Argus SHOWMASTER 822 Manual de usuario

argus

SHOWMASTER

SUPER

EIGHT

MOVIE

CAMERA

with

instant

cartridge

iodides

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Minor

changes

the

appearance

your

camera

may

not

included

these

illustrations.

——~

With

the

purchase

your

Argus

Showmaster

822

Super

Eight,

you

have

joined

entirely

new

generation

movie

makers

who

enjoy

completely

different

system

filming

and

showing

home

movies.

Everything

the

system

...

your

camera,

your

projector,

the

film,

splicer,

editor,

even

the

improved

quality

and

larger

size

the

picture

the

screen...is

new

achieve-

ment

modern

photographic

technology,

never

possible

until

now.

You

can

forget

everything

you

ever

knew

heard

about

8mm

movies

before,

and

start

enjoying

brand-new

kind

fun!

The

heart

the

new

system

the

Super

instant-loading

film

cartridge.

designed

take

all

the

fuss

and

bother

(and

al!

the

chances

for

mistakes)

out

your

movie-making

hobby.

Each

cartridge

contains

enough

film

for

fifty

continuous

feet

filming,

threaded

its

own

transport

mechanism,

ready

shoot

the

instant

you

insert

your

automatic

camera.

There

are

spools

fumble

with, no

threading

procedures,

winding,

reloading

the

half-way

point,

film-speed

dials

adjust,

filters

install

remove,

exposure

fac-

tors

calculate—in

short,

bother

worries

all!

The

cartridge

and

the

new

automatic

systems

built

into

your

cam-

era

everything

for

you—nothing

left

for

you

except

have

fun

making

movies.

You

never

even

touch

the

film!

The

first

time

you

take

the

camera

out

its

box,

there

are

few

things

get

ready

before

you

start

filming:

'nstall

batteries

power

your

camera's

electric

drive.

Install

the

small

battery

that

powers

your

camera’s

auto-

matic

electric-eye

exposure

control.

Insert

instant-loading

film

cartridge.

.-.

and

you

are

ready

for

the

first

scene.

However,

suggest

you

read

through

all

these

instructions

before

you

load-up

and

start

shooting.

After

the

batteries

have

been

installed

and

the

film

cartridge

place,

setting

the

camera’s

Automatic-Manual

Control

AUTO

and

unlocking

the

Trigger

Release

are

all

you

ever

have

get

ready

for

filming!

When

you

have

exposed

all

the

film,

open

the

camera,

remove

the

cartridge

and

send

off

for

processing,

insert

another

cartridge

and

continue

shooting!

RETRACTED

POSITION

LOCK

BUTTON

EXTENDED

POSITION

TRIPOD

SOCKET

Now

let’s

look

closely

how

all

this

automatic

fun

built

into

your

new

camera...

PISTOL

GRIP

Your

Showmaster

822

features

retractable

PISTOL

GRIP

which

folds

back

against

the

base

the

camera

for

easy

stor-

age

when

not

use.

extend

the

grip,

grasp

the

bottom

the

camera

the

cup

your

right

hand,

depress

the

pistol

grip

LOCK

BUTTON

with

your

thumb

and

swing

the

grip

down

and

forward

until

locks.

Reversing

this

procedure,

(pressing

the

button

and

swinging

the

grip

back

and

upwards)

locks

against

the

bottom

the

camera

again.

With

this

grip

the

retracted

position,

the

camera

can

mounted

tripod,

using

the

TRIPOD

SOCKET

provided.

INSTALLING

DRIVE

BATTERIES

With

the

pistol

grip

extended,

open

the

DRIVE

BATTERY

COM-

PARTMENT

lifting

the

back

cover

the

pistol!

grip

the

tip

end.

Install

four

size

“AA”

penlight

batteries

according

the

positive-negative

diagram

inside

the

compartment

(see

illustration).

These

batteries

supply

power

run

the

camera’s

DRIVE

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT

drive

motor.

Press

the

TRIGGER

RELEASE

briefly

see

that

power

being

supplied

properly.

motor

does

not

run,

check

; ;

aie

battery

installation

for

correct

position

and

contact.

Your

Argus

dealer

can

supply

you

with

several

types

bat-

teries.

Some

are

high-energy

types

which

provide

much

longer

life.

Any

the

following

kinds

are

suitable

and

will

provide

approximately

the

life

shown,

depending

their

age,

tempera-

ture

conditions

and

other

variables

which

effect

battery

life.

cartridges

MANGANESE-ALKALINE

cartridges

MERCURY

cartridges

TRIGGER

Weak

batteries

will

slow

the

camera’s

filming

speed

and

cause

RELEASE

action

greatly

exaggerated

the

screen.

good

idea

frequently

check

the

energy

remaining

your

batteries

and

replace

them

with

fresh

set

the

first

sign

weakness.

BATTERY

TEST

When

the

batteries

are

first

installed

and

every

time

you

use

the

camera,

depress

the

BATTERY

TEST

button

the

left

side

the

camera

and

note

the

position

the

ENERGY

LEVEL

INDICATOR.

appears

anywhere

the

white

zone,

the

bat-

teries

are

still

good.

the

indicator

appears

the

red

zone,

your

batteries

are

too

weak

operate

the

camera

properly

and

should

replaced.

