Canon Date-Matic

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Canon Date-Matic

Specifications, film and matching parts.

Type
Rangefinder camera
Production
from 1974
Film
35 mm
Battery
PX640 · powers shutter and meter
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Weight
440 g
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Camera

Type
Rangefinder camera
Production
from 1974
Weight
440 g

Film

Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Film speed
ISO 25–400

Lens

Lens
Canon Lens 40 mm f/2.8
Focusing
rangefinder

Shutter

Shutter
Leaf shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
4 s – 1/500 s
Flash sync
1/500 s

Exposure

Metering
separate meter cell (not through the lens) (CdS)
Exposure modes
program

Battery

Battery
PX640 · powers shutter and meter
All batteries for Canon

Without batteries: The shutter release is locked when no batteries are installed. [2]

The camera takes two batteries; the manual says to replace both at the same time. [2]

The self-timer cannot be used with shutter speeds longer than one second. [2]

Sources

  1. Canon Camera Museum: Datematic
  2. Canon Datematic: Instructions
  3. Canon Datematic: Vorstellung und technische Daten

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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