Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III User manual

DPOF Pic{Btidge iNSTRUCTION

MANUAL

Live View Shooting

You can shoot while viewing a reat4ime image on the

camera's LCD monitor or on a personal computer

screen. This is called "Live View shooting."

using a hard disK-type card is not recommenaea, use a

memory cara.

When you use Live View shooting for a Jong period, the

camera's internal temperature may increase and it can aegraae

image quality. Terminate Live View shooting wnen not shooting

images

For a }ong exposure, stop Live View shooting temporarily and

wait several minutes before shooting.

If the <t[8:J> (warning for high temperature in the camera) icon _s

displayed, terminate Live View shooting.

With a hard-disk type card in the camera, if Live View shooting

continues wmle me <H> icon is displayed, the Live View mlgn[

stop automatically. Live View shooting will be disabled until the

camera's internal tempera-wre aecreases.

Live View Shooting

Instead of looking through the viewfinder, you can look at a real=time

image on the camera's LCD monitor while shooting. You can also

magnify the real-time image on the LCD monitor by 5x or 10x so you

can focus more precisely. Convenient when the camera ismounted on

a tripod for shooting still lifes, for example.

Preparing for Live View Shooting

_Set the lens focus mode switch to

<MF>.

® During Live View shooting,

autofocusing is not possible.

_. Select [Live View function

settings].

® Under the [r?:] tab, select [Live View

function settings], then press <_ >.

'::_,,_Semect [Live View shoot.].

® Turn the <O> dial to select [Live

View shoot.], then press <_ >

_Select [Enabme].

® Turn the <O> dial to select [Enable],

then press <_>.

DuringLive View shooting_oo not polmme camera toward thesun. The

sun's heatcan aamage the camera's internal componen[s.

If you handhold the camera liKe a compact dLgitaI camera and shoot whlJe

wewmg _he LCD monitor, camera shake can cause Blurred images, For Lwe

V_ewshooting, mounting the camera on a tripod is recommended.

F_q About Remote Live View Shooting

WiththeprovidedsoftwareinstalledInthepersonalcomputer,youcanconnec__necamera_c

mepersonacomputerandshootremotelywhiteviewingthecomputerscreeninsteadofthe

camera'sviewfinder.FordetailsseetheSoftwareInstructionManualintheCD-ROM

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Live View Shooting

DispJayJng Live View image on the LCD Monitor

With the camera ready to shoot,

press <_5>.

_, The Live View image will appear on

the LCD monitor in real4ime with

100% field of view.

® With the video cable (provided)

connecting the camera to a TV set, you

can view images on the TV. (p.122)

@ During Live View image display, if you poiniihe camera in a diffeient direction; it

might threw off the correct brightness momentarily and the image might not !00k

right. VVaituntil the image stabilizes at the correct br!ghtnes s before sh0oting.

if you shoot dhi[e the image brightness is not yet stable, the resulting image

m!ght be overexposed o: underexposed:

if the Jight Source Within the image changes, the sateen might flicker. !f this

happens, press <{_> to end the shooting, then with the new light source in

place press <_> again to resume shooting.

Setting the Shooting Functions

In the same way as during shooting through the viewfinder, you can set

the shooting functions (shooting mode, drive mode, memory card

selection, image size, ISO speed, Picture Style, white balance,

exposure compensation, AEB, AE lock, flash exposure compensation,

etc.) while looking at the toplrear LCD panel or LCD monitor.

_Only the metering mode Cannot be Changed, Focusing frameqinked

evaluative metering with the image Sensor will take effect.

® Continuous shooting is possibl e,

@The metedng and AE !ock activated with the <-_> button wi!l remain

act!ve for16 sec.

To set the white balance, memory car d selection, or image size, press

the <FUNC> button and set it with the <O> or <_> dial:

® The focus preset feature on super telephoto lenses cannot be used.

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Live View Shooting

Magnifying the image for Manual Focusing

_ Move the focusing frame to the

r_ position where you want to focus.

® Use<,_,>toselectthefocusingframein

fullview.Ifyoupress<,_,> atthecenter,

thefocusingframewillreturntothecenter.

Magnification: Approx. !0x

AE lock

Magnified area

Magnification

_i_ Press the <Q, > button.

_y,,The area within the focusing frame

wifl be magnified.

_y,,The shutter speed and aperture

settings wifl be displayed in orange.

® Each time you press the < +_ > button, the

display format will change as foflows:

r-> Furl view Approx. 5x Approx. 10xq

[ ]

3Focus manually.

® Whale looking at the LaveView image

on the LCD monitor, turn the lens'

focusing ring to focus manually,

High temperatures, high ISO speeds, or _ongexposures may cause noise or

irregular cotors in the captured image shot with Live View shooting.

Dunng continuous shooting, the exposure set for the first shot wilI also

be applied to subsequent shots. If you recompose during continuous

snooung, the exposure might not match the _a[[er sho[s.

If the camera is not operated for a prolonged period the power wdl turn

off automat cally as se[ with [1'_¢°Auto power offj. (p.47)

_ Whilethe image _magnified,pressingthe<_ > buttonw_llnotrenewtheexposuresemng.

