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Page 2: ... liable for any loss or inconvenience caused Copyrights Copyright laws in your country may prohibit the use of your recorded images of people and certain subjects for anything but private enjoyment Also be aware that certain public performances exhibitions etc may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment Canon and EOS are trademarks of Canon Inc Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe S...

Page 3: ...o Power code for battery charger For CB 5L o Interface Cable IFC 400PCU o Video Cable VC 100 o Wide Strap EW 1 OODGR with eyepiece cover o EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM o Software Instruction Manual CD ROM PDF o Pocket Guide Quick start guide to shooting o EOS 50 INSTRUCTION MANUAL this booklet o Software Guide Gives an overview of the bundled software and explains the software installation pro...

Page 4: ...ting the Date and Time 40 Replacing the Date Time Battery 41 Cleaning the CMOS sensor 42 Dioptric Adjustment 44 Holding the Camera 44 Using Full Auto 46 Self timer Operation 48 Setting the Image recording Quality 50 Selecting a Picture Style 53 Customizing the Picture Style 55 Registering the Picture Style 58 Setting the ISO Speed 60 Setting the White Balance 61 Custom White Balance 62 Setting the...

Page 5: ...up 97 LCD Panel Illumination 98 Using the Eyepiece Cover 98 You can also silence the beeper 99 CF Card Reminder 99 Flash Photography 100 Using Non Canon Flash Units 102 Setting the Image Review Time 104 Auto Image Rotation 105 Setting the LCD Brightness 106 Image Playback 107 Single image display Index Display Magnified View 107 111 Auto playback Rotating an Image 112 113 Jump Display 114 Viewing ...

Page 6: ...rge size p 50 L L 1mwJ 4W Take many photos p 50 S S Adjust the color tone p 64 WB correction 1Jl Change the AF point p 77 EEl Selecting the AF point Select the AF point quickly p 154 C Fn 13 1 2 Photograph a still subject p 75 One Shot AF Photograph a moving subject p 75 AI Servo AF Take a picture of myself p 48 Self timer 6 ...

Page 7: ...sation Photograph fireworks p 96 Bulb exposures W Photograph dark scenes p 100 Flash photography fI View images with the camera p 1 07 E Playback Erase an image p 118 w Erase W Prevent accidental erasure of an image p 117 IB Protect fI View images on TV p 116 Video OUT Print images easily p 121 Direct printing Adjust the LCD monitor brightness p 106 LCD brightness Change the auto power off time p ...

Page 8: ...tacts 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 imme...

Page 9: ...g the power plug and use a dry cloth to clean off the dust around the power outlet If the surrounding is dusty humid or oily the dust on the power outlet may become moist and short circuit the outlet to cause a fire 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 t...

Page 10: ... not touch the camera s electrical contacts with your fingers This is to prevent the contacts from corroding Corroded contacts can cause camera misoperation i 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 temperature befor...

Page 11: ...tore or use a memory card near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a TV set speakers or magnet Also avoid places prone to having static electricity Otherwise the images recorded on the CF card might be lost Do not leave memory cards in direct sunlight or near a heat source Doing so can warp the cards and make them unusable Do not spill any liquid onto the CF card Always store your CF c...

Page 12: ...Quick Start Guide l _ I T Setthe lensfocusmodeswitch AJIl L rn l to AF p 27 Set the power switch to ON p 30 12 ...

Page 13: ...er the subject and press the shutter button halfway to autofocus Take the picture p 30 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture ReVi wthepicture on the LCD I d monitor p 104 The captured image will be displayed SE for about2 sec on the LCD monitor To view images captured so far see Image Playback p 1 07 To delete an image see Erasing Images p 118 13 ...

Page 14: ...SO Drive mode selection lSO speed button p 82 60 Metering mode selection Flash exposure compensation button p 81 100 Grip e Battery compartment DC coupler cord hole p 26 Body cap p 27 14 AF WB AF mode selection White balance selection button p 74 61 t LCD panel illumination button p 98 LCD panel p 16 EF Lens mount index p 27 Strap mount p 21 ...

Page 15: ...u button p 33 INFO Info Trimming orientation button p 72 107 136 Power Quick Control Dial switch p 30 Setting button p 33 Nomenclature Multi controller p 32 Et AE lock FE lock button lndex Reduce button p 95 1 00 11 0 111 136 Access lamp p 29 0 Quick Control Dial p 32 CF card slot p 28 H H ilI 15 ...

Page 16: ...e fluorescent light h tom r temperature White bala Auto f Day tJ Sha Clou Tun Whit Flas r A Cus Colo Shutter spe Busy buSY ISO speed 150lS0 sp Metering mode Evaluative metering 0 Partial metering e Spot metering Center weighted average metering Custom Function Flash exposure compensation Image recording quality L Large Fine L II Large Normal M Medium Fine Exposure level indicator M Medium Normal E...

Page 17: ...H High speed sync FP flash FE lock FEB in progress Flash exposure compensation White balance correction Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount Flash exposure compensation amount AEB range Shutter speed t CF card full warning FuLL CF FE lock FEL CF card error warning Err CF Busy buSY No CF card warning no CF Aperture The actual display will show only the applicable items 17 ...

Page 18: ...amera user setting p 148 Bulb p 96 Manual exposure p 90 Aperture priority AE p 88 Shutter priority AE p 86 Program AE p 84 Full Auto p 46 Battery Charger CG 580 This is a battery pack charger p 22 Battery pack slot Red lamp 18 ...

Page 19: ...2 Power cord Red lamp Do not use any AC adapters or compact power adapters other than the ones rated input 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz rated output 7 8 8 1 V DC shown on the system map p 168 Using such incompatible adapters may result in fire overheating or electrical shock 19 ...

Page 20: ...s buttons dials and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera For more information reference page numbers are provided in parentheses p The asterisk appended on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature cannot be changed in the 0 Full Auto mode The procedures assume that the menu settings and Custom Functions are set to the default settings li The ImmJ ico...

Page 21: ...p Pass the end of the strap through the camera s strap mount 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 f8 The eyepiece cover is also attached to the strap p 98 Eyepiece cover ...

Page 22: ...ttery follow the above procedure in reverse For CG 580 Flip out the prongs and recharge the battery As shown by the arrow flip out the battery charger s prongs Insert the prongs into a power outlet For CB 5L Connect the power cord and recharge the battery Connect the power cord to the charger and insert the plug into the power outlet Recharging starts automatically and the red lamp starts blinking...

Page 23: ...r product may result in malfunction or accidents for which Canon cannot be held liable Alter the red lamp lights continue to recharge 1 r the battery for an hour to attain a full charge 2 11 Even a recharged unused battery wilt gradually I drain its power Recharge the battery on the day 0 before or on the day you plan to use it _ By referring to the marking you can attach the protective cover to t...

Page 24: ...ery fft Point the battery contacts downward fft Insert the battery until it locks into place Close the cover Press the cover until it snaps shut r l LiJ Battery Pack BP 514 BP 51t or BP 512 can also be used Checking the Battery Level When the switch is set to ON or p 30 the battery level will be indicated at one of four levels qj rj Battery level OK Battery level is low Battery will be exhausted s...

Page 25: ...sing the shutter button halfway for long periods or operating the autofocus only can reduce the number of possible shots f The number of possible shots with the BP 514 is the same as indicated in the table f The number of possible shots with the BP 511 or BP 512 will be about 75 of the figures in the table for 20 C At O C the figures will be about the same as in the table Removing the Battery Open...

Page 26: ...he AC adapter Insert the plug into a power outlet When you are finished disconnect the plug from the power outlet Place the cord in the groove Carefully insert the cord into the groove without damaging it Insert the DC Coupler Open the battery compartment cover and open the DC Coupler cord notch cover Insert the DC Coupler until the lock position and put the cord through the notch Close the cover ...

Page 27: ...s as shown by the arrow until it snaps in place On the lens set the focus mode switch to AF If it is set to MF autofocus will not be possible Remove the front lens cap I Detaching the Lens While pressing the lens release button turn the lens as shown by the arrow Turn the lens until it stops then detach it o When attaching ordetachingthe lens take care to prevent dust from entering the camerathrou...

Page 28: ...aining 1 Open the cover till Slide the cover as shown by the arrow to open it Insert the CF card Using Canon CF cards is recommended till If the CF card is inserted in the wrong way it may damage the camera As shown by the arrow face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera The CF card eject button pops out Close the cover Close the cover and slide it in th...

