Focusing an Off-Center Subject

After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and recompose the shot. This is called “focus lock.” Focus lock works only in the One-Shot AF mode.

1Set the Mode Dial to any setting except <1> (Full Auto).

2Select the desired AF point.

3 Focus the subject.

Move the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway.

4Keep pressing the shutter button halfway and recompose the picture as desired.

5Take the picture.

If the AF mode is AI Servo AF (or AI Focus AF set to Servo mode), focus lock will not work.

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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 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 Installing the Card Open the cover Installing and Removing the CF CardInsert the CF card 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 Shooting menu Red Menu SettingsPlayback menu Blue Set-up menu Yellow About the LCD Monitor Select OK Restoring the Camera’s Default SettingsNSelect Clear settings Select Clear all camera settings Select Language 3Setting the LanguageSet the desired 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 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 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 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 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 3Customizing the Picture StyleN Parameters and Their SettingsSet the parameters 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 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 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 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 Set the AEB amount Current drive mode p.82 will be used for the shooting3Auto Exposure Bracketing Aebn Select AEB 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 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 With EX-series Speedlites Flash Photography100 TTL and A-TTL Autoflash Speedlites TTL II Wireless Autoflash with Multiple Speedlites101 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 XSingle image display Playback the image Image Playback107 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 Connect the camera to the TV Viewing the Images on a TV116 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 Canon’s PictBridge Web Site Conventions Used in this Chapter122 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 WPictBridge ACP Direct SBubble Jet Direct 125Icon Reference pages 126 133 134 136 137 139 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 128 Set the printing effectsAbout Page Layout 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 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 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 142 Easy PrintingBlue lamp will blink and printing will start 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 For Index 147Menu will then reappear Select Mark all Selecting All images148 Set the printing options 3Direct Printing with DpofPrepare to print Select Print 150 ACP Direct / SBubble Jet DirectSet the Style. p.134/137 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 Select Clear all Custom Functions Resetting All Custom FunctionsN Select Clear settings154 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 Standard Expanded 160With Shutter Button only Also with Aetc AF point M Auto / Auto ctr 161AF stop AF start AE lock while metering 162 Ee-A Ee-D Ee-S About focusing screen characteristicsEe-A Standard Precision Matte Reference 164 Shooting CombinationsAF Modes and Drive Modes AE lock 165 Program LineProgram Line Description 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