Owner's Manual

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II MAIN FEATURES
A Variable Apeture AE (Automatic Ex-
posure).
Simply select a shutter speed and the
aperture is set for you automatically .
B Extremely wide range
of shutter speeds
using an
Electro -Mechanical Shutter. Accurate
electronic control from one second down to a full
30 seconds; foolproof mechanical control from one-
half second to 1/1000 second (including B) even if
the batteries fail.
C Incredible meter sensitivity and rapid re-
sponse
to changing light levels by using a Silicon
Photocell. At ASA 100, EV - 2 (8 sec. at f/1.4) to
EV 18 (1/1000 sec . at f/16)
D Wide range of FD lenses from 15mm full-
frame fish-eye to 300mm telephoto for AE
photography. Other Canon lenses available from
7.5mm circular fish-eye to 1200mm super-telephoto .
2000mm and 5200mm mirror lenses available . by
special order.
E Multiple exposures possible simply by push-
ing a
button while operating the wind ing lever.
Exact registration is possible, and the frame counter
does not advance during the procedure.
F Full-information viewfinder displaying large
scales
for both shutter speeds and f/stops .
G Automatic electronic flash. When using
the
Canon Speed lite 1330 and -a Flash-Auto Ring, the
aperture _ is set automatically according to the
focused distance of the lens with synchronization at
1/125 sec .
H AE memory lock f
or locking -in exposure
readings.
I
Wide film speed range from ASA 12 to
ASA 3200 .
J Fast-action winding lever
with a short
120
0
throw and comfortable plastic tip .
K Short-stroke, feather-touch shutter button_
L
Huge shutter speed dial overhangs the front
edge of the camera making a change of shutter
speeds quicker than ever.
M Automatic blank shot mechanism. Advanc-
ing
film to frame one is possible without using the
shutter button .
N Cold weather performance
~ssured down
to - 20 degrees C. (-4 degrees F.)
o Easy battery replacement using two readily
available, inexpensive 1.3
volt mercury batteries.