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Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability
Introduction
Take Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera
Copyrights
Item Check List
Camera
With eyecup and body cap
Interface cable
Conventions Used in this Manual
Icons in this Manual
Basic Assumptions
Chapters
Contents
Creative Shooting
Advanced Shooting
Handy Features
Shooting Movies
Image Playback
Printing Images 175
Customizing the Camera 189
Reference 201
243
Contents at a Glance
Focusing
Playback
Printing
Handling Precautions
Camera Care
LCD Monitor
Cards
Lens
About smear adhering to the front of the sensor
Insert the battery. p.26
Set the power switch to
Quick Start Guide
Red index Attach the lens. p.33
Set the Mode Dial to 1 Full
Auto. p.46
Focus the subject. p.37
Take the picture. p.37
Nomenclature
Contacts p.13
Nomenclature
Shooting Settings Display
Large/Fine
Viewfinder Information
Focus confirmation light Max. burst
Mode Dial
Creative Zone
Basic Zone
Full Auto p.46 Creative Auto p.55 Image Zone
Lens without a distance scale
Lens with a distance scale
Battery Charger LC-E8
Charger for Battery Pack LP-E8 p.24
Battery Charger LC-E8E
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Charging the Battery
Remove the protective cover Attach the battery
Recharge the battery. For LC-E8
As shown in the illustration, attach the battery securely
Tips for Using the Battery and Charger
Installing and Removing the Battery
Turning on the Power
About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor
About Auto Power Off
Checking the Battery Level
Battery Life
Temperature At 23C / 73F At 0C / 32F
3Setting the Date and Time
Exit the setting
Display the menu
Under the 6 tab, select Date/ Time
3Selecting the Interface Language
Under the 6 tab, select LanguageK
Set the desired language
Installing and Removing the SD Card
Installing the Card Open the cover
Insert the card
Captured images are recorded onto the card sold separately
Make sure the access lamp is off, then open the cover
Removing the Card
Remove the card
Attaching and Detaching a Lens
About Zooming
To zoom, turn the zoom ring on the lens with your fingers
Image Conversion Factor
Set the is switch to
About the Lens Image Stabilizer
Press the shutter button halfway
Take the picture
Basic Operation
Holding the Camera
Shutter Button
Pressing halfway
Pressing completely
This releases the shutter and takes the picture
QUsing the Quick Control Screen
Set the desired setting
Display the Quick Control screen
Function Setting Display
Quick Control Screen Nomenclature
Movie shooting mode
3Menu Operations
Menu Screen
Basic Zone modes
Menu Setting Procedure Display the menu
Select the setting
Select a tab
Select the desired item
3Formatting the Card
Select Format
Format the card
Under the 5 tab, select Format, then press
Execute Format in the following cases
Switching the LCD Monitor Display
Shooting Settings
Menu Functions Captured Image
Basic Shooting Image Playback
About the Auto Lighting Optimizer
Set the Mode Dial to
1Fully Automatic Shooting
Aim any AF point over
Subject
FAQ
Although it is daylight, the flash popped up
1Full Auto Techniques
Recomposing the Shot
Shooting a Moving Subject
7Disabling Flash
Shooting Tips
Taking portraits without flash
2Shooting Portraits
Use a telephoto lens
Focus the face
Check that the AF point covering the face flashes in red
3Shooting Landscapes
With a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end
Shooting night scenes
4Shooting Close-ups
Use a simple background
Simple background makes the flower, etc., stand out better
Move to the subject as close as possible
5Shooting Moving Subjects
Use the center AF point to focus
6Shooting Portraits at Night
Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod
Set the Mode Dial to C
CCreative Auto Shooting
Press the Q button
Creative Auto screen appears on the LCD monitor
Adjusting the picture brightness
Flash firing
Blurring/sharpening the background
Single, continuous, and self-timer shooting
Image effects
Image-recording quality
XImage Playback
Playback the image
Select the image
Creative Shooting
Set the Mode Dial to d Focus the subject
Program AE
Check the shutter speed and aperture display
Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely
Change the ISO speed or use the built-in flash
Program can be shifted. Program shift
Differences Between d and 1 Full Auto
Changing the ISO SpeedN
Press the Z button
Set the ISO speed
ISO Speed Guide
3Setting the Maximum ISO Speed for Auto Ison
Shooting Mode ISO Speed Setting 3 /4 /5 /6 /C
About Auto for Automatic ISO Speed
DUsing the Built-in Flash
Press the D button
Effective Flash Range
ISO Speed
3Using Red-eye Reduction
If the subject is far away, increase the ISO speed
By increasing the ISO speed, you can extend the flash range
Bright light, decrease the ISO speed
On the lens, set the focus mode switch to AF
Select the AF mode
Changing the AF ModeN
