Canon EF - Manual (Page 9)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PICTORIAL OUTLINE FOR USING
THE CAMERA ................................................... 6-7
II. MAIN FEATURES ................................................. 8
III. VIEWFINDER INFORMATION.............................. 9
IV. TECHNICAL EXPLANATION
OF THE CAMERA ......................................... 10-15
A. Electro-Mechanical Shutter........................ 10-11
B. Variable Aperture AE Control
Method............................................................ 12-13
C. Silicon Photocell............................................ 13-14
D. Central Emphasis Metering............................... 15
V. CAMERA HANDLING .................................... 16-18
A. Carrying the Camera ......................................... 16
B. Holding the Camera ..................................... 16-17
C. Bracing Yourself and the Camera ................... 18
D. Releasing the Shutter........................................ 18
VI. BASIC OPERATION........................................19-53
A. Loading the Mercury Batteries......................... 19
B. Checking the Batteries ................................ 20-21
C. Turning the Camera On
and Advancing the Film ................................... 21
D. Loading the Film .......................................... 22-24
E. Setting the ASA...................................................... 25
F. Setting the Aperture Ring
and the CAT Switch....................................... 26-27
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VIII.
IX.
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G. Selecting a Shutter Speed........................... 27-29
H. Viewing and Focusing (including
notes on Infrared Photography)............... 30-31
I. Locking-In an Exposure Reading . . . . 32-34
J. Releasing the Shutter........................................ 35
K. Making Multiple Exposures......................... 36-38
L. Taking Pictures by Flash.............................. 39-42
M. Changing Lenses.......................................... 43-44
N. Using the Self-Timer........................................... 45
O. Previewing Depth-of-Field .......................... 46-48
P. Taking a Stopped-Down Meter
Reading.......................................................... 49-50
Q. Locking the Mirror Upward ............................. 51
R. Rewinding the Film ........................................... 52
S. Turning the Camera Off 53
INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES.................... 54-57
ACCESSORIES ............................................. 58-61
SPECIFICATIONS.......................................... 62-63
PROPER CARE OF THE CAMERA.................... 64
A. Cleaning the Camera......................................... 64
B. Storing the Camera............................................. 64
C. Using the Camera in Extremely
Cold Conditions.................................................. 64
D. Having the Camera Serviced............................ 64
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