Page 29: ...e in writtento orreadbytheCFcardorbeing erased While the access lamp is lit or blinking do not do any of theJollowing Doing so may damage the image data CFcard or camera Shaking or banging the camera around Open theCF card slot cover Rernoving the battery iID If ErrCF Error CF is displayed on the LCD panel see page 120 ft If you use a 10w capacityCF card it mightnot be able to record large images ...

Page 30: ...re being recorded onto the CFcard the remaining number ofcaptured imagesto be recordedwill be indicated on the top LCD panel with the number of I When all the images are finished recording the display will turn off and the camera will turn off Shutter Button The shutter button has two steps You can press the shutter button halfway Then you can further press the shutter button completely Pressing h...

Page 31: ...urred pictures To prevent camera shake notethe advice below Also see Holdingthe Camera p 44 Hold the camera steady Putyourfingertiponthe shutter button hold the camera with your right hand then press the shutter button gently Operating the Dial The B dial is mainly used for shooting related settings 1 After pressing a button turn the dial When you press a button its function remains active for 6 s...

Page 32: ... to shoot qj You can select the AF point or set the white balance ISO speed and flash exposure compensation e When using the LCD monitor you can select menu operations and select images during playback 2 Turn the 0 dial only While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder turn the 0 dial to set the desired setting e You can set the exposure compensation or the aperture in the M mode r l LiI You can a...

Page 33: ...LCD monitor you use the MENU button button and 0 dial on the camera back to proceed to the next step LCD Monitor I MENU button lJ I Jl _1 JUMP button Menu category Menu items 0 Quick Control Dial l 1H Hl it t 8 button Menu category color code Menu settings The menu screen is color coded for the three menu categories Shooting related menu Image playback related menu Camera s basic settings 33 ...

Page 34: ...tting Press 8 to set it Exit the menu Press the MENU button to exit the menu display LiI C Certain menuitems are notdisplayed in the 0 Full Auto mode p 35 Youcanalsousethe B dial to selectrnenuitems or playback images Theexplanationofmenufunctions hereinafter assumes that you pressed the MENU button to display the menu screen C MenuoperationwillalsQworkafterthepidure is taken while the image is be...

Page 35: ...rait I Landscape I Neutral I Faithful I Monochrome I User Defined 1 2 3 Reference pages 50 I 99 99 93 64 65 62 63 67 53 55 58 E Playback menu Blue Protect Protect image 117 Rotate Rotate image 113 Print order Specifies images to be printed DPOF 139 Auto play Auto playback of images 112 Review time Off I 2 sec I 4 sec I 8 sec I Hold 104 AF points Display I Not display 108 Histogram Bright I RGB 109...

Page 36: ...l Chinese Korean and Japanese NTSC PAL PrintlPTP PC connect Initializes and erases card Customize the camera Clear all camera settings Reset the camera to the default settings Clear all Custom Functions Resets all Custom Function settings to the default Clear registered camera set Resets the Mode Dial s J setting to the default Register current camera settings to the Mode Dial s J setting Select t...

Page 37: ...to select Clear all camera settings then press Select OK Turn the 0 dial to select OK then press The default settings will be restored The camera s default settings will be as shown below Shooting Settings Image Recording Settings One Shot AF Automatic AF point selection Evaluative metering Single shooting o Zero Off o Zero Current settings retained 100 sRGB 5200K Off Off Standard 37 ...

Page 38: ...Turn the 0 dial to select f1 Language then press 8 The Language screen will appear Set the desired language Turn the 0 dial to select the language then press 8 The language will change English German French Dutch Danish Finnish Italian Norwegian Swedish Spanish Russian Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean Japanese 38 ...

Page 39: ...ing the shutter button or other button I Select Auto power off Turn the 0 dial to select f1 Auto power off then press Set the desired time t Turn the 0 dial to select the desired time then press V L iI After autopower Off you can turnonthe camera again with any of the following buttons Shutter button DRIVE ISO button and MENU button Pressing the j or JUMP buUon will not turnonthe camera Ifauto pow...

Page 40: ... or time to be corrected then press 8 With the box displayed turn the 0 dial to select the correct numeral then press 8 Confirm the setting With the D box displayed turn the 0 dial to select OK then press 8 The date time will be set and the menu will reappear The minute that was set will then start from 0 sec o Each captured image is recorded with the date and time it was taken If the date and tim...

Page 41: ...ibed below The date time setting will also be reset so you must set the correct date time Turn the switch to OFF Unscrew the battery holder screw Use a small Philips screwdriver Be careful not to lose the screw Take off the battery holder Push out the battery in direction Replace the battery in the battery holder Make sure the battery is in the proper orientation Tighten the battery holder screw o...

Page 42: ...ficient Install the DC Coupler p 26 or a battery and turn the switch to ON Select Sensor cleaning Turn the 0 dial to select tT Sensor cleaning then press If you are using a battery with sufficient power the screen shown in step 3 will appear If the battery is exhausted a warning message will appear and you will not be able to proceed further Either recharge the battery or use a DC coupler and star...

Page 43: ...er Do not insert the blower tip inside the camera beyond the lens mount If the power goes out the shutt r will close and the shutter curtains and image sensor may be damaged Use a blower not attached with a brush A brush can scratch the sensor Never use canned air or gas to clean the sensor The blowing force can damagethe sensor orthe spray gas can freeze on the sensor When the battery is exhauste...

Page 44: ...1 dpt If the camera s dioptric adjustment still cannot provide a sharp viewfinder image using Dioptric Adjustment Lens E 10 types optional is recommended Holding the Camera To obtain sharp images hold the camera still to minimize camera shake Firmly grasp the camera grip with your right hand and press your both elbows lightly against your body Hold the lens bottom with your left hand Press the cam...

Page 45: ...de for easy shooting The 0 mode automatically sets the AF mode drive mode etc All you do is point and shoot In addition to help prevent mistakes caused by operating the camera improperly the AF WB ISO tEl buttons and are disabled in these modes So you need not worry about accidental errors ...

Page 46: ...tering mode will be set to J Aim any AF point over the subject Out of the nine AF points the one covering the closest subject is selected automatically to achieve focus Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway to focus The AF point which achieves focus flashes in red briefly At the same time the beeper will sound and the focus confirmation light in the viewfinder will light Check the dis...

Page 47: ...F card press the E button p 107 Ifyou wantto zoom do itbefore focusing Turning the zoom ring after achievingJocusl11ay throw off the focus b WhentheGFcardbecornesfull theGF Full warning FuLL CF will appear inthe viewfinder andonthe Leo panel and shooting will be disabled Replace the CF cardwith one thathas room b Usingan6n Ganon lens with anEOS camera may not result in proper camera or lens operat...

Page 48: ...will be taken about 10 sec later During the first 8 sec the beeper beeps slowly and the lamp blinks slowly Then during the final 2 sec the beeper beeps faster and the lamp stays lit During the self timer operation the LCD panel counts down the seconds until the picture is taken Do not stand in front of the camera when you press the shutter button to start the self timer Doing so will throw off the...

Page 49: ...n the 0 Full Auto mode only the following settings explained in this chapter can be set Recording quality except RAW and RAW JPEG file numbering method selection folder selection and creation and checking camera settings The asterisk appended on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature cannot be changed in the 0 Full Auto mode ...

Page 50: ...een will appear Set the desired recording quality tt Turn the 0 dial to select the desired recording quality then press Image recording Quality Settings L Large Fine 4368 x 2912 A3 or larger L Large Normal Approx 12 7 million M Medium Fine JPEG 3168 x 2112 A4 A3 M Medium Normal JPG Approx 6 7 million S Small Fine 2496 x 1664 A4 or smaller 5 Small Normal Approx 4 2 million Iim i J RAW RAW 4368 x 29...

Page 51: ...ual single image size number of possible shots and maximum burst will vary depending on the subject shooting mode ISO speed Picture Style etc In the case of monochrome images p 53 the file size will be smaller so the number of possible shots will be higher On the top LCD panel you can check the remaining number of images the CF card can record Aboutthe RAW The RAW assumes that the image will under...

Page 52: ... displayed on the lower right of the viewfinder 0 If 9 is displayed it indicates that the maximum burst is nine or more shots If 6 is displayed it is six shots I While you are shooting and the number of shots remaining in the maximum burst is fewer than 9 the viewfinder will display 8 7 etc If you stop the continuous shooting the maximum burst will increase o After all the captured images are proc...

Page 53: ...Style then press Picture Style Effects Standard The image looks vivid sharp and crisp This is the Picture Style used in the 0 Full Auto mode Portrait For nice skin tones The image looks slightly sharp and crisp By changing the Color tone p 54 you can adjust the skin tone Landscape For vivid blues and greens and very sharp and crisp images Neutral For natural colors and subdued images No sharpness ...

