Canon EOS-1D, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...E INSTRUCTION MANUAL E INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...amiliarize yourself with the camera With a digital camera you can immediately view the image you have captured While reading this manual take a few test shots and see how they come out You can then be...

Page 3: ...des eyecup body cap battery compartment cap and installed battery for the date time clock Battery Battery Pack LP E4 with protective cover Charger Battery Charger LC E4 with two protective covers Powe...

Page 4: ...heses p In this manual camera is ready to shoot shooting ready refers to the condition where the camera is turned on and no menu or image is displayed on the LCD monitor The camera can thereby shoot i...

Page 5: ...he Date and Time 46 Set the power off time Auto power off 47 Formatting the Memory Card 47 Reverting Camera Settings to the Default 49 Image Settings 51 Setting the Image recording Quality 52 Selectin...

Page 6: ...nsation 99 Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB 100 AE Lock 101 Bulb Exposures 102 Mirror Lockup 104 Flash Photography 105 Live View Shooting 109 Live View Shooting 110 Image Playback 115 Image Playback 116 S...

Page 7: ...izing the Camera and Saving Camera Settings 155 Setting Custom Functions 156 Custom Functions 157 Custom Function Settings 158 C Fn I Exposure 158 C Fn II Image Flash exposure Display 163 C Fn III Aut...

Page 8: ...ression rate p 55 ISO speed p 56 ISO speed extension p 158 ISO speed increments p 158 Picture Style p 57 Color space p 72 Custom Functions for image quality Noise reduction for long exposures p 163 No...

Page 9: ...ation display p 117 Highlight alert p 118 AF point display p 118 Index display p 119 Magnified view p 120 Image browsing Jump display p 119 Image Rotate p 121 Auto rotate of vertical images p 130 Imag...

Page 10: ...the electrical contacts with tape to prevent contact with other metallic objects or batteries This is to prevent fire or an explosion If excessive heat smoke or fumes are emitted during battery pack...

Page 11: ...nd use a dry cloth to clean off the dust around the power outlet If the surrounding is dusty humid or oily the dust on the power outlet may become moist and short circuit the outlet to cause a fire Pr...

Page 12: ...h the camera s electrical contacts with your fingers This is to prevent the contacts from corroding Corroded contacts can cause camera misoperation If the camera is suddenly brought in from the cold i...

Page 13: ...field such as a TV set speakers or magnet Also avoid places prone to having static electricity Otherwise the images recorded on the memory card might be lost Do not leave the memory card in direct sun...

Page 14: ...e cap and insert a fully charged battery 2 Attach the lens p 35 Align the red dot 3 Set the lens focus mode switch to AF p 35 4 Insert a memory card p 32 The left slot is for the CF card and the right...

Page 15: ...subject p 36 Aim the Area AF over the subject and press the shutter button halfway to autofocus 8 Take the picture p 36 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture 9 View the image p 129...

Page 16: ...ical grip shutter button p 39 36 Depth of field preview button p 97 Lens release button p 35 Lens mount index p 35 Mirror p 104 Hand strap mount Body number Tripod socket I Vertical grip FE lock Multi...

Page 17: ...p 100 i ISO speed set button p 56 Strap mount p 24 V Focal plane mark Battery release handle p 29 30 Battery p 26 Power Quick Control Dial switch p 36 p AF start button p 82 83 5 Quick Control Dial p...

Page 18: ...116 186 146 LCD Monitor p 41 129 q VIDEO OUT terminal p 122 Extension system terminal Terminal cover D DIGITAL terminal p 138 152 M Menu button p 41 WFT E2 E2A mounting hole Rear LCD Panel p 20 x Pla...

Page 19: ...e metering w Partial metering r Spot metering e Center weighted average metering Flash exposure compensation AEB Exposure level indicator Exposure compensation amount AEB range Flash exposure compensa...

Page 20: ...onnection 1 Wireless LAN connection 1 White balance correction White balance Q Auto W Daylight E Shade R Cloudy Y Tungsten light U White fluorescent light I Flash O Custom P Color temperature CF card...

Page 21: ...ion Flash exposure compensation u White balance correction i ISO speed icon Area AF ellipse AF point Cross type points Assist AF points Exposure level indicator Max burst p JPEG icon 1 RAW icon z Batt...

Page 22: ...tective cover Battery release handle Contacts Lock lever Handle end Contact end Car battery cable socket Calibration Performance check button Charge lamp Charge level Calibration Discharge status indi...

Page 23: ...23 Nomenclature AC Adapter Kit ACK E4 Powers the camera from a household power outlet p 31 Power cord DC plug DC coupler AC adapter DC terminal Power cord socket Protective cover...

Page 24: ...clature Strap Hand strap optional Attaching the Neck Strap and Hand Strap Attach the strap 1 2 3 4 5 6 After attaching the strap pull it at the buckle to take up the slack and to make sure it does not...

Page 25: ...25 Getting Started This chapter explains preliminary steps and basic camera operations...

