Top of camera controls (left)
Canon has made no changes to the control structure here which is identical to
the previous EOS-1D/1Ds. On the left are three buttons which are used in combination
with the main dial to make up to six different settings changes. In the icons below the
half dial is the main dial (top front of hand grip) and the full dial
is the quick command dial (rear).
| *1 |
• P.Fn
1 allows you to disable any of the exposure modes. |
| *2 |
•
C.Fn 21 allows you to choose between shutter
or drive priority AI Servo AF mode |
| *3 |
•
C.Fn 13 allows you to lock metering to the currently
selected AF point for Spot metering.
• P.Fn 2 allows
you to disable any of the metering modes. |
| *4 |
•
C.Fn 9 allows you to change the bracketing sequence
/ auto cancellation rule
• P.Fn 7 enables continuous bracketing
• P.Fn 8 can be used to set the
number of bracket shots (2, 3, 5, 7)
• P.Fn 9 can be used to reverse
the sequence of C.Fn 9-2,3 to +,0,- |
| *5 |
•
'ISO expansion' must be set to On |
| *6 |
•
P.Fn 19 allows you to reprogram continuous mode
to 4, 3, 2 or 1 fps.
• P.Fn 20 allows you to limit the number of shots in continuous shooting mode. |
Exposure / Focus / Metering / Drive modes
Exposure modes
| Mode |
Description |
| P |
Program AE (Shiftable) *1
The Program AE on the Mark II is flexible, that means that with
a metered exposure displayed you can select one of a variety of
equal exposures by turning the main dial (top of camera) left or
right.
Example:
• 1/30 F4.5 (roll left a click)
• 1/60 F3.2 (roll left a click)
• 1/125 F2.2 (metered)
• 1/250 F1.6 (roll right a click)
• 1/320 F1.4 (roll right a click)
By default the Mark II only remembers the selected exposure until
the exposure meter display timeout (6 seconds) - this behavior can
be changed via a personal function. |
| Av |
Aperture Priority Auto *2
In this mode you select the aperture and the camera will calculate
the correct shutter speed for the exposure (depending on metered
value; metering mode, ISO). Aperture is displayed on the top LCD,
roll the main dial (top) to select different apertures. A half-press
of the shutter release causes the cameras exposure system to calculate
the shutter speed, if it's outside of the cameras exposure range
the nearest shutter speed will blink.
• F1.0 - F91.0 (depending on lens)
in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
|
| M |
Manual Exposure
*3
In this mode you select the aperture and the shutter speed from any
available combination. Main dial (top) selects shutter speed, quick
command dial (rear) selects aperture. A half-press of the shutter
release will activate the cameras meter and the relative exposure
difference (+/- 3 EV) will be indicated on the viewfinder meter (right
of the viewfinder screen). A difference of exposure of more than 3
EV is indicated by either an up or down pointing arrow. |
| Tv |
Shutter Priority Auto *4
In this mode you select the shutter speed and the camera will calculate
the correct aperture for the exposure (depending on metered value;
metering mode, ISO). Shutter speed is displayed on the top LCD,
roll the main dial (top) to select different shutter speeds. A half-press
of the shutter release causes the cameras exposure system to calculate
the aperture, if it's outside of the cameras exposure range the
nearest aperture will blink.
• 30 seconds - 1/8,000 sec in 1/3,
1/2 or 1 EV steps
|
| Bulb |
Bulb Exposure
The Mark II has a dedicated Bulb exposure mode. In this mode you can
select the aperture by rolling the main dial (top) then press and
hold the shutter release for the length of exposure you require (normally
in conjunction with a remote release). During the exposure the top
display gives a readout of the exposure length in hours, minutes and
seconds. |
| *1 |
• P.Fn
10 can be used to retain the program shift for multiple shots |
| *2 |
• Exposure
steps can be set to 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV via C.Fn 6.
• P.Fn 5 allows you to limit the range of available apertures
(for all exposure modes). |
| *3 |
• P.Fn 3 can be used to select the type of metering mode used in manual
exposure mode.
• C.Fn 5 can be used to reverse the action of the main / sub
dial for selection of aperture and shutter speed. |
| *4 |
• Exposure steps can be set to 1/3,
1/2 or 1 EV via C.Fn 6.
• P.Fn 4 allows you to limit the range of available shutter
speeds (for all exposure modes). |
| |
• P.Fn
1 allows you to disable any of the exposure modes. |
| |
• C.Fn
16 allows you to enable 'safety shift' for Av or Tv modes, when enabled
the camera will automatically override the selected aperture or shutter
speed to avoid overexposure. |
|
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