Nomenclature
Reference page numbers are indicated by . AF-WB AF mode selection White balance button 64 50 lt DRIVE-ISO Drive mode selection button ISO speed set button 76 49 selection Flash exposure compensation button 74 101 Red-eye reduction Self-timer lamp 99 77 Q LCD panel illumination ' button 94 AF-WB AF mode selection White balance button 64 50 Q LCD panel illumination ' button 94 preview button 85 Lens lock pin Lens mount DIGITAL terminal 123, See EOS 10D Software Instructions. DIGITAL terminal 123,...
Select the imagerecording quality
Turn the lt 0 gt dial to select the desired image-recording quality, then press lt gt . Press the lt MENU gt button to exit the menu and turn off the LCD monitor. Records a 6.3-megapixel image with low-compression JPEG. It saves the JPEG image with the highest image quality. Note that due to the large file size, fewer images can be recorded on the CF card. Records a 6.3-megapixel image with high-compression JPEG. It saves the JPEG image with a relatively high image quality while enabling more...
CFn Bracket sequenceAuto cancel
Sets the shooting sequence for AEB and white balance bracketing WB-BKT . If Auto cancel is set, the bracketing will be canceled in the following cases AEB Canceled if the lt d gt switch is turned lt OFF gt , lens is interchanged, flash is ready, battery is replaced, or the CF card is replaced. WB-BKT Canceled if the switch is turned lt OFF gt . 0 0,-, Enable 1 0,-, Disable Starts the bracketing sequence with the correct exposure or white balance , and the bracketing is repetitive. Starts the...
CFn Safety shift in Av or Tv
1 3 I S B I S 9 ID 111213 U I31S1T HO DHOOOOOOOODi Safety shift can be set for the shutter-priority AE and aperture-priority AE modes. 0 Disable 1 Enable If the subject's brightness changes suddenly and the current shutter-priority AE or aperture-priority AE setting becomes unsuitable, the shutter speed or aperture is shifted to obtain a proper exposure.
Shutter Speed and Aperture Value Readouts
The shutter speed is normally displayed in 1 2-stop increments. Numbers from HOOD to T denote the denominator of the shutter speed fraction for example, l 5 is 1 125 seconds. In addition, D3 is 0.3 seconds, and IS is 15 seconds. The aperture value is normally displayed in 1 2-stop increments. The larger the number, the smaller the aperture opening. The range of aperture values f numbers displayed depends on the lens used. C.Fn-06-1, the shutter speed and aperture value can be set in 1 3-stop...
Select the AF mode
While looking at the LCD panel, turn the lt S gt dial to select the desired AF mode. To return to shooting, press the shutter button halfway. In step 4, turning the lt gt dial will set the white balance. p.50
Direct Printing
By connecting the camera to a card photo printer optional or Canon BJ printer optional compatible with direct printing, you can easily print images directly from the CF card. You control the printing operation with the camera buttons. This is called direct printing. Images having DPOF settings p.131 can also be printed directly from the camera. For direct printing, using AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 optional to power the camera is recommended. p.174 If a battery pack will be used to power the camera,...
Night Portrait
This mode is for shooting of people at twilight or at night.The flash illuminates the subject while a slow sync speed capture a natural-looking exposure of the background. If you want to shoot only a night scene without people , use the lt Sifc gt mode instead. Tell the subject to keep still even after the flash fires. If you also use the self-timer p.77 , the self-timer lamp will flash to indicate that the image was recorded. The lt oneshot gt AF mode, lt gt single drive mode, lt QH gt...
Program Line
lt P gt The following program line applies when the camera is in Program AE lt P gt mode. The lower horizontal axis represents the shutter speed, and the right-hand vertical axis represents the aperture value. The combinations of shutter speed and aperture value automatically determined by Program AE are shown as colored lines with respect to the subject brightness Exposure Value gradations on the left and top edges of the graph. Example Using an EF50 f 1.4 USM lens with a subject brightness...
Troubleshooting Guide
If there is a problem, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. You are using the wrong battery. s Use Battery Pack BP-511 or BP-512. Hp.7 The battery is not properly attached to the charger. s Attach the battery properly to the charger. p.22 The camera does not operate even when the lt d9 gt switch is set to The battery is not installed properly. s Install the battery properly. p.24 Battery compartment cover is not closed. s Close the battery compartment cover tightly. p.24 s Load the CF...
Error Codes
If a camera error occurs, Err xx will be displayed on the LCD panel. Follow the instruction below according to the error code. If the same error occurs often, something is probably wrong with the camera. Jot down the xx error code and take your camera to the nearest Canon Service Center see list of service centers on the back cover . If an error occurs after you shoot, the camera might have missed the shot. Press the lt H gt button to see if the image appears on the LCD monitor. Clean the lens...
Set the bracketing amount
Turn the lt Q gt dial to select the bracketing amount, then press lt gt . You can bracket the white balance up to -3 stops in whole-stop increments. s After the setting is completed, the menu will reappear. Press the lt MENU gt button to exit the menu and turn off the LCD monitor. s During white balance bracketing, the icon for the current white balance setting will blink. s The number of remaining shots displayed on the LCD panel will be one-third the normal number.
Lens AF stop button function
AF operates only while the AF stop button is pressed. While you press the button, AF operation with the camera is disabled. 2 AE lock while metering When you press the button while metering timer is still active, AE lock takes effect. Convenient when you want to focus and meter separately. In the manual AF point selection mode, holding down the button switches to automatic AF point selection. Holding down the button switches from manual AF point selection to automatic AF point selection...
Menu Selections and Default Settings
2800 K - 10000 K in 100 K increments Order print of recorded image DPOF Turn off the camera after sensor cleaning Does not appear in the Does not appear in the menu when the Basic zone p.37 is selected. menu in lt 2t gt , and lt E gt modes.
Format the CF card
Turn the lt Q gt dial to select OK , then press lt gt . s The CF card will be formatted initialized . s When the CF card formatting is completed, the menu will reappear. o Formatting a CF card will erase all information on the card, including protected images. Be sure to carefully review the contents of a CF card before formatting. 0 A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or personal computer might not work with the EOS 10D camera. In such a case, format the CF card...
Onscreen Messages
The messages displayed on the LCD monitor are as follows. The messages displayed on the LCD monitor are as follows. The camera is either processing the data or writing the captured image onto the CF card. Wait until it is finished. The camera is reading the image in the CF card. Wait until it is finished. There is no CF card. Load a proper CF card into the camera. There is a problem with the CF card. Replace the CF card. Since the CF card is full, no more images can be recorded or no more...