Canon EF User Manual

I. PICTORIAL OUTLINE FOR USING
THE CAMERA ..................................... 6-7
II. MAIN FEATURES....................................8
III. VIEWFINDER INFORMATION.................9
IV. TECHNICAL EXPLANATION
OF THE CAMERA ........................... 10-15
A. Electro-Mechanical Shutter........... 10-11
B. Variable Aperture AE Control
Method ......................................... 12-13
C. Silicon Photocell........................... 13-14
D. Central Emphasis Metering ................15
V. CAMERA HANDLING.......................16-18
A. Carrying the Camera ..........................16
B. Holding the Camera ......................16-17
C. Bracing Yourself and the Camera.......18
D. Releasing the Shutter.........................18
VI. BASIC OPERATION.........................19-53
A. Loading the Mercury Batteries............19
B. Checking the Batteries ..................20-21
C. Turning the Camera On
and Advancing the Film......................21
D. Loading the Film............................22-24
E. Setting the ASA..................................25
F. Setting the Aperture Ring
and the CAT Switch.......................26-27
G. Selecting a Shutter Speed .................. 27-29
H. Viewing and Focusing (including
notes on Infrared Photography) .......... 30-31
I. Locking-ln an Exposure Reading ........ 32-34
J. Releasing the Shutter ...............................35
K. Making Multiple Exposures ................. 36-38
L. Taking Pictures by Flash..................... 39-42
M. Changing Lenses................................ 43-44
N. Using the Self-Timer .................................45
O. Previewing Depth-of-Field................... 46-48
P. Taking a Stopped-Down Meter
Reading .............................................. 49-50
Q. Locking the Mirror Upward........................51
R. Rewinding the Film ...................................52
S. Turning the Camera Off ............................53
VII. INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES ............. 54-57
VIII. ACCESSORIES ...................................... 58-61
IX. SPECIFICATIONS .................................. 62-63
X. PROPER CARE OF THE CAMERA..............64
A. Cleaning the Camera................................64
B. Storing the Camera...................................64
C. Using the Camera in Extremely
Cold Conditions ........................................64
D. Having the Camera Serviced ....................64
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Canon EF Specifications

General

Brand	Canon
Model	EF
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English