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Canon 1100D Digital Camera User Manual

1. Select G4 Press the lt lt gt gt key to select G4 Flash exposure comp will be displayed at the bottom Set the flash exposure compensation amount To make the flash exposure brighter ONESHOT E O turn the lt 45 gt dial to the right Increased exposure i o To make it darker turn the lt gt dial to the left Decreased exposure When you press the shutter button halfway the lt 4 gt icon will appear in the viewfinder After taking the picture cancel the flash exposure compensation by setting it back to 0 O if Auto Lighting Optimizer p 107 is set to any setting other than Disable the image may look bright even if a decreased exposure compensation or decreased flash exposure compensation has been set You can also set flash exposure compensation with Built in flash func setting in Ga Flash control p 167 102 Auto Exposure Bracketing This feature takes exposure compensation a step further by varying the exposure automatically up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments with three shots as shown below You can then choose the best exposure This is called AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing Standard exposure Darker exposure Brighter exposure Decreased exposure increased exposure Ce Select Expo comp AEB ee 2 Under the B tab select Expo Auto Lighting Optimizer comp AEB then press lt Ge gt Exposure comp AES setting Set the AEB
2. Shooting Movies o In the movie shooting mode you cannot take a still photo even if you press the shutter button completely During movie shooting do not point the lens toward the sun The sun s heat can damage the camera s internal components Cautions for movie shooting are on pages 150 and 151 if necessary also read the Live View shooting cautions on pages 136 and 137 A movie file is recorded each time you shoot a movie The image s field of view is approx 99 The ISO speed shutter speed and aperture are set automatically AE lock is possible by pressing the lt gt button p 105 To cancel AE lock during movie shooting press the lt f gt button By holding down the lt Avi4 gt button and turning the lt gt dial you can set the exposure compensation When you press the shutter button halfway the exposure setting displayed at the screen bottom is for your reference The sound will be recorded by the camera s built in monaural microphone p 140 The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically With a fully charged Battery Pack LP E10 the total shooting time will be as follows At 23 C 73 F Approx 1 hr 50 min At 0 C 32 F Approx 4 hr 30 min This camera is compatible with the function turning on the LED light automatically in low light conditions For details see the EX Speedlite s instruction manual 141 Shooting Movies
3. To quit the slide show and return to the setting screen press the lt MENU gt button F To pause the slide show press lt gt During pause H will be displayed on the upper left of the image Press lt gt again to resume the slide show During auto playback you can press the lt DISP gt button to change the still photo display format p 7Q During movie playback you can adjust the sound volume by turning the lt gt dial During pause you can press the lt lt gt key fo view another image During the slide show auto power off will not take effect The display time may vary depending on the image To view the slide show on a TV set see pages 191 193 Playback on a High Definition TV An HDMI cable sold separately is necessary to connect the camera to a TV set The TV set must also have an HDMI terminal When the camera is connected to a TV set with an HDMI cable you can playback movies and still photos on the TV set If you use a High Definition TV set to playback High Definition HD movies shot with this camera you can watch the movies in high definition Connect the HDMI cable to the camera With the plug s lt a HDMI MINI gt logo facing the front of the camera insert it into the lt HDMI OUT gt terminal Connect the HDMI cable to the TV set Connect the HDMI cable to the TV s HDMI IN port Turn on the TV and switch the TV s video input to selec
4. ZIKIR 1 703 NIUN n Magnifying frame Select the AF point Press the lt Q gt button 610 to display the Quick Control screen The settable functions will be displayed on the left of the screen Press the lt AT gt key to make the AF _Quick mode point selectable Turn the lt s gt dial to select the AF point VLR AERA ZEN anual selection 133 Changing the Autofocus Mode Focus the subject Aim the AF points over the subject and press the shutter button halfway The Live View image will turn off the reflex mirror will go back down and AF will be executed When focus is achieved the AF point which achieved focus will turn green and the Live View image will reappear If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange and blink Take the picture Check the focus and exposure then press the shutter button completely to take the picture p 122 NDANE ne Ae 0 3 You cannot take a picture during autofocusing Take the picture while the Live View image is displayed 134 MIF Focusing Manually You can magnify the image and focus precisely manually Set the lens focus moce switch to lt MF gt eRe Turn the lens focusing ring to focus f a piir an i ies i MONE the magnifying frame Press the lt lt gt gt key to move the asain frame to the position where you want to focus To return the magnifying frame to the
5. Each time you press the lt DISP gt button the information display will change Movie shooting mode eo Frame rate Movie shooting remaining time AF mode Elapsed time AME Live mode FE Face detection net DOU SUE AB ORS Live mode Bas Magnifying frame MEB Quick mode Besdi movie White balance Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer Movie recording size AE fock eee ae em Battery check LED light Movig autoexposure Shutter speed w Eye Fi card transmission Aperture status ISO speed Exposure compensation amount if there is no card in the camera the movie shooting remaining time will be displayed in red When movie shooting starts the movie shooting remaining time will change to the elapsed time 142 Shooting Movies The final image simulation reflects the effects of the Picture Style white balance etc in the movie image so you can see what the captured movie will look like During movie shooting the movie image will automatically reflect the settings listed below Final image simulation for movie shooting Picture Style All parameters such as sharpness contrast color saturation and color tone will be reflected White balance Exposure Depth of field Auto Lighting Optimizer Peripheral illumination correction Highlight tone priority 143 Shooting Function Settings Function settings par
6. gt eda 72 Date Folder Rating 09 16 2010 Press the lt AT gt key to select one of 09 17 2010 the following Ef Date Sa Folder ce e a Rating Select folder ag e When lt MEA gt is highlighted 100CANON 000 press the lt DISP gt button JOUANON no Press the lt AV gt key to select the mest 2 desired option then press lt gt Playback Description Lt All images All the still photos and movies in the card will be played back ER Date Still photos and movies taken on the selected shooting date will be played back Ez Folder Still photos and movies in the selected folder will be played back Movies Only the movies in the card will be played back CEStilis Only the still photos in the card will be played back Rating Only the still photos and movies with the selected rating will be played back 189 Slide Show Auto Playback cee o Set Set up as desired 32 images Press the lt AY gt key to select Set up then press lt G gt Set the Display time still photos Repeat and Transition effect Then press the lt MENU gt button Display time Repeat Transition effect Mm Slide show SE me Slide in o Sidein2 Fade Fade Start the slide show Press the lt AV gt key to select Start then press lt gt gt After Loading image is displayed the slide show will start Quit the slide show
7. gt The TV s input will switch automatically to the HDMI port connected to the camera 192 Playback on a High Definition TV Press the camera s lt gt gt button gt An image will appear on the TV screen and you can use the TV s remote control to playback images Select an image or movie Iv sei and press the gt button to select an image Still photo ies menu Press the remote control s Enter S Sor oe button Movie on menu gt The menu appears and you can do he playbaci operations shown on the Return Press the gt button to select the Bee Y image index desired option then press the Enter Play movie button For a slide show press the amp Slide show remote control s T L button to select DISE Disp shooting info an option then press the Enter Rotate button If you select Return and press the Enter button the menu will disappear and you can use the gt button to select an image Fal e Some TV sets require you to first enable the HDMI CEC connection For detalis see the TV set s instruction manual Certain TV sets even those compatible with HDMI CEC may not operate properly In such a case disconnect the HDMI cable set gt F Ctrl over HDMI io Disable and use the camera to control the playback operation 193 o Protecting Images Protecting an image prevents it from being erased accidentally I Select Protect im
8. o if ie Me iia ji ePAIIININ N RES SSRs Sees ES ie ehh i B S as aS eS X So ore Soe SES ee S eo S Spe ee Soot oe Soe See SS R NSE RS BSS Soe Seep Sy Handy Features Silencing the Beeper p 154 Card Reminder p 154 Setting the Image Review Time p 154 Setting the Auto Power off Time p 155 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness p 155 Creating and Selecting a Folder p 156 File Numbering Methods p 158 Setting Copyright Information p 160 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images p 162 Checking Camera Settings p 163 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings p 164 Turning the LCD Monitor Off On p 166 Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color p 166 Setting the Flash p 167 Appending Dust Delete Data p 171 Manual Sensor Cleaning p 173 Handy Features You can prevent the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved or during self timer operation Under the 6 tab select Beep then press lt gt Select Disable then press lt Ge gt Disable ere is no card in the camera a 7 Under the 6 tab select Release Quality i shutter without card then press Beep Enable lt gt Select Disable then press Release shutter without card lt GEd gt Release shutter without card If there is no card installed and you press rae the shutter button Card will be Disable displa
9. As with 100CANON for example the folder name starts with three digits folder number followed by five alphanumeric characters A folder can contain up to 9999 images file No 0001 9999 When a folder becomes full a new folder with a higher one up folder number is created automatically Also if manual reset p 159 is executed a new folder will be created automatically Folders numbered from 100 to 999 can be created Creating Folders with a Personal Computer With the card open on the screen create a new folder named DOIM Open the DCIM folder and create as many folders as necessary to save and organize your images The folder name must follow the 100ABC_ D format where the first three digits is 100 999 followed by five alphanumeric characters The five characters can be a combination of upper or lower case letters from A to Z numerals and an underscore _ There can be no space in the folder name Also folder names cannot have the same three digit number such as 100ABC_D and 100W_XY2Z even if the letters are different 157 Handy Features The image files will be numbered from 0001 to 9999 in the order the images are taken then saved in a folder You can change how the file number is assigned The file number will appear on your computer in this format IMG_0001 JPG Under the tab select File numbering then press lt gt The available settings are described below Select
10. Rate the image or movie Press the lt AV gt key to select a rating mark The total number of images and movies rated will be counted for each rating To rate another image or movie repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit and return to the menu press the lt MENU gt button 180 Setting Ratings Fl The number next to the rating marks 1 E4 L4 2 1 can only go up to 999 If there are 1 000 or more images for a rating FAH will be displayed Taking advantage of ratings e With the EF Image jump w 23 option you can display only the rated images and movies a With the F Slide show option you can playback only the rated images and movies With Digital Photo Professional provided software p 270 you can select only the rated images and movies With Windows Vista and Windows 7 you can see the rating with the file information display or the provided image viewer 181 Q Quick Control During Playback When you press the lt Q gt button during image playback you can set the following on Protect images Rotate Rating m Image jump w s Note that movies cannot be rotated Rotate 100 0032 Press the lt Q gt button During image playback press the lt Q gt button gt The functions settable with Quick Control will appear on the left of the screen Select a function and set it Press the lt A gt key to select a function gt The name and current se
11. This feature can be used in Creative Zone modes except lt M gt You can set the exposure compensation up to 5 stops in 1 3 stop increments Making it brighter Hold down the lt Avii4 gt button and turn the lt 2 gt dial to the right Increased exposure Making it darker Hold down the lt Avi4 gt button and turn the lt 23 gt dial to the left Decreased exposure gt As shown in the figure the exposure level is displayed on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder Decreased exposure foradarkerimage EUEN After taking the picture cancel the Tv 115 Fil 400 exposure compensation by setting 101 23 it back to 0 Far 50 tii Ui Dark exposure increased exposure for a brighter image F The exposure compensation amount displayed in the viewfinder goes up to only 2 stops If the exposure compensation amount exceeds 2 stops the end of the exposure level indicator will display lt gt or lt p gt The exposure compensation can also be set with E Expo comp AEB p 103 If you will set exposure compensation exceeding 2 stops you should use f Expo comp AEB to set it 101 Setting Exposure Compensation Set flash exposure compensation if the flash exposure of the subject does not come out as desired You can set the flash exposure compensation up to 2 stops in 1 3 stop increments Press the lt Q gt button 610 gt The Quick Control screen will appear p 40
