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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Item Check List

    ¢ EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk (CD-ROM) If the camera or memory card is faulty and the images cannot be recorded or read ¢ Digital Photo Professional Disk (CD-ROM) by a personal computer, Canon cannot be held liable for any loss or ¢...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Erasing Images ..................... 112 Formatting the CF Card................. 114 Selecting the Processing Parameters .............57 Setting the Processing Parameters ..............58 Direct Printing from the Camera File Numbering Methods .................61 Checking Camera Settings................62 DPOF: Digital Print Order Format Setting the AF, Metering, and Drive Modes Customizing the Camera Selecting the AF Mode ..................64...
  • Page 4 Preventing Serious Injury or Death • Do not look at the sun or an extremely bright light source through the camera or lens. Doing so may damage your vision. • To prevent fire, excessive heat, chemical leakage, and explosions, follow the safeguards below: •...

  • Page 5: Handling Precautions

    Doing so could damage the images recorded on them. ¡ Do not leave the camera in excessive heat such as in a car in direct sunlight. ¡ Do not store or use a memory card near anything having a strong magnetic High temperatures can cause the camera to malfunction.

  • Page 6: Nomenclature

    Nomenclature Nomenclature For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (p.**). <9> Multi-controller (p.28) Dioptric adjustment knob (p.38) <U> LCD panel illumination button (p.89) <E> AF mode selection/ <A/I> AE lock/ Eyecup (p.89) White balance selection button FE lock button/Index/ LCD panel (p.12) (p.64/50) Reduce button...

  • Page 7: Lcd Panel

    Nomenclature Nomenclature LCD Panel Viewfinder Information Partial metering circle Shutter speed AF point selection ([ - - - Busy (buSY) CF card full warning (FuLL Focusing screen AF points Built-in flash recycling (buSY) CF card error warning (Err (Superimposed display) ISO speed No CF card warning Error code (Err)
  • Page 8 This is a battery pack charger. (p.18) Battery pack slot q Basic Zone w Creative Zone All you do is press the shutter Set the camera as you wish. Power cord button. : Program AE (p.74) : Shutter-priority AE 1 : Full Auto (p.40) Red lamp (p.76)

  • Page 9: Conventions Used In This Manual

    Custom Functions. Attaching the Strap ¡In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s Pass the end of the strap through buttons, dials, and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera’s strap mount from the...

  • Page 10: Recharging The Battery

    514, BP-511, or BP-512. To detach the battery, follow the <–> mark ¡ If the battery is left in the camera for a prolonged period without the above procedure in reverse. camera being used, a low electrical current may be discharged For CG-580 CG-580 excessively and the battery’s service life may be affected.

  • Page 11: Installing And Removing The Battery

    Approx. 550 ¡ Slide the lever as shown by the arrow ¡ The figures above are based on a fully-charged BP-511A and CIPA (Camera & and open the cover. Imaging Products Association) testing criteria. ¡ The actual number of shots may be fewer than indicated above depending on the shooting conditions.

  • Page 12: Using A Household Power Outlet

    Using a Household Power Outlet Mounting and Detaching a Lens With AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 (optional), you can connect the camera to Mounting a Lens a household power outlet and not worry about the battery level. Remove the caps. Connect the DC Coupler.

  • Page 13: Installing And Removing The Cf Card

    ¡ A Microdrive is vulnerable to vibration and physical shock. If you use a Microdrive, be careful not to subject the camera to vibration or physical shock especially while recording or displaying images. The shots remaining depends on the remaining capacity of the CF card and On the menu, if you set the [z Shoot w/o card] to [Off], it will prevent the ISO speed setting.

  • Page 14: Basic Operation

    • Hold the camera steady. ¡ You can change the auto power-off time with the menu’s [c Auto power • Put your finger tip on the shutter button, hold the camera with your right off] setting. (p.33) hand, then press the shutter button gently.

