Mounting and Detaching a Lens

Mounting a Lens

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EF-S lens mount index

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EF lens mount index

Remove the caps.

¡Remove the rear lens cap and the body cap by turning them as shown by the arrow.

Attach the lens.

¡Align the EF-S lens with the camera’s white EF-S lens mount index and turn the lens as shown by the arrow until it clicks in place.

¡When attaching a lens other than an EF-S lens, align the lens with the red EF lens index mark.

3 On the lens, set the focus mode switch to <AF>.

¡ If it is set to <MF>, autofocus will not be possible.

4 Remove the front lens cap.

Detaching the Lens

While pressing the lens release button, turn the lens as shown by the arrow.

¡ Turn the lens until it stops, then detach it.

When attaching or detaching the lens, take care to prevent dust from entering the camera through the lens mount.

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