Exposure compensation and Auto Exposure Bracketing can now be set using the same screen,
enabling you to quickly check the overall exposure amount when combining both.The screen
now shows a “Darker”and “Brighter” indication above the exposure scale, easier to read than
the plus and minus signs when holding the camera at arms length in Live View mode.To set
exposure compensation only,it’s possible to bypass this combined control by using the Quick
Control Dial,just as on previous models.
Live View shooting control screens have also been combined and optimized (compared
to those found on the EOS 40D) in order to speed access to a variety of settings. On the
EOS 5D Mark II,the Live View Function screen also includes a choice for disabling still
shooting during video recording or disabling video recording altogether.Another screen
gives you access to Exposure Simulation and screen brightness settings,while
a third lets you change the AF mode to Quick,Live, or Face Detection Live
mode.Evaluative metering is automatically set for Live V iew mode,but while
Live View mode is activated you can still toggle back and forth to the main
menu screen by pressing the menu button in order to change drive modes,
ISO speed,Picture Sty le settings,and other settings. (Previous EOS models,
such as the EOS 40D,required lowering the mirror and shutting down
Live View Function to access the camera’s menu.)
Two different grid displays are now available to
aid composition in Live View mode,the newest
offering a tighter grid pattern.You can also
select two Silent Shooting modes:The first
activates the 1st curtain electronic shutter while
the mechanical shutter is open (a quiet step),
followed by a reduced-noise shutter cocking.
In Mode 2,the shutter cocking does not occur
at all until you lift your finger from the shutter
button,allowing you to decide when camera
sound of any kind would be appropriate.
On the EOS 5D Mark II,the top-mounted LCD panel is slightly larger, and settings are
easier to read than on the EOS 5D.Also, ISO speed, D+ (Highlight Tone Priority) and
remote control indicators have been added.The functions and positions on the three buttons
in front of the top LCD panel have been changed so that the most frequently used buttons
are near the Main Dial.
On the back of the EOS 5D Mark II,the new AF-ON button has been added to the lef t of
the AE lock button.The former Jump button has been changed to the Picture Style selection
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V. CONTROLS AND CONVENIENCE
Grid Display
Setting Exposure Compensation and AEB