  • Page 15: Menu Operations

    Functions, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, you use the <M> LCD monitor items. When you want to use the < > dial to prepare for button, <0> button, and <5> dial on the camera back to proceed to shooting, set the <4> switch to <J> first. the next step.
  • Page 16 ¡ Custom Functions (C.Fn) Customize the camera When a Basic Zone mode is set, there are menu items which will not be Clear all camera settings (Reset the camera to the default settings.) displayed. (p.31) Clear settings Clear all Custom Functions (Resets all Custom Function settings to the def ault.) ¡...

  • Page 17: Setting The Language

    AF mode One-Shot AF Quality camera to turn off automatically, set this to [Off]. If the camera turns off AF point selection Automatic AF point selection ISO speed automatically, just press the shutter button halfway to turn it on again .

  • Page 18: Setting The Date And Time

    3Setting the Date and Time Replacing the Date/Time Battery Set the date and time as shown below. The date/time (back-up) battery maintains the camera’s date and time. The battery’s service life is about 5 years. If the date/time is reset when Select [Date/Time].

  • Page 19: Cleaning The Cmos Sensor

    3 Cleaning the CMOS sensorN Cleaning the CMOS sensorN The image sensor is like the film in a film camera. If any dust or other Clean the image sensor. foreign matter adheres to the image sensor, it may show up as a dark ¡...

  • Page 20: Dioptric Adjustment

    Holding the Camera mode <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7>, the AF To obtain sharp images, hold the camera still to minimize camera shake. mode, drive mode, etc., are set automatically to suit the subject. In these modes, all you do is point and shoot. In addition, to help prevent mistakes caused by operating the camera improperly, the <E>...

  • Page 21: Using Full Auto

    1Using Full Auto 1Using Full Auto All you do is point the camera and press the shutter button. Everything Take the picture. is automatic so it is easy to photograph any subject. With nine AF points ¡ Compose the shot and press the to focus the subject, anyone can easily take nice pictures.

  • Page 22: Basic Zone Modes

    Automatically, the AF mode will be set to In the <6> mode, use a tripod to prevent camera shake. In the <3> or <7> <X>, the drive mode will be set to <u>, mode, if the shutter speed display blinks, be aware that camera shake may occur.

  • Page 23: Self-Timer Operation

    During the self-timer operation, the LCD panel counts down the seconds until the picture is taken. Do not stand in front of the camera when you press the shutter button to start the self-timer. Doing so will throw off the focus. ¡...

  • Page 24: Setting The Image-Recording Quality

    3 Setting the Image-recording Quality Setting the Image-recording Quality The 73/83/74/84/76/86 modes record the image in the About the RAW Format widely-used JPEG format. In the 1 mode, the captured image will require post-processing with the software provided. The 1+73/ The RAW format assumes that the image will undergo post-processing with a personal computer.

  • Page 25: Setting The Iso Speed

    The maximum burst is displayed even when the drive mode is set to < u > (Single) or have more noise. ¡ < j >. The maximum burst is displayed even when a CF card is not in the camera. High temperatures, high ISO speeds, or long exposures may cause irregular colors in the image.

  • Page 26: Setting The White Balance

    To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of reappear. the type of lighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature can be adjusted with software so that the colors in the image look more natural. The subject’s white color is used as the criteria for adjusting the other colors.

  • Page 27: Setting The Color Temperature

    ¡ If you turn the <5> dial in step 2, WB bracketing will be set. (p.54) camera’s color temperature reading.

  • Page 28: White Balance Auto Bracketing

    3 White Balance Auto BracketingN White Balance Auto BracketingN With just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be recorded Take the picture. simultaneously. Based on the white balance mode’s standard color temperature, the When B/A bracketing has been set, the image will be bracketed with a blue/amber bias or magenta/green bias.

  • Page 29: Setting The Color Space

    The color space refers to the range of reproducible colors. With this The image you capture can be processed to look more vivid and sharp camera, you can set the color space for captured images to sRGB or or more subdued. The processing parameters can be set according to Adobe RGB.

