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Basic Operation

With [

5: Multi function lock

] set (p.329) and the power switch set to

>, you can prevent the current settings from changing due to

accidental movement of the Main Dial, Quick Control Dial, or Multi-controller.

Press the <

> button to turn the top

and rear LCD panel illumination on (

)

or off. During a bulb exposure, pressing
the shutter button completely will turn off
the LCD panel illumination.

If you press the <

> button a number

of times, the shooting settings will be
displayed.
Pressing the <

> button enables Quick

Control of the shooting settings (p.51).
Press the <

> button again to turn off

the display.

: Multi function lock

LCD Panel Illumination

If the power switch is set to <

> and you try to use one of the locked

camera controls, <

> will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD

panel. [

LOCK

] will also be displayed on the shooting functions’ setting

screen.

Displaying Shooting Settings

COP

Summary of Contents for EOS-1 D X

Page 1: ...E INSTRUCTION MANUAL E INSTRUCTION MANUAL The Software Start Guide is included at the end of this manual COPY ...

Page 2: ... digital camera you can immediately view the image you have captured While reading this manual take a few test shots and see how they come out You can then better understand the camera To avoid botched pictures and accidents first read the Safety Warnings p 400 401 and Handling Precautions p 14 15 Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability After shooting play images back and check whether they ha...

Page 3: ... DC400ST EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Software Software Instruction Manuals 1 Camera Instruction Manual this booklet 2 Wired LAN Instruction Manual 3 Pocket Guide Camera with body cap and battery compartment cap 1 3 Wide Strap L7 Eyecup Eg Cable Protector 2 Wired LAN To set up a wired LAN using the Ethernet RJ 45 terminal p 21 refer to the separate Wired LAN Instruction Manual Software Instruction Ma...

Page 4: ...mera and on the LCD monitor 3 Indicates a function that can be changed by pressing the M button and changing the setting p Reference page numbers for more information Warning to prevent shooting problems Supplemental information Tips or advice for better shooting Problem solving advice Basic Assumptions All operations explained in this manual assume that the power switch is already set to 1 p 38 I...

Page 5: ...lash Photography 189 Shooting with the LCD Monitor Live View Shooting 199 Shooting Movies 219 Image Playback 245 Post Processing Images 285 Sensor Cleaning 293 Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer 299 Customizing the Camera 317 Reference 353 Software Start Guide 409 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 COPY ...

Page 6: ...ng the Card 35 Turning on the Power 38 Setting the Date Time and Zone 40 Selecting the Interface Language 42 Attaching and Detaching a Lens 43 Basic Operation 45 Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions 51 3 Menu Operations 53 Before You Start 55 Formatting the Card 55 Setting the Power off Time Auto Power Off 57 Setting the Image Review Time 57 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings 58 Displa...

Page 7: ...Mode 110 j Using the Self timer 112 Image Settings 113 Selecting the Card for Recording and Playback 114 Setting the Image Recording Quality 117 i Setting the ISO Speed 124 Selecting a Picture Style 129 Customizing a Picture Style 132 Registering a Picture Style 135 B Setting the White Balance 137 O Custom White Balance 138 P Setting the Color Temperature 143 u White Balance Correction 144 Correct...

Page 8: ... Preview 170 a Manual Exposure 171 q Selecting the Metering Mode 173 O Setting Exposure Compensation 175 h Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 176 A AE Lock 177 Bulb Exposures 178 P Multiple Exposures 180 2 Mirror Lockup 187 Flash Photography 189 D Flash Photography 190 Setting the Flash 193 Shooting with the LCD Monitor Live View Shooting 199 A Preparing for Live View Shooting 200 A Shooting with the LC...

Page 9: ...ings 232 Setting the Movie Recording Size 233 Setting the Sound Recording 236 Silent Control 238 Setting the Time Code 239 Menu Function Settings 241 Image Playback 245 x Image Playback 246 B Shooting Information Display 248 HI Searching for Images Quickly 251 u Magnified View 253 b Rotating the Image 255 Setting Ratings 256 Q Quick Control During Playback 258 k Enjoying Movies 260 k Playing Movie...

Page 10: ... Processing Images 285 R Processing RAW Images with the Camera 286 S Resize 291 Sensor Cleaning 293 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning 294 Appending Dust Delete Data 295 Manual Sensor Cleaning 297 Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer 299 Preparing to Print 300 wPrinting 302 Trimming the Image 307 W Digital Print Order Format DPOF 309 W Direct Printing with DPOF 312 d Transferring Images ...

Page 11: ... w Registering Custom Shooting Modes 350 Reference 353 Function Availability Table According to Shooting Mode 354 System Map 356 B Button Functions 358 Checking the Battery Information 360 Using a Household Power Outlet 361 Replacing the Date Time Battery 362 Menu Settings 363 Troubleshooting Guide 372 System Status Display 385 Error Codes 388 Specifications 389 Safety Warnings 400 Software Start ...

Page 12: ... mode p 69 AF point selection p 71 AI Servo AF characteristics p 82 Auto AF point selection EOS iTR AF p 95 AF Custom Functions p 91 AF Microadjustment p 102 Manual focusing p 109 Metering Metering mode p 173 Multi spot metering p 174 Drive Drive mode p 110 Self timer p 112 Maximum burst p 122 Recording Images Record func p 114 Create select a folder p 154 File name p 156 File numbering p 158 Imag...

Page 13: ...ew time p 57 Single image display p 246 Shooting information display p 248 Index display p 251 Image browsing Jump display p 252 Magnified view p 253 Image rotate p 255 Rating p 256 Movie playback p 262 Slide show p 266 Viewing images on TV p 269 Protect p 273 Voice memo p 275 Copying p 277 Erase p 280 Image Editing RAW image processing p 286 Resize p 291 Printing and Transferring Images PictBridg...

Page 14: ...era to the nearest Canon Service Center Do not touch the camera s electrical contacts with your fingers This is to prevent the contacts from corroding Corroded contacts can cause camera misoperation If the camera is suddenly brought in from the cold into a warm room condensation may form on the camera and internal parts To prevent condensation first put the camera in a sealed plastic bag and let i...

Page 15: ... protect the card and its recorded data note the following Do not drop bend or wet the card Do not subject it to excessive force physical shock or vibration Do not store or use the card near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a TV set speakers or magnet Also avoid places prone to having static electricity Do not leave the card in direct sunlight or near a heat source Store the card in...

Page 16: ...t the battery p 34 To charge the battery see page 30 2 Insert a card p 35 Two cards can be inserted 3 Attach the lens p 43 Align it with the red dot 4 Set the lens focus mode switch to f p 43 5 Set the power switch to 1 p 38 COPY ...

Page 17: ...utton halfway and the camera will focus the subject 8 Take the picture p 46 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 9 Review the picture p 57 The captured image will be displayed for 2 sec on the LCD monitor To display the image again press the x button p 246 To shoot while looking at the LCD monitor see Live View Shooting p 199 To view the images captured so far see Image Playback...

Page 18: ...ield preview button p 170 Vertical grip depth of field preview button p 170 Lens release button p 43 Lens mount index p 43 Mirror p 187 297 Movie microphone p 236 Hand strap mount p 356 Body number Tripod socket B Vertical grip AF area selection mode Multi function Multi spot metering button p 49 70 190 174 Vertical grip on off switch p 49 Shutter button p 46 Multi function button 2 p 335 Body cap...

Page 19: ...Multi function lock switch p 38 Touch pad p 48 5 Quick Control Dial p 48 9 Multi controller p 49 9 Vertical grip Multi controller p 49 p Vertical grip AF start button p 46 49 67 68 202 228 S Vertical grip AF point selection button p 49 70 71 A Vertical grip AE lock button p 49 177 0 Setting button p 53 Eyecup p 45 LCD monitor p 282 Q Quick Control button p 51 B AF area selection mode Multi functio...

Page 20: ...6 Battery release handle p 34 361 Battery p 30 34 Speaker p 262 276 V Focal plane mark Top LCD panel p 24 25 A Live View shooting Movie shooting button p 200 220 p AF start button p 46 67 68 202 228 A AE lock button p 177 S AF point selection button p 70 71 Eyepiece shutter lever p 179 Viewfinder eyepiece Dioptric adjustment knob p 45 System extension mounting hole Battery compartment cap p 34 Rea...

Page 21: ...ard slot 1 p 35 Card slot cover p 35 Card 1 eject button p 37 Card 2 eject button p 37 Access lamp p 37 Card slot cover release handle p 35 J K Protect Voice memo button p 273 275 Voice memo microphone p 275 F Remote control terminal N3 type p 179 D PC terminal p 191 Y External microphone IN terminal p 237 q C Audio video OUT Digital terminal p 272 300 313 Z HDMI mini OUT terminal p 269 F Ethernet...

Page 22: ...0 S Single AF point O Spot AF single point p 72 Exposure level indicator Max burst p 122 Remaining number of exposures p 182 p JPEG icon p 121 1 RAW icon p 121 z Battery check p 39 i AF status indicator p 68 Standard exposure index Exposure level scale 1 stop 1 3 stop Overexposure Flash overexposure Exposure level Flash exposure level Flash underexposure Underexposure COPY ...

Page 23: ...7 Bulb buLb p 178 FE lock Busy buSY Multi function lock warning L Aperture p 169 y Exposure compensation p 175 Flash exposure compensation p 190 u White balance correction p 144 g ISO speed p 124 o Focus confirmation light p 164 A Highlight tone priority p 150 ISO speed p 124 Possible shots Card full warning Full AF point selection AF SEL SEL AF AF point registration HP SEL SEL HP Card warning Car...

Page 24: ...osure time Hours Custom white balance acquisition display Card full warning Full Card error warning Err Error number Remaining images to record Shutter speed Bulb buLb Bulb exposure time min sec FE lock FEL Busy buSY Multi function lock warning L No card warning Card Error code Err Cleaning image sensor CLn ISO speed Color temperature Custom white balance number Personal white balance Dust Delete ...

Page 25: ...ingle shooting o High speed continuous shooting p Low speed continuous shooting k 10 sec self timer l 2 sec self timer 6 Single Silent shooting K Super high speed continuous shooting Battery check p 39 2 Mirror lockup p 187 h AEB p 176 P Multiple exposure shooting p 180 N Auto Lighting Optimizer p 146 White balance p 137 Q Auto W Daylight E Shade R Cloudy Y Tungsten light U White fluorescent light...

Page 26: ...Displayed when the camera is connected to a wireless LAN via Wireless File Transmitter WFT E6 The display will show only the settings currently applied J Card 1 selection icon p 36 J Card 2 selection icon p 36 Folder number p 154 g Card 2 indicator p 36 f Card 1 indicator p 36 File number p 158 J Data transfer icon 4 Image size p 117 3 Large 4 Medium1 5 Medium2 6 Small 1 RAW 41 Medium RAW 61 Small...

Page 27: ...27 Nomenclature Battery Pack LP E4N Protective cover Battery release handle Contacts Lock lever COPY ...

Page 28: ...0 Car battery cable socket Calibration Performance check button Charge lamp Charge level Calibration Discharge status indicator Performance check lamp Battery pack slot Power cord socket Power cord Protective covers 2 The charger can also recharge the Battery Pack LP E4 COPY ...

Page 29: ...basic camera operations Attaching the Strap Pass the end of the strap through the camera s strap mount eyelet from the bottom Then pass it through the strap s buckle as shown in the illustration Pull the strap to take up any slack and make sure the strap will not loosen from the buckle COPY ...

Page 30: ...urely attached You can attach the battery to slot A or B The battery will start recharging and the green status lamp will blink When the battery is fully charged all three Charge level indicators will light up 50 80 100 It takes approx 130 min for LP E4N and approx 120 min for LP E4 to fully recharge a completely exhausted battery at 23 C 73 F The time required to recharge the battery will vary gr...

Page 31: ... shorter battery life Store the battery with the protective cover attached Storing the battery when it is fully charged may lower the battery s performance The battery charger can also be used in foreign countries The battery charger is compatible with a 100 V AC to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz power source If necessary attach a commercially available plug adapter for the respective country or region Do not ...

Page 32: ...e correct battery level Calibration is not a required operation If you just want to recharge the battery you can let the battery start recharging automatically after approx 10 sec If you want to perform calibration press the CALIBRATE button while the CAL CHARGE lamp is blinking in red The Charge level indicator will blink in red and calibration power discharge will start After calibration is comp...

Page 33: ...ry Pack LP E4N LP E4 is attached to the charger the indicators will blink in red and green including the CAL CHARGE lamp and the battery cannot be recharged None of the Charger s Status Lamps Light Up All Three Charge Level Indicators Blink The charger cannot charge any battery other than the Battery Pack LP E4N LP E4 When two battery packs are attached to the charger the battery attached first wi...

Page 34: ...lling the Battery Removing the Battery If the battery s rubber lining to repel water is dirty use a moist cotton swab to wipe it clean Rubber lining Only the Battery Pack LP E4N LP E4 can be used Turn the battery release handle and take out the battery Check if the power switch is set to 2 p 38 Flip out the battery release handle turn it as shown by the arrow and pull To prevent short circuiting o...

Page 35: ...dle and open the cover as shown by the arrows 2 Insert the card The card inserted in the left slot will be f and the card inserted in the right slot will be g As shown by the illustration face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera If the card is inserted in the wrong way it may damage the camera The card ejection button will stick out 3 Close the cover P...

Page 36: ...2 indicator Card selection icon Possible shots Hard disk type cards cannot be used with this camera Although the two types of CF CompactFlash cards have different thicknesses either type can be inserted into the camera Ultra DMA UDMA CF cards can also be used with the camera UDMA CF cards enable faster data writing The number of possible shots depends on the remaining capacity of the card image re...

Page 37: ...ed Do not open the card slot cover during this time Also never do any of the following while the access lamp is lit or blinking Otherwise it can damage the image data card or camera Removing the card Removing the battery Shaking or banging the camera around If the card already contains recorded images the image number may not start from 0001 p 158 If a card related error message is displayed on th...

Page 38: ...ning by pressing the shutter button halfway p 46 to stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture If you repeatedly turn the power switch 1 R 2 at a short interval the f icon may not be displayed This is normal and not a problem To save battery power the camera turns off automatically after 1 minute of non operation To turn on the camera again just press the shutter button halfway p 46 You can chang...

Page 39: ...usted soon n 0 Recharge the battery Temperature At 23 C 73 F At 0 C 32 F Possible shots 1120 860 The number of possible shots will decrease with any of the following operations Pressing the shutter button halfway for a prolonged period Activating the AF frequently without taking a picture Using the lens Image Stabilizer Using the LCD monitor often The number of possible shots may decrease dependin...

Page 40: ...ess Then if you travel to another time zone you can simply set your destination s time zone so that the correct date time is recorded 1 Display the menu screen Press the M button to display the menu screen 2 Under the 52 tab select Date Time Zone Press the Q button and select the 5 tab Turn the 6 dial to select the 52 tab Turn the 5 dial to select Date Time Zone then press 0 3 Set the time zone Lo...

Page 41: ...the time will go back by 1 hour 6 Exit the setting Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 The Date Time Zone will be set and the menu will reappear The menu setting procedure is explained on pages 53 54 The date time that was set will start from when you press 0 in step 6 In step 3 the time displayed on the upper right is the time difference compared with Coordinated Universal Time UTC If you d...

Page 42: ...K Press the Q button and select the 5 tab Turn the 6 dial to select the 52 tab Turn the 5 dial to select LanguageK the fourth item from the top then press 0 3 Set the desired language Turn the 5 dial to select the language then press 0 The interface language will change 3 Selecting the Interface Language COPY ...

Page 43: ...nd camera and turn the lens as shown by the arrow until it clicks in place 3 Set the lens focus mode switch to AF AF stands for Autofocus If it is set to MF manual focus autofocus will not operate 4 Remove the front lens cap Attaching and Detaching a Lens Do not look at the sun directly through any lens Doing so may cause loss of vision If the front part focusing ring of the lens rotates during au...

Page 44: ...s until it stops then detach it Attach the rear lens cap to the detached lens Detaching the Lens Minimizing Dust When changing lenses do it quickly in a place with minimal dust When storing the camera without a lens attached be sure to attach the body cap to the camera Remove dust on the body cap before attaching it COPY ...

Page 45: ...hand s right index finger lightly on the shutter button 4 Press your arms and elbows lightly against the front of your body 5 To maintain a stable stance place one foot slightly ahead of the other 6 Press the camera against your face and look through the viewfinder Basic Operation Adjusting the Viewfinder Clarity Holding the Camera If the camera s dioptric adjustment still cannot provide a sharp v...

Page 46: ...e is called camera shake It can cause blurred pictures To prevent camera shake note the following Hold and steady the camera as shown on the preceding page Press the shutter button halfway to autofocus then slowly press the shutter button completely Shutter Button Pressing the p button will execute the same operation as pressing the shutter button halfway If you press the shutter button completely...

Page 47: ... shutter button halfway the camera will be ready to shoot Use this dial to select or set the shooting mode AF mode metering mode AF point ISO speed exposure compensation when the O button is pressed card etc 2 Turn the 6 dial only While looking at the viewfinder or top LCD panel turn the 6 dial to set the desired setting Use this dial to set the shutter speed aperture etc 6 Main Dial The operation...

