Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Owner's manual

EOS 5D Mark IV (WG)

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

ENGLISH

Instruction manuals (PDF files) can be downloaded from

the Canon website (p.4).

www.canon-europe.com/5dmarkiv-downloads

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The EOS 5D Mark IV is a digital single-lens reflex camera featuring

a full-frame (approx. 36.0 x 24.0 mm) CMOS sensor with approx. 30.4

effective megapixels, DIGIC 6+, normal ISO speed range of ISO 100 -

ISO 32000, approx. 100% viewfinder coverage, high-precision and

high-speed 61-point AF (up to 41 cross-type points), maximum

continuous shooting speed of approx. 7.0 shots/sec., 3.2-inch LCD

monitor, Dual Pixel RAW shooting, Live View shooting, 4K movie

shooting, High Frame Rate (119.9p/100.0p) HD movie shooting, Dual

Pixel CMOS AF, Wi-Fi/NFC (wireless communication) function, 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.22-24) and “Handling Precautions” (p.25-27). 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.

* Battery Charger LC-E6 or LC-E6E is provided. (The LC-E6E comes with a

power cord.)

The Instruction Manual and CD-ROM provided are listed on the next page.

Attach the Eyecup Eg to the viewfinder eyepiece.

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

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Depending on the Lens Kit type, Lens Instruction Manuals may also be included.

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

Item Check List

Battery Pack

LP-E6N

(with protective cover)

Battery Charger

LC-E6/LC-E6E*

Interface Cable

IFC-150U II

Wide Strap

Eyecup Eg

Cable

protector

Camera

(with body cap)

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

website (p.4). The Lens Instruction Manuals (PDF) 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.

Connecting to Peripheral Devices

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

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

provided cable protector (p.38).

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Basic Instruction Manual

This booklet consists of the basic Camera and Wi-Fi

(Wireless Communication) instructions.

The detailed PDF manual for the Camera and the Wi-Fi/

NFC (wireless communication) function can be

downloaded from Canon website.

EOS Solution Disk (Software CD-ROM)

Contains various software. For more information

and installation procedures of the software,

see pages 596-597.

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website to your computer.

Instruction manual (PDF files) download site:

• Camera and Wi-Fi (Wireless Communication) Function

Basic Instruction Manual

• Wi-Fi (Wireless Communication) Function Instruction

Manual

• Lens Instruction Manual

• Software Instruction Manuals

www.canon-europe.com/5dmarkiv-downloads

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Compatible Cards

To view the Instruction Manuals (PDF files), Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

or other Adobe PDF viewer (most recent version recommended) is

required.

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC can be downloaded for free from the Internet.

Double-click a downloaded Instruction Manual (PDF file) to open it.

To learn how to use PDF viewing software, refer to software’s Help

section.

You can also access the download site for the Software Instruction

Manuals from the software installation screen (p.597).

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.73).

CF (CompactFlash) cards

* Type I, UDMA Mode 7 supported.

SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards

* UHS-I cards 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 356.

Compatible Cards

Cards that Can Record Movies

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

card” refers to SD/SDHC/SDXC 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.

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Quick Start Guide

1Insert the battery (p.44).

To charge the battery, see page 42.

2Insert the card (p.45).

The camera-front side slot is

for a CF card, and the

camera-back side slot is for

an SD card.

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

camera.

3Attach the lens (p.55).

Align the red mount index on the

lens with the red mount index on the

camera to attach the lens.

4Set the lens’s focus mode

switch to <AF> (p.55).

5Set the power switch to <1>

(p.49).

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Quick Start Guide

6While holding down the center

of the Mode Dial, set it to <A>

(Scene Intelligent Auto) (p.35).

All the necessary camera settings

will be set automatically.

7Focus on the subject (p.58).

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.

8Take the picture (p.58).

Press the shutter button completely

to take the picture.

9Review 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.394).

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

Shooting” (p.297).

To view the images captured so far, see “Image Playback” (p.394).

To delete images, see “Erasing Images” (p.439).

