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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CEL-SS5MA213

PRINTED IN THE EU

The lenses and accessories mentioned in this Instruction Manual are current as of

February 2013. For information on the camera’s compatibility with any lenses and

accessories introduced after this date, contact any Canon Service Center.

CANON INC.

30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

Europe, Africa & Middle East
CANON EUROPA N.V.

PO Box 2262, 1180 EG Amstelveen, The Netherlands

For your local Canon office, please refer to your warranty card or to www.canon-europe.com/Support

The product and associated warranty are provided in European countries by Canon Europa N.V.

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This manual is for the EOS 5D Mark III installed with firmware

version 1.2.0 or later.

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The “Software Start Guide” is included at the end of this manual.

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Page 1: ... 30 2 Shimomaruko 3 chome Ohta ku Tokyo 146 8501 Japan Europe Africa Middle East CANON EUROPA N V PO Box 2262 1180 EG Amstelveen The Netherlands For your local Canon office please refer to your warranty card or to www canon europe com Support The product and associated warranty are provided in European countries by Canon Europa N V This manual is for the EOS 5D Mark III installed with firmware ver...

Page 2: ...hen better understand the camera To avoid botched pictures and accidents first read the Safety Warnings p 389 390 and Handling Precautions p 14 15 Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability After shooting play images back and check whether they have been properly recorded If the camera or memory card is faulty and the images cannot be recorded or downloaded to a computer Canon cannot be held liab...

Page 3: ...T EOS Solution Disk Software EOS Software Instruction Manuals Disk 1 Camera Instruction Manual this booklet 2 Pocket Guide Camera with body cap EOS Software Instruction Manuals Disk XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX CEL XXX XXX CANON INC 20XX Made in the EU EOS Solution Disk XXX CEL XXX XXX CANON INC 20XX Made in the EU Windows XXX XXX Mac OS X XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 1 2 Wide Strap ...

Page 4: ...that the function is available only when the Mode Dial is set to d s f a or F The respective function cannot be used in the A Scene Intelligent Auto mode 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 ...

Page 5: ...e Settings 117 Advanced Operations 161 Flash Photography 189 Shooting with the LCD Monitor Live View Shooting 199 Shooting Movies 219 Image Playback 249 Post Processing Images 287 Sensor Cleaning 295 Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer 301 Customizing the Camera 319 Reference 341 Software Start Guide 393 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 H111_EN book Page 5 Tuesday March 5 2013...

Page 6: ...Setting the Date Time and Zone 36 Selecting the Interface Language 38 Attaching and Detaching a Lens 39 About the Lens Image Stabilizer 42 Basic Operation 43 Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions 49 3 Menu Operations 51 Before You Start 53 Formatting the Card 53 Setting the Power off Time Auto Power Off 55 Setting the Image Review Time 55 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings 56 Displaying...

Page 7: ...cus AF Microadjustment 105 When Autofocus Fails 111 MF Manual Focusing 112 i Selecting the Drive Mode 113 j Using the Self timer 114 Image Settings 117 Selecting the Card for Recording and Playback 118 Setting the Image Recording Quality 121 i Setting the ISO Speed 126 A Selecting a Picture Style 131 A Customizing a Picture Style 134 A Registering a Picture Style 137 B Setting the White Balance 13...

Page 8: ...62 s Shutter Priority AE 164 f Aperture Priority AE 166 Depth of Field Preview 167 a Manual Exposure 168 q Selecting the Metering Mode 169 Setting Exposure Compensation 171 h Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 172 A AE Lock 173 F Bulb Exposures 174 w HDR High Dynamic Range Shooting 175 P Multiple Exposures 179 2 Mirror Lockup 186 Using the Eyepiece Cover 187 F Using a Remote Switch 187 R Remote Control ...

Page 9: ...nual Exposure Shooting 225 Shooting Still Photos 230 Shooting Function Settings 232 Setting the Movie Recording Size 233 Setting the Sound Recording 236 Silent Control 238 Setting the Time Code 239 Menu Function Settings 243 Image Playback 249 x Image Playback 250 B Shooting Information Display 252 H I Searching for Images Quickly 255 u Magnified View 257 X Comparing Images Two image Display 259 b...

Page 10: ...uto Rotation of Vertical Images 286 Post Processing Images 287 R Processing RAW Images with the Camera 288 S Resize 293 Sensor Cleaning 295 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning 296 Appending Dust Delete Data 297 Manual Sensor Cleaning 299 Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer 301 Preparing to Print 302 wPrinting 304 Trimming the Image 309 W Digital Print Order Format DPOF 311 W Direct Print...

Page 11: ...erence 341 B Button Functions 342 Checking the Battery Information 344 Using a Household Power Outlet 348 Replacing the Date Time Battery 349 Using Eye Fi Cards 350 Function Availability Table According to Shooting Mode 352 Menu Settings 354 System Map 362 Troubleshooting Guide 364 Error Codes 377 Specifications 378 Safety Warnings 389 Software Start Guide 393 Software Start Guide 394 Index 398 H1...

Page 12: ...60 Feature guide Î p 61 AF AF mode Î p 70 AF area selection mode Î p 72 AF point selection Î p 74 AI Servo AF characteristics Î p 86 AF Custom Functions Î p 95 AF Microadjustment Î p 105 Manual focusing Î p 112 Metering Metering mode Î p 169 Drive Drive mode Î p 113 Self timer Î p 114 Maximum burst Î p 125 Recording Images Record func Î p 118 Create select a folder Î p 152 File name Î p 154 File N...

Page 13: ...ime code Î p 239 HDMI output Î p 245 Still photo shooting Î p 230 Playback Image review time Î p 55 Single image display Î p 250 Shooting information display Î p 252 Index display Î p 255 Image browsing Jump display Î p 256 Magnified view Î p 257 Two image display Î p 259 Image rotate Î p 260 Rating Î p 261 Movie playback Î p 267 Slide show Î p 271 Viewing images on TV Î p 274 Protect Î p 278 Copy...

Page 14: ...on 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 it adjust to the warmer...

Page 15: ...t drop bend or wet the card Do not subject it to excessive force physical shock or vibration Do not touch the card s electronic contacts with your fingers or anything metallic 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 sourc...

Page 16: ...Insert a card p 31 The camera front side slot is for a CF card and the camera back side slot is for an SD card 3 Attach the lens p 39 Align it with the red dot 4 Set the lens focus mode switch to f p 39 5 Set the power switch to 1 p 34 H111_EN book Page 16 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 17: ... halfway and the camera will focus the subject 8 Take the picture p 44 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 9 Review the picture p 55 The captured image will be displayed for 2 sec on the LCD monitor To display the image again press the x button p 250 To shoot while looking at the LCD monitor see Live View Shooting p 199 To view the images captured so far see Image Playback p 25...

Page 18: ... Self timer lamp p 114 Strap mount p 27 Lens release button p 40 Mirror p 186 299 U LCD panel illumination button p 48 B AF area selection mode Multi function button p 73 190 n Metering mode selection White balance selection button p 169 139 o AF mode selection Drive mode selection button p 70 113 m ISO speed setting Flash exposure compensation button p 126 190 6 Main Dial p 45 Body cap p 39 Depth...

Page 19: ...l p 277 302 315 Date time battery p 349 Terminal cover Power switch p 34 M Menu button p 51 B Info button p 60 61 202 227 250 342 Touch pad p 46 5 Quick Control Dial p 46 0 Setting button p 51 S AF point selection button p 72 A AE lock button p 173 LCD panel p 21 22 Viewfinder eyepiece Eyecup p 187 p AF start button p 44 70 201 228 Q Quick Control button p 49 H111_EN book Page 19 Tuesday March 5 2...

Page 20: ...33 LCD monitor p 285 b m Creative Photo Comparative playback Two image display Direct print button p 131 175 179 259 307 L Erase button p 283 x Playback button p 250 c Rating button p 261 279 u Index Magnify Reduce button p 255 257 V Focal plane mark Access lamp p 33 Multi function lock switch p 47 Speaker Light sensor p 285 A k Live View shooting Movie shooting switch p 199 219 0 Start Stop butto...

Page 21: ...on N Auto Lighting Optimizer p 144 P Multiple exposure shooting p 179 w HDR shooting p 175 2 Mirror lockup p 186 White balance p 139 Q Auto W Daylight E Shade R Cloudy Y Tungsten light U White fluorescent light I Flash O Custom P Color temperature Shutter speed FE lock FEL Busy buSY Multi function lock warning L No card warning Card Error code Err Cleaning image sensor CLn Aperture Possible shots ...

Page 22: ...p 190 A Highlight tone priority p 148 Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount p 171 AEB range p 172 Flash exposure compensation amount p 190 ISO speed p 126 Battery check p 35 f CF card indicator g SD card indicator J SD card selection icon J CF card selection icon 3 Large 4 Medium a Small 1 b Small 2 Fine c Small 3 Fine 1 RAW 41 Medium RAW 61 Small RAW H111_EN book Page 22 Tuesday M...

Page 23: ...sh exposure compensation amount p 190 e AF status indicator p 64 o Focus confirmation light p 64 Focusing screen Spot metering circle p 170 Grid p 59 Shutter speed p 164 FE lock FEL Busy buSY Multi function lock warning L Aperture p 166 y Flash exposure compensation p 190 Max burst p 125 Number of remaining multiple exposures p 181 A Highlight tone priority p 148 g ISO speed p 126 h Warning symbol...

Page 24: ...e Intelligent Auto p 64 F Bulb p 174 a Manual exposure p 168 f Aperture priority AE p 166 s Shutter priority AE p 164 d Program AE p 162 Custom shooting modes You can register the shooting mode d s f a F AF mode menu settings etc to w x y Mode Dial settings and shoot p 338 H111_EN book Page 24 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 25: ... p 39 Hood mount p 41 77 mm filter thread front of lens Zoom ring p 40 Image Stabilizer switch p 42 Lens mount index p 39 Contacts p 15 Distance scale Focusing ring p 112 216 Infrared index Zoom position index p 40 H111_EN book Page 25 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 26: ...RTANT 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 S A use an attachment plug adapter of the proper configuration for the power outlet if needed Power cord Power cord socket Battery pack slot Charge lamp H111_EN book Page 26 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 27: ...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 The eyepiece cover is also attached to the strap p 187 Eyepiece cover H111_EN book Page 27 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 28: ...o the power outlet X Recharging starts automatically and the charge lamp blinks in orange It takes approx 2 5 hours to fully recharge a completely exhausted battery at 23 C 73 F The time required to recharge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the battery s charge level For safety reasons recharging in low temperatures 5 C 10 C 41 F 50 F will take longer up to 4 hours Charging the B...

Page 29: ...nd shorter battery life Store the battery with the protective cover attached Storing the battery after it is fully charged can 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 n...

Page 30: ...cts Insert the battery until it locks in place 3 Close the cover Press the cover until it snaps shut Open the cover and remove the battery Press the battery release lever as shown by the arrow and remove the battery To prevent short circuiting of the battery contacts be sure to attach the protective cover provided p 29 to the battery Installing and Removing the Battery Installing the Battery Remov...

Page 31: ...r Slide the cover as shown by the arrow to open it 2 Insert the card The camera front side slot is for a CF card and the camera back side slot is for an SD card Face the CF card s 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 X The CF card eject button will stick out With the SD card s label facing yo...

Page 32: ...icon Possible shots The camera cannot use Type II CF cards or hard disk cards Although the camera does not comply with the UHS Ultra High Speed speed class standard UHS SDHC SDXC cards can be used SDHC SDXC memory cards can be used with 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 ...

Page 33: ...ard 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 156 If a card related error message is displayed on the LCD monitor remove...

Page 34: ... the sensor cleaning and take a picture If you repeatedly turn the power switch 1 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 44 You can change the auto power off time with 52 Auto power off p 55 Turn...

