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INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

The “Software Start Guide” and “Quick Reference Guide” are
provided at end of this manual.

Summary of Contents for EOS 600D

Page 1: ...E INSTRUCTION MANUAL E INSTRUCTION MANUAL The Software Start Guide and Quick Reference Guide are provided at end of this manual COPY...

Page 2: ...hed pictures and accidents first read the Safety Warnings p 297 298 and Handling Precautions p 14 15 Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability After shooting playback and check whether the images ha...

Page 3: ...ncluded Be careful not to lose any of the above items Item Check List Battery Pack LP E8 with protective cover Battery Charger LC E8 LC E8E Interface cable Stereo AV Cable AVC DC400ST Wide Strap EW 10...

Page 4: ...e M button and changing the setting M If shown on the upper right of the page it indicates that the function is available only in the Creative Zone modes p 22 p Reference page numbers for more informa...

Page 5: ...ative Shooting 73 Advanced Shooting 93 Shooting with the LCD Monitor Live View Shooting 123 Shooting Movies 141 Handy Features 165 Wireless Flash Photography 189 Image Playback 201 Post Processing Ima...

Page 6: ...p 96 f Aperture priority AE Adjust the image brightness exposure p 103 Exposure compensation Shoot in low light p 50 90 D Flash photography p 79 ISO speed setting Shoot without flash p 55 7 Flash Off...

Page 7: ...res quickly p 202 H Index display p 203 I Image browsing Rate images p 206 Ratings Prevent important images p 222 K Image protect from accidental deletion Delete unnecessary images p 224 L Delete Auto...

Page 8: ...70 Image Quality Image recording quality p 76 Picture Style p 81 White balance p 117 Color space p 121 Image enhancement features Auto Lighting Optimizer p 109 Lens peripheral illumination correction...

Page 9: ...ntrol p 149 Sound recording p 160 Grid display p 161 Video snapshot p 153 Movie digital zoom p 152 Manual exposure p 144 Image Playback Image review time p 166 Single image display p 71 Shooting infor...

Page 10: ...Lens 36 About the Lens Image Stabilizer 38 Basic Operation 39 Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions 41 3 Menu Operations 43 Formatting the Card 45 Switching the LCD Monitor Display 47 Feature Guide...

Page 11: ...Setting Exposure Compensation 103 Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 105 A Locking the Exposure AE Lock 107 A Locking the Flash Exposure FE Lock 108 Correcting the Brightness and Contrast Automatically Aut...

Page 12: ...ing Copyright Information 172 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images 174 C Checking Camera Settings 175 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings 176 Turning the LCD Monitor Off On 179 Changing the Shoot...

Page 13: ...Format DPOF 245 W Direct Printing with DPOF 248 Customizing the Camera 249 Setting Custom Functions 250 Custom Function Settings 252 Registering My Menu 258 Reference 259 Using a Household Power Outle...

Page 14: ...t 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...

Page 15: ...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 l...

Page 16: ...a back insert it into the slot 3 Attach the lens p 36 Align the lens white or red index with the camera s index in the matching color 4 Set the lens focus mode switch to AF p 36 5 Set the power switch...

Page 17: ...s the subject If necessary the built in flash will pop up automatically 8 Take the picture p 40 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 9 Review the picture p 166 The captured image wi...

Page 18: ...control sensor p 122 261 Flash sync contacts Shutter button p 40 Lens lock pin Lens mount Contacts p 15 Depth of field preview button p 98 Built in flash AF assist beam p 90 86 Red eye reduction Self...

Page 19: ...oting button p 124 142 S u AF point selection Magnify button p 85 204 243 A I AE lock FE lock button Index Reduce button p 107 108 202 204 243 M Menu button p 43 C Info button p 47 71 126 146 175 x Pl...

Page 20: ...r Spot metering e Center weighted average metering Drive mode p 88 89 u Single shooting i Continuous shooting Q Self timer 10 sec Remote control l Self timer 2 sec q Self timer Continuous AF mode p 83...

Page 21: ...Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount AEB range Red eye reduction lamp on indicator Card full warning FuLL Card error warning Card No card warning Card A AE lock AEB in progress D Fla...

Page 22: ...ubject A Scene Intelligent Auto p 50 7 Flash Off p 55 C Creative Auto p 56 Creative Zone These modes give you more control for shooting various subjects d Program AE p 74 s Shutter priority AE p 94 f...

Page 23: ...94 Filter thread front of lens p 294 Focusing ring p 87 138 Zoom ring p 37 Zoom position index p 37 Image Stabilizer switch p 38 Focus mode switch p 36 Focusing ring p 87 138 Image Stabilizer switch p...

Page 24: ...8 Charger for Battery Pack LP E8 p 26 Battery Charger LC E8E Charger for Battery Pack LP E8 p 26 Battery pack slot Power plug Charge lamp Full charge lamp Power cord Power cord socket Battery pack slo...

Page 25: ...e Strap Pass the end of the strap through the camera s strap mount eyelet from the bottom Then pass it through the strap s buckle as shown in the illustration Pull the strap to take up any slack and m...

Page 26: ...For LC E8E Connect the power cord to the charger and insert the plug into the power outlet X Recharging starts automatically and the charge lamp turns orange X When the battery is fully recharged the...

Page 27: ...nce 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 adap...

Page 28: ...he 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 s...

Page 29: ...ert it until it clicks in place 3 Close the cover Close the cover and slide it in the direction shown by the arrows until it snaps shut When you set the power switch to 1 the number of possible shots...

Page 30: ...ot 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 Shaki...

Page 31: ...cated angle is only approximate 3 Face it toward you Normally face the LCD monitor toward you Using the LCD Monitor 180 175 90 Be careful not to force and break the hinge when rotating the LCD monitor...

Page 32: ...stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture If you repeatedly turn the power switch 1 2 at a short interval the f icon might not be displayed This is normal and not a problem To save battery power the...

Page 33: ...alkaline batteries the number of possible shots at 23 C 73 F is approx 470 shots without flash use and approx 270 shots with 50 flash use z Checking the Battery Level Temperature At 23 C 73 F At 0 C 3...

Page 34: ...ate Time Press the U key to select the 6 tab Press the V key to select Date Time then press 0 3 Set the date and time Press the U key to select the date or time number Press 0 so a is displayed Press...

Page 35: ...ab select LanguageK Press the U key to select the 6 tab Press the V key to select LanguageK the fourth item from the top then press 0 3 Set the desired language Press the S key to select the language...

Page 36: ...snaps in place 3 On the lens set the focus mode switch to AF autofocus If it is set to MF manual focus autofocus will not operate 4 Remove the front lens cap Attaching and Detaching a Lens Attaching...

Page 37: ...it Attach the rear lens cap to the detached lens About Zooming Detaching the 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...

Page 38: ...Stabilizer The Image Stabilizer may not be effective if the subject moves at the time of exposure The Image Stabilizer may not be effective for excessive shaking such as on a rocking boat The Image St...

