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CT1-1035-000

© CANON INC. 2009

PRINTED IN JAPAN

English Edition

This quick guide explains basic function settings 
and  how  to  shoot  and  playback  images.  You  can 
take this guide with you for shooting. For detailed 
instructions,  refer  to  the  EOS-1D  Mark  IV 
Instruction Manual.

E

Quick Start Guide

1

2

3

4

5

Insert the battery.

Take off the cap and insert a 

fully-charged battery.

Attach the lens.

Align it with the red dot.

Set the lens focus 

mode switch to 

<

f

>.

Insert a card.*

The left slot is for a CF card, 

and the right slot is for an SD 

card.

Set the camera to the 

default settings.

On the menu screen under the [

7

] tab, 

select [

Clear all camera settings

].

• The <

d

> Program AE mode will 

take effect.

Focus the subject.

Aim the Area AF frame over the 

subject. Press the shutter button 

halfway, and the camera will focus 

the subject.

Take the picture. 

Press the shutter button 

completely to take the 

picture.

View the image.

The captured image will be 

displayed for about 2 sec. on 

the LCD monitor.

Set the power switch 

to <

1

>.

6

7

8

9

* Shooting will be possible with either a CF card or an SD card in the camera.

Battery Life

  Temperature 

At 23°C / 73°F 

At 0°C / 32°F

  Possible shots 

Approx. 1500 shots 

Approx. 1200 shots

Magnify

Select image

Shooting 

information

B

5

Index

Erase

Playback

x

L

y

u

y

u

9

0

Image Playback

<

M

>

button

LCD 

monitor

<

6

> Main Dial

<

5

> Quick

Control Dial

<

0

> button

1. Press the <

M

> button to display the menu.

2. Turn the <

6

> dial to select the tab, then turn the <

5

> dial 

to select the desired item.

3. Press <

0

> to display the setting.

4. After setting the item, press <

0

>.

Menus

Image Quality Settings

Setting Procedure

Menu Settings

1

 Shooting 1

2

 Shooting 2

3

 Playback 1

4

 Playback 2

5

 Set-up 1

6

 Set-up 2

7

 Set-up 3

8

 Custom Functions

 With [

5

 

Format

], you can format the memory card.

 With [

7

 

Clear all camera settings

], you can reset the camera 

settings to the default.

 

Select [

2

 

Image size

].

 

Turn the <

6

> or <

5

> dial to select the image size and press <

0

>.

Image Size

Image size

Pixels

Possible shots

RAW: Turn the <

6

> dial 

to select the quality.

JPEG: Turn the <

5

> dial 

to select the quality.

 

Press the <

A

> button.

 

Turn the <

6

> or <

5

> dial to 

select the Picture Style.

A

 Picture Style

 

For <

S

> (Neutral) and <

U

> (Faithful), see the 

camera’s instruction manual.

Style

P

 Standard

Q

 Portrait

R

 Landscape

V

 Monochrome

Description

Vivid colors and sharp images.
Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.
Black-and-white images.

Z

: ISO Speed

 

Press the <

Z

> button, then 

turn the <

6

/

5

> dial.

 

ISO 100 to 12800 can be set in 

1/3-stop increments.

 

When “

A

” is selected, the ISO 

speed is set automatically.

 

With C.Fn I -3, the settable range 

can be expanded from ISO 50 

(L) to ISO 102400 (H3).

 

Press the <

B

> button (once 

or twice), then turn the <

5

> dial.

White Balance

  Icon 

Mode 

Color Temperature (Approx. K: Kelvin)

 

Q

  Auto 

3000 - 7000K

  

W

  Daylight 

5200K

  

E

  Shade 

7000K

  

R

  Cloudy, twilight, sunset 

6000K

  

Y

  Tungsten light 

3200K

  

U

  White fluorescent light 

4000K

  

I

 

Flash 

6000K

  

O

  Custom 

2000 - 10000K

  

P

  Color temperature 

2500 - 10000K

COP

Y

COP

Y

COP

Y

COP

Y

COP

Y

COP

Y

COP

Y

COP

Y

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