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O que é a instrução?

A palavra vem do latim "Instructio" ou instruir. Portanto, no manual Canon 500 você pode encontrar uma descrição das fases do processo. O objetivo do manual é instruir, facilitar o arranque, a utilização do equipamento ou a execução de determinadas tarefas. O manual é uma coleção de informações sobre o objeto / serviço, um guia.

Infelizmente, pequenos usuários tomam o tempo para ler o manual Canon 500, e um bom manual não só permite conhecer uma série de funcionalidades adicionais do dispositivo, mas evita a formação da maioria das falhas.

Então, o que deve conter o manual perfeito?

Primeiro, o manual Canon 500 deve conte:
- dados técnicos do dispositivo Canon 500
- nome do fabricante e ano de fabricação do dispositivo Canon 500
- instruções de utilização, regulação e manutenção do dispositivo Canon 500
- sinais de segurança e certificados que comprovam a conformidade com as normas pertinentes

Por que você não ler manuais?

Normalmente, isso é devido à falta de tempo e à certeza quanto à funcionalidade específica do dispositivo adquirido. Infelizmente, a mesma ligação e o arranque Canon 500 não são suficientes. O manual contém uma série de orientações sobre funcionalidades específicas, a segurança, os métodos de manutenção (mesmo sobre produtos que devem ser usados), possíveis defeitos Canon 500 e formas de resolver problemas comuns durante o uso. No final, no manual podemos encontrar as coordenadas do serviço Canon na ausência da eficácia das soluções propostas. Atualmente, muito apreciados são manuais na forma de animações interessantes e vídeos de instrução que de uma forma melhor do que o o folheto falam ao usuário. Este tipo de manual é a chance que o usuário percorrer todo o vídeo instrutivo, sem ignorar especificações e descrições técnicas complicadas Canon 500, como para a versão papel.

Por que ler manuais?

Primeiro de tudo, contem a resposta sobre a construção, as possibilidades do dispositivo Canon 500, uso dos acessórios individuais e uma gama de informações para desfrutar plenamente todos os recursos e facilidades.

Após a compra bem sucedida de um equipamento / dispositivo, é bom ter um momento para se familiarizar com cada parte do manual Canon 500. Atualmente, são cuidadosamente preparados e traduzidos para sejam não só compreensíveis para os usuários, mas para cumprir a sua função básica de informação

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    INT RODUCTIO N Cong rat ulations! You are now t he owner of the mos t exciting and advanc ed camer a on the m a rket . Canon has good reason to have unbounded conf idence and pride in t he A-1. Embo die d in this ca mera are th e qu alitie s of the finest SL R ca mera s an d in to it w ent th e most sop histic ated elect ronic s tec hn olog y avail[...]

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    Focu sin g Index Mark wit h Depth - of - Fie ld Sc a le Mou nt Posi ti oni ng Poin t Fo cus ing Ri ng Expo sure P revi ew Swi t ch “A” Ma rk AE Loc k Pi n Aperture Ring Battery Chamber Cover/Finger Grip Positioning Pin For Action Gri p Mou ntin g Sock et for Action Grip AT Dia l Guard AT Dia l Main Switch Bat te ry Che ck/ Sel f- timer LED Mult[...]

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    TA BLE O F CONTENTS Main Fea tur es ........ .......... ............. ............. ............. ... 5 Picto rial Outl in e for Gene ral Use of the C ame ra ......... ......... ............. ............. ............. ....... 8 Settin g the Cam era for the F ive A E Mode s a nd Man ual Ov err ide ........ .......... ............. .... 10 Pr elim [...]

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    Q ual it y fr o m t he I nsi de O ut Th e extrao rdina ry qu aliti es of the A-1 start with its desig n. It is th e first came ra in th e wo rld in w hich all in formatio n, both i nput and output, is in the form of pulse s ignals, enabling it to be t he f irst camera w ith a dig ital, rather th an an a nalo g, compu ter. It i s the f irst camera t[...]

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    AE fun ctio ns is also possib le. Shu tter prio rit y AE is esp e cially use ful in ac tion photo grap hy, ap erture prio rity AE in sti ll photography . The programm ed AE mod e, in wh ich th e ca mera con trols bo th apert ure and shutter speed for co rr ect exposure, i s good f or gener al use and is t he easie st mode for beginner s. These thr [...]

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    Wide Me teri ng Ra nge With it s extensiv e film sensiti vit y rang e (ASA 6 -12 80 0) an d 1 6 shu tter spe eds (1/ 1000-30 sec .), the A-1 offers a wide AE met ering range fr o m EV18 (f/ 16, 1/1000 sec.) all th e w ay do w n to EV- 2 (f/1. 4, 8 sec.) with ASA 100 film and an f/1.4 speed le ns. Provided t hat you can even f ocus your sub ject in [...]

