Elmo Zoom C-300 - ZOOMING; Autozooming Operation (T;W Buttons); Manual Zooming Control

ZOOMING
T he C-300 ha s lever-type but lorls d es igrJo ted os T and W. Whu"
filming. the camera is braced with tha righl hand , ond t he In dn
finger is used 10 operate the soulier button. The le ft hone is passed
through t he loo ther strap. th. index fingor is pOSitioned over "T",
end th e midd le tlnger is over "W"
If "T" is opera t ed, tho Fo c al dis t ance shift s from 9mm toward
36mm, causing I he width of field 10 became norrower. This providos
I he des i rable tolophoto effe cL On the other hend , operat i on of "W"
reverses the obovlI, (01.15;n9 Ihe flold wi d th to increose.
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The above procedure is k. nown as outol ooming. Howave r
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anua l zoom ing at olher speeds is possible by turni ng the zo oming
diol with the fingsfs of the I .ft hand. Mor~s wh ich correspond
to focal di st an cos appear an the zoo ming dia l. For ei ther auto ·
matic or manuol pOS it ions, zoomlr'lg c an be ac co mplished, not only
to tne elelre me ' in its of 9mm and 36mm, bur sl oppe d or started
f rom any ! llIermed!ore pos ition.
Vlewlr.g enloymenr Is greaT ly
enh ariCed by the corre ct amalJnt of zoem i ng . Scenes can be
made mo re for ce ful with zoom ing , but ran dom zoo mi ng cau ses
viewing diffi cu lt y.
Aulozaaming dr ive po .... · er , described earlier , uses the filll'
transport b a tteril!H .