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Quick Start Guide

1

Insert the battery.

 

2

Insert a card.*
The camera-front side
slot is for a CF card, and

 

the camera-back side

 

slot is for an SD card.

3

Attach the lens.
Align it with the red dot.

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6

While holding down the
center of the Mode Dial,
set it to <A> (Scene

 

Intelligent Auto).

7

Focus the subject.
Aim the viewfinder center over the
subject and press the shutter

 

button halfway to autofocus.

8

Take the picture.
ress the shutter button
completely to take the

 

picture.

 

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Image Playback

6 IndexMagnify 6

0 u

x

Playback

L

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9

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Select image

Preparation

Menu Operations

<M> button

LCD<6> Main Dial
monitor

<Q>

<5> Quick
buttonControl Dial

 

<0> button
1.Press the <M> button to display the menu.2.Each time you press COPYthe <Q> button, the main tab will switch.

3.Turn the <6> dial to select a secondary tab, then turn the <5> dial to select the desired item.

4.Press <0> to display the setting.5.Turn the <5> dial to set the item, then press <0>.
Image-recording Quality
￿Select [z1: Image quality], then press <0>.

￿Turn the <6> or <5> dial to select the image-recording quality, then press <0>.

Image-recording quality
Pixels
Possible shots
RAW: Turn the <6> dial
to select the quality.
JPEG: Turn the <5> dial

to select the quality.

APicture StyleN
￿Press the <b> button.

COPY￿Select [A], then press <0>.

￿Turn the <5> dial to select the

QQuick Control
￿Press the <Q> button.

￿ The Quick Control screen will appear.

 

 

White balance correction

 

 

Aperture
Shutter speedHighlight tone priority
ISO speed

Shooting mode

 

 

 

Exposure

 

Flash exposure

compensation/

 

compensation

AEB setting

 

Custom Controls

Picture Style

 

Image-recording

AF mode

 

quality

White balance

 

Recording function/
Metering modeCard selection

 

 

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Drive modeOptimizer

Custom Functions

81: Exposure
Exposure level incrementsISO speed setting incrementsBracketing auto cancelBracketing sequenceNumber of bracketed shotsSafety shift
82: Display/Operation
Warnings zin viewfinderCOPYLV shooting area displayDial direction during Tv/Av

 

 

4

Set the lens focus
This quick guide explains basic function
mode switch to <f>.
settings and how to shoot and play back

 

 

images. You can take this guide with you for

 

 

shooting. For detailed instructions, refer to the

5

Set the power switch

 

E

EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual.

 

 

 

 

to <1>.

 

English Edition

 

 

CPQ-E002-000

© CANON INC. 2012

* Shooting is possible with either a CF card or an SD card in the camera.

 

 

9

View the image.
The captured image will be
displayed for 2 sec. on the
LCD monitor.

￿The Mon the right of the function indicates that the function is available only when the Mode Dial is set to d,s,f,a, or F.

￿Battery Life with viewfinder shooting
TemperatureAt 23°C / 73°FAt 0°C / 32°F

Possible shots

Approx. 950 shots

Approx. 850 shots

Erase

 

BShooting information

 

d/s/f/a/F Main
Modes

Secondary

tabs

 

tabs

 

 

Menu itemsMenu settings

 

Picture Style, then press <0>.

 

 

StyleDescription
DAutoColor tones optimized for the particular scene.
PStandardVivid colors and sharp images.
QPortraitNice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
RLandscapeVivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.
VMonochrome Black-and-white images.￿For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), refer to thecamera’s instruction manual.

￿Tilt the <9> to select the function, then turn the <6> or <5> dial to set it.

￿In the <A> mode, you can only select or set the recording function, card, image-recording quality, and drive mode.

Electronic Level

￿Each time you press the <B> button, the screen display will change.

￿Display the electronic level.
Multi function lock

Custom Controls

83: Others
Add cropping informationDefault Erase option
84: Clear
Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)