Page 39: ...s index finger 4 Press your arms and elbows lightly against the front of your body 5 To maintain a stable stance place one foot in front of the other 6 Press the camera against your face and look thr...

Page 40: ...ing Camera Shake Hand held camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake It can cause blurred pictures To prevent camera shake note the following Hold and steady the camera as s...

Page 41: ...the S key to select the function to be set X The selected function and Feature guide p 48 will appear Turn the 6 dial to change the setting 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely to t...

Page 42: ...Quick Control Screen Function Setting Screen Shutter speed p 94 AF mode p 83 White balance p 117 Shooting mode p 22 Highlight tone priority p 254 Auto Lighting Optimizer p 109 Metering mode p 102 Pic...

Page 43: ...button on the camera back to operate the menus In the Basic Zone Movie shooting mode and Creative Zone the tabs and menu options displayed will be different 3 Menu Operations Menu Screen S Cross keys...

Page 44: ...ng Some settings require you to press either the V or U key to select it 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 r...

Page 45: ...e sure there is nothing you need to keep If necessary transfer the images to a computer etc before formatting the card 1 Select Format Under the 5 tab select Format then press 0 2 Format the card Sele...

Page 46: ...tting by selecting Cancel Even in this case normal formatting will have been completed and you can use the card as usual When the card is formatted or data is erased only the file management informati...

Page 47: ...the C button toggles between the shooting settings screen p 20 and camera settings screen p 175 Switching the LCD Monitor Display Shooting Settings Appears when you press the M button Press the butto...

Page 48: ...r playback When you select a function or option on the Quick Control screen the Feature guide description is displayed The Feature guide turns off when you further proceed with any operation Shooting...

Page 49: ...camera sets everything automatically p 64 268 Also to prevent botched pictures due to mistaken operations major shooting settings cannot be changed in fully automatic modes Basic Zone About the Auto L...

Page 50: ...sest object will be focused Aiming the center AF point 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...

Page 51: ...usly This indicates that focus has been achieved at all those AF points When the AF point covering the desired subject flashes take the picture The beeper continues to beep softly The focus confirmati...

Page 52: ...ofocusing This is called AF assist beam Its effective range is about 4 meters 13 1 feet Although flash was used the picture came out dark The subject was too far away The subject should be within 5 me...

Page 53: ...lled focus lock Focus lock is also possible in other Basic Zone modes except 5 Sports In the A Scene Intelligent Auto mode if the subject moves distance to camera changes during or after you focus AI...

Page 54: ...e subject Press the shutter button halfway to focus X When focus is achieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound 3 Take the picture Press the shutter button completely X The picture...

Page 55: ...low light when camera shake is prone to occur the viewfinder s shutter speed display will blink Hold the camera steady or use a tripod When using a zoom lens use the wide angle end to reduce blur cau...

Page 56: ...s the Q button 7 X The Quick Control screen will appear 3 Set the desired function Press the V key to select a function X The selected function and Feature guide p 48 will be displayed For details on...

Page 57: ...ward the left the background will look more blurred If you move it toward the right the background will look more in focus If you want to blur the background see Shooting Portraits on page 59 Press th...

Page 58: ...out 3 7 shots per sec Q Self timer 10sec Remote control The picture is taken 10 seconds after you press the shutter button A remote control can also be used q Self timer Continuous Press the V key to...

Page 59: ...ill also stand out better in front of a plain dark background Use a telephoto lens If you have a zoom lens use the telephoto end to fill the frame with the subject from the waist up Move in closer if...

Page 60: ...le end of a zoom lens objects near and far will be in focus better than at the telephoto end It also adds breadth to landscapes Shooting night scenes Since the built in flash will be disabled this mod...

Page 61: ...have indications such as 40 25m 0 8ft The lens minimum focusing distance is measured from the V focal plane mark on the top left of the camera to the subject If you are too close to the subject the fo...

Page 62: ...uring autofocusing the beeper will continue beeping softly If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light o will blink When you want to take the picture press the shutter button completely I...

Page 63: ...built in flash will fire automatically to obtain a good exposure of the person The maximum effective distance of the built in flash is 5 meters 16 4 feet from the camera Shoot also with A Scene Intel...

Page 64: ...Press the U key or turn the 6 dial to change the setting Settable Functions in Basic Zone Modes o Set automatically k User selectable Not selectable Use the V key to set the number of continuous shots...

Page 65: ...tting Shoot by ambience selection will appear on the screen s bottom Press the U key or turn the 6 dial to select the desired ambience X The LCD monitor will show how the image will look with the sele...

Page 66: ...vert back to Standard setting The Live View image shown with the ambience setting applied will not look exactly the same as the actual photo Using flash may minimize the ambience effect In bright outd...

Page 67: ...owers etc 4 Warm The subject will look softer with warmer colors Good for portraits pets and other subjects to which you want to give a warm look 5 Intense While the overall brightness is slightly low...

Page 68: ...ience selection p 65 you should first set Shoot by lighting or scene type This will make it easier to see the resulting effect on the LCD monitor 1 Set the Mode Dial to any of the following modes 2 3...

Page 69: ...hutter button completely to take the picture If you change the shooting mode or set the power switch to 2 the setting will revert back to Default setting If you use flash the setting will switch to De...

Page 70: ...luish and for light colored flowers 4 Cloudy For subjects under overcast skies Makes skin tones and landscapes which may otherwise look dull on a cloudy day look warmer Also effective for light colore...

Page 71: ...n image To view images starting with the last image press the Y key To view images starting with the first oldest image press the Z key Each time you press the C button the display format will change...

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Page 73: ...ts the shutter speed and aperture automatically to obtain a standard exposure The difference between the Basic Zone modes and d is explained on page 268 The functions explained in this chapter can als...

Page 74: ...halfway X The dot inside the AF point achieving focus lights briefly in red and the focus confirmation light o in the viewfinder s bottom right lights with One Shot AF X The shutter speed and aperture...

Page 75: ...is canceled automatically after the picture is taken Program shift is not possible with flash Shooting Tips If the 30 shutter speed and the maximum aperture blink it indicates underexposure Increase...

Page 76: ...andards 3 2 aspect ratio ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style These figures will vary depending on the subject card brand aspect ratio ISO speed Picture Style Custom Functions and other settings 3 Setti...

Page 77: ...he card Both b and c have 7 Fine quality I could take more shots than the number of possible shots indicated Depending on the shooting conditions you may be able to take more shots than was indicated...

Page 78: ...oot an important subject 1 73 records both a 1 and 73 image with a single shot The two images are saved to the card simultaneously The two images will be saved in the same folder with the same file nu...

Page 79: ...the ISO SpeedN ISO Speed Shooting Situation No flash Flash Range 100 400 Sunny outdoors The higher the ISO speed the farther the flash range will extend p 90 400 1600 Overcast skies or evening time 16...

Page 80: ...matically For ISO Auto you can set the maximum ISO speed limit within ISO 400 6400 Under the y tab select ISO Auto then press 0 Select the ISO speed then press 0 ISO AUTO Shooting Mode ISO Speed Setti...

