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Akoranga Business Park, Akoranga Drive, Northcote Auckland, New Zealand CANON SALES CO., INC. 12-15 Mita, 3-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011, Japan CANADA EUROPE, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST INSTRUCTION MANUAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA OCEANIA JAPAN This Instruction Manual booklet is current as of February 2003. For information on using the camera with system accessories introduced after this date, contact your nearest Canon Service Center. CT1-1241-000 0000Ni0.0 © CANON INC. 2003 PRINTED IN JAPAN E Be sure to read this Instruction Manual before using your camera for the first time. Keep this booklet handy for easy reference. E English Edition Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 10D is a high-performance, single-lens reflex, AF digital camera with an ultra-fine CMOS sensor having 6.30 million effective pixels. It is compatible with all Canon EF lenses and designed for quick and easy shooting at any time. It is full-featured for all types of shooting, from fully automatic snap shooting to highly creative work. Images can also be printed directly from the camera. CompactFlash cards serve as the camera's recording medium. Be sure to read this Instruction Manual to familiarize yourself with the features and proper operation of this camera. Using CF cards made by Canon is recommended. Radio and Television Interference (VCCI Statement) This camera is an information technology device that does not exceed Class B limits for electromagnetic interference (EMI) in compliance with standards set by Japan's Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). This device may still cause interference with radio or television reception when placed near such an appliance. Test the Camera Before Shooting Before using the camera, be sure to test it first. Check that the images are properly recorded on the CF card. If the camera or CF card is faulty and the images cannot be recorded or read by a personal computer, Canon cannot be held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused. Copyrights Copyright laws in your country may prohibit the use of images of people and certain subjects for anything but private enjoyment. Shooting public performances or exhibitions may also be prohibited. and EOS are trademarks of Canon Inc. · Canon and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe · CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. · IBM PC/AT is a trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines. · Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Corporation in the United States and other · countries. · All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 2 Equipment Check List Be sure all the following equipment and accessories have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. Introduction ¢ EOS 10D camera body (with body cap and lithium backup battery for the date and time) ¢ Eyecup Eb ¢ Battery Pack BP-511 (includes protective cover) ¢ Battery Charger CB-5L ¢ Power cord for battery charger ¢ Interface Cable IFC-300PCU ¢ Video Cable VC-100 ¢ Neck Strap EW-100DB (with eyepiece cover) ¢ EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk ¢ Adobe Photoshop Elements Disk ¢ EOS 10D Instructions (which you are reading now) ¢ EOS 10D Software Instructions Explains how to install the software for transferring images from the camera to a personal computer, processing RAW images, and image processing. ¢ Battery Pack BP-511 Instructions ¢ Warranty card ¢ Quick Operation Guide ¢ EOS 10D Accessories Introduces major accessories for the EOS 10D. No CF card is included. Please purchase it separately. CF cards made by Canon are recommended. This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. 3 Contents Introduction Equipment Check List ....................................... 3 Handling Precautions ...................................... 10 Quick Start Guide ........................................... 12 Nomenclature .................................................. 14 Conventions Used in this Manual .................... 20 Setting the ISO Speed ................................ 49 ISO Speed in the Basic Zone Modes ......... 49 ISO Speed in the Creative Zone Modes ..... 49 Selecting the White Balance ..................... 50 White Balance ............................................ 50 White Balance Settings ................................... 51 Custom White Balance ............................ 52 Setting the Color Temperature ................. 53 White Balance Auto Bracketing ................ 54 Setting Processing Parameters ............... 56 Selecting a Color Space .......................... 58 Selecting sRGB .......................................... 58 Selecting Adobe RGB ................................ 58 File Numbering Methods ......................... 59 Continuous Numbering .............................. 59 Auto Reset .................................................. 59 Setting Auto Rotation ............................... 61 Checking Camera Settings ..................... 62 1 Before You Start .......................... 21 Attaching the Strap ......................................... 21 Recharging the Battery ................................... 22 Installing and Removing the Battery ............... 24 Battery Level Icons ..................................... 24 Using a Household Power Supply ................... 