12. lt Q gt button will enable you to set the AF mode drive mode white balance Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer image recording quality and ISO speed In Basic Zone modes you can set the AF mode and the settings shown in the table on page 63 ioe the lt Q gt button gt The functions settable with Quick Control will appear on the left of the screen Ifthe AF mode is lt A gt the AF point will also be displayed You can Live mode also select the AF point were a function and set it Press the lt AV gt key to select a function The selected function and Feature guide p 47 will appear Press the lt lt gt key or turn the lt gt dial to change the setting Pressing lt gt will display the respective function s setting screen Fil in Creative Zone modes if 9 Flash button function is set fo 1 ISO speed in Custom Functions C Fn you can raise the built in flash with Quick Control The ISO speed will be set with the lt 4 gt button 126 Ca Menu Function Settings al T The menu options below are displayed us ew shoot In Basic Zone modes the Live View ee ls menu options will be displayed under Metering timer 16 sec Ga and in Creative Zone modes they will be displayed under GH Live View shooting You can set Live View shooting to Enable or Disable AF mode You can select Live mode p 128 E Live mode p 129 or Quick mode
13. with EOS Utility provided software p 270 Select Picture Style e Under the 60 tab select Picture Style then press lt f gt gt The Picture Style selection screen will appear Picture Style Select User Def FAN Neutral C00 Select User Def then press the est Faithtul 2 lt DISP gt button eel Monochrome i a Deil ionda gt The Detail set screen will appear E 2 Standard Standard SET ene Detail set User Def Press lt GEN gt Picture Style Standard _ _ With Picture Style selected press Sharpness lt EDS Contrast l amp Saturation Color tone Detail set G51 User Def Select the base Picture Style Picture Style Landscape lt Press the lt AV gt key to select the base Picture Style then press lt gt To adjust the parameters of a Picture Style which has been registered to the camera with EOS Utility provided sofiware select the Picture Style here 113 2a Registering Preferred Image Characteristics Detail set bs User Def Select a parameter Picture Style Landscape Select a parameter such as OSharpness _ Sharpness then press lt gt Contrast Saturation Color tone Detail set Be tlUser Def Set the parameter Picture Style Landscape o Press the lt lt gt key to adjust the OSharpness ety parameter as desired then press lt GET gt For details see Customizing Image Cha
14. Orance _RiRed Detail sat Filter effect Default set With a filter effect applied to a monochrome image you can make white clouds or green trees stand out more Normal black and white image with no filter effects The blue sky will look more natural and the white clouds will look Ye Yellow l crisper l The blue sky will look slightly darker The sunset will look more Or Orange nee brilliant The blue sky will look quite dark Fail leaves will look crisper and R Red brighter eae Skin tones and lips will look fine Tree leaves will look crisper and Green brighter F increasing the Contrast will make the filter effect more pronounced Toning Effect Monochrome WiNone 5 Sepia B Blue Detail set loning effect P Purple Goren Default set MENU 112 By applying a toning effect you can create a monochrome image in that color It can make the image look more impressive You can select the following N None S Sepial B Blue P Purple or G Green 343 Registering Preferred Image Characteristics You can select a base Picture Style such as Portrait or Landscape adjust its parameters as desired and regisier it under User Def 1 User Def 2 or User Def 3 You can create Picture Styles whose parameter settings such as sharpness and contrast are different You can also adjust the parameters of a Picture Style which has been registered to the camera
15. Speediite s instruction manual 168 Setting the Flash Shutter sync Normally set this to 1st curtain so that the flash fires immediately after the exposure starts If 2nd curtain is set the flash will fire right before the exposure ends When this is combined with a slow sync speed you can create a trail of light such as from car headlights at night With 2nd curtain sync a preflash is fired when you press the shutter button completely This is to determine the exposure Then immediately before the exposure ends the real flash is fired Therefore two flashes will be fired However with shutter speeds faster than 1 30 sec 1st curtain sync will automatically take effect If an external Speedlite is attached you can also set Hi speed For details see the Speedilite s instruction manual Flash exposure compensation See BA Flash Exposure Compensation on page 102 E TTL il flash metering For normal flash exposures set it to Evaluative Average is for advanced users As with an external Speedlite the metering area is averaged Flash exposure compensation may be necessary Clear flash settings On the External flash func setting screen press the lt DISP gt button to display the screen to clear the flash settings When you select OK the settings for the built in flash and external Speedlite will be cleared 169 Setting the Flash The Custom Functions displayed under Ext
16. The more pixels there are toward the left the darker the image And the more pixels there are toward the 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 gradation in between will be reproduced By Bright image checking the image and its brightness histogram you can see the exposure level inclination and the overall gradation RGB Display This histogram is a graph showing the distribution of each primary color s brightness level in the image RGB or red green and blue The horizontal axis indicates the color s brightness level darker on the left and brighter on the right while the vertical 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 gradation condition and white balance inclination 200 Sample Histograms Canon CANON INC 30 2 Shimomaruko 3 chome Ohta ku Tokyo 146 8501 Japan USA enn CANON USA INC One Canon Plaza Lake Succ
17. a tripod and Remote Switch sold separately p 229 is recommended 98 A DEP Automatic Depth of Field AE Objects in the foreground and background will be in focus automatically All the AF points will function to detect the subject and the aperture required to attain the necessary depth of field will be set automatically lt A DEP gt stands for Auto Depth of field This mode sets the depth of field automatically Set the Mode Dial to lt A DEP gt Pocus the subject Aim the AF points over the subjects and press the shutter button halfway 4 All the subjects covered by the AF points flashing in red will be in focus a If focus is not achieved the picture cannot be taken Take the picture The aperture display in the viewfinder blinks The exposure is correct but the desired depth of field cannot be obtained Either use a wide angle lens or move farther away from the subjects o The shutter speed display in the viewfinder blinks If the 30 shutter speed blinks it means that the subject is too dark Increase the ISO speed If the 4000 shutter speed blinks it means that the subject is too bright Decrease the ISO speed A slow shutter speed has been set Use a tripod to steady the camera want to use flash Flash can be used however the result will be the same as using the lt P gt mode with flash The desired depth of field will not be obtained 99
18. each time File numbering after File numbering after replacing the card creating a folder File numbering is reset Manual reset To reset the file numbering to 0001 manually or to start from file number 0001 in a new folder When you reset the file numbering manually a new folder is created automatically and the file numbering of images saved to that folder starts from 0001 This is convenient if you want to use different folders for the images taken yesterday and the ones taken today for example After the manual reset the file numbering returns to continuous or auto reset There will be no Manual reset confirmation screen o if the file number in folder No 999 reaches 9999 shooting will not be possibile even if the card still has storage capacity The LCD monitor will display a message telling you to replace the card Replace it with a new card F For both JPEG and RAW images the file name will start with IMG_ Movie file names will start with MVI The extension will be JPG for JPEG images CR2 for RAW images and MOV for movies 159 Handy Features When you set the copyright information it will be appended to the image as Exif information Select Copyright information o Under the tab select Copyright infarmation then press lt gt Cear settings Firmware ver 0 0 Copyright information o Select the option to be set Select Enter auth
19. it will fast forward the movie ppl Last frame Displays the movie s last frame X Edt Displays the editing screen p 188 Playback position mwss Playback time minutes seconds You can adjust the built in speaker s p 186 sound aill Volume volume by turning the lt gt dial F With a fully charged Battery Pack LP E10 the continuous playback time at 23 C 73 F will be as follows Approx 4 hr e During the single image display you can press the lt DISP gt button to change the display format p 199 If you connect the camera to a TV set p 184 191 to playback a movie adjust the sound volume with the TV set Turning the lt 3 gt dial will not adjust the sound volume This camera cannot playback Full High Definition Full HD or High Definition HD movies 60 50 fps frame rate taken with another EOS camera This camera can only playback High Definition HD and Standard Definition SD movies having a 30 25 fps frame rate 187 X Editing a Movie s First and Last Scenes You can edit out the first and last scenes of a movie in 1 sec increments On the movie playback screen select X The editing screen will be displayed 100 0040 Specify the part to be edited out Select either J Cut beginning or D8 Cut end then press lt gt Press the lt lt gt key to see the previous or next frames Holding it down will fast forward the frames After de
20. lt lt gt gt key to move the m mark to the desired position Bis for blue Ais amber Mis magenta and G is green The color in the respective direction will be corrected On the upper right Shift indicates the direction and correction amount Pressing the lt DISP gt button will cancel all the WB Shif BKT settings johit Waa Clear al Press lt gt to exit the setting and mE SET Tes return to the menu Fl During the white balance correction lt gt will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor One level of the blue amber correction is equivalent to 5 mireds of a color temperature conversion filter Mired Measuring unit indicating the density of a color temperature conversion filter 117 WB Adjusting the Color Tone for the Light Source With just one shot three images having a different color balance can be recorded simultaneously Based on the color temperature of the current white balance setting the image will be bracketed with a blue amber bias or magenta green bias This is called white balance bracketing WB BKT White balance bracketing is possible up to 3 levels in single level increments Set the white balance bracketing amount In step 2 for white balance correction when you turn the lt 2X gt dial the a mark on the screen will change to a m m 3 points Turning the dial to the right sets the B A bracketing and turning it to
21. one then press lt e gt file numbering WContinuous Auto reset Continuous The file numbering continues in sequence even after you replace the card or create a folder Even after you replace the card or create a new folder the file numbering continues in sequence up to 9999 This is convenient when you want to save images numbered anywhere between 0001 to 9999 in multiple cards or folders into one folder in your personal computer lf the replacement card or existing folder already contains images recorded previously the file numbering of the new images might continue from the file numbering of the existing images in the card or folder If you want to use continuous file numbering you should use a newly formatted card each time File numbering after File numbering after replacing the card Next sequential file number 158 Handy Features Auto reset The file numbering is reset to 0001 whenever you replace the card or create a folder Whenever the card is replaced or a new folder created the file numbering starts from 0001 This is convenient if you want to organize images according to cards or folders If the replacement card or existing folder already contains images recorded previously the file numbering of the new images might continue from the file numbering of the existing images in the card or folder If you want to save images with the file numbering starting from 0001 use a newly formatted card
