Canon EOS 6D User manual

CHAPTER 1
A Map of the
Canon EOS 6D
If you’ve used the Canon EOS 6D, you know it delivers high-resolution images and
provides snappy performance. Equally important, the camera offers a full comple-
ment of automated, semiautomatic, and manual creative controls. You also probably
know that the 6D is the smallest and lightest full-frame dSLR available (at this writing),
yet it still provides ample stability in your hands when you’re shooting. Controls on the
back of the camera are streamlined, clearly labeled, and within easy reach during
shooting. The exterior belies the power under the hood: the 6D includes Canon’s
robust autofocus and metering systems and the very fast DIGIC 5+ image processor.
There’s a lot that is new on the 6D, but its intuitive design makes it easy for both nov-
ice and experienced Canon shooters to jump right in. This chapter provides a roadmap
to using the camera controls and the camera menus.
This chapter is designed to take you under the hood and help nd your way around the
Canon EOS 6D quickly and easily. Exposure: ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/60 second, with a Canon
28-70mm f/2.8 USM.
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The Controls on the Canon EOS 6D
There are several main controls that you can use together or separately to control
many functions on the 6D. Once you learn these controls, you can make camera
adjustments more efciently. Here is a summary of the controls:
▶ Main dial ( ) and Quick
Control dial ( ). Use these con-
trols to make changes after press-
ing one of the four buttons located
above the LCD panel: Autofocus
(), Drive ( ), ISO ( ), and
Metering mode change ( ). On
some camera menu screens, such
as the Image quality screen, you can also use the Main dial ( ) and Quick Control
dial ( ) to select different settings. You can also lock the Main dial ( ) and Quick
Control dial ( ) to prevent unintentional changes to your settings by using Custom
Function, C.Fn3: Operation/Others, option screen 3 - Multi-function lock. Simply
assign a check mark to each dial you want to lock by highlighting the dial name
using the Quick Control dial ( ), and then pressing the Set button ( ). Next slide
the Multi-function lock switch to the right. This locks the selected controls.
▶ Set button ( ). This button
conrms changes you make to
many menu items, and it opens
submenus. On the Quick Control
screen, which you access by
pressing the Quick Control but-
ton ( ), you can select a setting
using the Multi-controller ( ),
and then press the Set button
() to display all the options for
the setting.
▶ Multi-controller ( ). This eight-
way control functions as a joy-
stick when tilted in any direction,
and as a button when pressed.
The Multi-controller ( ) is the
primary control on the Quick
Control screen. You can also use
the Multi-controller ( ) to select
1.1 The Main dial.
1.2 The Multi-controller, Quick Control
dial, and Set button.
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the autofocus (AF) point, move through an image in magnied view during play-
back, and move the AF point in Live View. You can also use it to navigate through
the camera menu tabs and options.
The front of the camera
While you don’t see the front of the camera often, the front includes important fea-
tures, including the self-timer, the Depth-of-Field Preview button, the lens mount, and
the Lens Release button. The front of the camera also includes the nicely sculpted
grip that increases your control and balance when handling the camera.
1.3 The front of the Canon EOS 6D camera.
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Here is a summary of the features on the camera’s front:
▶ Remote control sensor. This sensor works with the accessory Remote
Controller RC-6 and provides remote release of the shutter up to 16.4 feet from
the camera. Point the remote control at this sensor and press the transmit but-
ton. The Self-timer lamp lights when the Drive mode is set to one of the Self-
timer modes.
▶ Self-timer lamp. In the two self-timer modes, this lamp ashes to count down
the seconds (either 10 or 2) to shutter release.
▶ Microphone. The built-in monaural microphone is used for recording audio when
you’re shooting a movie. You can adjust the recording level and use a built-in wind-
cut lter to reduce noise from the wind when necessary. Alternatively, you can
disable sound recording or use an accessory stereo microphone.
▶ Lens Release button. Press this button to release the lens from the lens mount.
To disengage the lens, hold down the Lens Release button as you turn the lens
so that the red index mark moves toward the top of the camera.
