Canon 3822B002 - page 14

Quick Start Guide

1Install the battery. (p.32)

Take off the cap and insert a fully-

charged battery. To charge the battery,

see page 28.

2Attach the lens. (p.39)

Align it with the red dot.

3Set the lens focus mode switch

to <AF>. (p.39)

4Insert the card. (p.36)

The left slot is for a CF card, and the

right slot is for an SD card.

5Set the power switch to <1>.

(p.34)

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Contents

Main Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. Take a Few Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability Copyrights Memory Cards Item Check List Icons in this Manual 3 Basic Assumptions Conventions Used in this Manual Page 2 1 Introduction Getting Started 27 Image Settings 55 Setting the AF and Drive Modes 93 Exposure Control 103 Live View Shooting 125 Shooting Movies 141 Image Playback 155 Sensor Cleaning 183 Printing Images 189 Customizing the Camera 203 Reference 241 Power Index to Features Drive Shooting Exposure adjustment Flash Live View shooting Handling Precautions LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Cards Lens Cautions During Prolonged Use Page 6 settings. 7 8 9 Nomenclature Page Page Page Viewfinder Information Top LCD Panel - - - - - - b Rear LCD Panel *1: Shooting Settings Display b Page Battery Charger LC-E4 Page Getting Started 1 outlet. 2 from the charger and battery. 3 Tips for Using the Battery and Charger Use the Cars Cigarette Lighter Socket to Recharge the Battery The <CAL/CHARGE> Lamp Blinks in Red All Three Charge Level Indicators Blink 1 2 1 2 Installing and Removing the Battery 1 2 3 Using a Household Power Outlet (Sold separately) Turning on the Power Power/Quick Control Dial Switch About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor About Auto Power Off When the power switch is set to <1>, the battery level will be indicated in one of six levels: b Battery Life Checking the Battery Level z x c m n 1 2 3 Installing and Removing the Card Installing the Card 4 1 2 Removing the Card 1 2 3 4 Attaching and Detaching a Lens 1 2 Holding the Camera Basic Operation Adjusting the Viewfinder Clarity Pressing halfway Pressing completely Shutter Button (1) After pressing a button, turn the <6> dial. (2) Turn t he <6> dial only. 6 Making Selections with the Main Dial 9 Operating the Multi-controller (1) After pressing a button, turn the <5> dial. O Vertical Shooting (2) Turn t he <5> dial only. 5 Making Selections with the Quick Control Dial Menu Operations 1 2 3 4 5 Menu Settings 4 Playback 2 (Blue) Page 5 Set-up 1 (Yellow) 6 Set-up 2 (Yellow) 7 Set-up 3 (Yellow) Page 8 Custom Functions (Orange) 9 My Menu (Green) 1 2 1 3 Before You Start 1 2 3 Formatting the Card About Low-level Formatting Press the <L> button. 1 2 1 2 1 1 Under the [7] tab, select [Clear all camera settings], then press <0>. 2 3 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings Shooting Settings Image-recording Settings Camera Settings Live View/Movie Shooting Settings Page 2 S 3 Card Selection and Recording and Playback Selecting the Card to Record or Playback 1 sel.]. 2 3 3 Recording Method with Two Cards Inserted Page Using the Rear LCD Panel to Set the Image Size 2 Setting the Image-recording Quality Selecting the Image Size Using the Menu Screen to Set the Image Size 1 2 Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings (Approx.) About RAW Maximum Burst During Continuous Shooting 1 2 3 1 2 Z: Setting the ISO Speed About A (Auto) ISO Speed 2 A Picture Style Effects Selecting a Picture Style About the Symbols 2 A 3 4 Customizing a Picture Style kFilter Effect Monochrome Adjustment lToning Effect 2 A 3 4 5 6 2 Setting the White Balance About White Balance 1 2 3 O Custom White Balance 4 Register image on card 1 2 registered. 3 4 registrating the Custom WB data. 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 temperature. P Setting the Color Temperature 1 2 u White Balance Correction White Balance Correction Set the white balance bracketing amount. Bracketing Sequence White Balance Auto Bracketing 1 Optimizer]. 2 Auto Lighting Optimizer 1 correct.]. 