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    Fla shes t o in d icate overexp o sure Fla shes t o indicate underexposu re In Focus Out of Fo c us PICTORIAL OUTL INE FOR GENE RAL USE O F THE CAMER A 1 11 1 Lo ad the batte ry . 2 22 2 Turn the m ain swit ch to the “A” pos ition and c heck the power level. 3 33 3 Lo ad the film and ad van ce it to th e first fra me. 7 77 7 Look int o the view[...]

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    4 44 4 Set th e ASA fil m speed . 5 55 5 Set t he aper ture ri ng of the lens t o the “A” mar k (for AE photography) . 6 66 6 Selec t the AE mode. (Tur n the AT dial ). 9 99 9 Press t he sh utte r button gently . 10 10 10 10 Adv an ce th e film to the nex t fram e. 11 11 11 11 Rew ind the film after all fr ames ar e exposed. Not For Re sale –[...]

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    Shutter Pri ority AE 1. Make sure the lens apertu re ring is set to the “ A ” mark . 2. Switc h the AE mode se lec- tor t o TV. 3. Selec t a s h utter speed b y turni n g the AT dia l. See pp. 3 4-36 for det aile d explana tion. A p er ture Priority AE 1. M ake sure t he aperture ring of the l ens is se t to t he “ A ” mark. 2. Switc h the [...]

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    Stopped- dow n A E 1. Dise ngage the le n s ape rt ure ring from the “ A ” mark (nece ssary only o n FD le ns). 2. F old an d push in the s top- down leve r. 3. S et the aperture by t urning the lens a p ert ure ring. See pp. 61-62 f or deta iled explana tion. A E Flash 1. Inser t the Speedli te 577G's or 5 33G's sensor unit or the 19[...]

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    Neck st rap Th read th e tip s o f the nec kstra p th roug h the corre spo ndi ng rings o n th e c ame ra so that the tips are o n th e in side . Then adju st the nec kstrap to th e length most comfo rtable for you . Pla stic Ins ert Pull u p the fi lm rew ind knob to ope n the cam e ra's back cover. Rem ove the plastic ins ert, whic h i s att[...]

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    Semi-hard Case To protect the cam era, partic ularly when carryin g, it, inser t it into its semi-h a rd case as indica ted in the ph oto A. You can easil y shoot pictur es even wi th the cam era in the sem i -har d case by turning the top cover down. If y ou wish to r e move the t op cover, turn it d own , slid e it strai ght u p in the directi on[...]

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    Rear D us t Cap The rear dust cap must be removed bef ore mounting t he lens. Operation wi th an FD l e ns which lacks a chrome Br eech-lock m ount ring: Th e rear dust cap for th i s typ e of len s has serrated ed ges. D o no t mou n t a rea r d ust cap whic h lack s the serrated edg es. Removal from lens 1. Turn the c ap co unterclo ckwi se un ti[...]

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    Reat tachment 1. Make sure the moun t ring is l oc ked so that it ca nn ot be turn ed. 2. Alig n th e arrow o n the ca p with the re d d ot on the m ount ring. 3. In that p ositio n, pu sh lightly do wn on the cap and tur n the mount r ing counter - clock wise u ntil it is tig ht. Lens Hood When sho otin g into bright l igh t, ligh t rays enter ing[...]

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    Mounti ng on the Camera and Dis- mounti ng Pre- Mounting Checklist 1. Make sure the camer a's s top -down lever is not l ocked f or stopped-down metering (see p. 61). If it is, a red warning dot will appear beside the coupling lever insi de the camera body. 2. Make sur e the au t omatic apert ure lever at the rear of an FD lens is n ot set for[...]

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    In th e cas e of a n FD l ens which ha s a chrom e Breec h-lock m ount ri ng or o f an FL lens: Mounti ng 1. Make su re the Breec h-lock r in g is lock ed so th at it c an no t be turne d. It will n ot m ount o nto the cam era other w ise . 2. Align the red do t o f the Bree c h-loc k ring with t he red dot on the c amera body abo ve th e camera mo[...]

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    Loading t he Battery Thi s c a me r a wi ll not f unc ti on unl es s a bat te r y is l oa de d. U s e o ne br and - ne w s il ve r oxide or alkali ne- mangan ese b atte ry as spe ci- fi ed i n t he t a bl e b el ow or an equi va le nt b at- tery of an ot her bra nd. Usable Bat teries Silver Oxide Battery (6V) Everead y (UCAR ) No. 544 JIS4G13 Mallo[...]

