Canon A-1 - Manual (Page 94)

Numerals and Characters Composing
Digital Readout in Viewfinder
Up to the first four digits from the left in
the digital readout ^ow shutter speed data
ranging from 1/1000 sec. to 30 sec. All
speeds from 1/2 sec. and faster will be
chsplayed as a whole number as they are on
the AT dial so that an indicated shutter
speed of 500 in the digital readout stands for
a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. .\11 speeds from
1 sec. and slower will be displayed as a
whole number followed by a second mark
( ' ) so that an indicated shutter speed of8 "
in the digital readout stands for a real
shutter speed of 8 sec. When you are in
4 sec.->
Ч 1 1
1 /4 sec.-»
camera is aperture priority .\E and the ______________ _
calculating the shutter speed, it is possible
for intermediate shutter speeds that arc not
on the AT dial to show up in the viewfinder.
In this case, you may see such shutter speeds
750 (1/750 sec.) or O ' 7 (0.7 sec.)
displayed in the viewfinder. It is impossible
to set the .'\T dial to an intermediate shutter
speed.
1 /750 sec. IT 5
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1 0.7 sec.->
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