Canon 0304B001 User Manual - Page 180

Changing the Focusing Screen

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Changing the Focusing Screen You can change the camera's focusing screen to better suit the subject or shooting situation. You must also set C.Fn-00 so that the standard setting for obtaining a correct exposure matches the focusing screen. Focusing Screen Type k:New Laser-matte l:Laser-matte Designation C.Fn-00 Setting Ec-N, Ec-R 0 Ec-series (A, B, C, CII, CIII, D, H, I, L) 1 p:Super precision matte Ec-S 2 1 Select C.Fn-00. Hold down the button and turn the dial to select [00]. Then let go of the button. Hold down the button and turn the dial to select the desired setting. Then let go of the button. 2 Check the message. Hold down the button and turn the dial to select [OK]. Then let go of the button. C.Fn-00 cannot be registered in any Custom Function group. If you do not change the focusing screen that came with the camera, you need not change C.Fn-00-1 factory setting. To change the focusing screen, refer to the instructions that came with the focusing screen. The Ec-A, Ec-B, Ec-I, and Ec-L focusing screens have a prism at the center. A correct exposure reading cannot be obtained with evaluative metering or spot metering based on the center area where there is a prism. Use center-weighted averaged metering or off-center spot metering with such focusing screens. 180

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You can change the camera’s focusing screen to better suit the subject
or shooting situation. You must also set C.Fn-00 so that the standard
setting for obtaining a correct exposure matches the focusing screen.
1
Select C.Fn-00.
Hold down the <
X
> button and
turn the <
5
> dial to select [
00
]. Then
let go of the button.
Hold down the <
X
> button and
turn the <
5
> dial to select the
desired setting. Then let go of the
button.
2
Check the message.
Hold down the <
X
> button and
turn the <
5
> dial to select [
OK
].
Then let go of the button.
Changing the Focusing Screen
Focusing Screen Type
Designation
C.Fn-00 Setting
k
:New Laser-matte
Ec-N, Ec-R
0
l
:Laser-matte
Ec-series (A, B, C, CII, CIII, D, H, I, L)
1
p
:Super precision matte
Ec-S
2
C.Fn-00 cannot be registered in any Custom Function group.
If you do not change the focusing screen that came with the camera, you
need not change C.Fn-00-1 factory setting.
To change the focusing screen, refer to the instructions that came with
the focusing screen.
The Ec-A, Ec-B, Ec-I, and Ec-L focusing screens have a prism at the
center. A correct exposure reading cannot be obtained with evaluative
metering or spot metering based on the center area where there is a
prism. Use center-weighted averaged metering or off-center spot
metering with such focusing screens.