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How To hardwire the CANON SURE SHOT OWL PF DATE 35mm CAMERA Revised 1/12/04 This document outlines the modifi cation of the Canon Sure Shot Owl PF Date Camera so the shutter controls can be operated remotely.
Remove screw inside camera enclo sure #2 Remove Viewfinder Shroud, Battery Door, and Shutter Button Assembly Remove viewfinder shroud by prying shroud Viewfinder shroud removed from away from camera body at the top corner. camera body. Remove shutter button assembly.
#3 Remove the Camera Body from the Camera Cover Remove the camera body from the camera cover by prying the body from the battery compartment. The camera body can be removed completely from the camera cover. The camera body removed from the camera cover.
#4 Modify Wire Route and Attach Wiring Harness Locate camera body side with strap guide. Notch the strap guide for the wire route. Insert wires through lower hole i n camera cover, and hot glue “free” end into strap guide sl ot.
#5 Wiring the Camera Wire the camera with the foll owing positions. One wi re is soldered to the pad that connects to pin 6, (counted from right to left) on the t op pc board of the camera. This is the refresh wire. One wire is soldered to the pad that connects to pin 5, (counted from right to l eft) on the top pc board of the camera.
Better picture of solder pad 4 (common) #6 Reassemble Camera Body and Cover Slide camera body into camera cover i nserting right side of camera body fi rst.
Pry camera cover over door latch and slide camera body back i nto camera cover. Check fit at bottom of camera cover. Check fit on top of camera cover Check wiring harness to make sure wires are not l ocated directly under top screw hole.
#7 Reinstall Shutter Button Assembly, Battery Door, and Viewfi nder Shroud. Reinstall shutter button assembl y, battery door, and viewfinder shroud that were removed in step #2. #8 Reinstall Sc rews Reinstall screws, starti ng with the longest screws at the strap guide holes.
#9 Finish Hardwired Camera and Testing Complete wired camera with “three wi re” setup, showing servo three wire connector. To test camera, refresh wire #6 and shutter wire #5 are solder together. Camera will fire flas h when these two wires are touched to common wire #4.
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