Page 48: ...xposure compensation when the O button is pressed white balance image size etc 2 Turn the 5 dial only While looking at the viewfinder or top LCD panel turn the 5 dial to set the desired setting Use this dial to set the exposure compensation amount the aperture setting for manual exposures etc During movie shooting the touch pad provides a quiet way to adjust the shutter speed aperture ISO speed ex...

Page 49: ...pt 31 Erase images and 51 Format card For menus and the Quick Control screen the Multi controller works only in the vertical and horizontal directions It does not work in diagonal directions The camera bottom has vertical grip buttons and a dial p 18 19 Before using the vertical grip s buttons and dial set the vertical grip ON OFF switch to 1 When not using the vertical shooting controls set the s...

Page 50: ...mpletely will turn off the LCD panel illumination If you press the B button a number of times the shooting settings will be displayed Pressing the Q button enables Quick Control of the shooting settings p 51 Press the B button again to turn off the display R Multi function lock U LCD Panel Illumination If the power switch is set to R and you try to use one of the locked camera controls L will be d...

Page 51: ...g 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely to take the picture The captured image will be displayed Select the desired function and press 0 The function s setting screen will appear Turn the 5 or 6 dial to change the setting There are also functions that are set by pressing the B button Press 0 to finalize the setting and return to the Quick Control screen When you select Custom Cont...

Page 52: ... Picture Style p 129 Flash exposure compensation p 190 Shooting mode p 24 ISO speed p 124 Highlight tone priority p 150 Custom Controls p 333 Drive mode p 110 Auto Lighting Optimizer p 146 AF mode p 66 White balance correction p 144 AE lock p 177 Exposure compensation AEB setting p 175 176 Asterisked functions cannot be set with the Quick Control screen COPY ...

Page 53: ...at the LCD monitor use the M and Q buttons on the back of the camera and the 6 5 dials 3 Menu Operations Menu items Menu settings z Shooting 5 Set up 9 My Menu 3 Playback 5 Quick Control Dial M button 6 Main Dial LCD monitor 0 button 8 Custom Functions Q button Main tabs Secondary tabs 2 AF COPY ...

Page 54: ...select the item then press 0 4 Select the setting Turn the 5 dial to select the desired setting The current setting is indicated in blue 5 Set the desired setting Press 0 to set it 6 Exit the setting Press the M button to exit the menu and return to shooting ready state Menu Setting Procedure The explanation of menu functions hereinafter assumes that you have pressed the M button to display the me...

Page 55: ...re is nothing you need to keep If necessary transfer the images to a personal computer etc before formatting the card 1 Select Format card Under the 51 tab select Format card then press 0 2 Select the card f is Card 1 and g is Card 2 Turn the 5 dial to select a card then press 0 3 Select OK Select OK then press 0 The card will be formatted When the formatting is completed the menu will reappear Be...

Page 56: ...camera an error may be displayed and the card may become impossible to use Depending on the personal computer s OS or card reader it may not recognize a card formatted in exFAT format When the card is formatted or data is erased only the file management information is changed The actual data is not completely erased Be aware of this when selling or discarding the card When discarding the card dest...

Page 57: ...red setting then press 0 You can set how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after capture To keep the image displayed set Hold To not have the image displayed set Off 1 Select Image review Under the z3 tab select Image review then press 0 2 Set the desired time Select the desired setting then press 0 3 Setting the Power off Time Auto Power Off 3 Setting the Image Review Tim...

Page 58: ...ngs Shooting Settings Shooting mode d Program AE Drive mode u Single shooting AF mode One Shot AF Exposure compensation Canceled AF area selection mode Single point AF Manual selection AEB Canceled AF point selection Center Flash exposure compensation 0 Zero Registered AF point Canceled Multiple exposure Disable Metering mode q Evaluative metering Mirror lockup Disable Custom Functions Unchanged I...

Page 59: ...ined Auto AF point selection EOS iTR AF Enable White balance correction Canceled Lens drive when AF impossible Continue focus search White balance bracketing Canceled Selectable AF point 61 points Select AF area selection mode All modes selected Color space sRGB Long exposure noise reduction Disable AF area selection method B button High ISO speed noise reduction Standard Orientation linked AF poi...

Page 60: ...rotate OnzD Sound recording Auto Movie playback count Unchanged Silent LV shooting Mode 1 LCD brightness Metering timer 16 sec Date Time Zone Unchanged Time code Language Unchanged Count up Unchanged Video system Unchanged Start time setting Unchanged z button display options All items selected Movie recording count Unchanged VF grid display Disable Movie playback count Unchanged Communication set...

Page 61: ... dial to select Enable then press 0 The grid will be displayed in the viewfinder The viewfinder can display an electronic level using the AF points For details see Custom Controls p 333 Displaying the Grid and Electronic Level Displaying the Grid in the Viewfinder Displaying the Electronic Level in the Viewfinder A grid can also be displayed on the LCD monitor during Live View shooting and movie s...

Page 62: ...the red line turns green it indicates that the tilt is corrected Displaying the Electronic Level on the LCD Monitor Vertical level Horizontal level Even when the tilt is corrected there may be a margin of error of 1 If the camera is very tilted the electronic level s margin of error will be bigger You can also use the procedure above to display the electronic level during Live View shooting and be...

Page 63: ...played The Feature guide is displayed while you hold down the B button If it fills two or more screens a scroll bar will appear on the right edge To scroll hold down the B button and turn the 5 dial Example 21 tab Case 2 Example 23 tab AF assist beam firing Example 85 tab Multi function lock Feature Guide B Scroll bar B B COPY ...

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Page 65: ...oints in the viewfinder make AF shooting suitable for a wide variety of subjects and scenes You can also select the AF mode and drive mode that best match the shooting conditions and subject AF stands for autofocus MF stands for manual focus COPY ...

Page 66: ...ess the o button 9 3 Select the AF mode While looking at the top LCD panel turn the 6 dial X One Shot AF Z AI Servo AF 2 Selecting the AF Mode When the AF area selection mode is set to 61 point automatic selection AF p 74 or Zone AF p 73 AF is possible while using the subject s color and face detection information p 95 COPY ...

Page 67: ...sired AF is also possible by pressing the p button One Shot AF for Still Subjects Focus confirmation light AF point If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light o in the viewfinder will blink If this occurs the picture cannot be taken even if the shutter button is pressed completely Recompose the picture and try to focus again Or see When Autofocus Fails p 108 If z3 Beep is set to Disa...

Page 68: ...ode is set to 61 point automatic selection p 69 the camera first uses the manually selected AF point to focus During autofocusing if the subject moves away from the manually selected AF point focus tracking continues as long as the subject is covered by the Area AF frame When you press the shutter button halfway and the camera is focusing with AF the i icon will appear on the lower right of the vi...

Page 69: ...ints on page 76 You can select one of six AF area selection modes See the next page for the selection procedure Single point Spot AF Manual selection For pinpoint focusing Single point AF Manual selection Select one AF point to focus AF point expansion Manual selection The manually selected AF point S and the surrounding AF points w above below on the left and on the right are used to focus S Sele...

Page 70: ...tion AF All the AF points are used to focus Select the AF area selection mode Press the S button Look through the viewfinder and press the B button Press the B button to switch the AF area selection mode Select the AF Area Selection Mode With 24 Select AF area selec mode you can limit the selectable AF area selection modes p 97 If you set 24 AF area selection method to Main Dial you can select the...

Page 71: ...elect AF points in the vertical direction with 6 and in the horizontal direction with 5 In the Zone AF mode turning the 6 or 5 dial will change the Zone in a looping sequence Pressing the S button lights up the AF points that are cross type AF points for high precision autofocusing The blinking AF points are horizontal line sensitive For details see page 75 Selecting the AF Point Manually AF Point...

Page 72: ...AF points w above below on the left and on the right are used to focus Effective when it is difficult to track a moving subject with just one AF point With AI Servo AF the manually selected AF point S must focus track the subject first However it is easier to focus the target subject than with Zone AF With One Shot AF when focus is achieved with an expanded AF point the expanded AF point S will al...

Page 73: ...on Manual selection mode p 72 The 61 AF points are divided into nine zones for focusing All the AF points in the selected zone are used to automatically select the point of focus It makes achieving focus easier than with Single point AF or AF point expansion and it is effective for moving subjects However since it is inclined to focus the nearest subject focusing a specific target is harder than w...

Page 74: ...n low temperatures the tracking response is slower With Single point Spot AF focusing with the Speedlite s AF assist beam may be difficult If the camera cannot focus with the EOS dedicated Speedlite s AF assist beam set the AF area selection mode to Single point AF Manual selection and select the center AF point to focus When the AF point s lights up part or all of the viewfinder may light up in r...

Page 75: ...AF points at the center These focusing sensors are geared to achieve high precision focusing with f 4 or larger maximum aperture lenses Since they have a horizontal pattern they can detect vertical lines These focusing sensors are geared for f 5 6 or larger maximum aperture lenses Since they have a horizontal pattern they can detect vertical lines They cover the three columns of AF points at the v...

Page 76: ...ess the S button the AF points indicated by the mark will blink The AF points will stay lit Extender EF1 4x and Extender EF2x apply to all the I II III models Regarding new lenses marketed after the EOS 1D X check Canon s Web site to see which group they belong to Some lenses may not be available in certain countries or regions EF24mm f 1 4L USM EF50mm f 1 8 II EF200mm f 1 8L USM Extender EF1 4x E...

Page 77: ...rea selection modes are selectable Cross type AF point Subject tracking is superior and high precision focusing is achieved AF points sensitive to horizontal lines EF400mm f 2 8L II USM EF16 35mm f 2 8L USM EF28 70mm f 2 8L USM EF400mm f 2 8L IS USM EF16 35mm f 2 8L II USM EF70 200mm f 2 8L USM EF400mm f 2 8L IS II USM EF17 35mm f 2 8L USM EF70 200mm f 2 8L IS USM TS E45mm f 2 8 EF20 35mm f 2 8L E...

Page 78: ...x EF8 15mm f 4L Fisheye USM EF300mm f 4L USM EF200mm f 2 8L II USM Extender EF1 4x EF17 40mm f 4L USM EF300mm f 4L IS USM EF300mm f 2 8L USM Extender EF1 4x EF24 105mm f 4L IS USM EF400mm f 4 DO IS USM EF300mm f 2 8L IS USM Extender EF1 4x EF28 80mm f 2 8 4L USM EF500mm f 4L IS USM EF300mm f 2 8L IS II USM Extender EF1 4x EF70 210mm f 4 EF500mm f 4L IS II USM EF400mm f 2 8L USM Extender EF1 4x EF7...

Page 79: ...r EF1 4x EF400mm f 2 8L IS II USM Extender EF2x EF28 200mm f 3 5 5 6 USM EF300mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF1 4x EF500mm f 4L IS II USM Extender EF1 4x EF28 300mm f 3 5 5 6L IS USM EF400mm f 4 DO IS USM Extender EF1 4x EF600mm f 4L IS II USM Extender EF1 4x EF35 105mm f 3 5 4 5 EF500mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF1 4x EF20 35mm f 3 5 4 5 USM EF35 135mm f 3 5 4 5 EF600mm f 4L USM Extender EF1 4x EF24 85mm f...

Page 80: ...4L USM Extender EF1 4x EF75 300mm f 4 5 6 II EF100 200mm f 4 5A EF70 200mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF1 4x EF75 300mm f 4 5 6 II USM EF100 300mm f 4 5 5 6 USM EF70 210mm f 3 5 4 5 USM EF75 300mm f 4 5 6 III EF100 300mm f 5 6 EF70 300mm f 4 5 6 IS USM EF75 300mm f 4 5 6 III USM EF100 300mm f 5 6L EF70 300mm f 4 5 6L IS USM EF75 300mm f 4 5 6 IS USM EF100 400mm f 4 5 5 6L IS USM Group F EF800mm f 5 6L I...

Page 81: ... point at the center of the viewfinder can be used for autofocusing Only the following AF area selection modes are selectable Single point AF Manual selection and Single point Spot AF Manual selection Cross type AF point Subject tracking is superior and high precision focusing is achieved Disabled AF points not displayed Group G EF180mm f 3 5L Macro USM EF180mm f 3 5L Macro USM Extender EF1 4x EF1...

Page 82: ...applicable to the subject or scene 3 Selecting AI Servo AF Characteristics For a Subject About Cases 1 to 6 Case Icon Description Applicable Subjects Page Case 1 Versatile multi purpose setting For any moving subject 83 Case 2 Continue to track the subjects ignoring possible obstacles Tennis players butterfly swimmers freestyle skiers etc 83 Case 3 Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF ...

Page 83: ...f the subject strays from the AF points Effective when there may be an obstacle blocking the subject or when you do not want to focus the background Case 1 Versatile multi purpose setting Default settings Tracking sensitivity 0 Accel decel tracking 0 AF pt auto switching 0 Case 2 Continue to track subjects ignoring possible obstacles Default settings Tracking sensitivity Locked on 1 Accel decel tr...

Page 84: ...or subjects with sudden movements sudden acceleration deceleration or sudden stops Case 3 Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points Default settings Tracking sensitivity Responsive 1 Accel decel tracking 1 AF pt auto switching 0 Case 4 For subjects that accelerate or decelerate quickly If you want to quickly focus a subject appearing suddenly setting Tracking sensitivity to 2 may giv...

Page 85: ...oint expansion Manual selection AF point expansion Manual selection surrounding points Zone AF Manual selection 61 point automatic selection AF This setting is not available with the Single point Spot AF Manual selection and Single point AF Manual selection modes Case 5 For erratic subjects moving quickly in any direction Default settings Tracking sensitivity 0 Accel decel tracking 0 AF pt auto sw...

Page 86: ...ansion Manual selection surrounding points Zone AF Manual selection 61 point automatic selection AF This setting is not available with the Single point Spot AF Manual selection and Single point AF Manual selection modes Case 6 For subjects that change speed and move erratically Default settings Tracking sensitivity 0 Accel decel tracking 1 AF pt auto switching 1 If the speed of the moving subject ...

Page 87: ...he target subject longer than with the 1 setting However if the camera focuses the wrong subject it may take slightly longer to switch subjects and refocus the target subject Responsive 2 Responsive 1 Once an AF point tracks a subject the camera can focus consecutive subjects at different distances Also effective when you want to always focus on the closest subject The 2 setting makes it quicker t...

Page 88: ...on or sudden stops Even if the moving subject s speed suddenly changes dramatically the camera continues to focus the target subject For example for an approaching subject the camera becomes less prone to focus behind it which would result in a blurred subject For a subject stopping suddenly the camera becomes less prone to focus in front of it Setting 2 can track dramatic changes in the moving su...

Page 89: ...matic selection AF 0 Standard setting for gradual AF point switching 2 1 Even if the target subject moves dramatically up down left or right and moves away from the AF point the AF point switches to another one to continue focusing the subject The camera switches to the AF point deemed most likely to focus the subject based on the subject s continual movement contrast etc Setting 2 makes the camer...

Page 90: ...d the setting screen will appear 4 Make the adjustment Turn the 5 dial to adjust the parameter as desired then press 0 The adjustment is saved The default setting is indicated by the light gray C mark 5 Exit the setting To return to the screen in step 1 press the J button Changing Cases Parameter Settings In step 2 pressing the L button will reset the respective case s three parameters to their de...

Page 91: ... given to focusing and shutter release Release priority Pressing the shutter button takes the picture immediately even if focus has not been achieved This gives priority to getting the shot rather than achieving correct focus Focus priority Pressing the shutter button does not take the picture until focus has been achieved Effective when you want to achieve focus before capturing the shot 3 Custom...

Page 92: ...s shooting speed may slow down Shooting speed priority Priority is given to the continuous shooting speed instead of achieving focus The continuous shooting speed does not slow down Convenient when you want to maintain the continuous shooting speed Focus priority Priority is given to achieving focus instead of the continuous shooting speed The picture is not taken until focus is achieved Effective...

Page 93: ...tion you can focus manually Disable after One Shot AF Manual focusing is disabled after AF operation OFF Disable in AF mode When the lens focus mode switch is set to AF manual focusing is disabled 23 One Shot USM lens electronic MF EF50mm f 1 0L USM EF300mm f 2 8L USM EF600mm f 4L USM EF85mm f 1 2L USM EF400mm f 2 8L USM EF1200mm f 5 6L USM EF85mm f 1 2L II USM EF400mm f 2 8L II USM EF28 80mm f 2 ...

Page 94: ...ng small flashes to be emitted You can set the AF operation characteristics and shutter release timing for One Shot AF Focus priority The picture is not taken until focus is achieved Effective when you want to achieve focus before capturing the shot Release priority Priority is given to taking the picture instead of achieving focus This gives priority to getting the shot Note that the picture will...

Page 95: ... selection AF and AI Servo AF you can manually select the initial AF point to be used to focus If multiple faces are detected the camera focuses using the AF point on the optimum face given current conditions With One Shot AF the camera selects the AF point based on face position information and you can give priority to composition when taking the picture OFF Disable The AF point is selected autom...

Page 96: ...ue to focus searching You can change the number of manually selectable AF points With automatic AF point selection all 61 AF points will remain active regardless of this setting 61 points All 61 AF points will be manually selectable Only cross type AF points Only cross type AF points will be manually selectable The number of selectable cross type AF points will differ depending on the lens Lens dr...

Page 97: ...Selectable AF point setting can be selected Expand AF area The camera will focus with the manually selected AF point and the adjacent AF points above below left and right Expand AF area Surround The camera will focus with the manually selected AF point and the surrounding AF points Select AF area selection mode With a lens from groups F to H p 80 81 the number of manually selectable AF points will...

