Canon EOS 70 User manual

Canon
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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The EOS 70 is ahigh-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a
fine-detail CMOS sensor with about 18.0 effective megapixels, Dual
"DIGIC 4", 100%viewfinder coverage, high-precision and high-speed
19-point AF (all cross-type), approx. 8fps continuous shooting, Live
View shooting, and Full HD (Full High-Definition) movie shooting.
The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime,
provides many features for demanding shoots, and expands shooting
possibilities with system accessories.
Take aFew Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the
Camera
With adigital camera, you can immediately view the image you have
captured. While reading this manual, take afew test shots and see how
they come out.
You can then better understand the camera.
To avoid botched pictures and accidents, first read the Safety Warnings
(p.261 ,262) and Handling Precautions (p.12,13).
Testing the Camera Before Using and Liability
After shooting, playback and check whether the image has been
properly recorded. If the camera or memory card
is faulty and the
images cannot
be recorded or downloaded to acomputer, Canon
cannot
be held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused.
Copyrights
Copyright laws in your country may prohibit the use of your recorded
images of people and certain subjects for anything but private
enjoyment. Also be aware that certain public performances, exhibitions,
etc., may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment.
CF Card
In this manual, "card" refers to the CF card. The CF card (for
recording images)
is not included. Please purchase it separately.
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Item Check List
Before starting, check that all the following items have been included
with your camera. If anything
is missing, contact your dealer.
Camera
(with eyecup and
body cap)
Wide Strap
EW-EOS7D
EOS DIGITAL
Solution Disk
(Software)
Battery Pack
LP-E6
(with protective cover)
Interface Cable
IFC-200U
Software
Instruction Manual
Battery Charger
LC-E6/LC-E6E*
Stereo AV Cable
AVC-DC400ST
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(1) Instruction Manual (this booklet)
(2) Pocket Guide
Quick start guide to shooting.
(3) CD-ROM Guide
Guide to the provided software (EOS DIGITAL
Solution Disk) and Software Instruction Manuals.
*Battery Charger LC-E6 or LC-E6E is provided. (The LC-E6E comes with a
power cord.)
•
If you purchased aLens Kit, check that the lens is included.
•Depending on the Lens Kit type, the lens instruction manual might also be
included.
•Be careful not to lose any
of the above items. 3

Conventions Used in this Manual
Icons in this Manual
<8> :Indicates the Main Dial.
<0> :Indicates the Quick Control Dial.
< .';C > : Indicates the Multi-controller.
"'."
<@> :Indicates the setting button.
l!l4, l!l6, ~10, ~16: Indicates that the respective function remains
active for 4sec., 6sec., 10 sec., or 16 sec.
respectively after you let go
of the button.
* In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera's buttons, dials,
and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the
LCD monitor.
~: Indicates afunction which can be changed by pressing the
< MENU> button and changing the setting.
*: :When shown on the upper right of the page, it indicates that the
function
is available only when the Mode Dial is set to P, Tv,
Av, M, or B.
*Function which cannot be used in the fully-automatic modes (O/~).
(p.") :Reference page numbers for more information.
c~, :Tip or advice for better shooting.
? : Problem-solving advice.
U :Warning to prevent shooting problems.
I:il :Supplemental information.
Basic Assumptions
•All operations explained in this manual assume that the power switch
is already set to < ON >(p.27).
• <0> operations explained in this manual assume that the Quick
Control Dial switch is already set
to < (>.
•It is assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are
set
to the default.
•For explanatory purposes, the instructions show the camera attached
with
an EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens.
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Chapters
For first-time DSLR users, Chapters 1 and 2 explain the camera's
basic operations and shooting procedures.
Introduction
2.
Camera basics.
1
Getting Started
23.
2
Basic Shooting
49.
Fully automatic shooting.
3
Image Settings
57.
4
Setting the AF and Drive Modes
83.
5
Advanced Operations
95.
Advanced shooting features.
6
Live View shooting
131 •
51100t while viewing the LCD monitor.
7
Shooting Movies 149 •
8
Image Playback 161 •
9
Sensor Cleaning
183.
10
Printing Images
189 •
11
Customizing the Camera
203 •
12
Reference
227.
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Contents
Introduction
Item Check List... 3
Conventions Used
in this Manual.................. . 4
Chapters . 5
Index to Features
.. 10
Handling Precautions . 12
Quick Start Guide. . 14
Nomenclature .. . . 16
1Getting Started 23
Charging the Battery........ .24
Installing and Removing the Battery.....
..26
Turning on the Power .27
Installing and Removing the CF Card..
.. .29
Attaching and Detaching aLens .
31
About the Lens Image Stabilizer.............. 33
Basic Operation....................... .34
@) Using the Quick Control Screen. .38
ImIl!l Menu Operations............ .. .40
Before You Start .
.42
Setting the Interface Language .42
Setting the Date and Time.. .42
Formatting the Card
.. .43
Set the Power-off Time/Auto Power Off . . 44
Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings .
45
Displaying the Grid and Electronic Level...... .47
2Basic Shooting 49
oFully Automatic Shooting .
oFull Auto Techniques .
@Creative Auto Shooting .
Setting the Image Review Time ....
.50
.52
.53
..... 56
3Image Settings 57
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Setting the Image-recording Quality.
ISO: Selting the ISO Speed ••....
58
62

