Canon Mark 3 User Manual

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Transferring Images toa Personal Computer
You can use the camera to select images in the memory 
card and transfer them dire ctly to a personal computer.
If the computer software 
(EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk 
CD-ROM) provided with the 
camera has been installed in 
your personal computer, you 
can easily transfer the 
images without operating the 
personal computer.
  For instructions to install the provided software, see the separate 
sheet, CD-ROM Guide.
  If you want to operate the personal...

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Before connecting the camera to the personal computer, be sure 
to first install the EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk software (in the 
CD-ROM provided with the camera) in the personal computer.
1Connect the camera to the 
personal computer.
 Set the camera’s power switch to 
.
  Use the interface cable that came 
with the camera.
  When connecting the cable plug to 
the camera’s < D> terminal, the 
cable plug’s < D> icon must face the 
front side of the camera.
 
To the personal computer’s USB port,...

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d Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
The images transferred to the personal 
computer will be organized according to 
the shooting date and saved in the [ My 
Pictures ] folder for Windows or the 
[ Pictures ] folder in the Macintosh.
 All images
All the images in the memory card will be transferred.
  New images
Images which have not yet been transferred to the personal 
computer will be selected by the camera automatically and 
transferred.
  Transfer order images
You select the images and...

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d Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
Under the [3] tab, you can use [Transfer 
order
] to select the images to be 
transferred to a personal computer.
When you select [
Transfer order images] 
on the preceding page, you can transfer the 
images set by the transfer order.
  Sel.Image
Select and order images one by one. 
Press  to include the displayed 
image in the transfer order. The < X> 
icon will also appear on the upper left.
After completing the transfer order, press 
the < M > button...

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Customizing the Camera andSaving Camera Settings
To suit your shooting pr eferences, you can change the 
camera’s functions and also  save the camera settings 
to a memory card. The saved settings can also be 
registered to the camera.   

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1Select [8].
  Turn the < 6> dial to select the [ 8] 
tab.
2Select the group.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select C.Fn I - 
IV, then press < 0>.
3 Select the Custom Function No.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
Custom Function No., then press 
< 0 >.
4 Change the setting as desired.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
setting (number), then press < 0>.
  Repeat steps 2 to 4 if you want to set 
other Custom Functions.
  At the bottom of the screen, the 
current Custom Function settings are 
indicated...

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3 Setting Custom Functions
Custom Functions
C.Fn I: Exposure C.Fn III: Auto focus/Drive1Exposure level increments1USM lens electronic MF2ISO speed setting increments2AI Servo tracking sensitivity
3 Set ISO speed range3 AI Servo 1st/2nd image priority4Bracketing auto cancel4AI Servo AF tracking method5Bracketing sequence5Lens drive when AF impossible
6 Number of bracketed shots6 Lens AF stop button function7Spot metering link to AF point7AF Microadjustment8Safety shift8AF expansion with selected...

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The Custom Functions are organized in four groups based on the 
function type: C.Fn I: Exposure, C.Fn II: Image/Flash exp (exposure)/
Disp (Display), C.Fn III: Auto focu s/Drive, C.Fn IV: Operation/Others.
Note that the Custom Function numbers differ from previous 
EOS-1Ds-series cameras.
3  Custom Function Settings
C.Fn I: Exposure
C.Fn I -1     Exposure level increments
0: 1/3-stop set 1/3-stop compensation
1: 1-stop set 1/3-stop compensation
Sets full-stop increments for the shutter speed and...

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3 Custom Function Settings
C.Fn I -4     Bracketing auto cancel
0: On
The AEB and WB-BKT settings will be canceled when the power switch 
is set to < 2> or the camera settings are cleared. AEB will also be 
canceled when bulb exposure is set or the flash is ready to fire.
1: Off
The AEB and WB-BKT settings will be retained even when the power 
switch is set to < 2>. (When the flash is ready, AEB will be canceled. 
However, the AEB amount will be retained in memory.)
C.Fn I -5     Bracketing...

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3 Custom Function Settings
C.Fn I -7     Spot metering link to AF point
0: Disable (use center AF point)
1: Enable (use active AF point)
Enables spot metering linked to the selected AF point. With automatic 
AF point selection, spot metering will be at the viewfinder center.
C.Fn I -8     Safety shift
0: Disable
1: Enable (Tv/Av)This works in the shutter-priority AE (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) 
modes. When the subject’s brightness changes erratically and the 
correct autoexposure cannot be...