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t
O
Focusing Lever
@
Setttimer
Lever
@
Strutter
Speed
R ng
@ AU TOM ATIC /M AN U AL Aper tu re R ing
@
nSn
Fi lm
Speed
ndicator
Window
@
Automatic EE Mark
@
Focusing
ing
@
Viewfinder
Window
@
f lash
Socket Safety
Cover
@
f
i lm
Rewind
Crank
@
f i lm
Plane
nd ica tor
@ AccessoryShoe
@
rrame
Counter
@
st'rutter
Button
@
CaUte
Release
ocket
@
f i lm
Advance
Lever
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@
Blue Lamp
@
Battery Check
Button
@
Viewf
nder
Eyepiece
@ F lm Transport Indicator
@
r
i lm
Ind ica tor
@
Mercury
Battery
Compartment
@
Tripod
Socket
@
r i lm Rewind
But ton
@
gulb
Exposure
Sett ing
Lever
@)
F
lm
Speed
Setting
Lever
@
Simple
Exposure
Symbols
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Mercu ry
Bo t t e ry
Lood ing
Before
using
your
Canonet
G-II I
17, load
the
mercury
battery.
To open cover of the battery com-
partment,
inserta
f ingernai l
n the
open
s lo t , s l id ing he cover in
the
direct ion
of
the
arrow. By
using
a
s l igh t
pu l l
ou tward , the
coverwi l l
open.
3
Insert
the
battery
on the
tab
in
the
compartment.
I Be
sure
the mercury
battery
is inserted only in the correct
d i rect ion .
r
A 1 .35V M20
(#625)
mercu ry
battery
should
be used-equ valent
to
the Mal lory PX-625
or
Eveready
EPX-625.
Press
over to close.
Replacing
Battery
When
rep lac ing
he mercury
bat-
tery,
open the
cover
of the
mercu y battery compartment
and s lowly
pu l l
ou t
the tab
be ing
carefu l
not
to
let
the
battery
r
drop
out .
I
When
the
camera
wi l l not
be
used or
a
long
per iod,
remove
he
battery.
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Bot tery
Check ing
the
battery
check
button
(colored
red).
l f the
blue
lamp l ights
up, the
battery
has
suff
c ient
power.
Otherwise, the
battery
should
be
replaced.
r The battery check button wi l l not l ight
up a t tempera tures
f
-
1soc(5 F) o r
under .
The camera wi l l work,
however,
f
the
battery
has
suff ic ient
power.
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Fi lm
Lood ing
Canon's
ExclusiveOuick-LoadinS
Ot)
mecha-
nism in the
Canonet
G-II I 17
accepts
any
standard 35mm
fi lm ro l l
in car tr idge.
When
loading new fi lm, always avoid d i rect sun-
l i gh t .
To
release
he
latch
of
the back
cover,
raise
the
f i lm
rewind crank,
and
pul l
i t
a l l
the
way
up .
.fr
Open the
cover
fu l ly.
When
the
back
cover
is opened,
he
OL
cover
opens
simul taneously.
Face the
f i lm
cartr idge
as
i l lustrated
in
the
l ine drawing
inside
the
back
cover,
and
insert
i t in to
the car tr idge
compartment.
Push the
crank
back
to i ts
normal
Posi t ion.
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Lay
the tip of the
film
leader
above the
amber
f i lm set mark.
I The OL cover automatical ly opens and
closes with
the back cover.
Do
not
touch
the OL cover.
x-::z
Bring
down
the OL
cover
to hold
the
f i lm
in
place
by closing the
back
cover.
Look
through the sprocket
window
to
see
f
the f
lm
is
correct ly
engaged wi th the
sprocket.
I
l f
the f i lm is sagging,
urn the f lm rewind
crank clockwise.
Close he
back cover complete ly.
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Pre -Se t t i ngs
Wind
the f i lm
advance
lever
unt i l
i t
s tops.
The f i rst
f rame is now
automatical ly
in
pos t t ton .
