The Brownie Auto 27 is a Brownie Super 27 with automatic exposure added. That was the big change in Kodak's early-1960s Brownie lineup. Kodak introduced it in August 1963 and discontinued it in June 1965. It was a solid-body eyelevel rollfilm camera made in the US, sold as a complete outfit for $34.50.
It shot 127 film with a 1⅝-inch square picture size. The lens is a fixed-aperture Kodar f/8. There are two shutter speeds (1/40 and 1/80) and two focus settings - one for close-ups, one for beyond about six feet. Automatic exposure control worked when the flash door was closed. A concealed built-in flash gun took AG1 bulbs and was always ready, as long as the batteries were in place and hadn't leaked. There was also an optical direct vision finder.
Documentation on this model is thin — nearly everything known traces to a single source. No production numbers, weight, or dimensions are recorded, and there's no documented history of reception or common problems. What's clear is that it was a short-lived, feature-forward take on the Super 27 formula, blending automation with the convenience of a built-in flash in a compact 127 body.
- Film: 127 rollfilm, 1⅝ × 1⅝" pictures
- Lens: Kodar f/8, fixed aperture
- Shutter: two speeds, 1/40 and 1/80
- Focus: two settings (close-up / beyond ~6 ft)
- Features: auto-exposure, concealed AG1 flash gun, optical direct vision finder
- Introduced Aug 1963; discontinued June 1965; $34.50 outfit
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