Canon EOS-1D Mark II Digial User manual

CPQ-E011-001 ©CANONINC.2013
Quick Start Guide
Preparation
Insert the battery. Set the shooting
mode to <d>.
Pressthe<W>button
andturnthe<6/5>dial
toselect<d>.
Image Playback
Menu Operations
Insert a card.
Twocardscanbeinserted.
Focus the subject.
Aimtheviewndercenterover
thesubjectandpresstheshutter
buttonhalfwaytoautofocus.
Attach the lens.
Alignitwiththereddot.
B
Shooting
information
Menu items
Secondary
tabs
Menu settings
Main tabs
Selectimage
Index Magnify
Erase
Playback
Set the lens focus
mode switch to <f>.
Set the power switch
to <1>.
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3
4
5Battery Life with Viewnder Shooting
Temperature At23°C/73°F At0°C/32°F
Possibleshots Approx.1120shots Approx.860shots
Take the picture.
Presstheshutterbutton
completelytotakethe
picture.
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View the image.
Thecapturedimagewillbe
displayedfor2sec.onthe
LCDmonitor.
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1.Pressthe<M>buttontodisplaythemenu.
2.Eachtimeyoupressthe<Q>button,themaintabwill
switch.
3.Turnthe<6>dialtoselectasecondarytab,thenturn
the<5>dialtoselectthedesireditem.
4.Press<0>todisplaythesetting.
5.Turnthe<5>dialtosettheitem,thenpress<0>.
This quick reference guide explains the basic function
settings and how to shoot and play back images.
You can take this guide with you when shooting.
For detailed instructions, refer to the EOS-1D X
Instruction Manual.
Quick Reference Guide
English
E
<M>
button
<6>
MainDial
<0>button
<5>Quick
ControlDial
LCD
monitor
<Q>
button
QQuick Control
Electronic Level

oPressthe<Q>button.

XTheQuickControlscreenwill
appear.

oEachtimeyoupressthe<B>
button,thescreendisplaywill
change.

oDisplaytheelectroniclevel.

oTiltthe<9>toselectthefunction,thenturnthe<6>or
<5>dialtosetit.
Image Size
A Picture Style
Imagesize
Pixels
Possibleshots
RAW:Turnthe<6>dial
toselectthequality.
JPEG:Turnthe<5>dial
toselectthequality.

oSelect[z2: Img type/size],thenpress<0>.

oTurnthe<6>or<5>dialtoselecttheimagesize,then
press<0>.

oSelect[z1: Picture Style],
thenpress<0>.

oTurnthe<5>dialtoselectthe
PictureStyle,thenpress<0>.
Style Description
D Auto Colortonesoptimizedfortheparticularscene.
P Standard Vividcolorsandsharpimages.
Q Portrait Niceskintonesandslightlysharpimages.
R Landscape
Vividblueskiesandgreeneryandverysharpimages.
V Monochrome Black-and-whiteimages.

oFor<S>(Neutral)and<U>(Faithful),refertothe
camera’sinstructionmanual.
Display Mode ColorTemperature(Approx.K:Kelvin)
QAuto 3000-7000K
WDaylight 5200K
EShade 7000K
RCloudy,twilight,sunset 6000K
YTungstenlight 3200K
UWhiteuorescentlight 4000K
IFlash Automaticallyset*
OCustom 2000-10000K
PColortemperature 2500-10000K
* ApplicablewithSpeedliteshavingacolortemperaturetransmissionfunction.
Otherwise,itwillbexedtoapprox.6000K.
6 6
L
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9
0u
Whitebalance
Highlighttonepriority
ISOspeed
Aperture
Shutterspeed
Shooting
mode
Flashexposure
compensation
AFmode
Meteringmode
Drivemode
PictureStyle
Exposure
compensation/
AEBsetting
CustomControls
Whitebalancecorrection
AutoLighting
Optimizer
i: ISO Speed
B: White Balance

oPressthe<i>button,then
turnthe<6/5>dial.

oISO100to51200canbesetin
1/3-stopincrements.

oWhen“A”isselected,theISO
speedissetautomatically.
Whenyoupresstheshutter
buttonhalfway,theISOspeed
settingisdisplayed.

oPressthe<B>button,then
turnthe<5>dial.
Image Quality Settings
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f: AF Mode
S AF Point Selection
AF Area Selection Mode
A AE Lock

oSetthelensfocusmodeswitch
to<f>.

oPressthe<o>button,
thenturnthe<6>dial.
X(One-ShotAF):
Forstillsubjects
Z(AIServoAF):
Formovingsubjects

oPressthe<S>button,then
lookthroughtheviewnder.

oTheAFpointselectionwill
changeinthedirectionyoutilt
the<9>.Ifyoupress<9>
straightdown,thecenterAF
point(orcenterZone)willbe
selected.

oThe<6>dialselectsanAF
pointinthehorizontaldirection,
andthe<5>dialselectsan
AFpointintheverticaldirection
(togglesbetweenzonesinZone
AF).

oPressthe<S>button.

oLookthroughtheviewnderand
pressthe<B>button.

