Specifications - Canon AE-1 PROGRAM Instructions Manual

Specifications
Type: 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera
with electronically-controlled automatic
exposure (AE) and focal-plane shutter.
Exposure Modes : Programmed AE, shutter-
speed priority AE, AE flash photography
with specified Canon electronic flash units,
and manual override.
Format: 24 x 36mm.
Usable Lenses: Canon FD (for full-aperture
metering) and Canon FL and non-FD (for
stopped-down metering) series lenses.
Standard Lenses: FD 50mm
f / l .2,
FD 50mm
f / l.4 ,
FD 50mm
f / l.8
Lens Mount: Canon breech -lock mount
Viewfinder Information: Fi xed eye-level pen-
taprism . Gives 94% vertical and 94%
horizontal coverage of the actual picture
area with 0 .83 x magnification at infinity
with a standard lens. Information is dis-
played in form of LED digital display to the
right of viewing area. Includes " P" mark
(programmed AE and camera shake warn-
ing indicator)' " M" mark (manual aperture
control indicator), aperture display (f
11 -
f / 32 ,
in full f / stops). flashing warning for
overe xposure and underexposure, stop-
ped -down metering index, "0" mark
(flash charge-completion display with
specified Canon flash units and auto-ex-
posure flash confirmation signal with
82
Speedlite 188A and 166A).
Dioptric Adjustment: Built-in eyepiece is
adjusted to standard - 1 diopter.
Focusing Screen: Standard split-image/ mi-
croprism rangefinder. Seven other types
of interchangeable screens are available
optionally.
AE Mechanism: Electronically-controlled,
programmed AE and shutter-speed
priority AE metering system using one IC
and three LSI's with
I'L.
Light Metering System: Through-the-Iens
(TTL) , Center-Weighted Averaging by
silicon photocell (SPC).
Meter Coupling Range: EV 1 (1 sec. at
f / l.4)
to EV 18
(1 / 1000
sec . at
f / 16)
with
ISOI
ASA 100 film and
f / l .4
speed lens.
Exposure Memory: EV locked in when shutter
button is pressed halfway and the AE
lock switch is pressed once. Exposure is
memorized as long as shutter button is
pressed halfway.
Exposure Preview: By pressing shutter but-
ton or exposure preview switch .
Shutter: Cloth, focal-plane, 4-spindle, elec-
tronically-controlled . With shock and
noise absorbers.
Mirror: Instant-return, with shock-absorber.
Film Speed Scale: ISO/ ASA 12-3200.
Shutter Speed Selector Dial: 2 sec.-