Canon Canonet 28

Canon Canonet 28 range finder is a cheaper consumer version of a famous Canonet QL 17. The lens fixed is 40/2,8 Canon Lens. It has fully programmed auto exposure (shutter speeds 1/30 to 1/600 in viewfinder) + manual control of f stops for flash.
Canonet 28 was marketed from 1971 to 1976. It was one of the last Heavyweight Compact Cameras. In the late Seventies materials, used for a camera begun rapidly change from metal and glass to plastics. Manufacturing quality is as good as a Japanese quality can be. No wonder that we Europeans remained an honourable second place in the competition. Expecially what it takes the price / quality relation.

Today metal is still often considered as a better an more sophisticated material. The truth is that in many many target of usage plastic and specially different kinds of composite materials has proven to be superior to any metals. Despite the wide usage of acrylics and other synthetic materials in the lens manufacturing glass is holding the lead. In Sept 1968 Canon discontinued the Canon 7s, its last traditional rangefinder camera. SLR cameras, Canonets, Cine cameras and later digital cameras, and scanners, printers and copying machines took over as its mainstream products

• Film format 135 (35mm)
• Picture size 24mm x 36mm
• Lens Fixed Canon 40mm/2,8
• Focusing range 0,80m-inf.
• Exposure meter single CdS
• Shutter EE, 1/30 - 1/620sec
• Film speed ISO 25 to ISO 400
• Self timer Yes
• Battery Two 1,35V (mercury)
• Size 120x75x61mm
• Weight 440g

Canon DATEMATIC (1974)

• Film format 135 (35mm)
• Picture size 24mm x 36mm
• Lens Fixed Canon 40mm/2,8
• Focusing range 0,80m-inf.
• Exposure meter single CdS
• Shutter EE, 1/30 - 1/500sec
• Film speed ISO 25 to ISO 400
• Self timer Yes
• Battery Two 1,35V (mercury)
• Size 118x75x58mm
• Weight 440g

Canon A35F (1978)

The Canon A35F is a fully automatic rangefinder. It is Canon's first camera featuring a built-in flash. When necessary, the user could pop-up the flash which is on the upper right corner of the camera. The flash would then start charging.

Canon A35F uses a CAT System (Canon Automatic Tuning System) which automatically sets the flash aperture according to the subject distance, film speed, and flash output. This system eliminates the need to calculate guide numbers which are essential to decide exposure in flash photography with an ordinary electronic flash.

This is the same camera as the A35 Datelux but without the date imprinting function.

Canon Prima 5

• Film format 135 (35mm)
• Picture size 24mm x 36mm
• Lens Fixed Canon 38mm/3,5
• Focusing ---Automatic
• Exposure ------"--------
• Shutter ----------" -------
• Film speed ----"--------
• Self timer Yes
• Battery CR123A Lithium 3V
• Size 128x65x34mm
• Weight ~280g

Canon PowerShot S45

Resolution: ~ 4 Mp (2272x1740 )
Sensor: CCD, 1/1.8-inch
Zoom range: 35 - 105mm (35mm)
Focus range: (min) 80cm
Macro focus range: 10cm
Flash modes: anti red-eye,auto, fill in, of,f slow flash
Storage: CompactFlash
ISO ratings: auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Maximum shutter speed: 1/1500
Sequence (fps) 2.5
Metering: centre weighted, spot, evaluative
Exposure compensation: -2EV - +2EV with 1/3EV steps
White balance: auto , fluorescent, incandescent, manual, shadow, sunny
Maximum video resolution: 320x240 / 15 fps
Optical viewfinder
LCD display, size 1.8-inch
Self-timer
File format: JPEG ,RAW
Battery: Li-Ion
Weight: 260g.
Size: 112x58x42mm

Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
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Nikon Coolpix S4 (2005)

Nikon introduced this swiveling design first on the Coolpix 900 in 1998. S4 is the third generation of these twistable Nikon P&S digital cameras.
It has a 10x Zoom Nikkor lens, which delivers 38-380mm (35mm equivalent) focal length coverage. Other main features are the 2.5-inch LCD and a 6Mp CCD sensor.

Review on Steve's Digicams.