22. p 133 Grid display With Grid 1 or Grid 2 you can display grid lines It can help you level the camera vertically or horizontally Metering timer You can change how long the exposure setting is displayed AE lock time This option is not displayed in Basic Zone modes Metering timer is fixed at 16 sec F The settings for these menu options will apply only to Live View shooting They do not take effect during viewfinder shooting o If you select 6 Dust Delete Data Clean manually Clear settings or Y Firmware Ver the Live View shooting will terminate 127 Changing the Autofocus Mode The AF modes available are Live mode Live mode face detection p 129 and Quick mode p 133 if you want to achieve precise focus set the lens focus mode switch to lt MF gt magnify the image and focus manually p 135 7 Select the AF mode o Under the 6 tab select AF mode Select the desired AF mode then press lt gt While the Live View image is displayed you can press the lt Q gt button to select the AF mode on the Quick Control screen p 126 _ AF mode bive mode live mode _ Quick mode The image sensor is used to focus Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed the AF operation will take longer than with the Quick mode Also achieving focus may be more difficult than with the Quick mode Display the Live View ima
23. power is cut off the shutter will close and the shutter curtains and image sensor might get damaged e Setting the power switch to lt OFF gt e Opening the card battery compartment cover The surface of the image sensor is extremely delicate Clean the sensor with care Use a plain blower without any brush attached A brush can scratch the sensor Do not insert the blower tip inside the camera beyond the lens mount If the power is turned off the shutter will close and the shutter curtains or reflex mirror might get damaged Never use canned air or gas to clean the sensor The blowing force can damage the sensor or the spray gas can freeze on the sensor if the battery level becomes low while you clean the sensor the beeper will sound as a warning Stop cleaning the sensor if a smudge that cannot be removed with a blower remains having the sensor cleaned by a Canon Service Center is recommended Image Playback This chapter explains features related to viewing photos and movies going into more detail than in Chapter 2 Basic Shooting and Image Playback Here you will find explanations about how to playback and erase photos and movies with the camera and viewing them ona TV set About images taken with another camera The camera might not be able to properly display images captured with a different camera or edited with a computer or whose file name was changed gt Searching for Images Quickly S
24. shooting a white object gt White balance will appear Select the white balance Press the lt lt gt key or turn the lt gt dial to select the desired white balance then press lt gt The Approx K K Kelvin displayed for the following white balance settings lt gt lt fi gt lt dh gt lt 3 gt or lt i gt is the respective color temperature Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance for a specific light source for better accuracy Do this procedure under the actual light source to be used Photograph a white object A plain white object should fill the viewfinder s center Focus manually and set the standard exposure for the white object You can set any white balance 115 WB Matching the Light Source bl 7 Select Custom White Balance Expo comp AEB 2 1917F Under the 6 tab select Custom Auto Lighting Optimizer White Balance then press lt gt Metering mode is c a gt The custom white balance selection ustom White Balance WB Shift BKT 0 0 0 screen will appear Color space SAGE Picture Style standard import the white balance data Select the image that was captured in step 1 then press lt gt On the dialog screen which appears select OK and the data will be imported When the menu reappears press the lt MENU gt button to exit the menu Select the cus
25. shutter button halfway the camera will focus with the current AF mode p 128 134 Take the picture 2 Press the shutter button completely The picture will be taken and the captured image is displayed on the LCD monitor After the image review ends the camera will return to Live View shooting automatically Press the lt gt button to exit Live View shooting The image s field of view is approx 99 when the image recording quality is set to JPEG AL The metering mode will be fixed to evaluative metering for Live View shooting in Creative Zone modes you can check the depth of field by setting 8 Assign SET button to 5 Depth of field preview in the Custom Functions C Fn During continuous shooting the exposure set for the first shot will also be applied to subsequent shots Using lt A DEP gt will be the same as using lt P gt 3 Shooting with the LCD Monitor Set Live View shoot to Enable Live View shoot Enable In Basic Zone modes Live View a shoot will be displayed under fF and in Creative Zone modes it will be displayed under Gi Battery Life with Live View Shooting Approx number of shots Shooting Conditions Temperature No Flash 50 Flash Use At OC 32 F The figures above are based on a fully charged Battery Pack LP E10 and CIPA Camera amp Imaging Products Association testing standards With a fully charged Battery Pack LP E10 con
26. the left sets the M G bracketing On the right Bracket indicates the bracketing direction and correction amount Pressing the lt DISP gt button will cancel all the WB Shift BKT settings Press lt gt to exit the setting and Shift DISP Fein Bracket OK return to the menu Bracketing Sequence The images will be bracketed in the following sequence 1 Standard white balance 2 Blue B bias and 3 Amber A bias or 1 Standard white balance 2 Magenta M bias and 3 Green G bias G During WB bracketing the continuous shooting speed will be slower The maximum burst for continuous shooting will also be lower and the number of possible shots will decrease to one third the normal number F You can also set white balance correction and AEB p 103 together 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 Since three images are recorded for one shot the card will take longer to record the shot 118 Setting the Color Reproduction Range The range of reproducible colors is called the color space With this camera you can set the color space to sRGB or Adobe RGB for captured images For normal shooting SRGB is recommended In Basic Zone modes sRGB is set automatically Select Color space Under the BF tab select Color space then press lt gt z a Set the d
27. the procedure below you can check the depth of field before taking the picture Enable depth of field preview to be used Under Custom Functions C Fn set 8 Assign SET button to 5 Depth of field preview p 222 Exit the menu Press the lt MENU gt button two times to exit the menu Press lt gt gt The aperture will be stopped down so you can see the depth of field Fl While looking at the Live View image p 122 and holding down the lt gt button you can change the aperture and see how the depth of field changes 96 M Manual Exposure You can set both the shutter speed and aperture manually as desired While referring to the exposure level indicator in the viewfinder you can set the exposure as desired This method is called manual exposure lt Vi gt stands for Manual Set the Mode Dial to lt M gt Set the shutter speed and aperture e gt To set the shutter speed turn the s lt p gt lt gt dial To set the aperture hold down the lt Av gt button and turn the lt gt dial Focus the subject aao om a Press the shutter button halfway i gt The exposure setting will be Exposure level mark displayed in the viewfinder o The exposure level mark lt f gt indicates how far the current exposure level is from the standard exposure level Set the exposure and take the picture Setthe shutter speed and aperture as desired Ifthe e
28. tt the flash s AE ist Clear ext flash CFn set We ee Hea i esis beam With Built in flash func setting and External flash func setting you can set the functions listed on the next page The functions displayed under External flash func setting will vary depending on the Speedlite model Built in flash func setting Select Built in flash func setting o or External flash func setting ist curtain gt The flash functions will be displayed Flash exp comp 2 1 El The functions not dimmed can be E L I meter Evaluative selected and set F Even if Flash firing has been set to Disable if focus is difficult to achieve in low light the built in flash may still fire a series of flashes AF assist beam p 84 167 Setting the Flash Built in flash func setting and External flash func setting Settable Functions 169 102 169 Regarding FEB Flash exposure bracketing Zoom and Wireless set refer to the Speedlite s instruction manual Flash mode With an external Speedlite you can select the flash mode suiting your objective E TTL Il is the standard mode of EX series Speedlites for automatic External flash func setting Flash mode o Manual flash flash shooting MULT fash o Manual flash enables you to set the m flash output yourself This is for AutoExtFlash put y A Man ExtFlash advanced users DISP EEA For other flash modes refer to your
29. Changing the Metering Mode Three methods metering modes to measure the subjects brightness are provided Normally evaluative metering is recommended In Basic Zone modes evaluative metering is set automatically a i Select Metering mode Expo comp AEB 2 1 91 Under the 6 tab select Metering Auto Lighting Optimizer mode then press lt gt Metering mode 8 Metering mode Set the metering mode o Select the desired metering mode Evaluative metering then press lt gt ao 0 Evaluative metering This is an all around metering mode suited for portraits and even backlit subjects The camera sets the exposure automatically to suit the scene 2 Partial metering Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting etc The gray area in the left figure is where the brightness is metered to obtain the standard exposure C3 Center weighted average metering The brightness is metered at the center and then averaged for the entire scene This metering mode is for advanced users F With 8 the exposure setting will be locked when you press the shutter button halfway and focus is achieved With 4 and LJ the exposure setting is set at the moment of exposure The exposure seiting is not locked when you press the shutter button halfway 100 Setting Exposure Compensation Set exposure compensation if the exposure without flash does not come out as desired
30. I cable Even if the camera is connected to a hard disk recorder with a USB cable movies and still photos cannot be played nor saved Using HDMI Cabie HTC 100 sold separately is recommended 184 Enjoying Movies p 186 190 You can playback movies on the camera s LCD monitor You can also edit out the movie s first and last scenes and playback the images and movies in the card in an automatic slide show o A movie edited with a personal computer cannot be rewritten to the card and played back with the camera See the PDF file instruction manual for ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser p 272 The movie files recorded in the card can be transferred to a personal computer and played or edited with ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser provided software p 270 You can also extract a single frame from TEN a movie and save it as a still photo SA nd Ranan ae SEI ie Te i De Bae aN EIIE aee TEA 0 To have the movie playback smoothly on a personal computer use a high performance personal computer Regarding the computer hardware requirements for ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser see the PDF file instruction manual If you want to use commerciaily available software to playback or edit the movies be sure it is compatible with MOV files For details on commercially availabie software inquire the software maker 185 8 Playing Movies Playback the image Press the lt gt button to displ
31. In step 2 if you select Enable the peripheral light correction will be applied automatically for any lens whose correction data has been registered in the camera With EOS Utility provided software p 270 you can check which lenses have their correction data registered in the camera You can also register the correction data for unregistered lenses For details see the Software Instruction Manual CD ROM for EOS Utility p 272 a For JPEG images already captured lens peripheral illumination correction cannot be applied Depending on shooting conditions noise might appear on the image periphery When using a non Canon lens setting the correction to Disable is recommended even if Correction data available is displayed F Lens peripheral light correction is also applied when an Extender is attached If the correction data for the attached lens has not been registered to the camera the result will be the same as when the correction is set to Disable The correction amount applied will be slightly lower than the maximum correction amount settable with Digital Photo Professional provided software Ifthe lens does not have distance information the correction amount will be lower The higher the ISO speed the lower the correction amount will be 109 3 3 Customizing Image Characteristics You can customize a Picture Style by adjusting individual parameters like Sharpness and Contras
32. Live View image brightness is close to what the captured image will look like o If lt RE0 gt is blinking it indicates that the Live View image is not being displayed at the suitable brightness due to low or bright light conditions However the actual image recorded will reflect the exposure setting If flash is used or bulb is set the lt ERED gt icon and histogram will be grayed out for your reference The histogram might not be properly displayed in low or bright light conditions 124 3 Shooting with the LCD Monitor The final image simulation reflects the effects of the Picture Style white balance etc in the Live View image so you can see what the captured image will look like During still photo shooting the Live View image will automatically reflect the settings listed below Final image simulation during Live View shooting Picture Style All parameters such as sharpness contrast color saturation and color tone will be reflected White balance White balance correction Shoot by ambience selection Shoot by lighting or scene type Exposure Depth of field preview With C Fn 8 5 set and lt gt ON Auto Lighting Optimizer Peripheral illumination correction Highlight tone priority 125 Shooting Function Settings Function settings particular to Live View shooting are explained here While the image is displayed on the LCD monitor in Creative Zone modes pressing the
