Canon Eos M Instruction Manual

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This Remote Controller enables you to take pictures wirelessly up to 
approx. 5 meters/16.4 feet from the front of the camera. You can either 
shoot immediately or use a 2-sec. delay.
Set the self-timer to < Q> (p.136).
 Point the Remote Controller toward the camera’s remote control 
sensor and press the transmit button.
The camera will autofocus.
When focus is achieved, the self-timer lamp will light up and the 
picture will be taken.
Remote Control Shooting
Remote Controller RC-6 (Sold...

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The basic operation is simple.
When an EX-series Speedlite (sold separately) is attached to the 
camera, almost all the automatic flash control is done by the camera. In 
other words, it is almost the same as using a built-in flash.
For detailed instructions, refer to the EX-series Speedlite’s 
instruction manual. This camera is a Type-A camera that can use all 
the features of EX-series Speedlites.
Flash modes and shooting modes when using EOS-dedicated, EX-
series Speedlite flashes other than the...

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External Speedlites
With an EZ/E/EG/ML/TL-series Speedlite set in TTL or A-TTL 
autoflash mode, the flash can be fired at full output only.
Set the camera’s shooting mode to  (manual exposure) or  
(aperture-priority AE) and adjust the aperture setting before shooting.
When using a Speedlite that has manual flash mode, shoot in the manual flash mode.
Sync Speed
The camera can synchronize with compact, non-Canon flash units at 1/200 
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With a commercially-available Eye-Fi card already set up, you can 
automatically transfer captured images to a personal computer or 
upload them to an online service via a wireless LAN. 
The image transfer is a function of the Eye-Fi card. For instructions on 
how to set up and use the Eye-Fi card or to troubleshoot any image 
transfer problems, refer to the Eye-Fi card’s instruction manual or 
contact the card’s manufacturer.
The camera is not guaranteed to support Eye-Fi card functions 
(including...

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Using Eye-Fi Cards
5Check the [Access point SSID:].
Check that an access point is 
displayed for [ Access point SSID: ].
 You can also check the Eye-Fi card’s 
MAC address and firmware version.
 Press the < M> button three times 
to exit the menu.
6Take the picture.
The picture is transferred and the 
< H > icon switches from gray (not 
connected) to one of the icons below.
 For transferred images,  O is 
displayed in the shooting information 
display (p.256).
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o: Set automatically    k: User selectable     : Not selectable/Disabled
* Becomes  k (user selectable) when an EF or EF-S lens is used.
Function Availability Table According to Shooting Mode
Shooting ModeABasic ZoneCreative Zonek
C23456FGdsfakMAll image quality settings 
selectablekkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
ISO 
speedAutomatically set/
Auto ISOoooooooookkkkok
ManualkkkkkMaximum for AutokkkkCreative filterskkkkkkkkkk
Picture 
StyleAutomatic selectionoooooooooManual selectionkkkkkkAmbience-based...

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Function Availability Table According to Shooting Mode
* Only single shooting available while shooting movies.
Shooting ModeABasic ZoneCreative ZonekC23456FGdsfakM
Continuous AFkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Movie Servo AFkk
AF-assist beamoooooooookkkk
Metering 
modeEvaluative 
meteringoooooooookkkk
Metering mode 
selectionkkkk
Exposure
Program shiftkExposure 
compensationkkkk k
AEBkkkk k
AE lockkkkk k kDepth-of-field 
previewkkkk
Drive
Single shootingkkkkkkkkkkkkk k kContinuous 
shootingkkkkkkkkkkkkkk*k*
Q (10...

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System Map
90EX 270EX II ST-E2** ST-E3-RT 430EX II 320EX 600EX-RT/ 
600EX  Macro Ring Lite  
MR-14EX  Macro Twin Lite  
MT-24EX 
Neck Strap EM-100DB 
Battery Pack LP-E12 
Body Jacket   EH23-CJ 
Wrist Strap  
ER-E1 
Neck Strap  
EM-E1 
Battery Charger 
LC-E12 or LC-E12E 
Compact Power Adapter  CA-PS700 
DC Coupler  DR-E12 
Bundled  
Accessories 
AC Adapter  Kit 
ACK-E12 
  * Confirm that all the bundled accessories are included in the camera’s package. 
** Depending on the lens attached, use of the...

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System Map
Mount Adapter EF-EOS M 
Remote 
Controller  RC-6 
EF-S lenses 
EF lenses 
EF-M lenses 
SD/SDHC/SDXC  memory card  Card reader 
PictBridge-compatible printer 
Card slot 
USB port 
Windows 7 
Windows Vista 
Windows XP 
Mac OS X Computer 
Interface Cable IFC-200U/500U 
(1.9 m/6.2 ft.) / (4.7 m/15.4 ft.) 
EOS 
Solution DiskEOS Camera 
Instruction Manuals Disk
Interface Cable  (1.3 m/4.3 ft.) 
Stereo AV  Cable AVC-DC400ST 
(1.3 m/4.3 ft.)  HDMI Cable  
HTC-100 (2.9 m/9.5 ft.) 
External...

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 Shooting 1 (Red)Page
3 Menu Settings
Still Photo
Image quality73 / 83  / 74  / 84  / 7 a /  8 a / b  / c  / 
1 +73 /  1105
Aspect ratio3:2 / 4:3 / 16:9 / 1:1108
Grid display
Off / Grid 1l  / Grid 2m205
z  Histogram display
Disable / Brightness / RGB-
Release shutter 
without card
Enable / Disable204
Image review
Off / 2 sec. / 4 sec. / 8 sec. / Hold205
External Speedlite 
controlFlash firing / E-TTL II metering / Flash sync. 
speed in Av mode / Flash function settings / 
Flash C.Fn settings220
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