2 Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction About the Lens Correction Data 1 2 3 4 3 Creating and Selecting a Folder Selecting a Folder 1 2 3 3 Changing the File Name 4 5 1 2 G 3 File Numbering Methods Continuous Auto Reset Manual Reset 1 2 3 3 Setting Copyright Information Page 1 2 3 Setting the Color Space About Adobe RGB Page Page One-Shot AF for Still Subjects Focus Tracking with AI Servo AF AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects 1 2 Selecting with the Multi-controller S Selecting the AF Point Selecting with the Dial Lens Maximum Aperture and AF Sensitivity Page 1 When Autofocus Fails 2 R: Selecting the Drive Mode 1 2 j Using the Self-timer Page 1 2 q Selecting the Metering Mode 1 2 Multi-Spot Metering 1 3 aperture display. d: Program AE 4 Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely. About Program Shift 1 2 4 s: Shutter-Priority AE Page 1 2 4 f: Aperture-Priority AE Depth-of-Field Preview 1 2 5 aperture. 4 1 2 amount. O Exposure Compensation 1 <o> buttons simultaneously. 2 h Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) 1 2 3 A AE Lock AE Lock Effects 1 2 U LCD Panel Illumination Bulb Exposures 1 2 1 and let go of it. 2 2 Mirror Lockup D Flash Photography EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites Sync Speed PC Terminal Using Non-EX-series Canon Speedlites Using Non-Canon Flash Units 1 2 3 Setting the Flash Functions settable under [Flash function settings] Page 1 2 Flash C.Fn Settings Canceling Speedlite Custom Function Settings Live View Shooting 1 2 3 4 5 1 z Live View Shooting > button, the information display will change. B B About the Information Display Shooting Function Settings 3 Menu Function Settings Select the AF mode. 1 Using AF to Focus Live Mode: d Selecting the AF Mode 1 Page Live Mode and (Face Detection) Live Mode Notes u Page 1 Quick Mode: f Page 1 <MF>. 2 3 4 Page Live View Shooting Cautions Shooting Movies 1 Select [Live View/Movie func. set.]. 2 3 4 1 <a>. 3 k Shooting Movies Autoexposure Shooting 1 Manual Exposure Shooting 2 3 aperture. 4 Page Notes for autoexposure and manual exposure shooting Each time you press the <B> button, the information display will change. B About the Information Display Taking Still Photos During Movie Shooting Shooting Function Settings 3 Menu Function Settings Page Page Movie Shooting Cautions Image Playback 1 3 x Image Playback B Shooting Information Display Page 1 x Searching for Images Quickly 2 I Jump through Images (Jump display) 1 2 Magnified Views Starting Position u/y Magnified View 1 3 b Rotating the Image k Enjoying Movies Playback on a TV set Playback on the Cameras LCD Monitor Playback and Editing with a Personal Computer 1 2 3 press <0>. 4 Function Playback Description 1 X select [X]. 2 3 1 2 back. [All images/Movies/Stills] [Folder/Date] 3 Set the play time and repeat option. 4 5 1 4 5 Viewing the Images on TV 1 4 5 1 2 3 Protecting All Images in a Folder or Card J Protecting Images Protecting a Single Image Page 1 want to append a voice memo. 2 K Recording and Playing Voice Memos Recording a Voice Memo 1 function] to [2: Play memo (hold: Record memo)]. 2 memo you want to playback. 3 1 2 3 a Copying Images 3 Copying Individual Images 4 5 6 7 8 3 Copying All Images in a Folder 3 Copying All Images in a Card 1 2 3 L Erasing Images 1 2 Changing Image Playback Settings 1 2 1 2 3 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images Sensor Cleaning 1 2 Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning f Automatic Sensor Cleaning Cleaning the Sensor Now 1 2 3 Appending Dust Delete Data 3 About the Dust Delete Data 1 2 4 3 Manual Sensor Cleaning Page Printing Images 1 2 3 4 5 Preparing to Print 6 w 1 0 Press < >. 3 QSetting the Paper Size YSetting the Paper Type USetting the Page Layout 4 5 imprinting. 