Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Pocket Guide (EOS-1D Mark IV)

CT1-1035-000

© CANON INC. 2009

PRINTED IN JAPAN

English Edition

This quick guide explains basic function settings

and how to shoot and playback images. You can

take this guide with you for shooting. For detailed

instructions, refer to the EOS-1D Mark IV

Instruction Manual.

E

Quick Start Guide

1

2

3

4

5

Insert the battery.

Take off the cap and insert a

fully-charged battery.

Attach the lens.

Align it with the red dot.

Set the lens focus

mode switch to

<

f

>.

Insert a card.*

The left slot is for a CF card,

and the right slot is for an SD

card.

Set the camera to the

default settings.

On the menu screen under the [

7

] tab,

select

[

Clear all camera settings

].

• The <

d

> Program AE mode will

take effect.

Focus the subject.

Aim the Area AF frame over the

subject. Press the shutter button

halfway, and the camera will focus

the subject.

Take the picture.

Press the shutter button

completely to take the

picture.

View the image.

The captured image will be

displayed for about 2 sec. on

the LCD monitor.

Set the power switch

to <

1

>.

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7

8

9

* Shooting will be possible with either a CF card or an SD card in the camera.

Battery Life

Temperature

At 23°C / 73°F

At 0°C / 32°F

Possible shots

Approx. 1500 shots

Approx. 1200 shots

Magnify

Select image

Shooting

information

B

5

Index

Erase

Playback

x

L

y

u

y

u

9

0

Image Playback

<

M

>

button

LCD

monitor

<

6

> Main Dial

<

5

> Quick

Control Dial

<

0

> button

1. Press the <

M

> button to display the menu.

2. Turn the <

6

> dial to select the tab, then turn the <

5

> dial

to select the desired item.

3. Press <

0

> to display the setting.

4. After setting the item, press <

0

>.

Menus

Image Quality Settings

Setting Procedure

Menu Settings

1

Shooting 1

2

Shooting 2

3

Playback 1

4

Playback 2

5

Set-up 1

6

Set-up 2

±

Set-up 3

8

Custom Functions

�

With [

5

Format

], you can format the memory card.

�

With [

±

Clear all camera settings

], you can reset the camera

settings to the default.

�

Select [

2

Image size

].

�

Turn the <

6

> or <

5

> dial to select the image size and press <

0

>.

Image Size

Image size

Pixels

Possible shots

RAW: Turn the <

6

> dial

to select the quality.

JPEG: Turn the <

5

> dial

to select the quality.

�

Press the <

A

> button.

�

Turn the <

6

> or <

5

> dial to

select the Picture Style.

A

Picture Style

�

For <

S

> (Neutral) and <

U

> (Faithful), see the

camera’s instruction manual.

Style

P

Standard

Q

Portrait

R

Landscape

V

Monochrome

Description

Vivid colors and sharp images.

Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.

Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.

Black-and-white images.

Z

: ISO Speed

�

Press the <

Z

> button, then

turn the <

6

/

5

> dial.

�

ISO 100 to 12800 can be set in

1/3-stop increments.

�

When “

A

” is selected, the ISO

speed is set automatically.

�

With C.Fn I -3, the settable range

can be expanded from ISO 50

(L) to ISO 102400 (H3).

�

Press the <

B

> button (once

or twice), then turn the <

5

> dial.

White Balance

Icon

Mode

Color Temperature (Approx. K: Kelvin)

Q

Auto

3000 - 7000K

W

Daylight

5200K

E

Shade

7000K

R

Cloudy, twilight, sunset

6000K

Y

Tungsten light

3200K

U

White fluorescent light

4000K

I

Flash

6000K

O

Custom

2000 - 10000K

P

Color temperature

2500 - 10000K

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