Page 54: ...ges with the bundled software User Defined 1 3 You can register your own Picture Style settings p 58 Any User Defined Picture Style which has not been set will have the same settings as the Standard Picture Style About the Picture Style selection screen The symbols on the upper right of the Picture Style selection screen refer to the sharpness contrast color saturation color tone filter effect and...

Page 55: ...other than Monochrome then press JUMP The setting screen will appear Set the parameters Turn the 0 dial to select a parameter like Sharpness then press Turn the 0 dial to set the desired setting then press To return to the Picture Style selection screen press the MENU button Any settings different from the default will be displayed in blue Parameters and Their Settings Sharpness 0 Less sharp outli...

Page 56: ...Monochrome then press the JUMP button The setting screen will appear Set the parameters Turn the 0 dial to select a parameter like Sharpness then press 8 Turn the 0 dial to set the desired setting then press 8 To return to the Picture Style selection screen press the MENU button Any settings different from the default will be displayed in blue When the camera returns to shooting B W will be displa...

Page 57: ... look I clearer The blue sky will look slightly Or Orange darker The sunset will look more brilliant The blue sky will look quite dark R Red Fall leaves will look crisper and brighter Skin tones and lips will look fine G Green Tree leaves will look crisper and brighter Q Setting the Contrast to the plus side will make the filter effect more pronounced Toning Effect When color toning is set color t...

Page 58: ...ct Picture Style Turn the 0 dial to select 0 Picture Style then press 8 The Picture Style selection screen will appear Select User Defined Turn the 0 dial to select User Defined 1 2 3 then press JUMP button The setting screen will appear Select the base Picture Style With the Picture Style selected press 8 Turn the 0 dial to select the base Picture Style then press 8 If you have a Picture Style al...

Page 59: ...r The base Picture Style will be displayed on the right of User Defined 1 2 3 When the parameter like Sharpness is changed from the default the name of the base Picture Style will be displayed in blue f l LjJ Changing the Picture Style setting inadvertently IfaUser DefinedPicture Style is already registered with your own Picture Style following the procedure on page 58up to step 3 for that User De...

Page 60: ... the 0 Full Auto mode the ISO speed will be set automatically within ISO 100 400 Press the DRIVE ISO button 06 The current ISO speed will be displayed on the LCD panel In the 0 Full Auto mode Auto will be displayed on the LCD panel Setting the ISO Speed While looking at the top LCD panel turn the 0 dial o At higher ISO speeds and higher ambient temperatures the image will have more noise High temp...

Page 61: ...000 Flash 6000 t Custom 2000 10000 13 Color temperature 2800 10000 Set the optimum white balance manually to suit the lighting p 62 About White Balance The three RGB red green and blue primary colors exist in the light source in varying proportions depending on the color temperature When the color temperature is high there is more blue And when the color temperature is low there is more red To the...

Page 62: ...ode switch to MF then focus manually p 80 Set any white balance setting p 61 Shoot the white object so that a standard exposure is obtained Select Custom WB Turn the 0 dial to select 0 Custom WB then press The custom white balance screen will appear Select the image Turn the 0 dial to select the image captured in step 1 then press The image s white balance data will be imported and the menu will r...

Page 63: ...ned Ifan imagewascapturedwhilethePictUre Style was setto Monochromel p 54 it cannot be selected in step 3 LjJ Instead of a white object an 18 gray card commercially available can produce a more accurate white balance Setting the Color Temperature You can numerically set the white balance s color temperature I Press the AF WB button 06 63 ...

Page 64: ... screen J B is blue A is amber M is magenta and G is green The color in the respective direction will be corrected The upper right of the SHIFT screen will show the bias direction and correction amount To cancel the white balance correction use f to move the to the center so that the SHIFT is 0 0 Press 8 to exit the setting and return to the menu LJJ fl Duringthewhitebalance correction l will be d...

Page 65: ...T then press The WB correction WB bracketing screen will appear Set the bracketing amount Turn the 0 dial to set the bracketing direction and bracketing level When you turn the 0 dial on the screen will change to 3 points Turning the 0 dial to the right sets the B A bracketing and turning it to the left sets the M G bracketing Set the bracketing level for the B A or M G bias up to 3 levels in sing...

Page 66: ...to O to 1 point o With white balance bracketing the maximum burst will be lower When white balance bracketing is set the white balance icon will blink on the LCD panel and the remaining shots will decrease to about 1 3 Since three images are recorded for one shot the CF card will take longer to record the shot iW You can also set white balance correction andAEB shooting in combination with white b...

Page 67: ...inly used for commercial printing and other industrial uses This setting is not recommended if you do not know about image processing Adobe RGB and Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 Since the image will look very subdued with sRGB personal computers and printers not compatible with Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 post processing of the image with software will be re...

Page 68: ... for saving captured images Creating a Folder Go to the Create folder screen Turn the 0 dial to select f1 Select folder then press 8 The Select Create folder screen will appear Select Create folder Turn the 0 dial to select Create folder then press 8 The Create folder screen will appear Create a new folder Turn the 0 dial to select OK then press 8 A new folder will be created 68 ...

Page 69: ...ect Create folder screen displayed turn the 0 dial to select the desired folder then press 8 Captured images will be saved in the selected folder 100EOS5D is the folder No and the number on the right is the number of images contained in the folder I 69 ...

Page 70: ... numbering method Turn the 0 dial to select Continuous Auto reset or Manual reset then press 8 Continuous The file numbering continues in sequence even after you replace the CF card This prevents images from having the same file number so image management with a personal computer is easier Note that if the replacement CF card already contains images captured with the camera the file numbering will...

Page 71: ...bering after changing the CF card File number is reset Manual Reset This creates a new folder automatically and resets the file number to 0001 Images captured thereafter are saved in this new folder The file numbering method Auto reset or Continuous that was in effect before the manual reset will continue to take effect U If file No 9999 is created FuLL will be displayed on the LCD panel and in th...

Page 72: ...s appear on the LCD monitor To turn off the LCD monitor press the INFO button again Camera Setting Display Date Time pAO Picture Style p 53 Color space p 67 WB correction p 64 WB bracketing p 65 Register camera settings p 148 Color temperature setting p 63 ISO speed p 60 Auto rotate display p i 05 Auto power off p 39 File number p 70 CF card remaining capacity Folder number p 68 Flash exposure com...

Page 73: ...ighted average metering J modes are provided Single continuous and Self timer drive modes are provided Select the metering mode that suits the subject or your photographic intention The asterisk appended on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature cannot be changed in the 0 Full Auto mode The AF mode AF point selection metering mode and drive mode will be set automatically...

Page 74: ...mode AI Focus AF will be set automatically On the lens set the focus mode switch to AF Set the Mode Dial to any setting except 0 Full Auto Press the AF WB button 06 Select the AF mode While looking at the LCD panel turn the 8 dial ONE SHOT One Shot AF AI FOCUS AI Focus AF AI SERVO AI Servo AF If an Extender optional is attached and the maximum aperture of the lens is f 5 6 or smaller AF will not b...

Page 75: ...an then recompose the shot while retaining the exposure setting and point of focus l If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light in the viewfinder will blink If this occurs a picture cannot be taken even ifthe shutter button is pressed fully Recompose the picture and try to focus again Or see When Autofocus Fails Manual Focusing p 80 AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects r wI3 While you pre...

Page 76: ...I SERVO AF mode So even if the subject moves slightly away from the center AF point the camera can still continue focusing If the subject moves completely away from the center AF point during focusing the adjacent AF point will continue focusing the subject as long as it covers the subject With a manually selected AF point the selected AF point will focus track the subject AI Foqus AEforAutomatic ...

Page 77: ...AF points manually This is best when you want to focus on a particular subject or autofocus quickly while composing the shot Sele ctingwiththe Multi controller Press the EEl button 06 The selected AF point will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel Select the AF point While looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel use The AF point in the direction where you press the will be selected I...

Page 78: ...high precision cross type AF sensitive to both vertical and horizontal lines is possible With cross type AF vertical line detection is twice as sensitive as horizontal line detection The other eight AF points are horizontal line sensitive or vertical line sensitive Except with the EF28 80mm f 2 8 4L USM and EF50mm f 2 5 Compact Macro lenses With lenses whose maximum aperture is larger than f 5 6 T...

Page 79: ... Shot AF mode Set the Mode Dial to any setting except 0 Full Auto Select the desired AF point Focus the subject Move the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway Keep pressing the shutter button halfway and recompose the picture as desired Take the picture o If the AF mode is AI Servo AF or AI Focus AF set to Servo mode focus lock will not work 79 ...

