Canon EOS 1Dx Mark II Owner's manual

EOS-1D X Mark II (G)

ENGLISH

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

Instruction manuals (PDF files) and software can be

downloaded from the Canon website (p.4).

www.canon.com/icpd

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The EOS-1D X Mark II (G) is a digital single-lens reflex camera

featuring a full-frame CMOS sensor (approx. 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm) with

approx. 20.2 effective megapixels, Dual DIGIC 6+, normal ISO speed

range of ISO 100 - ISO 51200, viewfinder with approx. 100% field of

view coverage, high-precision and high-speed 61-point AF (up to 41

cross-type AF points), maximum continuous shooting speed of approx.

14.0 fps during viewfinder shooting or approx. 16.0 fps during Live View

shooting, 3.2-inch (approx. 1.62 million dots) LCD monitor, Live View

shooting, 4K 59.94p/50.00p movie shooting, High Frame Rate movie

shooting (Full HD at 119.9p/100.0p), Dual-Pixel CMOS AF, and GPS

function.

Before Starting to Shoot, Be Sure to Read the Following

To avoid botched pictures and accidents, first read the “Safety

Precautions” (p.20-22) and “Handling Precautions” (p.23-25). Also, read

this manual carefully to ensure that you use the camera correctly.

Refer to This Manual while Using the Camera to Further

Familiarize Yourself with the Camera

While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they

come out. You can then better understand the camera. Be sure to store

this manual safely, too, so that you can refer to it again when

necessary.

Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability

After shooting, play images back and check whether they have 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.

Introduction

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Before starting, check that all the following items are included with your

camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer.

* Attach the Eyecup Eg to the viewfinder eyepiece.

* Be careful not to lose any of the above items.

Item Check List

Battery Pack

LP-E19

(with protective cover)

Battery Charger

LC-E19

(with protective covers)

Interface Cable

IFC-150U II

Camera

(with body cap and

battery compartment cap)

Wide Strap

Eyecup Eg

Cable

protector

Wired LAN Functions

To use wired LAN with the Ethernet RJ-45 terminal (p.28), refer to the

EOS-1D X Mark II (G) “Wired LAN Instruction Manual” (p.4).

Connecting to Peripheral Devices

When connecting the camera to a computer etc., use the provided interface

cable or one from Canon. When connecting an interface cable, also use the

provided cable protector (p.38).

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Instruction Manuals

Instruction manuals (PDF files) can be downloaded from the Canon

website.

Instruction manual (PDF files) download site:

• Camera Instruction Manual, Wired LAN Instruction Manual,

and Software Instruction Manuals

X www.canon.com/icpd

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The following cards can be used with the camera regardless of

capacity: If the card is new or was previously formatted (initialized)

by another camera or computer, format the card with this camera

(p.74).

CF (CompactFlash) cards

* Type I, UDMA Mode 7 supported.

CFast card

* CFast 2.0 supported.

When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with good enough

performances (fast enough reading and writing speeds) to handle the

movie recording quality. For details, see page 316.

Compatible Cards

Cards that Can Record Movies

In this manual, “CF card” refers to CompactFlash cards and “CFast card”

refers to CFast memory cards. “Card” refers to all memory cards.

* The camera does not come with a card for recording images/movies.

Please purchase it separately.

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Quick Start Guide

1

Insert the battery (p.47).

To charge the battery, see page 42.

2

Insert the card (p.49).

The left slot is for CF cards, and the

right slot is for CFast cards.

* Shooting is possible as long as there is a CF card or CFast card in the

camera.

3

Attach the lens (p.59).

Align the red mount index on the

lens with the red mount index on the

camera.

4

Set the lens’s focus mode

switch to <f> (p.59).

5

Set the power switch to <1>

(p.53).

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Quick Start Guide

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Set the shooting mode to <d>

(p.228).

Press the <W> button.

Look at the top LCD panel and turn

the <6> or <5> dial to select

<d>.

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Focus on the subject (p.62).

Look through the viewfinder and

aim the viewfinder center over the

subject.

Press the shutter button halfway,

and the camera will focus on the

subject.

