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About Adobe RGB 
In 
Setting the Color Reproduction Range*  ■ 
The range of reproducible colors is called the color space. With this 
camera, you can set the color space to sRGB or Adobe RGB for 
captured images. For normal shooting, sRGB is recommended. 
In Basic Zone modes, sRGB is set automatically. 
Select [Color space]. 
• Under the [0'] tab, select [Color 
space), then press <e>. 
2 Set the desired color space. 
• Select (sRGB] or [Adobe RGB), then 
press Ce>. 
This color space is mainly used for commercial printing and other 
industrial uses. This setting is not recommended if you do not know 
about image processing, Adobe RGB. and Design rule for Camera File 
System 2.0 (Exit 2.21). 
The image oil look very subdued in a sRGB personal computer 
environment and with printers not compatible with Design rule for 
Camera File System 2.0 (ExN 2.21). Post-processing of the image with 
software will therefore be required. 
• If the image is captured with the color space set to Adobe RGB. the file 
name will start with "_MG2 (fest charaaer is an underscore). 
• The ICC profile is not appended. See explanations about the ICC profile 
in the Software Instruction Manual (p.304) in the CD-ROM. 
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Mirror Lock-up to Reduce Camera Shake*  ■ 
The camera's mechanical shake caused by the reflex mirror action can 
blur images taken with a super telephoto lens or dose-up (macro) lens. 
In such cases, mirror lockup is effective. 
Mirror lockup is enabled by setting [8: Mirror lockup] to [1: Enable] 
in the [9! Custom Functions (C.Fn)) (p.255). 
1 Focus the subject, then press the shutter button completely. 
► The mirror will swing up. 
2 Press the shutter button completely again. 
► The picture is taken and the mirror goes back down. 
• After taking the picture. set (8: Mirror lockup) to [0: Disable]. 
Shooting Tips 
• Using the self-timer <IS> <02> with mirror lockup. 
When you press the shutter button completely. the mirror locks up. 
then the picture is taken 10 sec. Or 2 sec. later. 
• Remote control shooting. 
Since you do not touch the camera when the picture is taken. remote 
control shooting together with mirror lockup can further prevent 
camera shake (p.261). With Remote Controller RC-6 (sold 
separately) set to a 2-sec. delay. press the transmit button and the 
mirror will lockup before the picture is taken 2 sec. later. 
• In yen/ bright light such as at the beach or a ski slope 00 a sunny clay. 
take the picture promptly after mirror lockup. 
• Do not pore the camera toward the sun. The sun's heat can damage the 
camera's .,ternal components. 
• If you use the self-timer and mirror lockup in combination with a bulb exposure. 
keep pressing the shutter button completely (self-tmer delay time • bulb 
exposure brne). If you let go of the shutter button during the self-tmer 
countdown. there wit be a shutter-release sound. but no picture will be taken. 
2 • Eon f <C1> (Conbnucus shooting) has been set single thong wit take effect. 
• If 30 seconds elapse after the mirror has locked up. it will go back down 
automatically. Pressing the shutter button completely again locks up the 
mirror again. 
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Shooting with the LCD Monitor 
(Live View Shooting) 
You can shoot while viewing the image on the camera's 
LCD monitor. This is called "Live View shooting'. 
Live View shooting is effective for still subjects which do 
not move. 
If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the 
LCD monitor, camera shake can cause blurred images. 
Using a tripod is recommended. 
About Remote Live View Shooting 
With EOS Utility (provided software. p.302) installed in your 
computer, you can connect the camera to the computer and shoot 
remotely vrnde viewing the computer screen. For details. see the 
Software Instruction Manual (p.304) in the CD-ROM. 
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O Shooting with the LCD Monitor 
1 Display the Live View image. 
• Press the <0> button. 
► The Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor. 
• The Live View image will closely 
reflect the brightness level of the 
actual image you capture. 
2 Focus the subject. 
• When you press the shutter button 
halfway. the camera will focus with 
the current AF mode (p.131-137). 
3 Take the picture. 
• Press the shutter button completely. 
► The picture will be taken and the 
captured image is displayed on the 
LCD monitor. 
► After the image review ends, the 
camera win return to Live View 
shooting automatically. 
• Press the <re> button to exit Live 
View shooting. 
al • The image's field of view is approx. 99% (when the image-recording 
quality is set to JPEG AL). 
• The metering mode wad be fixed to evaluative metering for Live View 
shooting. 
• In Creative Zone modes. you can check the depth of field by pressing the 
depth-of-field preview button. 
• During continuous shooting, the exposure set for the first shot will also 
be applied to subsequent shots. 