Page 35: ...32 F Possible shots Approx 950 shots Approx 850 shots 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 depending on the actual shooting conditions The len...

Page 36: ... another time zone you can simply set your destination s time zone so that the correct date time will be 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 London is set by defau...

Page 37: ...vance by 1 hour If Y is set the daylight saving time will be canceled and the time will go back by 1 hour 6 Exit the setting Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 X The Date Time Zone will be set and the menu will reappear The menu setting procedure is explained on pages 51 52 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 ...

Page 38: ...d 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 X The interface language will change 3 Selecting the Interface Language H111_EN book Page 38 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 39: ... 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 autofocusing do not ...

Page 40: ...ase button turn the lens as shown by the arrow Turn the lens until it stops then detach it Attach the rear lens cap to the detached lens About Zooming 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 Detaching the Lens H111_EN b...

Page 41: ...se 1 Align the red dots on the hood and lens edges 2 Turn the hood as shown in the illustration Turn the lens hood clockwise until it attaches securely Attaching a Lens Hood If the hood is not properly attached it may obstruct the image s periphery making it look dark When attaching or detaching the lens hood grasp the base of the hood when turning it Grasping the hood s edges when turning it may ...

Page 42: ...not correct subject blur when the subject moves at the time of exposure For bulb exposures set the IS switch to 2 If 1 is set instead Image Stabilizer misoperation may occur The Image Stabilizer may not be effective for excessive shaking such as on a rocking boat The Image Stabilizer may not be effective when you use the EF 24 105mm f 4L IS USM lens for panned shots The Image Stabilizer can operat...

Page 43: ...n 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 viewfinder image using Dioptric Adju...

Page 44: ...e 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 In the d s f a F modes pressing the p button will execute the same operation as pressing the shutter button halfway If you press the shutter button completely without pres...

Page 45: ...function selection ends or if you press the shutter button halfway the camera will be ready to shoot Use this dial to select or set the metering mode AF mode ISO speed AF point etc 2 Turn the 6 dial only While looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel turn the 6 dial to set the desired setting Use this dial to set the shutter speed aperture etc Mode Dial 6 Main Dial The operations in 1 are also possi...

Page 46: ...e viewfinder or 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 exposure compensation sound recording level and headphone volume p 238 This function works when z5 Silent Control is set to Ena...

Page 47: ...only in the vertical and horizontal directions It does not work in diagonal directions With 82 Multi function lock set p 325 and the R switch set to the right it prevents the Main Dial Quick Control Dial and Multi controller from moving and changing a setting inadvertently R switch set to the left Lock released R switch set to the right Lock engaged 9 Multi controller R Multi function Lock If the ...

Page 48: ...e B button a number of times the shooting settings will be displayed With the shooting settings displayed you can turn the Mode Dial to see the settings for each shooting mode p 343 Pressing the Q button enables Quick Control of the shooting settings p 49 Press the B button again to turn off the display U LCD Panel Illumination Displaying Shooting Settings H111_EN book Page 48 Tuesday March 5 2013...

Page 49: ... X The setting of the selected function is displayed at the bottom Turn the 5 or 6 dial to change the setting 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely to take the picture X The captured image will be displayed Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions A mode d s f a F modes In the A mode you can only select or set the recording function card image recording quality and drive mode H111_E...

Page 50: ...le Functions on Quick Control Screen Function Setting Screen Shutter speed p 164 AF mode p 70 White balance correction p 142 Shooting mode p 24 Highlight tone priority p 148 Auto Lighting Optimizer p 144 Metering mode p 169 Picture Style p 131 Exposure compensation AEB setting p 171 172 Flash exposure compensation p 190 ISO speed p 126 Image recording quality p 121 Aperture p 166 Recording functio...

Page 51: ...the 6 5 dials Some menu tabs and menu items are not displayed in the A mode 3 Menu Operations A Mode Menu Screen d s f a F Mode Menu Screen 5 Quick Control Dial M button 6 Main Dial LCD monitor 0 button Q button Menu items Menu settings z Shooting 5 Set up 9 My Menu 3 Playback 8 Custom Functions Main tabs Secondary tabs 2 AF H111_EN book Page 51 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 52: ...n 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 Menu Setting Procedure The explanation of menu functions hereinafter assumes that you have pressed the M button to display the menu screen You can also us...

Page 53: ... card 1 Select Format card Under the 51 tab select Format card then press 0 2 Select the card f is the CF card and g is the SD card Turn the 5 dial to select the card then press 0 3 Select OK Select OK then press 0 X The card will be formatted X When the formatting is completed the menu will reappear When g is selected low level formatting is possible p 54 For low level formatting press the L butt...

Page 54: ... be formatted in exFAT format 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 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 cha...

Page 55: ... 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 z1 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 Time Even if Disable is s...

Page 56: ...ode One Shot AF Drive mode u Single shooting AF area selection mode Single point AF Manual selection Exposure compensation AEB Canceled AF point selection Center Registered AF point Canceled Flash exposure compensation 0 Zero Metering mode q Evaluative metering Multiple exposure Disable ISO speed Auto HDR Mode Disable HDR ISO speed range Minimum limit 100 Maximum limit 25600 Mirror lockup Disable ...

Page 57: ...e 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 point Same for both vertical horizontal Highlight tone priorit...

Page 58: ...Sound recording Auto LCD brightness Auto Silent LV shooting Mode 1 Date Time Zone Unchanged Metering timer 16 sec Language Unchanged Time code Video system Unchanged Count up Unchanged z button display options All items selected Start time setting Unchanged Movie recording count Unchanged VF grid display Disable Movie playback count Unchanged m button function Rating Custom shooting modes Unchange...

Page 59: ...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 327 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 shooting p 205 243 H111_...

Page 60: ...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 With this same procedure you can display the electronic level during Live View shooting and before shooting a movie p 20...

Page 61: ... down the B button If the Feature guide 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 82 tab Multi function lock Feature Guide B Î Scroll bar B Î B Î H111_EN book Page 61 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

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Page 63: ...atically p 352 Also to prevent botched pictures due to mistaken operations major shooting settings cannot be changed Scene Intelligent Auto About the Auto Lighting Optimizer In the A mode the Auto Lighting Optimizer p 144 will adjust the image automatically to obtain the optimum brightness and contrast It is also enabled by default in the d s f F modes H111_EN book Page 63 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 1...

Page 64: ... will be focused Aiming the center of the Area AF frame over the subject will make focusing easier 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway and the lens focusing ring will rotate to focus X During the autofocus operation e will be displayed X The AF point s that achieve s focus will be displayed At the same time the beeper will sound and the focus confirmation light o in the viewfinder...

Page 65: ...desired subject lights up you can take the picture The beeper continues to beep softly The focus confirmation light o does not light up It indicates that the camera is focusing continuously on a moving subject The AF status indicator e is displayed but the focus confirmation light o does not light up You can take sharp pictures of a moving subject Note that focus lock p 67 will not work in this ca...

Page 66: ...o camera shake Using a tripod or a Canon EX series Speedlite p 190 sold separately is recommended When flash was used the bottom part of the picture came out unnaturally dark If a hood is attached to the lens it can obstruct the flash coverage If the subject is close detach the hood before taking the picture with flash H111_EN book Page 66 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 67: ...icture This is called focus lock 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 the subject continuously As long as the Area AF frame covers the subject while you press the shutter button halfway the focusing will be continuous When you want to take the picture press the shutter button completely A Full Auto Techniques S...

Page 68: ...monitor 3 Focus the subject Aim the center 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 4 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely X The picture will be taken and the captured image is displayed on the LCD monitor X After the image review ends the camera will return to Live View shootin...

Page 69: ... drive mode that best match the shooting conditions and subject A M icon at the upper right of a page title indicates that the function can be used when the Mode Dial is set to d s f a F In the A mode the AF mode and AF point AF area selection mode will be set automatically AF stands for autofocus MF stands for manual focus H111_EN book Page 69 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 70: ...the camera will focus only once When focus is achieved the AF point that achieved focus will be displayed and the focus confirmation light o in the viewfinder will also light up With evaluative metering the exposure setting will be set at the same time focus is achieved While you hold down the shutter button halfway the focus will be locked You can then recompose the shot if desired f Selecting th...

Page 71: ...oving Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light o and AF status indicator e 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 111 If z1 Beep is set to Disable the beeper will not soun...

Page 72: ... 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 four surrounding AF points w above below on the left and on the right are used to focus S Selecting the AF AreaN AF ...

Page 73: ...s mode is set automatically in the A mode Select the AF area selection mode Press the S button Look through the viewfinder and press the B button X 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 100 If you set 24 AF area selection method to Main Dial you can select th...

Page 74: ... the horizontal direction and the 5 dial selects an AF point in the vertical direction 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 78 Selecting the AF Point Manually AF Point ...

Page 75: ... 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 also be displayed along w...

Page 76: ... 75 The 61 AF points are divided into nine zones for focusing All the AF points in the selected zone are used for the automatic selection of 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 with single point AF...

Page 77: ...temperatures the tracking response is slower With Single point Spot AF focusing with the Speedlite s AF assist beam may be difficult If you are using a peripheral AF point or a wide angle lens achieving focus with the EOS dedicated Speedlite s AF assist beam may be difficult In such a case select an AF point close to the center When the AF point s light up part or all of the viewfinder may light u...

Page 78: ...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 it can detect vertical lines They cover the three columns of AF points at the viewfinder s center The center AF point and the AF points above and under the center AF point are geared for f 8 or larger maximum aperture These focu...

Page 79: ...e mark will blink The AF points will stay lit Both Extender EF 1 4x and Extender EF 2x apply to all the I II III models Regarding new lenses marketed after the EOS 5D Mark III check Canon s website to see which group they belong to Some lenses may not be available in certain countries or regions EF 24mm f 1 4L USM EF 50mm f 1 8 EF 200mm f 1 8L USM EF 24mm f 1 4L II USM EF 50mm f 1 8 II EF 200mm f ...

Page 80: ...e AF point Subject tracking is superior and high precision focusing is achieved AF points sensitive to horizontal lines EF 400mm f 2 8L USM EF 16 35mm f 2 8L USM EF 70 200mm f 2 8L USM EF 400mm f 2 8L II USM EF 16 35mm f 2 8L II USM EF 70 200mm f 2 8L IS USM EF 400mm f 2 8L IS USM EF 17 35mm f 2 8L USM EF 70 200mm f 2 8L IS II USM EF 400mm f 2 8L IS II USM EF 20 35mm f 2 8L EF 80 200mm f 2 8L TS E...

Page 81: ...USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 24 105mm f 4L IS USM EF 300mm f 4L IS USM EF 300mm f 2 8L IS USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 28 80mm f 2 8 4L USM EF 400mm f 4 DO IS USM EF 300mm f 2 8L IS II USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 70 210mm f 4 EF 500mm f 4L IS USM EF 400mm f 2 8L USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 70 200mm f 4L USM EF 500mm f 4L IS II USM EF 400mm f 2 8L II USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 70 200mm f 4L IS USM EF 600mm f 4L USM EF ...

Page 82: ...der EF 2x EF 28 200mm f 3 5 5 6 USM EF 300mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 400mm f 2 8L IS USM Extender EF 2x EF 28 300mm f 3 5 5 6L IS USM EF 400mm f 4 DO IS USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 400mm f 2 8L IS II USM Extender EF 2x EF 35 105mm f 3 5 4 5 EF 500mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 20 35mm f 3 5 4 5 USM EF 35 135mm f 3 5 4 5 EF 500mm f 4L IS II USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 24 85mm f 3 5 4 5 USM EF 3...

