Sankyo Auto-4X
Camera
Sankyo Auto-4X
March 1964
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall (camera): 6 1/8 × 2 × 6 1/2 in., 2.1 lb. (15.6 × 5.1 × 16.5 cm, 1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 390038 Silver, crackled-black, vaulted 8mm, battery-powered, motion picture camera with 4X zoom ratio from 7.5mm wide angle to 30mm telephoto lens, f/1.7 lens, CdS electric eye, daylight filter, cable release port, footage gauge, ASA dial, aperture dial, fps dial, zoom button, fold-away handle and wrist strap.
Inscriptions Embossed in gold on product label on right side of camera: Sankyo AUTO-4X / Printed in silver, black, and green on footage gauge on right side of camera: S, 0, 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, F, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, FEET METER / Printed in red and black on fps dial on right side of camera: 12, 16, 24 / Printed in black on fold-away handle on right side of camera: PUSH / Engraved in white on zoom button on right side of camera: T, W / Engraved in white and red on aperture dial on right side of camera: A, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.7 / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: Sankyo / Engraved in white on lens cap on front of camera: Sankyo / Printed in black on white label on lens cap on front of camera: 301-JS1/3 Auto-4X / Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: SANKYO ZOOM 1:1.6 F=7.5~30mm No.46699 JAPAN / Engraved in orange and black on lens on front of camera: 4, 6, 10, 20, ft, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 3. 5, INF, m, 30, 20, 15, 10, 7.5 / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-JS1/3 Sankyo Auto-4X 8mm Camera Recieved..3/3/1965 / Embossed in plastic above daylight filter switch on left side of camera: A FILTER / Engraved in white on daylight filter switch on left side of camera: OUT, IN / Printed in black above cable release port on left side of camera: S · F / Printed in black on gold label on back of camera: 641, PASSED, JC11 / Engraved in black on back of camera: NO.390038, MADE IN JAPAN / Engraved in white on ASA dial on top of camera: ASA, 10, 16, 25, 32.
