Canonet G III 17 QL Manual

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O Focusing Lever

@ Settt imer Lever

@ Strutter Speed R ing

@ AUTOMATIC /MANUAL Ape r tu re R ing

@ nSn Fi lm Speed Indicator Window

@ Automat ic EE Mark

@ Focus ing R ing

@ Viewf inder Window

@ f lash Socket Safety Cover

@ f i lm Rew ind C rank

@ f i lm P lane Ind ica tor

@ Accessory Shoe@ rrame Counter

@ st'rutter Button

@ CaUte Release Socket@ f i lm Advance Lever


@ B lue Lamp

@ Battery Check Button

@ Viewf inder Eyepiece

@ F i lm Transport Indicator

@ r i lm Ind ica tor

@ Mercury Battery Compartment

@ Tr ipod Socket

@ r i lm Rewind But ton

@ gulb Exposure Sett ing Lever

@) F i lm Speed Sett ing Lever

@ Simple Exposure Symbols


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Mercu ry Bo t te ry Lood ing

Before using your Canonet G-I I I17, load the mercury bat tery.

To open cover of the battery com-partment, insert a f ingernai l in theopen s lo t , s l id ing the cover in thedirect ion of the arrow. By using as l igh t pu l l ou tward , the cover w i l lopen.

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Insert the bat tery on the tab inthe compartment.I Be sure the mercury bat teryis inserted only in the correctd i rec t ion .r A 1 .35V M20 (#625 ) me rcu rybat tery should be used-equ ivalentto the Mal lory PX-625 , orEveready E PX-625.Press cover to close.

Replacing BatteryWhen rep lac ing the mercury ba t -tery, open the cover of the 1

mercu ry bat tery compartmentand s lowly pu l l ou t the tab be ingcareful not to let the bat tery rd rop ou t .I When the camera wi l l not beused for a long per iod, remove thebattery.


Bot te ry Check ing

the battery check button (colored red). l f the blue lamp l ights up, the bat tery hassuf f ic ient power. Otherwise, the bat teryshould be replaced.r The bat tery check but ton wi l l not l ightup a t tempera tures o f - 1soc(5"F) o r under .The camera wi l l work, however, i f the bat teryhas suf f ic ient power.


Fi lm Lood ing

Canon's Exclusive Ouick-LoadinS (Ot) mecha-

nism in the Canonet G-I I I 17 accepts any

standard 35mm f i lm rol l in cart r idge. When

loading new f i lm, a lways avoid d i rect sun-

l i gh t .

To release the latch of the back cover, raise

the f i lm rewind crank, and pul l i t a l l the

way up.

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Open the cover fu l ly . When the back cover

is opened, the OL cover opens s imul taneously.

Face the f i lm cart r idge as i l lustrated in the

l ine drawing inside the back cover, and insert

i t in to the cart r idge compartment. Push the

crank back to i ts normal Posi t ion.

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Lay the tip of the fi lm leader above the"amber" f i lm set mark.

I The OL cover automat ical ly opens and

closes with the back cover. Do not touch

the OL cover.

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Bring down the OL cover to hold the f i lmin place by c losing the back cover.

Look through the sprocket window to see i fthe f i lm is correct ly engaged wi th thesprocket.

I l f the f i lm is sagging, turn the f i lm rewindcrank c lockwise.

Close the back cover completely.


Pre -Se t t i ngs

Wind the f i lm advance lever unt i l i t s tops.The f i rs t f rame is now automat ical ly inpos t t ton .

Checking Correct Fi lm LoadingThe f i lm is proper ly loaded and advancedi f the f i lm t ransport indicator f l ickers whenyou wind the f i lm advance lever.

Checking Proper Winding Fi lm

The f i lm i s wound up i f t he co lo r o f t hef i lm indicator turns red. The indicator turns

whi te when the shut ter is re leased.


Film Speed Settinglmmediately af ter loading f i lm, be sure to

set the ASA f i lm speed scale in the proper

posi t ion by pressing the 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 f i lm speed indicator window.

