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Shooting Operation Nomenclature ISO speed setting button Metering mode selection button Main Dial Drive mode selection button AF mode selection button Mode Dial lock-release button Mode Dial Shutter button LCD Panel AF mode Drive mode Monochrome shooting Flash exposure compensation Shutter speed Exposure level indicator Live View shooting/ Movie shooting button Power switch Setting button Multi-controller Focus mode switch AF start button AE lock button Viewfinder Information AF points AF point selection button Access lamp Quick Control Dial AE lock Battery check Flash-ready Flash exposure compensation Shutter speed Aperture Aperture ISO speed Shots remaining Metering mode AEB Battery check OK NG Spot metering circle Focus confirmation light Max. burst Monochrome shooting ISO speed Exposure level indicator Basic Zone Modes Basic Zone 1 Full Auto C Creative Auto 7 Flash Off 2 Portrait All the settings necessary for shooting are set automatically. You just press the shutter button, and the camera does the rest. 3 Landscape 4 Close-up 5 Sports 6 Night Portrait Pressing the button will display the Quick Control screen. In the C/2/3/4/5/6 shooting mode, press the key to select the function, then press the key to set it as desired. D Using the Built-in Flash Basic Zone Modes If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light or backlit conditions (except in the modes). Creative Zone Modes Press the button to pop up the built-in flash, then shoot. Creative Zone Modes Creativ e Zone You can change the camera settings as desired to shoot in various ways. d: Program AE The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture in the same way as the mode. Set the Mode Dial to . s: Shutter-priority AE Set the Mode Dial to . Turn the dial to set the desired shutter speed, then focus the subject. The aperture will be set automatically. If the aperture display blinks, turn the dial until it stops blinking. f: Aperture-priority AE Set the Mode Dial to . Turn the dial to set the desired aperture, then focus the subject. The shutter speed will be set automatically. If the shutter speed display blinks, turn the dial until it stops blinking. i: ISO SpeedN Press the button, then turn the dial. ISO 100 to 6400 can be set in 1/3-stop increments. When "A" is selected, the ISO speed is set automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway, the ISO speed setting will be displayed. i Drive ModeN Press the button, then turn the dial. u: Single shooting o: High-speed continuous shooting i: Low-speed continuous shooting Q: 10-sec. self-timer/ Remote control* k: 2-sec. self-timer/ Remote control * This drive mode can be set in all shooting modes. f: AF ModeN Set the lens focus mode switch to . Press the button, then turn the dial. X(One-Shot AF): For still subjects 9(AI Focus AF): Switches the AF mode automatically Z(AI Servo AF): For moving subjects S AF PointN Press the button, then look through the viewfinder. Turn the or dial to select the AF point. You can also use the to select the AF point. Pressing will switch between the center AF point and automatic AF point selection. When all the AF points light up, automatic AF point selection will take effect. A Live View Shooting Press the button to display the Live View image. Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. Live View shooting settings will appear under the [2] menu tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [z] menu tab in Creative Zone modes. Battery Life with Live View Shooting Temperature No Flash At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 350 shots 50% Flash Use Approx. 320 shots k Shooting Movies Set the Mode Dial to . Press the shutter button halfway to focus. Recording movie Press the button to start shooting a movie. To stop movie shooting, press again. To shoot still photos, press the shutter button. Microphone

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Shutter
button
<
n
> Metering
mode selection button
<
i
> ISO speed
setting button
<
f
> AF mode selection button
Mode Dial
Mode Dial
lock-release
button
Access lamp
<
0
>
Setting button
<
5
> Quick Control Dial
<
6
>
Main Dial
<
S
>
AF point
selection
button
<
A
> AE lock button
<
p
>
AF start button
Focus mode switch
Power switch
<
9
> Multi-controller
ISO speed
Aperture
ISO speed
AEB
Exposure level
indicator
Metering mode
Flash exposure
compensation
AF mode
Drive mode
Spot metering
circle
AF points
Focus
confirmation
light
Aperture
Max. burst
AE lock
Battery check
Flash-ready
Exposure level indicator
Shutter speed
Flash exposure
compensation
Monochrome shooting
Monochrome
shooting
Battery check
OK
NG
<
A
> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button
<
R
>
Drive mode selection button
Shutter speed
Shots remaining
Shooting Operation
Nomenclature
Viewfinder Information
LCD Panel
D
Using the Built-in Flash
1
Full
Auto
C
Creative Auto
7
Flash Off
2
Portrait
3
Landscape
4
Close-up
5
Sports
6
Night Portrait
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically.
You just press the shutter button,
and the camera does the rest.
±
Pressing the <
Q
> button will display the Quick Control screen.
In the
C
/
2
/
3
/
4
/
5
/
6
shooting mode, press the <
V
>
key to select the function, then press the <
U
> key to set it
as desired.
Basic Zone Modes
Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in
low-light or backlit conditions (except in the <
7
> <
3
> <
5
>
modes).
Creative Zone Modes
±
Press the <
D
> button to pop up
the built-in flash, then shoot.
B
a
s
i
c
Z
o
n
e
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
in the same way as the <
1
> mode.
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
d
>.
d
: Program AE
Creative Zone Modes
You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
s
>.
±
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the
desired shutter speed, then focus
the subject.
±
The aperture will be set automatically.
±
If the aperture display blinks, turn
the <
6
> dial until it stops blinking.
s
: Shutter-priority AE
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
f
>.
±
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus the subject.
±
The shutter speed will be set
automatically.
±
If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <
6
> dial until it stops blinking.
f
: Aperture-priority AE
C
r
e
a
t
i
v
e
Z
o
n
e
±
Press the <
i
> button, then turn
the <
6
> dial.
±
ISO 100 to 6400 can be set in
1/3-stop increments.
±
When “
A
” is selected, the ISO
speed is set automatically. When
you press the shutter button
halfway, the ISO speed setting
will be displayed.
i
: ISO Speed
N
±
Press the <
R
> button, then
turn the <
6
> dial.
u
:
Single shooting
o
:
High-speed continuous
shooting
i
:
Low-speed continuous
shooting
Q
:
10-sec. self-timer/
Remote control*
k
:
2-sec. self-timer/
Remote control
* This drive mode <
Q
> can be set
in all shooting modes.
i
Drive Mode
N
±
Set the lens focus mode switch to
<
f
>.
±
Press the <
f
> button, then turn
the <
6
> dial.
X
(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9
(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF mode automatically
Z
(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
f
: AF Mode
N
±
Press the <
S
> button, then look
through the viewfinder.
±
Turn the <
6
> or <
5
> dial to
select the AF point.
±
You can also use the <
9
> to
select the AF point.
±
Pressing <
0
> will switch
between the center AF point and
automatic AF point selection.
±
When all the AF points light up,
automatic AF point selection will
take effect.
S
AF Point
N
A
Live View Shooting
±
Live View shooting settings will appear under the [
2
] menu
tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [
z
] menu tab in
Creative Zone modes.
±
Press the <
A
> button to display
the Live View image.
±
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
±
Press the shutter button
completely to take the picture.
±
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
Temperature
No Flash
50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F
Approx. 350 shots
Approx. 320 shots
Recording movie
Microphone
±
Set the Mode Dial to <
k
>.
±
Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
±
Press the <
A
> button to start
shooting a movie. To stop movie
shooting, press <
A
> again.
±
To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button.
k
Shooting Movies