Canon 1dx Owners Manual

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Charging the Battery
 Upon purchase, the batter y is not fully charged.
Recharge the battery before using.
 
Recharge the battery on th e day before or on the day it is to be used.Even during storage, a charged battery will  gradually drain and lose its capacity.
 After recharging the battery, de tach it and disconnect the 
charger from the power outlet.
When not using the battery  and charger, attach the protective covers provided.
 Use the battery in an ambi ent temperature range of 0° C - 45°C /...

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Charging the Battery
With Car Battery Cable CB-570 (sold separately), you can connect the 
charger’s car battery cable socket (< DC IN> terminal) to your car’s 
cigarette lighter socket.
  When recharging the battery this way, be sure that the car’s engine 
is running. Disconnect the car battery  cable from the cigarette lighter 
socket when the car engine is off.  If you leave the car battery cable 
connected to the cigarette lighter so cket, it may drain the car battery.
  Do not use a transformer...

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Charging the Battery
 If the < CAL/CHARGE > lamp lights up but none of the status lamps 
do, the battery’s internal temperature is outside the required 0°C - 
40°C / 32°F - 104°F temperature  range. The battery will start 
recharging when the internal temper ature is within 0°C - 40°C / 32°F 
- 104°F.
  If any of the following occurs, remo ve the battery from the charger 
and consult your dealer or neare st Canon Service Center: All the 
Charge level lamps blink in gre en, all the Calibration...

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Load a fully charged Battery Pack LP-E4N/LP-E4 into the camera. The 
camera’s viewfinder becomes bright when a battery is installed, 
and darkens when the battery is removed.
1Remove the battery compartment 
cap.
2Insert the battery.
  Insert the battery firmly all the way, 
and turn the release handle as shown 
by the arrow.
Installing and Removing the Battery
Installing the Battery
Removing the Battery
If the battery’s rubber lining (t o repel water) is dirty, use a 
moist cotton swab to  wipe it...

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You can insert up to two cards. Images can be recorded when at 
least one card is installed in  either slot in the camera.
If you insert two cards, you can select  which card to record images to or 
record images simultaneously on both cards (p.114, 116).
1Open the cover.
 Flip out and turn the cover release 
handle, and open the cover as shown 
by the arrows.
2Insert the card.
 The card inserted in the left slot will 
be f, and the card inserted in the 
right slot will be  g.
  As shown by the...

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Installing and Removing the Card
4Set the power switch to  
(p.38) .
XThe number of possible shots will be 
displayed on the top LCD panel and 
in the viewfinder.
X The rear LCD panel will indicate 
which card(s) has been inserted. 
The images will be recorded to the 
card with the < > icon next to the 
respective card’s indicator.
Card 1 indicator
Card 2 indicator
Card selection icon
Possible shots
Hard disk-type cards cannot 
be used with this camera.
 Although the two types  of CF (CompactFlash)...

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Installing and Removing the Card
1Open the cover.
 Set the power switch to < 2>.
  Make sure the access lamp is off, 
then open the cover.
  If [Recording...] is displayed, close 
the cover.
2Remove the card.
  Push the eject button to eject the 
card.
  Pull the card straight out, then close 
the cover.
Removing the Card
Access lamp
 When the access lamp is lit or blin king, it indicates that images are 
being written to or read by the ca rd, being erased, or data is being 
transferred. Do not open...

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If you turn on the power switch and the Date/Time/Zone setting 
screen appears, see page 40 to set the Date/Time/Zone.
 : The camera turns on.
< R >: The camera turns on. The 
Multi-function lock will take 
effect (p.50).
< 2 >: 
The camera is turned off and does 
not operate. Set to this position 
when not using the camera.
  Whenever you set the power switch 
to < 1 /R > or , sensor 
cleaning will be executed 
automatically. (A small sound may be 
heard.) During the sensor cleaning, 
the LCD monitor...

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Turning on the Power
When the power switch is set to , the battery level will be indicated in one of six levels.
Battery Life [Approx. number of shots]
 The figures above are bas ed on a fully-charged Battery Pack LP -E4N, no Live 
View shooting, and CIPA (Camera & Im aging Products Association) testing 
standards.
z  Checking the Battery Level
IconLevel (%)Indication
z100 - 70Sufficient battery level
x69 - 50Battery level exceeds 50%
c49 - 20 Battery level below 50%
m19 - 10Battery level is low
b9 -...

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When you turn on the power for the first time or if the date/time has 
been reset, the Date/Time/Zone setting screen will appear. Follow steps 
3 to 6 to set the current date, time, and time zone.
Note that the date/time appended to  recorded images will be based 
on this date/time setting. Be sure to set the correct date/time.
You can also set the time zone of  your current address. Then if you 
travel to another time zone, you can  simply set your destination’s time 
zone so that the correct...