Canon EOS EOS 300D manual

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2 Thank y ou f or pur c hasing a Canon pr oduct. The EOS DIGIT AL REBEL/EOS 300D DIGIT AL is a high-perf or mance, digital AF SLR camera with an ultr a-fine CMOS sensor with 6.30 million eff ectiv e pix els. It is full-f eatured for all types of shooting, from fully automatic snapshooting to highly creativ e work. Y ou can use all Canon EF and EF-S[...]

3 Be sure all the f ollowing equipment and accessories hav e been included with y our camera. If anything is missing, contact y our dealer . ¢ EOS DIGIT AL REBEL/EOS 300D DIGIT AL camera bod y (with Eyecup , body cap and lithium bac kup batter y for the date and time) ¢ EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (with lens cap and dust cap) * In optional lens kit. ¢[...]

4 Contents Intr oduction Equipment Check List .............. 3 Handling Precautions .............. 8 Nomenclature ........................ 10 Conv entions Used in this Manual ......................... 16 1 Bef ore Y ou Star t ............... 17 Recharging the Batter y .......... 18 Installing and Removing the Batter y ............................. [...]

5 Contents Drive Mode Selection ............ 65 T Progr am AE ....................... 66 R Shutter-Prior ity AE ........... 68 E Aper ture-Pr iority AE ........ 70 Depth-of-field Pre view ........... 71 W Manual Exposure .............. 72 Q A utomatic Depth-of-Field AE ........ 74 Setting Exposure Compensation ....................... 75 MENU A uto [...]

6 Safety W arnings F ollow these saf eguards and use the equipment proper ly to pre v ent injur y , death, and material damage. Pre venting Serious Injury or Death •T o pre vent fire , excessiv e heat, chemical leakage, and e xplosions, f ollow the saf eguards belo w: - Do not use any batteries, po wer sources, and accessories not specified in th[...]

7 • If you drop the equipment and the casing breaks open to e xpose the internal par ts, do not touch the internal par ts due to the possibility of electrical shock. • Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. High-voltage internal par ts can cause electrical shock. • Do not look at the sun or an e xtremely br ight light source through the [...]

8 The Camera • This camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it or expose it to ph ysical shoc k. • The camera is not water proof and should not be used in w et conditions or underw ater . If the camera gets wet, take it to your nearest Canon dealer as soon as possib le . If small amounts of water splash onto the camer a, wipe it with a cl[...]

9 • Do not press hard on an LCD displa y or subject it to impacts, as this can cause displa y flaws and damage. • If an LCD displa y becomes soiled, clean it with a commercially av ailable b lower brush, or wipe it with a soft cloth, taking care not to scratch the screen. If an LCD displa y becomes extremely soiled, consult y our nearest Canon [...]

10 Ref erence page numbers are indicated b y (p . ∗∗ ). Nomenc lature DIGIT AL ter minal (p .100) VIDEO OUT ter minal (p .93) Remote control ter minal (f or Remote Switch RS-60E3) Hot shoe EF lens mount inde x (p .23) EF-S lens mount inde x (p .23) Grip ( Batter y compar tment ) Remote control sensor DC coupler cord hole (p .22) Flash-sync cont[...]

11 Nomenclature Tr ipod soc ket Batter y compar tment cov er (p .20) Date/time batter y (in batter y compar tment) (p .33) Batter y compar tment cov er release le ver (p .20) Vie wfinder ey epiece Ey ecup (p .46) Dioptric adjustment knob (p .36) Strap mount (p .17) Access lamp (p .25) CF card slot cov er (p .24) CF card slot (p .24) CF card eject b[...]

12 The actual displa y will show only the applicab le items. LCD P anel Nomenclature Aper ture value AF point selection ( ) CF card full warning ( ) CF card error warning ( ) Error code Cleaning image sensor ( ) Exposure le vel indicator Exposure compensation amount AEB le vel CF card writing status Drive mode J Single H Continuous ´ Self-timer/ R[...]

13 Vie wfinder Inf ormation Nomenclature AF point displa y indicator 〈 . 〉 AF points 〈 〉 High-speed sync (FP flash) Exposure le vel indicator Exposure compensation amount AEB le vel Red-e ye reduction lamp-on indicator F ocusing screen Shutter speed FE loc k ( ) Busy ( ) Aper ture value CF card full warning ( ) CF card error warning ( ) 〈[...]

14 1 1 1 1 1 Basic Zone • All y ou do is press the shutter b utton. Y : Full A uto (p .38) Allo ws y ou fully automatic shooting—the camera mak es all the settings. Image Zone Allo ws y ou fully automatic shooting in specific situations. U : Po rt r ait (p .40) I : Landscape (p .40) O : Close-up (p .40) P : Spor ts (p .41) A : Night P or trait [...]

15 Battery Charger CB-5L This is a batter y pac k charger . (p .18) AC Adaptor Kit A CK-E2 (optional) Supplies po wer to the camer a from a household power outlet. (p .22) DC coupler soc ket Po w er cord DC coupler side Po wer cor d side Batter y pac k slot Po w er cord sock et Po we r cord sock et AC Adaptor A C-E2 Nomenclature DC coupler plug DC [...]

16 • The camera control icons and markings in this booklet correspond to the icons and markings on the camera. • F or more inf or mation, ref erence page numbers are pro vided in parentheses (p .00). • F or e xplanator y pur poses, the instructions sho w the camera attached with an EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens . • The menu descriptions assume[...]

17 1 Bef ore Y ou Star t This chapter e xplains a f e w preliminar y steps and basic camera oper ations. Attaching the Strap P ass the end of the strap through the camera’ s strap mount from the bottom. Then pass it through the strap’ s b uc kle as shown in the illustration. Pull the strap to mak e sure it does not slip out of the bu c kle . ?[...]

