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Canon 1234B004 Digital Camera User Manual

1. EV 1 0 30 15 8 4 2 1 2 4 8 15 30 60 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000 Shutter speed gt Program Line Description The lower horizontal axis represents the shutter speed and the right hand vertical axis represents the aperture The combinations of shutter speed and aperture 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 EF S17 85mm f 4 5 6 IS USM lens with a subject brightness of EV8 the point where the diagonal line from EV8 on the top edge intersects the Program AE line represents the corresponding shutter speed 1 15 second and aperture f 4 that the program sets automatically The diagonal arrowed lines at the upper left indicate the metering range for each ISO speeds 179 Troubleshooting Guide mum If there is a problem first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide If this Troubleshooting Guide does not resolve the problem contact your dealer or nearest Canon Service Center Power Source The battery cannot be recharged e You are using the wrong battery Do not recharge any battery pack other than Battery Pack BP 511A BP 514 BP 511 or BP 512 e The battery is not properly attached to the battery charger Attach the battery properly to the charger p 22 The camera does not operate even when the S5
2. B MBM sccccccsssssesssseeeeessaes 92 Setting Exposure Compensation e een semen 93 Auto Exposure Bracketing AER WM Wen 94 Lee ideae iUi WB 96 Bulb Exposures u ff unn ED Ass 97 Mirror Lockup ad f RR EL WW 98 LCD Panel Illumination gf 0000 NA EA WW eeeeeeeeees 99 Using the Eyepiece Cafer 995 88 WK WW 99 Silencing the beeper a VEA E M ef eee 100 Connecting the Remote SW WE e ea 100 6 Flash Photography S m AE e ls WT Ti W Using EOS Dedicated External Speedlites Using Non Canon FlasWlilis MEN EEN 7 Image Playback Setting the Image Review TImme REENEN 110 AutodhmageiRotatiOme eer 111 Settingkhe alt 9S ee 112 Image PEODACK di Ne Da ene rer rR DR E 113 Single image display Index Display Magnified View 113 117 Jump Display Auto playback Rotating an Image 118 121 Displaying the Images on EE 122 Protecting Wlan Te EE 123 Erdsinglmadges EE 124 eigtl ebe ee ME 126 8 Direct Printing from the Camera 9 DPOF Digital Print Order Format 10 Transferring Images to a Personal computer ce A Ve HM WI Og u 8 Re 11 Customizing the Camera 12 Reference be Ol 5 WW BH ka A
3. Eyepiece cover Recharging the Battery mum Remove the cover e When you remove the battery from the camera be sure to reattach the cover to protect against short circuit g 2 Attach the battery e Align the battery front edge with the lt gt mark battery pack slot index on the battery charger While pressing down the battery slide it in the direction of the arrow e To detach the battery follow the above procedure in reverse For CG 580 Flip out the prongs and recharge the battery e As shown by the arrow flip out the battery charger s prongs e 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 Battery pack slot index CG 580 Recharging starts automatically and the red lamp starts blinking The recharging time for a completely exhausted battery is as follows BP 511A and BP 514 Approx 100 min BP 511 and BP 512 Approx 90 min 75 90 Blinks three times amp The numbers and markings on the per second battery charger correspond to the Soo hg GE Recharging the Battery Eg 4D Do not recharge any battery pack other than Battery Pack BP 511A BP 514 BP 511 or BP 512 e Ifthe battery is left in the camera for a prolonged period without the camera being used a low elec
4. Contents at a Glance s Image Quality e Set picture effects gt p 56 Selecting a Picture Style 6 Set custom picture effects gt p 58 Customizing the Picture Style e Print the image to a large size gt p 52 ML ML GW e Take many photos gt p 52 MS MS e Adjust the color tone gt p 67 WB correction e Take black and white or sepia photos gt p 57 Monochrome Focusing e Change the AF point gt p 77 EJ Selecting the AF point e Select the AF point quickly p 172 C Fn 13 1 2 e Photograph a still subject gt p 75 One Shot AF e Photograph a moving subject gt p 75 Al Servo AF Drive e Take continuous shots gt p 82 Ei Cl Continuous shooting e Take a picture of myself gt p 50 9 Self timer Shooting and Flash e Shoot fully automatically p 45 49 Basic Zone Contents at a Glance Freeze or blur the action gt p 86 Tv Shutter priority AE e Blur or the background or make everything look sharp gt p 88 Av Aperture priority AE Adjust the image brightness exposure gt p 93 Exposure compensation e Photograph fireworks gt p 97 Bulb exposures e Photograph dark scenes gt p 101 Flash photography e Disabling flash gt p 49 C Flash off Image Playback and Printing e View images with the camera gt p 113 Playback e Erase an image gt p 124 1p Erase e Prevent accidental erasure of an image gt p 123 el Protect e View images on TV gt p 122
5. eeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeee ente enne 43 CF Card Reminder BE A MIB ung 43 Dioptric Agiistment BI 0 WK a 44 mee ef WK 0 T eeu 44 2 Fully Automatic Shooting 45 Leg Fiuto SIR Pr EN 46 GEI ei leie dfl EE 48 Self timer eC 50 3 Image Settings 51 Setting the Image recording Quality ccccsssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeauaaaaaaaaaaaas 52 NAM RTE T TOT 55 Selecting Elle e EE 56 Customizing the e 58 Registering the Picture E 61 Setting the EE 63 Setting the White Balance vos comete etg AE east eciueanteniencas 64 C stom White E EE 65 Setting the Color Temperature 2 2 teen Eege een 66 White Balance Correction DEE 67 White Balance Auto Bracketing DEE 68 File Numbering Oe Le EE 70 CHECKING Gamesra SettipSusvsin eo e eee Dd rea Sox eu x Roe Pu dde OR Rd 72 4 Setting the AF Metering and Drive Modes Selecting the AF E 74 Selecting the AP TEE 77 Using FOCUS e 79 When Autofocus Fails Manual FOCUSING cccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeess 80 Selecting the Metering MOGe 5 2 1 34st tera cioe poa aperta ba sh aere y e yERE aou ey nO go e 81 Selecting the Ree TEEN 82 B Advanced Operations 83 POI ei sat Sts EE 84 RI eu EE 86 Aperture HODIE EE 88 Depthior Field Preview 56 ende Vd cured duca es aae coe e tocum e a 89 Mantal EXODOSUI B tuitiiesacitoss egene pe sodes spina ceat eara tall erae oto eiae Teei 90 Automatic Depth of Field AE
6. gt dial 3 Set the desired aperture e Set the S9 switch to lt 7 gt and while looking at the LCD panel turn the lt gt dial Standard exposure index A Focus the subject ITE oe Press the shutter button halfway as 3 The exposure setting will be Exposure level mark displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel The exposure level icon f lets you see how far you are from the standard exposure level 90 M Manual Exposure Set the exposure e Check the exposure level and set the desired shutter speed and aperture PRR Standard exposure level i ESCHER To set it to the standard exposure level set a slower shutter speed or a larger aperture ESCHER To set it to the standard exposure level set a faster shutter speed or a smaller aperture 6 Take the picture E If the exposure level mark lt gt blinks at the lt 2 gt or 72 level it indicates that the exposure level exceeds the standard exposure by 2 stops 91 A DEP Automatic Depth of Field AE m This mode is for obtaining a wide depth of field automatically between a near subject and far subject It is effective for group photos and landscapes The camera uses the nine AF points to detect the nearest and farthest subjects to be in focus lt A DEP gt stands for Auto depth of field 1 Set the Mode Dial to lt A DEP gt 2 Focus the subject
7. to scroll around the image in any direction e Repeat steps 2 and 3 to magnify other areas of the image Magnified area e To exit the magnified display press the lt L gt gt button and the single image display will return F e During the magnified view you can turn the 4 7 or lt gt dial to view the next or previous image at the same magnification and scroll position e If C Fn 17 Magnified view is set to 1 Image review and playback p 173 you can magnify the image during the image review by holding down the lt gt button and pressing the lt Q gt button You can then press the lt Q gt lt PRQ gt button to magnify or reduce the image 117 Image Playback CT JUMP Jump Display During the single image image with shooting information index or magnified view display you can jump forward or back to images stored on the CF card Playback the image e Display a single image image with shooting information index or magnified view Go to the jump display e Press the lt JUMP gt button The jump bar will appear at the bottom of the screen Jump forward or back e Turn the C2 dial e To quit the image jump press the JUMP button The jump bar will disappear 118 Image Playback EEE e Jumping during the single image or image with shooting information display During the single imag
8. 1 Set the image recording quality to any setting except RAW and RAW JPEG p 52 WA ae Select WB SHIFT BKT Ge e Turn the C2 dial to select a WB Shoot w o card On SHIFT BKT then press lt gt GEES The WB correction WB bracketing WB SHIFT BKT Custom WB screen will appear Color temp Set the bracketing amount e Turn the lt gt dial to set the bracketing direction and bracketing level e When you turn the C2 dial m on the screen will change to m mm 3 points Turning the C3 dial to the right sets the B A bracketing and turning it to the left sets the M G bracketing e Set the bracketing level for the B A or M G bias up to 3 levels in single level increments The bracketing level cannot be set for both the B A and M G bias On the right side of the screen BKT indicates the bracketing direction and the bracketing level is also displayed e Press lt gt to exit the setting and return to the menu 68 DIS White Balance Auto Bracketing WE A Take the picture When B A bracketing has been set the three images will be recorded onto the CF card in the following sequence Standard WB B blue bias and A amber bias If M G bracketing has been set the sequence will be Standard WB M magenta bias and G green bias The current drive mode p 82 will be used for the shooting Canceling White Balance Auto Bracketing
9. 195 AC Adapter Kit 26 184 Access lamp EE 29 Accessories o5 e i ede eus 184 Add original decision data 174 A DEP Loss OE He 92 Adjust levels mens 136 Bebe E EE 63 Ee 84 AE NOOK E 96 178 e EE 94 Lee 74 EE Tf AF point display zi rica 114 AF assist beam 78 169 Al Focus AF u f E 76 Al Servo AF e 0 5 Aperture uf AEN A 88 Attaching the Strap eeee 21 Auto play W MEA 120 Auto playbaG We AR 120 Auto power off 8 EE ft 30 43 Auto reset 9 7 m 1 Auto rotate 3 Pf 111 Automatic AF point selection 77 PAN det tS es od al a 88 m EE 134 Basic Zone modes es 18 Battery e csicuueetrcnceedsotenss 22 24 184 Battery Charger sticondcnedcyssiounanaisansl 19 Battery check cod secre seassseeeegeg 24 Beeper EEN 100 Bracket sequence 171 196 EE s ori b US 136 SCHEIER 135 Brightness display 115 Bubble Jet DIIect ene 142 Built in Flash uh 102 Bulb exposures e ciens 97 Bundled Items 3 CA eee un WEE 168 Camera setting display 72 Center weighted Average Metering 81 SE S 11 28 126 Clear all camera settings 37 Clear all Custom Functions 167 Clear settings e
10. 36 BIOSOMB ff 48 Color saturation 58 136 BED IOS SPACE sees 63 Color temperature 66 Color LOM raso needs 58 136 Communication 129 160 Compression rate 52 COMUINUGUS hes 70 Continuous shooting 82 COL ase ed 58 136 Cool tone c ose oe e 134 CP Director eeaeee essa 139 Creative Zone modes 18 Custom Functions enden 168 Ce len BEE 65 CE Date and file number imprinting 137 BL ee 26 Depth of field preview 89 Dioptric Adjustment 44 Direct DEIFIUEiQg eessen 127 155 DPOI 4b e ettet mius 149 DPOF Transfer Images 162 EINHORN 82 E Easy PHANG EH 147 EF EF S E 27 SEET 124 Erasing a single image 124 Erasing all images 125 Error Codes a 183 E TTL Il autoflash 102 107 173 Evaluative metering 81 Exposure compensation 93 Exposure level increments 170 EX series Speedlite 107 ExtensWo EAA e 52 71 External E NN 107 Eyepiece coWer T e 21 99 0 NAP SCH UE EN 56 lee 105 107 EB sedi poe 107 File e nbi ssi eee dos d a Ted 70 Filter effects TN 60 Sg le EE 36 PASH TE 102 107 108 Flash exposure COMPCHS ANON oerte e 106 107 SEN 49
11. 68 White balance correction 67 Wireless multi Speedlite system 107 199 Canon CANON INC 30 2 Shimomaruko 3 chome Ohta ku Tokyo 146 8501 Japan U S A CANON U S A INC For all inquiries concerning this camera call toll free in the U S 1 800 OK CANON or write to Customer Relations Canon U S A Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success N Y 11042 1198 CANADA CANON CANADA INC HEADQUARTERS 6390 Dixie Road Mississauga Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada CANON CANADA INC MONTREAL BRANCH 5990 C te de Liesse Montr al Qu bec HAT 1V7 Canada1010 CANON CANADA INC CALGARY OFFICE 2828 16th Street N E Calgary Alberta T2E 7K7 Canada For all inquiries concerning this camera call toll free in Canada 1 800 OK CANON EUROPE CANON EUROPA N V AFRICA amp Bovenkerkerweg 59 61 P O Box 2262 1180 EG Amstelveen The Netherlands MIDDLE EAST CANON COMMUNICATION amp IMAGE FRANCE S A 102 Avenue du G n ral de Gaulle 92257 La Garenne Colombes Cedex France CANON UK LTD Woodhatch 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 Milano Italy CANON Schweiz AG Gesch ftsbereich Wiederverkauf Industriestrasse 12 CH 8305 Dietlikon Switzerland CANON G m b H Oberlaaerstrasse 233 4th floor 1100 Wien Austria CANON Espa ia S A C J
12. Style fm Standard MilBorderless ey PictBridge e Set the Paper settings and if necessary also set the printing effects p 132 134 GREIN E Ei Borderless 155 M9 Direct Printing with DPOF BS 156 ACP Direct Bubble Jet Direct o Set the Style p 139 142 5 Start printing e Turn the C3 dial to select OK then press 6 The printing will start To stop the printing press 6 while Stop is displayed then turn the C32 dial to select OK and press GE When printing with PictBridge or Bubble Jet Direct be sure to set the paper size With PictBridge the file No cannot be imprinted depending on the printer If Bordered is set the date might be imprinted on the border depending on the printer The date might look light if it is imprinted on a bright background or border With CP Direct if Print type is set to Index the number of images printed on one index sheet will be as follows Credit card size 20 images 9x 13 cm size 42 images 10x 14 8 cm size 63 images As for the number of index images with Bubble Jet Direct see the BJ 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 changed the print order settings Before resuming the printin
13. 0 File numbering Continuous Select the file numbering method Language Auto reset i RO TACEREA e Turn the C3 dial to select n Continuous Auto reset or Manual reset then press 65 Continuous Even after you replace the CF card the file numbering will continue in sequence from the last image taken The folder number is also retained Since this prevents having identical file numbers it is effective for managing images in the same folder with a personal computer Note that if the replacement CF card contains images recorded previously the camera will compare the number of the folder where it saved the last image and the highest numbered folder in the replacement card It will save new images to the folder having the higher number and the file number will follow the highest file number in that folder File numbering after changing the CF card CF card 1 2 Next sequential file number 70 UN File Numbering Methods IT Auto Reset When the CF card is replaced with a newly formatted CF card the folder numbering and file numbering will restart from the beginning 100 0001 It will start from folder number 100 and file number 0001 This is convenient when you want to organize images according to CF cards If the replacement CF card contains images recorded previously the file numbering will follow the highest file number in the highest numbered folder in that CF card File numbering after
14. 2 Connect the power cord e Connect the power cord to the AC adapter e Insert the plug into a power outlet e When you are finished disconnect the plug from the power outlet 3 Place the cord in the groove e Insert the cord carefully without damaging the cord 4 Insert the DC Coupler Open the battery compartment cover and open the DC Coupler cord notch cover e Insert the DC Coupler until the lock position and put the cord through the notch e Close the cover QD Do not connect or disconnect the power cord while the camera s SS switch is set to ON or lt 7 gt 26 Mounting and Detaching a Lens s Mounting a Lens p 1 Remove the caps e Remove the rear lens cap and the body cap by turning them as shown by the arrow 2 Attach the lens e Align the EF S lens with the camera s white EF S lens mount index and turn the lens as shown by the arrow until it clicks in place e When attaching a lens other than an EF S lens align the lens with the red EF lens index mark 3 On the lens set the focus mode switch to AF e lf itis set to MF autofocus will not be possible A Remove the front lens cap While pressing the lens release button turn the lens as shown by the arrow e Turn the lens until it stops then detach it i When attaching or detaching the lens take care to prevent d
15. C2 operate p 32 iri To save battery power the camera turns off automatically after 1 minute of non operation To turn on the camera again press the shutter button or other button You can change the auto power off time with the menu s fT Auto power off setting p 43 If you turn the lt SS switch to OFF while the captured images are being recorded onto the CF card the remaining number of captured images to be recorded will be indicated on the top LCD panel with the number of Bi When all the images are finished recording the display will turn off and the camera will turn off P P Cou i 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 halfway This activates autofocusing AF and automatic exposure AE that sets the shutter speed and aperture The exposure setting shutter speed and aperture is displayed on the top LCD panel and in the viewfinder 4 Pressing completely This releases the shutter and takes the picture a Basic Operation il f you press the shutter button halfway and 4 elapse you must press it halfway again and wait a moment before pressing it completely to take a picture If you press the shutter button completely without pressing it halfway first or if you press the shutter button halfway and
16. The date will appear on the lower right of the image If you select Stop while printing only one picture the printing will not stop until it finishes printing the picture If you are printing multiple pictures the printing will stop after the current picture is finished printing e f a problem occurs during printing an error message will appear on the camera s LCD monitor Select Stop or Continue after resolving the problem If Continue is not displayed select Stop 141 3 Printing with Bubble Jet Direct mu Printer connected icon Select the image to be printed Check that the 7 icon is displayed on the upper left of the LCD monitor e Turn the C2 dial to select the image to be printed 2 Press lt 1 gt The print setting screen will appear Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming area Sets the printing style Returns to step 1 E fea Cancel ENS Starts the printing cAn The printing style settings are displayed 2 is the date icon 3 Select Style e Turn the C3 dial to select Style o then press 6 Gtara GN 3m The Style screen will appear S Borderless Ce Gm 142 3j Printing with Bubble Jet Direct Ke EE A Set the options as desired e Turn the C2 dial to select the menu item then press 65 e Turn the C3 dial to select the desired setting then press 6 e Paper is the size of the paper lo
17. e In step 3 set BKT to 0 m m m to m 1 point White balance bracketing is also canceled automatically if you set the Pr 0 S5 switch to lt OFF gt replace the SETIT battery or replace the CF card H e White balance bracketing will not work if the image recording quality is set to RAW or RAW JPEG e With white balance bracketing the maximum burst will be lower Fil e 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 e Since three images are recorded for one shot the CF card will take longer to record the shot You can also set white balance correction and AEB shooting in combination with white balance bracketing If you set AEB in combination with white balance bracketing a total of nine images will be recorded for a single shot e BKT stands for bracketing 69 720 File Numbering Methods sms The file number is like the frame number on a roll of film It can start counting in one of three different ways Continuous Auto reset and Manual reset The images you take are automatically assigned a file number from 0001 to 9999 and saved in a folder that can hold up to 9999 images The folders will be automatically numbered from 100 to 999 War JUMP 1 Select File numbering KE e Turn the C3 dial to select fT File LCD brightness numbering then press 67 Date Time
18. p 178 96 Bulb Exposures mu When bulb is set the shutter stays open while you hold down the shutter button completely and closes when you let go of the shutter button This is called bulb exposure Use bulb exposures for night scenes fireworks the heavens and other subjects requiring long exposures 1 Set the Mode Dial to M 2 Set the shutter speed to buLb e While looking at the LCD panel turn the 757 dial to select buLb e The next setting after 30 is buLb Set the desired aperture e Set the lt gt switch to lt 7 gt and while looking at the LCD panel turn the C2 dial Take the picture Press the shutter button completely The elapsed exposure time will be displayed on the LCD panel Elapsed exposure time sec Displays 1 sec to 999 sec e The exposure continues as long as you hold down the shutter button QD Since bulb exposures may have more noise than usual the image will look rough or grainy i e f C Fn 02 Long exp noise reduction is set to 1 Auto or 2 On p 168 noise can be reduced For bulb exposures using Remote Switch RS 80N3 or Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 both optional is recommended 97 Mirror Lockup P mem Mirror lockup is enabled with C Fn 12 Mirror lockup set to 1 Enable p 172 The mirror can be swung up separately from when the exposure is made This prevents mirror vibrations which may blur
19. 1 Beeper Red eye reduction GAFlash exposure compensation Image recording quality S Partial metering L Large Fine Spot metering La Large Normal L_ Center weighted average metering MA Medium Fine Exposure level indicator NA Medium Normal Exposure compensation amount S Small Fine AEB range Sa Small Normal Flash exposure compensation amount RAW CF card writing status The actual display will show only the applicable items 16 Nomenclature Viewfinder Information Spot metering circle Focusing screen AF points Superimposed display xn nm mum 2 WB NE x 3 AE lock AEB in progress lt gt Focus confirmation light Flash ready Max Burst Improper FE lock warning White balance correction lt p gt High speed sync FP flash lt 4 gt FE lock FEB in progress Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount Flash exposure compensation amount AEB range GA Flash exposure Red eye reduction lamp on indicator compensation Shutter speed CF card full warning FuLL CF ISO speed CF card error warning Err CF FE lock FEL No CF card warning no CF Busy buSY Built in flash recycling amp buSY Aperture The actual display will show only the applicable items 1f Nomenclature Mode Dial The Mode Dial is divided into two function zones Basic Zone Creative Zone All you do is press the shutter Set the camera as you wish button P Pro
20. 5 gt icon will blink in the viewfinder E TTL Il Wireless Autoflash with Multiple Speedlites As with wired multiple Speedlites wireless E TTL II autoflash with multiple Speedlites provides all the above features Since connection cords are unnecessary flexible and sophisticated lighting setups are possible only with wireless compatible Speedlites About EZ E EG ML TL series Speedlites The flash cannot be fired with an EZ E EG ML TL series Speedlite set in the TTL or A TTL autoflash mode Use the Speedlite s manual flash mode instead if provided 107 Using EOS Dedicated External Speedlites QD e Before attaching an external Speedlite retract the built in flash if it is popped up e If the EX series Speedlite s firing mode is set to TTL autoflash with the Custom Function the Speedlite will not fire i e f autofocus cannot be achieved the external EOS dedicated Speedlite s AF assist beam if the Speedlite has an AF assist beam will be emitted automatically except in the lt 4 gt lt gt modes e The camera is a Type A camera that can use all the features of EX series Speedlites Using Non Canon Flash Units mum Sync Speed The camera can synchronize with compact non Canon flash units at 1 250 sec or slower shutter speeds With large studio flash the sync speed is 1 125 sec or slower Be sure to test the flash unit beforehand to make sure it synchronizes properly with the camera PC Terminal The
21. 71 Maximurpg Bla GW 20 A 54 Menus Mi WW 33 35 36 Metering mode eg 81 MF A M DAR 80 Mirror Lockup 3 EE d 98 Mode Dial ef eee 18 Monochrome Myffe 57 Mult controller 20 32 C K I IeC IS 134 Neutrala iR n mE 56 Night de EEN 49 Noise reduchon 168 ai Ciel Ef 14 Non Canon Flash Units 108 Ec Qu 36 122 Number of copies 137 140 143 152 One Shot EE 75 C P Programe Mh iai b 84 leet 36 122 Paper settings 132 Partial metering 209 81 PC terminal dim e A 108 PictBridgg 0 WW 132 Picture SEM IW WW 56 62 agp AR WW 113 Playback menu een H 33 35 Eoktrait EE 36 48 56 Possible shots 25 53 Power outlet n 26 Power Switch 20 30 Pressing completely 30 Pressing halfway 30 Print ordering DPOF 149 PRU PC ae rte ed ter 129 160 Print Share button 147 162 164 Printing Effects xu sn rox oO 134 deele Lu EE 84 Prograri EE 85 Protect ooa oett ced swore 123 Eeer 123 Ee Quick Control Dial 20 32 3 NS RAW 53 ENEE eege 52 Recharge EE 22 Red eye COMM E 136 Red eye Reduction n0001n0a0n 104 Remote Switch 100 Replacing the date time ba
22. 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 color toning The numerals indicate the settings for each Symbols Picture Stier Standard Portrait Landscape Neutral Faithful Sharpness Color saturation Color tone Picture StyleC 4 Neutral 0 0 0 H Faithful 0 0 0 0 Monochrome 3 0 N N User Def 1 Standard User Def 2 Standard Filter effect Monochrome Color toning Monochrome 57 DIS Customizing the Picture Style s You can customize the Picture Style by changing the individual parameters like Sharpness and Contrast To customize Monochrome see page 59 1 Select Picture Style e Turn the C3 dial to select TO Picture Style then press 65 The Picture Style selection screen will appear Picture Style 0 2 2 Select the style Standard F Portrait Landscape Neutral Faithful Detail set Sharpness Contrast essaturation amp Color tone Detail set Sharpness Contrast Saturation color tone e Turn the dial to select a style other than Monochrome then press lt JUMP gt gt The setting screen will appear 3 Select the parameter e Turn the lt gt dial to select a parameter like Sharpness then press Ser A Set the desired setting e Turn th