Page 26: ...to fully recharge a completely exhausted battery The time required to recharge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and battery s charge level When two battery packs are attached to the cha...

Page 27: ...l amount of power current is released resulting in excess discharge and shorter battery life Take out the battery from the camera and attach the protective cover before storing Storing the battery aft...

Page 28: ...he charger again All three Charge level indicators blink If all three Charge level indicators blink in green it means that the battery s internal temperature is not within 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F The batt...

Page 29: ...er switch is set to 1 p 36 the battery level will be indicated in one of six levels Installing and Removing the Battery Installing the Battery Checking the Battery Level Icon Level Indication z 100 70...

Page 30: ...compartment cap Temperature At 23 C 73 F At 0 C 32 F Possible Shots Approx 2200 Approx 1700 Removing the Battery The actual number of shots may be fewer than indicated above depending on the shooting...

Page 31: ...the power plug to the power outlet then connect the power cord to the AC adapter 3 Insert the DC Coupler Insert the coupler firmly all the way turn the release handle as shown by the arrow Set the ca...

Page 32: ...the cover release handle as shown by the arrow 2 Insert the memory card The left slot is for the CF card and the right slot is for the SD card With the CF card face the label side toward you as shown...

Page 33: ...o 2 Make sure the access lamp is off then open the cover 2 Take out the memory card To remove the CF card push the eject button To remove the SD card push it in and release it Close the cover CF card...

Page 34: ...Opening the card slot cover Removing the battery Shaking or banging the camera around If the memory card already contains recorded images the image number might not start from 0001 p 79 Compared to ot...

Page 35: ...s set the focus mode switch to f If it is set to g autofocus will not be possible 4 Remove the front lens cap While pressing the lens release button turn the lens as shown by the arrow Turn the lens u...

Page 36: ...ely This releases the shutter and takes the picture Basic Operation Power Quick Control Dial Switch Shutter Button Whenever you set the power switch to 1 J or 2 the sensor cleaning will be executed au...

Page 37: ...when the O button is pressed or memory card 2 Turn the 6 dial only While looking at the viewfinder or top LCD panel turn the 6 dial to set the desired setting In this way you can set the shutter speed...

Page 38: ...d exposure compensation when the O button is pressed white balance or image recording size 2 Turn the 5 dial only While looking at the viewfinder or top LCD panel turn the 5 dial to set the desired se...

Page 39: ...ical shooting controls set the switch to 2 to prevent accidental operation 1 Remove the eyecup While grasping both sides of the eyecup slide it upward to remove 2 Turn the dioptric adjustment knob Tur...

Page 40: ...bottom with your left hand 3 Press the shutter button lightly with your right hand s index finger 4 Press your arms and elbows lightly against the front of your body 5 Press the camera against your fa...

Page 41: ...2 Red Shooting menu Shooting related items 3 4 Blue Playback menus Image playback related items 5 6 7 Yellow Set up menus Camera s function settings 8 Orange Camera s Custom Functions 9 Green Registe...

Page 42: ...5 dial to select the menu item then press 0 4 Select the setting Turn the 5 dial to select the desired setting 5 Set the desired setting Press 0 to set it 6 Exit the menu Press the M button to exit th...

Page 43: ...62 JPEG quality Compression rate for 3 4 5 6 55 Image size 3 4 5 6 1 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 9 9 3 9 4 9 5 9 6 52 Review time Off 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec Hold 129 Beep On Off Shoot w o card On Off 33 Dust Delete D...

Page 44: ...inuous Auto reset Manual reset 79 File name setting File name unique setting User setting 1 User setting 2 77 Auto rotate On zD On D Off 130 Format Initialize and erase data in the card 47 LCD brightn...

Page 45: ...om Func C Fn Clears all Custom Function settings 156 C Fn setting register apply Custom Function settings are registered in and applied to the camera 179 My Menu settings Register frequently used menu...

Page 46: ...nder the 6 tab select Date Time then press 0 2 Set the date time and date display format Turn the 5 dial to select the number Press 0 so is displayed Turn the 5 dial to select the desired setting then...

Page 47: ...me Turn the 5 dial to select the item then press 0 If the memory card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or personal computer format the card with the camera When the memory card is...

Page 48: ...changed The actual data is not completely erased Be aware of this when selling or discarding the card When discarding the memory card destroy the card physically to prevent personal data from being le...

Page 49: ...arked X With X displayed select OK to start the low level formatting The camera s shooting settings and menu settings can be reverted to the default 1 Select Clear all camera settings Under the 7 tab...

Page 50: ...es Image Recording Settings Record func Standard Image size L Large JPEG quality 8 ISO speed 100 Picture Style Standard Color space sRGB White balance AWB Auto WB correction Canceled WB BKT Canceled F...

Page 51: ...pter explains the settings for shooting digital images Image recording quality ISO speed Picture Styles white balance and color space When the camera is ready to shoot you can press the B button to se...