Checking
Correct
Fi lm
Loading
The
f i lm is
proper ly
loaded
and
advanced
i f the f i lm
transport ind icator
f l ickers
when
you wind the f i lm advance lever.
Checking
Proper
Winding
Fi lm
The f i lm
is wound up i f the co lo r o f the
f i lm
indicator turns
red.
The
indicator turns
whi te when the shutter
is re leased.
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Film
Speed
Setting
lmmediate ly
after
loading f i lm, be
sure to
set
the
ASA f i lm speed
scale
in the
proper
posi t ion by pressing he notched f i lm speed
sett ing
lever wi th
your
f ingernai l ,
matching
the
proper
f i lm speed
number wi th
the
index
of the ASA
fi lm speed ndicator window.
I
The higher
the f i lm
speed
number, the
more sensi t ive
he f i lm; the
lower i t
is , the
-ffiae-
Canonef
antz
fr
less
sensi t ive.
For
example,
the
ASA 400
f i lm
is better
for shooting at
low light
level than
the
ASA
100
f i lm .
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I
Automot i c
E lec t r i cEye Pho tog rophy
'ffid
Cdnoaef
orrz f
For
automatic Electr ic Eye
photography,
set
the
aperture r ing
at
the A
posi t ion.
I
The
EE
mechan ism
s
fu l l y
coup led o
the
ASA fi lm speed, the shutter speed and the
apertu
e.
Shutter Speed Adjustment
Turn the shutter
speed r ing,
and
match
the
f lm
speed
sett ing
lever
wi th the s imple
exposuresymbol of e i ther sunny)O(,c loudy
€,or
indoor
f f i - l .
With
ASA 1OO
ilm
for
example,
the shutter
speeds
are set at 1/5OO
sec .
fo r
sunny
>O
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Y
4
Y,
+r;:,
Focusing
While looking through
the viewfinder,
turn
the
focusing
lever. The
subject
is in
focus
when the double image merges into one
precise
mage n the center
of the
viewfinder.
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under
exposure mark
- - - - - - - +
- - - - - - - { >
.t
Checking the Exposure Indicator
Point
the camera
at
the subject
and check
the
posi t ion
of the
exposure
ndicator
inside
the viewfinder.
Press
the shutter
button if the indicator
is inside he
proper
exposure ange.
I
The shutter
cannot
be released
if
the
exposure indicator
is
either
over-
or under-
11
exposure
warning
mark.
I
l f
the
indicator
points
to
the
under-
exposure
warning mark, turn the
shutter
speed r ing
clockwise
unt i l
the indicator
moves
to the
proper
exposure
range,
or
use the
Canoli te D
or
other
f lash
uni ts.
I
lf the indicator
points
to the
overex-
posure
warning
mark, turn the shutter speed
r ing
coun te rc lockw ise
un t i l
the
ind ica to r
moves
to
the
proper
exposure
range, or use
a n
N D f l t e r .
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Compose
the
Picture
within
the
Frame.
The
sub jects
which
wi l l
appear
on
the
f i lm
can be
seenwith in
the
rectangular
rame.
Press the
picture.
Shutter
Button
gently
to snap
a
T 2
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Automot i c
F l osh
Pho tog rophy
Us ing
Cono l i t e
D
The Canol
te D
is
an opt ional
e lectron
c
f lash
un i t
w i th d i rect
contact
exc lus ive ly
designed or
the Canonet G-I I I 17 There is
absolute ly no necessi ty to worry about
gu
de numbers.
N
ght or
indoor
photography
is
now
as
easy
as dayl ight
photography
using
the
Cano l i te
D.
By
s imply a t tach ing the Cano l i te D,
the
camera, wh
le
set at A
,
is
swi tched
over
to the
automatic
f lash contro l c i rcu i t ,
and
the
proper
f/stop
corresponding to the
shoot-
ing
distance
s
automatical ly
set.
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I Power
Source: Two
1.5V a lka l ine
AA
batteries.