• Using <A-DEP> will be the same as using <P>. 
• You can also use a remote controller (sold separately. p.261) for Live 
View shooting. 
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Sheeting with the LCD Monitor.
Enabling Live View Shooting 
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Set [Live View shoot] to [Enable). 
In Basic Zone modes, [Live View 
shoot.] will be displayed under [es'), and 
in Creative Zone modes, it will be 
displayed under RM. 
Battery Life with Live View Shooting [Approx. number of shots) 
Temperature 
Shooting Conditions 
No Flash 
50% Flash Use 
At 23.0 i 73°F 
200 
180 
At 0.0 / 32°F 
170 
150 
• The figures above are based on a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E8 and CIPA 
(Camera 8 Imaging Products Association) testing standards. 
• With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E8. contruous Live View shooting is 
possible as fa approx. 1 hr. 30 min. at 23°C 173°F. 
• During Live View shooting. do not point the lens toward the sun. The 
sun's heat can damage the camera's internal components. 
• Cautions for using Live View shooting are on pages 139-140. 
.:1] • When flash is used, there will be two shutter sounds, but only one shot 
vnll be taken. 
• If the camera is not operated for a prolonged period. the power will tom 
off automatically as set with (t' Auto power oft] (p.167). If [9. Auto 
power off] is set to [Ott]. the Live View function will terminate 
automatically after 30 min. (camera power remain on). 
• With the AV cable (provided) or HDMI cable (sold separately), you can 
display the Live View image on a TV (p.218.221). 
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shooting with the LCD Mont& 
About the Information Display 
• Each time you press the <INFO.> button, the inhumation display will 
change. 
AF mode  
• OM : Live mode 
• 01: : Face detection Live mode 
• re : Quick mode 
Shooting mode 
Drive mode 
While balance_ 
Auto Lighting 
Optimizer 
Image-recording 
quality 
Built-in flash—
function 
AE lock 
Flash-ready 
<D Flash off 
ail Flash exposure —
compensation 
I% External flash exposure 
compensation 
Shutter speed 
Picture Style 
Aperture 
AF point (Quick mode) 
Magnifying frame 
Histogram 
Eye-Fi card 
transmission 
status 
—FEB 
AEB 
Exposure 
simulation 
Battery check 
Highlight tone 
priority 
ISO speed 
Possible shots 
— Exposure level indicator/ 
AEB range 
yy • When <NI ,  is displayed in white. it indicates that the Lrve View image 
brightness is close to what the captured rnage will lock like. 
• If <OM> is Winking. it indicates that the Live View image m not being 
disp4ayed at the suitable brightness due to low• or bright-light conditions. 
However. the actual image recorded will reflect the exposure setting. 
• If flash m used or bulb m set, the <UM,  icon and histogram will be 
grayed out (for your reference). The histogram might not be properly 
disp4ayed in low- or bright-light conditions. 
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Final Image Simulation 
The final image simulation reflects the effects of the Picture Style, white 
balance. etc.. in the Live View image so you can see what the captured 
image will look like. 
During shooting, the Live View image will automatically reflect the 
function settings listed below. 
Final image simulation during Live View shooting 
• Picture Style 
• All parameters such as sharpness. contrast, color saturation. and color tone 
will be reflected. 
• White balance 
• White balance correction 
• Shoot by ambience selection 
• Shoot by lighting or scene type 
• Exposure 
• Depth of field (With depth-of-field preview button ON) 
• Auto Lighting Optimizer 
• Peripheral Illumination correction 
• Highlight tone priority 
• Aspect ratio (Image area confirmation) 
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Shooting Function Settings 
Function settings particular to Live View shooting are explained here. 
@ Quick Control 
While the image is displayed on the LCD monitor in Creative Zone 
modes, pressing the <ID> button will enable you to set the AF mode. 
drive mode. white balance. Picture Style. Auto Lighting Optimizer. 
image-recording quality. and built-in flash settings. In Basic Zone 
modes. you can set the AF mode and the settings shown in the table on 
Page 84. 
2 
Press the <0> button. 
> The functions settable with Quick 
Control will appear on the left of the 
screen. 
• If the AF mode is <01110>. the AF 
points will also be displayed. You can 
also select the AF point. 
Select a function and set it. 
• Press the <AY> key to select a 
function. 
► The selected function and Feature 
guide (p.48) will appear. 
• Press the < 
> key or turn the 
<n> dial to change the setting. 
Pressing <8> will display the 
respective function's setting screen. 
In Creabve Zane modes, you can set the ISO speed by pressing the <ISO> 
button. 
