better for shooting at low light level than
set the ASA film speed scale in the proper the ASA 100 film.
p o s i t i o n b y p r e s s i n gt h e n o t c h e d f i l m s p e e d
setting lever with your fingernail, matching
the proper film speed number with the index
o f t h e A S A f i l m s p e e di n d i c a t o r w i n d o w .

I The higher the film speed number, the

more sensitivethe film; the lower it is, the 8
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A u t o m o t i cE l e c t r i cE y e P h o t o g r o p h y

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For automatic Electric Eye photography, set
the aperturering at the "A" position.
I T h e E E m e c h a n i s mi s f u l l y c o u p l e d t o t h e
ASA film speed, the shutter speed and the
aperture.
Shutter Speed Adjustment
Turn the shutter speed ring, and match the
f ilm speed setting lever with the simple
exposuresymbol of either sunny)O(,cloudy
€,or i n d o o r f f i - l . W i t h A S A 1 O Of i l m f o r
example, the shutter speeds are set at 1/5OO
sec. for sunny >O<,11125 sec. for cloudy
€ and 1/3O sec. for indoor F-l
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Focusing
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While looking through the viewfinder, turn
the focusing lever. The subject is in focus
when the double image merges into one
p r e c i s ei m a g e i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e v i e w f i n d e r .
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Checking the Exposure Indicator
Point the camera at the subject and check
the position of the exposure indicator inside
the viewfinder.
Press the shutter button if the indicator
i s i n s i d et h e p r o p e r e x p o s u r e r a n g e .
I The shutter cannot be released if the
exposure indicator is either over- or under-
1 1 e x p o s u r ew a r n i n g m a r k .
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I lf the indicator points to the under-
exposure warning mark, turn the shutter
speedring clockwise until the indicator moves
to the proper exposure range, or use the
Canolite D or other flash units.
I lf the indicator points to the overex-
posure warning mark, turn the shutter speed
ring counterclockwise until the indicator
moves to the proper exposure range, or use
an ND f ilter.
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Compose the Picture within the Frame. Press the Shutter Button gently to snap a
T h e s u b j e c t sw h i c h w i l l a p p e a r o n t h e f i l m picture.
c a n b e s e e nw i t h i n t h e r e c t a n g u l a rf r a m e .

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A u t o m o t i cF l o s hP h o t o g r o p h -yU s i n g
T h e C a n o li t e D i s a n o p t i o n a l e l e c t r o ni c
flash unit with direct contact exclusively
d e s i g n e d f o r t h e C a n o n e t G - I I I 1 7. T h e r e i s
absolutely no necessity to worry about
g ui d e n u m b e r s . N i g h t o r i n d o o r p h o t o g r a p h y
is now as easy as daylight photography using
the CanoliteD.
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Conolite D
By simply attaching the Canolite D, the
camera, wh ile set at " A" , is switched over
to the automatic flash control circuit, and
the proper f/stop corresponding to the shoot-
i n g d i s t a n c ei s a u t o m a t i c a l l y s e t .
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I Power Source: Two 1.5V alkaline AA
batteries.
I S i z e : 2 6 x 5 7 x 8 2 m m ( 1 " x 2 - 11 4 " x
3-114"1
I W e i g h t : 1 1 5 g r a m s( 4 o z s . )
Check the Exposure Indicator in the View-
f inder.
t When it is within the proper exposure
range, press the shutter release button.

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I lf the exposure indicator is within the

red mark, the subject is too far or too close.
Adjust the focusing distance until the indi-
cator shows the proper exposure.

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Press the Shutter Button gently to snap a

picture.

I With the Canolite D, any shutter speed

can be used.
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U s i n g O t h e r F l o s hU n i t s

The CanonetG-III 17 hasboth a directcontact T h r e e g u i d e n u m b e r s a r e e n g r a v e di n b l u e o n

a c c e s s o r ys h o e a n d c o n v e n t i o n a l f l a s h s o c k e t . the aperturering. They are for ASA 100 f ilm
A u t o m a t i c f l a s h p h o t o g r a p h y i s p o s s i b l ew i t h and distance in meters. For conversionto
flash bulbs and electronic flash units other ASA 25 and feet see the conversion table
t h a n t h e C a n o l i t eD . below. With flash bulbs, set the shutter speed
to 1/30 sec. Any speed may be used with
I n s e r t t h e f l a s h i n t o t h e a c c e s s o r ys h o e a n d e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t s .
c o n n e c t i t s c o r d i f i t i s n o t a c o r d l e s su n i t . 14 20 28 ( A S A 1 O O: m )
Guide No.
23 33 46 (ASA 25:f t.l
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t Do not use f lash bulb (or unit) with
following types of film becauseit does not
couple properly.
Flash bulb of guide number 14 with ASA
25 film, guide number 20 with ASA 8OO,
and guide number 28 with ASA 40O or higher
speeds.
r In flash photography using a conventional
electronic flash unit or flash bulb when the
proper f/stop is set according to the guide
number, there is a heavy drain on the mercury
battery. Therefore, be sure to return the aper-
ture ring to the " ^" position after shooting.
I When the subject is too far or too close,
the shutter button cannot be depressed.
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Monuol Control of Aperture

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For manual control of the aperture, release I In manual exposure control, the position
the aperture ring from the "A" position. The of the exposure indicator is in the upper
shutter speed and f/stop can be freely set for red mark.
a c h i e v i n g s p e c i a l i z e dt e c h n i c a l e f f e c t s . W i t h
the Canonet G-III 17, special effects in high
tone or low tone can be obtained in the same
manner as with more professional cameras.

