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release. Pressing it halfway activates meter circuit, pressing it all the way sets shutter in operation. Can be locked by setting main switch to "L" to guard against accidental shutter relent. With cable release socket. Power Source: One 6V silver oxide battery (Eveready No. 544, UCAR No. 544, JIS 4O13. Mallory PX28) or alkaline man• ganese battery (Eveready No. 537, UCAR No. 5S7). The battery lasts ap- proximately one year under normal use. Battery is loaded in the battery chamber on the front of the camera body. Battery Check: A red LED on top of camera flashes on and off to indicate power level when battery check button is pressed. Flashing frequency decreases with power level. Main Switch: Two positions: "A" and "L". At "L" all active circuits are off and shutter button is locked as safety feature. Doubles as self-timer lever. Cancellation of Camera Circuit: Shutter and self-timer operation cancelled by setting main switch to "I.7 or by pressing battery check button. Multiple Exposure: Possible by setting multiple exposure lever before winding film advance lever to recock shutter. Frame counter does not advance. Automatically resets. Unlimited. • Self-Timer: Electronically controlled. Ac- tivated by pressing shutter button. Timelag of 2 or 10 seconds possible. Red LED flashes on and off to indicate its operation. Flashing frequency increases 2 sec. before shutter release. Flash Synchronization: X•synch at 1/60 sec.; FP- and M-synch at MO sec. and slower. Flash Coupling: Accessory shoe has contacts for directly-coupled flash units and automatic flash control contacts for automatic exposure. JIS•B (PC) type flash ter. minal with shock preventive rim on front of body. Automatic Flash: Full AE flash photography with Canon Speedlites I55A and I99A. Shutter speed automatically set. Aperture automatically controlled according to setting of flash when flash is fully charged. Back Cover: Opened by pulling up rewind knob. Removable for attaching Data Back A. With memo holder. Film Loading: Easy film loading with multi-slot take-up spool. Film Advance Lever: Singlc•stroke 120° throw with 30 stand-off. Winding with several short strokes possible. Automatic winding possible by mounting Canon Motor Drive MA or Power Winder A. Frame Counter: Additive type. Counts

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release.
Pressing
it
halfway
activates
meter
circuit,
pressing
it
all
the
way
sets
shutter
in
operation.
Can
be
locked
by
setting
main switch
to
"L"
to
guard
against
accidental
shutter
relent.
With
cable
release
socket.
Power
Source:
One
6V
silver
oxide
battery
(Eveready
No.
544,
UCAR
No.
544,
JIS
4O13.
Mallory
PX28)
or
alkaline
man•
ganese
battery
(Eveready
No.
537,
UCAR
No.
5S7).
The
battery
lasts
ap-
proximately
one
year
under
normal
use.
Battery
is
loaded
in
the
battery
chamber
on
the
front
of
the
camera
body.
Battery
Check:
A
red
LED
on
top
of
camera
flashes
on
and
off
to
indicate
power
level
when
battery
check
button
is
pressed.
Flashing
frequency
decreases
with
power
level.
Main
Switch:
Two
positions:
"A"
and
"L".
At
"L"
all
active
ci
rcuits
are
off
and
shutter
button
is
locked
as
safety
feature.
Doubles
as
self
-timer
lever.
Cancellation
of
Camera
Circuit:
Shutter
and
self
-timer
operation
cancelled
by
set-
ting
main
switch
to
"I.7
or
by
pressing
battery
check
button.
Multiple
Exposure:
Possible
by
setting
multiple
exposure
lever
before
winding
film
advance
lever
to
recock
shutter.
Frame
counter
does
not
advance.
Auto-
matically
resets.
Unlimited.
•
Self
-Timer:
Electronically
controlled.
Ac-
tivated
by
pressing
shutter
button.
Time-
lag
of
2
or
10
seconds
possible.
Red
LED
flashes
on
and
off
to
indicate
its
opera-
tion.
Flashing
frequency
increases
2
sec.
before
shutter
release.
Flash
Synchronization:
X•synch
at
1/60
sec.;
FP-
and
M
-synch
at
MO
sec.
and
slower.
Flash
Coupling:
Accessory
shoe
has
con-
tacts
for
directly
-coupled
flash
units
and
automatic
flash
control
contacts
for
auto-
matic
exposure.
JIS•B
(PC)
type
flash
ter.
minal
with
shock
preventive
rim
on
front
of
body.
Automatic
Flash:
Full
AE
flash
photogra-
phy
with
Canon
Speedlites
I55A
and
I99A.
Shutter
speed
automatically
set.
Aperture
automatically
controlled
according
to
setting
of
flash
when
flash
is
fully
charged.
Back
Cover:
Opened
by
pulling
up
rewind
knob.
Removable
for
attaching
Data
Back
A.
With
memo
holder.
Film
Loading:
Easy
film
loading
with
multi
-slot
take-up
spool.
Film
Advance
Lever:
Singlc•stroke
120
°
throw
with
30
stand-off.
Winding
with
several
short
strokes
possible.
Automatic
winding
possible
by
mounting
Canon
Motor
Drive
MA
or
Power
Winder
A.
Frame
Counter:
Additive
type.
Counts