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The menu options below are displayed. 
In Basic Zone modes, the Live View 
menu options will be displayed under 
[09, and in Creative Zone modes, they 
will be displayed under Kin. 
• Live View shooting 
You can set Live View shooting to (Enable) or (Disable). 
• AF mode 
You can select (Live mode] (p.131), ra.; Live mode] (p.132). or 
[Quick mode] (p.136). 
• Grid display 
With [Grid 1-*] or [Grid 21Igt], you can display grid lines. It can 
help you level the camera vertically or horizontally. 
• Aspect ratio* 
The image's aspect ratio can be set to (3:21. (4:31, 06:91 or (1:11. 
The following aspect ratios will be indicated with lines on the Live 
View image: (4:31 (16:91 [1:1]. 
JPEG images will be saved with the set aspect ratio. 
RAW images will always be saved with the (3:21 aspect ratio. Since 
the aspect ratio information is appended to the RAW image, the 
image will be generated in the respective aspect ratio when you 
process the RAW image with the provided software. In the case of 
the 14:31. 116:91. and (1:1) aspect ratios, the aspect-ratio lines will 
appear during image playback, but the lines are not actually drawn 
on the image. 
—II The settings for these menu options will apply only to Live View 
shooting. They do not take effect during viewfinder shooting. 
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Aspect Ratio and Pixel Count 
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4:3 
16:9 
1:1 
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5184x3456 
(18.0 megapixels) 
4608x3456 
(16.0 megapixels) 
5184x2912' 
(15.1 megapixels) 
3456x3456 
(11.9 megapixels) 
gm 
M 
3456:O304 
(8.0 megapixels) 
3072/2304 
(7.0 megapixeis) 
3456x1944 
(6.7 megapixels) 
23044304 
(5.3 megapixels) 
SI 
2592x1728 
(4.5 megapixels) 
2304x1728 
(4.0 megapixets) 
2592x1456' 
(3.8 megapixels) 
1728x1728 
(3.0 megapixels) 
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1920x1280 
(2.5 megapixels) 
1696x1280' 
(2.2 megapixets) 
1920x1080 
(2.1 megapixels) 
1280x1280 
(1.6 megapixels) 
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720x480 
(350,000 Oxeb) 
640x480 
(310,000 pixels) 
720x400' 
(290,000 pixels) 
480x480 
(230.000 pixels) 
IS • Asterisked image-recording qualities do not exactly match the set aspect 
ratio. 
• The image area displayed for asterisked a-nage-recording qualities is 
slightly larger than the recorded area. Check the captured images on the 
LCD monitor when shooting. 
• If you use a different camera to directly print images shot with this 
camera in the 1:1 aspect ratio. the images might not be correctly printed. 
• Metering timer* 
You can change how long the exposure setting is displayed (AE lock 
time). This option is not displayed in Basic Zone modes. (Metering 
timer is fixed at 16 sec.) 
If you select [Cr Dust Delete Data]. 
Sensor cleaning). 
Clear 
settings). or [4 Firmware Ver.). the Live View shooting wAlterminate. 
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AF point 
Changing the Autofocus Mode 
Selecting the AF Mode 
The AF modes available are [Live mode]. 
Live mode] (face 
detection, p.132), and (Quick mode] (p.136). 
If you want to achieve precise focus, set the lens focus mode switch to 
<INF>, magnify the image, and focus manually (p.138). 
lln* node 
1: Live nut 
Quick Nude 
Select the AF mode. 
• Under the pH tab, select [AF mode] 
(Mel tab in Basic Zone modes). 
• Select the desired AF mode, then 
press <CD>. 
• While the Live View image is 
displayed, you can press the c()> 
button to select the AF mode on the 
Quick Control screen (p.128). 
Live Mode: ORD 
The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the 
Live View Image displayed, the AF operation will take longer than 
with the Quick mode. Also, achieving focus may be more difficult than 
with the Quick mode. 
1 Display the Live View image. 
• Press the <0> button. 
► The Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor. 
► The AF point <0> will appear. 
Move the AF point. 
• Press the <e>> key to move the AF 
point to where you want to focus (it 
cannot go to the edges of the picture). 
• To return the AF point to the center, 
press the ce> or <§> button. 
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alallOilg the ALII0i0O.14 Mode 
Focus the subject. 
• Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway. 
O. When focus is achieved. the AF point 
will turn green and the beeper will 
sound. 
IP. If focus is not achieved. the AF point 
will turn orange. 
4 Take the picture. 
• Check the focus and exposure. then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.124). 
