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Mirror Lock=up to Reduce Camera Shake* _
The camera's mechanical shake caused by the reflex mirror action can
blur images taken with a super telephoto lens or close-up (macro) lens.
in such cases, mirror Iockup is effective.
Mirror Iockup is enabled by setting [8: Mirror Iockup] to [1: Enable]
in the [_'_ Custom Functions (C.Fn)] (p.255).
'_ Focus the subject, then press the shutter button completely.
b The mirror will swing up.
_ Press the shutter button completely again.
b_ The picture is taken and the mirror goes back down.
_, After taking the picture, set [8: Mirror Iockup] to [0: Disable].
-'._ Shooting Tips
® Using the self=timer <_®> <_2> with mirror Iockup,
When you press the shutter button completely, the mirror locks up,
then the picture is taken 10 sec. or 2 sec. later.
® Remote control shooting.
Since you do not touch the camera when the picture is taken, remote
control shooting together with mirror Iockup can further prevent
camera shake (p.261). With Remote Controller RC-6 (sold
separately) set to a 2-sec. delay, press the transmit button and the
mirror will Iockup before the picture is taken 2 sec. later.
Invery bright lightsuch as at the beach or a ski slopeon a sunnyday,
Lakethe picture promptly after mirror lockup.
Donot pointthe camera toward the sun.The sun's heat can damage the
camera's internalcomponents.
4_;Ifyou usetheself-timerandmirrorIockup_ncombinationwfthabulbexposure.
keeppressingtheshutterbuEoncompletely(self-timerdelaytime+bulb
exposuretime).Ifyouletgooftheshutterbuttonduringtheself-timer
countdown,therewillbea shutter-releasesound,butnopicturewillbetaken.
[] _ Evenif<@J> (Continuousshooting) hasbeenset, singleshootingwilttake effect.
If 30 seconds elapse after the mirror has locked up, it will go back down
automatically. Pressing the shutter button completely again locks up the
mirror again.
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