Page 81: ...adjusted to suit the scene The colors will look vivid especially for blue skies greenery and sunsets in nature outdoor and sunset scenes P Standard The image looks vivid sharp and crisp This is a gen...

Page 82: ...erature of 5200K the color is adjusted colorimetrically to match the subject s color The image looks dull and subdued V Monochrome Creates black and white images W User Def 1 3 You can register a basi...

Page 83: ...er button halfway The camera will then autofocus in the selected AF mode Suited for still subjects When you press the shutter button halfway the camera will focus only once When focus is achieved the...

Page 84: ...the subject starts moving the camera will detect the movement and change the AF mode automatically to AI Servo AF AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode If foc...

Page 85: ...AF point Press the S key to select the AF point While looking at the viewfinder you can select the AF point by turning the 6 dial until the desired AF point lights in red When all the AF points light...

Page 86: ...der low light conditions when you press the shutter button halfway the built in flash fires a brief burst of flashes It illuminates the subject to enable easier autofocusing Shooting Tips AF Assist Be...

Page 87: ...ne Shot AF focus an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the focus before recomposing p 53 2 Set the lens focus mode switch to MF and focus manually 1 Set the lens focus mode switch to...

Page 88: ...using will be continuous during continuous shooting For still subjects When One Shot AF is set the camera will focus only once during continuous shooting Flash can also be used Since the flash will re...

Page 89: ...taken the self timer lamp will stay on and the beeper will sound faster j Using the Self timer With q the interval between the multiple shots may be prolonged depending on the shooting functions sett...

Page 90: ...tom left of the viewfinder check that the D icon is lit 3 Take the picture When focus is achieved and you press the shutter button completely the flash will fire for the picture Effective Flash Range...

Page 91: ...efore taking a flash picture can reduce red eye Red eye reduction will work in any shooting mode except 7 3 5 or k Under the 1 tab select Red eye reduc then press 0 Select Enable then press 0 For flas...

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Page 93: ...be used in the s f and a modes To see which functions can be used in each shooting mode see page 268 The M mark shown on the right of the page title indicates that the function is available only in Cr...

Page 94: ...ts a faster shutter speed and turning it to the left sets a slower one 3 Take the picture When you focus and press the shutter button completely the picture will be taken at the selected shutter speed...

Page 95: ...d while the aperture is displayed the aperture display will also change to maintain the same exposure amount of light reaching the image sensor If you exceed the adjustable aperture range the aperture...

Page 96: ...e 6 dial to the right will set a higher f number smaller aperture opening and turning it to the left will set a lower f number larger aperture opening 3 Take the picture Focus and press the shutter bu...

Page 97: ...the closer the subject the narrower the depth of field A farther subject will have a wider depth of field Set the aperture so that the shutter speed display does not blink If you press the shutter but...

Page 98: ...e Using a tripod is recommended If you do not want a slow shutter speed to be used set 3 Flash sync speed in Av mode to 1 1 200 1 60 sec auto or 2 1 200 sec fixed in 7 Custom Functions C Fn p 252 The...

Page 99: ...layed in the viewfinder The exposure level mark h indicates how far the current exposure level is from the standard exposure level 4 Set the exposure and take the picture Set the shutter speed and ape...

Page 100: ...Flash BULB Bulb Exposures During the bulb exposure do not point the lens toward the sun The sun s heat can damage the camera s internal components Since bulb exposures produce more noise than usual th...

Page 101: ...cture cannot be taken 3 Take the picture The aperture display in the viewfinder blinks The exposure is correct but the desired depth of field cannot be obtained Either use a wide angle lens or move fa...

Page 102: ...to backlighting etc The gray area in the left figure is where the brightness is metered to obtain the standard exposure r Spot metering This is for metering a specific part of the subject or scene Th...

Page 103: ...monitor and in the viewfinder After taking the picture cancel the exposure compensation by setting it back to 0 Setting Exposure CompensationN O Setting Exposure Compensation Increased exposure for a...

Page 104: ...e flash exposure brighter turn the 6 dial to the right To make it darker turn the 6 dial to the left Decreased exposure X When you press the shutter button halfway the y icon will appear in the viewfi...

Page 105: ...e U key to set the exposure compensation amount If AEB is combined with exposure compensation AEB will be applied centering on the exposure compensation amount Press 0 to set it When you press the M b...

Page 106: ...u single shooting Press the shutter button three times to take the three bracketed shots The three bracketed shots will be exposed in the following sequence Standard exposure decreased exposure and i...

Page 107: ...o indicate that the exposure setting is locked 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 w...

Page 108: ...lit 2 Focus the subject 3 Press the A button 8 Aim the spot metering circle over the subject then press the A button X The flash will fire a preflash and the required flash output is calculated and r...

Page 109: ...e The image will be recorded with the brightness and contrast corrected if necessary 3 Correcting the Brightness and Contrast AutomaticallyN Without correction With correction Under 7 Custom Functions...

Page 110: ...Photo Professional provided software p 302 1 Select Peripheral illumin correct Under the 1 tab select Peripheral illumin correct then press 0 2 Select the setting On the screen check that Correction...

Page 111: ...s already captured lens peripheral illumination correction cannot be applied Depending on shooting conditions noise might appear on the image periphery When using a non Canon lens setting the correcti...

Page 112: ...re Style then press the C button X The Detail set screen will appear 3 Select a parameter Select a parameter such as Sharpness then press 0 4 Set the parameter Press the U key to adjust the parameter...

Page 113: ...can be adjusted To decrease the color saturation set it toward the minus end The closer it is to G the more diluted the colors will look To increase the color saturation set it toward the plus end Th...

Page 114: ...look more impressive The following 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...

Page 115: ...een registered to the camera with EOS Utility provided software p 302 1 Press the XA button 2 Select User Def Select User Def then press the C button X The Detail set screen will appear 3 Press 0 With...

Page 116: ...ar X The base Picture Style will be indicated on the right of User Def If a Picture Style has already been registered under User Def changing the base Picture Style in step 4 will nullify the paramete...

Page 117: ...key or turn the 6 dial to select the desired white balance then press 0 The Approx K K Kelvin displayed for the following white balance settings W E R Y or U is the respective color temperature Custom...

Page 118: ...lect the custom white balance Press the WB button Select O then press 0 If the exposure obtained in step 1 is way off a correct white balance might not be obtained An image captured while the Picture...

Page 119: ...S key to move the mark to the desired position B is for blue A is amber M is magenta and G is green The color in the respective direction will be corrected On the upper right Shift indicates the direc...

Page 120: ...s the bracketing direction and correction amount Pressing the C button will cancel all the WB Shift BKT settings Press 0 to exit the setting and return to the menu Bracketing Sequence The images will...

Page 121: ...not recommended if you do not know about image processing Adobe RGB and Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 The image will look very subdued in a sRGB personal computer environment and w...

