Canon Eos M Instruction Manual

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Quick Control
3Take the picture.
Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
Basic Zone modes
Creative Zone modes
B
B
Scene Intelligent Auto
B
Q  Quick Control B
 Quick Control
Functions that can be set in the Scene Intelligent Auto and Basic Zone 
modes are on page 88. Functions that can be set in the Creative Zone 
modes, Movie mode, and playback mode are on pages 52, 186, and 236 
respectively.
 

Quick Control
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Functions that can be set with Quick Control
White balance (p.172)
Picture Style (p.114)
Auto Lighting Optimize
r(p.159)
Metering mode (p.151)
AF method (p.116)
AF operation (p.130)
Creative filters (p.260)
Image-recording quality (p.105)
Shutter speed (p.142)
AF operation (p.130)
White balance (p.172) Highlight tone priority (p.285)
Auto Lighting Optimizer 
(p.159)
Metering mode (p.151) Picture Style (p.114)
Exposure
compensation/AEB
setting (p.153, 155) Flash exposure 
compensation...

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Quick Control
Function Setting Screen

 

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You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-
recording quality, date/time, etc. Operate the menus with the  
button, Main Dial, and < Q/0> button.
3  Menu Operations
Main DialLCD monitor <
Q /0 >
The menu applicable to the current shooting mode is provided.
Menu Screen
 button
Basic Zone modes
Scene Intelligent Auto
 

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3 Menu Operations
Ta b
Menu items Menu settings
A Shooting
5 Set-up
9 My Menu
3 Playback
Creative Zone modes
Movie shooting
 

3 Menu Operations
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1Display the menu screen.
Press the < M> button.
2Select a tab.
Press the < YA >/< ZO > button to 
select a tab.
 For example, the [ A3] tab refers to 
the screen displayed when the  A 
(Shooting) tab’s third icon [ ] from 
the left is selected.
3Select the desired item.
 Press the < Wj /i >/ button 
to select the item, then press < Q/
0 >.
4Select the setting.
Press the < Wj /i >/ button 
or < YA >/ button to select 
the setting. (There are settings you 
select with the < Wj /i...

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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera.
When the card is formatted, all images and data in the card will 
be erased. Even protected images will be erased, so make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images to a computer, etc., before formatting the card.
1Select [Format card].
Under the [5 1] tab, select [ Format 
card ], then press < Q/0 >.
2Format the card.
Select [ OK], then press < Q/0 >....

3 Formatting the Card
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The card is new.
 The card was formatted by a different camera or a computer.
 The card is full with images or data.
 A card error is displayed  (p.323).
 Execute [Format card] in the following cases:
What is low-level formatting?Perform low-level formatting if the card’s recording or reading speed seems 
slow or if you want to totally erase all data in the card.
 Since low-level formatting will format all recordable sectors in the card, the 
formatting will take slightly...

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Each time you press the < B> 
button, the LCD monitor switches 
between the Live View screen and 
B  Quick Control (p.50).
Switching the LCD Monitor Display
B Quick Control
Appears when you press the 
 button. Press the 
button again to return to the 
Live View screen. 
Appears when you press the 
 button. Press the button 
again to return to the Live View 
screen.
MenuCaptured Image
Even when the menu screen or captured image is displayed, pressing the 
shutter button will enable you to shoot...

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The Feature guide is a simple description of the respective shooting 
mode, function, or option. It is displayed when you change the shooting 
mode or use the Quick Control screen during still photo shooting, movie 
shooting, or playback. When you select a function or option on the 
Quick Control screen, the Feature guide description is displayed. When 
you proceed with the operation, the Feature guide will disappear.
Shooting mode  (Sample)
 Quick Control  (Sample)
Select [Feature guide].
Under...