Canon EOS-1D Mark II Digial Pocket Manual Download Page 2

f

: AF Mode

Shooting Mode

 Press the <

W

> button, then 

turn the <

6

/

5

> dial.

 Turn the <

6

> or <

5

> dial to 

set the exposure, then shoot.

 Set the lens focus mode switch 

to <

f

>.

 

Press the <

o

> button, 

then turn the <

6

> dial.

X

 (One-Shot AF):

    For still subjects

Z

 (AI Servo AF):

    For moving subjects

 

Shooting Mode 

6

 Dial 

5

 Dial

  

d

   (Program AE) 

Program shift 

Exposure compensation

  

s

 (Shutter-priority AE)  Shutter speed setting  Exposure compensation

 

f

 (Aperture-priority AE)  Aperture setting 

Exposure compensation

  

a

  (Manual exposure) 

Shutter speed setting  Aperture setting

Instead of pressing the shutter button halfway, AF is also possible 

by pressing the <

p

> button. 

Shooting Operation

AF Area Selection Mode

 Press the <

S

> button.

 Look through the viewfinder and 

press the <

B

> button.

 Each time you press the <

B

button, the AF area selection 

mode changes.

S

 AF Point Selection

 Press the <

S

> button, then look 

through the viewfinder.

 The AF point selection will change 

in the direction you tilt the <

9

>. 

If you press <

9

> straight down, 

the center AF point (or center 

Zone) will be selected.

 The <

6

> dial selects an AF 

point in the horizontal direction, 

and the <

5

> dial selects an AF 

point in the vertical direction 

(toggles between zones in Zone 

AF).

R

: Drive Mode

 Press the <

o

> button, 

then turn the <

5

> dial.

u

  :

 Single 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

q

 Metering Mode

 Press the <

Q

> button, then 

turn the <

6

> dial.

q

Evaluative metering

Standard metering mode

w

Partial metering

:

Approx. 6.5% at center

r

Spot metering

:

Approx. 2.5% at center

e

Center-weighted average metering

:

Brightness metered at the center 

and averaged for the entire scene

When spot metering is set, multi-spot metering is possible with 

the <

B

> button.

A

 AE Lock

 Focus the subject.

 Press the <

A

> button to lock the 

current exposure setting.

 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.

 Recompose and take the picture.

AE lock

O

 Exposure Compensation

 Press the shutter button halfway 

and check the exposure level 

indicator.

 Turn the <

5

> dial to set the 

exposure compensation amount.

 You can set the amount up to ±5 

stops in 1/3-stop increments.

 To cancel exposure 

compensation, set the exposure 

level indicator <

/

N

> to the 

standard exposure index 

(<

a

/

C

>).

 

If the exposure compensation amount exceeds ±3 stops, 

setting it with the Quick Control screen is recommended.

 

You can also set it with the <

O

> button and <

6

/

5

> dial. 

 

For light-colored subjects, set it to the plus side. For 

dark-colored subjects, set it to the minus side.

Standard exposure index

Exposure level

+

+

Increased exposure

Decreased exposure

 Select [

A

4: LV 

z

/

k

 set.

], 

then press <

0

>.

 Select [

Stills

], then press <

0

>.

 Press the <

A

> button to display 

the Live View image on the LCD 

monitor.

 Press the <

W

> button and 

turn the <

6

/

5

> dial to select 

the shooting mode.

 Press the shutter button halfway. 

After focus is achieved, press the 

shutter button completely.

 Press the <

A

> button to end the 

Live View shooting.

A

 Live View Shooting

Battery Life with Live View Shooting

  Temperature 

At 23°C / 73°F 

At 0°C / 32°F

  Possible shots 

Approx. 290 shots 

Approx. 250 shots

 Select [

z

4: LV 

z

/

k

 set.

], 

then press <

0

>.

 Select [

Movies

], then press 

<

0

>.

 Select [

z

4: Movie rec. size

] and 

set the movie-recording size, then 

press <

0

>.

 Press the <

A

> button to display 

the movie image on the LCD 

monitor.

 Press the <

W

> button and 

turn the <

6

/

5

> dial to select 

<

d

> or <

BULB

>.

 Press the shutter button halfway 

to focus.

 Press the <

B

> button to start 

shooting a movie. During movie 

shooting, “

o

” will appear on the 

upper right.

 To stop shooting the movie, press 

the <

B

> button again.

k

 Shooting Movies

 If you set the shooting mode to <

s

>, <

f

>, or <

a

>, you can 

shoot movies in the respective shooting mode’s exposure setting.

 You can take a still photo during movie shooting by pressing 

the shutter button completely.

Autoexposure Shooting

Recording movie

Custom Functions

8

1: Exposure

 Exposure level increments
ISO speed setting increments
Bracketing auto cancel
Bracketing sequence
Number of bracketed shots
Spot metering linked to AF point
Safety shift

8

2: Exposure

 Restrict shooting modes
Restrict metering modes
Metering used in manual exposure
Set shutter speed range
Set aperture range
AE Microadjustment
FE Microadjustment

8

3: Drive

 Continuous shooting speed
Limit continuous shot count
Restrict drive modes

8

4: Display/Operation

 Focusing Screen
Viewfinder info. during exposure
LCD panel illumination during Bulb
Recording card, image size setting

8

5: Operation

Dial direction during Tv/Av
Av setting without lens
Multi function lock
Custom Controls

J

/

K

 button function

8

6: Others

Add cropping information
Timer duration
Shutter release time lag
Memo audio quality
Default Erase option

8

7: Clear

 Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)

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