With the three-mode optical viewfinder and other features, this camera really publicized Canon�s innovative camera technologies.
It had cordless flashbulb synchronization since the flash unit rail had built-in flash synchronization contacts. Up to then, a troublesome synch cord was required to connect the flash unit to the camera. Attaching the flash unit to the camera side�s rail achieved electronic connection at the same time. The FP-, F-, and M-sync contacts switched automatically. The dedicated Flash Unit X was marketed simultaneously with the camera.
From the latter half of 1951, the collapsible Serenar 50mm f/1.8 lens was replaced by a fixed-barrel lens.
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