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    Ch eckin g th e Ba tt er y Life of the battery in normal use is app ro xi mat el y on e y e ar. Us i ng t he ca m era frequ e ntly at low shutter spee ds, at the “ B ” se tt ing or i n ext re me ly c ol d c on di ti o ns t ak es more batt ery p ower a nd req uires re placin g the b atte ry more often. The ba tt e ry re qu i re s c he ck i ng u [...]

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    The battery check button a lso serves t o cancel the sel f-t imer or to ca n cel the shutt er in lon g expo sures . The circ uit is canc elled the moment you press the button, and the second shutte r curt ain w ill close w hen your finger is re moved fro m t h e button . The shutter w ill not be released if y ou press the shutter bu tton while pres[...]

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    Film A d va n ce a nd Shutte r Release At the base of the f i lm advance lever is the main sw itch of the camera. When it is at the “L” (LO CK) setting, all active circuits are turned off and the shu tter button is locked to prevent unintenti onal shutter releas e. This swi tch should always be i n the “L” position to prevent batter y consu[...]

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    Attac hing a Cable R elease A cable relea se is a device which, used in conjuncti on wit h a tri p od, allows t he sh utter to be hel d ope n f or lo n g ex pos ure s wit ho ut your eve r ha vi ng to tou ch eit her c a mera or shutter butt on directl y. This is especially us eful f or re duc i ng the c ha nc es of bl urr ed i mages i n c op y w ork[...]

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    Holding t he Came ra Th e best preca utio n in preven ting camera shake is to pr ess the shutt er button gently . Nev er pu nch it. It is also h elp fu l to h old th e cam e ra properly, not only for goo d im age res ults but als o for comf ort and ease i n hand li ng . We s uggest fir st that y ou h old the cam era firmly in bo th han ds, th e tip[...]

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    Film Loa ding The Canon A-1 accepts colo r or black and white fi lm in standard 35mm cartridges. When loading and u n loading film , avoid direct s unlight and take care not t o touch the shutter curt ai n, the film trails or th e pres sure plat e. To load the fi lm, first fold out the r ewind crank and shar ply pull up th e rewind knob. The camer [...]

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    rewind crank clo ckw ise to take up film slack, open the back c over and reload t he film. Th e A-1 can also be lo aded w ith bu lk fil m in wh ich c ase th e tip of th e film should be trimm ed as illustr ated below befor e it is loaded in to t he cam er a. Befo re loa ding the fi lm, remove th e plasti c insert fro m the pres sure pla te, and t h[...]

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    Setting t h e A S A Fi lm Spe ed The ASA is a numer ica l r ating of a fil m's sensi tivity to l ight. The hi gher t he ASA r ating, the f aster t he film a nd the mor e sensitive it is to a given amount of ligh t as compared to a f ilm of a lower A SA rating. In other wor ds, the higher the ASA r at ing, the less light you n eed to exp ose th[...]

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    The choice o f film is an important p art of photo gra phy , and you have a wide variety to choose from. Fi lms differ in a number of ways includ i ng ASA ratin g, exposure lati- tude, color rendition a nd col or temperature among ot h er variables . So me, such as in- frared fi lm, require the use of ce rtain filter s. Depending on the type of fil[...]

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    Memo Hol de r The back cover of t his camera is pr ovided with a m e mo holder . Once you h ave loaded th e fil m an d se t th e AS A, it is v ery u se fu l to tear off the end of the film box and insert it into this m e mo holder as a constant r e- mi nder of the ty pe of f ilm in use. Add other information as y ou like. The Bas i cs of Exposure T[...]

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    through the lens. Each tim e yo u move f rom on e f/ sto p to th e nex t smal ler f/ sto p (larg e r number) , the amount of light allowed through is exactly halved. In e ff ect, the amount of exposure itself is also halved. Using f/2 as a standard, the a mount of light reaching the f ilm wi ll change according to f/s top a s indicated b elow. On t[...]

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    The length of tim e that the light is allowed to strike the film is dete rmined b y the shutter speed. The rela tionship between shu tte r spee ds is li ke t hat betw een f /st ops . As you move from one shutter speed to th e next higher shutter speed, exposure is halved. Your im age i s actually expo sed by the opening of t he shutter. Shutter spe[...]

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    apert ure and shutter speed in the pro - gramm ed AE mode. This m ode is helpf ul when your only goal is correct exposure and neither depth of fi eld nor control of moveme nt are very important in the picture. I t is the easiest mode for the beginner. In st op ped-down AE, you set the aper ture manually o n the len s apert u r e ring while the came[...]

