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This quick guide explains basic function settings and how to shoot and playback images. You can take this guide with you for shooting. For detailed instructions, refer to the EOS 5D Mark II Instruction Manual.
Quick Start Guide
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Insert the battery.
Attach the lens.Align the red dot.
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Set the lens focus mode switch to <AF>.
Open the cover and insert a CF card.
Set the power switch to <1>.
Set the Mode Dial to <1> (Full Auto).All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically.
Focus the subject.Aim the AF point over the subject and press the shutter button halfway to autofocus.
Take the picture. Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.
View the image.The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec. on the LCD monitor.
� The M on the right of the function indicates that the function is available only when the Mode Dial is set to d,s,f,a, or F.
� Battery Life Temperature At 23°C / 73°F At 0°C / 32°F Possible shots Approx. 850 shots Approx. 750 shots
Image Playback
Magnify
Select image
Shooting informationB
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Index
Erase
Playbackx
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<M> button
LCD monitor
<6> Main Dial
<5> QuickControl Dial
<0> button1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.2. Turn the <6> dial to select the tab, then turn the <5> dial
to select the desired item.3. Press <0> to display the setting.4. After setting the item, press <0>.
d/s/f/a/F Modes
Preparation
Tab
Menu settings
Fully-Automatic Modes (1/C)
Menu Operations
Menu items
All these screens show the options displayed in the d/s/f/a/F modes. In the fully-automatic modes (1/C), the [2/8/9] tab and are not displayed.
1 Shooting 1 2 Shooting 2
3 Playback 1 4 Playback 2
5 Set-up 1 6 Set-up 2
Menu Settings 7 Set-up 3 8 Custom Functions
� Press <9> straight down.� The Quick Control screen will
appear.
Shutter speedAperture
ISO speedHighlight tonepriority
Shooting mode
Exposurecompensation/
AEB setting Flash exposure compensation
AF point
Picture StyleWhite balance
Metering mode
Image-recordingquality
AF mode
Drive mode
� Tilt the <9> to select the function, then turn the <6> or <5> dial to set it.� In the fully-automatic modes (1/C), you can select certain
drive modes and the image-recording quality.
Quick Control Screen
� For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), see the camera’s instruction manual.
StyleP StandardQ PortraitR LandscapeV Monochrome
DescriptionVivid colors and sharp images.Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.Black-and-white images.
� Select [1 Quality].� Turn the <6> or <5> dial to select the quality and press <0>.
Image-recording Quality
Image-recording qualityPixels
Possible shots
RAW: Turn the <6> dial to select the quality.
JPEG: Turn the <5> dial to select the quality.
� Press the <A> button.� Turn the <6> or <5> dial to
<m> ISO speed setting/Flash exposure compensation button
Mode Dial
<5> Quick Control Dial
Access lamp
<6> Main Dial
<S> AF pointselection button
<A> AE lock button
<p> AF start button
Focus mode switch
Power/Quick Control Dialswitch
<9> Multi-controller
NomenclatureShooting Operation
<0> Setting/Movie shooting button
<A> Live Viewshooting button
OK NG
All the settings necessary for shooting are set automatically. You just press the shutter button, and the camera does the rest.
� Press <9> straight down, then tilt <9> to select the function.
� Turn the <6> or <5> dial to set the function.
1 Full Auto C Creative Auto
Fully-Automatic Modes (1/C)
(Displayed only when <C> is set.)
You can change the camera settings as desired to shoot in various ways.
d/s/f/a Modes
* Set the power switch to <J>.
Fully-automatic modes
� Set the Mode Dial to <d>.� As with the <1> mode, when focus is achieved, the shutter
speed and aperture will be automatically set.
d: Program AE
� Set the Mode Dial to <s>.� Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
shutter speed, then focus the subject.� The aperture will be set automatically.� If the aperture display blinks, turn the
<6> dial until it stops blinking.
� Set the Mode Dial to <f>.� Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus the subject.� The shutter speed will be set
automatically.� If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
s: Shutter-priority AE
f: Aperture-priority AE
� Set the Mode Dial to <a>.� Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed.� Turn the <5> dial to set the
desired aperture.� Press the shutter button halfway
and check the exposure level indicator.
a: Manual Exposure
� Press the <S> button, then look through the viewfinder.
� The AF point selection will change in the direction you tilt the <9>. If you keep tilting it in the same direction, it will toggle between manual and automatic AF point selection.
� When all AF points light up, automatic AF point selection will be set.
� When you turn the <6> or <5> dial, the AF point selection will change in the respective direction.
S AF PointN
� Set the lens focus mode switch to <f>.
� Press the <o> button, then turn the <6> dial.
X(One-Shot AF): For still subjects9(AI Focus AF): Switches the AF mode automaticallyZ(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
f: AF ModeN� Press the <m> button, then
turn the <6> dial.� ISO 100 to 6400 can be set in
1/3-stop increments.� When “A” is selected, the ISO
speed is set automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway, the ISO speed setting will be displayed.
i: ISO SpeedN
� Press the <o> button, then turn the <5> dial.u: Single shootingi: Continuous shooting Q: 10-sec. self-timer/ Remote control*k: 2-sec. self-timer/ Remote control* This drive mode <Q> can be set
in all shooting modes.
i Drive ModeN
� Select [6 Live View/Movie func. set.] and set [Movie recording: Enable].
� Select [6 Live View/Movie func. set.] and set [LV func. setting].
� To shoot still photos, 1. Select [Stills only] and 2. Set [Stills display/Exposure simulation].
� To shoot a movie, 1. Select [Stills+Movie] and 2. Set [Movie display].
� Press the <A> button to display the Live View image.
� Press the <p> button to focus the subject.
� Press the shutter button to take a still photo.
� If [Movie recording: Enable] or [Stills+movie] is set, press <0> to start shooting a movie. To stop shooting the movie, press <0> again.
� While shooting a movie, you can also take a still photo by pressing the shutter button.