Canon 50d Owners Manual

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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The EOS 50D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a 
fine-detail CMOS sensor with 15.10 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4, 
high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF  (all cross-type points), high-
speed 6.3 fps continuous shooting, and Live View shooting.
The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, 
provides many features for dem anding shoots, and expands shooting 
possibilities with  system accessories.
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Before starting, check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer.
* Battery Charger CG-580 or CB-5L is provided. (The CB-5L comes with a power 
cord.)
  If you purchased a Lens Kit, chec k that the lens is included.
  Depending on the Lens Kit type, the lens instruction manual might 
also be included.
  Be careful not to lose any of the above items.
Item Check List
Battery Pack BP-511A
(with protective cover) Battery Charger...

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Icons in this Manual
 : Indicates the Main Dial.
< 5 > : Indicates the Quick Control Dial.
< 9 > : Indicates the Multi-controller.
< 0 > : Indicates the setting button.
0 , 9 , 8 : Indicates that the respective function remains active for 
4 sec., 6 sec., or 16 sec. respectively after you let go of 
the button.
* In this manual, the icons and markings  indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, 
and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the 
LCD monitor.
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For first-time users, chapters 1 and 2 explain the camera’s basic 
operations and shooting procedures.
Chapters
Introduction
Camera basics.2
Getting Started23
Basic Shooting
Fully automatic shooting 
for different subjects. 47
Image Settings59
Setting the AF and Drive Modes83
Advanced Operations
Shooting features for specific types of subjects. 91
Live View Shooting
Shoot while viewing the LCD monitor.11 5
Image Playback131
Sensor Cleaning147
Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer153...

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Introduction
Item Check List.................................................................................................. 3
Conventions Used in this Manual ...................................................................... 4
Chapters ............................................................................................................ 5
Index to Features ............................................................................................ 10
Handling Precautions...

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Contents
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Image Settings59
Setting the Image-recording Quality.................................................................60
i: Setting the ISO Speed ..............................................................................63
A  Selecting a Picture Style ..........................................................................65
A  Customizing a Picture Style .....................................................................67
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D Using the Built-in Flash.............................................................................. 107
Flash Control ................................................................................................. 111
External Speedlites ....................................................................................... 113
Live View Shooting 115
A Preparing for Live View Shooting ............................................................ 116
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9Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer153
Preparing to Print ...........................................................................................154
w Printing.....................................................................................................156
Trimming the Image ....................................................................................161
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Power
 Battery• Charging Î p.24
• Battery check Î p.28
 Power outlet Î p.190
 Auto power off Î p.44
Lens
 Attaching/Detaching Î p.31
 Zoom Î p.32
 Image Stabilizer Î p.33
Basic Settings 
(Menu Functions)
 Language Î p.42
 Date/Time Î p.42
 LCD brightness  adjustment Î p.145
 Beeper Î p.193
 Shoot w/o card Î p.29
Recording Images
 Format Î p.43
 Create/select a folder Î p.78
 File No. Î p.80
Image Quality
 Image-recording quality Î p.60
 ISO speed Î p.63
 Picture Style Î p.65
 Color space Î p.82...