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Take the picture (p.62).

Press the shutter button completely

to take the picture.

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Review the picture.

The image just captured will be

displayed for approx. 2 sec. on the

LCD monitor.

To display the image again, press

the <x> button (p.344).

To shoot while looking at the LCD monitor, see “Live View

Shooting” (p.271).

To view the images captured so far, see “Image Playback” (p.344).

To delete an image, see “Erasing Images” (p.386).

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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.

9/4/7/8 : Indicates that each function remains active for

approx. 6 sec., 8 sec., 10 sec., or 16 sec. after you

let go of the button.

* In addition to the above, the icons and symbols used on the camera’s buttons

and displayed on the LCD monitor are also used in this manual when discussing

relevant operations and functionality.

3 : Indicates a function that can be changed by pressing the

<M> button to change its settings.

(p.**) : Reference page numbers for more information.

: Warning to prevent shooting problems.

: Supplemental information.

: Tips or advice for better shooting.

: Troubleshooting advice.

Basic Assumptions

All operations explained in this manual assume that the power switch

is already set to <1> (p.53).

It is assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are

set to their defaults.

The illustrations in this manual show the camera attached with the

EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens as an example.

Conventions Used in this Manual

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Chapters

Introduction

2

Getting Started

41

Setting the AF and Drive Modes

87

Image Settings

151

GPS Settings

211

Exposure Control for Photographic Expressions

227

Flash Photography

259

Shooting with the LCD Monitor

(Live View Shooting)

271

Shooting Movies

295

Image Playback

343

Post-Processing Images

391

Sensor Cleaning

401

Transferring Images to a Computer and Print Ordering

407

Customizing the Camera

417

Reference

477

Software Overview

549

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Introduction 2

Item Check List................................................................................. 3

Instruction Manuals .......................................................................... 4

Compatible Cards............................................................................. 5

Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 6

Conventions Used in this Manual..................................................... 8

Chapters........................................................................................... 9

Index to Features ........................................................................... 17

Safety Precautions ......................................................................... 20

Handling Precautions ..................................................................... 23

Nomenclature ................................................................................. 26

Getting Started 41

Charging the Battery ...................................................................... 42

Installing and Removing the Battery............................................... 47

Installing and Removing the Card .................................................. 49

Turning on the Power ..................................................................... 53

Setting the Date, Time, and Zone .................................................. 55

Selecting the Interface Language................................................... 58

Attaching and Detaching a Lens .................................................... 59

Basic Operation.............................................................................. 61

Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions ....................................... 68

3 Menu Operations.................................................................. 71

Before You Start............................................................................. 74

Formatting the Card..................................................................... 74

Disabling the Beeper ................................................................... 76

Setting the Power-off Time/Auto Power Off ................................. 76

Setting the Image Review Time ................................................... 77

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Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings..............................77

l Displaying the Grid in the Viewfinder .......................................81

Q Displaying the Electronic Level ...............................................82

Setting the Viewfinder Information Display .....................................84

Help ............................................................................................85

Setting the AF and Drive Modes 87

f:Selecting the AF Operation.......................................................88

S Selecting the AF Area and AF Point .........................................91

AF Area Selection Modes ...............................................................96

AF Sensor.....................................................................................100

Lenses and Usable AF Points.......................................................102

Selecting AI Servo AF Characteristics..........................................113

Customizing AF Functions ............................................................122

Fine Adjustment of AF’s Point of Focus........................................138

When Autofocus Fails ...................................................................144

MF: Manual Focus .....................................................................145

i Selecting the Drive Mode........................................................146

j Using the Self-timer .................................................................150

Image Settings 151

Selecting the Card for Recording and Playback ...........................152

Setting the Image-Recording Quality ............................................155

i: Setting the ISO Speed for Still Photos.................................163

Selecting a Picture Style...............................................................169

Customizing a Picture Style ..........................................................172

Registering a Picture Style............................................................175

B: Setting the White Balance....................................................177

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O Custom White Balance .......................................................... 180

P Setting the Color Temperature .............................................. 185

u White Balance Correction ....................................................... 186