:i: (Face detection) Live Mode: M:!: 
With the same AF method as the Live mode, human faces are detected 
and focused. Have the target person face the camera. 
Display the Live View image. 
• Press the <d> button. 
► The Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor. 
• When a face is detected. the <: :> 
frame will appear over the face to be 
focused. 
• If multiple faces are detected. <4: >> 
will be displayed. Press the <-40-> 
key to move the <I: :I> frame over 
the desired target face. 
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changing the Autolocus Mode 
Focus the subject. 
• Press the shutter button halfway and 
the camera will focus the lace 
covered by the c". 
frame. 
► When focus is achieved, the AF point 
will turn green and the beeper will 
sound. 
► If focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will turn orange. 
• If a face cannot be detected, the AF 
point <1.> will be displayed and AF 
will be executed at the center. 
3
 Take the picture. 
• Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.124). 
• If the focus is way off, face detection will not be possible. If the lens 
enables manual focusing even while the lens focus mode switch is set to 
<AF>. turn the focusing ring to attain rough focus. The face will then be 
detected and c: :> will be displayed. 
• An object other than a human face might be detected as a face. 
• Face detection will not work if the face is very small cc large in the 
picture, too bright or too dark titled horizontally or diagonally, or pertialy 
hidden. 
• The <: : > focusing frame might cover only part of the face. 
yl • When you press the <e> or < ft> bunco. the AF mode will switch to the 
Live mode (p.131). You can press the <.> key to move the AF point. 
Press the co, or <lb> button again to return to the ".±: (face detection) 
Live mode. 
• Since AF is not possible with a face detected near the edge of the 
picture. the <: :> will be grayed out. Then if you press the shutter button 
halfway, the center AF point <II> will be used to focus. 
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Changing the Autotocus Mode 
Live Mode and y (Face Detection) Live Mode Notes 
AF operation 
• Focusing will take slightly longer. 
• Even when focus has been achieved, pressing the shutter button 
halfway will focus again. 
• The image brightness may change during and after the AF 
operation. 
• If the light source changes while the Live View Image is displayed, 
the screen might flicker and focusing may be difficult. If this 
happens, stop the Live View shooting and autofocus under the 
actual light source first. 
• If you press the <a> button in the Live mode, the image will be 
magnified at the AF point. If focusing is difficult in the magnified view, 
return to the normal view and autofocus. Note that the AF speed 
may differ between the normal and magnified views. 
• If you autofocus in the Live mode's normal view and then magnify 
the image, the focus might be off. 
• In the y Live mode, pressing the <a> button will not magnify the 
image. 
• In the We mode or 
(face detection) Live mode. if you shoot a 
peripheral subject and it is slightly cut of focus, aim the center AF point 
over the subject to focus, then take the picture. 
• The AF-assist beam will not be emitted. However. if an EX-series 
Speedlite (sold separately) equipped with a LED light is used, the LED 
bght will turn on for AF-assist when necessary in the Live mode and 
(face detection) Live mode. 
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Chancing the Autolocus Mode 
Shooting conditions which can make focusing difficult: 
• Low-contrast subjects such as the blue sky and solid-color, flat 
surfaces. 
• Subjects in low light. 
• Stripes and other patterns where there is contrast only in the 
horizontal direction. 
• Under a light source whose brightness, color, or pattern keeps 
changing. 
• Night scenes or points of light. 
• Under fluorescent lighting or when the image flickers. 
• Extremely small subjects. 
• Subjects at the edge of the picture. 
• Subjects strongly reflecting light. 
• The AF point covers both a near and faraway subject (such as an 
animal in a cage). 
• Subjects which keep moving within the AF point and cannot keep 
still due to camera shake or subject blur. 
• A subject approaching or moving away from the camera. 
• Autotocusing while the subject is way out of focus. 
• Soft focus effect is applied with a soft locus lens. 
• A special effects filter is used. 
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Glancing the Autofocus Mode 
fAagmfreg frame 
Quick Mode: ME 
The dedicated AF sensor is used to focus in One-Shot AF mode (p.83), 
using the same AF method as with viewfinder shooting. 
Although you can focus the target area quickly, the Live View Image 
will be Interrupted momentadly during the AF operation. 
AF point 
1 
Display the Live View image. 
- 
• Press the cfl> button. 
► The Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor. 
• The small boxes on the screen are 
the AF points, and the larger box is 
the magnifying frame. 
2 Select the AF point. * 
• Press the <g> button (610) to 
display the Quick Control screen. 
• The sellable functions will be 
displayed on the left of the screen. 
• Press the <AV> key to make the AF 
point selectable. 
