Troubleshooting Guide, 203 | Cannon 500D specs

Troubleshooting Guide

If a problem occurs, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. If this Troubleshooting Guide does not resolve the problem, contact your dealer or nearest Canon Service Center.

Power-Related Problems

The battery cannot be recharged with the battery charger provided.

Do not recharge any battery pack other than genuine Canon Battery Pack LP-E5.

The camera does not operate even when the power switch is set to <1>.

The battery is not properly installed in the camera (p.26). Recharge the battery (p.24).

Make sure the battery compartment cover is closed (p.26). Make sure the card slot cover is closed (p.31).

Press the <B> button (p.42).

The access lamp still blinks even when the power switch is set to <2>.

If the power is cut off while an image is being recorded to the card, the access lamp will light/blink for a few sec. When the image recording is completed, the power will turn off automatically.

The battery becomes exhausted quickly.

Use a fully-charged battery (p.24).

The rechargeable battery will degrade after repeated use. Purchase a new one.

If you use Live View shooting or shoot movies for a prolonged period (p.105, 121), the number of possible shots will decrease.

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Cannon 500D instruction manual Troubleshooting Guide, 203, Battery becomes exhausted quickly

Contents

English Copyrights Testing the Camera Before Using and Liability Item Check List Basic Assumptions Conventions Used in this ManualIcons in this Manual Chapters Contents More Advanced Techniques Advanced Shooting Techniques Image Playback Handy FeaturesLive View Shooting Shooting Movies 181 163Customizing the Camera Reference Contents at a Glance Printing FocusingPlayback Camera Care Handling Precautions Lens LCD MonitorCards Quick Start Guide Insert the battery. p.26Set the power switch to Take the picture. p.37 Set the Mode Dial to 1 FullAuto. p.44 Focus the subject. p.37 Main Dial p.4 Shutter button Nomenclature Nomenclature Large/Fine Shooting Settings Display Viewfinder Information Full Auto p.44 Creative Auto p.53 Image Zone Mode DialCreative Zone Basic Zone EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 is lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is lens Battery Charger LC-E5E Battery Charger LC-E5Charger for Battery Pack LP-E5 p.24 Attaching the Strap Getting Started As shown in the illustration, attach the battery securely Charging the BatteryRemove the protective cover Attach the battery Recharge the battery. For LC-E5 Purchase a new battery Tips for Using the Battery and Charger Installing and Removing the Battery About Auto Power Off Turning on the PowerAbout the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor Temperature Shooting Conditions Checking the Battery LevelBattery Life Under the 6 tab, select Date/ Time 3Setting the Date and TimeExit the setting Display the menu Set the desired language 3Selecting the Interface LanguageUnder the 6 tab, select Language Captured image is recorded onto the card sold separately Installing and Removing the SD CardInstalling the Card Open the cover Insert the card Remove the card Make sure the access lamp is off, then open the coverRemoving the Card Attach the lens On the lens, set the focus mode switch to AF autofocusAttaching and Detaching a Lens Attaching a Lens Remove the caps Image Conversion Factor About ZoomingTo owners of the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 is kit lens To zoom, turn the zoom ring on the lens with your fingers Take the picture Set the is switch toAbout the Lens Image Stabilizer Press the shutter button halfway Holding the Camera Basic Operation This releases the shutter and takes the picture Shutter ButtonPressing halfway Pressing completely Basic Zone modes Movie shooting mode3Menu Operations Menu Screen Select a tab Menu Setting Procedure Display the menuSelect the setting Set the desired setting Under the 5 tab, select Format, then press 3Formatting the CardSelect Format Format the card Execute Format in the following cases Menus Captured Image Switching the LCD Monitor ScreenShooting Settings About the Auto Lighting Optimizer Basic Shooting Image Playback Subject Set the Mode Dial to1Fully Automatic Shooting Aim any AF point over Low light, the built-in flash fired a series of flashes Although it is daylight, the flash popped up Shooting a Moving Subject 1Full Auto TechniquesRecomposing the Shot Focus the face 2Shooting PortraitsShooting Tips Use a telephoto lens Shooting night scenes 3Shooting LandscapesWith a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end Move to the subject as close as possible 4Shooting Close-upsUse a simple background Simple background makes the flower, etc., stand out better Use the center AF point to focus 5Shooting Moving Subjects Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod 6Shooting Portraits at Night Taking portraits without flash 7Disabling Flash Creative Auto screen appears on the LCD monitor Set the Mode Dial to CCCreative Auto Shooting Press Blurring/sharpening the background Adjusting the picture brightnessFlash firing Image-recording quality Single, continuous, and self-timer shootingImage effects Select the image XImage PlaybackPlayback the image Advanced Shooting Techniques Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely Set the Mode Dial to d Focus the subjectProgram AE Check the shutter speed and aperture display Differences Between d and 1 Full Auto Changing the ISO speed and using the built-in flashProgram can be shifted. Program shift ISO speed will appear Changing the ISO SpeedNPress the Z button Select the ISO speed About Auto for Automatic ISO Speed Shooting Mode ISO Speed Setting ISO Speed DUsing the Built-in FlashPress the D button Effective Flash Range Bright light, decrease the ISO speed 3Using Red-eye ReductionIf the subject is far away, increase the ISO speed By increasing the ISO speed, you can extend the flash range One-Shot AF for Still Subjects Select the AF modeAF mode will appear Changing the AF ModeN AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode Select the AF point SSelecting the AF PointNPress the S button Ring until the subject looks sharp MF Manual FocusingSet the lens focus mode switch to Focus by turning the lens focusing · For still subjects IContinuous ShootingNPress the YiQ button Select Press the U key to select i, then press Remote control can also be used. p.194 Using the Self-timerPress the YiQ button Select the self-timer 10-sec. self-timer Select the image-recording quality 3Setting the Image-recording QualityGuide to Image-recording Quality Settings Approx Select Quality What’s the difference between 7 and 8? When do I use the 1 mode? About 1+73 About Picture Style Effects ASelecting a Picture StyleNPress the XA button Select a Picture Style User Def NeutralFaithful CAbout the Main Dial Pointer More Advanced Techniques Shutter Speed Display Set the Mode Dial to s Set the desired shutter speedAction Shots Use a fast shutter speed such as 1/4000 sec. to 1/500 sec Using the Built-in FlashHow to blur a flowing river or water fountain To freeze the action or moving subject Aperture Display Set the Mode Dial to f Set the desired apertureChanging the Depth of Field Changing the Depth of Field Depth of Field PreviewN Bulb Exposures Set the Mode Dial to aManual Exposure Set the exposure and take the picture Automatic Depth-of-Field AE Set the Mode Dial to Focus the subject QChanging the Metering ModeN Set the metering mode Making it darker Setting Exposure CompensationNOSetting Exposure Compensation Making it brighter Select Flash control Select Built-in flash func. settingSelect Built-in flash func. setting, then press YFlash Exposure CompensationN Set the AEB amount 3Auto Exposure BracketingNSelect Expo. comp./AEB Using AEB with exposure compensation Canceling AEBUsing AEB with continuous shooting Using AEB with u single shooting Set the parameter ACustomizing a Picture StyleNSelect Picture Style Select a parameter Color tone Skin tones can be adjusted Parameter Settings and EffectsSharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image Saturation Image’s color saturation can be adjusted LToning Effect Monochrome AdjustmentKFilter Effect With Picture Style selected, press ARegistering a Picture StyleNSelect User Def Select the base Picture Style Registering a Picture StyleN About Adobe RGB 3Setting the Color SpaceNSelect Color space AE Lock Effects AAE LockNPress the a button Recompose and take the picture Focus the subject Press the a button AFE LockNPress the D button to pop up the built-in flash OCustom White Balance Setting the White BalanceNPress the WB button Select the white balance Select Custom WB Set the white balance correction 2White Balance CorrectionNWhite Balance Correction Bracketing Sequence White Balance Auto BracketingSet the white balance bracketing amount Under the 1 tab, select 3Lens Peripheral Illumination CorrectionSelect Peripheral illumin. correct 100 101 About the Lens Correction Data 102 0Using the Quick Control ScreenDisplay the Quick Control screen 103 Function Setting DisplayQuick Control Screen Nomenclature Press the shutter button completely again Using the self-timer l with mirror lockupRemote control shooting Preventing Camera ShakeN 105 Live View Shooting 106 Set the shooting modeALive View ShootingN Display the Live View image 107 To Enable Live View Shooting 108 ASetting Shooting FunctionsNSettable Functions when the Camera is ready to shoot Functions Set with a Menu 109 110 About the Information Display Move the AF point Using AF to FocusNSelecting the AF Mode Live Mode d 112 UFace detection Live Mode c Will turn red 113Press the a button to focus the face covered by the p frame AF operation Live Mode and uFace Detection Live Mode Notes114 115 116 Quick Mode fAF point 1 Display the Live View image 117 118 Focusing ManuallyNSet the lens focus mode switch to MF Focus manually About the E icon 119 Custom Function Notes 120 About Full HD 121SD Cards for Movie Shooting 122 Set the Mode Dial to kKShooting Movies Shoot the movie 123 Movie SettingsFunctions Set with a Menu Display the movie menu With Grid 1l or Grid 2m, you can display grid lines Remote controlSettable Functions During Camera Ready 124 Taking Still Photos During Movie Shooting Shooting Still Photos125 126 Recording and Image Quality 127 Playback and TV connection 128 129 Handy Features 3Card Reminder Handy Features3Setting the Image Review Time 3Silencing the Beeper 131 Setting the Auto Power-off Time3Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness File numbering after replacing the card Card-1Card-2 3File Numbering Methods132 IMG0001.JPG 133 Set OnPD, then playback the