Canon Eos 3 Owners Manual

3. Program Line
The program line below applies when the camera is used in the Program
AE (P) mode with an EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens.
Program Line Description
The bottom horizontal axis represents the shutter speed and the right
vertical axis represents the aperture. On the left edge and top edge of \
the
graph, the Exposure Value (EV) is indicated on a 45-degree scale. The
program line indicates the shutter speed and aperture which the Program
AE mode sets automatically for the respective EV.
Example: When...

1/3-stop Increments Half-stop Increments Full-stop Increments
Shutter speed Aperture Shutter speed Aperture Shutter speed Aperture
4. Shutter Speed and Aperture Readouts
● Shutter speed readoutThe shutter speed is normally displayed in 1/3-stop increments. Numbers \
from “4” to
“8000” denote the denominator of the shutter speed fraction. For e\
xample, “125” is 1/125
sec. Also, 0”3 is 0.3 sec., and 15” is 15 sec.
●Aperture readoutThe aperture is normally displayed in 1/3-stop increments. The larger th\
e...

5. Interchanging the Focusing Screen
The camera’s focusing screen can be interchanged to suit the picture-\
taking application. You must also set Custom Function CF-0 so that the
standard exposure standard suits the focusing screen.Open the side door and press the
 button.
•The Custom Function No. appears.
Turn the < > dial until “ ”
appears.
Press the < > button for 2
seconds. Either “ ” or “ ” will be
displayed on the LCD panel.
Pressing the < > button toggles
between and .
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Press the shutter...

Ec-A: Standard microprismCompatible with all EF
lenses. Lenses with a
maximum aperture
smaller than f/5.6 will
cause the focusing
screen’s microprism to
darken.
Ec-B: New split screen Compatible with all EF
lenses. Lenses with a
maximum aperture
smaller than f/5.6 will
cause the focusing
screen’s split portion
to darken.
Ec-CIII: Laser-matte EOS-1 V’s standard
focusing screen. The
CIII logo is imprinted on
the lug to distinguish it
from the Ec-N.
Ec-CII: Laser-matte EOS-1N’s standard
screen.
Ec-R New...

6. Major Accessories
●Camera Case EH-11L and EH-11LL
Dedicated case which can accommodate the
camera attached with a lens.
● Power Drive Booster PB-E2
Together with the Ni-MH Pack NP-E2, Power
Drive Booster PB-E2 enables a top continuous
shooting speed of about 7 frames per second.
The vertical grip has its own shutter button,
Main Dial, AE lock button, FE lock button, and
focusing point selector. It makes vertical shots
as easy as horizontal shots. With Battery
Magazine BM-E2, this Booster becomes...

Major Accessories
●Ni-MH Pack NP-E2
Powerful battery pack dedicated to Power
Drive Booster PB-E2. The rated voltage is 12
V. It can be recharged over 500 times. When
fully charged, it has enough power for 70 rolls
of 36-exposure film at 20˚C.
* Power Drive Booster PB-E2 installed with
this Pack cannot be used with the EOS-1N
and EOS-1.
●Ni-MH Charger NC-E2
This dedicated charger quickly recharges the
Ni-MH Pack NP-E2, taking about 100 minutes
for one Pack. It also prevent excess
recharging. Two Packs can...

Major Accessories
●EX-series Speedlites
These EOS-dedicated Speedlites are available
as large-output, autozoom models or compact
flash units. All EX-series Speedlites feature E-
TTL autoflash, high-speed sync (FP flash), and
FE lock.
● Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
This is the controller for a wireless, multi-flash
E-TTL autoflash system. It can control up to
two Speedlite 550EX groups set as slaves. The
wireless transmitter range is about 12 to 15
meters indoors and 8 to 10 meters outdoors.
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●...

Major Accessories
●Date Back DB-E2
This is an interchangeable, EOS-3-dedicated
camera back equipped with a Quick Control
Dial and date imprinting feature. The date up to
the year 2019 can be imprinted on the
photograph. The following imprinting modes
(displayed on LCD) are provided: Year, month,
day; Day, hour, minute; Blank; Month, day,
year; and Day, month, year.
●Ed-Series Dioptric Adjustment
Lenses
The EOS-3’s viewfinder is set to -1 diopter. If
necessary, one of ten Ed-series dioptric
adjustment...

Major Accessories
●Extension Cord ET-1000N3
Ten-meter extension cord for connecting the
Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 or Remote
Switch RS-80N3 to the EOS-3. For remote
picture-taking situations.
●Wireless Controller LC-4
Wireless controller effective up to 100 meters.
It comes with a transmitter and receiver. The
receiver’s camera connection plug connects to
the EOS-3’s three-pin remote control socket
with quick-lock feature. It has the same
wireless controller features as the LC-3.
●Remote Switch...

Major Specifications
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■ Type
Type: 35mm AF/AE single-lens reflex with focal-plane shutter and
built-in motor drive.
Picture size: 24 mm  ×36 mm
Compatible lenses: Canon EF lenses
Lens mount: Canon EF mount
■  Viewfinder
Type: Eye-level pentaprism
Picture coverage: 97 percent vertically and horizontally
Magnification: 0.72x (–1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)
Standard diopter: –1 diopter. (19.5mm eye relief)
Focusing screen: Interchangeable (9 types), Standard focusing screen: Ec-N.
Mirror:...