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A
AC Adapter Kit ..............................190
Access lamp.................................... 30
A-DEP 
(Automatic depth-of-field AE) ..........99
Adobe RGB ..................................... 82
AE lock ..........................................103
AEB (Auto Exposure 
Bracketing) ....................102, 174, 175
AF J Focusing
AF Microadjustment ......................180
AF start  button ........ 35, 181
AF stop button...............................178
AI Focus AF .................................... 85
AI Servo AF...............................50, 85
Aperture-priority AE ........................ 96
Auto Lighting Optimizer........... 47, 177
Auto playback J  Slide show
Auto power off ...........................27, 44
Auto rotate ....................................146
Autofocus  J Focusing
Av (Aperture-priority AE) .................96
B
Basic Zone ......................................20
Battery J  Power
Battery check .................................. 28
Battery Grip BG-E2 .......................192
Beeper ..........................................193
Black-and-white image..............66, 68
Bracketing ....................... 75, 102, 174
Bulb...............................................104 Noise reduction.........................176
C
w , x .................................... 20, 186
C  (Creative Auto) ......................... 57
Cable ................................ 3, 141, 142
Camera Camera shake.................... 90, 106
Clear camera settings ................ 45
Holding the camera .................... 34
Setting description display ....... 188
Camera shake .......................... 33, 35
Camera user settings ............. 20, 186
Card.................................... 13, 29, 43 Card reminder ............................ 29
Format........................................ 43
Problem...................................... 30
Center-weighted average 
metering ....................................... 100
CF card  J Card
Clock  J Date/Time
Close-up ......................................... 53
Color space .................................... 82 sRGB / Adobe RGB
Color temperature .......................... 73
Color tone ............................... 67, 160
Continuous shooting............... 89, 189
Contrast .................................. 67, 160
Copyright information ..................... 46
Cord  J Cable
Creative Auto.................................. 57
Creative Zone ................................. 20
M  icon ............................................. 4
Cross-type focusing........................ 87
Custom Functions ........................ 172 Clearing all ............................... 172
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Index
D
Date J Date/Time
Date/Time ....................................... 42
Date/time battery replacement... 191
Depth-of-field preview ..................... 97
Dioptric adjustment ......................... 34
Direct printing  J Printing
Drive mode ............................. 89, 189 Single / Continuous shooting
Self-timer .................................... 90
Dust Delete Data .......................... 149
E
Easy printing ................................. 159
Erase (image) ............................... 144
Error codes ................................... 201
Evaluative metering ...................... 100
Exposure compensation ............... 101 1/2-stop increments .................. 174
Exposure simulation ..................... 117
External Speedlite ......................... 113
Eyepiece cover ....................... 23, 105
F
Faithful ............................................ 66
FE lock .......................................... 110
File number ..................................... 80 Continuous / Auto reset / 
Manual reset
File size................................... 61, 133
Filter effect (Monochrome).............. 68 Yellow / Orange / Red / Green Flash
2nd-curtain sync ...................... 111
Custom Functions .................... 112
Effective range ......................... 108
External Speedlite ............ 112, 113
FE lock ..................................... 110
Flash exposure compensation.. 109
Flash off ..................................... 56
Flash sync. speed in Av mode.. 175
Menu setting .................... 111, 112
Red-eye reduction ................... 108
Flash exposure 
compensation ....................... 109, 189 1/2-stop increments ................. 174
Focal plane mark............................ 17
Focus lock ...................................... 50
Focus mode switch .................. 31, 88
Focusing AF mode ............................ 84, 189
AF point display ............... 133, 179
AF point selection ...... 86, 179, 189
AF-assist beam ............ 49, 87, 179
Beeper ....................................... 85
Difficult-to-focus subjects ........... 88
Focus search ........................... 178
Live View shooting ........... 121, 127
Manual focusing................. 88, 127
Out of focus ................. 49, 88, 126
Recompose................................ 50
Focusing screen ........................... 183
Folder Create/Select ...................... 78
Format (CF card initialization) ........ 43
4- or 9-image index display .......... 135
Full Auto ......................................... 48
Function availability table ............. 196
H
HDMI ............................................ 142
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Index
Hi-Definition ..................................142
Highlight alert ................................133
Highlight detail loss .......................133
Highlight tone priority ....................177
Histogram......................................134Brightness / RGB
Household power ..........................190
I
Illumination (LCD panel) ...............104
Image AF point display ........................133
Auto playback ...........................139
Auto rotate ................................146
Erase ........................................144
Highlight alert............................133
Histogram .................................134
Index .........................................135
Jump display.............................136
Magnified view ..........................137
Manual rotate............................138
Playback ...................................131
Protect ......................................143
Shooting information.................133
Transfer to personal computer...167
Viewing on TV ..........................141
Image area ......................................32
Image dust prevention ..................147
Image Stabilizer (lens) ....................33
Image transfer ...............................167
Image Zone ..................................... 20
Image-recording quality selection ...60
Index display .................................135
ISO speed ....................... 63, 174, 189 Automatic setting ........................ 64
