Care And Storage Of The Camera - Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

Care and Storage of the Camera
No matter how exceptional the camera
may be, it will not give you all it can unless it
is taken care of properly. Please make sure to
keep the camera clean all the time. Acquire
a blower brush, cleaning liquid, lens tissue,
silicone cloth, etc.
Care of the Camera
Dust on the lens or the viewfinder should
first be blown off with a blower brush. Use
lens tissue or a clean, soft cloth to remove
fingerprints or smudges with a gentle circular
motion, if necessary after breathing on the
surface. It is best to wipe the surface with
lens tissue impregnated with one or two
drops of cleaning liquid. After the camera has
been used on a beach or near the sea, clean
it well because salt can affect i t s mechanisms.
A blower brush should also be used to clean
the mirror box inside the camera body. If the
mirror box should require wiping, by all
means, please take the camera to a Canon
authorized distributor.
The film compartment has to be cleaned
with
a
blower because it easily collects film
dust. If the dust contains sand, the film is
easily scratched. When cleaning the rail
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surface or the pressure plate, please use
cleaning paper and cleaning liquid. Be careful
not to touch the shutter curtain when doing
so.
Maintenance
Keep the camera in a place with low
humidity and no dust. After removing the
camera from the case, take the battery out.
When you are going to store the camera for a
long time without using
it,
the shutter release
button must be activated now and then, to
prevent mold and mechanical trouble.
Please
avoid storing the camera in places
such a s mentioned below.
1.
Inside the trunk or rear window of a car
in the direct sun because the temperature can
rise to an extremely high degree and this may
give rise to trouble in the camera.
2. Places
such a s laboratories where
chemicals are around may cause rust or
corrosion.
To safeguard the durability of the
camera, please take
it
to the closest Canon
authorized distributor once every three years
a t
least. If the camera
is
not in use for
a
long
time, please use i t only after closely checking
each and every part of it.