Page 52: ...el 2 Select the image size Turn the 5 dial to select the image size If 1 or 9 and 3 4 5 6 are displayed at the same time the RAW or sRAW and JPEG image will be recorded simultaneously on the card Turn...

Page 53: ...size File Size Approx MB PossibleShots Approx Maximum burst Approx o High speed p Low speed 3 3 5 260 110 260 4 2 8 320 130 320 5 2 1 420 140 420 6 1 2 710 160 710 1 13 0 66 30 35 1 3 13 0 3 5 52 22...

Page 54: ...rd brands image recording quality image size and JPEG quality ISO speed drive mode Picture Style etc The preceding page lists the approximate maximum burst for each image size You can check the curren...

Page 55: ...e then press 0 3 Set the desired quality compression rate Turn the 5 dial to select setting then press 0 The higher the number the higher the quality will be lower compression For 6 10 i is displayed...

Page 56: ...ok finer The camera can be set between ISO 100 and 3200 in 1 3 stop increments 1 Press the Z button 9 X The current ISO speed will be displayed on the top LCD panel and in the viewfinder 2 Set the ISO...

Page 57: ...harp Portrait For nice skin tones The image looks slightly sharp Landscape For vivid blues and greens and very sharp images Neutral For natural colors and subdued images This Picture Style assumes tha...

Page 58: ...Style selection screen refer to parameters such as Sharpness and Contrast The numerals indicate the parameters settings such as Sharpness and Contrast for each Picture Style Symbols About the Symbols...

Page 59: ...then press 0 4 Set the parameter Turn the 5 dial to set the parameter as desired then press 0 Press the M button to save the adjusted parameter The Picture Style selection screen will reappear X Any...

Page 60: ...in step 3 you can revert the respective Picture Style to its default parameters To shoot with the Picture Style you modified follow step 2 on the preceding page to select the Picture Style and then s...

Page 61: ...icture Style already set with the provided software 1 Press the A button 2 Select User Def Turn the 5 dial to select User Def then press the B button 3 Press 0 With Picture Style selected press 0 4 Se...

Page 62: ...displayed on the right of User Def X The name of the Picture Style having any modified settings different from the default registered under User Def will be displayed in blue If a Picture Style has al...

Page 63: ...ture is adjusted with software to make the white areas look white This adjustment serves as the basis for the color correction The result is natural looking colors in the pictures Selecting the White...

Page 64: ...ister it or register an image already saved in the memory card Record and register image 1 Select Custom WB regist Under the 1 tab select Custom WB regist then press 0 2 Select the Custom WB No to be...

Page 65: ...can also be registered as follows 1 Press the B button and turn the 5 dial to select O p 63 2 Then turn the 6 dial to select the No under which the Custom WB is to be registered 3 Press the A button w...

Page 66: ...urn the 5 dial to select Register image on card then press 0 X The images saved in the memory card will be displayed 4 Select the image to be used for registrating the Custom WB data You can also disp...

Page 67: ...will be taken with the O setting You can append a name caption to up to five Custom WB data registered with Record and register image or Register image on card 1 Select the Custom WB No On the Custom...

Page 68: ...press 0 to enter it You can enter up to 20 characters To change the name first delete the unnecessary characters Operate the 5 dial or 9 to move the cursor to the right of the character to be deleted...

Page 69: ...10000K in 100K increments Setting the Color Temperature WB z Card Image size When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source set white balance correction magenta or green as necessar...

Page 70: ...he desired position B is for blue A is amber M is magenta and G is green The color in the respective direction will be corrected On the upper right SHIFT indicates the direction and correction amount...

Page 71: ...es the bracketing direction and the bracketing amount is also displayed Press 0 to exit and return to the menu To cancel the bracketing set BKT to 0 becomes 1 point Bracketing Sequence Correct white b...

Page 72: ...not recommended if you do not know about image processing Adobe RGB and Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Exif 2 21 Since the image will look very subdued with sRGB personal computer environment...

Page 73: ...9 Press the B button once or twice to display the memory card and image size on the rear LCD panel s left 2 Select the memory card Turn the 6 dial to select the memory card for recording images A Rec...

Page 74: ...will record the images Auto switch media When both memory cards are in the camera the selected card will record the images Then when the card becomes full the camera will automatically switch to the o...

Page 75: ...Auto switch media is set the card for recording will switch from f to g When Rec separately or Rec to multiple is set the image will be recorded under the same file number in both the CF and SD cards...

Page 76: ...00 to 999 can be created Creating Folders with a Personal Computer With the memory card open on the screen create a new folder named DCIM Open the DCIM folder and create as many folders as necessary t...

Page 77: ...indicate the image size 1 Select File name setting Under the 5 tab select File name setting then press 0 2 Select Change User setting Turn the 5 dial to select Change User setting then press 0 3 Enter...

Page 78: ...About User setting2 When you select the image size registered with User setting2 and take pictures the image size character will be automatically appended as the file name s fourth character from the...

Page 79: ...ew folder the file numbering continues in sequence up to 9999 This is convenient when you want to save the images numbered anywhere between 0001 to 9999 in multiple cards or folders into one folder in...

