Canon BP-511 User Manual

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Equipment Check List .......................... 3
Handling Precautions ......................... 10
Quick Guide ....................................... 12
Nomenclature ..................................... 14
Conventions Used in This Manual ...... 20

Charging the Battery Pack ................. 22
Inserting and Removing the Battery Pack ... 24

Inserting the Battery Pack ............... 24
Battery Level Icons ......................... 24
Removing the Battery Pack ............ 25
Using a Household Power Supply .... 26

Mounting and Detaching a Lens ........ 27

Mounting a Lens ............................. 27
Detaching a Lens ............................ 27

Installing a CF Card ........................... 28

Removing a CF Card ...................... 28

Basic Operation ................................. 29

Main Switch .................................... 29
Shutter Button ................................. 29
Using the Electronic Dials ............... 30
LCD Monitor .................................... 31
Menu Functions and Settings ......... 32

Setting the Date and Time .......... 34

Dioptric Adjustment in the Viewfinder .. 36
Holding the Camera ........................... 36

Fully Automatic Picture Taking ...... 38

Automatic Built-in Flash .................. 39
AF-Assist Beam .............................. 39

Check the Image Immediately ............ 40

Check the Image in PLAY Mode .. 40

Checking the Image

After it is Taken .............................. 41

Time for Image Review ............ 42

Erasing a Recorded Image

(Single Image Erase) ...................... 43

Portrait Mode .................................. 44

Landscape Mode ........................... 45

Contents

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Before You Start .......................... 21

Introduction

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Simple Picture Taking ................. 37

Close-Up Mode ............................... 46

Sports Mode .................................. 47

Night Portrait Mode ........................ 48

Quality Selection ......................... 50
ISO Speed .................................. 51
Setting Processing Parameters ... 52

AF Mode Selection ....................... 54

One-Shot AF for Still Subjects ........ 55
AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects .... 56
AI Focus AF .................................... 56

AF Point Selection ......................... 57

Focusing On an Off-Center Subject ... 58
Problem Subjects for Autofocusing .... 59

Manual Focus ............................ 59

INFO.

Checking Camera Settings ........ 60

Selecting a Metering Mode ............ 61

Metering Modes ................................. 62
Selecting a Drive Mode ...................... 63

Setting the White Balance ............ 64

White Balance Settings ...................... 65

Custom White Balance Setting ... 66

LCD Panel Illumination ....................... 67

Program AE .................................... 68

Shutter-Priority AE ......................... 70
Aperture-Priority AE ...................... 72

Checking the Depth of Field ............... 73

Manual Exposure ............................ 74

Automatic Depth-of-Field AE ....... 76

Setting Exposure Compensation ....... 77

Autoexposure Bracketing ............ 78

AE Lock .......................................... 80

Self-timer Operation ....................... 81

Using the Eyepiece Cover .............. 82

Bulb Exposures .................................. 83
Mirror Lockup ..................................... 84

Using the Built-in Flash ...................... 86

in the Basic Zone .......................... 86
in the Creative Zone ...................... 86
Built-in Flash Range ....................... 87

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Advanced Operations ................. 49

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Flash Photography ...................... 85

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