18 Rechar ging the Battery Rechar g e Level 0–50% 50–75% 75-90% 90% or higher Red lamp Blinks once per second Blinks twice per second Blinks three times per second Sta ys on Connect the po wer cor d. • Connect the po wer cord to the charger . • Connect the pow er plug to an A C outlet. 1 Remo ve the cover . • If y ou remov e the batter y [...]

19 • Do not recharge any battery pack other than Battery P ac k BP-511 or BP-512. • If the batter y is left in the camer a f or a prolonged per iod without the camera being used, a lo w electr ical current ma y be discharged e xcessively and the battery’ s ser vice lif e may be aff ected. When not using the camera, remo ve the battery and att[...]

20 Load a fully charged BP-511 batter y pac k into the camera. Batter y P ac k BP-512 can also be used. The le v el of charge remaining is sho wn in three stages when the P ow er s witch is set to < 1 >. (p .26) w : Charge is sufficient. e : Charge is low . r : Batter y pac k must be recharged. Installing the Battery Battery Level Icons Open [...]

21 • The number of shots ma y be less than indicated in some cases , due to diff erences in shooting conditions. • The number of shots is reduced b y frequent use of the LCD monitor . • Holding the shutter b utton halfw a y down f or long per iods to use the AF function without taking a shot can reduce the n umber of shots. • The figures ab[...]

22 Using a Household P o wer Supply With A C Adapter Kit A CK-E2 (optional), you can connect the camer a to a household pow er outlet and not worr y about the batter y becoming e xhausted. Place the cor d in the groo ve . • Carefully inser t the cord into the groo ve without damaging it. 3 Inser t the DC coupler into the camera. • Open the batt[...]

23 Remo ve the caps. • Remov e the rear lens cap and the body cap b y tur ning them as shown b y the arrow . 1 Attach the lens. • Align the EF-S lens with the camera’ s white EF-S lens mount inde x and tur n the lens as sho wn by the arro w until it clic ks in place. • When attaching a lens other than an EF-S lens, align the lens with the r[...]

24 The captured image will be recorded onto the CF card (optional). Either a T ype I or T ype II CF card can be inser ted into the camera. Number of remaining shots The number of remaining shots depends on the remaining capacity of the CF card and the ISO speed setting. Installing a CF Car d Installing and Remo ving the CF Car d Open the co ver . ?[...]

25 • A blinking access lamp indicates that data is being read, written, or erased on the CF car d or that data is being transf erred. T o prevent damage to the image data, CF car d, or camera, never do the f ollowing while the access lamp is b linking: • Shake or hit the camera. • Open the CF car d slot cover . • Remo ve the battery . This [...]

26 The camera oper ates only after the P ow er s witch is set to < 1 >. < 1 >: Set to this position when the camera is in use . < 2 >: The camera does not operate . Set to this position when not using the camera. • To sa v e batter y power , the camera tur ns off automatically after 1 min ute of non-operation. T o tur n on the c[...]

27 The < l > dial is f or setting shooting settings and selecting and setting menu items . (1) Press a button and turn the < l > dial. When y ou press a button, its function remains activ e while a timer ( ∫ ) r uns . During this time you can tur n the < l > dial and vie w the settings on the LCD panel. When the timer r uns out [...]

28 The on-screen menus enab le you to set v arious settings such as the image-recording quality , date and time, etc. Basically , y ou look at the LCD monitor and use the < m > b utton, < 5 > button, Cross k eys < å > < µ >, and < p > b utton to proceed to the ne xt step . < m > b utton LCD monitor < l > [...]

29 Setting Pr ocedure Exit the menu. • Press the < m > b utton to exit. 6 Set the desired setting. • Press the < p > b utton. The initial menu screen will reappear . 5 Select the menu setting. • Use the < å > or < µ > k eys to select the desired setting. (Some settings require one or the other pair of key s .) • Y [...]

30 Quality Large a Large s Medium a Medium s Small a Small s RA W Red-e y e on/off Off On AEB 1/3-stop increments, ±2 stops WB-BKT whole-stop increments , ±3 stops Beep On Off Custom WB Manual setting of white balance Pa r ameters P arameter 1 Pa r ameter 2 Adobe RGB Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set up Languages pr o vided: English, Ger man, F rench, Dutch,[...]

31 The color LCD monitor on the bac k of the camera enab les you to re view and select recorded images and set v ar ious menu settings . • The LCD monitor cannot be used as a vie wfinder to shoot. • The LCD monitor’ s br ightness can be adjusted with the menu’ s [ LCD Brightness ] setting ( ∆ ). AF point selection Drive mode Exposure comp[...]

32 Setting the Date and Time Set the date and time as shown belo w . Select [Date/Time]. • Select the [ ∆ ] tab . • Press the < å > k eys to select [ Date/ Time ], then press < p >. s The Date/Time setting screen will appear . 1 Each captured image is recorded with the date and time it w as taken. If the date and time are not set[...]

33 Replacing the Date/Time Battery The date/time batter y maintains the camera’ s date and time. The batter y’ s ser vice lif e is about 5 y ears. When the date/time batter y’ s po wer is lo w , “ ” will appear on the LCD panel. Replace the batter y with a ne w CR2016 lithium batter y as described below . The date/time setting will also b[...]

34 Cleaning the Ima g e Sensor (CMOS) The image sensor is like the film in a film-based camera. If any dust or other f oreign matter adheres to the image sensor , it ma y show up as a dark speck in the images. To a v oid this, f ollow the procedure belo w to clean the image sensor . Note that the image sensor is a v er y delicate component. If poss[...]

