User manual CANON EOS 50D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 50D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with 15. 10 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4, high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF (all cross-type points), highspeed 6. 3 fps continuous shooting, and Live View shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, provides many features for demanding shoots, and expands shooting possibilities with system accessories. Take a Few Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. To avoid botched pictures and accidents, read the Safety Warnings (p. 212, 213) and Handling Precautions (p. 12, 13). Testing the Camera Before Using and Liability After shooting, playback and check whether the image has been properly recorded. [. . . ] Flash exposure compensation may be necessary depending on the scene, so this setting is for advanced users. Setting an External Speedlite Select either [External flash func. For details on which external Speedlite settings the camera can set, see the compatible EX-series (such as the 430EX II) Speedlite's instruction manual. Attach the Speedlite to the camera and turn it on. 1 Select either [External flash func. setting] or [External flash C. Fn setting]. Turn the <5> dial to select the item, then press <0>. setting 2 Set the external flash function settings. Select a flash function and set it as desired. On the flash function settings screen, the settable items or current settings displayed differ depending on the current flash mode settings or flash Custom Function settings. If you press the <B> button to clear the Speedlite settings, both the external Speedlite and built-in flash settings will be cleared. External flash C. Fn setting 112 External Speedlites EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites Basically operates like a built-in flash for easy operation. When an EX-series Speedlite is attached to the camera, almost all the autoflash control is done by the camera. In other words, it is like a highoutput flash attached externally in place of the built-in flash. For detailed instructions, see the EX-series Speedlite's instruction manual. This camera is a Type-A camera that can use all the features of EX-series Speedlites. Shoe-mount Speedlites Macro Lites With an EX-series Speedlite not controllable by the camera, only [Flash exp. (For some EX-series Speedlites, [Shutter sync. ] can also be settable. ) When the flash metering mode is set to TTL autoflash with the flash's Custom Function, the flash will fire at full output only. Canon Speedlites other than the EX-series With an EZ/E/EG/ML/TL-series Speedlite set in the TTL or A-TTL autoflash mode, the flash can be fired at full output only. Set the camera's shooting mode to <a> (manual exposure) or <f> (aperture-priority AE) and adjust the aperture setting before shooting. When using a Speedlite which has manual flash mode, shoot in the manual flash mode. 113 External Speedlites Using Non-Canon Flash Units Sync Speed The camera can synchronize with non-Canon compact flash units at 1/250 sec. With large studio flash units, since the flash duration is longer, set the sync speed within 1/60 sec. Be sure to test the flash synchronization before shooting. PC Terminal The camera's PC terminal can be used with flash units having a sync cord. You can connect any sync cord regardless of its polarity. Cautions for Live View shooting When using a non-Canon flash unit for Live View shooting, set the [6 Live View function settings] menu's [Silent shoot. ] to [Disable]. The flash will not fire if it is set to [Mode 1] or [Mode 2]. If the camera is used with a flash unit or flash accessory dedicated to another camera brand, the camera may not operate properly and malfunction may result. Do not connect to the camera's PC terminal any flash unit requiring 250 V or more. Do not attach a high-voltage flash unit on the camera's hot shoe. A flash unit attached to the camera's hot shoe and a flash unit connected to the PC terminal can both be used at the same time. 114 Live View Shooting You can shoot while viewing the picture on the camera's LCD monitor. This is called "Live View shooting. " Live View shooting is effective for still subjects which do not move. [. . . ] For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, waste authority, approved WEEE scheme or your household waste disposal service. For more information regarding return and recycling of WEEE products, please visit www. canon-europe. com/environment. (EEA: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) 214 Index A AC Adapter Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Access lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 A-DEP (Automatic depth-of-field AE). . . . . . . . . . 99 Adobe RGB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 AE lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 174, 175 AF Focusing AF Microadjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 AF start <AF-ON> button . . . . . . . . 35, 181 AF stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 AI Focus AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 AI Servo AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 85 Aperture-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Auto Lighting Optimizer. . . . . . . . . . . 47, 177 Auto playback Slide show Auto power off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 44 Auto rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Autofocus Focusing Av (Aperture-priority AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 C w, x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Center-weighted average metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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