  • Page 30: Setting The Processing Parameters

    3 Setting the Processing ParametersN Setting the Processing ParametersN The image you capture can be processed automatically by the camera Black-and-White Shooting in accordance with the parameter settings you set (five settings each for When you capture images with the processing parameter set to [Contrast], [Sharpness], [Saturation], and [Color tone]).

  • Page 31: File Numbering Methods

    3 Setting the Processing ParametersN File Numbering Methods The file number is like the frame number on film. There are two file Filter effects numbering methods: [Continuous] and [Auto reset]. The images you The same effect as using filters with black-and-white film can be take are automatically assigned a file number from 0001 to 9999 and obtained with digital images.

  • Page 32: Checking Camera Settings

    B Checking Camera Settings When the camera is ready to shoot, press the <B> button to view the current camera settings on the LCD monitor. Display the camera settings. ¡ Press the <B> button. The current camera settings appear on the LCD monitor.

  • Page 33: Selecting The Af Mode

    ¡ This AF mode is for moving subjects when the focusing distance keeps changing. With predictive AF*, the camera can also focus track a subject which steadily approaches or retreats from the camera. If an Extender (optional) is attached and the maximum aperture of the lens The exposure is set at the moment is f/5.6 or smaller, AF will not be possible.

  • Page 34: Selecting The Af Point

    * About Predictive AF automatically by the camera or manually by you. If the subject approaches or retreats from the camera at a constant rate, Automatic AF point selection is set in the Basic Zone modes and the camera tracks the subject and predicts the focusing distance 8 >.

  • Page 35: Focusing An Off-Center Subject

    SSelecting the AF PointN Focusing an Off-Center Subject After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and Selecting with the Dial recompose the shot. This is called “focus lock.” Focus lock works only in ¡ Press the <S> and turn the <6> the One-Shot AF mode.

  • Page 36: When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing)

    (1) Focus an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the q Evaluative Metering focus before recomposing. This is the camera’s standard metering mode suited for most (2) Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually. subjects even under backlit conditions. After detecting the main subject’s position, brightness, background, front and...

  • Page 37: Selecting The Drive Mode

    “buSY” will be displayed on the LCD panel and in timer operation will keep the LCD panel and viewfinder the viewfinder and the camera cannot take any more shots. As the information displayed for about 4 sec. (0).

  • Page 38: Program Ae

    ¡ In Program AE mode, you can freely change the shutter speed and Take the picture. aperture value combination (program) set by the camera while ¡ Compose the shot and press the maintaining the same exposure value. This is called program shift.

  • Page 39: Shutter-Priority Ae

    Shutter-Priority AE s Shutter-Priority AE In this mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically ¡ If the maximum aperture blinks, it indicates sets the aperture value to suit the brightness of the subject. This is underexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a slower called Shutter-Priority AE.

  • Page 40: Aperture-Priority Ae

    Aperture-Priority AE f Aperture-Priority AE In this mode, you set the desired aperture and the camera sets the ¡ If the “30"” shutter speed blinks, it indicates shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness. This is called underexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a larger aperture-priority AE.

  • Page 41: Manual Exposure

    a Manual Exposure a Manual Exposure In this mode, you set both the shutter Set the exposure. speed and aperture value as desired. To ¡ Check the exposure level and set the determine the exposure, refer to the desired shutter speed and aperture exposure level indicator in the viewfinder value.

  • Page 42: Automatic Depth-Of-Field Ae

    Setting Exposure CompensationN This mode is for obtaining a wide depth of field automatically between a Exposure compensation is used to alter the standard exposure setting set by the camera. near subject and far subject. It is effective for group photos and You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased landscapes.

  • Page 43: Auto Exposure Bracketing (Aeb)

    3 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)N Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)N By changing the shutter speed or aperture automatically, the camera brackets the exposure up to ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments for three Canceling AEB successive shots. This is called Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB).