I
S i ze :
26
x
57
x
82
mm
(1
x
2-1
4
x
3-114 1
I
Weight : 115
grams
4
ozs.)
Check
the
Exposure
Indicator
in
the
View-
f nder.
t When
i t is
wi th in the
proper
exposure
range,
press
the shutter
release
button.
L 4
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- - - -
I l f
the exposure
indicator
is
wi th in the
red
mark,
the subject
is
too
far or too close.
Adjust the
focusing
distance
unt i l
the indi-
cator shows the proper exposure.
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Press
the
Shutter
Button
gently
to
snap
a
picture.
I
With the
Canol i te
D,
any
shutter speed
can
be
used.
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Us ing
Othe r
F losh
Un i t s
The
Canonet
G-II I
17
has
both
a d i rectcontact
accessory
hoe
and
convent ional
f lash
socket.
Automatic
f lash
photography
is
possib le
wi th
f lash bu lbs and e lect ron ic f lash un i ts o ther
than the
Cano l i te
D .
Insert
the
f
ash
into
the accessory
shoe
and
connect
i ts cord
i f i t
i s
no t a
cord less
un i t .
L 7
Three
gu ide
numbers
are
engraved
n b lue
on
the aper tu re
ing . They are
for ASA 100
f lm
and
d is tance
in
meters .
For
convers ion
o
ASA 25 and feet see the conversion table
below.
With
f lash
bulbs, set
the shutter
speed
to 1/30 sec.
Any
speed
may be
used
with
e lect ron ic
lashun i ts .
1 4
2 0 2 8
( A S A
1O O
m
)
G u i d e N o .
23 3 3
46
( A S A
2 5 : f t . l
p
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rrz
I
t
Do
not use
f
ash
bu
b
(or
un i t ) w i th
fo l lowing
types of
f i lm because
t
does
not
couple
proper ly.
F lash bu lb of
gu ide
number
14
wi th
ASA
25
fi lm,
guide
number
20 wi th
ASA 8OO,
and
guide
number
28
with
ASA
40O or
higher
speeds.
.fu
r
In
f lash
photography
using
a
convent ional
e lectronic
f lash uni t
or
f lash
bulb
when
the
proper
f/stop
is
set according
to
the
guide
number, here
is
a
heavy drain
on
the mercury
battery.
Therefore, be
sure
to
return the
aper-
ture
r ing
to the
^
posi t ion
after
shoot ing.
I
When
the subject
is too
far
or too c lose,
the
shutter button
cannot
be depressed.
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Monuo l
Con t ro l
o f Ape r t u re
|lr*il q
For
manual contro l
of
the aperture,
re lease
the aperture
r ing
from the
A
posi t ion.
The
shutter
speed
and
f/stop
can be
freely
set
for
achievingspecia l ized echnical effects. With
the Canonet
G-II I
17,
specia l
ef fects
in h igh
tone or
low tone
can be
obta ined
in the same
manner as with
more
professional
cameras.
I In manual exposure contro l ,
the
posi t ion
of the exposure
indicator is
in
the upper
red mark.
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Us ing Se l f - t i me r
The
Canone tG- I I I 17 has
a bu i l t - i n
se l f - t imer .
To operate the sel f- t imer, urn the
sel f- t imer
leve r
in
the
d i rec t ion o f
the
a r row un t i l
i t
s tops. The shutter wi l l be re leased pproxi-
mately 1O
seconds
after
the shutter
button
has
been
pressed.
p ictures
with f ash
uni ts.
I
l f the
sel f- t imer ever is
set,
do
not return
i t to the
norma l
pos i t i on .
l t i s au tomat i ca l l y
returned,
after
the
picture
is
snapped.
I
The
sel f- t imer
also operates
when taking
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n l l r
b u lo
E x p o s u r e
@m
ffi,'e
Canoaef
Qtnz
Bulb exposure
is used when
with
long t ime exposures.
