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© CANON INC. 1998
PRINTED IN JAPAN
1000Ni1.0
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English Edition
INSTRUCTIONS
This Instructions booklet is current as of September 1998. For information on using the
camera with system accessories introduced after this date, contact your nearest Canon
Service Center.
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Symbols used in this Instructions booklet:
: Warning for preventing camera malfunction.
: Supplementary notes for basic camera operation.
: Helpful tip for operating your camera and taking pictures.
· Page numbers in parentheses indicate where you can find more
information.
· Also read "Handling Precautions" on page 6 to prevent faulty
pictures and camera mishaps.
· Retain this Instructions manual for future reference.
Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The EOS-3 is the world's first high-performance AF single-lens reflex
camera with Eye-Control area AF. The camera's many features can suit
diverse picture-taking requirements from fully automatic operations to
highly specialized applications. It also retains the simple electronic dial
operation found on other top-tier EOS cameras.
Before using the camera, read this Instructions booklet and familiarize
yourself with the camera.
Precautions
· Before using the camera for important events such as a weddings,
be sure to take test shots to make sure the camera operates
properly.
· EOS cameras have a lens mount fitted with electrical contacts for
dedicated operation (autofocusing, exposure control, etc.) with
Canon EF lenses. Using a non-EF lens with an EOS camera may
not result in proper camera or lens operation.
Also, the warranty does not cover any malfunction or damage
occurring with the use of non-Canon lenses.
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Before You Start
Contents
Quick Start With
Program AE
Autofocus (AF)
Metering Modes
Shooting Modes
Flash Photography
Custom Functions
Reference Section
Handling Precautions ...........................6
Nomenclature .......................................9
1. Basic Operation ...........................16
2. Installing the Battery and
Checking the Battery Level ..........21
3. Mounting and Detaching a Lens ..23
Program AE........................................30
Shifting the Program ..........................31
1. AF Mode Selection ......................34
AF Modes ....................................35
2. Area AF Ellipse and
Focusing Points ...........................37
3. Focusing Point Selection .............38
Automatic Selection .................38
1. Selecting a Metering Mode ..........54
2. Metering Modes ...........................55
Evaluative Metering (
) .............55
1. Shutter Speed-Priority AE (Tv):
You Set the Shutter Speed ..........62
2. Aperture-Priority AE (Av):
You Set the Aperture ...................65
3. Depth-of-field AE (DEP):
You Set the Depth of Field...........68
Depth-of-field AE with a Manually-
Selected Focusing Point ..............68
Depth-of-field AE with Eye-Selected
Focusing Points ...........................70
1. Flash Photography with Speedlite
550EX ..........................................92
1. Setting and Canceling Custom
Functions ...................................104
1. Troubleshooting Guide ..............128
2. Exposure Warning List...............130
3. Program Line .............................131
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Conventions Used in this Instructions
Booklet .........................................13
Attaching the Strap.............................14
4. Loading Film ................................24
Setting the Film Speed ................26
5. Unloading Film .............................28
Midroll Rewind (
)...................28
Dioptric Adjustment Lenses ...............32
Manual Selection .....................38
Eye-Control Selection ..............38
About Eye-Control AF ..................41
Eye-Control Calibration................42
4. Eye-Control One-Shot AF Mode ..47
5. Eye-Control AI-Servo AF Mode ...48
6. Focusing an Off-Center Subject ..49
AF Sensitivity and the Lens'
Maximum Aperture...................50
7. When Autofocus Fails ..................51
8. Manual Focusing .........................52
Partial Metering (
)....................55
Spot Metering (
).......................55
Centerweighted Metering (
).....56
Focusing Point-Linked
Spot Metering ..............................56
Multi-Spot Metering......................57
4. Manual Exposure (M): You Set the
Shutter Speed and Aperture ........73
5. Setting Exposure Compensation...75
6. Autoexposure Bracketing
(AEB) ...........................................77
Canceling AEB.............................78
7. AE Lock .......................................79
8. Setting the Film Speed Manually...81
9. Multiple Exposures (
)...............82
10. buLb Exposures ...........................84
11. Switching the
Film Advance Mode .....................85
12. Self-timer Operation.....................87
Attaching the Eyepiece Cover .....88
13. Mirror Lockup ...............................89
14. Depth-of-field Preview .................90
15. LCD Panel Illumination ................90
2. Using Other EOS-Dedicated
Speedlites ..................................100
3. Using Non-Canon Flash Units ...101
2. Custom Function Settings..........106
3. Index of Custom Functions ........124
4. Shutter Speed and Aperture
Readouts ...................................132
5. Interchanging the
Focusing Screen ........................133
6. Major Accessories .....................135
Major Specifications .........................140
Custom Function Symbols ...............145
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