Page 83: ...EF 75 300mm f 4 5 6 II EF 100 200mm f 4 5A EF 70 200mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 75 300mm f 4 5 6 II USM EF 100 300mm f 4 5 5 6 USM EF 70 210mm f 3 5 4 5 USM EF 75 300mm f 4 5 6 III EF 100 300mm f 5 6 EF 70 300mm f 4 5 6 IS USM EF 75 300mm f 4 5 6 III USM EF 100 300mm f 5 6L EF 70 300mm f 4 5 6L IS USM EF 75 300mm f 4 5 6 IS USM EF 100 400mm f 4 5 5 6L IS USM Group F EF 800mm f 5 6L IS USM E...

Page 84: ...he left can be used for autofocusing Only the following AF area selection modes are selectable Single point AF Manual selection Single point Spot AF Manual selection and AF point expansion Manual selection Cross type AF point Subject tracking is superior and high precision focusing is achieved AF points sensitive to horizontal lines on the right and on the left of the center AF point or vertical l...

Page 85: ... USM Extender EF 2x EF 1200mm f 5 6L USM Extender EF 1 4x EF 500mm f 4L IS II USM Extender EF 2x EF 70 200mm f 4L IS USM Extender EF 2x EF 300mm f 4L USM Extender EF 2x EF 600mm f 4L USM Extender EF 2x EF 100 400mm f 4 5 5 6L IS USM Extender EF 1 4x If the maximum aperture is smaller than f 5 6 the maximum aperture value is larger than f 5 6 up to f 8 focus may not be achieved with AF when shootin...

Page 86: ...bject or scene 3 Selecting AI Servo AF Characteristics For a Subject N About Case 1 to 6 Case Icon Description Applicable Subjects Page Case 1 Versatile multi purpose setting For any moving subject 87 Case 2 Continue to track the subject ignoring possible obstacles Tennis players butterfly swimmers freestyle skiers etc 87 Case 3 Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points Starting line...

Page 87: ...ays 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 subject ignoring possible obstacles Default settings Tracking sensitivity Locked on 1 Accel decel tracking 0 AF pt aut...

Page 88: ... having 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 give better ...

Page 89: ...on 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 switching 1 If...

Page 90: ...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 moving subject suddenly and greatly change...

Page 91: ...ct longer than with the 1 setting However if the camera focuses the wrong subject it may take slightly longer to switch and focus 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 to focus the next consecuti...

Page 92: ...e 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 subject s speed better than wit...

Page 93: ...ndard 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 camera more prone to switch t...

Page 94: ...een will appear 4 Make the adjustment Turn the 5 dial to adjust as desired then press 0 X 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 c button Changing Cases Parameter Settings In step 2 pressing the L button will reset the respective case s three parameters to their default settings You can also r...

Page 95: ...d 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 Customizing AF FunctionsN 2...

Page 96: ...low 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 when you want to achi...

Page 97: ...r One Shot AF After AF operates manual focusing is disabled 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 EF 50mm f 1 0L USM EF 300mm f 2 8L USM EF 600mm f 4L USM EF 85mm f 1 2L USM EF 400mm f 2 8L USM EF 1200mm f 5 6L USM EF 85mm f 1 2L II USM EF 400mm f 2 8L II USM EF 28 80mm f 2 8 4L USM EF 200mm f 1 8L USM EF ...

Page 98: ...e 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 rather than achieving correct focus Note that the picture will be taken...

Page 99: ... change the number of manually selectable AF points In the case of 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 24 Lens drive when AF impo...

Page 100: ...etting 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 83 85 the number of manually selectable AF points will be fewer Even with s...

Page 101: ...time you press the B button the AF area selection mode changes Main Dial After you press the S button turning the 6 dial changes the AF area selection mode AF area selection method The X mark cannot be deleted from Manual selection 1 pt AF If the attached lens belongs to group H p 84 85 you can only select Manual select Spot AF Manual selection 1 pt AF and Expand AF area When Main Dial is set use ...

Page 102: ...during all camera orientations When you manually select the AF area selection mode and AF point or Zone with Zone AF for each of the three camera orientations they will be set for the respective orientation Whenever you change the camera orientation the camera will switch to the AF area selection mode and manually selected AF point or Zone set for that orientation Orientation linked AF point If yo...

Page 103: ...the opposite side You can set whether or not to display the AF point s in the following cases 1 When selecting the AF point s 2 When the camera is ready to shoot before AF operation 3 During AF operation and 4 When focus is achieved Selected constant The selected 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 dis...

Page 104: ...ted in red You can make fine adjustments for the AF s point of focus For details see Fine Adjustment of AF s Point of Focus on page 105 VF display illumination If Selected pre AF focused or Selected focused is set the AF point will not be displayed even when focus is achieved with AI Servo AF AF Microadjustment The setting here is not applied to the electronic level display p 59 in the viewfinder ...

Page 105: ...ing achieved Set the adjustment 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 to select All by same amount 3 ...

Page 106: ...al 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 250 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 do the adjustment again If ...

Page 107: ...s 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 X The Adjust by lens screen will appear 3 Check and change the lens information Check the lens information Press the B button X The screen will show the lens name and a 10 digit serial number When the serial number is displayed select OK and go to st...

Page 108: ...iffer 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 lens is selected and an...

Page 109: ...turn 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 250 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...

Page 110: ... The adjustments will be retained even if you clear all the camera settings p 56 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 For checking the adjustment result shooting at the 73 image recording quality is recommended The a...

Page 111: ...nd 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 112 When Autofocus Fails For conditions wher...

Page 112: ... subject looks sharp in the viewfinder MF Manual Focusing Focusing ring When 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 H111_EN book Page 112 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 113: ...an u M Silent continuous shooting Max approx 3 shots sec The shooting sound for continuous shooting is quieter than i Q 10 sec self timer Remote control k 2 sec self timer Remote control For self timer shooting see the next page For remote control shooting see page 188 i Selecting the Drive Mode If the image recording quality settings of card f and card g are different when 51 Record func is set t...

Page 114: ...he picture is taken will be longer than normal When the battery level is low the continuous shooting speed may become slightly slower o The maximum continuous shooting speed of approx 6 shots sec is attained under the following conditions At 1 500 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 shutte...

Page 115: ... not touching the camera mounted on a tripod This prevents camera shake while you shoot still lifes or bulb exposures After taking self timer shots playing back the image p 250 to check focus and exposure is recommended When using the self timer to shoot only yourself use focus lock p 67 on an object at about the same distance as where you will stand To cancel the self timer after it starts press ...

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Page 117: ...nce Auto Lighting Optimizer lens peripheral illumination correction chromatic aberration correction and other functions A M icon at the upper right of a page title indicates that the function can be used when the Mode Dial is set to d s f a F The function cannot be used in the A mode H111_EN book Page 117 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 118: ... which card to use for recording and playing 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 Two Cards...

Page 119: ... to multiple Each image is recorded to both the CF and SD cards simultaneously at the same image size You can also select RAW JPEG If the image recording quality settings of card f and card g are different when Rec separately is set the maximum burst will decrease greatly p 123 When Rec separately or Rec to multiple is set the image will be recorded under the same file number to both the CF and SD...

Page 120: ...to select Record play then press 0 f Record images to and play images back from the CF card g Record images to and play images back from the SD card 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 back the CF card s images g Play back the SD card s images Turn the 5 dial to select the...

Page 121: ...setting turn the 5 dial On the upper right 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 recording quality then press 0 3 Se...

Page 122: ...y Image recording Quality Setting Examples 73 only 61 74 1 73 1 only If is set for both RAW and JPEG 73 will be set The number of possible shots will be displayed up to 1999 on the LCD panel H111_EN book Page 122 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 123: ...us shooting Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA UDMA mode 7 128 GB card based on Canon s testing standards Image Quality Pixels Recorded megapixels Printing Size File Size MB Possible Shots Maximum Burst JPEG 73 22M A2 or larger 7 0 1010 65 16270 83 3 7 1930 1930 30990 74 9 8M A3 or larger 3 8 1860 1860 29800 84 2 0 3430 3430 55000 7a 5 5M A4 or larger 2 5 2810 2810 45140 8a 1 3 5240 5240...

Page 124: ...can use Digital Photo Professional provided software p 394 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 numbers file extension J...

Page 125: ...arately 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 be d...

Page 126: ...tuation No flash Flash Range L 100 400 Sunny outdoors The higher the ISO speed the farther the flash range will extend 400 1600 Overcast skies or evening time 1600 25600 H1 H2 Dark indoors or night If z3 Highlight tone priority has been set to Enable you cannot select L ISO 50 ISO 100 125 160 H1 ISO 51200 and H2 ISO 102400 p 148 Shooting in high temperatures may result in images that look grainier...

Page 127: ...may result If you shoot a movie when Maximum 25600 is set with ISO speed range and ISO speed is set to ISO 16000 20000 25600 the ISO speed will switch to ISO12800 during movie shooting with manual exposure Even if you switch back to still photo shooting the ISO speed will not revert to the original setting If you shoot a movie when 1 L 50 or 2 H1 51200 H2 102400 is set the ISO speed setting will s...

Page 128: ... press 0 2 Select ISO speed range Select ISO speed range then press 0 3 Set the minimum limit Select the minimum limit box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the minimum limit ISO speed then press 0 4 Set the maximum limit Select the maximum limit box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the maximum limit ISO speed then press 0 5 Exit the setting Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 X T...

Page 129: ...nimum limit box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the minimum limit ISO speed then press 0 3 Set the maximum limit Select the maximum limit box then press 0 Turn the 5 dial to select the maximum limit ISO speed then press 0 4 Exit the setting Turn the 5 dial to select OK then press 0 X The menu reappears 3 Setting the ISO Speed Range for Auto ISO The Minimum and Maximum settings will also app...

Page 130: ...lect 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 X 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 with Auto ISO range a shutter speed slower than the Min shutter spd will be set to obtain a standa...

Page 131: ...ton 2 Select A Turn the 5 dial to select A then press 0 X The Picture Style selection screen will appear 3 Select a Picture Style Turn the 5 dial to select the desired Picture Style then press 0 X The Picture Style will be set and the camera will be ready to shoot A Selecting a Picture StyleN You can also select the Picture Style with z3 Picture Style H111_EN book Page 131 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 1...

Page 132: ... tone R Landscape For vivid blues and greens and very sharp and crisp images Effective for impressive landscapes S Neutral This Picture Style is for users who prefer to process images with their computer For natural colors and subdued images U Faithful This Picture Style is for users who prefer to process images with their computer When the subject is captured under a daylight color temperature of...

Page 133: ...as Sharpness and Contrast The numerals indicate the parameter settings such as for Sharpness and Contrast for each Picture Style Symbols About the Symbols Black and white images shot in JPEG cannot be reverted to color If you want to later shoot pictures in color make sure the Monochrome setting has been canceled When Monochrome is selected 0 will appear on the LCD panel h can be displayed in the ...

Page 134: ...6 1 Press the b button 2 Select A Turn the 5 dial to select A then press 0 X The Picture Style selection screen will appear 3 Select a Picture Style Turn the 5 dial to select the desired Picture Style then press B 4 Select a parameter Turn the 5 dial to select a parameter such as Sharpness then press 0 A Customizing a Picture StyleN H111_EN book Page 134 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 135: ... 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 4 you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameter settings To use the adjusted Picture Style first select the adjus...

Page 136: ...ollowing 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 dark Fall leaves will l...

Page 137: ...ided software p 394 1 Press the b button 2 Select A Turn the 5 dial to select A then press 0 X The Picture Style selection screen will appear 3 Select User Def Turn the 5 dial to select User Def then press B 4 Press 0 With Picture Style selected press 0 5 Select the base Picture Style Turn the 5 dial to select the base Picture Style then press 0 To adjust the parameters of a Picture Style that has...

Page 138: ... If a Picture Style has already been registered under User Def changing the base Picture Style in step 5 will nullify the parameter settings of the registered Picture Style If you execute Clear all camera settings p 56 all the User Def settings will revert to their defaults Any Picture Style registered via EOS Utility provided software will have only its modified parameters reverted to their defau...

