Canon's early-1980s retailer AE-1 follow-up, the AE-1 Program

Product Name: Canon's early-1980s retailer AE-1 follow-up, the AE-1 Program
Canon's early-1980s AE-1 follow-up, the AE-1 Program, provided many hundreds of thousands of new SLR users their first opportunity to comfortably use a interchangeable-lens camera. The easy interface and programmed automatic mode combined to make the camera appealing to an entry-level market. The sheer plethora of features allowed users to grow with their cameras and enhance their photography with a single body. A genius marketing move, Canon's entry-level SLRs typically have more features than comparable competitor bodies. The AE-1 Program, especially, represented this because it could accept more FD system components than any other A-series body. The AE-1 Program also benefited from manufacturing advances developed for the New F-1, giving it an edge even over the more advanced A-1, in some ways. This video shows what retailer the cameras features are and how to use them.