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Icons in this Manual

<6> : Indicates the Main Dial.

<5> : Indicates the Quick Control Dial.

<p> : Indicates the AF area selection button.

<9> : Indicates the Multi-controller.

<0> : Indicates the Setting button.

0/9/4/ : Indicates that each function remains active for

7/8approx. 4 sec., 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.

M: This icon at the upper right of the page titles indicates that the

function is available only in the <d>, <s>, <f>, <a>, or

<F> mode.

(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 set to <1> and the <R> switch is set to the left (Multi

function lock released) (p.49, 62).

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 and Basic Camera Operations 41

Basic Shooting 93

Setting the AF and Drive Modes 99

Image Settings 165

GPS Settings 227

Advanced Operations for Photographic Effects 243

Flash Photography 285

Shooting with the LCD Monitor

(Live View Shooting)

297

Shooting Movies 333

Image Playback 393

Post-Processing Images 445

Sensor Cleaning 457

Transferring Images to a Computer and Print Ordering

465

Customizing the Camera 479

Reference 523

Downloading Images to a Computer / Software 593

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Introduction 2

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

Instruction Manuals and CD-ROM ................................................... 4

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

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

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

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

Index to Features ........................................................................... 18

Safety Precautions ......................................................................... 22

Handling Precautions ..................................................................... 25

Nomenclature ................................................................................. 28

Getting Started and Basic Camera Operations 41

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

Installing and Removing the Battery............................................... 44

Installing and Removing the Card .................................................. 45

Turning on the Power ..................................................................... 49

Setting the Date, Time, and Zone................................................... 51

Selecting the Interface Language................................................... 54

Attaching and Detaching a Lens..................................................... 55

Basic Shooting Operations............................................................. 57

Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions ....................................... 64

3 Menu Operations.................................................................. 67

d Operating the Camera with Touch Screen ................................. 70

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Before You Start..............................................................................73

Formatting the Card ..................................................................... 73

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

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

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

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

B Button Functions...................................................................86

R Setting Multi Function Lock................................................. 90

Help............................................................................................91

Basic Shooting 93

A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto) ................... 94

A Full Auto Techniques (Scene Intelligent Auto)..........................97

Setting the AF and Drive Modes 99

f: Selecting the AF Operation ................................................... 100

S Selecting the AF Area and AF Point .......................................104

AF Area Selection Modes .............................................................109

AF Sensor..................................................................................... 113

Lenses and Usable AF Points....................................................... 115

Selecting AI Servo AF Characteristics .......................................... 127

Customizing AF Functions ............................................................136

Fine Adjustment of AF’s Point of Focus........................................152

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When Autofocus Fails .................................................................. 158

MF: Manual Focus..................................................................... 159

i Selecting the Drive Mode ....................................................... 160

j Using the Self-timer................................................................. 163

Image Settings 165

Selecting the Card for Recording and Playback........................... 166

Setting the Image-Recording Quality ........................................... 169

Setting the Dual Pixel RAW Function ........................................... 175

i: Setting the ISO Speed for Still Photos ................................. 177

A Selecting a Picture Style ...................................................... 183

A Customizing a Picture Style ................................................. 187

A Registering a Picture Style ................................................... 190

B: Setting the White Balance ................................................... 192

u White Balance Correction ....................................................... 198

Auto Correction of Brightness and Contrast ................................ 201

Setting Noise Reduction............................................................... 202

Highlight Tone Priority .................................................................. 206

Correction of Lens Aberrations due to Optical Characteristics..... 207

Reducing Flicker........................................................................... 215

Setting the Color Space................................................................ 217

Creating and Selecting a Folder................................................... 218

Changing the File Name............................................................... 220

File Numbering Methods .............................................................. 223

Setting Copyright Information....................................................... 225

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GPS Settings 227

GPS Features ............................................................................... 228

GPS Precautions ..........................................................................230

Acquiring GPS Signals..................................................................231

Setting the Positioning Interval .....................................................236

