<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
16	O
mm	O
film	O
Single	O
System	O
sound-on-film	O
motion	O
picture	O
cameras	O
manufactured	O
in	O
the	O
1940s	O
through	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
are	O
notable	O
because	O
they	O
record	O
sound	O
directly	O
onto	O
an	O
optical	O
or	O
magnetic	O
track	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
film	O
as	O
the	O
image	O
is	O
photographed	O
on	O
,	O
thus	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
audio	O
recorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
found	O
studio	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
kinescope	O
 '	O
camera	O
of	O
live	O
video	O
off	O
of	O
a	O
TV	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
on	O
early	O
pre-NTSC	O
line-locked	O
monochrome	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
were	O
used	O
primarily	O
by	O
news	O
and	O
documentary	O
filmmakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
lighter	O
,	O
self	O
blimped	O
battery	O
powered	O
reflex	O
cameras	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
CP-16	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
sound	O
on	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
History	O
of	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
begins	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
December	O
1939	O
American	O
Cinematographer	O
has	O
an	O
ad	O
for	O
a	O
Berndt-Maurer	O
synchronous	O
motor	O
drive	O
for	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Cine	I-Algorithm
Special	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
camera	O
labeled	O
as	O
an	O
E	O
.	O
M	O
.	O
Berndt	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
1941	O
S16MM	O
SB-CT	O
,	O
a	O
wooden-box	O
single-system	O
sound	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
's	O
CineVoice	O
cameras	O
were	O
amenable	O
to	O
modification	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
attractive	O
movement	O
,	O
sharp	O
images	O
,	O
offered	O
at	O
a	O
low	O
price	O
in	O
a	O
noiseless	O
,	O
reasonably	O
portable	O
camera	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
was	O
not	O
responsive	O
to	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
camera	O
operators	O
,	O
refusing	O
to	O
redesign	O
their	O
cameras	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
400	O
 '	O
magazine	O
and	O
other	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
never	O
developed	O
a	O
spinning	O
mirror	O
or	O
pelicle	O
reflex	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
's	O
Pro-600	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
on-location	O
news	O
crews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
smaller	O
companies	O
that	O
modified	O
CineVoices	O
,	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
improved	O
the	O
Pro-600	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Pro-600	O
Special	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
lighter	O
(	O
24	O
instead	O
of	O
36	O
pounds	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
400ft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
respect	O
,	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
was	O
taking	O
cues	O
from	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
a	O
roundabout	O
way	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
the	O
cottage	O
modification	O
industry	O
to	O
signal	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
given	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
Super-1200	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
long	O
interviews	O
and	O
TV	O
studio	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E.M.	O
Berndt	O
manufactured	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
16mm	O
sound-on-film	O
cameras	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
Army	O
during	O
WWII	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
CT-70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
16mm	O
cameras	O
were	O
modified	O
by	O
Bach	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
to	O
accommodate	O
customers	O
purchasing	O
these	O
cameras	O
for	O
television	O
kinescope	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
that	O
could	O
record	O
single	O
system	O
optical	O
sound-on-film	O
tracks	O
contained	O
a	O
Mirror	O
galvanometer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
recorded	O
sound	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
a	O
beam	O
of	O
light	O
that	O
varied	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
frequency	O
and	O
intensity	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
being	O
recorded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
brief	O
while	O
,	O
a	O
professional	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Modulite	O
"	O
galvanometer	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
retrofitting	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
 '	O
16mm	O
or	O
35mm	O
sound	O
recorders	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