▶ Reex mirror. As you compose an image, the reex mirror reects light from
the lens to the pentaprism so you can see in the viewnder what the imaging
sensor will capture. The viewnder offers approximately 100 percent frame cov-
erage. In Live View shooting, the mirror is ipped up to allow a current view of
the scene. If you are using Quick mode ( ), the mirror ips down to focus,
thereby suspending Live View shooting mode ( ) momentarily. For long expo-
sures, especially with a telephoto lens, you can lock up the mirror to prevent any
vibration when the mirror ips up to make the exposure.
▶ Lens mount and contacts. The lens mount is compatible with Canon EF lenses.
EF-S lenses are not compatible with the 6D. The lens mount has a red index
marker, used in conjunction with the corresponding red marker on EF-mount
lenses, to line up the camera and lens mounts when mounting a lens to
the camera. The small series of eight, gold, male electronic contacts correspond
to matching at contacts on the back of the lens mount. These facilitate
communication between the camera and the lens for things like autofocus and
exposure data.
▶ Depth-of-Field Preview button. Press this button to stop down the lens dia-
phragm to the current aperture so that you can preview the depth of eld. As
you look through the viewnder, the larger the area of darkness, the more exten-
sive the depth of eld will be. You can also use this button during Live View
shooting, where the depth-of-eld preview is displayed on the LCD panel. If the
lens is set to the maximum aperture, pressing the depth-of-eld preview button
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will have no effect because the diaphragm of the lens is already fully open. You
can reassign the function for this button and other camera controls using Custom
Function ( ), C.Fn3: Operation/Others, option screen 5 - Custom Controls.
▶ DC coupler cord socket. This enables you to use household power when using
the accessory AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6.
The top of the camera
The dials and controls on the top of the camera give you access to frequently used
shooting functions. The top of the camera is also home to the hot shoe and diopter
control.
1.4 The top of the Canon EOS 6D.
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The following descriptions will help you understand when and how to use the buttons,
dials, readouts, hot shoe, and switch located on the top of the camera:
▶ Mode dial with lock button. Select an exposure mode by pressing the Mode
dial lock release button, and then turning the Mode dial. Exposure modes are
grouped as follows:
• Basic Zone shooting modes. These shooting modes are for automatic
exposure settings and include Scene Intelligent Auto ( ), Creative Auto
(), and Special Scene (
SCN
).
• Creative Zone shooting modes. These shooting modes are for semiauto-
matic and manual exposure settings and include Program AE ( ), Shutter-
priority AE ( ), Aperture-priority AE ( ), Manual ( ), Bulb ( ), and two
Custom shooting modes, (
C1
) and (
C2
). These two custom modes allow
users to program their favorite camera settings, choosing from Program AE
(), Shutter-priority AE ( ), Aperture-priority AE ( ), Manual ( ), and Bulb
(), and settings for autofocus operation, menu items, and others. Just turn
the Mode dial to line up the exposure mode that you want to use with the
white mark next to the Mode dial.
CROSS REF Exposure modes are detailed in Chapter 3. Chapter 6 explains how to set
up the Custom shooting modes.
▶ Power switch. The power switch turns the camera off and on.
▶ Hot shoe. The hot shoe is where you mount an accessory ash unit. The mount-
ing plate has ash sync contacts that allow the ash and camera to communi-
cate. The 6D is a Type A camera that is compatible with E-TTL II auto ash with
accessory Canon EX-series Speedlites. When using a compatible EX-series
Speedlite, the 6D offers ash conguration from the camera menu.
▶ Dioptric adjustment knob. Turn this control forward or backward to adjust the
sharpness in the viewnder for your vision. The adjustment ranges from –3 to
+1 diopters. If you wear eyeglasses or contact lenses for shooting, be sure
to wear them as you turn the dioptric adjustment control. To make the adjust-
ment, half press the shutter button and then turn the Dioptric adjustment knob
until the information readout displayed at the bottom of the viewnder is
perfectly sharp.