35 Clean the image sensor . • Use a rubber blo wer to carefully b low aw ay any dust, etc., on the surf ace of the image sensor . 4 T erminate the cleaning. • Set the P ower s witch to < 2 >. s The camera will turn off and the shutter will close. The mirror will also go down. • Set the P ower s witch to < 1 >. Y ou can star t shoo[...]

36 Holding the Camera By adjusting the diopter to suit y our ey esight (with or without ey eglasses), the vie wfinder image will look clearer . The camera’ s adjustab le dioptric range is –3 to +1 dpt. T urn the dioptric adjustment knob. • Tu rn the knob left or right so that the AF points in the vie wfinder look shar p. • The illustration [...]

37 2 Full y A utomatic Shooting This chapter descr ibes ho w to use the camera’ s Basic Zone modes < Y > < U > < I > < O > < P > < A > < S > f or quic k and easy shooting. In these modes, all y ou do is point and shoot. In addition, to help pre v ent mistak es caused by oper ating the camera improper ly ,[...]

38 Y Full y A utomatic Shooting All y ou do is point the camera and press the shutter b utton. Ev er ything is automatic so it is easy to photogr aph any subject. With se v en AF points to f ocus the subject, any one can just point and shoot. AF point T urn the Mode dial to < Y >. 1 Aim an y of the AF points on the subject. • The main subje[...]

39 Y Fully A utomatic Shooting Shoot. • Compose the shot and press the shutter b utton fully . s The captured image will be displa yed f or about 2 sec. on the LCD monitor ( MENU ). 5 • When f ocus is achie v ed, the autofocus and auto e xposure setting will also be loc k ed. • If the f ocus confir mation light < n > blinks , the pictur[...]

40 Pr ogrammed Image Contr ol Modes Select a shooting mode to suit the target subject, and the camer a will be set to obtain the best results. F or the functions av ailab le in the Basic Zone modes, see the “Function Av ailability T able” (p .122). This mode b lurs the backg round to mak e the human subject stand out. • Holding down the shutt[...]

41 Spor ts This is f or f ast-moving subjects when y ou w ant to freeze the action. • The camera will first tr ack the subject with the center AF point. F ocus tracking will then continue with an y of the sev en AF points cov ering the subject. When f ocus is achie v ed, the beeper will sound softly . • While y ou hold down the shutter b utton,[...]

42 Re viewing Ima g es The image can be displa y ed on the LCD monitor immediately after y ou shoot. Y ou can set one of three image re view options: [ On ] to displa y the image, [ On (Inf o) ] to displa y both the image and shooting inf or mation, and [ Off ] to not displa y the image. Revie w [On] setting Revie w [On (Info)] setting (p .87) Shoo[...]

43 Y ou can set the image re view time to [ 2 sec. ], [ 4 sec. ], [ 8 sec. ], or [ Hold ] which k eeps the image display ed on the LCD monitor . Re viewing Images Changing the Re view Time Set the Re view time setting. • Press the < å > k eys to select the desired setting, then press < p >. 2 Select [Re vie w time]. • Select the &l[...]

44 q Self-timer Operation Y ou can use self-timer in an y Basic mode or Creativ e mode. We recommend using a tr ipod when y ou use the self-timer . Press the < H • ´ > b utton ( ∫ ) . • Press the < H • ´ > b utton so that < ´ > appears on the LCD panel. 1 Focus the subject. • The shooting procedure is the same as f or[...]

45 K Wireless Remote Contr ol With the optional Remote Controller RC-5 (optional), y ou can shoot remotely from up to about 5 meters/16.4 ft. in front of the camera. Press the < H • ´ > b utton ( ∫ ) . • Press the < H • ´ > b utton so that < ´ > appears on the LCD panel. 1 Shoot. • Po int the signal transmitter to war[...]

46 Using the Ey epiece Co ver During self-timer or remote control operation when y our ey e does not cov er the vie wfinder ey epiece, stra y light ma y enter the e yepiece and aff ect the e xposure when the image is captured. T o pre v ent this, use the e y epiece co v er (attached to the neck str ap) to co v er the ey epiece. Remo ve the eyecup. [...]

47 3 Settings f or Shooting This chapter e xplains the settings f or shooting digital images: Image-recording quality , ISO speed, white balance, processing par ameters, file n umber ing, and auto rotation. F or Basic Zone modes, only the image-recording quality (e xcept < h >), file numbering, auto rotation, and camera setting chec king will[...]

48 Image-Recor ding Quality The widely-used JPEG f or mat is used f or image-recording quality settings other than < h >. Images captured in the < h > f or mat m ust later be processed b y a personal computer . F or e xample, when [ Large a ] is selected, the LCD panel will displa y < da >. Select [Quality]. • Select the < ˙[...]

49 Image File Size and CF Card Capacity Accor ding to Image-Recor ding Quality • The maximum capacity applies to a 128 MB CF card. • The image siz e and CF card’ s maximum capacity are based on Canon’ s testing standards (at ISO 100 with [ Pa rameter 1 ] set). The actual image file siz e and the CF card’ s maximum capacity v ar ies depend[...]

50 D Setting the ISO Speed The ISO speed is a numeric indication of the sensitivity to light. A higher ISO speed number indicates a higher sensitivity to light. Theref ore, a high ISO speed is suited f or moving subjects or shooting in low-light conditions . How e v er , the image will contain more noise to mak e it look coarse or grain y . On the [...]

51 6 Selecting the White Balance Nor mally , the < Z > setting will set the optimum white balance automatically . If natural colors cannot be obtained with < Z >, y ou can set the white balance manually to suit the respectiv e light source . In the Basic Zone modes, < Z > will be set automatically . The three R (red), G (green), a[...]

