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Camera
Care
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camera
in
top condition by fol-
lowing trlese suggestions for periodic
cleaning. See the precautions on
p.
4 for
other important information.
1.
Cleaning the lens surface -
Blow off dust with a blower brush and
gently wipe the lens surface with a
piece
of
lens
cleaning
paper
moisten
ed
with lens cleaner. Clean
in
a spiral motion from the center
outwards.
2.
Cleaning the mirror and focusing
screen -
Use a blower brush reserved for
this use
only_
If more cleaning is
necessary
NEVER
attempt to do it
yourself. Take the camera to
an
authorized Canon service facility.
3.
Cleaning the film chamber -
Use a blower brush to remove ac-
cumulated film dust particles that
might scratch the film .
Be
careful not
to touch the shutter curtain.
Specifications
Type: 35 mm focal plane shutter
SLR
(single-
lens reflex) camera.
Usable Lenses: Canon
FD
lenses
Lens Mount: Canon mount (FD-type signal
transfer mechanism)
Viewfinder: Eye-level pentaprism single-lens
reflex type. Gives 93 % vertical and
horizontal coverage of actual picture area.
Focusing Screen: Fixed, provided with split-
imagelmicroprism rangefinder.
Viewfinder Information: Provided by 16
LEDs which light or blink.
(1)
Shooting mode LEDs: AUTO, M,
60~
,
B
(light)
(2)
Shutter speed
LEDs:
1/1000 sec - 1 sec,
L T (12 steps) (light or blink)
(3)
Overexposure warning
LED
:
OVER
(lights)
Mirror: Quick-return total-reflection mirror
Light Metering: TTL full-aperture center-
weighted average metering using
SPC
pho-
tocell.
Exposure Control:
(1)
AUTO: Aperture-priority
AE
;
(2)
MANUAL: By matching the lit and
blinking LEDs.