Mirographe

The Mirographe, sold by Reulos, Goudeau and Co. in 1900, is with the Chrono Pocket Gaumont , the first French amateur camera to film using the reduced format. Films with a length of 6 meters and comprising 500 images, do not measure in effect20mm wide. They do not include perforation, but a notch on the sides, between each image. The driving of the film is done by a system of "snail" means a wheel having a rim about 5mm which is get caught in the notch of the film. The diameter of this wheel is constant for 3/4 of the rotation (the image is fixed) and then declined steadily while leading the film, thus substituting the images to each other.

There are two models of Mirographe . The first is used for shooting, the direct view and projection of films, the second type B is only used for projection.

The Mirographe is also marketed by Mazo and Georges Mendel in 1901.The Mirographe, sold by Reulos, Goudeau and Co. in 1900, is with the Chrono Pocket Gaumont , the first French amateur camera to film using the reduced format. Films with a length of 6 meters and comprising 500 images, do not measure in effect20mm wide. They do not include perforation, but a notch on the sides, between each image. The driving of the film is done by a system of "snail" means a wheel having a rim about 5mm which is get caught in the notch of the film. The diameter of this wheel is constant for 3/4 of the rotation (the image is fixed) and then declined steadily while leading the film, thus substituting the images to each other.

There are two models of Mirographe . The first is used for shooting, the direct view and projection of films, the second type B is only used for projection.

The Mirographe is also marketed by Mazo and Georges Mendel in 1901.