23. Each time you press lt 6 gt the image will rotate clockwise e To rotate another image repeat step 2 8 e To stop rotating the image press the MENU button The menu will reappear il If you have set fT Auto rotate to On 6 p 111 before taking the vertical shots you need not rotate the image as described above You can rotate the image even after you change the display format to shooting info display or index display after step 1 121 Displaying the Images on TV mu By connecting the camera to a TV set with the video cable provided you can view the captured images on a TV set Always turn off the camera and the television before connecting or disconnecting them Connect the camera to the TV Open the camera s terminal cover e Use the video cable provided to connect the camera s ED gt terminal to the TV monitor s VIDEO IN terminal e Insert the cable plug all the way in 2 Turn on the TV and switch the TV s line input to Video IN We po y Set the lt gt switch to lt ON gt or lt 7 gt 4 Press the lt gt gt button S gt The image will appear on the TV screen Nothing will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor e After you finish set the lt S9 switch to OFF turn the TV off then disconnect the video cable GD e Ifthe proper video system format is not set the image will not b
24. Firmware Ver Select to update the firmware i These shaded menu items are not displayed in Basic Zone modes About the LCD Monitor e The LCD monitor cannot be used as a viewfinder for shooting e Adjust the LCD monitor s brightness to one of five levels with the T LCD brightness menu p 112 36 Menu Operations WE IIS Restoring the Camera s Default Settings Ht JUMP Select Clear settings Video system NTSC re rinte e Turn the C3 dial to select fT Format Clear settings then press lt 6 gt Custom Functions C Fn Sensor cleaning Firmware Ver 1 0 0 Clear settings Select Clear all camera settings I e Turn the dial to select Clear all camera settings then press lt gt Clear all camera settings 3 Select OK a aL aera aties Turn the C5 dial to select OK then press lt gt The default settings will be restored The camera s default settings will be as shown below Shooting Settings Image Recording Settings Automatic AF point selection 100 Exposure compensation eeh Custom Functions Current settings retained White balance AWB Color 5200K temperature F In Basic Zone modes the camera settings cannot be reset to the default 37 Ma Setting the Language vom The LCD monitor s interface language can be set to one of fifteen languages LI CH 1 Select Language Auto rotate Onc lLco brightness s ai e Turn the lt gt d
25. TTL secondary image registration phase detection AF points 9 AF points Metering range EV 0 5 18 at 20 C 68 F ISO 100 Focus modes One Shot AF Al Servo AF Al Focus AF Manual focusing MF AF point selection Auto manual Selected AF point display Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD panel 189 Specifications AF assist beam Exposure Control Metering modes Metering range Exposure control ISO speed Exposure compensation AE lock e Shutter Type Shutter speeds Shutter release Self timer Remote control Built in Flash Type Flash metering Guide No Recycle time Flash ready indicator 190 omall series of flashes fired by built in flash Effective range Approx 4 0m 13 1ft at center approx 3 5m 11 5ft at periphery 35 zone TTL full aperture metering Evaluative metering linkable to any AF point Partial metering approx 996 of viewfinder at center Spot metering approx 3 596 of viewfinder at center Center weighted average metering EV 1 20 at 20 C 68 F with EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens ISO 100 Program AE Full Auto Portrait Landscape Close up Sports Night Portrait Flash Off Program shutter priority AE aperture priority AE depth of field AE manual exposure E TTL Il autoflash Basic Zone modes ISO 100 400 set automatically Creative Zone modes Equivalent to ISO 100 1600 in 1 3 stop increments ISO speed can be expa
26. Video OUT e Print images easily gt p 127 Direct printing e Adjust the LCD monitor brightness gt p 112 LCD brightness Power Source e Use a household power outlet gt p 26 AC adapter kit e Change the auto power off time gt p 43 Auto power off Safety Warnings Follow these safeguards and use the equipment properly to prevent injury death and material damage Preventing Serious Injury or Death To prevent fire excessive heat chemical leakage and explosions follow the safeguards below Do not use any batteries power sources and accessories not specified in this booklet Do not use any home made or modified batteries Do not short circuit disassemble or modify the battery pack or back up battery Do not apply heat or apply solder to the battery pack or back up battery Do not expose the battery pack or back up battery to fire or water And do not subject the battery pack or back up battery to strong physical shock Do not install the battery pack or back up battery in reversed polarity Do not mix new and old or different types of batteries Do not recharge the battery pack outside the allowable ambient temperature range of 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Also do not exceed the recharging time Do not insert any foreign metallic objects into the electrical contacts of the camera accessories connecting cables etc Keep the back up battery away from children If a child swallows the battery consult
27. With the lens IS switch already ON the Image Stabilizer operates only while you press the button i The AF stop button is provided only on super telephoto lenses C Fn 19 Add original decision data 0 Off 1 On Data for verifying whether the image is original or not is appended to the image When an image appended with the verification data is played back the f icon will be displayed p 114 To verify whether the image is original the Data Verification Kit DVK E2 optional is required 174 Reference This section will help you understand your camera better It covers information on camera features system accessories and other reference information Function Availability Table vo 9 Set automatically O User selectable Basic Zone Creative Zone Mode Dial oll al y al a B P tw Av M AD JPEG alleles a O O O O O O S RAW Or aee x pe S RAW JPEG EEEE O O O O O HE Auto e 2 Manual Liat CE Oe o olo Standard op Of MO OO O Portrait OW O O a Landscape O O O Neutral HHD a dh o WA o0ol o Faithful O o Ok ag o Monochrome oO o e olo User Defined O 4 OJ 0 Oo 9 sRGB o d o oOo o o E Adobe RGB OlOol o o o Auto WB e O e O O O Preset WB O O O O O d Custom WB C Oo ee ER TT a d Color temperature setting O O O O O WB correction OJ O OI O gt O WB bracketing Q O O O O One Sho
28. is selectable when card size Set up paper is used If you select Multiple Rum 8 small images of the same picture Bordered will be printed on the paper e Check the Borders and Date MENUES settings and set them if necessary e When you are done press the MENU button to return to the print setting screen 5 Set the number of copies e Set as necessary e Turn the C3 dial to select copies then press 6e e Turn the C3 dial to set the number of copies then press lt 6 gt e Set a number from 1 to 99 6 Set the trimming e Set as necessary e For details on trimming see page 145 140 A Printing with CP Direct II 7 Start printing e Turn the C3 dial to select Print LE then press 6 UT T M mms gt The printing will start Wi Borderless Cancel During the printing the lt gt button On Si lamp will blink in blue e When the printing ends the screen will return to step 1 e To stop the printing press lt gt while Stop is displayed then turn the C32 dial to select OK and press lt gt Q e The date may look light if it is imprinted on a bright background or border e f Multiple is selected Borders and Date cannot be selected Borderless will be set and Date will be set to Off The image will also be cut off along all four edges iri e lf Date is On the date recorded for the image will appear on the print
29. p 122 e The correct video format NTSC or PAL has not been set gt Set the camera to the correct video format to match the TV set p 36 e You are not using the video cable that came with the camera Use the video cable that came with the camera p 122 182 Error Codes mu Error code If an error occurs the camera s LCD Error monitor will display the error screen and Err 01 the LCD panel will display an error code like Err xx To resolve the error follow Communications between the instructions on the LCD monitor the camera and lens is faulty If an error keeps occurring there may be Clean the lens contacts a problem Write down the error code and Probable cause and solution CONSult your nearest Canon Service Center To exit the error screen set the lt lt S gt switch OFF and ON or remove and reinstall the battery Error Code 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 Replace the CF card Remove and reinsert the CF card Format the CF card The CF card is full and cannot record further Erase unnecessary images in the card or replace the CF card The auto pop up of the built in flash has been obstructed An error other than the above has occurred This error may occur if you use a non Canon lens and the camera or lens does not operate properly m If
30. turn the C32 dial to select OK then press mmidd yy P Ser gt gt The date time will be set and the menu will reappear The minute that was set will then start from O sec 03 18 2006 16 38 5 Each captured image is recorded with the date and time it was taken If the date and time are not properly set the wrong date time will be recorded Make sure you set the date and time correctly 39 Replacing the Date Time Battery ro The date time back up battery maintains the camera s date and time and its service life is about 5 years If the date time is reset when the battery is replaced replace the back up battery with a new CR2016 lithium battery as described below The date time setting will also be reset so you must set the correct date time 1 Turn the amp switch to OFF 2 Remove the battery 3 Take out the battery holder A Replace the battery gt e Make sure the battery is in the proper orientation Insert the battery holder Then load the battery and close the COVer SN For the date time battery be sure to use a CR2016 lithium battery 40 IIS Cleaning the CMOS sensor s The image sensor is like the film in a film camera If any dust adheres on the image sensor it may show up as a dark speck on the images To avoid this follow the procedure below to clean the image sensor Using the AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 optiona
31. will be imprinted on the border on 9x13cm and larger prints Option to print 2 4 8 9 16 or 20 copies of same image on one sheet On A4 Letter size paper 20 or 35 thumbnails of the images ordered through DPOF will be printed 20 up H will have the shooting information printed on the side of each thumbnail and the file number and date printed on the bottom of each thumbnail image 35 up EJ will have the file number and date printed on the bottom of the thumbnail images Default With a Canon printer the print will be borderless From the Exif data the camera name lens name shooting mode shutter speed aperture exposure compensation amount ISO speed white balance etc will be imprinted This depends on the 2j date file number imprinting option set in step 5 COIBNDPWR Set the printing effects ma e Setas desired If you need not set any printing effects go to step 5 on page 137 e Turm the C3 dial to select the item on the Fast photo cancel 3 upper right see left figure then press lt er gt BBorderless rint Next turn the C3 dial to select the desired printing effect then press lt e gt Printing Effects Depending on the printer certain items might not be displayed FS Off Same as the printing characteristics turned On No automatic correction will be performed F The image will be printed according to the printer s standard color The image s Exif data is used
32. LCD monitor To view the images captured so far press the lt L gt gt button p 113 Q e While focusing with AF do not touch the focusing ring at the front of the lens e f you want to zoom do it before focusing Turning the zoom ring after achieving focus may throw off the focus e When the CF card becomes full the CF Full warning FuLL CF will appear in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel and shooting will be disabled Replace the CF card with one that has room e Be careful not to obstruct the built in flash from popping up If Err 05 is displayed set the S9 switch to OFF and ON again e Using a non Canon lens with an EOS camera may not result in proper camera or lens operation E e When focus is achieved the focus and exposure setting will also be locked e Ifthe focus confirmation light lt 6 blinks the picture cannot be taken p 80 e Multiple AF points may flash simultaneously in red This indicates that focus has been achieved at all those AF points e Inthe Basic Zone modes except 24 gt lt gt lt gt the built in flash will pop up and fire automatically in low light or backlit conditions To retract the flash push it back down e Inthe Basic Zone modes the Picture Style p 56 will be set automatically for the respective Basic Zone mode To find out which Picture Style is set for the Basic Zone mode see the Function Availability Table on page 176 Y
33. Partial metering C Spot metering CJ Center weighted average metering Evaluative metering This is the camera s standard metering mode suited for most subjects even under backlit conditions After detecting the main subject s position brightness background front and back lighting etc the camera sets the proper exposure S Partial metering Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting etc Partial metering covers about 9 of the viewfinder area at the center The area covered by partial metering is shown on the left Spot metering This is for metering a specific part of the subject or scene The metering is weighted at the center covering about 3 5 of the viewfinder area The area covered by spot metering is shown on the left L Center weighted average metering The metering is weighted at the center and then averaged for the entire scene 81 EC Selecting the Drive Mode mu Single and continuous drive modes are provided In the Basic Zone modes the optimum drive mode is set automatically 1 Press the lt DRIVEISO gt button 46 2 Select the drive mode e While looking at the LCD panel turn the 275 dial LI Single shooting HiH When you press the shutter YY button completely one shot will be taken OH High speed continuous shooting Max 5 shots per sec D Low s
34. Picture Style p 56 Detail 0 00 0 0 Color space SRGB Color space p 63 WA SHIFT BKT 0 0 0 WB correction p 67 71 1 min eng WB bracketing p 68 0 ECK Sid K Color temperature setting 488 MB available 0100 rm ISO speed p 55 Auto rotate display p 111 Transfer failed images with WFT E1 E1A CF card remaining capacity Flash exposure compensation p 106 Auto power off p 43 i For details on the image info during playback see Shooting Information Display p 114 172 Setting the AF Metering and Drive Modes The viewfinder has 9 AF points By selecting a suitable AF point you can shoot with autofocus while framing the subject as desired You can also set the AF mode to suit the subject or obtain the desired effect Drive modes Evaluative partial spot and center weighted average metering modes are provided Single high speed continuous low speed continuous and self timer drive AF mode modes are provided Select the Metering mode metering mode that suits the subject or your photographic intention e The asterisk on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature is available only in Creative Zone modes P Tv Av M ADEP e Inthe Basic Zone modes the AF mode AF point selection metering mode and drive mode are set automatically AF Selecting the AF Mode s The AF mode is the autofocusing operation method Three AF modes are provided One Sho
35. Select Auto play ius e Turn the C5 dial to select gt Print order Auto play then press 65 Transfer order T gt The auto play screen will appear Auto play SE Review time 2 sec AF points Not display Start the auto play After Loading image is displayed for a few seconds auto play will start SET E A To pause the auto play press 6 During pause H will be displayed on the upper left of the image Press 6E again to resume the auto play Loading image 100 0001 EL 1 32 Stop the auto play To stop the auto play and return to the menu press the MENU button m During auto play auto power off will not work e The display time may vary depending on the image iri e During auto play you can press the INFO button to change the display format e During pause you can turn the lt gt dial to view another image 120 Image Playback eee um Rotating an Image You can rotate an image by 90 or 270 clockwise Images will then be displayed in the correct orientation during playback TI DUMP TT Select Rotate Color temp S200K e SEO NNUS e Turn the C2 dial to select P Picture Style Standard Rotate then press lt gt Protect The Rotate screen will appear Rotate NN Print order Transfer order 100 0030 Rotate the image o Turn the C2 dial to select the image to be rotated then press 6E P
36. Select the AF point e While looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel use lt gt e The AF point in the direction where you press the lt gt will be selected e If you press straight down the center AF point will be selected 7 H Z If you push the in the same es K e wii direction as the currently selected AF De ai point all the AF points will light and Jd automatic AF point selection will be set ff Selecting the AF Point Selecting with the Dial e Press the lt gt button then turn the i dial or C3 dial to select the al L EDS Sep L Sa A AF point in the looping sequence Nucl P shown on the left i e When looking at the LCD panel to select the AF point note the following Automatic selection f j center j right l topp gt J e If focus cannot be achieved with an EOS dedicated external Speedlite s AF assist beam select the center AF point About AF Assist beam with the Built in Flash Under 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 iri e Inthe 24 amp 3 modes the AF assist beam does not light e The built in flash s AF assist beam is effective up to about 4 meters 13 2 feet e In th
37. Speed For connection to a personal computer and direct printing Video OUT terminal NTSC PAL Specifications EH e White Balance Type Auto daylight shade cloudy tungsten light white fluorescent light flash custom color temperature setting Auto white balance Auto white balance with the image sensor Color temperature compensation White balance correction 9 stops in full stop increments White balance bracketing 3 stops in full stop increments Blue amber bias or magenta green bias possible Color temperature information transmission Provided e Viewfinder Type Eye level pentaprism Coverage Vertical Horizontal approx 95 Magnification Approx 0 9x 1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity Eyepoint Approx 20 mm Built in dioptric adjustment 3 0 1 0 diopter Focusing screen Fixed precision matte Mirror Quick return half mirror Transmission reflection ratio of 40 60 no mirror cut off with EF600mm f 4L IS USM or shorter lens Viewfinder information AF information AF points focus confirmation light exposure information shutter speed aperture ISO speed AE lock exposure level spot metering circle exposure warning flash information flash ready red eye reduction lamp on indicator high speed sync FE lock flash exposure compensation white balance correction maximum burst CF card information Depth of field preview Enabled with depth of field preview button Autofocus Type
38. changing the CF card CF card 1 ail m XXX 0051 ofo001 VE File number is reset Manual Reset This creates a new folder automatically numbered with the next higher number and the file number restarts from 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 QD If folder No 999 is created Folder number full will appear on the LCD monitor Then if file No 9999 is created Err CF will be displayed on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder Replace the CF card with a new one i e lf the folder contains file number 9999 a new folder will be created automatically when the next image is captured The image will then be saved in the new folder as file number 0001 e For both JPEG and RAW images the file name will start with IMG The extension will be JPG for JPEG images and CR2 for RAW images 71 INFO Checking Camera Settings ma When the camera is ready to shoot press the INFO button to view the current camera settings on the LCD monitor d SZ 6 Display the camera settings DIEM Be e Press the INFO button The current camera settings appear on the LCD monitor e To turn off the settings display press the INFO button again Camera Setting Display Date Time 03 13 06 16 02 Date Time p 39 Picture Style Standard
39. e To see what is set automatically in the Basic Zone modes see Function Availability Table p 176 Using Full Auto m All you do is point the camera and press the shutter button for quick and easy shooting With nine AF points to focus the subject anyone can easily take nice pictures Automatically the AF mode will be set to Al FOCUS the drive mode will be set to lt L_ gt and the metering mode will be set to 2 Aim any AF point over the subject e Out of the nine AF points the one covering the closest subject is selected automatically to achieve focus 1 Set the Mode Dial to lt gt Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway to focus gt The AF point which achieves focus flashes in red briefly At the same time the beeper Will sound and the focus confirmation light lt gt in the viewfinder will light The shutter speed and aperture will be set automatically and displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel 4 If necessary the built in flash will pop up automatically gt Under low light conditions if the focus cannot be achieved with the AF AF assist beam is fired automatically p 78 A Check the display Focus confirmation light 46 Using Full Auto 5 Take the picture e Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec on the
40. exposure m 1 ck olor temperature compensation amount 4 nr Color space Shooting time ia cmm White balance Shooting date MIEPAEPAURSERP UM EU K ESE WB correction Shutter speed MPAFECEE NUE S bea th e ee Shooting mode Playback image number a PEE EET PASST E00 ISO speed Total images recorded Aperture Metering mode Image protect Exposure compensation amount Image recording quality File size Monochrome e Highlight Alert When the shooting information is displayed any overexposed areas of the image will blink To obtain more image detail in the overexposed areas set the exposure compensation to a negative amount and shoot again e AF Point Display On the menu if gt AF points is set to Display p 35 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 If the image was captured in the Al Servo AF mode the AF point which was selected will be displayed If automatic AF point selection was used the AF points which achieved focus will be displayed 114 Image Playback e Histogram On the menu s L gt Histogram setting you can select Brightness or RGB p 35 Brightness Display Sample Histograms This histogram is a graph showing the distribution of the image s brightness level The horizontal a
41. in memory before status the shot is taken The above conditions The above conditions apply during continuous apply during continuous shooting HiH Max 5 shooting HiH Max 5 fps approx Hi Max fps approx Ey Max 3 fps approx Focusing 3 fps approx Focusing is not executed during is executed even during continuous shooting continuous shooting Single shooting hu High speed continuous shooting LJ ow speed continuous shooting AE Lock In Creative Zone modes AF point selection Metering mode Automatic AF point Manual AF point selection selection Evaluative AE lock is applied at the AF AE lock is applied at the Metering point that achieved focus selected AF point 2 Partial Metering Spot Metering AE lock is applied at the center AF point L Center weighted Average Metering When the lens focus mode switch is set to lt MF gt AE lock is applied at the center AF point iri Image Conversion Factor Image size Since the image area is smaller than the 22 5 x 15 0mm 0 89 x 0 59 in 35mm film format it will look like the lens 35mm image size focal length is increased by 1 6x 36 x 24mm 1 42 x 0 95 in 178 Program Line su The following program line applies when the camera is in Program AE lt P gt mode EF50mm f 1 4 USM LLL EF S17 85mm f 4 5 6 IS USM lt gt WIDE17mm awana EF S17 85mm f 4 5 6 IS USM N TELE8Smm e INVA YS ZS Kei N
42. mode you can press the lt gt button to start or stop 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 wD C Fn 04 and C Fn 18 0 1 2 p 174 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 exception will be when AF stop is executed after AF start C Fn 05 AF assist beam The AF assist beam can be emitted by the camera s built in flash or by the external EOS dedicated Speedlite 0 Emits 1 Does not emit AF assist beam not emitted 2 Only external flash emits If an external EOS dedicated Speedlite is attached it will emit the AF assist beam when necessary The camera s built in flash will E not emit the AF assist beam iri If the external EOS dedicated Speedlite s AF assist beam Custom Function is set to Disabled the Speedlite will not emit the AF assist beam even if the camera s C Fn 05 0 2 is set 169 DR Custom Function Settings C Fn 06 Exposure level increments 0 1 3 stop 1 1 2 stop Sets 1 2 stop increments for the shutter speed aperture exposure compensation AEB etc iri The exposure level will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel as shown below GJ C Fn 07 Flash firing You can enable the built in fla
