Canon Elan 7 User Manual

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If you use an external, EOS-dedicated Speedlite and focus cannot be
achieved with the AF-assist beam, select the center AF point.
3Selecting an AF Point★
The AF point is used for focusing. The AF point can be selected
automatically by the camera or manually by you.In the Basic Zone
modes and  mode, the AF point selection is automatic only.
In the <
S> <
R> <
E> <
W> modes, the AF point can be selected
either automatically or manually.
•Automatic AF Point Selection
The camera selects the AF point automatically to match the subject.
•Manual AF Point Selection
You can select any of the seven AF points manually. This is best when
you want to focus a particular subject, or to compose a particular shot
quickly.
•Eye Control(p.43 - 49)
Select one of the seven AF points by looking at it.
Basic Procedure for AF Point Selection
1Set the Eye Control switch to
.
2Press the  button.(1)sThe current AF point will be indicated
on the LCD panel and in the
viewfinder.
3Select the desired AF point.
•Look at the viewfinder or LCD panel
and press the  key.
sPress the  keys on the left,
right, top, or bottom to select the left,
right, top, or bottom AF point
respectively.
•To return to shooting, press the
shutter button halfway or press the
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3Selecting an AF Point★
Display the desired AF point in
red.
•See the diagram on the left on how
the AF point selection changes with
the  button.
•When you press the  button to
switch from automatic AF point
selection to manual AF point
selection, the selection will start with
the center AF point.
Display all AF points in red.
•When you try to select an AF point
beyond a peripheral AF point,
automatic focusing selection will be
set.
• C.Fn-10-1 can disable the AF point from flashing in red. (p.87)
• C.Fn-11-1 enables you to select a AF point directly with the  keys
without having to press the  button first. (p.87)
• C.Fn-11-2 enables you to select a AF point with the  and  dials
instead of the  keys. (p.87)
• C.Fn-12-1 can make the  button switch to the center AF point. (p.88)
Automatic Selection
Manual Selection
Automatic Selection
Automatic Selection
Automatic
Selection
Automatic
SelectionCenter AF point selected 
						

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With Eye Control, the camera detects which AF point your eye is looking
at. That AF point is then selected and used to focus the subject.
eEye Control Calibration (mModel only)
1Set the Eye Control switch to
.
s“u” and the CAL No. are displayed
on the LCD panel.
Blinking number:
Indicates unregistered calibration.
Non-blinking number:
Indicates registered calibration.
2Select a blinking CAL No.
•Turn the  dial to select a
number.
•If there is no blinking CAL No., see
“Deleting Eye Control Calibration
Settings” on page 47.
3Hold the camera horizontally and
look at the viewfinder.
Calibration Procedure
Before using Eye Control, you must calibrate the camera so that it can
correctly detect the movements of your eye looking through the
eyepiece. To calibrate it, look at the blinking AF point, then press the
shutter button. You must calibrate it for both the horizontal and vertical
camera orientations. The camera can save up to five calibration settings.
•To maximize the calibration precision, read “Eye Control
Calibration and Operation Tips” on page 46.
•Before starting, complete any necessary dioptric adjustment. (p.25)
•While calibrating the camera, do not take your eye off the eyepiece.
∗“e” stands for calibration. 
						

