Attaching the electronic viewfinder (EVF-DC1) to the camera and shooting (EOS M3)

Last Updated : 06-Feb-2015
Issue Number : 8202454100

Shooting is easier with an optional electronic viewfinder (sold separately), which helps you concentrate on keeping subjects in focus.

Note that fewer shots and less recording time are available than when using the screen (LCD monitor) on the back of the camera.

IMPORTANT

To avoid contact between the screen and the viewfinder on the hot shoe, do not tilt the screen up when the viewfinder is attached.
Although the viewfinder is produced under extremely high-precision manufacturing conditions and more than 99.99% of the pixels meet design specifications, in rare cases some pixels may be defective or may appear as red or black dots. This does not indicate viewfinder damage or affect recorded images.
The viewfinder display and camera screen cannot be activated at the same time.
Touch operations on the camera screen are not possible while the viewfinder display is in use.

1. Make sure the camera is off.

2. Remove the hot shoe cap.

3. Remove the cover of the electronic viewfinder.

4. Insert the viewfinder’s connection component into the hot shoe as shown in the image below until it clicks into place.

5. Adjust the angle of the electronic viewfinder.

Adjust the angle of the electronic viewfinder by up to approximately 90 degrees, as needed for your scene or target.

6. Turn on the camera and switch to the camera or electronic viewfinder display.

Bring your eye up to the electronic viewfinder, and the camera’s screen will shut off.
Remove your eye, and the camera will shut off the finder display and turn the camera screen back on.

NOTE

You can switch between viewfinder and screen display by pressing the viewfinder’s [ ] button.

In the menu, set the [Display Control] option in the [

- 1] tab to [Manual] to keep the camera screen from turning on even when you remove your eye from the viewfinder. Press the [

] button on the electronic viewfinder to bring up the camera display in this mode.

7. Adjust the diopter.

Turn the dial until you can see the display of the electronic viewfinder clearly.

8. To remove the viewfinder from the camera, turn the camera off, and then

while holding down the viewfinder’s [UNLOCK] button,

remove it in the direction indicated by the arrow in the image below.

・Remove the electronic viewfinder from the camera and store in a safe place when not in use.

9. Attach the hot shoe cap.

After removing a viewfinder or flash, reattach the hot shoe cap to protect the hot shoe.

NOTE

Vertical or horizontal black bars may be displayed depending on the selected aspect ratio. The black bars indicate image areas not recorded.
Using the electronic viewfinder in [ ], ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] modes will result in a smoother display in both the viewfinder and camera screen. In the menu, set the [Display Mode] option in the - 1] tab to [Power Saving] to return to the normal display and conserve battery power.
If the Wi-Fi or keyboard screen displays are brought up in electronic viewfinder mode, the display will switch back to the camera screen.
Different brightness settings can be defined for the electronic viewfinder and camera screens.