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Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual page 18

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*Self-Timer
Advance the film to the next
frame
.
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~
Use the viewfinder cover
to
cover
the
eyepiece
whenever your eye is not
to it at the moment you
take a shot.
If it is un-
covered, stray light enter-
ing from the rear may
cause underexposure
.
18
Push the self-timer lever for-
ward to uncover the self-timer
lamp
.
8
The
AE-1
sets the ex-
posure the moment you
press the shutter button
.
Do not stand in front of
the lens while pressing the
button or exposure may
be incorrect
.
To start the self-timer, press
the shutter button.
The
self-
timer lamp will begin to blink
.
When
it stops blinking ten
seconds later, the shutter will
be released automatically
.
mm
Following
exposure,
unless
you
want to use the self-timer for the
next
frame,
reset
the self-timer
lever to "A" or "L"
.

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