▶ Focal plane mark ( ). The Focal plane mark ( ) can be used to determine
the actual camera to subject distance. Knowing the distance from the focal plane
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mark to your subject allows you to set focus manually using distance measure-
ments, useful for still as well as video applications, or check the accuracy of the
focusing scale of your lens.
▶ LCD panel. This panel displays current camera settings, including the white bal-
ance, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, ISO, AF-point selection,
and drive and autofocus modes, among others, as well as the remaining number
of images that can be captured (based on size of the installed memory card and
the image quality recording setting selected), battery level, GPS device connec-
tion, and Wi-Fi status.
1.5 The LCD panel.
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▶ Metering mode button ( ). Press this button to change the metering mode
and/or the white balance settings. To change the metering mode, turn the Main
dial ( ) to choose from the following options: Evaluative ( , 63-zone TTL
metering), Partial ( , approximately 8 percent at center frame), Spot ( ,
approximately 3.5 percent at center frame), and Center-weighted average ( ).
▶ Autofocus mode button ( ). Pressing this button enables you to change the
Autofocus mode using the Main dial ( ). Autofocus mode options include
One-shot AF ( ), AI Focus AF ( ), and AI Servo AF ( ).
▶ Drive mode button ( ). Pressing this button enables you to change the
Drive mode using the Quick Control dial ( ) or Main dial ( ). Choose from
Single shooting ( ), Continuous shooting ( ) (4.5 fps), Silent single shooting
(), Silent continuous ( ) (3 fps), Self-timer mode 10 seconds remote ( ), or
Self-timer mode 2 seconds remote ( ).
▶ ISO button ( ). Press this button to change the ISO sensitivity setting using
the Main dial ( ) or Quick Control dial ( ).
▶ LCD panel illumination button ( ). Pressing the LCD panel illumination but-
ton turns on an amber light to illuminate the LCD panel for approximately 5 sec-
onds. This is a handy option for adjusting the LCD panel controls in low light or
in the dark.
▶ Main dial ( ). The Main dial ( ) selects a variety of options. Turn the Main
dial ( ) to cycle through camera menu tabs, move horizontally through the AF
points when selecting an AF point manually, set the aperture in Aperture-priority
AE mode ( ), set the shutter speed in Shutter-priority AE mode ( ) and
Manual mode ( ), and shift the exposure in Program AE ( ) mode.
▶ Shutter button. When you press the shutter button halfway, the 6D automati-
cally meters the light in the scene and focuses on the subject. Completely press-
ing the shutter button opens the shutter and captures an image. In continuous
shooting drive modes, you can press and hold the shutter button to shoot at
approximately 4.5 frames per second (fps), and at 3 fps in silent continuous modes.
In self-timer modes, pressing the shutter button completely initiates the 10- or
2-second timer, and after the timer delay, the shutter res to make the picture.
The back of the camera
A large, bright, 3.0-inch, 1.04-million-dot, thin lm transistor (TFT) LCD monitor domi-
nates the back of the 6D. Thanks to gapless construction between the protective
glass cover and the LCD screen, both refraction and reection are reduced. The LCD
monitor also has a multicoating that helps reduce reections and glare.
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1.6 The back of the Canon EOS 6D.
Here is a look at what’s on the back of the 6D:
▶ Info button ( ). During shooting, you can press the Info button ( ) to
cycle through these displays: the shooting information screen that details the
current camera settings, the Electronic Level, and the Quick Control screen. You
can also choose to show no information on the LCD monitor. When playing back
images, pressing the Info button ( ) one or more times cycles through four
different playback display modes, displaying varying degrees of capture informa-
tion, the histogram, and the RGB histogram.
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▶ Menu button ( ). Pressing the Menu button ( ) displays the most
recently accessed camera menu. To move among the menus, press the Quick
Control button ( ), turn the Main dial ( ), or tilt the Multi-controller ( ).
▶ Magnify button ( ). Pressing the Magnify button ( ) and then turning the
Main dial ( ) enlarges the image on the LCD monitor up to 10 times. When
comparing images side by side, press the Magnify button ( ), and then turn the
Main dial ( ) to check focus and other details.