Page 98: ...ges the AF area selection mode You can set the AF area selection mode and manually selected AF point separately for vertical shooting and horizontal shooting Same for both vert horiz The same AF area selection mode and manually selected AF point or Zone are used for both vertical shooting and horizontal shooting AF area selection method The X mark cannot be deleted from Manual selection 1 pt AF If...

Page 99: ... AF point or Zone set for that orientation During manual AF point selection the selection can either stop at the outer edge of the area AF frame or it can move to the opposite AF point This function works in AF area selection modes other than 61 point automatic selection AF and Zone AF It takes effect in 61 point automatic selection AF only with AI Servo AF Stops at AF area edges Convenient if you...

Page 100: ...ted AF point s is always displayed All constant All 61 AF points are always displayed Selected pre AF focused The selected AF point s is displayed for 1 2 and 4 Selected focused The selected AF point s is displayed for 1 and 4 OFF Disable display For 2 3 and 4 the selected AF point s will not be displayed AF point display during focus If Selected pre AF focused or Selected focused is set the AF po...

Page 101: ...tus icon i is displayed in the lower right of the viewfinder s field of view Show outside view The e icon is displayed below the focus confirmation light o outside the viewfinder s field of view You can make fine adjustments for the AF s point of focus For details see Fine Adjustment of AF s Point of Focus on the next page VF display illumination AF status in viewfinder The setting here is not app...

Page 102: ...correct focusing from being achieved Set the adjustment value manually by adjusting shooting and checking the result Repeat this until the desired adjustment is made During AF regardless of the lens used the point of focus will always be shifted by the adjustment amount 1 Select AF Microadjustment Under the 25 tab select AF Microadjustment then press 0 2 Select All by same amount Turn the 5 dial t...

Page 103: ...nt press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select All by same amount then press 0 The menu will reappear 5 Check the result of the adjustment Take a picture and play back the image p 246 to check the adjustment result When the resulting picture is focused in front of the targeted point adjust toward the side When the resulting picture is focused behind the targeted point adjust toward the side If necessary rep...

Page 104: ...s made If you use a zoom lens make the adjustment for the wide angle W and telephoto T ends 1 Select Adjust by lens Turn the 5 dial to select Adjust by lens 2 Press the B button The Adjust by lens screen will appear 3 Check and change the lens information Check the lens information Press the B button The screen will show the lens name and a 10 digit serial number When the serial number is displaye...

Page 105: ...mber on the lens may differ from the serial number displayed on the screen in step 3 This is not a defect If the lens serial number includes letters enter only the numbers in step 3 The location of the serial number differs depending on the lens Some lenses may not have a serial number inscribed To register a lens that has no serial number inscribed enter any serial number in step 3 If Adjust by l...

Page 106: ... M button to return to the screen in step 1 Turn the 5 dial to select Adjust by lens then press 0 The menu will reappear 5 Check the result of the adjustment Take a picture and play back the image p 246 to check the adjustment result When the resulting picture is focused in front of the targeted point adjust toward the side When the resulting picture is focused behind the targeted point adjust tow...

Page 107: ...ustment data will be retained even if you clear all the camera settings p 58 However the setting itself will be Disable It is best to make the adjustment at the actual location where you will shoot This will make the adjustment more precise Using a tripod when making the adjustment is recommended To check the result of the adjustment setting the image size to JPEG L Large and the JPEG quality comp...

Page 108: ...eflective body etc Near and far subjects covered by an AF point Example Animal in a cage etc Repetitive patterns Example Skyscraper windows computer keyboards etc In such cases do either of the following 1 With One Shot AF focus on an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the focus before recomposing p 67 2 Set the lens focus mode switch to MF and focus manually p 109 When Autofocus ...

Page 109: ... the subject looks sharp in the viewfinder MF Manual Focusing Focusing ring If you press the shutter button halfway while focusing manually the focus confirmation light o will light up when focus is achieved With 61 point automatic selection when the center AF point achieves focus the focus confirmation light o will light up COPY ...

Page 110: ... 10 sec self timer l 2 sec self timer See page 112 for the self timer procedure R Selecting the Drive Mode When o is set the maximum continuous shooting speed will be approx 10 shots sec if the ISO speed is set to any of the following ISO 32000 or higher is set manually Auto ISO range s Maximum is set to 51200 and Auto ISO automatically sets ISO 32000 or higher 81 Safety shift is set to ISO speed ...

Page 111: ...ed in JPEG If RAW or RAW JPEG is set it will switch automatically to o High speed continuous shooting o The maximum continuous shooting speed of approx 12 shots sec is attained under the following conditions At ISO 25600 or lower 1 1000 sec or faster shutter speed and at the maximum aperture varies depending on the lens The continuous shooting speed may be slower depending on the ISO speed shutter...

Page 112: ...icture is taken j Using the Self timer If you do not look through the viewfinder when you press the shutter button close the eyepiece shutter before shooting p 179 If stray light enters the viewfinder when the picture is taken it may throw off the exposure The l enables you to shoot while not touching the camera mounted on a tripod This prevents camera shake when you shoot still lifes or bulb expo...

Page 113: ...pter explains image related function settings Image recording quality ISO speed Picture Style white balance Auto Lighting Optimizer lens peripheral illumination correction chromatic aberration correction and other functions COPY ...

Page 114: ...method and select which card to use to record and play back images 1 Select Record func card folder sel Under the 51 tab select Record func card folder sel then press 0 2 Select Record func Turn the 5 dial to select Record func then press 0 3 Select the recording method Turn the 5 dial to select the recording method then press 0 3 Selecting the Card for Recording and Playback Recording Method with...

Page 115: ... the image size to 3 and 1 or 5 and 61 etc Rec to multiple Each image is recorded to both Card f and Card g at the same image recording quality you have set You can also select RAW JPEG When Rec separately is set the maximum burst will decrease p 120 When Rec separately or Rec to multiple is set the image will be recorded under the same file number to both Card f and Card g Also the top LCD panel ...

Page 116: ... back from Card 1 g Record images to Card 2 and play images back from Card 2 Turn the 5 dial to select the card then press 0 If Rec separately or Rec to multiple is set Select Playback Turn the 5 dial to select Playback then press 0 f Play images back from Card 1 g Play images back from Card 2 Turn the 5 dial to select the card then press 0 Using the Rear LCD Panel to Select the Card 1 Press the H...

Page 117: ...ze 1 Press the H button 9 2 Select the desired image size Turn the 5 dial to select the image size If 1 41 61 and 3 H 5 6 are displayed at the same time the RAW and JPEG image will be recorded simultaneously on the card Turn the 6 dial to select the card to record or playback images p 116 Setting the Image Recording Quality H Selecting the Image Size When Record func is set to Rec separately p 115...

Page 118: ... turn the 5 dial On the screen the M megapixels x number indicates the recorded pixel count and is the number of possible shots displayed up to 9999 Press 0 to set it Under 51 Record func card folder sel if Record func is set to Rec separately turn the 5 dial to select f or g then press 0 On the screen that appears turn the 5 dial to select the image size then press 0 With Standard Auto switch car...

Page 119: ...e Recording Quality Image Size Setting Examples 3 only 61 5 1 3 1 only If is set for both RAW and JPEG 3 will be set The number of possible shots will be displayed up to 1999 on the top LCD panel and in the viewfinder COPY ...

Page 120: ... Settings Approx Image Size PixelsRecorded megapixels Printing Size File Size MB Possible Shots Maximum Burst 3 18M Around A2 6 0 1200 100 180 H 14M A3 or larger 4 8 1470 150 310 5 8 0M Around A3 3 3 2170 290 1390 6 4 5M Around A4 2 1 3290 1190 6430 1 18M Around A2 23 2 280 35 38 1 3 18M 18M 23 2 6 0 230 17 17 1 H 18M 14M 23 2 4 8 240 17 17 1 5 18M 8 0M 23 2 3 3 250 17 17 1 6 18M 4 5M 23 2 2 1 260...

Page 121: ...hoto Professional provided software p 410 to make various adjustments and then generate a JPEG TIFF etc image incorporating those adjustments About RAW If you select both RAW and JPEG the same image will be recorded simultaneously to the card in both RAW and JPEG at the image recording quality that was set The two images will be recorded with the same file number file extension JPG for JPEG and CR...

Page 122: ...separately you cannot switch to the One touch image quality setting The maximum burst is displayed even when a card is not inserted in the camera Make sure that a card is inserted before taking a picture If the viewfinder displays 99 for the maximum burst it means the maximum burst is 99 or higher If the maximum burst decreases to 98 or lower and the internal buffer memory becomes full buSY will b...

Page 123: ...select the image size then press 0 3 Set the desired quality compression rate Turn the 5 dial to select the setting then press 0 The higher the number the higher the quality will be lower compression For 6 10 7 is displayed For 1 5 8 is displayed 3 Setting the JPEG Quality Compression Rate The higher the recording quality the fewer the number of possible shots will be On the other hand the lower t...

Page 124: ...O speed the farther the flash range will extend 400 1600 Overcast skies or evening time 1600 51200 H1 H2 Dark indoors or night If z2 Highlight tone priority is set to Enable you cannot select L equivalent to ISO 50 ISO 100 125 160 H1 equivalent to ISO 102400 and H2 equivalent to ISO 204800 p 150 Shooting in high temperatures may result in images that look grainier Long exposures can also cause irr...

Page 125: ...SO speed and flash to shoot a close subject overexposure may result If ISO speed range is set to Maximum 51200 and you shoot a movie while ISO 32000 40000 51200 is set the ISO speed will switch to ISO 25600 during manual exposure movie shooting Even if you switch to still photo shooting the ISO speed will not switch back to the previous ISO speed If L equivalent to ISO 50 is set and you shoot a mo...

Page 126: ...t ISO speed settings then press 0 2 Select ISO speed range Select ISO speed range then press 0 3 Set the minimum limit Select the Minimum list box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the minimum ISO speed limit then press 0 4 Set the maximum limit Select the Maximum list box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the maximum ISO speed limit then press 0 5 Exit the setting Turn the 5 dial to sel...

Page 127: ... limit Select the Minimum list box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the minimum ISO speed limit then press 0 3 Set the maximum limit Select the Maximum list box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the maximum ISO speed limit then press 0 4 Exit the setting Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 The menu reappears 3 Setting the ISO Speed Range for Auto ISO The Minimum and Maximum settin...

Page 128: ...ake and subject blur 1 Select Min shutter spd Select Min shutter spd then press 0 2 Set the desired minimum shutter speed Turn the 5 dial to select the shutter speed then press 0 The menu reappears 3 Setting the Minimum Shutter Speed for Auto ISO If a correct exposure cannot be obtained with the maximum ISO speed limit set in Auto ISO range a shutter speed slower than the Min shutter spd will be s...

Page 129: ...r D Auto The color tone will be adjusted automatically to suit the scene The colors will look vivid especially for blue skies greenery and sunsets in nature outdoor and sunset scenes P Standard The image looks vivid sharp and crisp This is a general purpose Picture Style suitable for most scenes Q Portrait For nice skin tones The image looks softer Suited for close up portraits By changing the Col...

Page 130: ... of 5200K the color is adjusted colorimetrically to match the subject s color Images will appear dull and subdued V Monochrome Creates black and white images W User Def 1 3 You can register a basic style such as Portrait Landscape a Picture Style file etc and adjust it as desired p 135 Any User Defined Picture Style that has not been set will have the same settings as the Standard Picture Style Bl...

Page 131: ...refer to parameters such as Sharpness and Contrast The numerals indicate the parameter settings such as Sharpness and Contrast for each Picture Style Symbols About the Symbols g Sharpness h Contrast i Saturation j Color tone k Filter effect Monochrome l Toning effect Monochrome COPY ...

Page 132: ...omize Monochrome see page 134 1 Select Picture Style Under z1 select Picture Style then press 0 The Picture Style selection screen will appear 2 Select a Picture Style Turn the 5 dial to select the desired Picture Style then press B 3 Select a parameter Turn the 5 dial to select a parameter such as Sharpness then press 0 3 Customizing a Picture Style COPY ...

Page 133: ...t will be displayed in blue Parameter Settings and Effects g Sharpness 0 Less sharp outline 7 Sharp outline h Contrast 4 Low contrast 4 High contrast i Saturation 4 Low saturation 4 High saturation j Color tone 4 Reddish skin tone 4 Yellowish skin tone By selecting Default set in step 3 you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameter settings To use the adjusted Picture Style ...

Page 134: ... more impressive The following can be selected N None S Sepia B Blue P Purple or G Green V Monochrome Adjustment Filter Sample Effects N None Normal black and white image with no filter effects Ye Yellow The blue sky will look more natural and the white clouds will look crisper Or Orange The blue sky will look slightly darker The sunset will look more brilliant R Red The blue sky will look quite d...

Page 135: ...ra with EOS Utility provided software p 410 1 Select Picture Style Under z1 select Picture Style then press 0 The Picture Style selection screen will appear 2 Select User Def Turn the 5 dial to select a User Def style then press B 3 Press 0 With Picture Style selected press 0 4 Select the base Picture Style Turn the 5 dial to select the base Picture Style then press 0 To adjust the parameters of a...

Page 136: ...been modified from the base Picture Style settings the Picture Style s name will be displayed in blue If a Picture Style has already been registered under User Def changing the base Picture Style in step 4 will nullify the parameter settings of the registered Picture Style If you execute Clear all camera settings p 58 all the User Def settings will revert to their defaults Picture Styles registere...

Page 137: ... regardless of the type of lighting With a digital camera the color temperature is adjusted with software to make the white areas look white This adjustment serves as the basis for the color correction The result is natural looking colors in the pictures B Setting the White Balance Display Mode Color Temperature Approx K Kelvins Q Auto 3000 7000 W Daylight 5200 E Shade 7000 R Cloudy twilight sunse...

Page 138: ...ta You can either take a picture and register it or register an image already saved in the card Record and register WB 1 Select Set Custom WB Under the z1 tab select Set Custom WB then press 0 2 Select the Custom WB number to be registered Press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select 1 to 5 for O then press 0 The Custom WB data will be registered under the selected number 3 Select Record and register WB Turn...

Page 139: ...select the number under which the Custom WB is to be registered 3 Press the J button will blink on the top LCD panel 4 Follow step 4 above to photograph a solid white object The Custom WB data will be registered under the selected number When a picture is taken the registered Custom white balance will be applied If the exposure of the picture differs greatly from the standard exposure a correct wh...

Page 140: ...press 0 The images saved in the card will be displayed 4 Select the image to be used for registering the Custom WB data Turn the 5 dial to select the image to be registered for the Custom WB data then press 0 5 Select OK Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 The Custom WB data will be registered When the message appears press 0 to return to step 3 In step 4 the following images cannot be selec...

Page 141: ... with the O setting You can also append a name caption to the registered Custom white balance data 1 Select the Custom WB Number On the Custom WB data registration screen select the Custom WB number to be appended with a name 3 Selecting and Shooting with the Custom WB Data Registered image 3 Naming the Custom WB Data You can also select the Custom WB number while looking at the top LCD panel Pres...

Page 142: ...he 5 6 dial or 9 to move the and select the desired character Then press 0 to enter it You can enter up to 20 characters To delete a character press the L button 4 Exit the setting After entering the text press the M button The name will be saved and the screen will return to step 2 The entered name will be displayed below O It is often convenient to name the Custom WB after the location or light ...

Page 143: ...2500K to 10000K in 100K increments P Setting the Color Temperature When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source set white balance correction magenta or green as necessary If you set P according to the reading taken with a commercially available color temperature meter take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate for the difference between the color temperature meter s ...

Page 144: ...rk to the desired position B is for blue A for amber M for magenta and G for green The color in the respective direction will be corrected On the upper right Shift indicates the direction and correction amount Pressing the L button will cancel all the WB Shift Bkt settings Press 0 to exit the setting and return to the menu u White Balance Correction White Balance Correction Sample setting A2 G1 Wh...

Page 145: ... all the WB Shift Bkt settings Press 0 to exit the setting and return to the menu Bracketing Sequence The images will be bracketed in the following sequence 1 Standard white balance 2 Blue B bias and 3 Amber A bias or 1 Standard white balance 2 Magenta M bias and 3 Green G bias White Balance Auto Bracketing B A bias 3 levels During WB bracketing the maximum burst for continuous shooting will be lo...

Page 146: ...ally If z2 Highlight tone priority is set to Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer will be set automatically to Disable and the setting cannot be changed Depending on the shooting conditions noise may increase If a setting other than Disable is set and you use exposure compensation or flash exposure compensation to darken the exposure the image may still come out bright If you want a darker exposure ...

Page 147: ...NR then press 0 2 Set the desired setting Turn the 5 dial to select the desired noise reduction setting then press 0 The setting screen closes and the menu will reappear 3 Take the picture The image will be recorded with noise reduction applied 3 Noise Reduction Settings High ISO Speed Noise Reduction If you play back a 1 image with the camera the effect of the high ISO speed noise reduction may l...

Page 148: ...creen closes and the menu will reappear Auto For 1 sec or longer exposures noise reduction is performed automatically if noise typical of long exposures is detected This Auto setting is effective in most cases Enable Noise reduction is performed for all exposures of 1 sec or longer The Enable setting may be able to reduce noise that otherwise cannot be detected with the Auto setting 3 Take the pic...

