Canon AE-1 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPECIFICATIONS....................................... 8-11
PRELIMINARY
PREPARATION
. . . .
12
Mounting the Lens and Setting the
Aperture Ring to the "A" Mark ........................ 13
Loading the Battery and
Battery Check ............................................14*16
Loading the Film and Settirtg
the ASA ..................................................... 17*20
OPERATION FOR
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY...........................23
Selecting the Shutter Speed ........................... 25
Focusing and Dioptric
Adjustment Lenses ....................................27*28
hlolding the Camera........................................ 31
Rewindir>g the Film.........................................33
Double-Check Before Shooting ...................... 34
DETAILED OPERATION OF
THE AE-1 ........................................................35
Viewfinder Information and
Meter Sensitivity Pattern .................................37
AE Coupling Rar>ge and
Overexposure Warning Mark .......................... 38
Underexposure and
Coupling Range Warning LED Lamp ... 39
Stopped-Down Metering Index Mark
and Manual Aperture Control
"M" Signal ....................................................... 40
Effects of Changing the Shutter
Speed and the Aperture ............................ 41*42
Depth*of*Field............................................ 43-44
Using the Self-Timer........................................45
Shooting Against the Light and
Long Exposures ........................................ 47*48
Stopped-Down Metering ................................. 49
Lock for Manual Aperture Control . . 50-51
Lenses .......................................................53*56
ACCESSORIES. CARE OF THE CAMERA.
MAINTENANCE. AND MISCELLANEA 57
Carton Speedlite 155A ....................................59
Flash Photography with the AE-1 ................... 60
Canon Power Winder A...................................61
Canon Data Back A
and Bellows FL ............................................... 63
Other Accessories ..................................... 64-65
Characteristics............................................66*69
Care and Storage of the Camera . . . . 71-72
Using the Camera in
Very Cold Condition........................................ 73