• Tum the </, 
dial to select the AF 
point. 
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Chancing the Autolocus Mode 
5 
3 Focus the subject. 
• Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway. 
► The Live View image will turn off, the 
reflex mirror will go back down. and 
AF will be executed. 
► When focus is achieved, the AF point 
which achieved focus will tum green 
and the Live View image will 
reappear. 
► If focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will turn orange and blink. 
4 Take the picture. 
• Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.124). 
You cannot take a pictwe during autofocusing. Take the picture while the 
Live View rages displayed. 
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MF: Focusing Manually 
You can magnify the image and focus precisely manually. 
1 Set the lens focus mode switch to 
<MF>. 
• Turn the lens focusing ring to focus 
roughly. 
AE lock 
Magnified area position 
Magnzficabon 5
Move the magnifying frame. 
• Press the <.y> key to move the 
magnifying frame to the position 
where you want to locus. 
• To return the magnifying frame to the 
center, press the <e› or <II> 
button. 
Magnify the image. 
• Press the <a> button. 
• The area within the magnifying frame 
will be magnified. 
• Each time you press the <a> button, 
the view will change as follows: 
F. 5x » 10x — Normal view 7
Focus manually. 
• While looking at the magnified image, 
turn the lens focusing ring to focus. 
• After achieving focus, press the ca> 
button to return to the normal view. 
Take the picture. 
• Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button to take the 
picture (p.124). 
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40 Live View Shooting Cautions 
White <PI> and Red Cm> Internal Temperature Warning Icons 
• If the camera's internal temperature increases due to prolonged Live 
View shooting or a high ambient temperature. a white <Q> icon will 
appear. If you continue shooting while this icon is displayed, the image 
quality of still photos may deteriorate. You should stop the Live View 
shooting and allow the camera to cool down before shooting again. 
• If the camera's internal temperature bather increases while the white 
<N' icon is displayed, a red <n> icon will start blinking. This blinking 
icon is a wamng that the Live View shooting will soon be terminated 
automatically. If this happens. you will not be able to shoot again until the 
camera's internal temperature decreases. Turn off the power and let the 
camera rest for a while. 
• Shooting with the Live View function at a high temperature for a 
prolonged period will cause the <II' and <n> icons to appear earlier. 
When not shooting, turn off the camera. 
Live View Image Cautions 
• Under low- or bright-light conditions. the Live View image might not 
reflect the brightness of the captured image. 
• If the light source within the image changes. the screen might flicker. If 
this happens, stop the Live View shooting and resume shooting under 
the actual light source to be used. 
• If you point the camera in a different direction. it might throw off the Live 
View image's correct brightness momentarily. Wait until the brightness 
level stabilizes before shooting. 
• If there is a very bright light source in the picture. such as the sun. the 
bright area might appear black on the LCD monitor. However. the actual 
captured image will correctly show the bright area. 
• In low light. if you set the (in LCD brightness] to a bright setting. 
prominence noise may appear in the Live View image. However, the 
civominance noise will not be recorded in the caphred image. 
• When you magnify the image. the image sharpness may look more 
pronounced than it really is. 
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Live View Shooting Cautions 
Shooting Result Cautions 
• VVhen you shoot continuously with the Live View function for a long 
period. the camera's internal temperature may increase and it can 
degrade image quality. Terminate Live View shooting when not shooting 
images. 
• Before taking a long exposure. stop Live View shooting temporarily and 
wait several minutes before shooting. This is to prevent image 
degradation. 
• We View shootng m high temperatures and at high ISO speeds may 
cause noise or irregular colors. 
• When you shoot at high ISO speeds. noise (banding. dots of fight etc.) 
may become noticeable. 
• If you take the picture during magnified view, the exposure might not 
come out as desired. Return to the normal view before taking the picket.. 
During the magnified view, the shutter speed and aperture will be 
displayed in orange. Even if you take the picture during magnified view. 
the image will be captured in the normal view. 
• If (Ct Auto Lighting Optimizer) (p.109) is not set to (Disable), the 
image may look bright even if a decreased exposure compensation or 
decreased flash exposure compensation has been set. 
• If you use a TS-E lens to shift the lens vertically or use an Extension 
Tube, the standard exposure might not be obtained or an irregular 
exposure may result 
Custom Function Cautions 
• During Live View shooting. certain Custom Function settings will not take 
effect (p.251). 
Lens and Flash Cautions 
• The focus preset feature on super telephoto lenses cannot be used. 
• FE lock is not possible when the buih-in flash or an external Speedlite is 
used. Modeling flash will not work with an external Speedlite. 
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