Canon AE-1 automatic single lens reflex camera, 1977
- maker:
- Canon Camera Co. Inc.
Canon 35mm automatic single lens reflex camera, model AE-1, Number 1,000,000v., manufactured 1977. Lens cap has Olympic logo for Montreal 1978.
The Canon AE-1 represents a transition in camera design when mechanics gave way to electronics. It was the first ‘computerised’ camera and incorporates a CPU, or Central Processing Unit, to control exposure. AE stands for ‘Automatic Exposure’
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Object Number:
- 1978-312
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and leatherette
- Measurements:
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overall: 90 mm x 150 mm x 100 mm,
- type:
- slr and 35mm camera
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