Page 80: ... a reflective body etc d Overlapping near and far objects Example Animal in a cage etc e Repetitive patterns Example Skyscraper windows computer keyboards etc In such cases do one of the following 1 Focus an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the focus before recomposing 2 Set the lens focus mode switch to MF and focus manually Manual Focusing Focusing ring On the lens set the foc...

Page 81: ...ons After detecting the main subject s position brightness background front and back lighting etc the camera sets the proper exposure 0 Partial Metering Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting etc Partial metering covers about 8 of the viewfinder area at the center The area covered by partial metering is shown on the left e Spot Metering This is for mete...

Page 82: ... images are first stored in the camera s internal memory and then successively transferred to the CF card When Max Burst the internal memory becomes fullduringcontinuous shooting buSY will be displayed on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder and the camera cannot take any more shots As the captured images are transferred to the CF card you will be able to capture more images Press the shutter butto...

Page 83: ... obtain the desired result The asterisk appended on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature cannot be changed in the 0 Full Auto mode After you press the shutter button halfway and let go the timer operation will keep the LCD panel and viewfinder information displayed for about 4 sec 04 ...

Page 84: ...et the Mode Dial to P Focus the subject Look through the viewfinder and aim any AF point over the sUbject Then press the shutter button halfway Check the display The shutter speed and aperture value will be set automatically and displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel A correct exposure will be obtained as long as the shutter speed and aperture value display do not blink Take the picture ...

Page 85: ...h modes the automatically set shutter speed and aperture combination are the same In the P mode you can set or use the functions below but not in the 0 mode Shooting Settings AF mode selection AF point selection Drive mode selection ISO speed Metering mode selection Program Shift Exposure compensation AEB AE lock with button Depth of field preview Register camera settings Clear registered camera s...

Page 86: ...r speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion Tv stands for Time value Fast shutter speed 86 Slow shutter speed Set the Mode Dial to Tv Set the desired shutter speed While looking at the LCD panel turn the tCS 3 dial It can be set in 1 3 stop increments Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway The aperture value is set automatically Check the viewfinder display and shoot ...

Page 87: ...Tv Shutter Priority AE 87 ...

Page 88: ...er aperture opening larger f number will make more of the foreground and background fall within acceptable focus A smaller aperture opening increases the depth of field Av stands for Aperture value With a large aperture opening With a small aperture opening Set the Mode Dial to Av Set the desired aperture value While looking at the LCD panel turn the B dial It can be set in 1 3 stop increments Foc...

Page 89: ...r the aperture opening will be The aperture values displayed will differ depending on the lens If no lens is attached to the camera 00 will be displayed for the aperture value 1 0 I 2 1 1 6 3 0 2 5 B 32 15 1 0 5 5 0 5 6 6J I B O 9 0 0 3 I B 20 22 25 29 32 36 O 5 5 5 6 2 B n I Depth of Field Preview Press the depth of field preview button to stop down to the current aperture setting The diaphragm i...

Page 90: ... aperture value as desired To determine the exposure refer to the exposure level indicator in the viewfinder or use a handheld exposure meter This method is called manual exposure M stands for Manual l J Standard exposure index Exposure level mark Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway The exposure setting will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel The exposure level icon...

Page 91: ...the desired shutter speed and aperture value _ Standard exposure level _ To set it to the standard exposure level set a slower shutter speed or a larger aperture _ To set it to the standard exposure level set a faster shutter speed or a smaller aperture Take the picture 91 ...

Page 92: ...0 dial Turn the 0 dial while pressing the shutter button halfway or within 04 after pressing the shutter button halfway To cancel the exposure compensation set the exposure compensation amount back to i Standard exposure index Exposure l e v e l mark Increased Decreased exposure exposure Take the picture The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after the switch is set to OFF If ...

Page 93: ... Increased exposure Select AEB Turn the 0 dial to select Q AEB then press 8 Set the AEB amount Turn the 0 dial to set the AEB amount then press 8 When you exit the menu and the AEB level will be displayed on the LCD panel Take the picture The three bracketed shots will be exposed in the following sequence standard exposure decreased exposure and increased exposure As shown on the left the respecti...

Page 94: ... Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Follow steps 1 and 2 to set the AEB amount to It will also be canceled if you set the switch to OFF change the lens attain flash ready replace the battery or replace the CF card 94 ...

Page 95: ...cts Focus the subject D Press the shutter button halfway The exposure setting will be displayed Press the button 04 lights in the viewfinder to indicate that the exposure setting is locked AE lock D Each time you press the button it locks the current exposure setting I AE lock indicator Recompose and take the picture D If you want to maintain the AE lock while taking more shots hold down the butto...

Page 96: ...he B dial Take the picture Press the shutter button completely The elapsed exposure time will be displayed on the LCD panel Displays 1 sec to 999 sec The exposure continues as long as you hold down the shutter button Since bulb exposures will have more noise than usual the image will look rough or grainy l Bulb exposures may result in grainy images due to picture noise If C Fn 02 Long expo noise r...

Page 97: ...orch and damage the shuttercurtains If you use bulb exposures the self timer and mirror lockup in combination keep pressing the shutter button completely 2 sec self timer bulb exposure time During the self timer countdown if you let go of the shutter button there will be a shutter release sound This is not the shutter release no picture is taken J qp During mirror lockup the drive mode will be sin...

Page 98: ...tomatically after the shot is taken During self timer or remote switch optional operation when your eye does not cover the viewfinder eyepiece stray light may enter the eyepiece and affect the exposure when the image is captured In such a case use the eyepiece cover p 21 Remove the eyecup From the bottom of the eyecup push it upward Attaching the Eyepiece Cover Slide the eyepiece cover down into t...

Page 99: ...ess CF Card Reminder This prevents shooting if there is no CF card in the camera This can be set in all shooting modes Select Shoot w o card Turn the 0 dial to select 0 Shoot w o card then press Select Off Turn the 0 dial to select Off then press 9 III If Off has been set and you press the shutter button while there is no CF card in the camera no CF will be displayed in the viewfinder and LCD pane...

Page 100: ...osure Lock Press the camera s button to lock the flash exposure at the desired part of the subject This is the flash equivalent of AE lock Aim the center of the viewfinder over the part of the subject where you want to obtain a correct exposure then press the button During FE lock will be displayed in the viewfinder Flash Exposure Compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation you ca...

Page 101: ...Speedlites TTl ahdA ITLAutpflaSh Speedlite With TTL and A TTL autoflash Speedlites EZ E EG ML TL series set in the TTL or A TTL autoflash mode the flash will be fired only at full output If you set the camera s shooting mode to manual or aperture priority AE you can adjust the aperture and fire the flash at full output Meanwhile the Speedlite will remain in the TTL or A TTL autoflash mode When the...

Page 102: ...rtent disconnection The camera s PC terminal has no polarity so you can connect any sync cord regardless of its polarity If the camera is used with a flash unit withdedicate d flash contacts or flash accessory dedicated to another camera brand the camera maynot operate properly and camera malfunction may result Also do not connect to the camera s PC terminal any flash unit requiring 250V or higher...

Page 103: ...ow to view and erase captured images and how to connect the camera to a TV monitor For images taken with another camera The camera might not be able to properly display images captured with a different camera or edited with a personal computer or whose file name was changed ...

Page 104: ...t the desired setting then press LjI 40 If you press the INFO button during the image review right after shooting you can change the display format The Hold setting keeps displaying the image until you press the shutter button halfway However if auto power offhasbeenset the camera will turnoff automatically after the auto power off time elapses iDuring the image reviewJor single shooting you can d...

Page 105: ...n the LCD monitor Playback the image Press the IB button The vertical shot will be displayed vertically as shown on the left o Auto rotate will workonly if Auto rotate has been set to On Auto rotate will not work with vertical images captured while Auto rotate vvas Off Ifthe vertical image isJakenwhile the camera is pointed upor down the image might not rotate automatically for playback LjJ When y...

Page 106: ...tness Turn the 0 dial to select f1 LCD brightness then press 8 The brightness adjustment screen will appear Adjust the brightness While looking at the gray chart on the left turn the 0 dial to adjust Press 8 to exit the setting and return to the menu J To check the image s exposure look at the histogram p i 09 106 ...

Page 107: ...0 dial clockwise Press the INFO button to switch the display format Single image display no shooting info I To quit the playback press the B button The LCD monitor will turn off l Even in display formats other than single image index display magnified view etc you can press the INFO button to display or hide the basic info While data is being written to the CF card access lamp blinking after conti...

