The versatile circuitry of the Canon AE-1 allows it to perform fully automatic flash photography with the Speedlite 155A especially designed for this camera. It is not necessary to set the shutter speed or the aperture on the camera as, up to now, flash photography required.

Does Canon ae1 have flash?

For the AE-1 in particular, the camera is set automatically to 1/60s no matter what speed selected on the dial. ... On the flash, there are three modes: Green, Red and Manual and an ASA (ISO) dial.

Is Canon AE-1 fully manual?

The AE-1 is a shutter priority mode only camera. It does not have a "traditional" manual setting. You can set the aperture and shutter independently but the light meter in the viewfinder will always point to the "proper" aperture the camera thinks it should be shooting at regardless of the current setting.