Table Of Contents - Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
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8
PRELIMINARY PREPARATION
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12
Handling the Caseand Lens Cap
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12-15
Mounting the Lens and Setting the
Aperture Ring t o the "A" Mark
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16-19
Loading the Battery and
Battery Check
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20-22
Loading the Filmand Setting
the ASA
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23-25
OPERATION FOR
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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29
Selecting the Shutter Speed
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31
Reading the Exposure
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32
Focusing and Dioptric
Adjustment Lenses
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33
Holding the Camera
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37
Rewinding the Film
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39
Double-check Before Shooting
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40
DETAILED OPERATION OF
THE AE-1
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41
Viewfinder Information and
Meter Sensitivity Pattern
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43
AE Coupling Range and
Overexposure Warning Mark
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44
Underexposure and
Coupling Range Warning LED Lamp
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45
Stopped-Down Metering Index Mark
and Manual Aperture Control
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M S i g n a l
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46
Effects of Changing the Shuner
Speed and the Aperture
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47-48
Depth-of-Field
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49-50
Shooting against the Light and
Manual Override
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51
Exposure Compensation by Changing the
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ASA Setting and Using the Self-Timer
52
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Long Exposures and "8" Setting
54
Stopped-Down Metering
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55
Manual Diaphragm Control
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56-58
Lenses
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58-62
ACCESSORIES. CARE OF THE CAMERA.
MAINTENANCE. AND MISCELLANEA 63
Canon Speedlite 155A
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65
Flash Photography with the AE-1
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66
Canon Power Winder A
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67
Canon Data Back A
and Auto Bellows
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69
Other Accessories
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70
Characteristics
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72
Care and Storage of the Camera
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76
Using the Camera in
Very Cold Conditions
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77