Specifications - Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

SPEC1 F l C A T l O N S
Type: 35mm SLR (Single-Lens-Reflex)
camera with electronically controlled AE
(Automatic Exposure) and focal plane
shutter.
Picture Size: 24 x 36mm
Interchangeable Lenses: Canon FD series
with full aperture metering and
AE
coupl-
ing. Canon FL series, TS lens, Fish-eye
lens and Mirror lens with stoppeddown
metering.
Standard Lenses: Canon FD 55mm fl1.2
S.S.C.
Canon FD 50mm fl1.4
Canon FD 50rnm fl1.8
Lens Mount: Canon Breech-Lock mount.
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism.
Field of View: 93.5% vertical and 96%
horizontal coverage of the actual picture
area.
Magnification: 1:0.86 a t infinity with a
standard 50mm lens.
Viewfinder Information: Split-imagelmicro-
prism rangefinder, aperture scale with
meter needle and stopped-down metering
index mark which also serves a s battery
charge level check mark. Besides. there are
two red zones at the top of the aperture
scale to warn of overexposure.
Below the aperture scale, a red warning
LED lamp blinks to indicate under-
exposure.This lamp also indicates that the
selected shutter speed is outside the AE
coupling range with respect to the ASA
of the film being used.
Above the aperture scale, a manual
aperture control "M" signal (red LED)
blinks a s a warning that the aperture
ring is not
set
at the "A" mark for AE
photography.
Viewfinder Attachments: Angle Finder A2
and 8. Magnifier S , Dioptric Adjustment
Lenses (10 kinds). and Eyecup 45.
Mirror: Instant-return, large reflector mirror
with shock absorbing mechanism.
AE Mechanism: Shutter priority, electro-
nically controlled AE metering system
incorporating two ICs and one LSI equi
pped with
I2
L (Integrated Injection Logic)
Light Metering System: TTL (Through-
The-Lens) Central Emphasis Metering