Canon 5d Mark 2 Instruction Manual

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Using AF to Focus
Shooting conditions which can make focusing difficult:
 Low-contrast subjects such as the blue sky and solid-color, flat 
surfaces.
  Subjects in low light.
  Stripes and other patterns where  there is contrast only in the 
horizontal direction.
  Under a light source whose brightness, color, or pattern keeps 
changing.
  Night scenes or points of light.
  Under fluorescent lighting or when the image flickers.
  Extremely small subjects.
  Subjects at the edge of the picture.
  Subjects strongly reflecting light.
  The AF point covers both a near  and faraway subject (such as an 
animal in a cage).
  Subjects which keep moving within  the AF point and cannot keep 
still due to camera shake or subject blur.
  A subject approaching or moving away from the camera.
  Autofocusing while the subj ect is way out of focus.
  Soft focus effect is applied with a soft focus lens.
  A special effects filter is used.
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You can magnify the image and focus precisely manually.
1Set the lens focus mode switch to 
.
 Turn the lens focusing ring to focus 
roughly.
2Move the magnifying frame.
 Use < 9> to move the magnifying 
frame to the position where you want 
to focus.
  Pressing < 9> straight down will 
return the magnifying frame to the 
image center.
3Magnify the image.
  Press the < u> button.
X The area within the magnifying frame 
will be magnified.
  Each time you press the  button, 
the view will change as follows:
4Focus manually.
  While looking at the magnified image, 
turn the lens focusing ring to focus.
  After achieving focus, press the < u> 
button to return to the normal view.
5Take the picture.
  Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button to take the 
picture (p.110).
Focusing Manually
Magnifying frame
AE lock
Magnified area position
Magnification
5x      10x      Normal view
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Live View Shooting Cautions
Notes About the Live View Image
 Under low or bright light  conditions, the Live View  image might not reflect 
the brightness of the captured image.
  If the light source within the image  changes, the screen might flicker. If 
this happens, stop  and resume the Live View shooting under the actual 
light source to be used.
  If you point the camera in  a different direction, it might throw off the Live 
View image’s correct brightness mo mentarily. Wait until the brightness 
level stabilizes be fore shooting.
  If there is a very bright  light source in the pictur e, such as the sun, the 
bright area might appear  black on the LCD monitor.  However, the actual 
captured image will correc tly show the bright area.
  In low light, if you set the [ 6 LCD brightness ] to a bright setting, 
chrominance noise may appear in the Live View image. However, the 
chrominance noise will not be recorded in the captured image.
  When you magnify the image, the image sharpness may look more 
pronounced than it really is.
About the < E> icon and camera’s internal temperature increase
  When you shoot continuous ly with the Live View function for a long 
period or in high temperatures, th e camera’s internal temperature may 
increase and the < E> warning icon will appear  on the screen. Note that 
if you shoot with the Live View fu nction for a long period in high 
temperatures, the < E> warning icon will appear  earlier. Turn off the 
camera when not shooting images.
  If you shoot with the Live  View function while the  warning icon is 
displayed, the image qual ity of still photos may be degraded. You should 
stop Live View shooting and allow  the camera to rest until the camera’s 
internal temper ature decreases.
  If Live View shooting  continues while the < E> warning icon  is displayed, 
the camera’s internal temperature w ill further increase and Live View 
shooting may stop automati cally. Live View shooting will be disabled until 
the camera’s internal temperature  decreases. Turn off the camera and 
allow the camera to  rest for a while.
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Live View Shooting Cautions
Notes About the Shooting Results
  When you shoot with the Live View  function at high ISO speeds, noise 
(horizontal banding, dots of light, etc.) or irregular colors may appear.
  When you shoot continuous ly with the Live View function for a long 
period, the camera’s internal temp erature may increase and it can 
degrade image quality. Terminate Live  View shooting when not shooting 
images.
  Before taking a long exposure, stop  Live View shooting temporarily and 
wait several minutes before shoo ting. This is to prevent image 
degradation.
  When you playback an image shot at  high ISO speeds, noise or irregular 
colors may appear.
  If you take the picture during magn ified view, the exposure might not 
come out as desired. Return to the n ormal view before taking the picture. 
During the magnified vi ew, the shutter speed and aperture will be 
displayed in red. Even if you take th e picture during magnified view, the 
image will be captured in the normal view.
Custom Function Notes
  During Live View shooting, certain  Custom Function settings will be 
disabled (p.191-192).
  If [8 C.Fn II -4: Auto  Lighting Optimizer ] (p.196) is set to a setting 
other than [ 3: Disable], the image may still look  bright even if exposure 
compensation or flash exposure comp ensation has been set to make the 
exposure darker.
Notes About Lenses and Flash
  The focus preset featur e on super telephoto lenses cannot be used.
