EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... the camera has not been used for some time or if there is an important shoot coming up, have not used for an extended period, remove the battery and store the camera in a sealed plastic bag and let it adjust to clean the camera body or lens. Wipe off any water droplets with your fingers. Never attempt to the nearest Canon Service Center. Use a blower...
... the camera has not been used for some time or if there is an important shoot coming up, have not used for an extended period, remove the battery and store the camera in a sealed plastic bag and let it adjust to clean the camera body or lens. Wipe off any water droplets with your fingers. Never attempt to the nearest Canon Service Center. Use a blower...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... Canceled White balance bracketing Color space Long exposure noise reduction Canceled sRGB Disable High ISO speed noise reduction Standard Highlight tone priority Disable Record function Standard File numbering Continuous File name Preset code Auto cleaning Enable Dust Delete Data Erased AF Settings Case 1 - 6* Case1/Parameter settings of all cases cleared AI Servo 1st image priority Equal priority AI Servo 2nd image priority Equal priority USM lens electronic Enable after MF One-Shot AF AF-assist beam firing Enable One-Shot AF release priority Focus priority Lens...
... Canceled White balance bracketing Color space Long exposure noise reduction Canceled sRGB Disable High ISO speed noise reduction Standard Highlight tone priority Disable Record function Standard File numbering Continuous File name Preset code Auto cleaning Enable Dust Delete Data Erased AF Settings Case 1 - 6* Case1/Parameter settings of all cases cleared AI Servo 1st image priority Equal priority AI Servo 2nd image priority Equal priority USM lens electronic Enable after MF One-Shot AF AF-assist beam firing Enable One-Shot AF release priority Focus priority Lens...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... card Enable Image review 2 sec. Time code Count up Unchanged Start time setting Unchanged Movie recording count Unchanged Movie playback count Unchanged Drop frame Unchanged Silent Control Disable Movie shooting button For WFT and GPS settings, refer to the respective device's instruction manual. 58 Highlight alert Disable AF point display Disable Histogram display Brightness Playback grid Off Magnification (Approx.) 2x Image jump w/6 e (10 images) Auto rotate OnzD Movie playback count Rec time LCD brightness Auto Date/Time/Zone Unchanged Language Unchanged Video...
... card Enable Image review 2 sec. Time code Count up Unchanged Start time setting Unchanged Movie recording count Unchanged Movie playback count Unchanged Drop frame Unchanged Silent Control Disable Movie shooting button For WFT and GPS settings, refer to the respective device's instruction manual. 58 Highlight alert Disable AF point display Disable Histogram display Brightness Playback grid Off Magnification (Approx.) 2x Image jump w/6 e (10 images) Auto rotate OnzD Movie playback count Rec time LCD brightness Auto Date/Time/Zone Unchanged Language Unchanged Video...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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While looking at high ISO speeds, noise (dots of high ISO speed, high temperature and long exposure, images may become noticeable. "A" indicates ISO Auto. The ISO speed will be set within ISO 100 - 25600 in 1/3-stop increments. i: Setting the ISO SpeedN Set the ISO speed (image sensor's sensitivity to light) to [Enable], you shoot at the LCD panel or viewfinder, turn the dial. With the mode selected, the ISO speed will result in conditions that look grainier...
While looking at high ISO speeds, noise (dots of high ISO speed, high temperature and long exposure, images may become noticeable. "A" indicates ISO Auto. The ISO speed will be set within ISO 100 - 25600 in 1/3-stop increments. i: Setting the ISO SpeedN Set the ISO speed (image sensor's sensitivity to light) to [Enable], you shoot at the LCD panel or viewfinder, turn the dial. With the mode selected, the ISO speed will result in conditions that look grainier...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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If the "8000" shutter speed blinks, it indicates underexposure. Depth of -field preview button (p.198). Turn the dial to set a larger aperture (lower f/number) until the shutter speed blinking stops or set a higher ISO speed. f: Aperture-Priority AE If the "30"" shutter speed blinks, it indicates overexposure. Aperture Display The higher the f/number, the smaller the aperture opening (diaphragm) changes only at the scene through the viewfinder or on the Live View image as you change the aperture and press the depth-of...
If the "8000" shutter speed blinks, it indicates underexposure. Depth of -field preview button (p.198). Turn the dial to set a larger aperture (lower f/number) until the shutter speed blinking stops or set a higher ISO speed. f: Aperture-Priority AE If the "30"" shutter speed blinks, it indicates overexposure. Aperture Display The higher the f/number, the smaller the aperture opening (diaphragm) changes only at the scene through the viewfinder or on the Live View image as you change the aperture and press the depth-of...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... the shutter Elapsed exposure time button, the exposure will start immediately or 2 sec. When you press the remote controller's transmit button, the bulb exposure will continue. F: Bulb Exposures When bulb is set to stop the bulb exposure. 172 noise reduction] is set , the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter button completely, and closes when you let go of the shutter button. later. Use bulb exposures for bulb exposures. Long exposures produce more noise than usual. Press the button again to [Auto] or [Enable], noise...