Page 80: ...card or folder If you want to save images with the file numbering starting from 0001 use a newly formatted memory card each time The file numbering starts from 0001 in the new folder When you reset th...

Page 81: ...nts and 26 Assist AF points You can select any one of the 19 cross type points to match your composition You can also select the AF mode to match the shooting conditions and subject and select the bes...

Page 82: ...ill focus only once When focus is achieved the AF point which achieved focus will flash in red and the focus confirmation light o in the viewfinder will also light With evaluative metering the exposur...

Page 83: ...from the center AF point focus tracking continues as long as the subject is covered by the Area AF With a manually selected AF point the selected AF point will focus track the subject AI Servo AF for...

Page 84: ...eriphery the AF point selection will follow the periphery and stop at the top or bottom By pressing 9 you can select the center AF point z automatic selection When you press the shutter button halfway...

Page 85: ...d vertical lines The remaining 18 AF points and the 26 Assist AF points work as horizontal line sensitive AF points With lenses whose maximum aperture is larger than f 5 6 With lenses whose maximum ap...

Page 86: ...er keyboards etc In such cases do one of the following 1 With One Shot AF focus an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the focus before recomposing p 83 2 Set the lens focus mode switc...

Page 87: ...ieter than u R Selecting the Drive Mode When the internal buffer memory becomes full during continuous shooting buSY will be displayed on the top LCD panel and in the viewfinder and shooting will be d...

Page 88: ...icture is taken j Self timer Operation Do not stand in front of the camera when you press the shutter button to start the self timer Doing so prevents the camera from focusing the subject Use a tripod...

Page 89: ...it the subject or shooting objective You can set the shutter speed and or aperture to obtain the exposure you want Also with an EX series Speedlite you can take flash pictures as easily as normal shoo...

Page 90: ...r complex lighting elements the camera sets the proper exposure for the main subject matching the camera orientation w Partial Metering Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject...

Page 91: ...ure level will be displayed for the spot meter reading taken For the exposure the average of the spot meter readings will be set While referring to the exposure level indicator s three spot metering m...

Page 92: ...nt over the subject Then press the shutter button halfway X The AF point which achieves focus flashes in red and the focus confirmation light o in the viewfinder s bottom right lights In the One Shot...

Page 93: ...t o blinks the shutter will lock and a picture cannot be taken p 86 When automatic AF point selection is used p 84 multiple AF points may flash simultaneously when focus is achieved About Program Shif...

Page 94: ...create a blurred effect giving the impression of motion s stands for Time value 1 Select s Press the W button and turn the 6 5 dial to select s 2 Set the desired shutter speed While looking at the to...

Page 95: ...higher ISO speed If the minimum aperture blinks it indicates overexposure Turn the 6 dial to set a faster shutter speed until the aperture stops blinking or set a lower ISO speed Shutter Speed Display...

Page 96: ...hole will make less of the foreground and background fall within acceptable focus f stands for Aperture value aperture opening 1 Select f Press the W button and turn the 6 5 dial to select f 2 Set th...

Page 97: ...to set a smaller aperture larger f number until the blinking stops or set a lower ISO speed Aperture Display The larger the f number the smaller the aperture opening will be The aperture values displ...

Page 98: ...ing at the top LCD panel turn the 6 dial 3 Set the desired aperture Make sure the power switch is set to J While looking at the top LCD panel turn the 5 dial You can also set it with the O button and...

Page 99: ...l turn the 5 dial Turn the 5 dial while pressing the shutter button halfway or within 9 after pressing the shutter button halfway X When exposure compensation has been set the y icon will be displayed...

Page 100: ...re taken AEB will not be canceled To cancel AEB set the AEB increment to 0 0 h Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB Standard exposure Decreased exposure Increased exposure During AEB shooting the w icon in th...

Page 101: ...locks the current exposure setting 3 Recompose and take the picture The exposure level indicator will show the AE lock exposure level and the current exposure level in real time If you want to mainta...

Page 102: ...ompletely X The elapsed exposure time will be displayed on the top LCD panel 1 min 2 sec 3 hour Each time you press the U button the illumination of the top and rear LCD panels will turn on or off 9 D...

Page 103: ...RS 80N3 or Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 both optional or any EOS accessory equipped with an N3 type terminal to the camera and shoot with it To operate the accessory refer to its instruction manua...

Page 104: ...ay take the picture promptly after mirror lockup During mirror lockup do not point the camera lens at the sun The sun s heat can scorch and damage the shutter curtains If you use bulb exposures the se...

Page 105: ...sh exposure at the desired part of the subject Flash Exposure Compensation In the same way as normal exposure compensation you can set exposure compensation for flash You can set the flash exposure co...

Page 106: ...he camera can set see the EX series Speedlite s instruction manual 1 Select External Speedlite control Under the 6 tab select External Speedlite control then press 0 2 Select either Flash function set...

