Canon 300X manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Contents

Page Before Using Your Camera Conventions Used in this Instruction manual Contents Before You Start Fully Automatic Shooting 3 User-ControlledShooting Reference Handling Cautions Camera Care and Storage LCD Displays Batteries How Low Battery Levels Affect Camera Operation Lens Electrical Contacts Nomenclature Attaching the Strap LCD Panel Viewfinder Information Mode Dial 1Basic Zone 2Creative Zone Installing the Batteries Checking the Battery Level Mounting and Detaching a Lens Mounting a Lens Detaching the Lens How the Shutter Button Works =Loading and Unloading Film Loading Film Unloading Film ¢Midroll Rewind Press the <¢> button Turn the Mode Dial to <Y>, <U>, <I>, <O>, <P>, <A> or <S YFull Auto Mode AF-Assistbeam with the Built-inFlash Programmed Image Control Modes UPortrait ILandscape OClose-up PSports ANight Portrait SFlash off Using Red-eye Reduction qSelf-timerOperation KWireless Remote Control (DATE Model only) Using the Eyepiece Cover ;Imprinting the Date or Time (DATE Model only) Setting the Date and Time Page Selecting the AF mode★ ONE SHOT (One-ShotAF) AI FOCUS (AI Focus AF) AI SERVO (AI Servo AF) 3Selecting the AF point★ Focus Lock When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing) ?Manual Focusing HSelecting the Film Advance Mode★ Metering Modes Evaluative metering Partial metering Center-weightedaverage metering TProgram AE TProgram AE The Difference Between <T> and <Y About Program Shift RShutter-PriorityAE EAperture-PriorityAE WManual Exposure QAutomatic Depth-of-FieldAE ∑Exposure Compensation★ LAuto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)★ jAE Lock★ <Multiple Exposures★ Depth-of-Fieldpreview★ DSetting the ISO Film Speed★ 8Beeper Setting 7Safety Release Lock Using the Built-inFlash In a Basic Zone Mode In a Creative Zone Mode Using the Built-inFlash Flash Distance Range jFE Lock★ 5Setting Custom Functions★ Custom Function Settings C.Fn-01 Self-timerdelay time C.Fn-02AF point selection method C.Fn-04Emission of built-in AF-assistbeam C.Fn-06Flash sync speed in Av mode Feature Availability Table Troubleshooting Guide Major Specifications