Canon AE-1 PROGRAM User Manual

4. Pressing the battery check button, the shut-
ter button, the exposure preview switch , or
the AE lock switch uses battery power. Take
care
that nothing presses on any of these
when the camera is
not in use.
5. Remove the battery
if you do not expect to
use the camera for about three weeks or
longer. With normal use, the battery should
last
about one year.
6. Do
not try to take the battery apart and never
dispose
of it in fire.
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7. Try to make a habit of checking the battery at
the
following times:
• After loading a new battery.
• If the shutter won't function when the
main
switch is on "A."
• Before and after making many long
exposures.
• After storing the camera for a long time.
• When you are using the camera in low
temperatures (see p.68)'
• Before going on a tr ip.
• When the camera is used very frequently.
•
Before shooting important events.

Canon AE-1 PROGRAM Specifications

General

Lens Mount	Canon FD
Viewfinder Coverage	94%
Film Rewind	Manual
Flash	Hot shoe
Flash Sync	1/60 sec
Type	35mm SLR
Shutter Speed	2 sec to 1/1000 sec
Exposure Modes	Manual
Metering	Center-weighted average
ISO Range	ISO 12 to 3200
Viewfinder	Pentaprism
Focusing Screen	Fixed
Film Advance	Manual
Battery	4LR44
Dimensions	141 x 87 mm x 48 mm
Weight	575g
Shutter	Focal-plane