Canon Mark 3 User Manual

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• If you drop the equipment and the casing breaks open to expose the internal parts, do not touch the internal parts due to the possibility of electrical shock.
• Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. High-voltage internal parts can cause electrical shock.
• Do not look at the sun or an extremely bright light source through the camera or lens. Doing so may damage your vision.
• Keep the camera from the reach of small children. The neck strap can accidentally choke the child.
• Do not store the...

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Camera Care This camera is a precision instrument. Do  not drop it or subject it to physical 
shock.
  The camera is not waterproof and cannot be used underwater. If you 
accidentally drop the camera into wa ter, promptly consult your nearest 
Canon Service Center. Wipe off any water droplets with a dry cloth. If the 
camera has been exposed to salty air, wipe with a well-wrung wet cloth.
  Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such 
as a magnet or electric motor. Also...

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Handling Precautions
LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Although the LCD monitor is manuf actured with very high precision 
technology with over 99.99% effective pixels, there might be a few dead 
pixels among the remaining 0.01% or less pixels. Dead pixels displaying 
only black or red, etc., are not a malfunction. They do not affect the images 
recorded.
  If the LCD monitor is left on for a prolonged period, screen burn-in may occur 
where you see remnants of what was  displayed. However, this is only...

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Quick Start Guide
1
Insert the battery. (p.29)
Take off the cap and insert a fully-
charged battery.
2
Attach the lens. (p.35)
Align the red dot.
3
Set the lens focus mode switch 
to .
 (p.35)
4
Insert a memory card. (p.32)
The left slot is for the CF card, and the 
right slot is for the SD card.
5
Set the power switch to < 1>. 
(p.36)  

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Quick Start Guide
6
Set the camera to the default 
settings. 
(p.49)
On the menu screen under the [7] tab, 
select [Clear all camera settings].
• Press the < M> button and turn 
the < 6>  dial to select it, 
then press < 0>.
• The < d> Program AE mode will take 
effect.
7
Focus the subject. (p.36)
Aim the Area AF over the subject. 
Press the shutter button halfway, and 
the camera will focus the subject.
8
Take the picture. (p.36)
Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
9
View the...

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Nomenclature
Self-timer lamp (p.88)Contacts 
(p.13)
Lens mount
Lens lock pin
Grip
Vertical-grip Main Dial 
(p.39, 37) Vertical-grip shutter button 
(p.39, 36)
Depth-of-field 
preview button
(p.97) Lens release 
button (p.35)
Lens mount index (p.35)
Mirror (p.104)
Hand strap mount Body number
Tripod socket
< I > 
Vertical-grip FE lock/ 
Multi-spot metering button 
(p.39, 105/91) Vertical-grip 
on/off 
switch (p.39)
Shutter button (p.36)
Strap mount
(p.24)
Body cap (p.35)  

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Nomenclature
     
Flash-sync contactsHot shoe
Top LCD panel (p.19)<
6 > Main Dial (p.37)
<
O > Exposure compensation/
Aperture button (p.99/98)
<
U > LCD panel illumination 
button (p.102)
 FE lock/Multi-spot 
metering button (p.105/91)
< W > Shooting 
mode selection button 
(p.92) < Q > 
Metering mode 
selection/Flash exposure 
compensation button (p.90/105)
 AF  mode 
selection/Drive mode 
selection button 
(p.82, 87)
< Y > AEB  set  button 
(p.100) <
i > ISO speed 
set button (p.56)
Strap mount...

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Nomenclature
  
 PC terminal (p.108)
< F > 
Remote control terminal (N3 type) (p.103)
 Protect/Sound recording button 
(p.123/124)/
< A > Picture Style setting button (p.57)
<
L > Erase button (p.128)
<
B > Info/Trimming 
orientation button 
(p.114, 116, 186/145) LCD Monitor (p.41, 129)
< q > VIDEO OUT terminal (p.122)
Extension 
system
terminal
Terminal 
cover
 DIGITAL terminal (p.138, 152)
<
M > Menu 
button (p.41)
WFT-E2/E2A
mounting hole
Rear LCD Panel (p.20)
<
x > Playback button 
(p.116)...

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Nomenclature
Top LCD Panel
The display will show only the settings currently applicable.
AF point selection mode
(         AF, SEL [ ], SEL AF )
Recording media indicator ( Card *)
AF point registration
(          HP, SEL [ ], SEL HP )
Battery check
zHmxbn
Mirror lockup [     ] 
--
--
[     ]  --
--
ISO speed
Highlight tone priority display
Dust Delete Data acquisition (- - - -) Aperture
AEB amount
Dust Delete Data acquisition (
- -)
Shooting mode
d  : Program AE
f  : Aperture-priority AE
a  : Manual...

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Nomenclature
Rear LCD Panel
*1 : Displayed when Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2/E2A is used.
*2 : Displayed when the camera is co nnected to a personal computer.
*3 : Displayed when the WFT-E2/E2A and external media are used.
The display will show only the settings currently applicable.
External media connection icon*3External media selection
icon*3
Wired LAN connection*1
Wireless LAN connection*1
White balance correction White balance
 Q  Auto
  W  Daylight
  E  Shade
  R  Cloudy
  Y  Tungsten...