One-Shot AF for Still Subjects
AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode
AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects
SSelecting the AF PointN
Press the S button
Select the AF point
MF Manual Focusing
Set the lens focus mode switch to
Focus by turning the lens focusing
Ring until the subject looks sharp
IContinuous ShootingN
Press the YiQ button Select
Press the U key to select i, then press
For still subjects
Using the Self-timer
Press the YiQ button Select the self-timer
10-sec. self-timer
Remote control can also be used. p.204
3Setting the Image-recording Quality
Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings Approx
Select Quality
Select the image-recording quality
When should I use 1?
What’s the difference between 7 and 8?
Does the camera display the maximum burst?
Paper size
About
About 1+73
ASelecting a Picture StyleN
Press the XA button
Select a Picture Style
Picture Style Effects
Neutral
Faithful
User Def
Advanced Shooting
CAbout the Main Dial Pointer
Set the Mode Dial to s Set the desired shutter speed
Action Shots
Shutter Speed Display
Using the Built-in Flash
How to blur a flowing river or water fountain
To freeze the action or moving subject
Use a fast shutter speed such as 1/4000 sec. to 1/500 sec
Set the Mode Dial to f Set the desired aperture
Changing the Depth of Field
Aperture Display
Changing the Depth of Field
Depth of Field PreviewN
Set the Mode Dial to a Set the shutter speed and aperture
Manual Exposure
Set the exposure and take the picture
Bulb Exposures
Set the Mode Dial to Focus the subject
Automatic Depth-of-Field AE
Select Metering mode
Set the metering mode
QChanging the Metering ModeN
Setting Exposure CompensationN
OSetting Exposure Compensation
Making it brighter
Making it darker
YFlash Exposure CompensationN
Select y
Set the flash exposure compensation amount
3Auto Exposure BracketingN
Select Expo. comp./AEB
Set the AEB amount
Canceling AEB
Using AEB with continuous shooting
Using AEB with u single shooting
Using AEB with exposure compensation
ACustomizing a Picture StyleN
Select Picture Style
Select a parameter
Set the parameter
Parameter Settings and Effects
Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image
Saturation Image’s color saturation can be adjusted
Color tone Skin tones can be adjusted
Monochrome Adjustment
KFilter Effect
LToning Effect
ARegistering a Picture StyleN
Select User Def
Press
Select the base Picture Style
Registering a Picture StyleN
3Setting the Color SpaceN
Select Color space
About Adobe RGB
AAE LockN
Press the a button
Recompose and take the picture
AE Lock Effects
AFE LockN
Press the D button to pop-up the built-in flash
Focus the subject Press the a button
Setting the White BalanceN
Press the WB button
Select the white balance
OCustom White Balance
100
2White Balance CorrectionN
White Balance Correction Select WB Shift/BKT
Set the white balance correction
101
White Balance Auto Bracketing
Set the white balance bracketing amount
102
Bracketing Sequence
Set the correction setting
3Auto Lighting OptimizerN
Select Auto Lighting Optimizer
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3Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction
Select Peripheral illumin. correct
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Under the 1 tab, select
About the Lens Correction Data
105
Preventing Camera ShakeN
Focus the subject, press the shutter button completely
Press the shutter button completely again
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Shooting with the LCD Monitor Live View Shooting
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AShooting with the LCD Monitor
Display the Live View image
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To Enable Live View Shooting
Temperature Shooting Conditions
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About the Information Display
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Shooting Function Settings
QQuick Control
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3Menu Function Settings
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Using AF to Focus
Selecting the AF Mode
Live Mode d
Move the AF point
UFace detection Live Mode c
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Live Mode and uFace Detection Live Mode Notes
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AF operation
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Quick Mode f
Select the AF point. N
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Focusing Manually
Set the lens focus mode switch to MF
Focus manually
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About the E icon
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Custom Function Notes
123
Cards which can record movies
About Full HD
Autoexposure Shooting Set the Mode Dial to k
KShooting Movies
Shooting the movie
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Manual Exposure Shooting
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Focus and shoot the movie