▶ Playback button ( ). Pressing this button displays the last captured or viewed
image. To cycle through images on the card, turn the Quick Control dial ( )
counterclockwise to view images from last taken to rst, or turn the dial clock-
wise to view images from rst taken to last. To change the information dis-
played with the image during playback, press the Info button ( ) one or more
times.
▶ Erase button ( ). Pressing the Erase button ( ) during image playback displays
options to erase the currently displayed image as long as it does not have pro-
tection applied to it. Batches of images can be erased together via the Playback
menu 1 tab ( ). Use the Main dial ( ) to navigate to Playback menu 1 tab
(), use the Quick Control dial ( ) to highlight Erase images and press the Set
button ( ) to enter the Erase images options menu. Use the Quick Control dial
() to Highlight the Select and erase images option, and then press the Set but-
ton ( ) to enter the Select and erase images menu. Here, you can review a
moveable strip of images containing the three most recently captured. Rotate
the Quick Control dial ( ) right or left to reveal and highlight additional images
on the memory card. Below the images are empty boxes where checkmarks for
images selected for deletion will appear. Select the images you want to delete
one at a time by making sure they’re highlighted rst and then pressing the Set
button ( ). Note the checkmark that now appears below those images. Press
the Erase button ( ) to delete the selected images. Next, you are prompted
with an Erase images conrmation screen. Use the Quick Control dial ( ) to
highlight the OK button and press the Set button ( ) to conrm the deletion.
▶ Viewnder eyepiece and eyecup. The 6D viewnder is an eye-level penta-
prism with approximately 97 percent vertical and horizontal coverage.
▶ Live View shooting ( )/Movie shooting switch ( ) and the Start/Stop
button ( ). Setting this switch to the Live View shooting ( ) position and
pressing the Start/Stop button ( ) button initiates Live View shooting. The reex
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mirror ips up to display a cur-
rent view of the scene on the
LCD monitor. Alternatively, set
the switch to Movie mode ( ),
and then press the Start/Stop but-
ton ( ) to begin shooting mov-
ies. Press the Start/Stop button
() again to stop shooting in Live
View ( ) or Movie ( ) mode.
▶ AF start button ( ).
Pressing the AF start button
() initiates autofocusing in
Program AE ( ), Shutter-priority
AE ( ), Shutter-priority AE ( ),
Manual ( ), and Bulb ( ).
▶ AE Lock/FE Lock button ( ).
During shooting, pressing this
button enables you to set and
lock the exposure at a different
point from where you focus.
▶ AF-point selection button ( ). During shooting, press this button, and then
tilt the Multi-controller ( ) to choose an AF point manually.
▶ Multi-controller ( ). The eight-way ( ) functions as a button when pushed
and as a joystick when tilted in any direction. During shooting, use it to select an
AF point after pressing the AF point selection button ( ) to move the AF point
or magnifying frame in Live View shooting, or to select and set camera menu
options. On the Quick Control screen, tilt the Multi-controller () to move among
and select shooting and exposure options that you want to change. The Multi-
controller ( ) is also used to set white balance shift.
▶ Quick Control button ( ). Pressing this button displays the Quick Control
screen on the LCD monitor where you can make changes to the most com-
monly used camera settings. This is one of the handiest ways to quickly see
and change camera and exposure settings with a minimum of hassle. You can
use this screen to bypass the camera menus to adjust key camera settings as
you shoot. To access the screen, press the Quick Control button ( ). Tilt the
1.7 The Live View/Movie shooting switch
and Start/Stop button.
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Multi-controller ( ) to select a setting you want to change, and then turn the
Quick Control dial ( ) to make the change, or press the Set button ( ) to dis-
play the settings screen where you can choose the setting you want.
▶ Quick Control dial ( ). The Quick Control dial ( ) selects a variety of settings.
Use it to choose options on the camera menus, and to move vertically through
the AF points after pressing the AF point selection button ( ).
▶ Access lamp. This light, located to the right of the Quick Control dial ( ), lights
or blinks red when any action related to taking, recording, reading, erasing, or
transferring images is in progress. Whenever the light is lit or blinking, do not
open the memory card slot door, turn off the camera, or remove the battery.