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34. ages tect o e Under the I tab select Protect a images then press lt gt ce a gt The protect setting screen will appear Select Select images Select Select images then press lt seT gt Unprotect all images in folder AIl images on card Unprotect all images on card MENU pa Protect the image Press the lt 1 gt key to select the image to be protected then press lt GET gt i When an image is protected the lt o gt icon will appear on the top of the screen To cancel the image protection press lt gt again The lt e gt icon will disappear To protect another image repeat step a To exit the image protection press the lt MENU gt button The menu will reappear Image protect icon 125 8 0 A 100 0032 194 o Protecting Images You can protect all the images in a folder or card at one time 7 When you select All images in folder or All images on card in Protect images all the images in the folder or npr nee aaa card will be protected All images on card Japrotect al ages on card To cancel the image protection select Unprotect all images in folder or MENUa Unprotect all images on card o If you format the card p 44 the protected images will also be erased Movies can also be protected Once an image is protected it cannot be erased by the camera s erase function To erase a protecte
35. amount Turn the lt s4 gt dial to set the AEB amount Press the lt lt gt key to set the exposure compensation amount If AEB is combined with exposure compensation AEB will be applied centering on the exposure compensation amount Press lt gt to set it When you press the lt MENU gt button to exit the menu the AEB level will be displayed on the LCD monitor Darker Brighter 7654324101224567 mi 4 gt Take the picture Focus and press the shutter button completely The three bracketed shots will be taken in this sequence Standard exposure decreased exposure and increased exposure 103 Auto Exposure Bracketing Follow steps 1 and 2 to turn off the AEB amount display The AEB setting will also be canceled automatically if the power switch is set to lt OFF gt flash recycling is completed etc Using AEB with continuous shooting lf lt T gt continuous shooting p 86 has been set and you press the shutter button completely the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously in this sequence Standard exposure decreased exposure and increased exposure o Using AEB with lt C gt single shooting Press the shutter button three times to take the three bracketed shots The three bracketed shots will be exposed in the following sequence Standard exposure decreased exposure and increased exposure Using AEB with the self timer lf you use the self timer lt gt l
36. anon EOS KEBELT3 EOS 11002 Advanced Shooting This chapter builds on Chapter 3 and introduces more ways to shoot creatively The first half of this chapter explains how to use the lt Tv gt lt Av gt lt M gt lt A DEP gt modes on the Mode Dial All the functions explained in Chapter 3 can also be used in the lt Tv gt lt Av gt and lt M gt modes To see which functions can be used in each shooting mode see page 232 e The mark shown on the right of the page title indicates that the function is available only in Creative Zone modes p 22 aan The pointer icon lt gt displayed 2 together with the shutter speed aperture setting or exposure compensation amount indicates that you can turn the lt i gt dial to adjust the respective setting Tv Action Shots You can either freeze the action or create motion blur with the lt Tv gt Shutter priority AE mode on the Mode Dial lt Fy gt stands for Time value Biurred motion Frozen action Siow shutter speed 1 30 sec Fast shutter speed 1 2000 sec Set the desired shutter speed See Shooting Tips for advice on seiting the shutter speed Turning the lt gt dial to the right sets a faster shutter speed and turning it to the left sets a slower one Take the picture When you focus and press the shutter button completely the picture will be faken at the selected shutter
37. ay images 100 0040 Select a movie Press the lt lt gt key to select a a movie 100 0040 On the single image display the lt Gig gt icon displayed on the upper left indicates a movie On the index display the perforation on the left edge of the image indicates a movie As movies cannot be played on the index display press lt gt to switch to the single image display On the single image display press lt 6 gt The movie playback panel will appear on the bottom Playback the movie Select P Play then press lt gt The movie will start playing You can pause the movie playback by pressing lt Ge gt During movie playback you can turn the lt gt dial to adjust the built in speaker s sound volume For more details on the playback procedure see the next page Playing Movies Playback Description Returns to the single image display gt Play Pressing lt 6 gt toggles between play and stop Adjust the slow motion speed by pressing the lt lt lt gt i gt Slow motion key The slow motion speed is indicated on the upper right i First frame Displays the movie s first frame Each time you press lt gt a single previous frame is displayed If you hold down lt gt it will rewind the movie dli Previous frame Each time you press lt 6 gt the movie will play frame by frame If you hold down lt gt
38. between the grays and highlights becomes smoother The settable ISO speed range will be ISO 200 6400 The Auto Lighting Optimizer will also be set automatically to Disable and cannot be changed 146 Menu Function Settings Movie rec size 280x 20 139 Sound recording On Metering timer 16 sec Grid display OTT Movie recording size The movie will be recorded in 1280x720 High Definition HD quality You can select the frame rate Db or T5 recorded frames per second to suit your TV set s video format The frame rate is expressed as fps or frames per second mo For areas where the TV video format is NTSC North America Japan Korea Mexico etc m For areas where the TV video format is PAL Europe Russia China Australia etc Total Movie Recording Time and File Size per Minute Due to the file system movie shooting will stop automatically if the file size of a single movie clip reaches 4GB You can immediately resume shooting another movie by pressing the lt p gt button A new movie file starts being recorded o An increase of the camera s internal temperature may cause movie shooting to stop before the maximum recording time shown in the table above p 150 The maximum recording time of one movie clip is 29 min 59 sec Fl Movie shooting in Full High Definition Full HD or Standard Definition SD quality is not possible With ZoomBrowser EX imageBrowse
39. bject is too far away and beyond the effective range of the flash the lt gt icon will blink Get closer to the subject and repeat steps 2 to 4 106 Correcting the Brightness and Contrast Automatically if the image comes out dark or the contrast is low the brightness and contrast can be corrected automatically This feature is called Auto Lighting Optimizer The default setting is Standard With JPEG images the correction is done when the image is captured For RAW images it can be corrected with Digital Photo Professional provided software p 270 Select Auto Lighting Optimizer Expocomp AEB 72 1 9 1 72 Under the B tab select Auto Auto Lighting Optimizer Lighting Optimizer then press Metering mode E lt GET gt Auto Lighting Optimizer Select the setting Standard 2 a the desired setting then press SET gt Take the picture The image will be recorded with the brightness and contrast corrected if necessary Without correction With correction O o Under Custom Functions C Fn if 5 Highlight tone priority is set to 1 Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer will be set automatically to Disable and you cannot change this setting Depending on the shooting conditions noise might increase If a setting other than Disable is set and you use exposure compensation flash exposure compensation or manual exposure to darken the exposure the image might st
40. center press lt gt If C Fn 8 has been set press lt Aviig gt lt G gt Magnify the image Press the lt gt button The area within the magnifying frame will be magnified Each time you press the lt Q gt button the view will change as follows ea 5x 10x Normal view Tl Focus manually While looking at the magnified image turn the lens focusing ring to focus 2 After achieving focus press the lt Q gt button to return to the normal view Magnified area position Take the picture Check the focus and exposure then press the shutter button to take the picture p 122 Magnification l 135 ef Live View Shooting Cautions White lt B gt and Red lt i gt Internal Temperature Warning Icons the camera s internal temperature increases due to prolonged Live View shooting or a high ambient temperature a white lt i gt icon will appear If you continue shooting while this icon is displayed the image quality of still photos may deteriorate You should stop the Live View shooting and allow the camera to cool down before shooting again f the camera s internal temperature further increases while the white lt i gt icon is displayed a red lt f gt icon will start blinking This blinking icon is a warning that the Live View shooting will soon be terminated automatically If this happens you will not be able to shoot again until the camera s internal temperature dec
41. ciding which part to edit out press lt gt The portion highlighted in blue on the top of the screen is what will remain 100 0040 Check the edited movie o Select gt and press lt gt to playback the portion highlighted in blue To change the editing go back to step 2 To cancel the editing select 5 and press lt 6 gt 100 9049 100 0040 Save the movie Select 2 then press lt gt The save screen will appear To save it as a new movie select New file To save it and overwrite the original movie file select Overwrite Then press lt gt F Since the editing is done in 1 sec increments position indicated by X the exact position where the movie is edited may differ slightly from the position you specified Ifthe card does not have enough room New file will not be selectable More movie editing functions are available with ZoomBrowser EX imageBrowser provided software p 270 188 Slide Show Auto Playback You can playback the images in the card as an automatic slide show a m Select Slide show Histogram Brightness Under the gt F tab select Slide meee 8 show then press lt gt Select the images to be played Press the lt AV gt key to select the desired option then press lt G gt All images Movies Stills Press the lt AV gt key to select one of the following HAH images Movies K Stills Then press lt
42. d focus selected AF point ICI AE lock is applied at the center AF point When the lens focus mode switch is set to lt MF gt AE lock is applied at the center AF point 105 Locking the Flash Exposure If the subject is on the side of the frame and you use flash the subject may turn out to be too bright or dark depending on the background etc This is when you should use FE lock After setting the proper flash exposure for the subject you can recompose put the subject toward the side and shoot This feature can also be used with a Canon EX series Speedlite FE stands te Flash Exposure Press the lt 4 gt button The built in flash will rise Press the shutter button halfway and look in the viewfinder to check that the lt 4 gt icon is lit Focus the subject Press the lt gt button 616 Aim the viewfinder center over the eee where you want to lock the flash exposure then press the lt gt button gt The flash will fire a preflash and the required flash output is calculated Ale ee and retained in memory gt In the viewfinder FEL is displayed for a moment and lt 4 gt will light Each time you press the lt gt button a preflash is fired and the required flash output is calculated and retained in memory Take the picture Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely gt The flash is fired when the picture is taken o if the su
43. d image you must first cancel the protection If you erase all the images p 197 only the protected images will remain This is convenient when you want to erase unnecessary images all at once 195 i Erasing Images You can either select and erase images one by one or erase them in one batch Protected images p 194 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 0 4 L image will erase both the and AL images Playback the image to be erased Press the lt gt button The erase dialog will appear at the bottom of the screen 100 0032 Erase the image Select Erase then press lt gt The image displayed will be erased By checkmarking the images to be erased you can erase multiple images at one time 7 Select Erase images Protect images o Under the tab select Erase Rotate o images then press lt 6e gt Print order 196 fy Erasing Images moire Select and erase images Select Select and erase images then press lt 6 gt gt The images will be displayed To display the three image display press the lt EQ gt button To return to the single image display press the lt Q gt button 100 0032 Select the images to be erased Press the lt 1 gt key to select the ima
44. de Shooting conditions which can make focusing difficult Low contrast subjects such as the blue sky and solid color flat surfaces Subjects in low light Stripes and other patterns where there is contrast only in the horizontal direction Under a light source whose brightness color or pattern keeps changing Night scenes or points of light Under fluorescent lighting or when the image flickers Extremely small subjects Subjects at the edge of the picture Subjects strongly reflecting light The AF point covers both a near and faraway subject such as an animal in a cage Subjects which keep moving within the AF point and cannot keep still due to camera shake or subject blur A subject approaching or moving away from the camera Autofocusing while the subject is way out of focus Soft focus effect is applied with a soft focus lens gt A special effects filter is used 132 Changing the Autofocus Made The dedicated AF sensor is used to focus in One Shot AF mode p 81 using the same AF method as with viewfinder shooting Although you can focus the target area quickly the Live View image will be interrupted momentarily during the AF operation Display the Live View image Press the lt 8 gt button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The small boxes on the screen are the AF points and the larger box is the magnifying frame