Release
he aperture
r ing manual ly
from A
to the desired f/stop.
Set
the shutter speed
ing at the
8
posi t ion
whi le
pressing
own
on the
bulb
sett ing ever.
taking
pictures
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Press
he shutter button
gentlY.
The shutter
wi l l remain
open as
long
as
the
shutter button
is
pressed
and
will
close when
the shr.ltter
utton
is released.
I
When an extended
t ime
exposure
is
being
made,
use
the Canon
Release, and
tr ipod,
to avoid b lurred
pictures.
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F i lm
Rew ind
n
g
When the
f i lm
reaches he end and
the
f i lm
advance
lever
stops,
rewind
the
f lm into
the car tr idge
as soon
as
possib le.
Be sure
not to open the back cover before rewinding;
otherwise,
the ent i re
ro l l wi l l be
exposed
and
ruined since
the
f i lm wi l l
be exposed
with in
the
camera.
To rewind,
press
n
the rewind button.
Ra ise
the
f i lm rew ind c rank ,
tu rn ing
i t i n
the
direct ion
of the arrow,
unt i l
the f i lm
is
complete ly
rewound in the car tr idge.
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Watch the
f i lm transport
indicator ,
and
stop
rewinding
when
red and whi te
l ines cease
to
f
icker .
& m
Fi l rJ
Removing
Open the
back
cover by
pul l ing
up
the rewind
crank
fu l ly,
and
remove he f i lm
cartr idge.
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Techn i co l
Do to
Type:
35mm
lens
shutter
type
camera
with
Elect r ic
Eye.
Picture Size:
24mm
X
36mm
Lens:
Canon
Lens
40mm
t11.7.
6-e lement
4-
group construct ion, wi th four newly
designed
glasses.
Spectra
coated
in
am-
ber and
purple.
Viewfinder:
Viewfinder
combined
with
range-f
nder, bright
frame with auto-
matlc
parallax
correction,
aperture
scale,
exposure
indicator
and over/under
ex -
posure
indicator
and
over/underexposure
warn
ng marks.
EE Mechanism: Bu
l t- in exposure
meter
I n .
Manual
Control of
Aperture:
Possible
at any
desired
f/stop
by
releasing
EE
mecha-
n rsm.
Shutter: Between-the-shutter.
hutter speeds
f
rom 1
14
to
1
500
sec. and
B.
Au to-
matically
setsaperture,
self-cocking
com-
bined
f i lm/shutter
wind,
sel f- t imer,
X-
sy
nch on
zat ion.
Flash
Contact:
Accessory shoe
with direct
contact exclusive
or
Canol i te
D
and the
flash
socket
for t he other
flash
units.
Canol i te
D:
Exclusive e lectronic
f lash uni t
a lkal ine
AA batter ies.
Flash-Auto
Mechanism
for
Other
Flash
Units:
Aperture
openings
coupled
to
shoot ing
d
stance
at
gu
de numbers
14,
20,
28-
(m)
wi th
ASA
100.
Shutter
button is locked when i t is outside the
coupl ing
range.
Film Lbadi-ns:
eanon-developed
OL
(Ouick
Loading)
mechanism.
Accepts any
stand-
ard
35mm
f lm
in car tr idge.
Fifm
Advance:
Single-stroke
127 .
F
lm
transport
indicato i
and
f i lm
indicator are
bu
l t - i n .
Frame
Counter :
Resets utomatical ly.
Size:
1 2OX75X60mm 14-31
X3 X2-318 1
Weight: 620 grams(1 lb. 5-7 l8 ozs.) .
2 5
Sub jec t
t o
change
w i thou t
no t i ce
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Access
ries
t
LensHood
I
Filter 4g
mm
I
Cano l i te
(Y1,
Y3,
01 ,
Gl , R l ,
UV, ND4, ND-8
I
Canon
Release
O
Skylight, CCA 4,
8,
12,
CCB4,8, 121
r
Canon
Release
0
r
Gadget
Bag4
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