Page 139: ... approx 6000K To the human eye a white object looks white 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 BalanceN Display Mode Color Temperature Approx K Kelvins Q Auto 3000...

Page 140: ...nce 2 Select Custom White Balance Under the z2 tab select Custom White Balance then press 0 X The custom white balance selection screen will appear 3 Import the white balance data Turn the 5 dial to select the image captured in step 1 then press 0 X On the dialog screen that appears select OK and the data will be imported When the menu reappears press the M button to exit the menu 4 Press the n bu...

Page 141: ...d while the Picture Style was set to Monochrome multiple exposure images and images taken with another camera Instead of a white object an 18 gray card commercially available can produce a more accurate white balance The personal white balance registered with the provided software will be registered under O If you execute step 3 the data for the registered personal white balance will be erased Whe...

Page 142: ...er M is magenta and G is 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 CorrectionN White Balance Correction Sample setting A2 G1 During the white balance correction u will be display...

Page 143: ... 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 lower and the number of...

Page 144: ...ghlight 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 set this to D...

Page 145: ...ired setting Turn the 5 dial to select the desired noise reduction setting then press 0 X 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 SettingsN 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 look minimal Check the nois...

Page 146: ...enu 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 picture The image will be...

Page 147: ...r 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 and 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 take another picture H111...

Page 148: ... recorded with highlight tone priority applied 3 Highlight Tone PriorityN With Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer p 144 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 the settable range wil...

Page 149: ... 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 151 3 Take the picture The image will be recorded with the peripheral illumination corrected 3 Lens Peripheral Illumination Chromatic Aberration Correction Peripheral Illumination Correction Depending on shooting conditions noise may appear ...

Page 150: ...ayed 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 correction with Digital Phot...

Page 151: ...pheral illumination correction and chromatic aberration correction About the Lens Correction Data Corrections cannot be applied 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 illumination correction and chr...

Page 152: ... 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 X A new folder with the folder number increased by one is created 3 Creating and Selecting a Folder Creating a Folder H111_EN book Page 152 Tu...

Page 153: ...d by one is created automatically Also if manual reset p 157 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 name must follow the form...

Page 154: ...ze 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 Change User setting 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 will be highlighted in a color...

Page 155: ... the image recording quality character will be automatically appended as the file name s fourth character from the left The meaning of the image recording quality characters is as follows L 73 83 1 M 74 84 41 S 7a 8a 61 T b U c 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 having to open the...

Page 156: ... 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 numbering of the existing ...

Page 157: ...01 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 continuous or auto...

Page 158: ...ess 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 X The information will be saved and the screen will...

Page 159: ... that you entered When you select Delete copyright information in step 2 on the preceding page 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 394 H111_EN book Page 159 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 160: ...ou do 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 SpaceN About Adobe RGB If the...

Page 161: ... title indicates that the function can be used when the Mode Dial is set to d s f a F The function cannot be used in the A mode After you press the shutter button halfway and let go the exposure values will remain displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel for 4 sec 0 For the functions settable in each shooting mode see page 352 Set the R switch to the left H111_EN book Page 161 Tuesday Marc...

Page 162: ...utton halfway X When focus is achieved the focus confirmation light o on the viewfinder s bottom right will light up In One Shot AF mode X The shutter speed and aperture will be set automatically and displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel 3 Check the display A standard exposure will be obtained as long as the shutter speed and aperture display do not blink 4 Take the picture Compose the ...

Page 163: ...ions you can set are limited With d mode only the shutter speed and aperture are set automatically You can freely set the AF mode metering mode and other functions p 352 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 prog...

Page 164: ...the impression of motion s stands for Time value 1 Set the Mode Dial to s 2 Set the desired shutter speed While looking at the LCD panel turn the 6 dial 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway X The aperture is set automatically 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot As long as the aperture is not blinking a standard exposure will be obtained s Shutter Priority AE Blurred motion Slo...

Page 165: ...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 H111_EN book Page 165 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 166: ...nd and background fall within acceptable focus f stands for Aperture value aperture opening 1 Set the Mode Dial to f 2 Set the desired aperture While looking at the LCD panel turn the 6 dial 3 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway X The shutter speed is set automatically 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot As long as the shutter speed is not blinking a standard exposure will be o...

Page 167: ... 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 displayed for the ape...

Page 168: ...he shutter button halfway X The exposure setting will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel The exposure level mark h indicates how far the current exposure level is from the standard exposure level 5 Set the exposure and take the picture Check the exposure level and set the desired shutter speed and aperture If the exposure compensation amount exceeds 3 stops the end of the exposure...

Page 169: ...e to backlighting etc Partial metering covers approx 6 2 of the viewfinder area at the center 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 144 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 difference on the exposure level indicator p 22 23 co...

Page 170: ...scene The metering is weighted at the center covering approx 1 5 of the viewfinder area e Center weighted average metering The metering is weighted at the center and then averaged for the entire scene When r is set h can be displayed in the viewfinder p 324 H111_EN book Page 170 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 171: ...unt While looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel turn the 5 dial If it cannot be set set the R switch to the left then turn the 5 dial 3 Take the picture To cancel the exposure compensation set the exposure compensation amount back to E Setting Exposure CompensationN Increased exposure for a brighter image Decreased exposure for a darker image If z2 Auto Lighting Optimizer p 144 is not set to Disa...

Page 172: ...ncel AEB follow step 2 to turn off the AEB range display h Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB N AEB range During AEB shooting A and h will blink respectively in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel If the drive mode is set to u or B press the shutter button three times for each shot When o i or M is set and you hold down the shutter button completely the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously a...

Page 173: ...ked AE lock Each time you press the A button it locks the current autoexposure setting 3 Recompose and take the picture 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 applied at the center AF point A AE LockN AE Lock Effects Metering Mode p 169 AF Point Sele...

Page 174: ...n the LCD panel F Bulb Exposures Elapsed exposure time Long exposures produce more noise than usual If ISO Auto is set the ISO speed will be fixed at ISO 400 p 127 When z3 Long exp noise reduction is set to Auto or Enable noise generated by the long exposure can be reduced p 146 For bulb exposures using a tripod and Remote Switch RS 80N3 sold separately or Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 sold sepa...

Page 175: ...he 5 dial to select w then press 0 X The HDR mode screen will appear 3 Set Adjust dyn range Select the desired dynamic range setting then press 0 Selecting Auto will have the dynamic range set automatically the image s overall tonal range The higher the number the wider the dynamic range will be To disable HDR shooting select Disable HDR 4 Set Effect Select the desired effect then press 0 w HDR Hi...

Page 176: ...flat gradation create a graphic art effect Art bold The colors are the most saturated making the subject pop out and the picture look like an oil painting Art embossed The color saturation brightness contrast and gradation are decreased to make the picture look flat The picture looks faded and old The subject outlines will have bright or dark edges Art standard Art vivid Art bold Art embossed Satu...

Page 177: ...e select All images then press 0 To save only the HDR image select HDR img only then press 0 8 Take the picture HDR shooting is possible with viewfinder shooting and Live View shooting X w will be displayed on the LCD panel When you press the shutter button completely three consecutive images will be captured and the HDR image will be recorded to the card HDR shooting is not possible with ISO expa...

Page 178: ...the 3 images may not be properly aligned and the HDR effect may be minimal Auto image alignment may not work properly with repetitive patterns lattice stripes etc or flat single tone images The color gradation of the sky or white walls may not be reproduced correctly Irregular colors or noise may appear HDR shooting under fluorescent or LED lighting may result in unnatural color reproduction of th...

Page 179: ... 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 184 Also only the multiple exposure image will be saved The single exposure...

Page 180: ...l 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 the brightnes...

Page 181: ... the first exposure X When On Func Ctrl is set the captured image will be displayed X The P icon will blink The number of remaining exposures is displayed in brackets in the viewfinder or on the screen Pressing the x button enables you to view the captured image p 184 Remaining number of exposures During multiple exposure shooting Auto Lighting Optimizer highlight tone priority peripheral illumina...

Page 182: ...le On Func Ctrl and Additive are both set the Live View function will stop automatically when the multiple exposure shooting ends In step 9 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 after shooting the set number of exposures If the ...

Page 183: ... 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 images of which the aspect ratio is other than 3 2 p 206 or those with cropping information appended p 326 cannot be selected as the first single exposure Auto Lighting Optimizer peripheral illumination correction...

Page 184: ...ted image will be canceled Operation Description 2Return to previous screen The operations will disappear and the screen before you pressed the L button will reappear qUndo last image Deletes the last image you shot shoot another image The number of remaining exposures will increase by 1 WSave and exit If Save source imgs All images is set all of the single exposures and the merged multiple exposu...

Page 185: ...s 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 operatio...

Page 186: ...If you use the self timer and mirror lockup in combination with a bulb exposure keep pressing the shutter button completely self timer delay time bulb exposure time If you let go of the shutter button during the self timer countdown there will be a shutter release sound but no picture will be taken During mirror lockup shooting function settings and menu operations etc are disabled Even if the dri...

Page 187: ...ve 2 Attach the eyepiece cover Slide the eyepiece cover down into the eyepiece groove to attach it Using the Eyepiece Cover F Using a Remote Switch 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 362 To operate the accessory refer to its instruction manual 1 Open th...

Page 188: ... Select the self timer Look at the LCD panel and turn the 5 dial to select Q or k 5 Press the remote controller s transmit button Point the remote controller toward the camera s remote control sensor and press the transmit button X The self timer lamp lights and the picture is taken R Remote Control Shooting Remote control sensor Fluorescent or LED lighting may cause camera misoperation by trigger...

Page 189: ...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 H111_EN book Page 189 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 190: ...e 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 m button then turn the 5 dial while looking in the viewfinder or at the LCD panel D Flash Photography EOS dedicated EX series Speedlites Shoe mount Speedlites Macro Lites If z...

Page 191: ...duration is longer than compact flash units set the sync speed within 1 60 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 regardless of its polarity Cau...

Page 192: ...lfunction may result Do not connect to the camera s PC terminal any flash unit requiring 250 V or more Do not attach a high voltage flash unit on the camera s hot shoe It may not fire A flash unit attached to the camera s hot shoe and a flash unit connected to the PC terminal can both be used at the same time H111_EN book Page 192 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 193: ...External Speedlite control then press 0 X 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 entire metered scene Flash ...

Page 194: ...for preventing subject blur and camera shake However while the subject will be properly exposed with the flash the background may come out dark 1 200 sec fixed The flash sync speed is fixed at 1 200 sec This more effectively prevents subject blur and camera shake than with 1 200 1 60 sec auto However in low light the subject s background will come out darker than with 1 200 1 60 sec auto Flash syn...

Page 195: ... 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 compensation Wireless funct...

Page 196: ...nization 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 button completely and onc...

Page 197: ... 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 set with certain EX se...

Page 198: ...r 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 cannot be set or canceled w...

Page 199: ... photos of still subjects 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 394 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 PDF Software Instr...

Page 200: ...LCD monitor X After the image review ends the camera will return to Live View shooting automatically Press the 0 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 recording quality is set to JPEG 73 The metering mode will be fixed to evaluative metering for Live View shooting In the d s f a F shooting modes you can check the...

Page 201: ...Live View shooting do not point 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 ...

Page 202: ... indicator The histogram can be displayed when Expo simulation Enable is set p 207 You can display the electronic level by pressing the B button p 60 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 captu...

Page 203: ...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 Highlight tone priority Aspect ratio image area ...

Page 204: ...not be set While the Live View image is displayed you can press the Q button to set the Auto Lighting Optimizer card selection recording function and image recording quality 1 Press the Q button X The settable functions will be displayed 2 Select a function and set it Use 9 to select a function X The setting of the selected function is displayed at the bottom Turn the 5 or 6 dial to set it To set ...