I The higher the f i lm speed number, the

more sensi t ive the f i lm; the lower i t is , the

-ffiae- Canonef antz frless 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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Automot i c E lec t r i c Eye Pho tog rophy

'ffid Cdnoaef orrz fFor automat ic Electr ic Eye photography, setthe aperture r ing at the "A" posi t ion.I The EE mechan ism i s fu l l y coup led to theASA f i lm speed, the shut ter speed and theapertu re.

Shutter Speed AdjustmentTurn the shut ter speed r ing, and match thef i lm speed set t ing lever wi th the s impleexposure symbol of e i ther sunny)O(,c loudy

€,or indoor f f i - l . With ASA 1OO f i lm forexample, the shutter speeds are set at 1/5OOsec . fo r sunny >O<,11125 sec . fo r c loudy€ and 1/3O sec. for indoor F-l


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FocusingWhi le looking through the v iewf inder, turn

the focusing lever. The subject is in focus

when the double image merges into oneprecise image in the center of the v iewf inder.


under exposure mark - - - - - - - +

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Checking the Exposure IndicatorPoint the camera at the subject and checkthe posi t ion of the exposure indicator ins idethe viewfinder.Press the shutter button if the indicatoris ins ide the proper exposure range.

I The shutter cannot be released if theexposure indicator is either over- or under-

11 exposure warning mark.

I l f the indicator points to the under-exposure warning mark, turn the shut terspeed r ing c lockwise unt i l the indicator movesto the proper exposure range, or use theCanol i te D or other f lash uni ts.I lf the indicator points to the overex-posure warning mark, turn the shut ter speedr ing coun te rc lockw ise un t i l t he ind ica to rmoves to the proper exposure range, or usea n N D f i l t e r .


Compose the Picture within the Frame.

The sub jec ts wh ich w i l l appear on the f i lm

can be seen wi th in the rectangular f rame.

Press thepicture.

Shutter Button gently to snap a

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Au tomo t i c F l osh Pho tog rophy -Us ing Cono l i t e D

The Canol i te D is an opt ional e lectron ic

f lash un i t w i th d i rec t con tac t exc lus ive lydesigned for the Canonet G-I I I 17 . There is

absolutely no necessi ty to worry aboutgu ide numbers. N ight or indoor photography

is now as easy as dayl ight photography usingthe Cano l i te D.

By s imp ly a t tach ing the Cano l i te D, thecamera, wh i le set at " A" , is swi tched overto the automat ic f lash contro l c i rcui t , andthe proper f/stop corresponding to the shoot-ing distance is automat ical ly set .

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I Power Source : Two 1 .5V a lka l ine AAbatteries.I S i ze : 26 x 57 x 82 mm (1 " x 2 -1 14 " x

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I Weigh t : 1 15 grams (4 ozs . )

Check the Exposure Indicator in the View-f inder.

t When i t is wi th in the proper exposurerange, press the shutter release button.

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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 apicture.

I With the Canol i te D, any shut ter speedcan be used.


Us ing Othe r F l osh Un i t s

The Canonet G-I I I 17 has both a di rectcontact

accessory shoe and convent ional f lash socket .

Automat ic f lash photography is possib le wi th

f lash bu lbs and e lec t ron ic f lash un i ts o ther

t han t he Cano l i t e D .

Insert the f lash into the accessory shoe and

connect i t s cord i f i t i s no t a cord less un i t .

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Three gu ide numbers are engraved in b lue on

the aper tu re r ing . They are fo r ASA 100 f i lm

and d is tance in meters . For convers ion to

ASA 25 and feet see the conversion table

below. With f lash bulbs, set the shut ter speed

to 1/30 sec. Any speed may be used wi th

e lec t ron ic f lash un i ts .

1 4 2 0 2 8 ( A S A 1 O O : m )G u i d e N o .

23 3 3 46 ( A S A 2 5 : f t . l


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t Do no t use f lash bu lb (o r un i t ) w i th

fo l lowing types of f i lm because i t does not

couple proper ly.

F lash bu lb o f gu ide number 14 w i th ASA

25 f i lm, guide number 20 wi th ASA 8OO,

and guide number 28 wi th ASA 40O or h igher

speeds.

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r In f lash photography using a convent ional

electronic f lash uni t or f lash bulb when theproper 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 r ing to the " ̂ " posi t ion af ter shoot ing.

I When the subject is too far or too c lose,

the shut ter but ton cannot be depressed.

