User manual CANON EOS M BROCHURE

[. . . ] To avoid botched pictures and accidents, read the Safety Warnings (p. 186, 187) and Handling Precautions (p. 12, 13). Test the Camera Before Using and Liability After shooting, playback and check whether the image has been properly recorded. If the camera or memory card is faulty and the images cannot be recorded or downloaded to the personal computer, Canon cannot be held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused. Copyrights Copyright laws in your country may prohibit the use of your recorded images of people and certain subjects for anything but private enjoyment. Also be aware that certain public performances, exhibitions, etc. , may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment. This camera is compatible with SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards. This manual will refer to all these cards as just "card. " * The camera does not come with a card (for recording images). [. . . ] Mirror lockup is enabled by selecting [7 Custom Functions (C. Fn)] and setting [Mirror lockup] (p. 157) to [1: Enable]. The reflex mirror will then go back down. Shooting Tips Using the self-timer <l> with mirror lockup. When you press the shutter button completely, the mirror locks up, then the picture is taken 2 sec. If you use bulb exposures, the self-timer, and mirror lockup in combination, keep pressing the shutter button completely (self-timer delay time + bulb exposure time). If you let go of the shutter button during the self-timer countdown, there will be a shutter-release sound. However, this is not the actual shutter release (no picture is taken). Even if <i> (Continuous shooting) has been set, single shooting will still take effect. The mirror locks up, and after 30 seconds, it will go back down automatically. Pressing the shutter button completely again locks up the mirror again. 94 Live View Shooting You can shoot while viewing a real-time image on the camera's LCD monitor or on a personal computer screen. This is called "Live View shooting. " Convenient when the camera is mounted on a tripod for shooting still lifes, for example. If you handhold the camera like a compact digital camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor, camera shake can cause blurred images. 5 About Remote Live View Shooting With the provided software installed in the personal computer, you can connect the camera to the personal computer and shoot remotely while viewing the computer screen instead of the camera's viewfinder. Press The picture will be taken and the captured image is displayed on the LCD monitor. After the image review ends, the camera will return to Live View shooting automatically. shooting. 3 Exit Live ViewView image displayed, With the Live press <0>. About the Shooting Settings <8> will be the same as using <d>. You can set the ISO speed, white balance, and exposure compensation during Live View shooting. The Picture Style, drive mode, AF mode, and AF point cannot be changed during Live View shooting. During Live View shooting, the metering mode will be set to evaluative metering regardless of the current metering mode setting. You can check the depth of field by pressing the depth-of-field preview button. During continuous shooting, the exposure set for the first shot will also be applied to subsequent shots. 99 ShootingN Battery Life with Live View Shooting Temperature At 23°C / 73°F At 0°C / 32°F No Flash 200 190 [Approx. number of shots] Shooting Conditions 50% Flash Use 190 180 The figures above are based on a fully-charged LP-E5 battery and CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) testing standards. Autofocusing will decrease the number of possible shots. When you use Live View shooting for a long period, the camera's internal temperature may increase and it can degrade image quality. Before taking a long exposure, stop Live View shooting temporarily and wait several minutes before shooting. [. . . ] At the same time, your cooperation in the correct disposal of this product will contribute to the effective usage of natural resources. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, waste authority, approved WEEE scheme or your household waste disposal service. For more information regarding return and recycling of WEEE products, please visit www. canon-europe. com/environment. (EEA: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) 188 Index A Access lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 A-DEP (Automatic depth-of-field AE). . . . . . . . . . 76 Adobe RGB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 AE lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing). . . . 80 AF Focusing AI Focus AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Angle of view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Aperture-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Auto Lighting Optimizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Auto power off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 109 Auto rotate of vertical image . . . . . . . . . 112 Autofocus Focusing Av (Aperture-priority AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 C Camera Clear camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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