Canon F-1 Quick Start Manual page 3

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Multiple AE Modes Plus Manual
Versatility comes in the form of system acce ssories
which, besides fulfilling their basic functions, also provide
additional AE modes. Thus, attaching the AE Motor Drive
FN not only permits powered film advance but gives you
shutter-priority AE, as well. Similarly, replacing the stand-
ard Eye- level Finder FN with the AE Finder FN makes
possible aperture-priority and stopped-down AE.
1. Manual
The mode which puts you in total creative control.
Your customer has a choice of either full-aperture
metering or stopped -down metering . The meter is acti-
vated by gently depressing the shutter release button.
Turn the aperture ring so that the aperture needle
matches the meter needle (or meter needle cuts the fixed
index in case of stopped -down metering ) for correct ex-
posure.
2. Shutter-priority AE
The ideal mode for action photography. This kind of
photography also calls for rapid film advance, so
Canon decided to combine the two. Shutter-priority AE is
attained by attaching either the AE Motor Drive FN or AE
Power Winder FN . For this mode select a shutter speed
and set the lens aperture ring to "A ". Shutter-priority AE is
possible with any of the 5 interchpngeable viewfinders in-
stalled.
3. Aperture-priority AE
Aperture-priority AE is provided by installing the AE
Finder FN. Set the shutter dial to "A" and select the
desired aperture. The exposure information display shifts
from the right side to below the image. The AE Finder FN
also makes feasible stopped-down AE which is a conve-
nience in close-up work.
4. Multiple Exposure Modes
For the photographer who demand s maximum ex-
posure mode flexibility, the new F- 1 is the perfect
system camera. Attaching either of the two power drives
and the AE Finder FN gives three AE Modes (shutter-
priority AE, aperture-priority AE and stopped-down AE)
plus manual. For others, such as sports or news photo-
graphers who are more concerned w ith capturing fast
action scenes, the power drives' shutter-priority AE cap a-
bility will usually suffice.
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Manual
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Manual
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Manual,
Aperture-priority
AE,
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Stopped-down
AE
II
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Shutter-priority AE
Manual,
Shutter-priority AE
&
Aperture-priority AE
New F-1 Body
Eye-Level Finder FN •
AE Finder FN
L.
AE Motor Drive FN
or
AE Power Winder FN
Reliable Electromechanical Hybrid
Shutter
The new F-1 has an electromechanical hybrid shutter.
The fast speeds from 1/2000 - 1/125,
7.
(1/90) and B
are mechanically controlled , whereas eleCtronic circuitry
controls the slower speeds from 1/ 60 to 8 secs. With the
AE Finder FN set for aperture-priority and stopped-down
AE, all shutter speeds become electronic, although in this
case the fastest speed is 1/ 1000 sec . Battery failure, the
bane of the professional photographer, thus poses no
problem . The battery must be removed for mechanically-
controlled speeds in case of battery failure .
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