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Canon AE-1
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The Canon AE-1 is a camera launched by Canon in 1976. The Canon AE-1 is the world's first camera with an embedded micro-computer.[1]
Produced
1976–
Optics
Camera[1]
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Vintage & configurations
- 1976Production start[1]
Launch of the Canon AE-1
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Fewer than 3 independently cited specifications for the Canon AE-1 are on record; the remainder await public documentation.
Answerable by: an OEM datasheet, a cleanroom equipment inventory, or an engineer who operated or installed it
No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the Canon AE-1 are on record.
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The control-system platform and OS era of the Canon AE-1 are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the Canon AE-1 are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the Canon AE-1 is not on record.
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- [1]en.wikipedia.org — en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org
Last updated Sep 24, 2026.