Canon EOS Rebel T8i User guide

Advanced User Guide

E

CT2-D027-B

Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10

Instruction Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Quick Start Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Compatible Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Handling Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Part Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Preparation and Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Inserting/Removing Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Inserting/Removing Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Turning on the Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Attaching/Detaching Lenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Setting the Screen Display Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Menu Operations and Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Quick Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Touch-Screen Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Viewing the Screen as You Shoot (Live View Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Shooting Selfies (Self Portrait). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Basic Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Special Scene Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Portrait Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Smooth Skin Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Group Photo Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Landscape Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Close-up Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Sports Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Kids Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Food Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Candlelight Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Night Portrait Mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Handheld Night Scene Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

HDR Backlight Control Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Creative Filters Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Creative Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Program AE Mode (P). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Shutter-Priority AE Mode (Tv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Aperture-Priority AE Mode (Av). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Manual Exposure Mode (M). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Long (Bulb) Exposures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Mirror Lockup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

AF, Drive, and Exposure Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

AF Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Selecting the AF Area and AF Point (Viewfinder Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Selecting the AF Methods (Live View Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Manual Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Drive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Using the Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Remote Control Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Metering Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Exposure Lock (AE Lock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Flash Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Shooting With the Built-in Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Flash Function Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Shooting With External Flash Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Wireless Flash Photography Using Optical Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Easy Wireless Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Custom Wireless Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Shooting and Recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Still Photo Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Tab Menus: Still Photo Shooting (Viewfinder Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Tab Menus: Still Photo Shooting (Live View Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Image Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Still Image Aspect Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Image Review Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Shutter Release Without Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Lens Aberration Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Exposure Compensation/AEB Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

ISO Speed Settings (Still Photos). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Auto Lighting Optimizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Highlight Tone Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Metering Timer (Live View Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

White Balance Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

White Balance Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Color Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Picture Style Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Picture Style Customization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Picture Style Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Noise Reduction Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Appending Dust Delete Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Anti-Flicker Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Continuous AF (Live View Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Lens Electronic MF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

AF-Assist Beam Firing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

General Still Photo Shooting Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Tab Menus: Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

HDR Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Creative Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Movie Recording Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Digital Zoom

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Movie Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Sound Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Movie Digital IS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Time-Lapse Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Video Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Movie Servo AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Other Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

General Movie Recording Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Tab Menus: Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Image Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Index Display (Multiple-Image Display). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Magnified Image Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Movie Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Editing a Movie's First and Last Scenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

Frame Extraction from 4K Movies or 4K Time-Lapse Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Playback on a TV Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

Protecting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

Rotating Still Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

Changing Movie Orientation Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

Erasing Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430

Print Ordering (DPOF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

Photobook Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Creative Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

RAW Image Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

Creative Assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

Quick Control RAW Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464

Red-Eye Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465

Creating Albums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467

Cropping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471

Resizing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

Rating Images

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476

Slide Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482

Setting Image Search Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486

Browsing Images with the Main Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489

Histogram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

AF Point Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

Resuming from Previous Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

HDMI HDR Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496

Wireless Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

Tab Menus: Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

Connecting to a Smartphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

Connecting to a Computer via Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543

Connecting to a Printer via Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554

Sending Images to a Web Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568

Wi-Fi Connection via Access Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

Connecting to a Wireless Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592

Reconnecting via Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596

Registering Multiple Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598

Wi-Fi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599

Bluetooth Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600

Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601

GPS Device Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602

Changing or Deleting Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607

Airplane Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609

Clearing Wireless Communication Settings to Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610

View Info Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

Virtual Keyboard Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612

Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613

Wireless Communication Function Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621

Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625

Checking Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626

Wireless Communication Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627

Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629

Tab Menus: Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630

Selecting a Folder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635

File Numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638

Auto Rotate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643

Adding Orientation Information to Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645

Formatting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646

Auto Power Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649

Display Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650

Screen Off/On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Date/Time/Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652

Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657

Video System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658

Touch Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

Beeps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661

Sensor Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663

Viewfinder Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667

INFO Button Display Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670

Grid Display When Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672

Shutter Button Function for Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674

Switching AF Point Selection and AE Lock Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676

HDMI Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677

Multi-Function Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678

Custom Functions (C.Fn). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680

Clearing Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692

Copyright Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694

Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697

My Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698

Tab Menus: My Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699

Registering My Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700

Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706

Importing Images to a Computer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707

Household Power Outlet Accessory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709

Troubleshooting Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711

Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727

System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728

ISO Speed in Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730

Information Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731

AF Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745

Compatible Lenses and Autofocusing (Viewfinder Shooting). . . . . . . . . . . . 746

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761

Trademarks and Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773

Introduction

Before starting to shoot, be sure to read the following

To avoid shooting problems and accidents, first read the Safety Instructions and Handling

Precautions. Also read this Advanced User Guide carefully to ensure that you use the

camera correctly.

