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- From: acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Technical Back E Trivia.
- Summary: It did a lot of stuff, but boy was it expensive!
- Keywords: Canon EOS Technical Back E
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.153257.13573@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 20:32:58 GMT
- Article-I.D.: jarvis.1993Jan3.153257.13573
- Lines: 87
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- Here is some information on the capabilities of the Technical Back E
- (TB-E) taken from "How to Select and Use Canon EOS SLR Cameras" by
- Carl Shipman, (C)1989. The information is not taken verbatim, but
- I'm attributing anyway (just to be safe).
-
- The Technical Back E is designed to be used with the EOS 620, 630, and
- 650.
-
- It has a sizable LCD panel which is organized with one line of 14
- character cells, a "dead zone", and 3 more lines of 14 character
- cells. Each character cell appears to be 7x12 pixels.
-
- It has 9 buttons under an all-too-familiar 600-series type door, but
- longer of course. The buttons are labeled (left-to-right): Menu,
- Submenu, On/Off, Set, Left/Select, Right, Up, Down, Start/Stop/Clear.
-
-
- Technical Back E Capabilities:
- -----------------------------
-
- Notes:
- - memorize 4 notes of 30 characters
-
- Imprint:
- - imprint up to 3 of the following: date, time, shutter and aperture,
- exposure mode, film counter, or a note
-
- Data Storage:
- - store exposure information and download to a computer
- or view on LCD panel
- - can store 361 frames worth of the following information:
- serial number or cartridge number, frame number, exposure mode,
- metering mode, flash used or not, shutter speed, aperture,
- focal length, exposure compensation, film speed, date, time, and note
- - alternatively, can store 824 frames worth of the following information:
- serial number or cartridge number, frame number, exposure mode,
- flash used or not, shutter speed, aperture, and focal length
-
- Custom Program Curves:
- - draw a program curve on the LCD display
- [I don't know if it actually gives access to the 6 segments.]
- - two curves can be stored
-
- Automatic Exposure Bracketing:
- - Allows up to 9 frames +/- 2 stops in 0.25 stops
-
- Exposure Timer:
- - interval timer
- - long exposures
-
- Imprint Data Correction:
- - data is not imprinted until rewind, so editing of memorized
- imprint data is possible
-
-
- Accessories:
- -----------
-
- Keyboard Unit E:
- - Holds 4 extra notes that can be exchanged with the TB-E
- - Can swap memory dumps from the TB-E for storage
- - allows for more convenient user interface
-
- Interface Unit TB:
- - Connects IBM PC or MSX PC via RS-232
- - Dump data from TB-E for printing
- - Design special characters for imprinting
- - Preset imprint data for 36 frames to be written onto frames
- - Control of timer functions
-
-
- The TB-E predates the 430EZ, so there is no control over flash
- exposure compensation. (Indeed, it doesn't seem to have any flash
- control at all.)
-
- Sounds like lots of intriguing features in there. Too bad it was so
- expensive. Musta been loads o' R&D for something that they couldn't
- have sold too many of. (Maybe it was a debugging platform for the
- original EOS bodies? Hmmm...)
-
- ACS
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