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EOS 7
User Manual
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Canon EOS 7 User Manual

Canon

ELrìNZ / ELRN7

30/ 33date
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English Edition
INSTRUCTIONS
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Contents

Handling Cautions...................................................................6
Quick Start Guide....................................................................8
Nomenciature........................................................................10
Conventions Used in this Instruction Booklet
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Installing the Batteries and Checking the Battery Level Mounting and Detaching a Lens Dioptric Adjustment
Ho\w the Shutter Button Works.............................................22
@ Loading and Unloading Film
Holding the Camera
i Fully Automatic Shooting.....................................................27
□ Full Auto Mode...................................................................28
^ Portrait Mode......................................................................32
ilk Landscape Mode..............................................................33
it) Closeup Mode...................................................................34
Sports Mode......................................................................35
S Night Scene Mode
Using the Self-timer
Imprinting the Date or Time (QD Model only)
Selecting the AF Mode..........................................................42
EH Selecting a Focusing Point
Focusing Off-Center Subjects...............................................47
When Autofocus Fails
I® Metering Modes
Creative Zone Modes
P Program AE.......................................................................52
Tv Shutter-Speed Priority AE
Av Aperture-Priority AE.........................................................56
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Handling Cautions
LCD Displays
In time, the camera’s LCD panel display and the LCD display in the viewfinder may fade and become difficult to read. If this happens, have it replaced (at cost) by a Canon Service Center. At low temperatures, the LCD display response may become slower. And at 60'C or higher temperatures, the display may blacken. In either case, the display will return to normal at room temperature.
Lithium Batteries
(1) The camera operates on two CR123A lithium batteries. Check the
battery level in the following cases (->page 18):
• After replacing the batteries.
• After not using the camera for an extended period.
• The shutter stops working.
• The camera is being used in a low-temperature environment.
• You will be shooting an important event.
(2) Before installing the batteries, wipe the battery contacts to remove any
fingerprints and smudges. This is to prevent faulty connections and corrosion.
(3) Never disassemble or recharge the batteries. Also, never store a
battery in high-temperature places or short circuit the battery contacts or toss a battery into a fire.
(4) Although the batteries work well even at low temperatures, battery
performance may decline slightly at freezing temperatures. In such a case, keep spare batteries warm in a pocket, etc., and use and warm the batteries alternately.
How Low Battery Levels Affect Camera Operation
On the LCD panel, if the < Q > icon blinks or if is not displayed, a proper
exposure can still be obtained as long as the shutter releases. However,
when the battery level is low, film advance and auto rewind might stop
midway or not work at all and < [| > may blink on the LCD panel. After the
batteries are replaced with new ones, film advance will be possible and film
rewind can resume by pressing the < Os* > button.
Lens Electrical Contacts After detaching the lens from the camera, put on the lens caps or put down the lens with the rear end up to avoid scratching the lens surface and electrical contacts.
Contacts
Quick Start Guide
On the lens, set the
focus mode switch to
<AF>.
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(-»page 20)
Take the picture.
Press the shutter button completely to take the
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picture, (-»page 22)
Turn the Command Dial to<a>(Full Auto).
Keep pressing the
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Command Dial’s lock button while turning the dial, (-»page 28)
Unload the film.
At the end of the roll, the film rewinds automatically.
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Open the camera back to remove the film cartridge, (■^page 25)

Nomenclature

• The reference page is indicated in parentheses.
• The camera controls are indicated as icons in brackets < >.
AF mode dial (-»page 15) Red-eye reduction lamp /
Self-timer lamp / Wireless remote control operation lamp (-»page 30 / 37 / 72)
LCD panel (^page 12)
Main Dial—1
(-»page 16)
(battery chamber) (-»page 18)
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Built-in flash (retracted) (^page 74) AF-assist light (-»page 30)
X-sync contact
Hot shoe (-»page 74, 87, 97)
Dioptric adjustment knob
(^page 21)
Command Dial lock
release button
(^ page 14)
Command Dial
(-»page 14)
Film advance
mode lever
(^page 15,37,71)
Strap
eyelet
(-»page 17)
Camera
back lever
(-»page 23)
Lens release button
(-»page 20)
Depth-of-fleld preview
button (-»page 57)
— Focus mode switch (-»page 20)
Zoom ring
Focusing ring (-»page 48)
Nomenclature
Eyecup (^page 21,38)
Viewfinder eyepiece
‘Date display panel (-»page 39) -j
<FUNC> Function button (^page 24,31.65.68,69,71.76)
<[®)> Metering mode button (-»page 49)
Film window —
< Qii > Midroll rewind button (-»page 25)
■<MODE> button (^page 39) '< SELECT > button (-»page 40) *<SET> button (^page 40)
Tripod socket
*QD Model only
O > Quick Control Dial
(^page 16)
©> Focusing point selection
key (-»page 45)
— <-)(-c.Fn> AE lock /
FE lock / Custom
Function setting button
(^page 63 / 80 / 86)
^<E3> Focusing
point selector
(-»page 45, 89)
Remote
control
terminal
(-»page 72)
Guide hole
Battery
chamber lever
(^page 18)
Quick Control Dial switch (-»page 16)
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Viewfinder Information

