Canon EOS-1D X Pocket Manual

Quick Start Guide
1
Insert the battery.
2
Insert a card.
Two cards can be inserted.
3
Attach the lens.
Align it with the red dot.
4
Set the lens focus
mode switch to <f>.
This quick guide explains basic function settings
and how to shoot and playback images. You can
take this guide with you for shooting. For detailed
instructions, refer to the EOS-1D X Instruction
5
Set the power switch
Manual.
E to <1>.
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6
Set the shooting
Image Playback
mode to <d>.
Press the <W> button
Index
and turn the <6/5> dial to 6
select <d>.
7
Focus the subject.
Aim the viewfinder center over the
subject and press the shutter
button halfway to autofocus.
0
8 B
Take the picture. Shooting
information
Press the shutter button
completely to take the
x
picture.
Playback
9
L
View the image.
Erase
The captured image will be
displayed for 2 sec. on the
LCD monitor.
Battery Life with Viewfinder Shooting
Temperature At 23°C / 73°F At 0°C / 32°F
Possible shots Approx. 1120 shots Approx. 860 shots
Preparation
Q Quick Control
Menu Operations
Magnify
< >
M
6
button
LCD
<6> Main Dial
monitor
Aperture
Shutter speed
<Q>
u <5> Quick
button
Shooting
Control Dial
mode
<0> button
Flash exposure
9
compensation
1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.
AF mode
2. Each time you press the <Q> button, the main tab will switch.
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3. Turn the <6> dial to select a secondary tab, then turn the
Picture Style
Select image
<5> dial to select the desired item.
Metering mode
4. Press <0> to display the setting.
5. Turn the <5> dial to set the item, then press <0>.
Tilt the <9> to select the function, then turn the <6> or
<5> dial to set it.
Main tabs
Secondary
tabs
Electronic Level
Menu items Menu settings
Image Quality Settings
Image Size
Press the <Q> button. Select [z2: Img type/size], then press <0>.
The Quick Control screen will Turn the <6> or <5> dial to select the image size, then press <0>.
appear.
Image size
Pixels
White balance
Highlight tone priority
Possible shots
ISO speed
RAW: Turn the <6> dial
to select the quality.
Exposure
compensation/
JPEG: Turn the <5> dial
AEB setting
to select the quality.
Auto Lighting
A Picture Style
Optimizer
Select [z1: Picture Style], then
Custom Controls
press <0>.
Turn the <5> dial to select the
Picture Style, then press <0>.
Drive mode White balance correction
Style Description
D Auto Color tones optimized for the particular scene.
P Standard Vivid colors and sharp images.
Each time you press the <B>
Portrait Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
button, the screen display will Q
change. R Landscape Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.
Display the electronic level.
V Monochrome Black-and-white images.
For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), refer to the
camera's instruction manual.
i: ISO Speed
Press the <i> button, then
turn the <6/5> dial.
ISO 100 to 51200 can be set in
1/3-stop increments.
When "A" is selected, the ISO
speed is set automatically. When
you press the shutter button
halfway, the ISO speed setting is
displayed.
B: White Balance
Press the <B> button, then
turn the <5> dial.
Display Mode Color Temperature (Approx. K: Kelvin)
Q Auto 3000 - 7000K
Daylight 5200K
W
Shade 7000K
E
Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000K
R
Tungsten light 3200K
Y
White fluorescent light 4000K
U
Flash Automatically set*
I
Custom 2000 - 10000K
O
P Color temperature 2500 - 10000K
* Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function.
Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000K.