Page 107: ...el and the camera aperture so that the flash exposure level aligns with the standard exposure index 6 Take the picture Remove the gray card and take the picture If flash exposure compensation has alre...

Page 108: ...it beforehand to make sure it synchronizes properly with the camera PC Terminal The camera s PC terminal is provided for flash units having a sync cord The PC terminal is threaded to prevent inadverte...

Page 109: ...ay degrade image quality You should therefore stop Live View shooting if the warning icon appears With a hard disk type CF card in the camera if Live View shooting continues while the warning icon is...

Page 110: ...Live View function settings Under the 6 tab select Live View function settings then press 0 3 Select Live View shoot Turn the 5 dial to select Live View shoot then press 0 4 Select Enable Turn the 5...

Page 111: ...different direction it might throw off the correct brightness momentarily and the image might not look right Wait until the image stabilizes at the correct brightness before shooting If you shoot whi...

Page 112: ...tion Approx 10x AE lock Magnified area Magnification Full view Approx 5x Approx 10x High temperatures high ISO speeds or long exposures may cause noise or irregular colors in the captured image shot w...

Page 113: ...he 580EX II the wireless setting cannot be changed Under low light or bright light conditions the Live View image might not display the proper brightness And if you press the depth of field preview bu...

Page 114: ...ratio will be displayed p 178 When C Fn IV 16 Live View exposure simulation is set to 1 Enable simulates exposure the Live View image will be displayed with the brightness level simulating the exposur...

Page 115: ...images and copy images between the CF card and SD card For images taken with another camera The camera might not be able to properly display images captured with a different camera or edited with a pe...

Page 116: ...erclockwise To playback images starting with the first captured image turn the dial clockwise Press the B button to change the display format 3 Exit the image playback Press the x button to exit the i...

Page 117: ...ge recording quality Protect Exposure compensation amount Flash exposure compensation amount Metering mode Shooting mode ISO speed White balance Date and time Original decision image verification data...

Page 118: ...ard the left the darker the image And the more pixels there are toward the right the brighter the image If there are too many pixels on the left the shadow detail will be lost And if there are too man...

Page 119: ...magnified view you can turn the 6 dial to jump through the images Browsing Through Images With the 4 Image jump w 6 menu s 1 image 10 images 100 images Screen Date Folder option you can set the desire...

Page 120: ...ter When the 4 Enlarge display menu is set to Enlarge from selected AF point the magnified view starts at the selected AF point This is convenient for quickly checking the focus u y Magnified View Mag...

Page 121: ...mage Each time you press 0 the image will rotate clockwise as follows 90 270 0 To rotate other images repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit the image rotate and return to the menu screen press the M button b R...

Page 122: ...tch the TV s line input to VIDEO IN 3 Set the camera s power switch to 1 4 Press the x button X The image will appear on the TV screen Nothing will be displayed on the camera s LCD monitor After you f...

Page 123: ...e menu will reappear You can protect all the images in the folder or memory card at one time When the 3 Protect images menu is set to All images in folder or All images on card all the images in the f...

Page 124: ...aving the same file number as the image The sound can be played back with the provided software 1 Playback the image to which you want to add the sound clip 2 Record the sound While the image is displ...

Page 125: ...ect Sel Image then press 0 3 Select the folder Turn the 5 dial to select the folder containing the image to be copied then press 0 Refer to the images on the right to help you select the folder you wa...

Page 126: ...ct another image to be copied repeat step 4 5 Press the H button After selecting all the images to be copied press the H button 6 Select OK Check the target memory card and press 0 7 Select the target...

Page 127: ...s at one time and copy them Select images in each folder to copy them folder by folder If an image is being copied to a target folder having the same folder number as the source folder and the target...

Page 128: ...3 Erase the image X Select Erase then press 0 The image displayed will be erased By checkmarking the images to be erased you can erase multiple images at one time On the 3 Erase images menu select Se...

Page 129: ...y after capture can be set To keep the image displayed set Hold To not have the image displayed set Off 1 Select Review time Under the 2 tab select Review time then press 0 2 Set the desired review ti...

Page 130: ...l image is automatically rotated only on the personal computer Off The vertical image is not rotated 3 Auto Rotate of Vertical Images Auto rotate will not work with vertical images captured while Auto...

Page 131: ...e removed automatically by the Digital Photo Professional provided software Minimizing Dust When changing lenses do it in a place with minimal dust When storing the camera without a lens attached be s...

Page 132: ...he cleaning ends the screen will return to step 2 In step 2 select Auto cleaningf and set it to Disable X Whenever you set the power switch to 1 J or 2 the sensor cleaning will not be executed 3 Autom...

Page 133: ...matically Get a solid white object paper etc Set the lens focal length to 50mm or longer Set the lens focus mode switch to g and set the focus to infinity If the lens has no distance scale look at the...

Page 134: ...essage to that effect will appear Follow the Preparation procedure on the preceding page then select OK Take the picture again After the Dust Delete Data is obtained it is appended to all the JPEG RAW...

