Canon AE-1 - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPECIFICATIONS ................. 8
PRELIMINARY PREPARATION
..... 12
Handling the Caseand Lens Cap ..... 12-15
Mounting the Lens and Setting the
Aperture Ring to the "A" Mark
..... 16-19
Loading the Battery and
Battery Check
................. 20-22
Loading the Filmand Setting
the ASA
.................... 23-25
OPERATION FOR
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY
........ 29
Selecting the Shutter Speed .......... 31
Reading the Exposure
............. 32
Focusing and Dioptric
Adjustment Lenses
............... 33
Holding the Camera
............... 37
Rewinding the Film
............... 39
Double-check Before Shooting
....... 40
DETAILED OPERATION OF
THE AE-1
..................... 41
Viewfinder Information and
Meter Sensitivity Pattern
........... 43
AE Coupling Range and
Overexposure Warning Mark
......... 44
Underexposure and
Coupling Range Warning LED Lamp
.... 45
Stopped-Down Metering Index Mark
and Manual Aperture Control
..
MSignal .................... 46
Effects of Changing the Shuner
Speed and the Aperture
.......... 47-48
Depth-of-Field ................ 49-50
Shooting against the Light and
Manual Override
................. 51
Exposure Compensation by Changing the
...
ASA Setting and Using the Self-Timer
52
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Long Exposures and "8" Setting
54
Stopped-Down Metering
............ 55
Manual Diaphragm Control
........ 56-58
Lenses
...................... 58-62
ACCESSORIES. CARE OF THE CAMERA.
MAINTENANCE. AND MISCELLANEA
63
Canon Speedlite 155A ............. 65
Flash Photography with the
AE-1 ...... 66
Canon Power Winder A
............ 67
Canon Data Back A
and Auto Bellows
................ 69
Other Accessories ................ 70
Characteristics
................... 72
Care and Storage of the Camera
....... 76
Using the Camera in
Very Cold Conditions
............. 77