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    Instead of an “ A ” m ark , som e earli er FD lenses have a small green circle on the aper tur e rin g for AE ph otogr aph y . Its u se is the same a s tha t of the “ A ” m ar k, and t he procedure is the sa me as that described above e xcept that s ome of thes e len ses m ay not h ave an AE l ock pin for lock ing the aper tur e r ing at t [...]

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    A T D ial This dial works in conjunction with the A E sele cto r. W h en the A E sel ect o r is s et at T V, it shows the shutter speed scale. When the AE selector is set to Av, it sho ws the aperture sca le. To ope rate the AT dial, firs t slide do wn the AT dial guard which is desig ned to prevent accidental movement of the di al. Depending on th[...]

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    Shutt er Speed Scale on the A T Dial There is a choice of 16 click-s top settings ranging fr o m 1/1000 (sec.) t o 30 (sec.) on the AT dial's s hutter speed sca le. The slow shu tt er sp eed s f rom 2 (se c. ) t o 30 (sec .) a re marked in orange while shutter s peeds from 1 (sec.) t o 1/100 0 (s ec. ) are in white. The white numbers on the sc[...]

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    A p e r ture S c ale o n the A T Di al The apert ure sca le on the AT dial is calibrat - ed in f /st op s ranging f rom f/22 to f/ 1.2. The f/ 1 .2 setti ng is indicated by a dot. The dial click- stops at both full and half f/stops. I t will not turn past the larges t and smallest f /stops. The maximum apert u re indicated on the AT dial i s lar g [...]

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    Shu tt er pri orit y AE FD 400mm f/4.5 S.S.C., 1/1 000 sec., ASA 125 Not For Re s ale – Free Download at http://www. joe-chan.com/manuals[...]

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    Shu tt er pri orit y AE FD 5 0mm f/1. 4, 1/30 sec., AS A 125 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/m anu als[...]

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    S hutte r P rio rit y vs. Apert ure P rio r it y Having now read h ow to cont rol the cam era for sh u tte r pr iori t y an d a pe rture p rio rit y AE ph otog rap hy, you mi ght we ll w onde r when it is best to use wh ich m ode. Basically, it depe nds upon wha t you wa nt y our p hot o- graph to po rt ray. Shutter s peeds are most effectively use[...]

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    This tabl e does not necessarily apply when using a lens of a different focal length. If you ar e using a telephoto lens, for inst ance, any subject movement and the least bit of camer a shake can have a magnif ied eff ect on image s harpness. For a telephoto it is neces - sary to use f aster shutter speeds than with a standard lens und er t he sam[...]

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    S elec tin g a n A p er ture A discussi o n of how to se lect an appropr iate ape rt ure boil s down t o an expla nati on of dept h of f iel d. W hen y our sub jec t i s i n f ocus , there is only a li mited rang e in the fore- gr ound a nd bac kgro und of the subj ect whi ch is al so in focus. This zone of sharpness is called depth of f ield. Dept[...]

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    Prog ramm ed A E FD 2 8-50 mm f/3.5, ASA 125 Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/m anu als[...]

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    Program med A E When the AE mode selector is set to TV and the AT dial t urned to “P” on the shutter speed scal e, the cam era is s e t f or program- med AE. Corr ect exposure, both apertur e and shu tter speed, is auto matically set by the cam era accor ding to the brightness of the subject and a pr ogrammed set of c ombi- nations of apertu r [...]

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    AE Ran ge of S ilico n Photo cell at V a riou s AS As FD 50m m f /1. 4 Len s Mete r Coupling Range When using the FD 50mm f/1.4 lens and ASA 100 film, the built-in exposure met e r couples wit hin a range of E V -2 (f/1.4 at 8 sec.) to EV 18 (f/ 16 at 1/1000 sec.) A E Coupling Range At given film s p eeds, the b u ilt-in expo sure meter couples wit[...]

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    Mete ring at Low Light Levels Wit h AE cou pling all the way down to EV -2 (wit h ASA 100 film), the A-1 is capable of metering and producing a nat ural rendition of t h e light in very dim lighting cond itions . Since EV -2 is pr act ically th e lowes t light level at which you can even p erce ive your subject through the viewfinder, you can basic[...]

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    Micr opris m Ring Split-Image Rangefinder Not For Re s ale – Free Download at http://www. joe-chan.com/manuals[...]

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    View f inder A less conspicuous, unusual featur e of the A-1 is the fact that, unless you are taking a meter reading, the only thing y ou can see in the bright viewfinder is the vi ewing area. All othe r in fo rma ti on is elim inat e d, l eavi ng y ou undistracted fre edom to focus and compose you r pic tu re. The A-1 uses the Central Emphasis Met[...]