ELECTRIC-EYE

BATTERY

Your

camera

equipped

with

cadmium-sulfide

(CdS)

electric

eye

and

battery-powered

automatic

exposure

control

system.

Since

has

its

own

power

source,

the

system

does

not

depend

converted

light-energy

power

the

lens-setting

mechanism.

This

enables

you

keep

filming

with

automatic

exposure

control

low-light

situations

where

ordinary

automatic

cam-

eras

cannot

function.

also

greatly

extends

the

range

pos-

sible

film

speeds

(from

ASA

250)

which

the

automatic

exposure

system

will

accommodate.

TEST

BUTTON

ENERGY

LEVEL

INDICATOR

The

system

powered

1.35-volt

mercury

battery.

(One

supplied

with

your

camera

slot

the

plastic

packing.)

install

the

battery,

first

press

the

FILM

COMPARTMENT

COVER

RELEASE

the

rear

open

the

cover.

The

electric-eye

BAT-

{

TERY

COMPARTMENT

located

the

inner

wall

the

cam-

era

body.

Press

the

BATTERY

COVER

slightly

inward

and

turn

the

OPEN

position,

indicated

the

dot,

and

lift

and

out.

Insert

the

battery

the

compartment

positive

(+)

side

facing

up.

Replace

the

cover

reversing

the

removal

proce-

BATTERY

COVER

dure,

placing

the

dot

the

cover

opposite

OPEN

and

pressing

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT

slightly

while

turning

CLOSE.

LENS

OPENING

INDICATOR

Instead

weakening

slowly,

this

kind

battery

generally

fails

WARNING

ZONE

almost

immediately

when

becomes

exhausted.

check

your

battery’s

condition,

look

through

the

DataScope

viewfinder

while

the

camera

pointed

toward

any

brightly

lighted

scene.

(Be

sure

the

camera

set

AUTO.)

the

battery

still

good,

the

electric-eye

mechanism

will

respond

rapidly,

showing

movement

the

LENS-OPENING

INDICATOR

away

from

the

red

WARNING

ZONE,

when

you

depress

the

trigger

release

slightly

downward

(not

far

enough

run

the

camera’s

motor).

eee

the

battery

exhausted,

the

indicator

will

not

move

off

the

red

zone,

and

fresh

battery

should

installed.

Your

Argus

dealer

can

supply

you

with

the

proper

replacement

type

(MALLORY

PX-13,

EVEREADY

EPX-13

BURGESS

HPX-13,

equivalent).

The

electric-eye

exposure

control

takes

power

from

the

battery

only

when

the

trigger

release

depressed,

other-

;

AUTOMATIC

wise

the

circuit

automatically

off

conserve

power.

-MARIUAL

CONTROL

_...

located

the

left

side

the

camera,

must

set

AUTO

whenever

you

want

use

the

automatic

exposure

control

system.

When

set

AUTO,

the

camera’s

lens

opening

will

automatically

increase

and

decrease,

while

you

are

filming,

continually

adjusting

for

correct

exposure

al!

suitable

light

conditions.

“Suitable”

conditions

exist

whenever

the

lens-

opening

indicator

swings

out

the

red

warning

zone

into

the

Clear

area

marked

with

lens-opening

numbers

the

DataScope

viewfinder.

the

indicator

stays

the

red

zone,

there

insuf-

ficient

light

for

correct

exposure

and

you

should

stop

filming.

The

lens

opening

being

set

the

electric-eye

(f/1.8

£/22)

always

visible

the

DataScope

viewfinder

when

the

trigger

AUTO-MANUAL

CONTROL

TURN

AUTO...

TURN

DOWN

FOR

MANUAL

SETTINGS

AND

CLAMP.

release

depressed.

You

can

use

this

feature

light

meter

determine

the

proper

lens

setting

for

unusual

conditions

where

the

electric-eye

may

provide

undesirable

exposure.

For

instance,

your

principal

subject

extremely

dark

one

and

extremely

light

background,

your

subject

strongly

backlighted,

you

may

elect

use

manual

setting.

With

the

automatic-manual

control

set

AUTO,

hold

the

cam-

era

aimed

your

subject

range

(so

exclude

the

contrasting

background

from

view)

and

note

the

lens-opening

setting

the

viewfinder

you

press

slightly

downward

the

trigger

release

(not

far

enough

run

the

motor).

Then

return

your

shooting

position

and

move

the

control

toward

MANUAL

until

the

desired

setting

“fixed”

the

viewfinder.

Now

shoot

the

scene

this

MANUAL

setting.

sure

return

the

control

AUTO

when

you

want

resume

automatic

exposure.

Moving

the

dial

off

AUTO,

through

MAN-

UAL,

until

the

word

CLAMP

appears

(as

far

will

turn)

locks

the

delicate

electric-eye

mechanism

against

damage

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