Input dials, You use the automation the way you want, Auto operation & “new” manual control – Canon EOS-1 User Manual
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You use the automation the way you want,
The EOS-1 has been designed to
provide you, the professional photo
grapher, with total control over every
photographic situation you might
encounter. This means going beyond
automation to a totally integrated
system that permits the “fine-
tuning” of various key aspects of
the photographic process. That
which is merely incidental to the act
of making photographs — film
advance, film rewind, etc. — is fully
automated. Yet in order to create a
camera good enough to meet any
photographic situation, it was neces
sary to reach beyond even the most
sophisticated automatic operation.
And to devise a form of “new”
manual operation that takes advan
tage of advanced technology to work
faster and with more precision than
ever before possible. Essential
options for personalized operation
let you “design” the camera to fit
your demands.
Input dials
The EOS-1 is the first camera to
incorporate two electronic input
dials.
The main dial works in combina
tion with various mode selectors to
allow the photographer to quickly
dial in operational choices. It selects
the exposure control, AF operation
and metering pattern. It also selects
shutter speeds or aperture values
during shutter-priority or aperture-
priority operation. It sets the auto
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AUTO OPERATION & “NEW” MANUAL CONTROL