Canon 5d Instruction Manual

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Normally, the  setting will set the optimum white balance 
automatically. If natural-looking  colors cannot be obtained with <
Q>, 
you can set the white bal ance manually to suit the  respective light source. 
In the  (Full Auto) mode,  will be set automatically.
1Press the  button. (9 )
2Select the white balance setting.
 While looking at the top LCD panel, 
turn the < 5> dial.
* Set the optimum white balance manu ally to suit the lighting. (p.62)
The three RGB (red, green, a nd blue) primary...

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With custom white balance, you shoot a white object that will serve as 
the basis for the white balance setting. By selecting this image, you 
import its white balance data for the white balance setting.
1Photograph a white object.
 The plain, white object should fill the 
spot metering circle.
  Set the lens focus mode switch to 
, then focus manually. (p.80)
  Set any white balance setting. (p.61)
  Shoot the white object so that a 
standard exposure is obtained.
2Select [Custom WB].
 Turn the < 5>...

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3 Custom White Balance N
 If the exposure obtained in step 1  is underexposed or overexposed, a 
correct white balance might not be obtained.
  If an image was captured whil e the Picture Style was set to 
[ Monochrome ] (p.54), it cannot be selected in step 3.
Instead of a white object, an 18% gra y card (commercially available) can 
produce a more accu rate white balance.
3 Setting the Color Temperature N
You can numerically set the white balance’s color temperature.
1Press the  button. (9 )...

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You can correct the standard color temperature for the white balance 
setting. This adjustment will have  the same effect as using a color 
temperature conversion or color comp ensating filter. Each color can be 
corrected to one of nine levels. Users fa miliar with using color temperature 
conversion or color compensating fi lters will find this feature handy.
1Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
X The WB correction/WB bracketing 
screen will...

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With just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be 
recorded simultaneously. Based on t he white balance mode’s standard 
color temperature, the image will be bracketed with a blue/amber bias 
or magenta/green bias. This is called white balance bracketing. It can 
be set up to ±3 levels in single-level increments.
1Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
X The WB correction/WB bracketing 
screen will appear.
2Set the bracketing...

3 White Balance Auto Bracketing N
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3Take the picture.
XWhen B/A bracketing has been set, the 
three images will be recorded onto the 
CF card in the fo llowing sequence: 
Standard WB, B (blue) bias, and A 
(amber) bias. If M/G bracketing has 
been set, the sequence will be 
Standard WB, M (magenta) bias, and 
G (green) bias.
  In step 2, set “ BKT” to “±0” (“    ” to 
“   ” (1 point)).
Canceling White Balance Auto Bracketing
With white balance bracketing,  the maximum burst will be lower.
 When white...

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The color space refers to the range of reproducible colors. With this 
camera, you can set the color space for captured images to sRGB or 
Adobe RGB. For normal images, sR GB is recommended. In the  
(Full Auto) mode, sRGB will be set automatically.
1Select [Color space].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ z 
Color space ], then press < 0>.
2Set the desired color space.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ sRGB] 
or [ Adobe RGB ], then press < 0>.
This is mainly used for commercia l printing and other...

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You can freely create and select the folder where the captured images 
are to be saved. This is opti onal since a folder will be created 
automatically for saving captured images.
1Go to the Create folder screen.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ c 
Select folder ], then press < 0>.
X The Select/Create folder screen will 
appear.
2Select [Create folder].
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Create 
folder ], then press < 0>.
X The Create folder screen will appear.
3Create a new folder.
  Turn the < 5> dial...

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3 Creating and Selecting a Folder
 With the Select/Create folder screen 
displayed, turn the < 5> dial to select 
the desired folder, then press < 0>.
X Captured images will be saved in the 
selected folder.
  “100EOS5D ” is the folder No. and the 
number on the right is the number of 
images contained in the folder. 
Selecting a Folder
You cannot select a folder to  playback the images inside.
Creating Folders with a Personal Computer
With the memory card open on the  screen, create a new folder...

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The file number is like the frame number on a roll of film. It can start 
counting in one of three different ways: [ Continuous], [Auto reset ], and 
[ Manual reset ]. The images you take are aut omatically assigned a file 
number from 0001 to 9999. The imag es are saved in the selected 
folder.
1Select [File numbering].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ c File 
numbering ], then press < 0>.
2Select the file numbering method.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select 
[ Continuous ], [Auto reset ], or 
[ Manual...