Page 205: ...ing viewfinder shooting Live View shooting You can set Live View shooting to Enable or Disable 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 better balan...

Page 206: ... Quality Aspect Ratio and Pixel Count approx 3 2 4 3 16 9 1 1 3 1 5760x3840 22 1 megapixels 5120x3840 19 7 megapixels 5760x3240 18 7 megapixels 3840x3840 14 7 megapixels 4 3840x2560 9 8 megapixels 3408x2560 8 7 megapixels 3840x2160 8 3 megapixels 2560x2560 6 6 megapixels 41 3960x2640 10 5 megapixels 3520x2640 9 3 megapixels 3960x2228 8 8 megapixels 2640x2640 7 0 megapixels a 2880x1920 5 5 megapixe...

Page 207: ... at the standard brightness For asterisked image recording quality the pixel count does not exactly match the set aspect ratio The image area displayed for the asterisked aspect ratio is slightly larger than the recorded area Check the captured images on the LCD monitor when shooting If you use a different camera to directly print images shot with this camera in the 1 1 aspect ratio the images may...

Page 208: ...a TS E lens other than those listed in below for shifting or tilting the lens or if you use an Extension tube Setting it to Mode 1 or Mode 2 will result in incorrect or irregular exposures Metering timerN 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 Silent LV shoot setting When using a non Canon flash...

Page 209: ...r 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 0 button X The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor X The AF point will appear 2 Move the AF point You can use 9 to move the AF point to where yo...

Page 210: ...er button completely to take the picture p 200 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 0 button X 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 be displayed Use 9 t...

Page 211: ...et 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 When you press 9 strai...

Page 212: ...tofocus 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 subject and it is sli...

Page 213: ...s 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 way out of focus Soft focus effect is applied with a soft focus lens A special effects filter is used If you use AF with any of the following lenses using Quick mode is recommended If you...

Page 214: ...1 point automatic selection AF is set automatically 1 Display the Live View image Press the 0 button X 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 s...

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

Page 216: ...utton X 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 to take the picture p ...

Page 217: ...hile the white icon s is displayed a 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 ...

Page 218: ...he 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 is Custom Functions D...

Page 219: ...ooting 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 website Compression Method p 233 CF Card SD Card IPB 10 MB sec or faster 6 MB ...

Page 220: ...onitor 3 Focus the subject 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 4 Shoot the movie Press the 0 button to start shooting a movie X 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 0 button again k Shooting Movies A...

Page 221: ... 1 4000 sec 1 30 sec 8 7 1 4000 sec 1 60 sec 4 Focus and shoot the movie The procedure is the same as steps 3 and 4 for Autoexposure Shooting p 220 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 1 125 sec is recommended T...

Page 222: ...ve View shooting Movie shooting switch to k 3 Set the desired aperture While looking at the LCD monitor turn the 6 dial 4 Focus and shoot the movie The procedure is the same as steps 3 and 4 for Autoexposure Shooting p 220 Aperture priority AE Aperture Changing the aperture during movie shooting is not recommended since variations in the exposure due to the drive of the lens aperture will be recor...

Page 223: ...will not be expanded and remains ISO 12800 If z3 Highlight tone priority is set to Enable p 148 the ISO speed will be ISO 200 12800 Under z2 ISO speed settings Auto ISO range and Min shutter spd cannot be set p 129 130 for movie shooting Also ISO speed range cannot be set in the s mode If Minimum is set to L 50 and Maximum to H1 51200 or H2 102400 in ISO speed range and you switch from still photo...

Page 224: ...xcept in the A mode p 173 After applying AE lock during movie shooting you can cancel it by pressing the S button AE lock setting is retained until you press S You can set exposure compensation by setting the R switch to the left and turning the 5 dial except in the A mode Pressing the shutter button halfway displays the ISO speed and shutter speed at the screen bottom This is the exposure setting...

Page 225: ...the ISO speed see the next page 4 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 it cannot be set set the R switch to the left then turn the 6 or 5 dial 5 ...

Page 226: ...H If Minimum is set to L 50 and Maximum to H1 51200 or H2 102400 in ISO speed range and you switch from still photo shooting to movie shooting the minimum setting for manual ISO range will be ISO 100 and the maximum will be H ISO 25600 The ISO speed cannot be expanded to ISO 50 or ISO 51200 102400 Changing the shutter speed or aperture during movie shooting is not recommended since the changes in ...

Page 227: ...Autoexposure Shutter priority AE Aperture priority AE K Manual exposure Eye Fi card transmission status Recording level Manual GPS connection indicator Compression method Level meter Drive mode Auto Lighting Optimizer Time code Magnification Magnifying position Digital compass You can display the electronic level by pressing the B button p 60 Note that if the AF mode is set to u Live mode or the c...

Page 228: ...whether the lens maximum aperture changes or not Exposure changes may be recorded as a result Cautions for movie shooting are on pages 247 and 248 If necessary also read the Live View shooting cautions on pages 217 and 218 Movie related settings are under the z4 and z5 tabs p 243 In the A mode they are under the z2 and z3 tabs A movie file is recorded each time you shoot a movie If the file size e...

Page 229: ...eadphones commercially available equipped with a 3 5 mm mini plug to the camera s headphone terminal p 19 you can listen to the sound during movie shooting You can use Remote Controller RC 6 sold separately p 188 to start and stop the movie shooting if the drive mode is Q or k Set the shooting timing switch to 2 2 sec delay then press the transmit button If the switch is set to o immediate shootin...

Page 230: ...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 Function Settings Image Recording Quality As set in z1 Image quality When the movi...

Page 231: ...ng may stop automatically If z5 Movie shoot btn is set to V you cannot take still photos If you want to shoot still photos continuously during movie shooting using a high speed card is recommended Setting a smaller image recording quality for still photos and shooting fewer continuous still photos are also recommended You can shoot still photos in all drive modes The self timer can be used before ...

Page 232: ... set the following Auto Lighting Optimizer card selection recording function image recording quality still photos movie recording size and sound recording level with Sound recording Manual set 1Press the Q button X The settable functions will be displayed 2Select a function and set it Use 9 to select a function X The setting of the selected function is displayed at the bottom Turn the 5 or 6 dial ...

Page 233: ...ing quality 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 Compresses multiple frames at a time efficiently for recording Since the file size will be smaller than with ALL I you...

Page 234: ...ack consecutively automatically After the movie playback ends select the next movie to play 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 0 button A new movie file starts being recorded Total Movie Recording Time ...

Page 235: ...mum recording time shown in the preceding page p 247 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 H111_EN book Page 235 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 236: ...level and look at the level meter while turning the 5 dial to adjust the sound recording level While looking at the peak hold indicator 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 ...

Page 237: ...layback The audio output to the headphones will not have noise reduction applied It will therefore be different from the sound recorded with the movie In the A shooting mode Sound recording settings will be On Off If On is set the sound recording level will be adjusted automatically same as with Auto but the wind filter function will not take effect To adjust the headphones volume press the Q butt...

Page 238: ...s Shooting Mode d F 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 is water o...

Page 239: ...s across sequential movie files Free run The time code counts up whether you are shooting or not You can set the time code s start time Manual input setting You can freely set the hour minute second and frames 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...

Page 240: ... movie playback Movie Recording Count Movie Playback Count Shooting still photos during movie shooting will cause a discrepancy between the actual time and time code Regardless of the Movie rec count setting the time code will always be recorded to the movie file During movie shooting During movie playback With Time code set If you change the setting for either Movie play count in z5 movie Time co...

Page 241: ...ie shooting start stop with the external recording device s recording operation On Synchronize external recording device s recording start stop with camera s movie shooting start stop Off Control external device s recording start stop from external recording device HDMI If the movie recording quality s frame rate p 233 and HDMI output frame rate are set manually to NTSC and PAL frame rates in a co...

Page 242: ...tion is called drop frame Enable The discrepancy is corrected automatically by skipping time code numbers DF Drop frame Disable The discrepancy is not corrected NDF Non drop frame Drop Frame When the frame rate is set to 4 23 976fps 5 25 00fps or 7 50 00fps the drop frame function does not take effect If 4 is set or 53 Video system is set to PAL Drop frame option will not be displayed H111_EN book...

Page 243: ...mode it will switch to Live mode during movie shooting Grid display With 3x3 l or 6x4 m you can display grid lines It can 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 imag...

Page 244: ...ble 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 is set besides pressing the 0 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 shooting p 187 However w...

Page 245: ... aware of this if No mirroring is set If Mirroring is set you can check these indicators on the LCD monitor When you are not shooting movies the power will turn off automatically in accordance with the auto power off time If you are recording the HDMI output image to an external recording device setting 52 Auto power off to Disable p 55 is recommended Audio is not output during HDMI output Even if...

Page 246: ... recording device s frame rate By pressing the B button you can change the information displayed on the screen You can append a time code to the HDMI output image p 241 If the frame rate set manually is not compatible with the external recording device the frame rate will be set automatically If Movie recording size is set to frame rate 4 when HDMI frame rate 60i is set 2 3 pulldown will be perfor...

Page 247: ...arlier 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 or if the Image Stabiliz...

Page 248: ... 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 movie shooting the mo...

Page 249: ...isplay 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 H111_EN book Page 249 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 250: ...he 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 H111_EN book Page 250 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 251: ...e display and two image display p 259 display you can overlay the grid on the image 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 H111_EN book Page 251 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 252: ...function or resized and then saved u will be displayed B Shooting Information Display Sample Information for Still Photos Flash exposure compensation amount Metering mode Shooting mode Highlight tone priority Shooting date and time White balance correction Histogram Brightness RGB Color space White balance Picture Style Settings File size Image recording quality Playback number Total images record...

Page 253: ...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 in red Sample Information for Movies Shooting mode Movie file size Movie recording size Shutter speed Compression method Frame rate Shooting time Playback time Time code Playback Aperture...

Page 254: ... 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 right while the vertical...

Page 255: ...e 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 4 images and to one 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 the index display and the se...

Page 256: ...lay movies only j Display stills only k Display by image rating p 261 Turn the 6 dial to select the 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 select Folder If the card co...

Page 257: ...e 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 255 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 position In magnified view...

Page 258: ...lected 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 magnified view starts ...

Page 259: ... the Q button you can set the same magnification and magnified area for both images The magnification settings will match those of the image not highlighted in blue By holding the x button you can display the image highlighted in blue as a single image To return to the single image display press the m button X Comparing Images Two Image Display Magnified view jump display setting ratings protectin...

Page 260: ...ime 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 286 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 playback set 51 Auto rot...

Page 261: ...e you press the c button the rating mark will change l m n o p None To rate another image or movie repeat steps 1 and 2 1 Select Rating Under the 32 tab select Rating then press 0 Setting Ratings Set ratings with the c Button 3 Set ratings with the menu If 53 m btn function is set to Protect change it to Rating If you press the Q button when Rating is selected in 53 m btn function you can set the ...

Page 262: ...age or movie repeat steps 2 and 3 Press the M button to return to the menu 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 rated images and movies With 32 Slide show you can play back only rated images and movies W...

Page 263: ...X The Quick Control screen will appear 2 Select a function and set it Tilt 9 up or down to select a function X The setting of the selected function is displayed at the bottom Turn the 5 dial to set the function For RAW image processing and Resize press 0 and set the function For details see page 288 for RAW image processing and page 293 for Resize To cancel press the M button 3 Exit the setting Pr...

Page 264: ... image but the camera will not rotate the image for display Pressing the Q button during the index display will 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 selectable functions may be limited H111_EN book Page 264 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 265: ...t 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 274 277 Playback on the Camera s LCD Monitor p 267 273 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 to a hard disk recorder w...

Page 266: ...n 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 H111_EN book Page 266 Tues...

