User manual CANON EOS 1D MARK II DIGITAL CAMERA

[. . . ] HEADQUARTERS 6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1P7, Canada CANON CANADA INC. MONTREAL BRANCH 5990, Côte-de-Liesse, Montréal Québec H4T 1V7, Canada1010 CANON CANADA INC. Calgary, Alberta T2E 7K7, Canada For all inquiries concerning this camera, call toll free in Canada 1-800-OK-CANON CANON EUROPA N. V. Box 2262, 1180 EG Amstelveen, The Netherlands CANON COMMUNICATION & IMAGE FRANCE S. A. [. . . ] and press the ¡Compose the shot shutter button completely. 84 ¡ If "30" and the maximum aperture blink, it indicates underexposure. ¡ If "8000" and the minimum aperture blink, it indicates overexposure. ¡ If automatic AF point selection (p. 68) has been set, all the AF points that achieve focus will light. ¡ If the focus confirmation light <o> blinks, the shutter will lock and a picture cannot be taken. ¡ You can freely change the shutter speed and aperture combination (program) while retaining the same exposure. To shift the program, press the shutter button halfway and turn the <6> dial until the desired shutter speed or aperture is displayed. After you take the picture, the program shift will be canceled. 85 sShutter-Priority AE In this mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture value to suit the brightness of the subject. A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a fast-moving subject and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion. *s stands for Time value. Fast shutter speed Slow shutter speed 1 Select <s> on the LCD panel. ¡Hold down the <W> button and turn the <6> dial to select <s>. Then let go of the button. shutter 2 Set theatdesiredLCD panelspeed. ¡Look the top and turn the <6> dial. 3 ¡Press the shutter button halfway. Focus the subject. s The aperture value is set automatically. 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot. ¡As long as the aperture value is not blinking, the exposure will be correct. 86 ¡ If the maximum aperture blinks, it indicates underexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a slower shutter speed until the aperture value stops blinking. Or increase the ISO speed. ¡ If the minimum aperture blinks, it indicates overexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a faster shutter speed until the blinking stops. Or decrease the ISO speed. Shutter Speed Display The shutter speeds from "8000" to "4" indicate the denominator of the fractional shutter speed. and "15"" is 15 sec. 87 fAperture-Priority AE In this mode, you set the desired aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness. A larger aperture (lower f/number) will result in a blurred background ideal for portraits. If a smaller aperture (larger f/number) is used, the foreground and background will be in focus. The higher the f/ number, the clearer the focus will be for both near and far subjects. *f stands for Aperture value. With a large aperture With a small aperture 1 Select <f> on the LCD panel. ¡Hold down the <W> button and turn the <6> dial to select <f>. 2 Set theatdesiredLCD panel and turn ¡Look the top the <6> dial. subject. ¡Press the s The shutter speed is set automatically. 88 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot. ¡As long as the shutter speed is not blinking, the exposure will be correct. ¡ If the "30"" shutter speed blinks, it indicates underexposure. [. . . ] delay Remote control with N3 type terminal · Flash EOS-dedicated Speedlite: E-TTL II autoflash with EX-series Speedlite PC terminal: Provided · Drive System Single, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, self-timer Continuous shooting speed: Low-speed continuous: Approx. 20 shots Drive modes: · LCD Monitor Type: Monitor size: Pixels: Coverage: Brightness adjustment: Interface languages: TFT color liquid-crystal monitor 2. 0 in. 230, 000 100% with respect to the effective pixels Five levels provided 12 Single image, single image (INFO. ), 4-image index, 9image index, magnified zoom (approx. 1. 5x - 10x), rotated image In the single image and single image (INFO. ) formats, any overexposed highlight areas will blink in the image display. [. . . ]