45. e lt gt mode Set a shooting mode other than lt gt and take a still photo Then select it for fhe custom white balance Picture Style The Picture Style can be set as explained on pages 79 149 id About the Red lt gt Internal Temperature Warning Icon if the camera s internal temperature is high a blinking red icon lt f gt may appear This blinking icon is a warning that the movie shooting will soon be terminated automatically If this happens you will not be able to shoot again until the camera s internal temperature decreases Turn off the power and let the camera rest for a while Movie shooting at a high temperature for a prolonged period will cause the lt i gt icon to appear sooner When not shooting turn off the camera i Movie Shooting Cautions Recording and Image Quality if the attached lens has an Image Stabilizer the Image Stabilizer will operate at all times even if you do not press the shutter button halfway The Image Stabilizer will thereby consume battery power and may shorien the total movie shooting time or decrease the number of possible shots If you use a tripod or if the Image Stabilizer is not necessary you should set the IS switch to lt OFF gt The camera s built in microphone will also record camera operation noise If movie shooting is not possible due to insufficient remaining capacity of If you use a card having a slow writing speed a five level t
46. e center AF point lt gt will be used to focus 130 Changing the Autofocus Made AF operation Focusing will take slightly longer Even when focus has been achieved pressing the shutter button halfway will focus again The image brightness may change during and after the AF operation If the light source changes while the Live View image is displayed the screen might flicker and focusing may be difficult If this happens stop the Live View shooting and autofocus under the actual light source first E If you press the lt A gt button in the Live mode the image will be magnified at the AF point If focusing is difficult in the magnified view return to the normal view and autofocus Note that the AF speed may differ between the normal and magnified views If you autofocus in the Live mode s normal view and then magnify the image the focus might be off e Inthe Live mode pressing the lt amp gt button will not magnify the image Fal Inthe Live mode or face detection Live mode if you shoot a peripheral subject and it is slightly out of focus aim the center AF point over the subject to focus then take the picture The AF assist beam will not be emitted However if an EX series Speedlite sold separately equipped with a LED light is used the LED light will turn on for AF assist when necessary in the Live mode and amp face detection Live mode 131 Changing the Autofocus Ma
47. e kd end The closer itis to F the sharper the image will look Contrast Adjusts the image contrast and the vividness of colors To decrease the contrast set it toward the minus end The closer it is to Gy the blander the image will look To increase the contrast set it toward the plus end The closer it is to gs the crisper the image will look amp Saturation The image s color saturation can be adjusted To decrease the color saturation set it toward the minus end The closer it is to lg the more diluted the colors will look To increase the color saturation set it toward the plus end The closer it is to Ea the bolder the colors will look Color tone The skin tones can be adjusted To make the skin tone redder set it toward the minus end The closer it is to the redder the skin tone will look To make the skin tone less red set it toward the plus end The closer itis to El the more yellow the skin tone will look F By selecting Default set in step 3 you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameter settings To shoot with the Picture Style you modified follow step 2 on page 79 to select the modified Picture Style and then shoot 111 4 Customizing Image Characteristics For Monochrome you can also set Filter effect and Toning effect in addition to Sharpness and Contrast explained on the preceding page Filter Effect Monochrome HN Nore Ye Yellow Or
48. earch for images quickly with the index display showing four or nine images on one screen Playback the image When you press the lt gt gt button the last image captured will be displayed Switch to the index display Press the lt EFQ gt button The 4 image index display will appear The currently selected image will be highlighted in a blue frame Press the lt Q gt button again to switch to the 9 image index display Pressing the lt Q gt button will switch the display between 9 images 4 images and one image displayed 100 0032 100 0032 Select an image Press the lt lt gt gt key to move the blue frame to select an image Turning the lt gt dial will display the next screen or previous image Press lt gt and the selected image will be displayed as a single image 176 Searching for Images Quickly With the single image display you can turn the lt gt dial to jump through the images forward or back according to the jump method that was set Bl ee Select Image jump w lt 3 Histogram Brightness 2 Under the F tab select Image Image jump wis Gt jump wia then press lt gt Image jump wi Select the jump method _ dump 10 images Press the lt lt gt gt key to select the jump method then press lt gt ao Display images one by one m Jump 10 images fo Jump 100 images Display by date Display by folder Di
49. ect FORK Obtain data for removing Select OK then press lt f gt dust using software instructions will appear Refer to manual for details _Lastupdated 00 00 00 00 00 Cancel OK Dust Delete Data Fully press the shutter button when ready 171 Appending Dust Delete Data Photograph a solid white object Ata distance of 20 cm 30 cm 0 7 ft 1 0 ft fill the viewfinder with a patternless solid white object and take a picture gt The picture will be taken in aperture priority AE mode at an aperture of 22 Since the image will not be saved the data can still be obtained even if there is no card in the camera Dust Delete Data When the picture is taken the camera will start collecting the Dust Delete Data Data obtained When the Dust Delete Data is obtained a message will appear Select OK and the menu will reappear If the data was not obtained successfully a message to that effect will appear Follow the Preparation procedure on the preceding page then select OK Take the picture again After the Dust Delete Data is obtained it is appended to all the JPEG and RAW images captured thereafter Before an important shoot you should update the Dust Delete Data by obtaining it again For details about using Digital Photo Professional provided software p 270 to erase dust spots see the Software Instruction Manual p 272 in the Software Instruction Manua
50. entry press the lt DISP gt button to cancel it and return to the screen in step 2 F You can also set or check the copyright information with EOS Utility provided software p 270 161 Handy Features Vertical images are rotated automatically so they are displayed vertically on the camera s LCD monitor and on the personal computer instead of horizontally The setting of this feature can be changed Under the tab select Auto rotate then press lt gt The available settings are described below Select one then press lt gt pia i i SNN VN UN INNS SINNER ININ on both the camera s LCD monitor and on the computer o On _ The vertical image is automatically rotated only on the computer Off The vertical image is not automatically rotated The vertical image is not rotated during the image review immediately after it is captured Press the lt gt gt button and the image playback will display the rotated image e On 8 is set but the image does not rotate during playback Auto rotate will not work with vertical images captured while Auto rotate was set to Off If the vertical image is taken while the camera is pointed up or down the image might not be rotated automatically for playback In such a case see Rotating the Image on page 179 On the camera s LCD monitor want to rotate an image captured when On had been set Set On then playbac
51. ernal flash C Fn setting will vary depending on the Speedlite model Flash control Display the Custom Function Flash firing Enable Select External flash C Fn setting Buill in flash func setting then press lt gt External flash func setting l External flash C Fn setting Clear ext flash L Fn set External flash C Fn setting 1 Set the Custom Function o pon o Press the lt gt key to select the ee function number then set the function The procedure is the same as setting the camera s Custom Functions p 216 To clear all the Custom Function seitings select Clear ext flash C Fn set in step 1 170 _Appending Dust Delete Data Dust entering the camera can adhere to the image sensor and cause dust spots to be visible on the captured images To erase these dust spots you can append the Dust Delete Data to the images The Dust Delete Data is used by Digital Photo Professional provided software p 2 0 to erase the dust spots automatically Get a solid white object paper etc Set the lens focal length to 50mm or longer Set the lens focus mode switch to lt MF gt and set the focus to infinity If the lens has no distance scale look at the front of the lens and turn the focusing ring clockwise all the way a 7 Select Dust Delete Data Dust Delete Data o Under the 6 tab select Dust ISO Auto Max 3200 Delete Data then press lt gt Dust Delete Data Sel
52. esired color space Select SRGB or Adobe RGB then press SET gt Color space hor Adobe RGB This color space 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 The image will look very subdued in a sRGB personal computer environment and with printers not compatible with Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 Post processing of the image with software will therefore be required F 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 The ICC profile is not appended See explanations about the ICC profile in the Software Instruction Manual p 272 in the CD ROM 119 Aa Aaaa iY a up iti SS vii EANNAN ANNANN SE TNTE p RRDA A i WAGs vai ST Z AA sll Bi fs na ee HCC i eee AA i pee es oy ee DONNAIT ME ES E s i Sse i ARN SAE Ai E es ae RNS A HE bi HUES Meat ONS w PRE ee RR I J REN SS ANN ni w j Epp ee Oe N aa ane A Aes Seppe iis i f ALA A TAIE PE Ho STOTT Nah Ce IR E S VO ee SE ey Oe Ce oy te i paige aes ee We Lo Loge ay sa ii Ma ae ay He ee i E ee is lt lt ENS oy a i UT SES SES Ss eS lt oe eee BACs epost Spee IN Er 2 HT A ae a oe ihe Renee Ces
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54. ess lt Ge gt Setting Clear all camera settings will reset the camera fo the default settings on the next page Clear al camera settings Cancel Clearing all camera settings After the procedure above go to Clear settings and select Clear all Custom Func C Fn to clear all the Custom Function settings p 216 164 Handy Features Shooting Settings image recording Settings One Shot AF aS Automatic selection Standard _ Single shooting Si Evaluative metering AUTO Auto Max 3200 0 Zero Unchanged Camera Settings Correction data retained Brightness 10 images Live View Shooting Settings Handy Features The shooting settings display p 46 can be turned on or off by pressing the shutter button halfway ae Under the tab select LCD offfon btn then press lt gt The available notn _PShutter on J settings are described below Select one o then press lt gt e Shutter btn When you press the shutter button halfway the display will turn off And when you let go of the shutter button the display will turn on e Shutter DISP When you press the shutter button halfway the display will turn off And when you let go of the shutter button the display will remain off To turn on the display press the lt DISP gt button Remains on Display remains on even when you press the shutter button halfway To tu
55. focus the face E covered by the lt 1 gt frame When focus is achieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange if a face cannot be detected the AF point lt gt will be displayed and AF will be executed at the center Take the picture Check the focus and exposure then press the shutter button completely to take the picture p 122 a ao O Ifthe focus is way off face detection will not be possible if the lens enables manual focusing even while the lens focus mode switch is set to lt AF gt turn the focusing ring to attain rough focus The face will then be detected and lt 1 gt will be displayed An object other than a human face might be detected as a face Face detection will not work if the face is very small or large in the picture too bright or too dark titled horizontally or diagonally or partially hidden The lt i gt focusing frame might cover only part of the face Fl When you press lt gt the AF mode wili switch to the Live mode p 128 You can press the lt lt gt gt key to move the AF point Press lt eI gt again to return to the face detection Live mode If C Fn 8 has been set press lt Avig gt lt GE gt Since AF is not possible with a face detected near the edge of the picture the lt 1 gt will be grayed out Then if you press the shutter button halfway th
56. ge Press the lt gt button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor Move the AF point Press the lt lt gt gt key to move the AF point to where you want to focus it cannot go to the edges of the picture To return the AF point to the center press lt gt if C Fn 8 has been set press lt Avig gt lt gt O Wm ONTO en AF point 128 Changing the Autofocus Mode Focus the subject Aim the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway gt When focus is achieved the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound gt If focus is not achieved the AF point will turn orange Take the picture Check the focus and exposure then press the shutter button completely to take the picture p 122 With the same AF method as the Live mode human faces are detected and focused Have the target person face the camera Display the Live View image Press the lt amp g gt button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor When a face is detected the lt gt frame will appear over the face to be focused o If multiple faces are detected lt gt gt will be displayed Press the lt d gt key to move the lt lt gt gt frame over the desired target face 129 Changing the Autofocus Mode if mmc NOD y fi CY Focus the subject f Press the shutter button halfway and l ae the camera will
