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standard. It includes
check

to

a

playback decoder

THE ARRI ENERGY SET:

the

generators and a
frequency/phase comparator for occa¬
sional quartz drift calibration.
5.4 SMPTE/EBU 80 to EBU 4 bit
translator

This device is

placed between the
playback unit of the audio tape bearing
80 bit time code and the recorder taking
the perforated magnetic film on which the
EBU 4 bit code will be recorded.

A battery/charger combination
that frees you from worry
about overcharging or building
a

"memory" into the cells.

5.5

Nagra T-A with time code
synchronizer

A compact,
4AH

This machine

synchronizes itself on
the time code signal it receives by com¬
paring it with the signal it is reading and
by taking all necessary measures to
make both time codes synchronous.
When linking it to a video playback unit
for instance it supplies the sound corre¬
sponding to the image from the video
machine but with the full quality spec¬
trum of the audio

tape.

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lightweight
battery that works with

12VDC

A his battery and charger cooper¬
ate to form the most infallible
DC power unit you can buy. For

example:
The memory problem.
To avoid building a false capac¬

Much innovative design work is em¬
bodied in Feathercam CM35 and the re¬

ity "memory" into the nicad cells,
a partially discharged battery
should be trickle-charged. But
most chargers are designed to de¬
liver a fast charge, because trickle¬
charging a flat battery would take

sult is

sixteen hours

THE NEW FEATHERCAM

CM35 CAMERA

Continued from

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lightweight, full-featured camera
adequately cope with the strin¬
gent demands of the industry.
A wide range of accessories will
shortly be available to extend the per¬
formance and application of the camera
that

a

can

to meet whatever reasonable demands
are

made

it.

on

Automatic

sensor.

Energy Set's charger automa¬
tically senses the degree of discharge in
the battery and gives it the appropriate
rate of charge. No danger of creating a
false "memory!' You just plug the bat¬
tery in and forget it.
No overcharge.
sensor in the charger also

A thermal

Motor: 4 to 48 F.P.S.

(Later models to 96 F.P.S.);
crystal
Shutter: Rotating mirror remains open when
stopped
Dimensions: 4" wide, 7" high, 12" long with 500'
magazine
Weight: Approx. 7 lbs. with 500' magazine and
24 or 25 F.P.S.

viewfinder
Movement: Double

or more.

The

FEATHERCAM CM 35 SPECIFICATIONS
Format: 35mm reflex

pin registration, four claw pull

protects against overcharging. And the
charger automatically switches to work
with 110V/60Hz or 220V/50Hz AC. A
red light shows that it's delivering a fast
charge; red and green lights indicate a
trickle charge.

down

Portable three ways.

Film Gate: 6"

long for steadiness
Battery Ni-Cad
Lens Mount: B.N.C.R. or Arri Bayonet or other
Magazine: 500' co-axial snap on type, no
threading 1000' at later date
Aperture Gate: Full screen aperture (silent) 0.980
by 0.735 inches
Viewfinder: 2 position, right-left
Video: Cin-Vid video monitoring available
Lens: Any B.N.C. mount or Arri mount lens; Others
Power: 24V

any

camera.

You

the battery three
with a shoulder-strap
that snaps on. And a handgrip and belt
loops are built into the case.

ways.

to follow

Footage Counter: L.E.D. readout with memory

It

can

carry

comes

A

high

capacity battery

that weighs

only 5 lbs. 1 oz.
and

measures

7% x 734 x 2^16 ins.
At

68 °F,

under typical
shooting conditions, the Energy
Set battery will drive 6,500 feet
of film through the 16SR, 6,000
feet through the 35BL and
4,500 feet through the 16BL or
the 16S/B.
Fuse

protection.

2 lbs. 11 oz. and is

A resettable circuit-breaker
fuse automatically protects
the camera's electric circuits

51/2 inches

against external shorts.

Charger weighs
high.

F.P.S.: L.E.D. readout

Carrying Handle: Top of camera
Operating Handle: Removable with remote on/off
switch
Construction:

Magnesium
crystal for videography optional

THE ENERGY SET
12V/4AH BATTERY AND CHARGER

Video: 30 frame

For further information, contact; Con¬

tinental Camera

Systems, Inc.; 7240

Valjean Avenue; Van Nuys, CA 91406;
(213) 989-5222.
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AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER,

DECEMBER, 1980

500 Route 303,

Blauvelt, New York 10913.

(914) 353-1400. And 600 No. Victory Blvd.,
Burbank, California 91502. (213) 841-7070.
Canada: ARRI/NAGRA Inc.,6467 Northam,

Mississauga, Ont. L4V 1J2. (416) 677-4033.

ARRI
ARRIFLEX CORPORATION

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