43. new CF card or erase unnecessary images p 28 124 e The battery is exhausted Recharge the battery p 22 e You did not focus well The focus confirmation light 6 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 clear image e The LCD monitor screen is dirty gt Use a soft lens cloth to clean the screen e The LCD s service life has expired gt Consult your nearest customer service center or dealer 181 Troubleshooting Guide VEE E The image is out of focus e The lens focus mode switch is set to lt MF gt Set the lens focus mode switch to AF p 27 e Camera shake occurred when you pressed the shutter button To prevent camera shake hold the camera still and press the shutter button gently p 30 44 The CF card cannot be used e Err is displayed on the LCD panel If it is Err CF see page 126 If itis Err 02 see page 183 Image Review amp Operation The image cannot be erased e The image is erase protected gt Cancel the protection p 123 The wrong shooting date and time is displayed e The correct date and time has not been set Set the correct date and time p 39 No image appears on the TV screen e Video cable plugs are not inserted all the way Insert the video cable plugs firmly all the way
44. optional is recommended 98 LCD Panel Illumination mm The LCD panel is provided with illumination Each time you press the XX button the LCD panel illumination will turn on 6 or off Use it to read the LCD panel in the dark The illumination will turn off automatically after the shot is taken il e Pressing any shooting related button or turning the Mode Dial while the LCD panel is illuminated prolongs the illumination e During a bulb exposure pressing the shutter button completely will turn off the LCD panel illumination However you can turn on the illumination for about 6 sec by pressing the XX button Using the Eyepiece Cover mmm E 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 To prevent this use the eyepiece cover attached to the neck strap to cover the eyepiece p 21 Remove the eyecup e From the bottom of the eyecup push it upward 2 Attaching the Eyepiece Cover e Slide the eyepiece cover down into the eyepiece groove to attach it 99 Ma Silencing the beeper vom You can silence the beeper so it does not sound in any shooting mode 1 Select Beep e Turn the lt gt dial to select TO Beep then press lt gt aa 2 Select Off een HEY e Turn the C3 dial to select Off B
45. s wrong do the following Press the lt L gt gt button to playback the image and follow the steps below 1 Press lt gt 2 On the print setting screen select Print The error message will be displayed on the LCD monitor See Error Messages on page 138 e Before disconnecting the cable turn off the camera and printer Pull out the cable while holding the plug not the cord e When connecting the camera to the printer do not use any cable other than the dedicated interface cable e Do not disconnect the cable during direct printing 191 Printing with PictBridge mus The setting options will differ depending on the printer Some settings might be disabled For details refer to your printer s instruction manual Printer connected icon 1 Select the image to be printed e Check that the lt A gt icon is d Both displayed on the upper left of the LCD 3 po monitor Es escht e Turn the C dial to select the E image to be printed Press SEL to print 2 Press lt 6 gt The print setting screen will appear Print setting screen Set the printing effects Set the date or file number imprinting to on or off Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming area Sets the paper size type and layout F Photo u EHE Returns to the screen in step 1 E Bordered EJUS Starts the printing The paper size type and layout you have set will be displayed Depending on the type
46. suit the brightness of the subject This is called shutter priority AE A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a fast moving subject and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion lt Tv stands for Time value a e hi Fast shutter speed 1 Set the Mode Dial to lt Tv 2 Set the desired shutter speed e While looking at the LCD panel turn the 575 dial e t can be set in 1 3 stop increments Focus the subject e Press the shutter button halfway The aperture is set automatically Check the viewfinder display and shoot e As long as the aperture is not blinking the exposure will be correct 86 Tv Shutter Priority AE e If the maximum aperture blinks it indicates underexposure Turn the dial to set a slower shutter speed until the aperture stops blinking or set a higher ISO speed e If the minimum aperture blinks it indicates overexposure Turn the dial to set a faster shutter speed until the aperture stops blinking or set a lower ISO speed iri Shutter Speed Display The shutter speeds from 8000 to 4 indicate the denominator of the fractional shutter speed For example 125 indicates 1 125 sec Also 0 6 indicates 0 6 sec and 15 is 15 sec zi LEN Vt LX KE mt C3 Ta L3 al el a LJ 1 et d III WI TT J D zt CH zit in zin x a 1I CU E
47. switch is set to ON or gt e The battery is exhausted Recharge the battery p 22 e The battery is not installed properly gt Install the battery properly p 24 e Battery compartment cover is not closed Close the battery compartment cover securely p 24 e CF card slot cover is not closed Close the CF card slot cover securely p 28 The access lamp remains on even when the amp switch is set to OFF e If you set the S9 switch to OFF right after shooting the access lamp will still light for a few seconds while the image is recorded onto the CF card When the camera finishes recording the image to the CF card the access lamp will turn off and the power will turn off automatically The battery becomes exhausted quickly e The battery is not fully charged Recharge the battery fully p 22 e The battery s service life has expired Replace the battery with a new one 180 Troubleshooting Guide EES The camera turns off by itself e Auto power off is in effect gt Press the shutter button halfway If you do not want auto power off to take effect set fT Auto power off on the menu to Off Only the 4 1 icon blinks on the top LCD panel e The battery is almost exhausted Recharge the battery p 22 No images can be shot or recorded e The CF card is not properly inserted Insert the CF card properly p 28 e The CF card is full Use a
48. the image during close ups or when a super telephoto lens is used Set Custom Functions with fT Custom Functions C Fn 1 Press the shutter button completely The mirror will swing up Again press the shutter button completely gt The picture is taken and the mirror goes back down ON n very bright light such as at the beach or ski area on a sunny day take the picture promptly after mirror lockup e During mirror lockup do not point the camera lens at the sun The sun s heat can scorch and damage the shutter curtains e f 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 il During mirror lockup the drive mode will be single shooting regardless of the current drive mode single high speed continuous or low speed continuous f you use the self timer and mirror lockup the shot will be taken 2 sec after the mirror goes up when you press the shutter button completely e The mirror locks up and after 30 seconds it will go back down automatically Pressing the shutter button completely again locks up the mirror again For mirror lockup shots using Remote Switch RS 80N3 or Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 both
49. then press it completely immediately the camera will take a moment before it takes the picture Ever during image playback menu display or image recording you can press the shutter button halfway to instantly return to shooting This does not work during direct printing or while the direct image transfer screen is displayed e Camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake Camera shake can cause blurred pictures To prevent camera shake note the advice below Also see Holding the Camera p 44 Hold the camera steady Put your finger tip on the shutter button hold the camera with your right hand then press the shutter button gently Operating the 75 Main Dial The lt 7 gt dial is mainly used for shooting related settings 1 After pressing a button turn the 7 amp dial When you press a button its function remains on for 6 seconds 656 While turning the 2 5 dial look at the setting in the LCD panel When the timer ends or if you press the shutter button down halfway the camera will be ready to shoot e In this way you can set the AF mode drive mode and metering mode and select the AF point 2 Turn the 7 dial only While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder turn the lt gt dial to set the desired setting e In this way you can set the shutter speed aperture etc 31 Basic Operation Operating the C
50. to lt MF gt then focus manually p 80 e Set any white balance setting p 64 e Shoot the white object so that a Spot metering standard exposure is obtained o CH 2 Select Custom WB Beep On SEENEN e Turn the lt gt dial to select I AER nb GH Custom WB then press 6 E Se 0 0 39 gt The custom white balance screen will TETTE Color temp 5200K WU Color space SRGB xS 100 0033 3 Select the image Select an image e Turn the lt gt dial to select the image captured in step 1 then press lt eT gt The image s white balance data will be imported and the menu will reappear A Press the lt AF WB gt button 46 e After exiting the menu press the lt AF WB button a 5 Select the custom white balance e While looking at the LCD panel turn the C3 dial to select amp 94 65 DISa Custom White Balance H m e If the exposure obtained in step 1 is underexposed or overexposed a correct white balance might not be obtained e If an image was captured while the Picture Style was set to Monochrome p 57 it cannot be selected in step 3 i Instead of a white object an 18 gray card commercially available can produce a more accurate white balance IIS Setting the Color Temperature sm You can numerically set the white balance s color temperature Press the lt AF WB gt button 66 Select the color temperatu
51. to any Creative Zone mode except M CETTE NE Check the exposure level indicator Li A e Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure level indicator Set the exposure compensation amount e Set the lt gt switch to lt 7 gt and while looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel turn the lt 23 gt dial e Turn the dial either while pressing the shutter button halfway or within 54 after pressing the shutter button halfway To cancel the exposure compensation set the exposure compensation amount back to 1 Standard exposure index Exposure level EE mark Increased Decreased exposure d exposure A Take the picture E e The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after the lt gt switch is set to OFF e f the standard exposure setting is 1 125 sec and f 8 0 setting the exposure compensation amount to plus or minus one stop will be the same as setting the shutter speed or aperture as follows O 0 stop Shutter speed 250 lt 125 60 m 80 56 e Take care not to turn the C2 dial and change the exposure compensation inadvertently To prevent this turn the lt lt gt switch to ON 93 IIS Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB vn By changing the shutter speed or aperture automatically the camera brackets the exposure up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments for three successive shots This is called
52. to make automatic corrections The image will be printed with higher saturation to produce more vivid blues and greens B W B W Prints in black and white with true blacks B W Cool tone Prints in black and white with cool bluish blacks B W Warm tone Prints in black and white with warm yellowish blacks No automatic correction will be performed and the image s natural color and contrast will be used DIE The printing characteristics are the same as the Natural setting However this setting enables fine adjustments for printing On 134 Printing with PictBridge Adjustment of Printing Effects e With step 4 select the item When is displayed press the JUMP button You can then set the parameters for fine adjustments EPrinteffect aNatural H The parameters that can be adjusted for the selected item are shown in the jhtness metia Te table below Adjust levels Off amp Brightener Off e Turn the lt 3 gt dial to select the item Red eye cana Off to be adjusted then press lt 6 gt ONaturaLu mE Printing E O Adjustable e ot EE Nain De Natural Warm tone Brightness htness co a WE o gBigweme 0o 0 1 9 Redeem 0 9 9 Contrast Q After making fine adjustments for the printing effect if you do step 4 again to change the printing effect s setting the adjustments will all revert to the default iri When Default is selected the print
53. when not in use remove the battery pack and disconnect the power plug This is to prevent electrical shock heat generation and fire Do not use the equipment where there is flammable gas This is to prevent an explosion or fire If you drop the equipment and the casing breaks open to expose the internal parts do E not touch the internal parts due to the possibility of electrical shock Do not disassemble or modify the equipment High voltage internal parts can cause electrical shock Do not look at the sun or an extremely bright light source through the camera or lens Doing so may damage your vision Keep the camera from the reach of small children The neck strap can accidentally choke the child Do not store the equipment in dusty or humid places This is to prevent fire and electrical shock Before using the camera inside an airplane or hospital check if it is allowed Electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may interfere with the plane s instruments or the hospital s medical equipment To prevent fire and electrical shock follow the safeguards below Always insert the power plug all the way in Do not handle a power plug with wet hands When unplugging a power plug grasp and pull the plug instead of the cord Do not scratch cut or excessively bend the cord or put a heavy object on the cord Also do not twist or tie the cords Do not connect too many power plugs to the same power outlet Do not
54. 00 min BP 511 BP 512 Approx 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 3 6 x 2 6 x 1 3 in Weight Approx 105 g 3 7 oz excluding power cord 193 Specifications s EF S18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 II Angle of view Lens construction Minimum aperture Maximum magnification and field of view Closest focusing distance Filter size Hood Diameter x length Weight Case Diagonal extent 74 20 27 50 Horizontal extent 64 30 23 20 Vertical extent 45 30 15 40 11 elements in 9 groups f 22 36 18mm 0 10x 161 x 246 mm 6 3 x 9 7 in 55mm 0 28x 54 x 81 mm 2 1 x 3 2 in 0 28 m 0 92 ft 58mm EW 60C 68 5 x 66 mm 2 7 x 2 6 in 190 g 6 7 oz LP814 All the specifications above are based on Canon s testing standards e The camera s specifications and physical appearance are subject to change without notice 194 Digital Camera Model DS126131 Systems This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class B digital device
55. 4 To see what can be set in the Creative Zone modes see Function Availability Table p 176 am First set the lt amp 3 switch to lt 7 gt gy P Program AE me Like C Full Auto mode this is a general purpose shooting mode The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture to suit the subject s brightness This is called Program AE lt P gt stands for Program AE stands for Auto Exposure Set the Mode Dial to lt P gt Focus the subject e 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 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 display do not blink Take the picture e Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely 84 P Program AE e If 30 and the maximum aperture blink it indicates underexposure Increase the ISO speed or use flash e If 8000 and the minimum aperture blink it indicates overexposure Decrease the ISO speed or use an ND filter optional to reduce the amount of light entering the lens i Differences Between lt P gt and CJ Full Auto e In both modes the automatically set shutter speed and aperture combination are the same e Inthe lt P gt mode you can set or us
56. 5 Quick Control Dial The C3 dial is mainly used for shooting related settings and selecting LCD monitor items When you want to use the 3 dial set the lt gt switch to lt gt first 1 After pressing a button turn the 5 dial When the camera is ready to shoot and you press a button the button e function remains on for 6 seconds 056 While the function remains active turn the lt C3 dial while looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder When the function turns off or if you press the shutter button halfway the camera will be ready to shoot e You can select the AF point or set the white balance ISO speed and flash exposure compensation When using the LCD monitor you can select menu operations and select images during playback 2 Turn the 2 dial only While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder turn the 3 dial to set the desired setting Use this dial to set the exposure compensation amount the aperture setting for manual exposures and other settings il You can also operate 1 when the S3 switch is set to ON Operating the lt 5 gt Multi controller The lt gt consists of eight direction keys and a button at the center Use it to select an AF point set white balance correction scroll around a magnified image display move the trimming frame for direct printing etc 32 Menu Operatio
57. Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation e Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries e Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Corporation in the United States and other countries All other corporate names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners This digital camera supports Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 and Exif 2 21 also called Exif Print Exif Print is a standard that enhances compatibility between digital cameras and printers By connecting to an Exif Print compliant printer the shooting information is incorporated to optimize the print output Item Check List mmm Check that all the following items have been included with your camera E If anything is missing contact your dealer L EOS 30D Camera body with Eyecup body cap and lithium backup battery for the date and time EF S18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 Il Lens with lens cap and dust cap Lens kit only Battery Pack BP 511A with protective cover Battery Charger CG 580 CB 5L CG 580 or CB 5L is included Power code for battery charger For CB 5L Interface Cable IFC 400PCU Video Cable VC 100 Wide Strap EW 100DGR with eyepiece cover EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM Software Instruction Manual CD ROM PDF UU UU UUUUUU Pocket Guide Quick
58. Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Standard exposure Decreased exposure Increased exposure 1 Select AEB e Turn the C5 dial to select i AEB then press 6 ECH mE 2 Set the AEB amount vid e Turn the C2 dial to set the AEB Red eye On Off Beep amount then press lt 1 gt SMOE WO 10 A gt When you exit the menu lt 4 gt and Be n E e the AEB level will be displayed on the LCD panel AEB amount Standard exposure 3 Take the picture De The three bracketed shots will be exposed in the following sequence TETEE standard exposure decreased CU Tae 10 exposure and increased exposure Increased exposure As shown on the left the respective BEER GEES bracketing amount will be displayed RR as each bracketed shot is taken The current drive mode p 82 will be used for the shooting Decreased exposure 94 DIS Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB E Canceling AEB a e Follow steps 1 and 2 to set the AEB Quality amount to lt RER MEJ gt eo SE It will also be canceled if you set the Shoot w o card S5 switch to OFF replace the C NA Imus battery replace the CF card change Custom WB the lens or attain flash ready Q Neither flash nor bulb exposures can be used with AEB il e If the drive mode is set to continuous hu the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously and then the shooting will stop automatically If the drive mode is set to sin
59. Flash sync speed 168 Focus confirmation light 17 Sale 79 Focus mode switch 74 80 Folden etc vean PANE 70 PON LTE 126 PP las EE 107 Pull AUTO iii i HR EET eds 46 Function Availability Table 176 OASAN Highlight alert 114 115 High speed continuous 82 High speed sync 107 Histogiam WK WA 115 Holding the Camera 44 IA e Image Conversion Factor 178 Image processing 53 Image review time 110 Image Transfer 157 Image e 18 Image recording Quality 52 aie tz de ETT 151 Index display EE 116 INFO EEN 72 114 Interface cable 130 161 KEE 170 ISO Speed E 55 JPEG o a 52 Jump by 10 images 100 images 119 Jump EE 119 Jump displays a tm abate 118 Index LAN WFT E cdecconestetedtrcicboasetesnanee 36 Landscape EE 48 56 I anigudge EE 38 LCD brightness E 112 Regele EE 11 36 LCD panel cre 11 16 LCD panel illumination 99 CONS a ee a aaa 11 27 Low speed continuous 82 M CIVIL ESESMREEE EREMO OEEEES 90 Magnified view 117 Main Dial 20 31 Manual AF point selection 77 Manual Focusing 80 Manual reset df ome EA
60. JDIIKen m SUE SOS TYLIDIA i TYNNYN NOILONUYLSNI Exif Print at DPOF PictBridge DIRECT BUBBLE JET PRINT DIRECT INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product The EOS 30D is a high performance digital AF SLR camera with a large fine detail 8 20 megapixel CMOS sensor The camera has nine high precision AF points and it is compatible with all Canon EF lenses including the EF S lenses Designed for quick shooting at all times the camera has many features for all types of shooting from fully automatic snapshooting to creative work Before using the camera try it out while reading this Instruction Manual to familiarize yourself with camera operations To prevent accidents and damage read the Safety Warnings p 8 9 and Handling Precautions p 10 11 Test the Camera Before Using Before using the camera take a few test shots and check that the images are properly recorded on the memory card If the camera or memory card is faulty and the images cannot be recorded or read by a personal computer Canon cannot be held 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 e Canon and EOS are trademarks of Canon Inc
61. M provided with the camera to the personal computer If you connect the camera to the personal computer before installing the software the personal computer will not recognize the camera properly and the images cannot be transferred Installing the Software Install the software to the personal computer e Refer to the separate Software Guide to install the software to the personal computer Camera Settings Select Communication got 7 e Turn the C3 dial to select fT Date Time 0 Communication then press 6 File numbering Language Select Print PC Video system esicq HITS e Turn the C3 dial and select Print Format PC then press 6 Custom Function qp If Communication is set to LAN WFT E1 the personal computer will not be able to recognize the camera 160 Preparation for Image Transfer Connect the Camera to the Personal Computer 1 Set the camera s lt gt switch to OFF s 2 Connect the camera to the personal computer Use the interface cable that came with the camera To the camera s DIGITAL terminal connect the cable s plug with the icon facing toward the front of the camera e Tothe personal computer s USB port connect the plug on other end of the cable 3 Set the camera s lt lt gt gt switch to ON or lt 7 gt e Onthe computer when the dialog box to select the program appears select EOS Utility w
62. N Zt 87 Av Aperture Priority AE mum In this mode you set the desired aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness This is called aperture priority AE A higher f number smaller aperture hole will make more of the foreground and background fall within acceptable focus On the other hand a lower f number larger aperture hole will make less of the foreground and background fall within acceptable focus Av stands for Aperture m a With a small aperture opening E With a large aperture opening 1 Set the Mode Dial to lt Av 2 Set the desired aperture e While looking at the LCD panel turn the 275 dial t can be set in 1 3 stop increments Focus the subject e Press the shutter button halfway gt The shutter speed is set automatically ENIEIEZ4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot e As long as the shutter speed is not blinking the exposure will be correct 88 Av Aperture Priority AE e Ifthe 30 shutter speed blinks it indicates underexposure Turn the dial to set a larger aperture smaller f number until the blinking stops or set a higher ISO speed e If the 8000 shutter speed blinks it indicates overexposure Turn the 7 dial to set a smaller aperture larger f number until the blinking stops or set a lower ISO speed El Aperture Display The larger the f number th
63. Picture Style WE Detail set User Def 1 Select the parameter Seele e Turn the C2 dial to select a Sharpness C Contrast parameter like Sharpness then Saturation press 67 GCninr tone Detail set User Def 1 Set the desired setting Picture Style Landscape e Turn the C3 dial to set the desired Sharpness B n Contrast setting then press lt gt amp Saturation er For details see Customizing the SColor tone Picture Style on pages 58 60 Picture Style e Press the lt MENU gt button to register Faithful 0 0 0 0 the new Picture Style The Picture Monochrome 3 0 N Style selection screen will then User Det 1 Landscape User Def 3 Standard reappear User Def 3 Standard The base Picture Style will be renis SS e on the right of User Def 1 The name of the Picture Style having any modified settings different from the default registered in the User Def 1 2 3 will be displayed in blue i To shoot with the registered Picture Style follow step 2 for selecting User Def 1 2 3 on page 56 F Changing the Picture Style setting inadvertently If a User Defined Picture Style is already registered with your own Picture Style following the procedure on page 61 up to step 3 for that User Defined Picture Style will revert it back to the default setting If you do not want to change the User Defined Picture Style do not repeat this procedure 62 DIS Setting th
64. WB bracketing screen will appear 2 2 White Balance Correction 9 Use lt lt 3 gt to move the m to the desired position on the screen e Bis blue A is amber M is magenta and G is green The color in the respective direction will be corrected e The upper right of the SHIFT screen will show the bias direction and correction amount e Tocancel the white balance correction use lt lt e gt to move the m to the center so that the SHIFT is 0 0 WB SHIFT BKT 0 0 10 e Press 6 amp 7 to exit the setting and return to the menu il e During the white balance correction WB will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel e One level of the blue amber correction is equivalent to 5 mireds of a color temperature conversion filter Mired A measurement unit indicating the density of a color temperature conversion filter You can also set white balance bracketing and AEB shooting in combination with white balance correction e If you turn the C3 dial in step 2 WB bracketing will be set p 68 67 mam White Balance Auto Bracketing mum With just one shot three images having a different color tone can be recorded simultaneously Based on the white balance mode s standard color temperature the image will be bracketed with a blue amber bias or magenta green bias This is called white balance bracketing It can be set up to 3 levels in single level increments