an	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
camera	O
or	O
recorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-1950s	O
,	O
Auricons	B-Algorithm
were	O
also	O
offered	O
with	O
"	O
Filmagnetic	O
"	O
a	O
Bach	O
Auricon-patented	O
method	O
for	O
recording	O
magnetic	O
sound	O
using	O
a	O
single-system	O
camera	O
and	O
"	O
striped	O
"	O
film	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Eastman	O
Kodak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Auricons	B-Algorithm
were	O
introduced	O
late	O
enough	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
came	O
factory-equipped	O
for	O
"	O
Filmagnetic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
older	O
cameras	O
could	O
be	O
factory-converted	O
for	O
"	O
Filmagnetic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
also	O
manufactured	O
separate	O
,	O
stand-alone	O
,	O
optical	O
sound	O
recorders	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
RT-80	O
(	O
200	O
foot	O
capacity	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
RM-30	O
(	O
1200	O
foot	O
capacity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1970s	O
,	O
rival	O
camera	O
manufacturer	O
Cinema	O
Products	O
began	O
making	O
lighter-weight	O
16mm	O
film	O
cameras	O
using	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
film	O
movements	O
and	O
magnesium	O
bodies	O
,	O
considerably	O
easier	O
to	O
handle	O
than	O
the	O
rugged	O
solid-metal	O
Auricons	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
or	O
two	O
,	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
cut	O
off	O
the	O
supply	O
of	O
film	O
movements	O
,	O
forcing	O
Cinema	O
Products	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
could	O
legally	O
do	O
because	O
the	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
patents	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
valid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cinema	O
Products	O
CP-16	B-Algorithm
camera	O
quickly	O
became	O
the	O
standard	O
16mm	O
film	O
documentary	O
camera	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
decade	O
,	O
until	O
videotape	O
began	O
to	O
curtail	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
16mm	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
building	O
at	O
6950	O
Romaine	O
St.	O
,	O
Hollywood	O
,	O
Calif.	O
,	O
was	O
sealed	O
since	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
until	O
the	O
demolition	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
"	O
building	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
camera	O
(	O
Bolex	O
,	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Cine	I-Algorithm
Special	I-Algorithm
,	O
B&H	O
70	O
,	O
Pathe	O
Webo	O
;	O
and	O
factory-modified	O
Auricons	B-Algorithm
or	O
Arri	O
's	O
)	O
is	O
docked	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Nomad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
System	O
could	O
alternatively	O
function	O
for	O
'	O
double-system	O
'	O
sound	O
recording	O
provided	O
that	O
the	O
camera	O
motor	O
drive	O
was	O
a	O
synchronous	O
motor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CKS	O
1941	O
Synchronous	O
motor	O
drive	O
for	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Cine	I-Algorithm
Special	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
attributes	O
of	O
the	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
amplifiers	O
were	O
input	O
connections	O
for	O
microphones	O
,	O
a	O
headphone	O
monitor	O
,	O
sound	O
track	O
meter	O
for	O
optical	O
models	O
;	O
a	O
volume	O
meter	O
;	O
and	O
battery	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
self	O
blimped	O
16mm	O
cameras	O
like	O
the	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
portable	O
video	O
camera	O
recorders	O
for	O
news	O
gathering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
they	O
retained	O
their	O
popularity	O
with	O
independent	O
film	O
makers	O
well	O
into	O
the	O
1990s	O
:	O
Auricons	B-Algorithm
were	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
the	O
most	O
affordable	O
self	O
blimped	O
16mm	O
sound	O
cameras	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
hand	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid	O
1990s	O
,	O
Eastman	O
Kodak	O
discontinued	O
16mm	O
magnetic	O
striped	O
film	O
,	O
making	O
magnetic	O
Auricons	B-Algorithm
obsolete	O
for	O
sound-on-film	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
long	O
as	O
16mm	O
film	O
stock	O
and	O
processing	O
remains	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
Auricon	B-Algorithm
is	O
still	O
usable	O
for	O
filming	O
both	O
picture	O
and	O
recording	O
optical	O
sound-on-film	O
(	O
despite	O
its	O
lower	O
fidelity	O
compared	O
to	O
magnetic	O
and	O
digital	O
recording	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auricon	B-Algorithm
collectors	O
often	O
check	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
when	O
acquiring	O
a	O
camera	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
market	O
:	O
</s>