Auto Correction of Brightness and Contrast................................. 189

Setting Noise Reduction............................................................... 190

Highlight Tone Priority .................................................................. 193

Correction of Lens Aberrations..................................................... 194

Reducing Flicker........................................................................... 198

Setting the Color Space ............................................................... 200

Creating and Selecting a Folder................................................... 201

Changing the File Name............................................................... 203

File Numbering Methods .............................................................. 206

Setting Copyright Information....................................................... 208

GPS Settings 211

GPS Features............................................................................... 212

GPS Precautions.......................................................................... 214

Acquiring GPS Signals ................................................................. 215

Setting the Positioning Interval..................................................... 220

Setting Time from GPS on the Camera........................................ 221

Logging the Route Traveled ......................................................... 222

Exposure Control for Photographic Expressions 227

d: Program AE............................................................................. 228

s: Shutter-Priority AE ................................................................ 231

f: Aperture-Priority AE ............................................................. 233

Depth-of-Field Preview .............................................................. 235

a: Manual Exposure ................................................................... 236

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q Selecting the Metering Mode ..................................................238

O Setting the Desired Exposure Compensation..........................241

h Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) ...........................................243

A Locking the Exposure for Shooting (AE Lock).........................245

bulb: Bulb Exposures ...................................................................246

P Multiple Exposures..................................................................248

2 Mirror Lockup.........................................................................256

Using the Eyepiece Shutter ..........................................................258

F Using a Remote Switch.............................................................258

Flash Photography 259

D Flash Photography....................................................................260

Setting the Flash Function ............................................................263

Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) 271

A Shooting with the LCD Monitor ...............................................272

Shooting Function Settings...........................................................278

Menu Function Settings ................................................................280

Focusing with AF (AF Method) .....................................................284

MF: Focusing Manually.................................................................291

Shooting Movies 295

k Shooting Movies .....................................................................296

Autoexposure Shooting..............................................................296

Shutter-priority AE......................................................................297

Aperture-priority AE....................................................................298

Manual Exposure Shooting ........................................................301

Shooting Function Settings...........................................................309

Setting the Movie Recording Quality.............................................311

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Setting the Sound Recording ....................................................... 322

Silent Control................................................................................ 325

Setting the Time Code.................................................................. 326

Menu Function Settings................................................................ 330

Image Playback 343

x Image Playback ..................................................................... 344

B: Shooting Information Display.............................................. 346

x Searching for Images Quickly ................................................ 352

H Display Multiple Images on One Screen (Index Display)..... 352

I Jumping through Images (Jump Display)............................. 353

u Magnifying Images.................................................................. 355

b Rotating the Image.................................................................. 357

J Protecting Images................................................................... 358

Setting Ratings ............................................................................. 361

K Recording and Playing back Voice Memos............................. 363

Q Quick Control for Playback ..................................................... 365

k Enjoying Movies ..................................................................... 367

k Playing Back Movies .............................................................. 369

X Editing a Movie’s First and Last Scenes ................................ 372

Grabbing a Frame from 4K Movies ........................................ 374

Slide Show (Auto Playback) ......................................................... 376

Viewing Images on a TV Set ........................................................ 379

a Copying Images...................................................................... 382

L Erasing Images........................................................................ 386

Changing Image Playback Settings ............................................. 389

Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness....................................... 389

Auto Rotation of Vertical Images ............................................... 390

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Post-Processing Images 391

R Processing RAW Images with the Camera ...........................392

S Resizing JPEG Images ...........................................................397

N Cropping JPEG Images...........................................................399

Sensor Cleaning 401

f Automatic Sensor Cleaning...................................................402

Appending Dust Delete Data ........................................................403

Manual Sensor Cleaning...............................................................405

Transferring Images to a Computer and Print Ordering

407

d Transferring Images to a Computer........................................408

W Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)..........................................413

Customizing the Camera 417

Custom Functions.........................................................................418

Custom Function Settings.............................................................421

C.Fn1: Exposure ........................................................................421

C.Fn2: Exposure ........................................................................424

C.Fn3: Exposure ........................................................................427

C.Fn4: Drive ...............................................................................431