65. a physician immediately Battery chemicals may harm the stomach and intestines When disposing of a battery pack or back up battery insulate the 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 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 immediately Be careful not to get burned in the process Prevent any battery leakage from contacting your eyes skin and clothing It can cause blindness or skin problems If the battery leakage contacts your eyes skin or clothing flush the affected area with lots of clean water without rubbing it See a physician immediately During the recharging keep the equipment away from the reach of children The cord can accidentally choke the child or give an electrical shock Do not leave any cords near a heat source It can deform the cord or melt the insulation and cause a fire or electrical shock Do not fire the flash at someone driving a car It may cause an accident Co Do not fire the flash near a person s eyes It may impair the person s vision When using flash to photograph an infant keep at least 1 meter away Before storing the camera or accessory
66. aded in the printer e Check the Borders and Date settings and set them if necessary e TIER e When you are done press the elu MENU button to return to the print Gees setting screen Date 5 Set the number of copies Set as necessary E 1 _ e Turn the C3 dial to select copies EE Sty ical then press 6 Sp Borderless neel e Turn the C3 dial to set the number Mon L Print of copies then press 6 e Seta number from 1 to 99 6 Set the trimming e Set as necessary e For details on trimming see page 145 143 3j Printing with Bubble Jet Direct WE 7 Start printing e Turn the C3 dial to select Print then press 6 G Card 1 The printing will start LASCIO NN During the printing the lt gt button on lt lamp will blink in blue e When the printing ends the screen will return to step 1 e To stop the printing press 6 gt while Stop is displayed then turn the C3 dial to select OK and press lt Get gt qo If Bordered is set the date might be imprinted on the border depending on the printer Li e 144 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 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
67. al to select the Print order Transfer order Off setting then press 67 Auto play I SEC Review time 4 SEG AF points a sec Histogram Hold i e If you press the INFO button during the image review right after shooting you can change the display format e The Hold setting keeps displaying the image until you press the shutter button halfway However if auto power off has been set the camera will turn off automatically after the auto power off time elapses e During the image review for single shooting you can delete the displayed image by pressing the lt qp button and selecting OK e To view images captured so far see Image Playback p 113 110 7219 Auto Image Rotation m Vertical shots can be rotated automatically so that they are displayed upright during playback Select Auto rotate e Turn the C3 dial to select IT Auto rotate then press 6 utt Select On Qi SL Review time AF points e Turn the lt gt dial to select On Histogram C I then press 65 Auto power off Auto rotate vil et 3 Take a vertical shot 9 For the image review right after image capture the image will not be displayed vertically on the LCD monitor 100 0005 Playback the image e Press the lt L gt gt button The vertical shot will be displayed vertically as shown on the left O e f you had set Auto rotate to Off and then took the vertical picture the picture will not be r
68. an error code appears right after shooting the picture might not have been captured When the camera is ready to shoot again press the lt L gt gt button and check if the picture was captured 183 Major Accessories Optional rm Battery Pack BP 511A High capacity lithium ion secondary power pack AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 Power source kit AC adapter DC coupler power cord for supplying power to the camera with a household power outlet Compatible with 100 240 V AC Compact Power Adapter CA PS400 Quick charger for BP 511A It takes about 110 minutes to recharge one pack Two packs can be attached to it at one time DC Coupler DR 400 optional can also be connected to the CA PS400 Compatible with 100 240 V AC Battery Grip BG E2 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 Semi Hard Case EH17 L Dedicated case to protect the camera It can accommodate the camera attached with the EF 17 85mm f 4 5 6 IS USM lens optional 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 Il autoflash for flash exposures 184 Major Accessories Optional Macro Lites The EX series Macro Lites two models are ideal for close up flash photography You can fire only one or both flash tubes an
69. ansfer order will change to All images GeTransfer order 1 Select All Qty of Images 0 prints e Turn the C5 dial to select All then press 65 e When transferring more than 999 images at one time select All Images on page 162 EPTransfer order 2 Select Mark all AH e Turn the C2 dial to select Mark Ge all then press 6 amp 7 Clear all All the images will be selected for the transfer order and the Transfer order screen will reappear e f you select Clear all all the images selected for transferring will be deselected 3 Exit the menu e Onthe Transfer order screen press the MENU button e The image selections will be saved to the CF card and the menu will reappear 159 MM Selecting the Images to be Transferred QD Do not insert into the camera a CF card whose transfer order were set by a different camera and then try to specify a transfer order The selected images might all be overwritten Also depending on the image type the transfer order may not be possible i For the transfer order if you select an image captured in the RAW JPEG mode it will be counted as one image During the direct image transfer both the RAW and JPEG images will be transferred to the personal computer Preparation for Image Transfer mem Before connecting the camera to the personal computer be sure to first install the EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk software in the CD RO
70. applied 147 DPOF Digital Print Order Format With DPOF Digital Print Order Format you can use the camera to specify which images in the CF card are to be printed and the quantity This feature is very convenient when you make prints with a DPOF compatible printer or photo lab About DPOF DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a standard for 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 e Byinserting a CF card into a DPOF compatible printer you can make prints as specified e Printers capable of direct printing from the camera can print the images as specified by DPOF When ordering prints from a photo lab you do not need to fill in any order form to specify the image selections quantity etc Cam Print Ordering vom Print Settings Set the print type date imprinting and file No imprinting The print settings will be applied to all print ordered images They cannot be set individually for each image EE oet 1 Select Print order Color space sRGB pigh ra StyIg Standard e Turn the C3 dial to select gt Protect Print order then press 6 Rotate gt The Print order screen will appear Print order Transfer order Auto play ePrint order 2 Select Set up G standard O prints e Turn the
71. ard If the product does not work properly or requires repair contact your dealer or your nearest Canon Service Center Handling Precautions mu Camera Care e This camera is a precision instrument Do not drop it or subject it to physical shock e The camera is not waterproof and cannot be used underwater If you accidentally drop the camera into water promptly consult your nearest Canon Service Center Wipe off any water droplets with a dry cloth If the camera has been exposed to salty air wipe with a well wrung wet cloth Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a magnet or electric motor Also avoid using or leaving the camera near anything emitting strong radio waves such as a large antenna Strong magnetic fields can cause camera misoperation or destroy image data e Do not leave the camera in excessive heat such as in a car in direct sunlight High temperatures can cause the camera to malfunction e The camera contains precision electronic circuitry Never attempt to disassemble the camera yourself e Use a blower to blow away dust on the lens viewfinder mirror and focusing screen Do not use cleaners that contain organic solvents to clean the camera body or lens For stubborn dirt take the camera to a Canon Service Center e Do not touch the camera s electrical contacts with your fingers This is to prevent the contacts from corroding Corroded contacts can caus
72. ations such as ski areas battery performance temporarily decreases and the operating time may be shorter If operating time is sharply reduced even after normal recharging the battery pack may have reached its service life Replace it with a new battery e Battery Charger CG 580 CB 5L is compatible with a 100 V AC to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz power source Therefore it can be used in foreign countries without a separate power transformer You only need a plug adapter if the country uses a different type of plug 23 Installing and Removing the Battery vn Installing the Battery Load a fully charged BP 511A battery pack into the camera 1 Open the battery compartment cover e Slide the lever as shown by the arrow and open the cover Insert the battery e Point the battery contacts downward Insert the battery until it locks into place Close the cover e Press the cover until it snaps shut i Battery Pack BP 514 BP 511 or BP 512 can also be used Checking the Battery Level When the S9 switch is set to ON or lt 7 gt p 30 the battery level will be indicated at one of four levels awa Battery level OK d al Battery level is low Battery will be exhausted soon Battery must be recharged 24 Installing and Removing the Battery Battery Life Number of shots approx Shooting Conditions No Flash 50 Flash Use 1100 750
73. back Y lt ayback button p 113 CO AS Tp Erase button EE Battery SSN compartment LCD it l cover release CD monitor p 36 lever p 24 Tripod socket Battery compartment cover p 24 lt gt Power Quick Control Dial switch p 30 Access lamp p 29 c Setting button p 33 Quick Control Dial p 32 CF card slot p 28 CF card eject button p 29 15 Nomenclature LCD Panel Shutter speed Busy buSY Built in flash recycling buSY ISO speed AF point selection 7 CF card full warning FuLL CF CF card error warning Err CF No CF card warning no CF Error code Err Cleaning image sensor CLEA n ISOISO speed White balance Aperture Auto Shots remaining 3 Daylight f amp Shade Shots remaining a Cloudy during WB bracketing 36 Tungsten light Self timer countdown ii White fluorescent light Bulb exposure time y Flash B W Monochrome a Custom shooting GS Color Drive mode temperature CC ri maad CT Single shooting m LGE UI IS SES Cp High speed WB White balance ws py ISO 2 s a X continuous correction BZ IH shooting Ch Low speed Custom continuous shooting Function b i id Self timer Battery check WW Z AER dmwa d Se WI AF mode ONE SHOT One Shot AF Al FOCUS Al Focus AF Al SERVO AI Servo AF Metering mode Evaluative metering
74. camera s PC terminal is provided for flash units having a sync cord The PC terminal is threaded to prevent inadvertent disconnection The camera s PC terminal has no polarity so you can connect any sync cord regardless of its polarity Q5 e Ifthe camera is used with a flash unit or flash accessory dedicated to another camera brand the camera may not operate properly and malfunction may result Also do not connect to the camera s PC terminal any flash unit requiring 250 V or more e Do not attach a high voltage flash unit on the camera s hot shoe It might not work il A flash attached to the camera s hot shoe and a flash unit connected to the PC terminal can be used at the same time 108 Image Playback This chapter explains image playback operations such as how 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 M Setting the Image Review Time m You can set how long the image is to be displayed on the LCD monitor right after it is captured To keep the image displayed set Hold To not have the image displayed set Off Select Review time e Turn the C3 dial to select P Review time then press 65 Trl Set the desired review time Rotate e Turn the lt gt di
75. can be repeated Om aba Superimposed display 0 On 1 Off The AF point in the viewfinder will not flash in red Recommended when it is bothersome to see it light up The AF point will still light when you select it 171 DR Custom Function Settings WESSEN C Fn 11 Menu button display position When you press the lt MENU gt button you can set the menu screen setting 0 Previous top if power off Displays the preceding menu screen that was used Note that the top menu screen Quality will be displayed instead when the S5 switch is turned OFF 1 Previous Displays the preceding menu screen that was used 2 Top Always displays the top menu screen Quality C Fn 12 Mirror lockup 0 Disable 1 Enable Effective for close up and telephoto shots to prevent camera shake caused by the mirror s reflex action See page 98 for the mirror lockup procedure C Fn 13 AF point selection method 0 Normal Press the lt gt button and use lt lt s2 gt to select the AF point 1 Multi controller direct Without pressing the button first you can just use the lt amp to select the desired AF point Pressing the 3 button will set it to automatic AF point selection 2 Quick Control Dial direct Without pressing the button first you can just use the C3 dial to select an AF point directly By holding down the Si button and turning the 5 dial you can set the exposure
76. chieve focus the focus confirmation light lt gt blinks with certain subjects such as the following Subjects difficult to focus a Low contrast subjects Example Blue sky solid color walls etc b Subjects in low light c Extremely backlit and reflective subjects Example Car with 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 On the lens set the focus mode switch to MF Focus the subject Focus by turning the lens focusing ring until the subject is in focus in the Focusing ring viewfinder i If you press the shutter button halfway during manual focusing the active AF point and the focus confirmation light lt gt in the viewfinder will light when focus is achieved 80 Selecting the Metering Mode ms Four metering modes are provided Evaluative partial spot and center weighted average metering In the Basic Zone modes evaluative metering will be set automatically 1 Press the lt 4 gt button 66 2 Select the metering mode e While looking at the LCD panel turn the lt g gt dial Evaluative metering 2
77. ck only D Magnified view is possible while the image is displayed after you press the playback button p 117 1 Image review and playback To magnify the image during the image review hold down the lt amp gt button and press the lt gt button You can also magnify the view in the same procedure as C Fn 17 0 173 DR Custom Function Settings C Fn 18 Lens AF stop button function 0 AF stop 1 AF start AF operates only while the AF stop button is pressed While the button is pressed AF operation with the camera is disabled 2 AE lock When the button is pressed AE lock is applied Convenient when you want to focus and meter separately 3 AF point M Auto Auto gt ctr In the manual AF point selection mode the button instantly switches to automatic AF point selection from manual AF point selection only while you hold it down Convenient when you are no longer able to focus track a moving subject with a manually selected AF point in the Al Servo AF mode In the automatic AF point selection 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 Al Servo AF mode only while you hold it down In the Al 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 Al Servo AF for a subject which keeps moving and stopping 5 IS start
78. compensation 172 DR Custom Function Settings C Fn 14 E TTL Il 0 Evaluative Fully automatic flash photography for all conditions from low light to daylight fill flash 1 Average The flash is averaged for the entire area covered by the flash Since automatic flash exposure compensation will not be executed you may have to set it yourself depending on the scene This also applies if you use FE lock C Fn 15 Shutter curtain sync 0 1st curtain sync 1 2nd curtain sync When a slow shutter speed is set you can capture a light trail following the subject The built in flash or external Speedlite fires the flash right before the 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 e 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 fire right before the shutter closes C Fn 16 Safety shift in AV or TV 0 Disable 1 Enable This works in the shutter priority AE Tv and aperture priority AE Av modes If the subject s brightness changes suddenly and the current shutter speed or aperture becomes unsuitable the shutter speed or aperture is shifted automatically to obtain a suitable exposure C Fn 17 Magntted view 0 Image playba
79. cted in the Transfer order procedure on pages 158 159 will be transferred to the personal computer e If you select All Images all the images in the CF card will be transferred to the personal computer If you select New Images all images not yet transferred to the personal computer will be selected automatically by the camera and transferred to the personal computer All Images 2 Select OK Transfer images Turn the C3 dial to select OK then press 6e The image transfer will start C canel NN NN e During the image transfer the lt gt button lamp will blink in blue When the image transfer is completed the direct transfer screen will reappear To cancel the image transfer press lt Ge gt while Cancel is displayed and turn the C3 dial to select OK Then press lt 6E gt 162 Transferring Images to a Personal Computer Select the Images to be Transferred Direct Transfer Select Select amp Transfer e Turn the C3 dial to select Select amp Transfer then press 6 or press the lt gt button lamp that lights in blue The transfer image selection screen will appear XH 2 Select the image to be transferred i e Turn the lt gt dial to select the _ Select amp Transfer image 1 125 0l k 3 Transfer the image e Press lt gt or press the lt gt button lamp that lights in blue The selected image will be transferred
80. d control the flash ratio to easily obtain sophisticated lighting effects with E TTL II autoflash Remote Switch RS 80N3 This is a remote switch to prevent camera shake for super telephoto shots macroshooting and bulb exposures The cord is 80 cm 2 6 ft The switch provides the same effect as pressing the shutter button halfway or completely A shutter release lock is also provided The connection plug for the camera has a quick lock feature Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 Attached with an 80 cm 2 6 ft cord this remote switch has four built in functions 1 Self timer 2 Interval timer 3 Bulb exposure timer and 4 Shutter release count setting The timer can be set anywhere from 1 sec to 99 hours 59 min 59 sec in 1 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 dioptric adjustment lenses 4 to 3 diopters can be attached to the camera s eyepiece to further expand the dioptric adjustment range 185 System Map o 8l Eyepiece Extender m U m gt x lt C1 J ST E2 220EX 430EX 580EX Macro Ring Lite Macro Twin Lite Rubber Frame Eb MR 14EX MT 24EX p E series D
81. d pixels displaying only black or red etc are not a malfunction They do not affect the images recorded At low temperatures the liquid crystal display response may become slower And at high temperatures the display may blacken In either case the display will return to normal at room temperature CF Card e The CF card is a precision device Do not drop the memory card or subject it to vibration Doing so could damage the images recorded on them e Do not store 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 e Do notleave memory cards in direct sunlight or near a heat source Doing so can warp the cards and make them unusable e Do not spill any liquid onto the CF card e Always store your CF cards in a case to protect the data stored on them e Do not bend the card or subject it to any excessive force or physical shock e Do not store CF cards in hot dusty or humid locations Lens Electrical Contacts Contacts After detaching the lens from the camera attach the lens caps or put down the lens with the rear end up to avoid scratching the lens surface and electrical contacts 11 Quick Start Guide mu 1 Insert the battery p 24 Y To recharge the battery see page 22 n Attach the lens p 27 When attaching an EF S l
82. d that has been formatted by a different camera or by a personal computer it might not work properly If this happens format the card with the camera first Then it might work with the camera e The CF card s capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lower than the capacity indicated on the card F Handling Err CF If Err CF CF error is displayed on the LCD panel it indicates that a problem with the CF card is preventing the image data from being recorded or read Use another CF card instead Or if you have a commercially available CF card reader that can read the CF card use it to transfer all the images in the card to a personal computer After transferring all the images to a personal computer format the CF card It may then return to normal 126 Direct Printing from the 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 lt ei gt PictBridge Canon 22 CP Direct and Canon 7 Bubble Jet Direct Conventions Used in this Chapter This chapter includes procedures for various types of printers After Preparing to Print on the next page follow the instructions applicable to your printer on the pages indicated Canon Non Canon SELPHY CP CP printer Canon PIXMA SELPHY DS BJ printer printer Compatible Compatible with Compatible AC PictBridge with P
83. dial to set the number BijBorderless Print of copies then press lt senz e For details on trimming see page 145 197 ey Printing with PictBridge BEE 7 Start printing e Turn the C3 dial to select Print then press 6 Bee gt The printing will start W rast photo fF During the printing the lt gt button BjBorderless C Print lamp will blink in blue e When the printing ends the screen will return to step 1 e To stop the printing press 6 gt while Stop is displayed then turn the C32 dial to select OK and press lt Get gt ba e Depending on the image s file size and recording quality it may take some time for the printing to start after you select Print e The Default setting for printing effects and other options are the printer s own default settings as set by the printer s manufacturer See the printer s instruction manual to find out what the Default settings are Handling Printer Errors If you resolve a 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 camera s LCD monitor Press lt gt to stop printing After resolving the problem resume printing For details on how to resolve a printing prob
84. e e The built in flash or any external Speedlite will not fire gt The AF mode will be set to lt Al FOCUS the drive mode will be set to L1 and the metering mode will be set to automatically Si In the lt i gt mode use a tripod to prevent camera shake In the lt a gt or lt gt mode if the shutter speed display blinks be aware that camera shake may occur 49 9 Self timer Operation mu Use the self timer when you want to be in the picture You can use self timer in any Basic Zone mode or Creative Zone mode 1 Press the lt DRIVEISO gt button 46 2 Select lt gt e While looking at the LCD panel turn the dial to select lt gt Focus the subject Look in the viewfinder and press the shutter button halfway to check that the focus confirmation light 6 gt is on and the exposure setting is displayed Z A Take the picture Look through the viewfinder and press the shutter button completely The beeper will sound the self timer lamp will blink and the shot 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 Si Do not stand in front of the camera when you press the shutter button to start th
85. e C2 dial to set the desired setting then press 6 e Press the MENU button to save the setting The Picture Style selection screen will reappear Any settings different from the default will be displayed in blue Parameters and Their Settings Sharpness 0 Less sharp outline 7 Sharp outline Contrast 4 Low contrast 4 High contrast amp Color saturation 4 Low saturation 4 High saturation Color tone 4 Reddish skin tone 4 Yellowish skin tone 58 DIS Customizing the Picture Style Monochrome Adjustment For Monochrome you can also set Filter effect and Toning effect p 60 in addition to Sharpness and Contrast Picture Style 0 6 2 1 Select Monochrome Sen E e e e e Follow step 2 on page 56 to select aitntu m E 3 0 NN Monochrome then press the User Def 1 Standard lt JUMP button B User Def 2 Standard gt The setting screen will appear JUMP Detail set Detail set Monochrome 2 Select the parameter Sharpness e Turn the lt gt dial to select a Contrast parameter like Sharpness then Filter effect N None GToning effect N None press 6e E eT E T Detail set Monochrome 3 Set the desired setting OSharpness e Turn the lt gt dial to set the desired OContrast setting then press lt gt e To set the Filter effect or Toning effect see page 60 Filter effect N None Ton
86. e displayed properly Set the proper video system format with T Video system e Do not use any video cable other than the one provided Images might not be displayed if you use a different video cable e Depending on the TV monitor part of the image might be truncated 122 Mam Protecting Images vm This prevents the image from being erased accidentally EE er 1 Select Protect Custom WB Color temp S200K e Turn the C2 dial to select P Color space sRGB e Protect then press serz Picture Style Standard NN gt The protect setting screen will Rotate appear Print order Protect 2 Protect the image E e Turn the C3 dial to select the image to be protected then press Fa N lt GE Ur PN i When an image is protected the 1 125 8 0 i 18 32 E d lt o gt icon will appear below the Image protect icon image To cancel the image protection press lt 1 gt again The ez icon will disappear e To protect another image repeat step 2 e To exit the image protection press the MENU button The menu will reappear iri 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 f you erase all the images p 125 only the protected images will remain This is convenient when you want to erase unnecessary images all at once You can protect the imag
