Canon 1dx Owners Manual

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Software Start Guide
1Insert EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk (CD-ROM).
 For Macintosh, double-click to  open the CD-ROM icon displayed 
on the desktop, then double-click on [ Canon EOS Digital 
Installer ].
2Click [Easy Installation] and follow the on-screen 
instructions to install.
 If install screen for “Microsoft S ilverlight” is displayed during 
installation, install “Microsoft Silverlight”.
3Click [Restart] and remove the CD-ROM after the 
computer restarts.
  When the computer has restarted, the installation is complete.
Installing the Software
 Do not connect the came ra to your computer before you install the 
software. The software will no t be installed correctly.
  Even if a previous version of the software is in stalled, install the software 
by following the steps below. (The  newer version will overwrite the 
previous version.)
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Software Start Guide
Software Instruction Manual
Contains the Software Instruction Manuals.
1Insert the [Software INSTRUCTION MANUAL] CD-ROM 
into your computer.
2Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
 For Windows, the icon is displayed in [ (My) Computer].
  For Macintosh, the icon is  displayed on the desktop.
3Copy the [English] folder to your computer.
 Instruction Manual PDFs wit h the names below are copied.
4Double-click the copied PDF file.
 Adobe Reader (most recent version recommended) must be 
installed on your computer.
  Adobe Reader can be downloaded  free from the Internet.
Copying and Viewing the Instruction Manual PDFs
WindowsMacintosh
EOS UtilityEUx.xW_E_xxEUx.xM_E_xx
Digital Photo ProfessionalDPPx.xW_E_xxDPPx.xM_E_xx
ImageBrowser EXIBXx.x_E_xx
Picture Style EditorPSEx.xW_E_xxPSEx.xM_E_xx
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Index
Numerics
10-sec. or 2-sec. delay..................112
1280x720 ................. .....................233
1920x1080 ........... .........................233
4- or 9-image inde x display ...........251
61-point automatic selection 
AF ............................ .................70, 74
640x480 ............... .........................233
A
AC Adapter Kit ..............................361
Access lamp............. .................21, 37
Adobe RGB .............. .....................162
AE lock ..................... .....................177
AE Microadjustmen t ......................325
AEB .......................... .............176, 320
AF AF area selection mode........69, 72
AF Microadjustment ..........102, 107
AF mode .............. .......................66
AF point ........... .....................69, 72
AF point selection .......71, 340, 359
AF status indica tor ......................68
AF-assist beam.... .......................94
Beeper ................. .....................364
Color informatio n ........................95
Customization .. ...........................91
Difficult-to-focus subjects..108, 213
Facial informatio n .......................95
Manual focusing .. .............109, 216
Out of focus ..........45, 46, 108, 213
Recompose ......... .......................67
AF area selectio n mode ............69, 72
AF Configuration  Tool .....................82
AF point................ .....................69, 72
AF point expansio n ...................69, 72
AF-ON (AF start)  button ..................46 AI SERVO (AI Serv
o AF)................ 68
Accel./decel. trac king ................. 88
AF pt auto switching................... 89
Tracking sensitivity ..................... 87
ALL-I (I-only)....... .......................... 233
Aperture-priority  AE .............. 169, 223
Area AF .............. ............................ 69
Audio/video OUT .................. 260, 269
Auto Lighting Opti mizer ................ 146
Auto playback ..... .......................... 266
Auto power off .... ...................... 38, 57
Auto reset ........... .......................... 159
Auto rotate .......... .......................... 283
Auto switch card ........................... 115
Autofocus  → AF
Automatic selection  (AF) .......... 70, 74
Automatic selection of 
AF point .............. ...................... 70, 74
Av (Aperture-priori ty AE) ...... 169, 223
A/V OUT ................. .............. 260, 272
B
BULB ...................... ...................... 178
B/W......................... .............. 130, 134
Battery .................... ............ 30, 34, 39
Beeper .................... ...................... 364
Black-and-white image ......... 130, 134
Bracketing .............. .............. 145, 176
Bulb exposures............................. 178
C
C (Custom shooting) .................... 350
Cable ........................ 3,  269, 272, 356
Cable protector ... .......................... 353
Calibration .......... ............................ 32
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Index
CameraCamera shake ....... ................... 187
Clear camera se ttings ................ 58
Holding the came ra .................... 45
Save/load camera settings ....... 347
Settings display . ....................... 358
System status .... ....................... 385
Camera shake ....... ................... 45, 46
Caption (name) ...... ....................... 141
Card .................................... 1 5, 35, 55
Card reminder ............................ 36
Format ............... ......................... 55
Problem ................. ............... 37, 56
Center-weighted average 
metering ................. ....................... 173
CF card  → Card
Charger .................. ................... 28, 30
Chromatic aberration correction ... 152
Cleaning................. ....................... 293
Clear camera settings ..................... 58
Color space................................... 162
Color temperature .. ............... 137, 143
Color tone .............. ....................... 133
Compression rate .. ....................... 123
Continuous............. ....................... 158
Continuous shooti ng ..................... 110
Contrast ................. ....................... 133
Copyright information.................... 160
Cropping informatio n .................... 331
Cross-type focusi ng ........................ 75
Custom Controls .... ................. 52, 333
