Canon EOS 500D Digital Camera User Manual


 
Access lamp
<O> Aperture/Exposure
compensation button
Display-off
sensor
<A> Live View shooting/
Movie shooting button
<S> AF point
selection button
<A> AE lock button
<0> Setting button
<S>
Cross keys
Main Dial pointer
Aperture
ISO speed
Shutter speed
White balance
Flash exposure
compensation
Metering mode
Shooting mode
Exposure level
indicator
AF mode
Battery check
zxcn
OK NG
Monochrome shooting
Nomenclature
Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
Viewfinder Information
Shooting Settings Display
ISO speed
Spot metering
circle
AF points
AF point display indicator <•>
Focus
confirmation light
Aperture
Max. burst
AE lock
Flash-ready
Exposure level indicator
Focus mode switch
Shutter
button
<Z> ISO speed
setting button
Mode Dial
Power switch
<D>
Flash button
<6>
Main Dial
Shooting Operation
Picture Style
Image-recording
quality
Quick Control icon
Drive mode
Shots remaining
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
Press <0>, then press the <S>
key to select the function.
Turn the <6> dial to set the
function.
1 Full Auto
C Creative Auto
2 Portrait
3 Landscape
4 Close-up
5 Sports
6 Night Portrait
7 Flash Off
Basic Zone Modes
In Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light
or backlit conditions (except in the <3>
<5> <7> modes).
D
Using the Built-in Flash
Creative Zone Modes
Press the <D> button to pop up
the built-in flash, then shoot.
(Displayed only when <
C
> is set.)
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Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
You can change the camera settings
as desired to shoot in various ways.
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
in the same way as the <1> mode.
Creative Zone Modes
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
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Press the <S> button.
Press the <S> key to select the
AF point.
While looking at the viewfinder,
you can select the AF point by
turning the <6> dial until the
desired AF point flashes in red.
Pressing <0> toggles the AF
point selection between the
center AF point and automatic AF
point selection.
S AF PointN
Set the lens focus mode switch to
<f>.
Press the <ZE> button.
Press the <U> key to select the
AF mode, then press <0>.
X
(One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9
(AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF mode automatically
Z
(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
E: AF ModeN
Press the <Z> button.
Turn the <6> dial or press the
<U> key to select the ISO
speed.
When “AUTO” is selected, the
ISO speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
Z: ISO SpeedN
Press the <YiQ> button.
Press the <U> key to select the
drive mode, then press <0>.
u: Single shooting
i: Continuous shooting
Q: Self-timer/Remote control*
l: Self-timer:2 sec
q: Self-timer:Continuous*
* The <Q> and <q> drive modes
can be selected in all shooting
modes.
i
Drive ModeN
Press the <A> button to display
the Live View image.
A
Live View ShootingN
Press the <w> button to focus.
Press the shutter button to take
the picture.
To change the Live View settings, use the [6 Live View
function settings] menu.
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
A
t 23°C / 73°F Approx. 190 shots Approx. 170 shots
1 Exposure level
increments
2 ISO expansion
3 Flash sync. speed in Av
m
ode
4 Long exposure noise
reduction
5 High ISO speed noise
reduction
6 Highlight tone priority
7 Auto Lighting Optimizer
8
AF-assist beam firing
9
Mirror lockup
10 Shutter/AE lock button
11 Assign SET button
12 LCD display when
power ON
13 Add original decision
data
Custom Functions
k Shooting Movies
Set the Mode Dial to <k>.
Press the <A> button to focus.
Press the <A> button to start
shooting the movie. To stop
shooting the movie, press <A>
again.
To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button.