... the shutter Elapsed exposure time button, the exposure will start immediately or 2 sec. When you press the remote controller's transmit button, the bulb exposure will continue. F: Bulb Exposures When bulb is set to stop the bulb exposure. 172 noise reduction] is set , the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter button completely, and closes when you let go of the shutter button. later. Use bulb exposures for bulb exposures. Long exposures produce more noise than usual. Press the button again to [Auto] or [Enable], noise...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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Flash exposure bracketing While the flash output is 1/30 sec. or slower. If the shutter speed is changed automatically, three shots are taken. When using second-curtain synchronization, set . or faster, first-curtain synchronization will be set with the button or flash function settings). With an EX-series Speedlite not compatible with flash function settings, you can only set the following: [Flash firing], [E-TTL II meter.], and [Flash exposure compensation] under [Flash function settings]. ([Shutter synchronization] can also be...
Flash exposure bracketing While the flash output is 1/30 sec. or slower. If the shutter speed is changed automatically, three shots are taken. When using second-curtain synchronization, set . or faster, first-curtain synchronization will be set with the button or flash function settings). With an EX-series Speedlite not compatible with flash function settings, you can only set the following: [Flash firing], [E-TTL II meter.], and [Flash exposure compensation] under [Flash function settings]. ([Shutter synchronization] can also be...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... AF point (Live mode) GPS connection indicator Shooting mode Drive mode White balance Picture Style Card for your reference). If is blinking, it indicates that if the AF mode is set to low- or bright-light conditions. or bright-light conditions. 200 Note that the Live View image brightness is close to a TV set (p.205). If flash is used or bulb is connected to what the captured image will be grayed out (for recording/ playback Flash exposure compensation AE lock Flash-ready Image-recording quality Shutter speed HDR shooting/ Multiple exposures Aperture Histogram Digital...
... AF point (Live mode) GPS connection indicator Shooting mode Drive mode White balance Picture Style Card for your reference). If is blinking, it indicates that if the AF mode is set to low- or bright-light conditions. or bright-light conditions. 200 Note that the Live View image brightness is close to a TV set (p.205). If flash is used or bulb is connected to what the captured image will be grayed out (for recording/ playback Flash exposure compensation AE lock Flash-ready Image-recording quality Shutter speed HDR shooting/ Multiple exposures Aperture Histogram Digital...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... focus. Use to move the magnifying frame to focus. Normal 5x 10x view AE lock Magnified area position 4 Focus manually. While looking at the magnified image, turn the lens focusing ring to the normal view. 5 Take the picture. Press the button. Each time you want to the position where you press the button, the view will be magnified. Focusing Manually You can magnify the image and focus precisely with manual focus. 1 Set the lens focus mode switch to focus...
... focus. Use to move the magnifying frame to focus. Normal 5x 10x view AE lock Magnified area position 4 Focus manually. While looking at the magnified image, turn the lens focusing ring to the normal view. 5 Take the picture. Press the button. Each time you want to the position where you press the button, the view will be magnified. Focusing Manually You can magnify the image and focus precisely with manual focus. 1 Set the lens focus mode switch to focus...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... if the AF mode is no card in the camera, the movie shooting remaining time will be displayed. When movie shooting starts, the movie shooting remaining time will change to the elapsed time. 225 Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer Time code AF point (Live mode) Recording movie Eye-Fi card transmission status GPS connection indicator Magnification/ Magnifying position Battery check Shooting mode L: Autoexposure : Shutter-priority AE : Aperture-priority AE K: Manual exposure Highlight tone priority Digital compass ISO speed Possible shots Level meter Exposure level You can display the...
... if the AF mode is no card in the camera, the movie shooting remaining time will be displayed. When movie shooting starts, the movie shooting remaining time will change to the elapsed time. 225 Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer Time code AF point (Live mode) Recording movie Eye-Fi card transmission status GPS connection indicator Magnification/ Magnifying position Battery check Shooting mode L: Autoexposure : Shutter-priority AE : Aperture-priority AE K: Manual exposure Highlight tone priority Digital compass ISO speed Possible shots Level meter Exposure level You can display the...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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During movie shooting, do not point the lens toward the sun. Under [51: Record func+card/folder sel.], even if [Record func.] is set to start or stop the movie shooting (p.240). separately] or [Rec. Zooming the lens during movie shooting, the white balance may also change. You can also focus the image by pressing the shutter button. Under [z5: Movie shoot. If [Rec. Exposure changes may flicker. In the mode, they are under fluorescent or LED lighting, the movie may be...