Custom Functions ......................... 318
Custom shooting modes ............... 350
Custom WB............ ....................... 138D
Date/Time ....................................... 40
Date/time battery 
replacement ......... .................... 362
Daylight saving ti me ....................... 41
DC coupler ........... ........................ 361
Depth-of-field preview... 170, 201, 204
Dial Main Dial .......... .......................... 47
Quick Control Di al ...................... 48
Digital terminal ............. 272, 300, 313
Dioptric adjustme nt ........................ 45
Direct printing ... ............................ 312
Direct selection (AF point) ............ 340
DPOF ....................... .................... 309
Drive mode ................................... 110
Dust Delete Data .......................... 295
E
Electronic level ..... .................. 62, 344
Erase (image)....... ........................ 280
Error codes........... ........................ 388
Ethernet  → Separate booklet
Evaluative meteri ng...................... 173
exFAT ............................................. 56
Exposure compensation............... 175
Exposure level increments ........... 320
Exposure level indi cator ........... 22, 25
Exposure simulation ..................... 207
Extension ............. ........................ 157
External Speedlite →  Flash
Eyecup ..................... ...................... 45
Eyepiece shutter . ......................... 179
F
FE lock ................. ........................ 190
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Index
FE Microadjustment ..................... 325
Feature guide ....... .......................... 63
File name ................. .............156, 158
File size .................... .....120, 234, 248
Filter effect ....... .............................134
Final image simulation ..........204, 229
Firmware Ver. ....... .........................370
First-curtain synchronization .........196
Flash (Speedlite) Custom Functions.....................198
External Speedlit e.....................190
FE lock................. .....................190
Flash control .... .........................193
Flash exposure compensation..190
Flash-sync spee d .....................191
Manual flash ........ .............191, 195
Shutter synchronization 
(1st/2nd curtain) ........................196
Wireless ............... .....................196
Flash exposure b racketing ............197
Flash exposure compensation ......190
Flash mode ...................................195
Flash-sync contacts ........................19
Focus confirmation  light ..................67
Focus lock ............ ...........................67
Focus mode switch .. .......43, 109, 216
Focusing  → AF
Folder Create/Sel ect .....................154
Format (card initia lization)...............55
Frame rate ........... .........................233
Full HD ..................... .............233, 235
Full High-Definition 
(Full HD)................... .....233, 260, 269
G
Grid display .....................61, 206, 241
H
HD ........................................ 233, 269
HDMI ........................... ......... 260, 269
HDMI CEC.............. ...................... 270
High ISO speed NR ...................... 147
High-Definition (HD) ..... 233, 260, 269
Highlight alert ..... .......................... 249
Highlight detail  loss ...................... 249
Highlight tone prio rity.................... 150
Histogram (Brightness/RGB) ........ 250
Hot shoe ................. ................ 19, 192
Household power ......................... 361
I
ICC profile .......... .......................... 162
Illumination (LCD  panel) ................. 50
Image AF point display ....................... 249
Auto playback .... ...................... 266
Auto rotate ..... .......................... 283
Copying .............. ...................... 277
Erase.................. ...................... 280
Highlight alert . .......................... 249
Histogram................................. 250
Image playback ........................ 245
Index .................. ...................... 251
Jump display (Image browsing)... 252
Magnified view ......................... 253
Manual rotate ........................... 255
No. ........................................... 158
Playback .................................. 245
Protect...................................... 273
Rating................. ...................... 256
Shooting information ................ 248
Size .......................................... 118
Slide show................................ 266
Transfer .............. ...................... 313
View on TV......... .............. 260, 269
Voice memo ....... ...................... 275
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Index
Image dust prevention .................  293
Image review .................................. 57
Image-recording quality Image size ............. ................... 117
JPEG quality...... ....................... 123
Index display .......... ....................... 251
INFO. button ......... 20 3, 227, 246, 358
IPB ......................... ....................... 233
ISO speed .................. ... 124, 224, 226
Automatic setting (Auto) ........... 125
Automatic setting range............ 127
ISO expansion ... ....................... 126
Minimum shutter speed ............ 128
Setting increments .................... 320
Setting range ......... ........... 126, 127
J
JPEG ............................................ 117
JPEG quality (Compression rate) . 123
Jump display .......... ....................... 252
L
LAN → Separate booklet
Language ............... ......................... 42
Large (Image-recordi ng quality).... 121
LCD monitor........... ................... 15, 19
Brightness adjustment .............. 282
Electronic level . .......................... 62
Image Playback . ....................... 245
Menu display ...................... 53, 363
Shooting settings  display.......... 359
LCD panel Rear................... ......................... 26
Top.............................................. 24
Lens ....................... ......................... 43
Chromatic aberration 
correction........... ....................... 152
Lock release ...... ......................... 44 Peripheral illumination 
correction .............
