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Nomenclature

Viewfinder Information

The display will show only the settings currently applied.

Focusing screen

AF points

AF point activation indicator <•>

> AE lock/

AEB in-progress

> Flash-ready

Improper FE lock
warning

> High-speed sync

(FP flash)

> FE lock/

FEB in-progress

> Flash exposure

compensation

Shutter speed
FE lock (

FEL

)

Busy (

buSY

)

Built-in flash recycling (

buSY

)

Card full warning (

FuLL

)

Card error warning (

Card

)

No card warning (

Card

)

ISO speed

White balance
correction

> Focus

confirmation light

Max. burst

> Monochrome

shooting

ISO speed

> Highlight tone priority

Exposure level indicator

Exposure compensation amount
AEB range

Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator

Aperture

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Summary of Contents for EOS 1200D

Page 1: ...This basic manual covers only the most basic operations For other features and more details see the Camera Instruction Manual pdf file in the CD ROM Basic Instruction Manual E COPY...

Page 2: ...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 100 102 and Handling Precautions p 12 13 Te...

Page 3: ...d The Instruction Manual and CD ROMs provided are listed on the next page If you purchased a Lens Kit check that the lenses are included Depending on the Lens Kit type lens instruction manuals may als...

Page 4: ...ollowing manuals in PDF format Camera Instruction Manual Quick Reference Guide Software Instruction Manual CD ROM Contains instruction manuals in PDF format for the software on the Software CD ROM Ins...

Page 5: ...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 rea...

Page 6: ...he back of the camera insert it into the card slot 3 Attach the lens p 32 Align the lens s white or red index with the camera s index in the matching color 4 Set the lens s focus mode switch to AF p 3...

Page 7: ...ill focus on the subject If necessary the built in flash will be raised automatically 8 Take the picture p 37 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 9 Review the picture The image jus...

Page 8: ...be changed by pressing the M button and changing the setting M Shown at the upper right of a page title to indicate a function that is available only in the Creative Zone modes p 18 p Reference page...

Page 9: ...1 Charging the Battery 22 Installing and Removing the Battery and Card 24 Turning on the Power 27 Setting the Date Time and Zone 29 Selecting the Interface Language 31 Attaching and Detaching a Lens 3...

Page 10: ...Auto Shooting 54 2 Shooting Portraits 57 3 Shooting Landscapes 58 4 Shooting Close ups 59 5 Shooting Moving Subjects 60 6 Shooting Night Portraits 61 Q Quick Control 63 x Image Playback 65 Shooting w...

Page 11: ...g Movies 86 L Erasing Images 88 Viewing the CD ROM Instruction Manuals Downloading Images to Your Computer 89 Viewing the Camera Instruction Manual CD ROM 90 Downloading Images to a Computer 92 Softwa...

Page 12: ...inder reflex mirror and focusing screen Do not use cleaners that contain organic solvents to clean the camera body or lens For stubborn dirt take the camera to the nearest Canon Service Center Do not...

Page 13: ...LCD monitor display may seem slow in low temperatures or look black in high temperatures It will return to normal at room temperature Cards To protect the card and its recorded data note the followin...

Page 14: ...f timer lamp Grip Mirror Contacts p 13 Lens mount Lens lock pin Built in flash AF assist beam Terminal cover EF Lens mount index p 32 EF S Lens mount index p 32 Flash sync contacts Hot shoe V Focal pl...

Page 15: ...Setting button p 40 W X Y Z S Cross keys p 40 Wi ISO speed setting button XB White balance selection button Yi j Drive Self timer selection button Zf AF operation selection button Card slot p 24 Batte...

Page 16: ...hooting j Self timer 10 sec l Self timer 2 sec q Self timer Continuous Shutter speed Aperture Auto Lighting Optimizer ISO speed Highlight tone priority y Flash exposure compensation 0 External flash e...

Page 17: ...sh d FE lock FEB in progress y Flash exposure compensation Shutter speed FE lock FEL Busy buSY Built in flash recycling D buSY Card full warning FuLL Card error warning Card No card warning Card i ISO...

Page 18: ...rything to suit the subject or scene A Scene Intelligent Auto p 48 7 Flash Off p 53 C Creative Auto p 54 Image Zone Modes 2 Portrait p 57 3 Landscape p 58 4 Close up p 59 5 Sports p 60 6 Night Portrai...

Page 19: ...ns Lens without a distance scale Focusing ring Hood mount p 34 Filter thread front of lens Image Stabilizer switch p 35 Lens mount index p 32 Focus mode switch p 32 Zoom ring p 33 Zoom position index...