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    OPTI ONA L VI EWIN G A IDS Dio ptric A dj us tme nt L en se s S The dioptr ic adjust ment lens S is an acces- sor y wh ich sl ide s in to th e gro ov es o f th e viewf inder eyep iece from ab ove to cor rect individu al eyesi gh t. With them, ey eglass wea re rs can p ho to g raph w ith out g lasse s. The A-1's eyepiece has a st andard dioptri[...]

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    Magnifier S Th e Ma gn ifie r S inserts into th e g roov e s o f the viewfinder eyepiece with its adapter to give a 2.5X magnification of the center of the viewing ar ea fo r pr ecisio n focusi ng in close- up work and wide-angle p hotography. I ts pow er i s a djus tabl e t o y our ey esight within a range of +4 to -4 diopter s. Its adapter is hin[...]

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    Prev iew ing t he Exposure When yo u take a meter reading, the view- finder information w ill be displayed in a digital readout direct l y below the vi ewing area. With the viewf in de r display l eve r switched on, you can take a meter reading in any one of thre e ways : 1. Depress the shutter button half way. 2. Press in the ex posure preview sw [...]

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    degree of LED illum ination changes in f our stages depending on the bri ghtness of the subject s een in the viewfinder. When the subject i s br ighter, the LED brightness is slightly higher, an d it is slightly lower with a darker subject. As a r esult, the LED main- tains an al most consistent degr ee of bri gh t- ness to the human eye. The viewf[...]

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    Nu meral s an d Ch ara c ter s C omp osi ng Digital Readout in Viewfinder Up t o the fi rst f our dig its from the l eft in the digital r eadout show shutter speed data ranging fr om 1/1000 sec. t o 30 sec. All speeds fr o m 1/2 sec. and faster will be displayed as a w ho le number as they are on the AT dial so that an ind icated shutter speed of 5[...]

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    is s e t for flash photog raphy while “buLb” r eplaces the s hutter speed data when the A T dial shutter spe ed scale is set to “B”. “M” is also displaye d at the “B” setting. The f lashing “EEEE EE” appea rs to warn of er ror in the stopping-down pr ocess and will be explained in m ore detai l later in this instruction book let[...]

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    shu tt er spee d . If yo ur l en s ha s a s mal le r mi ni mum aper ture, exposure will be corr ect. Outside the M e ter Coupling Range When the ligh t level is so low th at it would be outside the meter coupling range re- gardless o f t he shutter speed you set, t he set shutter speed will flash on an d off along with the aperture in the viewfinde[...]

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    3. In programmed AE mode Both the shutter speed LED and the aper- ture LED f la sh on and off s imultaneously to warn y ou o f overexposure as well as under- exposure. I n taking exposure r eadings, the shutter speed and aperture combination changes as they are progra mmed in the camer a. However, if there should be too littl e l ight to be ex pose[...]

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    Shutt er Release Once you have focused, composed your picture and confirmed corr ect exposu re, gently pr ess the s hutte r button all the w ay dow n to se t th e sh utt er in mot ion . Whe n the shutter is releas ed , the exposure will be store d, so th e re is n o pro bl e m in re mov in g you r fing er fro m the sh utt er bu tto n even in the sl[...]

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    To rew ind the film, press in the film r ewind button on the bo ttom of the came r a. Once you have press ed it, you can remove your f inger. Un fold the film rewind crank and turn it in th e direction of th e s mall arrow until the fr a me counter reaches the “S” mark. At this po int only the film leader will not be rewound in to the cartridge[...]

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    Specia lized Proced ures Not For Resale – Free Download at http://www.joe-chan.com/m anu als[...]

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    Stopped- dow n A E Photography There ar e basically two cas es which r equire stopped-down AE pho togr aphy (unless you wish to operate in manual override) . It is necessary when you use any lens wh ich is not FD, such as FL or R lenses or the Reflex Lens 500mm f/8. With t he excep tions of t h e FD-U extensi on tub es or Extend ers , it is als o n[...]

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    data will be displayed in the viewfinder. Un less t h e shu t ter sp ee d d at a is flas hin g on and off , sim pl y pr ess the shutter bu tton fo r an accurate ly exposed im age. Exposure warnings ar e exactly li ke those in aperture priori ty AE. Set the aperture ring to a larger apert ure if a shutter speed of the slow r ange f lashes on an d of[...]

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    Not For Resale – Free Download at ht tp:/ /www.joe - chan.com/manuals Stopped-d own AE Phot omicrography (butt erfly wing), ASA 3 2 Stop p ed-d own AE FD 50mm f/ 3. 5 Macro wi th Exte n s ion Tub e FD 25, f/11, AS A 400 pu shed to EI 800[...]

