Canon EOS 650D User manual

Canon
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Advanced Shooting
This chapter builds on Chapter 3 and introduces more
ways to shoot creatively.
®_The first half of this chapter explains how to use the <Tv >,
<Av>, and <M> modes on the Mode Dial.
_ All the functions explained in Chapter 3 can also be used in
the <Tv>, <Av>, and <M> modes.
_ To see which functions can be used in each shooting mode,
see page 310.
_ The -_r mark shown on the right of the page title indicates
that the function is available only in Creative Zone modes
(p.24).
P'_ About the Main Dial Pointer
The pointer icon </_> displayed
together with the shutter speed, aperture
setting, or exposure compensation
amount indicates that you can turn the
<_ > dial to adjust the respective
setting.

Tv" Convey the Subject's Movement
You can either freeze the action or create motion blur with the <Tv>
(Shutter-priority AE) mode on the Mode Dial.
*<Tv> standsfor Timevalue.
Slurred motion Frozen action
(Slow shutter speed: 1/30sec.) (Fast shutter speed: 1/2000 sec.)
Set the Mode Dial to <Tv>.
2Set the desired shutter speed.
_ See "Shooting Tips" for advice on
setting the shutter speed.
_ Turning the <_> dial to the right
sets a faster shutter speed, and
turning it to the left sets a slower one.
Take the picture.
_ When you focus and press the
shutter button completely, the picture
will be taken at the selected shutter
speed.
[] shutter speed Display
The LCD monitor displays the shutter speed as a fraction. However, the
viewfinder displays 0nly the denominato r. Als o, i'0,!51!indicate s 0.5 sec, an d
"15"' is 15 sec.
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Tv :ConveytheSubject'sMovement
;_.'- Shooting Tips
®_To freeze the motion of a fast-moving subject
Use a fast shutter speed such as 1/4000 sec. to 1/500 sec.
®_To blur a running child or animal and convey an impression of
motion
Use a medium shutter speed such as 1/250 sec. to 1/30 sec. Follow
the moving subject through the viewfinder and press the shutter
button to take the picture, if you use a telephoto lens, hold it steady
to prevent camera shake.
_To blur a flowing river or fountain
Use a slow shutter speed of 1/30 sec. or slower. Use a tripod to
prevent hand-held camera shake.
®_Set the shutter speed so that the aperture display does not blink.
If you press the shutter button halfway and change
the shutter speed while the aperture is displayed,
the aperture display will also change to maintain the
same exposure (amount of light reaching the image
sensor). If you exceed the adjustable aperture
range, the aperture display will blink to indicate that
the standard exposure cannot be obtained.
If the exposure will be too dark, the maximum aperture (smallest
number) will blink. If this happens, turn the <_ > dial to the left to
set a slower shutter speed or increase the ISO speed.
If the exposure will be too bright, the minimum aperture (highest
number) will blink. If this happens, turn the <_ > dial to the right to
set a faster shutter speed or decrease the ISO speed.
Using the Built,in Flash
To obtain a correct flash exposure, the flash output wiii be set
automatically (autoflash exposure) to match the automatically-set
aperture. The shutter speed can be set from 1/200 sec. to 30 sec.
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Av" Changing the Depth of Field
To blur the background or to make everything near and far look sharp,
set the Mode Dial to <Av> (Aperture-priority AE) to adjust the depth of
field (range of acceptable focus).
*<Av >standsforAperturevalue,whichisthesizeofthediaphragmholeinsidethetens.
Blurred background Sharp foreground and background
(With a low aperture f/number: f/5.6) (With a high aperture f/number: f/32)
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Set the Mode Dial to <Av>.
Set the desired aperture.
® The higher the f/number, the wider
the depth of field where sharper focus
is obtained in both the foreground
and background.
® Turning the <8> dial to the right will
set a higher f/number (smaller
aperture opening), and turning it to
the left will set a lower f/number
(larger aperture opening).
Take the picture.
® Focus and press the shutter button
completely. The picture will be taken
with the selected aperture.
The higher the f/number, the smal!er the aperture opening wi!! be, The
apertures displaYed wi!! differ depending on the !ens. If no !ens is attached to
the camera, "00:! wi!! be displayed for the aperturel
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Av: Changing the Depth of Field
shooti.gTip
®_When using an aperture with a high f/number or shooting in low
light scenes, note that camera shake can occur.
A higher aperture f/number will make the shutter speed slower.
Under low light,the shutter speed can be as long as 30 sec. in such
cases, increase the ISO speed and hold the camera steady or use a
tripod.
_The depth of field depends not only on the aperture, but also on
the lens and on the subject distance.
Since wide-angle lenses have awide depth of field (range of
acceptable focus in front of and behind the point of focus), you need
not set a high aperture f/number to obtain a sharp picture from the
foreground to the background. On the other hand, a telephoto lens
has a narrow depth of field.
