Canon EOS 5D Mk.4 Manual

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You can lock the exposure when the area of focus is to be different from 
the exposure metering area or when you want to take multiple shots at 
the same exposure setting. Press the  button to lock the exposure, 
then recompose and take the picture.  This is called AE lock. It is 
effective for shooting backlit subjects, etc.
1Focus on the subject.
 Press the shutter button halfway.
X The exposure setting will be 
displayed.
2Press the < A> button (0 ).
XThe < A> icon lights up in the 
viewfinder to...

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In this mode, the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the 
shutter button completely, and closes when you let go of the shutter 
button. This photographic technique is called “bulb exposure”. Use bulb 
exposures for night scenes, firework s, the heavens, and other subjects 
requiring long exposures.
1Set the Mode Dial to .
2Set the desired aperture.
  While looking at the LCD panel or the 
viewfinder, turn the < 6> or < 5> 
dial.
3Take the picture.
  The exposure will continue for as long...

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F: Long (Bulb) Exposures
You can preset the bulb exposure’s exposure time. With the bulb timer, 
you need not keep holding down the shutter button during the bulb 
exposure. This reduces camera shake.
The bulb timer can be set only in the < F> (Bulb) shooting mode. It 
cannot be set (or will not function) in any other shooting mode.
1Select [Bulb timer].
  Under the [ z4] tab, select [ Bulb 
timer ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Enable].
  Select [ Enable], then press the 
< B > button.
H  Bulb Timer...

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3Set the desired exposure time.
  Select the hour, minute, or second.
  Press < 0> so < r> is displayed.
  Set the desired number, then press 
 (Returns to < s>).
4Select [OK].
X The set time will be displayed on the 
menu screen.
X When you exit the menu, < H> 
will be displayed on the LCD panel.
5Take the picture.
X Press the shutter button completely, 
and the bulb exposure will start and 
continue until the set time elapses.
  During bulb timer shooting, < H> 
will...

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You can shoot still photos with clipped highlights and shadows reduced 
for a high dynamic range of tones ev en in high-contrast scenes. HDR 
shooting is effective for landscape and still-life shots.
With HDR shooting, three images of different exposures (standard 
exposure, underexposure, and overexposure) are captured 
consecutively for each shot and then merged together 
automatically. The HDR image is recorded as a JPEG image.
* HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.
1Press the < b> button.
2Select...

w: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting N
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 Natural
For images preserving a wide tonal  range where the highlight and 
shadow details would otherwise be lost. Clipped highlights and 
shadows will be reduced.
  Art standard
While the clipped highlights and shadows will be reduced more than 
with [ Natural ], the contrast will be lower, and the gradation flatter to 
have the picture look like a painti ng. The subject outlines will have 
bright (or dark) edges.
  Art vivid
The colors are more saturated...

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w: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting N
5Set [Continuous HDR].
 Select either [ 1 shot only] or [Every 
shot ], then press < 0>.
  With [ 1 shot only ], HDR shooting will 
be canceled automatically after the 
shooting ends.
  With [ Every shot ], HDR shooting 
continues until the setting in step 3 is 
set to [ Disable HDR ].
6Set [Auto Image Align].
 For handheld shooting, select 
[Enable ]. When using a tripod, select 
[ Disable ], then press < 0>.
7Set the images to be saved.
  To save all three...

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8Take the picture.
 HDR shooting is possible with 
viewfinder shooting and Live View 
shooting.
  When you press the shutter button 
completely, three consecutive images 
will be captured, and the HDR image 
will be recorded to the card.
  If the image-recording quality is set to RAW, the HDR image will be 
recorded in  73 quality. If the image-recording quality is set to 
RAW+JPEG, the HDR image will be recorded in the JPEG quality set.
  HDR shooting is not...

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w: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting N
 When shooting HDR images with [ Auto Image Align] set to [Enable], 
AF point display information (p.402) and Dust Delete Data (p.460) will 
not be appended to the image.
  If you perform handheld HDR shooting with [ Auto Image Align] set to 
[ Enable ], image periphery will be slightly trimmed and resolution will be 
slightly lowered. Also, if the images cannot be aligned properly due to 
camera shake, etc., auto image alignment may not take effect. Note that...

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You can shoot two to nine exposures to be merged into one image. With 
Live View shooting (p.297), you can see in real time how the exposures 
are merged when you shoot multiple-exposure images.
1Press the  button.
2Select Multiple exposure.
  Select [ P], then press < 0>.
X The multiple exposure setting screen 
will appear.
3Set [Multiple exposure].
  Select [ On:Func/Ctrl ] or 
[ On:ContShtng ], then press .
  To exit shooting multiple exposures, 
select [ Disable ].
  On: Func/Ctrl (Function and...