Page 149: ... maximum burst indicator in the viewfinder shows 1 or higher Images taken at ISO 1600 or higher may look grainier with the Enable setting than with the Disable or Auto settings With Enable if a long exposure is shot with the Live View image displayed BUSY will be displayed during the noise reduction process The Live View display will not appear until the noise reduction is completed You cannot tak...

Page 150: ...ure The image will be recorded with highlight tone priority applied 3 Highlight Tone Priority With Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer p 146 is automatically set to Disable and the setting cannot be changed When Highlight tone priority is set to Disable the Auto Lighting Optimizer will revert to its original setting With Enable image noise may increase slightly more than with Disable With Enable th...

Page 151: ... Turn the 5 dial to select Peripheral illumin then press 0 Select Enable then press 0 If Correction data not available is displayed see About the Lens Correction Data on page 153 3 Take the picture The image will be recorded with the peripheral illumination corrected 3 LensPeripheralIllumination ChromaticAberrationCorrection Peripheral Illumination Correction Depending on shooting conditions noise...

Page 152: ... not available is displayed see About the Lens Correction Data on the next page 2 Take the picture The image will be recorded with the chromatic aberration corrected Chromatic Aberration Correction If you play back a 1 image shot with the chromatic aberration corrected the image will be displayed on the camera without the chromatic aberration correction applied Check the chromatic aberration corre...

Page 153: ... for Peripheral Illumination Correction and Chromatic Aberration Correction About the Lens Correction Data Corrections cannot be applied afterwards to JPEG images captured when Disable was set When using a non Canon lens setting the corrections to Disable is recommended even if Correction data available is displayed If you use the magnified view during Live View shooting the peripheral illuminatio...

Page 154: ...unc card folder sel Under the 51 tab select Record func card folder sel then press 0 2 Select Folder Turn the 5 dial to select Folder then press 0 3 Select Create folder Turn the 5 dial to select Create folder then press 0 4 Create a new folder Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 A new folder with the folder number increased by one is created 3 Creating and Selecting a Folder Creating a Fold...

Page 155: ...folder number increased by one is created automatically Also if manual reset p 159 is executed a new folder will be created automatically Folders numbered from 100 to 999 can be created Creating Folders with a Personal Computer With the card open on the screen create a new folder named DCIM Open the DCIM folder and create as many folders as necessary to save and organize your images The folder nam...

Page 156: ...dicate the image size 1 Select File name Under the 51 tab select File name then press 0 2 Select Change User setting Turn the 5 dial to select a Change User setting option then press 0 3 Enter any alphanumeric characters For User setting1 enter four characters For User setting2 enter three characters Press the L button to delete any unnecessary characters Press the Q button and the text palette wi...

Page 157: ...ser setting2 and take pictures a character that indicates image recording quality will be automatically appended as the file name s fourth character from the left The meaning of the image size characters is as follows L 3 1 M H 41 N 5 S 6 61 When the image is transferred to a personal computer the automatically appended fourth character will be included You can then see the image size without havi...

Page 158: ...rd such as f g the file numbering continues in sequence up to 9999 for the images saved This is convenient when you want to save images numbered anywhere between 0001 to 9999 in multiple cards or folders into one folder in your personal computer If the replacement card or existing folder already contains images recorded previously the file numbering of the new images may continue from the file num...

Page 159: ...numbering to 0001 or to start from file number 0001 in a new folder When you reset the file numbering manually a new folder is created automatically and the file numbering of images saved to that folder starts from 0001 This is convenient if you want to use different folders for the images taken yesterday and the ones taken today for example After the manual reset the file numbering returns to con...

Page 160: ...copyright details then press 0 3 Enter text Press the Q button and the text palette will be highlighted in a color frame Text can be entered Operate the 5 6 dial or 9 to move the and select the desired character Then press 0 to enter it You can enter up to 63 characters To delete a character press the L button 4 Exit the setting After entering the text press the M button The information will be sa...

Page 161: ... Author and Copyright information that you entered When you select Delete copyright information in step 2 you can delete the Author and Copyright information Checking the Copyright Information Deleting the Copyright Information You can also set or check the copyright information with EOS Utility provided software p 410 COPY ...

Page 162: ... not know about image processing Adobe RGB and Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 or higher The image will look very subdued in a sRGB personal computer environment and with printers not compatible with Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 or higher Post processing of the image with software will therefore be required 3 Setting the Color Space About Adobe RGB If the captu...

Page 163: ...tter speed and or aperture to obtain the exposure you want After you press the shutter button halfway and let go the exposure values will remain displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel for approx 6 sec 9 For the functions settable in each shooting mode see page 354 Set the power switch to 1 COPY ...

Page 164: ... Look through the viewfinder and aim the AF point over the subject Then press the shutter button halfway When focus is achieved the focus confirmation light o on the viewfinder s bottom right will light up in One Shot AF mode The shutter speed and aperture will be set automatically and displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel 3 Check the display A standard exposure will be obtained as ...

Page 165: ...lter sold separately to reduce the amount of light entering the lens About Program Shift In the Program AE mode you can freely change the shutter speed and aperture combination Program set automatically by the camera while maintaining the same exposure This is called Program shift To shift the program press the shutter button down halfway then turn the 6 dial until the desired shutter speed or ape...

Page 166: ...bject Although the AF status indicator i is displayed the focus confirmation light o does not light up Note that focus lock p 67 will not work in the AI Servo AF mode Pressing the shutter button halfway does not focus the subject If the focus mode switch on the lens is set to MF Manual Focus set it to AF Auto Focus The shutter speed and aperture displays are blinking Since it is too dark taking th...

Page 167: ...ession of motion s stands for Time value 1 Set the shooting mode to s Press the W button and turn the 6 or 5 dial to select s 2 Set the desired shutter speed While looking at the top LCD panel turn the 6 dial 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway The aperture is set automatically 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot As long as the aperture is not blinking a standard exposure wil...

Page 168: ...igher ISO speed If the minimum aperture blinks it indicates overexposure Turn the 6 dial to set a faster shutter speed until the aperture stops blinking or set a lower ISO speed Shutter Speed Display The shutter speeds from 8000 to 4 indicate the denominator of the fractional shutter speed For example 125 indicates 1 125 sec Also 0 5 indicates 0 5 sec and 15 is 15 sec COPY ...

Page 169: ...ackground fall within acceptable focus f stands for Aperture value aperture opening 1 Set the shooting mode to f Press the W button and turn the 6 or 5 dial to select f 2 Set the desired aperture While looking at the top LCD panel turn the 6 dial 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway The shutter speed is set automatically 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot As long as the shutt...

Page 170: ...t a higher ISO speed If the 8000 shutter speed blinks it indicates overexposure Turn the 6 dial to set a smaller aperture higher aperture f number until the shutter speed blinking stops or set a lower ISO speed Aperture Display The higher the f number the smaller the aperture opening will be The apertures displayed will differ depending on the lens If no lens is attached to the camera 00 will be d...

Page 171: ... To set the shutter speed turn the 6 dial To set the aperture turn the 5 dial You can also set the aperture by pressing the O button then turning the 6 or 5 dial If you cannot set the shutter speed or aperture set the power switch to 1 then turn the 6 or 5 dial 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway The exposure setting will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel On ...

Page 172: ...g will change to obtain a standard exposure given the shutter speed and aperture set Therefore you may not obtain the desired exposure effect In z2 Auto Lighting Optimizer if the checkmark X for Disable during man expo is removed it can be set in the a mode p 146 When ISO Auto is set you can press the A button to lock the ISO speed After recomposing the picture you can see the exposure level diffe...

Page 173: ... Partial metering Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting etc Partial metering covers approx 6 5 of the viewfinder area at the center r Spot metering This is for metering a specific spot of the subject or scene The brightness is metered at the center covering approx 2 5 of the viewfinder area e Center weighted average metering The brightness is metered a...

Page 174: ...ill be displayed for the spot meter reading taken at the respective spot The spot meter readings will be averaged and used for the exposure setting While referring to the exposure level indicator s three spot metering marks you can set the exposure compensation to set the final exposure and obtain the desired result Multi Spot Metering You can take up to eight spot meter readings for one picture T...

Page 175: ...exposure compensation set the power switch to 1 then turn the 5 dial When exposure compensation is set the y icon will be displayed in the viewfinder To cancel exposure compensation set the exposure level indicator N to the standard exposure index a C 3 Take the picture O Setting Exposure Compensation Increased exposure Decreased exposure If z2 Auto Lighting Optimizer p 146 is not set to Disable t...

Page 176: ... h Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Standard exposure Decreased exposure Increased exposure During AEB shooting the A icon in the viewfinder and the h icon on the top LCD panel will blink If the drive mode is set to u or 6 press the shutter button three times for each shot When o p or K is set and you hold down the shutter button completely the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously and the ...

Page 177: ...urrent autoexposure setting is locked 3 Recompose and take the picture The exposure level indicator on the right of the viewfinder will show the AE lock exposure level and the current exposure level in real time If you want to maintain the AE lock while taking more shots hold down the A button and press the shutter button to take another shot When the lens focus mode switch is set to MF AE lock is...

Page 178: ... aperture While looking at the top LCD panel turn the 6 or 5 dial 3 Take the picture While you hold down the shutter button the exposure will continue The elapsed exposure time will be displayed on the top LCD panel 1 min 2 sec 3 hour Bulb Exposures 1 3 2 Long exposures produce more noise than usual When z2 Long exp noise reduction is set to Auto or Enable noise generated by the long exposure can ...

Page 179: ...epiece during Live View shooting or movie shooting You can connect the Remote Switch RS 80N3 or Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 both sold separately or any EOS accessory equipped with an N3 type terminal to the camera for shooting p 357 To operate the accessory refer to its instruction manual 1 Open the terminal cover 2 Connect the plug to the remote control terminal Connect the plug as shown in t...

Page 180: ...s shooting speed will decrease greatly On ContShtng Continuous shooting priority Geared for continuous multiple exposure shooting of a moving subject Continuous shooting is possible but the following operations are disabled during shooting menu viewing Live View display image review after image capture image playback and undo last image p 185 Also only the multiple exposure image will be saved The...

Page 181: ...background will be automatically controlled to obtain a standard exposure If you want to change the exposure of each single exposure select Additive Bright Dark The brightness or darkness of the base image and the images to be added are compared at the same position and then the bright or dark part will be left in the picture Depending on the overlapping colors the colors may be mixed depending on...

Page 182: ...osure When On Func Ctrl is set the captured image will be displayed The P icon will blink The number of remaining exposures is displayed on the right of the viewfinder and in brackets on the screen Pressing the x button enables you to view the captured image p 185 Remaining number of exposures During multiple exposure shooting Auto Lighting Optimizer highlight tone priority peripheral illumination...

Page 183: ...han usual If you perform Live View shooting while On Func Ctrl and Additive are both set the Live View function will stop automatically when the multiple exposure shooting ends In step 8 the brightness and noise of the multiple exposure image displayed during Live View shooting will be different from the final multiple exposure image recorded If On ContShtng is set let go of the shutter button aft...

Page 184: ...ng exposures as set with No of exposures will decrease by 1 For example if No of exposures is 3 you can shoot two exposures Merging Multiple Exposures with an Image Recorded in the Card Images shot with highlight tone priority set to Enable or with cropping information appended p 331 cannot be selected as the first single exposure Auto Lighting Optimizer peripheral illumination correction and chro...

Page 185: ... selected image will be canceled Operation Description 2 Return to previous screen The operations will disappear and the screen before you pressed the L button will reappear q Undo last image Deletes the last image you shot shoot another image The number of remaining exposures will increase by 1 W Save and exit If Save source imgs All images is set all of the single exposures and the merged multip...

Page 186: ...osures If all images are set to be saved the merged multiple exposure image file number will be the serial number coming after the file number of the final single exposure used to create the merged multiple exposure image Will auto power off take effect during multiple exposure shooting As long as 52 Auto power off is not set to Disable the power will turn off automatically after 30 min of non ope...

Page 187: ... then press 0 Select Enable or Enable Mirror down w s then press 0 2 Focus the subject then press the shutter button completely The mirror will swing up and the 2 icon will blink on the top LCD panel 3 Press the shutter button completely again The picture will be taken With Enable set the mirror will go back down when the shooting ends If Enable Mirror down w s is set the mirror lockup will be mai...

Page 188: ...er release sound but no picture will be taken During mirror lockup shooting function settings and menu operations etc are disabled When Enable is set single shooting will take effect even if the drive mode is set to continuous When Enable Mirror down w s is set the current drive mode will take effect for the shooting You can also use the self timer with mirror lockup If 30 seconds elapse after the...

Page 189: ...189 Flash Photography This chapter explains how to shoot with an EOS dedicated EX series Speedlite sold separately or non Canon flash unit and how to set flash functions on the camera s menu screen COPY ...

Page 190: ...e camera s B button and take the picture Flash exposure compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation flash exposure compensation can be set You can set flash exposure compensation up to 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments Press the camera s Q button then turn the 5 dial while looking at the viewfinder or top LCD panel D Flash Photography EOS dedicated EX series Speedlites Shoe mount Spe...

Page 191: ... units since the flash duration is longer than compact flash units set the sync speed within 1 125 sec to 1 30 sec Be sure to test the flash synchronization before shooting PC Terminal The camera s PC terminal can be used with flash units having a sync cord The PC terminal is threaded to prevent inadvertent disconnection The camera s PC terminal has no polarity You can connect any sync cord regard...

Page 192: ...up flash photography when you want to set the flash level manually Use an 18 gray card and an EX series Speedlite with manual flash mode Follow the instructions below 1 Set the camera and Speedlite settings Set the camera s shooting mode to a or f Set the Speedlite to manual flash mode 2 Focus the subject Focus manually 3 Set up the 18 gray card Place the gray card at the subject s position In the...

Page 193: ...Under the z3 tab select External Speedlite control then press 0 The external Speedlite control screen will appear 2 Select the desired item Select the menu option to be set then press 0 To enable flash photography set Enable To enable only the AF assist beam to be emitted set Disable For normal flash exposures set it to Evaluative If Average is set the flash exposure will be averaged for the entir...

Page 194: ...onditions It is effective for preventing subject blur and camera shake However while the subject will be properly exposed with the flash the background may come out dark 1 250 sec fixed The flash sync speed is fixed at 1 250 sec This more effectively prevents subject blur and camera shake than with 1 250 1 60 sec auto However in low light the subject s background will come out darker than with 1 2...

Page 195: ...ay Flash mode You can select the flash mode to suit your desired flash shooting E TTL II flash metering is the standard mode of EX series Speedlites for automatic flash shooting The Manual flash mode is for setting the Speedlite s Flash output level yourself For other flash modes refer to the Speedlite s instruction manual Flash function settings Flash mode Flash zoom Flash coverage Flash exposure...

Page 196: ... First curtain synchronization so that the flash fires immediately after the exposure starts If Second curtain synchronization is set the flash will fire right before the shutter closes When this is combined with a slow shutter speed you can create a trail of light such as from car headlights at night With Second curtain synchronization two flashes will be fired Once when you press the shutter but...

Page 197: ...curtain synchronization will be applied even if Second curtain synchronization is set By selecting Clear flash settings you can revert the flash settings to their defaults With an EX series Speedlite not compatible with flash function settings you can only set the following Flash firing E TTL II meter and Flash exposure compensation under Flash function settings Shutter synchronization can also be...

Page 198: ...press 0 Selecting Clear all Speedlite C Fn s will clear all the Speedlite s Custom Function settings except C Fn 00 Distance indicator display Flash Custom Function Settings Clearing Flash Custom Function Settings With an EX series Speedlite if the Flash metering mode Custom Function is set to TTL autoflash the Speedlite will always fire at full output The Speedlite s Personal Functions P Fn canno...

Page 199: ...cts If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor camera shake can cause blurred images Using a tripod is recommended About Remote Live View Shooting With EOS Utility provided software p 410 installed in your computer you can connect the camera to the computer and shoot remotely while viewing the computer screen For details refer to the Software Instruction Manual p 412 on the...

Page 200: ... 2 Select Stills Turn the 5 dial to select Stills then press 0 3 Display the Live View image Press the A button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The Live View image will closely reflect the brightness level of the actual image you capture If the standard exposure has not been obtained turn the 6 or 5 dial to adjust it A Preparing for Live View Shooting COPY ...

Page 201: ... Live View shooting automatically Press the A button to end the Live View shooting A Shooting with the LCD Monitor The image s field of view is approx 100 when the image size is set to JPEG 3 The metering mode will be fixed to evaluative metering for Live View shooting To check the depth of field press the depth of field preview button During continuous shooting the exposure set for the first shot...

Page 202: ...oint the lens toward the sun The sun s heat can damage the camera s internal components Cautions for using Live View shooting are on pages 217 218 You can also focus by pressing the p button When flash is used there will be two shutter sounds but only one shot will be taken If the camera is not operated for a prolonged period the power will turn off automatically as set with 52 Auto power off p 57...

Page 203: ...yed when Expo simulation Enable is set p 207 You can display the electronic level by pressing the B button p 62 Note that if the AF mode is set to u Live mode or the camera is connected to a TV set with an HDMI cable the electronic level cannot be displayed When g is displayed in white it indicates that the Live View image brightness is close to what the captured image will look like If g is blink...