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    Warnin gs of Incorrect Op er ation in Stop pe d -do w n P ho tog ra phy Two problems can arise if you u se t he camera i ncorrectly in the stopped-down mode. The fir st problem occu rs if the st op- down lever of t he camera is locked in befor e you mount the lens. I f you expose a fram e in this situation, it will be inco rr ectly exposed du e to [...]

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    Manual O verride You may have occasion to wi sh to cancel the A-1's AE capabilities to co ntrol exposure, both aperture and shutter speed, by your - self . T his will be the case if you are using a separate expo sure meter , if y ou wish to corr ect expo sure in unusual l ighting con- ditions or in fl a sh photo graphy, or i f you want to con [...]

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    Wit h a n FD lens, if you set the AE selector to Av instead of TV wh ile the lens is away from the “ A ” mark, the digital readou t will show the ap ertur e yo u have set on the AT dial plus t he corresponding camera- select ed shu tte r spe ed as in ape rt ure pr ior ity AE along with “ M ” for manual aperture setting. Although you are no [...]

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    AE mode, it will not set the exposure until a spl it sec ond be f ore the shut ter its elf is ac- tually rel ea sed. Once y ou have complet ed these prepar ations, flick the eyepiece shutter lever to close the ey epiece shutter so that no light comes through the eyepiece to af f ect the exposur e. Now press the shutter butt on and run into place if[...]

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    EXPO SURE C OMP ENSA TIO N You can, of cours e, m ake exp osure cor- recti on s by operating the ca mera manually, but the A- 1 is als o e quipp ed wi th oth er devices which allow you t o co rr ect th e exposure w hile in an A E mod e. Unusual lighting conditi ons which necessi - tate exposur e corr ection include those in- stances when light ta k[...]

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    cate an exposure adjustmen t of only 1/3 f/s top, b ut your picture wi ll b e exposed in the 1/3 f/stop increm ent you set o n the dial. Generally, exposure s hou ld be cor rected whe neve r t he hi gh-ke y ( ligh t) or low- key ar ea occupies more than ha lf o f t he total viewing area. How m uch more or less ex- posure should be g i ven depends o[...]

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    may be bet ter t o u se the e xposure memory switch as explained on t he next page or man ual ov er ri de. The exposure compens ation d ial can a ls o be used to correct exposure in multiple ex- posures as explained later. Usable R ange of Ex posure Compens a tion Dial Accordi ng to ASA Rating ASA6 : 1/4••1/2••1 ASA1 2: 1/4 ••1/2 ••[...]

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    Exposure M emory Sw itch The A- 1 also off ers an exposure m e mory switch f or correcting the exposur e in the AE mode. Essentially, this switch assures cor rect exposure by e xposing the p ict ure f or your subject no matter what the surround ings are. When you pr ess in the expo sur e memory switch, it locks the expo sure value ( EV) fo r whatev[...]

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    Cha ngi ng the A SA Se t ting There is another way to correct exposure which can be used whether you ar e in the manual or the AE m ode. That is to change the ASA film speed set ting on the camera. A film with an ASA r ating twice that of another f ilm requir es only half t he amount of li ght for corr ect exposure as com pared with the other film.[...]

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    Mult iple Exposures Making two or more exposures on the same fram e is an exciting technique which is very sim ple to per form with the A - 1 . After m aki ng the fi rst expos ur e, do not tur n the f il m advance le ver but r etur n it to its r et ract ed position clos e to the cam e ra bod y . Switch the multiple exposure lever und er- neath the [...]

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    Multiple exposures are not possible when the Motor Drive MA or Power Winder A or A2 is mounted on the A- 1 and in operat ion. They ar e possible even when these accessori es a re mounted if you switch the m of f and advan ce the film manually. There are some situations which seem to call for a multiple exposure but which are better hand le d in ano[...]

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    Film Plane Indicator This m a rk i s engraved on the top of t h e camer a beside the f ilm r ewin d knob, just to the left of the pentaprism, to indicate the exact positi on of the f ilm p lane. It is not used in general photography, but it is helpful in close-up photography and pho tom acro- graphy for obtaining the exact shooting distance fr o m [...]

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    make a focusing correc t ion. Follow the detailed instructions of th e film manu- fa ct u re r. The position of the infrared index mark has been compu ted for the use of infr ared film with peak sensiti vity at 800nm (s uch a s Kod ak I R 135) and a red filter s uch as Wratten 87. Chec king the Depth of Field There a re two ways to f ind out what t[...]

