User manual CANON EOS 300D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 300D DIGITAL is a high-performance, digital AF SLR camera with an ultra-fine CMOS sensor with 6. 30 million effective pixels. It is full-featured for all types of shooting, from fully automatic snapshooting to highly creative work. You can use all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and start shooting quickly at any time in any mode. Images can also be printed directly from the camera. [. . . ] Turn set a smaller aperture value (larger f/number) until the blinking stops. Or decrease the ISO speed. Aperture Value Display The larger the f/number, the smaller the diaphragm will be. The aperture display will differ depending on the lens. When no lens is attached to the camera, " " will be display for the aperture value. Depth-of-field Preview Press the depth-of-field preview button to stop down to the current aperture setting. The diaphragm in the lens will be set to the current aperture so you can check the depth of field (range of acceptable focus) through the viewfinder. be used in Zone. · This feature canmode, pressthe Creative button halfway to focus, then <Q> the shutter · In the the depth-of-field preview button while still pressing the shutter press · The exposure is locked (AE lock) while the Depth-of-Field Preview button is pressed. 71 button halfway. f Manual Exposure In this mode, you set both the shutter speed and aperture value as desired. To determine the exposure, refer to the exposure level indicator in the viewfinder or use a handheld exposure meter. This method is called manual exposure. f stands for manual. 1 Set the Mode Dial to <f>. the desired 2 Selectthe <l> dial shutter speed. to set the desired · Turn shutter speed. the value. 3 Select downdesired apertureand turn · Hold the <> button the <l> dial to set the desired aperture value. 4 Focus on the subject. · Press the shutter button s exposure level lets you · The how far you areicon <v> standard see from the exposure level. The exposure setting will be displayed. Exposure level mark 72 f Manual Exposure 5 Determine the exposure. set the · Check the exposure level and desired shutter speed and aperture value. 6 Shoot. If the exposure level mark <v> blinks at the <z> or <b> level, it indicates that the difference between the standard exposure exceeds +/­2 stops. 73 Q Automatic Depth-of-Field AE This mode is for obtaining a wide depth of field automatically between a near subject and far subject. It is effective for group photos and landscapes. The camera uses the seven AF points to detect the nearest and farthest subjects to be in focus. Q stands for Auto-depth of field. 1 Set the Mode Dial to <Q>. subject. 2 Focus the AF point over the subject and Move the · subjects covered by the AF · All the which flashed in red will be in points focus. (~) 3 Shoot. <Q> · The MF>. mode cannot be used if the lens' focus mode switch is set to < " shutter · If the " speed. speed blinks, it indicates underexposure. Increase the ISO " shutter · If the " speed. speed blinks, it indicates overexposure. Decrease the ISO indicates level · If the aperture value blinks, it cannot bethat the exposureuse a is correct but the desired depth of field achieved. Either widemode, you cannot freely · In this shooting If the camera sets a slowchange the shutter speed and aperture value. [. . . ] 93 Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 P PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56 Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]