Special Features:

U.S. Navy item

Properties:

A lightproof rigidly constructed camera component designed to position one lens or several lenses simultaneously and to locate the film in the focal plane of the camera. By means of an automatic, steadily running or periodically interrupted film transport, silent and/or sound motion pictures can be made. Successive series of pictures are taken. The film transport includes automatic exposure of each image field following the film section advance. Motion cycles are faithfully reproduced. The item includes electric motors or clockwork drives, take-up reels and film magazines. For items with lenses, see camera, motion picture.