ISO expansion ..........................174
J
JPEG .............................................. 60
Jump display ................................ 136
L
Landscape ................................ 52, 65
Language selection ........................ 42
LCD monitor ................................... 13 Brightness adjustment ............. 145
Image playback ........................ 131
Menu screen .............................. 40
Shooting functions ................... 189
LCD panel ...................................... 18 Illumination ............................... 104
Lens.......................................... 21, 31
Lens peripheral 
illumination correction..................... 76
Live View shooting ....................... 115 Focusing .......................... 121, 127
Possible shots .......................... 119
Silent shooting ......................... 128
Long exposures J  Bulb
M
M (Manual exposure) ..................... 98
Magnified view...................... 127, 137
Malfunction ................................... 198
Manual exposure ............................ 98
Manual focusing ..................... 88, 127
Maximum burst ......................... 61, 62
Memory card J Card
Menu Menu settings........................... 193
My Menu .................................. 185
Setting operation ........................ 40
3  icon ......................................... 4
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Index
Metering mode ...................... 100, 189Evaluative / Partial / Spot / 
Center-weighted average
MF (Manual focusing) ..................... 88
Mirror lockup ......................... 106, 180
Mode Dial  J Shooting mode
Monochrome image .................. 66, 68
Multi-controller .......................... 36, 86
My Menu ....................................... 185
N
Neutral ............................................ 66
Night Portrait ................................... 55
Noise reduction ............................. 176
Nomenclature ................................. 16
Number  J File number
O
One-Shot AF ................................... 84
Original decision 
(image verification) data ............... 184
P
P (Program AE) .............................. 92
Paper settings (printing)................ 156
Partial metering............................. 100
PC terminal ............................. 16, 114
Peripheral illumination correction.... 76
Personal computer
Image transfer .......................... 167
Wallpaper ................................. 169
Personal white balance................... 73
PictBridge ..................................... 153 Picture Style
Adjustment ................................. 67
Selection .................................... 65
User defined .............................. 69
Pixel count selection ...................... 60
Playback  J Image
Portrait................................ 51, 55, 65
Possible shots .................. 28, 61, 119
Power Auto power off ...................... 27, 44
Battery check ............................. 28
Household power ..................... 190
Possible shots.................... 28, 119
Recharge ................................... 24
Switch ........................................ 27
Printing ......................................... 153 Page layout .............................. 157
Paper settings .......................... 156
PictBridge ................................ 153
Print Order (DPOF) .................. 163
 button.................. 159, 168
Printing effects ......................... 160
Tilt correction ........................... 161
Trimming .................................. 161
Program AE.................................... 92 Program shift ............................. 93
Protect (image erase-protection).. 143
Q
Quick Control screen...................... 38
R
RAW ......................................... 60, 62
RAW+JPEG ................................... 60
Recharge........................................ 24
Red-eye reduction ........................ 108
Remote control shooting .............. 105
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Index
Revert to default settings ................ 45
Review time ..................................145
Rotate (image) ..............138, 146, 161
S
Safety shift ....................................175
Safety warnings ............................213
Saturation................................ 67, 160
Self-timer.........................................90
Sensor cleaning ............................147
Sepia (Monochrome) ......................68
Sharpness.......................................67
Shoot w/o card ................................ 29
Shooting information display .........133
Shooting mode ................................ 20A-DEP.........................................99
Aperture-priority AE ....................96
Close-up ..................................... 53
Creative Auto ..............................57
Flash off ......................................56
Full Auto ..................................... 48
Landscape .................................. 52
Manual exposure ........................ 98
Night Portrait............................... 55
Portrait ........................................ 51
Program AE ................................ 92
Shutter-priority AE ......................94
Sports .........................................54
Shooting settings display ..............189
Shutter button .................................35
Shutter-priority AE........................... 94
Silent shooting ..............................128
Slide show.....................................139
Sports ..............................................54
Spot metering................................100 sRAW (Small RAW).................. 60, 62
Strap ............................................... 23
System map ................................. 202
T
Toning effect (Monochrome)........... 68
Sepia / Blue / Purple / Green
Transfer order (image) ................. 170
Trimming (printing) ....................... 161
Tv (Shutter-priority AE)................... 94
U
Ultra DMA (UDMA) ................... 29, 61
V
Viewfinder....................................... 19 Dioptric adjustment .................... 34
Viewing on TV .............................. 141 Video system 
(NTSC/PAL) ..................... 141, 194
W
WB  J White balance
White balance......................... 71, 189 Bracketing .................................. 75
Correction .................................. 74
Custom....................................... 72
Personal ..................................... 73
Z
Zoom ring lock ................................ 32
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							This Instruction Manual booklet is current as of August 2008. For information on 
the camera’s compatibility with any accessories and lenses introduced after this 
date, contact any Canon Service Center.
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