  FE lock and mode ling flash will not work if an  external Speedlite is used.
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Shooting Movies
The Live View image can be recorded to the card as a 
movie. You can shoot a movie with auto exposure, 
shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, or manual 
exposure. The movie recording format will be MOV.
Cards which can record moviesWhen shooting movies, use a la rge-capacity card having a 
read/write speed of at least 8 MB/sec.
If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie 
might not be recorded properly. An d if you playback a movie on a 
card having a slow re ading speed, the movi e might not playback 
properly.
To check the card’s read/wri te speed, refer to the card 
manufacturer’s Web site.
About Full HD 1080Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High-
Definition featuring 1080  vertical pixels (scanning 
lines).
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Set the camera to record the Live View image as a movie. To shoot still 
photos, see pages 107 and 136.
1Select [Live View/Movie func. 
set.].
 Under the [ 6] tab, select [Live View/
Movie func. set. ], then press .
2Enable movie shooting.
1 /C  Modes
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Movie 
recording], then press < 0>.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Enable], 
then press < 0>.
d /s /f /a/F Modes
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ LV func. 
setting], then press < 0>.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select 
[Stills+movie], then press < 0>.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Movie 
display ], then press < 0>.
k  Preparing to Shoot Movies
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k Preparing to Shoot Movies
3Set the movie recording size.
 For details on [ Movie rec. size ], see 
page 139.
4Display the Live View image.
  Press the < A> button.
X The Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor.
  Press the < A> button again to turn 
off the LCD monitor and end Live 
View display.
You can select the LCD monitor’s image brightness.
  Stills display h / Exposure simulation g
Set this for shooting still photos. See page 109.
  Movie displaye
Geared for movies, the Live View image will closely reflect the 
brightness level of the image yo u capture. The shooting coverage 
will also correspond to the aspect  ratio of the movie-recording size 
which was set. (The semi-transpar ent mask on the top, bottom, left, 
and right of the screen will not be included in the recorded movie.)
Even when [ Movie display] is set, you can take still photos by 
pressing the shutter button completely (p.136).
About [Screen settings]
When [Screen settings] is set to [Stills display] or [Exposure 
simulation], movie shooting  with shutter-priority AE (p.129), aperture-
priority AE  (p.130), or manual exposure  (p.131) is not possible. Movie 
shooting with auto exposure takes effect instead, regardless of the 
current shooting mode.
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When the shooting mode is set to , , , or < F>, auto 
exposure control will take effect to suit the scene ’s brightness. 
Auto exposure control will be t he same for all shooting modes.
1Set the Mode Dial to , , 
< d >, or < F>.
  If the LCD monitor image turns off 
when you turn the Mode Dial, set the 
shooting mode, then press the < A> 
button again.
2Focus the subject.
  Before shooting a movie, focus with 
AF or manual focus (p.115-122).
  Press the < p> button to focus 
in the current AF mode.
3Shoot the movie.
  Press < 0>.
X Movie shooting will begin. While the 
movie is being shot, the “ o” mark will 
be displayed on the upper right of the 
screen.
  If the AF mode is Live mode or Live u 
mode, you can press the < p> 
button during movie shooting to focus 
again.
  To end movie shooting, press < 0> 
again.
k  Shooting Movies
Auto Exposure Shooting
Movie microphoneRecording movie
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k Shooting Movies
When the shooting mode is set to , you can manually set the 
shutter speed for movie shooting.  The ISO speed and aperture will be 
set automatically to obtain a correct exposure.
1Set the Mode Dial to .
2Set the desired shutter speed.
 While looking at the LCD monitor, 
turn the < 6> dial.
  The settable range is 1/30 sec. to 1/
4000 sec.
3 Focus and shoot the movie.
 The procedure is the same as steps 2 
and 3 for “Auto Exposure Shooting” 
(p.128).
Shutter-priority AE Shooting
Shutter speed
 Changing the shutter speed during  movie shooting is not recommended 
since variations in the  exposure will be recorded.
  When shooting a movie of a moving su bject, a shutter speed of 1/30 sec. 
to 1/125 sec. is recommended. The  faster the shutter speed, the less 
smooth the subject’s  movement will look.
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k Shooting Movies
When the shooting mode is set to , you can manually set the 
aperture for movie shooting. The  ISO speed and shutter speed will be 
set automatically to obtain a correct exposure.
1Set the Mode Dial to .
2Set the desired aperture.
 While looking at the LCD monitor, 
turn the < 6> dial.
3 Focus and shoot the movie.
 The procedure is the same as steps 2 
and 3 for “Auto Exposure Shooting” 
(p.128).
Aperture-priority AE Shooting
Aperture
Changing the aperture du ring movie shooting is not recommended since 
changes in the exposure  will be recorded.
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