Canon EOS-1V HS User Manual

CT1-1223-002 C CANON INC. 2000 PRINTED IN JAPAN
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Canon EOS-1V HS Specifications

General

Film Format	35mm
Flash Sync Speed	1/250 sec
Viewfinder Coverage	100%
Built-in Flash	No
Weight	945g (body only)
Type	SLR
Lens Mount	Canon EF
Shutter Speed	30 - 1/8000 sec, Bulb
ISO Range	6 - 6400
Metering Modes	Evaluative, Partial, Spot, Center-weighted Average
Focus Modes	One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, Manual
Focusing System	45-point AF system
Continuous Shooting	10 fps
Battery	2CR5

Summary

Handling Precautions: Camera Care, Battery, and LCD Handling

Handling Precautions: Camera Care and Storage

General guidelines for maintaining and protecting the camera from damage and environmental factors.

Handling Precautions: LCD Displays and Lithium Batteries

Instructions for battery handling, checking levels, and LCD display behavior in different temperatures.

Camera Operation Basics

Camera Nomenclature: Camera Body Diagram

Detailed diagrams and labels for external camera components and controls.

Camera Nomenclature: Top and Rear Controls

Identification of buttons and dials on the top and rear of the camera.

Camera Nomenclature: LCD Panel Information

Explains the various icons and indications displayed on the camera's LCD panel.

Camera Nomenclature: Viewfinder Information

Details the information displayed within the camera's viewfinder during operation.

Instruction Conventions

Explains symbols, icons, and terminology used throughout the manual for clear understanding.

Before You Start: Attaching the Camera Strap

Initial steps for camera setup, including attaching the strap.

Before You Start: Basic Operation and Main Switch

Covers essential camera operations like the main switch and shutter button functions.

Before You Start: Using Electronic Dials

Explains the three methods for using the camera's electronic dials to adjust settings.

Basic Operation: Reverting to Default Settings

Procedures for resetting camera settings to their original factory defaults.

Installing and Checking Battery: Installing the Battery

Procedures for inserting the camera's battery into the grip.

Installing and Checking Battery: Checking Battery Level and Life

Guidance on checking the battery level and understanding battery life based on temperature.

Mounting and Detaching Lenses: Mounting a Lens

Step-by-step instructions for safely attaching camera lenses.

Mounting and Detaching Lenses: Detaching a Lens

Step-by-step instructions for safely removing camera lenses.

Film Handling and Settings: Dioptric Adjustment

How to adjust the viewfinder's diopter for clear vision, with or without glasses.

Film Handling and Settings: Film ID Imprinting

Explains the automatic imprinting of film ID numbers for tracking and data management.

Film Handling and Settings: Loading Film

Guidance on opening the camera back and inserting film cartridges correctly.

Film Handling and Settings: Setting Film Speed

How the camera automatically sets film speed via DX code and manual override options.

Film Handling and Settings: Unloading and Midroll Rewind

Procedures for automatically unloading film and rewinding it manually during shooting.

Quick Start with Program AE: Initial Setup and Focusing

Guides through selecting Program AE mode and focusing on the subject using AF.

Quick Start with Program AE: Taking the Picture and Shifting Program

How to take a photo and adjust shutter/aperture combinations while maintaining exposure.

Quick Start with Program AE: Holding the Camera Correctly

Proper techniques for holding the camera to ensure sharp, shake-free images.

Autofocus and Metering

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Autofocus Setup

Ensures the camera's main switch and AF settings are correctly configured before use.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: AF Mode Selection

Explains how to select between One-Shot AF and AI Servo AF modes based on subject motion.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: One-Shot AF for Still Subjects

Details how One-Shot AF works, achieving focus once for stationary subjects.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects

Explains AI Servo AF's continuous focusing for subjects that move.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Area AF Ellipse and Focusing Points

Describes the 45 focusing points within the Area AF ellipse for flexible framing.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Focusing Point Selection Methods

Covers automatic selection and various manual selection options for focusing points.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Focusing Point Registration and Switching

How to register frequently used focusing points for quick switching.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Focusing Point Activation Area

Explains how to expand the focusing point activation area for better tracking.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Focusing an Off-Center Subject

Techniques for focusing on subjects not covered by the AF ellipse using focus lock.

Autofocus (AF) Operation: Manual Focusing When AF Fails

Guidance on manual focusing when autofocus is unable to achieve focus.

Metering Modes: Selecting a Metering Mode

Instructions on how to choose between different metering modes for exposure control.

Metering Modes: Evaluative, Partial, and Spot Metering

Explains the characteristics and uses of evaluative, partial, and spot metering.

Metering Modes: Centerweighted Averaging and Linked Spot Metering

Describes centerweighted averaging and how spot metering can link to focusing points.

Metering Modes: Multi-Spot Metering

How to take multiple spot meter readings and average them for complex lighting.

Exposure Control Techniques

Shooting Modes: Program AE, Shutter-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE

Overview of automatic and semi-automatic shooting modes for creative control.

Shooting Modes: Depth-of-field AE (DEP)

How to achieve a wide depth of field by setting focus points and aperture automatically.

Shooting Modes: Manual Exposure (M)

Guidance on setting both shutter speed and aperture manually for complete exposure control.

