COPY INSTRUCTION MANUAL E INSTRUCTION E MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS-1D Mark IV is a top-of-the-line, high-performance EOS DIGITAL SLR camera featuring a large, fine-detail CMOS sensor with approx. 16.10 effective megapixels, Dual “DIGIC 4”, high-precision and high-speed 45-point AF (39 cross-type points), approx. 10 fps continuous shooting, Live View shooting, and Full HD (Full High- Definition) movie shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation, provides many features for demanding shoots, highly reliable even in harsh environments, and compatible with a wide range of accessories to expand shooting possibilities. Take a Few Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. You can then better understand the camera. To avoid botched pictures and accidents, first read the Safety Warnings (p.266,267) and Handling Precautions (p.12,13). Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability After shooting, playback and checkCOPY whether the image has been properly recorded. If the camera or memory card is faulty and the images cannot be recorded or downloaded to a computer, Canon cannot be held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused. Copyrights Copyright laws in your country may prohibit the use of your recorded images of people and certain subjects for anything but private enjoyment. Also be aware that certain public performances, exhibitions, etc., may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment. Memory Cards In this manual, “CF card” refers to CompactFlash cards and “SD card” refers to SD/SDHC cards. “Card” refers to all memory cards used to record images or movies. The camera does not come with a card for recording images/movies. Please purchase it separately. 2 Item Check List Before starting, check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. Camera Battery Pack Battery Charger (with eyecup, body cap, LP-E4 LC-E4 and battery (with protective cover) compartment cap) Wide Strap L6 Interface Cable Stereo AV Cable IFC-200U AVC-DC400ST COPY Cable Protector EOS DIGITAL Software (with attaching Solution Disk Instruction screw, p.26) (Software) Manual (1) Instruction Manual (this booklet) (2) Pocket Guide Quick start guide to shooting. (3) CD-ROM Guide Guide to the provided software (EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk) and Software Instruction Manuals. * Be careful not to lose any of the above items. 3 Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual <6> : Indicates the Main Dial. <5> : Indicates the Quick Control Dial. <9> : Indicates the Multi-controller. <0> : Indicates the setting button. 9, 8 : Indicates that the respective function remains active for 6 sec. or 16 sec. respectively after you let go of the button. * In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the LCD monitor. 3 : Indicates a function which can be changed by pressing the <M> button and changing the setting. (p.**) : Reference page numbers for more information. : Warning to prevent shooting problems. : Supplemental information. : Tip or advice for better shooting. : Problem-solving advice. Basic Assumptions COPY All operations explained in this manual assume that the power switch is already set to <1> or <J> (p.34). <5> operations explained in this manual assume that the power switch is already set to <J>. It is assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are set to the default. It is assumed that a CF card <f> or SD/SDHC memory card <g> is used. For explanatory purposes, the instructions show the camera attached with an EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens. 4 Chapters Introduction 2 Camera basics. 1 Getting Started 27 Image Settings 2 55 Image-recording quality, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc. Setting the AF and Drive Modes 3 93 Setting the AF mode, AF point, and drive mode. Exposure Control 4 103 Metering mode, shooting mode, flash, and other settings. Live View shooting 5 125 Shoot photos while viewing the LCD monitor. Shooting Movies 6 141 Shoot movies while viewingCOPY the LCD monitor. Image Playback 7 155 Playing back photos and movies. Sensor Cleaning 8 183 Auto cleaning, appending Dust Delete Data, and other procedures. Printing Images 9 189 Printing with PictBridge and using DPOF for print orders. Customizing the Camera 10 203 Setting Custom Functions (C.Fn), My Menu, etc. 11 Reference 241 5 Contents Introduction Item Check List.................................................................................................. 3 Conventions Used in this Manual...................................................................... 4 Chapters............................................................................................................ 5 Index to Features ............................................................................................ 10 Handling Precautions ...................................................................................... 12 Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................ 14 Nomenclature .................................................................................................. 16 1 Getting Started 27 Charging the Battery ....................................................................................... 28 Installing and Removing the Battery................................................................ 32 Using a Household Power Outlet (Sold separately) ........................................ 33 Turning on the Power ...................................................................................... 34 Installing and Removing the Card ................................................................... 36 Attaching and Detaching a Lens ..................................................................... 39 Basic Operation............................................................................................... 40 Menu Operations............................................................................................. 44 Menu Settings ................................................................................................. 46 Before You Start.............................................................................................. 49 Setting the Interface Language .................................................................... 49 Setting the Date and Time..................................COPY.......................................... 49 Formatting the Card ..................................................................................... 50 Set the Power-off Time/Auto Power Off ....................................................... 52 Silencing the Beeper .................................................................................... 52 Card Reminder ............................................................................................. 52 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings.............................................. 53 2 Image Settings 55 Selecting the Card to Record or Playback....................................................... 56 Recording Method with Two Cards Inserted ................................................ 57 Setting the Image-recording Quality................................................................ 59 Selecting the Image Size.............................................................................. 59 Setting the JPEG Quality (Compression Rate) ............................................ 63 Z: Setting the ISO Speed............................................................................ 64 A Selecting a Picture Style ......................................................................... 66 A Customizing a Picture Style .................................................................... 68 6 Contents A Registering a Picture Style.......................................................................70 Setting the White Balance................................................................................72 O Custom White Balance..............................................................................73 P Setting the Color Temperature....................................................................78 u White Balance Correction ...........................................................................79 White Balance Auto Bracketing ....................................................................80 Auto Lighting Optimizer....................................................................................81 Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction ...........................................................82 Creating and Selecting a Folder.......................................................................84 Changing the File Name ..................................................................................86 File Numbering Methods ..................................................................................88 Setting Copyright Information...........................................................................90 Setting the Color Space ...................................................................................92 3 Setting the AF and Drive Modes 93 E: Selecting the AF Mode .............................................................................94