Canon EOS 1D Mark II N SLR Review


Camera Menus
Record Menu
Picture Style Menu
The numeric parameters (or N) shown for each style are from left to right Sharpness, Contrast,
Saturation and Color Tone.
Picture Style Menu - Detail setProcessing parameters for both the pre-defined and user-defined Color Styles are set from the Detail set menu.
The Monochrome Color Style's Sharpness and Contrast can also be adjusted, plus a
Filter effect of None, Yellow, Orange, Red or Green, and a Toning effect of None, Sepia,
Blue, Purple or Green.
Setup Menu
Custom FunctionsThe main menu screen for the Custom/Personal Functions lets you access the group desired and or quickly clear the settings for either or both of these groups.
C.Fn-01:Finder display during exposure.
1: Finder display on C.Fn-02: Shutter release without CF card
1: Not Possible C.Fn-04: Shutter Button/AE Lock Button
1: AE Lock/AF 2: AF/AE Lock, no AE lock 3: AE/AF, no AE lock C.Fn-05: Manual Tv/Av set for Manual Exposure
1: Quick Control dial adjusts shutter speed, Main dial adjusts aperture 2: Same as 0 but works without the lens attached 3: Same as 1 but works without the lens attached C.Fn-06: Exposure level increments
1: 1-stop 2: 1/2-stop C.Fn-07: USM lens electronic MF
1: Turns off after One-Shot AF 2: Disabled in AF mode C.Fn-08: Top LCD panel / Back LCD panel
1: Top displays ISO, back displays remaining shots 2: Top displays ISO, back displays file number 3: Top displays # of shots in folder, back displays remaining shots. C.Fn-09: Auto Bracketing Sequence/Cancel
1: 0 / - / + no cancellation 2: - / 0 / + with auto cancellation 3: - / 0 / + no cancellation C.Fn-10: AF Point Illumination
1: Off 2: On without dimming 3: Brighter C.Fn-11: AF Point Selection Method
1: Reverses the AF Point Selection and Exposure Compensation buttons 2: While exposure metering is active, turn the Quick Control dial to set horizontal AF point, vertical points set by Assist button and Main dial 3: Reverses functions of AF Point Selection and Flash Exposure Lock buttons C.Fn-12: Mirror Lockup
1: Enable C.Fn-13: Number of AF points, Spot Metering
1: 11 points, Spot uses active AF point 2: 11 points, Spot uses center AF point 3: 9 points, Spot uses active AF point 4: 9 points, Spot uses center AF point C.Fn-14: E-TTL II
1: Average C.Fn-15: Shutter curtain (flash) synchronization
1: 2nd curtain C.Fn-16: Safety shift in Av or Tv
1: Enable C.Fn-17: AF point activation area
1: Expands by one point around the selected AF point, a total of seven points become active 2: Camera automatically sets the AF point activation area to 7 or 13 points to suit the lens' focal length. C.Fn-18: Switch to registered AF point
1: Assist button 2: Assist button when held down C.Fn-19: Lens AF stop button function
1: AF start 2: AE lock while metering 3: AF point, holding down button switches from manual to auto, or from auto to center 4: AF mode, button switches from One-Shot to Al Servo AF modes 5: IS Start (Image Stabilizer). C.Fn-20: AI Servo tracking sensitivity
1: Slow 2: Moderately slow 3: Moderately fast 4: Fast C.Fn-21: AI Servo continuous shooting and shooting priority
1: Shooting is possible even while focus has not been achieved. C.Fn-00: Focusing screen
1: For Laser-matte screens. (Standard focusing screen is Ec-CIII so C.Fn-00-1 is set as default.) 2: For Super precision matte screens Ec-S
Personal FunctionsPersonal Functions allow you to further customize the camera's setting or controls. |
P. Fn No. | Description |
00 | Custom Function group registration |
01 | Disables the shooting modes |
02 | Disables the metering modes |
03 | Specifies the metering mode for manual exposure |
04 | Sets the maximum and minimum shutter speeds |
05 | Sets the maximum and minimum aperture values |
06 | Registers and switches the shooting mode and metering mode |
07 | Repeats bracketing during continuous shooting |
08 | Sets the number of shots to be bracketed |
09 | Changes the bracketing sequence for C.Fn-09-2,3 to increased exposure, standard exposure and decreased exposure |
10 | Retains the shift amount for program shift |
11 | Unused |
12 | Unused |
13 | Unused |
14 | Disables focus detection (search driving) by the lens drive |
15 | Disables the AF-assist beam |
16 | Enables automatic shooting when focus is achieved at the fixed point of focus while the shutter button is pressed fully |
17 | Disables automatic AF point selection |
18 | Enables automatic AF point selection when C.Fn-11-2 has been set |
19 | Sets the continuous shooting speed |
20 | Limits the number of frames during continuous shooting |
21 | Enables quiet operation when the shutter button is OFF after picture taking |
22 | Unused |
23 | Changes the timers time length |
24 | Keep LCD panel illuminated during Bulb exposures |
25 | Sets the default settings when the CLEAR (Quality+WB) button is ON |
26 | Speeds up the shutter release time lag |
27 | Enables the electronic dial's function to be used in the reverse direction |
28 | Prevents exposure compensation with the Quick Control Dial |
29 | Unused |
30 | The Quick Control Dial switch also enables the Main Command Dial |
31 | Adds original image verification data |
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