  • Page 44: Ae Lock

    AAE LockN Bulb Exposures AE lock enables you to lock the exposure at a different place from the When bulb is set, the shutter stays open while you hold down the shutter point of focus. After locking the exposure, you can recompose the shot button fully, and closes when you let go of the shutter button.

  • Page 45: Mirror Lockup

    ¡ From the bottom of the eyecup, push ¡ During mirror lockup, do not point the camera lens at the sun. The sun’s it upward. heat can scorch and damage the shutter curtains. ¡...

  • Page 46: You Can Also Silence The Beeper

    Turn the <5> dial to select [Off], then press <0>. Flash Photography CF Card Reminder This prevents shooting if there is no CF card in the camera. This can be The built-in flash or an EOS- set in all shooting modes. dedicated, EX-series Speedlite enables E-TTL II autoflash...

  • Page 47: Using The Built-In Flash

    Approx. 1 - 10.5 / 3.3 - 34.4 Approx. 1 - 6.6 / 3.3 - 21.7 f : For when you want to set the aperture value. The camera 1600 Approx. 1 - 14.9 / 3.3 - 48.9 Approx.
  • Page 48 “Red eye” happens when the light from the flash reading for any part of a subject. reflects off the retina of the eyes. The camera’s red-eye reduction Check that the <D> icon is lit. feature turns on the red-eye reduction lamp to shine a gentle light into ¡...

  • Page 49: Using Eos-Dedicated, External Speedlites

    • FE (Flash Exposure) Lock ¡ Set the <4> switch to <J>, and Press the camera’s <A> button to lock the flash exposure at the desired part while looking at the LCD panel or of the subject. viewfinder, turn the <5> dial.

  • Page 50: Using Non-Canon Flash Units

    Speedlite’s AF-assist beam (if the Speedlite has an AF-assist beam) will be emitted automatically (except in <3> <5> <7> modes). ¡ The EOS 20D is a Type-A camera that can use all the features of EX- series Speedlites. Image Playback...

  • Page 51: Setting The Image Review Time

    [Off]. shooting, you can change the display format. ¡ If the vertical image is taken while the camera is pointed up or down, the ¡ The [Hold] setting keeps displaying the image until you press the shutter image might not rotate automatically for playback.

  • Page 52: Setting The Lcd Brightness

    Setting the LCD Brightness Image Playback You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to one of five levels. You can select any captured image to view. You can view a single image, the shooting information, an index display, or a magnified view. Select [LCD Brightness].

  • Page 53: Index Display

    Image Playback Image Playback H Index Display Shooting Information Display Nine thumbnail images are displayed on one screen. File No. Set the camera for playback. Histogram Image ISO speed Flash exposure ¡ Press the <x> button. Color space compensation amount...
  • Page 54 Image Playback Image Playback u/yMagnified View CJump Display You can magnify the image by 1.5x to 10x on the LCD monitor. During the single image, image with shooting information, index, or magnified image display, you can jump forward or back to images Display the image.

  • Page 55: Rotating An Image

    Image Playback Image Playback 3Automated Playback of Images (Auto playback) 3Rotating an Image You can playback the CF card’s images in an automatic slide show. You can rotate an image by 90° or 270° clockwise. Images will then be Each image will be displayed for about 3 sec. displayed in the correct orientation during playback.

  • Page 56: Viewing The Images On A Tv

    Viewing the Images on a TV Protecting Images By connecting the camera to a TV set with the video cable (provided), This prevents the image from being erased accidentally. you can view the captured images on a TV set. Always turn off the Select [Protect].

  • Page 57: Erasing Images

    LErasing Images LErasing Images You can erase images individually or erase all the images at one time in Erasing All Images the CF card. Only protected images will not be erased. Display the image. Once an image is erased, it cannot be recovered. Make sure you no longer need the image before erasing it.

  • Page 58: Formatting The Cf Card

    Canon BJ printer printer personal computer might not work with the camera. If this happens, format the card with the camera first. Then it might work with the camera. ¡ The CF card’s capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lower than the capacity indicated on the card.

