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3 Setting Copyright Information
When you select [ Display copyright 
info. ] in step 2 on the preceding page, 
you can check the [Author ] and 
[Copyright] information that you 
entered.
When you select [ Delete copyright information ] in step 2, you can 
delete the [ Author] and [Copyright ] information.
Checking the Copyright Information
Deleting the Copyright Information
You can also set or check the copyright information with EOS Utility 
(provided software, p.410).
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The range of reproducible colors is called the color space. With this 
camera, the color space for captur ed images can be set to sRGB or 
Adobe RGB. For normal shooting, sRGB is recommended.
1Select [Color space].
 Under the [ z1] tab, select [Color 
space ], then press < 0>.
2Set the desired color space.
  Select [ sRGB] or [ Adobe RGB ], then 
press < 0>.
This color space is mainly used for commercial printing and other 
industrial uses. This setting is  not recommended if you do not know 
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Exposure Control
Select the shooting mode to suit the subject or shooting 
objective. You can set the shutter speed and/or aperture 
to obtain the exposure you want.
 After you press the shutter  button halfway and let go, the 
exposure values will remain di splayed in the viewfinder and 
on the top LCD panel for approx. 6 sec. ( 9).
  For the functions settable in each shooting mode, see page 
354.
Set the power switch to < 1>.
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The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture to suit 
the subject’s brightness. This is called Program AE.
* < d> stands for Program.* AE stands for autoexposure.
1Set the shooting mode to .
 Press the < W> button and turn 
the < 6> or < 5> dial to select 
< d >.
2Focus the subject.
  Look through the viewfinder and aim 
the AF point over the subject. Then 
press the shutter button halfway.
X When focus is achieved, the focus 
confirmation light < o> on the 
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d: Program AE
4Take the picture.
  Compose the shot and press the 
shutter button completely.
 If the “ 30” shutter speed and the maximum 
aperture blink, it indi cates underexposure. 
Increase the ISO speed or use flash.
  If the “ 8000” shutter speed and the minimum 
aperture blink, it in dicates overexposure. 
Lower the ISO speed or us e an ND filter (sold 
separately) to reduce the  amount of light entering 
the lens.
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d: Program AE
  The focus confirmation light < o> blinks and focus is not 
achieved.
Aim the center of the Area AF frame over an area with good contrast, 
then press the shutter button halfway  (p.46). If you are too close to the 
subject, move away and try again.
  Sometimes multiple AF points light up simultaneously.All those AF points have achieved  focus. As long as the AF point 
covering the desired subject light s up, you can take the picture.
 The focus confirmation light < o> does not light...

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In this mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically 
sets the aperture to obtain the standa rd exposure suiting the brightness 
of the subject. This is called shutter-priority AE. A faster shutter speed 
can freeze the action or a moving subject. A slower shutter speed can 
create a blurred effect, giving the impression of motion.
*  stands for Time value.
1Set the shooting mode to < s>.
 Press the < W> button and turn 
the < 6> or < 5> dial to select 
< s >.
2Set the desired shutter...

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s: Shutter-Priority AE
 If the maximum aperture  blinks, it indicates 
underexposure. 
Turn the < 6> dial to set a slower shutter 
speed until the aperture  stops blinking or 
set a higher ISO speed.
  If the minimum aperture  blinks, it indicates 
overexposure. 
Turn the < 6> dial to set a faster shutter 
speed until the aperture  stops blinking or 
set a lower ISO speed.
Shutter Speed Display
The shutter speeds from “ 8000” to “4” indicate the denominator of the 
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In this mode, you set the desired aperture and the camera sets the shutter 
speed automatically to obtain the st andard exposure suiting the subject 
brightness. This is called aperture-priority AE. A higher f/ number (smaller 
aperture hole) will make more of the foreground and background fall within 
acceptable focus. On t he other hand, a lower f/number  (larger aperture hole) 
will make less of  the foreground and ba ckground fall within acceptable focus.
*  stands for Aperture value (aperture...

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f: Aperture-Priority AE
The aperture opening (diaphragm) changes only at the moment when 
the picture is taken. Otherwise,  the aperture remains fully open. 
Therefore, when you look at the sce ne through the viewfinder or on the 
LCD monitor, the depth of field will look narrow.
Press the depth-of-field preview button 
to stop down the lens to the current 
aperture setting and check the depth of 
field (range of acceptable focus).
Depth of Field Preview
  If the “ 30” shutter speed blin ks, it...