Page 204: ...tomatically reflect the function settings listed below Final image simulation during Live View shooting Picture Style All parameters such as sharpness contrast color saturation and color tone are reflected White balance White balance correction Exposure with Expo simulation Enable Depth of field with depth of field preview button ON Auto Lighting Optimizer Peripheral illumination correction Highli...

Page 205: ...ile the Live View image is displayed you can press the Q button to set the AF mode drive mode white balance Picture Style and Auto Lighting Optimizer 1 Press the Q button The settable functions will be displayed 2 Select a function and set it Use 9 to select a function The setting of the selected function is displayed at the bottom Turn the 5 or 6 dial to set it Shooting Function Settings W f R y ...

Page 206: ...ng viewfinder shooting LV z k setting You can set Live View shooting settings For details see page 200 AF mode You can select Live mode p 209 u Live mode p 210 or Quick mode p 214 Grid display By displaying a 3x3 l or 6x4 m grid you can check for any picture tilting Also with 3x3 diag n the grid is displayed together with diagonal lines to help you align the intersections over the subject for bett...

Page 207: ...al brightness exposure of the resulting image only while you hold down the depth of field preview button Disable E The image is displayed at the standard brightness to make the Live View image easy to see Even if you set exposure compensation the Live View image is displayed at the standard brightness If you set an expanded ISO speed setting as Maximum in ISO speed range Live View shooting will be...

Page 208: ...lly or if you use an Extension Tube Setting it to Mode 1 or Mode 2 will result in incorrect or irregular exposures When you press the shutter button completely the shutter will sound like it took two shots However only one shot will be taken Metering timer You can change how long the exposure setting is displayed AE lock time If you use flash silent shooting will not be possible regardless of the ...

Page 209: ...ge sensor is used to focus Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed the AF operation will take longer than with the Quick mode Also achieving focus may be more difficult than with the Quick mode 1 Display the Live View image Press the A button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The AF point will appear 2 Move the AF point You can use 9 to move the AF point to wher...

Page 210: ...e then press the shutter button completely to take the picture p 201 With the same AF method as the Live mode human faces are detected and focused Have the target person face the camera 1 Display the Live View image Press the A button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor When a face is detected the p frame will appear over the face to be focused If multiple faces are detected q will ...

Page 211: ...ocus mode switch is set to AF turn the focusing ring to attain rough focus The face will then be detected and p will be displayed An object other than a human face may be detected as a face Face detection will not work if the face is very small or large in the picture too bright or too dark titled horizontally or diagonally or partially hidden The p focusing frame may cover only part of the face W...

Page 212: ...he normal view and autofocus Note that the AF speed may differ between the normal and magnified views If you autofocus in the Live mode s normal view and then magnify the image the focus may no longer be correct In the u Live mode pressing the u button will not magnify the image Live Mode and u Face Detection Live Mode Notes In the Live mode or u face detection Live mode if you shoot a peripheral ...

Page 213: ...way subject such as an animal in a cage Subjects that keep moving within the AF point and cannot keep still due to camera shake or subject blur A subject approaching or moving away from the camera Autofocusing while the subject is very far out of focus Soft focus effect is applied with a soft focus lens A special effect filter is used If you use AF with any of the following lenses using Quick mode...

Page 214: ...u can manually select the AF point or zone 1 Display the Live View image Press the A button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor If the AF area selection mode is set to 61 point automatic selection AF the Area AF frame will be displayed In other modes the AF point will be displayed as a small frame The larger rectangular frame is the magnifying frame 2 Select the AF area selection mo...

Page 215: ... the subject and press the shutter button halfway The Live View image will turn off the reflex mirror will go back down and AF will be executed No picture is taken When focus is achieved the beeper will sound and the Live View image will reappear The AF point used to focus will light up in green If focus is not achieved the AF point will blink in orange 5 Take the picture Check the focus and expos...

Page 216: ... the image Press the u button The area within the magnifying frame will be magnified Each time you press the u button the view will change as follows 4 Focus manually While looking at the magnified image turn the lens focusing ring to focus After achieving focus press the u button to return to the normal view 5 Take the picture Check the focus and exposure then press the shutter button completely ...

Page 217: ...red icon E will start blinking This blinking icon is a warning that the Live View shooting will soon end automatically If this happens you will not be able to shoot again until the camera s internal temperature decreases Turn off the power and let the camera rest for a while Using Live View shooting at a high temperature for a prolonged period will cause the s and E icons to appear earlier When yo...

Page 218: ...may appear black on the LCD monitor However the actual captured image will correctly show the bright area In low light if you set the 52 LCD brightness to a bright setting noise or irregular colors may appear in the Live View image However the noise or irregular colors will not be recorded in the captured image When you magnify the image the image sharpness may look more pronounced than it really ...

Page 219: ...n in the table If you use a slow writing card when shooting movies the movie may not be recorded properly Also if you play back a movie on a card with a slow reading speed the movie may not play back properly If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie you will need an even faster card To check the card s reading writing speed refer to the card manufacturer s Web site Compression Meth...

Page 220: ...es Turn the 5 dial to select Movies then press 0 3 Set Movie rec size For details on Movie rec size see page 233 4 Display the image Press the A button The image will appear on the LCD monitor A semi transparent mask will appear on the top bottom or right left The image area surrounded by the masking will be recorded as the movie In the a shooting mode turn the 6 or 5 dial to adjust the brightness...

Page 221: ...bject Before shooting focus with AF or manual focus p 209 216 When you press the shutter button halfway the camera will focus with the current AF mode 3 Shoot the movie Press the B button to start shooting a movie While the movie is being shot the o mark will be displayed on the upper right of the screen To stop shooting the movie press the B button again k Shooting Movies Autoexposure Shooting Mo...

Page 222: ...on the frame rate 9 6 5 4 1 4000 sec 1 30 sec 8 7 1 4000 sec 1 60 sec 3 Focus and shoot the movie The procedure is the same as steps 2 and 3 for Autoexposure Shooting p 221 Shutter priority AE Shutter speed Changing the shutter speed during movie shooting is not recommended since the changes in the exposure will be recorded When shooting a movie of a moving subject a shutter speed of 1 30 sec to 1...

Page 223: ...ng mode to f Press the W button and turn the 6 or 5 dial to select f 2 Set the desired aperture While looking at the LCD monitor turn the 6 dial 3 Focus and shoot the movie The procedure is the same as steps 2 and 3 for Autoexposure Shooting p 221 Aperture priority AE Aperture Changing the aperture during movie shooting is not recommended since variations in the exposure due to the drive of the le...

Page 224: ... that turns on the Speedlite s LED light automatically in low light conditions For details refer to the Speedlite s instruction manual Using an EX series Speedlite Sold Separately Equipped with an LED Light If ISO speed range s Minimum is set to L 50 and you switch from still photo shooting to movie shooting the automatic ISO speed setting range s minimum for movie shooting will be ISO 100 It cann...

Page 225: ...or details on the ISO speed see the next page 3 Set the shutter speed and aperture Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure level indicator To set the shutter speed turn the 6 dial The settable shutter speeds depend on the frame rate 9 6 5 4 1 4000 sec 1 30 sec 8 7 1 4000 sec 1 60 sec To set the aperture turn the 5 dial If you cannot set the shutter speed or aperture set the power s...

Page 226: ...y result in substantial noise these speeds are designated as expanded ISO speeds displayed as H If ISO speed range s Minimum is set to L 50 and you switch from still photo shooting to movie shooting the manual ISO speed setting range s minimum for movie shooting will be ISO 100 It cannot be expanded to ISO 50 Changing the shutter speed or aperture or zooming the lens during movie shooting is not r...

Page 227: ... Elapsed time Highlight tone priority Shooting mode L Autoexposure Shutter priority AE Aperture priority AE K Manual exposure Recording level Manual Level meter Drive mode Time code Compression method Magnification Magnifying position Digital compass You can display the electronic level by pressing the B button p 62 If the AF mode is set to u Live mode or if the camera is connected to a TV set wit...

Page 228: ... be recorded to the card which is set for Playback If Q is set and the ISO speed or aperture changes during movie shooting the white balance may also change If you shoot a movie under fluorescent or LED lighting the movie may flicker Zooming the lens during movie shooting is not recommended Zooming the lens can cause changes in the exposure regardless of whether the lens maximum aperture changes o...

Page 229: ...ion Highlight tone priority Final Image Simulation Under z5 Movie shoot btn if V o is selected you can press the shutter button completely to start or stop the movie shooting p 242 Monaural sound is recorded by the camera s built in microphone p 221 By connecting a stereo microphone commercially available equipped with a 3 5 mm mini plug to the camera s external microphone IN terminal p 21 stereo ...

Page 230: ...tely or Rec to multiple is set the movies will be recorded to the card set for Playback The still photos will be recorded at the image recording quality set for the respective card Functions particular to still photo shooting are shown below Other functions will be the same as for movie shooting If highlight tone priority is set the ISO speed range will start from ISO 200 Shooting Still Photos Fun...

Page 231: ...formance etc the movie shooting may stop automatically If z5 Movie shoot btn is set to V o still photo shooting is not possible If you want to shoot still photos continuously during movie shooting using a high speed card is recommended Setting a smaller image size for still photos and shooting fewer continuous still photos are also recommended You can shoot still photos in all drive modes The self...

Page 232: ... button while the image is displayed on the LCD monitor you can set the following AF mode drive mode white balance Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer movie recording size and sound recording level with Sound recording Manual set 1Press the Q button The settable functions will be displayed 2Select a function and set it Use 9 to select a function The setting of the selected function is displayed ...

Page 233: ...uality The aspect ratio will be 4 3 Frame rate fps frames per second 6 8 For areas where the TV format is NTSC North America Japan Korea Mexico etc 5 7 For areas where the TV format is PAL Europe Russia China Australia etc 4 Mainly for motion pictures Compression method X IPB Efficiently compresses multiple frames at a time for recording Since the file size will be smaller than with ALL I you can ...

Page 234: ...ndividually Movie files cannot play back consecutively automatically After the movie playback ends select the next movie to be played Movie Shooting Time Limit The maximum recording time of one movie clip is 29 min 59 sec If the movie shooting time reaches 29 min 59 sec the movie shooting will stop automatically You can start shooting a movie again by pressing the B button A new movie file is reco...

Page 235: ...to stop before the maximum recording time shown on the preceding page p 243 Even if Record func is set to Auto switch card the card cannot be switched automatically during movie shooting About Full HD 1080 Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High Definition featuring 1080 vertical pixels scanning lines COPY ...

Page 236: ...k at the level meter while turning the 5 dial to adjust the sound recording level While looking at the peak hold indicator approx 3 sec adjust so that the level meter sometimes lights up the 12 12 dB mark on the right for the loudest sounds If it exceeds 0 the sound will be distorted Disable Sound will not be recorded When set to Enable it reduces wind noise when there is wind outdoors This featur...

Page 237: ...the camera s external microphone IN terminal p 21 When an external microphone is connected sound recording will switch automatically to the external microphone The sound volume balance between L left and R right cannot be adjusted Both L and R record audio at a 48 kHz 16 bit sampling rate If z5 Silent Control is set to Enable h p 238 you can adjust the sound recording level with the h touch pad to...

Page 238: ...e Functions Shooting Mode d B s f a 1 Shutter speed k k 2 Aperture k k 3 ISO speed k 4 Exposure compensation k k k 5 Sound recording level k k k k If z5 Silent Control is set to Enable h you cannot adjust the sound recording level with the 5 Quick Control dial during movie shooting Even if you change the aperture silently with h the movie will still record the lens aperture driving sound If there ...

Page 239: ...e second and frame Reset The time set with Manual input setting and Set to camera time is reset to 00 00 00 00 Set to camera time Sets hours minutes and seconds to match the camera s internal clock Frames will be set to 00 You can select what to display on the movie shooting screen Rec time Indicates the elapsed time from the start of the movie shooting Time code Indicates the time code during mov...

Page 240: ...alled drop frame Enable The discrepancy is corrected automatically by skipping time code numbers Disable The discrepancy is not corrected Movie Playback Count Drop Frame When the frame rate is set to 4 23 976 fps the drop frame function does not take effect Regardless of the Movie rec count setting the time code will always be recorded to the movie file During movie shooting During movie playback ...

Page 241: ...witch to Live mode during movie shooting Grid display With 3x3 l or 6x4 m you can display grid lines to help you level the camera vertically or horizontally Also with 3x3 diag n the grid is displayed together with diagonal lines to help you align the intersections over the subject for better balance in the composition Movie recording size You can set the movie recording size image size frame rate ...

Page 242: ...Silent Control When Enable h is set you can use the touch pad h and Quick Control screen to change settings silently during movie shooting For details see page 238 Movie shooting button When V o is set besides pressing the B button you can also press the shutter button completely or use Remote Switch RS 80N3 sold separately or Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 sold separately to start stop the movie...

Page 243: ... and E icons to appear earlier When you are not shooting turn off the camera Recording and Image Quality If the attached lens has an Image Stabilizer the Image Stabilizer will operate at all times even if you do not press the shutter button halfway The Image Stabilizer consumes battery power and may shorten the total movie shooting time or decrease the number of possible shots If you use a tripod ...

Page 244: ...icator will either not appear or the level if displayed will hardly go upward First shoot a few test movies to see if the card can write fast enough Still Photo Shooting During Movie Shooting Regarding the image quality of still photos see Image Quality on page 217 Playback and TV Connection In autoexposure shooting shutter priority AE or aperture priority AE modes if the brightness changes during...

Page 245: ...os and movies how to display them on a TV screen and other playback related functions About images taken with another camera The camera may not be able to properly display images captured with a different camera or edited with a computer or whose file name was changed COPY ...

Page 246: ...images starting with the last image turn the 5 dial counterclockwise To play back images starting with the first captured image turn the dial clockwise Each time you press the B button the display format will change x Image Playback Single Image Display No information Histogram With basic information Shooting information display COPY ...

Page 247: ...o shooting ready state With single image display you can overlay the grid on the image during playback With 33 Playback grid you can select 3x3 l 6x4 m or 3x3 diag n This function is convenient for checking the image s tilt and composition 3 Grid Display The grid is not displayed during movie playback COPY ...

Page 248: ...d u will be displayed B Shooting Information Display Sample Information for Still Photos Flash exposure compensation amount Metering mode Shooting mode Shooting date and time Picture Style Settings Histogram Brightness RGB White balance correction ISO speed FE Microadjustment File size Image size Playback number Total images recorded Folder number File number Voice memo Aperture Shutter speed Rati...

Page 249: ... to a negative amount and shoot again About the AF Point Display When 33 AF point disp is set to Enable the AF point that achieved focus will be displayed in red If automatic AF point selection was used multiple AF points may be displayed Sample Information for Movies Shooting mode Movie file size Movie recording size Shutter speed Compression method Frame rate Shooting time Playback time Time cod...

Page 250: ...tion in between will be reproduced By checking the image and its brightness histogram you can see the exposure level inclination and the overall gradation RGB Display This histogram is a graph showing the distribution of each primary color s brightness level in the image RGB or red green and blue The horizontal axis indicates the color s brightness level darker on the left and brighter on the righ...

Page 251: ...ghted in a blue frame If you turn the 6 dial further counterclockwise the 9 image index display will appear Turning the 6 dial clockwise will switch the display from 9 images to 4 images and then to 1 image 3 Select an image Turn the 5 dial to move the blue frame and select the image Press the u button to turn off the 6u icon then turn the 6 dial to go to the next or preceding screen Press 0 in th...

Page 252: ... h Display by folder i Display movies only j Display stills only k Display by image rating p 256 Turn the 6 dial to select rating 3 Browse by jumping Press the x button to play back images On the single image display turn the 6 dial I Jump through Images Jump Display Playback position Jump method To search images according to the shooting date select Date To search images according to folder selec...

Page 253: ...rn the 6 dial clockwise You can magnify the image up to 10x The image magnification decreases as you turn the 6 dial counterclockwise Turning the dial further will display the index display p 251 2 Scroll around the image Use 9 to scroll around the magnified image To exit the magnified view press the u button or x button and the single image display will return u Magnified View Magnified area posi...

Page 254: ...ion Actual size from selected point The recorded image s pixels will be displayed at approx 100 The magnified view will start at the AF point that achieved focus If the photo was taken with manual focus the magnified view will start at the image center Same as last magnification from center The magnification will be the same as the last time you exited the magnified view with the x or u button The...

Page 255: ...Rotate the image Each time you press 0 the image will rotate clockwise as follows 90 270 0 To rotate another image repeat steps 2 and 3 Press the M button to return to the menu b Rotating the Image If you have set 51 Auto rotate to OnzD p 283 before taking vertical shots you need not rotate the image as described above If the rotated image is not displayed in the rotated orientation during image p...

Page 256: ... and turn the 6 dial counterclockwise you can select an image or movie from a three image display To return to the single image display turn the 6 dial clockwise 3 Rate the image or movie Pressing 0 will turn off the s icon Turn the 5 dial to select a rating The total number of images and movies rated will be counted for each rating To rate another image or movie repeat steps 2 and 3 Press the M b...

Page 257: ...eat steps 2 and 3 Using the J Button The total number of images with a given rating can be displayed up to 999 If there are more than 999 images with a given rating will be displayed for that rating Taking advantage of ratings With 32 Image jump w 6 you can display only images and movies with a specific rating With 32 Slide show you can play back only images and movies with a specific rating With ...

