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The Canon '''Prima Shot''' (which was sold as the  '''Sure Shot Ace''' in the Americas and as the '''Autoboy Prisma''' in Japan) was a 1988 autofocus point & shoot from [[Canon]] for [[35mm film]]. Its two unusual features were that it incorporated a [[brilliant finder]] in its top panel, allowing the photographer to compose low-angle shots; and that one end of the camera could be detached and used as an infrared remote [[shutter release]]. Film transport is motorized, and the camera requires one 6-volt [[2CR5 battery|2CR5]] lithium battery to operate.
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The Canon '''Prima Shot''' (which was sold as the  '''Sure Shot Ace''' in the Americas and as the '''Autoboy Prisma''' in Japan) is a 1988 autofocus point & shoot from [[Canon]] for [[35mm film]]. Its two unusual features were that it incorporated a [[brilliant finder]] in its top panel, allowing the photographer to compose low-angle shots; and that one end of the camera could be detached and used as an infrared remote [[shutter release]]. Film transport is motorized, and the camera requires one 6-volt [[2CR5 battery|2CR5]] lithium battery to operate.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:16, 24 September 2016

The Canon Prima Shot (which was sold as the Sure Shot Ace in the Americas and as the Autoboy Prisma in Japan) is a 1988 autofocus point & shoot from Canon for 35mm film. Its two unusual features were that it incorporated a brilliant finder in its top panel, allowing the photographer to compose low-angle shots; and that one end of the camera could be detached and used as an infrared remote shutter release. Film transport is motorized, and the camera requires one 6-volt 2CR5 lithium battery to operate.

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