Canon AE-1 PROGRAM Instructions Manual page 18

Take several blank shots,
releasing the shutter and
advancing the film, until the
frame counter reads "1."
While doing this, keep an eye
on the rewind knob. If it
rotates in the direction of the
arrow, the film is loaded cor-
rectly.
Each time you advance the
film, the frame counter also
advances to the next frame. It
can count up to 38 frames.
The numbers 20 and 36 are in
orange to call your attention to
the fact that rolls with those
numbers of frames are or are
almost finished .
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The back cover of this camera
has a memo holder. It conve-
niently holds the end of the
film box as a reminder of the
type of film in use and the
number of exposures.
For film loading, in particular, do not set the shutter speed selector dial to
"PROGRAM" if you have a lens cap attached to the lens or you are in
dim light. We recommend setting the dial to any shutter speed from
1/
125 to
1/ 1000
sec.
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