Page 258: ...ack press the Q button The Quick Control screen will appear 2 Select a function and set it Tilt 9 up or down to select a function The setting of the selected function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Turn the 5 dial to set the function For RAW image processing and Resize press 0 and set the function For details see page 286 for RAW image processing and page 291 for Resize To cancel press t...

Page 259: ... will be recorded to the image but the camera will not rotate the image for display Press the Q button during index display to switch to the single image display and the Quick Control screen will appear Pressing the Q button again will return to the index display For images taken with another camera the functions you can select may be limited COPY ...

Page 260: ...tor You can also edit out the movie s first and last scenes and play back the still photos and movies on the card in an automatic slide show k Enjoying Movies Playback on a TV set p 269 272 Playback on the Camera s LCD Monitor p 262 268 Movies on a card can be played only by devices compatible with MOV files Since hard disk recorders do not have an HDMI IN terminal the camera cannot be connected t...

Page 261: ...ie play back smoothly on a personal computer use a high performance personal computer Regarding the computer hardware requirements for ImageBrowser EX refer to the PDF file ImageBrowser EX User Guide If you want to use commercially available software to play back or edit the movies be sure it is compatible with MOV files For details on commercially available software contact the software maker COP...

Page 262: ...movies cannot be played on the index display press 0 to switch to the single image display 3 In the single image display press 0 The movie playback panel will appear at the bottom of the screen 4 Play back the movie Turn the 5 dial to select 7 Play then press 0 The movie will start playing You can pause the movie playback by pressing 0 During movie playback you can adjust the sound volume by turni...

Page 263: ...he movie 4 Last frame Displays the movie s last frame X Edit Displays the editing screen p 264 Playback position mm ss Playback time minutes seconds with Movie play count Rec time set hh mm ss ff Time code hours minutes seconds frames with Movie play count Time code set 9 Volume You can adjust the built in speaker s p 262 volume by turning the 6 dial With a fully charged Battery Pack LP E4N the co...

Page 264: ...o the left or right to see the previous or next frames Holding it down will fast forward the frames Turn the 5 dial for frame by frame playback After deciding which part to edit out press 0 The portion highlighted in blue on the top of the screen is what will remain 3 Check the edited movie Select 7 and press 0 to play back the portion highlighted in blue To change the editing go back to step 2 To...

Page 265: ... file select Overwrite Then press 0 On the confirmation screen select OK then press 0 to save the edited movie and return to the movie playback screen Since the editing is performed in 1 sec increments position indicated by X the exact position where the movie is edited may differ slightly from the position you specified If the card does not have enough free space New file will not be available CO...

Page 266: ...ired option then press 0 All images Movies Stills Turn the 5 dial to select one of the following jAll images kMovies zStills Then press 0 Date Folder Rating Turn the 5 dial to select one of the following iDate nFolder 9Rating When zH is highlighted press the B button Turn the 5 dial to select the desired setting then press 0 3 Slide Show Auto Playback Number of images to be played Date Folder Rati...

Page 267: ...till photos and movies on the card will be played back iDate Still photos and movies taken on the selected shooting date will be played back nFolder Still photos and movies in the selected folder will be played back kMovies Only the movies on the card will be played back zStills Only the still photos on the card will be played back 9Rating Only the still photos and movies with the selected rating ...

Page 268: ...e G will be displayed on the upper left of the image Press 0 again to resume the slide show During auto playback you can press the B button to change the still photo display format p 246 During movie playback you can adjust the sound volume by turning the 6 dial During auto playback or pause you can turn the 5 dial to view another image During auto playback auto power off will not work The display...

Page 269: ...I cable to the TV s HDMI IN port 3 Turn on the TV and switch the TV s video input to select the connected port 4 Set the camera s power switch to 1 Viewing the Images on TV Viewing on High Definition HD TV Sets Adjust the movie s sound volume with the TV set The sound volume cannot be adjusted with the camera Before connecting or disconnecting the cable between the camera and television turn off t...

Page 270: ...TV set s remote control for playback operations An HDMI standard function enabling HDMI devices to control each other so that you can control them with one remote control unit 1 Set Ctrl over HDMI to Enable Under the 33 tab select Ctrl over HDMI then press 0 Select Enable then press 0 Using HDMI CEC TV Sets A movie cannot be output at the same time from both the Z and q terminals Do not connect an...

Page 271: ...tions shown on the left Press the button to select the desired option then press the Enter button For a slide show press the remote control s button to select an option then press the Enter button If you select Return and press the Enter button the menu will disappear and you can use the button to select an image Still photo playback menu Movie playback menu Return 9 image index Play movie Slide s...

Page 272: ...rt 4 Set the camera s power switch to 1 5 Press the x button The image will appear on the TV screen Nothing will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor To play back movies see page 262 Viewing on Non High Definition HD TV Sets Red White Yellow Do not use any AV cable other than the one provided Images may not be displayed if you use a different cable If the video system format set on the camera ...

Page 273: ...con will appear at the top of the screen To cancel the image protection press the J button again The K icon will disappear To protect another image repeat steps 1 and 2 1 Select Protect images Under the 31 tab select Protect images then press 0 2 Select Select images Select Select images then press 0 The images will be displayed J Protecting Images Protecting Images Individually with the J Button ...

Page 274: ...lect Unprotect all images in folder or Unprotect all images on card 3 Protecting All Images in a Folder or Card If you format the card p 55 the protected images will also be erased To protect an image press and quickly let go of the J button If you hold down the button for approx 2 sec a voice memo will be recorded If 85 J K button function is not set to Protect Hold Record memo you cannot use the...

Page 275: ...the voice memo microphone The maximum recording time for a voice memo is 30 sec When you have finished speaking let go of the button The icon will be displayed on the top of the screen K Recording and Playing Voice Memos Recording a Voice Memo Voice memo microphone With 86 Memo audio quality you can change the recording quality of the voice memo To record a voice memo longer than 30 sec repeat ste...

Page 276: ...x button to play back images then turn the 5 dial to select an image that has the icon displayed on the top 3 Playback a voice memo Press the K button to play the voice memo Turn the 6 dial to adjust the sound volume To stop playback press the K button Playing a Voice Memo Speaker If the image has been appended with multiple voice memos they will be played consecutively Erasing only the voice memo...

Page 277: ...ct the folder Turn the 5 dial to select the folder containing the image to be copied then press 0 Refer to the images displayed on the right to select the desired folder The images in the selected folder will be displayed a Copying Images 3 Copying Individual Images Number of images in folder Folder name Lowest file number Highest file number The copy source is the card selected in the 51 Record f...

Page 278: ...an image from a three image display To return to the single image display turn the 6 dial clockwise To select other images to be copied repeat step 4 5 Press the J button After selecting all the images to be copied press the J button 6 Select OK Check the target card and press 0 7 Select the target folder Turn the 5 dial to select the folder to copy the images to then press 0 To create a new folde...

Page 279: ...images in each folder to copy them folder by folder If an image is being copied to a target folder card which has an image with the same file number the following will be displayed Skip image and continue Replace existing image Cancel copy Select the copying method then press 0 Skip image and continue Any images in the source folder having the same file number as images in the target folder will b...

Page 280: ...ges 1 Play back the image to be erased 2 Press the L button The Erase menu will appear at the bottom of the screen 3 Erase the image Turn the 5 dial to select Erase then press 0 The image displayed will be erased By appending checkmarks X to the images to be erased you can erase multiple images at one time 1 Select Erase images Under the 31 tab select Erase images then press 0 L Erasing Images Era...

Page 281: ...displayed at the upper left of the screen To select other images to be erased repeat step 3 4 Erase the images Press the L button Select OK then press 0 The selected images will be erased You can erase all the images in a folder or on a card at one time When 31 Erase images is set to All images in folder or All images on card all the images in the folder or card will be erased 3 Erasing All Images...

Page 282: ...ss 0 2 Adjust the brightness While referring to the gray chart turn the 5 dial then press 0 Changing Image Playback Settings 3 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness To check the image s exposure looking at the histogram is recommended p 250 During image playback you can press the U button to display the screen in step 2 and adjust the brightness COPY ...

Page 283: ... vertical image is automatically rotated only on the computer Off The vertical image is not automatically rotated 3 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images Vertical images captured with auto rotation set to Off will not rotate automatically even if you later switch auto rotation to On for playback Vertical images will not be automatically rotated immediately after image capture If the vertical image is t...

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Page 285: ...ize shrink JPEG images The camera may not be able to process images taken with another camera Post processing images as described in this chapter is not possible if the camera is set for multiple exposures or while it is connected to a personal computer via the C terminal COPY ...

Page 286: ...b select RAW image processing then press 0 1 images will be displayed 2 Select an image Turn the 5 dial to select the image you want to process If you press the u button and turn the 6 dial counterclockwise you can select an image from the index display 3 Process the image Press 0 and the RAW processing options will appear p 288 290 Use 9 to select an option then turn the 5 dial to set it The disp...

Page 287: ...K to save the image Check the destination folder and image file number then select OK To process another image repeat steps 2 to 4 Press the M button to return to the menu You can magnify the image by pressing the u button in step 3 The magnification will differ depending on the pixel count for Image quality set in RAW image processing With 9 you can scroll around the magnified image To cancel the...

Page 288: ... To return to the screen in step 3 press 0 The displayed image will reflect the setting s effect Auto Lighting Optimizer p 146 You can set the Auto Lighting Optimizer The displayed image will reflect the setting s effect High ISO speed noise reduction p 147 You can set the noise reduction for high ISO speeds The displayed image will reflect the setting s effect If the effect is difficult to discer...

Page 289: ...the camera will be less pronounced than with Digital Photo Professional provided software and may be less apparent In such a case use Digital Photo Professional to apply the peripheral illumination correction Distortion correction When Enable is set image distortion due to the lens characteristics is corrected If Enable is set the corrected image will be displayed The image periphery will be cropp...

Page 290: ...the normal view About peripheral illumination correction distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction To execute peripheral illumination correction distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction with the camera the data of the lens used for the shot must be registered in the camera If the lens data has not been registered in the camera use EOS Utility provided software p 41...

Page 291: ...to select the image you want to resize If you press the u button and turn the 6 dial counterclockwise you can select an image from the index display 3 Select the desired image size Press 0 to display the image sizes Turn the 5 dial to select the desired image size then press 0 4 Save the image Select OK to save the resized image Check the destination folder and image file number then select OK To ...

Page 292: ...292 S Resize Resize Options According to Original Image Size Original Image Size Available Resize Settings H 5 6 3 k k k H k k 5 k COPY ...

Page 293: ...rovided software p 410 About smudges adhering to the front of the sensor Besides dust entering the camera from outside in rare cases lubricant from the camera s internal parts may adhere to the front of the sensor If visible spots still remain after the automatic sensor cleaning having the sensor cleaned by a Canon Service Center is recommended Even while the Self Cleaning Sensor Unit is operating...

Page 294: ...en will indicate that the sensor is being cleaned Although there will be a shutter sound during the cleaning a picture is not taken In step 2 select Auto cleaningf and set it to Disable The sensor cleaning will no longer be executed when you set the power switch to 1 R or 2 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning Cleaning the Sensor Now Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning For best results perform the sensor c...

Page 295: ... as a sheet of paper Set the lens focal length to 50 mm or longer Set the lens focus mode switch to MF and set the focus to infinity If the lens has no distance scale look at the front of the lens and turn the focusing ring clockwise all the way 1 Select Dust Delete Data Under the z3 tab select Dust Delete Data then press 0 2 Select OK Select OK and press 0 After the automatic self cleaning of the...

Page 296: ... appear Follow the Preparation procedure on the preceding page then select OK Take the picture again After the Dust Delete Data is obtained it is appended to all the JPEG and RAW images captured thereafter Before an important shoot you should update the Dust Delete Data by obtaining it again For details about using Digital Photo Professional provided software p 410 to erase dust spots refer to the...

Page 297: ...recommended 1 Select Sensor cleaning Under the 53 tab select Sensor cleaning then press 0 2 Select Clean manually Select Clean manually then press 0 3 Select OK Select OK then press 0 In a moment the reflex mirror will lockup and the shutter will open CLn will blink on the top LCD panel 4 Clean the sensor 5 End the cleaning Set the power switch to 2 3 Manual Sensor Cleaning If you use a battery ma...

Page 298: ...ush attached A brush can scratch the sensor Do not insert the blower tip inside the camera beyond the lens mount If the power is cut off the shutter will close and the shutter curtains or reflex mirror may get damaged Never use canned air or gas to clean the sensor The blowing force can damage the sensor or the spray gas can freeze on the sensor If the battery level becomes low while you clean the...

Page 299: ...ormat DPOF p 309 DPOF Digital Print Order Format enables you to print images recorded on the card according to your printing instructions such as the image selection quantity to print etc You can print multiple images in one batch or give the print order to a photofinisher Transferring Images to a Personal Computer p 313 You can connect the camera to a personal computer and operate the camera to t...

Page 300: ...nual 3 Connect the camera to the printer Use the interface cable provided with the camera Connect the cable to the camera s C terminal with the cable plug s D icon facing the front of the camera To connect to the printer refer to the printer s instruction manual 4 Turn on the printer 5 Set the camera s power switch to 1 Some printers may make a beeping sound Preparing to Print Connecting the Camer...

Page 301: ...ided If there is a long beeping sound in step 5 it indicates a problem with the printer Resolve the problem displayed in the error message p 308 You can also print RAW images taken with this camera If you use a battery pack to power the camera make sure it is fully charged With a fully charged battery printing up to approx 4 hr 30 min is possible Before disconnecting the cable first turn off the c...

Page 302: ...ar 3 Select Paper settings Select Paper settings then press 0 The paper setting screen will appear wPrinting Printer connected icon Print setting screen Depending on the printer certain settings such as date and file number imprinting and trimming may not be selectable Sets the printing effects p 304 Sets the date or file number imprinting to on or off Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trim...

Page 303: ...t is recommended that you print by following Direct Printing with DPOF p 312 Q Setting the Paper Size Y Setting the Paper Type U Setting the Page Layout Bordered The print will have white borders along the edges Borderless The print will have no borders If your printer cannot print borderless prints the print will have borders Borderedc The shooting information 1 will be imprinted on the border on...

Page 304: ...n The image will be printed using the printer s standard colors The image s Exif data is used to make automatic corrections EOff No automatic correction will be applied EVivid The image will be printed with higher saturation to produce more vivid blues and greens ENR Image noise is reduced before printing 0 B W Prints in black and white with true blacks 0 Cool tone Prints in black and white with c...

Page 305: ...The Default setting for printing effects and other options are the printer s own default settings as set by the printer s manufacturer Refer to the printer s instruction manual to find out what the Default settings are Depending on the image s file size and image recording quality it may take some time for the printing to start after you select Print If image tilt correction p 307 is applied it ma...

Page 306: ...ow level 0 127 or highlight level 128 255 kBrightener Effective in backlit conditions that can make the subject s face look dark When On is set the face will be brightened for printing Red eye corr Effective in flash images where the subject has red eye When On is set the red eye will be corrected for printing e Adjustment of Printing Effects The kBrightener and Red eye corr effects will not show ...

Page 307: ...he larger the image magnification will be for printing Moving the trimming frame Use 9 to move the frame over the image vertically or horizontally Move the trimming frame so that it covers the desired image area Rotating the frame Pressing the B button will toggle the trimming frame between the vertical and horizontal orientations This enables you to create a vertically oriented print from a horiz...

Page 308: ... details on resuming the printing refer to the printer s instruction manual Error Messages If a problem occurs during printing an error message will appear on the camera s LCD monitor Press 0 to stop printing After fixing the problem resume printing For details on how to fix a printing problem refer to the printer s instruction manual Paper Error Check whether the paper is properly loaded in the p...

Page 309: ...ally for each image 1 Select Print order Under the 31 tab select Print order then press 0 2 Select Set up Select Set up then press 0 3 Set the option as desired Set the Print type Date and File No Select the option to be set then press 0 Select the desired setting then press 0 W Digital Print Order Format DPOF Setting the Printing Options Print type Date File No COPY ...

Page 310: ...ate and File No cannot both be set to On at the same time When printing with DPOF you must use the card whose print order specifications have been set It will not work if you just extract images from the card and try to print them Certain DPOF compatible printers and photofinishers may not be able to print the images as you specified If this happens with your printer refer to the printer s instruc...

Page 311: ...n folder and select the folder A print order for one copy of all the images in the folder will be placed If you select Clear all in folder and select the folder the print order for that entire folder will be canceled All image If you select Mark all on card one copy of all the images on the card will be set for printing If you select Clear all on card the print order will be cleared for all the im...

Page 312: ... file number If Bordered is set certain printers may imprint the date on the border Depending on the printer the date may appear faint if it is imprinted on a bright background or on the border Under Adjust levels Manual cannot be selected If you stopped the printing and want to resume printing the remaining images select Resume Note that printing will not resume if you stop the printing and any o...

Page 313: ...s by shooting date Before connecting the camera to the personal computer be sure to install the provided software EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk on CD ROM on the personal computer For the procedure to install the provided software see page 411 1 Set the camera s power switch to 2 2 Connect the camera to a personal computer Use the interface cable provided with the camera Connect the cable to the camera...

Page 314: ...screen other than EOS Utility s top screen is displayed Direct transfer in step 5 on page 316 will not be displayed The image transfer function will not be available If the EOS Utility screen does not appear refer to the Software Instruction Manual CD ROM p 412 Before disconnecting the cable turn off the camera Hold the plug not the cord to pull out the cable You can also transfer images to an ftp...

