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After the overwhelming launch successes of the Canon AE-1 in 1976 and the Canon A-1 in 1978, 'Canon Camera Japan' presented the Canon AV-1 in 1979 as the third SLR camera in the new 'A' series. The AV-1 is a semi-automatic SLR camera that houses almost as much electronics as in the AE-1, but instead of shutter speed priority (aperture automatic) on the AE-1, the AV-1 is equipped with a timer (aperture priority). As with the AE-1, the AV-1 has a z, g, backlight button (on the left side of the camera body) to overexpose 1.5 stops in backlit situations. In terms of camera construction, Canon has succeeded in building the top cap with prism housing of the AV-1 even slightly lower than that of the AE-1, so that the AV-1 also immediately became the smallest SLR camera in the 'A' series. The Canon AV-1 (as well as AE-1) were available in Black and Chrome. Simultaneously with the appearance of the AV-1, a new series of FD lenses was also introduced with frames made of plastic (lighter in weight) and the bayonet rings fixed to the lenses for an (even) faster attachment to the camera body.
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