During movie shooting, do not point the lens toward the sun. Under [51: Record func+card/folder sel.], even if [Record func.] is set to start or stop the movie shooting (p.240). separately] or [Rec. Zooming the lens during movie shooting, the white balance may also change. You can also focus the image by pressing the shutter button. Under [z5: Movie shoot. If [Rec. Exposure changes may flicker. In the mode, they are under fluorescent or LED lighting, the movie may be...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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.... 1 hr. 20 min. White balance White balance correction Exposure Depth of the Picture Style, white balance, etc., on Movie Shooting You can use Remote Controller RC-6 (sold separately, p.186) to start and stop the movie shooting if the drive mode is a function that allows you to see the effects of field Auto Lighting Optimizer Peripheral illumination correction Chromatic aberration correction Highlight tone priority 227 Final image simulation for movies Picture Style * All settings such as follows: approx...
.... 1 hr. 20 min. White balance White balance correction Exposure Depth of the Picture Style, white balance, etc., on Movie Shooting You can use Remote Controller RC-6 (sold separately, p.186) to start and stop the movie shooting if the drive mode is a function that allows you to see the effects of field Auto Lighting Optimizer Peripheral illumination correction Chromatic aberration correction Highlight tone priority 227 Final image simulation for movies Picture Style * All settings such as follows: approx...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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...: Auto Lighting Optimizer, card selection, recording function, image-recording quality (still photos), movie-recording size, and sound-recording level (with viewfinder shooting. X The settable functions will appear on the LCD monitor and you can turn the or dial to set it. During movie shooting, you can press the button to set the ISO speed. During manual-exposure shooting (p.223), you can set the following: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, exposure compensation, and sound-recording level. (Settable functions may differ depending on the shooting mode and [Sound recording...
...: Auto Lighting Optimizer, card selection, recording function, image-recording quality (still photos), movie-recording size, and sound-recording level (with viewfinder shooting. X The settable functions will appear on the LCD monitor and you can turn the or dial to set it. During movie shooting, you can press the button to set the ISO speed. During manual-exposure shooting (p.223), you can set the following: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, exposure compensation, and sound-recording level. (Settable functions may differ depending on the shooting mode and [Sound recording...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... the slide show . During auto playback, you can turn the dial to view another image. X After [Loading image...] is displayed, the slide show . During auto playback or pause, you can adjust the sound volume by turning the dial. During movie playback, you can press the button to the setting screen, press the button. The display time may vary depending on a TV set, see pages 268 and 271. 267 3 Slide Show (Auto Playback) 4 Start the slide show , press...
... the slide show . During auto playback, you can turn the dial to view another image. X After [Loading image...] is displayed, the slide show . During auto playback or pause, you can adjust the sound volume by turning the dial. During movie playback, you can press the button to the setting screen, press the button. The display time may vary depending on a TV set, see pages 268 and 271. 267 3 Slide Show (Auto Playback) 4 Start the slide show , press...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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When the Dust Delete Data is obtained, a message will not be saved, the data can still be obtained even if there is no card in aperturepriority AE mode at an aperture of the dust deletion with a patternless, solid-white object and take a picture. Before an important shoot, you should update the Dust Delete Data by obtaining it hardly affects the image file size. For details about using Digital Photo Professional (provided software, p.394) to...
When the Dust Delete Data is obtained, a message will not be saved, the data can still be obtained even if there is no card in aperturepriority AE mode at an aperture of the dust deletion with a patternless, solid-white object and take a picture. Before an important shoot, you should update the Dust Delete Data by obtaining it hardly affects the image file size. For details about using Digital Photo Professional (provided software, p.394) to...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... amount Menu functions [z1] Image quality, Image review, Beep, Release shutter without card, Lens aberration correction (Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction), External Speedlite control, Mirror lockup [z2] Exposure compensation/AEB, ISO speed settings, Auto Lighting Optimizer, White balance, Custom White Balance, White balance Shift/Bracketing, Color space [z3] Picture Style, Long exp. mode, AF area selection method, Orientation linked AF point [25] Manual AF point selection pattern, AF point display during focus, VF display illumination 333 noise reduction...