Page 20: ...Battery pack slot IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS DANGER TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS For connection to a supply not in the U...

Page 21: ...g 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 a...

Page 22: ...charger and insert the plug into a power outlet X Recharging starts automatically and the charge lamp lights up in orange X When the battery is fully recharged the full charge lamp will light up in gr...

Page 23: ...mance 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 ad...

Page 24: ...the cover 2 Insert the battery Insert the end with the battery contacts Insert the battery until it locks in place 3 Insert the card As shown by the illustration face the card s label side toward the...

Page 25: ...ovided protective cover p 22 to the battery 4 Remove the card Gently push in the card then let it go to eject Pull the card straight out 5 Close the cover Press the cover until it snaps shut Removing...

Page 26: ...mera around If the card already contains recorded images the image number may not start from 0001 If a card related error message is displayed on the LCD monitor remove and reinsert the card If the er...

Page 27: ...ttery power the camera turns off automatically after approx 30 seconds of non operation To turn on the camera again just press the shutter button halfway p 37 You can set the auto power off time with...

Page 28: ...tandards z Checking the Battery Level Temperature Room Temperature 23 C 73 F Low Temperatures 0 C 32 F No Flash 600 580 50 Flash Use 500 410 Doing any of the following will exhaust the battery sooner...

Page 29: ...correct date time 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 Y Z keys to select the 52 tab Press the W X keys to select...

Page 30: ...ight saving time will be canceled and the time will go back by 1 hour 6 Exit the setting Press the Y Z keys to select OK then press 0 X The date time zone and daylight saving time will be set and the...

Page 31: ...the 52 tab select LanguageK Press the Y Z keys to select the 52 tab Press the W X keys to select LanguageK then press 0 3 Set the desired language Press the S cross keys to select the language then pr...

Page 32: ...urn the lens as shown by the arrow until it clicks in place 3 Set the lens s focus mode switch to AF AF stands for autofocus If it is set to MF manual focus autofocus will not operate 4 Remove the fro...

Page 33: ...etached lens Zooming Detaching the Lens Do not look at the sun directly through any lens Doing so may cause loss of vision When attaching or detaching a lens set the camera s power switch to 2 If the...

Page 34: ...Align the red dots on the hood and lens edges then turn the hood as shown by the arrow 2 Turn the hood as shown in the illustration Turn the hood clockwise until it attaches securely Attaching a Lens...

Page 35: ...ubject moves at the time of exposure For bulb exposures set the IS switch to 2 If 1 is set Image Stabilizer misoperation may occur The Image Stabilizer may not be effective for excessive shaking such...

Page 36: ...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 lo...

Page 37: ...ng Camera Shake Hand held camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake It can cause blurred pictures To prevent camera shake note the following Hold and steady the camera as sh...

Page 38: ...the S cross keys to select a function X The selected function and Feature guide p 45 will appear Turn the 6 dial to change the setting 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely to take th...

Page 39: ...n to the Quick Control screen Sample Quick Control Screen Function Setting Screen Shutter speed Flash exposure compensation AF operation Shooting mode p 18 Highlight tone priority Auto Lighting Optimi...

Page 40: ...ime etc 3 Menu Operations S cross keys LCD monitor 0 button The menu tabs and items displayed will differ depending on the shooting mode Menu Screen Creative Zone Modes M button Basic Zone Modes Movie...

Page 41: ...0 4 Select the setting Press the W X or Y Z keys to select the desired setting Some settings require you to press either the W X or Y Z keys to select it The current setting is indicated in blue 5 Se...

Page 42: ...s nothing you need to keep If necessary transfer the images and data to a computer etc before formatting the card 1 Select Format card Under the 51 tab select Format card then press 0 2 Format the car...

Page 43: ...ng by selecting Cancel Even in this case normal formatting will be completed and you can use the card as usual When the card is formatted or data is erased only the file management information is chan...

Page 44: ...ess the button again to turn on the display Switching the LCD Monitor Display Shooting Settings Appears when you press the M button Press the button again to return to the shooting settings screen App...

Page 45: ...option It also displays a description when you select a function or option on the Quick Control screen The Feature guide turns off when you further proceed with any operation Shooting mode Sample Quic...

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Page 47: ...nd shoot while the camera sets everything automatically p 64 Also to prevent botched pictures due to mistaken operations advanced shooting function settings cannot be changed Basic Zone Auto Lighting...

