Canon ECT1-1237-000 manual Contents

Contents
Introduction
Equipment Check List .......................................	3
Handling Cautions ...........................................	10
Quick Start Guide ............................................	12
Nomenclature ..................................................	14
Conventions Used in this Manual .........................	20
1 Before You Start ..........................	21
Recharging the Battery ...................................	22
Installing and Removing the Battery ...............	23
Installing the Battery ....................................	23
Checking the Battery Level ..........................	23
Removing the Battery ..................................	24
Using an AC Outlet .........................................	25
Mounting and Detaching a Lens .....................	26
Mounting a Lens ..........................................	26
Detaching the Lens ......................................	26
Installing and Removing the CF Card .............	27
Installing a CF Card .....................................	27
Removing the CF Card ................................	28
Basic Operation ..............................................	29
Main Switch ..................................................	29
Shutter Button ..............................................	29
Using the Electronic Dials ............................	30
Vertical Shooting ..........................................	31
MENU Menu Operations .................................	32
Basic Menu Navigation ................................	32
Detailed Menu Navigation ............................	32
About the LCD Monitor .................................	34
Reverting to the Default Settings .................	34
Dioptric Adjustment .........................................	35
Holding the Camera ........................................	35
Attaching the Neck Strap and Hand Strap ......	36
2 Settings for Images .....................	37
MENU Image-Recording Quality .....................	38
Processing ...................................................	39
MENU Simultaneous Capture in RAW and JPEG Formats ........	40
Selecting the White Balance ....................	41
About White Balance ....................................	41
White Balance Settings ...................................	42
MENU Custom White Balance ........................	43
MENU Setting the Color Temperature .............	44
Selecting Personal White Balance ..................	45
White Balance Auto Bracketing .......................	46
Canceling White Balance Auto Bracketing ...	47

MENU Selecting the Color Maxtrix ..................	48
Setting the ISO Speed ....................................	49
MENU Setting the Processing Parameters .......	50
MENU Reviewing Images ................................	52
Image Review ..............................................	52
Changing the Review Time ..........................	53
Automatic Playback After Continuous Shooting ........	53
Creating and Selecting a Folder .................	54
Creating a Folder with the Camera ..............	54
Selecting a Folder ........................................	55
MENU File Numbering Methods ......................	56
Auto Reset ...................................................	56
Continuous Numbering ................................	57
Manual Reset ...............................................	58
Creating a Folder with a Personal Computer ........	58
3 Using Autofocus (AF) .................	59
Selecting AF Mode ..........................................	60
One-Shot AF for Still Subjects .....................	61
Focusing an Off-Center Subject ...................	61
AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects .................	62
Area AF Ellipse and AF Points ........................	63
Selecting AF Point ......................................	64
Basic Procedure for AF Point Selection .......	64
Automatic Selection .....................................	65
Manual Selection .........................................	65
Registrating and Switching AF Point ...............	68
Registering an AF Point ...............................	68
Switching to the Registered AF Point ............	69
AF Point Activation Area .................................	70
AF Sensitivity and the Lens’ Maximum Aperture .....	71
When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing) ......	73
Manual Focusing ..........................................	74
4 Metering Modes ...........................	75
Selecting a Metering Mode .......................	76
Metering Modes ..............................................	76
Multi-Spot Metering ......................................	78
5 Exposure Control ........................	81
Program AE .................................................	82
Shutter-Priority AE ....................................	84
Aperture-Priority AE ..................................	86
Depth-of-field Preview .....................................	87
Depth-of-field AE .....................................	88
Manual Exposure ........................................	90
Setting Exposure Compensation ...............	92

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