Page 135: ...m the camera 1 Select Sensor cleaning Under the 7 tab select Sensor cleaning then press 0 2 Select Clean manually Turn the 5 dial to select Clean manually then press 0 3 Select OK Turn the 5 dial to s...

Page 136: ...e of the image sensor is extremely delicate Clean the sensor with care Use a plain blower without any brush attached A brush can scratch the sensor Do not insert the blower tip inside the camera beyon...

Page 137: ...s in the memory card to be printed p 147 About DPOF DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a standard for recording printing instructions image selections quantity to print etc in the memory card In this...

Page 138: ...the camera to the printer Use the interface cable that came with the camera When connecting the cable plug to the camera s D terminal the cable plug s D icon must face the front side of the camera To...

Page 139: ...5 it indicates a problem with the PictBridge printer To find out what s wrong do the following Press the x button to playback the image and follow the steps below 1 Press 0 2 On the print setting scre...

Page 140: ...ear 3 Select Paper settings Turn the 5 dial to select Paper settings then press 0 X The Paper settings screen will appear wPrinting Printer connected icon Print setting screen Depending on the type of...

Page 141: ...ng option set in step 5 p 143 QSetting the Paper Size YSetting the Paper Type USetting the Page Layout Bordered The print will have a white border along the edges Borderless The print will have no whi...

Page 142: ...e more vivid blues and greens ENR The image noise is reduced before printing EVivid NR Vivid and NR are applied before printing EFacek Effective in backlit conditions which can make the subject s face...

Page 143: ...ou can also print RAW and sRAW images taken by the camera For details on trimming see page 146 The Default setting for printing effects and other options are the printer s own default settings as set...

Page 144: ...s LCD monitor Press 0 to stop printing After resolving the problem resume printing For details on how to resolve a printing problem refer to the printer s instruction manual Paper error Check whether...

Page 145: ...h Turn the 5 dial to freely adjust the shadow level 0 127 or highlight level 128 255 kBrightener Effective in backlit conditions which can make the subject s face look dark When On is set the face wil...

Page 146: ...frame until it shows the desired image area or composition Rotating the frame Each time you press the B button the trimming frame will toggle between the vertical and horizontal orientations This ena...

Page 147: ...Print order X Under the 3 tab select Print order then press 0 2 Select Set up Turn the 5 dial to select Set up then press 0 3 Set the options as desired Set the Print type Date and File No Turn the 5...

Page 148: ...POF you must use the memory card whose print order specifications have been set It will not work if you just extract images from the memory card and try to print them Certain DPOF compatible printers...

Page 149: ...o appear on the upper left Byn Select Mark all and select the folder A print order for 1 copy of all the images in the folder will be placed If you select Clear all and a folder the print order for al...

Page 150: ...If Bordered is set the date might be imprinted on the border depending on the printer Depending on the printer the date might look light if it is imprinted on a bright background or on the border Unde...

Page 151: ...TAL Solution Disk CD ROM provided with the camera has been installed in your personal computer you can easily transfer the images without operating the personal computer For instructions to install th...

Page 152: ...le 2 Set the camera s power switch to 1 When the program selection screen appears on the personal computer select EOS Utility When the camera model selection screen appears select your camera s model...

Page 153: ...matically and transferred Transfer order images You select the images and they are transferred to the personal computer in a batch p 154 Select transfer You select the images individually to be transf...

Page 154: ...r for all the images in the folder will be canceled All image When you select Mark all all the images in the memory card will be included in the transfer order If you select Clear all the transfer ord...

Page 155: ...the Camera and Saving Camera Settings To suit your shooting preferences you can change the camera s functions and also save the camera settings to a memory card The saved settings can also be register...

Page 156: ...steps 2 to 4 if you want to set other Custom Functions At the bottom of the screen the current Custom Function settings are indicated below the respective numbers 5 Exit the setting Press the M button...

Page 157: ...ting metering mode 14 AF assist beam firing 15 Flash sync speed in Av mode 15 Mirror lockup 16 Continuous shooting speed 17 Limit continuous shot count C Fn II Image Flash exposure Display C Fn IV Ope...

Page 158: ...d aperture 2 1 2 stop set 1 2 stop compensation Sets 1 2 stop increments for the shutter speed aperture and exposure compensation C Fn I 2 ISO speed setting increments 0 1 3 stop 1 1 stop C Fn I 3 Set...

Page 159: ...ce bracketing sequence can be changed 0 0 1 0 2 0 C Fn I 6 Number of bracketed shots The number of shots taken with AEB and white balance bracketing can be changed from the usual 3 shots to 2 5 or 7 s...

Page 160: ...oexposure cannot be obtained the camera will change the ISO speed within 100 3200 automatically to obtain a correct exposure C Fn I 9 Select usable shooting modes Disable All the shooting modes a s f...

Page 161: ...hest shutter speed can be registered within 1 8000 sec to 1 250 sec and the lowest shutter speed can be registered within 30 sec to 1 60 sec After entering the settings select Apply C Fn I 13 Set aper...