52 Custom White Balance With custom white balance, y ou shoot a white object that will ser v e as the standard f or the white balance. By selecting this image, y ou impor t its white balance data f or the white balance setting. Shoot a white object. • The plain, white object should fill the vie wfinder center . • Set the lens f ocus mode s witc[...]

53 4 Select [ , ]. • Press the < 6 > ( ∂ ) b utton. ( ∫ ) • Tu rn the < l > dial to select < , >. s The custom white balance will be set. White Balance A uto Brac keting With just one shot, three images ha ving a different color tone can be recorded simultaneously . Based on the current white balance mode’ s standard col[...]

54 • F ollow steps 2 and 3 to set the brac keting amount to < >, then press < p >. • Y ou can also set the P ower s witch to < 2 > to cancel white balance brac k eting. White Balance A uto Brac keting • During continuous shooting, the number of images recorded will be three times as many as the n umber of shots taken. • Si[...]

55 Selecting the Pr ocessing P arameter The image y ou capture can be processed to look more vivid or more subdued. The processing parameters can be set according to the preset P arameter 1, P arameter 2, and Adobe RGB . Or they can be set to Set 1, 2, or 3 that y ou can set yourself . Select [P arameters]. • Select the < ˙ > tab . • Pre[...]

56 Setting Pr ocessing P arameter s The image y ou capture can be processed automatically by the camer a in accordance with the parameter settings y ou set (fiv e settings each f or [ Contrast ], [ Sharpness ], [ Saturation ], and [ Color tone ]). Y ou can register and sa v e up to three sets of processing parameters. P arameter Contrast Shar pness[...]

57 Setting Processing P arameters Select the parameter . • Press the < å > k eys to select the parameter , then press < p >. 4 Set the parameter . • Press the < µ > k eys to set the parameter , then press < p >. 5 Return to the [P arameter s] menu. • Press the < m > b utton twice to retur n to step 1 . Then pre[...]

58 File Numbering The images y ou take are automatically assigned a file n umber from 0001 to 9999 and sa ved in a f older (created automatically) that can hold up to 100 images. The file number is akin to the fr ame number of film images . The automatic file numbering method can be set to [ Continuous ] or [ A uto reset ]. The file numbering conti[...]

59 Setting A uto Rotation Ve r tical shots can be rotated automatically so that the y are displa y ed upr ight during pla yback. A uto rotation will w ork only with vertical images captured while [A uto rotate] was [On]. It will not w ork with ver tical ima ges captured while [A uto rotate] was [Off]. Select [A uto r otate]. • Select the < ∆[...]

60 INFO . Chec king Camera Settings When the camera is ready to shoot, press the < 4 > button to vie w the current camera settings on the LCD monitor . Displa y the camera settings. • Press the < 4 > button. s The current camera settings appear on the LCD monitor . • Press the < 4 > b utton again to clear the LCD monitor . Cam[...]

61 4 Ad v anced Operations With Creativ e Zone modes, y ou can set the desired shutter speed or aper ture value to obtain the e xposure y ou want. Y ou tak e control of the camera. • Depth-of-field pre vie w , e xposure compensation, AEB , AE loc k, bulb , and white balance brac keting are possib le only in Creativ e Zone modes. C r e a t i v e Z[...]

62 3 Selecting an AF P oint The AF point is used f or f ocusing. The AF point can be selected automatically b y the camera or manually b y you. In the Basic Zone modes and < Q > mode , the AF point selection is automatic only . In the < T >, < R >, < E >, and < W > modes , the AF point can be selected either automatica[...]

63 3 Selecting an AF P oint After achie ving f ocus, y ou can lock the f ocus on a subject and recompose the shot. This is called “ f ocus loc k .” Focus Loc k A utomatic AF point Selection Man ual AF point Selection Set the camera to a Creative Zone mode . • Set a Creativ e Zone mode e xcept < Q >. 1 Select the desired AF point. 2 Aim [...]

64 When A utof ocus F ails (Manual Focusing) A utof ocus can fail to achie ve f ocus (the f ocus confir mation light < n > b links) with cer tain subjects such as the f ollowing: (a) Low-contr ast subjects (blue sky , solid-color walls , etc.). (b) Subjects in lo w light. (c) Extremely bac klit and reflective subjects (car with a reflectiv e [...]

65 Drive Mode Selection Press the < H • ´ > button. ( ∫ ) s The b utton toggles between the tw o dr iv e modes. • The continuous driv e mode can be selected in the Creativ e Zone modes. The drive mode can be set to single or contin uous (2.5 frames per sec.). • During continuous shooting, the captured images are first stored in the c[...]

66 T Pr ogram AE Lik e < Y > (Full A uto) mode, this is a general-pur pose shooting mode . The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aper ture value to suit the scene’ s br ightness . This is called Program AE. ∗ T stands f or Program ∗ AE stands f or A uto Exposure Set the Mode Dial to < T >. 1 Focus on the subject. •[...]

67 T Progr am AE • Ref er the “Function A v ailability T able” (p .122) for diff erence between Creativ e Zone modes and Basic Zone modes. Shifting the Pr ogram • In Progr am AE mode, y ou can freely change the shutter speed and aper ture v alue combination (program) set b y the camera while maintaining the same e xposure value . This is ca[...]

68 R Shutter -Priority AE I n this mode, y ou set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aper ture v alue to suit the br ightness of the subject. This is called Shutter-Pr iority AE. A f ast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a f ast-mo ving subject and a slo w shutter speed can b lur the subject to giv e the impression of moti[...]

