Canon EOS D30 - Manual (Page 6)

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
INFO. 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