87. e Color Space sme The color space refers to the range of reproducible colors With this camera you can set the color space for captured images to SRGB or Adobe RGB For normal images SRGB is recommended In the Basic Zone modes sRGB will be set automatically Select Color space e Turn the C3 dial to select TO Color space then press 6 Set the desired color space MIERYEDERT e Turn the C3 dial to select sRGB Custom WB or Adobe RGB then press 65 Color temp Picture Style Adobe RGB Color space sRGB Protect About Adobe RGB This is mainly 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 computer environment 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 required i e If the image is captured with the color space set to Adobe RGB the file name will start with MG first character is an underscore e The ICC profile is not appended The ICC profile is explained in the Software Instruction Manual CD ROM 63 WB Setting the White Balance mu Normally the lt NE gt setting will set the optimum white balance automatically If natural looking colors cannot be obtained with DAD yo
88. e Creative Zone modes when you pop up the built in flash with the lt 4 gt button the AF assist beam will be fired when necessary Lens Maximum Aperture and AF Sensitivity The EOS 30D s AF sensor has nine AF points The center AF point is a high precision cross type sensor sensitive to both vertical and horizontal lines of the subject The top and bottom AF points are vertical line sensitive and the remaining six AF points are horizontal line sensitive AF points With f 2 8 and faster lenses the vertical line sensitive sensor at the center AF point will also function to attain high precision focusing Except with the EF28 80mm f 2 8 4L USM and EF50mm f 2 5 Compact Macro lenses 78 Using Focus Lock mu After achieving focus you can lock the focus on a subject and recompose the shot This is called focus lock Focus lock works only in the One Shot AF mode 1 Set the Mode Dial to a Creative Zone mode 2 Select the desired AF point p 77 Focus the subject e Move the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway A Keep pressing the shutter button halfway and recompose the picture as desired 5 Take the picture Q5 If the AF mode is Al Servo AF or Al Focus AF set to Servo mode focus lock will not work iri Focus lock is also possible in Basic Zone modes except amp gt In this case start from step 3 19 When Autofocus Fails Manual Focusing m Autofocus can fail to a
89. e During the image transfer the lt gt button lamp will blink in blue When the image transfer is completed the button will light in blue e During the image transfer you can turn the C3 dial to select the next image to be transferred e Press the MENU button to return to the direct transfer screen Q5 During the image transfer do not disconnect the cable iri The EOS Utility s default setting will sort the transferred images into folders sorted according to the shooting date The folders will be saved in the My Pictures folder Windows or Pictures folder Macintosh 163 Transferring Images to a Personal Computer Transferring Wallpaper Images Direct Transfer 1 Select Wallpaper TALL Images e Turn the C3 dial to select Wallpaper then press 6 or press the lt gt button lamp that lights in blue e The transfer image selection screen will appear 2 Select the image to be transferred e Turn the dial to select the image 3 Transfer the image Press 6 or press the lt gt button lamp that lights in blue gt The selected image will be transferred and the image will appear as wallpaper on the personal computer s desktop screen e During the image transfer the lt gt button lamp will blink in blue When the image transfer is completed the button will light in blue e Press the MENU button to return t
90. e Move the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway 4 e All the subjects covered by the AF points flashing in red will be in focus Hold down the shutter button halfway and press the depth of field preview button to see the depth of field range of acceptable focus p 89 3 Take the picture Q e The lt A DEP gt mode cannot be used if the lens focus mode switch is set to MF The result will be the same as using the lt P gt mode e If the 30 shutter speed blinks it indicates that the subject is too dark Increase the ISO speed e If the 8000 shutter speed blinks it indicates that the subject is too bright Decrease the ISO speed iri e Ifthe aperture blinks it indicates that the exposure level is correct but the desired depth of field cannot be obtained Either use a wide angle lens or move further away from the subjects e In this shooting mode you cannot freely change the shutter speed and aperture If the camera sets a slow shutter speed hold the camera steady or use a tripod e If you use flash the result will be the same as using lt P gt with flash 92 Setting Exposure Compensation mm Exposure compensation is used to alter the standard exposure setting set by the camera You can make the image look lighter increased exposure or darker decreased exposure You can set the exposure compensation up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments Turn the Mode Dial
91. e The figures above are based on a fully charged BP 511A and CIPA Camera amp Imaging Products Association testing criteria E e The actual number of shots may be fewer than indicated above depending on the shooting conditions The number of possible shots will decrease with more frequent use of the LCD monitor e Pressing the shutter button halfway for long periods or operating only the autofocus can also reduce the number of possible shots The number of possible shots with the BP 514 is the same as indicated in the table 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 68 F At 0 C 32 F the figures will be about the same as in the table e The lens operation is powered by the camera s battery Using certain lenses can reduce the number of possible shots Removing the Battery Open the battery compartment cover e Slide the lever as shown by the arrow and open the cover Remove the battery e Slide the battery lock lever as shown by the arrow and remove the battery e To prevent shorting be sure to attach the protective cover to the battery 25 Using a Household Power Outlet mu With AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 optional you can connect the camera to a household power outlet and not worry about the battery level 1 Connect the DC Coupler e Connect the DC Coupler s plug to the AC adapter s socket
92. e and information display you can use the Jump feature by 10 or 100 images by date 100 0032 e At step 2 on page 118 press the lt JUMP button then press lt 6 gt e Turn the C3 dial to select the jump method then press lt gt 1 125 D Shot date affa M 32 32 e Turn the lt 3 gt dial to jump according to the selected jump method Jump 10 images f Jump 100 images Turn the lt 3 gt dial clockwise to jump forward by 10 or 100 images Or turn it counterclockwise to jump backward by 10 or 100 images Jump shot date You can jump to a picture taken on a specific date If there are multiple pictures taken on the same date the display will jump to the first picture taken on that date Turn the C3 dial to jump to the previous or next date e Jumping in the magnified view Turn the C3 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 jump e Jumping in the index display format Turn the C3 dial counterclockwise to jump to the previous 9 images or turn it clockwise to jump to the next 9 images il Image jump is also possible during Protect Rotate and Custom WB 119 Image Playback ee M Automated Playback of Images Auto playback You can playback the CF card s images in an automatic slide show Each image will be displayed for about 3 sec m tz
93. e camera misoperation e 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 before taking it out of the bag e If condensation forms on the camera do not use the camera This is to avoid damaging the camera If this occurs remove the lens CF card and battery from the camera and wait until the condensation has evaporated before using the camera e If the camera will not be used for an extended period remove the battery and store the camera in a cool dry well ventilated location Even while the camera is in storage press the shutter button a few times once in a while to check that the camera is still working Avoid storing the camera where there are corrosive chemicals such as a darkroom or chemical lab e If the camera has not been used for an extended period test all its functions before using the camera If you have not used the camera for some time or if there is an important shoot coming up have the camera checked by your Canon dealer or check the camera yourself and make sure it is working properly 10 Handling Precautions LCD Panel and LCD Monitor e Although the LCD monitor is manufactured with very high precision technology with over 99 99 active pixels there might be a few dead pixels among the remaining 0 01 or less pixels Dea
94. e even after you change the display format to shooting info display magnified view or index display after step 1 123 T Erasing Images vom You can erase images individually or erase all the images at one time in the CF card Only protected images p 123 will not be erased Q Once an image is erased it cannot be recovered Make sure you no longer need the image before erasing it To prevent important images from being erased accidentally protect them Erasing a Single Image Display the image e Press the lt L gt gt button Select the image to be erased e Turn the C2 dial to select the image to be erased Display the erase menu e Press the qj button The erase menu will appear at the bottom of the screen Erase the image e Turn the C2 dial to select Erase then press 6e The access lamp will blink and the image will be erased e If there are other images you want to erase repeat steps 2 to 4 124 mm Erasing Images Erasing All Images Display the image e Press the lt gt gt button Display the erase menu e Press the qp button The erase menu will appear at the bottom of the screen 3 Select All e Turn the lt 3 gt dial to select All then press 6 2 The confirmation dialog will appear Erase the images e Tu
95. e knob at the standard setting 1 dpt i 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 Horizontal shooting Vertical shooting e Firmly grasp the camera grip with your right hand and press your both elbows lightly against your body e Hold the lens bottom with your left hand e Press the camera against your face and look through the viewfinder e To maintain a stable stance place one foot in front of the other instead of lining up both feet 44 Fully Automatic Shooting This chapter explains how to use the Basic Zone modes on the Mode Dial for quick and easy shooting In each mode C lt gt 4A M amp gt Pi lt gt the AF mode metering mode ISO speed etc are set automatically to suit the subject In these modes all you do is point and shoot In addition to help prevent mistakes caused by operating the camera improperly shooting related buttons like AF WB 150 227 EJ 3 buttons and ze are disabled in these modes So you need not worry about accidental errors Set the Mode Dial to one of the following modes C lt gt 3A M lt A gt lt Bi gt CJ e The shooting procedure is the same as for J Using Full Auto p 46
96. e self timer Doing so will throw off the focus i e Use a tripod when you use the self timer To cancel the self timer after it starts press the DRIVEISO button e When using the self timer to shoot only yourself use focus lock p 79 for an object at about the same distance as where you will be You can also silence the beeper p 100 50 Image Settings This chapter explains the digital image settings for the image recording quality ISO speed Picture Style white balance and color space e For Basic Zone modes only the image recording quality except RAW and RAW JPEG file numbering and camera setting check will apply in this chapter e The asterisk on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature is available only in Creative Zone modes P Tv Av M KDEP Ma Setting the Image recording Quality m The 4L ML AM d W S d S modes record the image in the widely used JPEG In the GYMW mode the a image will require post processing with the eg provided The GAM A L ai L M SM S aS RAW JPEG modes simultaneously record the image in both RAW and JPEG images to the CF card with a single shot Note that in the Basic Zone modes RAW or RAW JPEG cannot be set Select Quality Quali o Red eye On Off Off e Turn the C2 dial to select TO Beep On Quality then press lt gt Shoot w o card On The recording quality screen will appear Quality 3504x2336 S
97. e smaller the aperture opening will be The apertures displayed will differ depending on the lens If no lens is attached to the camera 00 will be displayed for the aperture IL LET x CO t D Y n nmt H wm 5 a N i JE cx E 5 A nma L I ep EC pa i T e E Tu Dr mt LI U U mim LACH mu LA Lat Depth of Field Preview mememe Press the depth of field preview button to stop down to the current aperture setting The diaphragm in the lens will be set to the current aperture so you can check the depth of field range of acceptable focus through the viewfinder il A higher f number will make more of the foreground and background fall within acceptable focus However the viewfinder will look darker e Inthe lt A DEP gt mode press the shutter button halfway to focus then press the depth of field preview button while still pressing the shutter button halfway e The exposure is locked AE lock while the Depth of Field Preview button is pressed 89 M Manual Exposure mu Ei n this mode you set both the shutter M speed and aperture 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 lt Mb gt stands for Manual 1 Set the Mode Dial to lt M gt 2 Set the desired shutter speed e While looking at the LCD panel turn the lt
98. e the functions below but not in the lt C mode Shooting Settings Flash Settings EX series Speedlite e AF mode selection e Manual stroboscopic flash e AF point selection e High speed sync FP flash e Drive mode selection e FElock e ISO speed setting e Flash ratio control e Metering mode selection e Flash exposure compensation e Program Shift e FEB e Exposure compensation e 2nd curtain sync e AEB e Modeling flash AE lock with X button Image Recording Settings 5 Der AW and RAW PEG selection ek s Func C Fn e Picture Style selection customize registration Clear all Custom Fun tions bd ok anes paces e Sch eating e White balance selection Custom white balance selection Flash Settings Built in flash e White balance correction e Flash On Off e WB bracketing e FE lock e Color temperature setting e Flash exposure compensation About Program Shift e In Program AE mode you can freely change the shutter speed and aperture combination program set by the camera while maintaining the same exposure value This is called program shift e To do this press the shutter button down halfway then turn the lt s gt dial until the desired shutter speed or aperture is displayed Program shift is canceled automatically after the image is captured f you use a flash you cannot use program shift 85 Tv Shutter Priority AE ma In this mode you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture to
99. eduction lamp On indicator red eye reduction lamp which lights for approximately 1 5 seconds indicator goes off You can shoot anytime by pressing the shutter button down completely even while the red eye reduction lamp is still on e The effectiveness of red eye reduction varies from subject to subject e Red eye reduction is more effective in brighter rooms or when the camera is closer to the subject 104 Using the Built in Flash FE Lock FE flash exposure lock obtains and locks the correct flash exposure reading for any part of a subject 1 Check that the lt gt icon is lit e Press the lt gt button to pop up the built in flash e Press the shutter button halfway and look in the viewfinder to check that the 5 icon is lit 2 Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway Keep pressing the shutter button halfway until step 4 j 3 Press the lt gt button 616 S e Aim the viewfinder center over the subject where you want to lock the flash exposure then press the lt gt button The flash will fire a preflash and the required flash output is calculated and retained in memory gt In the viewfinder FEL is displayed for a moment and lt 4 gt will light e Each time you press the 3 button a preflash is fired and the required flash output is calculated and retained in memory TU A Take the picture e Compose the shot and press the shutter butto
100. en ISO 100 and 1600 in 1 3 stop increments ISO Speed in the Basic Zone Modes The ISO speed is set automatically within ISO 100 400 ISO Speed in the Creative Zone Modes ISO 100 1600 can be set in 1 3 stop increments With C Fn 08 ISO expansion set to 1 On p 170 H ISO 3200 can also be set 1 Press the DRIVEISO button 6 The current ISO speed will be displayed on the LCD panel e n a Basic Zone mode Auto will be displayed on the LCD panel y Setting the ISO Speed e While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder turn the C3 dial db e Athigher ISO speeds and higher ambient temperatures the image will have more noise e High temperatures high ISO speeds or long exposures may cause irregular colors in the image 95 DIS Selecting a Picture Style ss By selecting a Picture Style you can obtain the desired image effects You can also adjust the settings of each Picture Style to obtain custom image effects ao mo Select Picture Style EAR ell es e Turn the C3 dial to select i Color temp 5200K Picture Style then press 65 Color space SRGB gt The Picture Style selection screen will Picture Style Standard appear Picture Style 0 2 0_ 2 Select the style Standard e Turn the lt gt dial to select a style ortra e Mw OM Ser DO then press lt gt Neutral Faithful Picture Style Effects e Standard The image looks vi
101. ens align it with the white dot on the camera For other lenses align it with the red dot Set the lens focus mode switch gt af A to AF p 27 lt gt Open the cover and insert a CF card p 28 Face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera F m manj o Set the power switch to ON p 30 12 Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to CJ Fui B Auto p 46 All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically Focus the subject p 30 Aim the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway to autofocus Take the picture p 30 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture ek Review the picture on the LCD oO E eg T monitor p 110 AE o ev To view images captured so far see Image Playback p 113 To delete an image see Erasing Images p 124 13 Nomenclature mu For detailed information reference page numbers are provided in parentheses p lt AF WB AF mode selection White balance selection button p 74 64 XX LCD panel illumination button p 99 LCD panel p 16 lt DRIVEISO gt Drive mode EF Lens mount index p 27 selection ISO speed button p 82 55 Built in flash AF assist beam p 102 78 a
102. ep Dm then press 6 Shoot w o card off AER WB SHIFT BKT Custom WB Connecting the Remote Switch zum You can attach to the camera any EOS accessory equipped with an N3 type plug such as the Remote Switch and Timer Remote Controller both optional To operate the accessory refer to its instruction manual 1 Open the terminal cover 2 Connect the plug to the remote control terminal e Asshown in the diagram connect the plug to the camera s remote control terminal e To disconnect the plug grasp the plug s silver part and pull S Ss DA 4 fae A D S dx 100 Flash Photography The built in flash or an EOS dedicated EX series Speedlite enables E TTL Il autoflash evaluative flash metering with preflash making flash 4 photography as easy as normal j shooting The result is natural looking flash photos In the Basic Zone modes except lt A gt lt gt lt 4J gt flash photography is fully automatic In Creative Zone modes flash can be used whenever necessary Using the Built in Flash rom E TTL Il autoflash obtains high precision and consistent flash shots Using the Built in Flash in the Basic Zone If necessary the built in flash will pop up automatically in low light or backlit conditions except in a4 gt lt gt lt gt modes Using the Built in Flash in the Creative Zone Regardless of the light level yo
103. et the desired recording quality a m E e Turn the 2 dial to select the Sa E Sail recording quality then press 6 C Ig CIN E c Set the recording quality in both the gt Basic Zone and Creative Zone modes respectively Image recording Quality Settings Image recording Image Type Quality extension AL ML Large Fine 3504 x 2336 A3 or larger E L Large Normal Approx 8 2 million AM Medium Fine JPEG 2544 x 1696 eersten JPG Approx 4 3 million PUE M a M Medium Normal PT x 1152 PULLUM S M S SmalFine PT 2 0 million A5 or smaller E E S M S Small Normal RAW 3504 x 2336 GEMM RAW CR2 Approx 8 2 million 4 Or larger E e The Fine and d Normal icons indicate the image s compression rate For better image quality select 4 for low compression To save space so you can record more images select a higher compression Ml e With RAW JPEG the RAW and JPEG images will be saved under the same file No in the same folder 92 M9 Setting the Image recording Quality Image File Size and CF Card Capacity According to Image Recording Quality Image recording Quality Image File Size Approx MB Possible Shots gt AL R d e The number of possible shots and maximum burst p 54 apply to a 512MB CF card based on Canon s testing standards e The single image size number of possible shots and maximum burst during continuous shooting are based on Canon s testing standa
104. g you erased an image that was to be printed In the case of index printing with CP Direct you changed the paper cassette before resuming the printing n the case of index printing with PictBridge you changed the paper settings before resuming the printing When you stopped the printing the CF card s remaining capacity was low If there is a printing problem see page 138 for PictBridge page 141 for CP Direct or page 144 for Bubble Jet Direct Transferring Images to a Personal computer You can transfer images in the CF card to a personal computer When the camera is connected to a personal computer you can transfer the images directly with the camera This feature is called direct image transfer If the computer software EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD ROM provided with the camera has been installed in your personal computer you can easily transfer the images without operating the personal computer This is especially convenient for people who are not good at computers e To install the provided software in the personal computer see the Software Guide e f you want to operate the personal computer to transfer the images from the camera see the Software Instruction Manual in the CD ROM Ma Selecting the Images to be Transferred m With the camera you can select the JPEG and RAW images to be transferred to the personal computer Selecting Individual Images LI Ju Tan Select Tran
105. gle image L1 you must press the shutter button three times e Ifthe self timer has been set the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously e If C Fn 12 Mirror lockup is set to 1 Enabled p 172 the drive mode for AEB will be single even if it is set to continuous AEB can be combined with exposure compensation 95 JC AE Lock me AE lock enables you to lock the exposure at a different place from the point of focus By locking the exposure you can recompose the shot while maintaining the same exposure setting This is called AE lock It is effective for backlit subjects Focus the subject e Press the shutter button halfway The exposure setting will be displayed ER D 2 Press the lt gt button 44 gt lt gt lights in the viewfinder to indicate that the exposure setting is locked AE lock e Each time you press the 3 button it locks the current exposure setting Recompose and take the picture e If you want to maintain the AE lock while taking more shots hold down the 3 button and press the shutter button to take another shot il e f the AF mode is One Shot AF or Al Focus AF when not Al Servo AF and the metering mode is Evaluative pressing the shutter button halfway will automatically set AE lock at the same time when focus is achieved The AE lock effect will differ depending on the AF point and metering mode For details see AE Lock
106. gram AE p 84 CJ Full Auto p 46 Tv a AE For fully automatic shooting TE TE Image Zone p 88 Fully automatic shooting for M _ Manual exposure p 90 specific subjects A DEP Automatic Depth of field W Portrait p 48 AE p 92 A Landscape p 48 d Close up p 48 amp Sports p 49 Pbi Night Portrait p 49 Flash Off p 49 18 Nomenclature Battery Charger CG 580 This is a battery pack charger p 22 7 Power plug Battery pack slot Red lamp P N hy Battery Charger CB 5L This is a battery pack charger p 26 Battery pack slot N 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 186 Using such incompatible adapters may result in fire overheating or electrical shock 19 Conventions Used in this Manual vn pu e In the text the 9 icon indicates the power switch e All operations described in this manual assume that the S2 switch is set to ON or lt 7 gt e The 3 icon indicates the Main Dial e The C3 icon indicates the Quick Control Dial CO e Operations with the C5 dial assume that the switch is already set to lt gt Be sure itis set to lt 7 gt T e In the text the lt gt icon indicates the Multi controller Lx e In the text the 6 icon indicates the SET button I
