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Canon AE-1 PROGRAM User Manual

Canon AE-1 PROGRAM
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IS
,S
()
When
the lens' aperture ring
is
set
to
"A"
and the shutter speed selector dial
to
" PROGRAM," a green
"P
"
LED
5 is displayed,
indicating programmed
AE
photography.
If the shutter speed selected automatically by
the camera is
1/
30
sec.
or
slower, the " P" will
blink.
This
is
to
warn you
that
your picture may
be
blurred due
to
camera
movement
if
you are
hand-holding the camera.
The aperture 6
selected automatically by
th
e
AE
- 1 PROGRAM is dis
pl
ayed in
th
e
vi
e
w-
finder.
The meter index 7 is for
se
tting
ex
posure
with a non-
FD
lens and
in
close-up photography
(see
pp.
57-
58) ,
37
When
using a Canon Speed lite
011
A,
1
33A
,
155A.
166A.
177
A.
188A
,
199A
,
533G
or
577G,
a green flash charge
-c
ompletion signal 8
lights up when the flash
is
charged.
When
using the Speedlite
188A
or
166A
,
this signal 8 flashes on and
off
for
two
seconds
after
the
shutter
is released
if
the
flash-to-subject
distance was
within
the auto
coupling range.
Meter
coupling
range
When
using
an
FD
50mm
f/
l.4
lens and ISOI
ASA
100
film, the built-in exposure meter cou-
ples
within
a range
of
EVl
(f/
l.4
at 1
sec.)
to
EV18 (f116 at 1/
1000
sec.).
At
given film
speeds,
the built-in exposure meter couples
with
the aperture
and
shutter speed,
as
indicat-
ed
in the chart on the
ne
xt page. If the shutter
speed and aperture combination are outside the
coupling range, the camera warns you by flash-
ing the appropriate display inside the viewfinder.

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Canon AE-1 PROGRAM Specifications

General IconGeneral
Lens MountCanon FD
Viewfinder Coverage94%
Film RewindManual
FlashHot shoe
Flash Sync1/60 sec
Type35mm SLR
Shutter Speed2 sec to 1/1000 sec
Exposure ModesManual
MeteringCenter-weighted average
ISO RangeISO 12 to 3200
ViewfinderPentaprism
Focusing ScreenFixed
Film AdvanceManual
Battery4LR44
Dimensions141 x 87 mm x 48 mm
Weight575g
ShutterFocal-plane

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