Page 48: ...object will be focused Aiming the center AF point over the subject will make focusing easier 3 Focus on the subject Press the shutter button halfway and the lens s focusing ring will rotate to focus X...

Page 49: ...all those AF points When the AF point covering the desired subject flashes take the picture The beeper continues to beep softly The focus confirmation light o does not light up It indicates that the...

Page 50: ...if the subject is too close to the camera the picture may come out extremely bright overexposure In low light the built in flash fired a series of flashes Pressing the shutter button halfway may trig...

Page 51: ...Focus lock is also possible in other Basic Zone modes except 5 In the A mode if the subject moves distance to camera changes while or after you focus AI Servo AF will take effect to focus on the subje...

Page 52: ...enter AF point on the subject Press the shutter button halfway to focus X When focus is achieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound X If necessary the built in flash will be raised...

Page 53: ...in the viewfinder blinks Under low light when camera shake is prone to occur the viewfinder s shutter speed display will blink Hold the camera steady or use a tripod When using a zoom lens use the wi...

Page 54: ...ds for Creative Auto 1 Set the Mode Dial to C 2 Press the Q button 7 X The Quick Control screen will appear 3 Set the desired function Press the S cross keys to select a function X The selected functi...

Page 55: ...round will look more blurred If you move it toward the right the background will look more in focus If you want to blur the background see Shooting Portraits on page 57 Press the Y Z keys or turn the...

Page 56: ...r you press the shutter button q Self timer Continuous Press the W X keys to set the number of multiple shots 2 to 10 to be taken with the self timer 10 seconds after you press the shutter button the...

Page 57: ...t an uncluttered dark background Use a telephoto lens If you have a zoom lens use the telephoto end to fill the frame with the subject from the waist up Move in closer if necessary Focus the face Chec...

Page 58: ...s objects near and far will be in focus It also adds breadth to landscapes Shooting night scenes Since the built in flash will be disabled this mode 3 is also good for night scenes Use a tripod to pre...

Page 59: ...focusing distance Some lenses have indications such as 40 25m 0 8ft on them The lens minimum focusing distance is measured from the V focal plane mark on the top of the camera to the subject If you ar...

Page 60: ...e beeper will continue beeping softly If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light o will blink When you want to take the picture press the shutter button completely If you hold down the s...

Page 61: ...amera shake Check the subject s brightness Under low light the built in flash will fire automatically to obtain a good exposure of the subject It is recommended that you play back the image after the...

Page 62: ...e it is recommended that you set the AF method to Quick mode and shoot If it is still difficult to focus set the lens s focus mode switch to MF and focus manually Tell the subject to keep still even a...

Page 63: ...Quick Control screen in each Basic Zone mode 1 Set the Mode Dial to a Basic Zone mode 2 Press the Q button 7 X The Quick Control screen will appear 3 Set the functions Press the W X keys to select a...

Page 64: ...ting k k k k k k i Continuous shooting k k k Self timer j 10 sec k k k k k k k k q Continuous shooting k k k k k k k k Flash firing a Automatic firing o o o o o D Flash on Fires at all times k b Flash...

Page 65: ...ast captured image press the Y key To view images starting with the first oldest image press the Z key Each time you press the B button the display format will change 3 Exit the image playback Press t...

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Page 67: ...ch do not move If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor camera shake can cause blurred images Using a tripod is recommended Remote Live View Shooting With EOS Utility EOS sof...

Page 68: ...ect When you press the shutter button halfway the camera will focus with the current AF method p 71 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely X The picture will be taken and the captured...

Page 69: ...ery Pack LP E10 continuous Live View shooting is possible for approx 1 hr 25 min at room temperature 23 C 73 F Enabling Live View Shooting Temperature Shooting Conditions No Flash 50 Flash Use Room te...

Page 70: ...e Shutter speed Picture Style Battery check Exposure simulation Image recording quality White balance y Flash exposure compensation 0 External flash exposure compensation AF point Quick mode FEB AEB H...

Page 71: ...ect the AF method on the Quick Control screen The image 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 Al...

Page 72: ...ton completely to take the picture p 68 Human faces are detected and focused with the same AF method as FlexiZone Single Have the person whose picture you want to take face the camera 1 Display the Li...

Page 73: ...hen focus is achieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound X If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange If a face cannot be detected the AF point will be displayed and AF...

Page 74: ...nt to focus and focus only the area covered by that AF point manual selection 1 Display the Live View image Press the A button X The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The small boxes on t...