Page 108: ...et the exposure compensation to a negative amount and shoot again ll lIaIDIAFPointDisplay On the menu if IB AF points is set to Display the AF point will also be displayed on the shooting information screen If the image was taken in the One Shot AF mode the AF point which achieved focus will be displayed If automatic AF point selection was used you may see multiple AF points which achieved focus I...

Page 109: ...produced By checking the image s brightness histogram you can see the exposure level bias and the overall tone reproduction condition I RGB Display This histogram is a graph showing the distribution of the image s brightness level of each primary color RGB or red blue and green The horizontal axis indicates the color s brightness level darker on the left and brighter on the right while the vertica...

Page 110: ...ted thumbnail will be highlighted with a green frame Select the image Turn the 0 dial to move the green frame Switching from the index display to another display format To display a single image press the E button Pressing the button switches to the single image display and pressing it again switches to magnified view l While the indexis displayed press the JUMP button and turn the dial to jump ni...

Page 111: ...uce the magnification Hold down the button to continue reducing the magnification until it reaches the size in step 1 Scroll around the image Use f to scroll around the image in any direction Repeat steps 2 and 3 to magnify other areas of the image To exit the magnified display press the E button I l tID During the magnified view you can turn the 8 or dial to view the next or previous image at the...

Page 112: ...mage is displayed for a few seconds auto play will start To pause the auto play press During pause II will be displayed on the upper left of the image Press again to resume the auto play Stop the auto play To stop the auto play and return to the menu press the MENU button During auto play auto power off will notwork The display time may vary depending on the image LjJ During auto play you can pres...

Page 113: ... dial to select the image to be rotated then press 8 Each time you press 8 the image will rotate clockwise To rotate another image repeat step 2 To stop rotating the image press the MENU button The menu will reappear LjJ 1 Ifyou have set f1 Auto rotate to On p 105 before taking the vertical shots you need not rotate the image as described above You can rotate the image even after you change the di...

Page 114: ...rn the 0 dial To quit the image jump press the JUMP button The jump bar will disappear Turn the 0 dial to view the next or previous image Single Image and Information Display During the single image and information display you can use the Jump feature by 10 or 100 images date or folder At step 2 above press the JUMP button then press 8 and turn the 0 dial The Jump method indicated on the Jump bar ...

Page 115: ... date Turn the 0 dial to jump to the previous or next date Jump folder Jump by folder Turn the 0 dial to jump to the previous or next folder The folder s first image will be displayed Jumping in the magnified view Turn the 0 dial counterclockwise to jump ten images backward or turn it clockwise to jump ten images forward The magnified position and magnification will be maintained during the image ...

Page 116: ...nitor s VIDEO IN terminal Insert the cable plug all the way in Turn on the TV and switch the TV s line input to Video IN Video IN terminal Set the switch to ON or Press the E button The image will appear on the TV screen Nothing will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor After you finish set the switch to OFF turn the TV off then disconnect the video cable If the proper video system format is n...

Page 117: ...in The icon will disappear To protect another image repeat step 2 To exit the image protection press the MENU button The menu will reappear I Once an image is protected it cannot be erased by the camera s Erase function To erase a protected image you must first cancel the protection If you erase all the images p 119 only the protected images will remain This is convenient when you want to erase un...

Page 118: ...mages from being erased accidentally protect them Erasing a Single Image Display the image tIP Press the E button Select the image to be erased Turn the 0 dial to select the image to be erased Display the erase menu Press the lID button The Erase menu will appear at the bottom of the screen Erase the image Turn the 0 dial to select Erase then press 8 The access lamp will blink and the image will b...

Page 119: ...dial to select OK then press I All unprotected images will be erased While the images are being erased you can cancel the erasure by pressing LjJ While datais being writtentotheCF card access lamp blinking after continuous shooting pressthe B button and then press the lID button to erase the displayed image or alr iniages lfyouselect All and press the e button the images captured during cantinuous...

Page 120: ...Canon CF card ora CF card formatted with another camera or personal computermight not workwith the camera lfthis happens format the card with the camera first Then it might work with the camera The CF card s capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lower than the capacity indicated on the card III Handling Err CF If Err CF CF error is displayed on the LCD panel itindicates that a problem...

Page 121: ...he Camera You can connect the camera directly to a printer and print out the images in the CF card The camera enables direct printing with printers compatible with t PictBridge Canon J CP Direct and Canon j Bubble Jet Direct ...

Page 122: ... next page follow the instructions applicable to your printer on the pages indicated Canon CP printer Canon PIXMAIDS BJ printer Non Canon printer Canon sPlctBridgeWeb Site The Web site below gives more information about using your Canon camera with various printers such as which paper types to use http canon com pictbridge 122 ...

Page 123: ...select Printl PTP then press o When connecting the camera to the personal computer set Communication to PC connect Transmissions between the camera and personal computer will not work with the PrintlPTP setting For direct printing using AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 optional to power the camera is recommended Connecfthecamerato the printer Turn the camera s switch to OFF Set up the printer For details ref...

Page 124: ... both ends have the 1 1 1 1 icon t PictBridge and j Bubble Jet Direct CP Direct only Cable provided with printer I j ll B U b b Ie J e t D ir ec t o n Iy l Only one plug has the icon When connecting the cable plug to the camera s DIGITAL terminal the cable plug s icon must face the front side of the camera To connect to the printer refer to the printer s instruction manual Turn on the printer Turn...

Page 125: ...uring direct printing keep checking the battery level If there is a long beeping sound in step 5 it indicates a problem with the PictBridge printer To find out what s wrong do the following Press the CEI button to playback the image and follow the steps below 1 Press 2 On the print setting screen select Print The error message will be displayed on the LCD monitor See Error Messages on page 129 1ft...

Page 126: ...n will appear Print setting screen Set the date or file number imprinting to on or off Set the printing effects Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming area Sets th e paper size type and layout Returns to the screen in step 1 Starts the printing The paper size type and layout you have set will be displayed Depending on the type of printer the date and file number imprinting trimming and ...

Page 127: ...er then press 8 The Layout screen will appear About the Paper Types If you are using a Canon PIXMA OS BJ printer with Canon paper set the respective paper type as follows Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Photo Paper Pro Fast Photo Photo Paper Plus Glossy Default If you are using a non Canon printer refer to the printer s instruction manual 3SettingtheLClyout Turn the 0 dial to select the desired layo...

Page 128: ...mages Default With a Canon printer the print will be borderless From the EXlf data the camera name lens name shooting mode shutter speed aperture exposure compensation amount ISO speed etc will be imprinted Date File number imprinting E9 Printing effects iJlJ Number of copies 128 Set the other options If necessary you can also set the date file number imprinting E9 printing effects and Q J number ...

Page 129: ...printer error no ink no paper etc and select Continue to resume printing but it does not resume operate the buttons on the printer to resume printing For details see the printer s instruction manual Error Messages If a problem occurs during printing an error message will appear on the I camera s LCD monitor Press to stop printing After resolving the problem resume printing For details on how to re...

Page 130: ...layed on the upper left of the LCD monitor Turn the 0 dial to select the image to be printed Press The print setting screen will appear Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming area Sets the printing style Returns to step 1 Starts the printing Select Style Turn the 0 dial to select Style then press The Style screen will appear ...

Page 131: ...ectable when card size paper is used If you select Multiple 8 small images of the same picture will be printed on the paper Check the Borders and Date settings and set them if necessary When you are done press the MEN U button to return to the print setting screen Set the number of copies Set as necessary Turn the 0 dial to select copies then press Turn the 0 dial to set the number of copies then ...

Page 132: ...annot be selected Borderless will be set and Date will beset tolOff The image will also be cut off along alHouredges l If Date is On the date recorded for the image will appear on the print The date will appear on the lower right of the image 4D Ifyou select Stop while printing only one picture the printing will not stop until itfinishes printing the picture If you are printing multiple pictures t...

Page 133: ... monitor Turn the 0 dial to select the image to be printed Press The print setting screen will appear Print setting screen Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming area Sets the printing style Returns to step 1 Starts the printing Select Style Turn the 0 dial to select Style then press 8 The Style screen will appear I 133 ...

Page 134: ...of the paper loaded in the printer Check the Borders and Date settings and set them if necessary When you are done press the MENU button to return to the print setting screen Set the number of copies Set as necessary Turn the 0 dial to select copies then press 8 Turn the 0 dial to set the number of copies then press 8 Set a number from 1 to 99 Set the trimming Set as necessary For details on trimm...

Page 135: ...he print The date will appear on the lower right of the image If you select Stop during the printing the picture being printed will stop printing and the paper will be discharged If a problem occurs during printing an error message will appear on the camera s LCD monitor Select Stop or Continue If you select Continue and the printer does not resume printing it will resume automatically after you r...