...................  151
Live View shooti ng ....................... 199
Exposure simula tion ................ 207
Face detection Live mode (AF).210
Grid display ...... ........................ 206
Information display................... 203
Live mode (AF) ........................ 209
Manual focusing ....................... 216
Metering timer .. ........................ 208
Possible shots.. ........................ 202
Quick Control ... ........................ 205
Quick mode (AF) ...................... 214
Silent shooting . ........................ 208
LOCK ............................................. 50
Long exposure nois e reduction .... 148
Long exposures............................ 178
M
M (Manual exposure) ................... 171
Magnification/Start position .......... 254
Magnified view ..... ................ 216, 253
Main Dial .............. .......................... 47
Malfunction ........... ........................ 372
Manual exposure.. ................ 171, 225
Manual focusing ................... 109, 216
Manual reset ........ ........................ 159
Manual selection  (AF) .............. 69, 72
Maximum burst......... ............ 120, 122
Medium 
(Image-recording quality) ....  117, 291
Memory card  → Card
Menu ........................ ...................... 53
My Menu .............. .................... 346
Setting procedure ...................... 54
Settings ................ .................... 363
3  icon..................... ...................  4
Metered manual flash................... 192
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Index
Metering mode ..............................173
Metering timer ...... .................208, 242
MF (Manual focusing ) ...........109, 216
M-Fn................. .......................70, 221
M-Fn 2......... .......................... ..18, 335
Microadjustment....... .............102, 325
Microphone ...... .............221, 237, 275
Mirror lockup ........ .........................187
Monochrome image . .............130, 134
Movie ................... .........................219
AE lock ................ .....................224
AF mode .............. .............232, 241
Aperture-priority AE ..................223
Autoexposure shoo ting .............221
Compression method ...............233
Drop frame....... .........................240
Edit ...........................................264
Editing out first and last 
scenes ................. .....................264
Enjoying ....................................260
External microphone.................237
File size ........... .........................234
Frame rate ........... .....................233
Grid display...... .........................241
Information displa y ...................227
Manual exposure shooting .......225
Metering timer.. .........................242
Microphone ...............................221
Movie recording size.................233
Playback ...................................262
Quick Control ... .........................232
Recording time .........................234
Shutter-priority  AE ....................222
Silent control .... .........................238
Silent LV shooti ng .....................242
Sound recording .......................236
Still photo shooti ng ...................230
Time code ............ .....................239
View on TV .......... .............260, 269
Wind filter......... .........................236 M-RAW (Medium RAW) ....... 117, 121
Multi-controller ....
