Canon EOS 5D Mk.4 Manual

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Basic Shooting Operations
Turn the dial while holding down 
the lock release button at the 
center of the dial.
Use it to set the shooting mode.
(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
< 6 > dial.
When you press a button such as 
, , or , the 
respective function remains selectable 
for approx. 6 sec. ( 9). During this time, 
you can turn the < 6> dial to change 
the setting.
When the timer ends or if you press the 
shutter button halfway, the camera will 
go back to shooting-ready state.
  Use this...

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(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
< 5 > dial.
When you press a button such as 
, , or , the 
respective function remains selectable 
for approx. 6 sec. ( 9). During this time, 
you can turn the < 5> dial to change the 
setting.
When the timer ends or if you press the 
shutter button halfway, the camera will 
go back to shooting-ready state.
  Use this dial to select the white 
balance, drive mode, flash exposure 
compensation, AF point, etc.
(2)Turn only the < 5> dial....

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Basic Shooting Operations
The  consists of an eight-direction key and a button at the center. 
Use your thumb to tilt the < 9> in the desired direction.
  Use it to select the AF point, correct 
the white balance, move the AF point 
or magnifying frame during Live View 
shooting or movie shooting, scroll 
around magnified images during 
playback, set the Quick Control, etc.
  You can also use it to select and set 
menu items.
For selecting the AF area (p.106).
After pressing the < S> button, 
press...

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Use the  button for AF area 
selection mode (p.106), FE lock (p.286), 
and other functions.
To select the AF area selection mode, 
press the < S> button ( 9), then press 
the < B > button.
With [ 55: Multi function lock ] set and the  switch set to the 
right, you can prevent the settings  from being inadvertently changed by 
such as the following: Accidentally  operating Main Dial, Quick Control 
Dial or Multi-controller, pressing t he AF area selection button or tapping...

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Basic Shooting Operations
You can illuminate the LCD panel by 
pressing the  button. Turn on ( 9) 
or off the LCD panel illumination by 
pressing the < U> button.
After you press the < B> button a number of times (p.86), the Quick 
Control screen (p.88) or Custom  Quick Control screen (p.510) will 
appear. You can then check the current shooting function settings.
Pressing the < Q> button enables Quick Control of the shooting 
function settings (p.64).
Then you can press the < B> button to turn off...

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You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the 
LCD monitor with intuitive operations. This is called Quick Control.
The basic operating procedures are the same for the Quick Control 
screen (p.88) and the Custom Quick Control screen (p.510).
1Press the < Q> button (7).
XThe Quick Control screen will appear.
2Set the desired functions.
  Use < 9> to select a function.
X The setting of the selected function is 
displayed.
  Turn the < 5> or < 6> dial to 
change the setting....

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Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
Functions Settable with  the Quick Control
Shutter speed (p.246)
AF operation (p.100) White balance correction /
White balance bracketing
 (p.198/199) Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.201)
Picture Style (p.183)
Exposure 
compensation/
AEB setting
 (p.255/257)
ISO speed (p.177)
Image-recording quality 
(p.169)
Aperture (p.248)
Flash exposure compensation 
(p.286, 293)
Drive mode (p.160) Custom Controls (p.495)
Metering mode (p.253)
White balance (p.192)Recording...

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  Select the desired function and press 
. The function setting screen will 
appear.
  Turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to 
change some of the settings. There 
are also functions that are set by 
pressing the button.
  Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to the previous screen.
  When you select < > (p.495) and 
press the < M> button, the 
previous screen will reappear.
You can customize the layout of the Quick Control screen. This feature 
lets you display...

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You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-recording quality, date/time, etc.
3 Menu Operations
* Certain menu tabs and menu items are not displayed in the < A> mode.
, < s>, < f >, , < F
> Mode Menu Screen
Menu items Menu settings
z: Shooting
5: Set-up
9: My Menu
3: Playback
<
A > Mode Menu Screen
 Quick Control Dial
 button
 Main Dial
LCD monitor
 
Setting button
8: Custom Functions
 button
Main tabs
Secondary 
tabs2
: AF 

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1Display the menu screen.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
  Each time you press the < Q> button, 
the main tab (group of functions) will 
switch.
  Turn the < 6> dial to select a 
secondary tab.
  For example, the [ z5] tab refers to 
the screen displayed when the  z 
(Shooting) tab’s fifth box “ ” from 
the left is selected.
3Select the desired item.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the item, 
then press < 0>.
4Select the setting.
  Turn the < 5>...