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Shooting Still Photos
129
Taking still photos during movie shooting
3Menu Function Settings Display the movie menu
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Menu options under the n and o tabs are explained below
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Menu Movie-recording size
Mainly for motion pictures
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AF during k
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Menu Movie exposure
Sound recording
KHighlight tone priority
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2Shooting 2 Menu
Recording and Image Quality
136
Playback and TV connection
Handy Features
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Handy Features
3Setting the Image Review Time
3Silencing the Beeper
3Card Reminder
Setting the Auto Power-off Time
3Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness
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3File Numbering Methods
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IMG0001.JPG
File numbering after replacing the card Card-1Card-2
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3Auto Rotation of Vertical Images
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Set OnPD, then playback the image. It will be rotated
BChecking Camera Settings
Settings Display
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3Reverting the Camera to the Default SettingsN
Select Clear settings
Select the desired setting
Select OK
Shooting Settings
Image-recording Settings
Camera Settings
Live View Shooting Settings
3Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color
3Preventing the LCD Monitor from Turning off Automatically
Select LCD auto off
Select Screen color
3Setting the FlashN
Normally, set this to Enable
Select Flash control
Flash firing
Flash mode
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Shutter sync
Clear flash settings
Select External flash C.Fn setting, then press
Set the Custom Function
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FAutomatic Sensor Cleaning
Cleaning the Sensor Now
Select Clean nowf
Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning
3Appending Dust Delete DataN
Preparation
Obtain the Dust Delete Data Select Dust Delete Data
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About the Dust Delete Data
152
Select OK, and the menu will reappear
3Manual Sensor CleaningN
Select Sensor cleaning
Select Clean manually
End the cleaning
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About images taken with another camera
Switch to the index display
XSearching for Images Quickly
HDisplay Multiple Images on One Screen Index display
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IJump through Images Jump display
Select the jump method
Browse by jumping
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YMagnified View
Magnify the image
Scroll around the image
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BRotating the Image
Select Rotate
Rotate the image
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KEnjoying Movies
Playback on a TV set p.167
Playback on the Camera’s LCD Monitorp.162-166
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Playback and Editing with a Personal Computer
161
KPlaying Movies
Select a movie
Playback the movie
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XEditing the Movie’s First and Last Scenes
On the movie playback screen, select
Save the movie
164
3Slide Show Auto Playback
Select Slide show
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Under the 3 tab, select Slide show, then press
Start the slide show
Quit the slide show
166
Display time
Set the camera’s power switch to
Viewing the Images on TV
Viewing on HD High-Definition TV Sets
Press the x button
For Hdmi CEC TV sets
Select Ctrl over Hdmi
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Set the camera’s power switch to
169
KProtecting Images
Select Protect images
Select the image and protect it
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LErasing Images
Erase the image
3Checkmarking X Images to be Erased in a Batch
Select Erase images
3Erasing All Images in the Card
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BShooting Information Display
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About the Highlight Alert
174
About the Histogram
Brightness Display
RGB Display
175
Printing p.176
Digital Print Order Format Dpof p.185
Direct printing procedure is done entirely with the camera
Preparing to Print
176
While you look at the LCD monitor
177
Press the x button
Icon will appear on the upper left to
To a printer
Select Paper settings
Print setting screen will appear
Print setting screen
WPrinting
QSetting the Paper Size
YSetting the Paper Type
USetting the Page Layout
179
What is displayed on the screen
Set the printing effects
180
Set the date and file number imprinting
