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regardless of the exposure duration.
Tocancel shutter operation during a long exp osure, press the battery checkbutton.
Mechanical Operation
There are several shutter speeds availablewith the New Canon F-1 even if the bat-
tery fails. In this case, remove the battery from the battery chamber. Shuttersp eeds
from 1/2000 to 1/125 sec. , ”S” (1/90 sec.) and ”B,” which are all mechanically
controlled, can be used. If the shutter dial is set to any speed between 1/60 and 8
secs., the camera switches automatically to 1/90 sec. when you press the shutter
button.
IMPORTANT
The camera will not operate if you leave the exhaustedbaterry in the battery cham-
ber.
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