Operation Manual

Congratulations
on
your
Pur-
chase
of
a Canon
AE-1.
We
know that
you
are anxious
to
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,
move on to
PART ll. lt
con-
tains a
lot
of
information
you
won't
f
ind
elsewhere.
The
brief time
spent
in reading
these
instructions
is
a sound
investment
in
satisfaction
and
en
joyment.
Symbols
ffiSignals
an important DO.
@
Signats an
important DON'T.
Copyright
o 1980
by Canon
Inc.
All rights reserved.
Printed in Japan
2
CONTENTS
1.
Attachthelens
.r..
.pP.3-4
2.
Set the
lens
for AE
photography
. . . .
p.5
3.
Load the
battery
.
.
P.6
4. Check
the
battery
.
P.7
5.
Before
loading
f ilm, learn to operate
basiccontrols
....
P.8
Set
the
ASA
.
p.9
Load the
film
pp.10-12
Learn to
hold the
camera
correctly
p.13
One shot
at a time
pp.14-15
At
the
end of the
roll,
rewind
the
f ilm
p.16
*
Dedicated
Flash Photography .
p.17
*
Self-Timer
.
pp.18-19
*
Carrying the
Camera
p.2O
*
Pre-Shooting
Checklist. .
P.2"1
Camera
parts
are
labeled on the
insides of the
foldout
flaps at the
beginning and
end of
PART
ll.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
t.
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