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Using Self-timer

T h e C a n o n e tG - I I I 1 7 h a sa b u i l t - i n s e l f - t i m e r . I The self-timer also operates when taking

To operate the self-timer,turn the self-timer
lever in the direction of the arrow until it
s t o p s . T h e s h u t t e r w i l l b e r e l e a s e da p p r o x i -
mately 1O seconds after the shutter button
has been pressed.
p i c t u r e sw i t h f l a s hu n i t s .
I lf the self-timer lever is set, do not return
it to the normal position. lt is automatically
returned,after the picture is snapped.

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bulo Exposure

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Bulb exposure is used when taking pictures
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S e t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dr i n g a t t h e " 8 " p o s i t i o n
with long time exposures. w h i l e p r e s s i n gd o w n o n t h e b u l b s e t t i n g l e v e r .
R e l e a s et h e a p e r t u r e r i n g m a n u a l l y f r o m " A "
to the desired f/stop.
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Pressthe shutter button gentlY.

The shutter will remain open as long as the
shutter button is pressedand will close when
the shr.ltterbutton is released.

I When an extended time exposure is being

made, use the Canon Release, and tripod,
to avoid blurred pictures.
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Film Rewind

W h e n t h e f i l m r e a c h e st h e e n d a n d t h e f i l m Raise the film rewind crank, turning it in

advance lever stops, rewind the f ilm into the direction of the arrow, until the film is
the cartridge as soon as possible. Be sure completely rewound in the cartridge.
not to open the back cover before rewinding;
otherwise, the entire roll will be exposed
and ruined since the film will be exposed
within the camera.

T o r e w i n d , p r e s si n t h e r e w i n d b u t t o n .
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Watch the film transport indicator, and stop FilrJ Removing

rewinding when red and white lines cease Open the back cover by pulling up the rewind
to f licker. crank fully, and remove the film cartridge.
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T e c h n i c o lD o t o
Type: 35mm lens shutter type camera with Canolite D: Exclusive electronic flash unit
E l e c t r i cE y e .
Picture Size: 24mm X 36mm
L e n s : C a n o n L e n s 4 0 m m t 1 1 . 7 .6 - e l e m e n t4 -
group construction, with four newly
designed glasses.Spectra coated in am-
ber and purple.
Viewfinder: Viewfinder combined with
range-finder, bright frame with auto-
matlc parallax correction, aperture scale, alkalineAA batteries.
exposure indicator and over/under ex- Flash-Auto Mechanism for Other Flash
posure indicator and over/underexposure Units: Aperture openings coupled to
w a r ni n g m a r k s . s h o o t i n g d i s t a n c e a t g ui d e n u m b e r s 1 4 ,
EE Mechanism: Built-in exposure meter 20, 28- (m) with ASA 100. Shutter
button is locked when it is outside the
coupling range.
Film Lbadi-ns: eanon-developed OL (Ouick
Loading) mechanism. Accepts any stand-
ard 35mm f ilm in cartridge.
Fif m Advance: Single-stroke 127". F ilm
transport indicatoi and film indicator are
In. b ui l t - i n .
Manual Control of Aperture: Possibleat any F r a m e C o u n t e r : R e s e t sa u t o m a t i c a l l y .
desired f/stop by releasing EE mecha- Size: 1 2OX75X60mm 14-314"X3"X2-318"1
nrsm. Weight: 620 grams(1 lb. 5-7l8 ozs.).
Shutter: Between-the-shutter.Shutter speeds
f rom 114 to 1/500 sec. and B. Au to-
matically sets aperture, self-cockingcom- Subject to change without notice
bined film/shutter wind, self-timer, X-
s yn c hr o n i z a t i o n .
Flash Contact: Accessory shoe with direct
c o n t a c t e x c l u s i v ef o r C a n o l i t e D a n d t h e
flash socket for the other flash units.
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Accesso ries

t Lens Hood I Filter 4g mm

I C a n o l i t eD (Y1,Y3, 01, Gl, Rl, UV, ND4, ND-8
I Canon Release3O Skylight, CCA 4, 8, 12, CCB 4,8, 121
r Canon Release50 r GadgetBag4
I Hardcasefor CanonetG-III I 7

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