Canon eos 5d mark iii 22.3 megapixel digital slr camera (body with lens kit) 5260b009 User Manual

Mode Dial lock
release button

Possible shots

Image-recording

quality

ISO speed

AEB

Metering mode

Exposure level

indicator

Flash exposure

compensation

ISO speed

AF mode

Drive mode

White balance

Shutter speed

Grid
([

52] tab)

Area AF

 frame

Focus 
confirmation 
light

Aperture

AF status indicator

AE lock

Battery check

Flash-ready

Exposure level indicator

Shutter speed

Flash exposure

compensation

Monochrome shooting

Maximum burst

Aperture

Battery check

OK

NG

Focus mode
switch

<

o> AF mode selection/

Drive mode selection button

<

n> Metering mode selection/

White balance selection button

Mode Dial

<

m>

ISO speed setting/
Flash exposure 
compensation button

<

B>

AF area selection mode/
Multi-function button

<

6> 

Main Dial

Shutter 
button

Power switch

Access lamp

Multi function lock switch

<

A/k> Live View shooting/

Movie shooting switch
<

0> Start/Stop 

 button

<

9> 

Multi-controller

<

0> 

Setting button

<

5> Quick 

Control Dial

<

S> 

AF point 
selection 
button

<

A> AE lock button  

<

p> 

AF start button

 Aim the center of the Area AF frame 

over the subject.

 Press the shutter button halfway to 

focus.

 Check the display.

 Compose the shot and press the 

shutter button completely.

A Mode

 Set the Mode Dial to <

d>.

 The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and 

aperture in the same way as the <

A> mode.

d/s/f/a Modes

d: Program AE

* Set the <

R> switch to the left (Multi 

function lock released).

Scene Intelligent Auto

 Set the Mode Dial to <

s>.

 Turn the <

6> dial to set the 

desired shutter speed, then focus 
the subject.

 The aperture will be set automatically.

 If the aperture display blinks, turn 

the <

6> dial until it stops blinking.

 Set the Mode Dial to <

f>.

 Turn the <

6> dial to set the desired 

aperture, then focus the subject.

 The shutter speed will be set 

automatically.

 If the shutter speed display blinks, turn 

the <

6> dial until it stops blinking.

f: Aperture-priority AE

a: Manual Exposure

 Set the Mode Dial to <

a>.

 Turn the <

6> dial to set the 

desired shutter speed.

 Turn the <

5> dial to set the 

desired aperture.

 Press the shutter button halfway 

and check the exposure level 
indicator.

s: Shutter-priority AE

 Press the <

m> button, then 

turn the <

6> dial.

 ISO 100 to 25600 can be set in 

1/3-stop increments.

 When “A” is selected, the ISO 

speed is set automatically. When 
you press the shutter button 
halfway, the ISO speed setting is 
displayed.

 Press the <

o

> button, then 

turn the <

5

> dial.

u

:

 

o

:

 

High-speed continuous 
shooting 

i

:

 

Low-speed continuous 
shooting 

B:  Silent single shooting
M:  Silent continuous 

Q

:

 

k

:

 

i Drive Mode

i: ISO SpeedN

 Press the <

S> button, then look 

through the viewfinder.

 The AF point selection will change 

in the direction you tilt the <

9>. 

If you press <

9> straight down, 

the center AF point (or center 
Zone) will be selected.

 The <

6> dial selects an AF 

point in the horizontal direction, 
and the <

5> dial selects an AF 

point in the vertical direction 
(toggles between zones in Zone 
AF).

S AF Point SelectionN

 Set the lens focus mode switch to 

<

f>.

 Press the <

o> button, 

then turn the <

6

> dial.

X

(One-Shot AF):

  For still subjects
9

(AI Focus AF):

  Switches the AF mode automatically
Z

(AI Servo AF):

 

For moving subjects

f: AF ModeN

 Press the <

S> button.

 Look through the viewfinder and 

press the <

B> button.

 Each time you press the <

B> 

button, the AF area selection 
mode changes.

 Set the switch to <A>.

 Press the <

0> button and the 

Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor.

 Press the shutter button halfway 

to focus, then press it completely 
to take the picture.

 Press the <

0> button to stop 

the Live View shooting.

 Live View shooting settings will appear under the [

z2] menu 

tab in the 

A mode and under the [z4] menu tab in the 

d/s/f/a/F modes.

A Live View Shooting

 

  Temperature 

At 23°C / 73°F 

At 0°C / 32°F

 Possible shots 

Approx. 200 shots 

Approx. 180 shots

 Set the switch to <

k>.

 The image will appear on the 

LCD monitor.

 Press the shutter button halfway 

to focus.

 Press the <

0> button to start 

shooting a movie. To stop movie 
shooting, press the <

0> button 

again.

 

To shoot still photos, press the 
shutter button completely.

k Shooting Movies

 

Movie shooting modes
• A/d/F : Autoexposure shooting

• s 

: Shutter-priority AE shooting

• f 

: Aperture-priority AE shooting

• a 

: Manual exposure shooting

 

Movie shooting settings will appear under the [

z2] and 

[

z3] menu tabs in the A mode and under the [z4] and 

[

z5] menu tabs in the d/s/f/a/F modes.

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