Page 315: ...e u button and turn the 6 dial counterclockwise you can select an image from a three image display To return to the single image display turn the 6 dial clockwise To select other images to be transferred repeat step 4 To return to the screen in step 3 press the M button 3 Select the Images to be Transferred When Sel Image is selected you can check the image s transfer status on the upper left of t...

Page 316: ...to transfer Selecting Clear folder transf history will clear the transfer history of the images in the selected folder After clearing the transfer history you can select Folder images not transfer d and again transfer all the images in the folder All image If All image is selected and you select Card images not transferred all the images on the card not yet transferred to a personal computer will ...

Page 317: ...You can customize various camera features to suit your picture taking preferences with Custom Functions Also you can register the current camera settings under shooting modes w1 w2 or w3 or save the camera settings to a card COPY ...

Page 318: ...int p 322 Safety shift k 82 Exposure Restrict shooting modes p 323 k k Restrict metering modes Metering used in manual exposure Set shutter speed range p 324 k k Set aperture range k k AE Microadjustment p 325 k k FE Microadjustment k 83 Drive Continuous shooting speed p 326 k Still photo Limit continuous shot count k Still photo Restrict drive modes k Still photo The shaded Custom Functions do no...

Page 319: ...nction lock k k Custom Controls p 330 Depends on setting J K button function During image review after capture 86 Others Add cropping information p 331 k Still photo Timer duration Timer after release only Shutter release time lag p 332 Memo audio quality During image review after capture Default Erase option Playback 87 Clear Even if all the Custom Functions are cleared the settings for 84 Focusi...

Page 320: ... compensation and flash exposure compensation 1 2 1 2 stop Exposure compensation 1 2 stop Sets 1 2 stop increments for the shutter speed aperture exposure compensation and flash exposure compensation ISO speed setting increments 1 3 1 3 stop 1 1 1 stop Bracketing auto cancel ON Enable When you set the power switch to 2 the AEB and white balance bracketing settings will be canceled AEB will also be...

Page 321: ...s Number of bracketed shots The number of shots taken with AEB and white balance bracketing can be changed from the usual 3 shots to 2 5 or 7 shots When Bracketing sequence 0 is set the bracketed shots will be taken as shown in the table below 3 3 shots 2 2 shots 5 5 shots 7 7 shots 1 stop increments 1st Shot 2nd Shot 3rd Shot 4th Shot 5th Shot 6th Shot 7th Shot 3 3 shots Standard 0 1 1 2 2 shots ...

Page 322: ... speed This function takes effect in the Program AE d shutter priority AE s and aperture priority AE f modes If the subject s brightness changes and the standard exposure cannot be obtained within the autoexposure range the camera will automatically change the manually set ISO speed to obtain a standard exposure If the safety shift automatically sets ISO 32000 or higher when the camera s internal ...

Page 323: ...ble then press 0 to append a checkmark X Metering used in manual exposure You can set the metering mode to be used in the a shooting mode Xq Specified metering mode The currently set metering mode is used q Evaluative metering w Partial metering r Spot metering e Center weighted average metering The restricted shooting mode settings are not registered to C1 C2 or C3 At least one shooting mode must...

Page 324: ...from 1 8000 sec to 15 sec Lowest speed You can set it from 30 sec to 1 4000 sec Set aperture range You can set the aperture range In the f and a modes you can set the aperture manually within the range that you have set In the d and s modes the aperture will be set automatically within the range that you have set Min aperture Max f You can set it from f 91 to f 1 4 Max aperture Min f You can set i...

Page 325: ...ose set it to the plus side If it tends to overexpose set it to the minus side FE Microadjustment Normally this adjustment is not required Perform this adjustment only if necessary Note that performing this adjustment may prevent the correct flash exposure from being obtained You can fine tune the camera s standard for flash exposure This adjustment can help if the automatic flash exposure always ...

Page 326: ... 122 displayed in the viewfinder Restrict drive modes You can restrict the drive modes selectable with the o button Select a drive mode u o p k l B V to be made selectable then press 0 to append a checkmark X If you set 12 or 11 shots sec for o or 11 shots sec for p and use ISO 32000 or higher when the camera s internal temperature is low ISO 20000 or higher the maximum continuous shooting speed w...

Page 327: ... average metering or AF point linked spot metering except the center AF point Since the Ec A B I L focusing screens have a prism in the center AF based on the color and facial information of a subject at the center of the viewfinder may not be achieved even if Auto AF pt sel EOS iTR AF is set to Enable p 95 Although an Ec C CII CIII CIV N R S focusing screen can be installed in the camera the corr...

Page 328: ...ion turns off Pressing the U button during a Bulb exposure illuminates the LCD panel for 6 sec ON On during Bulb The LCD panel illumination remains on until the Bulb exposure ends This is convenient when you are taking a Bulb exposure in low light and want to check the exposure time Recording card image size setting When you press the H button to select the card or set the image size you can selec...

Page 329: ...be set when no lens is attached to the camera OFF Disable ON Enable You can set the aperture with the camera even while no lens is attached This is convenient for studio photography when the aperture is already determined as you can set the aperture beforehand Multi function lock When the power switch is set to R it will prevent the 6 5 and 9 from accidentally changing a setting Select the camera ...

Page 330: ...ord memo When you playback an image having a voice memo press the J K button to playback the voice memo To start recording a voice memo hold down the J K button for 2 sec To end the recording let go of the button To protect an image use x1 Protect images 9Rating J and K disabled To rate an image press the J K button Each time you press the button the rating will change as follows OFF l m n o p If ...

Page 331: ...12 3 4 Aspect ratio 3 4 5 7 Aspect ratio 5 7 4 5 Aspect ratio 4 5 Timer duration You can change how long a function setting associated with a button remains in effect after you let go of that button You can set the timer duration within 0 sec to 59 sec or within 1 min to 60 min 6 sec timer This is how long the metering and AE lock are maintained 16 sec timer This is how long the FE lock and multi ...

Page 332: ...rd a voice memo 48kHz High quality 48 kHz You can record the voice memo at the same audio quality as a movie 8kHz Low quality 8 kHz The voice memo s file size is smaller than with High quality 48 kHz Default Erase option During image playback and image review after image capture when you press the L button the Erase menu appears p 280 You can set which option Cancel or Erase is to be preselected o...

Page 333: ...n a function Turn the 5 dial to select the desired function then press 0 If the z icon appears on the bottom left you can press the B button and set other related options p 338 345 Select the desired option on the screen displayed then press 0 4 Exit the setting When you press 0 to exit the setting the screen in step 2 will reappear Press the M button to exit 85 Custom Controls With the screen in ...

Page 334: ... Switch to registered AF point AF point direct selection 340 Select AF point OzS during metering Metering start 340 k AE lock k k AE lock while button pressed k AE lock hold k k FE lock 341 k k Set ISO speed Set ISO speed hold button turn Set ISO speed during metering Set ISO speed Ozg during metering Shutter speed setting in M mode 342 Aperture setting in M mode AF Exposure COPY ...

Page 335: ...335 85 Custom Controls The AF stop button is provided only on super telephoto IS lenses k k k k k 2 k 2 k k k k k 3 k 3 k k k 4 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k COPY ...

Page 336: ...election 343 14fps super high speed k k Picture Style White balance selection Depth of field preview 343 IS start VF electronic level 344 Menu display Register recall shooting function k 6 k 6 Start movie recording when k set 345 Switch to Custom shooting mode Image replay Magnify Reduce press SET turn No function disabled k k Image Operation COPY ...

Page 337: ...337 85 Custom Controls The AF stop button is provided only on super telephoto IS lenses k k 5 k 5 k k 5 k 5 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k COPY ...

Page 338: ...l sound and the AF point will be registered If the AF area selection mode is not set to 61 point automatic selection AF the registered AF point will blink If 24 Orientation linked AF point is set to Select separate AF points you can register the AF point separately for the vertical camera grip at top or bottom and horizontal orientations 4 When you press the p button assigned to this function or p...

Page 339: ...e registered then press 0 to append a checkmark X When you select a parameter and press 0 you can set the parameter By pressing the L button you can revert the settings to their defaults You can switch the AF mode In One Shot AF mode when you hold down the button to which this function is assigned the camera switches to AI Servo AF mode In the AI Servo AF mode the camera switches to One Shot AF mo...

Page 340: ...u press the shutter button halfway only exposure metering is performed When you press the button assigned to this function you can lock the exposure AE lock during the metering This is convenient when you want to focus and meter the shot separately or when you want to take multiple shots at the same exposure setting The exposure will be locked AE lock while you press the shutter button When you pr...

Page 341: ...d while maintaining the current shutter speed and aperture During metering you can set the ISO speed by turning the 5 dial If Auto ISO is set manual ISO speed setting will take effect Auto ISO cannot be set If you use this function in the a mode you can adjust the exposure with the ISO speed while maintaining the current shutter speed and aperture During metering you can set the ISO speed by turni...

Page 342: ...eled automatically and the camera will switch back to the previous image recording quality 5 In step 3 on page 333 if you press the B button you can set the image size for this function to switch to When you press the button assigned to this function you can switch to the image size set here While the camera switches the image size the image size on the rear LCD panel and p or 1 in the viewfinder ...

Page 343: ... screen p 129 on the LCD monitor You can press 0 to change the white balance Set while looking at the top LCD panel or LCD monitor When you press the depth of field preview button or the Multi function 2 button the aperture will stop down and you can check the depth of field p 170 With the lens IS switch set to 1 the lens Image Stabilizer operates when you press the button assigned to this functio...

Page 344: ...active only as long as you hold down the p or A button 6 In step 3 on page 333 you can press the B button to set the shooting functions to be registered Turn the 5 or 6 dial to select the function to be registered then press 0 to append a checkmark X When you select a function name and press 0 you can set the function After registering all the shooting functions press the MENU button to register W...

Page 345: ...de from w1 w2 w3 current shooting mode However during movie shooting pressing the B button will not switch to the Custom shooting modes Movie shooting will start Press 0 to play back images Press 0 to magnify the images recorded on the card See p 253 for the operation procedure You can magnify the Live View image during Live View shooting and movie shooting when focusing in Live Mode Quick Mode or...

Page 346: ... register up to six items To return to the screen in step 2 press the M button Sort You can change the order of the registered items in My Menu Select Sort and select the item whose order you want to change Then press 0 With z displayed turn the 5 dial to change the order then press 0 Delete item items and Delete all items You can delete any of the registered items Delete item items deletes one it...

Page 347: ...tings on card Under the 54 tab select Save load cam settings on card then press 0 2 Select Save to card Turn the 5 dial to select Save to card then press 0 3 Select Start Turn the 5 dial to select Start then press 0 The camera settings will be saved to the card and the screen in step 2 will reappear If you select Change file name you can change the file name 8 characters and save the file For the ...

Page 348: ...age review Beep Release shutter without card External Speedlite control Flash firing z5 Movie Silent Control Movie shooting button 25 Manual AF point selection pattern AF point display during focus VF display illumination AF status in viewfinder x2 Slide show Image jump with 6 x3 Highlight alert AF point display Playback grid Histogram Movie play count Magnification approx 51 Recording function ca...

Page 349: ...Live View shooting z4 Movie 21 22 23 24 81 83 85 86 In step 2 select Load from card Up to ten camera settings files saved in the card will be displayed When you select the desired file it will be loaded and the settings will be applied to the camera Loading Camera Settings Up to ten camera settings files can be saved in a card If the card already has ten camera settings files you can either overwr...

Page 350: ... the confirmation dialog select OK and press 0 The current camera settings p 351 will be registered under the C shooting mode If you shoot in the w1 w2 w3 mode and change a camera setting the Custom shooting mode can be updated automatically to reflect the changed setting To enable this automatic update in step 2 set Auto update set to Enable The settings which can be automatically updated are lis...

Page 351: ...count Silent Control Movie shooting button 25 Manual AF point selection pattern AF point display during focus VF display illumination AF status in viewfinder x2 Slide show Image jump with 6 x3 Highlight alert AF point display Playback grid Histogram Movie play count Magnification approx 51 File numbering Auto rotate 52 Auto power off LCD brightness VF grid display z button display options 53 Senso...

Page 352: ... you cannot select 54 Clear all camera settings and 87 Clear all Custom Func C Fn Even in the w1 w2 or w3 shooting mode you can still change the shooting function settings and menu settings w displayed on the top LCD panel together with the shooting mode indicates that a registered Custom shooting mode is in use COPY ...

Page 353: ...353 Reference This chapter provides reference information for camera features system accessories etc Using the Cable Protector 2 Interface cable HDMI cable Sold separately 1 4 Cable Protector 3 COPY ...

Page 354: ...tyle k k k k k k k White balance Auto k k k k k k k Preset k k k k k k k Custom k k k k k k k Color temperature setting k k k k k k k WB correction k k k k k k k WB BKT k k k k k k Still photo Auto Lighting Optimizer k k k k k k k Lens aberration correction Peripheral illumination correction k k k k k k k Chromatic aberration correction k k k k k k k Long exposure noise reduction k k k k k k High ...

Page 355: ... k k k k Center weighted average metering k k k k k o Exposure Program shift k k AE lock 3 k k k k Except in a Exposure compensation k k k k AEB k k k k k Depth of field preview k k k k k k Drive Single shooting k k k k k k Still photo High speed continuous shooting k k k k k k Low speed continuous shooting k k k k k k k 10 sec k k k k k k k 2 l 2 sec k k k k k k k 2 Single silent shooting k k k k...

Page 356: ...justment Lenses Eg Angle Finder C Bundled Accessories Wide Strap L7 Focusing Screen Ec series CR2025 lithium battery Battery Pack LP E4N Battery Charger LC E4N AC Adapter Kit ACK E4 Car Battery Cable CB 570 EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Software Instruction Manual Cable protector Hand Strap E2 Battery Pack LP E4 and Battery Charger LC E4 are also compatible COPY ...

Page 357: ...et port USB port Wireless LAN adapter PictBridge compatible printer TV Video Wireless LAN access point External microphone HDMI Cable HTC 100 2 9 m 9 5 ft Interface Cable IFC 200U 1 9 m 6 2 ft Interface Cable IFC 500U 4 7 m 15 4 ft Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X Computer Wireless File Transmitter WFT E6 Stereo AV Cable AVC DC400ST 1 3 m 4 3 ft The length of all cables is approx m ft C...

Page 358: ...con is displayed when an image transfer fails B Button Functions Camera Settings Note that you cannot remove the X for all three display options The Displays camera settings sample screen is displayed in English for all languages Even if you uncheck the Electronic level so it does not appear it will still appear for Live View shooting and movie shooting when you press the B button AE Microadjustme...

Page 359: ...nfirmation light AF mode White balance Shutter speed AE lock Quick Control icon Highlight tone priority Mirror lockup White balance correction Drive mode Metering mode Exposure level indicator Remaining number of exposures multiple exposures Shooting mode Multiple exposures Auto Lighting Optimizer Exposure level indicator Possible shots AF status indicator If you turn off the power while the Shoot...

Page 360: ...rge performance is fine Green Battery s recharge performance is slightly degraded Red Purchasing a new battery is recommended The use of a genuine Canon Battery Pack LP E4N or LP E4 is recommended If you use any battery other than the Battery Pack LP E4N or LP E4 the camera s full performance may not be attained or malfunction may result The shutter count is the number of still photos taken Movies...

Page 361: ...nect the power cord Connect the power cord as shown in the illustration After using the camera unplug the power plug from the power outlet 3 Insert the DC Coupler Insert the DC Coupler firmly all the way and turn the release handle as shown by the arrow Using a Household Power Outlet Since the DC Coupler is not water resistant do not get it wet Do not connect or disconnect the power cord or DC Cou...

Page 362: ...p 40 1 Set the power switch to 2 2 Remove the battery The backup battery is on the ceiling of the battery compartment 3 Remove the back up battery cover Use a small screwdriver to loosen the screw and remove the cover Be careful not to lose the cover and screw 4 Remove the battery Stick a piece of tape to the battery and take out the battery 5 Install a new back up battery The plus side of the bat...

Page 363: ...White balance correction B A M G bias 9 levels each White balance bracketing B A and M G bias single level increments 3 levels 144 145 Color space sRGB Adobe RGB 162 Picture Style DAuto PStandard QPortrait RLandscape SNeutral UFaithful VMonochrome WUser Def 1 3 129 to 136 Lens aberration correction Peripheral illumination Enable Disable Chromatic aberration Enable Disable 151 Multiple exposure Mul...

Page 364: ... tone priority Disable Enable 150 Image review Off 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec Hold 57 Beep Enable Disable Release shutter without card Enable Disable 36 Mirror lockup Disable Enable Enable Mirror down w s 187 Dust Delete Data Obtain data to be used by provided software to delete dust spots 295 External Speedlite control Flash firing E TTL II metering Flash sync speed in Av mode Flash function settings Clea...

Page 365: ...i purpose setting 83 Case 2 Continue to track subjects ignoring possible obstacles 83 Case 3 Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points 84 Case 4 For subjects that accelerate or decelerate quickly 84 Case 5 For erratic subjects moving quickly in any direction disabled in Single point AF mode 85 Case 6 For subjects that change speed and move erratically disabled in Single point AF mode...