Page 75: ...ex mirror will go back down and AF will be executed No picture is taken X When focus is achieved the AF point that achieved focus will turn green and the Live View image will reappear X If focus is no...

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Page 77: ...abled by setting the Mode Dial to k The movie recording format will be MOV For cards that can record movies see page 5 Full HD 1080 Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High Definition featuring...

Page 78: ...button to start shooting a movie To stop movie shooting press A again X While the movie is being shot the o mark will be displayed on the upper right of the screen k Shooting Movies Autoexposure Shoo...

Page 79: ...White balance Movie recording size Auto Lighting Optimizer Shutter speed AF method d FlexiZone Single c u Live mode f Quick mode Battery check Frame rate Movie shooting mode Possible shots LED light...

Page 80: ...recording quality The aspect ratio will be 16 9 1280x720 B High Definition HD recording quality The aspect ratio will be 16 9 640x480 C Standard definition recording quality The aspect ratio will be...

Page 81: ...p 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 A button A new movie file starts bei...

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Page 83: ...sic procedures to play back images and movies Images shot and saved with another device The camera may not be able to properly display images captured with a different camera edited with a computer or...

Page 84: ...ted in an orange frame Press the Hy button again to switch to the 9 image display Pressing the u button will switch the display between nine images four images and one image displayed 3 Select an imag...

Page 85: ...ation If you hold down the button the magnification will be reduced to the single image display 2 Scroll around the image Use the S cross keys to scroll around the magnified image To exit magnified vi...

Page 86: ...thumbnail indicate a movie As movies cannot be played from the index display press 0 to switch to the single image display 3 In the single image display press 0 X The movie playback panel will appear...

Page 87: ...rst frame Displays the movie s first frame 3 Previous frame Each time you press 0 the previous frame is displayed If you hold down 0 it will rewind the movie 6 Next frame Each time you press 0 the mov...

Page 88: ...ed the image before erasing it To prevent important images from being erased accidentally protect them Erasing a 1 73 image will erase both the RAW and JPEG images 1 Play back the image to be erased 2...

Page 89: ...computer and download images from the camera to your computer gives an overview of the software in the EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM and explains how to install the software on your computer It al...

Page 90: ...Reader 6 0 or higher must be installed in your computer Adobe Reader can be downloaded free from the Internet After installing Adobe Reader follow the procedure below 1 Insert the CAMERA INSTRUCTION...

Page 91: ...folder the English folder and then the Instruction Manual PDF file Si le mode d emploi ne s ouvre pas lorsque vous cliquez sur le nom du manuel ouvrez le dossier PDF le dossier French puis le fichier...

Page 92: ...Use the interface cable provided with the camera Connect the cable to the camera s digital terminal with the cable plug s D icon facing the front of the camera Connect the cord s plug to the computer...

Page 93: ...3 Use Canon software to download the images X Use Digital Photo Professional X Use ImageBrowser EX For details refer to the Software Instruction Manual on the CD ROM p 97 Downloading Images with a Ca...

Page 94: ...as EOS Sample Music to the card You can use the background music as the soundtrack for a video snapshot album movie or slide show played back with your camera This software is recommended for users w...

Page 95: ...back still photos MOV movies and video snapshot albums and also print JPEG images EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk is necessary for downloading and installing ImageBrowser EX ImageBrowser EX Note that the so...

Page 96: ...install the software The software will not be installed correctly When downloading and installing ImageBrowser EX follow the steps below as with other EOS software included on the EOS DIGITAL Solutio...

Page 97: ...ames below are copied Instruction manual for ImageBrowser EX ImageBrowser EX User Guide is included in the software 4 Double click the copied PDF file Adobe Reader most recent version recommended must...

Page 98: ...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...

Page 99: ...e liable for any damage to this product and or accidents such as fire etc caused by the malfunction of non genuine Canon accessories e g a leakage and or explosion of a battery pack Please note that t...

Page 100: ...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 fro...

Page 101: ...nt in dusty or humid places This is to prevent fire and electrical shock Before using the camera inside an airplane or hospital check if it is allowed Electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may i...

Page 102: ...atus with a cloth Doing so may trap heat within and cause the casing to deform or catch fire If you drop the camera in water or if water or metal fragments enter inside the camera promptly remove the...

Page 103: ...can be determined 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 Incr...

Page 104: ...with 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...

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Page 116: ...enses and accessories mentioned in this Instruction Manual are current as of January 2014 For information on the camera s compatibility with any lenses and accessories introduced after this date conta...

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