What is a Canon 518 SV?

Post by **jhoneycutt** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:18 am

Folks...

I know what a Canon 518 camera is. Can someone tell me what a Canon 518 SV is and how it is different from the 518?

Thanks

jack in Portland Oregon

Post by **Rick Palidwor** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:02 am

It has the same lens specs as the 518 (5X zoom, f1.8) but is a later model and resembles the autozoom electronic series in design but without all the features. I have no idea what the SV stands for. Not a bad camera.

Rick
http://www.friendlyfirefilms.ca

Post by **jhoneycutt** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:31 am

Rick Palidwor wrote:It has the same lens specs as the 518 (5X zoom, f1.8) but is a later model and resembles the autozoom electronic series in design but without all the features. I have no idea what the SV stands for. Not a bad camera.

Rick
http://www.friendlyfirefilms.ca

Thanks Rick. I appreciate it.

jack

Post by **Jam** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:12 am

Hello Jack,

I was wondering what's the SV mean too.

Just went to the canon site, and here is the answer.

SV is the system that support the Iris's movement, it makes the iris more steady, during its open and close.

518SV has one glass added in the lens for sharpness improvement

Finder is bigger and brighter than 518

There are Super and Single 8'S 518SV, the optical improvement was almost the same.

http://web.canon.jp/Camera-muse/camera/ ... index.html

Cheers
Jam

Post by **unxetas** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 2:22 am

well I don't really know the difference to all the other ones but I own a Canon autozoom 518SV.. I know there's the 518, 518SV, autozoom 518 and autozoom 518SV..

although I can't tell the difference between all of them, let me know if you have any questions about the autozoom 518SV..

oh, one thing I can tell you is that the camera body is a bit different.. the non-SV's have a side-door for the S8 cart.. the autozoom SV is loaded through a back door ;) See, I do know a thing or two

take care

Post by **kentbulza** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:09 pm

There is also a Single-8 518 SV. I believe these have a multi-coated lens.

Post by **soundboy** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:50 pm

Also it doesnt need any light meter batteries

Post by **SteveH** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:07 am

I could be wrong but I think the 518 SV has the option of shooting at 24fps whereas the 518 does not? Can anyone confirm this?

Post by **soundboy** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:50 am

SteveH wrote:I could be wrong but I think the 518 SV has the option of shooting at 24fps whereas the 518 does not? Can anyone confirm this?

Yes it shoots 18, 24 and also 36fps.
If your looking at buying one, hunt around for the 518SV with the Wide Angle Lens included..

I picked my package up at Garage Sale for $30 AUD.

Post by **soundboy** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:51 am

SteveH wrote:I could be wrong but I think the 518 SV has the option of shooting at 24fps whereas the 518 does not? Can anyone confirm this?

Yes it shoots 18, 24 and also 36fps.
If your looking at buying one, hunt around for the 518SV with the Wide Angle Lens included..

I picked my package up at Garage Sale for $30 AUD.

Post by **unxetas** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:48 am

yup, 18, 24, and 36.. plus single frame with a shutter release cable..

I got mine with the telephoto lens, stupid me thought it was the wide angle.. I didn't even check

anyway, nice camera, but very simplistic features.. I'd love it even more if it had "trigger-able" single frame shot.. so I could use my new intervalometer lol..

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:50 am

Jam wrote:Hello Jack,

I was wondering what's the SV mean too.

Just went to the canon site, and here is the answer.

SV is the system that support the Iris's movement, it makes the iris more steady, during its open and close.

518SV has one glass added in the lens for sharpness improvement

Finder is bigger and brighter than 518

There are Super and Single 8'S 518SV, the optical improvement was almost the same.

http://web.canon.jp/Camera-muse/camera/ ... index.html

Cheers
Jam

Here's the English Version.

http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/came ... index.html

Post by **soundboy** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:58 am

I have had mine for nearly a year and haven't put a cart through it yet.
How sharp are the optics?

Post by BK » Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:17 am

The Canon 518 SV has full mechanical rather than electronic manual aperture control, which is a major plus. Later electronic Canons such as the 814E have manual aperture control circuits with component failures due to ageing.

Bill