Page 366: ...iTR AF Enable Disable 95 Lens drive when AF impossible Continue focus search Stop focus search 96 Selectable AF point 61 points Only cross type AF points 15 points 9 points 96 Select AF area selection mode Manual selection Spot AF Manual selection 1 point AF Expand AF area Expand AF area Surround Manual selection Zone AF Auto selection 61 point AF 97 AF area selection method S M Fn button S Main D...

Page 367: ...le All by same amount Adjust by lens 102 Protect images Erase protect images 273 Rotate image Rotate vertical images 255 Erase images Erase images 280 Print order Specify images to be printed DPOF 309 Image copy Copy images between cards 277 RAW image processing Process 1 images 286 Resize Downsize the image s pixel count 291 Rating OFF l m n o p 256 Slide show Playback description Display time an...

Page 368: ...from center 4x magnify from center 8x magnify from center 10x magnify from center Actual size from selected point Same as last magnification from center 254 Control over HDMI Disable Enable 270 Record function card folder selection Record func Standard Auto switch card Record separately Record to multiple Record play Playback f g Folder Creating and selecting a folder 114 116 154 File numbering Co...

Page 369: ...vel Displays shooting functions 358 Video system NTSC PAL 233 272 Battery info Power source Remaining capacity Shutter count Recharge performance 360 Sensor cleaning Auto cleaning Enable Disable 294 Clean now Clean manually 297 Communication settings Settings for wired LAN and wireless LAN via WFT E6 sold separately Separate booklet GPS device settings Settings available when the GPS Receiver GP E...

Page 370: ...nformation Display copyright information Enter author s name Enter copyright details Delete copyright information 160 System status display Serial number Firmware version Release cycles Camera status log 385 z Firmware ver For updating the firmware C Fn1 Exposure Customize camera functions as desired 320 C Fn2 Exposure 323 C Fn3 Drive 326 C Fn4 Display Operation 327 C Fn5 Operation 329 C Fn6 Other...

Page 371: ...x4 m 3x3 diag n 241 Movie recording size 1920x1080 6 5 4 W X 1280x720 8 7 W X 640x480 6 5 X 233 Sound recording Sound recording Auto Manual Disable 236 Recording level Wind filter Disable Enable Silent LV shooting Mode 1 Mode 2 Disable 242 Metering timer 4 sec 16 sec 30 sec 1 min 10 min 30 min 242 Time code Count up Start time setting Movie rec count Movie play count Drop frame 239 Silent control ...

Page 372: ...recommended If no Charge level lamps light up the battery pack is faulty Remove the battery pack from the charger and consult your dealer or nearest Canon Service Center Make sure the battery is properly installed in the camera p 34 Make sure the card slot cover is closed p 35 Recharge the battery p 30 If the power is turned off while an image is being recorded to the card the access lamp will rem...

Page 373: ...sing the lens Image Stabilizer Using the LCD monitor often Continuing Live View shooting or movie shooting for a prolonged period Auto power off is in effect If you do not want auto power off to take effect set 52 Auto power off to Disable p 57 Even if 52 Auto power off is set to Disable the LCD monitor will still turn off after the camera is left idle for 30 min The camera s power does not turn o...

Page 374: ...are formatted in exFAT This means that if you format a card with a capacity over 128 GB with this camera and then insert it into another camera an error may be displayed and it may not be possible to use the card Set the lens focus mode switch to AF p 43 To prevent camera shake press the shutter button gently p 45 46 If the lens has an Image Stabilizer set the IS switch to 1 In low light the shutt...

Page 375: ...10 shots sec if the ISO speed is set to any of the following ISO 32000 or higher is set manually Auto ISO range s Maximum is set to 51200 and Auto ISO automatically sets ISO 32000 or higher 81 Safety shift is set to ISO speed and the safety shift automatically sets ISO 32000 or higher Note that if the camera s internal temperature is low and when ISO 20000 or higher is set manually or automaticall...

Page 376: ... Disable then the Auto Lighting Optimizer can be set p 150 Set z2 Auto Lighting Optimizer to Disable When Standard Low High is set even if you set a decreased exposure compensation or flash exposure compensation the image may come out bright p 146 If On ContShtng is set Live View display image review after image capture and image playback are not possible during shooting p 180 When the image size ...

Page 377: ...an EX series Speedlite the flash will always be fired at full output p 191 When the Flash metering mode flash Custom Function is set to TTL autoflash the flash will always be fired at full output p 198 If flash exposure compensation has already been set with the Speedlite flash exposure compensation cannot be set with the camera When the Speedlite s flash exposure compensation is canceled set to 0...

Page 378: ...peed see the card manufacturer s Web site p 219 If the movie shooting time reaches 29 min 59 sec the movie shooting will stop automatically If the shooting mode is d s f BULB the ISO speed will be set automatically In the a mode you can freely set the ISO speed p 226 Under z2 ISO speed settings if ISO speed range s Maximum is set to 51200 H or higher the manual setting range s Maximum will be expa...

Page 379: ...re may be recorded Zooming the lens during movie shooting can cause changes in the exposure regardless of whether the lens maximum aperture changes or not Changes in the exposure may be recorded as a result If you move the camera to the left or right quickly high speed panning or shoot a moving subject the image may look distorted Flickering horizontal stripes noise or irregular exposures can be c...

Page 380: ...oot still photos during movie shooting Set the power switch to 1 p 38 Check the 85 Multi function lock setting p 329 Set the vertical grip operation switch to 1 p 49 Check the 85 Custom Controls setting p 333 Set the color space to sRGB If Adobe RGB is set the first character will be an underscore p 162 When I shoot still photos during movie shooting the movie shooting stops The time code is off O...

Page 381: ... p 40 305 If the card has recorded a number of images greater than the camera can display will be displayed p 257 In low temperatures the display speed of the AF points may become slower due to the AF point display device s liquid crystal characteristics The display speed will return to normal at room temperature If the LCD monitor is dirty use a soft cloth to clean it In low or high temperatures ...

Page 382: ...oise will also be recorded Using an external microphone commercially available is recommended p 237 During autoexposure movie shooting if there is a drastic change in the exposure level the recording will stop momentarily until the brightness stabilizes If this happens shoot in the a mode p 225 Playback Problems Part of the image blinks in black A red box is displayed on the image The image cannot...

Page 383: ...rd readers and computer operating systems might not recognize the card properly In such a case connect your camera to the computer with the provided interface cable then transfer the images to your computer using EOS Utility provided software p 410 41 and 61 images cannot be processed with the camera Use the provided software Digital Photo Professional to process the image p 410 The camera cannot ...

Page 384: ...ruction manual lists all the printing effects available p 304 Install the provided software EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM on the personal computer p 411 Check that EOS Utility s top screen appears Sensor Cleaning Problems The shutter makes a noise during sensor cleaning Automatic sensor cleaning does not work Printing Related Problems There are fewer printing effects than listed in the instruct...

Page 385: ...isplay Under the 54 tab select System status display then press 0 2 Check the system status You can check the serial number firmware version and shutter release cycles You can check the camera s past errors caution history and the lens flash and battery used when the error or caution occurred 3 Check the log In step 2 press the B button The camera s status log will be displayed Err is an error mes...

Page 386: ...ain shutter speed precision If this adjustment is made repeatedly this Caution message will appear You can continue shooting but consulting a Canon Service Center is recommended 02 A sudden drop in battery performance was detected If this happens again after battery replacement contact a service center While the camera is turned off if the battery pack s remaining capacity decreases abnormally wit...

Page 387: ...en displays the latest five entries for Errors and Cautions If there are more than five entries the oldest entries will be deleted automatically The shutter release cycles are displayed in units of 1000 If there have been 1 000 000 or more shutter release cycles 1 000 000 will be displayed If the same Error or Caution occurs often consult a Canon Service Center COPY ...

Page 388: ...annot be accessed Reinsert change card or format card with camera Remove and insert the card again replace the card or format the card p 35 55 04 Cannot save images because card is full Replace card Replace the card erase unnecessary images or format the card p 35 55 280 06 Sensor cleaning is not possible Turn the camera off and on again Operate the power switch p 38 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 99 Sho...

Page 389: ...apixels 4608 x 3072 M2 Medium 2 Approx 8 00 megapixels 3456 x 2304 S Small Approx 4 50 megapixels 2592 x 1728 RAW Approx 17 90 megapixels 5184 x 3456 M RAW Approx 10 10 megapixels 3888 x 2592 S RAW Approx 4 50 megapixels 2592 x 1728 JPEG quality 10 levels Recording function Standard Auto switch card Record separately Record to multiple Create select a folder Possible File name Preset code User set...

Page 390: ...1 increments 6 Vertical 1 increments 4 During horizontal shooting Mirror Quick return type Depth of field preview Provided Autofocus Type TTL secondary image registration phase detection AF points 61 points Up to 41 cross type points Number of available AF points and cross type points vary depending on the lens Focusing brightness range EV 2 18 with center f 2 8 AF point at 23 C 73 F ISO 100 Focus...

Page 391: ... ISO manually settable within ISO 100 51200 Recommended 1 3 stop or whole stop increments and expandable to L exposure index Equivalent to ISO 50 H1 Equivalent to ISO 102400 H2 Equivalent to ISO 204800 ISO speed settings ISO speed range Auto ISO range and Auto ISO minimum shutter speed settable Exposure compensation Manual 5 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments AEB 3 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increm...

Page 392: ...tandards ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style and an 8 GB card Figures in parentheses apply to an UDMA mode 7 128 GB card based on Canon s testing standards External Speedlite Compatible Speedlites EX series Speedlites Flash metering E TTL II autoflash Flash exposure compensation 3 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments FE lock Provided PC terminal Provided Standard flash exposure level adjustment FE M...

Page 393: ...iew shooting Metering modes Center weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor Automatically set by the focusing mode Metering range EV 0 20 at 23 C 73 F with EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens ISO 100 Exposure control 1 Autoexposure 2 Shutter priority AE 3 Aperture priority AE 4 Manual exposure With 1 2 and 3 exposure compensation and AE lock are possible Exposure compensation 1 3 stop incr...

Page 394: ...verexposed highlights blink AF point display Possible Grid display Three types Zoom magnification Approx 1 5x 10x starting magnification and position settable Image browsing methods Single image jump by 10 or 100 images by shooting date by folder by movies by stills by rating Image rotate Possible Ratings Provided Movie playback Enabled LCD monitor video audio OUT HDMI OUT Built in speaker Slide s...

Page 395: ...mage Transfer Transferrable images Still photos JPEG RAW RAW JPEG images Movies Custom Functions Custom Functions 31 Save camera settings Up to ten sets can be registered in a card Custom shooting modes Register under Mode Dial s C1 C2 C3 My Menu registration Possible Copyright information Entry and inclusion enabled Interface Audio video OUT Analog video Compatible with NTSC PAL stereo audio Digi...

Page 396: ...eight Approx 1530 g 54 0 oz CIPA Guidelines Approx 1340 g 47 3 oz Body only Operation Environment Working temperature range 0 C 45 C 32 F 113 F Working humidity 85 or less Battery Pack LP E4N Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery Rated voltage 11 1 V DC Battery capacity 2450 mAh Dimensions W x H x D Approx 68 4 x 34 2 x 92 8 mm 2 7 x 1 3 x 3 7 in Weight Approx 185 g 6 5 oz excluding protective cov...

Page 397: ... standards and guidelines Dimensions maximum diameter length and weight listed above are based on CIPA Guidelines except weight for camera body only Product specifications and the exterior are subject to change without notice If a problem occurs with a non Canon lens attached to the camera consult the respective lens maker COPY ...

Page 398: ...registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC All other corporate and product names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners About MPEG 4 Licensing This product is licensed under AT T patents for the MPEG 4 standard and may be used for encoding MPEG 4 compliant video and or decoding MPEG 4 compliant video that was encoded only 1 for a personal and non comme...

Page 399: ...ction of non genuine Canon accessories e g a leakage and or explosion of a battery pack Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non genuine Canon accessories although you may request such repairs on a chargeable basis Battery Pack LP E4N is designed for Canon products only Using it with an incompatible battery charger or product may result in malf...

Page 400: ...the electrical contacts with tape to prevent contact with other metallic objects or batteries This is to prevent fire or an explosion If excessive heat smoke or fumes are emitted during battery pack recharging immediately unplug the battery charger from the power outlet to stop the recharging and prevent a fire If the battery pack or back up battery leaks changes color deforms or emits smoke or fu...

Page 401: ...d use a dry cloth to clean off the dust around the power outlet If the surrounding is dusty humid or oily the dust on the power outlet may become moist and short circuit the outlet to cause a fire Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Do not leave equipment inside a car under the hot sun or near a heat source The equipment may become hot and cause skin burns Do not carry the camera around while it...

Page 402: ...ned by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technici...

Page 403: ...h damaged cord or plug replace them immediately 9 Do not operate the charger if it has received a sharp blow been dropped or otherwise damaged in any way take it to a qualified serviceman 10 Do not disassemble the charger take it to a qualified serviceman when service or repair is required Incorrect reassembly may result in a risk of electric shock or fire 11 To reduce risk of electric shock unplu...

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Page 409: ...he EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM provided with the camera and explains how to install the software on a personal computer It also explains how to view the PDF files on the Software Instruction Manual CD ROM EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Software Software Instruction Manual COPY ...

Page 410: ...etaining the original images This software is recommended for users who mainly shoot JPEG images You can easily view images and play back MOV movies You can also print JPEG images With an internet connection it is also possible to download additional functions You can edit Picture Styles and create and save original Picture Style files This software is aimed at advanced users who are experienced i...

Page 411: ...rlight is displayed during installation install Microsoft Silverlight 3 Click Restart and remove the CD ROM after the computer restarts When the computer has restarted the installation is complete Installing the Software Do not connect the camera to your computer before you install the software The software will not be installed correctly Even if a previous version of the software is installed ins...

Page 412: ...py the English folder to your computer Instruction Manual PDFs with the names below are copied 4 Double click the copied PDF file Adobe Reader most recent version recommended must be installed on your computer Adobe Reader can be downloaded free from the Internet Copying and Viewing the Instruction Manual PDFs Windows Macintosh EOS Utility EUx xW_E_xx EUx xM_E_xx Digital Photo Professional DPPx xW...

Page 413: ... 213 Recompose 67 AF area selection mode 69 72 AF Configuration Tool 82 AF point 69 72 AF point expansion 69 72 AF ON AF start button 46 AI SERVO AI Servo AF 68 Accel decel tracking 88 AF pt auto switching 89 Tracking sensitivity 87 ALL I I only 233 Aperture priority AE 169 223 Area AF 69 Audio video OUT 260 269 Auto Lighting Optimizer 146 Auto playback 266 Auto power off 38 57 Auto reset 159 Auto...

Page 414: ...formation 331 Cross type focusing 75 Custom Controls 52 333 Custom Functions 318 Custom shooting modes 350 Custom WB 138 D Date Time 40 Date time battery replacement 362 Daylight saving time 41 DC coupler 361 Depth of field preview 170 201 204 Dial Main Dial 47 Quick Control Dial 48 Digital terminal 272 300 313 Dioptric adjustment 45 Direct printing 312 Direct selection AF point 340 DPOF 309 Drive...

Page 415: ...g AF Folder Create Select 154 Format card initialization 55 Frame rate 233 Full HD 233 235 Full High Definition Full HD 233 260 269 G Grid display 61 206 241 H HD 233 269 HDMI 260 269 HDMI CEC 270 High ISO speed NR 147 High Definition HD 233 260 269 Highlight alert 249 Highlight detail loss 249 Highlight tone priority 150 Histogram Brightness RGB 250 Hot shoe 19 192 Household power 361 I ICC profi...

Page 416: ...nel Rear 26 Top 24 Lens 43 Chromatic aberration correction 152 Lock release 44 Peripheral illumination correction 151 Live View shooting 199 Exposure simulation 207 Face detection Live mode AF 210 Grid display 206 Information display 203 Live mode AF 209 Manual focusing 216 Metering timer 208 Possible shots 202 Quick Control 205 Quick mode AF 214 Silent shooting 208 LOCK 50 Long exposure noise red...

Page 417: ...k Control 232 Recording time 234 Shutter priority AE 222 Silent control 238 Silent LV shooting 242 Sound recording 236 Still photo shooting 230 Time code 239 View on TV 260 269 Wind filter 236 M RAW Medium RAW 117 121 Multi controller 49 Multi function 18 19 Multi function lock 50 Multiple exposures 180 Multi spot metering 174 My Menu 346 N Noise reduction High ISO speed 147 Long exposures 148 Nom...

Page 418: ...0 Record function 114 Recording level 236 Reduced display 253 Registering and using an AF point 338 Release shutter without card 36 Remote control terminal 179 Remote switch 179 Resize 291 Rotate image 255 283 307 S Safety shift 322 Safety warnings 400 Saturation 133 Second curtain synchronization 196 Self timer 112 Sensor cleaning 293 Sepia Monochrome 134 Sharpness 133 Shooting information displa...

Page 419: ...rity 150 Toning effect Monochrome 134 Top LCD panel 24 Touch pad 48 238 Trimming printing 307 Tripod socket 18 Tv Shutter priority AE 167 222 U Ultra DMA UDMA 36 USB Digital terminal 300 313 V Vertical grip ON OFF switch 49 Video system 233 272 369 View on TV 260 269 Viewfinder 22 Dioptric adjustment 45 Electronic level 61 344 Grid display 61 Voice memo Playback 276 Recording 275 Volume Movie play...

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