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    f ield looking at the im age through the viewfi nd er by pushing in the stop- down leve r just as in stopped-down A E photography and setting the lens to the w o rking a pert ure. This will p robably be one of tho se occasi ons when you will r elease the stop-down lever and return the lens to “A” b efore taking a shot. You will have to operate [...]

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    Lens Signal Coupling There ar e several levers and pins at the r ear of an FD lens which tr an smi t signals be- tween the lens and the ca mera body. Usually it is not necess ary to know what they ar e , but someti mes, when you mus t operate t he aperture manually for non -coupled acces- sorie s fo r in stan ce , it i s. Ju st fo r yo ur informati[...]

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    3. Full Apert ure Signal Pin This pin t ransmits the maxim um aperture of the lens t o the exposure m eter to set t he meter coupling range automatically. 4. AE Sw i tch Pi n When the “A” mark of the aper tur e ring is set to the apertur e index, the AE s witch pin comes out to ins u re that the lens, at this sett ing, can be mounted on ly on c[...]

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    A u tomatic Diaph ragm Co ntrol When the A- 1 is dir ectly coupled with an FD lens, diaphragm control is totally a uto matic. Exposure m eteri ng is per formed at full apert ure whether the le ns ape rt ure ring is at the “A” m a rk or set to a specifi c aperture. At shutter releas e, the diaphragm automati- cally closes down to the aper ture s[...]

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    All FD l ense s wi th a chrom e Breech - lo ck m ount rin g and FD Mac ro lenses are set for m anual di aphra gm contro l as foll ows: 1. B efo re mou nt in g th e len s, pu sh th e automati c apertur e lever at the rear o f the lens to the right where it a uto- matically l ocks . 2. Mount the lens on to the access ory as usual. The d iaphragm will[...]

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    FLASH PHOTOGR A PHY WITH THE A-1 AE Flash Phot ography (Full Au to- flash Phot ography) Th ere ar e s ev en sp eci al auto m atic fl ash un it s, the Canon Speedlites 577G, 533G, 199A, 188A, 177A, 155A and 133A, which make AE fla sh pho tography possible w ith the A-1. Just s lip the Speedlite 577G's or 533G's sensor unit or the 199 A, 18[...]

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    Of cours e, w ith the flash still on Auto you can set the aperture manually s hould you wis h to use an FL lens. Even then, however, the camer a will automaticall y switch to 1/60 sec. as soon as the Speedlite is read y fo r fi rin g. These Speedli tes employ a unique light sen sin g syste m, se pa rate i n t h e case o f the 577G and 533G, which r[...]

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    to w ork impro p erl y or ev en possib ly d amag e the camer a itsel f. Digi tal R eadout in Fl ash Ph otogr aphy When you preview exposure in flash photo- graphy, the digital readout will differ de- pending on t he ty pe o f f lash pho tography. 1. AE flash with Canon Speedlite 133 A, 155A , 17 7A, 188A , 199A, 533 G or 57 7G and an FD Lens The fl[...]

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    The digital readout will be the sam e as in AE flash con tr o l but will also include the “M” si gnal for manual aper tu r e control. Though the set f lash auto wor king ap ertur e value is display ed in the readout, it is not automati cally set as in AE flash control. The sam e aperture value as set on the f lash must b e ma nu all y set o n t[...]

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    2) Aut omatic Shutter Setting Autoflas h 3) Manual Flash The “B” setting is useful i n flas h p hoto- graphy f o r lightening the subject's back- ground. At this set ting, the f la sh of the Speedlite sy nchronizes with the opening of the first shutter curtain. 5. G ene ral F lash P hotogr aphy with F lashe s other than the Canon Speedlite[...]

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    MOTORIZED FILM WINDING There r e mains one last m ech anical operation i n the A - 1 that could poss ibl y di stra ct your attenti on from your subject: you hav e to wind the f il m. Canon has solved that pro- blem for y ou too . With the Can on Power Winder A, the Power Winder A2, and the Motor D rive MA au tomat e ally wind the film and recock th[...]

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    D AT A B AC K A Wit hin seconds, the A-1' s back cover can be exchanged f or t he Data Ba ck A, which, again, b ecomes an integral part of the camer a's electronic system. As you press the shutter r elease, the day, month and year w ill be recor ded clearly but uno btr usively i n the lower right hand corner of every picture, i.e., unless[...]

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    A C CESS ORIES 1. A ngle Fin der A2 an d B 2. Eyecup 4S 3. Magn ifi er S 4. Cam er a Hol der F3 5. Macropho to Coupler FL 52 and FL 58 6. Lens Hood BS-52 7. Microphoto Hood 8. Photo micr o U nit F 9. Slide Duplicator 10. Hand y Stand F 11. Ca non Rele as e 30 12. Ca non Rele as e 50 13. 52 mm fil ter s 58 mm filters 14. 52- 55 St ep- up Rin g 15. 5[...]

