Canon EOS 1000 F - Manual (Page 24)

[2] Taking Pictures
•Always load film out of direct sunlight.
• Never touch the shutter curtain. Its
precision design makes it sensitive to
pressure. When loading film, be care­
ful that the film tip does not touch the
shutter curtain.
This camera uses a prewind system. When
film is loaded, the camera first winds all of
the film onto the take-up spool and then re­
winds it back into the film cartridge one
frame at a time as each picture is taken.
The frame counter on the LCD panel
decreases as pictures are taken, allowing
you to always see at a glance the remain­
ing frames.
For DX-coded film, the camera automati­
cally sets the film speed when the film is
loaded. (For manual film speed setting, see
p. 46.)