User manual CANON EOS 50D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 50D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with 15. 10 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4, high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF (all cross-type points), highspeed 6. 3 fps continuous shooting, and Live View shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, provides many features for demanding shoots, and expands shooting possibilities with system accessories. Take a Few Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. You can then better understand the camera. [. . . ] The AF point used to focus will be displayed in red. picture. 4 Take thethe focus and exposure, then Check press the shutter button to take the picture (p. 118). You cannot take a picture during autofocusing. Take the picture only while the Live View image is displayed. Autofocus will not work with the release button on the Remote Switch RS-80N3 and Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (both sold separately). 122 Using AF to FocusN Live Mode The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed, the AF operation will take longer than with Quick mode. Also, achieving focus may be more difficult than with Quick mode. 1 Display the Live View image. Press the <A> button. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor. You can use <9> to move the AF point to where you want to focus (it cannot go to the edges of the picture). If you press <9> straight down, the AF point will return to the center. AF point the subject. 2 Focus the AF point over the subject, Aim and hold down the <p> button. When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound. If focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn red. picture. 3 Take thethe focus and exposure, then Check press the shutter button to take the picture (p. 118). 123 Using AF to FocusN Liveu (Face Detection) Mode With the same AF method as with the Live mode, the human face is detected and focused. Have the person face the camera. 1 Display the Live View image. Press the <A> button. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor. When a face is detected, the <p> frame will appear over the face to be focused. If multiple faces are detected, <q> will be displayed. Use the <9> to move the <q> frame over the target face. 2 Focus the subject. button to focus Press the <p> the face covered by the <p> frame. When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound. If focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn red. If a face cannot be detected, the < > AF point will be fixed to the center for focusing. picture. [. . . ] 68 Sepia / Blue / Purple / Green Transfer order (image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Trimming (printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Tv (Shutter-priority AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 U Ultra DMA (UDMA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]