167, CF card is full, LCD’s service life has expired | Canon EOS 5D

Troubleshooting Guide

The camera turns off by itself.

Auto power off is in effect.

XPress the shutter button halfway. If you do not want auto power off to take effect, set [cAuto power off] on the menu to [Off].

Only the <c> icon blinks on the top LCD panel.

The battery is almost exhausted.

XRecharge the battery. (p.22)

Shooting

No images can be shot or recorded.

The CF card is not properly inserted.

XInsert the CF card properly. (p.28)

The CF card is full.

XUse a new CF card or erase unnecessary images. (p.28, 118)

The battery is exhausted.

XRecharge the battery. (p.22)

You did not focus well. (The focus confirmation light <o> in the viewfinder blinks.)

XPress the shutter button halfway again and focus the subject. If you still cannot focus properly, focus manually. (p.30, 80)

The LCD monitor does not display a clear image.

The LCD monitor screen is dirty.

XUse a soft, lens cloth to clean the screen.

The LCD’s service life has expired.

XConsult your nearest customer service center or dealer.

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Canon EOS 5D 167, Camera turns off by itself Auto power off is in effect, CF card is full, LCD’s service life has expired

Contents

English Copyrights Test the Camera Before Using ‰ Software Guide Item Check List Contents Direct Printing from the Camera 121 Contents at a Glance Image Playback and Printing Power Source Safety Warnings Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Camera Care Handling Precautions Lens Electrical Contacts LCD Panel and LCD MonitorCF Card Attach the lens. p.27 Insert the battery. p.24Set the power switch to Quick Start Guide Review the picture on the LCD monitor. p.104 Set the Mode Dial to 1 Full Auto. p.46Focus the subject. p.30 Take the picture. p.30 Nomenclature Nomenclature Zxbn LCD Panel Viewfinder Information This is a battery pack charger. p.22 Mode DialCamera user setting p.152 Bulb p.96 Full Auto p.46 Battery Charger CG-580 Power cord Power cord socket Battery pack slot Red lamp Battery Charger CB-5L Conventions Used in this Manual This manual uses the following alert symbols Attaching the Strap Getting Started Recharging the Battery After the red lamp lights, continue to recharge Red lamp Installing and Removing the Battery Temperature Shots remaining Removing the Battery Open the battery compartment coverRemove the battery Battery Life Place the cord in the groove Using a Household Power OutletConnect the power cord Connect the DC Coupler Attach the lens On the lens, set the focus mode switch to AFMounting and Detaching a Lens Mounting a Lens Remove the caps Insert the CF card Installing and Removing the CF CardInstalling the Card Open the cover Removing the CF Card Pressing halfway Power SwitchBasic Operation Shutter Button Turn the 6 dial only 6 dial is mainly used for shooting-related settingsOperating the 6 Dial After pressing a button, turn the 6 dial Operating Operating the 5 DialAfter pressing a button, turn the 5 dial Turn the 5 dial only Icon Color Category Description Menu Operations Select a menu item Menu Setting Procedure Display the menuSelect the menu setting Set the desired setting Playback menu Blue Menu SettingsShooting menu Red Set-up menu Yellow About the LCD Monitor Select OK Restoring the Camera’s Default SettingsNSelect Clear settings Select Clear all camera settings Set the desired language 3Setting the LanguageSelect Language Set the desired time 3Set the power-off time/Auto power offSelect Auto power off Turn the 5 dial to select cAuto power off, then press Set the date and time 3Setting the Date and TimeConfirm the setting Select Date/Time Make sure the battery is in the proper + orientation Replacing the Date/Time BatteryTurn the 4 switch to Unscrewscrew. the battery holder Tighten the battery holder screw 3Cleaning the Cmos sensorN Stop the cleaning Clean the image sensor Holding the Camera Dioptric AdjustmentTurn the dioptric adjustment knob Fully Automatic Shooting 1Using Full Auto Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely Take the picture Look at the LCD panel and turn the 6 dial to select j JSelf-timer OperationUse the self-timer when you want to be in the picture Press the R button Select j Image Settings Set the desired recording