▶ Set button ( ). Pressing this button conrms menu selections, opens sub-
menu screens, and, on the Quick Control screen, opens screens from which you
can change settings such as the ISO, exposure compensation, and exposure
bracketing.
▶ Multi-function lock switch ( ). You can program this switch to prevent
accidental bumps to the Main dial ( ), the Quick Control dial ( ), and the
Multi-controller ( ), avoiding inadvertent changes to the camera settings. You
can set up the use of the switch using Custom function C.FnIII, menu 3 -
Operation/Others, Multi-function lock. Then when you set this switch to the
right, locked position, it limits use of the controls to prevent accidental changes
to camera settings. Setting it to the left, unlocked position, allows full use of the
Quick Control dial ( ), the Main dial ( ), and the Multi-controller ( ) to select
camera options and settings.
The side of the camera
On the side of the 6D is the door for the media card. Behind the door is a slot for a
Secure Digital (SD) memory card. The opposite side of the camera is where you’ll nd
the camera’s speaker, which you can adjust during movie playback using the Main dial
(), and two sets of camera terminals under individual rubber covers. The rubber
covers are embossed with descriptive icons and text to identify the terminals.
Here is an overview of each camera terminal:
▶ Remote control terminal ( ). This N3-type terminal connects with the acces-
sory Remote Switch RS-80N3, Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3, LC-5 Wireless
Controller or other N3-type EOS accessories.
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▶ External microphone In termi-
nal. This is a 3.5mm external
microphone terminal for an acces-
sory stereo microphone equipped
with a miniature plug. When you
use an accessory microphone for
recording audio during movie
shooting, the camera automati-
cally switches audio recording to
the external microphone.
▶ Audio/Video Out/Digital termi-
nal. Use this terminal when you
want to connect the camera to a
non-HD TV to view images and
movies stored on the media card.
Be sure to use only the supplied
A/V cable to make the connec-
tion. You can connect the camera
directly to a computer to down-
load images from the camera to
the computer, or to a PictBridge-
compatible printer to print images
directly from a memory card.
▶ HDMI mini Out terminal. This
terminal, coupled with the acces-
sory HDMI Cable HTC-100,
enables you to connect the camera to an HDTV. You cannot use the HDMI mini
Out terminal simultaneously with the Audio/Video Out/Digital terminal.
Lens Controls
Using the controls on lenses, you can control whether to use automatic or manual
focusing and Image Stabilization, as well as other functions depending on the lens
you’re using. If you want to switch from autofocusing to manual focusing, you can
position the switch on the side of the lens to Manual focusing mode ( ) on lenses
1.8 The Canon EOS 6D terminals.
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that offer manual focusing. Manual focusing includes focus assist. As you adjust the
focusing ring on the lens, the focus conrmation light in the lower-right side of the
viewnder lights steadily and the camera sounds a focus conrmation beep when
sharp focus is achieved.
While a complete discussion of lenses is beyond the scope of this book, being able to
navigate the camera includes being familiar with lens controls. Therefore, I included
lens control descriptions for this purpose.
1.9 Lens controls, as shown on an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM.
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Depending on the lens, the controls may include the following:
▶ Lens mounting index. The index mark on the lens is red for Canon EF lenses.
Just match up with the red mark on the 6D’s lens mount to attach the lens to
the camera. All lenses have a lens mounting index mark.
▶ Zoom ring. Turning this ring zooms the lens to the focal length marked on the
ring. On some older lenses, such as the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens,
zooming is accomplished by rst releasing a zoom ring, and then pushing or pull-
ing the lens to zoom out or in.
▶ Focusing distance range selection switch. This switch is offered on some
lenses, and it limits the range that the lens uses when seeking focus. For exam-
ple, if you choose the 2.5m to innity focusing distance option on the EF
70-200mm, f/2.8L IS USM lens, then the lens does not seek focus at 2.5m and
closer, and this speeds up autofocus. The focusing distance range options vary
by lens.
