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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 50D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with 15.10 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4, high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF (all cross-type points), high- speed 6.3 fps continuous shooting, and Live View shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, provides many features for demanding shoots, and expands shooting possibilities with system accessories. Take a Few Test
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Item Check List Before starting, check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. Battery Pack BP-511A Battery Charger Camera (with protective cover) CG-580/CB-5L* (with eyecup and body cap) Wide Strap Interface Cable Video Cable EW-EOS50D IFC-200U EOS DIGITAL Software Instruction Solution Disk Manual (Software) (1) Instruction Manual (this booklet) (2) Pocket Guide Quick start guide to shooting. (3) CD-ROM Guide Guide to th
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Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual <6> : Indicates the Main Dial. <5> : Indicates the Quick Control Dial. <9> : Indicates the Multi-controller. <0> : Indicates the setting button. 0, 9, 8 : Indicates that the respective function remains active for 4 sec., 6 sec., or 16 sec. respectively after you let go of the button. * In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the LC
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Chapters For first-time users, chapters 1 and 2 explain the camera’s basic operations and shooting procedures. Introduction 2 Camera basics. Getting Started 23 1 Basic Shooting 47 2 Fully automatic shooting for different subjects. 59 Image Settings 3 Setting the AF and Drive Modes 83 4 Advanced Operations 91 5 Shooting features for specific types of subjects. Live View Shooting 115 6 Shoot while viewing the LCD monitor. Image Playback 131 7 Sensor Cleaning 147 8 153 Printing Images and Transfer
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Contents Introduction Item Check List.................................................................................................. 3 Conventions Used in this Manual...................................................................... 4 Chapters............................................................................................................ 5 Index to Features ............................................................................................ 10 Handling Precautions ....
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Contents Image Settings 59 3 Setting the Image-recording Quality.................................................................60 i: Setting the ISO Speed..............................................................................63 A Selecting a Picture Style ..........................................................................65 A Customizing a Picture Style .....................................................................67 A Registering a Picture Style...........................
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Contents D Using the Built-in Flash.............................................................................. 107 Flash Control ................................................................................................. 111 External Speedlites ....................................................................................... 113 Live View Shooting 115 6 A Preparing for Live View Shooting............................................................ 116 Shooting .....................
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Contents Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Computer 153 9 Preparing to Print ...........................................................................................154 w Printing.....................................................................................................156 Trimming the Image ....................................................................................161 Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)..............................................................
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Index to Features Power Image improvement features • Lens peripheral illumination Bat tery correction p.76 • Charging p.24 • Auto Lighting Optimizer p.177 • Battery check p.28 • Noise reduction Po wer outlet p.190 for long exposures p.176 Auto po wer off p.44 • Noise reduction for high ISO p.176 Lens • Highlight tone priority p.177 Att aching/Detaching p.31 White balance Zoom p.32 White balance selection p.71 Image Stabilizer p.33 Custom WB p.72 Color temperature setting
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Index to Features Shooting Image playback Creat ive Auto p.57 Image review time p.145 Q uick Control screen p.38 Single image playback p.132 S elf-timer p.90 • Shooting information display p.133 Program AE p.92 Index display p.135 Shutter-priority AE p.94 Image browsing Aperture-priorit y AE p.96 (Jump display) p.136 Manual exposure p.98 Magnified view p.137 Bulb p.104 Manual image rotate p.138 Mi rror lockup p.106 Auto image rotate p.146 Auto playback p.139 Exp
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Handling Precautions 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 water, 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 it with a well-wrung wet cloth. Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a magnet
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Handling Precautions LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Although the LCD monitor is manufactured 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 Insert the battery. (p.26) 1 To recharge the battery, see page 24. For EF-S lens For EF lens Attach the lens. (p.31) 2 When attaching an EF-S lens, align it with the white index on the camera. For other lenses, align it with the red index. Set the lens focus mode switch 3 to . (p.31) Open the slot cover and 4 insert a card. (p.29) Face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera. Set the power switch to <1>. 5 (p.27) 14 C O
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Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to <1> (Full 6 Auto). (p.48) All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus the subject. (p.35) 7 Look through the viewfinder and aim the viewfinder center over the subject. Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus the subject. If necessary, the built-in flash will pop- up automatically. Take the picture. (p.35) 8 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. Review the picture. (p.145) 9 The captured ima
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Nomenclature For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (p.**). Metering mode LCD panel illumination button (p.104) selection/White balance selection button (p.100/71) LCD panel (p.18) AF mode EF lens mount index (p.31) selection/Drive mode selection button (p.84/89) Built-in flash/AF-assist beam (p.107/87) ISO speed setting/ EF-S lens mount index (p.31) Flash exposure compensation button (p.63/109) Flash-sync contacts <6> Main Dial (p.36)
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Nomenclature
AF start button Focal plane mark (p.35,84,118) <9> Multi-controller (p.36) AE lock/ Dioptric adjustment knob (p.34) FE lock button/Index/ Reduce button Eyecup (p.97) (p.103/110/135/137,161) Viewfinder eyepiece Live View shooting/Print/Share AF point selection/ button (p.117/159,168) Magnify button (p.86/137,161) Menu button (p.40) Strap mount LCD monitor (p.23) (p.40, 145) Info/ Trimming Card slot orientation button cover (p.29) (p.120,132,
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Nomenclature LCD Panel - - - Shutter speed AF point selection ([ - - - ]) - - - Busy (buSY) Card full warning (FuLL CF) Built-in flash recycling (buSY) Card error warning (Err CF) No card warning (no CF) Image-recording quality (p.60) Error code (Err) 37 Large/Fine Cleaning image sensor (CLEA n) 38 Large/Normal 47 Medium/Fine Aperture 48 Medium/Normal Shots remaining 67 Small/Fine Shots remaining 68 Small/Normal during WB bracketing 1 RAW Self-timer countdown D Small RAW Bulb expo
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Nomenclature Viewfinder Information AF points (Superimposed display) Focusing screen Spot metering circle ISO speed White balance correction Focus AE lock/ confirmation light AEB in-progress Max. burst Flash-ready <0> Monochrome Improper FE lock shooting warning ISO speed High-speed sync Highlight tone priority (FP flash) FE lock/ Exposure level indicator FEB in-progress Exposure compensation amount Flash exposure compensation amoun
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Nomenclature Mode Dial The Mode Dial has the Basic Zone modes and Creative Zone modes. Camera User Settings Most camera settings can be registered under w or x (p.186). Creative Zone These modes give you more control over the result. d : Program AE (p.92) s : Shutter-priority AE (p.94) f : Aperture-priority AE (p.96) a : Manual exposure (p.98) 8 : Automatic depth-of-field AE (p.99) Basic Zone All you do is press the shutter button. Fully automatic shooting for specific kinds of subjects. 1
