Setting the AF, Metering, and Drive Modes

Setting the AF, Metering, and Drive Modes

Drive modes

AF mode Metering mode

The viewfinder has 9 AF points. By selecting a suitable AF point, you can shoot with autofocus while framing the subject as desired. You can also set the AF mode to suit the subject or obtain the desired effect.

Evaluative, partial, spot, and center-weighted average metering modes are provided. Single, continuous, and Self-timer drive modes are provided. Select the metering mode that suits the subject or your photographic intention.

The asterisk M appended on the right of the page title indicates that the respective feature cannot be changed in the <1> (Full Auto) mode.

The AF mode, AF point selection, metering mode, and drive mode will be set automatically in the <1> (Full Auto) mode.

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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 CF Card LCD Panel and LCD MonitorLens Electrical Contacts Set the power switch to Insert the battery. p.24Quick Start Guide Attach the lens. p.27 Focus the subject. p.30 Set the Mode Dial to 1 Full Auto. p.46Take the picture. p.30 Review the picture on the LCD monitor. p.104 Nomenclature Nomenclature Zxbn LCD Panel Viewfinder Information Camera user setting p.152 Bulb p.96 Mode DialFull Auto p.46 Battery Charger CG-580 This is a battery pack charger. p.22 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 Remove the battery Removing the Battery Open the battery compartment coverBattery Life Temperature Shots remaining Connect the power cord Using a Household Power OutletConnect the DC Coupler Place the cord in the groove Mounting and Detaching a Lens On the lens, set the focus mode switch to AFMounting a Lens Remove the caps Attach the lens Installing the Card Open the cover Installing and Removing the CF CardInsert the CF card Removing the CF Card Basic Operation Power SwitchShutter Button Pressing halfway Operating the 6 Dial 6 dial is mainly used for shooting-related settingsAfter pressing a button, turn the 6 dial Turn the 6 dial only After pressing a button, turn the 5 dial Operating the 5 DialTurn the 5 dial only Operating Icon Color Category Description Menu Operations Select the menu setting Menu Setting Procedure Display the menuSet the desired setting Select a menu item Shooting menu Red Menu SettingsPlayback menu Blue Set-up menu Yellow About the LCD Monitor Select Clear settings Restoring the Camera’s Default SettingsNSelect Clear all camera settings Select OK Select Language 3Setting the LanguageSet the desired language Select Auto power off 3Set the power-off time/Auto power offTurn the 5 dial to select cAuto power off, then press Set the desired time Confirm the setting 3Setting the Date and TimeSelect Date/Time Set the date and time Turn the 4 switch to Unscrewscrew. the battery holder Replacing the Date/Time BatteryTighten the battery holder screw Make sure the battery is in the proper + orientation 3Cleaning the Cmos sensorN Stop the cleaning Clean the image sensor Turn the dioptric adjustment knob Dioptric AdjustmentHolding the Camera Fully Automatic Shooting 1Using Full Auto Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely Take the picture Use the self-timer when you want to be in the picture JSelf-timer OperationPress the R button Select j Look at the LCD panel and turn the 6 dial to select j Image Settings Image-recording Quality Settings 3Setting the Image-recording QualitySelect Quality Set the desired recording quality Possible Shots About the RAW+73 +83 +74 +84 +76 +86 Image Recording Max. Burst During Continuous ShootingQuality Max. Burst 150 120 319 200 446 Select Picture Style 3Selecting a Picture StyleNSelect a Picture Style Picture Style Effects About the Picture Style selection screen SymbolsMonochrome For black-and-white images 3Customizing the Picture StyleN Parameters and Their SettingsSet the parameters Select Monochrome Monochrome Adjustment Toning Effect Filter effectsNNone SSepia BBlue PPurple GGreen Filter Sample effects Select User Defined 3Registering the Picture StyleNSelect the base Picture Style With the Picture Style selected, press Changing the Picture Style setting inadvertently Setting the ISO Speed GSetting the ISO SpeedNPress the R button While looking at the top LCD panel, turn the 5 dial Press the E button Select the white balance setting BSetting the White BalanceNDisplay Mode Color temperature Approx. K About White Balance Photograph a white object 3Custom White BalanceNSelect Custom WB Select the image Set the color temperature 3Setting the Color TemperatureNPress the E button On the menu, select Color temp 3White Balance CorrectionN Press 0 to exit the setting and return to the menuSelect WB SHIFT/BKT White Balance Correction Set the bracketing amount 3White Balance Auto BracketingN , set BKT to ±0 to 1 point Canceling White Balance Auto Bracketing Select Color space 3Setting the Color SpaceNSet the desired color space About Adobe RGB Creating a Folder Go to the Create folder screen 3Creating and Selecting a FolderSelect Create folder Create a new folder Creating Folders with a Personal Computer Selecting a Folder 3File Numbering Methods Continuous, Auto reset, orSelect File numbering Select the file numbering method Manual Reset Auto Reset Display the camera settings BChecking Camera SettingsCamera Setting Display 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 Automatic AF point selection SSelecting the AF PointNManual AF Point Selection Selecting with the Multi-controller Press the S button Lens’ Maximum Aperture and AF Sensitivity Selecting with the DialWith lenses whose maximum aperture is f/2.8 or larger With lenses whose maximum aperture is larger than f/5.6 Focusing an Off-Center Subject Focus by turning the lens focusing When Autofocus