Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera User Manual


 
Viewfinder Information
ISO speed
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
LCD Panel
Aperture
ISO speed
AEB
Exposure level
indicator
Drive mode
Image-recording quality
Shots remaining
Flash exposure compensation
AF mode
White balance
Shutter speed
Monochrome shooting
Metering mode
Battery check
Shutter
button
<n>
Metering mode selection/
White balance selection button
<o> AF mode selection/
Drive mode selection button
<m> ISO speed
setting/Flash exposure
compensation button
Mode Dial
<5> Quick
Control Dial
Access lamp
<6> Main Dial
<S>
AF point
selection button
<A> AE lock button
<p>
AF start button
Focus mode switch
Power/Quick Control Dial
switch
<9>
Multi-controller
Nomenclature
Shooting Operation
<0> Setting/
Movie shooting
button
<A> Live View
shooting button
OK NG
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
Press <9> straight down, then tilt <9> to select the
function.
Turn the <6> or <5> dial to set the function.
1 Full Auto
C Creative Auto
Fully-Automatic Modes (1/C)
(Displayed only when <
C
> is set.)
You can change the camera settings
as desired to shoot in various ways.
d/s/f/a Modes
*
Set the power switch to <
J
>.
Fully-automatic modes
Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
As with the <1> mode, when focus is achieved, the shutter
speed and aperture will be automatically set.
d:
Program AE
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.
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.
s: Shutter-priority AE
f
: Aperture-priority AE
Set the Mode Dial to <a>.
Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed.
Turn the <5> dial to set the
desired aperture.
Press the shutter button halfway
and check the exposure level
indicator.
a: Manual Exposure
Press the <S> button, then look
through the viewfinder.
The AF point selection will change
in the direction you tilt the <9>.
If you keep tilting it in the same
direction, it will toggle between
manual and automatic AF point
selection.
When all AF points light up, automatic
AF point selection will be set.
When you turn the <6> or
<5> dial, the AF point selection
will change in the respective
direction.
S AF PointN
Set the lens focus mode switch to
<f>.
Press the <o> 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 ModeN
Press the <m> 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 SpeedN
Press the <
o
> button, then
turn the <
5
> dial.
u: Single shooting
i: 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 ModeN
Select [
6
Live View/Movie func.
set.] and set [Movie recording:
Enable]
.
Select [
6
Live View/Movie func.
set.] and set [LV func. setting]
.
To shoot still photos, 1. Select
[Stills only] and 2. Set [Stills
display/Exposure simulation
].
T
o shoot a movie, 1. Select
[Stills+Movie] and 2. Set [Movie
display]
.
Press the <A> button to display
the Live V
iew image.
Press the <p> button to
focus the subject.
Press the shutter button
completely to take a still photo.
If [Movie recording: Enable
] or
[Stills+movie
] is set, press <0>
to start shooting a movie. To stop
shooting the movie, press <0>
again.
While shooting a movie, you can
also take a still photo by pressing
the shutter button.
A
Live View Shooting/Movie Shooting
Fully-Automatic Modes (1/C)
d/s/f/a/F Modes
For stills
For movies
C.Fn I: Exposure
1 Exposure level
increments
2 ISO speed setting
increments
3 ISO expansion
4 Bracketing auto cancel
5 Bracketing sequence
6 Safety shift
7 Flash sync. speed in Av
m
ode
C.Fn II: Image
1
Long exposure noise
reduction
2 High ISO speed noise
reduction
3 Highlight tone priority
4 Auto Lighting Optimizer
C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive
1 Lens drive when AF
impossible
2 Lens AF stop button
function
3 AF point selection
method
4 Superimposed display
5 AF-assist beam firing
6 Mirror lockup
7 AF point area expansion
8 AF Microadjustment
C.Fn IV: Operation/Others
1 Shutter button/AF-ON
button
2 AF-ON/AE lock button
switch
3 Assign SET button
4 Dial direction during
Tv/Av
5 Focusing screen
6 Add original decision
data
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