Canon 1V - newbie question!

[ajmiller]

I've just bought a Canon 1V and loaded my first roll of film - all good! On the LCD panel the <0> on the exposure level scale blinks - is this normal? Seems to happen in AV, Tv, and P but not in Manual - which leads me to believe it indicates the exposure is correct in those shooting modes. I can't find anything in the instructions to say this is normal. Anyone able to settle ma worried mind!! Thanks

 

[Ron789]

Yes, that is normal.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

The blnking dot under 0 indicates the exposure level is set to zero. When compensation is applied (using the +/- button), or the exposure level is changed using the command dial on the back to adjust the exposure (right-hand vertical scale in viewfinder), that blinking dot will move accordingly in +/- 0.3, 0.5 or 1 stop increments along the scale (depending on what steps of exposure you have set in custom functions).

The blinking dot also doubles up to show what custom function setting has been set for each of the custom functions, although interpretation of that is not (and never has been!) straightforward.

If the entire line of dots is blinking after loading film, it means correct film load has not been achieved.

The above is common to a number of EOS bodies e.g. 1, 1N, 1N-HS, 1V, 3...

 

[ajmiller]

Thank you both for your useful replies.