57. ge to be erased then press the lt AV gt key A lt y gt checkmark will be displayed on the upper left To select other images to be erased repeat step 3 All images on card Muaemacce Erase the images Press the lt gt button Select OK then press lt gt The selected images will be erased Erase selected images Cancel You can erase all the images in a folder or card at one time When gt T Erase images is set to All images in folder or All images on card all the images in the folder or card will be erased Fl To also erase protected images format the card p 44 197 DISP Shooting Information Display Exposure compensation amount p Protect Flash exposure Rating compensation amount Folder number File number Aperture eHistogram _ Brightness RGB Picture Style Settings Metering mode Shooting mode ISO speed a 574 2 SD na Highlight tone priority White balance 1 AW WEA2 G1 E 0 0 0 Color space Image recording RANT iG MB shGa __ _ Pee A yaar eet 0 Shooting date and time quality Playback nu mber x White balance correction Total images recorded Eye Fi transmission File size With EW AL images the file size is displayed Photos taken with flash without any flash exposure compensation are marked with the lt gt icon Photos taken with flash exposure compensat
58. he card the movie recording size and movie shooting remaining time p 142 will be displayed in red indicator might the righi of th duri ght appear on the right of the screen during movie shooting It indicates how much data has not yet been written to the card remaining capacity of the internal buffer memory The slower the card the faster the indicator will climb upward If the indicator becomes full movie shooting will stop automatically if the card has a fast writing speed the indicator will either not appear or the level if displayed will hardly go upward First shoot a few test movies to see if the card can write fast enough indicator a Movie Shooting Cautions Playback and TV connection if the brightness changes during movie shooting that part might look momentarily still when you playback the movie if you connect the camera to a TV set with an HDMI cable p 191 and shoot a movie the movie being shot will be displayed at a small size on the TV But the movie will still be properly recorded in High Definition HD quality if you connect the camera to a TV set and shoot a movie the TV will not output any sound during the shooting However the sound will be properly recorded 151 se SSS NA ae ESS CS eS Se alll inane HERE ase juin is ae ee ia ae Serre SATHANA as i I eae i if MU i i EES as Sy SENS seas ERS a
59. ht the minimum aperture highest number will blink If this happens turn the lt s gt dial to the right to set a faster shutter speed or decrease the ISO speed To obtain a correct flash exposure the flash output will be set automatically autoflash exposure to match the automatically set aperture The flash sync speed can be set from 1 200 sec to 30 sec 93 Av Changing the Depth of Field To blur the background or to make everything near and far look sharp set the Mode Dial to lt Av gt Aperture priority AE to adjust the depth of field range of acceptable focus lt Ay gt stands for Aperture value which is the size of the diaphragm hole inside the lens a Blurre background Sharp foreground and background With a low aperture f number f 5 6 With a high aperture f number 1 32 Set the Mode Dial to lt Ay gt Set the desired aperture The higher the f number the wider the depth of field where sharper focus is obtained in both the foreground and background Turning the lt gt dial to the right will set a higher f number smaller aperture opening and turning it to the left will set a lower f number larger aperture opening Take the picture Focus and press the shutter button completely The picture will be taken with the selected aperture ua bs 2a e a Fe E 1e A 1 i nF 1 F Aperture Display The higher the f number the smaller the aperture opening w
60. i i ee HE ca Hs ee Ls He a Sa HE TNTE i he i Se AANS e i i oe n Y i Bee ae ppa Ai My a oo Sie ae 33 o reas We He fi aie Gi ens n SACS i Oss ae ite AE E atta i r N A AS Pain oe ee A N test Ses _ ion y el lt S Ske Eocene sens SEES HAT NTI ALE i j RE f S ANN Mh Cee i BI aioe i EOE RD NORD linge n i Cepia the Se Sone Se SS OBIS Dee Sh ass BONE AIN Shooting with the LCD Monitor Live View Shooting You can shoot while viewing the image on the camera s LCD monitor This is called Live View shooting Live View shooting is effective for still subjects which do not move If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor camera shake can cause blurred images Using a tripod is recommended al About Remote Live View Shooting With EOS Utility provided software p 270 installed in your computer you can connect the camera to the computer and shoot remotely while viewing the computer screen For details see the Software Instruction Manual p 272 in the CD ROM F 122 C3 Shooting with the LCD Monitor Display the Live View image e Press the lt gt button The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor The Live View image will closely reflect the brightness level of the actual image you capture Focus the subject When you press the
61. ill 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 94 Av Changing the Depth of Field When using an aperture with a high f number note that camera shake can occur in low light scenes A higher aperture f number will make the shutter speed slower Under low light the shutter speed can be as long as 30 sec In such cases increase the ISO speed and hold the camera steady or use a tripod The depth of field depends not only on the aperture but also on the lens and on the subject distance Since wide angle lenses have a wide depth of field range of acceptable focus in front of and behind the point of focus you need not set a high aperture f number to obtain a sharp picture from the foreground to the background On the other hand a telephoto lens has a narrow depth of field And the closer the subject the narrower the depth of field A farther subject will have a wider depth of field Set the aperture so that the shutter speed display does not blink If you press the shutter button halfway and change the aperture while the shutter speed is displayed the shutter speed display will also change to maintain the same exposure amount of light reaching the image sensor If you exceed the adjustable shutter speed range the shutter speed display will blink to indicate that the standard exposure cannot be obtained If the
62. ill come out bright If you want a darker exposure set Auto Lighting Optimizer to Disable first Fl in Basic Zone modes Standard is set automatically 107 Correcting the Image s Dark Corners Due to the lens characteristics the four corners of the picture might look darker This phenomenon is called lens light fall off or drop in peripheral illumination and can be corrected automatically The default setting is Enable With JPEG images the correction is done when the image is captured For RAW images it can be corrected with Digital Photo Professional provided software p 270 Select Peripheral illumin Quality T correct ie ive gt Under the tab select Release shutter without card image review 1c Peripheral illumin correct then press lt Ge gt Peripheral ilumin correct Select the setting Ader On the screen check that Soe O Correction data available is beacon daa aS tobie displayed for the attached lens Correction if Correction data not available is Enable displayed see About the Lens Disable Correction Data on the next page Select Enable then press lt G gt Take the picture The image will be recorded with the corrected peripheral illumination Rayan Correction disabled Correction enabied 108 Correcting the Image s Dark Corners The camera already contains lens peripheral illumination correction data for about 25 lenses
63. ion are marked with the lt 88 gt icon 198 DISP Shooting Information Display 1 1253 8 9 100 0032 3 rs Shooting mode i400 Ambience and Vivid as ambience effects 02 28 2011 13 30 00 For images taken in Basic Zone modes the information displayed may differ depending on the shooting mode Photos taken in the lt CA gt mode will show Background blur Shooting time 102 0027 Movie Playback 2 o Movie shooting mods B53 0 0 0 Recording m fe os Pee Movie file size sysiem t 13 30 00 Movie recording size common FRAME rate The shutter speed aperture and ISO speed will not be displayed 199 DISP Shooting Information Display About the 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 About the Histogram The brightness histogram shows the exposure level distribution and overall brightness The RGB histogram is for checking the color saturation and gradation The display can be switched with F Histogram Brightness Display This histogram is a graph showing the distribution of the image s brightness level The horizontal axis indicates the brightness level darker on the left and brighter on the right while the vertical axis indicates how many pixels exist for each brightness level
64. ith an external Speedlite 137 We oO Ve TTT MLDDLDUD MONDDOOD N SATNI TT Shooting Movies When you set the Mode Dial to lt gt you can shoot High Definition HD movies The movie recording format will be MOV o Cards which can record movies When shooting movies use a large capacity SD card rated SD Speed Class 6 cLass or higher if you use a slow writing card when shooting movies the movie might not be recorded properly And if you playback a movie on a card having a slow reading speed the movie might not playback properly To check the card s read write speed refer to the card manufacturer s Web site amp Shooting Movies When you set the shooting mode to lt gt you can easily shoot High Definition HD movies with Rp ui When playing movies connecting the camera to a TV set is recommended p 184 191 et the Mode Dial to lt gt gt The reflex mirror will make a sound then the image will appear on the LCD monitor iw Focus the subject MY i Z i Before shooting a movie autofocus a ee or manual focus p 128 135 pe When you press the shutter button halfway the camera will focus with the current AF mode Shoot the movie FLOG a movie To stop movie shooting press lt gt again While the movie is being shot the mark will be displayed on the upper right of the screen Microphone 140
65. k the image It will be rotated The vertical image does not rotate on the computer screen The software used is not compatible with image rotation Use the software provided with the camera instead 162 Handy Features While the menu is displayed press the lt DISP gt button to display the camera s major function settings While the menu is displayed press the lt DISP gt button to display the seitings Press the lt DISP gt button again to return to the menu Settings display oe Card remaining capacity Freespace Color space WE Shift BKI 0 0 20 4 WB correction p 117 eve UWE bracketing p 118 l 30 Sec Dis be ive View shooting p 121 m Enable al _ ed eye reduction p 89 um Auto rotate display p 162 ce Color space p 119 02 28 201 13 30 00 eeen BeSPEr p 154 seee AUTO power off p 155 163 Handy Features The camera s shooting settings and menu settings can be reverted to the default This can be done in Creative Zone modes z K Select Clear settings Custom Functions C Fn Under the tab select Clear Sopyright information settings then press lt gt pCearsetings oo Firmware Ver 1 0 0 Ossie 2 Select Clear all camera settings Cie Select Clear all camera settings then press lt gt Cancel Cear all camera settings Select OK gt Select OK then pr
66. l CD ROM The Dust Delete Data appended to the image is so small that it hardly affects the image file size ep Be sure to use a solid white object such as a new sheet of white paper If the paper has any pattern or design it may be recognized as dust data and affect the accuracy of the dust deletion with the software 172 Manual Sensor Cleaning if dust adhere to the image sensor and dust spots appear on the images you can clean the image sensor yourself with a camera blower The surface of the image sensor is extremely delicate If the sensor needs to be cleaned directly having it done by a Canon Service Center is recommended Before cleaning the sensor detach the lens from the camera Select Clean manually Obottnes 7 o Under the tab select Clean LCD aft on btn Shutter bin manually then press lt f gt Date Time 02 28 11 13 30 a Feature guide Enable Cenna Select OK Select OK then press lt f gt ina moment the reflex mirror will lockup and the shutter will open Mirror will go up Clean the sensor Cancel Glean the sensor _ End the cleaning Set the power switch to lt OFF gt Fl For the power source using AC Adapter Kit ACK E10 sold separately is recommended If you use a battery make sure it is fully recharged 173 TAM Manual Sensor Cleaning 174 While cleaning the sensor never do any of the following If the
67. or s name or Enter copyright details then press lt GET gt The text entry screen will appear Select Display copyright info to check the copyright information currently set Select Delete copyright information to delete the copyright information currently set Sees Shears E sateen SE ian plete tees Enterauthors name Enter text XN 11 63 Refer to Text Entry Procedure on oe 2 othe next page and enter the copyright a7 0 1 lt gt 0123456789 OrRAON abcdefghijkInnopar stuvwalyz Enter up to 63 alphanumeric ABCDEFGHIIKLNNOPORSTUVWXYZ ke tpsa Oe Phares and symbols iter ff ENN a EV DISP Eee jeter MENUS Exit the setting After entering the text press the lt MENU gt button to exit 160 Handy Features Text Entry Procedure Enterauthorsname Changing the entry area RO XXXIX 11 63 Press the lt Q gt button to toggle oent between the top and bottom entry 20112012345 6 789 areas Moving the cursor Press the lt lt gt key to move the cursor Entering text In the bottom area press the lt gt key or turn the lt gt dial to select a character then press lt gt to enter it Deleting a character Press the lt 77 gt button to delete one character After entering the text press the lt MENU gt button to finalize the text entry and return to the screen in step 2 Canceling the text entry To cancel the text
