The Canon AE-1 is a 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) film camera for use with interchangeable lenses. It was manufactured by Canon Camera K. (today Canon Incorporated) in Japan from April 1976 to 1984. View and Download Canon AE-1 manual online. AE-1 Digital Camera pdf manual download. Related Manuals for Canon AE-1. Film Camera Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual (76 pages) Film Camera Canon AE-1 Service Manual (62 pages) Printer Accessories Canon ae1 Installation Procedures Manual.
This online Canon AE-1 manual might prove useful if you need to look up any functionality of the camera. This is a user manual, which simply shows how to use the camera, how to load film, how to rewind film, and how to check the battery. If you have bought a camera in the secondary market and it did not come with any instructions, then this might help. Each page of this guide required cleaning, and the scans are to the highest quality possible.
| Title | Page |
| Front Cover | 1 |
| Inside View | 2 |
| Controls and Functions | 3 |
| How to Use | 4 |
| How to Use Cont... | 5 |
| Canon Power Winder A Installation | 6 |
| Table of Contents | 7 |
| Specifications - Page 8 | 8 |
| Specifications - Page 9 | 9 |
| Specifications - Page 10 | 10 |
| Dimensions | 11 |
| Neck Strap | 12 |
| Mounting the Lens | 13 |
| Loading the Battery | 14 |
| Battery Check | 15 |
| How to Check the Battery | 16 |
| How to Load Film | 17 |
| How to Load Film Cont... | 18 |
| ASA Film Speed Setting | 19 |
| ASA Film Speed Setting Cont... | 20 |
| Film Advance and Shutter Release | 21 |
| Shutter Button and Shutter Lock | 22 |
| General Photography | 23 |
| Picture Quality | 24 |
| Setting the Shutter Speed | 25 |
| Setting the Shutter Speed Cont... | 26 |
| Focusing | 27 |
| Dioptric Adjustment Lens | 28 |
| Canon Angle Finder A2 | 29 |
| Picture Quality Sample Photo | 30 |
| Holding the Camera | 31 |
| Adapter A for Tripod | 32 |
| How to Rewind Film | 33 |
| How to Rewind Film Cont... | 34 |
| Light Sensor | 35 |
| Sample Photo | 36 |
| Viewfinder | 37 |
| Shutter Speed and AE Coupling | 38 |
| Underexposure Warning LED | 39 |
| M Signal | 40 |
| Shutter Speed and Aperture Coupling | 41 |
| Aperture Priority Photography | 42 |
| Depth of Field | 43 |
| Depth of Field Setting | 44 |
| Light Meter Back Light Control | 45 |
| Timer | 46 |
| Timer Cancellation | 47 |
| Long Exposures and B Setting | 48 |
| Stopped Down Metering | 49 |
| Manual Aperture Control - Page 50 | 50 |
| Manual Aperture Control - Page 51 | 51 |
| Changing the Lens | 52 |
| Lens Signal Coupling | 53 |
| Aperture Scale | 54 |
| Depth of Field Scale | 55 |
| Infrared Index Mark | 56 |
| Title / Blank Page | 57 |
| Sample Photo 1 | 58 |
| Speedlite 155A | 59 |
| Flash Photography | 60 |
| Canon Power Winder A | 61 |
| Sample Photo 2 | 62 |
| Canon Data Back A | 63 |
| Accessories - Page 64 | 64 |
| Accessories - Page 65 | 65 |
| Characteristics - Page 66 | 66 |
| Characteristics - Page 67 | 67 |
| Characteristics - Page 68 | 68 |
| Characteristics - Page 69 | 69 |
| Lenses | 70 |
| Care and Maintenance | 71 |
| Camera Case | 72 |
| Battery Information | 73 |
| Film Rewind Button | 74 |
| Back Cover | 75 |
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method employing a Silicon Photocell as
photosensitive element.
Exposure Meter Coupling Range: With ASA
100 film, EV1 (f/1.4 at one second) to
EV18 (f/16at 1/1000 second).
Film Speed Range: ASA 25 to ASA 3200.
Exposure Correction: By pressing the back
light control switch, exposure is corrcted
by the automatic opening of the dia
phragm 1.5 stops more on the aperture
scale than the actual setting.
Exposure Preview: The meter needle will
indicate in the viewfinder when the
shutter release button is depressed half
way or the exposure preview switch is
depressed.
User Manual For Canon Ae 1 Camera
Shutter: Cloth focal plane shutter with four
spindles.
Shock
and
noise
damping
mechanisms are incorporated. All shutter
speeds are electronically controlled.
Shutter Speeds: 1/1000,
Canon Ae 1 Troubleshooting
1/500,
1/250,
1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1,
2 (seconds) and B. X synchronization is
at 1/60 seconds.
Shutter Speed Dial: The shutter speed dial is
on the same axis as the film advance