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The Canon A-1 is an advanced level single-lens reflex (SLR) 35 mm film camera for use with interchangeable lenses.
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It employs a horizontal cloth-curtain focal-plane shutter with a speed range of 30 to 1/1000 second plus bulb and flash synchronization speed of 1/60 second
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The A-1 is the first SLR to have all four of the now standard PASM exposure modes.
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it was the first SLR to offer an electronically controlled programmed autoexposure mode.
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Instead of the photographer picking a shutter speed to freeze or blur motion and choosing a lens aperture f-stop to control depth of field (focus), the A-1 has a microprocessor programmed to automatically select a compromise exposure based on light meter input.
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The A-1 is a battery-powered (one 4LR44 or PX-28)
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It features a "stopped down AE" mode, in which the aperture is closed and alterable by the photographer and the camera selects the shutter speed based on the actual light reading.
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This differs from aperture priority in which the aperture is not closed until a photograph is taken and the shutter speed is calculated based on the light measured through the fully open aperture.
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Stopped down AE existed so that old FL lenses could be used with at least some kind of AE, and was also useful for photomicroscopy, manual-aperture lenses, etc.
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It's viewfinder exposure information system uses a six-digit, seven-segment per digit, red alphanumeric LED display on the bottom of the viewfinder to indicate the readings of the built-in centerweighted, silicon photocell light meter.
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The focusing screen also has Canon's standard split image rangefinder and microprism collar focusing help.
You'll need to require 35mm film and either 4LR44 or PX-28 Batteries
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