68. or change the exposure The movie will also record the lens operation noise During movie shooting if the Quick mode AF mode is set AF will be executed in Live mode F The settings under the PW Pe pe menu tabs will take effect only in the lt gt mode They will not be applied in shooting modes other than the lt gt mode The AF mode setting will also be applied to Live View shooting 145 Menu Function Settings You can change the function assigned to the shutter button s halfway position and to the AE lock button AF AE lock Normal function Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF Press the lt gt button for AE lock AE lock AF Press the shutter button halfway for AE lock For AF press the lt gt button Convenient when you want to focus and meter at different parts of the picture AF AF lock no AE lock Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF While you autofocus by pressing the shutter button halfway you can pause the autofocus by holding down the lt gt button You can resume the autofocus by letting go of the lt gt button AE lock is not possible AE JAF no AE lock Press the shutter button halfway for metering For AF press the lt gt button AE lock is not possible e Highlight tone priority lf Enable is set highlight detail will be improved The dynamic range is expanded from the standard 18 gray to bright highlights The gradation
69. picture will be too dark the 30 30 sec shutter speed display will blink If this happens turn the lt s4 gt dial to the left to set a lower aperture f number or increase the ISO speed If the picture will be too bright the 4000 1 4000 sec shutter speed display will blink If this happens turn the lt gt dial to the right to set a higher aperture f number or decrease the ISO speed 95 Av Changing the Depth of Field To obtain a correct flash exposure the flash output will be set automatically to match the set aperture autoflash exposure The shutter speed will be set automatically between 1 200 sec 30 sec to suit the scene s brightness In low light the main subject is exposed with the automatic flash and the background is exposed with a slow shutter speed set automatically Both the subject and background look properly exposed automatic slow speed flash sync If you are handholding the camera keep it steady to prevent camera shake Using a tripod is recommended if you do not want a slow shutter speed to be used set 2 Flash sync speed in Av mode to 1 1 200 1 60 sec auto or 2 1 200 sec fixed in Custom Functions C Fn p 218 The aperture opening diaphragm changes only at the moment when the picture is taken Otherwise the aperture remains fully open Therefore when you look at the scene through the viewfinder or LCD monitor the depth of field will look narrow With
70. r provided software p 270 you can extract still photos from a movie The quality of the extracted still photo will be 1280x720 for about 920 000 pixels 147 Menu Function Settings Sound recording When the sound recording is set to On sound will be recorded by the built in monaural microphone The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically An external microphone cannot be used Metering timer You can change how long the exposure setting is displayed AE lock time Grid display With Grid 1 or Grid 2 you can display grid lines It can help you level the camera vertically or horizontally Fl The sound will be recorded at a 48 kHz sampling frequency and 16 bit for both L and R The Metering timer and Grid display settings will also be reflected in Live View shooting Menu Function Settings Exposure comp Auto Lighting Optimizer Custom White Balance Picture Style Standard Exposure compensation You can set exposure compensation for movies up to 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments Auto Lighting Optimizer The Auto Lighting Optimizer can be set as explained on page 107 If the PR menu tab s P Highlight tone priority is set to Enable the Auto Lighting Optimizer will be set automatically to Disable and cannot be changed Custom White Balance As explained on page 115 the image for custom white balance can be selected Note that still photos cannot be taken in th
71. r to make it easier to read Under the tab select LCD brightness then press lt gt With the adjustment screen displayed press the lt lt gt gt key to adjust the brightness then press lt GE gt bigness 77 2 When checking the exposure of an image set the LCD monitor brightness to 4 and prevent the ambient light from affecting the reviewed image Date Time 02 28 11 13 30 155 Handy Features You can freely create and select the folder where the captured images are to be saved This is optional since a folder will be created automatically for saving captured images Create a Folder Select Select folder Ato powers Dee E Under the tab select Select Auto rotate oga folder then press lt gt Format Fl we Select Create folder Select Create folder then press lt GET gt Select 7 Create a new folder Select OK then press lt gt A new folder with a higher one up folder number is created Create folder 10 Cancel 156 Handy Features Selecting a Folder Lowest file number With the folder selection screen Number of images displayed select a folder and press in folder lt GET gt Lo gt The folder where the captured images will be saved is selected Subsequent captured images will be recorded into the selected folder Select folder TOSCANO Folder name Highest file number About Folders
72. racteristics on pages 110 112 Picture Style Press the lt MENU gt button to register GEN Neutral 0o the modified Picture Style The caf Faithful o Picture Style selection screen will esM Monocnrome 3 0 N then reappear saijUserDef Landscape i ae ee The base Picture Style will be BeaUser Def 3 Standard indicated on the right of User Def DISP ASe tae SET ei gt The name of the Picture Style having any modified settings different from the default registered under User Def will be displayed in blue O fa Picture Style has already been registered under User Def changing the base Picture Style in step 4 will nullify the parameter seitings of the registered Picture Style If you execute Clear all camera settings p 164 all the User Def settings will revert to the default Any Picture Style registered via EOS Utility provided software will have only its modified parameters reverted to the default setting To shoot with a registered Picture Style follow step 2 on page 79 to select User Def and then shoot 114 WB Matching the Light Source The function adjusting the color tone so that white objects look white in the picture is called white balance WB Normally the lt M gt Auto seiting will obtain the correct white balance If natural looking colors cannot be obtained with lt M gt you can select the white balance to match the light source or set it manually by
73. reases Turn off the power and let the camera rest for a while Shooting with the Live View function at a high temperature for a prolonged period will cause the lt W gt and lt i gt icons to appear earlier When not shooting turn off the camera Live View Image Cautions Under low or bright light conditions the Live View image might not refiect the brightness of the captured image Ifthe light source within the image changes the screen might flicker If this happens stop the Live View shooting and resume shooting under the actual light source to be used If you point the camera in a different direction it might throw off the Live View image s correct brightness momentarily Wait until the brightness ievel stabilizes before shooting f there is a very bright light source in the picture such as the sun the bright area might appear black on the LCD monitor However the actual captured image will correctly show the bright area In low light if you set the LCD brightness to a bright setting chrominance noise may appear in the Live View image However the chrominance noise will not be recorded in the captured image When you magnify the image the image sharpness may look more pronounced than it really is 136 a Live View Shooting Cautions Shooting Result Cautions When you shoot continuously with the Live View function for a long period the camera s internal temperature may increase and i
74. rn Kowloon Hong Kong CANON SINGSPORE PTE LTD 1 HarbourFront Avenue 04 01 Keppel Bay Tower Singapore 098632 CANON KOREA CONSUMER IMAGING INC Gangnam Finance Center 17F 737 Yeoksam Dong Gangnam Gu Seoul 135 984 Korea OCEANIA t tto_ AMON AUSTRALIA PTY LTE 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde Sydney N S W 2173 Austrailia CANON NEW ZEALAND LTB Akoranga Business Park Akoranga Drive Northcote Auckland New Zealand JAPAN t tt1 lt AMON MARKETING JAPAN INC 16 6 Kohnan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 108 8011 Japan This Instruction Manual booklet is current as of January 2011 For information on the camera s compatibility with any accessories and lenses introduced after this date contact any Canon Service Center CT1 7194HE 001 CANON INC 2011
75. rn off display press the lt DISP gt button You can aange the PACKJrOUNG color of the shooting settings screen E T Under the tab select Screen Auto power off ee color then press lt gt Select the Auto rotate Ong m desired color then press lt 6 gt Format File numbering Continuous When you exit the menu the selected Select folder l color will be displayed for the shooting i settings screen AUTO 3210103 P ui ni M200 ge tee tee en eee ne TO GR Si Fu ia Urea 21 ot CS a i 90 elec eO i a 703 SET EN 166 Setting the Flash The built in flash and external Speedlite settings can be set with the camera s menu You can use the camera s menu to set the external Speedlite function settings only if the attached EX series Speedlite is compatible with this function The setting procedure is the same as setting a camera menu function k a a Select Flash control Quality l E Under the E tab select Flash Beep Enable control then press lt gt Release snutter without card image review 2 Sec Peripheral ilumin correct Red eve reduc Disabie Flash control gt The flash control screen will appear Normally set this to Enable Flash control Flash firing Enable If Disable is set neither the built Built in flash func setting in flash nor the external Speedlite ae nee will fire This is useful when you only External flash Fn setting
76. speed F Shutter Speed Display The LCD monitor displays the shutter speed as a fraction However the viewfinder displays only the denominator Also 0 5 indicates 0 5 sec and 45 is 15 sec 92 Tv Action Shots To freeze the action or moving subject Use a fast shutter speed such as 1 4000 sec to 1 500 sec To blur a running child or animal giving the impression of fast movement Use a medium shutter speed such as 1 250 sec to 1 30 sec Follow the moving subject through the viewfinder and press the shutter button to take the picture If you use a telephoto lens hold it steady to prevent camera shake How to blur a flowing river or water fountain Use a slow shutter speed of 1 30 sec or slower Use a tripod to prevent hand held camera shake Set the shutter speed so that the aperture display does not blink in the viewfinder If you press the shutter button halfway and change the shutter speed while the aperture is displayed the aperture display will also change to maintain the same exposure amount of light reaching the image sensor If you exceed the adjustable aperture range the aperture display will blink to indicate that the standard exposure cannot be obtained If the exposure will be too dark the maximum aperture smallest number will blink If this happens turn the lt 23 gt dial to the left to set a slower shutter speed or increase the ISO speed If the exposure will be too brig
77. splay movies only Display stills only Display by image rating p 180 Turn the lt s gt dial to select the rating ao DA a 1 125 80 100 0001 Browse by jumping Press the lt gt gt button to playback images On the single image display turn the lt 23 gt dial Jump method Playback position F 2 To search images according to the shooting date select Date To search images according to folder select Folder ff the card contains both Movies and Stills select either one to display only movies or stills If no images match the selected Rating browsing through the images with lt gt is not possible 177 Q Q Magnified View You can magnify a shot image by 1 5x to 10x on the LCD monitor Magnify the image During image playback press the lt Q gt button The image will be magnified If you hold down the lt amp gt button the image will be magnified until it 100 0021 reaches the maximum magnification e Press the lt Q gt button to reduce the magnification If you hold down the button the magnification will be reduced to the single image display Magnified area position Scroll around the image Use the lt lt gt gt key to scroll around the magnified image To exit the magnified display press the lt gt gt button and the single image display will return 1 125 8 0 100 0021 Fl You can turn the lt lt 3 gt dial
