Canon EOS 50E - manual

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EOS 50/50e Elan II/IIe Operator’s Manual
prepared by
Jim Strutz
,
updated by
Niloy J. Mitra
9th August 2002
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Contents
1 Introduction
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2 Camera Top Controls 4
2.1 Shutter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Main Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 Command Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Self Timer / Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6 Focus Mode Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.7 Film Advance Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.8 Built In Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.9 Custom Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Other Camera Controls & Features 11
3.1 Auto Exposure Lock Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Auto Focus Point Selection Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Quick Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4 Function Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.5 Film Rewind Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.6 Film Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.7 Camera Back Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.8 Lens Release Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.9 Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.10 Remote Release Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.11 Battery Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 LCD and Viewnder Information 17
4.1 Liquid Crystal Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 Viewnder Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 Flash 19
5.1 Built In Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 Flash Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 E-TTL Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.4 Flash Exposure Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.5 Auto Fill Flash Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.6 Other Flash Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6 Lenses 22
6.1 EF Mount Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.2 Other Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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7 Optional Equipment 23
7.1 Battery Packs / Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.2 Remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.3 Viewnder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.4 Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8 Known Problems 24
8.1 Battery Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.2 Lens Incompatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9 Specications
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1 Introduction
Elan II/IIe (North American designation) is the same camera as the EOS 50/50e (in-
ternational designation). The "e" in the name refers to the "eye control" option that is
used to quickly select autofocus points as well as depth of eld (DOF) preview. EOS,
by the way, stands for Electro Optical System.
In writing this instruction manual for the Canon EOS 50/50e and Elan II/IIe, I have
assumed that the user has a basic understanding of lens focal length, lens apertures,
focusing, shutter speeds, exposure, lm type and speeds, as well as SLR cameras and
photography in general. If you need instructions with these basics, you will have to
nd them elsewhere. However, for the most part, this manual will often give you more
advice and information than is available in the ofcial Elan II/IIe manual.
The Elan II/IIe is a 35mm, Single Lens Reex (SLR) camera. This allows the
operator to look through the same lens that is used for picture taking. It uses Canon’s
exclusive Electro Focus (EF) bayonet lens mount. It has no mechanical linkages other
than the mounting anges themselves. All communication between lens and camera
body is done electronically. Several of the electrical connectors are used for power
and grounding and others are used to pass information and data in a serial buss fashion.
This has allowed Canon to bring several upgrades to their lenses and cameras while still
allowing complete compatibility with their older EOS equipment. It is a very versatile
system that is also being used in Canon’s newer digital SLRs.
2 Camera Top Controls
2.1 Shutter Button
The Elan II/IIe camera has several dials and buttons that you will need to familiarize
yourself with.
The most important button on the camera is the
Shutter Button
. It’s in the typical
position on the front, right corner of the camera near the top. Your right index nger
usually falls right to it as you hold the camera. If you press the shutter button part
way down until a slightly increased resistance is felt, the camera comes to life. The
camera’s usual response is that the exposure meter and auto focus (AF) are activated,
but this half press is also used for several other functions as well. Pressing it all the way
down usually res the shutter to expose the lm, depending on what mode the camera
is in.
2.2 Main Dial
On the right side, just behind the shutter button is a vertical dial called the
Main Dial
or sometimes the Electronic Input Dial. Depending on the mode the camera is in, it is
used to set the aperture or shutter speed and select different functions. This may sound
confusing but actually it’s very logical in practice. If you need to make a value change,
chances are the Main Dial does it.
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Figure 1: Top View
2.3 Command Dial
On the top left of the camera you will nd the
Command Dial
. It selects the camera’s
exposure modes and other functions. The red L position is Lock, or the camera off
position. To turn the dial from the L position, press in the metal tab on the front of
the dial. The green square is full auto mode. The four small symbols to the right are
the PIC (Programmed Image Control) modes; portrait, landscape, macro, and action.
Basically they bias the shutter/ aperture combinations to favor longer exposures and
smaller apertures for landscape and macro modes and the other way around for portrait
and action modes. Portrait & macro modes as well as full auto mode will also raise
the ash when the camera thinks it’s appropriate. The major restriction with full auto
and PIC modes is that you cannot shift the relative values of the shutter and aperture
like you can in P mode. Nor can you bias the exposure up or down like you can in
P mode. The camera picks what it thinks is appropriate without allowing any further
advice from you. Now that you know what they are, ignore them. Using them will just
retard your education of photography as well as learning about the camera. The other
positions of the Command Dial are generally more useful.
P
is for Program mode. It sets both the shutter speed and the aperture. It’s not much
different than full auto but one thing it won’t do is it won’t raise the ash for you. This
can be a useful mode when you need to grab the camera and shoot without much think-
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