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St. Olaf Equipment Tutorials

Guides for the equipment available for checkout at St. Olaf College.

LibKey Nomad

Librarian

Canon EOS R50

Features

  • Compact and lightweight
  • Excellent image quality with 24.2MP APS-C sensor
  • Fast autofocus system
  • 4K video capabilities

Turning On/Off

  • Find the dial on the right side of the camera and switch it to ON
  • Once you are done using the camera, switch the dial to OFF

Charging the Battery

  • Take the battery out of the camera and find the included battery charger
    • There is a latch located on the underside of the camera, slide the cover lock to open the cover
    • Push the battery lock lever and the battery should pop out easily, then close the cover sliding the lock to lock it
  • Connect the power cord to the charger then into an outlet
  • Fully insert the battery into the charger
    • Fully charging a depleted battery takes around 2 hours

Using the Screen

  • Flip out the screen and you should be able to tilt it up or down and rotate it
  • Normally the camera screen faces when in use

Attaching & Detaching Lenses

  • Attaching
    • Remove the rear lens cap and body cap by turning them to the left
    • Align the red mount index on the lens with the red mount index on the camera and turn the lens to the right until it clicks into place
    • Set the focus in settings to AF (autofocus) or MF (manual focus)
    • Set the lens focus mode to AF or MF on the lens located on the left side (this takes precedence over the camera setting)
  • Detaching
    • While pressing the lens release button, turn the lens to the left
    • Turn it until it stops, then detach it
    • Attach another lens or the rear lens cap to the lens you removed
  • Lens Adapters
    • Align the red or white mount index on the lens with the corresponding index on the adapter then turn until it clicks into place
    • Align the red mount indexes on the adapter and camera and turn the lens right until it clicks into place

Image/Video Playback

  • Images
    • Press the image button next to the MENU button and the last image taken or played back is displayed
    • Use the left and right arrow keys to shuffle through the photos
    • Press the image button again to exit image playback and return to shooting standby
    • The camera features a touch screen panel that you can use to control playback after pressing the image button
  • Videos
    • Switch to playback mode and select a video using the arrow keys
    • In single image display, select the SET button then select PLAY
    • You can pause and access video playback by pressing the SET button
    • Use the up and down arrow keys to adjust volume

Formatting the SIM Card

  • Open the menu settings and scroll to the yellow wrench
  • Scroll down to Format Card and select
  • Select OK
  • This will erase all content on the SIM card

Resources

Full Manual: https://cam.start.canon/en/C011/manual/c011.pdf