69 • If the maximum aper ture b links, it indicates undere xposure. T ur n the < l > dial to set a slow er shutter speed until the b linking stops. Or increase the ISO speed. • If the minimum aper ture b links, it indicates ov ere xposure. T ur n the < l > dial to set a f aster shutter speed until the b linking stops. Or decrease th[...]

70 E Aper ture-Priority AE In this mode , you set the desired aper ture v alue and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness. The larger or brighter the aper ture value (lo wer f/number) the more b lurred the bac kground will become . This eff ect is ideal f or por traits. The smaller or darker the aper ture v a[...]

71 Depth-of-field Pre vie w Press the depth-of-field pre view b utton to stop down to the current aper ture setting. The diaphragm in the lens will be set to the current aper ture so you can chec k the depth of field (range of acceptab le f ocus) through the viewfinder . • This f eature can be used in the Creativ e Zone. • In the < Q > mo[...]

72 f Manual Exposure In this mode, y ou set both the shutter speed and aper ture v alue as desired. T o deter mine the e xposure, ref er to the e xposure le vel indicator in the vie wfinder or use a handheld e xposure meter . This method is called manual e xposure. ∗ f stands f or manual. Select the desired shutter speed. • Tu rn the < l >[...]

73 Determine the e xposure . • Chec k the exposure le v el and set the desired shutter speed and aper ture v alue. 5 Shoot. 6 f Manual Exposure If the e xposure le v el mar k < v > b links at the < z > or < b > le vel, it indicates that the diff erence between the standard e xposure e xceeds +/ – 2 stops.[...]

74 Q A utomatic Depth-of-Field AE This mode is f or obtaining a wide depth of field automatically betw een a near subject and f ar subject. It is effectiv e f or group photos and landscapes. The camera uses the se v en AF points to detect the nearest and f ar thest subjects to be in f ocus. ∗ Q stands f or Auto-depth of field. Focus the subject. [...]

75 Set the exposure compensation amount. • Hold down the < ∑ > b utton and tur n the < l > dial to set the desired e xposure compensation amount. • To cancel the e xposure compensation, set the e xposure compensation amount to < >. Setting Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera’ s standard [...]

76 A uto Exposure Brac keting With auto e xposure brac keting (AEB), the camer a automatically changes the e xposure le vel up to +/ – 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments f or three successiv e shots. Standard e xposure Decreased e xposure Increased exposure Set the AEB amount. • Press the < µ > k e ys to set the desired AEB amount, then pres[...]

77 • F ollow steps 1 and 2 to set the AEB amount to < >. • AEB will also be canceled automatically if y ou tur n the P ow er s witch to < 2 >, change lenses , hav e flash-ready , replace the batter y , or replace the CF card. Canceling AEB Neither flash nor b ulb exposures can be used in AEB mode . • If the drive mode is set to co[...]

78 j AE Loc k AE loc k enables y ou to lock the e xposure at a diff erent place from the point of f ocus. After locking the e xposure , y ou can recompose the shot while maintaining the desired e xposure le vel. This feature is useful f or bac klit and spotlighted subjects. In Creativ e Zone modes, par tial meter ing will be used automatically f or[...]

79 Bulb Exposures When b ulb is set, the shutter is open dur ing the time y ou keep pressing the shutter b utton fully . Bulb is useful when a long e xposure is necessar y f or captur ing night scenes , fireworks , the night sky , etc. Set the Mode Dial to < W >. 1 Set the shutter speed to “ ”. • Look at the LCD panel and tur n the <[...]

80 Using the Built-in Flash In the Basic Zone modes (e xcept < I > < P > < S >), the b uilt-in flash pops up and fires automatically in lo w-light and backlit conditions . T Select < T > mode f or full autoflash. The shutter speed and aper ture value are determined automatically , just as in < Y > (Full A uto) mode. R [...]

81 Built-in Flash Range (using EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens) Flash Sync Speed and Aper ture Settings Using the Built-in Flash ISO Speed Wide-angle: 18 mm T elephoto: 55 mm 100 Appro x. 0.7-3.7 m (2.3-12.1 ft) Appro x. 0.7-2.3 m (2.3-7.5 ft) 200 Appro x. 0.7-5.3 m (2.3-17.4 ft) Appro x. 0.7-3.3 m (2.3-10.8 ft) 400 Appro x. 0.7-7.4 m (2.3-24.3 ft) Appr[...]

82 Using the Built-in Flash When flash is used in a lo w-light environment, the subject’ s e yes ma y come out red in the image . “Red ey e” happens when the light from the flash reflects off the retina of the e yes . The camera’ s red-ey e reduction f eature tur ns on the red-e y e reduction lamp to shine a gentle light into the subject’[...]

83 Using the Built-in Flash FE (flash e xposure) lock obtains and loc ks the correct flash e xposure reading f or any par t of a subject. It wor ks in Creativ e Zone modes. j FE Loc k Focus on the subject. • Press the shutter b utton halfwa y . K eep pressing the shutter b utton halfwa y until step 4 . 2 Chec k that the < M > icon is lit. ?[...]

84 0 LCD P anel Illumination To illuminate the LCD panel, press the < 0 > b utton. T o tur n off the illumination, press the b utton again. The illumination will tur n off when y ou press the shutter b utton halfw a y . Metering Modes The camera has three metering modes: Evaluativ e , par tial, and centerweighted a v erage meter ing. Ev aluat[...]

85 5 Ima g e Pla ybac k This chapter e xplains how to vie w and erase images and ho w to connect the camera to a TV monitor . Images not taken with the camera: The camera might not be ab le to properly display images captured with a diff erent camera or edited with a personal computer f or image processing or changing the file name.[...]