Page 122: ...lockup can further prevent camera shake p 261 With Remote Controller RC 6 sold separately set to a 2 sec delay press the transmit button and the mirror will lockup before the picture is taken 2 sec l...

Page 123: ...not move If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor camera shake can cause blurred images Using a tripod is recommended About Remote Live View Shooting With EOS Utility provide...

Page 124: ...fter the image review ends the camera will return to Live View shooting automatically Press the A button to exit Live View shooting A Shooting with the LCD Monitor The image s field of view is approx...

Page 125: ...emperature Shooting Conditions No Flash 50 Flash Use At 23 C 73 F 200 180 At 0 C 32 F 170 150 During Live View shooting do not point the lens toward the sun The sun s heat can damage the camera s inte...

Page 126: ...o Lighting Optimizer AF mode d Live mode c Face detection Live mode f Quick mode Possible shots Eye Fi card transmission status Shooting mode Built in flash function When g is displayed in white it in...

Page 127: ...ngs listed below Final image simulation during Live View shooting Picture Style All parameters such as sharpness contrast color saturation and color tone will be reflected White balance White balance...

Page 128: ...the table on page 64 1 Press the Q button X The functions settable with Quick Control will appear on the left of the screen If the AF mode is f the AF points will also be displayed You can also selec...

Page 129: ...6 9 or 1 1 The following aspect ratios will be indicated with lines on the Live View image 4 3 16 9 1 1 JPEG images will be saved with the set aspect ratio RAW images will always be saved with the 3 2...

Page 130: ...1728x1728 3 0 megapixels b 1920x1280 2 5 megapixels 1696x1280 2 2 megapixels 1920x1080 2 1 megapixels 1280x1280 1 6 megapixels c 720x480 350 000 pixels 640x480 310 000 pixels 720x400 290 000 pixels 4...

Page 131: ...ontrol screen p 128 The image sensor is used to focus Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed the AF operation will take longer than with the Quick mode Also achieving focus may be...

Page 132: ...en press the shutter button completely to take the picture p 124 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...

Page 133: ...he lens focus mode switch is set to f 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 might be detected as a face...

Page 134: ...the magnified view return to the normal view and autofocus 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 th...

Page 135: ...or points of light Under fluorescent lighting or when the image flickers Extremely small subjects Subjects at the edge of the picture Subjects strongly reflecting light The AF point covers both a near...

Page 136: ...1 Display the Live View image Press the A button X The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The small boxes on the screen are the AF points and the larger box is the magnifying frame 2 Selec...

Page 137: ...executed X When focus is achieved the AF point which achieved focus will turn green and the Live View image will reappear X If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange and blink 4 Take the...

Page 138: ...gnify the image Press the u button 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 magni...

Page 139: ...olonged period will cause the s and E icons to appear earlier When not shooting turn off the camera Live View Image Cautions Under low or bright light conditions the Live View image might not reflect...

Page 140: ...normal view before taking the picture During the magnified view the shutter speed and aperture will be displayed in orange Even if you take the picture during magnified view the image will be captured...

Page 141: ...her If you use a slow writing card when shooting movies the movie might not be recorded properly And if you playback a movie on a card having a slow reading speed the movie might not playback properly...

Page 142: ...ct Before shooting a movie autofocus or manual focus p 131 138 When you press the shutter button halfway the camera will focus with the current AF mode 3 Shoot the movie Press the A button to start sh...

Page 143: ...ng cautions on pages 139 and 140 The ISO speed shutter speed and aperture are set automatically AE lock is possible by pressing the A button p 107 To cancel AE lock during movie shooting press the S b...

Page 144: ...e n tab select Movie exposure then press 0 3 Select Manual Select Manual then press 0 4 Set the shutter speed and aperture To set the shutter speed turn the 6 dial The settable shutter speeds depend o...

Page 145: ...If you use a lens whose maximum aperture changes while you zoom you should not zoom while shooting a movie Changes in the exposure may be recorded If you shoot a movie under fluorescent lighting the m...

Page 146: ...re compensation amount Aperture AE lock White balance Movie recording size Image recording quality Shutter speed Auto Lighting Optimizer AF mode d Live mode c Face detection Live mode f Quick mode Bat...

Page 147: ...mination correction Highlight tone priority Final Image Simulation Notes for Both Autoexposure and Manual Exposure Shooting A movie file is recorded each time you shoot a movie The image s field of vi...

Page 148: ...eparate files on the card Functions particular to still shooting are shown below Other functions will be the same as for movie shooting Shooting Still Photos Function Settings Image recording quality...

Page 149: ...the Q button 7 X The functions settable with Quick Control will appear on the left of the screen If the AF mode is f the AF point will also be displayed 2 Select a function and set it Press the V key...

Page 150: ...High Definition HD recording quality 640x480 Standard definition recording quality The aspect ratio will be 4 3 Frame rate fps frames per second 8 6 For areas where the TV format is NTSC North Americ...

Page 151: ...44 min 330 MB min 7 640x480 6 46 min 1 hr 32 min 3 hr 4 min 82 5 MB min 5 An increase of the camera s internal temperature may cause movie shooting to stop before the maximum recording time shown in t...

Page 152: ...oom by selecting OFF 3 Using Movie Digital Zoom Using a tripod is recommended to prevent camera shake The image cannot be magnified for focusing Even if the AF mode has been set to Quick mode it will...

Page 153: ...played together with background music p 156 213 In step 2 below you can select 2 sec movie for example and each video snapshot you shoot will be 2 sec long 1 Select Video snapshot Under the o tab sel...

Page 154: ...U key to select Save as album then press 0 X The movie clip will be saved as the video snapshot album s first video snapshot 5 Continue to shoot more video snapshots Repeat step 3 to shoot the next v...

Page 155: ...ave to album Step 4 Delete without saving to album Step 5 If you want to delete the video snapshot you just recorded and not save it to the album select OK Operation Playback Description 2 Exit Return...

Page 156: ...to Auto Manual p 160 Opening closing the card slot cover or battery compartment cover Interrupting the use of AC Adapter Kit ACK E8 sold separately Updating the firmware You cannot change the order of...

Page 157: ...ible AF with shutter button during k movie recording When Enable is set AF is possible during movie shooting However continuous autofocusing is not possible If you autofocus during movie shooting you...

Page 158: ...lock For AF press the w button Convenient when you want to focus and meter at different parts of the picture AF AF lock no AE lock Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF While holding down the...

Page 159: ...to o immediate shooting still photo shooting will take effect kHighlight tone priority If Enable is set highlight detail will be improved The dynamic range is expanded from the standard 18 gray to br...

Page 160: ...c options Auto The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically Auto level control will operate automatically in response to the sound level Manual For advanced users You can adjust the sound...

Page 161: ...isplayed AE lock time Grid display With Grid 1l or Grid 2m you can display grid lines It can help you level the camera vertically or horizontally Video snapshot For video snapshots you can set the sho...

Page 162: ...plained on page 109 It will be applied to both movie shooting and still photos taken during movie shooting Under the n tab if kHighlight tone priority is set to Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer will...

