Canon 5d Mark 2 Instruction Manual

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A Live View Shooting N
 Each time you press the < B> button, the information display will 
change.
* The display will show only  the settings currently applied.
B About the Information Display
Histogram 
Exposure level indicator/AEB range AE lock Magnifying frame
Battery check Flash-ready
Screen settings
· h: Stills display
· g: Exposure simulation
· e: Movie display
Flash exposure compensationISO speed
Highlight tone priority AEB
FEB
AF mode
·         : Quick mode
·         : Live mode
·         :...

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As with normal shooting through the viewfinder, while the Live View 
image is displayed, you can still us e the camera buttons to change 
settings and playback images.
 Pressing the < m>, , 
< n > or  button will 
display the respective setting screen 
on the LCD monitor. To change the 
setting, turn the < 6> or < 5> dial.
  The metering mode is fixed to evaluative metering for Live View 
shooting.
  Pressing the < A> button will lock the exposure for 16 sec.
  To check the depth of field, pre ss the...

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During the Live View display, you can still set the menu options. Live 
View functions are listed below.Under the [6] tab and [Live View/Movie 
func. set. ] menu, you can set the 
following functions.
The functions settable in this menu 
screen only apply during Live View 
shooting and Movie shooting. These 
functions do not take effect during 
viewfinder shooting.
  Grid display
With [Grid 1 ] or [Grid 2], you can display grid lines. You can 
check the camera tilt before shooting.
  Silent shooting...

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3 Menu Function Settings N
 Metering timer
You can change how long the exposure  setting is displayed (AE lock 
time).
  AF mode  (p.115-121)
You can select [ Quick mode], [Live mode ], or [Liveu  mode].
  Movie recording size
Set when shooting a movie. See page 139.
  Sound recording
Set when shooting a movie. See page 140.
 If you use flash, the same  operation as the setting [Disable] will take 
effect even if yo u had set it to [Mode 1] or [Mode 2 ].
  When using a non-Canon  flash unit, set it...

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The AF modes available are [Quick mode], [Live mode ] (p.117), and 
[Liveu  mode] (face detection, p.118). If y ou want to achieve precise 
focus, set the lens focus mode switch to < MF>, magnify the image, and 
focus manually (p.122).
Select the AF mode.
 While the Live View image is 
displayed, press the < o        > 
button. ( 9)
  Turn the < 6> dial to select the AF 
mode.
    : Quick mode
    : Live mode
    : Liveu mode
The dedicated AF sensor is used to  focus in the One-Shot AF mode 
(p.79),...

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Using AF to Focus
 2Focus the subject.
 Aim the AF point over the subject, 
and hold down the < p> button.
X The Live View image will turn off, the 
reflex mirror will go back down, and 
AF will be executed.
X When focus is achieved, the beeper 
will sound and the AF point will be 
displayed in red. (If automatic AF 
point selection has been set, the AF 
point which achieves focus will flash 
in red.)
X The Live View image will 
automatically reappear.
3Take the picture.
  Check the focus and...

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Using AF to Focus
The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the 
Live View image displayed, the AF operation will take longer than 
with Quick mode . Also, achieving focus may be more difficult than with 
the Quick mode.
1Move the AF point.
 Use < 9> to move the AF point < > 
to where you want to focus. (It cannot 
go to the edges of the picture.)
  If you press < 9> straight down, the 
AF point will return to the image 
center.
2Focus the subject.
  Aim the AF point over the...

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Using AF to Focus
With the same AF method as the Live mode, human faces are detected and focused. Have the target person face the camera.
1Point the camera toward the 
subject.
 When a face is detected, a < p> 
frame will appear over the face to be 
focused.
  If multiple faces are detected, < > 
will be displayed. Use < 9> to move 
the < > frame over the target face.
2Focus the subject.
  Press the < p> button to focus 
the face covered by the < p> frame.
X When focus is achieved, the AF point 
will...

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Using AF to Focus
 If the focus is way off, face detection will not be poss ible. If the lens 
enables manual focusing even while the lens focus mode switch is set to 
, turn the focusing ring  to attain rough focus. The face will then be 
detected and < p> will be displayed.
  An object other than a human fa ce might be detected as a face.
  Face detection will not wo rk if the face is very small or large in the 
picture, too bright or too dark, titled  horizontally or diagonally, or partially...

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Using AF to Focus
AF operation
 Focusing will take slightly longer.
  Even when focus has been achieved, pressing the < p> button 
will focus again.
  The image brightness may cha nge during and after the AF 
operation.
  If the light source changes while th e Live View image is displayed, 
the screen might flicker and focusing can be difficult. If this happens, 
stop the Live View shooting and  autofocus under the actual light 
source first.
  If you press the < u> button in the Live mode, the image...