26 Mounting and Detaching a Lens ..................... 27 Installing and Removing the CF Card ............. 28 Basic Operation .............................................. 30 Main Switch ................................................ 30 Shutter Button ............................................ 30 Using the Electronic Dials .......................... 31 Menu Operations ............................................ 32 Menu Screen .............................................. 32 Setting Procedure ...................................... 33 Menu Selections and Default Settings ....... 34 LCD Monitor ............................................... 35 Reverting to the Default Settings ................ 35 Dioptric Adjustment ......................................... 36 Holding the Camera ........................................ 36 4 Focusing ...................................... 63 Selecting AF Mode .................................... 64 One-Shot AF for Still Subjects .................... 65 Focusing an Off-Center Subject ................. 65 AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects ............... 66 AI Focus AF for Automatic AF Mode Switching ... 66 Selecting an AF Point ................................. 67 Basic Procedure for AF Point Selection ..... 67 Automatic Selection .................................... 68 Manual Selection ........................................ 68 Registering and Switching an AF Point ... 69 Registering an AF Point ............................. 69 Switching to the Registered AF Point ......... 70 2 Fully Automatic Shooting ........... 37 Fully Automatic Shooting .......................... 38 AF-Assist Beam with the Built-in Flash ...... 39 Programmed Image Control Modes ................ 40 Portrait ................................................... 40 Landscape ............................................. 40 Close-up ................................................ 40 Sports .................................................... 41 Night Portrait .......................................... 41 Flash off ................................................. 41 Reviewing Images ................................... 42 Image Review ............................................. 42 Changing the Review Time ........................ 43 When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing) ....... 71 5 Selecting the Metering Mode and Drive Mode ... 73 Selecting the Metering Mode ..................... 74 Metering Modes .............................................. 75 Evaluative Metering ............................... 75 Partial Metering ..................................... 75 Center-weighted Average Metering ....... 75 Drive Mode Selection ............................... 76 Self-timer Operation .................................... 77 Using the Eyepiece Cover ............................... 78 3 Settings for Shooting .................. 45 Image-Recording Quality ......................... 46 Processing ................................................. 47 Simultaneous Capture in RAW and JPEG Formats ... 48 6 Advanced Operations ................. 79 Program AE ................................................. 80 4 Contents Shutter-Priority AE ..................................... 82 Aperture-Priority AE .................................. 84 Depth-of-field Preview ..................................... 85 Manual Exposure ........................................ 86 Automatic Depth-of-Field AE ................... 88 Setting Exposure Compensation .................... 89 Auto Exposure Bracketing ....................... 90 AE Lock ...................................................... 92 Bulb Exposures ............................................... 93 Mirror Lockup .................................................. 94 LCD Panel Illumination ............................... 94 9 Direct Printing from the Camera ... 121 Introduction Direct Printing ............................................... 122 Connect the Camera to the Printer ............... 122 Connecting to a Card Photo Printer ..... 122 Connecting to a Canon BJ Printer ........ 124 Printing .......................................................... 125 Printing Options ............................................ 127 Setting the Quantity .................................. 127 Setting the Printing Style .......................... 127 Trimming ................................................... 129 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 Shooting with a Flash ................. 95 Using the Built-in Flash in the Basic Zone ... 96 Using the Built-in Flash in the Creative Zone .. 97 Using Red-eye Reduction .......................... 99 FE Lock ................................................ 100 Flash Exposure Compensation ............ 101 10 DPOF: Digital Print Order Format ... 131 Print Order ............................................. 132 Selecting the Images to be Printed .......... 133 Printing Options ........................................ 135 Direct Printing with DPOF ............................. 137 Using the Built-in Flash ................................... 96 11 Menu Settings ........................... 139 Flash Shot with Speedlite 550EX .................. 102 Full Auto Flash ......................................... 103 Taking Flash Shots in Each Shooting Mode ..... 103 High-Speed Sync (FP Flash) ............... 104 FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) ............ ...