107. h is set to OFF e The procedure is the same when using an EX series Speedlite The Speediite s flash exposure compensation can be set with the camera 106 Using EOS Dedicated External Speedlites m With EX series Speedlites An EOS dedicated EX series Speedlite optional makes flash photography as easy as normal shooting You can easily do the flash operations below For detailed procedures see the Speedlite s instruction manual e E TTL Il Autoflash E TTL Il is a new autoflash exposure system incorporating improved flash exposure control and lens focusing distance information making it more precise than the previous E TTL evaluative flash metering with preflash system The camera can execute E TTL II autoflash with any EX series Speedlite High Speed Sync FP flash With high speed sync you can set a sync speed faster than 1 250 sec FE Flash Exposure Lock Press the camera s lt gt button to lock the flash exposure at the desired part of the subject Flash Exposure Compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation you can set exposure compensation for flash With a Speedlite the flash exposure compensation can be set up to 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments e FEB Flash Exposure Bracketing The flash output is changed automatically for three successive shots only with FEB compatible Speedlites Set flash exposure bracketing up to 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments During FEB shooting the
108. he AF assist beam small flashes fired by the built in flash will be fired automatically except in the lt A gt amp gt lt gt modes p 78 103 Using the Built in Flash E Using Red eye Reduction When flash is used in a low light environment the subject s eyes may look red in the image Red eye happens when the light from the flash reflects off the retina of the eyes The camera s red eye reduction feature turns on the red eye reduction lamp to shine a gentle light into the subject s eyes to narrow the pupil diameter or iris A smaller pupil reduces the chances of red eye from occurring Red eye reduction can be set in any shooting mode except 24 gt amp gt lt amp gt Select Red eye On Off e Turn the C5 dial to select Red eye On Off then press 65 ET m 2 Select On Qualit se per OFF e Turn the C3 dial to select On Beep On then press 67 shoot w o card Kee e When you exit the menu lt gt will Custom WB be displayed on the LCD panel iri e When you press the shutter button down halfway the red eye reduction lamp 2 5 wun 28 nononodoanana indicator appears in the viewfinder reg e Red eye reduction will not be effective unless the ee subject looks at the red eye reduction lamp Dee Tell the subject to look at the lamp e To increase the effectiveness of red eye reduction Red eye press the shutter button down completely after the r
109. he captured black and white image before being recorded to the CF card It can make the image look more impressive Detail set Monochrome The following can be selected Sharoness 9 PN None N None S Sepia B Blue P Purple Contrast Sepia G Green Filter effect B Blue Toning effect P Purple G Green mM Registering the Picture Style m You can select a base Picture Style such as Portrait or Landscape adjust its parameters to suit your preferences and register it in User Defined 1 to 3 You can also select a Picture Style already set with the provided software 1 Select Picture Style e Turn the C3 dial to select TO Picture Style then press 65 The Picture Style selection screen will appear Picture Style 2 Select User Def Faithful 0 0 0 0 e Turn the C2 dial to select User E AL NM Def 1 2 3 th JUMP User Def 1 Standard ef then press User Def 2 Standard button User Def 3 Standard gt The setting screen will appear JUMP Detail set t Detail set User Def 3 Press 6 Picture Style Standard e With the Picture Style selected Sharpness Contrast press 6 Saturation Color tone Detail set jeet Def 4 Select the base Picture Style p an scape e Turn the lt gt dial to select the base Picture Style then press 6 e If you have a Picture Style already set with the provided software select it here 61 DIS Registering the
110. he shooting information an index display or a magnified view gt Single image display Playback the image e Press the lt gt gt button The last captured image will appear on the LCD monitor Select the image e To playback images starting with the last image turn the dial counterclockwise To playback images starting with the first captured image turn the 3 dial clockwise Press the INFO button to switch the display format H sRGB 03 13 08 13 48 5200 434 A G3 MEHR BR SI Up dd d z pon IEEE 100 Shooting information Single image display with basic info no shooting info e To quit the playback press the button The LCD monitor will turn off iri e In image playback modes other than single image such as Index display and magnified view you can still press the INFO button to display or turn off the basic information e While data is being written to the CF card access lamp blinking after continuous shooting press the lt L gt gt button to display the last image which has been written to the CF card Turn the C2 dial to select the image After all the images have been written to the CF card they can be displayed in sequence 113 Image Playback eee Shooting Information Display Original image verification Fol data appended older number IUE File number Image i AF point Geh Flash
111. ial to select fT Date Time 03 13 08 15 34 Language then press 65 EO numbering Continuous The Language screen will appear Language English Video system NTSC Communication Print PC Language 2 Set the desired language English Suomi PYCCKM e Turn the C3 dial to select the language then press lt 6 gt The language will change Italiano MAPI Franci dE WIE 5 4 Nederlands Svenska St Dansk Espafiol BA English Deutsch Frangais Nederlands Dansk Russian Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean Japanese 38 7219 Setting the Date and Time m Set the date and time as shown below Li UMP 1 Select Date Time Histogram Brightness Verte Dech e Turn the C2 dial to select fT Datei B lauto rotate Gg Time then press 6 ECO Drigntness E The date time screen will appear Date Time _ 03 13 06 15 35 File numbering Continuous Language English Date Time 2 Set the date and time Pressing the lt gt button toggles the orange box between LJ and e With the L1 box displayed turn the lt 3 gt dial to select the date or time to SET Cancel RR NN be corrected then press lt gt e With the box displayed turn the C32 dial to select the correct numeral then press lt gt 13 2006 15 35 mn dd yy Date Time 3 Confirm the setting e With the CT box displayed
112. ictBridge Bubble Jet Direct only with PictBridge Di Bubble Jet 1 ACP Direct P4 PictBridge Bu P4 PictBridge v A Preparing to Print Page 129 131 lat Page 132 138 Page 132 138 Page 142 144 Page 132 138 A Page 139 4141 Canon s PictBridge Web 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 128 Preparing to Print mu You do the direct printing procedure entirely through your camera s LCD monitor Setting the Camera Select Communication e Turn the C3 dial to select fT Communication then press lt gt Ht Select Print PC Date Time 0 aseene e Turn the C3 dial to select Print Language PC then press 6 Video system ommunication Print PC Format LAN WFT E1 Custom Function gI For direct printing using AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 optional to power the camera is recommended Connect the camera to the printer d e 1 Turn the camera s lt gt switch to lt OFF gt 8 tS F SS gt Ses Set up the printer e For details refer to the printer s manual Connect the camera to the printer e See the Printers and Cables table on the next page and use the proper cable 129 Preparing to Print Printers and Cables Printer Compatibility Suitable Cable PictBridge only 41 PictBridge a
113. ill be ejected e Close the cover O e When the access lamp is lit or blinking it indicates that the images are being written to or read by the CF card or being erased While the access lamp is lit or blinking do not do any of the following Doing so may damage the image data CF card or camera e Shaking or banging the camera around Open the CF card slot cover e Removing the battery e f you use a CF card already containing recorded images the images recorded thereafter by the camera might be appended with a file number that continues on from the images already recorded on the CF card If you want to restart the file numbering from 0001 set fT File numbering to Manual reset p 71 e If Err CF Error CF is displayed on the LCD panel see page 126 e f you use a low capacity CF card it might not be able to record large images e Compared to CF cards Microdrive cards are more vulnerable to vibration and physical shock If you use a Microdrive be careful not to subject the camera to vibration or physical shock especially while recording or displaying images i On the menu if you set the 49 Shoot w o card to Off it will prevent shooting without a CF card p 43 29 Basic Operation mu Power Switch The camera can operate only after the S9 switch is turned on NS OFF The camera is turned off and does not operate ON The camera operates OFF p lt gt The camera and
114. ing adjustments can not be adjusted PrintEffect gaWatural M Brightness Brightness M pema e Turn the lt gt dial to make the Adjust levels Off aBrightener Off adjustment then press lt gt Red eye corr Off 199 Printing with PictBridge EPrinteffect maNatural M Adjust levels Brightness e Turn the C2 dial to select the item Adjust levels Auto gBrightener Off to be adjusted then press lt 61 gt Red eye corr Manual e Select Manual and press 65 The Adjust levels screen will then appear e Turn the C3 dial to adjust the shadows black within O to 127 e Press the JUMP button e Turn the C3 dial to adjust the highlights white within 128 to 255 e Press 6 amp 7 to exit The previous screen will reappear iri When direct printing with DPOF p 155 is selected Manual can not be selected EiPrintEffect MiNatural M Le Brightener Red eye corr Brightness lt m gt di i Adjust levels e Turn the C3 dial select either Off wBrightener Off or On then press lt gt Red eye corr pon Detail Settings of Printing Effects EdPrintEffect Gs ural M e Select Detail set then press 6 Brightness C The Detail set screen will then Adjust levels Manual appear amp Brightener Off e Turn the C3 dial to select the item Red eye corr Off Detail set to be adjusted then press lt gt EPrintEffect CaNat
115. ing effect N None UeTault sel pee Eee e e Press the MENU button to save the setting The Picture Style selection screen will reappear Any settings different from the default will be displayed in blue il e By selecting Default set you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameters To shoot with the Picture Style you modified follow step 2 on page 56 to select the Picture Style and then shoot 59 DIS Customizing the Picture Style Filter Effect The same effect as using filters with black and white film can be obtained with digital images A color can be brightened by using a filter having a similar or same color At the same time the complementary colors will be darkened ee Filter Sample effect Sharpness N None N N Normal black and white image with Contrast Ye Yellow Sich no filter effects Filter effect Or Orange Toning effect R Red The blue sky will look more natural Ye Yellow and the white clouds will look Metaul cet 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 Tree leaves will look crisper and brighter i Setting the Contrast to the plus side will make the filter effect more pronounced Toning Effect When color toning is set color toning will be applied to t
116. inting will be deselected 3 Exit the menu e On the Print order screen press the MENU button The settings will be saved to the CF card and the menu will reappear 4 e Note that RAW images cannot be selected for printing even when you set Mark all e When printing with PictBridge print no more than 400 images for one print order If you specify more than this all the selected images might not be printed 154 Ma Direct Printing with DPOF s With a printer compatible with direct printing you can easily print images specified with DPOF 1 Prepare to print e See Setting the Camera steps 1 and 2 and Connect the camera to the printer steps 1 to 5 on pages 129 to 130 Select Print order e Turn the lt 3 gt dial to select P BE JUMP a d Color space sRGB Picture Style Standard Protect Print order then press 67 Rotate Print order Transfer order Auto play Print order m Standard 12 prints Date Off The Print order screen will appear Select Print e Turn the C3 dial to select Print then press lt 6 gt e Print will be displayed only if the File No On mmm E camera is connected to the printer and printing is possible The print setting screen will appear A Set the printing options Print A PictBridge Z CP Direct Bubble Jet Direct Change paper settings Change print style Change print style Paper settings et
117. ioptric Adjustment Lenses Bundled Accessories The Lens Kit includes the EF S 18 55mm lens j e e Eyecup Eb Wide Strap EW 100DGR SUN Battery Charger Battery Pack Date time CR2016 1 CG 5800rCB 5L BpP 511A lithium battery ILI Battery Grip BG E2 Battery Pack BP 511A BP 514 Compact Power Adapter CA PS400 emm Cl AC Adapter DC Coupler AC E2 bM Car Battery Battery Compact Power AC Adapter Kit Cable Charger Adapter ACK E2 CB 570 CG 570 CA 570 EF lenses 186 System Map e Data Verification Kit DVK E2 Ver 2 3 Pp PCMCIA adapter CF Card reader Personal computer Windows XP Home Edition Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows ME Windows 98 Second Edition USB port 2 0 1 1 0 EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk Software Instruction Manual PDF n kb Interface Cable IFC 400PCU s File Transmitter Wireless LAN WFT E1 WFT E1A X access point Remote Switch RS 80N3 Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 Wireless Bubble Jet Controller TON LC 5 TV Video Direct compatible printer 187 Specifications mum Type Type Recording media Image sensor size Compatible lenses Lens mount imaging Element Ty
118. ith the mouse then click OK When the Direct Transfer 0 camera model selection screen appears select All Images a EOS 30D then click OK The EOS Utility screen will appear on the computer and the direct image transfer screen will appear on the camera s LCD monitor H e While the direct image transfer screen is displayed pressing the shutter button halfway will not return the camera ready for shooting e Before disconnecting the cable turn off the camera first and pull out the cable by grasping the plug instead of the cord iri If the EOS Utility screen does not appear on the computer see Connect the Camera and the Computer and then Start EOS Utility in the Software Instruction Manual in the CD ROM 161 Transferring Images to a Personal Computer mm After installing the software provided with the camera to a personal computer connect the camera to the personal computer You can then transfer images in the CF card to the personal computer by operating the camera Transferring Transfer Order Images All Images or New Images Direct Transfer 1 Select DPOF Transfer Images All Images or New Images e Turn the lt gt dial to select the desired option then press 6 e Instead of pressing lt gt if you press the lt gt button lamp that lights in blue the image transfer will start immediately 9 f you select DPOF Transfer Images the images sele
119. l see page 26 184 is recommended If you use a battery make sure the battery level is sufficient Before cleaning the sensor detach the lens from the camera 1 Install the DC Coupler p 26 or a battery and turn the S9 switch to ON mtt UMP Select Sensor cleaning Video system NTSC Communication Print PC e Turn the 65 dial to select fT Format Sensor cleaning then press 6 amp 7 Custom Functions C Fn gt If you are using a battery with Clear settings MEE Sensor cleaning sufficient power the screen shown in Firmware Ver 1 0 0 gt step 3 will appear e lf 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 start from step 1 again Sensor cleaning 3 Select OK TUI atta CREE e Turn the C5 dial to select OK after sensor cleaning then press 6e In a moment the mirror will lockup cancel NEN and the shutter will open CLEA n will blink on the LCD panel 41 DIS Cleaning the CMOS sensor Clean the image sensor Use a rubber blower to carefully blow away any dust etc on the surface of the image sensor Stop the cleaning e Turn the S9 switch to OFF The camera will turn off the shutter will close and the mirror will go back down e Set the S9 switch to ON The camera will then be ready to shoot Q5 e Duri
120. lect the print quantity Then press lt 6 gt UIN Print Ordering WE Index For Index wal e If you want to include the image in the index print checkmark the box V gt Check mark To deselect it leave the box Index icon unchecked e Press senz to checkmark the box lt gt or press 6 again to remove the checkmark e To select other images repeat steps 2 and 3 e You can select up to 998 images A Exit the menu e Press the MENU button The Print order screen will reappear e Press the MENU button again to save the print order to the CF card The menu will then reappear 153 M49 Print Ordering WE Selecting All images The print order can also be set or canceled for all the images in the CF card For standard type prints a quantity of one will be ordered for all the images Note that after following the Selecting Individual Images procedure if you do the Selecting All Images procedure the print order will change to All images Print order 1 Select All c Standard O prints e Turn the C3 dial to select AIl Index 0 images then press 6 Date Off File No Off The All screen will appear 2 Select Mark all e Turn the C5 dial to select Mark all then press 6 gt One print each will be specified for all the images then the Print order screen will reappear f you select Clear all all the images selected for pr
121. lem refer to the printer s instruction manual Paper Error Check whether the paper is properly loaded in the printer Ink Error The printer has run out of ink or the waste ink tank is full Hardware Error Check for any printer problems other than paper and ink problems File Error The selected image cannot be printed via PictBridge Images taken with a different camera or images edited with a computer might not be printable 138 A Printing with CP Direct mu Printer connected icon Select the image to be printed Check that the lt Y gt icon is displayed on the upper left of the LCD monitor e Turn the C3 dial to select the image to be printed 2 Press 67 gt The print setting screen will appear Press SET amp to print Sets the quantity to be printed Sets the trimming area Sets the printing style Returns to step 1 Starts the printing The printing style settings are displayed 2 is the date icon 3 Select Style Turn the C3 dial to select Style then press lt 6 gt EI The Style screen will appear 139 A Printing with CP Direct E Image A Set the options as desired style e Set the Image Borders and Set up Image Standard Date as desired POTE Multiple __ e Turn the lt gt dial to select the menu item then press 65 SNE e Turn the C5 dial to select the Borders desired setting then press 6 amp 7 Image
122. ler With Battery Grip BG E2 size AA batteries can be used Number of shots approx Shooting Conditions Temperature No Flash 5096 Flash Use At 20 C 68 F 1100 At 0 C 32 F The above figures apply when a fully charged Battery Pack BP 511A is used Automatic Provided Power turns off after 1 2 4 8 15 or 30 min One CR2016 lithium battery Approx 0 15 sec Specifications Dimensions and Weight Dimensions W x H x D 144 x 105 5 x 73 5 mm 5 7 x 4 2 x 2 9 in Weight Approx 700 g 24 7 oz body only Operation Environment Working temperature range 0 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 0 8 x 22 in Weight Approx 82g 2 9 oz Battery Charger CG 580 Compatible battery Battery Pack BP 511A BP 514 BP 511 or BP 512 Recharging time BP 511A BP 514 Approx 100 min BP 511 BP 512 Approx 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 less Dimensions W x H x D 91 x 67 x 31 mm 3 6 x 2 6 x 1 2 in Weight Approx 115 g 4 0 oz Battery Charger CB 5L Compatible battery Battery Pack BP 511A BP 514 BP 511 or BP 512 Power cord length Approx 1 8 m 5 9 ft Recharging time BP 511A BP 514 Approx 1
123. lt gt dial to select Set up lt gt Ge m then press E File No Off gt The print setting screen will appear Order Q Set up H 3 Set the options as desired e Set the Print type Date and File Nol e Turn the C2 dial to select the menu item then press 65 e Turn the C2 dial to select the desired setting then press 6 Print type Date File No De da f LU order Print order Print order Set up Set up Set up Print type Standard Print type S Our Date Index Date Date File No Both File No File No 150 M49 Print Ordering CH Standard Prints one image on one sheet Multiple thumbnail images are printed on Index Print type one sheet Both Prints both the standard and index prints Date On imprints the recorded date on the print On On imprints the file No on the print A Exit the menu e Press the MENU button P The Print order screen will reappear e Next select Order or All to select the images to be printed Q RAW images cannot be selected for printing e Even if Date and File No are set to On the date or file No might not be imprinted depending on the print type setting and printer type e With Index prints both the Date and File No cannot be set to On at the same time e 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 image
124. mp 2 Metering mode selection Flash exposure compensation button p 81 106 EF S Lens mount index p 27 Flash sync contacts Main Dial Hot shoe p 107 p 31 Shutter button Mode Dial p 18 p 30 Strap mount Red eye du ou p 21 reduction Self timer lamp 104 50 E os lt gt Flash Gri 30 af button p 102 Battery e K Ierinal Cover compartment 1 3L dg Lens release button p 27 dc i aq DC coupler cord Depth of field hole p 26 preview button l 89 Mirror p 41 98 Lens lock pin p 89 Contacts p 11 Lens mount DEER EF S18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 Il lens i Hood EW 60C Focusing ring Digital terminal optional mount Zoom ring p 130 161 i Video OUT terminal p 122 PC terminal EO o 108 2 Contacts p 11 Remote control i terminal N3 type Lens mount index p 100 58 mm filter thread front of lens Focus mode switch 14 Nomenclature Dioptric adjustment knob p 44 Multi controller p 32 lt RQ gt AE lock FE lock button Index Reduce button p 96 105 116 117 145 Eyecup p 99 Viewfinder eyepiece lt amp gt Print Share button p 147 162 164 lt EJ Q gt AF point selection Enlarge button p 77 117 145 lt MENU gt Menu button p 33 Strap mount INFO Info p 21 Trimming orientation button p 72 113 145 lt JUMP gt Jump E button p 118 Jeu Play
125. n Off Off e Turn the C3 dial to select the menu Beep On item then press senz E WOMEN ee e Press the JUMP button to jump to WE SHIFT BKT 0 0 20 the first item of each menu category Custom WB ao E 3 Select the menu setting Quality Red eye On Off o Turn the B dial to select the Beep On desired setting Shoot w o card rof f AER WB SHIFT BKT Custom WB ET Vo A Set the desired setting Quality aL Red eye On Off Ofi 9 Press zez to set it Beep Off Shoot w o card On 5 Exit the menu AEB 2 1 8 1 2 WB SHIFT BKT 0 0 0 e Press the MENU button to exit the Custom WB menu display i e When a Basic Zone mode is set there are menu items which will not be displayed p 35 36 You can also use the lt gt dial to select menu items or playback images e The explanation of menu functions hereinafter assumes that you pressed the MENU button to display the menu screen e Menu operation will also work after the picture is taken while the image is being recorded to the CF card access lamp blinks 34 Menu Operations Menu Settings II Shooting menu Red pe AL AL dM a M 4S a S RAW RAW AL ML 4M aMM 4dS AMS Red eye ONOM Beep Shoot wo car 1 3 stop increments 2 stops WB correction B A M G bias 9 levels each WB BKT B A and M G bias 1 level 3 levels Custom WB Manual setting of white balance Color temp Set to 2800K 10000K 100K increments 66 Col
126. n completely The flash is fired to take the picture m If the subject is too far away and beyond the effective range of the flash the 5 icon will blink Get closer to the subject and repeat steps 2 to 4 105 Using the Built in Flash Flash Exposure Compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation you can set exposure compensation for flash You can set flash exposure compensation up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments 1 Press the lt 4 gt button 66 2 Set the exposure compensation amount e While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder turn the C3 dial Standard exposure index Exposure level A 8 418 mark Decreased exposure lt d Increased exposure e To cancel the flash exposure compensation set the flash exposure Decreased exposure compensation amount back to Suz L Jel When you press the shutter button halfway the GA icon will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel 3 Take the picture Q5 If you set flash exposure compensation with both the EX series Speedlite and camera the Speedlite s flash exposure compensation setting will override the cameras If you set EX series Speedlite s flash exposure compensation with the flash any flash exposure compensation set with the camera will be overridden i e The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after the lt gt switc
127. n condition and white balance bias 115 Image Playback CT DI Index Display Nine thumbnail images are displayed on one screen Set the camera for playback e Press the lt L gt gt button The last captured image will appear on the LCD monitor Display the index images e Press the lt PRQ gt button The selected thumbnail will be highlighted with a green frame 3 Select the image e Turn the Q3 dial to move the green frame Switching from the index display to another display format e To display a single image press the lt L gt gt button e Pressing the amp gt button switches to the single image display and pressing it again switches to magnified view i While the index is displayed press the lt JUMP button and turn the C2 dial to jump nine images ahead or back p 118 116 Image Playback eee Q Q Magnified View You can magnify the image by 1 5x to 10x on the LCD monitor Display the image e Display the image in the single image or image info display format 2 Magnify the image e Press the lt gt button First the center of the image will be magnified e To increase the magnification hold down the lt gt button e Press the lt EFQ gt button to reduce the magnification Hold down the button to continue reducing the magnification until it reaches the size in step 1 3 Scroll around the image N Use
