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IV. CONTROLS AND DISPLAY 13
New Picture Style
m
aximum aperture. Like the
E
e-D and Ee-S, it has the
P
recision Matte random
m
icrolens construction with
e
lements of varying size and
s
ensitivity. Two optional
s
creens are available, the
Ee-D grid-type, also good for all lenses down to f/5.6 maximum aperture, and the Ee-S,
having finer microlenses than the other two types, intended for lenses f/2.8 or faster,
with a steeper-than-normal parabola of focus for easier manual focusing. Because
these screens have differing metering characteristics, C.Fn.-00 must be set to match the
screen in use.
The information display in the finder, below the focusing screen, is like the display of
the EOS 20D, with the addition of an indicator for FE lock: AE lock, AEB in progress
(blinks), Flash ready, insufficient flash warning during FE lock (blinks), High-speed sync
(FP flash), FE lock, FEB shooting (blinks), Flash exposure compensation, Shutter speed
(if camera shake will occur, it blinks), bulb, FE lock (FEL), Processing data (buSY),
Aperture (if unsuitable, it blinks), Exposure level display (Exposure compensation,
Manual exposure level, AEB level, Flash exposure compensation, Red-Eye Reduction lamp
on time display), White balance correction, Max. burst, AF focus confirmation (blinks when
focus cannot be achieved), MF focus confirmation, No CF card warning (no CF).
Finder blackout time is 145 ms at shutter speeds of 1/60 sec. and faster. There is no
mirror cut-off with lenses up to EF 600mm f/4L. Mirror lock-up is enabled with C.Fn-12-1.
Depth-of-field preview is provided via a button on the lower left front of the camera.
Canon’s new Picture Style function unifies settings for
image processing parameters (previously Tone Curve,
Sharpness and Contrast) and color matrix (previously
Standard, Portrait, High and Low Saturation and Adobe
RGB) and pr
ovides one easy-to-use point of access for
the control of Sharpness, Contrast, Color Tone and
Saturation. In the past, some users of the EOS-1D line
had difficulty understanding the effect of disparate settings on final image characteris-
tics. Also, some thought that their images looked soft because they did not recognize
that Canon’s default setting for EOS-1 class DSLRs deliberately applies no sharpening.
Picture Style makes it simple for users to get optimum image quality by making a
selection, which is more or less like selecting a particular film type in the past on the
basis of color characteristics, contrast and sharpness.
The first three Picture Styles, Standard, Portrait and Landscape, include Sharpness
levels 3, 2 and 4, respectively and do not anticipate major post-processing efforts. The
Standard image looks crisp, like a successful snapshot, and the Color Tone and
E
e-A:
S
tandard Focusing
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creen
E
e-D:
G
rid Screen
E
e-S:
S
harp focusing
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creen
Picture Style selection screen