Canon EOS D30 User Manual

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Introduction

Digital Camera Operating Steps and

Reference Guides .......................................2

Check Your Accessories .................................4
Precautions for Handling ..............................12
Quick Guide ..................................................14
Nomenclature................................................16
Conventions Used in This Manual ................22

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Before You Begin .....................23

Replacing the Backup Battery......................24
Charging the Battery Pack............................25
Inserting and Removing the Battery Pack ...27

Inserting the Battery Pack ........................27
Removing the Battery Pack ......................28
Using a Household Power Supply ............29

Mounting and Detaching a Lens ..................30

Mounting a Lens .......................................30
Detaching a Lens......................................30

Inserting a CF Card ......................................31

Removing a CF Card ................................31

File Numbering System ........................32

Basic Operation ............................................33

Main Switch...............................................33
Shutter Button ...........................................33
Using the Electronic Dials.........................34
About the LCD Monitor .............................35
Menu Functions and Settings ...................36

Setting the Date and Time....................38

Dioptric Adjustment in the Viewfinder...........40
Holding the Camera......................................40

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Simple Picture Taking ..............41

Fully Automatic Picture Taking................42

Automatic Built-in Flash ............................43
AF-Assist Light ..........................................43

Check the Image Immediately......................44

Check the Image in PLAY Mode .........44

Checking the Image After it is Taken..45
Time Images Are Displayed

for Checking..............................................46

Erasing a Recorded Image

(Single Image Erase) ................................47

Portrait Mode ...........................................48
Landscape Mode ....................................49
Close-Up Mode .......................................50

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Contents

Sports Mode ............................................51
Night Scene Mode...................................52

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Advanced Operations ..............53

Quality Selection...................................54
About ISO Speed .................................55
Selecting Parameters ...........................56

Parameters ................................................57

AF Mode Selection ..................................58

One-Shot AF for Still Subjects ..................59
AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects..............60
AI Focus AF ..............................................60

Focusing Point Selection .......................61

Focusing On an Off-Center Subject .............62
Problem Subjects for Autofocusing ..............63

Manual Focus....................................63

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Checking Camera Settings .................64

Selecting a Metering Mode ....................65

Metering Modes ............................................66
Selecting a Drive Mode ................................67

Setting the White Balance ......................68

White Balance Settings .................................69

Custom White Balance Setting.............70

Program AE..............................................72
Shutter Speed-Priority AE ........................74
Aperture-Priority AE .................................76

Checking the Depth of Field .........................77

Manual Exposure .....................................78

Automatic Depth-of-Field AE .................80

Setting Exposure Compensation ..................81

Autoexposure Bracketing .....................82

AE Lock ...................................................84

Self-timer Operation .................................85

Using the Eyepiece Cover ........................86

Bulb Exposures .............................................87
Mirror Lockup ................................................88

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Flash Photography ..................89

Using the Built-in Flash .................................90

Using the Built-in Flash
in the Easy Shooting Zone........................90
Using the Built-in Flash
in the Creative Zone..................................90
Built-in Flash Range..................................91
Flash Sync Shutter Speed and
Aperture Settings ......................................91

Red-eye Reduction ..........................93

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