Canon AE-1 - Manual (Page 13)

SPECIFICATIONS
Tvpe: 35mm SLR (Single* Lens* Reflex)
camera with electronically controlled AE
(Automatic Exposure) and focal plane
shutter.
Picture S \ i9 : 24 x 36mm
Interchangeable Lenses: Canon FO series
with full aperture metering and AE coupling,
Canon FL series with stoppecFdown
metering.
Standard Lenses: Canon FD SSmm f/1«2
S.S.C.
Canon FO 60mm f/1.4 S.S.C.
Canon FO 60mm f/1.8 S.C.
Lem Mount: Canon Breech*Lock mount.
Canon FD, FL arvd R lenses can be used.
Viewfinder: Fixed eye*level pentaprism.
Field of View: 93.5% vertical and 96%
horizontal coverage of the actual picture
area.
Magnification: 1:0.86 at infinity with a
starxlard 50mm lens.
Viewfinder Information: Split*image/micro<
prism rangefinder, aperture scale with
meter needle arvd stopped*down metering
ir^lex mark which also serves as 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
LEO 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 as a warning that the aperture
ring is not set at the *'A^' mark for AE
photography.
Viewfinder Attachments: Angle Finder A2
and B. Magnifier S. Dioptric Adjustment
Lenses (10 kinds), and Eyecup 4S.
Mirror: 1n$tant*return, large reflector mirror
with shock absorbing mechanism.
AE Mechanism: Shutter priority, electro*
nically controlled AE meterirvg system
incorporatir>g two ICs and one LSI equi­
pped with L (Integrated Injection Logic)
Light Metering System: TTL (Through*
Th«*Lensl Central Emphasis Metering