Canon A-1 - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Main Features ...................................... 5
Pictorial Outline for General Use of
the Camera.............................................................. 8
Setting the Camera for the Five AE
Modes and Manual Override.............................. 10
Preliminary Preparations ................................... 12
Handling the Lens................................................. 13
NORMAL PROCEDURES................................. 18
Loading the Battery ............................................ 19
Checking the Battery............................................ 20
Film Advance and Shutter Release................... 22
Holding the Camera ............................................ 25
Loading the Film................................................... 26
Setting the ASA Film Speed................................ 28
The Basics of Exposure........................................ 30
AE Photography................................................... 32
Setting the Lens for AE Photography ... 33
AE Mode Selector................................................. 34
AT Dial .................................................................. 35
Shutter Speed Scale on the AT Dial . . . . 36
Aperture Scale on the AT Dial ........................... 37
Shutter-speed Priority vs.
Aperture Priority.................................................. 40
Programmed AE................................................... 45
Meter and AE Coupling Ranges......................... 46
Metering at Low Light Levels............................. 47
Viewfinder............................................................. 49
Viewing and Focusing.......................................... 49
Optional Viewing Aids......................................... 50
Previewing the Exposure .................................... 52
Cancelling the Viewfinder Display.................... 53