Argus SHOWMASTER 822 User manual

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SHOWMASTER

&

SUPER

EIGHT

MOVIE

CAMERA

/

with

instant

cartridge

iodides

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Minor

changes

in

the

appearance

of

your

camera

may

not

be

included

in

these

illustrations.

——~

an

With

the

purchase

of

your

Argus

Showmaster

822

Super

Eight,

you

have

joined

an

entirely

new

generation

of

movie

makers

who

enjoy

a

completely

different

system

of

filming

and

showing

home

movies.

Everything

in

the

system

...

your

camera,

your

projector,

the

film,

splicer,

editor,

even

the

improved

quality

and

larger

size

of

the

picture

on

the

screen...is

a

new

achieve-

ment

in

modern

photographic

technology,

never

possible

until

now.

You

can

forget

everything

you

ever

knew

or

heard

about

8mm

movies

before,

and

start

enjoying

a

brand-new

kind

of

fun!

The

heart

of

the

new

system

is

the

Super

8

instant-loading

film

cartridge.

It

is

designed

to

take

all

the

fuss

and

bother

(and

al!

the

chances

for

mistakes)

out

of

your

movie-making

hobby.

Each

cartridge

contains

enough

film

for

fifty

continuous

feet

of

filming,

threaded

in

its

own

transport

mechanism,

ready

to

shoot

the

instant

you

insert

it

in

your

automatic

camera.

There

are

no

spools

to

fumble

with, no

threading

procedures,

no

winding,

no

reloading

at

the

half-way

point,

no

film-speed

dials

to

adjust,

no

filters

to

install

or

remove,

no

exposure

fac-

tors

to

calculate—in

short,

no

bother

or

worries

at

all!

The

cartridge

and

the

new

automatic

systems

built

into

your

cam-

era

do

everything

for

you—nothing

is

left

for

you

to

do

except

have

fun

making

movies.

You

never

even

touch

the

film!

The

first

time

you

take

the

camera

out

of

its

box,

there

are

a

few

things

to

get

ready

before

you

start

filming:

4

'nstall

batteries

to

power

your

camera's

electric

drive.

@

Install

the

small

battery

that

powers

your

camera’s

auto-

matic

electric-eye

exposure

control.

&

Insert

an

instant-loading

film

cartridge.

.-.

and

you

are

ready

for

the

first

scene.

However,

we

suggest

you

read

through

all

of

these

instructions

before

you

load-up

and

start

shooting.

After

the

batteries

have

been

installed

and

the

film

cartridge

is

in

place,

setting

the

camera’s

Automatic-Manual

Control

to

AUTO

and

unlocking

the

Trigger

Release

are

all

you

ever

have

to

do

to

get

ready

for

filming!

When

you

have

exposed

all

of

the

film,

open

the

camera,

remove

the

cartridge

and

send

it

off

for

processing,

insert

another

cartridge

and

continue

shooting!

3

RETRACTED

POSITION

LOCK

BUTTON

EXTENDED

POSITION

TRIPOD

SOCKET

Now

let’s

look

closely

at

how

all

this

automatic

fun

is

built

into

your

new

camera...

PISTOL

GRIP

Your

Showmaster

822

features

a

retractable

PISTOL

GRIP

which

folds

back

against

the

base

of

the

camera

for

easy

stor-

age

when

not

in

use.

To

extend

the

grip,

grasp

the

bottom

of

the

camera

in

the

cup

of

your

right

hand,

depress

the

pistol

grip

LOCK

BUTTON

with

your

thumb

and

swing

the

grip

down

and

forward

until

it

locks.

Reversing

this

procedure,

(pressing

the

button

and

swinging

the

grip

back

and

upwards)

locks

it

against

the

bottom

of

the

camera

again.

With

this

grip

in

the

retracted

position,

the

camera

can

be

mounted

on

a

tripod,

using

the

TRIPOD

SOCKET

provided.

INSTALLING

DRIVE

BATTERIES

With

the

pistol

grip

extended,

open

the

DRIVE

BATTERY

COM-

PARTMENT

by

lifting

the

back

cover

of

the

pistol!

grip

at

the

tip

end.

Install

four

size

“AA”

penlight

batteries

according

to

the

positive-negative

diagram

inside

the

compartment

(see

illustration).

These

batteries

supply

power

to

run

the

camera’s

\

DRIVE

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT

A

4

drive

motor.

Press

the

TRIGGER

RELEASE

briefly

to

see

that

|

power

is

being

supplied

properly.

If

motor

does

not

run,

check

; ;

aie

-

battery

installation

for

correct

position

and

contact.

Your

Argus

dealer

can

supply

you

with

several

types

of

bat-

teries.

Some

are

high-energy

types

which

provide

much

longer

life.

Any

of

the

following

kinds

are

suitable

and

will

provide

approximately

the

life

shown,

depending

on

their

age,

tempera-

ture

conditions

and

other

variables

which

effect

battery

life.

up

to

5

cartridges

up

to

8

cartridges

MANGANESE-ALKALINE

up

to

25

cartridges

MERCURY

up

to

36

cartridges

|

TRIGGER

Weak

batteries

will

slow

the

camera’s

filming

speed

and

cause

1

RELEASE

action

to

be

greatly

exaggerated

on

the

screen.

It

is

a

good

idea

to

frequently

check

the

energy

remaining

in

your

batteries

and

|

replace

them

with

a

fresh

set

at

the

first

sign

of

weakness.

BATTERY

TEST

When

the

batteries

are

first

installed

and

every

time

you

use

the

camera,

depress

the

BATTERY

TEST

button

on

the

left

side

of

the

camera

and

note

the

position

of

the

ENERGY

LEVEL

INDICATOR.

