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Preventing Camera Shake
Although remote control shooting can prevent camera shake, using
mirror lockup to prevent camera vibrations can also help when you use
a super telephoto lens or shoot close ups. Mirror lockup is enabled by
accessing [b Custom Function (C.Fn)] and setting [Mirror lockup]
(p.105) to [1:Enable].
Press the shutter button completely to
lockup the reflex mirror.
Then press the shutter button
completely again to take the picture.
The reflex mirror will then go back
down.
Do not point the camera toward the sun.
The sun’s heat can scorch and damage the shutter curtains.
With the self-timer, the picture can be taken after a 2-sec. delay.
When you press the shutter button completely, the mirror locks up, then
the picture is taken 2 sec. later. For bulb exposures, hold down the shutter
button until you want to end the exposure. If you let go of the shutter
button during the 2-sec. self-timer countdown, there will be a shutter-
release sound. This is not the actual shutter release (no picture is taken).
Remote control shooting
Since you do not touch the camera when the picture is taken, remote
control shooting together with mirror lockup can further prevent
camera shake. With Remote Controller RC-5, pressing the transmit
button locks up the mirror before the shot is taken 2 sec. later. With
RC-1, set it to 2-sec. delay, then shoot.
Mirror Lockup
Shooting Tips
If <
i
> (Continuous shooting) has been set, single shooting will still take effect.
The mirror locks up, and after 30 seconds, it will go back down
automatically. Pressing the shutter button completely again locks up the
mirror again.