And the closer the subject, the narrower the depth of field. A farther
subject will have a wider depth of field.
®_Set the aperture so that the shutter speed display does not
blink.
if you press the shutter button halfway and change
the aperture while the shutter speed is displayed,
the shutter speed display will also change to
maintain the same exposure (amount of light
reaching the image sensor). If you exceed the
adjustable shutter speed range, the shutter speed
display will blink to indicate that the standard
exposure cannot be obtained.
If the picture will be too dark, the "30"" (30 sec.) shutter speed
display will blink. Ifthis happens, turn the <_ > dial to the left to set
a lower aperture f/number or increase the ISO speed.
If the picture will be too bright, the "4000" (1/4000 sec.) shutter
speed display will blink. If this happens, turn the <_> dial to the
right to set a higher aperture f/number or decrease the ISO speed.
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Av: Changing the Depth of Field
Using the Built'in Flash
To obtain a correct flash exposure, the flash output will be set
automatically to match the set aperture (autoflash exposure). The
shutter speed wiii be set automatically between 1/200 sec. - 30 sec. to
suit the scene's brightness.
in low light, the main subject is exposed with the automatic flash, and
the background is exposed with a slow shutter speed set automatically.
Both the subject and background look properly exposed (automatic
slow-speed flash sync), if you are handholding the camera, keep it
steady to prevent camera shake. Using a tripod is recommended.
To prevent a slow shutter speed, under [_1 :Flash control], set
[Flash sync. speed in Av mode] to [1/200-1/60 sec. auto] or [11200
sec. (fixed)] (p.215).
Depth of FieJd PrevieW_
The aperture opening (diaphragm) changes only at the moment when
the picture is taken. Otherwise, the aperture remains fully open.
Therefore, when you look at the scene through the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor the depth of field wiii look narrow.
Press the depth-of-field preview button
to stop down the lens to the current
aperture setting and check the depth of
field (range of acceptable focus).
[] While iooking at the Live view image (p1!44)and holding dawn the dePth_of-
field preview butt0nl you can chang e the apertur e and see h°w the depth of
field changes,
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M" Manual Exposure
You can set both the shutter speed and aperture manually as desired.
While referring to the exposure level indicator in the viewfinder, you can
set the exposure as desired. This method is called manual exposure.
* <M> stands for Manual.
<_>
<Av[_> + <_>
Standard exposure index ,7;
Exposure level mark
Set the Mode Dial to <M>.
Set the shutter speed and
aperture.
_ To set the shutter speed, turn the
<_> dial.
_ To set the aperture, hold down the
<Av[_> button and turn the <_>
dial.
Focus the subject.
_4 Press the shutter button halfway.
_y,,The exposure setting will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
®_The exposure level mark <|>
indicates how far the current
exposure level is from the standard
exposure level.
_. Set the exposure and take the
picture.
®_Check the exposure level and set the
desired shutter speed and aperture.
_ Ifthe exposure compensation amount
exceeds _+2stops from the standard
exposure, the end of the exposure
level indicator will display <4> or <_>
in the viewfinder. (On the LCD
monitor, if the exposure level exceeds
•+3stops, <4> or <_> will be
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M: Manual Exposure
[] 6, in [1_!2: Auto Lighting Optimizer], if the CheCkmark <_> for [Disable
du[ing man eXP0] is removed, it can be set in the < M> mode (p,123),
_#When !SO Aub is set, you can Dress the < _> button to Io6k the !SO speed.
4_ After recomP0sing the picture, you can see the exposure !evel difference
on the exposure level indicator (P,22, 23) compared to when you pressed
the <_> button,
Using the Built.in Flash
To obtain a correct flash exposure, the flash output will be set
automatically (autoflash exposure) to match the manually-set aperture.
The shutter speed can be set from 1/200 sec. to 30 sec.
BULB: Bulb E×posures
A bulb exposure keeps the shutter open
for as long as you hold down the shutter
button. It can be used to photograph
fireworks and other subjects requiring
long exposures.
In step 2 on the preceding page, turn the
<_ > dial to the left to set <BULB>.
The elapsed exposure time will be
displayed on the LCD monitor.
_ During the bulb exposure,do not point the lenstoward the sun. The
sun's heatcan damage the camera's internalcomponents.
Since bulb exposures produce more noisethan usual, the image may
looka little grainy.
When [1_13:Long exp. noise reduction] is set to [Auto] or [Enable],
norsegeneratedby the longexposure can bereduced (p.125).
[] For bulb exposures, using a tripod and Remote Switch (sold separately
p.304) is recommended.
You can also use a remote controller (soid separately, p.303) for bulb
exposures. When you press the remote controller's transmit button, the
bulb exposure will start immediately or 2 sec. later. Press the button
again to stop the bulb exposure.
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