Technical Data
Type: 35mm lens shutter type camera with Electric Eye.
Picture Size: 24mm X 36mm
Lens: Canon Lens 40mm f/1.7. 6-element 4- group construction, with four newly designed glasses. Spectra coated in amber and purple.
Viewfinder: Viewfinder combined with range-finder, bright frame with automatic parallax correction, aperture scale, exposure indicator and over/under exposure indicator and over/underexposure warning marks.
EEMechanism: Built-in exposure meter with CdS cell for fully automatic expo- sure control. Shutter speed priority system. ASA 25 to 800 (DIN 15 to 30). With ASA 100 film, EV 3.5 (f/1.7 at 1/4 sec.)-EV 17 (f/16 at 1/500 sec). Powered by one 1.35V M 20 (#625) mercury battery. Battery checker built- in.
Manual Control of Aperture: Possible at any desired f/stop by releasing EE mecha- nism.
Shutter: Between-the-shutter. Shutter speeds from 1/4 to 1/500 sec. and B. Automatically sets aperture, self-cocking combined film/shutter wind, self-timer, X- synchronization.
Canolite D: Exclusive electronic flash unit designed for the Canonet G-HI 17 with direct contact for cordless type. When performing flash photography, it is not necessary to worry about guide numbers or to calculate f/stops. Automatic setting of proper f/stop is possible as the Et circuit is coupled to the shooting distance. Canolite D is powered by two 1.5V alkaline AA batteries.
Flash-Auto Mechanism for Other Flash
Units: Aperture openings coupled to shooting distance at guide numbers 14, 20, 28 (m) with ASA 100. Shutter button is locked when it is outside the coupling range.
Film Loading: Canon-developed QL (Quick Loading) mechanism. Accepts any standard 35mm film in cartridge.
Film Advance: Single-stroke 127°. Film transport indicator and film indicator are built-in.
Frame Counter: Resets automatically.
Size: 120X75X60mm (4-3/4"X3"X2-3/8")
Weight: 620 grams (1 Ib. 5-7/8 ozs.).
Subject to change without notice