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    27. C opy St and 4 28. Auto Bellows 29. Macro Auto Ring 30. B ellows FL 31. Extension Tube M Set 32. M an ual Di aphr agm Ada pter 33. Extension Tube FD 15-U , FD 25-11 and FD 50- U 34. Extender FD 2x-A, Extender FD 2x-B 35. Dioptric Adjust ment Lens S (10 kinds) 36. Speedlite 133A 37. Speedlite 155A 38. Speedlite 177A 39. Speedlite 188A 40. Speedl[...]

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    1 Spee dlit e 133A 2 Spee dlit e 155A 3 Spee dlit e 177A 4 Spee dlit e 188A 5 Spee dlit e 199A 6 Spee dlit e 533G 7 Spee dlit e 57 7G 8 Data Ba ck A 9 Ni-Cd Cha rger MA 10 Mo tor Dr ive MA 11 Power Winder A 12 Powe r Winder A2 13 Ni-Cd Pack MA 14 Bat t ery Pa ck MA 15 Ba tt ery Ma gaz ine MA Not For Resale – Free Download at ht tp:/ /www.joe - ch[...]

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    P roper Ca re o f the C am er a Your A- 1 is a rugged, high-qual ity camera. I t will wo rk pro pe rly i f op era te d an d care d for properly . Never for ce anythin g. If you have a problem that is no t answered in th e in- str uctions be low, follow the ad vice of your nearest Canon ser vice man. We recommend ta king t he A- 1 to an aut hor ized[...]

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    is necess ary, do no t attempt to do i t yoursel f but take it to an authori zed C anon service facil it y. T h e fil m co mpa rtme n t a lso req uire s occasional cleaning with a b lower brush to r e move accumulated film du st part icles which might sc ratch the film. W hen doing this, t ake special car e NE VER to exert press u re on the shutt e[...]

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    Type: 35mm SLR (S ingl e-L ens Refle x) camer a with selective, electr onically controll ed AE (Automatic Expo sur e) and f ocal plane shutter . Format: 24 x 36m m. Pho tog ra ph ic Mo de s: Six modes; i nclud ing f ive AE modes: shutter priority AE, ape rt ure pri ority AE, pr ogramm ed AE , full AE flash photography wit h specif ied Canon electr [...]

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    AE Mec ha nism : Electronically contr olled. I nfo rm ation inp ut by means of AE mode sel ector and AT dial for full-aper ture AE mete rin g (FD le ns at “A”) a n d stopp ed - down AE metering. Empl oys three LSI's with I 2 L, one Linear LSI and one Bi-MOS IC for light metering. AE M ode S ele ction: B y means of AE mode sel ector. Two s [...]

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    r elease. Pressing it hal fway activat es meter circuit, pressing it all th e way s e ts shutter in operati on. Can be locked by sett ing ma in switch to "L " to guard against accidental shutte r release. With cable r elease s ocket. Power Source: O ne 6V s ilver oxide bat tery ( Eveready N o. 54 4, UCA R No. 544, JIS 4G13, M allory PX28)[...]

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    Frame Cou nter: A d ditive type. Cou nts back fr ames as film rewound. Automati - cally r ese ts to "S " upon opening back cover. Does not advance dur ing multiple exp osur es. Film Rew indin g: By pressing rewind but- ton and crankin g rewind knob. Rewin d button automat ically resets when f ilm advance lever t urned. Oth er Safe ty Devi[...]

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    For y our own conv enience yo u may want to use this form to fill in the serial numbers of y our A-1 equ ipme nt for quick ref e rence in the event of loss or theft . Name of the C amera: Canon A-1 Body Num ber : Lens: mm. 1: No. mm. 1: No. mm. 1: No. Nam e: Telephone Number : Address: Additional Access ories: Not For Resale – Free Download at ht[...]

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    Wind er and Motor Drive Ter minal s Ey epiece S hut ter Lev er Ey epiece Film Advance Lev er Film Rewind Button Winder and Mot or Dri ve Coup ler Co ver Positioning Hole for Moto r Drive MA Mem o Holder Tr ipo d S ocke t Lens Release Bu tto n Pos iti oni ng Ho le for Moto r Drive MA Not For Resale – Free Download at ht tp:/ /www.joe - chan.com/ma[...]

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    Not For Resale – Free Download at ht tp:/ /www.joe - chan.com/manuals FD 100mm f/2.8 w ith an orange filter, f/8, A SA 125 Apert ure priorit y AE[...]

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