Start printing
181
Select Print, then press
EAdjustment of Printing Effects
182
Trimming the Image
Set the trimming frame size, position, and aspect ratio
Press 0 to exit the trimming
183
Handling Printer Errors Error Messages
184
Setting the Printing Options Select Print order
Select Set up
Digital Print Order Format Dpof
Set the option as desired
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Press the 7 button
Print Ordering
187
Set the Paper settings. p.178
Direct Printing with Dpof
Prepare to print
Under the 3 tab, select Print order Select Print
Customizing Camera
3Setting Custom FunctionsN
Change the setting as desired
Select Custom Functions C.Fn
Select the Custom Function No
Custom Functions
191
3Custom Function SettingsN
Fn I Exposure
192
Standard Low Strong Disable
Fn II Image
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Off Auto
Fn III Autofocus/Drive
194
Fn IV Operation/Others
195
AF/AE lock AE lock/AF
AF/AF lock, no AE lock
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Fn-12 Add image verification data
Select My Menu settings
About My Menu settings
3Registering My MenuN
Select Register to My Menu
3Setting Copyright InformationN
Select Copyright information
Select the desired option
Enter text
Text Entry Procedure
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Reference
When Autofocus Fails
Subjects difficult to focus
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Using a Household Power Outlet
Connect the power cord
Connect the DC Coupler
Insert the DC Coupler
Remote Control Shooting
Remote Controller RC-6 Sold separately
204
Remote Switch RS-60E3 Sold separately
Using the Eyepiece Cover
Remove the eyecup
Attach the eyepiece cover
External Speedlites
EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites
206
Using Non-Canon Flash Units
Canon Speedlites other than the EX-series
207
Sync Speed
Using Eye-Fi Cards
Insert an Eye-Fi card. p.31 Select Eye-Fi settings
Display the connection information
208
Icon switches from gray Not
209
Picture is transferred
Connected to the icons below
Function Availability Table according to Shooting Modes
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Function Availability Table according to Shooting Modes
Menu Settings
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1Shooting 1 Red
2Shooting 2 Red
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YShooting 3 Red
3Playback 1 Blue
4Playback 2 Blue
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6Set-up 2 Yellow
7Set-up 3 Yellow
9My Menu Green
Movie Shooting Mode Menu
About the menu screen in movie shooting mode
215
NMovie 1 Red
Accessories
System Map
Bundled
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System Map
Troubleshooting Guide
Battery charger’s lamp blinks
218
Battery becomes exhausted quickly
219
Camera turns off by itself
No images can be shot nor recorded
220
Card cannot be used
Maximum burst during continuous shooting is lower
ISO 100 cannot be set
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Eye-Fi Settings menu item does not appear
223
Shooting date and time displayed is incorrect
No image appears on the TV screen
Error Codes
224
Specifications
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Viewfinder
Autofocus
Exposure Control
227
Shutter
Flash
Drive System
228
Movie Shooting
LCD Monitor
Power Source
229
Image Playback
Interface
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EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is
EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 is
Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended
232
Trademarks
About MPEG-4 Licensing
Safety Warnings
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Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage
235
European Union and EEA only
236
Index
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Hdmi CEC
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Quick Reference Guide
243
Movie Shooting Mode
Menu items Menu settings
Quick Reference Guide
244
Quick Control Screen
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PStandard
QPortrait
RLandscape
Nomenclature
247
Aperture Shutter speed ISO speed Shooting mode
Indicator
248
Spot metering
249
Press the D button to pop up the built-in flash, then shoot
Set the Mode Dial to s
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AF ModeN
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Q and q drive modes can be selected in all shooting modes
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
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Shooting Movies
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Index Magnify Select image LErase
BShooting information
Software Start Guide
Installing the Software
257
Check that the camera is not connected to your computer
Click Restart
258
Click Finish
Compatible OS MAC OS X 10.4
259
Open the CD Double-click on the CD icon
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