Chinon 256S XL Direct Sound
Camera
Chinon Industries, Inc.
Maker
Chinon 256S XL Direct Sound
ca. 1976
Plastic, metal and glass
Overall (camera): 9 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 9 in. (23.5 × 8.3 × 22.9 cm)
Overall (box): 6 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 11 in. (15.9 × 31.8 × 27.9 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, super 8 sound, battery operated motion picture camera with reflex eye level view finder, f/1.9 zoom lens, automatic exposure, single frame capture, backlight control, daylight filter, magnetic sound head, hand grip and black cloth strap in original box. The camera accepts 50 foot cartridges.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on left side of camera: CHINON 256 S XL DIRECT SOUND / Printed in silver above speed dial on left side of camera: FILM SPEED, 1, 18 / Printed in silver above exposure control on left side of camera: EXP. SELECT, AUTO, MANUAL / Printed in silver above red button on left side of camera: BATT. TEST / Printed in silver on footage gauge on left side of camera: FILM COUNTER f 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, m 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 / Printed in silver under fade button on left side of camera: BLC / Printed in silver on motor switch on left side of camera: OFF, ON / Printed in silver on motor dial on left side of camera: R, L / Printed in silver on the lens cap: CHINON / Printed in white on lens: CHINON REFLEX ZOOM LENS f/1.1 9-22.5mm / Printed in white on below lens: CHINON / Printed in silver on right side of camera: CHINON DIRECT SOUND / Printed in silver around audio dial on right side of camera: AUDIO GAIN, AUTO L H, MANUAL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / Printed in silver over green button on right side of camera: MON. / Printed in silver above stereo microphone jack on right side of camera: MIC. / Printed in silver above recharging jack on right side of camera: BATT. CHARGE / Printed in silver above remote control jack on right side of camera: REM.C / Stamped in black on bottom of hand grip: 109240 / Stamped in silver on bottom of hand grip: JAPAN / Written in blue on white label on back of camera: B 01 / Engraved in white on zoom buttons on top of camera: W, T / Printed in silver on red lever inside of camera: EJECT / Printed in silver inside of camera: EJECT, INSERT, DAYLIGHT ASA 25, 100, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT ASA 40, 160 / Printed in silver inside battery compartment in hand grip: INSERT, REMOVE, PUSH UP AND REMOVE
