Canon 1dx Owners Manual

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You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the 
LCD monitor. This is called the Quick Control screen.
1Press the  button.
XThe Quick Control screen will appear 
(7 ).
2Set the desired function.
 Use < 9> to select a function.
X The setting of the selected function is 
displayed at the bottom.
X Turn the < 5> or < 6> dial to 
change the setting.
3Take the picture.
  Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
X The captured image will be displayed.
  Select the...

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Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
Settable Functions on Quick Control Screen
Aperture (p.169)
Metering mode (p.173)
Shutter speed (p.167)
White balance (p.137)
Picture Style (p.129)
Flash exposure
compensation (p.190)
Shooting mode* (p.24)
ISO speed (p.124)
Highlight tone priority* (p.150)
Custom Controls (p.333)
Drive mode (p.110)
Auto Lighting Optimizer 
(p.146)
AF mode (p.66)
White balance correction (p.144)
AE lock* (p.177) Exposure compensation/
AEB setting (p.175, 176)
Asterisked functions...

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You can set various settings with the menus such as the beeper, date/
time, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, use the < M> and < Q> 
buttons on the back of the camera and the < 6>  dials.
3  Menu Operations
Menu items Menu settings
z
: Shooting
5: Set-up
9 : My Menu
3
: Playback
 Quick Control Dial
 button
 Main Dial
LCD monitor
 button
8: Custom Functions
 button
Main tabs
Secondary tabs2
: AF
COPY  

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3 Menu Operations
1Display the menu screen.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
  Each time you press the  button, 
the main tab will switch.
  Turn the < 6> dial to select a 
secondary tab.
  For example, the [z 4] tab refers to 
the screen displayed when the  z 
(Shooting) tab’s fourth dot   from the 
left is selected.
3Select the desired item.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the item, 
then press < 0>.
4Select the setting.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
desired...

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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera. When the card is formatted, all images and data in the card will 
be erased. As even protecte d images will be erased, make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images to a personal comput er, etc., before formatting the 
card.
1Select [Format card].
  Under the [ 51] tab, select [ Format 
card], then press < 0>.
2Select the card.
  [f ] is Card 1, and [ g] is...

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Before You Start
 The card is new.
  The card was formatted by a diff erent camera or a computer.
  The card is full with images or data.
  A card-related error is displayed  (p.388).
Format the card in the following cases:
 Cards with 128 GB or lower capacity will be formatted in FAT format. 
Cards with a capacity over 128 GB will be formatted in exFAT format. If 
you format a card with a  capacity over 128 GB with this camera and then 
insert it into another camera, an  error may be displayed and...

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Before You Start
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after a set 
time of idle operation elapses. If you do not want the camera to turn off 
automatically, set this to [ Disable]. After the power turns off, you can 
turn on the camera again by pressi ng the shutter button or other 
buttons.
1Select [Auto power off].
  Under the [ 52] tab, select [ Auto 
power off], then press < 0>.
2Set the desired time.
  Select the desired setting, then press 
.
You can set how long the image...

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Before You Start
The camera’s shooting settings and menu settings can be reverted to 
their defaults.
1Select [Clear all camera settings].
 Under the [ 54] tab, select [ Clear all 
camera settings], then press < 0>.
2Select [OK].
  Select [OK ], then press < 0>.
X Setting [Clear all camera settings ] 
will reset the camera to the following 
default settings:
3  Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings
Shooting Settings
Shooting mode d (Program AE)Drive mode u (Single shooting)
AF modeOne-Shot...

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Before You Start
Image-recording SettingsAF Settings
Image type/size3 (Large)
Case 1 - 6*Case1/Parameter 
settings of all 
cases clearedJPEG quality8
Picture StyleStandard
Auto Lighting OptimizerStandardAI Servo 1st image 
priorityEqual priority
Peripheral illumination 
correctionEnable/Correction 
data retainedAI Servo 2nd image priorityEqual priority
Chromatic aberration 
correctionEnable/Correction 
data retainedUSM lens electronic 
MFEnable after 
One-Shot AF
White balance
Q (Auto)AF-assist beam...

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Before You Start
Camera SettingsLive View Shooting Settings
Auto power off1 min.LV  z/k setting Stills
BeepEnableAF modeLive mode
Release shutter 
without cardEnableGrid displayOff
Exposure simulation Enable
Image review2 sec.Silent LV shootingMode 1
Highlight alertDisableMetering timer16 sec.
AF point display Disable
Histogram displayBrightnessMovie Shooting Settings
Playback gridOffLV  z/k settingStills
Magnification 
(Approx.) 2xAF mode
Live mode
Grid displayOff
Image jump with 6e (10 images)Movie...