Page 163: ...ting at a high temperature for a prolonged period will cause the s and E icons to appear sooner When not shooting turn off the camera Movie Shooting Cautions Recording and Image Quality If the attache...

Page 164: ...ast enough If you take still photos during movie shooting the movie shooting might stop Setting a low image recording quality for still images might resolve this problem Playback and TV connection If...

Page 165: ...Folder p 168 File Numbering Methods p 170 Setting Copyright Information p 172 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images p 174 Checking Camera Settings p 175 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings p 176 T...

Page 166: ...the viewfinder and you cannot release the shutter You can set how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after capture If Off is set the image will not be displayed immediately af...

Page 167: ...een set and the camera is not used for 30 min the LCD monitor will turn off automatically To turn on the LCD monitor again press the B button Under the 5 tab select Auto power off then press 0 Select...

Page 168: ...be created automatically for saving captured images Create a Folder 1 Select Select folder Under the 5 tab select Select folder then press 0 2 Select Create folder Select Create folder then press 0 3...

Page 169: ...folder number is created automatically Also if manual reset p 171 is executed a new folder will be created automatically Folders numbered from 100 to 999 can be created Creating Folders with a Persona...

Page 170: ...lder the file numbering continues in sequence up to 9999 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 per...

Page 171: ...nually 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 yesterd...

Page 172: ...details then press 0 X The text entry screen will appear Select Display copyright info to check the copyright information currently set Select Delete copyright information to delete the copyright info...

Page 173: ...the 6 dial to select a character then press 0 to enter it Deleting a character Press the L button to delete one character Exiting After entering the text press the M button to finalize the text entry...

Page 174: ...ed during the image review immediately after it is captured Press the x button and the image playback will display the rotated image OnPD is set but the image does not rotate during playback Auto rota...

Page 175: ...ra s major function settings C Checking Camera Settings Date Time p 34 WB correction p 119 WB bracketing p 120 Color space p 121 Auto rotate display p 174 Auto power off p 167 Card remaining capacity...

Page 176: ...elect Clear all camera settings Select Clear all camera settings then press 0 3 Select OK Select OK then press 0 X Setting Clear all camera settings will reset the camera to the default settings on th...

Page 177: ...NormalFiring Custom white balance Canceled Flash exposure compensation 0 Zero WB correction Canceled WB BKT Canceled Custom Functions Unchanged File numbering Continuous Auto cleaning Enable Dust Del...

Page 178: ...utton during k Disable Aspect ratio 3 2 Metering timer 16 sec kShutter AE lock button AF AE lock Remote control Disable kHighlight tone priority Disable Movie recording size 1920x1080 Sound recording...

Page 179: ...he shutter button halfway the display will turn off And when you let go of the shutter button the display will remain off To turn on the display press the B button Remains on Display remains on even w...

Page 180: ...n will appear Normally set this to Enable If Disable is set neither the built in flash nor the external Speedlite will fire This is useful when you only want to use the flash s AF assist beam For norm...

Page 181: ...functions not dimmed can be selected and set Built in flash func setting and External flash func setting Settable Functions For FEB Flash exposure bracketing and Zoom refer to the Speedlite s instruct...

Page 182: ...erefore two flashes will be fired However with shutter speeds faster than 1 30 sec 1st curtain sync will automatically take effect If an external Speedlite is attached you can also set Hi speed e For...

Page 183: ...al flash C Fn setting will vary depending on the Speedlite model 1 Display the Custom Function With the camera ready to shoot with an external Speedlite select External flash C Fn setting then press 0...

Page 184: ...ess 0 X The screen will indicate that the sensor is being cleaned Although there will be a shutter sound a picture is not taken In step 2 select Auto cleaningf and set it to Disable X The sensor clean...

Page 185: ...te object paper etc Set the lens focal length to 50mm 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 t...

Page 186: ...ct will appear 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 capture...

Page 187: ...Under the 6 tab select Sensor cleaning 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 s...

Page 188: ...rush attached A brush can scratch the sensor Do not insert the blower tip inside the camera beyond the lens mount If the power is turned off the shutter will close and the shutter curtains or reflex m...

Page 189: ...ature and wirelessly trigger the Speedlite s to fire Canceling the slave unit s auto power off To cancel the slave unit s auto power off press the camera s A button If you are using manual flash firin...

Page 190: ...s within the range shown below 5 Face the slave unit s wireless sensor toward the camera 2 1 If the Speedlite does not have a transmission channel setting function the camera can work with any channel...

Page 191: ...s flash setups explained on the pages hereafter 1 Press the I button to raise the built in flash For wireless flash shooting be sure to raise the built in flash 2 Select Flash control Under the 1 tab...

Page 192: ...l flash shooting you can set the camera and take the picture in the same way 8 Exit the wireless flash shooting For Built in flash func setting select NormalFiring Setting E TTL II meter to Evaluative...

Page 193: ...sure No matter what the slave ID is A B or C all the slave units will fire as one group If the flash exposure looks too dark or too bright you can set flash exposure compensation to adjust the slave u...

Page 194: ...tWireless Follow step 5 on page 192 to select CustWireless then press 0 2 Select Wireless func For Wireless func select 0 3 then press 0 3 Set the desired flash ratio and take the picture Select 0 3 a...

Page 195: ...s Basic settings Flash mode E TTL II E TTL II meter Evaluative Wireless func 0 Channel Same as slave units 1All Using multiple slave Speedlites as one flash unit Convenient when you need a large flash...

Page 196: ...ID to A Group A and the other slave unit s ID to B Group B and position them as shown in the illustration 1 Select Wireless func Follow step 2 on page 194 to select 0 then press 0 2 Set Firing group...

Page 197: ...lash setups of multiple Speedlites complemented with the built in flash 1 Basic settings Flash mode E TTL II E TTL II meter Evaluative Wireless func 0 3 Channel Same as slave units 2 Select Firing gro...

Page 198: ...e compensation is applied to the built in flash and all external Speedlites 2 exp comp The flash exposure compensation is applied to the built in flash 1 exp comp The flash exposure compensation is ap...

Page 199: ...ash output setting will be applied to all the external Speedlites Firing group 1 A B You can set the flash output separately for slave groups A and B Wireless func 0 3 Firing group 1All and 2 The flas...

Page 200: ...200 COPY...

Page 201: ...ing and Image Playback Here you will find explanations about how to playback and erase photos and movies with the camera and viewing them on a TV set About images taken with another camera The camera...

Page 202: ...mage will be highlighted in a blue frame Press the I button again to switch to the 9 image index display Pressing the u button will switch the display between 9 images 4 images and one image displayed...

Page 203: ...date h Display by folder i Display movies only j Display stills only k Display by image rating p 206 Turn the 6 dial to select the rating 3 Browse by jumping Press the x button to playback images On t...

Page 204: ...ion If you hold down the button the magnification will be reduced to the single image display 2 Scroll around the image Use the S key to scroll around the magnified image To exit the magnified display...