During the 5x or 10x magnified view. the image sharpness may De applied [c a

nigher oegree man what was set. This is to make it easier to focus manuafl ,.

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Live View Shooting

Taking the Picture

.............._i® i ......., i?i_!_!_iii!!ii!ililiI

i!ili !i ii i i 2

Cheek the composition.

_ Pressthe <(;_,>to check the image

composition in full view.

Cheek the disptay.

,3Take the picture.

® Press the shutter button completely.

_y,,The picturewill be taken and the captured

image is displayed on the LCD monitor.

_, After the image review ends, the

camera will return to Live View

shooting automatically.

_ To terminate shooting, press <_>

while Live View image is displayed.

To check the exposure slmulauon and depth of fiela, press the depth-of-

field preview button.

Flash photography is also possible However. FE lock. modeling flash.

and test firing are not possible. The Speedtite's Custom Functions also

sannot be set with the Speedlite

With the 580EX H.the wireless sethng cannot be changed.

Under low hght or bright Jight conditions, the Live View image m_gn_no_

amplay the proper brightness. And if you press the depth-of-field preview

button, the image might not show the brightness corresponding to the

exposure setting (<_ > icon blinks) However the captured _mage will

reflect the exposure setting.

If there is a very bright light source in the picture, such as the sun. the

aright area might be covered in black on tne LCD monitor. However. the

actual captured image will correctly show the bright area.

_ The ume it takes to actually take the picture after you press _ne shutter

button completely is slightly longer than with shooting _nrough the

viewfinder.

When you press me shutter button completely, the shutter wi maKe _wo

shutter-release sounas {with flash, the reflex mirror and shutter operauon

maKe mulup_e soundsL _owever. only one shot _staken. 113

Live View Shooting

About the Information Display

® Eachtimeyoupressthe<BNFO.>button,theinformationdisplaywillchange,

Live View (Brightness/RGB)

simulation

Batter frame

Picture Style Exposure level

Flash-read_ ISO speed

Shutter speed Shots remaining

Aperture Flash exposure level

When the [_: ave View function settings] menu's [Grid display] is se_£o

[On], a gna _vlHappear _o maKe _[easier to aJlgnthe honzon[a_or ver[Lca_sno[.

Bysetting C.Fn IV -!4 [Add aspect ratio information], ! ou can shoot with the same

framing as,_wtha medium- for large-formatfilmcamera such as 6x6cm.6x4.5cm. ana

4x5 ncr_.\ erticatIines matchingthe set aspect ratiowill be disp_ayea,tp.178_

When C.Fn IV -16 [Live View exposure simulation] is se[ zo

[1:Enable(simulates exposure}], the Live View image will be displayed

with the brightness level slmu sting the exposure setting. This enables

you to see how the exposure looks before taking the picture. (p.178)

The histogram (p,!18) will be displayed on_y when C.Fn iV -16=1 has been

set. If flash _sused or bulb is set, the histogram will be grayed out.The

histogram might not be properly displayed in _owHghtor bright light conditions.

When you press _hedepth-of-field preview button or set C.Fn IV -16-1. the

<_ > icon _zill appear to indicate that exposure simulation is in effect.

During Live View shooting, if the <_ > warning icon (tempera-cure

increase warning)is displayed, see page 109.

r@q

L_ Possible Shots During Live View Shooting

Temperature [ At 23°C/73°F [ At 0°C /32°F

Possible Shots 1 AD#rox. 300 l AD#rox. 230 1

* The figures above are based on a fully-charged LP-E4 battery and CIPA

_Camera & Imaging Products Association) testing standards.

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Image Playback

Learn how to view or erase images, and copy images

between the CF card and SD card.

For images taken with another camera:

The camera might not be able to properly display images captured

with a different camera or edited with a personal computer or whose

file name was changed.

[] Image Playback

Pmaybaek the image.

®Press the <_> button,

_y,,The last captured image or last image

viewed will appear.

_ Select the image.

® To playback images starting with the

last image, turn the <O> dial

counterclockwise. To playback

images starting with the first captured

image, turn the dial clockwise.

® Press the <HNFO.> button to change

the display format.

Histogram display

Singleimagedispiay+ Imagesize

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Shooting information display

Exit the image playback.

® Press the <[_q> button to exit the

image playback and return the

camera to shooting ready.

[] Image Playback

Shooting Information DispJay

Single image display + Image size

Sound record ng

........Folder number - File number

..........Memory card

Shutter s

Image-recordin!

quality

Playback ima

number/

Tetal images recorded

Shooting Information Display

Flash exposure compensation ............ ..........Picture Style

amount ..............AF microadjustment

White balance correction ..............

Metering ram

Shooting (Bdghtness/RGB)

Color temperature

if <@> is set

Image-recordin

quality

Playback imag,

number/

Total images recorded

White balance .......

space

Date and time

Original decision (image

verification) data appended

.......................File size

when you shoot in ihe RAW+JPEG or sRAW+JREG mode, the JPEG

image file size will be displayed

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