Setting Time from GPS on the Camera ........................................237

Logging the Route Traveled..........................................................238

Advanced Operations for Photographic Effects 243

d: Program AE.............................................................................244

s: Shutter-Priority AE ................................................................246

f: Aperture-Priority AE..............................................................248

a: Manual Exposure.................................................................... 251

q Selecting the Metering Mode .................................................. 253

O Setting the Desired Exposure Compensation..........................255

h Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) ...........................................257

A Lock the Exposure for Shooting (AE Lock) .............................259

F: Long (Bulb) Exposures............................................................260

w: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting...............................263

P Multiple Exposures..................................................................268

2 Mirror Lockup.........................................................................276

Using the Eyepiece Cover ............................................................278

Using a Remote Switch.................................................................279

R Remote Control Shooting...........................................................279

H Interval Timer Shooting ......................................................281

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7Flash Photography 285

D Flash Photography ................................................................... 286

Setting the Flash Function............................................................ 289

Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) 297

A Shooting with the LCD Monitor .............................................. 298

Shooting Function Settings .......................................................... 307

Menu Function Settings................................................................ 309

Selecting the AF Operation .......................................................... 314

Focusing with AF (AF Method)..................................................... 316

x Shooting with the Touch Shutter............................................. 327

MF: Focusing Manually ................................................................ 329

Shooting Movies 333

k Shooting Movies..................................................................... 334

Autoexposure Shooting ............................................................. 334

Shutter-priority AE ..................................................................... 335

Aperture-priority AE ................................................................... 336

Manual Exposure Shooting........................................................ 340

Shooting Function Settings .......................................................... 349

Setting the Movie Recording Quality ............................................ 351

Setting the Sound Recording ....................................................... 362

Setting the Time Code.................................................................. 365

Shooting HDR Movies .................................................................. 369

a Shooting Time-lapse Movies ................................................ 371

Menu Function Settings................................................................ 379

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Image Playback 393

x Image Playback ......................................................................394

B: Shooting Information Display.............................................397

x Searching for Images Quickly.................................................403

H Display Multiple Images on One Screen (Index Display)..... 403

I Jumping through Images (Jump Display) .............................404

u Magnifying Images ..................................................................406

X Comparing Images (Two-Image Display) ...............................408

d Playing Back with the Touch Screen.........................................409

b Rotating the Image .................................................................. 411

K Protecting Images ...................................................................412

Setting Ratings..............................................................................415

Q Quick Control for Playback......................................................418

k Enjoying Movies......................................................................420

k Playing Back Movies...............................................................422

X Editing a Movie’s First and Last Scenes..................................425

Grabbing Frames from 4K Movies ..........................................427

Slide Show (Auto Playback)..........................................................429

Viewing Images on a TV Set......................................................... 432

a Copying Images.......................................................................435

L Erasing Images........................................................................439

Changing Image Playback Settings ..............................................442

Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness .......................................442

Setting the LCD Monitor Color Tone...........................................443

Auto Rotation of Vertical Images ................................................444

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Post-Processing Images 445

R Processing RAW Images with the Camera........................... 446

S Resizing JPEG Images........................................................... 452

N Cropping JPEG Images .......................................................... 454

Sensor Cleaning 457

f Automatic Sensor Cleaning .................................................. 458

Appending Dust Delete Data........................................................ 460

Manual Sensor Cleaning .............................................................. 463

Transferring Images to a Computer and Print Ordering

465

d Transferring Images to a Computer ....................................... 466

W Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) ......................................... 471

p Specifying Images for a Photobook......................................... 476

Customizing the Camera 479

Custom Functions ........................................................................ 480

Custom Function Settings ............................................................ 482

C.Fn1: Exposure........................................................................ 482

C.Fn2: Exposure........................................................................ 488

C.Fn3: Display / Operation ........................................................ 489

C.Fn4: Others ............................................................................ 491

7 Custom Controls .................................................................. 495

Custom Quick Control .................................................................. 510

Registering My Menu ................................................................... 515

w: Registering Custom Shooting Modes .................................... 520

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Reference 523

System Map ..................................................................................524