▶ Distance scale and innity compensation mark. The distance scale shows
the lens’s minimum focusing distance through innity. The scale includes an
innity compensation mark that can be used to compensate for shifting the inn-
ity focus point that results from temperature changes.
▶ Focusing ring. Turning the focusing ring enables you to bring the subject into
sharp focus when the lens is set to Manual Focus (MF). In Autofocus (AF), you
can also turn the focusing ring to tweak the focus manually without damaging
the lens. Not all lenses offer manual focusing.
▶ Focus mode switch. Choose Manual Focus (MF) or Autofocus (AF).
▶ Image stabilizer switch. This switch turns on or off optical Image Stabilization.
Optical Image Stabilization (IS) corrects vibrations from handholding the camera.
Corrections are made at any angle or at only right angles.
▶ Image stabilizer mode selector switch. On some telephoto lenses, this switch
enables Image Stabilization for standard shooting and stabilization when you are
panning with the subject movement at right angles to the camera.
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The Viewnder Display
Along with a 97 percent view of the scene, the eye-level pentaprism viewnder also dis-
plays the 11 AF points, as well as the current exposure and camera settings. The diagram
in Figure 1.10 shows what you see in the viewnder, and what each element represents.
1.10 The Canon EOS 6D viewnder display.
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Looking through the viewnder during shooting allows you to verify whether camera
settings are as you want or if they need to be changed. In addition, you are alerted
when any exposure element you have chosen is beyond the exposure capability of the
light in the scene.
The 6D has interchangeable focusing screens inside the camera body. If you change
the focusing screen that’s installed in the camera, be sure to select the corresponding
custom function setting for the new focusing screen being used. Do this using Custom
function C.FnIII, menu 2 - Operation/Others, Focusing Screen. The options are
Standard Precision Matte, Precision Matte with Grid, and Super Precision Matte.
The Camera Menus
The 6D offers menus grouped as tabs in the categories of Shooting ( ), Live View
shooting ( ), Playback ( ), Setup ( ), Custom Functions ( ), and My Menu ( ).
Just press the Menu button ( ) to open the camera menus.
The menus and options change based on the shooting mode you select. In the Basic
Zone shooting modes — Scene Intelligent ( ), Creative Auto ( ), and Special Scene
(
SCN
) — the menus are abbreviated and you can make only limited changes to the
exposure and camera settings.
But in the semiautomatic and manual shooting modes that make up the Creative Zone
shooting modes — Program AE ( ), Shutter-priority AE ( ), Aperture-priority AE ( ),
Manual ( ), Bulb ( ), and the two Custom modes (
C1
) and (
C2
) — all the menus are
available.
Tables 1.1 through 1.17 show the camera menus and options that are displayed in
Program AE ( ), Shutter-priority AE ( ), Aperture-priority AE ( ), Manual ( ), Bulb
(), and the two Custom modes (
C1
) and (
C2
).
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Table 1.1 Shooting Menu 1
Commands Options
Image quality RAW ( ), Medium RAW ( ), Small RAW
(), Large Fine ( ), Large Normal ( ),
Medium Fine ( ), Medium Normal ( ), Small
1 ne ( ), ( ), Small 2 normal ( ), Small 3
normal ( )
Beep Enable, Disable
Release shutter without a card Enable (ON), Disable (OFF)
Image review Off, 2 sec., 4 sec., 8 sec., Hold
Table 1.2 Shooting Menu 2
Commands Options
Lens aberration correction Peripheral illumination: Enable, Disable
Chromatic aberration: Enable, Disable
External Speedlite control Flash ring, E-TTL II meter, Flash sync. speed in Av
mode, Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings,
Clear settings
Mirror lockup Disable (OFF), Enable
Table 1.3 Shooting Menu 3
Commands Options
Expo. comp./AEB (This changes
to Exposure comp. during movie
recording)