If

it

appears

anywhere

in

the

white

zone,

the

bat-

teries

are

still

good.

If

the

indicator

appears

in

the

red

zone,

your

batteries

are

too

weak

to

operate

the

camera

properly

and

should

be

replaced.

ELECTRIC-EYE

BATTERY

Your

camera

is

equipped

with

a

cadmium-sulfide

(CdS)

electric

eye

and

a

battery-powered

automatic

exposure

control

system.

Since

it

has

its

own

power

source,

the

system

does

not

depend

on

converted

light-energy

to

power

the

lens-setting

mechanism.

This

enables

you

to

keep

on

filming

with

automatic

exposure

control

in

low-light

situations

where

ordinary

automatic

cam-

eras

cannot

function.

It

also

greatly

extends

the

range

of

pos-

sible

film

speeds

(from

ASA

25

to

ASA

250)

which

the

automatic

exposure

system

will

accommodate.

TEST

BUTTON

ENERGY

LEVEL

INDICATOR

The

system

is

powered

by

a

1.35-volt

mercury

battery.

(One

is

supplied

with

your

camera

in

a

slot

in

the

plastic

packing.)

To

install

the

battery,

first

press

the

FILM

COMPARTMENT

COVER

RELEASE

to

the

rear

to

open

the

cover.

The

electric-eye

BAT-

{

TERY

COMPARTMENT

is

located

on

the

inner

wall

of

the

cam-

.

era

body.

Press

the

BATTERY

COVER

slightly

inward

and

turn

it

to

the

OPEN

position,

indicated

by

the

dot,

and

lift

it

up

and

out.

Insert

the

battery

in

the

compartment

positive

(+)

side

facing

up.

Replace

the

cover

by

reversing

the

removal

proce-

BATTERY

COVER

dure,

placing

the

dot

on

the

cover

opposite

OPEN

and

pressing

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT

in

slightly

while

turning

to

CLOSE.

LENS

OPENING

INDICATOR

Instead

of

weakening

slowly,

this

kind

of

battery

generally

fails

WARNING

ZONE

almost

immediately

when

it

becomes

exhausted.

To

check

your

battery’s

condition,

look

through

the

DataScope

viewfinder

while

the

camera

is

pointed

toward

any

brightly

lighted

scene.

r

(Be

sure

the

camera

is

set

on

AUTO.)

If

the

battery

is

still

good,

the

electric-eye

mechanism

will

respond

rapidly,

showing

a

movement

of

the

LENS-OPENING

INDICATOR

away

from

the

red

WARNING

ZONE,

when

you

depress

the

trigger

release

slightly

downward

(not

far

enough

to

run

the

camera’s

motor).

ee

eee

a

ee

If

the

battery

is

exhausted,

the

indicator

will

not

move

off

of

,

the

red

zone,

and

a

fresh

battery

should

be

installed.

Your

Argus

dealer

can

supply

you

with

the

proper

replacement

type

(MALLORY

PX-13,

EVEREADY

EPX-13

BURGESS

HPX-13,

or

equivalent).

The

electric-eye

exposure

control

takes

power

from

the

battery

only

when

the

trigger

release

is

depressed,

other-

;

AUTOMATIC

wise

the

circuit

is

automatically

off

to

conserve

power.

-MARIUAL

CONTROL

_...

located

on

the

left

side

of

the

camera,

must

be

set

to

AUTO

whenever

you

want

to

use

the

automatic

exposure

control

system.

When

set

on

AUTO,

the

camera’s

lens

opening

will

automatically

increase

and

decrease,

while

you

are

filming,

continually

adjusting

for

correct

exposure

in

al!

suitable

light

conditions.

“Suitable”

conditions

exist

whenever

the

lens-

opening

indicator

swings

out

of

the

red

warning

zone

into

the

Clear

area

marked

with

lens-opening

numbers

in

the

DataScope

viewfinder.

If

the

indicator

stays

in

the

red

zone,

there

is

insuf-

ficient

light

for

correct

exposure

and

you

should

stop

filming.

The

lens

opening

being

set

by

the

electric-eye

(f/1.8

to

£/22)

is

always

visible

in

the

DataScope

viewfinder

when

the

trigger

8

AUTO-MANUAL

CONTROL

TURN

UP

TO

AUTO...

TURN

DOWN

FOR

MANUAL

SETTINGS

AND

CLAMP.

release

is

depressed.

You

can

use

this

feature

as

a

light

meter

to

determine

the

proper

lens

setting

for

unusual

conditions

where

the

electric-eye

may

provide

an

undesirable

exposure.

For

instance,

if

your

principal

subject

is

an

extremely

dark

one

and

in

an

extremely

light

background,

or

if

your

subject

is

strongly

backlighted,

you

may

elect

to

use

a

manual

setting.

With

the

automatic-manual

control

set

on

AUTO,

hold

the

cam-

era

aimed

at

your

subject

at

close

range

(so

as

to

exclude

the

contrasting

background

from

view)

and

note

the

lens-opening

setting

in

the

viewfinder

as

you

press

slightly

downward

on

the

trigger

release

(not

far

enough

to

run

the

motor).

Then

return

to

your

shooting

position

and

move

the

control

toward

MANUAL

until

the

desired

setting

is

“fixed”

in

the

viewfinder.

Now

shoot

the

scene

at

this

MANUAL

setting.

Be

sure

to

return

the

control

to

AUTO

when

you

want

to

resume

automatic

exposure.

Moving

the

dial

off

AUTO,

through

MAN-

UAL,

until

the

word

CLAMP

appears

(as

far

as

it

will

turn)

locks

the

delicate

electric-eye

mechanism

against

damage

by