XEachtimeyoupressthe<B>
button,theAFareaselection
modechanges.

oFocusthesubject.

oPressthe<A>buttontolock
thecurrentexposuresetting.

oT
heexposurelevelindicatoron
therightoftheviewnderwillshow
theAElockexposurelevelandthe
currentexposurelevelinreal-time.

oRecomposeandtakethepicture.
A Live View Shooting

oSelect[A4: LV z/k set.],
thenpress<0>.

oS
elect[ Stills ],thenpress<
0>.

oPressthe<A>buttonto
displaytheLiveViewimageon
theLCDmonitor.

oPressthe<W>buttonand
turnthe<6/5>dialtoselect
theshootingmode.

oPresstheshutterbutton
halfway.Afterfocusis
achieved,presstheshutter
buttoncompletely.

oPressthe<A>buttontoend
theLiveViewshooting.
k Shooting Movies
Autoexposure Shooting

oSelect[z4: LV z/k set.],
thenpress<0>.

oSelect[Movies],thenpress
<0>.

oSelect[z4: Movie rec. size]
andsetthemovie-recording
size,thenpress<0>.

oPressthe<A>buttontodisplay
themovieimageontheLCD
monitor.

oPressthe<W>buttonand
turnthe<6/5>dialtoselect
<d>or<BULB>.

oPresstheshutterbuttonhalfway
tofocus.

oPressthe<B>buttontostart
shootingamovie.Duringmovie
shooting,“o”willappearonthe
upperright.

oTostopshootingthemovie,
pressthe<B>buttonagain.
Recordingmovie
Shooting Mode

oPressthe<W>button,
thenturnthe<6/5>dial.

oTurnthe<6>or<5>dialto
settheexposure,thenshoot.
ShootingMode 6Dial 5Dial
d

(ProgramAE) Programshift Exposurecompensation
s

(Shutter-priorityAE) Shutterspeedsetting Exposurecompensation
f

(Aperture-priorityAE) Aperturesetting Exposurecompensation
a

(Manualexposure) Shutterspeedsetting Aperturesetting
Insteadofpressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway,AFisalso
possiblebypressingthe<p>button.
Whenspotmeteringisset,multi-spotmeteringispossible
withthe<B>button.

oIftheexposurecompensationamountexceeds±3stops,
settingitwiththeQuickControlscreenisrecommended.

oYoucanalsosetitwiththe<
O
>buttonand<
6/5
>dial.

oForlight-coloredsubjects,setittotheplusside.For
dark-coloredsubjects,setittotheminusside.

oI
fyousettheshootingmodeto<
s
>,<
f
>,or<
a
>,youcan
shootmoviesintherespectiveshootingmode’sexposuresetting.

oYoucantakeastillphotoduringmovieshootingby
pressingtheshutterbuttoncompletely.
R: Drive Mode O Exposure Compensation
q Metering Mode

oPressthe<o>button,
thenturnthe<5>dial.
u :Single shooting
o :High-speed continuous
shooting
p :Low-speed continuous
shooting
k :10-sec. self-timer
l :2-sec. self-timer
6 :Single: Silent shooting
K :Super high speed
continuous shooting

oP
resstheshutterbuttonhalfwayand
checktheexposurelevelindicator.

oTurnthe<
5
>dialtosetthe
exposurecompensationamount.

oYoucansettheamountupto
±5stopsin1/3-stopincrements.

oT
ocancelexposurecompensation,set
theexposurelevelindicator<
n/N
> to
thestandardexposureindex(
<
a/C
>).

oTosettheexposurecompensation
whilethe<a>modeandAuto
ISOarebothset,refertothe
camera’sinstructionmanual.

oPressthe<Q>button,then
turnthe<6>dial.
q
Evaluative metering:
 Standardmeteringmode
w
Partial metering:
 Approx.6.5%atcenter
r
Spot metering:
 Approx.2.5%atcenter
e
Center-weighted average
metering:

Brightnessmeteredatthecenter
andaveragedfortheentirescene
Standardexposureindex
Exposurelevel
AElock
Increasedexposure
Decreasedexposure
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
Temperature At23°C/73°F At0°C/32°F
Possibleshots Approx.290shots Approx.250shots
Shooting Operation
84: Display/Operation
FocusingScreen
Viewnderinfo.duringexposure
LCDpanelilluminationduringBulb
Recordingcard,imagesizesetting
85: Operation
DialdirectionduringTv/Av
Avsettingwithoutlens
Multifunctionlock
CustomControls
J/Kbuttonfunction
86: Others
Addcroppinginformation
Timerduration
Shutterreleasetimelag
Memoaudioquality
DefaultEraseoption
Sameexposurefornewaperture
87: Clear
ClearallCustomFunc.(C.Fn)
Custom Functions
81: Exposure
Exposurelevelincrements
ISOspeedsettingincrements
Bracketingautocancel
Bracketingsequence
Numberofbracketedshots
SpotmeteringlinkedtoAFpoint
Safetyshift
82: Exposure
Restrictshootingmodes
Restrictmeteringmodes
Meteringusedinmanualexposure
Setshutterspeedrange
Setaperturerange
AEMicroadjustment
FEMicroadjustment
83: Drive
Continuousshootingspeed
Limitcontinuousshotcount
Restrictdrivemodes
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