Page 267: ... the single image display 3 On the single image display press 0 X The movie playback panel will appear on the bottom 4 Play back the movie Turn the 5 dial to select 7 Play then press 0 X The movie will start playing You can pause the movie playback by pressing 0 During movie playback you can adjust the sound volume by turning the 6 dial For more details on the playback procedure see the next page ...

Page 268: ...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 Volume You can adjust the built in speaker s p 267 volume by turning the 6 dial With a fully charged Battery Pack LP E6 the continuous playback time at 23 C 73 F will be as follows approx 3 hr 30 min By connecting commercially available headp...

Page 269: ... 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 cancel the editing se...

Page 270: ... 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 H111_EN book Page 270 Tu...

Page 271: ...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 Rating H111_EN book Page 27...

Page 272: ...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 will be played back Dis...

Page 273: ...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 250 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 time may vary dependi...

Page 274: ...I 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 the camera and TV set De...

Page 275: ... 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 The movie cannot be output at the same time from both the D and q terminals Do not connect any other device s outp...

Page 276: ...ss 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 show Disp shooting info Rotate During the two image display p 259 playback with the TV s remote control is not possible...

Page 277: ... Set the camera s power switch to 1 5 Press the x button X The image will appear on the TV screen Nothing will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor To play back movies see page 267 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 does not match the T...

Page 278: ... Protect the image Turn the 5 dial to select the image to be protected then press 0 X The image will be protected and the K icon will appear at the top of the screen To cancel the image protection press 0 again The K icon will disappear To protect another image repeat step 3 Press the M button to return to the menu K Protecting Images 3 Protecting a Single Image Image protect icon H111_EN book Pag...

Page 279: ...d When you press the c button the image will be protected and the K icon will appear at the top of the screen To cancel the image protection press the c button again The K icon will disappear 3 Protecting All Images in a Folder or Card Set with the c Button If you format the card p 53 the protected images will also be erased Movies can also be protected Once an image is protected it cannot be eras...

Page 280: ... 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 X 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 func card folder sel me...

Page 281: ...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 c button After selecting all the images to be copied press the c 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 folder select Create folder...

Page 282: ...o 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 be skipped and not copie...

Page 283: ...e to be erased 2 Press the L button X 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 X checkmarks 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 Erasing a Single Image 3 ...

Page 284: ...e upper left To select other images to be erased repeat step 3 4 Erase the images Press the L button Select OK then press 0 X 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 in a Folder or Card To als...

Page 285: ...just the brightness While referring to the gray chart turn the 5 dial then press 0 You can adjust Auto to one of three levels and Manual to one of seven levels Changing Image Playback Settings 3 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness Automatic adjustment Manual adjustment While Auto is set be careful not to obstruct the round external light sensor p 20 on the right of the LCD monitor with your finge...

Page 286: ...only on the computer Off The vertical image is not automatically rotated 3 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images Auto rotation will not work with vertical images captured while auto rotation was Off They will not rotate even if you later switch it to On for playback Immediately after image capture the vertical image will not be automatically rotated for the image review If the vertical image is taken w...

Page 287: ...the Mode Dial is set to d s f a F The function cannot be used in the A mode 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 HDR shooting or multiple exposures or while it is connected to a personal computer via the C terminal H111_EN book Page 287 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 288: ...ing then press 0 X 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 290 292 Use 9 to select an option then turn the 5 dial to set it X The displayed image will refle...

Page 289: ...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 of Image quality set in RAW image processing With 9 you can scroll around the magnified image To cancel the magnified view press the u button again Images shot in a Live View shooting aspect ratio 4 3 16 9 1 1 will be displayed in the resp...

Page 290: ... the 6 dial to set it To return to the screen in step 3 press 0 The displayed image will reflect the setting s effect Auto Lighting Optimizer p 144 You can set the Auto Lighting Optimizer The displayed image will reflect the setting s effect High ISO speed noise reduction p 145 You can set the noise reduction for high ISO speeds The displayed image will reflect the setting s effect If the effect i...

Page 291: ... 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 cropped in the corre...

Page 292: ...pheral 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 394 to register the lens dat...

Page 293: ...ou 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 resize another image ...

Page 294: ...ize Settings 4 a b c 3 k k k k 4 k k k a k k b k About Image Sizes Image Quality Aspect Ratio and Pixel Count 3 2 4 3 16 9 1 1 4 3840x2560 9 8 megapixels 3408x2560 8 7 megapixels 3840x2160 8 3 megapixels 2560x2560 6 6 megapixels a 2880x1920 5 5 megapixels 2560x1920 4 9 megapixels 2880x1624 4 7 megapixels 1920x1920 3 7 megapixels b 1920x1280 2 5 megapixels 1696x1280 2 2 megapixels 1920x1080 2 1 meg...

Page 295: ... 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 you can press the shu...

Page 296: ...at 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 X The sensor cleaning will no longer be executed when you set the power switch to 1 or 2 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning Cleaning the Sensor Now Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning For best results perform the sensor cleaning while the c...

Page 297: ... 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 sensor is performed a m...

Page 298: ...r 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 394 to erase dust spots refer to the PDF S...

Page 299: ...ng then press 0 2 Select Clean manually Select Clean manually then press 0 3 Select OK Select OK then press 0 X In a moment the reflex mirror will lockup and the shutter will open CLn will blink on the LCD panel 4 Clean the sensor 5 End the cleaning Set the power switch to 2 3 Manual Sensor CleaningN If you use a battery make sure it is fully charged If the battery grip with size AA LR6 batteries ...

Page 300: ...n 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 sensor the beeper will...

Page 301: ... 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 315 You can connect the camera to a personal computer and operate the camera to transfer images record...

Page 302: ...ra 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 X Some printers may make a beeping sound Preparing to Print Connecting the Camera to a Printer H111_E...

Page 303: ...step 5 it indicates a problem with the printer Resolve the problem displayed by the error message p 310 Printing is not possible in the HDR mode 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 hours is possible Before disconnecting the cable first turn off the camer...

Page 304: ...s Select Paper settings then press 0 X The paper settings screen will appear wPrinting Printer connected icon Print setting screen Depending on the printer certain settings such as the date and file number imprinting and trimming may not be selectable Sets the printing effects p 306 Sets the date or file number imprinting to on or off Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming cropping p 30...

Page 305: ...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 9x13 cm and larger prints xx up Option to print 2 4 8 9 16 or 20 images on one sheet 20 upc 35 upp Twenty or 35 images will be printed as thumbnails on ...

Page 306: ...ta 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 cool bluish blacks 0 Warm tone Prints in black and white with warm yellowish blacks ...

Page 307: ...any trimming p 309 will not be applied 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...

Page 308: ...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 on the scre...

Page 309: ...nification will be for printing Moving the trimming frame Use 9 to move the frame over the image vertically or horizontally Move the trimming frame until 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 horizontal image Image tilt co...

Page 310: ...uming 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 printer Ink Erro...

Page 311: ...ect 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 H111_EN book Page 311 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 312: ...annot 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 instruction manual Or check w...

Page 313: ...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 folder will all 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 images on the card...

Page 314: ...d 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 of the following occurs ...

Page 315: ...he camera to the personal computer be sure to install the provided software EOS Solution Disk on CD ROM on the personal computer For the procedure to install the provided software see pages 395 396 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 s C terminal with the cable plug s D ico...

Page 316: ...be transferred JPEG only RAW only or RAW JPEG 3 Transferring RAW JPEG Images After the EOS Utility screen appears do not operate EOS Utility If any screen other than EOS Utility s top screen is displayed Direct transfer in step 5 on page 318 will not be displayed The image transfer function will not be available If the EOS Utility screen does not appear refer to the PDF Software Instruction Manual...

Page 317: ...e 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 the screen No mark Not ...

Page 318: ...ear 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 be selected For a descri...

Page 319: ...icture taking preferences with Custom Functions Also the current camera settings can be saved under the Mode Dial s w x and y positions The features explained in this chapter can be set and used in the following shooting modes d s f a F H111_EN book Page 319 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 320: ... shift p 323 k 82 Display Operation Warnings z in viewfinder p 324 LV shooting area display k Dial direction during Tv Av p 325 k k Multi function lock k k Custom Controls Depends on setting 83 Others Add cropping information p 326 k Default Erase option During playback 84 Clear The shaded Custom Functions do not function during Live View LV shooting nor movie shooting Settings are disabled Even i...

Page 321: ...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 canceled when the flash is ready to fire or if you switch to movie shooting OFF Disable The AEB and white balance bracketing settings will not be canceled even if you set the power switch to 2 If the fla...

Page 322: ...table below 3 3 shots 2 2 shots 5 5 shots 7 7 shots AEB White Balance Bracketing B A Direction M G Direction 0 Standard exposure 0 Standard white balance 0 Standard white balance Decreased exposure Blue bias Magenta bias Increased exposure Amber bias Green bias 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 Standard 0 1 5 5 shots...

Page 323: ...be obtained within the autoexposure range the camera will automatically change the manually set ISO speed to obtain a standard exposure Under z2 ISO speed settings even if ISO speed range or Min shutter spd is changed from the default setting safety shift will override it if a standard exposure cannot be obtained The minimum and maximum ISO speeds of the safety shift using the ISO speed will be de...

Page 324: ...42 is set the warning icon will appear When one touch image quality is set If you change the image recording quality with the one touch image quality function p 334 the warning icon will appear When ISO expansion is used If the ISO speed is set manually to L 50 H1 51200 or H2 102400 p 127 the warning icon will appear When spot metering is set If the metering mode is set to Spot metering p 170 the ...

Page 325: ...and 9 from accidentally changing a setting Select the camera control you want to lock then press 0 to append a checkmark X and select OK 6Main Dial 5Quick Control Dial 9Multi controller Custom Controls You can assign often used functions to camera buttons or dials according to your preferences For details see page 327 If the R switch is set and you try to use one of the locked camera controls L wi...

Page 326: ... crop the image to the aspect ratio that was set OFF Off 6 7 Aspect ratio 6 7 6 6 Aspect ratio 6 6 5 6 Aspect ratio 10 12 3 4 Aspect ratio 3 4 5 7 Aspect ratio 5 7 4 5 Aspect ratio 4 5 Default Erase option During image playback and image review after image capture when you press the L button the erase menu appears p 283 You can set which option Cancel or Erase is to be preselected on this screen I...

Page 327: ... 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 330 336 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 82 Custom Controls With the screen in step 2 displayed you ...

Page 328: ...le button pressed k AE lock hold k k FE lock 333 k k Set ISO speed hold button turn Set ISO speed during metering Shutter speed setting in M mode Aperture setting in M mode One touch image quality setting 334 One touch image quality hold Image quality Picture Style Depth of field preview 335 IS start VF electronic level Menu display 336 Image playback Magnify Reduce press SET turn No function disa...

Page 329: ...ols The AF stop button is provided only on super telephoto IS lenses k k k k 2 k 2 k k k 3 k 3 k k 4 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 5 k 5 k 5 k 5 k k k k k k k k k k k k k H111_EN book Page 329 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 330: ...e 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 press the A but...

Page 331: ... the B button the Switch to registered AF func setting screen will appear Turn the 5 or 6 dial to select the parameter to be 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...

Page 332: ...n you press the button assigned to this function you can lock the exposure AE lock during the metering Convenient when you want to focus and meter the shot at different areas 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 press the button assigned to this function you can lock the exposure AE lock...

Page 333: ...tter 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 In manual exposure a you can set the shutter speed with the 6 or 5 dial In manual exp...

Page 334: ... the camera switches the image recording quality the image recording quality will blink on the LCD panel Even after shooting the One touch image quality setting will not be canceled To revert to the previous image recording quality setting press the button assigned to this function again 5 In step 3 on page 327 if you press the B button you can select the image recording quality for this function ...