............................ 49
Multi-function ...... ...................... 18, 19
Multi function lo ck ........................... 50
Multiple exposure s ....................... 180
Multi-spot meteri ng ....................... 174
My Menu............. .......................... 346
N
Noise reduction
High ISO speed. ....................... 147
Long exposures . ...................... 148
Nomenclature ..... ............................ 18
Non-Canon flash uni ts .................. 191
NTSC...................... .............. 233, 369
Number of AF poi nts ...................... 69
O
ONE SHOT (One-S hot AF) ............ 67
One-Shot AF ...... ............................ 67
One-touch image quality setting ... 122
P
P (Program AE) .. .......................... 164
PAL ......................... .............. 233, 369
Partial metering .. .......................... 173
PC terminal......... .......................... 191
Peripheral illumination correction . 151
Personal white balance ................ 137
PictBridge ..................................... 299
Picture Style ................. 129, 132, 135
Pixels .................. .......................... 118
Playback ............. .......................... 245
Possible shots ................ 39, 120, 202
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Index
PowerAuto power off ............................ 57
Battery check..... ......................... 39
Battery info ........ ....................... 360
Household power ..................... 361
Possible shots ....... ..... 39, 120, 202
Recharge .................................... 30
Recharge performance............. 360
Pressing completely........................ 46
Pressing halfway............................. 46
Printing.......................................... 299 Layout.................... ................... 303
Paper settings ... ....................... 303
Print Order (DPOF) .................. 309
Printing effects .......................... 304
Tilt correction ..... ....................... 307
Trimming................ ................... 307
Program AE ........... ....................... 164
Program shift ..... ....................... 165
Protect (image eras e-protection) .. 273
Q
Q........................... 51,  205, 232, 258
Quick Control .......... 51, 205, 232, 258
Quick Control Dial ........................... 48
Quick mode (AF).... ....................... 214
R
Rating mark .................................. 256
RAW .......................... ........... 117, 121
RAW image process ing ................ 286
RAW+JPEG .................................. 117
Rear LCD panel ..... ......................... 26
Rec. separately . ............................ 115
Rec. to multiple . ............................ 115
Recharge ............... ......................... 30
Record function...... ....................... 114
Recording level ...... ....................... 236 Reduced display...
........................ 253
Registering and using an 
AF point ................ ........................ 338
Release shutter without card.......... 36
Remote control te rminal ............... 179
Remote switch...... ........................ 179
Resize .................. ........................ 291
Rotate (image) ............. 255, 283, 307
S
Safety shift ....... ............................ 322
Safety warnings.... ........................ 400
Saturation ............. ........................ 133
Second-curtain synchronization ... 196
Self-timer .............. ........................ 112
Sensor cleaning ........................... 293
Sepia (Monochrome).................... 134
Sharpness ............ ........................ 133
Shooting information display ........ 248
Shooting mode ..... .......................... 24
Av (Aperture-priority AE).......... 169
BULB ................... .................... 178
C (Custom shooti ng) ................ 350
M (Manual exposu re) ............... 171
P (Program AE) ... .................... 164
Tv (Shutter-priority AE) ............ 167
Shooting mode’s settable 
functions ............... .......................  354
Shooting orientation 
registration ........... .........................  98
Shooting settings di splay ....... 50, 359
Shutter button....... .......................... 46
Shutter synchronization................ 196
Shutter-priority AE ................ 167, 222
Silent shooting Silent LV shooting ............ 208, 242
Single silent sh ooting ............... 111
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Index
Single-image display .....................246
Single shooting .... .........................110
Single-point AF .... .....................69, 72
Single-point Spot  AF .................69, 72
Slide show............ .........................266
Small (Image size) ........................117
Software ............... .........................409
Speaker .........................................262
Spot AF point ... .........................69, 72
Spot metering ................................173
S-RAW (Small RAW) ............117, 121
sRGB ....................... .....................162
Stopped-down 
aperture........................  170, 201, 204
Strap .................... .......................... 29
Super high speed continuous 
shooting ................... .................... 111
System extension  terminal ............. 21
System map ................................. 356
T
Temperature warning ............217, 243
Time code ............ .........................239
Tone priority ......... .........................150
Toning effect (Monochrome) .........134
Top LCD panel ..... ...........................24
Touch pad ................ ...............48, 238
Trimming (printin g) ........................307
Tripod socket ....... ...........................18
Tv (Shutter-priority AE) .........167, 222
U
Ultra DMA (UDMA) .........................36
USB (Digital) termin al ...........300, 313
V
Vertical-grip ON/OFF switch ........... 49
Video system ................ 233, 272, 369
View on TV ........................... 260, 269
Viewfinder........... ............................ 22
Dioptric adjustment .................... 45
Electronic level ................... 61, 344
Grid display .... ............................ 61
Voice memo Playback .................................. 276
Recording........... ...................... 275
Volume (Movie pl ayback) ............. 263
W
Warning icon ...... .......................... 249
WB (White balance) ..................... 137
White balance..... .......................... 137
Bracketing .......... ...................... 145
Color temperature  setting ........ 143
Correction .......... ...................... 144
Custom..................................... 138
Personal ............. ...................... 137
Wind filter ........... .......................... 236
Wired LAN →  Separate booklet
Z
Zone ....................... ........................ 40
Zone AF.............. ............................ 70
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The lenses and accessories mentioned in this Instruction Manual are curr\
ent as of 
April 2012. For information on the camera’s compatibility with any lenses and 
accessories introduced after this date, contact any Canon Service Center\
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