Canon 550D instruction manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

ENGLISH

The “Quick Reference Guide” and “Software Start Guide” are

provided at end of this manual.

Contents

Main Take Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability Copyrights Introduction Item Check List Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual 3 M Basic Assumptions Page 2 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Getting Started 23 4 3 Advanced Shooting 77 Oy Setting Exposure Compensation.......................................................87 Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) 107 Shooting Movies 123 Handy Features 137 Image Playback 155 Printing Images 175 Customizing the Camera 189 243 Reference 201 End Pages: Quick Reference Guide and Software Start Guide Contents at a Glance Shooting Image Quality Focusing Playback Printing Handling Precautions Camera Care LCD Monitor Cards Lens Cautions During Prolonged Use About smear adhering to the front of the sensor Page 6 7 9 8 Nomenclature Page Shooting Settings Display * Displayed if an Eye-Fi card is used. The display will show only the settings currently applied. Viewfinder Information The display will show only the settings currently applied. Page Lens Lens without a distance scale Lens with a distance scale Page Getting Started 1 2 3 For LC-E8 For LC-E8E Charging the Battery Tips for Using the Battery and Charger 1 2 3 Installing and Removing the Battery Turning on the Power About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor About Auto Power Off Checking the Battery Level 1 2 Time]. 3 3 Setting the Date and Time 1 3 Selecting the Interface Language 2 3 1 2 3 Installing and Removing the SD Card Installing the Card 1 2 Removing the Card 1 2 4 3 Attaching and Detaching a Lens Page 1 2 About the Lens Image Stabilizer Basic Operation Pressing halfway Pressing completely Shutter Button 1 2 Q Using the Quick Control Screen Quick Control Screen Nomenclature Function Setting Display 3 Menu Operations Menu Screen Page 1 3 Formatting the Card 2 Execute [Format] in the following cases: Switching the LCD Monitor Display Shooting Settings Menu Functions Captured Image Basic Shooting and Image Playback 1 2 1 Fully Automatic Shooting Page 1 Full Auto Techniques 7 Disabling Flash 2 Shooting Portraits 3 Shooting Landscapes 4 Shooting Close-ups 5 Shooting Moving Subjects 6 Shooting Portraits at Night 1 2 3 C Creative Auto Shooting Page Page 3 x Image Playback Creative Shooting 1 d: Program AE 3 Page 1 2 Z: Changing the ISO SpeedN About AUTO for Automatic ISO Speed 3 Setting the Maximum ISO Speed for Auto ISON 1 2 D Using the Built-in Flash 3 Using Red-eye Reduction 1 2 3 4 E: Changing the AF ModeN AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode 1 S Selecting the AF PointN 2 1 1 2 i Continuous ShootingN 1 2 j Using the Self-timer 1 3 Select the image-recording quality. Setting the Image-recording Quality Page About 1 About 1+73 2 Picture Style Effects A Selecting a Picture StyleN Page Advanced Shooting 1 2 : s Action Shots Using the Built-in Flash 1 2 : f Changing the Depth of Field Page Using the Built-in Flash Depth of Field PreviewN 1 2 : a aperture. 3 Bulb Exposures 1 8: Automatic Depth-of-Field AE 1 q Changing the Metering ModeN 2 q e Setting Exposure CompensationN O Setting Exposure Compensation 1 2 3 compensation amount. y Flash Exposure CompensationN 1 2 3 Auto Exposure BracketingN Canceling AEB 1 A Customizing a Picture StyleN 2 3 4 Parameter Settings and Effects kFilter Effect lToning Effect Monochrome Adjustment 1 A Registering a Picture StyleN 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Setting the Color SpaceN About Adobe RGB 1 2 3 A AE LockN AE Lock Effects 1 the built-in flash. 3 A FE LockN 1 2 1 B: Setting the White BalanceN O Custom White Balance 2 3 4 1 2 2 White Balance CorrectionN White Balance Correction Set the white balance bracketing amount. Bracketing Sequence White Balance Auto Bracketing 1 2 3 Auto Lighting OptimizerN 1 3 correct.]. 2 Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction About the Lens Correction Data 1 2 Preventing Camera ShakeN Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) A Shooting with the LCD Monitor To Enable Live View Shooting Each time you press the <B> button, the information display will change. About the Information Display 1 2 Shooting Function Settings 3 Menu Function Settings 2 Using AF to Focus u (Face detection) Live Mode: c Page Live Mode and u (Face Detection) Live Mode Notes Page 2 Quick Mode: f Page 1 2 3 4 5 Notes About the Live View Image About the <E> icon Notes About the Shooting Results Custom Function Notes Notes About Lenses and Flash Shooting Movies 1 3 k Shooting Movies Autoexposure Shooting Page Each time you press the <B> button, the information display will change. About the Information Display 1 2 3 4 5 Set the ISO speed. 