Canon Pro 1 Manual

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Shooting – Letting the Camera Select Settings
 Night Scene Mode
Use this mode to capture human subjects against the backdrop of 
an evening sky or night scene. The people are illuminated with light 
from the flash while the backdrop is captured at a slow shutter speed 
so that both appear correctly exposed.
1Turn the mode dial 
to .
Shooting procedures are 
the same as for the   
mode (p. 53).
z Always use a tripod to prevent camera shake in this mode.
z See page 202 for settings that can be changed...

68
 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist)
Use this mode to shoot a series of overlapping frames for merging 
(stitching) into a large panoramic image using a computer.
Framing a Subject
PhotoStitch detects the overlapping portions of adjoining images 
and merges them. When composing shots, try to include a 
distinctive item (landmark, etc.) in the overlapping portions.
zPlease use the bundled PhotoStitch program to merge the 
images on a computer.
Horizontal Vertical
2 x 2  

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Shooting – Letting the Camera Select Settings
Shooting
Images can be shot in the following 5 sequences in Stitch Assist mode.
zCompose each frame so that it overlaps 30 to 50% of the 
adjoining image.
Try to keep the vertical misalignment to within 10% of the image 
height.
z Do not include moving items in the overlap.
z Do not try to stitch images that include both distant and close 
subjects. Objects may appear warped or doubled up.
z Make the brightness in each image consistent. The final image...

        Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) (continued)
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3Shoot the first image.zThe exposure and white balance settings are set and locked with 
the first image.
4Compose and shoot the second image so that it 
overlaps the first.
zMinor discrepancies in the overlap can be corrected with the 
software.
z An image can be retaken. Press the  W or  X arrow on the omni 
selector to return to that frame.
5Use the same procedures to shoot the remaining 
frames.
z A maximum of 26 images can be recorded...

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Shooting – Letting the Camera Select Settings
 Movie Mode
Use this mode to shoot movies. The resolution can be selected from 
the following settings (p. 57):
z[  (640 x 480)]
z [  (320 x 240)]
z [  (160 x 120)]
1Turn the mode dial to  .
The LCD monitor (or viewfinder) displays the 
maximum recording time (in seconds).
2Press the shutter button all the way.
z Shooting and sound recording starts simultaneously.
z During shooting a red circle appears in the upper right of the LCD 
monitor (or...

        Movie Mode (continued)
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zYou are recommended to use a CF card that has been formatted 
in your camera to shoot movies (p. 139). The supplied CF card 
can be used without being formatted.
z The recording time may not display properly during shooting or 
filming may stop unexpectedly with the following types of CF 
cards.
• Slow recording cards
• Cards formatted on a different camera or a computer
• Cards which have had images recorded and erased repeatedly
Although the recording time may not...

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Shooting – Letting the Camera Select Settings
 Macro Mode
Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups of subjects when the 
distance from the tip of the lens to the subject is in the following 
range (varies according to the zoom position):
* The zoom position appears in 35mm film equivalent values.
Mode Dial            
Zoom Position (35mm film equivalent) Distance to the subject
Wide angle end – 63 mm 10 – 50 cm (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.)
63 – 90 mm 30 – 50 cm (1.0 – 1.6 ft.)
90 mm – telephoto end Macro...

        Macro Mode (continued)
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zIn macro mode, the correct image brightness sometimes cannot 
be obtained with flash photography. Please set the ND filter to 
[On] and use the separately sold Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX or 
the Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX for flash photography in the macro 
mode. Use the  Av or  M mode and set the aperture to a higher 
value as required by the shooting conditions.
z Recordable areas at the minimum shooting range are as follows:
z Use Super Macro mode to get even closer to...

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Shooting – Letting the Camera Select Settings
 Super Macro Mode
Compared with normal Macro mode, you can get even closer to the 
subject and focus on the subject closer to the lens. The background 
can also be shot with different effects.
You can shoot subjects in Super Macro mode when the distance 
from the tip of the lens to the subject is in the following range: 3 to 
30 cm (1.2 in. to 1.0 ft.) (42 to 90 mm (35mm film equivalent)).
The resolution can only be set to M1,M2 ,M3  or S. If the...

        Super Macro Mode (continued)
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3Shoot the image.zShooting procedures are the same as for the   mode (p. 53).
z During Super Macro mode, only the optical zoom operates even 
when the digital zoom is set to On.
z The zoom bar appearing during zoom operation indicates the 
following movable zoom range in Super Macro mode: 42 to 90 mm 
(35mm film equivalent). The MF indicator appearing in manual 
focus mode also shows the movable range of the zoom.
z Be careful not to bang the lens against the...