Canon EOS Elan II EOS ELAN II Instruction Manual - Page 60

IV. Creative Zone Modes • A blinking aperture setting indicates that the desired depth of field cannot be attained. Use a wide-angle lens or move away from the subject and repeat steps 3 to 5. • If the 30" shutter speed and the maximum aperture setting (smallest f-number) blink, the scene is too dark and the picture cannot be taken in the depth-of-field AE mode. • If the 4000 shutter speed and the minimum aperture setting (largest f-number) blink, the scene is too bright. Attach a neutral density filter (sold separately) on the lens to reduce the amount of light received by the camera. • When using a zoom lens. do not zoom before taking the picture in the depth-offield AE mode. • After setting one or two dEP points, do not use the Main Dial to change the focusing point. Doing so will cancel the dEP point(s) that has been set. • Depth-of-field AE cannot be used it the focus mode switch on the lens has been set to M. The Program AE mode will be set automatically instead. • Depth-of-field AE cannot be used with flash. If flash is used, the result will be the same as using Program AE with flash. • If depth-of-field AE is used with a lens having a focusing distance range switch (for example. EF 300mm f/2.8 lens), set the switch to the maximum focusing distance range. • If a slow shutter speed has been set, use a tripod to prevent a blurred shot. • To cancel depth-of-field AE midway, set the Command Dial to another mode. • To further increase the depth of field, use a wide-angle lens. ;cif': • Setting dEP points 1 and 2 at the same point on the subject will make the depth of field shallow. The foreground and background will then be blurred, making the subject stand out. Using a telephoto lens increases this effect. 60