Page 136: ... The operation guide disappears while you trim the image It will reappear after 5 sec of idle time Changing the trimming frame size When you press the or button the size of the trimming frame will change The smaller the trimming frame the larger the image magnification will be Moving the trimming frame Use f to scroll around the image in any direction Move the trimming frame until it shows the des...

Page 137: ...ou specified The smaller you make the trimming frame the grainier the picture will look If the picture will be too grainy the trimmingframe will turn red 1ft While trimming the image look at the camera s LCD monitor If you look atthe image on a TV screen the trimming frame might not be displayed accurately LjJ The trimming frame shape will be different depending on thejPaper settings lmage I Paper...

Page 138: ...t the camera to a printer and prepare for printing Playback the images and select the ones to be printed Press the ddJ button that lights in blue The blue lamp will blink and printing will start With Easy Printing only one print can be printed each time With Easy Printing any cropping trimming will not be applied With C Fn 18 1 printing will not be possible with the t dJ button 138 ...

Page 139: ...recording print ordering instructions to the CF card It is for images taken with a digital camera and you can specify which photos and the quantity to print With a DPOF compatible digital camera you can do the following By inserting a CF card into a DPOF compatible printer you can make prints as specified Printers capable of direct printing from the camera can print the images as specified by DPOF...

Page 140: ...t type Select Print order Turn the 0 dial to select IB Print order then press 8 The Print Order screen will appear Select Set up Turn the 0 dial to select Set up then press 8 The print setting screen will appear Set the options as desired Set the Print type Date and File No Turn the 0 dial to select the menu item then press 8 Turn the 0 dial to select the desired setting then press 8 Date File No ...

Page 141: ...ing and printer type With Index prints both the Date and FileNo cannot be setto On at the same time When printing with DPOF you must use the CF card whose Print Order specifications have been set It will not work if you just extract images from the CF card and try to print them Certain DPOF compatible printers and photo labs might not be able to printthephotos as you specified If this happens with...

Page 142: ...elect the image to be printed Press the button to see a three image view To return to the single image view press the button Three image view Order the print The print order will vary depending on the Print type p 140 setting For Standard and Both For standard type prints you can set the quantity up to 99 for each image Press then turn the 0 dial to select the print quantity Then press 142 ...

Page 143: ...ress to checkmark the box or press again to remove the checkmark If there are other images you want to select repeat steps 2 and 3 You can select up to 998 images Exit the menu Press the MENU button The Print Order screen will reappear Press the MENU button again to save the print order to the CF card The menu will then reappear 143 I ...

Page 144: ...all Turn the 0 dial to select Mark all then press One print each will be specified for all the images then the print order screen will reappear If you select Clear all all the images selected for printing will be deselected If you select Cancel the print order screen will reappear Exit the menu On the Print Order screen press the MENU button The settings will be saved to the CF card and the menu w...

Page 145: ...o 124 Select Print order Turn the 0 dial to select CEJ Print order then press 8 The Print Order screen will appear Select Print Turn the 0 dial to select Print then press 8 Print will be displayed only if the camera is connected to the printer and printing is possible The print setting screen will appear Set the printing options t PictBridge CP Direct j Bubble Jet Direct f PictBridge Set the Paper...

Page 146: ...ollows Credit card size 20 images 9 x 13 cm size 42 images 10 x 14 8 cm size 63 images As for the number of index images with Bubble Jet Direct see theBJ printer s instruction manual 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 Before resuming the printing you c...

Page 147: ...era The current camera settings can be saved under the Mode Dial s setting Also Custom Functions enable you to fine tune your camera to suit your shooting preferences Custom Functions work in all modes except 0 Full Auto ...

Page 148: ...xposure compensation White balance Menu settings Quality Beep Shoot wlo card AEB WB SHIFT BKT Custom WB Color temp Color space Picture Style Review time AF points Histogram Auto power off Auto rotate LCD brightness File numbering method Custom Functions C Fn Even when the Mode Dial is set to the setting you can still change the drive mode and menu settings If you want to include those changes unde...

Page 149: ...ctions C Fn Turn the 0 dial to select fT Custom Functions C Fn then press The Custom Function screen will appear Select Custom Function No Turn the 0 dial to select the desired setting then press Description Exit the menu Press the MENU button to return to the menu When you exit the menu will be displayed on the LCD panel I l Even if the C Fn OOfocusing screen setting is changed from C Fn OO O to ...

Page 150: ...ll Custom Functions Turn the 0 dial to select Clear all Custom Functions then press 8 Select OK Turn the 0 dial to select OK then press 8 All the Custom Functions will be reset to the default settings Q The C Fn OO focusing screen setting will not be canceled ffi When the shooting mode is I the camera settings and Custom Function settings cannot be reset or cleared to the default settings 150 ...

Page 151: ...omatically if long exposure noise is detected Setting this to Auto noise reduction is very effective 2 On Noise reduction is performed for all exposures 1 sec or longer Setting this may reduce the noise even for exposures which would not have been noise detected reduced at the Auto noise reduction setting l After the exposure noise reduction may lake the same amount of time as the exposure time Wh...

Page 152: ...the Al Servo AF operation The exposure is set at the moment the picture is taken Thus the focusing and exposure will always be at the optimum point as you wait for the decisive moment 01 C Fn 04 and C Fn 19 0 1 2 p 157 both have AF start stop and AE lock functions If you have set both these Custom Functions and you execute both Custom Function operations the latter operation will not work The only...

Page 153: ...ery or replace the CF card WB BKT You turn the tj switch to OFF replace the battery or replace the CF card 0 0 Enable 1 0 Disable Auto cancel works only if the flash is ready The first bracketed shot is the standard exposure or exposed with the standard white balance This bracketing sequence can be repeated 2 0 Enable Starts the bracketing sequence with the minus or bluish or magenta bias setting ...

Page 154: ...was used 2 Top Always displays the top menu screen Quality 0 Disable 1 Enable Effective for close up and telephoto shots to prevent camera shake caused by the mirror s reflex action See page 97 for the mirror lockup procedure 0 Normal Press the rn button and use f to select the AF point 1 Multi controller direct Without pressing the EEl button first you can just use the to select the desired AF po...

Page 155: ...e shutter closes This Custom Function can be used to obtain 2nd curtain sync effects even with EX series Speedlites which do not have this feature If the EX series Speedlite has this feature it will override this Custom Function When 2nd curtain sync is used a preflash will be fired for flash metering control right after you press the shutter button completely Remember that the main flash will fir...

Page 156: ...track it 0 With Shutter Button only 1 Also with etc During image playback or the menu display pressing the AF WB tEl OO DRIVE ISO C or depth of field preview button will exit the image playback or menu display and make the pressed button active Also during the image review right after image capture you can hold down the button and press the e or e button to magnify or reduce the image Even during ...

Page 157: ...ction mode the button selects the center AF point only while you hold it down 4 ONE SHOT AI SERVO In the One Shot AF mode the button switches to the AI Servo AF mode only while you hold it down In the AI Servo AF mode the button switches to the One Shot AF mode only while you hold it down Convenient when you need to keep switching between One Shot AF and AI Servo AF for a subject which keeps movin...

Page 158: ...brightness and enables easy manual focusing Ee D Precision Matte with grid This is the Ee A with a grid It makes it easier to align horizontal or vertical lines Ee S Super Precision Matte Focusing screen which makes manual focusing easier than with the Ee A Effective for users who mainly focus manually The viewfinder brightness is darker than the Ee A i tJ Since the Ee A focusing screen comes with...

Page 159: ...Reference This section will help you understand your camera better It covers information on camera features system accessories and other reference information ...

Page 160: ...taken The above conditions The above conditions apply during continuous apply during continuous Continuous shooting During shooting During shooting continuous shooting continuous shooting max 3 shots sec max 3 shots sec focusing is not executed focusing is executed AE lock Other than the 0 Full Auto mode AF point selection Metering mode Automatic AF point Manual AFpoint selection selection Evaluat...

Page 161: ...erture value The combinations of shutter speed and aperture value automatically determined by Program AE are shown as lines with respect to the subject brightness Exposure Value gradations on the left and top edges of the graph Example Using an EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens with a subject brightness of EV12 the point where the diagonal line from EV12 on the top edge intersects the Program AE line represen...

Page 162: ... p 22 The battery is not installed properly Install the battery properly p 24 Battery compartment cover is not closed Close the battery compartment cover securely p 24 CF card slot cover is not closed Close the CF card slot cover securely p 28 The access lamp blinks even when the switch is set to OFF If you set the B switch to OFF right after shooting the access lamp will still light blink for a f...

