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Canon AE-1 User Manual

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SPEC1 FlCATlONS
Type: 35mm SLR (Single-Lens-Reflex)
camera with electronically controlled AE
(Automatic Exposure) and focal plane
shutter.
Picture Size: 24 x 36mm
Interchangeable Lenses: Canon FD series
with full aperture metering and
AE
coupl-
ing. Canon FL series, TS lens, Fish-eye
lens and Mirror lens with stoppeddown
metering.
Standard Lenses: Canon FD 55mm
fl1.2
S.S.C.
Canon FD 50mm
fl1.4
Canon FD 50rnm fl1.8
Lens Mount: Canon Breech-Lock mount.
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism.
Field of View: 93.5% vertical and 96%
horizontal coverage of the actual picture
area.
Magnification:
1:0.86
at
infinity with a
standard 50mm lens.
Viewfinder Information:
Split-imagelmicro-
prism rangefinder, aperture scale with
meter needle and stopped-down metering
index mark which also serves as battery
charge level check mark. Besides. there are
two red zones at the top of the aperture
scale to warn of overexposure.
Below the aperture scale, a red warning
LED lamp blinks to indicate
under-
exposure.This lamp also indicates that the
selected shutter speed
is
outside the AE
coupling range with respect to the ASA
of the film being used.
Above the aperture scale, a manual
aperture control "M" signal (red LED)
blinks as a warning that the aperture
ring
is
not
set
at the "A" mark for AE
photography.
Viewfinder Attachments: Angle Finder A2
and
8.
Magnifier S, Dioptric Adjustment
Lenses
(10 kinds). and Eyecup
45.
Mirror: Instant-return, large reflector mirror
with shock absorbing mechanism.
AE Mechanism: Shutter priority, electro-
nically controlled AE metering system
incorporating two
ICs and one LSI equi
pped with
I2
L (Integrated Injection Logic)
Light Metering System:
TTL (Through-
The-Lens) Central Emphasis Metering

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Canon AE-1 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Film Format35mm
Lens MountCanon FD
MeteringCenter-weighted average
Shutter Speed1/1000 sec to 2 sec, Bulb
ISO Range25-3200
Exposure ModesManual
Flash Sync Speed1/60 second
Camera TypeSLR

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