User manual CANON EOS 30D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL E INSTRUCTION MANUAL E Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 30D is a high-performance, digital AF SLR camera with a large, fine-detail, 8. 20-megapixel CMOS sensor. The camera has nine high-precision AF points, and it is compatible with all Canon EF lenses (including the EF-S lenses). Designed for quick shooting at all times, the camera has many features for all types of shooting from fully automatic snapshooting to creative work. Before using the camera, try it out while reading this Instruction Manual to familiarize yourself with camera operations. [. . . ] If the "8000" shutter speed blinks, it indicates that the subject is too bright. If the aperture blinks, it indicates that the exposure level is correct but the desired depth of field cannot be obtained. In this shooting mode, you cannot freely change the shutter speed and aperture. If the camera sets a slow shutter speed, hold the camera steady or use a tripod. If you use flash, the result will be the same as using <d> with flash. 92 Setting Exposure CompensationN Exposure compensation is used to alter the standard exposure setting set by the camera. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). You can set the exposure compensation up to ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments. Dial any 1 Turn the Mode modetoexcept <a>. Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure level indicator. the exposure 3 SetSet the <4> compensation amount. switch to <J>, and while looking at the viewfinder or LCD panel, turn the <5> dial. Turn the <5> dial either while pressing the shutter button halfway or within (0) after pressing the shutter button halfway. To cancel the exposure compensation, set the exposure compensation amount back to <E>. Standard exposure index Exposure level mark Decreased exposure Increased exposure Increased exposure Decreased exposure 4 Take the picture. The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after the <4> switch is set to <2>. and f/8. 0, setting the exposure compensation amount to plus or minus one stop will be the same as setting the shutter speed or aperture as follows: Shutter speed Aperture -1 stop 0 +1 stop 250 125 60 11 8. 0 5. 6 Take care not to turn the <5> dial and change the exposure compensation inadvertently. To prevent this, turn the <4> switch to <1>. 93 3 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)N By changing the shutter speed or aperture automatically, the camera brackets the exposure up to ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments for three successive shots. This is called Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). Standard exposure Decreased exposure Increased exposure 1 Select [AEB]. Turn the <5> dial to select [z AEB], then press <0>. the AEB amount. 2 SetTurn the <5> dial to set the AEB amount, then press <0>. When you exit the menu, <h> and the AEB level will be displayed on the LCD panel. AEB amount Standard exposure 3 Take the picture. shots will be The three bracketed exposed in the following sequence: standard exposure, decreased exposure, and increased exposure. As shown on the left, the respective bracketing amount will be displayed as each bracketed shot is taken. The current drive mode (p. 82) will be used for the shooting. Decreased exposure Increased exposure 94 3 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)N Canceling AEB Follow steps 1 and 2 to set the AEB amount to < >. It will also be canceled if you set the <4> switch to <2>, replace the battery, replace the CF card, change the lens, or attain flash ready. Neither flash nor bulb exposures can be used with AEB. If the drive mode is set to continuous (o/i), the three bracketed shots will be taken continuously and then the shooting will stop automatically. If the drive mode is set to single image (u), you must press the shutter button three times. [. . . ] 137 196 Index DC coupler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Depth-of-field preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dioptric Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Direct printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 155 DPOF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 DPOF Transfer Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Drive modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Flash sync speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 E Easy Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 EF/EF-S lens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Erase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Erasing a single image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Erasing all images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 E-TTL II autoflash . . . . . . . . . 102, 107, 173 Evaluative metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Exposure compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Exposure level increments. . . . . . . . . . . . 170 EX-series Speedlite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 71 External flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Eyepiece cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 99 H Highlight alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 F Faithful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 FE lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 107 FEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 File No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Filter effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 107, 108 Flash exposure compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 107 Flash off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 J JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 197 Index L LAN (WFT-E1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 56 Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 LCD brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 LCD monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 36 LCD panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 16 LCD panel illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 27 Low-speed continuous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Number of copies . . . 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