Shooting Modes: Setting Exposure Compensation

How to adjust the camera's standard exposure setting to alter brightness.

Shooting Modes: Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB)

Automatically captures multiple frames with varying exposures for HDR or difficult lighting.

Shooting Modes: AE Lock

How to lock the exposure reading independently of focusing for backlit or spotlighted subjects.

Shooting Modes: Setting Film Speed Manually

How to manually set the ISO film speed, overriding DX code detection.

Shooting Modes: Multiple Exposures

Techniques for exposing a single frame multiple times to create composite images.

Shooting Modes: Bulb Exposures

Instructions for long exposures by holding the shutter button, useful for low light.

Shooting Modes: Single-Frame and Continuous Shooting

How to switch between single-frame advance and continuous shooting modes.

Shooting Modes: Self-timer Operation

How to use the self-timer with 2-second or 10-second delay options.

Shooting Modes: Eyepiece Shutter and Depth-of-field Preview

Using the eyepiece shutter to block stray light and previewing depth of field.

Shooting Modes: Mirror Lockup

Preventing camera shake from mirror movement during close-ups or telephoto use.

Shooting Modes: LCD Panel Illumination and Infrared Film

Operating the LCD panel illumination and guidelines for using B/W infrared film.

Flash Photography

Flash Photography: Speedlite 550EX Features and Operation

Explains E-TTL autoflash, High-Speed Sync, FE Lock, and other flash capabilities.

Flash Photography: Using Other EOS-Dedicated Speedlites

Guidelines for using EOS-dedicated Speedlites other than EX series with TTL autoflash.

Flash Photography: Using Non-Canon Flash Units

Precautions and sync speed information for using compact and studio flash units.

Custom Functions

Custom Functions: Selecting, Setting, and Canceling Custom Functions

How to customize camera operations via the Custom Functions menu.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-0 Focusing Screen Characteristics

Ensures compatibility between the built-in meter and the installed focusing screen.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-1 Auto Film Rewind Mode

Allows disabling auto rewind or making it silent for specific shooting situations.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-2 Film Leader Position

Option to leave the film leader outside the cartridge after rewind for easier developing.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-3 DX-Coded Film Speed Setting

Prevents automatic ISO setting, allowing manual control for DX-coded film.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-4 AF Activation/AE Lock

Customizes AF activation and AE lock behavior with the shutter button or AE lock button.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-5 Manual Tv/Av Settings

Allows changing aperture with the Quick Control Dial, even with the lens detached.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-6 Exposure Level Increments

Sets exposure and compensation increments to 1/3, 1/2, or full stops.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-7 USM Lens Electronic Manual Focusing

Enables or disables manual focus adjustment on certain USM lenses after AF.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-8 Frame Counter Sequence

Configures the frame counter to count up or count down remaining frames.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-9 AEB Sequence and Auto Cancellation

Modifies AEB sequences and prevents cancellation upon lens change or power off.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-10 Focusing Point Flashing Mode

Adjusts the visibility of the focusing point indicator, from disabled to bright flashing.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-11 Focusing Point Selection Method

Reassigns buttons to control focusing point selection, including automatic modes.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-12 Mirror Lockup

Prevents mirror-induced vibrations for sharp shots during close-ups or telephoto use.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-13 Focusing Point Limit & Spot Metering Linkage

Limits selectable points and links spot metering to focusing points for faster selection.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-14 Automatic Reduction of Fill Flash Output

Prevents underexposure of subjects against strong backlights by reducing flash output.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-15 Shutter Curtain Synchronization

Enables 1st or 2nd curtain synchronization for creative lighting effects.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-16 Safety Shift

Automatically adjusts shutter speed or aperture when exposure conditions change suddenly.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-17 Focusing Point Activation Area

Expands the AF activation area to improve tracking of irregularly moving subjects.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-18 Switchover to Registered Focusing Point

Allows quick switching to a registered focusing point using a dedicated button.

Custom Functions: C.Fn-19 Lens AF Stop Button Function Switching

Reassigns the AF stop button's function for telephoto lenses.

Personal Functions

Personal Functions: P.Fn-0 Custom Function Group

Allows registering up to three sets of custom function settings for different shooting scenarios.

Recording Shooting Data

For EOS-1V HS Users

For EOS-1V HS Users: Attaching Grip GR-E2

Instructions for attaching the GR-E2 grip, including battery installation and compatibility.

For EOS-1V HS Users: Film Advance Modes and Shooting Capacity

Details various film advance modes and shooting capacities for the HS model with different battery types.

Reference Section

Reference Section: Basic Photography Terms and Troubleshooting

Definitions of photographic terms and solutions for common camera problems.

Reference Section: Exposure Warning List

Explains blinking warnings on the display and countermeasures for incorrect exposure.

Reference Section: Program Line

Illustrates the relationship between shutter speed, aperture, and exposure value in Program AE mode.

Reference Section: Shutter Speed and Aperture Readouts

Details how shutter speed and aperture values are displayed in various increments.

Reference Section: Interchanging Focusing Screens

Instructions for changing focusing screens and setting the corresponding Custom Function.

Reference Section: Major Accessories and Specifications

Overview of compatible accessories and detailed technical specifications of the camera.