Page 162: ...ed setting Register Set the desired setting for the AE lock button shooting mode metering mode shutter speed aperture or exposure compensation When you select Register With AE lock button AF on AF off...

Page 163: ...speeds At low ISO speeds the noise in the shadow areas is further reduced With setting 2 if a long exposure is made during Live View shooting the LCD monitor will not display anything no Live View im...

Page 164: ...ash fires right before the shutter closes When a slow shutter speed is set you can capture a light trail following the subject This Custom Function can be used to obtain 2nd curtain sync effects even...

Page 165: ...2 and you take a bulb exposure the illumination will continue until the bulb exposure ends This is convenient when you are taking a bulb exposure in low light and want to check the exposure time C Fn...

Page 166: ...ectronic MF is disabled in the AF mode C Fn III 2 AI Servo tracking sensitivity During focusing in the AI Servo AF mode the AF sensitivity for tracking subjects or obstacles moving into AF points can...

Page 167: ...enter AF point With manual AF point selection AF point expansion C Fn III 8 1 2 Manually selected AF point 0 Main focus point priority The active AF point will switch to the main AF point and start fo...

Page 168: ...selection mode the button selects the center AF point only while you hold it down 4 ONE SHOT z AI SERVO In the One Shot AF mode the camera switches to AI Servo AF mode only while you hold down the bu...

Page 169: ...d in the camera When a lens whose focus adjustment has been registered is attached to the camera its point of focus will be shifted accordingly If adjustments for 20 lenses have already been registere...

Page 170: ...ive C Fn III 9 Selectable AF point 0 19 points 1 Inner 9 points The user selectable AF points will be limited to the inner 9 points 2 Outer 9 points The user selectable AF points will be limited to th...

Page 171: ...selection with 6 1 5direct disable 6 disable Automatic selection cannot be selected 2 5direct enable 6 enable When metering is active the 5 dial can select automatic selection You can select automati...

Page 172: ...ll be enabled o Approx 10 fps p Approx 3 fps Enable The continuous shooting speed set with Register will be enabled Register o can be set within 2 fps to 10 fps and p can be set within 1 fps to 9 fps...

Page 173: ...cus and press the shutter button halfway to attain AE lock 4 Metering AF start disable The p button will not function C Fn IV 2 AF ON AE lock button switch 0 Disable 1 Enable The functions of the p an...

Page 174: ...cord func media folder The 5 Record func media folder sel menu will appear 6 Menu display Gives the same function as the M button 7 Image playback Gives the same function as the x button C Fn IV 5 Tv...

Page 175: ...more than one EOS 1D Mark III camera body C Fn IV 8 WB media image size setting When you press the B button to set the white balance memory card or image size you can choose to do it with the rear LC...

Page 176: ...N R For New Laser matte screens Even with setting 1 if the power switch is set to J you can use 6 5 and 9 to change settings The pEc S focusing screen is optimized for lenses whose maximum aperture i...

Page 177: ...nder Also works when you press the A button for AE lock 16 sec timer Works when you press the I button for multi spot metering and FE lock Also works during Live View shooting for metering and pressin...

Page 178: ...n IV 15 Add original decision data 0 Off 1 On Data for verifying whether the image is original or not is appended to the image automatically When the shooting info of an image appended with the verifi...

Page 179: ...er apply Under the 8 tab select C Fn setting register apply then press 0 2 Select Register X Turn the 5 dial to select Register then press 0 3 Select Set Turn the 5 dial to select Set then press 0 4 S...

Page 180: ...settings for C Fn III 7 AF Microadjustment and C Fn IV 11 Focusing Screen will not be included in the registered Custom Function settings To view the registered Custom Function settings select Confirm...

Page 181: ...Select My Menu settings Under the 9 tab select My Menu settings then press 0 2 Select Register Turn the 5 dial to select Register then press 0 3 Select an item Turn the 5 dial to select the item then...

Page 182: ...with My Menu Sorting My Menu Items You can also register My Menu items from the provided software 3 Saving and Loading Camera Settings The camera s shooting modes Custom Functions and other camera se...

Page 183: ...f characters which can be entered will be different but the procedure for entering the file name is the same In step 2 select Load Up to 10 camera settings files saved in the memory card will be displ...

Page 184: ...elect Register then press 0 3 Select a function Turn the 5 dial to select the function then press 0 You can set the shooting mode white balance drive mode metering mode AF mode AF point color space im...

Page 185: ...185 Reference This chapter provides reference information for camera features system accessories etc The back of this chapter also has an index to make it easier to look up things...

Page 186: ...ton Camera Settings Battery Information B Camera Settings Date Time p 46 WB correction p 70 BKT setting p 71 Picture Style p 57 Color space p 72 Auto rotate display p 130 File name setting p 77 Pictur...

Page 187: ...en Battery performance is fine Green Battery performance is slightly degraded Red Replacing the battery is recommended If Calibration is recommended when charging battery next time is displayed at the...