Fails Manual FocusingSubjects difficult to focus Viewfinder QSelecting the Metering ModeN Press the Q button Select the metering mode Self-timer Operation p.48 Press the R button Select the drive modeISelecting the Drive ModeN Single shooting Advanced Operations DProgram AE Set the Mode Dial to d Focus the subject Flash Settings EX-series Speedlite Shooting SettingsImage-Recording Settings Differences Between d and 1 Full Auto SShutter-Priority AE Set the Mode Dial to s Set the desired shutter speedCheck the viewfinder display and shoot Shutter Speed Display FAperture-Priority AE Set the Mode Dial to f Set the desired aperture valueCheckshoot. the viewfinder display 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 3Auto Exposure Bracketing Aebn Current drive mode p.82 will be used for the shootingSelect AEB Set the AEB amount Canceling AEB Press the a button AAE LockNRecompose and take the picture Bulb Exposures Set the Mode Dial to k Set the desired aperture valueLook at the LCD panel and turn the 6 dial Press the shutter button completely Mirror LockupNAgain press the shutter button completely Mirror will swing up Ulcd Panel Illumination Using the Eyepiece CoverRemove the eyecup Attaching the Eyepiece Cover 3CF Card Reminder 3You can also silence the beeperSelect Beep Select Off With EX-series Speedlites Flash Photography100 TTL and A-TTL Autoflash Speedlites TTL II Wireless Autoflash with Multiple Speedlites101 Sync Speed Using Non-Canon Flash UnitsPC Terminal 102 For images taken with another camera 103 Select Review time 3Setting the Image Review TimeSet the desired review time 104 Select Auto rotate 3Auto Image RotationSelect On Take a vertical shot Adjust the brightness 3Setting the LCD BrightnessSelect LCD brightness 106 XSingle image display Playback the image Image Playback107 3AF Point Display Shooting Information Display108 Highlight Alert Bright. Display HistogramRGB Display 109 HIndex Display Switching from the index display to another display formatSet the camera for playback Display the index images Display the image YMagnified ViewMagnify the image Scroll around the image Select Auto play 3Automated Playback of Images Auto playbackStart the auto play Stop the auto play Select Rotate 3Rotating an ImageRotate the image 113 Playback the image Go to the jump display CJump DisplayJump forward or back Single Image and Information Display 115 Jumping in the index display modeJump shot date Jump folder Connect the camera to the TV Viewing the Images on a TV116 Select Protect 3Protecting ImagesProtect the image 117 Erasing a Single Image Display the image LErasing ImagesSelect the image to be erased Display the erase menu Select All Erasing All Images Display the imageErase the images 119 Select Format 3Formatting the CF CardFormat the CF card 120 Direct Printing from the Camera Canon’s PictBridge Web Site Conventions Used in this Chapter122 Preparing to Print Setting the Camera Select CommunicationSelect Print/PTP 123 Connectprinter. the camera to Turn on the printer Turn the camera’s 4 switch to 1 or J124 Printers and Cables WPictBridge ACP Direct SBubble Jet Direct 125Icon Reference pages 126 133 134 136 137 139 WPrinting with PictBridge Select Paper settingsSelect the image to be printed Press YSetting the Paper Type Setting the Paper SizeUSetting the Layout About the Paper Types 128 Set the printing effectsAbout Page Layout Printing Adjustments k Adjustable Adjustment of Printing Effects129 Off / On / Vivid Natural M 130 Adjust levelsBrightness Brightener Red-eye corr Turn the 5 dial to adjust the level, then press Detail Settings of Printing Effects131 Contrast Saturation Color tone Set the number of copies Setting the date and file number imprintingStart printing 132 133 Handling Printer Errors Error Messages Select Style APrinting with CP Direct134 135 Set the options as desiredImage Borders Date 136 Set the trimmingSet as necessary For details on trimming, see Print setting screen will appear Print setting screenSPrinting with Bubble Jet Direct 137 Paper Borders Date 138 139 Select Trimming Setting the TrimmingTrim the image 140 Press 141On the upper left, you can see Trimmed image area that will be 142 Easy PrintingBlue lamp will blink and printing will start About Dpof 143 Select Set up Print Settings3Print Ordering Select Print order Press the M button 145 Order the print Selecting Individual Images for Printing Select Order146 For Standard and Both For Index 147Menu will then reappear Select Mark all Selecting All images148 Prepare to print 3Direct Printing with DpofSelect Print Set the printing options 150 ACP Direct / SBubble Jet DirectSet the Style. p.134/137 Custom Functions work in all modes except 1 Full Auto 151 Select Register camera settings 3Register Camera SettingsNMenu settings 152 Change the setting 3Setting a Custom FunctionNSelect Custom Functions C.Fn Select Custom Function No Select Clear all Custom Functions Resetting All Custom FunctionsN Select Clear settings154 155 3Custom Function SettingsN 156 +/Disable Auto cancel works only if the flash is ready +/Enable157 Fires Does not fire 158 Evaluative 159Average 1st-curtain sync 2nd-curtain sync Standard Expanded 160With Shutter Button only Also with Aetc AF stop AF start 161AE lock while metering AF point M Auto / Auto ctr 162 Ee-A Ee-D Ee-S About focusing screen characteristicsEe-A Standard Precision Matte Reference AF Modes and Drive Modes Shooting CombinationsAE lock 164 165 Program LineProgram Line Description 166 Troubleshooting Guide LCD’s service life has expired Camera turns off by itself Auto power off is in effect167 CF card is full 168 Error Code Countermeasures Error Codes169 Err 170 Major Accessories Optional 171 System Map Bundled Accessories172 AC Adapter Kit 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