Canon EOS 5 User manual

Canon

English Edition

INSTRUCTIONS

Infroduction

Thank you for selecting a Canon EOS camera.

This camera is an autofocus SLR camera de

velo ed s ecifically to rovide the high erfor

mance and flexible functionality required by ro

fessional and advanced hotogra hers.

Features

1. World’s first Eye Controlled Focus SLR. Select

any of five focusing oints in the viewfinder by

sim ly looking at the desired AF frame.

2. Advanced AF sensor rovides five focusing

oints lus high-s eed autofocusing on a ar

with the world’s fastest AF SLRs.

3. Fligh- erformance shutter offers s eeds all

the way u to an action-freezing 1/8000 sec

and flash synchronization u to 1/200 sec.

4. Fligh-s eed built-in motor drive with silent

drive mechanism rovides quiet film winding

and rewinding while achieving a maximum

continuous shooting s eed of 5 frames/sec.

5. Multi-function built-in zoom flash covers wide-

angle focal lengths to 28mm.

Please read these instructions carefully for a

thorough understanding before taking ic

tures.

Attention

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This camera will give o timum erformance

together with s ecially designed Canon EF

ienses, flash units and other Canon brand ac

cessories. It is ossible that the use of incom

atible lenses or other accessories may result

in unsatisfactory erformance or damage to

your camera. We therefore suggest the use of

Canon EF ienses and accessories. Damage to

your Canon camera as a result of malfunction

or im ro er connections caused by the use of

incom atible roducts may void its warranty.

While reading this booklet, unfold the front and

back fla s for easy reference to the camera’s

arts.

Nomenclature

Accessory Shoe

Flash

LCD Panel-

Self-timer Button

Main Dial

Shutter Button-

rip/Battery

Compartment-

Battery Cover Late

AF Auxiliary Light

Emitter/Self-timer

Indicator-----------

Creative Zone

P: Program AE

Tv: Shutter-priority AE

Av: Aperture-priority AE

M: Manual Exposure

DEP; Depth-of-Field AE

X : Flash Sync Mode

: Custom Function Setting

ajj: Calibration Mode

H: Lock

Command Dial

Creative Zone^

X Contact, Directly-coupled

Contacts

Red-eye Reduction Lamp

Command Dial

Lock Release Button

Strap Fixture

Flash Button

Back Cover Latch

PC Terminal

Lens Release Button

Ima e Zone

a : Full Auto

: Portrait

U:Landscape

; Close-up

Sports

Image Zone

Display Panel

This camera uses a large liquid crystal dis lay

anel to dis lay shooting information. The diag

ram below shows all the information dis layed

simultaneously for ex lanation only. The LCD

anel never actually a ears like this.

• Shutter s eed

• ISO film s eed value

• dEP (De th-of-field AE) indicator

• Custom Function No.

• CAL (Calibration) indicator

• Film rewind indicator

• Eye Controlled Focus

mode indicator-

• Battery check indicator

Film winding mode indicator

• Single ex osure

• Continuous ex osure

• High-s eed continuous ex osure

• Self-timer o eration

Metering mode indicator

• Evaluative metering

• S ot metering

• Center-weighted average metering

Film condition indicator

Film-load check

Film rewind com letion

Flash ex osure com ensation mode indicator

A minute amount of battery ower is used for the dis lay

even when the command dial is set to L

A erture value

AEB bracketing amount

dEP oint number

Custom function setting

Red-eye reduction function setting

Bee er mode setting

Calibration number

Film rewind indicator

Frame counter

No of reset multi le ex osures

No of com leted multi le ex osures

ISO indicator

Auto ex osure bracketing mode

indicator

Red-eye reduction mode indicator

Multi le ex osure mode indicator

Bee er mode indicator

Custom function mode indicator

Ex osure dis lay

• Ex osure com ensation amount

• Metered manual ex osure indicator

• AEB bracketing amount

• Flash ex osure com ensation amount

• Red-eye reduction lam o eration

• Film rewind indicator

Focus mode indicator

• One-shot AF

• Al Focus AF

• Al Servo AF

• Manual focus (all AF indicators extinguished)

Viewfinder Information

The diagram below shows all the information

displayed simultaneously for explanation

only. The viewfinder never actually appears

like this.

Depth-of-Field

Check mark

Matte screen

AF frame indicators

Eye controlled focus mode Indicator-

Flash charge completion indicator-

AE lock indicator--------------------------------

Shutter speed

-----------------------------------

Depth-of-field AE display: dEP 1, dEP 2-

Calibration display: CAL -1 —5

End -1 ~ -5

■ Flash exposure compensation

mode indicator

In-focus indicator (During autofo-

cusing: Lights when subject is fo

cused, blinks at 8 Hz when focus

is impossible. During manual fo

cusing: Lights when subject is fo-

_cused, extinguished otherwise.)

Exposure display

• Exposure compensation

amount

• Manual exposure level

• AEB bracketing amount

• Red-eye reduction lamp oper

ation indicator

-Aperture value

Table of Contents

Precautions

..............................................

I Button & Dial Operation

.............................

II Camera Preparations................................10

1. Loading and Checking the Battery

2. Lens Attachment

..........................

• Attaching the Strap....................12

3. Film Loading and Rewind..............13

4. Film Speed Setting

........................

5. Eye Controlled Focus Calibration

III Shootin Preparations

............................

1. Using the Eye Controlled Focus

Feature

.........................................

2. Other Methods of Selecting the

AF Focusing Point

.........................

3. Selecting the Film Winding Mode

4. Selecting the AF Mode

.................

5. Selecting the Metering Mode

.......

6. Exposure Compensation...............33

7. Turning Off the Beeper

.................

8. Using the Built-in Flash

.................

9. Flash Exposure Compensation

.....

IV Shootin Modes & Functions

................

1. P (Program AE)

.............................

2. Tv (Shutter-priority AE).................42

3. Av (Aperture-priority AE)

..............

4. M (Manual exposure)

...................

5. DEP (Depth-of-Field AE)

...............

6. X (Flash sync mode)

......................

7. Image Zone Shooting Modes

........

8. AE Lock

.........................................

9. AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing)

...

10. Multiple Exposure

........................

11. Bulb (Long Exposure) Operation

12. Self-timer Function

.......................

V Date Imprintin (QD model only)

............

VI Custom Function Control

......................

VII Reference

...........................................

1. Exposure Warnings.......................63

2. Program Line Characteristics

........

3. Function Combination Charts.......67

VIII Accessories

...........................................

CAMERA CARE..........................................74

• Cleaning........................................74

• Liquid Crystal DIsplay/Battery Notes....74

Specifications

.............................................

Precautions

1) This camera is not resistant to water

and should not be used outdoors in snow

or rain. If accidentally dropped in water,

contact an authorized Canon service fa

cility. Keep the camera out of salt spray

and protect it from excessive humidity. If

used at the beach, clean it thoroughly

aftenward with a dry cloth.

2) Do not attempt to disassemble the camera

yourself. Always take it to an authorized

Canon service facility for repair.

3) Remove the battery if you do not expect to

use the camera for about three weeks or

longer.

4) When storing the camera, wrap it in a

clean, soft cloth and place it in a cool, dry,

dust-free place. Be sure to keep the

camera out of direct sunlight, and away

from “hot spots” such as the trunk or rear

window shelf of a car. Avoid places where

moth balls are used, and in extreme hu

midity, use a desiccant.

5) Carefully check the camera’s operation

after lengthy storage.

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