Before You Start. Canon EOS 5DS, EOS 5DS R

Before You Start

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Formatting the Card

If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or computer, format the card with this camera.

Cautions for Formatting the Card

When the card is formatted, all images and data on the card will be erased. Even protected images will be erased, so make sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer the images and data to a computer, etc., before formatting the card.

1

Select [Format card].



Under the [

5

1

] tab, select [

Format card

], then press <

0

>.

2

Select the card.



[ f

] is the CF card, and [ g

] is the SD card.



Select the card, then press <

0

>.

3

Select [OK].

 The card will be formatted.



When [ g

] is selected, low-level

formatting is possible (p.68).

For low-level formatting, press the

<

L

> button to append [

Low level format

] with a checkmark < X >, then select [

OK

].

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Format the card in the following cases:



The card is new.



The card was formatted by a different camera or a computer.



The card is full with images or data.



A card-related error is displayed

(p.487).

Low-level Formatting



Perform low-level formatting if the SD card’s reading or writing speed seems slow or if you want to totally erase all data on the card.



Since low-level formatting will erase all recordable sectors on the SD card, the formatting will take longer than normal formatting.



You can stop the low-level formatting by selecting [

Cancel

]. Even in this case, normal formatting will be completed and you can use the SD card as usual.



When the card is formatted or data is erased, only the file management information is changed. The actual data is not completely erased. Be aware of this when selling or discarding the card. When discarding the card, execute low-level formatting or destroy the card physically to prevent the personal data from being leaked.



Before using a new Eye-Fi card (p.451), the software on the card must

be installed on your computer. Then format the card with the camera.

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

The card capacity displayed on the card format screen may be smaller than the capacity indicated on the card.



This device incorporates exFAT technology licensed from Microsoft.

Before You Start

3

Disabling the Beeper

You can prevent the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved or during self-timer operation.

1

Select [Beep].



Under the [ z

1

] tab, select [

Beep

], then press <

0

>.

2

Select [Disable].



Select [

Disable

], then press <

0

>.

 The beeper will not sound.

3

Setting the Power-off Time/Auto Power Off

To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after a set time of idle operation elapses. The default setting is 1 min., but this setting can be changed. 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 pressing the shutter button or other buttons.

1

Select [Auto power off].



Under the [

5

2

] tab, select [

Auto power off

], then press <

0

>.

2

Set the desired time.



Select the desired setting, then press

<

0

>.

Even if [

Disable

] is set, the LCD monitor will turn off automatically after 30 min. to save power. (The camera’s power does not turn off.)

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3

Setting the Image Review Time

You can set how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor just after shooting. To keep the image displayed, set [

Hold

]. To not have the image displayed, set [

Off

].

1

Select [Image review].



Under the [ z

1

] tab, select [

Image review

], then press <

0

>.

2

Set the desired time.



Select the desired setting, then press

<

0

>.

If [

Hold

] is set, the image will be displayed until the auto power off time elapses.

3

Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings

N

The camera’s shooting function settings and menu settings can be reverted to their defaults.

1

Select [Clear all camera settings].



Under the [

5

4

] tab, select [

Clear all camera settings

], then press <

0

>.

2

Select [OK].

 Clearing all the camera settings will reset the camera to the default

settings on pages 71-73.

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Shooting Function Settings AF Settings

AF operation

AF area selection mode

One-Shot AF

Single-point AF

(Manual Selection)

Case 1 - 6

AF point selection

Center

Registered AF point

Canceled

Metering mode

ISO speed

ISO speed range

q

(Evaluative metering)

Auto

Minimum limit: 100

Maximum limit: 6400

AI Servo 1st image priority

AI Servo 2nd image priority

Lens electronic

MF

Auto ISO range

Minimum limit: 100

Maximum limit: 3200

Minimum shutter speed

Drive mode

Auto u

(Single shooting)

Exposure compensation/AEB

Flash exposure compensation

Canceled

Canceled

Multiple exposure

Disable

HDR Mode

Interval timer

Mirror lockup

Viewfinder display

Disable HDR

Disable

Bulb timer

Disable

Anti-flicker shooting

Disable

Disable

Electronic level

Hide

Grid display

Hide

Show/hide in viewfinder

Only Flicker selected

Custom Functions

Unchanged

External Speedlite control

Flash firing

Enable

E-TTL II flash metering

Evaluative flash metering

Flash sync. speed in Av mode

Auto

Enable after

One-Shot AF

AF-assist beam firing

Enable

One-Shot AF release priority

Focus priority

Lens drive when

AF impossible

Continue focus search

Selectable AF point

Select AF area selection mode

AF area selection method

Orientation linked

AF point

Initial AF point,

AI Servo AF

Automatic AF point selection:

EOS iTR AF

Manual AF point selection pattern

AF point display during focus

VF display illumination

AF point during

AI Servo AF

AF

Microadjustment

Case1/Parameter settings of all cases cleared

Equal priority

Equal priority

61 points

All items selected

M-Fn button

Same for both vertical/horizontal

Auto

Enable

Stops at AF area edges

Selected

(constant)

Auto

Non illuminated

Disable/

Adjustment amount retained

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Image Recording Settings

Image quality

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Crop/aspect ratio

Picture Style

Full-frame

Standard

Auto Lighting

Optimizer

Standard

Lens aberration correction

Peripheral illumination correction

Enable/Correction data retained

Chromatic aberration correction

Enable/Correction data retained

White balance

Q

(Ambience priority)

Custom White Balance

Canceled

White balance shift

Canceled

White balance bracketing

Canceled sRGB

Color space

Long exposure noise reduction

Disable

High ISO speed noise reduction

Standard

Highlight tone priority

Disable

Record function

Standard

File numbering

File name

Continuous

Preset code

Auto cleaning

Dust Delete Data

Enable

Erased

Camera Settings

Auto power off

1 min.

Beep

Enable

Release shutter without card

Enable

Image review time

2 sec.

Highlight alert

AF point display

Disable

Disable

Playback grid

Off

Histogram display

Brightness

Movie playback count

Unchanged

Magnification

(Approx.)

2x (magnify from center)

Control over HDMI

Disable

Image jump w/

6 e

(10 images)

Auto rotate

On z D

LCD brightness

Date/Time/Zone

Eye-Fi settings

Language

Video system

Auto

Unchanged

Disable

Unchanged

Unchanged z

button display options

All items selected

Custom Quick

Control

Unchanged m

button function

Rating

Custom shooting mode

Unchanged

Copyright information

Unchanged

Configure:

MY MENU

Menu display

Unchanged

Normal display

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Live View Shooting Settings

Live View shooting

Enable

AF method

u

+Tracking

Continuous AF

Grid display

Disable

Off

Exposure simulation

Enable

Silent LV shooting

Metering timer

Mode 1

8 sec.

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Movie Shooting Settings

Movie Servo AF

Disable

AF method

u

+Tracking

Grid display

Off

Movie recording size

NTSC:

L6X

PAL:

L5X

Sound recording

Auto

Wind filter

Disable

Attenuator

Disable

Silent LV shooting

Mode 1

Metering timer

8 sec.

Time code

Count up

Unchanged

Start time setting

Unchanged

Movie recording count

Unchanged

Movie playback count

Unchanged

Drop frame

Silent control

V

button function

Unchanged

Disable h

/ z

Time-lapse movie

Disable

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