Page 335: ... IS switch set to 1 the lens Image Stabilizer operates when you press the button assigned to this function When you press the button assigned to this function the viewfinder will display a grid and an electronic level using the AF points Depth of field preview IS start VF electronic level 1 1 Over 4 Over 6 H111_EN book Page 335 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 336: ... operation procedure You can also magnify the Live View image during Live View shooting and movie shooting when focusing with Live Mode Quick Mode and manual focus p 212 216 Use this setting when you do not want to assign any function to the button Menu display Image playback Magnify Reduce press SET turn No function disabled H111_EN book Page 336 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 337: ...ms 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 item at a time and Delete...

Page 338: ...X The current camera settings p 339 340 will be registered under the Mode Dial s C position If you change a setting while you shoot in the w x or y mode the Custom shooting mode can be automatically updated to reflect the changed setting s To enable this automatic update in step 2 set Auto update set to Enable The settings that can be automatically updated are listed on pages 339 and 340 In step 2...

Page 339: ...one priority Multiple exposure settings HDR Mode settings z4 Live View shooting Live View shooting AF mode Grid display Aspect ratio Exposure simulation Silent LV shooting Metering timer z4 Movie AF mode Grid display Movie recording size Sound recording Silent LV shooting Metering timer z5 Movie Movie recording count Movie play count Silent Control Movie shooting button HDMI output LCD 21 Case 1 C...

Page 340: ...auto cancel Bracketing sequence Number of bracketed shots Safety shift 82 LV shooting area display Dial direction during Tv Av Multi function lock Custom Controls 83 Add cropping information Default Erase option My Menu settings will not be registered When the Mode Dial is set to w x or y you cannot select 54 Clear all camera settings and 84 Clear all Custom Func C Fn Even when the Mode Dial is se...

Page 341: ...341 14 Reference This chapter provides reference information for camera features system accessories etc H111_EN book Page 341 Tuesday March 5 2013 2 18 PM ...

Page 342: ...his icon is displayed when the transfer of some images failed 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 ...

Page 343: ... Eye Fi card transmission status Remaining number of exposures multiple exposures AF mode White balance correction Exposure level indicator Aperture Highlight tone priority Quick Control icon Custom Controls AE lock White balance Card selection icon Drive mode Metering mode Flash exposure compensation Multiple exposures HDR Flash ready FE lock High speed sync If you turn off the power while the Sh...

Page 344: ...een Battery s recharge performance is fine Green Battery s recharge performance is slightly degraded Red Purchasing a new battery is recommended Battery position The use of a genuine Canon Battery Pack LP E6 is recommended If you use any battery other than the Battery Pack LP E6 the camera s full performance may not be attained or malfunction may result The shutter count is the number of still pho...

Page 345: ...confirmation dialog will appear 3 Select OK Select OK then press 0 X The battery pack will be registered and the battery history screen will reappear X The grayed out battery number will now be displayed in white letters Press the M button The battery info screen will reappear Registering the Battery to the Camera Battery registration is not possible if size AA LR6 batteries are in the Battery Gri...

Page 346: ...ve the battery Affix the label as shown side with no electrical contacts in the illustration Repeat this procedure for all of your battery packs so you can easily see the serial number Labeling the Serial No on the Battery Serial No 7c400300 Do not affix the label on any part other than as shown in the illustration in step 2 Otherwise the misplaced label may make it difficult to insert the battery...

Page 347: ...n page 345 to select Delete info then press 0 2 Select the battery pack information to be deleted Select the battery pack information to be deleted then press 0 X X will appear To delete information for another battery pack repeat this procedure 3 Press the L button X The confirmation dialog will appear 4 Select OK Select OK then press 0 X The battery pack information will be deleted and the scree...

Page 348: ...ra unplug the power plug from the power outlet 3 Place the cord in the groove Insert the DC Coupler s cord carefully without damaging the cord 4 Insert the DC Coupler Open the battery compartment cover and open the DC Coupler cord hole cover Insert the DC Coupler securely until it locks and put the cord through the hole Close the cover Using a Household Power Outlet DC Coupler cord hole Do not con...

Page 349: ...e correct date time zone p 36 1 Set the power switch to 2 2 Unscrew the battery holder screw Use a small Phillips screwdriver Be careful not to lose the screw 3 Take off the battery holder Push out the battery as shown by arrow 2 4 Replace the battery in the battery holder Make sure the new battery is in the proper orientation 5 Tighten the battery holder s screw Replacing the Date Time Battery Fo...

Page 350: ...manufacturer Also note that approval is required to use Eye Fi cards in many countries or regions Without approval use of the card is not permitted If it is unclear whether the card has been approved for use in your area please check with the card manufacturer 1 Insert an Eye Fi card p 31 2 Select Eye Fi settings Under the 51 tab select Eye Fi settings then press 0 This menu is displayed only when...

Page 351: ...ransmission status icon Cautions for Using Eye Fi Cards If is displayed an error occurred while retrieving the card information Turn the camera s power switch off and on again Even if Eye Fi trans is set to Disable it may still transmit a signal In hospitals airports and other places where wireless transmissions are prohibited remove the Eye Fi card from the camera If the image transfer does not f...

Page 352: ... balance Auto o k k k k k k Preset k k k k k k Custom k k k k k k Color temperature setting k k k k k k Correction Bracketing k k k k k k Auto Lighting Optimizer o 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 High ISO speed noise reduction o k k k k k k Highlight tone pr...

Page 353: ...etering mode Evaluative metering o k k k k k Metering mode selection k k k k k Exposure Program shift k AE lock 3 k k k In d s f F Exposure compensation k k k AEB k k k k Depth of field preview k k k k k Drive Single shooting k k k k k k k High speed continuous shooting k k k k k k k Low speed continuous shooting k k k k k k k Silent single shooting k k k k k k k Silent continuous shooting k k k k...

Page 354: ...erration Enable Disable 149 External Speedlite control Flash firing E TTL II metering Flash sync speed in Av mode Flash function settings Clear flash settings Flash C Fn settings Clear all Speedlite C Fn s 193 Mirror lockup Disable Enable 186 Shaded menu options are not displayed in the A mode What is displayed under z1 Image quality depends on the Record func p 118 setting under 51 Record func ca...

Page 355: ... 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 142 143 Color space sRGB Adobe RGB 160 Picture Style DAuto PStandard QPortrait RLandscape SNeutral UFaithful VMonochrome WUser Def 1 2 3 131 to 138 Long exposure noise reduction Disable Auto Enable 146 High ISO speed noise reduction Standard Low High Disable 145 Highlight...

Page 356: ...ase 1 Versatile multi purpose setting 87 Case 2 Continue to track subjects ignoring possible obstacles 87 Case 3 Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points 88 Case 4 For subjects that accelerate or decelerate quickly 88 Case 5 For erratic subjects moving quickly in any direction disabled in Single point AF mode 89 Case 6 For subjects that change speed and move erratically disabled in ...

Page 357: ...on 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 100 AF area selection method S M Fn button S Main Dial 101 Orientation linked AF point Same for both vertical horizontal Select separate AF points 102 Manual AF point selection pattern Stops at AF area edges Continuous 103 AF point display during f...

Page 358: ...iption Display time and Repeat for auto playback 271 Image transfer Select images to be transferred to a personal computer 315 Image jump w 6 1 image 10 images 100 images Date Folder Movies Stills Rating 256 Highlight alert Disable Enable 253 AF point display Disable Enable 253 Playback grid Off 3x3 l 6x4 m 3x3 diag n 251 Histogram display Brightness RGB 254 Movie play count Rec time Time code 240...

Page 359: ...0 Auto power off 1 min 2 min 4 min 8 min 15 min 30 min Disable 55 LCD brightness Auto Adjustable to one of three brightness levels Manual Adjustable to one of seven brightness levels 285 Date Time Zone Date year month day Time hour min sec Daylight saving time Time zone 36 LanguageK Select the interface language 38 VF grid display Disable Enable 59 GPS device settings Settings available when the G...

Page 360: ...settings Displayed when WFT E7 sold separately is attached Custom shooting mode C1 C3 Register current camera settings to the Mode Dial s w x and y positions 338 Clear all camera settings Resets the camera to the default settings 56 Copyright information Display copyright information Enter author s name Enter copyright details Delete copyright information 158 Firmware Ver For updating the firmware...

Page 361: ...isplay Off 3x3 l 6x4 m 3x3 diag n 243 Movie recording size 1920x1080 6 5 4 W X 1280x720 8 7 W X 640x480 6 5 X 233 Sound recording 2 Sound recording Auto Manual Disable 236 Recording level Wind filter Disable Enable Silent LV shooting Mode 1 Mode 2 Disable 244 Metering timer 4 sec 16 sec 30 sec 1 min 10 min 30 min 244 Time code Count up Start time setting Movie rec count Movie play count 2 HDMI Dro...

Page 362: ...nses Eg Angle Finder C Car Battery Charger CBC E6 Car Battery Cable CB 570 AC Adapter AC E6 DC Coupler DR E6 AC Adapter Kit ACK E6 Battery Magazine BGM E11A for size AA LR6 batteries attached to BG E11 Battery Magazine BGM E11L for two LP E6 battery packs attached to BG E11 270EX II ST E2 ST E3 RT 90EX 430EX II 320EX 600EX RT 600EX Macro Ring Lite MR 14EX Macro Twin Lite MT 24EX H111_EN book Page ...

Page 363: ...External microphone Stereo AV Cable AVC DC400ST 1 3 m 4 3 ft HDMI Cable HTC 100 2 9 m 9 5 ft Leather Case EH20 L The length of all cables is approx m ft EOS Solution Disk EOS Software Instruction Manuals Disk 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 E7 Remote Switch RS 80N3 Remote...

Page 364: ...ack to the charger Wait 2 to 3 minutes then reconnect the power plug to the power outlet If the problem persists contact your dealer or nearest Canon Service Center If the internal temperature of the battery pack attached to the charger is high the charger will not charge the battery for safety reasons lamp off During the charging if the battery s temperature becomes high for any reason the chargi...

Page 365: ...lfway for a prolonged period Often activating only the AF without taking a picture Using 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 55 Even if 52 Auto power off is set to Disable the LCD monitor will still ...

Page 366: ...ith capacities greater than 128 GB 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 39 To prevent camera shake press the shutter button gently p 43 44 If the lens has an Image Stabilizer set the IS...

Page 367: ...nditions brightness etc the continuous shooting speed may become slower If you shoot something that has fine detail such as a field of grass the file size will be larger and the actual maximum burst may be lower than the number mentioned on page 123 If z3 Highlight tone priority is set to Enable the settable ISO speed range will be ISO 200 25600 or up to 12800 for movie shooting Even if you expand...

Page 368: ... when the background is dark the shutter speed becomes slow automatically slow sync shooting so that both the subject and background are properly exposed To prevent a slow shutter speed under z1 External Speedlite control set Flash sync speed in Av mode to 1 200 1 60 sec auto or 1 200 sec fixed p 194 Make sure the flash or PC sync cord is securely attached to the camera If you use a non Canon flas...

Page 369: ...1 External Speedlite control set Flash sync speed in Av mode to Auto p 194 If you use flash the shutter will make two sounds each time you shoot p 201 It indicates that the camera s internal temperature is high If the white icon displayed the still photo s image quality may deteriorate If the red E icon is displayed it indicates that the Live View or movie shooting will soon be terminated automati...

Page 370: ... ISO speed for manual ISO speed setting will be expanded and then ISO 16000 20000 25600 can be set However since shooting a movie at ISO 16000 20000 256000 may result in much noise it is designated as an expanded ISO speed displayed as H If you shoot a movie when Maximum 25600 is set with ISO speed range and ISO speed is set to ISO 16000 20000 25600 the ISO speed will switch to ISO12800 during mov...

