User manual CANON EOS 300D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 300D DIGITAL is a high-performance, digital AF SLR camera with an ultra-fine CMOS sensor with 6. 30 million effective pixels. It is full-featured for all types of shooting, from fully automatic snapshooting to highly creative work. You can use all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and start shooting quickly at any time in any mode. Be sure to read this Instruction Manual to familiarize yourself with the features and proper operation of this camera. Test the Camera Before Shooting Before using the camera, be sure to test it first. [. . . ] If you press the shutter button halfway before all the images in the internal memory are transferred to the CF card (while the access lamp blinks), the image transfer to the CF card will stop temporarily. If " " is displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel, wait until the access lamp turns off, then replace the CF card. · · " "-" the focus · The number displaymaximum" to the leftofofcontinuousconfirmation light <n> indicates the number shots (maximum · With white balance bracketing (p. 53), the four shots can be taken continuously. 65 burst) that can be taken. TProgram AE Like <Y> (Full Auto) mode, this is a general-purpose shooting mode. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value to suit the scene's brightness. This is called Program AE. T stands for Program AE stands for Auto Exposure 1 Set the Mode Dial to <T>. AF point on the subject. 2 Focus through the viewfinder and aim Look · any AF point over the subject. Then press the shutter button halfway. Shutter speed Aperture value the display. 3 Checkshutter speed and aperture value The s · will be set automatically and displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel. A correct exposure will be obtained as long as the shutter speed and aperture value display do not blink. 4 Shoot. the shot and press the · Compose shutter button fully. 66 T Program AE maximum aperture blink, indicates · If " " and the Increase the ISO speed orit use flash. indicates · If " " and the minimum aperture blink, ituse an overexposure. Decrease the ISO speed or ND filter to reduce the amount of light entering the lens. "Function Availability Table" · Refer theZone modes and Basic Zone(p. 120) for difference between Creative modes. Shifting the Program mode, you · In Program AE combinationcan freely change the shutter speed and aperture value (program) set by the camera while · · · maintaining the same exposure value. To do this, press the shutter button down halfway, then turn the <l> dial until the shutter speed or aperture value you want is displayed. If you are using a flash, you cannot shift the program. 67 RShutter-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. R stands for "time value. " Fast shutter speed Slow shutter speed 1 Set the Mode Dial to <R>. Look LCD panel and turn the · <l> dial to set the desired shutter speed. 3 Focus on the subject. · Press the shutter button s The aperture value is determined automatically. 4 Check the viewfinder display and shoot. · If the apertureisvalue is not blinking, the exposure correct. 68 R Shutter-Priority AE If the maximum aperture blinks, it indicates · underexposure. Turn the <l> dial to set a slower shutter speed until the blinking stops. aperture blinks, it indicates · If the minimumTurn the <l> dial to set a faster overexposure. Shutter Speed Display " to " " indicate the denominator of The shutter speeds from " the fractional shutter speed. Also, " 69 E Aperture-Priority AE In this mode, you set the desired aperture value and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness. The larger or brighter the aperture value (lower f/number) the more blurred the background will become. [. . . ] burst during continuous shooting: 4 shots · LCD Monitor Type: Screen size: Pixels: Image coverage: Brightness control: TFT color liquid-crystal monitor 1. 8 inches Approx. 100% with respect to the effective pixels 5 levels 132 Specifications · Playback Image display format: Highlight alert: Single image, single image (Info), magnified view (Approx. 1. 5x-10x), 9-image index, zoom in, autoplay, image rotation, and jump In the single image and single image (Info) modes, any overexposed highlight areas with no image infomation will blink. Single image or all images in the CF card can be erased (except protected images). [. . . ]