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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR Camera (Body Only) User Manual

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Basic Operation

You can illuminate the top and rear LCD
panels by pressing the <

U

> button.

Turn on (

9

) or off the LCD panel

illumination by pressing the <

U

> button.

During a bulb exposure, pressing the
shutter button completely will turn off the
LCD panel illumination.

The camera bottom has vertical-grip buttons, a dial, and a Multi-
controller (p.26, 27).

When using the vertical-grip controls,
set the vertical-grip ON/OFF switch to
<

1

>.

When not using the vertical-grip
controls, set the switch to <

2

> to

prevent accidental operation.

After you press the <

B

> button a

number of times (p.480), the Quick
Control screen (p.482) or Custom Quick
Control screen (p.463) will appear. You
can then check the current shooting
function settings.

Pressing the <

Q

> button enables Quick Control of the shooting

function settings (p.68). Then you can press the <

B

> button to turn

off the screen.

U

LCD Panel Illumination

Vertical Shooting

Displaying the Quick Control Screen

The vertical grip’s Multi function button 2 and aperture button (p.26) will
work even when the Vertical-grip ON/OFF switch is set to <

2

>.