quality 3Setting the Image-recording QualityImage-recording Quality Settings Select Quality +73 +83 +74 +84 +76 +86 About the RAWPossible Shots Quality Max. Burst 150 120 319 200 446 Max. Burst During Continuous ShootingImage Recording Picture Style Effects 3Selecting a Picture StyleNSelect Picture Style Select a Picture Style For black-and-white images SymbolsAbout the Picture Style selection screen Monochrome Set the parameters Parameters and Their Settings3Customizing the Picture StyleN Select Monochrome Monochrome Adjustment Filter Sample effects Filter effectsToning Effect NNone SSepia BBlue PPurple GGreen With the Picture Style selected, press 3Registering the Picture StyleNSelect User Defined Select the base Picture Style Changing the Picture Style setting inadvertently While looking at the top LCD panel, turn the 5 dial GSetting the ISO SpeedNSetting the ISO Speed Press the R button About White Balance BSetting the White BalanceNPress the E button Select the white balance setting Display Mode Color temperature Approx. K Select the image 3Custom White BalanceNPhotograph a white object Select Custom WB On the menu, select Color temp 3Setting the Color TemperatureNSet the color temperature Press the E button White Balance Correction Press 0 to exit the setting and return to the menu3White Balance CorrectionN Select WB SHIFT/BKT Set the bracketing amount 3White Balance Auto BracketingN , set BKT to ±0 to 1 point Canceling White Balance Auto Bracketing About Adobe RGB 3Setting the Color SpaceNSelect Color space Set the desired color space Create a new folder 3Creating and Selecting a FolderCreating a Folder Go to the Create folder screen Select Create folder Creating Folders with a Personal Computer Selecting a Folder Select the file numbering method Continuous, Auto reset, or3File Numbering Methods Select File numbering Manual Reset Auto Reset Camera Setting Display BChecking Camera SettingsDisplay the camera settings Setting the AF, Metering, and Drive Modes FSelecting the AF ModeN Exposure is set at the moment the picture is taken One-Shot AF for Still Subjects About Predictive AF AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode Selecting with the Multi-controller Press the S button SSelecting the AF PointNAutomatic AF point selection Manual AF Point Selection With lenses whose maximum aperture is larger than f/5.6 Selecting with the DialLens’ Maximum Aperture and AF Sensitivity With lenses whose maximum aperture is f/2.8 or larger Focusing an Off-Center Subject Viewfinder When Autofocus Fails Manual FocusingFocus by turning the lens focusing Subjects difficult to focus QSelecting the Metering ModeN Press the Q button Select the metering mode Single shooting Press the R button Select the drive modeSelf-timer Operation p.48 ISelecting the Drive ModeN Advanced Operations DProgram AE Set the Mode Dial to d Focus the subject Differences Between d and 1 Full Auto Shooting SettingsFlash Settings EX-series Speedlite Image-Recording Settings Check the viewfinder display and shoot Set the Mode Dial to s Set the desired shutter speedSShutter-Priority AE Shutter Speed Display Checkshoot. the viewfinder display Set the Mode Dial to f Set the desired aperture valueFAperture-Priority AE Aperture Value Display Depth of Field PreviewN AManual Exposure Set the Mode Dial to a Set the desired shutter speed Set the exposure Set the Mode Dial to d, s, or f Setting Exposure CompensationN Set the AEB amount Current drive mode p.82 will be used for the shooting3Auto Exposure Bracketing Aebn Select AEB Canceling AEB Recompose and take the picture AAE LockNPress the a button Look at the LCD panel and turn the 6 dial Set the Mode Dial to k Set the desired aperture valueBulb Exposures Mirror will swing up Mirror LockupNPress the shutter button completely Again press the shutter button completely Attaching the Eyepiece Cover Using the Eyepiece CoverUlcd Panel Illumination Remove the eyecup Select Off 3You can also silence the beeper3CF Card Reminder Select Beep 100 Flash PhotographyWith EX-series Speedlites 101 TTL II Wireless Autoflash with Multiple SpeedlitesTTL and A-TTL Autoflash Speedlites 102 Using Non-Canon Flash UnitsSync Speed PC Terminal For images taken with another camera 103 104 3Setting the Image Review TimeSelect Review time Set the desired review time