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Canon AE-1 PROGRAM - Camera Specifications

Canon AE-1 PROGRAM
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Specifications
Type:
35mm
single-lens reflex
(SLR)
camera
with
electronically-controlled automatic
exposure
(AE)
and focal-plane shutter.
Exposure
Modes
: Programmed
AE,
shutter-
speed priority
AE,
AE
flash photography
with
specified Canon electronic flash units,
and manual override.
Format:
24
x
36mm.
Usable
Lenses: Canon
FD
(for full-aperture
metering) and Canon
FL
and non-FD (for
stopped-down
metering) series lenses.
Standard
Lenses:
FD
50mm
f/ l .2,
FD
50mm
f /
l.4
,
FD
50mm
f /
l.8
Lens
Mount:
Canon breech-lock mount
Viewfinder
Information:
Fi
x
ed
eye-level pen-
taprism. Gives
94
% vertical and
94
%
horizontal coverage
of
the actual picture
area
with
0.
83
x magnification at infinity
with
a standard lens. Information
is
dis-
played
in
form
of
LED
digital display
to
the
right
of
viewing area. Includes "
P"
mark
(programmed
AE
and camera shake warn-
ing
indicator)' "
M"
mark (manual aperture
control indicator), aperture display (f 11 -
f /
32
,
in
full f/stops). flashing warning
for
overexposure and underexposure,
stop-
ped-
down
metering index,
"0"
mark
(flash charge-completion display
with
specified Canon flash units and auto-ex-
posure
flash confirmation signal
with
82
Speedlite
188A
and 166A).
Dioptric
Adjustment:
Built-in eyepiece
is
adjusted
to
standard - 1 diopter.
Focusing
Screen:
Standard split-image/mi-
croprism rangefinder.
Seven other types
of
interchangeable screens
are
available
optionally.
AE
Mechanism:
Electronically-controlled,
programmed
AE
and shutter-speed
priority
AE
metering system using one
IC
and three LSI's
with
I'L.
Light
Metering
System:
Through-the-Iens
(TTL), Center-Weighted Averaging by
silicon photocell (SPC).
Meter
Coupling
Range:
EV
1
(1
sec. at f /
l.4)
to
EV
18
(1
/
1000
sec. at f / 16)
with
ISOI
ASA
100
film and f/ l .4 speed lens.
Exposure
Memory:
EV
locked
in
when shutter
button
is
pressed halfway and the
AE
lock
switch
is
pressed once. Exposure
is
memorized
as
long
as
shutter button
is
pressed halfway.
Exposure
Preview:
By
pressing shutter
but-
ton or exposure preview
switch
.
Shutter:
Cloth, focal-plane, 4-spindle, elec-
tronically-controlled.
With
shock and
noise absorbers.
Mirror:
Instant-return,
with
shock-absorber.
Film
Speed Scale:
ISO
/
ASA
12-3200
.
Shutter
Speed
Selector
Dial:
2
sec.-

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