Table Of Contents - Canon EOS-3 Instructions Manual

Contents
Before You Start
Quick Start With
Program AE
Autofocus (AF)
Metering Modes
Shooting Modes
Flash Photography
Custom Functions
Reference Section
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Handling Precautions ...........................6
Nomenclature .......................................9
1. Basic Operation ...........................16
2. Installing the Battery and
Checking the Battery Level ..........21
3. Mounting and Detaching a Lens ..23
Program AE........................................30
Shifting the Program ..........................31
1. AF Mode Selection ......................34
AF Modes ....................................35
2. Area AF Ellipse and
Focusing Points ...........................37
3. Focusing Point Selection .............38
● Automatic Selection .................38
1. Selecting a Metering Mode ..........54
2. Metering Modes ...........................55
Evaluative Metering ( ) .............55
1. Shutter Speed-Priority AE (Tv):
You Set the Shutter Speed ..........62
2. Aperture-Priority AE (Av):
You Set the Aperture ...................65
3. Depth-of-field AE (DEP):
You Set the Depth of Field...........68
Depth-of-field AE with a Manually-
Selected Focusing Point ..............68
Depth-of-field AE with Eye-Selected
Focusing Points ...........................70
1. Flash Photography with Speedlite
550EX ..........................................92
1. Setting and Canceling Custom
Functions ...................................104
1. Troubleshooting Guide ..............128
2. Exposure Warning List...............130
3. Program Line .............................131
Conventions Used in this Instructions
Booklet .........................................13
4. Loading Film ................................24
Setting the Film Speed ................26
Dioptric Adjustment Lenses ...............32
● Manual Selection .....................38
● Eye-Control Selection ..............38
About Eye-Control AF ..................41
Eye-Control Calibration................42
4. Eye-Control One-Shot AF Mode ..47
5. Eye-Control AI-Servo AF Mode ...48
Partial Metering ( )....................55
Spot Metering ( ).......................55
Centerweighted Metering ( ).....56
4. Manual Exposure (M): You Set the
Shutter Speed and Aperture ........73
5. Setting Exposure Compensation...75
6. Autoexposure Bracketing
(AEB) ...........................................77
Canceling AEB.............................78
7. AE Lock .......................................79
8. Setting the Film Speed Manually...81
9. Multiple Exposures ( )...............82
2. Using Other EOS-Dedicated
Speedlites ..................................100
2. Custom Function Settings..........106
4. Shutter Speed and Aperture
Readouts ...................................132
5. Interchanging the
Focusing Screen ........................133
Attaching the Strap.............................14
5. Unloading Film .............................28
Midroll Rewind ( )...................28
6. Focusing an Off-Center Subject ..49
● AF Sensitivity and the Lens'
Maximum Aperture...................50
7. When Autofocus Fails ..................51
8. Manual Focusing .........................52
Focusing Point-Linked
Spot Metering ..............................56
Multi-Spot Metering......................57
10. buLb Exposures ...........................84
11. Switching the
Film Advance Mode .....................85
12. Self-timer Operation.....................87
Attaching the Eyepiece Cover .....88
13. Mirror Lockup ...............................89
14. Depth-of-field Preview .................90
15. LCD Panel Illumination ................90
3. Using Non-Canon Flash Units ...101
3. Index of Custom Functions ........124
6. Major Accessories .....................135
Major Specifications .........................140
Custom Function Symbols ...............145
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