image. It will be rotated 3Auto Rotate of Vertical Images134 135 BChecking Camera SettingsSettings Display Select OK 3Reverting the Camera to the Default SettingsNSelect Clear settings Select the desired setting 137 Camera SettingsMovie Settings 3About Copyright InformationN Select Screen color 3Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color3Preventing the LCD Monitor from Turning off Automatically Select LCD auto off 139 3Setting the FlashNNormally, set this to Enable Flash firing Shutter sync Flash mode140 141 Clear Speedlite settingsSelect External flash C.Fn setting, then press Set the Custom Function Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning FAutomatic Sensor CleaningCleaning the Sensor Now Select Clean nowf 143 3Appending Dust Delete DataNPreparation Obtain the Dust Delete Data Select Dust Delete Data 144 About the Dust Delete Data End the cleaning 3Manual Sensor CleaningNSelect Sensor cleaning Select Clean manually 146 About images taken with another camera 147 148 XSearching for Images QuicklyHDisplay Multiple Images on One Screen Index display Turn on the index display 149 IJump through Images Jump displaySelect the jump method Browse by jumping 150 YMagnified ViewMagnify the image Scroll around the image 151 BRotating the ImageSelect Rotate Rotate the image 152 KPlaying MoviesSelect a movie Playback the movie 153 Under the 4 tab, select Slide show, then press 3Slide Show Auto PlaybackSelect Slide show 154 155 Set the play time and repeat optionStart the slide show Quit the slide show 156 Viewing the Images on TV Connectcamera. the Hdmi cable to Viewing on HD High-Definition TV SetsConnectset. the Hdmi cable to the TV 157 158 KProtecting ImagesSelect Protect images Select the image and protect it Select Erase images LErasing ImagesErase the image 3Checkmarking X Images to be Erased in a Batch 160 3Erasing All Images in the Card About the Highlight Alert BShooting Information Display161 RGB Display 162About the Histogram Brightness Display Transferring Images to a Computer p.177 163Printing p.164 Digital Print Order Format Dpof p.173 While you look at the LCD monitor Direct printing procedure is done entirely with the cameraPreparing to Print 164 To a printer 165Press the x button Icon will appear on the upper left to WPrinting Select Paper settingsPrint setting screen will appear Print setting screen 167 QSetting the Paper SizeYSetting the Paper Type USetting the Page Layout Depending on the printer Set the printing effects168 Screen display may differ 169 Set the date and file number imprintingStart printing 170 EAdjustment of Printing Effects 171 Trimming the ImageSet the trimming frame size, position, and aspect ratio Press 0 to exit the trimming 172 Handling Printer Errors Error Messages Set the option as desired Setting the Printing Options Select Print orderSelect Set up Digital Print Order Format Dpof Press the 7 button 174 175 Print Ordering Under the 3 tab, select Print order Select Print Set the Paper settings. p.166Direct Printing with Dpof Preparing to print 177 DTransferring Images to a Computer All images Transferring Images to a Computer178 Select & transfer 179New images Transfer order images 180 3Selecting the Images to be Transferred Customizing Camera 182 3Setting Custom FunctionsNCustom Function No Select the Custom Function Number Clearing All Custom Functions 183 Custom Functions 184 3Custom Function SettingsNFn I Exposure Off Auto Standard Low Strong DisableFn II Image 185 186 Disable Enable Only external flash emits Enable DisableFn III Autofocus/Drive 187 188 Fn IV Operation/Others Display Retain power OFF status189 Select Register Select My Menu settingsAbout My Menu settings 3Registering My MenuN Reference 192 When Autofocus FailsSubjects difficult to focus Insert the DC Coupler Using a Household Power OutletConnect the power cord Connect the DC Coupler 194 Remote Control ShootingRemote Controller RC-1/RC-5 Sold separately Remote Switch RS-60E3 Sold separately 195 Using the Eyepiece CoverRemove the eyecup Attaching the eyepiece cover 196 External SpeedlitesEOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites Sync Speed Using Non-Canon Flash UnitsCanon Speedlites other than the EX-series 197 198 Function Availability Table Exposure 199 2Shooting 2 Red Menu Settings200 1Shooting 1 Red 201 KMovie Red Movie Shooting Mode MenuAbout the menu screen during the movie shooting mode 202 203 Troubleshooting GuideBattery becomes exhausted quickly Image is out of focus 204Camera turns off by itself No images can be shot or recorded Built-in flash does not fire 205Maximum burst during continuous shooting is lower ISO 100 cannot be set Movie shooting terminates by itself Camera makes a noise when it is shaken206 Shutter makes two shooting sounds during Live View shooting 207 No image appears on the TV screen 208Shooting date and time displayed is incorrect 209 Error Codes 210 AccessoriesSystem Map Bundled System Map 211 212 Specifications Shutter 213Autofocus Exposure Control Flash 215 216 EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 is 217EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is 218 Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommendedTrademarks About MPEG-4 Licensing 219 Safety Warnings Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage 220 European Union and EEA only 221 222 Index 115 223 224 225 226 227 CEL-SN3YA210