6 The procedure is the same as steps 2 and 3 for Autoexposure Shooting (p.124). Shooting Still Photos 1 2 Shooting Function Settings [n] Menu Page Page [o] Menu [2 Shooting 2] Menu Notes on Movie Shooting Handy Features Handy Features 3 Silencing the Beeper 3 Setting the Image Review Time 3 Card Reminder 3 Setting the Auto Power-off Time 3 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness 3 File Numbering Methods Page 3 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images B Checking Camera Settings 2 3 Shooting Settings Image-recording Settings Camera Settings Live View Shooting Settings Page Select [Flash control]. 3 Setting the FlashN [Built-in flash func. setting] and [External flash func. setting] [Flash firing] Page 1 Setting the External Speedlite Custom Functions 2 1 2 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning Cleaning the Sensor Now Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning 1 2 3 Appending Dust Delete DataN 3 About the Dust Delete Data 1 2 3 4 3 Manual Sensor CleaningN Page Image Playback 2 3 x Searching for Images Quickly 1 2 I Jump through Images (Jump display) 1 2 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 2 3 4 k Playing Movies Page 1 Editing the Movie X select [X]. 2 1 2 back. 3 Slide Show (Auto Playback) 3 Set the play time and repeat option. 4 5 1 3 4 5 Viewing the Images on TV 1 Select [Ctrl over HDMI]. 1 3 4 5 1 2 K Protecting Images 1 2 3 1 L Erasing Images 2 3 4 B Shooting Information Display Page Printing Images 1 2 3 4 5 Preparing to Print 6 w 1 Press < >. 3 wPrinting 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) 4 K L K L Print Ordering 1 2 3 5 4 W Direct Printing with DPOF Customizing the Camera 1 2 3 3 Setting Custom FunctionsN Custom Functions C.Fn I: Exposure C.Fn II: Image C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive C.Fn IV: Operation/Others 3 Custom Function SettingsN C.Fn I: Exposure C.Fn-3 C.Fn-1 Exposure level increments C.Fn-2 ISO expansion C.Fn II: Image C.Fn-4 Long exposure noise reduction C.Fn-5 High ISO speed noise reduction C.Fn-6 Highlight tone priority C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive C.Fn-7 AF-assist beam firing C.Fn-8 Mirror lockup C.Fn IV: Operation/Others C.Fn-9 Shutter/AE lock button C.Fn-10 Assign SET button C.Fn-11 LCD display when power ON C.Fn-12 Add image verification data 1 2 About My Menu settings 3 3 Registering My MenuN 1 3 Setting Copyright InformationN 2 3 Text Entry Procedure Page Subjects difficult to focus When Autofocus Fails 1 2 3 4 Using a Household Power Outlet Remote Control Shooting Remote Controller RC-6 (Sold separately) 1 2 External Speedlites EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites Sync Speed Cautions for Live View shooting Canon Speedlites other than the EX-series Using Non-Canon Flash Units 1 2 Using Eye-Fi Cards 3 4 information. 5 6 H H H H o: Set automatically k: User selectable : Not selectable Function Availability Table according to Shooting Modes Function Availability Table according to Shooting Modes 1 Shooting 1 (Red) Page 2 Shooting 2 (Red) Menu Settings y Shooting 3 (Red) Page 3 Playback 1 (Blue) 4 Playback 2 (Blue) 5 Set-up 1 (Yellow) 6 Set-up 2 (Yellow) Page 7 Set-up 3 (Yellow) 9 My Menu (Green) n Movie 1 (Red) Page o Movie 2 (Red) Movie Shooting Mode Menu About the menu screen in movie shooting mode System Map Bundled Accessories AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8 System Map Troubleshooting Guide Power-Related Problems The battery becomes exhausted quickly. The camera turns off by itself. The image is out of focus. Shooting-Related Problems No images can be shot nor recorded. Page Page Display & Operation Problems Printing-Related Problems Error Codes Specifications Type Image Sensor Recording System Image Processing Viewfinder Autofocus Exposure Control Shutter Flash Drive System Live View Shooting Movie Shooting LCD Monitor Image Playback Direct Printing Custom Functions Interface Power Source Dimensions and Weight Operation Environment Battery Pack LP-E8 Battery Charger LC-E8 Battery Charger LC-E8E EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Trademarks About MPEG-4 Licensing Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended Safety Warnings Preventing Serious Injury or Death Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Page Page Index A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T V W Quick Reference Guide Software Start Guide Quick Reference Guide Menu Operations Q Quick Control Screen Image-recording Quality A Picture StyleN Nomenclature Viewfinder Information Shooting Settings Display Basic Zone Modes D Using the Built-in Flash Creative Zone Modes Basic Zone Modes Creative Zone Modes d: Program AE s: Shutter-priority AE f: Aperture-priority AE You can change the camera settings as desired to shoot in various ways. SAF PointN E: AF ModeN Z: ISO SpeedN i Drive ModeN ALive View Shooting k Shooting Movies Custom FunctionsN Image Playback x yuyu L S Software Start Guide Page Page EOS DIGITAL Software Instruction Manuals Disk 1 2 3 EOS DIGITAL Software Instruction Manuals Disk 1 2 3 CEL-SP4EA210 CANON INC. 2010 PRINTED IN THE EU