Page 163: ...ted Insert the CF card properly p 28 The CF card is full Use a new CF card or erase unnecessary images p 28 118 The battery is exhausted Recharge the battery p 22 You did not focus well The focus confirmation light e in the viewfinder blinks Press the shutter button halfway again and focus the subject If you still cannot focus properly focus manually p 30 80 The LCD monitor does not display a clea...

Page 164: ... Canon CF cards is recommended p 167 Image ReView 0peration The image cannot be erased The image is erase protected Cancel the protection p 117 The wrong shooting date and time is displayed The correct date and time has not been set Set the correct date and time pAD No image appears on the TV screen Ql Video cable plugs are not inserted all the way Insert the video cable plugs firmly all the way p...

Page 165: ...if the image appears on the LCD monitor f rrorCode Err 01 Err 02 Err 04 Err 99 Countermeasures Communications between the camera and lens is faulty Clean the lens contacts p 11 There is a problem with the CF card Try any of the following Remove and re insert the memory card Formatting the CF Card Use another CF card instead The memory card is full Erase unnecessary images in the card or replace th...

Page 166: ...nnected to the CA PS400 Compatible with 100 240 V AC Battery Grip BG E4 This accommodates two BP 511A packs or six size AA batteries It has a vertical grip shutter button electronic dial AE lock FE lock button and AF point selection button Shoe mount Speedlites An EX series Speedlite can be attached to the camera s hot shoe_ In the same way as normal exposures you can use E TTL II autoflash for fl...

Page 167: ...e set anywhere from 1 sec to 99 hours 59 min 59 sec in i sec increments The connection plug for the camera has a quick lock feature Wireless Controller LC 5 Wireless controller effective up to 100 meters 330 ft It consists of a transmitter and receiver The receiver s camera connection plug connects to the camera s remote control terminal E series Dioptric Adjustment Lenses One of ten E series diop...

Page 168: ...System Map Focusing Screen Ee D Ee S AC Adapter DC Coupler AC E2 DR 400 AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 168 Car Battery Cable CB 570 Battery Charger CG 570 Compact Power Adapter CA 570 EF lenses ...

Page 169: ...printer PictBridge compatible printer TVNideo Wireless Controller LC 5 Personal computer Windows XP r J Home Edition Professional Windows 2000 Professional wmw wmw mm mwmw wmw mm mmm mwmw mm mwmw ZJZ jq tfr I Windows ME i L W dows98Sero EdWon MacGS X 169 ...

Page 170: ...l pixels Approx 13 30 megapixels 3 2 RGB primary color filter Located in front of the image sensor non removable Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 JPEG RAW 12bit Possible 1 Large Fine Approx 4 6MB 4368 x 2912 pixels 2 Large Normal Approx 2 3MB 4368 x 2912 pixels 3 Medium Fine Approx 2 7MB 3168 x 2112 pixels 4 Medium Normal Approx 1 4MB 3168 x 2112 pixels 5 Small Fine Approx 2 0MB 2496 x 1664 ...

Page 171: ... point selection Selected AF point display Viewfinder information AF points Metering range Focus modes Mirror Depth of field preview Autofocus Type Viewfinder Type Eye level pentaprism Coverage Vertical Horizontal approx 96 Magnification Approx 0 71x 1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity Eyepoint 20 mm Built in dioptric adjustment 3 0 1 0 diopter Focusing screen Interchangeable two types optional E...

Page 172: ...m f 1 4lens ISO 100 Full auto program AE shiftable shutter priority AE aperture priority AE manual exposure E TTL II autoflash Equivalentto ISO 100 1600 in 1 3 stop increments ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 50 and 3200_ Full auto ISO 100 400 set automatically Manual 2 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments can be combined with AEB AEB 2 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments Auto Applied in One Shot A...

Page 173: ...ixels Five levels prOVided 15 Single image shooting information 9 image index magnified view Approx 1 5x 10x autoplay image rotation and Jump by 10 or 100 images by date by folder In the shooting information mode any overexposed highlight areas with no image information will blink Brightness RGB Enabled Image Protection and Erase Protect Single images can be erase protected or not Erase One image ...

Page 174: ...ce Battery Dimensions and Weight Dimensions W x H x D 152 x 113 x 75 mm 6 0 x 4 4 x 3 0 in Weight Approx 810g 28 6 oz body only Operation Environment Working temperature range O C_ 40 C 32 F 104 F Working humidity 85 or less Battery Pack BP 511A Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery Rated voltage 7 4 V DC Battery capacity 1390 mAh Dimensions W x H x D 38 x 21 x 55 mm 1 5 x 08 x 2 2 in Weight Appro...

Page 175: ...prox 90 min Rated input 100 240 V AC Rated output 8 4 V DC Working temperature range O C 40 C 32 F 104 F Working humidity 85 or lower Dimensions W x H x D 91 x 67 x 32 3 mm I 3 6 x 2 6 x 1 3 in Weight Approx 105 g 3 7 oz excluding power cord All the specifications above are based on Canon s testing standards The camera s specifications and physical appearance are subject to change without notice 1...

Page 176: ...ur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment in...

Page 177: ...Center weighted Average Metering 81 CF card 11 28 120 167 Clear all camera settings 37 Clear all Custom Functions 150 Clear settings 36 Color saturation 55 Color space 67 Color temperature 63 Color tone 55 Communication 123 Compression rate 50 Continuous 70 Continuous shooting 82 Contrast 55 CP Direct 130 Custom Functions 151 Custom WB 62 DC coupler 26 Depth of field preview 89 Dioptric Adjustment...

Page 178: ... 50 Jump by 10 images 100 images 115 Jump by date 115 Jump by folder 115 Jump display 114 Landscape 53 178 Language 38 LCD brightness 106 LCD monitor 11 36 LCD panel 11 16 LCD panel illumination 98 Lens 11 27 M Manual 90 Magnified view 111 Main Dial 20 31 Manual AF point selection 77 Manual Focusing 80 Manual reset 71 Menus 33 35 36 Metering mode 81 MF 80 Mirror Lockup 97 Mode Dial 18 Monochrome 5...

Page 179: ...42 Setting the date time 40 Set up menu 33 36 Sharpness 55 Shoot w o card 99 Shooting combinations 160 Shooting Information 108 Shooting menu 33 35 Shooting mode 18 Shots remaining 25 Index Shutter button 30 Shutter curtain synchronization 155 Shutter speed 86 Single image display 107 Single shooting 82 Specifications 170 Spot metering 81 sRGB 67 Standard 141 Style 130 133 Superimposed display 154...

Page 180: ...Milano Italy CANON Schwelz AG Geschaftsbereich Wiederverkauf Industrlestrasse 12 CH 8305 Dietlikon Switzerland CANON G m b H Oberlaaerstrasse 233 4th floor 1100 Wien Austria CANON Espana S A C Joaquin Costa 41 28002 Madrid Spain SEQUE Soc Nac de Equip Lda Pra a da Alegria 58 2 1269 149 Lisboa Portugal CENTRAL CANON LATIN AMERICA INC DEPTO DE VENTAS SOUTH AMERICA 703 Wateliord Way Suite 400 Miami F...

Page 181: ...how to set digital functions shoot images and playback images Youcan take this guide with you for shooting For detailed instructions refer to the BOS 5D Instruction Manual CT1 1299 000 PRINTED IN JAPAN 1 English Edition CANON INC 2005 ...

Page 182: ...Quick Start Guide 1 1 UdUlLi4 _ 1 Insert the battery ...

Page 183: ...lly Review the picture on I the LCD monitor The captured image will be SE displayed for about 2 sec on the LCD monitor The asterisk appended on the right of the title indicates that the respective feature cannot be changed in the 0 Full Auto mode Battery Life Approx 800 shots Approx 400 shots ...

Page 184: ... operations basically you look at the LCD monitor and press the MENU button turn the 0 dial and press the button MENU button JUMP button Menu category CI Shooting IB Playback fT Set up H 0 Quick Control Dial button Menu category color code ...

Page 185: ...0 dial to select the menu item then press 8 Press the JUMP button to jump to the first item of each menu category 3Select the menu setting Turn the 0 dial to select the desired setting 4 et the desired setting t i Press 8 to set it 5Exit the menu Press the MENU button to exit the menu display ...

Page 186: ...8BIIl B Menu Settings Q Shooting menu t1 Set up menu Picture Style Under the t1 Clear settings menu select Clear all camera settings r r Select OK The default settings below will be restored IB Playback menu ...

