Canon EOS 50D, Installation Roadmap Manual

Chapter 1 

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Roadmap to the EOS 50D

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Menu button.

 Pressing the Menu 

button displays the most recently 
accessed camera menu and menu 
option. To move among diff erent 
menu tabs, turn the Main dial or tilt 
the Multi-controller. The nine 
menus are detailed later in this 
chapter.  

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Live View shooting/Print/Share 
button.

 When Live View shooting is 

enabled (using the Set-up 2 
menu), pressing this button raises 
the camera’s refl ex mirror to display 
a live view of the scene on the LCD 
monitor. Or when the camera is 
connected to a printer and all print 
options are set, pressing this button 
starts image printing. The button 
blinks a blue light to indicate the 

 See Chapter 5 to learn about set-

ting Custom Functions (C.Fn’s), 
Chapter 4 for details on setting the 
White Balance, and Chapter 3 for 
detailed information on the ISO 
settings.

Back of the camera

The back of the camera includes the 3-inch, 
920,000 dots (VGA) LCD monitor that pro-
vides a very smooth display of multicolored 
menus and shooting information. The LCD 
includes a new multi-coating that reduces 
glare, reduces smudges, and protects against 
scratches. The coating is visible with the 
blue refl ection on the monitor. Here is a 
look at the back of the 50D.

Main Dial

Quick Control Dial

LCD Panel Button: ISO-Flash Exposure Compensation

ISO Options:

Auto
100
125
160
200
250
320
400
500
640
800
1000
1250
1600
2000
2500
3200
H1: 6400 (with C.Fn I-3 Expansion 
turned on)
H2: 12800 (with C.Fn I-3: ISO Expansion 
set turned on)

Flash Compensation:

Plus/minus 2 stops (EV) in 1/3- or 1/2-stop 
increments (chosen using C.Fn I-1)