Take the picture
Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely. The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec. on the LCD monitor. To view the images recorded on the CF card, press the lt E gt button, p. 103 While focusing with lt AF gt , do not touch the focusing ring at the front of the lens. If you want to zoom, do it before focusing. Turning the zoom ring after achieving focus may throw off the focus. When the CF card becomes full, the CF Full warning FuLL CF will appear in the viewfinder...
AE lock
AE lock Is applied at the AF point that achieved focus. AE lock is applied at the selected AF point. AE lock Is applied at the center AF point. When the lens' focus mode switch Is set to lt MF gt , AE lock Is applied at the center AF point. When the lens' focus mode switch Is set to lt MF gt , AE lock Is applied at the center AF point. Since the Image area Is smaller than the 35mm-format film format, the equivalent lens focal length will increase by 1,6x.
Item Check List
Check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. EOS 20D Camera body with Eyecup, body cap and lithium backup battery for the date and time EF-S18-55mm f 3.5-5.6 Lens with lens cap and dust cap Lens kit only. Battery Pack BP-511A with protective cover Battery Charger CG-580 CB-5L CG-580 or CB-5L is included. Power code for battery charger For CB-5L. Wide Strap EW-100DGR with eyepiece cover EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk CD-ROM...
Format the CF card
Turn the lt Q gt dial to select OK , then press lt gt . The CF card will be formatted initialized . When the formatting is completed, the menu will reappear. W A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or personal computer might not work with the camera. If this happens, format the card with the camera first. Then It might work with the camera. The CF card's capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lower than the capacity Indicated on the card. If Err CF CF error...
Rotate the image
Turn the lt gt dial to select the Each time you press lt gt , the image will rotate clockwise. To rotate another image, repeat step 2. To stop rotating the image, press the lt MENU gt button. The menu will reappear. SI It you have set fT Auto rotate to On p.101 before taking the vertical shots, you need not rotate the image as described above. You can rotate the image even after you change the display format to shooting info display, magnified view, or index display after step 1.
Take the picture Qvg
Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely. lt If 30 and the maximum aperture blink, it indicates underexposure. Increase the ISO speed or use flash. lt If 8000 and the minimum aperture blink, It Indicates overexposure. Decrease the ISO speed or use an ND filter optional to reduce the amount of light entering the lens. 3 Differences Between lt P gt and lt 0 gt Full Auto In both modes, you can freely change the automatically-set shutter speed and aperture combination program . In...
Insert the DC Coupler
Open the battery compartment cover and open the DC Coupler cord notch cover. Insert the DC Coupler until the lock position and put the cord through the notch. o Do not connect or disconnect the power cord while the camera's lt 3 gt switch is set to lt ON gt or lt gt .
Set the color temperature
Turn the lt gt dial to select the desired color temperature, then press The color temperature can be set from 2800K to 10000K in 100K increments. When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white balance correction magenta or green bias as necessary. If you want to set lt 13 gt to the reading taken with a color temperature meter, take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate for the difference between the color temperature meter's reading and the camera's color...
Depth of Field Preview
Press the depth-of-field preview button to stop down to the current aperture setting. The diaphragm in the lens will be set to the current aperture so you can check the depth of field range of acceptable focus through the viewfinder. In the lt A-DEP gt mode, press the shutter button halfway to focus, then press the depth-of-field preview button while still pressing the shutter button halfway. The exposure is locked AE lock while the Depth-of-Field Preview button is pressed. ' In this mode, you...
Al Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode
Al Focus AF switches the AF mode from One-Shot AF to Al Servo AF automatically if the still subject starts moving. After the subject is focused in the One-Shot AF mode, if the subject starts moving, the camera will detect the movement and change the AF mode automatically to Al Servo AF. 51 When focus is achieved in the Al Focus AF mode with the Servo mode active, the beeper will sound softly. The focus confirmation light lt gt in the viewfinder will not light.
Set the AEB amount
Turn the lt 0 gt dial to set the AEB amount, then press lt gt . The lt gt icon and AEB amount will appear on the LCD panel.
Error Codes
If a camera error occurs, Err xx will be displayed on the LCD panel. Follow the instruction below to resolve the problem for respective 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. If an error occurs after you take a picture, the camera might have missed the shot. Press the lt E gt button to see if the image appears on the LCD monitor. Communications between the...
Auto reset
Each time you replace the CF card, the file numbering will be reset to the first file number XXX-0001 . Since the file number starts from 0001 in each CF card, you can organize images according to CF card. File numbering after changing the CF card File numbering after changing the CF card File numbering after changing the CF card if folder No. 999 is created, Folder number full will appear on the LCD monitor. Then if file No. 9999 is created, Err CF will be displayed on the LCD panel and in the...
CFn SET function when shooting
You can change the function assigned to lt gt . With C.Fn-01-1 2, you can press lt gt , then look at the LCD panel and set lt gt directly. 0 Default no function 1 Change quality Enables you to select the recording quality directly. 2 Change parameters Enables you to select the processing parameter directly. PA-P1, P2 stand for Parameter 1 and 2, and PA-1 to PA-3 stand for Set 1 to 3. PA-B W is for monochrome. 3 Menu display Gives the same function as the lt MENU gt button. Gives the same...
ICT Cleaning the CMOS sensor
The image sensor is like the film in a film camera. If any dust or other foreign matter adheres to the image sensor, it may show up as a dark speck in the images. To avoid this, follow the procedure below to clean the image sensor. Note that the image sensor is a very delicate component. If possible, you should have it cleaned by a Canon Service Center. While you clean the image sensor, the camera must be turned on. Using the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 optional, see page 154 is recommended. If you...