128. nd Interface cable provided with camera Z CP Direct The plug at both ends have the lt gt icon wi PictBridge and 3 Bubble Jet Direct E EE Cable provided with printer Bubble Jet Direct only Only one plug has the lt lt gt icon e If the printer has a built in USB cable connect the camera to that cable e When connecting the cable plug to the camera s DIGITAL terminal the cable plug s lt gt 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 5 Turn the camera s lt S9 switch to ON or lt 7 gt Some printers may have a beeping sound 130 Preparing to Print ei PictBridge 6 Playback the image e S e Press the lt gt gt button gt The image and the printer icon lt Af gt lt Y gt or lt gt indicating a printer connection will be displayed gt The lt gt button lamp will light in blue e The procedure will be different depending on the icon displayed See the applicable pages below Jee q Raterehee pages A 139 141 147 142 144 147 QD e RAW images are not compatible with direct printing E e f you use a battery to power the camera make sure it is fully charged During direct printing keep checking the battery level e lf there is a long beeping sound in step 5 it indicates a problem with the PictBridge printer To find out what
129. nded to ISO 3200 Manual 2 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments can be combined with AEB AEB x2 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments Auto Applied in One Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual By AE lock button in all metering modes Electronically controlled focal plane shutter 1 8000 to 30 sec 1 3 and 1 2 stop increments bulb X sync at 1 250 sec Soft touch electromagnetic release 10 sec delay Remote control with N3 type terminal Retractable auto pop up flash E TTL Il autoflash 13 43 ISO 100 in meters feet Approx 3 sec Flash ready icon lights in viewfinder Specifications Flash coverage 17mm lens angle of view FE lock Provided Flash exposure compensation 2 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments External Speedlite EOS dedicated Speedlite E TTL II autoflash with EX series Speedlite PC terminal Provided Zooming to match lens focal length Provided Drive System Drive modes Single High speed continuous Low speed continuous and Self timer 10 sec Continuous High speed max 5 shots per sec Low speed max 3 shots per sec Maximum burst JPEG Large Fine Approx 30 RAW Approx 11 RAW JPEG Large Fine Approx 9 Based on Canon s testing conditions with a 512MB CF card for high speed continuous shooting Varies depending on the subject ISO speed Picture Style CF card etc e LCD Monitor Type TFT color liquid crystal monitor Monit
130. ng the sensor cleaning never do any of the following that would turn off the power If the power is cut off the shutter will close and it may damage the shutter curtains and image sensor e Turn the S2 switch to OFF Open the CF card slot cover Open the battery compartment cover e Do not insert the blower tip inside the camera beyond the lens mount If the power goes out the shutter will close and the shutter curtains and image sensor may be damaged e 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 damage the sensor or the spray gas can freeze on the sensor e When the battery is exhausted the beeper will sound and the d Is icon will blink on the LCD panel Set the S9 switch to OFF and replace the battery Then start over again You cannot clean the sensor if Battery Grip BG E2 optional is attached to the camera and size AA batteries supply the power Use AC Adapter Kit ACK E2 optional or use a battery having sufficient power If you cannot remove all of the dust consult a Canon Service Center 42 ME Set the power off time Auto power off m You can set the auto power off time for the camera to turn off automatically after a set time of idle operation If you do not want the camera to turn off automatically set this to Off After the power turns off you can turn on the camera again by pressing the shu
131. nification use the telephoto end of a zoom lens e For better close ups an EOS dedicated macro lens and Macro Lite both optional are recommended gt The AF mode will be set to ONE SHOT gt the drive mode will be set to lt gt and the metering mode will be set to automatically 48 Basic Zone Modes This is for fast moving subjects when you want to freeze the action The camera will first track the subject with the center AF point Focus tracking will then continue with any of the nine AF points covering the subject e While you press the shutter button focusing will continue for continuous shooting e Using a telephoto lens is recommended e When focus is achieved the beeper will sound softly gt The AF mode will be set to lt AI SERVO the drive mode will be set to Lig and the metering mode will be set to lt gt automatically Pj Night Portrait This mode is for shooting people outside at twilight or at night The flash illuminates the subject and a slow sync speed captures a natural looking exposure of the background If you want to shoot a night scene without people use the lt 244 gt mode instead Tell the subject to keep still even after the flash fires gt The AF mode will be set to ONE SHOT gt the drive mode will be set to L1 and the metering mode will be set to automatically You can disable the flash when you do not want it to fir
132. ns By setting various optional settings with the menus you can set the image recording quality Picture Style the date time Custom Functions etc While looking at the LCD monitor you use the MENU button 66 button and C3 dial on the camera back to proceed to the next step LCD Monitor MENU button C3 Quick Control Dial JUMP button lt gt button Menu category color code Menu category Te Quality A Red eye On Off Off Beep On Menu items Shoot w o cardi On Menu settings AEB 21212 EE WB SHIFT BKT 0 0 0 Custom WB The menu screen is color coded for the three menu categories icon Celer Category Red Shooting menu Shooting related menu E Blue Playback menu Image playback related menu il e Press the lt JUMP button to jump to the first item of each menu category e You can select the menu item using the C3 dial even when the S9 switch is ON Even while the menu is displayed you can instantly go back to shooting by pressing the shutter button halfway 33 Menu Operations Menu Setting Procedure TU 1 Display the menu fouality aL r Red eye On Off Off e Press the MENU button to display Beep On the menu To turn off the menu press Shoot w o card On the button again AEB 2 1 8 1 22 WB SHIFT BKT 0 0 s0 Custom WB ec Ge 2 Select a menu item Quality Red eye O
133. o the direct transfer screen Q5 RAW images cannot be transferred as wallpaper 164 11 Customizing the Camera Custom Functions enable you to customize various camera features to suit your picture taking preferences Custom Functions work only in Creative Zone modes IIS Setting a Custom Function mn JUMP Select Custom Functions C Fn English e Video system NTSC e Turn the C3 dial to select fT communication Print PC Custom Functions C Fn then Format Ss press 6 Custom Functions Fn gt The Cust E ti il Clear settings e Custom Function screen wi Sensor cleaning appear Custom Function No 2 Select Custom Function No Custom Function GC e Turn the C2 dial to select the Flash firing setting then press lt 61 gt O Fires 010203040506070809 10 oooooo 8000 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 80000202000 Custom Function 07 3 Change the setting Flash firing e Turn the C2 dial to select the i Does not fire i setting then press 6e M e Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you want to ui 20304 050650 7 0809 TU S D T co H set other Custom Functions 112 13 W 15 16 17 16 19 0 00 00 0 0 0 0 e On the bottom of the screen you can Description see the current Custom Function settings A Exit the menu e Press the MENU button to return to the menu When you exit the menu ei will be displayed on the LCD panel 166 DR Setting a Custom F
134. oaqu n Costa 41 28002 Madrid Spain SEQUE Soc Nac de Equip Lda Praga da Alegria 58 2 1269 149 Lisboa Portugal CENTRAL amp CANON LATIN AMERICA INC DEPTO DE VENTAS SOUTH AMERICA 703 Waterford Way Suite 400 Miami FL 33126 U S A CANON LATIN AMERICA INC CENTRO DE SERVICIO Y REPARACION Apartado 2019 Zona Libre de Col n Republica de Panam ASIA CANON HONGKONG CO LTD 19 F The Metropolis Tower 10 Metropolis Drive Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong CANON SINGAPORE PTE LTD 1 HarbourFront Avenue 204 01 Keppel Bay Tower Singapore 098632 OCEANIA CANON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde N S W 2113 Australia CANON NEW ZEALAND LTD Akoranga Business Park Akoranga Drive Northcote Auckland New Zealand JAPAN CANON SALES CO INC 16 6 Kohnan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 108 8011 Japan This Instruction Manual booklet is current as of February 2006 For information on the camera s compatibility with any accessories and lenses introduced after this date contact any Canon Service Center CT1 1008 000 CANON INC 2006 PRINTED IN JAPAN
135. of printer the date and file number imprinting trimming and other settings might not be available 3 Select Paper settings e Turn the C3 dial to select Paper settings then press 6 amp 5 gt The Paper settings screen will Photo Em appel S Bordered rint 132 Printing with PictBridge QJ Setting the Paper Size Paper size e Turn the lt gt dial to select the size uri of the paper loaded in the printer pq then press 6 amp CreditCard The Paper Type screen will appear M MENU Te A SETI 4t JSetting the Paper Type CH Paper type e Turn the lt gt dial to select the type Phi of paper loaded in the printer then Fast photo press 6 amp 5 Default gt The Layout screen will appear MEINT SET AA About the Paper Types If you are using a Canon PIXMA DS BJ printer with Canon paper set the respective paper type as follows If you are using a non Canon printer refer to the printer s instruction manual Setting the Layout CS Page layout e Turn the C2 dial to select the layout then press 67 Loo ree ries gt The Print setting screen will reappear Default MENU dd PT E SET LU d 133 ey Printing with PictBridge About Page Layout Be The print will have no white borders If your printer cannot print borderless prints the print will have borders The print will have a white border along the edges Bordered The shooting information
136. or size 2 5 in Pixels Approx 230 000 Coverage 100 with respect to the effective pixels Brightness adjustment Five levels provided Interface languages T5 e Image Playback Display format 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 Highlight warning In the shooting information mode any overexposed highlight areas with no image information will blink Histogram Brightness RGB AF point display Enabled 191 Specifications e image Protection and Erase Protect Erase Direct Printing Compatible printers Printable images Easy Printing feature Single images can be erase protected or not One image or all images in the CF card can be erased except protected images PictBridge CP Direct and Bubble Jet Direct compatible printers JPEG images DPOF printing possible Provided DPOF Digital Print Order Format DPOF Version 1 1 compatible Direct Image Transfer Compatible images e Customization Custom Functions Power Source Battery Battery life Battery check Power saving Date Time battery Startup time 192 JPEG and RAW images Images to be used for wallpaper on the personal computer screen must be JPEG images 19 Custom Functions with 53 settings One Battery Pack BP 511A BP 514 BP 511 or BP 512 AC power can also be supplied with the DC Coup
137. or space sRGB Adobe RGB 56 62 Picture Stvle Standard Portrait Landscape Neutral Faithful y Monochrome User Def 1 2 3 Playback menu Blue Erase protect image 123 Rotate Rotate vertical image Specify images to be printed DPOF Select images to be transferred to a personal computer Quality WB SHIFT BKT Auto playback of images AF points Not display Display m Histogram Bighnes RGB Le E e These shaded menu items are not displayed in Basic Zone modes e In Basic Zone modes the RAW and RAW JPEG recording quality modes are not displayed 35 Menu Operations Reference fT Set up menu Yellow Dagos Auto power off min 2 min 4 min 8 min 15 min 30 min Off 43 1 i 2 15 languages provided English German French Language Dutch Danish Finnish Italian Norwegian Swedish 38 Spanish Russian Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean and Japanese Video system NTSC PAL 122 Communication Print PC LAN WFT E1 ee Format Initialize and erase data in the CF card 126 Custom Functions C Fn Customize the camera T7 Clear all camera settings Reset the camera to the 37 default settings Clear all Custom Functions Reset all Custom 16 Function settings to the default Select to clean the sensor cleaning Image transfer Displayed when Wireless File Transmitter WFT E1 Clear settings LAN settings E1Ais used
138. otated automatically even if you later set On OS and playback the image e lf the vertical image is taken while the camera is pointed up or down the image might not rotate automatically for playback E If you had set On Itl or On Wl and took the vertical picture it will be rotated automatically when you view it with a personal computer installed with the software provided with the camera If you had set On RI and took the vertical picture and then set On f and played back the picture it will be rotated automatically When you change the camera s orientation between horizontal and vertical the camera orientation sensor will make a small sound This is normal and not a defect 111 Ma Setting the LCD Brightness vm You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to one of five levels I UM 1 Select LCD brightness AF points Not display RRE ERR e Turn the lt gt dial to select YT LCD lAuto power off 1 min brightness then press lt 6 gt Auto rotate Io gt The brightness adjustment screen will 03 13 06 16 06 appear File numbering Continuous 2 Adjust the brightness e While looking at the gray chart on the left turn the C3 dial to adjust e Press 6 amp 7 to exit the setting and return to the menu iri To check the image s exposure look at the histogram p 115 112 Image Playback mu You can select any captured image to view You can view a single image t
139. ou can disable the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved Set the B Beep menu item p 100 e The image review time after image capture can be changed with the menu s gt Review time setting p 110 e f you want to select the AF point to be used for focusing set the Mode Dial to P then follow Selecting the AF Point p 77 to select the AF point 47 Basic Zone Modes mu Just select a shooting mode suiting the target subject and you can easily obtain the best results Sn Portrait This mode blurs the background to make the human subject stand out e Holding down the shutter button executes continuous shooting To increase the background blur use a telephoto lens and fill the frame with the subject from the waist up Or have the subject stand farther away from the background gt The AF mode will be set to ONE SHOT gt the drive mode will be set to lt Gl gt and the metering mode will be set to lt gt automatically 44 Landscape This is for wide scenic views night scenes etc e Using a wide angle lens will further enhance the depth and breadth of the image gt The AF mode will be set to ONE SHOT gt the drive mode will be set to lt L gt and the metering mode will be set to automatically Use this mode to take close up shots of flowers insects etc Focus the subject at the lens closest focusing distance as much as possible e To obtain a larger mag
140. pe Pixels Aspect ratio Color filter system Low pass filter Recording System Recording format Image type RAW JPEG simultaneous recording File size File numbering Color space Picture Style Interface 188 Digital single lens reflex AF AE camera with built in flash Type or II CF card Compatible with Microdrive and 2GB or larger CF cards 22 5 x 15 0mm Canon EF lenses including EF S lenses 35mm equivalent focal length is equal to approx 1 6 times the marked focal length Canon EF mount High sensitivity high resolution large single plate CMOS sensor Effective pixels Approx 8 20 megapixels Total pixels Approx 8 50 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 3 6MB 3504 x 2336 pixels 2 Large Normal Approx 1 8MB 3504 x 2336 pixels 3 Medium Fine Approx 2 2MB 2544 x 1696 pixels 4 Medium Normal Approx 1 1MB 2544 x 1696 pixels 5 Small Fine Approx 1 2MB 1728 x 1152 pixels 6 Small Normal Approx 0 6MB 1728 x 1152 pixels 7 RAW Approx 8 7MB 3504 x 2336 pixels Exact file sizes depend on the subject ISO speed Picture Style etc Consecutive numbering auto reset manual reset sRGB Adobe RGB Standard Portrait Landscape Neutral Faithful Monochrome User Def 1 3 USB port USB 2 0 Hi
141. peed continuous shooting Max 3 shots per sec In the Ei and amp modes the camera will shoot continuously while you hold down the shutter button completely Self timer operation p 50 Si e During continuous shooting the captured images are first stored in the camera s internal memory and then successively transferred to the CF card When Maximum Burst the internal memory becomes full during continuous 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 button halfway to check in the viewfinder s bottom right the current remaining shots of the maximum burst e If FuLL CF is displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel wait until the access lamp stops blinking then replace the CF card When the battery level is low the maximum burst will be slightly lower 82 Advanced Operations With Creative Zone modes you Can set the desired shutter speed or aperture to obtain the result you want You take control of the camera e The asterisk on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature is available only in Creative Zone modes P Tv Av M A DEP e 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
142. point the selected AF point will focus track the subject Al Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode Al Focus AF switches the AF mode from One Shot AF to Al Servo AF automatically if the still subject starts moving After the subject is focused in the One Shot AF mode if the subject starts moving the camera will detect the movement and change the AF mode automatically to Al Servo AF i When focus is achieved in the Al Focus AF mode with the Servo mode active the beeper will sound softly The focus confirmation light lt gt in the viewfinder will not light 76 Selecting the AF Point sem The AF point is used for focusing The AF point can be selected automatically by the camera or manually by you In Basic Zone modes and the lt A DEP gt mode the AF point is selected automatically In the P lt Tv lt Av M modes you can switch between automatic and manual AF point selection Automatic AF point selection The camera selects the AF point automatically according to the shooting conditions All the AF points in the viewfinder will light in red Manual AF Point Selection You can select any of the nine AF points manually This is best when you want to focus on a particular subject or autofocus quickly while composing the shot Selecting with the Multi controller Press the lt gt button 66 The selected AF point will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel 2
143. rds ISO 100 Picture Style Standard The actual single image size number of possible shots and maximum burst will vary depending on the subject shooting mode ISO speed Picture Style etc e Inthe case of monochrome images p 57 the file size will be smaller so the number of possible shots will be higher e On the top LCD panel you can check the remaining number of images the CF card can record FN S 67 25 42 92 61 39 5 4 9 8 1 55 AW AW AW AW AW AW co ex x INS l N kal 3 RD olo About the RAW The RAW assumes that the image will undergo post processing with a personal computer Special knowledge is required but you can use the bundled software to obtain the desired effect Image processing refers to adjusting the RAW image s white balance contrast etc to create the desired image Note that direct printing and print ordering DPOF will not work with RAW images 53 M19 Setting the Image recording Quality WE Maximum Burst During Continuous Shooting The maximum burst during continuous shooting depends on the image recording quality and the drive mode high speed low speed continuous shooting The approx maximum burst during continuous shooting is indicated below for each image recording quality Note that with high speed CF cards the maximum burst may be higher than shown in the table below depending on the shooting conditions Maximum Burst Cu High speed El Low speed es
144. re e While looking at the LCD panel turn the 5 dial to select lt E gt color temperature e On the menu select Color Shoot w o card AEB temp WB SHIFT BKT e Turn the C2 dial to select IO Custom WB Color temp then press 6 Color temp 5200K Color space Picture Style Set the color temperature e Turn the C3 dial to select the color temperature then press 66 e The color temperature can be set from 2800K to 10000K in 100K increments eb e When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source set white balance correction magenta or green bias as necessary e If you want to set lt 8 gt to the reading taken with a color temperature meter take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate for the difference between the color temperature meter s reading and the camera s color temperature reading 66 DIS White Balance Correction s You can correct the standard color temperature for the white balance setting This adjustment will have the same effect as using a color temperature conversion or color compensating filter Each color can be corrected to one of nine levels Users familiar with using color temperature conversion or color compensating filters will find this feature handy ET 1 Select WB SHIFT BKT Rae CAM A e Tum the C2 dial to select IO WB Shoot w o card On SHIFT BKT then press 6 AEB SE gt The WB correction
145. rn the 3 dial to select OK N Erase all images then press 6e All unprotected images will be Cancel j OK erased e While the images are being erased you can cancel the erasure by pressing lt gt El While data is being written to the CF card access lamp blinking after continuous shooting press the lt gt gt button and then press the qp button to erase the displayed image or all images If you select All and press the lt gt button the images captured during continuous shooting including those not yet processed and all the images on the CF card will be erased 125 Mam Formatting the CF Card s Format the CF card before using it in the camera Formatting a CF card will erase everything in the card Even protected images will be erased so make sure there is nothing you need to keep If necessary transfer images to a personal computer before formatting the card IU Km Select Format File numbering Continuou Language English Turn the C5 dial to select fT Video system NTSC Format then press senz Communication Print PC gt The confirmation dialog will appear Custom Functions C Fn Clear settings Format Format the CF card Format CF card e Turn the dial to select OK then press 6 gt The CF card will be formatted initialized When the formatting is completed the menu will reappear 488 MB 286 MB used i e f you use a CF car
146. rtical and horizontal orientation of the trimming frame For example a horizontal shot can be printed as a vertical shot 145 Setting the Trimming Image area to be printed 3 Exit the menu e Press 6 The Print setting screen will reappear On the upper left you can see the trimmed image area that will be printed Bordered ER e Depending on the printer the trimmed image area might not be printed as you specified The smaller you make the trimming frame the grainier the picture will look If the picture will be too grainy the trimming frame will turn red e While trimming the image look at the camera s LCD monitor If you look at the image on a TV screen the trimming frame might not be displayed accurately i The trimming frame shape will be different depending on the Paper settings Image Paper Page layout Borders settings 146 Easy Printing mu When you print directly from your camera to your printer the printing settings will be saved in your camera To use the same settings again follow the steps below 1 Connect the camera to a printer and prepare for printing 2 Playback the images and select the ones to be printed Press the lt gt button that lights in blue The blue lamp will blink and printing will start H e With Easy Printing only one print can be printed each time e With Easy Printing any cropping trimming will not be
147. s from the CF card and try to print them e Certain DPOF compatible printers and photo labs might not be able to print the photos as you specified If this happens with your printer refer to the printer s instruction manual Or check with your photo lab about compatibility when ordering prints e Do not insert into the camera a CF card whose print order were set by a different camera and then try to specify a print order The print order may not work or may be overwritten Also depending on the image type the print order may not be possible 191 M49 Print Ordering Selecting Individual Images for Printing Print order m Standard 0 prints Date Off __ File No Off Order J Set up LA 100 0028 Standard JEL Both s Gi Z Quantity 7 a Total Index icon 152 1 Select Order e Turn the C3 dial to select Order then press 6 The order screen will appear Select the image to be printed e Turn the C3 dial to select the image to be printed e Press the Fei gt button to display the three image view To return to the single image view press the lt gt button Three image view 100 0028 3 Order the print e The print order will vary depending on the Print type p 150 setting For Standard and Both e For standard type prints you can set the quantity up to 99 for each image e Press lt gt then turn the C2 dial to se
148. s pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur 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 into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The cable with the ferrite core provided with the digital camera must be used with this equipment in order to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC rules Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment Canon U S A Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success NY 11042 U S A Tel No 516 328 5600
149. sfer order E EN e Turn the lt 3 gt dial to select P Rotate Transfer order then press 6 Print order The Transfer order screen will Transfer order Auto play appear Review time 2 Sec Transfer order 2 Select Order Qty of Images 0 prints e Turn the C5 dial to select Order then press 6c The transfer image selection screen will appear 32 3 Select the image to be transferred e Turn the C3 dial to select the image e Press the EZ amp gt button to display the three image view To return to the single image display press the lt Q gt button A Checkmark the image to be transferred Checkmark the upper left box lt v gt To deselect it leave the box unchecked Press senz to checkmark the box lt V gt or press senz again to remove the checkmark e To select other images repeat steps 3 and 4 e You can select up to 998 images to be transferred 158 MM Selecting the Images to be Transferred SSS ee eee 5 Exit the menu e Press the MENU button The Transfer order screen will reappear e Press the MENU button again to save the image selections to the CF card The menu screen will then reappear Selecting All Images The transfer order can also be set or canceled for all the images in the CF card Note that after following the Selecting Individual Images procedure if you do the Selecting All Images procedure the tr