Page 187: ...x 4 2 Approx 2 0MB 233 200 A40r liS Approx 1 0MB 446 446 1 smaller Approx 12 7 Approx 12 9MB 29 17 A3 or larger L 22 IIL 25 M 24 12 IIM 26 S 25 IIS 27 In the 0 Full Auto mode RAW and RAW JPEG cannot be selected The number of possible shots applies to a 512MB CF card The actual maximum burst during continuous shooting will depend on the shooting conditions see page 52 of the EOS 50 instruction manu...

Page 188: ...it For nice skin tones The image looks slightly sharp and crisp Landscape For vivid blues and greens and very sharp and crisp images For natural colors and subdued images The colors are truthful to the subject Under a color temperature of 5200K Monochrome For black and white images User Defined Set your own Picture Style by modifying an ex isting Picture Style like Portrait or Landscape Customizin...

Page 189: ... set to 1 On l ISO 50 and H ISO 3200 can also be set Press the AF WB button V Turn the 0 dial to select the white balance j 0 ONE SHOT jisplay fV11 CVIV Appl iK m iID Auto 3000 7000 Daylight 5200 e Shade 7000 Cloudy twilight sunset 6000 Tungsten 3200 1 White fluorescent light 4000 Flash 6000 I l Custom 2000 10000 Color temperature 2800 10000 ...

Page 190: ...ect the white image you just shot Press the AF WB button Turn the 0 dial to select t Ll Press the AF WB button t Turn the 0 dial to select 1 3 Select 0 Color temp Turn the 0 dial to select the color temperature J The color temperature can be set from 2800K to 10000K in 100K increments iDa M AEB WB SHIET SKi Custom WB COlor temp 5200K ...

Page 191: ...tion can be set up to 9 levels The color bias will be set in the respective direction 0 The SHIFT display on the upper right of the screen will indicate the correction direction and amount White balance bracketing Turn the 0 dial to set the bracketing direction and amount i i Turn the 0 dial clockwise for BIA bracketing or counterclockwise for MIG bracketing Both BIA and MIG cannot be set 0 The br...

Page 192: ...riority AE Shutter speed setting Exposure compensation Av Aperture priority AE Aperture setting Exposure compensation M Manual Shutter speed setting Aperture setting I Camera user setting Varies according to the registered shooting mode Under the I Camera user setting setting you can register almost all the current camera settings i Turn the 0 dial to select f1 Register camera settings then press ...

Page 193: ... AF mode automatically AI SERVO For moving subjects Press the tEl button Push the in the direction of the AF point you want to select select the center AF point push the straight down If you press the in the direction of the selected AF point all the AF points will light and automatic AF point selection will 0 be set 0 You can also select the AF point with the B or 0 dial ...

Page 194: ...he viewfinder area eJ Spot metering Metering at the center covering about 3 5 of the viewfinder area J Center weighted averaged metering Metering weighted at the center and averaged for the entire scene __I Spot metering circle Press the DRIVE ISO button Turn the 8 dial to select the drive mode D Single shooting Continuous shooting Max approx 3 shots sec Self timer Operation 10 sec ...

Page 195: ... M Focus the subject and check the display 0 Turn the 0 dial to set the exposure compensation amount up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments Select 0 AEB Turn the 0 dial to set the AEB amount up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments g Minus CD Standard Plus Focus the subject Press the button Recompose and take the picture ...

Page 196: ...inal image verification data appended Flash exposure compensation amount Shooting time Shooting date Shutter speed Playback images number Total images recorded Aperture Image protect Exposure compensation amount Image recording quality File No Histogram Color temperature Color space White balance WB correction Shooting mode _ ISO speed Monochrome File size ...

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Page 198: ...o your computer with this cable O STOP Veillez ainstaller Ie pilote apartir du CD fourni avant de brancher Ie cable de connexion de I appareil photo numerique aI ordinateur O iATENCION AsegOrese de haber instalado el driver que contiene el CD ROM antes de conectar la camara al ordenador con este cable ...

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Page 201: ...FireWire IEEE1394 ImageBrowser CarneraWindow 250MB or more RAW Image Task 256MB or more EOS Capture 550MB or more PhotoStitch 40MB or more Resolution 1024 x 768 or more Colors Thousands or more These software programs are not compatible with UFS Unix File System formatted disks Click the OK button D Installation has finished Check that the camera is not connected to Macintosh 9 P I J TAh Solution ...

Page 202: ...22222ili2d2 6iliiiL s2ZbL i z 0L 2L 0ii Lib22L LL L L L b 6ili L s s Communicates with the camera to download to your Macintosh images saved on the memory card Starts to download images inside your camera and can transfer images to ImageBrowser Lets you sele etand download images You can download multiple images in a single operation display images as a list and download only selected images Image...

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Page 205: ...objectit Retirez toute la poussiere du bouchon du boTtier avant de Ie fixer sur I appareil photo III C d ul a i1c r de I appareil photo reportez vous ala section Nettoyage dU ur MO E DE Ir I Binnendringen van stof in de camera via de lensbevestigingsopening minimaliseren Verwissel de lens snel en in een ruimte met een minimale hoeveelheid stot Laat de lens of het deksel zo lang mogelijk op de lens...

Page 206: ...ohlen Originalzubehor von Canon zu verwenden Dieses Produkt ist so konzipiert dass es eine ausgezeichnete Leistung erbringt wenn es mit Canon Originalzubeh6r verwendet wird Canon ist fOr Schaden am Produkt bzw Unfalle wie beispielsweise Brande o A die durch eine Fehlfunktion von nicht originalen Zubeh6rteilen wie beispielsweise ein Leck oder die Explosion eines Akkus entstehen nicht haftbar Diese ...

Page 207: ...ne NiMH or lithium batteries Speedlite Transmitter ST E2 Transmitter for wireless flash photography Enables E TTL autoflash high speed sync FP flash and FE lock etc Macro Twin Lite MT 24EX You can adjust the angle and position of the flash heads to suit various close up flash photography conditions The maximum Guide No is 24 79 with both flash heads or 26 85 with a single flash head at ISO 100 in ...

Page 208: ...for Priority Telephone Support will be provided in your Benefits Letter Exclusive Priority E mail Support Send your written inquiries to the e mail address included in your benefits letter and your message will be automatically routed to an EOS 50 Technical Support Representative Support Representatives are available to answer your inquiries Monday thru Friday 9am to 8 pm EST Your e mail messages ...

Page 209: ...L PERMIT NO 112 NEW HYDE PARK NY POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY THE ADDRESSEE Canon CANON USA INC ATTN EOS 50 Registration PO BOX 2338 CHESAPEAKE VA 23327 1 1 1 11 11 1 11 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED INTHE UNITED STATES ...

Page 210: ...cribe the primary application s of your EOS 5D if you chose business use Multiple answers up to 3 are acceptable o a Photojournalism News 0 m Advertisement Commercial o b Photojournalism Sports Portrait o c Photojournalism Wedding 0 n Commercial Fashion o d Studio Portrait Wedding 0 o Nature Wildlife o e Studio Portrait Senior 0 p Nature Landscapes High School 0 q Architecture o f Studio Portrait ...

Page 211: ...ew read regularly Multiple answers are acceptable D a American Photo D b Outdoor Photographer D c Petersen s Photographic D d Popular Photography D e Photo District News D f Shutterbug D g PC Photo D h Mac World D i Mac Home D j PC Computing 24 Which group describes your annual family income D a Under 15 000 D h 75 000 99 999 D b 15 000 19 999 D i 100 000 124 999 D c 20 000 29 999 D j 125 000 149 ...

Page 212: ...EOS 50 BODY NO BOITIER NO PURCHASE DATE DATE D ACHAT Printed in JAPAN Imprime au JAPON Ca o Dealer Record of Canon Purchase II I I I Fiche d Achat pour Concessionnaire Canon PRESENT OWNERSHIP AND PRODUCTS INTERESTED IN Articles deja en possession ou juges dignes d interet CAMERAS _ _ APPAREILS Camera Lens PHOTO Appareil Objectif Camera Lens Appareil Objectif INTERCHANGEABLE LENS OWNS INTERESTED IN...

Page 213: ... BASED AND EVEN IF CANON U S A OR CANON CANADA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT SHALL RECOVERY OF ANY KIND AGAINST CANON U S A OR CANON CANADA BE GREATER IN AMOUNT THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE EOS DIGITAL CAMERA SOLD BY CANON U S A OR CANON CANADA AND CAUSING THE ALLEGED DAMAGE WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING YOU ASSUME ALL RISK AND LIABILITY FOR LOSS DAMAGE OR INJU...

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