C.Fn5: Display/Operation...........................................................433

C.Fn6: Operation........................................................................436

C.Fn7: Others.............................................................................439

7 Custom Controls ...................................................................443

Custom Quick Control...................................................................459

Registering My Menu....................................................................463

Saving and Loading Camera Settings ..........................................468

w: Registering Custom Shooting Modes ......................................472

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Reference 477

B Button Functions.................................................................. 478

Checking the Battery Information ................................................. 482

Using a Household Power Outlet ................................................. 483

System Map ................................................................................. 484

Function Availability Table by Shooting Mode.............................. 486

Menu Settings .............................................................................. 490

Troubleshooting Guide ................................................................. 502

System Status Display ................................................................. 520

Error Codes .................................................................................. 523

Specifications ............................................................................... 524

Software Overview 549

Software Overview ....................................................................... 550

Installing the Software .................................................................. 551

Index............................................................................................. 552

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Power

Charging the battery Î p.42

Battery level Î p.54

Battery information

check Î p.482

Household power outlet Î p.483

Auto power off Î p.76

Card

Formatting Î p.74

Recording function Î p.152

Selecting card Î p.154

Release shutter without

card Î p.50

Lens

Attaching Î p.59

Detaching Î p.60

Basic Settings

Language Î p.58

Date/Time/Zone Î p.55

Beeper Î p.76

Copyright information Î p.208

Clear all camera settings Î p.77

Viewfinder

Dioptric adjustment Î p.61

Eyepiece shutter Î p.258

Electronic level Î p.83

Grid Î p.81

Information display

in viewfinder Î p.84

Focusing Screen

Î p.433

LCD monitor

Brightness adjustment Î p.389

Electronic level Î p.82

LV touch control Î p.283

Help Î p.85

AF

AF operation Î p.88

AF area selection mode Î p.91

AF point selection Î p.94

AF point registration Î p.448

Lens group Î p.102

AI Servo AF

characteristics Î p.113

EOS iTR AF Î p.127

Customizing

AF functions Î p.122

AF point brightness Î p.136

AF Microadjustment Î p.138

Manual focusing Î p.145

Metering

Metering mode Î p.238

Multi-spot metering Î p.240

Drive

Drive mode Î p.146

Self-timer Î p.150

Maximum burst Î p.161

Recording Images

Recording function Î p.152

Selecting card Î p.154

Creating/Selecting a

folder Î p.201

Index to Features

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Index to Features

File name Î p.203

File numbering Î p.206

Image Quality

Image size Î p.155

JPEG quality

(Compression rate) Î p.162

ISO speed (still photos) Î p.163

Picture Style Î p.169

White balance Î p.177

Auto Lighting Optimizer Î p.189

Noise reduction for

high ISO speeds Î p.190

Noise reduction for long

exposures Î p.191

Highlight tone priority Î p.193

Lens aberration

correction Î p.194

Reducing flicker Î p.198

Color space Î p.200

Shooting

Shooting mode Î p.32

Multiple exposures Î p.248

Mirror lockup Î p.256

Depth-of-field preview Î p.235

Remote Switch Î p.258

Quick Control Î p.68

Multi function lock Î p.66

Exposure

Exposure compensation Î p.241

Exposure compensation

with M+ISO Auto Î p.237

AEB Î p.243

AE lock Î p.245

Safety shift Î p.424

GPS

GPS Î p.211

Logging Î p.222

Flash

External Speedlite Î p.260

Flash exposure

compensation Î p.260

FE lock Î p.260

Flash function settings Î p.263

Flash Custom Function

settings Î p.268

Live View Shooting

Live View shooting Î p.271

AF method Î p.284

LV touch control Î p.283

Magnified view Î p.290

Manual focusing Î p.291

Silent LV shooting Î p.281

Movie Shooting

Movie shooting Î p.295

