Document Outline

• 3000 / 3000 QD
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    • ■Symbols
    • Keep this Instructions booklet handy for easy reference.
    • ■Precautions
  • Handling Precautions
    • Camera Care
    • LCD Panel
    • Lithium Batteries
    • Low Battery Power
    • Lens
    • Install the batteries.
    • Attach a lens.
    • Load the film.
    • Focus the subject.
    • On the lens, set the focus mode switch to AF.
    • Turn the Command Dial to <0> (Full Auto).
    • Take the picture.
    • Unioading the fiim.
  • Nomenclature
    • LCD Psnel
    • Viewfinder Information
      • Command Dial
      • Attaching the Strap
    • Installing the Batteries and Checking the Battery Level
      • Installing the Batteries
      • Checking the Battery Level
        • Turn the Command Dial to any setting except <B>.
    • Mounting and Detaching a Lens
    • How the Shutter Button Works
      • Pressing the Shutter Button Halfway or Completely
        • When it is pressed haifway:
        • When it is pressed compieteiy:
    • Loading and Unloading Film
      • Loading Film
        • Turn the Command Dial to any I setting except <(1>.
        • Insert the film cartridge at an angle as shown in the figure.
      • Unloading Film
        • 0±1 Midroll Film Rewind
        • Turn the Command Dial to <Qii>.
        • Press and hold down the <Qii> button for at least 1 second.
        • Open the camera back and remove the film.
    • Holding the Camera
    • O Full Auto Mode
      • Turn the Command Dial to <D>.
      • Look through the viewfinder and aim the wide AF frame on the subject.
      • Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
      • Check the LCD panel display.
      • AF-Assist Lamp
        • Under difficult autofocusing conditions, the AF-assist lamp lights automatically to illuminate the subject for autofocusing.
        • Turn the Command Dial to <'?»>.
        • This is for sweeping scenery, night scenes, etc.
        • Turn the Command Diai to <ik>.
        • Turn the Command Dial to <ft>.
    • *3?^ Sports Mode
    • Cy Self-timer
      • Press the self-timer button <d)>.
      • Look through the viewfinder and press the shutter button compietely to start the seif-timer.
      • Using the Eyepiece Cover
        • Remove the eyepiece cover from the camera strap’s shoulder pad.
        • Remove the eyecup from the eyepiece.
        • Slip on the eyepiece cover over the eyepiece.
    • Imprinting the Date or Time (QD Model only)
      • Setting the Date and Time
      • Replacing the Quartz Date Back’s Battery
    • Feature Availability Table ■ itl
    • P Program AE
      • Turn the Command Dial to <P>.
      • Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
      • Check the LCD panel display.
      • About Program Shift
      • 6-sec. Camera Activation
    • Tv Shutter-Speed Priority AE
    • -2.1.0.1.2*.
      • Turn the Command Dial to <Tv>.
      • Select the desired shutter speed with the < ¿Si >.
      • Press the shutter button halfway to focus the subject.
      • Check the viewfinder display.
      • Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.
    • Av Aperture-Priority AE
      • Turn the Command Dial to <Av>.
      • Select the desired aperture with the < ¿Si >.
      • Press the shutter button halfway ^ to focus the subject.
      • •2.1
      • Check the viewfinder display.
      • Press the shutter button ^ completely to take the picture.
      • Aperture Display
    • M Manual Exposure
      • Turn the Command Dial to <M>.
      • Select the desired shutter speed with the < ¿a >.
      • Turn the Command Dial to < A'DEP >■
      • Check the viewfinder display and take the picture.
  • -)(- Partial Metering Using AE Lock
    • While pressing the <^> button, aim the center AF frame [ ] to focus.
    • Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.
    • Exposure Compensation
      • Turn the Command Dial to a Creative Zone mode except <M>-
      • Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure display.
      • Press and hold down the <^> button and turn the < ¿Si > until the desired exposure compensation amount is set.
      • Take the picture.
  • Focusing Off-Center Subjects
    • Press the shutter button compieteiy to take the picture.
    • When Autofocus Fails (Switching to Manual Focus)
      • Difficult Subjects for Autofocusing
      • Manual Focusing
      • Set the lens focus mode switch to MF (or M on older lenses).
    • ■0) Silencing the In-Focus Beeper
      • Turn the Command Dial to <»o)>.
      • Turn the <i£5s> until the LCD panel displays “0”.
      • Turn the Command Dial to the previous mode.
    • Bulb Exposures
      • Turn the Command Dial to <M>.
      • Turn the < ¿Si > until buLb is displayed for the shutter speed.
  • B Multiple Exposures
    • Turn the < ¿Si > to set the desired
    • Setting the ISO Film Speed
      • Turn the Command Dial to <ISO>-
      • Turn the < > until the desired
      • ISO film speed appears on the LCD panel.
      • Turn the Command Dial to the desired mode.
      • Using an External EOS-Dedicated Speedlite
    • Using the Built-in Flash
      • In a Basic Zone Mode
      • In a Creative Zone Mode
      • <p> Red-Eye Reduction
        • Press the «S» button.
        • Pop up the built-in flash.
      • Exposure Warnings (Blinking Displays)
      • Flash Sync Speeds and Flash Apertures
      • AF Modes and Film Advance Modes
      • Basic Photography Terms
        • Shutter speed
        • Aperture
        • ISO film speed
        • Depth of field
      • Troubleshooting Guide
      • Major Accessories (Sold separately)
        • Battery Pack BP-8
        • EOS-Dedicated EX-Series Speedlites
        • Camera Case EH8-L and EH8-LL
      • Specifications
      • OPTIONAL BP-8 AA BATTERY PACK
        • Shooting Capacity in Rolls Using the AA Battery Pack
        • • Test data based on Canon’s Standard Test Method, using new batteries, a 35-80mm F4.5-5.6 ill lens and 24 exposure film.
  • Index