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The Camera The footage counter took the form of a disc
driven from the mechanism, indicating in
About the same time, Pathé introduced units of 100 frames.
9.5 mm reversal ortho film stock and the
Baby Cine camera in France, The camera was The choice of an enclosed charger (cassette)
hand-turned, and took 30 ft. of 9.5 mm film for the film was a shrewd one, for it
held in a special charger; the lens was a 20 simplified the loading process and
mm f/3·5 fixed focus, and the viewfinder was protected the film from light right up to the
an open frame peep-sight type. time when it was developed. The film was
supplied loaded in the charger, and was
The hand-crank mechanism transported seven returned to Pathé for processing. The film was
frames per turn, and was intended to be turned then returned to the client loaded into a 30 ft
at two revolutions per second, Pathé having projector cassette ready for viewing on the
chosen 14 fps as the best projector.
compromise between smoothness of
movement and flicker on projection The camera cost £5 in the UK.
and economy in the use of film.

The interior mechanism and the film cassette.

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