Page 205: ...image Each time you press 0 the image will rotate clockwise as follows 90 270 0 To rotate another image repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit and return to the menu press the M button b Rotating the Image If y...

Page 206: ...or movie to be rated You can display three images by pressing the I button To return to the single image display press the u button 3 Rate the image or movie Press the V key to select a rating X The t...

Page 207: ...s With 4 Image jump w 6 you can display only the rated images and movies With 4 Slide show you can playback only the rated images and movies With Digital Photo Professional provided software p 302 you...

Page 208: ...ey to select a function X The name and current setting of the selected function are displayed at the bottom Set it by pressing the U key For Creative filters and Resize press 0 and set the function Fo...

Page 209: ...button during the index display will switch to the single image display and the Quick Control icons will appear Pressing the Q button again will return to the index display For images taken with anoth...

Page 210: ...t scenes and playback the images and movies in the card in an automatic slide show k Enjoying Movies Playback on a TV set p 218 221 Playback on the Camera s LCD Monitor p 212 217 Movies on a card can...

Page 211: ...movie and save it as a still photo Playback and Editing with a Personal Computer To have the movie playback smoothly on a personal computer use a high performance personal computer Regarding the comp...

Page 212: ...perforation on the left edge of the image indicates a movie As movies cannot be played on the index display press 0 to switch to the single image display 3 On the single image display press 0 X The mo...

Page 213: ...frame is displayed If you hold down 0 it will rewind the movie 6 Next frame Each time you press 0 the movie will play frame by frame If you hold down 0 it will fast forward the movie 4 Last frame Disp...

Page 214: ...ress 0 to playback the portion highlighted in blue To change the editing go back to step 2 To cancel the editing select 2 and press 0 4 Save the movie Select W then press 0 X The save screen will appe...

Page 215: ...When xH is highlighted press the C button Press the V key to select the desired option then press 0 3 Slide Show Auto Playback Number of images to be played Item Playback Description jAll images All t...

Page 216: ...Set up then press 0 Set the Display time still photos Repeat Transition effect and Background music The background music selection procedure is explained on the next page After selecting the settings...

Page 217: ...ial After selecting the setting press the M button Selecting the Background Music To pause the slide show press 0 During pause G will be displayed on the upper left of the image Press 0 again to resum...

Page 218: ...cable to the TV s HDMI 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 HD High Definition...

Page 219: ...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 4 tab select Ctrl over HDMI then press 0 Select Enable then press...

Page 220: ...ton For a slide show press 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 butto...

Page 221: ...the connected port 4 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 playback movies see page...

Page 222: ...then press 0 3 Protect the image Press the U key to select the image to be protected then press 0 X When an image is protected the K icon will appear on the top of the screen To cancel the image prote...

Page 223: ...s in folder or Unprotect all images on card 3 Protecting All Images in a Folder or Card If you format the card p 45 the protected images will also be erased Movies can also be protected Once an image...

Page 224: ...Erasing a 1 73 image will erase both the 1 and 73 images 1 Playback the image to be erased 2 Press the L button X The erase dialog will appear at the bottom of the screen 3 Erase the images Select Er...

Page 225: ...e erased then press the V key X A X checkmark will be displayed on the 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 s...

Page 226: ...e compensation are marked with the y icon C Shooting Information Display Sample Image Taken in a Creative Zone Mode Flash exposure compensation amount Metering mode Shooting mode Highlight tone priori...

Page 227: ...shutter speed aperture and ISO speed when set manually will be displayed The icon will be displayed for a video snapshot Sample Image Taken in a Basic Zone Mode Sample Movie Taken in Movie Mode Ambien...

Page 228: ...e shadow detail will be lost And if there are too many pixels on the right the highlight detail will be lost The gradation in between will be reproduced By checking the image and its brightness histog...

Page 229: ...ilters or resize the images downsize the pixel count It may not be possible to process images shot with a different camera Post processing images as described in this chapter cannot be done while the...

Page 230: ...utton you can switch to the index display and select an image 3 Select a filter When you press 0 the Creative filters will be displayed For details on Creative filter characteristics see page 232 Pres...

Page 231: ...o another image repeat steps 2 to 5 To exit and return to the menu press the M button With 1 or 1 73 images the 1 image will be applied with the Creative filter and saved as a JPEG image If an aspect...

Page 232: ...lso since this filter effect will magnify the image center the apparent resolution at the center may degrade depending on the number of recorded pixels So in step 4 set the filter effect while checkin...

Page 233: ...n image Select the image you want to resize By pressing the I button you can switch to the index display and select an image 3 Select the desired image size Press 0 to display the image sizes Press th...

Page 234: ...age Size Available Resize Settings 4 a b c 3 k k k k 4 k k k a k k b k c About Image Sizes Quality Aspect Ratio and Pixel Count Approx 3 2 4 3 16 9 1 1 4 3456x2304 8 0 megapixels 3072x2304 7 0 megapix...

Page 235: ...PictBridge which is the standard for direct printing Digital Print Order Format DPOF p 245 DPOF Digital Print Order Format enables you to print images recorded in the card according to your printing i...

Page 236: ...ecting the camera 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...

Page 237: ...ovided If there is a long beeping sound in step 5 it indicates a problem with the printer Resolve the problem displayed by the error message p 244 You can also print RAW images taken with this camera...

Page 238: ...elect Paper settings 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...

Page 239: ...tting the Page Layout 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 Bo...

Page 240: ...fect Description EOn The image will be printed according to the printer s standard colors The image s Exif data is used to make automatic corrections EOff No automatic correction will be applied EVIVI...

Page 241: ...e number of copies Also any trimming p 243 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 Se...

Page 242: ...hadow level 0 127 or highlight level 128 255 kBrightener Effective in backlit conditions which can make the subject s face look dark When On is set the face will be brightened for printing Red eye cor...

Page 243: ...he larger the image magnification will be for printing Moving the trimming frame Press the S key to move the frame over the image vertically or horizontally Move the trimming frame until it covers the...

Page 244: ...rinting For details on resuming the printing see 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...

Page 245: ...for each image 1 Select Print order Under the 3 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 t...

Page 246: ...t 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 might...

Page 247: ...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...

Page 248: ...file No If Bordered is set certain printers might imprint the date on the border Depending on the printer the date might look light if it is imprinted on a bright background or on the border Under Adj...

Page 249: ...zing the Camera You can customize various camera features to suit your picture taking preferences with Custom Functions Custom Functions can be set and used only in Creative Zone modes C r e a t i v e...

Page 250: ...ber then press 0 Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you want to set other Custom Functions At the bottom of the screen the current Custom Function settings are indicated below the respective function numbers 4 E...

Page 251: ...ht tone priority k C Fn III Autofocus Drive 7 AF assist beam firing p 255 k With f 8 Mirror lockup If you use an EX series Speedlite sold separately equipped with a LED light the LED light will turn o...

Page 252: ...te that if C Fn 6 Highlight tone priority has been set to 1 Enable H cannot be set C Fn 3 Flash sync speed in Av Aperture priority AE mode When you use flash in the aperture priority AE mode Av you ca...