150. sh external Speedlite and non Canon flash connected to the PC terminal to fire 0 Fires 1 Does not fire This will disable the flash but the AF assist beam will still be emitted Note that whether or not the AF assist beam is emitted is dependent on the C Fn 05 setting C Fn 08 ISO expansion 0 Off 1 On For the ISO speed H equivalent to ISO 3200 will be selectable 170 DR Custom Function Settings a N C Fn 09 Bracket sequence Auto cancel You can change the AEB sequence when the pictures are bracketed with the shutter speed or aperture and the file saving sequence for white balance bracketing WB BKT When Auto cancellation is set bracketing will be canceled in the following cases AEB You turn the S9 switch to OFF change lenses have flash ready replace the battery or replace the CF card WB BKT You turn the S9 switch to OFF replace the battery or replace the CF card 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 3 0 Disable Auto cancel works only if the flash is ready Repeats the bracketing sequence starting with the minus or bluish or magenta bias setting This bracketing sequence
151. shooting shooting Continuous shooting is possible until the CF card becomes full e The number of shots remaining during the maximum burst is displayed on the lower Maximum Burst right of the viewfinder e If 9 is displayed it indicates that the maximum burst is nine or more shots If 5 is displayed it is five shots e 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 QD After all the captured images are processed and written to the CF card the above table s figures for the maximum burst will apply i e With white balance bracketing p 68 the maximum burst will be lower The maximum burst is displayed even when the drive mode is set to lt C gt Single or lt gt The maximum burst is displayed even when a CF card is not in the camera Therefore before shooting make sure that a CF card is installed in the camera 54 ISO Setting the ISO Speed see The ISO speed is a numeric indication of the sensitivity to light A higher ISO speed number indicates a higher sensitivity to light Therefore a high ISO speed is suited for low light and moving subjects However the image may look more coarse with noise etc On the other hand a low ISO speed is not suited for low light or action shots but the image will look cleaner The camera can be set betwe
152. speed Wide angle 18mm Telephoto 55mm 100 Approx 1 3 7 3 3 12 1 Approx 1 2 3 3 3 7 5 pprox 1 5 3 3 3 17 4 Approx 1 3 3 3 3 10 8 Approx 1 7 4 3 3 24 3 Approx 1 4 6 3 3 15 1 pprox 1 10 5 3 3 34 4 Approx 1 6 6 3 3 21 7 pprox 1 14 9 3 3 48 9 Approx 1 9 3 3 3 30 5 Approx 1 21 0 3 3 68 9 Approx 1 13 1 3 3 43 0 With EF S17 85mm f 4 5 6 IS USM m ft Wide angle eg Approx 1 9 2 3 3 30 2 Approx 1 6 6 3 3 21 7 1600 Approx 1 13 0 3 3 42 7 Approx 1 9 3 3 3 30 5 H 3200 Approx 1 18 4 3 3 60 4 Approx 1 13 1 3 3 43 0 Oh e Use the built in flash at least 1 m 3 3 ft away from the subject Closer distances will cause the lens barrel to partially obstruct the flash e When using the built in flash detach any hood attached to the lens A lens hood will partially obstruct the flash A super telephoto lens or fast large aperture lens may partially obstruct the built in flash coverage In such a case using an EX series Speedlite optional is recommended e The built in flash s coverage is effective with lens focal lengths as short as 17mm If the lens is shorter than 17mm the periphery of the flash photo will look dark ba e To retract the flash push it back down e Inthe lt Tv gt lt M gt modes even if you set the shutter speed to one faster than 1 250 sec it will be set automatically to 1 250 sec e f autofocus cannot be achieved t
153. start guide to shooting EOS 30D INSTRUCTION MANUAL this booklet Software Guide Gives an overview of the bundled software and explains the software installation procedure LI LU Q Warranty card of camera Q Warranty card of lens Lens Kit only Be careful not to lose any of the above items No CF card for recording images is included Please purchase it separately Contents mu Introduction un SS B e ENEE 3 LEE tee nee EE a E e a sued VE foes 6 Handling Precaution E 10 Quick Start EE 12 Klein Ets EE 14 Conventions Used in this Manual s1 s0csccrsacwscrvrsecancenaeveervaaevandszaadsacassarssedsnedeaess 20 1 Getting Started 21 Recharging the EEN 22 Installing and Removing the Batten AANEREN 24 Using a Household Power Outlet a BP A 26 Mounting and Detaching a Lens fff td 27 Installing and Removing the CF Card cseflllercsscccceceeeeeuhessssaibecseeeeeeeeeeees 28 Basic Operation a alli ER ess 30 Menu Operations aufl EE D WW 33 Setting the Language nung ge ss EL 4 38 Setting the Date and Time 4 aam 200 T WW 39 Replacing the Date Time Bgfery WK WW WW 40 Cleaning the CMOS sedSorm 55 SR A 9 41 Set the power off time Auto power off
154. t is used for menu functions and Custom Functions e In this manual the icons and markings indicating the camera s buttons dials and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera e For more information reference page numbers are provided in parentheses p The asterisk on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature is available only in Creative Zone modes P Tv Av M A DEP e The Canon EF S17 85mm f 4 5 6 IS USM lens is used as the sample lens in this Instruction Manual e The procedures assume that the menu settings and Custom Functions are set to the default settings The MM icon indicates that the setting can be changed with the menu 64 66 or 616 indicates that the respective function remains active for 4 sec 6 sec or 16 sec respectively after you let go of the button e This manual uses the following alert symbols Q The Caution symbol indicates a warning to prevent shooting problems ka The Note symbol gives supplemental information 20 This chapter explains preliminary steps and basic camera operations Attaching the Strap 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 e The eyepiece cover is also attached to the strap p 99
155. t AF is suited for still subjects while Al Servo AF is for moving subjects And Al Focus AF switches from One Shot AF to Al Servo AF automatically if the still subject starts moving In the Basic Zone modes the optimum AF mode is set automatically 1 On the lens set the focus mode switch to lt AF gt Set the Mode Dial to a Creative Zone mode Press the lt AFWB button 46 Select the AF mode e While looking at the LCD panel turn the lt gt dial ONE SHOT One Shot AF Al FOCUS AI Focus AF Al SERVO AI Servo AF QD If an Extender optional is attached and the maximum aperture of the lens is f 5 6 or smaller AF will not be possible For details see the Extender s instruction manual ba AF stands for auto focus MF stands for manual focus 74 AF Selecting the AF Mode One Shot AF for Still Subjects Pressing the shutter button halfway activates the autofocus and achieves focus once The AF point which achieves focus flashes briefly At the same time the focus confirmation light lt 8 gt in the viewfinder is displayed de With evaluative metering the exposure setting AF point Focus confirmation shutter speed and aperture will be set when light focus is achieved The exposure setting and focus will be locked as long as the shutter button is pressed halfway p 79 You can then recompose the shot while retaining the exposure setting and point of foc
156. t oO Oo GO O Al Servo O O O O Al Focus el III 6 0 0 e Rer AF AF Auto e oo o o e point selection Manual O X LE AF assist beam FPFE Cu EC Eu OI 176 Function Availability Table Set automatically O User selectable Basic Zone Creative Zone Mode Dial e C 35A amp Pi GB P Tv Av MADE Evaluative e e e e 9 Q O O Q O Q Pata 1 o o 0o o o Spot ainsodxy Center weighted average Program shift o Pee a oeol 9 d AEB o o o o o 3 o AE lock S Depth of field preview Single D lt Low speed continuous Self timer A eei i11l1i p Mas de q joje o ojo E F Feon e illii 3 Red eye reduction O O O O Ped Se Gio o gt ee Lore ee rs Flash exposure compensation Custom Functions Clearing All Custom Functions Camera setting reset Image sensor cleaning 177 Function Availability Table AF Modes and Drive Modes Drive mode One Shot AF Al Focus AF Al Servo AF An image cannot be taken Automatically The focus tracks the unless focus is achieved switches subject movement When focus is achieved it between One The exposure is set is locked With evaluative Shot AF and Al at the moment the metering the exposure Servo AF picture is taken setting is also locked according to The exposure setting is the subject stored
157. trical current may be discharged excessively and the battery s service life may be affected When not using the camera remove the battery and attach the protective cover to prevent shorting Before using the camera again be sure to recharge the battery e Storing the battery while fully charged may reduce its service life or performance e Battery Packs BP 511A BP 514 BP 511 and BP 512 are dedicated to Canon products Using them with a non Canon battery charger or product may result in malfunction or accidents for which Canon cannot be held liable e Do not use the battery charger with any power transformer in foreign countries Doing so can cause malfunction E e After the red lamp lights continue to recharge the battery for an hour to attain a full charge Even a recharged unused battery will gradually drain its power Recharge the battery on the day before or on the day you plan to use it By referring to the marking you can attach the protective cover to the battery to indicate whether the battery has been recharged or not e After recharging the battery detach it and unplug the power cord from the power outlet e The time required to recharge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and battery s recharge level e The battery pack can operate in temperatures from 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F However for full operating performance using it between 10 C 50 F and 30 C 86 F is recommended In cold loc
158. tter button or other button Select Auto power off mT JUNF e Turn the C3 dial to select TT Auto Auto play Review tine power off then press 6 amp nr EA 2 Set the desired time Histogram Auto power off 15 min e Turn the C2 dial to select the time LCD brightness Off iri When the camera has turned off by auto power off you can turn on the camera by pressing the shutter button MENU button or button If the shooting mode is one of the Creative Zone modes you can also press the 3 button to wake up the camera MENU CF Card Reminder Le This prevents shooting if there is no CF card in the camera This can be set in all shooting modes 1 Select Shoot w o card e Turn the lt gt dial to select TO Shoot w o card then press 6e ao 2 Select Off ee e Turn the lt gt dial to select Off Beep j then press lt gt Shoot w o card On AER ff iri 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 panel 43 Dioptric Adjustment ro By adjusting the diopter to suit your eyesight you can see a sharp viewfinder image even without eyeglasses The camera s adjustable dioptric range is 3 to 1 dpt Turn the dioptric adjustment knob Turn the knob left or right so that the AF points in the viewfinder look sharp e The illustration shows th
159. ttery 40 ISGB diSplay soo oed 115 Rotate uostri 111 121 Ee STEE En 173 Selecting all images 154 159 Selecting Individual Images 152 158 SGIT Umier usse et bs 50 82 Sensor cleaning negt 41 Setting the date time 39 Set up menu ENEE 33 36 Sharpness f mEE 58 Shoot w o RR 43 Shooting Information 114 Shooting menu 33 35 Shootirmymalllb ff 18 Shutter DOP NH 30 Shutter curtain synchronization 173 Shutter speed WW a f 86 Single image display 113 Single shooting aiiis 82 See rie 188 ne 49 Spot meltenfig uso ida E Rd 81 SISGB A uu testet EE cen 63 Standards naro Eri LIE 56 151 Eege 139 142 Superimposed display 171 System Map EE 186 Is 20 Toning effect EE 60 Transfer all images 162 Transfer failed images 72 Transfer new images 162 Transfer order cidcm centes 158 Transferring Images to a Personal Computer 162 ati lt lt WW 145 LL AS E 86 an a A User Defined esses bf DiEsycable aft 122 vdeo OUT e en 122 Viewfinder 17 VIVIA m o ree 134 We Ee 164 EECHER Eege EN 134 WB BIST EE 68 White Dalarce 5 e Er aires 64 White balance bracketing
160. u can press the 5 button to pop up and fire the built in flash whenever desired P For fully automatic flash photography The shutter speed 1 60 sec 1 250 sec and aperture are set automatically just as in CJ Full Auto mode Tv Enables you to set the desired shutter speed 30 sec 1 250 sec The camera then automatically sets the aperture to obtain the proper exposure at the shutter speed you have set Av Enables you to set the desired aperture The camera then automatically sets the shutter speed 30 sec 1 250 sec to obtain the proper exposure at the aperture you have set Against dark backgrounds such as the night scenes slow sync shooting will be set so that both the subject and background are exposed correctly The main subject is exposed with the flash and the background is exposured with a slow shutter speed e Because automatic slow sync shooting uses a slow shutter speed always use a tripod e f you do not want a slow shutter speed to be set set C Fn 03 Flash sync speed in Av mode to 1 1 250sec fixed p 168 M Youcan set both the shutter speed bulb or 30 sec 1 250 sec and aperture The main subject is exposed properly by the flash The background exposure will vary depending on the shutter speed and aperture A DEP The flash result will be the same as the lt P gt mode 102 Using the Built in Flash Built in Flash Range With EF S18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 Il m ft ISO
161. u can set the white balance manually to suit the respective light source In the Basic Zone modes DAD gt will be set automatically 1 Press the lt AF WB button 66 2 Select the white balance setting e While looking at the top LCD panel turn the C3 dial Color temperature Approx K Kelvin 3000 7000 5200 7000 6000 3200 4000 Set the optimum white balance manually to suit the lighting p 65 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 human eye a white object looks white regardless of the type of lighting With a digital camera the color temperature can be adjusted with software so that the colors in the image look more natural The subject s white color is used as the criteria for adjusting the other colors The camera s lt EWIE gt setting uses the CMOS sensor for auto white balance 64 DIS Custom White Balance mmm With custom white balance you shoot a white object that will serve as the basis for the white balance setting By selecting this image you import its white balance data for the white balance setting 1 Photograph a white object e The plain white object should fill the spot metering circle e Set the lens focus mode switch
162. uction 0 Off 1 Auto For 1 sec or longer exposures noise reduction is performed automatically if long exposure noise is detected Setting this to Auto is effective in most cases 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 setting i After the picture is taken the noise reduction process will take the same amount of time as the exposure You cannot take another picture until the noise reduction process is completed C Fn 03 Flash sync speed in Av mode 0 Auto 1 1 250sec fixed Sets the flash sync speed to 1 250 sec in the aperture priority AE Av mode Against dark backgrounds such as the night sky the subject s background will look dark 168 DR Custom Function Settings C Fn 04 Shutter AE lock button 0 AF AE lock 1 AE lock AF Convenient when you want to focus and meter separately Press the lt gt button to autofocus and press the shutter button halfway to attain AE lock 2 AF AF lock no AE lock In the Al Servo AF mode you can press the lt gt button to stop the AF operation momentarily This prevents the AF from being thrown off by any obstacle passing between the camera and subject The exposure is set at the moment the picture is taken 3 AE AF no AE lock This is useful for subjects which keep moving and stopping repeatedly In the Al Servo AF
163. unction IIS Resetting All Custom Functions Iu JUMP Select Clear settings Video system NTSC E e rinte e Turn the lt K gt dial to select YT Format Clear settings then press lt gt Custom Functions C Fn gt The Clear settings screen will appear Clear settings Sensor cleaning Firmware Ver 1 0 0 Clear settings 2 Select Clear all Custom Functions e Turnthe C3 dial to select Clear all Custom Functions then press ancel lt 6 gt qe se cating Clea 411 camera settings Clear all Custom Functions Clear all Custom Functions 3 Select OK Clear all Custom Functions Turn the C dial to select OK then press lt gt All the Custom Functions will be reset to the default settings OK 167 DIS Custom Function Settings mm C Fn 01 SET function when shooting You can change the function assigned to lt gt when the camera is ready to shoot 0 Default no function 1 Change quality After pressing lt gt look at the LCD panel and turn the C2 dial to set the recording quality directly 2 Change Picture Style Press the lt gt button to display the Picture Style selection screen on the LCD monitor Turn the lt gt dial to select a style then press lt 6 gt 3 Menu display Gives the same function as the MENU button 4 Image replay Gives the same function as the lt gt gt button C Fn 02 Long exp noise red
164. ural M Contrast Saturation Color tone Detail set etail se e Turn the C3 dial to adjust the level Contrast _ s piteita Saturation mg 8 n then press lt 6 gt Color tone HH 136 Printing with PictBridge ESPrintEffect Natural M_ Color balance Detail set z Press the lt gt up down left or right Contrast Saturation to move the dot m on the screen to Color tone S the desired position Color balance 0 0 e Bis for blue Ais amber M is magenta and G is green The color balance will shift in the respective direction e On the upper left SHIFT indicates the color balance direction and correction amount e Press 6 amp 7 to exit The previous screen will reappear e After completing the detail settings of printing effects press the MENU button then go to step 5 iri If you select Clear all all the adjustments will revert to the default USO Setting the date and file number O qBoth imprinting poo Set as necessary E 279x13cm Paper setting e Turn the C3 dial to select the field Efast photo 1 Caneel next to the lt Qj icon then press lt 6 gt EBD unt e Turn the C3 dial to select the desired setting then press 6 6 Set the number of copies e Set as necessary D e Turn the C3 dial to select the field PRISE S SEET SCH next to the nz icon then press 6 amp 7 Braet photo Cancel e Turn the C2
165. us E If focus cannot be achieved the focus confirmation light lt gt in the viewfinder will blink If this occurs a picture cannot be taken even if the shutter button is pressed completely Recompose the picture and try to focus again Or see When Autofocus Fails Manual Focusing p 80 Al Servo AF for Moving Subjects While you press the shutter button halfway the camera focuses continuously e This AF mode is for moving subjects when the focusing distance keeps changing gt With predictive AF p 76 the camera can also focus track a subject which steadily approaches or retreats from the camera The exposure is set at the moment the picture is taken E In a Creative Zone mode except lt A DEP gt the beeper will not sound even when focus is achieved Also the focus confirmation light lt gt in the viewfinder will not light 79 AF Selecting the AF Mode WE About Predictive AF If the subject approaches or retreats from the camera at a constant rate the camera tracks the subject and predicts the focusing distance immediately before the picture is taken This is for obtaining correct focus at the moment of exposure e When the AF point selection is automatic the camera first uses the center AF point to focus During autofocusing if the subject moves away from the center AF point focus tracking continues as long as the subject is covered by another AF point e With a manually selected AF
166. use a cord whose insulation has been damaged Occasionally unplug 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 Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Do not leave equipment inside a car under the hot sun or near a heat source The equipment may become hot and cause skin burns Do not carry the camera around while it is attached to a tripod Doing so may cause injury Also make sure the tripod is sturdy enough to support the camera and lens Do not leave a lens or lens attached camera under the sun without the lens cap attached Otherwise the lens may concentrate the sun s rays and cause a fire Do not cover or wrap the battery recharging apparatus with a cloth Doing so may trap heat within and cause the casing to deform or catch fire If you drop the camera in water or if water or metal fragments enter inside the camera promptly remove the battery pack and back up battery This is to prevent fire and electrical shock Do not use or leave the battery pack or back up battery in a hot environment Doing so may cause battery leakage or a shorter battery life The battery pack or back up battery can also become hot and cause skin burns Do not use paint thinner benzene or other organic solvents to clean the equipment Doing so may cause fire or a health haz
167. ust from entering the camera through the lens mount 27 Installing and Removing the CF Card m The captured image will be recorded onto the CF card optional Although the thickness is different a Type or Type Il CF card can be inserted into the camera The camera is also compatible with Microdrive and CF cards with 2 GB or higher capacity Installing the Card Open the cover e Slide the cover as shown by the arrow to open it 2 Insert the CF card e If the CF card is inserted in the wrong way it may damage the ZS N S T camera As shown in the d mu illustration face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera gt The CF card eject button pops out Close the cover e Close the cover and slide it in the direction shown by the arrow until it snaps shut When the S9 switch is set to ON or 7 the shots remaining is displayed on the LCD panel i The shots remaining depends on the remaining capacity of the CF card or the image recording quality setting the ISO speed setting etc 28 Installing and Removing the CF Card Removing the CF Card 4 Open the cover e Turn the S9 switch to OFF e Check that the buSY message is not displayed on the LCD panel e Make sure the access lamp is off then open the cover 2 Remove the CF card e Press the Eject button The CF card w
168. vid sharp and crisp Portrait For nice skin tones The image looks slightly sharp and crisp By changing the Color tone p 57 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 is applied Faithful When the subject is photographed under a color temperature of 5200K the color is adjusted colorimetrically to match the subject s color No sharpness is applied iri In the Basic Zone modes the Picture Style will be set automatically In the Portrait mode the Portrait Picture Style is set In the Landscape mode the Landscape Picture Style is set And in other Basic Zone modes the Standard Picture Style is set 56 ISI Selecting a Picture Style ee e Monochrome You can take black and white photos e e To obtain natural looking black and white images set a suitable white balance e JPEG black and white images captured with the Monochrome setting cannot be converted into color images even with image editing software E e RAW images captured with the Monochrome setting can be E converted into color images with the bundled software e When Monochrome is selected lt B W gt will appear on the LCD panel User Def 1 3 You can register your own Picture Style settings p 61 Any User Defined Picture Style which has not been set will have the same settings as the Standard Picture Style
169. 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 resolve the problem If you are using a BJ printer equipped with an operation display panel the error No will be displayed if an error occurs To resolve the respective error refer to the BJ printer s instruction manual Setting the Trimming mu You can trim the image and print only the trimmed portion as if the image was recomposed Do the trimming right before printing If you set the trimming and then set the print settings you may have to set the trimming again 1 Select Trimming e Turn the C2 dial to select e Trimming then press 6 amp Qjexiscm Paper s TE The trimming screen will appear IW Photo 8 Bordered Trim the image e The image area within the trimming frame will be printed e The operation guide disappears while you trim the image It will reappear after 5 sec of idle time Changing the trimming frame size e When you press the lt gt or lt 3 Q 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 to scroll around the image in any direction Move the trimming frame until it shows the desired image area or composition Rotating the frame e The INFO button toggles between the ve
170. xis indicates the brightness level darker on the left and brighter on the right while the vertical axis Dark image indicates how many pixels exist for each brightness level The more pixels there are toward the left the darker the image And the more pixels there are toward the Normal image right the brighter the image If there are too many pixels on the left the shadow detail will be lost And if there are too many pixels on the right the highlight detail will be lost The im tones in between will be reproduced By checking the image s brightness histogram you can see the exposure level bias and the overall tone reproduction condition 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 vertical axis indicates how many pixels exist for each color brightness level The more pixels there are toward the left the darker and less prominent the color And the more pixels there are toward the right the brighter and denser the color If there are too many pixels on the left the respective color information will be lacking And if there are too many pixels on the right the color will be too saturated with no detail By checking the image s RGB histogram you can see the color s saturation and gradatio

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