Nomenclature
Focusing points (superimposed)
AE lock / FE lock indicator ­Flash-ready indicator
Insufficient flash warning
(during FE lock)
High-speed sync (FP flash) -
indicator
Flash exposure compensation
indicator Shutter speed (wODiJ - 30", buLb)-
FEL display (FEL)
DEP point display (e/EP - /, E) —
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— New Lasermatte focusing screen
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In-focus indicator *ln AF mode:
Lights when focus is achieved, blinks at 2 HZ when not achieved.
*ln MF mode:
Lights when focus is achieved (focusing aid).
- Exposure level
(up to ±2 stops in 1/2-stop increments)
Exposure compensation amount AEB range
Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator
- Aperture display (00 - 9/)
• On pages 12 and 13, all the display items are shown for explanatory purposes.
During actual operation, only some of the items are displayed.
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Installing the Batteries and Checking the Battery Level

Installing the Batteries

The camera uses two lithium CR123A (or DL123A) batteries.
Open the battery chamber cover.
• Slide cover release lever as shown by the arrow and open the battery
chamber cover.
Insert the batteries.
• Make sure the battery contacts (+ and -) are oriented as shown on the battery chamber cover.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
Close the battery chamber cover.
• Press the cover until it snaps shut.
Q For places where CR123A batteries may not be easily available, take spare
batteries with you. Also carry spare batteries for extended shooting sessions.
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Installing the Batteries and Checking the Battery Level

Checking the Battery Level

Check the battery level after replacing the batteries and before using the camera.
Turn the Command Dial to a picture-taking mode.
• Keep pressing the dial’s lock release button while turning the dial.
• The camera will then turn on and the LCD panel will display one of the following battery level icons:
I : Battery level OK. Q : The battery level is low. Keep
spare batteries handy.
■'St ■ batteries will soon be ' completely exhausted.
: Replace the batteries.
''' (^page 7)
Battery Service Life
Ambient Temperature
At 20’C At-20’C
0% Flash Use 50% Flash Use 100% Flash Use
125 rolls 38 rolls 19 rolls
70 rolls
20 rolls 10 rolls
(With 24-ex. rolls)
• The Battery Service Life table above is based on Canon’s testing conditions using an EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens and new batteries.
W • If nothing is displayed on the LCD panel, the batteries may have been installed
incorrectly. Take out the batteries and install correctly, (-»page 18)
• Pressing the shutter button halfway for a prolonged period or operating only the autofocus without taking a picture will still consume battery power. It will reduce the number of rolls that can be taken with the batteries.
0 When not using the camera, set the Command Dial to <®D;
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How the Shutter Button Works

The EOS camera's shutter button can be depressed halfway or all the way. There is a click stop at the halfway point.
Pressing the Shutter Button Halfway or Completely
The shutter button works as described below.
When it is pressed halfway:
• Autofocusing Is activated, and when focus is achieved, the focusing point flashes and the beeper sounds. The
In-focus indicator <•> on the
viewfinder's lower right also lights.
• Also, the shutter speed and aperture
are set and displayed on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder.
When it is pressed completely:
• The shutter is released to take the
picture and the film advances by one
frame.
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Camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake. Camera shake can cause blurred pictures. To prevent blurred pictures due to camera shake:
• Hold the camera steady (see page 26).
• Use the center of your finger to touch the shutter button, grasp the camera
with your entire right hand, then press the shutter button gently.
If the AF Mode Dial has been set to < servo>• th® in-focus indicator <•> will not light. If the AF Mode Dial has been set to < servo > and automatic focusing point
selection is set (^page 45). the focusing point will not flash in red.
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(§) Loading and Unloading Film

Loading Film

Open the camera back.
• Slide the camera back lever down as
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shown by the arrow.
Insert the film cartridge at an
angle as shown in the illustration.
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• Set the Command Dial to any setting except <(iI3a>.
Pull the edge of the film leader to the orange mark on the camera.
• Hold down the film cartridge while pulling out the film leader.
• If the edge of the film leader goes
beyond the orange mark, rewind
some of the film back into the
Orange mark
cartridge.
Close the camera back.
' After checking that the film leader
edge is correctly aligned with the orange mark, close the camera back.
• The film will advance to frame 1 automatically.
■ When the initial film advance ends, the <@> icon and frame counter of “ I" are displayed on the LCD panel.
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For quick and easy picture-taking, this section describes the Command Dial's Basic Zone modes: <0>, <’?»>, <fik>, <№>, <í5,>, and <S>. These modes set all the camera settings automatically. All you do is point the camera and press the shutter button. Also, these modes override the
Bas'C ‘
camera’s <¿Ci>, < O >. and AF Mode dials, film advance mode lever (except <Ci)l>), and buttons (except <FUNC>, < Qsi >, and the shutter button). This is to prevent spoiled shots caused by accidental operation of camera controls.
Fully Automatic Shooting
In the Basic Zone modes except <Sk> and <í^>, the built-in flash pops up and fires automatically under low-light or backlit conditions,
(^page 74)
' The settings automatically set by
the Basic Zone modes are shown in the “Feature Availability Table" on
page 92.
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D Full Auto Mode

All you do Is point the camera and press the shutter button. Everything is automatic so it is easy to photograph any subject. With seven focusing points to focus the subject, anyone can just point and shoot.
Turn the Command Dial to <D>.
► This automatically sets the AF mode
to <Ai FOCUS >, the film advance mode to <□> {single-frame shooting), and the metering mode to <H>.
Aim the focusing points on the
subject.
■■ The main subject, as determined by
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AF Frame
the camera, w/ill be focused by one of the focusing points.
• To focus a subject not covered by any of the focusing points, see “Focusing Off-Center Subjects” on page 47.
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
When focus is achieved, the focusing point which achieved focus will flash in red. the beeper will sound, and the in-focus indicator <•> in the viewfinder's lower right will light.
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