Canon EOS 450D Instruction Manual

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ShootingN
 Each time you press the  button, the information display will 
change.
About the Information Display
Focusing frameHistogram
(Brightness/RGB)
ISO speed
Shots remaining
Exposure level Aperture Shutter speedAE lock Picture Style
Battery check
Flash-ready
Flash exposure compensation
Drive mode
White balance
Live View exposure
simulation
Image-recording quality
 When < > is displayed in white, it indicates that the Live View image 
brightness is close to what the captured image will look...

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Under [7 Custom Functions (C.Fn)], 
when [AF during Live View shooting] 
(p.157) is set to [1: Quick mode] or [2: Live 
mode], you can focus with AF. Quick mode 
and Live mode use a different AF method.
If you want precise focusing, magnify the 
image and focus manually. (p.98)
This is the same as using AF (p.60, 61) as usual with the dedicated AF 
sensor. Although you can focus the desired area quickly, the Live View 
image will be interrupted momentarily during the AF operation.
Set to Quick mode,...

103
Using AF to FocusN
3Focus the subject.
 Aim the selected AF point over the 
subject, and hold down the  
button.
XThe Live View image will turn off, the 
reflex mirror will go back down, and 
AF will be executed.
XWhen focus is achieved, the beeper 
will sound.
4Return to the Live View image 
display and shoot.
 When you let go of the  button, 
the Live View image will reappear.
 Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button to take the 
picture (p.99).
 You cannot take a picture...

104
Using AF to FocusN
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 
Quick mode.
Set to Live mode and the lens focus mode switch to .
1Display the Live View image.
 Press .
XThe Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor.
 When Live mode is set, the AF point 
< > will be displayed.
2Focus the subject.
 Aim the AF point over the subject and...

105
Using AF to FocusN
About the AF point with Live mode
 You can press the  keys to move the AF point to where you 
want to focus (it cannot go to the edges of the picture). To move to 
the center AF point, press the  button.
 To magnify the image at the AF point, press the  button.
 If focusing is difficult with the magnified image, return to the full view and 
use AF.
 If the image flickers, making it difficult to focus, stop the Live View 
shooting and resume Live View shooting under the actual light...

106
Using AF to FocusN
With Live mode, AF can fail to achieve focus in the following 
cases:
 Low-contrast subject such as a blue sky and solid-color 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 strongly reflecting light.
 When...

107
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Handy Features
 Silencing the Beeper (p.108)
 Card Reminder (p.108)
 Setting the Image Review Time (p.108)
 Setting the Auto Power-off Time (p.109)
 Setting the LCD Monitor Brightness (p.109)
 File Numbering Methods (p.110)
 Auto Image Rotation (p.112)
 Checking Camera Function Settings (p.113)
 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings (p.114)
 Preventing the LCD Monitor from Turning off Automatically 
(p.115)
 Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color (p.115)
 Flash Control (p.116)...

108
You can prevent the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved or 
during self-timer operation.
Under the [1] tab, select [Beep], then 
press . Select [Off], then press 
.
This prevents shooting if there is no card in the camera.
Under the [1] tab, select [Shoot w/o 
card], then press . Select [Off], 
then press .
If there is no card installed and you press 
the shutter button, “Card” will be 
displayed in the viewfinder, and you 
cannot release the shutter.
How long the image is displayed on the...

109
Handy Features
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after the set 
time of idle operation elapses. You can set this auto power-off time. 
When the camera has turned off due to auto power off, you can wake 
up the camera by pressing the shutter button halfway or any of the 
following buttons:     etc.
If [Off] has been set, either turn off the camera yourself or press 
the  button to turn off the shooting settings display to save 
battery power. If [Off] has been set and the...

Handy Features
110
The file number is like the frame number on a roll of film. The captured 
images are assigned a sequential file number from 0001 to 9999 and 
saved in one folder. You can change how the file number is assigned.
The file number will appear on the personal computer in this format: 
IMG_0001.JPG.
Under the [5] tab, select [File 
numbering], then press . Follow 
the steps below to select a file 
numbering method, then press .
 [Continuous]: The file numbering continues in sequence even...