Page 371: ... color tone may also be recorded In the a mode a slow shutter speed may solve the problem To shoot still photos during movie shooting using a CF card compatible with UDMA transfer rates is recommended Setting a lower image quality for still photos and shooting fewer continuous still photos can also resolve the problem Shooting still photos during movie shooting will cause a discrepancy between the...

Page 372: ...ie shooting will stop Set the R switch to the left lock release p 47 Check the 82 Multi function lock setting p 325 Check the 82 Custom Controls setting p 327 In the A mode only certain menu tabs and options are displayed Set the shooting mode to d s f a F p 51 The time code cannot be appended during HDMI output The HDMI output image has a temporary frame stop Movie shooting stops if I connect or ...

Page 373: ... you can imprint the date and time in the picture by using the date and time recorded in the shooting information p 307 311 If the card has recorded a number of images greater than the camera can display will be displayed p 262 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 t...

Page 374: ...lert is set to Enable p 253 33 AF point disp is set to Enable p 253 If the image is protected it cannot be erased p 278 Movies edited with a personal computer cannot be played with the camera If you operate the camera s dials or lens during movie shooting the operation noise will also be recorded Use an external microphone commercially available p 237 The LCD monitor does not display a clear image...

Page 375: ...size reaches 4 GB another movie file will be created automatically p 234 If you format a card of 128 GB or higher with this camera it will be formatted in exFAT This means that some card 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...

Page 376: ... instruction manual lists all the printing effects available p 306 Install the provided software EOS Solution Disk CD ROM on the personal computer p 397 Check that EOS Utility s top screen is displayed I cannot resize the image 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...

Page 377: ...ange card or format card with camera ÎRemove and insert the card again replace the card or format the card p 31 53 04 Cannot save images because card is full Replace card ÎReplace the card erase unnecessary images or format the card p 31 53 283 06 Sensor cleaning is not possible Turn the camera off and on again ÎOperate the power switch p 34 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 99 Shooting is not possible due ...

Page 378: ...pixels 3840 x 2560 S1 Small 1 Approx 5 50 megapixels 2880 x 1920 S2 Small 2 Approx 2 50 megapixels 1920 x 1280 S3 Small 3 Approx 350 000 pixels 720 x 480 RAW Approx 22 10 megapixels 5760 x 3840 M RAW Approx 10 50 megapixels 3960 x 2640 S RAW Approx 5 50 megapixels 2880 x 1920 Recording function Standard Auto switch card Rec separately Rec to multiple Create select a folder Possible File name Prese...

Page 379: ...l 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 23 C 73 F ISO 100 Focus modes One Shot AF AI Ser...

Page 380: ...B Auto ISO ISO 100 25600 in 1 3 or exposure index whole stop increments or ISO expansion to L 50 H1 equivalent to ISO 51200 H2 equivalent to ISO 102400 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 increments Can be combined with manual exposure compensa...

Page 381: ...rox 3 shots sec Silent continuous shooting Max approx 3 shots sec Max burst JPEG Large Fine Approx 65 shots approx 16270 shots RAW Approx 13 shots approx 18 shots RAW JPEG Large Fine Approx 7 shots approx 7 shots Figures are based on Canon s testing standards ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style and a 8 GB card Figures in parentheses apply to an UDMA mode 7 128 GB card based on Canon s testing stand...

Page 382: ...at MOV Recording size and frame rate 1920x1080 Full HD 30p 25p 24p 1280x720 HD 60p 50p 640x480 SD 30p 25p 30p 29 97 fps 25p 25 00 fps 24p 23 976 fps 60p 59 94 fps 50p 50 00 fps Compression method ALL I I only IPB File size 1920x1080 30p 25p 24p IPB Approx 235 MB min 1920x1080 30p 25p 24p ALL I Approx 685 MB min 1280x720 60p 50p IPB Approx 205 MB min 1280x720 60p 50p ALL I Approx 610 MB min 640x480...

Page 383: ...h 60p 30p Sound recording Built in monaural microphone external stereo microphone terminal provided Sound recording level adjustable wind filter provided Headphones Headphone terminal provided Grid display Three types Still photos Possible Two screen display Simultaneous display of LCD monitor and HDMI output image is possible HDMI output Image without information display can be output Selectable ...

Page 384: ... Peripheral illumination correction Distortion correction and Chromatic aberration correction Resize Possible Direct Printing Compatible printers PictBridge compatible printers Printable images JPEG and RAW images Print ordering DPOF Version 1 1 compatible Image Transfer Transferrable images Still photos JPEG RAW RAW JPEG images Movies Custom Functions Custom Functions 13 My Menu registration Poss...

Page 385: ...x 850 shots at testing standards 0 C 32 F With Live View shooting Approx 200 shots at 23 C 73 F approx 180 shots at 0 C 32 F Movie shooting time Approx 1 hr 30 min at 23 C 73 F Approx 1 hr 20 min at 0 C 32 F With fully charged Battery Pack LP E6 Date Time battery CR1616 lithium battery Quantity 1 Dimensions and Weight Dimensions W x H x D Approx 152 0 x 116 4 x 76 4 mm 6 0 x 4 6 x 3 0 in Weight Ap...

Page 386: ...mperature range 5 C 40 C 41 F 104 F Working humidity 85 or less Dimensions W x H x D Approx 69 0 x 33 0 x 93 0 mm 2 7 x 1 3 x 3 7 in Weight Approx 125 g 4 4 oz excluding power cord EF 24 105mm f 4L IS USM Angle of view Diagonal extent 84 23 20 Horizontal extent 74 19 20 Vertical extent 53 13 Lens construction 18 elements in 13 groups Minimum aperture f 22 Closest focusing distance 0 45 m 1 48 ft f...

Page 387: ...rks of Apple Inc in the United States and other countries CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation SDXC logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC HDMI HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or 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 ...

Page 388: ...anon 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 E6 is dedicated to Canon products only Using it with an incompatible battery charger or product may result in malfunction or accidents fo...

Page 389: ... 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 fumes remove it immediate...

Page 390: ...ean 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 is attached to a tripo...

Page 391: ...ion point e g on an authorized one for one basis when you buy a new similar product or to an authorized collection site for recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment EEE and batteries and accumulators Improper handling of this type of waste could have a possible impact on the environment and human health due to potentially hazardous substances that are generally associated with EEE Your ...

Page 392: ...e cord is located so that it will not be stepped on tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress 8 Do not operate the charger 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 disassemble the charger take it to a qualified serviceman when...

Page 393: ...w the PDF files on the EOS Software Instruction Manuals Disk CD ROM EOS Solution Disk Software EOS Software Instruction Manuals Disk EOS Software Instruction Manuals Disk XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX CEL XXX XXX CANON INC 20XX Made in the EU EOS Solution Disk XXX CEL XXX XXX CANON INC 20XX Made in the EU Windows XXX XXX Mac OS X XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX H111_EN book Page 393 Tues...

Page 394: ...computer You can play movies MOV files video snapshot albums and extract still photos from movies You can download additional functions with an internet connection Recommended for novices who are using a digital camera for the first time and amateur users Picture Style File Creating Software This software is aimed at advanced users who are experienced in processing images You can edit Picture Styl...

Page 395: ...tion Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation procedure If prompted install Microsoft Silverlight 5 Click Finish when the installation has completed 6 Remove the CD Installing the Software on Windows Never connect the camera to your computer before you install the software The software will not be installed correctly Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP H111_EN book Page 395 Tu...

Page 396: ... click Canon EOS Digital Installer 3 Select your geographic area country and language 4 Click Easy Installation to start installation Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation procedure 5 Click Restart when the installation has completed 6 Once the computer has restarted remove the CD Installing the Software on Macintosh MAC OS X 10 6 10 7 H111_EN book Page 396 Tuesday March 5...

Page 397: ... 3 Double click the START html file Select your language and operating system The index of the Instruction Manuals is displayed Adobe Reader latest version recommended must be installed to view the Instruction Manual files PDF format Install Adobe Reader if it is not already installed on your computer To save the PDF manual to your computer use the Save function of your Adobe Reader Adobe Reader l...

Page 398: ... point expansion 72 75 AF ON AF start button 44 AI FOCUS AI Focus AF 71 AI SERVO AI Servo AF 71 Accel decel tracking 92 AF pt auto switching 93 Tracking sensitivity 91 AI Servo AF 67 71 ALL I I only 233 Ambient light sensor 20 Aperture priority AE 166 222 Area AF frame 23 72 77 Aspect ratio 206 Audio video OUT 265 274 Auto Lighting Optimizer 63 144 Auto playback 271 Auto power off 34 55 Auto reset...

Page 399: ...ion 326 Cross type focusing 74 78 Custom Controls 50 327 Custom Functions 320 Custom shooting mode 338 Custom WB 140 D Date Time 36 Date time battery replacement 349 Daylight saving time 37 DC coupler 348 Depth of field preview 167 200 203 Dial Main Dial 45 Quick Control Dial 46 Digital terminal 302 315 Dioptric adjustment 43 Direct printing 314 Direct selection AF point 332 DPOF 311 Drive mode 11...

Page 400: ...tch 39 112 216 Focusing 9 AF Folder Create Select 152 Format card initialization 53 Frame rate 233 246 Full Auto Scene Intelligent Auto 64 Full HD 233 235 Full High Definition Full HD 233 265 274 G Grid display 59 205 243 251 H HD 233 274 HDMI 241 245 246 265 274 HDMI CEC 275 HDR 175 Headphones 237 High ISO speed noise reduction 145 High Definition HD 233 265 274 Highlight alert 253 Highlight deta...

Page 401: ...ge playback 249 Menu screen 51 354 Shooting settings display 48 343 LCD panel 21 Lens 25 39 Chromatic aberration correction 150 Lock release 40 Peripheral illumination correction 149 Lens hood 41 Live View shooting 68 199 Exposure simulation 207 Face detection Live mode AF 210 Grid display 205 Information display 202 Live mode AF 209 Manual focusing 216 Metering timer 208 Possible shots 201 Quick ...

Page 402: ...7 Information display 227 Manual exposure shooting 225 Metering timer 244 Microphone 220 237 Movie recording size 233 Movie shooting button 244 Playback 267 Quick Control 232 Recording command 241 Recording time 234 Shutter priority AE 221 Silent control 238 Silent shooting 244 Sound recording 236 Still photos 230 Time code 239 View on TV 265 274 Wind filter 236 M RAW Medium RAW 121 124 Multi func...

Page 403: ...tion 278 Q Q 49 204 232 263 Quick Control 49 204 232 263 Quick Control Dial 46 Quick mode AF 214 R Rating mark 261 RAW 121 124 RAW image processing 288 RAW JPEG 121 Rec separately 119 Rec to multiple 119 Recharge 28 Record func 118 Recording level 236 Reduced display 255 257 Registering and using an AF point 330 Release shutter without card 32 Remote control shooting 188 Remote switch shooting 187...

Page 404: ... AF point 23 Spot metering 170 S RAW Small RAW 121 124 sRGB 160 Stopped down aperture 167 200 203 Strap 27 System map 362 T Temperature warning 217 247 Time code 239 241 Tone priority 148 Toning effect Monochrome 136 Touch pad 46 238 Trimming printing 309 Tripod socket 20 Tv Shutter priority AE 164 221 Two image display 259 U Ultra DMA UDMA 32 USB Digital terminal 302 315 V Video system 233 277 36...

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Page 408: ... 30 2 Shimomaruko 3 chome Ohta ku Tokyo 146 8501 Japan Europe Africa Middle East CANON EUROPA N V PO Box 2262 1180 EG Amstelveen The Netherlands For your local Canon office please refer to your warranty card or to www canon europe com Support The product and associated warranty are provided in European countries by Canon Europa N V This manual is for the EOS 5D Mark III installed with firmware ver...

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