the QCD. This simply activates the QCD when in the "1" position. I usually leave it
on. Others complain that the dial gets moved accidentally,so they keep it turned off.
3.4 Function Button
On the camera back near the left side is the Function button. Repeated presses of the
button cycle you throughseveral different options. There is no fixed starting point in
this cycle so the first press may be anywhere in the cycle of options. I’ll start with
the ISO selector. Press the Function button repeatedly until you get there, and then
turn the Main Dial until you get the film speed you want. Press the shutter button half
way to confirm your selection. Unless you have custom function #3 set to "1", this
EI (Exposure Index)or "rated" ISO will only apply to the roll of film you have in the
camera. As soon as you put another film canisterinto the camera it will select the
film speed that is imbeddedinto the DX coding. Obviouslycustom function #3 is for
whenyou want to "rate"a film and have several rolls of it you want to burn right away.
Weddingphotographers frequently do this with someprofessional films.
Another press of the Function buttonwill get you to Auto Exposure Bracketing
(AEB). By turning the Main Dial you will see the single exposure point, on the expo-
surescale, inthe LCD, turn into three points. As you turn the dial further the exposure
pointswill separate more. Eachclick of the dial separates the exposure points an addi-
tional 1/2 exposurestop awayfrom each other. If you want AEB to bethree separate
exposures, 1 stop apart, set the scale so the outside points are at -1 and+1 with the
center point in the center of the exposuregraph. Pressthe shutter half way to confirm
your selection. The next three shots will be; 1) at the selected exposure, 2) one stop
underexposed, and then 3) one stop over exposed. You can do this same thing without
AEB by usingAuto Exposure Compensation for each exposure, but AEB provides an
easy wayto do this for several different shots in a row. Maybe even the whole roll. If
youwant more or less thana 3 shot AEB, you would have to do it with AEC or just use
Manualmode.
The next press of the Function buttonbrings the camera to Red Eye Reduction
mode. Use the Main Dial to select "0" for off, or "1" for on. Press the shutter button
halfway down to confirm your selection. This only works with the built-in flash in the
up position. You probably won’t need it with an external flash as it sits farther away
fromthe lens axis. Thismode provides you with several seconds of a bright white light
tohelp reduce the iris of the subjects eyes. Justpress the shutter button half way down
for three seconds and then take the picture. This will annoy your subjects to no end,
and in my opinion this is a nearly worthless feature, butother cameras have them, so
Canonhad to doit too.
The next press of the Function buttonbrings the camera to the beep control fea-
ture. Use the Main Dial to select "0" for off,or "1"for on. Press the shutter button
halfway down to confirmyour selection. I don’t normally like cameras beeping at me,
butI leave this one on because it confirms when the focus has locked on, and it’s quiet
enoughnot to bea real bother.
The next press of the Function button brings the camera to the Multi-Exposure
mode. Use the Main Dial to select the number of exposures you will want on this frame
offilm. Nineis the maximum. Press the shutter button half way down to confirm your
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