Page 253: ...ger The On setting may be effective for noise that cannot be detected or reduced with the Auto setting When 1 or 2 is set high speed sync cannot be used with an external Speedlite With settings 1 and...

Page 254: ...and highlights becomes smoother With setting 2 the maximum burst for continuous shooting will greatly decrease If you playback a 1 or 1 73 image with the camera or print an image directly the effect o...

Page 255: ...peedlites only those which have an infrared AF assist beam will be able to emit the beam This prevents any Speedlite which uses a series of small flashes like the built in flash from firing the AF ass...

Page 256: ...operation The exposure is set at the moment the picture is taken Thus the optimum focusing and exposure will always be achieved as you wait for the decisive moment C Fn 10 Assign SET button You can as...

Page 257: ...ton and turned off the camera while the LCD monitor was off the shooting settings will not be displayed when you turn on the camera again This helps to save battery power The menu screens and image pl...

Page 258: ...You can register up to six items 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 w...

Page 259: ...259 Reference This chapter provides reference information for camera features system accessories etc COPY...

Page 260: ...ing the camera unplug the power plug from the power outlet 2 Connect the DC Coupler Connect the cord s plug to the DC Coupler 3 Insert the DC Coupler Open the cover and insert the DC Coupler until it...

Page 261: ...achieved the self timer lamp will light and the picture will be taken Remote Control Shooting Remote Controller RC 6 Sold separately Remote control sensor Camera misoperation may occur near certain ty...

Page 262: ...ing the viewfinder can cause the image to look dark To prevent this use the eyepiece cover p 25 attached to the camera strap During Live View shooting and movie shooting attaching the eyepiece cover i...

Page 263: ...EX series Speedlites External Speedlites EOS dedicated EX series Speedlites Shoe mount Speedlites Macro Lites With an EX series Speedlite not compatible with flash function settings p 181 only 1 exp...

Page 264: ...act non Canon flash units at 1 200 sec or slower shutter speeds Use a sync speed slower than 1 200 sec Be sure to test the flash unit beforehand to make sure it synchronizes properly with the camera C...

Page 265: ...eck with the card 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...

Page 266: ...picture X The picture is transferred and the H icon switches from gray Not connected to one of the icons below For transferred images O is displayed in the shooting information display p 226 H Gray No...

Page 267: ...transmissions are prohibited remove the Eye Fi card from the camera If the image transfer does not function check the Eye Fi card and personal computer settings For details see the card s instruction...

Page 268: ...k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k o D k k o o k o o o o 4 k k k k 2 k k k k k...

Page 269: ...k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k o k k k o k k k k 6 k 6 o o k k A 2 3 4 5 6 7 C d s f a 8 k z 1 k Mode Dial Basic Zone Creative Zone Custom Function setting Meter...

Page 270: ...3 stop or 1 2 stop increments 5 stops AEB 2 stops 105 Auto Lighting Optimizer Disable Low Standard Strong 109 Metering mode q Evaluative metering w Partial metering r Spot metering e Center weighted a...

Page 271: ...rotect all images in folder All images on card Unprotect all images on card 222 Rotate Rotate vertical images 205 Erase images Select and erase images All images in folder All images on card 224 Print...

Page 272: ...Seven brightness levels provided 167 LCD off on button Shutter button Shutter DISP Remains on 179 Date Time Set the date year month day and time hour min sec 34 LanguageK Select the interface language...

Page 273: ...F no AE lock 158 Remote control Disable Enable 159 kHighlight tone priority Disable Enable 159 Movie recording size Movie recording size 1920x1080 6 5 4 1280x720 8 7 640x480 6 5 150 Digital zoom OFF 3...

Page 274: ...sable 166 Release shutter without card Enable Disable 166 Image review Off 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec Hold 166 Peripheral illumination correction Enable Disable 110 Protect images Select images All images in f...

Page 275: ...o rotate OnPD OnD Off 174 Format Initialize and erase data on the card 45 File numbering Continuous Auto reset Manual reset 170 Select folder Create and select a folder 168 Eye Fi settings Eye Fi tran...

Page 276: ...320EX 580EX II Macro Ring Lite MR 14EX Macro Twin Lite MT 24EX Semi Hard Case EH19 L Hand Strap E2 Battery Pack LP E8 Battery Grip BG E8 Battery Charger LC E8 or LC E8E Compact Power Adapter CA PS700...

Page 277: ...compatible printer Stereo AV Cable AVC DC400ST 1 3 m 4 3 ft EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Software Instruction Manual Interface Cable 1 3 m 4 3 ft Interface Cable IFC 200U 500U 1 9 m 6 2 ft 4 7 m 15 4 ft...

Page 278: ...again and wait a while before connecting the charger to a power outlet again The battery is not properly installed in the camera p 28 Make sure the battery compartment cover is closed p 28 Make sure...

Page 279: ...in effect If you do not want auto power off to take effect set 5 Auto power off to Off p 167 Even if 5 Auto power off has been set to Off the LCD monitor will still turn off after the camera is idle...

Page 280: ...ht the shutter speed may become slow Use a faster shutter speed p 94 set a higher ISO speed p 79 use flash p 90 or use a tripod Horizontal stripes or irregular exposures can be caused by fluorescent l...

Page 281: ...be set If 0 Disable is set ISO 100 can be set p 254 This also applies to movie shooting p 159 Under 7 Custom Functions C Fn if 6 Highlight tone priority is set to 1 Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer...

Page 282: ...cannot be set in the External flash func setting screen Also if you set flash exposure compensation with the camera and then set flash exposure compensation with the external Speedlite the Speedlite...

Page 283: ...speed see the card manufacturer s Web site etc The movie shooting will be terminated automatically if the file size reaches 4 GB or if the movie length reaches 29 min 59 sec Flickering horizontal str...

Page 284: ...he camera However video snapshot albums edited with ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser can be played on the camera If you operate the camera s dials or lens during movie shooting the operation noise will als...

Page 285: ...ur camera to the computer with the provided interface cable then transfer the images to your computer using EOS Utility provided software p 302 In Basic Zone modes and in movie shooting mode certain t...

Page 286: ...yed p 207 Eye Fi settings will appear only when an Eye Fi card is inserted into the camera If the Eye Fi card has a write protect tab set to the LOCK position you will not be able to check the card s...

Page 287: ...th camera Remove and insert the card again replace the card or format the card p 29 45 04 Cannot save images because card is full Replace card Replace the card erase unnecessary images or format the c...

Page 288: ...ls 5184 x 3456 M Medium Approx 8 00 megapixels 3456 x 2304 S1 Small 1 Approx 4 50 megapixels 2592 x 1728 S2 Small 2 Approx 2 50 megapixels 1920 x 1280 S3 Small 3 Approx 350 000 pixels 720 x 480 RAW Ap...