... amount Menu functions [z1] Image quality, Image review, Beep, Release shutter without card, Lens aberration correction (Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction), External Speedlite control, Mirror lockup [z2] Exposure compensation/AEB, ISO speed settings, Auto Lighting Optimizer, White balance, Custom White Balance, White balance Shift/Bracketing, Color space [z3] Picture Style, Long exp. mode, AF area selection method, Orientation linked AF point [25] Manual AF point selection pattern, AF point display during focus, VF display illumination 333 noise reduction...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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... Button Functions Shooting Settings White balance correction Shutter speed Shooting mode Exposure level indicator Aperture AE lock Flash exposure compensation ISO speed Highlight tone priority Picture Style Custom Controls AF mode Image-recording quality Quick Control icon Possible shots Battery check White balance Eye-Fi card transmission status Metering mode Flash-ready/FE lock/ High-speed sync Remaining number of exposures (multiple exposures) Card indicator Card selection icon Multiple exposures/HDR Drive mode Auto Lighting Optimizer Pressing the button enables Quick Control...
... Button Functions Shooting Settings White balance correction Shutter speed Shooting mode Exposure level indicator Aperture AE lock Flash exposure compensation ISO speed Highlight tone priority Picture Style Custom Controls AF mode Image-recording quality Quick Control icon Possible shots Battery check White balance Eye-Fi card transmission status Metering mode Flash-ready/FE lock/ High-speed sync Remaining number of exposures (multiple exposures) Card indicator Card selection icon Multiple exposures/HDR Drive mode Auto Lighting Optimizer Pressing the button enables Quick Control...
EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual
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...display 200 Live mode (AF 207 Manual focusing 214 Metering timer 206 Possible shots 199 Quick Control 202 Quick mode (AF 212 Silent shooting 206 LOCK 47 Long exposure noise reduction .... 144 Long exposures 172 M M (Manual exposure 166, 223 Magnification/Start position .......... 252 Magnified view 214, 251 Main Dial 45 Malfunction 358 Manual exposure 166, 223 Manual focusing 111, 214 Manual reset 155 Manual selection (AF 72, 75 Maximum burst 121, 123 Medium (Image-recording quality 121, 287 Memory card 9 Card Menu 51 My Menu 331 Setting procedure 52 Settings 348 3 icon...
...display 200 Live mode (AF 207 Manual focusing 214 Metering timer 206 Possible shots 199 Quick Control 202 Quick mode (AF 212 Silent shooting 206 LOCK 47 Long exposure noise reduction .... 144 Long exposures 172 M M (Manual exposure 166, 223 Magnification/Start position .......... 252 Magnified view 214, 251 Main Dial 45 Malfunction 358 Manual exposure 166, 223 Manual focusing 111, 214 Manual reset 155 Manual selection (AF 72, 75 Maximum burst 121, 123 Medium (Image-recording quality 121, 287 Memory card 9 Card Menu 51 My Menu 331 Setting procedure 52 Settings 348 3 icon...
Quick Start Guide
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... button halfway to select the image-recording quality, then press . Each time you can take the picture. 4 Set the lens focus mode switch to select the desired item. 4. JPEG: Turn the dial to the EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual. For detailed instructions, refer to select the quality. White balance correction Aperture Shutter speed Shooting mode Highlight tone priority ISO speed Exposure compensation/ AEB setting Flash exposure compensation Custom Controls Picture Style Image-recording AF mode quality White balance Recording function/ Metering mode Drive mode Card...
... button halfway to select the image-recording quality, then press . Each time you can take the picture. 4 Set the lens focus mode switch to select the desired item. 4. JPEG: Turn the dial to the EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual. For detailed instructions, refer to select the quality. White balance correction Aperture Shutter speed Shooting mode Highlight tone priority ISO speed Exposure compensation/ AEB setting Flash exposure compensation Custom Controls Picture Style Image-recording AF mode quality White balance Recording function/ Metering mode Drive mode Card...
Quick Start Guide
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... mode/ Multi-function button Main Dial AF mode selection/ Drive mode selection button Metering mode selection/ White balance selection button Mode Dial lock release button Mode Dial Shutter button Focus mode switch LCD Panel Aperture ISO speed Shutter speed White balance Exposure level indicator Image-recording quality Flash exposure compensation Viewfinder Information Live View shooting/ Movie shooting switch Start/Stop button Power switch Multi-controller Setting button Multi function lock switch AF start shooting a movie. self-timer/ Remote control k: 2-sec. X(One-Shot...
... mode/ Multi-function button Main Dial AF mode selection/ Drive mode selection button Metering mode selection/ White balance selection button Mode Dial lock release button Mode Dial Shutter button Focus mode switch LCD Panel Aperture ISO speed Shutter speed White balance Exposure level indicator Image-recording quality Flash exposure compensation Viewfinder Information Live View shooting/ Movie shooting switch Start/Stop button Power switch Multi-controller Setting button Multi function lock switch AF start shooting a movie. self-timer/ Remote control k: 2-sec. X(One-Shot...
