Canon Eos 30 D Manual

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Handling Precautions
LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Although the LCD monitor is manuf actured with very high precision 
technology with over 99.99% active pi xels, there might be a few dead pixels 
among the remaining 0.01% or less pixels. Dead pixels displaying only black 
or red, etc., are not a malfunction. They do not affect the images recorded.
  At low temperatures, the liquid-crystal  display response may become slower. 
And at high temperatures, the display may blacken. In either case, the...

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Quick Start Guide
1
Insert the battery. (p.24)
To recharge the battery, see page 22.
2
Attach the lens. (p.27)
When attaching an EF-S lens, align it 
with the white dot on the camera. For 
other lenses, align it with the red dot.
3
Set the lens focus mode switch 
to .
 (p.27)
4
Open the cover and insert 
a CF card.
 (p.28)
Face the label side toward you 
and insert the end with the 
small holes into the camera.
5
Set the power switch to < 1>. 
(p.30)
For EF lensFor EF-S lens  

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Quick Start Guide
6
Set the Mode Dial to  (Full 
Auto).
 (p.46)
All the necessary camera settings will 
be set automatically.
7
Focus the subject. (p.30)
Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway to 
autofocus.
8
Take the picture. (p.30)
Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
9
Review the picture on the LCD 
monitor.
 (p.110)
The captured image will be displayed 
for about 2 sec. on the LCD monitor.
  To view images captured so far, see “Image...

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For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in 
parentheses (p.**).
Nomenclature
Digital terminal 
(p.130,161)
Video OUT 
terminal (p.122)
Remote control 
terminal (N3 type)
(p.100)
PC terminal 
(p.108)
LCD panel (p.16)
Hot shoe (p.107)
EF Lens mount index (p.27)
Built-in flash/AF-assist beam 
(p.102/78)
EF-S Lens mount index (p.27)
Grip 
(Battery 
compartment) DC coupler cord 
hole (p.26) Flash-sync contacts 
Shutter button
(p.30) Mode Dial (p.18)
Lens lock pin
Lens mount
Contacts...

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Nomenclature
Tripod socketBattery compartment 
cover (p.24)Battery 
compartment 
cover release 
lever (p.24)
<
9 > Multi-controller (p.32)
Viewfinder eyepiece Eyecup (p.99)
Dioptric adjustment knob (p.44)
Strap mount
(p.21)
Access lamp (p.29) CF card slot 
cover (p.28)
CF card slot (p.28)
CF card eject button (p.29)
LCD monitor (p.36) <
S /u >
AF point selection/
Enlarge button 
(p.77/117,145)
<
A /I > AE lock/
FE lock button/Index/
Reduce button
(p.96/105/116/117,145)
< M > Menu 
button (p.33)
<
l >...

Nomenclature
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LCD Panel
The actual display will show only the applicable items.
Aperture
AF point selection (
[ -   -   - ])
CF card full warning ( FuLL CF)
CF card error warning ( Err CF)
No CF card warning ( no CF) 
Error code ( Err)
Cleaning image sensor ( CLEA n)
Shutter speed
Busy (
buSY) 
Built-in flash recycling ( buSY) 
ISO speed
g ISO speed
Shots remaining
Shots remaining 
during WB bracketing
Self-timer countdown
Bulb exposure time
K  Custom  
 Function
AF modeX  One-Shot AF
9  AI Focus AF
Z...

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Nomenclature
Viewfinder Information
The actual display will show only the applicable items.
Spot metering circle
AF points 
(Superimposed display)
< A >  AE lock/
 AEB in-progress
< D >  Flash-ready 
        Improper FE lock warning
    High-speed sync 
 (FP flash) 
  < d >  FE lock/
 FEB in-progress Exposure level indicator
  Exposure compensation amount
  Flash exposure compensation  
 amount
 AEB range
Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicato
r
<
o > Focus 
 confirmation light
White balance correction...

Nomenclature
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Mode Dial
The Mode Dial is divided into two function zones.
BasiczoneImagezone
Creativezone
Full Auto
cBasic Zone 
All you do is press the shutter 
button.
1 : Full Auto  (p.46)
For fully automatic shooting.
Image Zone
Fully automatic shooting for 
specific subjects.
2 : Portrait (p.48)
3 : Landscape (p.48)
4 : Close-up (p.48)
5 : Sports (p.49)
6 : Night Portrait (p.49)
7 : Flash Off (p.49) d
Creative Zone
Set the camera as you wish.
d: Program AE (p.84)s: Shutter-priority AE  (p.86)
f:...

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Nomenclature
Battery Charger CG-580
This is a battery pack charger. (p.22)
Battery Charger CB-5L
This is a battery pack charger. (p.26)
Battery pack slot
Red lamp
Power plug
Power cord
Power cord socket
Battery pack slot 
Red lamp
Do not use any AC adapters or compact power adapters other than the 
ones (rated input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, rated output: 7.8-8.1 V DC) 
shown on the system map (p.186). Using such incompatible adapters 
may result in fire, overheating, or electrical shock.  

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 In this manual, the icons and mark ings indicating the camera’s 
buttons, dials, and settings corre spond to the icons and markings on 
the camera.
  For more information, reference page numbers are provided in 
parentheses (p.**).
  The asterisk  M on the right of the page title indicates that the 
respective feature is availabl e only in Creative Zone modes (
d, s, f, a, 8).
  The Canon EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens is used as the sample 
lens in this Instruction Manual.
  The procedures assume...