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Main CT1-1114-006 CANON INC. 1998 PRINTED IN JAPAN 1000Ni1.0 Cover(E).h12.09.20 29-01-2003 08:07 Pagina 1 E E INSTRUCTIONS English Edition CANON INC. Page Symbols used in this Instructions booklet: Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. Precautions Before You Start Page Handling Precautions Camera Care and Storage LCD Panel Blinking on the LCD panel About the Battery Low Battery Power Nomenclature 01. C836-E (2~).h9.10.23 28-01-2003 10:46 Pagina 9 Side Door Buttons 01. C836-E (2~).h9.10.23 28-01-2003 10:46 Pagina 10 LCD Panel 01. C836-E (2~).h9.10.23 28-01-2003 10:46 Pagina 11 On the LCD panel, the display boxes are colored to match the color of the camera controls. Viewfinder Information 01. C836-E (2~).h9.10.23 28-01-2003 10:46 Pagina 12 Exposure compensation scale Conventions Used in this Instructions Booklet CF Attaching the Strap Page 1. Basic Operation Main Switch Shutter Button Using the Electronic Dials Page Reverting to the Default Settings Page 2. Installing the Battery and Checking the Battery Level Installing the Battery Checking the Battery Level 2CR5 Lithium Battery Life (No. of Rolls) 3. Mounting and Detaching a Lens Mounting a Lens Detaching the Lens 4. Loading Film Page Setting the Film Speed Page 5. Unloading Film Midroll Rewind ( ) Quick Start With Program AE Page Shifting the Program Dioptric Adjustment Lenses Autofocus (AF) Page AF Modes One-Shot AF for Still Subjects AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects * About Predictive AF 2. Area AF Ellipse and Focusing Points 3. Focusing Point Selection Automatic Selection Manual Selection Eye-Control Selection Focusing Point Selection Page Eye-Control Focusing Point Selection About Eye-Control AF Eye-Control Calibration Calibration Procedure Page Page Eye-Control Calibration Refinement Deleting Eye-Control Calibration Data Page Page 6. Focusing an Off-Center Subject AF Sensitivity and the Lens Maximum Aperture 04. C836-E (33~) 28-01-2003 11:11 Pagina 50 7. When Autofocus Fails Page Metering Modes Page 2. Metering Modes Evaluative Metering ( ) Partial Metering ( ) Spot Metering ( ) Page Multi-Spot Metering Page Page Page Shooting Modes Page Page Shutter Speed-Priority AE (Tv): You Set the Shutter Speed 06. C836-E (61~) 28-01-2003 11:48 Pagina 64 2. Aperture-Priority AE (Av): You Set the Aperture Page Aperture-Priority AE (Av): You Set the Aperture Page Page Depth-of-field AE with Eye-Selected Focusing Points Page Depth-of-field AE (DEP): You Set the Depth of Field Using the Built-in Exposure Meter 4. Manual Exposure (M): You Set the Shutter Speed and Aperture Page 5. Setting Exposure Compensation Exposure Compensation with the < > Dial Exposure Compensation with the < > Button 6. Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) Take the pictures. The current film advance mode will be used. 06. C836-E (61~) 28-01-2003 11:49 Pagina 78 Bracketing amount set to 1 stop. Canceling AEB Follow steps 1 and 2 to set the AEB to 0. 7. AE Lock Page 8. Setting the Film Speed Manually 9. Multiple Exposures < > Page 10. buLb Exposures 11. Switching the Film Advance Mode Single-frame Shooting ( ) Continuous Shooting ( ) When , , , or Blinks Continuous Shooting Rates 12. Self-timer Operation Page 13. Mirror Lockup 14. Depth-of-field Preview 15. LCD Panel Illumination Flash Photography 1. Flash Photography with Speedlite 550EX Full Auto Flash E-TTL Autoflash in Other Shooting Modes High-Speed Sync (FP Flash) FE Lock Page Flash Exposure Compensation FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) Modeling Flash Wireless Multi-Flash System 2. Using Other EOS-Dedicated Speedlites 3. Using Non-Canon Flash Units Sync Speed PC Terminal Page Custom Functions 1. Setting and Canceling Custom Functions Setting a Custom Function Canceling a Custom Function Canceling All Custom Functions 2. Custom Function Settings Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Using Custom Functions CF-4 and CF-7 Together 08. C836-E (103~) 28-01-2003 12:53 Pagina 122 Using Custom Functions CF-5 and CF-11 Together 08. C836-E (103~) 28-01-2003 12:53 Pagina 123 3. Index of Custom Functions Index of Custom Functions Page Page 1. Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshooting Guide 2. Exposure Warning List P DEP Tv Av 3. Program Line Program Line Description 4. Shutter Speed and Aperture Readouts 5. Interchanging the Focusing Screen Interchanging the Focusing Screen Ec-series Interchangeable Focusing Screens 6. Major Accessories Page Page Page Page Major Specifications 09. C836-E (127~) 28-01-2003 13:03 Pagina 140 Type Viewfinder Exposure Control 09. C836-E (127~) 28-01-2003 13:03 Pagina 141 AF 09. C836-E (127~) 28-01-2003 13:03 Pagina 142 Shutter Film Transport 09. C836-E (127~) 28-01-2003 13:03 Pagina 143 Camera Specifications Page Custom Function Symbols