78. t 2 gt p 87 the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously after 10 sec or 2 sec With lt Wc gt p 87 set the number of continuous shots will be three times the number set ip Neither flash nor bulb exposures can be used with AEB e FIE Auto Lighting Optimizer p 107 is set to any setting other than Disable the AEB s effect might be minimal Locking the Exposure You can lock the exposure when the area of focus is to be different from the exposure metering area or when you want to take multiple shots at the same exposure setting Press the lt gt button to lock the exposure then recompose and take the shot This is called AE autoexposure lock It is effective for backlit subjects Focus the subject Press the shutter button halfway The exposure setting will be Les displayed at a lt a Press the lt gt button 654 Ke ITEAN in E Wee ters gt The lt gt icon li ghts in the viewfinder to indicate that the exposure setting is locked AE lock Each time you press the lt gt button it locks the current autoexposure seiting CE ee 4 geen ee ar Per Meee BO LEII he ee ee a ILA a ated Recompose and take the picture If you want to maintain the AE lock while taking more shots hold down the lt gt button and press the shutter button to take another shot E AE lock is applied at the AF AE lock is applied at the s point that achieve
79. t To see the resulting effects take test shots To customize Monochrome see page 112 Expo comp AEB Metering mode Custom White Balance WB Shift BkT Color space Picture Style Bahl Anan eePlPortrait Landscape Neutral Pairhtul Monochrome Detail set OSharpness Olontrast g Saturation Color tone Default set Detail set Sharpness Picture ie Seen Landscape Neutral Faithful Monochrome 110 2 gl a Auto Lighting Optimizer Select Picture Style Under the Gi tab select Picture tae then press lt 6 gt The Picture Style selection screen will appear e 00 20 SAGB Standard Select a Picture Style Select a Picture Style then press the SUN gt button gt The Detail set screen will appear Select a parameter Select a parameter such as Sharpness then press lt gt Set the parameter Press the lt lt gt key to adjust the parameter as desired then press lt GET gt Press the lt MENU gt button to save the adjusted parameters The Picture Style selection screen will reappear Any parameter settings different from the default will be displayed in blue D 3 3 4 0 0 3 Customizing Image Characteristics Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image To make it less sharp set it toward the K end The closer it is to E the softer the image will look To make it sharper set it toward th
80. t can degrade image quality Terminate Live View shooting when not shooting images Before taking a long exposure stop Live View shooting temporarily and wait several minutes before shooting This is to prevent image degradation Live View shooting in high temperatures and at high ISO speeds may cause noise or irregular colors When you shoot at high ISO speeds noise banding dots of light etc may become noticeable If you take the picture during magnified view the exposure might not come out as desired Return to the normal view before taking the picture During the magnified view the shutter speed and aperture will be displayed in orange Even if you take the picture during magnified view the image will be captured in the normal view e If Gi Auto Lighting Optimizer p 107 is not set to Disable the image may look bright even if a decreased exposure compensation or decreased flash exposure compensation has been set If you use a TS E jens to shift the lens vertically or use an Extension Tube the standard exposure might not be obtained or an irregular exposure may result Custom Function Cautions During Live View shooting certain Custom Function settings will not take effect p 217 Lens and Flash Cautions The focus preset feature on super telephoto lenses cannot be used FE lock is not possible when the built in flash or an external Speedlite is used Modeling flash will not work w
81. t the connected port Set the camera s power switch to lt ON gt o Adjust the movie s sound volume with the TV set The sound volume cannot be adjusted with the camera Before connecting or disconnecting the cable between the camera and television turn off the camera and TV set Depending on the TV set part of the image displayed might be cut off 191 Playback on a High Definition TV Press the lt gt gt button gt The image will appear on the TV screen Nothing will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor The images will automatically be displayed at the TV s optinum resolution By pressing the lt DISP gt button you can change the display format To playback movies see page 186 F Do not connect any other device s output to the camera s lt HDMI OUT gt terminal Doing so may cause a malfunction Certain TVs might not be able to playback the captured images If the TV set connected to the camera with an HDMI cable is compatible with HDMI CEC you can use the TV set s remote control for playback operations An HDMi standard function enabling HDMI devices to control each other so that you can control them with one remote control unit Set Ctrl over HDMI to Enable o Under the F tab select Ctrl over HDMi then press lt gt Select Enable then press lt f gt Use an HDMI cable to connect the camera to the TV
82. ticular to movie shooting are explained here While the movie image is displayed on the LCD monitor you can press the lt Q gt button to enable the following to be set AF mode white balance Picture Style and Auto Lighting Optimizer Press the lt Q gt button 610 The functions settable with Quick Control will appear on the left of the screen If the AF mode is lt A gt the AF point will also be displayed tive mode Select a function and set it Press the lt AV gt key to select a function gt The selected function and Feature guide p 47 will appear Press the lt 1 gt key or turn the lt gt dial to change the setting Pressing lt gt will display the respective function s setting screen 144 Menu Function Settings The menu options displayed under the p and P i tabs are explained below p tab DISP AF mode Live mode AF w shutter butten during M Shutter AE lock button m Highlight tone priority AF mode The AF modes will be the same as described on pages 128 134 You can select Live mode E Live mode or Quick mode Note that continuous focusing of a moving subject is not possible AF with shutter button during movie recording When Enable is set AF is possible during movie shooting However continuous autofocusing is not possible If you autofocus during movie shooting you might momentarily throw the focus way off
83. tinuous Live View shooting is possible for approx 2 hr at 23 C 73 F and approx 1 hr 40 min at 0 C 32 F surs heat can damage the camera s internal components Cautions for using Live View shooting are on pages 136 137 F When flash is used there will be two shutter sounds but only one shot will be taken If the camera is not operated for a prolonged period the power will turn off automatically as set with Auto power off p 155 If Auto power off is set to Off the Live View function will terminate automatically after 30 min camera power remains on With an HDMI cable sold separately you can display the Live View image on a TV p 191 123 ea Shooting with the LCD Monitor Each time you press the lt DISP gt button the information display will change core AF point Quick mode AEG Live mode WT EERI Magnifying frame eE Face detection Live mod AGES Quick mode Shooting mode Histogram Drive mode Optimizer aa Image recording SE _ quality eo Exposure AE lock simulation 5 Flash ready 6 Flash off w Battery check Flash exposure Highlight tone compensation priority 2 External flash exposure compensation ISO speed 44 High speed sync T Possible shots Shutter speed A ag Exposure level Indicator Picture Style AEB range E F e When lt 80 gt is displayed in white it indicates that the
84. to view another image while the magnification is maintained The image cannot be magnified during the image review immediately after shooting A movie cannot be magnified 1 Rotating the Image You can rotate the displayed image to the desired orientation Select Rotate gt Under the 1 tab select Rotate then press lt 6 gt Frase images Print order Select an image Press the lt 1 gt key to select the image to be rotated You can also select an image on the index display p 176 100 0015 Rotate the image Each time you press lt gt the image will rotate clockwise as follows 90 gt 270 gt 0 To rotate another image repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit and return to the menu press the lt MENU gt button F o If you have set Auto rotate to On p 162 before taking vertical shots you need not rotate the image as described above amp A movie cannot be rotated 179 Setting Ratings You can rate images and movies with one of five rating marks b E4 EEE ma Select Rating Histogram Brightness Under the gt F tab select Rating Image ump aa then press lt gt Sideshow Ctrl over HDMI Disable Select an image or movie Press the lt lt gt key to select the image or movie to be rated You can display three images by pressing the lt Q gt button To return to the single image display press the lt gt button
85. tom white balance Press the lt WB gt button Select 4 then press lt 6 gt a Ne REL i ce e a PINS PAEAN Q Ifthe exposure obtained in step 1 is way off a correct white balance might not be obtained Ifthe image was captured while the Picture Style was set to Monochrome p 80 it cannot be selected in step 3 F Instead of a white object an 18 gray card commercially available can produce a more accurate white balance The personal white balance registered with EOS Utility provided software p 270 will be registered under lt 8 gt if you do step 3 the data for the registered personal white balance will be erased 116 WEB Adjusting the Color Tone for the Light Source You can correct the white balance that has been set This adjustment will have the same effect as using a commercially available color temperature conversion filter or color compensating filter Each color can be corrected to one of nine levels This is for advanced users who are familiar with using color temperature conversion or color compensating filters 4 Select WB Shift BKT Expo comp AEB 72 1 9 17 E Under the B tab select WB Shift Auto Lighting Optimizer BKT then press lt gt Metering mode e X Custam White Balance gt The WB correction WB bracketing WBSHHL BKT 00 20 screen will appear olor space SRGB Picture Style Standard Set the white balance correction Press the
86. tting of the selected function are displayed at the bottom Setit by pressing the lt lt gt key Exit the setting Press the lt Q gt button to turn off the Quick Control icons and function settings but the camera will not rotate the image for display 182 Q Quick Control During Playback F Pressing the lt G gt button during the index display will switch to the single image display and the Quick Control icons will appear Pressing the lt Q gt button again will return to the index display For images taken with another camera selectable functions may be limited 183 Enjoying Movies Basically you can playback movies in the following three ways p 191 An HDMI cable sold separately is necessary to connect the camera toa TV set The TV set must also have an HDMI terminal When the camera is connected to a TV set with an HDMI cable you can playback movies and still photos on the TV set If you use a High Definition TV set to playback High Definition HD movies shot with this camera you can watch the movies in high definition Q The camera does not have an audio video OUT terminal Therefore the camera cannot be connected to a TV set with an analog AV cable Movies on a card can be played only by devices compatible with MOV files Since hard disk recorders do not have an HDMI IN terminal the camera cannot be connected to a hard disk recorder with an HDM
87. xposure set exceeds 2 stops from the standard exposure the end of the exposure level indicator will display lt q gt or lt p gt in the viewfinder On the LCD monitor if the exposure level is higher than 3 stops the lt gt icon will blink at where lt 3 gt or lt 3 gt is displayed Standard exposure index Q Fi Auto Lighting Optimizer p 107 is set to any setting other than Disable the image may still look bright even if a darker exposure has been set 97 Mi Manual Exposure To obtain a correct flash exposure the flash output will be set automatically autoflash exposure to maich the manually set aperture The flash sync speed can be set from 1 200 sec to 30 sec and bulb A bulb exposure keeps the shutter open for as long as you hold down the shutter button It can be used to photograph fireworks etc In step 2 on the preceding page turn the lt gt dial to the left to set lt BULB gt The elapsed exposure time will be displayed on the LCD monitor Elapsed exposure time Q During bulb exposures do not point the lens toward the sun The sun s heat can damage the camera s internal components Since bulb exposures produce more noise than usual the image might look a little grainy You can reduce the noise due to long exposures by setting 3 Long exp noise reduction to 1 Auto or 2 On in the Custom Functions C Fn p 219 For bulb exposures using
88. yed in the viewfinder and you cannot release the shutter You can set how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after capture If Off is set the image will not be displayed immediately after image capture If Hold is set the image review will be displayed up until the Auto power off time During image review if you operate any camera controls such as pressing the shutter button halfway the image review will end b a a Under the Qi tab select Image review then press lt gt Select the desired setting then press lt r gt image review 154 Handy Features To save battery power the camera turns off automatically after the set time of idle operation elapses You can set this auto power off time When the camera has turned off due to auto power off you can wake it up by pressing the shutter button halfway or pressing any of the following buttons lt MENU gt lt LI gt lt g gt etc If Off has been set either turn off the camera yourself or press the lt DISP gt button to turn off the LCD monitor to save battery power Even if Off has been set and the camera is not used for 30 min the LCD monitor will turn off automatically To turn on the LCD monitor again press the lt DISP gt button Under the tab select Auto power off then press lt gt Select the desired setting then press lt gt You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monito

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