Canon 5dsr Manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
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The EOS 5DS/EOS 5DS R is a digital single-lens reflex camera 
featuring a full-frame CMOS sensor (approx. 36.0 mm x 24.0 mm) with 
approx. 50.6 effective megapixels, Dual DIGIC 6, approx. 100% 
viewfinder coverage, high-prec ision and high-speed 61-point AF, 
approx. 5.0 fps continuous shooting, 3.2-inch LCD monitor, Live View 
shooting, and Full High-Definition (Full HD) movie shooting.
Before Starting to Shoot, Be Sure to Read the Following
To avoid botched pictures and accidents, first read the...

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Before starting, check that all the following items are included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer.
* Battery Charger LC-E6 or LC-E6E is provided. (The LC-E6E comes with a 
power cord.)
 The Instruction Manual and DVD/CD-ROMs provided are listed on the next 
page.
 Be careful not to lose any of the above items.
Item Check List
Battery Pack 
LP-E6N 
(with protective cover) Battery Charger 
LC-E6/LC-E6E*
Interface Cable  IFC-150U II
Camera 
(with body cap)
Wide Strap
Eyecup...

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The instruction manual consists of a booklet, a leaflet, and and PDF 
manuals in electronic form (provided on the DVD-ROM). The booklet is 
the Basic Instruction Manual.
EOS Camera Instruction  Manuals Disk DVD-ROMContains the following PDF manuals:
• Instruction Manual 
• Software Instruction Manuals for the software on the EOS Solution Disk
* Instructions for viewing the Inst ruction Manuals on the DVD-ROM are 
on pages 516-518.
EOS Solution DiskContains various software. For outlines and...

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The camera can use the following cards regardless of capacity: If the 
card is new or was previously formatted (initialized) by another 
camera or computer, format the card with this camera  (p.67).
 CF (CompactFlash) cards
* Type I, UDMA mode 7-compatible.
 SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards* UHS-I cards supported.
When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with a fast reading/
writing speed as shown in the table.
If you use a slow-writing card w hen shooting movies, the movie may 
not be recorded...

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Quick Start Guide
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Insert the battery (p.42).
To charge the battery, see page 40.
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Insert the card (p.43).
The camera-front side slot is for a CF card, and the 
camera-back side slot is for 
an SD card.
* Shooting is possible with either a CF card or an SD card in the camera.
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Attach the lens (p.52).
Align it with the red dot.
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Set the lens’s focus mode 
switch to < f> 
(p.52).
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Set the power switch to < 1> 
(p.47)
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Quick Start Guide
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While holding down the center 
of the Mode Dial, set it to  
(Scene Intelligent Auto)
 (p.33).
All the necessary camera settings 
will be set automatically.
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Focus on the subject (p.55).
Look through the viewfinder and aim the viewfinder center over the 
subject.
Press the shutter button halfway,  and the camera will focus on the 
subject.
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Take the picture (p.55).
Press the shutter button completely 
to take the picture.
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Review the picture.
The image just captured will be...

8 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 /4/7 /8: Indicates that each function remains active for 
4 sec., 6 sec., 8 sec., 10 sec., or 16 sec. 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.
3 : Indicates a function...

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For first-time DSLR users, Chapters 1 and 2 explain the camera’s 
basic operations and shooting procedures.
Chapters
Introduction2
Getting Started39
Basic Shooting79
Setting the AF and Drive Modes85
Image Settings145
Advanced Operations203
Flash Photography243
Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting)255
Shooting Movies279
Image Playback319
Post-Processing Images363
Sensor Cleaning373
Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer379
Customizing the Camera399
Reference441
Viewing the...

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Introduction2
Item Check List................................................................................. 3
Instruction Manual and DVD/CD-ROMs ........................................... 4
Compatible Cards............................................................................. 5
Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 6
Conventions Used in this Manual ..................................................... 8
Chapters...