The camera is very sturdy and does not give the appearance of a cheap camera.įilm Type: 127 Roll Film (twelve 4cm x 4cm exposures per roll) Unlike most other simple box cameras of the day, the attractive body was all metal rather than plastic.
The shutter is flash synchronized and when paired with an accessory flash, the camera can be used indoors as well. As simple as this sounds, it worked incredibly well and allowed the camera to work in a variety of outdoor and well lit indoor lighting conditions. A red flag would appear in the huge viewfinder to notify the photographer that there is not enough available light, but when the red flag goes away, the camera is ready to go. Simply set the camera to ‘EE’ mode and the selenium cell controls the aperture automatically according to the available light.
Although a simple box camera with a fixed focus, a single speed shutter, and very little manual control, it was one of the first cameras in the world to have full automatic exposure. As the name implies, it uses 127 roll film and takes twelve 4cm x 4cm exposures. This the Bell & Howell Electric Eye 127 camera made in the United States around 1958.
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