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Monuo l Con t ro l o f Ape r tu re

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For manual contro l of the aperture, re lease

the aperture r ing f rom the "A" posi t ion. The

shutter speed and f/stop can be freely set for

achieving specia l ized technical ef fects. With

the Canonet G-I I I 17, specia l ef fects in h igh

tone or low tone can be obtained 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 ime r

The Canone t G- I I I 17 has a bu i l t - i n se l f - t imer .To operate the sel f - t imer, turn the sel f - t imerleve r i n the d i rec t i on o f the a r row un t i l i ts tops. The shut ter wi l l be re leased approxi-mately 1O seconds af ter the shut ter but tonhas been pressed.

pictures wi th f lash uni ts.I l f the sel f - t imer lever is set , do not returni t t o the no rma l pos i t i on . l t i s au tomat i ca l l yreturned, af ter the picture is snapped.

I The sel f - t imer a lso operates when taking

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n l l rb u l o E x p o s u r e

@m-ffi,'e Canoaef QtnzBulb exposure is used when

with long t ime exposures.Release the aperture r ing manual ly f rom "A"

to the desired f/stop.

Set the shut ter speed r ing at the "8" posi t ion

whi le pressing down on the bulb set t ing lever.

taking pictures


Press the shutter button gentlY.

The shut ter wi l l remain open as long as the

shutter button is pressed and wil l close when

the shr. l t ter button is released.

I When an extended t ime exposure is being

made, use the Canon Release, and t r ipod,

to avoid b lurred pictures.


F i lm Rew ind i n g

When the f i lm reaches the end and the f i lm

advance lever stops, rewind the f i lm into

the cart r 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 s ince the f i lm wi l l be exposed

with in the camera.

To rewind, press in the rewind but ton.

Ra ise the f i lm rew ind c rank , tu rn ing i t i n

the di rect ion of the arrow, unt i l the f i lm is

completely rewound in the cart r idge.

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Watch the f i lm t ransport indicator , and stop

rewinding when red and whi te l ines cease

to f l icker.

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Fi l rJ RemovingOpen the back cover by pul l ing up the rewind

crank fu l ly , and remove the f i lm cart r idge.


Techn i co l Do to

Type: 35mm lens shutter type camera withE lec t r i c Eye.

Picture Size: 24mm X 36mmLens: Canon Lens 40mm t11.7. 6-element 4-

group construct ion, wi th four newlydesigned glasses. Spectra coated in am-ber and purple.

Viewf inder: Viewf inder combined wi thrange-f inder, bright frame with auto-matlc parallax correction, aperture scale,exposure indicator and over/under ex-posure indicator and over/underexposurewarn ing marks.

EE Mechanism: Bu i 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. Shutter speedsf rom 1 14 to 1 /500 sec. and B. Au to-matically sets aperture, self-cocking com-bined f i lm/shut ter wind, sel f - t imer, X-sy nch ron izat ion.

Flash Contact: Accessory shoe with directcontact exclusive for Canol i te D and theflash socket for the other f lash units.

Canol i te D: Exclusive electronic f lash uni t

a lkal ine AA bat ter ies.Flash-Auto Mechanism for Other Flash

Units: Aperture openings coupled toshoot ing d is tance at gu ide numbers 14,20, 28- (m) wi th ASA 100. Shutterbut ton is locked when i t is outs ide thecoupl ing range.

Film Lbadi-ns: eanon-developed OL (OuickLoading) mechanism. Accepts any stand-ard 35mm f i lm in cart r idge.

Fif m Advance: Single-stroke 127". F i lmtransport indicatoi and f i lm indicator arebu i l t - i n .

Frame Counter: Resets automat ical ly .Size: 1 2OX75X60mm 14-31 4"X3"X2-318"1Weight : 620 grams (1 lb. 5-7l8 ozs.) .

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S u b j e c t t o c h a n g e w i t h o u t n o t i c e


Access o r ies

t Lens Hood I Filter 4g mmI Cano l i te D (Y1, Y3, 01 , G l , R l , UV, ND4, ND-8I Canon Release 3O Skylight, CCA 4, 8, 12, CCB 4,8, 121r Canon Release 50 r Gadget Bag 4

I Hard case for Canonet G-III I 7

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