86 Image Pla ybac k Y ou can select any image to vie w . Y ou can view a single image , the image inf or mation, an inde x displa y , or a magnified view . Press the < 4 > b utton. • As with the single image displa y mode e xplained abov e, y ou can use the cross k eys to vie w another image. • Pressing the < 4 > b utton toggles bet[...]

87 Histogram A histogr am is a graph indicating the image’ s br ightness . The hor izontal axis indicates the br ightness le vel (darker on the left and brighter on the right), while the ver tical axis indicates ho w many pix els exist f or each br ightness le v el. The more pix els there are tow ard the left, the dar k er the image. And the more[...]

88 Image Pla yback ˆ Inde x Display While the inde x is displa yed, press the < 5 > button and press the < µ > k e ys to jump nine images ahead or bac k. (p .90) Nine thumbnail images are displa yed on one screen. Displa y the index. • Press the < 8 > b utton. s The selected thumbnail will be highlighted with a green border . [...]

89 The selected image can be magnified b y 1.5x to 10x on the LCD monitor . Displa y the image to be magnified. • Displa y the image in the single-image or image inf or mation displa y mode. 1 Image Pla yback 7 / ø Magnified Vie w Scr oll around. • Press the cross k e ys to scroll around in the respectiv e direction. • To quit the magnified [...]

90 While single image , image with shooting inf or mation, inde x, or magnified image is displa y ed, y ou can jump images ahead or bac k. Image Pla yback 5 Image J ump J ump bar Set the camera f or playbac k. • Displa y a single image, image with shooting inf or mation, inde x, or magnified image. 1 Set jump displa y . • Press the < 5 > [...]

91 This function automatically and continuously displa ys all images recorded on the CF card. Each image is display ed f or appro ximately 3 seconds. Image Pla yback A utomated Pla yback of Images (A uto pla yback) Star t the auto pla y . • Press < p >. s After [ Loading image ... ] is displa yed f or a f ew seconds , auto pla y will star t[...]

92 The Rotate function can rotate an image 90° or 270˚ cloc kwise. This allows y ou to displa y images with the correct or ientation. Image Pla yback Rotating an Image Select [Rotate]. • Select the < ] > tab . • Press the < å > k eys to select [ Rotate ], then press < p >. s The image rotation screen will appear . 1 Rotate [...]

93 Connecting to a TV By connecting the camera to a TV set with the video cable (pro vided), y ou can view the recorded images on a TV set. Alwa ys tur n off the camera and the tele vision before connecting or disconnecting them. Be sure the camera is set to the video system f or mat (NTSC or P AL) compatib le with the TV set. If necessar y , set t[...]

94 Image Pr otection Y ou can protect images to pre v ent accidental erasure. Select [Pr otect]. • Select the < ] > tab . • Press the < å > k eys to select [ Pr otect ], then press < p >. s The protect setting screen will appear . 1 Set the image pr otection. • Press the < µ > k eys to select the image to be protecte[...]

95 9 Erasing an Image Y ou can erase images individually or er ase all the images at one time in the CF card. Only protected images will not be erased. Once an image is erased, it cannot be reco vered. So be careful when erasing an image. T o prevent important images fr om being erased accidentally , protect it. Erasing a Single Image Set the pla y[...]

96 Set the camera f or playbac k. • Press the < ] > b utton. 1 Select [All...]. • Press the < µ > k eys to select [ All... ], then press < p >. s The confir mation dialog will appear . 3 Erase the images. • Press the < µ > k eys to select [ OK ], then press < p >. s All unprotected images will be erased. • Wh[...]

97 Formatting the CF Car d Fo r mat the CF card bef ore using it in the camera. Select [Format]. • Select the < ∆ > tab . • Press the < å > k eys to select [ Format ], then press < p >. s The confir mation dialog will appear . 1 Format the CF car d. • Press the < µ > k eys to select [ OK ], then press < p >. [...]

98 About the “ ” Error Message If “ ” (CF error) is displa yed on the LCD panel, it indicates a prob lem with the CF card that is prev enting the image data from being recorded or read. Use another CF card instead. Or , if y ou hav e a commercially-av ailab le CF card reader that can read the CF card, use it to transf er the images in the c[...]

99 6 Direct Printing fr om the Camera By using the dedicated cab le to connect the camera to a Canon printer (optional) compatible with direct pr inting, y ou can easily print images directly from the camera. The direct printing operation is all done with the camera.[...]

100 Connect the Camera to the Printer T urn the P ower s witch to < 2 >. 1 T urn on the printer . • Cer tain pr inters ma y tur n on when the po wer cab le is connected. 4 Connect the camera to the printer . • F or inf or mation on which cable to use and how to connect it to the printer , ref er to the pr inter’ s instr uction booklet. [...]

101 T urn the camera’ s power s witch to < 1 >, then press the < ] > b utton. s The image will be displa yed, and the < å > or < ß > icon will appear on the upper left. 5 Indicates that a card photo pr inter is connected. BJ printer-connected icon Direct Printing • F or direct pr inting, using A C Adapter Kit A CK-E2 ([...]

102 Printing Y ou can specify the printing style (borders on/off , date on/off, etc.), print quantity , and image trimming. Y ou do all the printing operations with the camera. Images in the h f ormat cannot be printed directly fr om the camera. Select the ima ge to be printed. • Chec k that the < å > or < ß > icon is displa yed on [...]

103 Select [Style]. • Set the desired settings f or [ Border s ], [ Date ], and the BJ printer’ s paper siz e. • F or the setting procedure, see “Setting the Printing Style” on the ne xt page. 3 Printing Print the image . • Press the < å > k eys to select [ PRINT ], then press < p >. s Printing will star t. • When the pri[...]

