Reference Guide

shooting style. You can choose any
or all of them as you wish. Open
the palm wing, press the CF button,
and dial in the feature you want.
Pressing the CF button again
activates the feature, or
deactivates it when you decide.
1. Cancel Autorewind
2. Leader In/Out
3. Cancel DX
4. Switch AF start to AE Lock
button.
5. Switch control of shutter speed
and aperture settings between
Main & Quick Control Dial in
Manual mode
6. Change from 1/3 step settings to
1 step settings
7. Manually adjust focusing in
AF Mode with USM lenses
8. Exchange evaluative metering
for center-weighted
As you look over this list, you'll
probably find several options which
come in handy for you. Perhaps a
wire-service or newspaper shooter
would prefer to cancel autorewind,
leave the film leader out, and
cancel DX so he/she can lock in a
particular film speed. A studio
photographer might decide to switch
aperture control to the main dial.
No matter how you like to work,
Custom Function Control lets you
have it your way!
3. THE APPLICATION OF EOS
TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES
CREATIVE
CONTROL.
Perhaps the biggest knock on modern
SLR cameras has been the perceived
loss of creative control. A new
professional camera offers an
opportunity to make many
improvements in this area. Canon
realizes that creative control is
the essence of imaginative
photography. Accordingly, we have
endowed the EOS-l with the most
comprehensive control system ever
offered in any 35mm camera.
We've emphasized simple operation
and improved handling. But we've
also incorporated full manual
control, a wide choice of AE modes,
AE Lock, 4 ambient-light metering
patterns, and a totally new fine-
tuning capability that allows
unprecedented command. Built-in
Auto Bracketing is available in
every mode.
Full Metered Manual Operation
In addition to all its other
features, the EOS-l is the easiest
operating manual SLR ever. Shutter
speeds are normally controlled by
the Main Input Dial, while
apertures are set by the Quick
Control Dial. With Custom Function
(CF) #5, you can reverse the
controls if desired.
Both the external LCD and the
viewfinder show full information.
In the viewfinder, the Electronic
Match-Needle exposure scale
displays +/- 3 full steps in 1/3
increments for superior exposure
control. With a 6-second timer for
data display, your fingers are free
to shift exposure while you shoot.
Choice of AE Modes Adds versatility
Naturally, you're not restricted to
Manual mode with the EOS-l. You can
easily select Shutter Priority,
Aperture Priority, or the
Intelligent Program setting that's
automatically indexed to the focal
length of the lens you're using.
Canon's exclusive Depth-of-Field AE
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