Canon EOS50D Pocket Guide (EOS 50D)

E

CT1-1027-000

© CANON INC. 2008

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 50D

Instruction Manual.

Quick Start Guide

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Insert the battery.

Attach the lens.

When attaching an EF-S lens,

align it with the white index on

the camera. For other lenses,

align it with the red index.

Set the lens focus

mode switch to <AF>.

Open the cover

and insert a CF

card.

Set the power switch

to <

1

>.

Set the Mode Dial to

<

1

> (Full Auto).

All the necessary camera

settings will be set

automatically.

Focus the subject.

Aim the AF point over the

subject and press the shutter

button halfway to autofocus.

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.

±

The

M

on the right of the function indicates that the function is

available only in Creative Zone modes

(

d

,

s

,

f

,

a

,

8

).

±

Battery Life

Temperature

No Flash

50% Flash Use

At 23°C / 73°F

Approx. 800 shots

Approx. 640 shots

For EF lens

For EF-S lens

Image Playback

Magnify

Select image

Shooting information

B

5

Index

Erase

Playback

x

L

y

u

y

u

9

<

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

>.

Creative Zone Modes

Preparation

Tab

Menu settings

Basic Zone Modes

Menu Operations

Menu items

These screens apply when a Creative Zone mode is set.

In the Basic Zone modes, the [

2

/

8

/

9

] tab and

are not displayed.

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Shooting 1

2

Shooting 2

3

Playback 1

4

Playback 2

5

Set-up 1

6

Set-up 2

Menu Settings

7

Set-up 3

8

Custom Functions

Quick Control Screen

±

Press <

9

> straight down.

±

The Quick Control screen will

appear.

Shutter speed

Aperture

ISO speed

Highlight tone

priority

Shooting mode

Exposure

compensation/

AEB setting

Flash exposure

compensation

AF point

Picture Style

White balance

Metering mode

Image-recording

quality

AF mode

Drive mode

±

Tilt the <

9

> to select the function, then turn the <

6

> or

<

5

> dial to set it.

±

In the Basic Zone modes, you can select certain drive modes

and the image-recording quality.

±

Select [

1

Quality

].

±

For <

S

> (Neutral) and <

U

> (Faithful), see the

camera’s instruction manual.

Image-recording Quality

Image-recording quality

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

N

Style

Standard

Portrait

Landscape

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.

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