  • Page 59: Preparing To Print

    CP Direct Both plugs have the <D> icon. PictBridge and Bubble Jet Direct When connecting the camera to the personal computer, set CP Direct only Cable provided with printer [Communication] to [Normal]. Transmissions between the camera and Only one plug has the <D> icon.
  • Page 60 Returns to the screen in step 1. Starts the printing. ¡ If you use a battery to power the camera, make sure it is fully charged. The Paper Size, Type, and Layout you have set will be displayed. During direct printing, keep checking the battery level.
  • Page 61 wPrinting with PictBridge wPrinting with PictBridge About Layout TSetting the Paper Size Bordered The print will have a white border along the edges. ¡ Turn the <5> dial to select the size The print will have no white borders. of the paper loaded in the printer, Borderless If your printer cannot print borderless prints, the print will have then press <0>.
  • Page 62 Check for any printer problems other than paper and ink problems. File Error You attempted to print an image that cannot be printed with PictBridge. Images taken with a different camera or images edited with a computer might not be printable.
  • Page 63 finished printing. ¡ If a problem occurs during printing, an error message will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor. Select [Stop] or [Resume] (after resolving the problem). If [Resume] is not displayed, select [Stop].
  • Page 64 SPrinting with Bubble Jet Direct SPrinting with Bubble Jet Direct Select the image to be printed. Printer connected icon Set the options as desired. ¡ Check that the <S> icon is displayed Paper Borders Date on the upper left of the LCD monitor. ¡...

  • Page 65: Setting The Trimming

    If a problem occurs during printing, an error message will appear on the ¡ The <B> button toggles between camera’s LCD monitor. Select [Stop] or [Continue]. If you select the vertical and horizontal orientation [Continue] and the printer does not resume printing, it will resume automatically after you resolve the problem.

  • Page 66: Dpof: Digital Print Order Format

    If the picture will be too grainy, the trimming frame will turn red. the camera can print the images as ¡ While trimming the image, look at the camera’s LCD monitor. If you look at the image on a TV screen, the trimming frame might not be displayed specified by DPOF.

  • Page 67: Print Ordering

    ¡ Turn the <5> dial to select the menu ¡ Do not insert into the camera a CF card containing images captured by a item, then press <0>. different camera and then try to order prints. The < > icon will appear and the images specified for the print order might all be overwritten...
  • Page 68 3 Print Ordering 3 Print Ordering For [Index] Selecting Individual Images for Printing ¡ If you want to include the image in the Select [Order]. index print, checkmark <X> the box. ¡ Turn the <5> dial to select [Order], Otherwise, leave the box unchecked. then press <0>.

  • Page 69: Direct Printing With Dpof

    ¡ See “Setting the Camera” (steps 1 the images. and 2) and “Connect the camera to Note that after following the “Selecting Individual Images” procedure, if the printer” (steps 1 to 5) on pages you do the “Selecting All Images” procedure, the print order will change 116 to 117.

  • Page 70: Customizing The Camera

    If [Bordered] is set, the date might be imprinted on the border, Custom Functions enable you to customize various depending on the printer. camera features to suit your picture-taking preferences. ¡ The date might look light if it is imprinted on a bright background or border.
  • Page 71 Custom Function Settings N Setting a Custom FunctionN Select [Custom Functions (C.Fn)]. C.Fn-01 SET function when shooting ¡ Turn the <5> dial to select [c You can change the function assigned to <0>. With C.Fn-01-1/2, you Custom Functions (C.Fn)], then can press <0>, then look at the LCD panel and set <5>...
  • Page 72 C.Fn-05 AF-assist beam 1: 0, -, +/Disable You can set the AF-assist beam to be emitted from the camera or EOS-dedicated Speedlite. The first bracketed shot is the standard exposure (or exposed with the 0: Emits standard white balance). This bracketing sequence can be repeated.
  • Page 73 Remember that 1: Enable the main flash will fire right before the shutter closes. Effective for close-up and telephoto shots to prevent camera shake caused by the mirror’s reflex action. See page 88 for the mirror lockup procedure. C.Fn-16 Safety shift in AV or TV C.Fn-13...