1/3-stop increments, up to +/–5 stops of exposure
compensation and up to +/–3 stops of automatic
exposure bracketing (AEB)
ISO speed settings ISO speed, ISO speed range, Auto ISO range,
Minimum shutter speed
Auto Lighting Optimizer Disable, Low, Standard, High, Disable with manual
exposure or bulb
White Balance Auto ( ), Daylight ( ), Shade ( ), Cloudy ( ),
Tungsten ( ), White uorescent ( ), Flash ( ),
Custom ( ), Color temperature ( ) (Color
temperature 2500 K to 10000 K)
Custom White Balance Set a manual white balance
WB Shift/Bkt White balance correction using Blue/Amber (B/A) or
Magenta/Green (M/G) color bias of +/–9 levels;
White Balance Bracketing using B/A and M/G bias of
+/–3 levels
Color space sRGB, Adobe RGB
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Table 1.4 Shooting Menu 4
Commands Options
Picture Style Auto ( ), Standard ( ), Portrait ( ),
Landscape ( ), Neutral ( ), Faithful ( ),
Monochrome ( ), User Dened 1 ( ), User
Dened 2 ( ), User Dened 3 ( )
Long exp. noise reduction Disable (OFF), Enable (ON), Auto (AUTO)
High ISO speed NR Standard, Low, High, Disable, Multi Shot Noise
Reduction
Highlight tone priority Disable (OFF), Enable (D+)
Dust Delete Data? Locates and records dust on the image sensor so
you can use the data in the Canon Digital Photo
Professional program to erase dust spots on images
Multiple exposure Press the Set button ( ) to display the following
options for Multiple exposure shooting: Multiple
exposure (Disable, Enable), Multi-expos ctrl
(Additive, Average), No. of exposures (2 to 9),
Continue Mult-exp (1 shot only, Continuously)
HDR Mode Press the Set button ( ) to display the following
options for HDR mode. Adjust dyn range (Disable
HDR, Auto +/–1 EV, +/–2 EV, +/–3 EV), Continuous
HDR (1 shot only, Every shot), Auto Image Align
(Enable, Disable)
Table 1.5 Live View Shooting Menu 1
Commands Options
Live View shoot Enable, Disable
AF mode FlexiZone AF — Single ( ), Face
Detection Live mode ( ), Quick mode
Grid display Off, 3 ×3, 6 ×4, 3 ×3+diag (diagonal X-shaped
lines)
Aspect ratio 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
Expo. simulation Enable, During (depth-of-eld preview), Disable
Table 1.6 Live View Shooting Menu 2
Commands Options
Silent LV shooting Mode 1, Mode 2, Disable
Metering timer 4 sec., 16 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 10 min., 30 min.
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Table 1.7 Movie Shooting Menu 1
Commands Options
AF mode Face Detection Live Mode ( ), Live
mode/Quick mode
Silent LV shooting Mode 1, Mode 2, Disable
Metering timer 4 sec., 16 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 10 min., 30 min.
Table 1.8 Movie Shooting Menu 2
Commands Options
Grid display Off, 3 ×3, 6 ×4, 3 ×3 + diag (diagonal X-shaped
lines)
Movie rec. size 1920 ×1080 with options for 30, 25, or 24 fps,
using either All-I or IPB compression
1280 ×720 with the option for 60 or 50 fps using
either All-I or IPB compression
640 ×480 at 30 or 25 fps using IPB compression
Sound recording Auto, Manual, Disable. Also Recording level, and
Wind lter/Attenuator (Disable or Enable)
Time code Count up (Rec run or Free run), Start time setting,
Movie rec count (Rec time or Time code), Movie
play count (Rec time or Time code), Drop frame
(Enable, Disable)
Video snapshot Enable, Disable. Snapshot length (2 sec. movie, 4
sec. movie, 8 sec. movie) Album settings (Create a
new album, Add to existing album)
Table 1.9 Playback Menu 1
Commands Options
Protect images Select images, All images in folder, Unprotect all
images in folder, All images on card, Unprotect all
images on card
Rotate image Rotate the selected vertical image
Erase images Select and erase images, All images in folder, or All
images on card
Print order Select images to be printed (Digital Print Order
Format [DPOF])
Photobook Set-up Select images, All images in folder, Clear all in
folder, All images on card, Clear all on card
RAW image processing Select and process RAW ( ) images
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