Page 289: ...rtial metering approx 9 of viewfinder at center Spot metering approx 4 of viewfinder at center Center weighted average metering Metering range EV 1 20 at 23 C 73 F with EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens ISO 100 E...

Page 290: ...1 3 or 1 2 stop increments FE lock Provided PC terminal None Drive System Drive mode Single shooting continuous shooting self timer with 10 sec or 2 sec delay and 10 sec delay with continuous shooting...

Page 291: ...EV 0 20 at 23 C 73 F with EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens ISO 100 Exposure control Program AE for movies and manual exposure Exposure compensation 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments Still photos 5 stops ISO speed...

Page 292: ...Processing of Images Creative filters Grainy B W Soft focus Fish eye effect Toy camera effect Miniature effect Resize Possible Direct Printing Compatible printers PictBridge compatible printers Printa...

Page 293: ...570 g 20 1 oz CIPA Guidelines Approx 515 g 18 2 oz Body only Operation Environment Working temperature range 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Working humidity 85 or less Battery Pack LP E8 Type Rechargeable lithi...

Page 294: ...m image sensor plane Max magnification 0 34x at 55 mm Field of view 207 x 134 67 x 45 mm 8 1 x 5 3 2 6 x 1 8 in at 0 25 m 0 82 ft Image Stabilizer Lens shift type Filter size 58 mm Lens cap E 58 Max d...

Page 295: ...sensor plane Max magnification 0 21x at 135mm Image Stabilizer Lens shift type Filter size 67 mm Lens cap E 67U Max diameter x length Approx 75 4 x 101 mm 3 0 x 4 0 in Weight Approx 455 g 16 0 oz Hoo...

Page 296: ...d for encoding MPEG 4 compliant video and or decoding MPEG 4 compliant video that was encoded only 1 for a personal and non commercial purpose or 2 by a video provider licensed under the AT T patents...

Page 297: ...he electrical contacts 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 re...

Page 298: ...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 Prev...

Page 299: ...299 MEMO COPY...

Page 300: ...300 MEMO COPY...

Page 301: ...e EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM provided with the camera and explains how to install the software in a personal computer It also explains how to view the pdf files in the Software Instruction Manua...

Page 302: ...nd music during playback of video snapshot albums movies and slide shows with the camera This software is recommended for users who mainly shoot RAW images You can view edit process and print RAW imag...

Page 303: ...l For Macintosh click Install 3 Click Restart and remove the CD ROM after the computer restarts When the computer has restarted the installation is complete Installing the Software Do not connect the...

Page 304: ...English folder to your computer Instruction Manual PDFs with the names below are copied 4 Double click the copied PDF file Adobe Reader Version 6 0 or later must be installed in your computer Adobe Re...

Page 305: ...rol Screen p 308 Nomenclature p 309 Basic Zone Modes p 311 D Using the Built in Flash p 311 Creative Zone Modes p 312 d Program AE p 312 s Shutter priority AE p 312 f Aperture priority AE p 312 E AF M...

Page 306: ...button to display the menu 2 Press the U key to select a tab then press the V key to select the desired item 3 Press 0 to display the setting 4 After setting the item press 0 Menu Operations Tabs Menu...

Page 307: ...Recorded pixels Possible shots Press the A button Press the U key to select the Picture Style then press 0 A Picture StyleN Style D Auto P Standard Q Portrait R Landscape V Monochrome Description Col...

Page 308: ...compensation AEB setting Shooting mode Flash exposure compensation Built in flash function White balance Drive mode Auto Lighting Optimizer AF mode Metering mode Image recording quality In Basic Zone...

Page 309: ...ensation button A Live View shooting Movie shooting button S AF point selection button A AE lock button 0 Setting button S Cross keys Nomenclature Focus mode switch Shutter button Mode Dial Power swit...

Page 310: ...uality Exposure level indicator Drive mode Battery check zxcn OK NG Monochrome shooting Flash exposure compensation Shutter speed Viewfinder Information Shooting Settings Display ISO speed AF points A...

Page 311: ...t conditions except in the 7 3 5 modes D Using the Built in Flash Creative Zone Modes Press the D button to raise the built in flash then shoot Basic Zone Pressing the Q button will display the Quick...

Page 312: ...s Turn the 6 dial to set the desired shutter speed then focus the subject The aperture will be set automatically If the aperture display blinks turn the 6 dial until it stops blinking Set the Mode Dia...

Page 313: ...oint flashes in red Pressing 0 toggles the AF point selection between the center AF point and automatic AF point selection S AF PointN Set the lens focus mode switch to f Press the ZE button Press the...

Page 314: ...ess the shutter button halfway the ISO speed setting will be displayed Z ISO SpeedN Press the YiQ button Press the U key or turn the 6 dial to select the drive mode then press 0 u Single shooting i Co...

Page 315: ...on to display the Live View image A Live View Shooting Press the shutter button halfway to focus Press the shutter button completely to take the picture Live View shooting settings will appear under t...

Page 316: ...uide 316 k Shooting Movies Set the Mode Dial to k Press the shutter button halfway to focus Press the A button to start shooting a movie To stop movie shooting press the A button again Recording movie...

Page 317: ...317 Quick Reference Guide Image Playback Magnify Index y u y u C Erase Playback x L Select image Shooting information S COPY...

Page 318: ...c selection of AF point 85 Av Aperture priority AE 96 A V OUT 210 221 B B W Monochrome 82 114 Background music 217 Basic Zone modes 22 Bass boost 213 Battery 26 28 33 Battery check 33 Battery Grip 33...

Page 319: ...02 Exposure compensation 103 Exposure level increments 252 Extension 171 External Speedlite 263 Eyecup 262 Eye Fi card 265 Eyepiece cover 25 262 F Faithful 82 FE lock 108 Feature guide 48 FEB 181 File...

Page 320: ...ht alert 228 Highlight tone priority 159 254 Histogram Brightness RGB 228 Hot shoe 263 Household power 260 I ICC profile 121 Image Auto playback 215 Auto rotate 174 Erase 224 Highlight alert 228 Histo...

Page 321: ...Magnified view 138 204 Malfunction 278 Manual exposure 99 144 Manual focus MF 87 138 Manual reset 171 Manual selection AF 85 Maximum burst 76 77 Medium Image recording quality 76 234 Memory card 15 2...

Page 322: ...sehold power 260 Possible shots 33 76 125 Recharge 26 Predictive AI Servo 84 Pressing completely 40 Pressing halfway 40 Printing 235 Layout 239 Paper settings 238 Print Order DPOF 245 Printing effects...

Page 323: ...AF 85 Slide show 215 Small Image recording quality 76 234 Soft focus 232 Software 3 301 Speaker 212 Sports 62 Spot metering 102 sRGB 121 Stopped down aperture 98 Strap 25 System map 276 T Temperature...

Page 324: ...Reigate Surrey RH2 8BF United Kingdom CANON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Europark Fichtenhain A10 47807 Krefeld Germany CANON ITALIA S p A Via Milano 8 20097 San Donato Milanese MI Italy CANON Schweiz A G Industr...

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