Canon AE-1 User manual

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Congratulations

on your Pur-

chase

of a Canon AE-1. We

know that you are anxious

start taking pictures with it.

Our first hint for taking great

ones is to read these instruc-

tions. Follow the steps in

order and become well ac-

quainted with the camera.

Then, once you have a good

understanding of PART l,

moveon to PART ll. lt con-

tains a lot of informationyou

won't f

ind elsewhere. The

brief time spent in reading

these instructions is a sound

investmentin satisfaction

and

joyment.

Symbols

ffiSignals

animportantDO.

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importantDON'T.

o 1980

byCanon

Inc.

All rightsreserved.

Printed in Japan

CONTENTS

1. Attachthelens .r.. .pP.3-4

2. Setthe lens

for AE photography . . . . p.5

3. Loadthe battery . . P.6

4. Check

the battery . P.7

5. Before

film, learnto operate

basiccontrols .... P.8

Set

theASA . p.9

Loadthe

film pp.10-12

Learnto holdthe

camera

correctly p.13

Oneshot

atatime pp.14-15

At the endof the roll, rewind

the

film p.16

* Dedicated

FlashPhotography . p.17

Self-Timer

. pp.18-19

* Carryingthe Camera p.2O

* Pre-Shooting

Checklist.. P.2"1

Camera

parts are labeledon the insidesof the foldout

flapsatthebeginningand

endof PART ll.

10.

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Attach the Lens

Remove the rear lens cap by

turning it in the directionof

the arrow until it stops and

pulling

out.

To reattach

the rear lens

cap,

align it with the lens as il-

lustrated. Then lightly push

it in and

turn it clockwise

until

It StOpS.

Remove

thebodycap.

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To mount the lens,first align

the rounded red positioning

point on the lenswith the red

dot abovethe camera mount

illustrated.

Then turn the lens in the

direction of the arrow until

it stops and the lens release

button pops out with a click.

A lf your camera

looks like

this, with a red

dot show-

ing inside the camera

mount, do not mount the

lens yet. First pressin

the small ch

rome button

as shown to release

the

stop-down slide. Then

mou

nt the lens. Leave

4 thestop-down

slide

asit is.

ffiWfren film isloaded,

make

sure

it is completely advanced to

the next f

rame before mount-

ing

the lens.

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Remove

the f

ront lens

cap.

2.Set

theLens

for AE(3:J:[?:")Photography

While pressing

in the AE lock pin, turn the aperture

ring in the

directionof the arrow until "4" click-stops

at the aperture

index.

"A" will be in line

with the reddot on the camera. lf you forget

to dothis,

automaticexposure

will beimpossible.

NiliT?lH

1. AE photography

is possible

only with a Canon

FD lens. See

PART ll,

p.24

for how to use

a non-FD

lens

on the AE-1

2. Some

Canon

FD lenseshave

a green

circle

in place

of the "

A" mark. lt

means

thesame

ing

asthe "A" mark.

To remove th

e lens,tu

rn it in

the direction of the arrow,

while pressing

the lensrelease

button,until it stops.

anon

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Load the

Remove the viewfinder cover

from the accessory

shoe.

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Open th

e batte

cover using the

cove

Load one new battery so that

its polesare in the di

rections

indicated by the diagram in-

side

the battery

chamber.

chambe

iewf

inde

f,,E-[

Correct Batteries Examples

Silver

Oxide

6V Eveready

(UCnR) No.544,

Mallory

28, JIS4G13

Al kal

ine-manganese

6V Eveready

(UCAR)

No.537

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Insert the negative

Then push down

the positive end.

chamber

cover.

Press

the battery check button

while looking through the

viewfinder. The meter needle

in the viewf

inder will move.

A Don't touch the battery

poles. Wipe

them and the

camera contacts with a

clean, dry cloth before

loading to prevent poor

contact

from dirt.

lf the battery is good, the

meter needle

will restat or be-

low the battery check index.

lf there is not enough power,

it will rest above the index.

Replace

the battery.

rNilqlF

1. With normal use,

the battery

shouldlast

about one

year.

2. lt is necessary

to take special

precautions

with the

battery when you ar_eshooting in very low tempera-

res

(below

, 32"

. See

pRRT |

,p.30

end f

irst.

and insert

Close the

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5.Before Loading Film,Learn to Operate Basic Controls

)

Turn the shutter button lock

lever

to "A".

-g:Turn the shutter button

lock lever to t'

L" to pre-

' vent accidentaI sh

utter

lea

se o

r battery d

rain

whenever you are not

using

the

camera.

Turn the film advance

leverin

the direction of the arrow

until it stops.

You may turn it

in one continuous

stroke

or in

several short strokes. When

m is loaded, th

is wi|| ad-

vance

it to the next frame.

The AE-

1 has a two-step

utter button. Pressit half

way to turn the meter on and

to get a meter reading in the

viewfinder. Gently squeeze

all the way down toreleasethe

shutter. You cannot release

the shutteragain

until the film

advanced.

@ NEVER JAB the shutter button! Pressingit gently is im-

portant for getting

sharp

pictures.

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Lift the knurled ring

alignedwith the greenaroundthe shutterspeeddial andturn it until the ASA speedof your film is

index.Thisisabsolutelynecessaryfor gettrng

correct

exposure.

lf the shutterspeed

dial

turnS

while

you aresetting

the ASA, turn it to

"8" or "1000" and then set the

ASA.

The top of the f

ilri

carton f

its in there.

That way we can re-

member what kind of

ilm is loaded. Wh

a conven ient memo

holder! uiit

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