Take some test shots, and understand about product 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 some countries prohibit the unauthorized use of images recorded with the

camera (or music/images with music transferred to the memory card) for purposes other

than personal enjoyment. Also be aware that certain public performances, exhibitions, etc.

may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment.

• Package Contents

• Instruction Manuals

• Quick Start Guide

• About This Guide

• Compatible Cards

• Safety Instructions

• Handling Precautions

• Part Names

• Software

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Package Contents

Before use, make sure the following items are included in the package. If anything is

missing, contact your dealer.

Camera

(with eyecup and body cap)

Battery Pack LP-E17

(with protective cover)

Battery Charger LC-E17/LC-E17E*

Strap

* Battery Charger LC-E17 or LC-E17E is provided. (The

LC-E17E comes with a power cord.)

The camera does not come with a memory card ( ), interface cable, or HDMI cable.

If you purchased a Lens Kit, check that the lenses are included.

Be careful not to lose any of these items.

Caution

When you need Lens Instruction Manuals, download them from the Canon website

( ).

The Lens Instruction Manuals (PDF files) are for lenses sold individually. Note that

when purchasing the Lens Kit, some of the accessories included with the lens may

not match those listed in the Lens Instruction Manual.

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Instruction Manuals

The Instruction Manual included with the camera provides basic instructions for the

camera and Wi-Fi functions.

Advanced User Guide

Complete instructions are provided in this Advanced User Guide.

For the latest Advanced User Guide, refer to the following website.

https://cam.start.canon/C002/

Lens/Software Instruction Manual

Download from the following website.

https://cam.start.canon/

Note

Select [ : Manual/software URL] to display the QR code on the camera screen.

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Quick Start Guide

Insert the battery ( ).

Upon purchase, charge the battery to start using ( ).

Insert the card ( ).

With the card's label facing toward the back of the camera, insert it into

the card slot.

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1.

2.

Attach the lens ( ).

White index

Red index

Align the mount indexes on the lens and camera (red or white) to attach

the lens.

Set the lens's focus mode switch to <

> ( ).

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3.

4.

Set the power switch to < >, then set the Mode dial to

< > ( , ).

All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically.

Flip out the screen ( ).

When the [Date/Time/Zone] setting screen is displayed, see page Date/

Time/Zone.

Focus on the subject ( ).

Look through the viewfinder and center the subject on the screen.

Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus on the

subject.

If < > blinks in the viewfinder, manually raise the built-in flash.

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5.

6.

7.

Take the picture ( ).

Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

Review the picture.

The image just captured will be displayed for approx. 2 sec. on the

screen ( ).

To display the image again, press the < > button ( ).

To shoot while looking at the screen, see Viewing the Screen as You Shoot (Live View

Shooting).

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8.

9.

About This Guide

Icons in This Guide

Basic Assumptions for Operational Instructions and Sample Photos

Icons in This Guide

< >

Indicates the Main dial.

< >

Indicates the Quick control dial.

< > < >

Indicates the direction to press the Quick control dial.

< >

Indicates the Set button.

< >

Indicates the Quick Control button.

*

Indicates the duration (in * seconds) of the operation for the button

you pressed, as timed after you release the button.

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

displayed on the screen are also used in this manual when discussing relevant

operations and functionality.

to the right of page titles indicates functions only available in

Creative Zone modes (

<

>, < >, < >, or < >) or for

manual exposure movie recording.

Links to pages with related topics.

Warning to prevent shooting problems.

Supplemental information.

Tips or advice for better shooting.

Troubleshooting advice.