Page 188: ...set the correct date time 1 Set the power switch to 2 and remove the battery pack The back up battery is on the ceiling of the battery compartment 2 Remove the back up battery cover Use a small screw...

Page 189: ...he graph Using an EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens with a subject brightness of EV12 the point where the diagonal line from EV12 on the top edge intersects the Program AE line represents the corresponding shutte...

Page 190: ...is finished recording to the memory card the access lamp turns off and the camera turns off automatically Use a fully charged battery p 26 The battery performance might have degraded See the 6 Batter...

Page 191: ...ter button halfway again to focus or focus manually p 36 86 If dust is adhering to the LCD monitor wipe with a lens cloth or soft cloth In low or high temperatures the LCD monitor display may seem slo...

Page 192: ...he camera s internal temperature decreases the Live View shooting will be able to resume p 109 If the image has been erase protected it cannot be erased p 123 The correct date and time has not been se...

Page 193: ...rn the power switch 2 and 1 or remove and reinstall the battery If error 02 memory card problem is displayed remove and reinstall the memory card or format the card This may resolve the problem If the...

Page 194: ...Eyepiece Eg Dioptric Adjustment Lenses Eg Angle Finder C Wide Strap L6 Hand Strap E1 Focusing Screen Ec Battery Pack LP E4 Battery Charger LC E4 Car Battery Cable CB 570 AC Adapter Kit ACK E4 CR2025 l...

Page 195: ...ess LAN access point Wireless LAN adapter Ethernet port PC card slot USB port USB external media USB GPS unit Canon EF lenses Timer Remote Controller TC 80N3 Remote Switch RS 80N3 Wireless Controller...

Page 196: ...feature 1 Automatic sensor cleaning 2 User activated sensor cleaning 3 Dust Delete Data appended to the captured image Recording System Recording format Design rule for Camera File System 2 0 Image t...

Page 197: ...s in full stop increments Blue amber direction or magenta green direction possible Color temperature information transmission Provided Viewfinder Type Eye level pentaprism Coverage Approx 100 percent...

Page 198: ...f viewfinder Multi spot metering Max 8 spot metering entries 4 Center weighted average metering Metering range EV 0 20 at 23 C 73 F with EF50mm f 1 4 USM lens ISO 100 Exposure control Program AE shift...

Page 199: ...series Speedlites Flash metering E TTL II autoflash Flash exposure compensation 3 stops in 1 3 or 1 2 stop increments FE lock Provided External flash settings Flash function settings Flash C Fn settin...

Page 200: ...ed with the built in microphone is attached to the image File type WAV Recording time Max 30 sec per sound clip Direct Printing Compatible printers PictBridge compatible printers Printable images JPEG...

Page 201: ...6 1 x 6 2 x 3 1 in Weight Approx 1155 g 40 7 oz Body only Operating Environment Working temperature range 0 C 45 C 32 F 113 F Working humidity 85 or less Battery Pack LP E4 Type Rechargeable lithium i...

Page 202: ...ng temperature 0 C 45 C 32 F 113 F Working humidity 85 or less Dimensions W x H x D 64 5 x 32 6 x 106 mm 2 5 x 1 3 x 4 2 in Weight Approx 185 g 6 5 oz excluding power cord All specifications above are...

Page 203: ...tion in the United States and other countries All other corporate and product names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners This digital camera supports Des...

Page 204: ...ct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet...

Page 205: ...subjected to damage or stress 8 Do not operate the charger with damaged cord or plug replace them immediately 9 Do not operate the charger if it has received a sharp blow been dropped or otherwise dam...

Page 206: ...o 178 Assist AF points 85 Auto cleaning 132 Auto image rotation 130 Auto power off 47 Auto reset 80 Auto switch media 74 Auto white balance 63 Automatic AF point selection 84 Automatic AF point select...

Page 207: ...File number imprinting 143 Date time setting 46 Daylight 63 DC coupler 23 31 Default 141 Depth of field preview 97 Design rule for Camera File System 203 Difficult to focus subjects 86 DIGITAL termin...

Page 208: ...index display 119 FP flash 105 G Green G 70 145 Grid display 114 H Hand strap 24 Handling Precautions 12 Hard disk CF card 34 109 High ISO speed noise reduction 163 Highlight alert 118 Highlight tone...

Page 209: ...xposure M 98 Manual focusing 86 Manual reset 80 Maximum burst 53 54 Medium 52 Memory card CF SD 13 32 47 73 Memory card slot cover 32 Menu Settings 43 Menus 41 43 Metering mode 90 MF 86 Mirror lockup...

Page 210: ...rr 145 Red Eye1 142 Reduction 120 Registering basic camera settings 184 Release time lag 177 Remote control terminal 103 Remote Live View shooting 109 Remote Switch 103 Replacing the date time battery...

Page 211: ...T Temperature increase 109 Timer 4 Timer length 177 Toning effect 60 Top LCD panel 13 19 Trademarks 203 Transfer all images 153 Transfer order 154 Transfer order images 153 Trimming 146 Tungsten ligh...

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