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eEye Control Calibration (mModel only)
Let go of the shutter button.
4
5
Repeat steps 4and 5.sThe AF point will blink in the following
sequence:2→3→4.6
Check the viewfinder display.sWhen the calibration is completed,
the CAL No. will stop blinking and
“i” will be displayed.7
Hold the camera vertically and
look at the viewfinder.
•Calibrate vertically under the same
CAL No.
•You can hold the camera vertically
with the grip pointing up or down.
8
Keep looking at the blinking AF
point in the viewfinder and press
the shutter button.
•The right-most AF point will blink first.
While looking at the blinking AF point,
press the shutter button.
sThe AF point will stop blinking and
stay lit. The beeper will sound at the
same time.
•During this calibration procedure,
pressing the shutter button
completely will not take a picture. 1
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9While looking at the blinking AF
point, press the shutter button.
•Follow steps 4to 6.sThe AF point will blink in the following
sequence:5→6→7→8.
10Check the viewfinder display.sWhen the calibration is completed,
the CAL No. will stop blinking and
“i” will be displayed.
11Set the Eye Control switch to
.
•This completes the calibration
procedure, and you can now use Eye
Control (p.48) to take pictures.
•If you do the calibration procedure only for the horizontal orientation, Eye
Control during vertical picture-taking might not be so accurate. Be sure to
also complete the calibration procedure for the vertical orientation.
• If you interrupt the calibration procedure, wait until the AF point in the
viewfinder stops blinking, then start over from step 
3.
• If the calibration does not go well, see “Eye Control Calibration Operation
Tips” (p.46).
• If the beeper setting (p.74) is set to “W”, the beeper will not sound.
If the camera does not detect your eye movement properly during the
calibration, the beeper will sound and the CAL No. will blink on the LCD panel.
In such a case, press the shutter button and start from step 
3.
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eEye Control Calibration (mModel only)
Eye Control Calibration and Operation Tips
• Hold the camera as you always do while looking through the viewfinder.
• Look through the viewfinder so you can see all four corners of the
viewfinder.
• Avoid squinting or blinking your eye.
• When using Eye Control, look through the eyepiece in the same way
you did during the calibration.
• During the calibration procedure, keep looking (without moving your
eye) at the blinking AF point until it lights and the beeper sounds.
• Keep both eyes open while looking through the viewfinder.
• If you wear eyeglasses, wear them properly without having them slide
down your nose.
Eye Control calibration and operation might not be possible in the
following cases:
• When you wear bifocal eyeglasses or hard contact lenses.
• You wear mirror-type sunglasses or other specially-coated glasses.
• Your eye is too far away from the eyepiece due to eyeglasses, etc.
• Your eye is too close to the viewfinder.
Intelligent Eye Control
You can repeat the calibration procedure under different conditions such
as when you are outdoors, indoors, or at night. The camera can save
these additional calibration settings under the same CAL No. By
accumulating more calibration settings, the camera can provide more
precise Eye Control.
Two or more users must not share the same CAL No. Each user should have
his or her own CAL No. If necessary, delete the calibration settings saved
under another CAL No. to store another user’s calibration settings. (p.47) 
						

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Deleting Eye Control Calibration Settings
If you want to save new calibration settings under a CAL No. that already
has calibration settings, follow the procedure below to first delete the
previous calibration settings. You can then do the calibration procedure
and save the new calibration settings under that CAL No.
1Set the Eye Control switch to
.
2Select the CAL No. whose
calibration settings are to be
deleted.
•Select a non-blinking CAL No.
3Press the <
w> button and 
<
3> button simultaneously.
sThe CAL No. will start blinking to
indicate that the calibration settings
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gUsing Eye Control (mModel only)
With Eye Control, you just look at the AF point where you want to focus.
• Eye Control can be used in all shooting modes except <
Y> (Full
Auto).
• In the <
Y> (Full Auto) mode, Eye Control information is also added to
the automatic AF point selection program for more precise automatic
AF point selection.
1Set the Eye Control switch to
.
2Select the CAL No.
•Turn the  dial to select your
CAL No.
Non-blinking number:
Indicates registered calibration.
Blinking number:
Indicates unregistered calibration.
3Set the Eye Control switch to
.
4Select a shooting mode.
•Turn the Mode Dial to select the
desired shooting mode.
5Turn the AF mode dial to select
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6Keep looking at the focusing
point you want to select and
press the shutter button halfway.
sThe  icon lights in the
viewfinder.
sThe AF point you look at will flash in
red and focus the subject.
7Take the picture.
• If the camera fails to detect which AF point you are looking at, the  icon
in the viewfinder will blink and automatic AF point selection will take effect.
• If Eye Control does not work well, check if you are using the correct CAL No.
and see “Eye Control Calibration and Operation Tips” on page 46.
Eye Control Servo AF
When you use Eye Control in the AI Servo AF mode (or AI Focus AF set
to AI Servo AF), you can focus a moving subject continuously just by
looking at it. This is called Eye Control Servo AF.
If the subject focused with Eye Control starts to move, you can continue
to focus-track the subject with your eye by looking at the next AF point
covering the subject while holding down the shutter button halfway.
Turning Off Eye Control
Turn the Eye Control switch to .
The AF point can then be selected
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Focusing Off-Center Subjects
After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and
recompose the shot. This is called “focus lock.”
Focus lock works when the AF mode is set to One Shot AF.
1Set the camera to a Creative Zone
mode.
2Select the desired AF point.
3Focus the subject.
•Aim the AF point on the subject, then
press the shutter button halfway.
4Keep pressing the shutter button
halfway and recompose the
picture as desired.
5Take the picture.
Focus lock also works in the Basic Zone modes (except ). Just start from
step 3above.