Checking the Battery Information.................................................. 526

Using a Household Power Outlet..................................................530

H Using Eye-Fi Cards ................................................................. 532

Function Availability Table by Shooting Mode............................... 536

Menu Settings............................................................................... 540

Troubleshooting Guide.................................................................. 554

Error Codes...................................................................................573

Specifications ................................................................................574

Downloading Images to a Computer / Software 593

Downloading Images to a Computer.............................................594

Software Overview........................................................................596

Installing the Software...................................................................597

Index ............................................................................................. 599

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Power

Charging the battery  p.42

Battery level  p.50

Battery information

check  p.526

Household power outlet  p.530

Auto power off  p.76

Cards

Formatting  p.73

Recording function  p.166

Selecting card  p.168

Releasing shutter

without card  p.46

Lens

Attaching  p.55

Detaching  p.56

Basic Settings

Language  p.54

Date/Time/Zone  p.51

Beeper  p.76

Copyright information  p.225

Clear all camera settings  p.77

Viewfinder

Dioptric adjustment  p.57

Eyepiece cover  p.278

Electronic level  p.83

Grid display  p.81

Information display in

viewfinder  p.84

LCD monitor

Touch control  p.70

Brightness  p.442

Color tone  p.443

Electronic level  p.82

Help  p.91

AF

AF operation  p.100

AF area selection mode  p.104

AF point selection  p.107

AF point registration  p.500

Lens group  p.115

AI Servo AF

characteristics  p.127

EOS iTR AF  p.147

Customizing AF

functions  p.136

Viewfinder display

illumination  p.150

AF Microadjustment  p.152

Manual focusing  p.159

Metering

Metering mode  p.253

Drive

Drive mode  p.160

Self-timer  p.163

Maximum burst  p.174

Index to Features

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Index to Features

Recording Images

Recording function  p.166

Selecting card  p.168

Creating/Selecting a

folder  p.218

File name  p.220

File numbering  p.223

Image Quality

Image-recording quality  p.169

Dual Pixel RAW shooting  p.175

ISO speed (still photos)  p.177

Picture Style  p.183

White balance  p.192

Auto Lighting Optimizer  p.201

Noise reduction for

high ISO speeds  p.202

Noise reduction for long

exposures  p.204

Highlight tone priority  p.206

Lens aberration

correction  p.207

Reducing flicker  p.215

Color space  p.217

Shooting

Shooting mode  p.35

HDR mode  p.263

Multiple exposures  p.268

Mirror lockup  p.276

Bulb timer  p.261

Interval timer  p.281

Depth-of-field preview  p.250

Remote switch  p.279

Remote control  p.279

Quick Control  p.64

Multi function lock  p.90

Exposure

Exposure compensation  p.255

Exposure compensation

with M+ISO Auto  p.252

AEB  p.257

AE lock  p.259

Safety shift  p.485

GPS

GPS  p.227

Logging  p.238

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Index to Features

Flash

External flash  p.286

Flash exposure

compensation  p.286

FE lock  p.286

Flash function settings  p.289

Flash Custom Function

settings  p.294

Live View Shooting

Live View shooting  p.297

AF operation  p.314

AF method  p.316

Touch shutter  p.327

Aspect ratio  p.310

Magnified view  p.325

Manual focusing  p.329

Exposure simulation  p.311

Silent LV shooting  p.312

Movie Shooting

Movie shooting  p.333

ISO speed (movie)  p.379

AF method  p.316

Movie Servo AF  p.380

Movie Servo AF speed  p.383

Movie Servo AF

tracking sensitivity  p.384

Movie recording quality  p.351

24.00p  p.357

High Frame Rate movie  p.358

HDR movie shooting  p.369

Time-lapse movie  p.371

Sound recording  p.362

Microphone  p.363

Headphones  p.363

Wind filter  p.363

Attenuator  p.363

Time code  p.365

HDMI output  p.387

Remote control shooting  p.389

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