  • Page 74: Reference

    1: AF start AF operates only while the AF stop button is pressed. While the button is pressed, AF operation with the camera is disabled. 2: AE lock while metering When the button is pressed while metering is still active, AE lock is applied.

  • Page 75: Function Availability Table

    35mm- Custom Functions/Clearing 22.5 x 15.0mm (0.89 x 0.59 in) format film format, the All Custom Functions Camera setting reset equivalent lens focal length 35mm image size will increase by 1.6x. 36 x 24mm (1.42 x 0.95 in)

  • Page 76: Troubleshooting Guide

    The battery is not properly attached to the battery charger. Recharge the battery. (p.18) Attach the battery properly to the charger. (p.18) Shooting The camera does not operate even when the <4> switch is set to <1> or <J>. No images can be shot or recorded. ¡...

  • Page 77: Error Codes

    Troubleshooting Guide Error Codes If a camera error occurs, “Err xx” will be displayed on the LCD panel. The image is out of focus. Follow the instruction below to resolve the problem for respective error ¡ The lens focus mode switch is set to <MF>.
  • Page 78 AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 Remote Switch RS-80N3 Power source kit (AC adapter, DC coupler, power cord) This is a remote switch to prevent camera shake for for supplying power to the camera with a household super-telephoto shots, macroshooting, and bulb power outlet.

  • Page 79: System Map

    System Map System Map Eyepiece Extender CF card EP-EX15 PC card adapter CF Card reader ST-E2 220EX 420EX 580EX Macro Ring Lite Macro Twin Lite Personal computer Rubber Frame Eb MR-14EX MT-24EX PC card slot Windows XP (Home Edition / Professional) Windows 2000 Professional USB port Windows ME...

  • Page 80: Specifications

    Quick-return half mirror • Recording System (Transmission:reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off Recording format: Design rule for Camera File System 2.0: JPEG and RAW with EF 600mm f/4 or shorter lens) Image format: JPEG, RAW (12bit) Viewfinder information: AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light),...
  • Page 81 Specifications Specifications AF-assist beam: Built-in flash fires intermittently • External Speedlite Effective range: Approx. 4.0m/13.1ft. at center, approx. EOS-dedicated Speedlite: E-TTL II autoflash with EX-series Speedlite 3.5m/11.5ft. at periphery PC terminal: Provided • Exposure Control Zooming to match Metering modes: 35-zone TTL full aperture metering lens focal length: Provided...
  • Page 82 All the specifications above are based on Canon’s testing standards. At 0°C / 32°F Approx. 750 Approx. 550 ¡ The camera’s specifications and physical appearance are subject to change * The above figures apply when a fully-charged Battery without notice. Pack BP-511A is used. Battery check:...
  • Page 83 — Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Auto rotate ........101 DC coupler ........22 The cable with the ferrite core provided with the digital camera must be Automatic AF point selection ..67 Depth-of-field preview..... 79 used with this equipment in order to comply with Class B limits in Subpart Av ............78...
  • Page 84 High-speed sync ......97 RAW..........47 Monochrome ........59 Histogram ........104 RAW+JPEG ........46 Video cable........110 Multi-controller......16, 28 Holding the Camera......38 Recharge ........18 Video OUT........110 Red-eye Reduction ......94 Viewfinder........13 Night Portrait ........43 Replacing the Date/Time Battery..35 Image processing ......47 Noise reduction ......
  • Page 85 CANON INC. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan U.S.A. CANON U.S.A. INC. For all inquiries concerning this camera, call toll free in the U.S. 1-800-OK-CANON or write to: Customer Relations, Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, N.Y. 11042-1198 CANADA CANON CANADA INC.

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