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CT1-1029-001 © CANON INC. 2010PRINTED IN JAPAN
English Edition
This quick guide explains basic function
settings and how to shoot and playback images.
Y
ou can take this guide with you for shooting.
For detailed instructions, refer to the EOS 5D
Mark II Instruction Manual.
This quick guide is for the EOS 5D Mark II
installed with firmware Version 2.0.0 or later.
Quick Start Guide
1
2
3
4
5
Insert the battery.
Attach the lens.
Align the red dot.
6
7
8
9
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
T
emperature At 23°C / 73°F At 0°C / 32°F
Possible shots Approx. 850 shots Approx. 750 shots
Image Playback
Magnify
Select image
Shooting information
B
5
Index
Erase
Playback
x
L
y u y u
9
<
M
>
button
LCD
monitor
<6> Main Dial
<5> Quick
Control Dial
<0> button
1. 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 speed
Aperture
ISO speed
Highlight tone
priority
Shooting mode
Exposure
compensation/
AEB setting
Flash exposure
compensation
AF point
Picture Style
White balance
Metering mode
Image-recording
quality
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.
Style
P Standard
Q Portrait
R Landscape
V
Monochrome
Description
Vivid 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 quality
Pixels
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
select the Picture Style.
A
Picture StyleN