104 Printing Setting the Printing Style Select [Style]. • Press the < å > k eys to select [ Style ], then press < p >. s The [ Style ] setting menu will appear . 1 • With BJ printers, [ P aper ] must be set to the paper siz e used. • With card photo printers, [ Ima g e ] will appear instead of [ P aper ]. With the [ Image ] setti[...]

105 Printing [ P aper ] (BJ printer) [ Image ] (Card photo printer) [ Bor ders ][ Date ] Select the desired setting. • Press the < å > k eys to select the desired setting, then press < p >. s The selected setting will tak e eff ect. • When y ou are done, press the < m > to retur n to the print setting screen. 3 If you set “[...]

106 Setting the Quantity Printing Set the number of copies. • Press the < å > k eys to select [ copies ]. • Press the < µ > k e ys to set the n umber of copies . • Set a number from 1 to 99. Y ou can tr im the image and print only the trimmed por tion. Bef ore star ting, y ou must first set the [ Style ] settings . If you change[...]

107 Printing Rotating the trimming frame Press the < 4 > b utton to rotate the tr imming frame . The b utton toggles between the v er tical and hor izontal image orientation. F or e xample, a horizontal shot can be printed as a ver tical shot. Exit the trimming. • Press < p > to retur n to the print setting screen. 3 • The operation[...]

108 Printing While [Stop] is displa yed on the LCD monitor , press < p >. s The printing will stop . s If the confir mation dialog appears , press the < µ > k e ys to [ OK ], then press < p >. Stopping the Printing When Stopping the Printing With a car d photo printer: If only one print is being pr inted, y ou cannot stop the pr [...]

109 7 DPOF: Digital Print Or der Format With DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat), y ou can specify which images in the CF card are to be pr inted and the quantity . This f eature is v er y con v enient when y ou mak e prints with a DPOF-compatib le pr inter or photo lab . DPOF DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) is a standard f or digital cameras t[...]

110 Print Or der First y ou set the pr inting options and select the images to be printed. The printing options give y ou a choice of making an inde x pr int (multiple , thumbnail images on one pr int), inser ting the date, and inser ting the image file No . The pr inting options will apply to all the images selected f or pr inting. (They cannot be[...]

111 Print Order Select the set up option. • Press the < å > k eys to select the option, then press < p >. s The set up screen will appear . 3 [ Print T ype ][ Date ] [ File No. ] Select the desired setting. • Press the < å > k eys to select the desired setting, then press < p >. 4 Exit the set up screen. • Press the [...]

112 Print Order • Ev en if [ Date ] and [ File No. ] are set to [ On ], the date or file No . might not be imprinted depending on the pr int type setting and printer type. (See the tab le below .) * With BJ printers, the date and file No . will not be impr inted. • With [ Inde x ] prints, both the [ Date ] and [ File No. ] cannot be set to [ On[...]

113 Print Order Select [Or der]. • Press the < µ > k e ys to select [ Or der ], then press < p >. s The order screen will appear . 1 Select the ima ge to be printed. • Press the < µ > k eys to select the desired image. • Press the < 8 > b utton to see a three-image vie w . T o retur n to the single-image vie w , pres[...]

114 Set the print settings. • The settings will be diff erent depending on the [ Print T ype ] e xplained in “Pr inting Options” on page 110. Press the < å > k eys to set the number of copies from 1 to 99. If y ou want to include the image to the inde x pr int, press the < å > k eys to chec kmark the inde x pr int checkbo x on t[...]

115 Print Order Select [All]. • Press the < µ > k e ys to select [ All ], then press < p >. s The All screen will appear . 1 Y ou can select all the images in the CF card (except h images) f or printing or cancel the [ All ] selection. For standard-type prints, only a single pr int will be a vailab le f or each image. Selecting All I[...]

116 Direct Printing with DPOF With a printer (Optional) compatible with direct printing, y ou can print according to the DPOF settings. Connect the camera to the printer . (p .100) 1 Set the printing style . q Press the < å > k eys to select [ Style ], then press < p >. The [ Style ] screen will then appear . w Press the < å > k[...]

117 Star t printing. • Chec k the pr inting options displa yed on the upper left. • Press the < å > k eys to select [ OK ], then press < p >. s The printing will star t. • When the pr inting ends , the screen will retur n to step 3 . 5 Print Order settings Direct Printing with DPOF • If [ Print T ype ] is set to [ Index ], the [...]

118 While [Stop] is displa yed on the LCD monitor , press < p >. s The printing will stop . s When the confir mation dialog appears , press the < µ > k eys to select [ OK ], then press < p >. Direct Printing with DPOF Stopping the Printing Stopping the Printing With a car d photo printer: If only one print is being pr inted, the [...]

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121 8 Ref erence This section will help y ou understand your camer a better . It cov ers basic shooting concepts, camer a specifications, system accessories , and other ref erence inf or mation.[...]

122 Function A vailability T able JPEG RAW Auto Manual Auto WB Preset WB Custom WB WB-BKT AF AF point selection Drive White balance Metering mode Exposure Built-in flash Quality ISO speed Parameters Mode Dial Basic Zone Creative Zone One-Shot AI Servo AI Focus Auto Manual Program shift Exposure compensation AEB AE lock Depth-of-field preview Evalua[...]

123 Since the image size is smaller than the 35mm-f or mat film f or mat, the equiv alent lens f ocal length will increase by 1.6x. Image size (22.7 x 15.1 mm / 0.89 x 0.59 in) 35 mm image size (36 x 24 mm / 1.42 x 0.94 in) AF Modes and Drive Modes A utofocus tr acks the moving subject, and the e xposure is set when the shot is tak en. The abo ve c[...]