6 7 e Adjustment of Printing Effects 1 2 3 Trimming the Image Handling Printer Errors Error Messages 1 2 3 W Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Press the <7> button. XThe print order screen will reappear. Next, select [Sel.Image], [By K L Print Ordering 1 2 3 5 4 W Direct Printing with DPOF Page 1 2 3 4 5 3 Custom Functions C.Fn II: Image/Flash exposure/Display C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive C.Fn IV: Operation/Others k 3 Custom Function Settings C.Fn I: Exposure C.Fn I -1 Exposure level increments C.Fn I -2 ISO speed setting increments C.Fn I -3 Set ISO speed range C.Fn I -4 Bracketing auto cancel C.Fn I -5 Bracketing sequence C.Fn I -6 Number of bracketed shots C.Fn I -7 Spot metering link to AF point C.Fn I -8 Safety shift C.Fn I -9 Select usable shooting modes C.Fn I -10 Select usable metering modes C.Fn I -11 Exposure mode in manual exposure C.Fn I -12 Set shutter speed range C.Fn I -13 Set aperture value range C.Fn I -14 Apply shooting/metering mode C.Fn I -15 Flash sync. speed in Av mode C.Fn I -16 AE Microadjustment C.Fn I -17 FE Microadjustment C.Fn II: Image/Flash exposure/Display C.Fn II -1 Long exposure noise reduction C.Fn II -2 High ISO speed noise reduction C.Fn II -3 Highlight tone priority C.Fn II -4 Auto Lighting Optimizer C.Fn II -5 E-TTL II flash metering C.Fn II -6 Shutter curtain sync. C.Fn II -7 Flash firing C.Fn II -8 Viewfinder info. during exposure C.Fn II -9 LCD panel illumination during Bulb C.Fn II -10 INFO. button when shooting C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive C.Fn III -1 USM lens electronic MF C.Fn III -2 AI Servo tracking sensitivity C.Fn III -3 AI Servo 1st/2nd image priority C.Fn III -4 AI Servo AF tracking method C.Fn III -5 Lens drive when AF impossible C.Fn III -6 Lens AF stop button function C.Fn III -7 AF Microadjustment C.Fn III -8 AF expansion with selected point C.Fn III -9 Multi-controller while metering C.Fn III -10 Selectable AF point C.Fn III -11 Switch to registered AF point C.Fn III -12 AF point auto selection C.Fn III -13 AF point display during focus C.Fn III -14 AF point brightness C.Fn III -15 AF-assist beam firing C.Fn III -16 Orientation linked AF point C.Fn III -17 Mirror lockup C.Fn III -18 Continuous shooting speed C.Fn III -19 Limit continuous shot count C.Fn IV: Operation/Others C.Fn IV -1 Shutter button/AF-ON button C.Fn IV -2 AF-ON/AE lock button switch C.Fn IV -3 Quick Control Dial in metering C.Fn IV -4 Assign SET button C.Fn IV -5 Tv/Av setting for Manual exposure C.Fn IV -6 Dial direction during Tv/Av C.Fn IV -7 Av setting without lens C.Fn IV -8 WB + media/image size setting C.Fn IV -9 H button function C.Fn IV -10 Button function when 5 <OFF> C.Fn IV -11 Start movie shooting C.Fn IV -12 Focusing Screen C.Fn IV -13 Timer length for timer C.Fn IV -14 Shortened release time lag C.Fn IV -15 Add aspect ratio information C.Fn IV -16 Add image verification data 1 3 4 Registering and Applying Custom Function Settings Page 1 3 About My Menu settings 3 Registering My Menu 1 media]. 2 3 Saving and Loading Camera Settings Saved Settings Loading Camera Settings 1 settings]. 3 4 5 Page Function Availability Table Page System Map Bundled Accessories System Map Display the camera settings. B Checking Camera Settings You can check the batterys condition on a menu screen. Select [Battery info.]. Under the [6] tab, select [Battery info.], then press <0>. 3 Checking the Battery Information 1 2 5 3 4 Replacing the Date/Time Battery Troubleshooting Guide Power-Related Problems Shooting-Related Problems Page Page Page Display & Operation Problems Sensor Cleaning Problems Printing-Related Problems Error Codes Type Image Sensor Recording System Specifications Image Processing Viewfinder Autofocus Exposure Control Shutter Drive System External Speedlite Live View Shooting Movie Shooting LCD Monitor Image Playback Direct Printing Custom Functions Interface Power Source Dimensions and Weight Operation Environment Battery Pack LP-E4 Battery Charger LC-E4 Trademarks About MPEG-4 Licensing Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended Image Conversion Factor Safety Warnings Preventing Serious Injury or Death Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Digital Camera Model DS126211 Systems Page A B C Index D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W CT1-1034-001 CANON INC. 2009 PRINTED IN JAPAN CANON INC. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan