Canon^® EOS 5D Mark III Digital Field Guide

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Roadmap to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Camera Controls Overview

Front of the camera

Top of the camera

Back of the camera

Side of the camera

Lens Controls Overview

Viewfinder display

Quick Control screen

Camera menus

Chapter 2: Camera Setup and Image Playback

Setting Up Media Card Recording and Using Eye-Fi Cards

Managing dual media card recording

Working with Eye-Fi cards

Setting Image Quality and Processing RAW Images In-Camera

JPEG format

RAW capture

RAW+JPEG

Processing RAW images in the camera

Improving Image Quality

Reducing digital noise in the camera

Correcting vignetting and color fringing

Working with Folders and File Numbering

Creating and selecting folders

Setting and changing file numbering

Miscellaneous Setup Options

General setup options

Adding copyright information

Copying one or more images to the other media card

Image and Movie Playback Options

Image magnification

Side-by-side image comparison

Image playback with Quick Control access

Searching for and moving through multiple images and movies

Protecting and Erasing Images and Movies

Erasing images and movies

Protecting images and movies

Chapter 3: Working with Exposure

Setting Exposure Objectives

Defining exposure goals

Practical exposure considerations

Choosing an Exposure Mode

Going fully automatic

Taking creative control

Setting the ISO Sensitivity

Metering Light and Adjusting Exposures

Using metering modes

Evaluating exposures

Modifying ...