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Basic Assumptions for Operational Instructions and

Sample Photos

Before following any instructions, make sure the power switch is set to < > and the

Multi-function lock feature is off ( , ).

It is assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are set to their defaults.

Screen shots in this guide show the default menu settings for NTSC regions (North

America, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, etc.) as an example. Default menu settings for

Europe, Russia, China, Australia, etc. will be for PAL.

Illustrations in this guide show the camera with the EF-S18-55mm lens attached as an

example.

The sample photos displayed on the camera and used in this guide are for instructional

purposes only.

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Compatible Cards

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 ( ).

SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

UHS-I cards supported.

Cards That Can Record Movies

When recording movies, use a high-capacity card with ample performance (fast enough

writing and reading speeds) for the movie recording size. For details, see Cards That Can

Record Movies.

In this guide, “card” refers to SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards,

and SDXC memory cards.

* A card is not included. Please purchase it separately.

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WARNING:

Safety Instructions

Be sure to read these instructions in order to operate the product safely.

Follow these instructions to prevent injury or harm to the operator of the product or others.

Denotes the risk of serious injury or death.

Keep the product out of the reach of young children.

A strap wrapped around a person's neck may result in strangulation.

The parts or provided items of cameras or accessories are dangerous if swallowed. If

swallowed, seek immediate medical assistance.

The battery is dangerous if swallowed. If swallowed, seek immediate medical assistance.

Use only power sources specified in this instruction manual for use with the product.

Do not disassemble or modify the product.

Do not expose the product to strong shocks or vibration.

Do not touch any exposed internal parts.

Stop using the product in any case of unusual circumstances such as the presence of

smoke or a strange smell.

Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol, benzine or paint thinner to clean the

product.

Do not get the product wet. Do not insert foreign objects or liquids into the product.

Do not use the product where flammable gases may be present.

This may cause electric shock, explosion or fire.

Do not leave a lens or a camera/camcorder with a lens attached, exposed without the

lens cap attached.

The lens may concentrate the light and cause fire.

For products featuring a viewfinder, do not look through the viewfinder at strong light

sources such as the sun on a bright day or lasers and other strong artificial light

sources.

This may harm your vision.

Do not touch the product connected to a power outlet during lightning storms.

This may cause electric shock.

Observe the following instructions when using commercially available batteries or

provided battery packs.

• Use batteries/battery packs only with their specified product.

• Do not heat batteries/battery packs or expose them to fire.

• Do not charge batteries/battery packs using non-authorized battery chargers.

• Do not expose the terminals to dirt or let them come into contact with metallic pins

or other metal objects.

• Do not use leaking batteries/battery packs.

• When disposing of batteries/battery packs, insulate the terminals with tape or other

means.

This may cause electric shock, explosion or fire.

If a battery/battery pack leaks and the material contacts your skin or clothing, flush the

exposed area thoroughly with running water. In case of eye contact, flush thoroughly with

copious amounts of clean running water and seek immediate medical assistance.

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Observe the following instructions when using a battery charger.

• Periodically remove any dust buildup from the power plug and power outlet using a

dry cloth.

• Do not plug in or unplug the product with wet hands.

• Do not use the product if the power plug is not fully inserted into the power outlet.

• Do not expose the power plug and terminals to dirt or let them come into contact

with metallic pins or other metal objects.

Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. Do not damage, break or modify the

power cord.

Do not wrap the product in cloth or other materials when in use or shortly after use when

the product is still warm in temperature.

Do not unplug the product by pulling the power cord.

Do not leave the product connected to a power source for long periods of time.

Do not charge batteries/battery packs at temperatures outside the range of 5 – 40 °C

(41 – 104 °F).

This may cause electric shock, explosion or fire.

Do not allow the product to maintain contact with the same area of skin for extended

periods of time during use.

This may result in low-temperature contact burns, including skin redness and blistering,

even if the product does not feel hot. The use of a tripod or similar equipment is

recommended when using the product in hot places and for people with circulation problems

or less sensitive skin.

Follow any indications to turn off the product in places where its use is forbidden.

Not doing so may cause other equipment to malfunction due to the effect of electromagnetic

waves and even result in accidents.

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