ISO speed (movie) Î p.330

AF method Î p.284

Movie Servo AF Î p.331

Movie Servo AF speed Î p.334

Movie Servo AF tracking

sensitivity Î p.335

LV touch control Î p.336

Movie recording quality Î p.311

24.00p Î p.317

High Frame Rate movie Î p.318

Sound recording Î p.322

Microphone Î p.323

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Index to Features

Line input Î p.322

Headphones Î p.324

Wind filter Î p.323

Attenuator Î p.323

Silent control Î p.325

Time code Î p.326

HDMI output Î p.338

Playback

Image review time Î p.77

Single-image display Î p.344

Shooting information

display Î p.347

Index display Î p.352

Image browsing

(Jump display) Î p.353

Magnified view Î p.355

Image rotate Î p.357

Protect Î p.358

Rating Î p.361

Voice memo Î p.363

Movie playback Î p.369

Editing a movie’s first

and last scenes Î p.372

Frame Grab (4K) Î p.374

Slide show Î p.376

Viewing images on a

TV set Î p.379

Copying Î p.382

Erasing Î p.386

Quick Control Î p.365

Image Editing

RAW image processing Î p.392

Resizing JPEGs Î p.397

Cropping JPEGs Î p.399

Image Transfer / Print Ordering

Image transfer Î p.408

Print Order (DPOF) Î p.413

Wired LAN

Î Wired LAN Instruction Manual

Customization

Custom Functions (C.Fn) Î p.418

Custom Controls Î p.443

Custom Quick Control Î p.459

My Menu Î p.463

Saving camera settings Î p.468

Custom shooting mode Î p.472

Sensor Cleaning and Dust

Reduction

Sensor cleaning Î p.402

Append Dust Delete Data Î p.403

Manual sensor cleaning Î p.405

Interface

Cable protector Î p.38

Errors / Cautions

Camera system

information Î p.520

Error codes Î p.523

Software

Overview Î p.550

Installation Î p.551

Instruction Manual Î p.4

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The following precautions are provided to prevent harm or injury to

yourself and others. Make sure to thoroughly understand and follow

these precautions before using the product.

If you experience any malfunctions, problems, or damage to the

product, contact the nearest Canon Service Center or the dealer

from whom you purchased the product.

Safety Precautions

Warnings:

Follow the warnings below. Otherwise, death or

serious injuries may result.

To prevent fire, excessive heat, chemical leakage, explosions, and electrical shock,

follow the safeguards below:

• Do not use any batteries, power sources, or accessories not specified in the

Instruction Manual. Do not use any home-made or modified batteries, or the

product if it is damaged.

• Do not short-circuit, disassemble, or modify the battery. Do not apply heat or

solder to the battery. Do not expose the battery to fire or water. Do not subject the

battery to strong physical shock.

• Do not insert the battery’s plus and minus ends incorrectly.

• Do not recharge the battery in temperatures outside the allowable charging

(working) temperature range. Also, do not exceed the recharge time indicated in

the Instruction Manual.

• Do not insert any foreign metallic objects into the electrical contacts of the camera,

accessories, connecting cables, etc.

When disposing of a battery, insulate the electrical contacts with tape. Contact with

other metallic objects or batteries may cause a fire or an explosion.

If excessive heat, smoke, or fumes are emitted when recharging the battery,

immediately unplug the battery charger from the power outlet to stop recharging.

Otherwise, it may cause a fire, heat damage, or electrical shock.

If the battery leaks, changes color, deforms, or emits smoke or fumes, remove it

immediately. Be careful not to get burned in the process. It may cause a fire,

electrical shock or burns if you keep using it.

Prevent any battery leakage from contacting your eyes, skin, and clothing. It can

cause blindness or skin problems. If the battery leakage comes in contact with your

eyes, skin, or clothing, flush the affected area with lots of clean water without

rubbing it. See a physician immediately.

Do not leave any cords near a heat source. It can deform the cord or melt the

insulation and cause a fire or electrical shock.

Do not hold the camera in the same position for long periods of time. Even if the

camera does not feel too hot, prolonged contact with the same body part may cause

skin redness or blistering due to low-temperature contact burns. Using a tripod is

recommended for people with circulation problems or very sensitive skin, or when

using the camera in very hot places.

Do not fire the flash at anyone driving a car or other vehicle. It may cause an accident.

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