Operation Manual

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 accidenta I
sh
utter
re
lea
se o
r
battery
d
ra i n
whenever
you
are not
using
the
camera.
Turn the
film
advance
lever in
the
direction
of
the arrow
until
it
stops.
You may
turn
it
in
one
continuous
stroke
or
in
several short
strokes.
When
f
i I
m is loaded, th
is wi | | ad-
vance
it
to the
next
frame.
The AE-
1
has a two-step
sh
utter button.
Press it half
-
way to
turn the
meter
on
and
to
get
a
meter reading
in
the
viewfinder.
Gently squeeze
it
all the
way down
toreleasethe
shutter.
You
cannot release
the shutter again
until
the
film
is
advanced.
@
NEVER
JAB
the
shutter
button!
Pressing it
gently
is im-
portant
for
getting
sharp
pictures.
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