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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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INSTRUCTION
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MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 30D is a high-performance, digital AF SLR camera with a large, fine-detail, 8.20-megapixel CMOS sensor. The camera has nine high-precision AF points, and it is compatible with all Canon EF lenses (including the EF-S lenses). Designed for quick shooting at all times, the camera has many features for all types of shooting from fully automatic snapshooting to creative work. Before using the camera, try it out while reading this Instruction Manu
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Item Check List Check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. EOS 30D / Camera body (with Eyecup, body cap and lithium backup battery for the date and time) EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ll / Lens (with lens cap and dust cap) * Lens kit only. Battery Pack BP-511A (with protective cover) Battery Charger CG-580/CB-5L * CG-580 or CB-5L is included. Power code for battery charger * For CB-5L. Interface Cable IFC-400PCU Video Ca
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Contents Introduction Item Check List.................................................................................................. 3 Contents at a Glance......................................................................................... 6 Handling Precautions ...................................................................................... 10 Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................ 12 Nomenclature ............
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Contents Selecting the AF Point......................................................................................77 Using Focus Lock.............................................................................................79 When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing) .......................................................80 Selecting the Metering Mode ...........................................................................81 Selecting the Drive Mode.........................................
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Contents at a Glance Image Quality Set picture effects p.56 (Selecting a Picture Style) Set custom picture effects p.58 (Customizing the Picture Style) Print the image to a large size p.52 (73, 83, 1) Take many photos p.52 (76, 86) Adjust the color tone p.67 (WB correction) Take black-and-white or sepia photos p.57 (Monochrome) Focusing Change the AF point
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Contents at a Glance Freeze or blur the action p.86 (s Shutter-priority AE) Blur or the background or make everything look sharp p.88 (f Aperture-priority AE) Adjust the image brightness (exposure) p.93 (Exposure compensation) Photograph fireworks p.97 (Bulb exposures) Photograph dark scenes p.101 (Flash photography) Disabling flash p.49 (7 Flash off) Image Playback and Printing View images with the camera p.113 (x Playback) Erase an image p.124 (L Erase) Prevent accidental era
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Safety Warnings Follow these safeguards and use the equipment properly to prevent injury, death, and material damage. Preventing Serious Injury or Death • To prevent fire, excessive heat, chemical leakage, and explosions, follow the safeguards below: - Do not use any batteries, power sources, and accessories not specified in this booklet. Do not use any home-made or modified batteries. - Do not short-circuit, disassemble, or modify the battery pack or back-up battery. Do not apply heat or ap
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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 s
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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 with a well-wrung wet cloth. Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a magnet or
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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% active 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. At low temperatures, the liquid-crystal display response may become slower. And at high temperatures, the display may blacken. In either case, the disp
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Quick Start Guide Insert the battery. (p.24) 1 To recharge the battery, see page 22. For EF-S lens For EF lens Attach the lens. (p.27) When attaching an EF-S lens, align it 2 with the white dot on the camera. For other lenses, align it with the red dot. Set the lens focus mode switch to . (p.27) 3 Open the cover and insert a CF card. (p.28) 4 Face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera. Set the power switch to <1>. (p.30) 5 12
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Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to <1> (Full Auto). (p.46) 6 All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus the subject. (p.30) Aim the AF point over the subject and 7 press the shutter button halfway to autofocus. Take the picture. (p.30) Press the shutter button completely to 8 take the picture. Review the picture on the LCD monitor. (p.110) 9 The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec. on the LCD monitor. To view images captured so far, see “Image Pla
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Nomenclature For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (p.**). AF mode selection/ LCD panel illumination button (p.99) White balance selection button LCD panel (p.16) (p.74/64) EF Lens mount index (p.27) Drive mode selection/ISO speed Built-in flash/AF-assist beam button (p.82/55) (p.102/78) Metering mode EF-S Lens mount index (p.27) selection/Flash exposure compensation button (p.81/106) Flash-sync contacts <6> Main Dial Hot shoe (p.1
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Nomenclature <9> Multi-controller (p.32) Dioptric adjustment knob (p.44) AE lock/ Eyecup (p.99) FE lock button/Index/ Viewfinder eyepiece Reduce button (p.96/105/116/117,145) Print/Share button (p.147,162-164) AF point selection/ Menu Enlarge button button (p.33) (p.77/117,145) Strap mount Info/ (p.21) Trimming orientation button (p.72,113/145) Jump button (p.118) CF card slot cover (p.28) Playback button (p.113) Erase button Battery (p.124) compartme
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Nomenclature LCD Panel - - - Shutter speed AF point selection ([ - - - ]) - - - Busy (buSY) CF card full warning (FuLL CF) Built-in flash recycling (buSY) CF card error warning (Err CF) ISO speed No CF card warning (no CF) Error code (Err) gISO speed Cleaning image sensor (CLEA n) White balance Aperture Q Auto Shots remaining W Daylight Shots remaining E Shade during WB bracketing R Cloudy Self-timer countdown Y Tungsten light Bulb exposure time U White fluorescent light I Flash 0
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Nomenclature Viewfinder Information Spot metering circle Focusing screen AF points (Superimposed display) AE lock/ Focus AEB in-progress confirmation light Max. Burst Flash-ready Improper FE lock warning White balance correction High-speed sync Exposure level indicator (FP flash) Exposure compensation amount FE lock/ Flash exposure compensation FEB in-progress amount AEB range Flash exposure Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator compensation S
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e n o z e v i t a I e m r C Nomenclature Mode Dial The Mode Dial is divided into two function zones. Full Auto Basic Zone Creative Zone All you do is press the shutter Set the camera as you wish. button. d : Program AE (p.84) s : Shutter-priority AE 1 : Full Auto (p.46) (p.86) For fully automatic shooting. f : Aperture-priority AE Image Zone (p.88) Fully automatic shooting for a : Manual exposure (p.90) specific subjects. 8 : Automatic Depth-of-field 2 : Portrait (p.48) AE (p.92) 3 : Lands
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Nomenclature Battery Charger CG-580 This is a battery pack charger. (p.22) Power plug Battery pack slot Red lamp Battery Charger CB-5L This is a battery pack charger. (p.26) Battery pack slot Power cord Red lamp Power cord socket Do not use any AC adapters or compact power adapters other than the ones (rated input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, rated output: 7.8-8.1 V DC) shown on the system map (p.186). Using such incompatible adapters may result in fire, overheating, or electrical shock. 19
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Conventions Used in this Manual In the text, the <4> icon indicates the power switch. All operations described in this manual assume that the <4> switch is set to <1> or . The <6> icon indicates the Main Dial. 6 The <5> icon indicates the Quick Control Dial. Operations with the <5> dial assume that the <4> 5 switch is already set to . Be sure it is set to . In the text, the <9> icon indicates the Multi-controller. 9 In the text, the <0> icon indicates the SET button. It 0 is u