124 Tr oubleshooting Guide If there is a prob lem, first ref er to this T roubleshooting Guide . “The battery cannot be rechar ged. ” • Y ou are using the wrong battery . s Use Batter y P ac k BP-511 or BP-512. • The battery is not properl y attached to the c harger . s Attach the batter y properly to the charger . (p .18) “The camera doe[...]

125 T roub leshooting Guide “No images can be shot or recor ded. ” • The CF car d is not properl y loaded. s Load the CF card properly . (p .24) • The CF card is full. s Use a ne w CF card or erase unnecessar y images. (p.24, 95) • The battery is exhausted. s Recharge the batter y . (p .18) • Y ou did not focus well. (The focus confirma[...]

126 T roub leshooting Guide “The image cannot be erased. ” • The image is pr otected. s Cancel the protection first. (p .94) “The date and time is wr ong. ” • The correct date and time has not been set. s Set the correct date and time. (p .32) “No image appears on the TV screen. ” • Video cable plugs are not inserted fully . s Ins[...]

127 Err or Codes If a camera error occurs , “ xx” will be displa y ed on the LCD panel. F ollow the instruction below according to the error code . If the same error occurs often, something is probab ly wrong with the camera. Jot down the “xx” error code and tak e your camer a to the nearest Canon Ser vice Center . If an error occurs after [...]

128 Major Accessories (optional) Compact P ower Adapter CA-PS400 Quic k charger f or Battery P ack BP-511 and BP-512. Recharging time f or one battery pac k is about 90 minutes , and tw o pac ks can be attached to it at the same time . DC Coupler DR-400 (optional) can also be connected to the CA-PS400. Compatib le with A C 100 - 240 V . AC Adapter [...]

129 Major Accessories (optional) Shoe-mount Speedlites An EX-series Speedlite can be attached to the camera’ s hot shoe. It provides high-output flash and f eatures like high-speed sync (FP flash) and FE loc k. Flash shooting is as easy as nor mal AE shooting. Macr o Flash The EX-series Macro Lites are ideal f or macro flash shooting. Y ou can fi[...]

130 System Map Eyecup Ef Rubber F rame Ef Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15 Angle Finder C EF lenses EF-S lens Date / time CR2016 lithium batter y Remote Switch RS-60E3 Remote Controller RC-5 E-series Dioptr ic Adjustment Lenses Neck Str ap EW -100DBII 220EX ST -E2 420EX 550EX Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX Bundled Accessories Macro T win Lite MT -24EX Semi-hard [...]

131 PC card slot CF card Card reader TV/Video Windows XP (Home Edition / Prof essional) Windows 2000 Prof essional Windows ME Windows 98 Second Edition Mac OS 9.0-9.2 Mac OS X PC card adapter • EOS DIGIT AL Solution Disk • Adobe Photoshop Elements Disk Interf ace cable IFC-300PCU Video Cable VC-100 USB por t BJ printer for direct printing Card [...]

132 Specifications • T ype T ype: Digital, single-lens refle x, AF/AE camera with b uilt-in flash Recording medium: T ype I and II CF card Image size: 22.7 mm x 15.1 mm Compatib le lenses: Canon EF-S and EF lenses (35mm-equiv alent focal length is equal to appro x.1.6 times the marked f ocal length.) Lens mount: Canon EF mount • Image Sensor T [...]

133 Specifications • Vie wfinder T ype: P entamirror , ey e-lev el Cov erage: 95% v er tically and hor iz ontally with respect to the eff ective pix els Magnification: 0.8x (–1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity) Ey e point: 21 mm Dioptric adjustment range: –3.0 - +1.0 diopter F ocusing screen: Fix ed, all-matte screen Mirror : Quic k-retur n[...]

134 ISO speed: Basic Zone modes: Automatic Creativ e Zone modes: Equivalent to ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Exposure compensation: AEB: +/–2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Manual: +/–2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (can be combined with AEB) AE loc k: A uto: Applied when f ocus is achie ved in the One Shot AF mode with e valuativ e metering. Manua[...]

135 • Pla ybac k Image displa y f or mat: Single image, single image (Inf o), magnified vie w (Appro x. 1.5x-10x), 9-image index, z oom in, autoplay , image rotation, and jump Highlight aler t: In the single image and single image (Inf o) modes, any o vere xposed highlight areas with no image inf omation will blink. • Image Pr otection and Eras[...]

136 • Dimensions and W eight Dimensions (W x H x D): 142 x 99 x 72.9 mm / 5.6 x 3.9 x 2.9 in W eight: 560 g / 19.7 oz (body only) • Operating En vir onment Operating temper ature range: 0 - 40˚C / 32 - 104°F Operating humidity range: 85% or low er • Battery Charger CB-5L Compatib le batter ies: Batter y P ac k BP-511/BP-512 Batter y mount: [...]

137 Digital Camera Model DS6041 Systems This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) This de vice ma y not cause har mful interf erence, and (2) this de vice must accept an y interf erence received, including interf erence that ma y cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment [...]

138 A AC Adaptor Kit ...................... 15, 22 Accessories ............................... 128 A-DEP ......................................... 74 Adobe RGB ................................. 55 AE Loc k ....................................... 78 AEB (A uto Exposure Brack eting) ... 76 AF Mode ................................... 123 AF P oint ...[...]

139 Inde x Image-Recording Quality ............ 48 Inde x Displa y ............................... 88 ISO Speed .................................. 50 L Landscape .................................. 40 Language .................................... 30 LCD Monitor ............................ 9, 31 LCD P anel ............................... 9, 12 LCD P[...]

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