Take a vertical shot 3Auto Image RotationSelect Auto rotate Select On 106 3Setting the LCD BrightnessAdjust the brightness Select LCD brightness 107 Image PlaybackXSingle image display Playback the image Highlight Alert Shooting Information Display3AF Point Display 108 109 HistogramBright. Display RGB Display Display the index images Switching from the index display to another display formatHIndex Display Set the camera for playback Scroll around the image YMagnified ViewDisplay the image Magnify the image Stop the auto play 3Automated Playback of Images Auto playbackSelect Auto play Start the auto play 113 3Rotating an ImageSelect Rotate Rotate the image Single Image and Information Display CJump DisplayPlayback the image Go to the jump display Jump forward or back Jump folder Jumping in the index display mode115 Jump shot date 116 Viewing the Images on a TVConnect the camera to the TV 117 3Protecting ImagesSelect Protect Protect the image Display the erase menu LErasing ImagesErasing a Single Image Display the image Select the image to be erased 119 Erasing All Images Display the imageSelect All Erase the images 120 3Formatting the CF CardSelect Format Format the CF card Direct Printing from the Camera 122 Conventions Used in this ChapterCanon’s PictBridge Web Site 123 Setting the Camera Select CommunicationPreparing to Print Select Print/PTP Printers and Cables Turn on the printer Turn the camera’s 4 switch to 1 or JConnectprinter. the camera to 124 Icon Reference pages 126 133 134 136 137 139 125WPictBridge ACP Direct SBubble Jet Direct Press Select Paper settingsWPrinting with PictBridge Select the image to be printed About the Paper Types Setting the Paper SizeYSetting the Paper Type USetting the Layout About Page Layout Set the printing effects128 Off / On / Vivid Natural M Adjustment of Printing EffectsPrinting Adjustments k Adjustable 129 Brightener Red-eye corr Adjust levels130 Brightness Contrast Saturation Color tone Detail Settings of Printing EffectsTurn the 5 dial to adjust the level, then press 131 132 Setting the date and file number imprintingSet the number of copies Start printing 133 Handling Printer Errors Error Messages 134 APrinting with CP DirectSelect Style Image Borders Date Set the options as desired135 Set as necessary For details on trimming, see Set the trimming136 137 Print setting screenPrint setting screen will appear SPrinting with Bubble Jet Direct Paper Borders Date 138 139 140 Setting the TrimmingSelect Trimming Trim the image Trimmed image area that will be 141Press On the upper left, you can see Blue lamp will blink and printing will start Easy Printing142 About Dpof 143 Select Print order Print SettingsSelect Set up 3Print Ordering Press the M button 145 For Standard and Both Selecting Individual Images for Printing Select OrderOrder the print 146 Menu will then reappear 147For Index 148 Selecting All imagesSelect Mark all Set the printing options 3Direct Printing with DpofPrepare to print Select Print Set the Style. p.134/137 ACP Direct / SBubble Jet Direct150 Custom Functions work in all modes except 1 Full Auto 151 152 3Register Camera SettingsNSelect Register camera settings Menu settings Select Custom Function No 3Setting a Custom FunctionNChange the setting Select Custom Functions C.Fn 154 Resetting All Custom FunctionsN Select Clear settingsSelect Clear all Custom Functions 155 3Custom Function SettingsN 156 Fires Does not fire +/Enable+/Disable Auto cancel works only if the flash is ready 157 158 1st-curtain sync 2nd-curtain sync 159Evaluative Average With Shutter Button only Also with Aetc 160Standard Expanded AF point M Auto / Auto ctr 161AF stop AF start AE lock while metering Ee-A Standard Precision Matte Ee-A Ee-D Ee-S About focusing screen characteristics162 Reference 164 Shooting CombinationsAF Modes and Drive Modes AE lock Program Line Description Program Line165 166 Troubleshooting Guide CF card is full Camera turns off by itself Auto power off is in effectLCD’s service life has expired 167 168 Err Error CodesError Code Countermeasures 169 170 Major Accessories Optional 171 AC Adapter Kit Bundled AccessoriesSystem Map 172 System Map 173 174 Specifications White Balance 175 Exposure Control 176 Drive System 177 Customization 178 European Union and EEA only 179 180 Index 111 181 146 182Page CEL-SF0LA211