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The AF35M was an early example (1979) of an [[autofocus]] camera - Canon claim: &quot;This was the world's first Lens-Shutter [[35mm]] autofocus camera at the time.&quot;<ref>[http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1976-1985/1979_af35m.html?lang=eu&amp;categ=srs&amp;page=ab Canon Camera Museum]</ref>, although the [[Konica C35 AF]] used the same autofocus mechanism two years earlier.
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The Sure Shot (US)/AF35M (Europe)/Autoboy (Japan) was an early example (1979) of an [[autofocus]] camera - Canon claim: &quot;This was the world's first Lens-Shutter [[35mm]] autofocus camera at the time.&quot;<ref>[http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1976-1985/1979_af35m.html?lang=eu&amp;categ=srs&amp;page=ab Canon Camera Museum]</ref>, although the [[Konica C35 AF]] used the same autofocus mechanism two years earlier.
 
It was the first camera released in Canon's huge-selling [[Canon_Sure_Shot/Prima/Autoboy|Sure Shot/Prima/Autoboy]] series.
 
It was the first camera released in Canon's huge-selling [[Canon_Sure_Shot/Prima/Autoboy|Sure Shot/Prima/Autoboy]] series.
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
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* Film Speed: 25-400 ISO
 
* Film Speed: 25-400 ISO
 
* Flash: Guide number 14m at [[ASA|ISO]] 100.
 
* Flash: Guide number 14m at [[ASA|ISO]] 100.
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* Tripod socket.
 
* Auto (re)wind.
 
* Auto (re)wind.
 
* Power: Two 1.5 V size-AA batteries.
 
* Power: Two 1.5 V size-AA batteries.
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[[Category:Canon|AF35M]]
 
[[Category:Canon|AF35M]]
 
[[Category:A|AF35M]]
 
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Revision as of 00:35, 6 September 2009

The Sure Shot (US)/AF35M (Europe)/Autoboy (Japan) was an early example (1979) of an autofocus camera - Canon claim: "This was the world's first Lens-Shutter 35mm autofocus camera at the time."[1], although the Konica C35 AF used the same autofocus mechanism two years earlier. It was the first camera released in Canon's huge-selling Sure Shot/Prima/Autoboy series.

Specifications

  • Lens: 38mm, f/2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups)
  • Shutter: Electronically-controlled programmed shutter and aperture. EV 6 (f/2.8 at 1/8 sec.) - 17 (f/16 at 1/500 sec.). Built-in electronic self-timer.
  • Viewfinder: Reversed Galilean viewfinder with frame lines.
  • Film Speed: 25-400 ISO
  • Flash: Guide number 14m at ISO 100.
  • Tripod socket.
  • Auto (re)wind.
  • Power: Two 1.5 V size-AA batteries.