Canon AE-1 User Manual

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aperture ring.

Power Source: One 6V silver oxide battery

Eveready No.544, UCAR No.544 JIS

4G13, or Mallory PX28) or alkaline man
ganese battery (Eveready No.537, UCAR

No.537, or Mallory 7K13). The battery

lasts

approximately

one

year

under

normal use.

Battery Check: Battery power level can be

checked by the meter needle in the
viewfinder

when

the

battery

check

button is pressed.

Flash Synchronization: X synchronization is

at 1/60 second.

M synchronization is at 1/30 second and
below.

Flash Terminal: The accessory shoe has a

direct flash contact and automatic flash

control contacts. On the front of the

camera body is the flash terminal, JIS-B

type for flash units with a cord. It has a

built-in protective rim to prevent elec

trical shock.

Automatic Flash: With the exclusive Canon

Speedlite 155A, the shutter speed and
aperture

are

automatically

set.

The