Contents
.;:~ Selecting aPicture Style 64
.;:~ Customizing aPicture Style 66
.;:~ Registering aPicture Style.... .. .68
WB: Setting the White Balance .. 70
",-.., Custom White Balance .. 71
13 Setting the Color Temperature 72 I
!i~ White Balance Correction.... .73
Auto Lighting Optimizer..
.. 75
Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction
.. 76
Creating and Selecting aFolder............................................................
.. 78
File Numbering Methods...
.. 80
Setting the Color Space
.. 82
4Setting the AF and Drive Modes 83
AF: Selecting the AF Mode .
EJ Selecting the AF Area ..
AF Area Selection Modes ..
When Autofocus Fails .
MF: Manual Focusing
..
g, Selecting the Drive Mode.
&Using the Self-timer .......
.. ... 84
.87
.......89
.92
.92
93
..94
5Advanced Operations 95
P: Program AE .. 96
Tv: Shutter-Priority AE 98
Av: Aperture-Priority AE...... .. ..100
Depth of Field Preview........... ..............101
M: Manual Exposure ............................102
[:;:] Selecting the Metering Mode .. 103
Setting Exposure Compensation....
.. 104
~ Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) .. .. 105
*AE Lock .106
B: Bulb Exposures .. 107
Mirror Lockup
.. .. .. .. 109
iRemote Control Shooting... .. 110
~ Using the Built-in Flash ..111
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Contents
Setting the Flash 115
Using Wireless Flash 119
External Speedlites 129
6Live View Shooting 131
oLive View Shooting 132
Shooting Function Settings................... .135
0: Menu Function Settings .136
Using AF
to Focus .138
Focusing Manually...... . . 145
7Shooting Movies 149
.~ Shooting Movies 150
Shooting Function Settings 155
O.~ Menu Function Settings 156
8Image Playback 161
oImage Playback 162
INFO. Shooting Information Display 163
c;:I rim Searching for Images Quickly 165
~/~ Magnified View... .167
1m Rotating the Image . .. 168
.~ Enjoying Movies .169
.~ Playing Movies 171
:l< Editing the Movie's First and Last Scenes .. 173
Slide Show (Auto Playback)
....................................................174
Viewing the Images on TV 176
aProtecting Images 178
1ID Erasing Images 179
Changing Image Playback Settings
181
Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness 181
Auto Rotation of Vertical Images 182
9Sensor Cleaning 183
.'0. Automatic Sensor Cleaning 184
Appending Dust Delete Data 185
Manual Sensor Cleaning 187
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Contents
10 Printing Images 189
Preparing to Print 190
f( Printing 192
Trimming the Image 197 I
'" Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) 199
'" Direct Printing with DPOF _202
11 Customizing the Camera 203
Setting Custom Functions 204
CustOrYl Functions ,205
Custom Function Settings 206
C.Fn I : Exposure 206
C.Fn
II :Image 208
C.Fn
III :Autofocus/Drive 209
C.Fn IV: Operation/Others 215
Registering My Menu 222
00 Re~)ister Camera User Settings 223
Setting Copyright Information
'" 225
12 Reference 227
INFO. Button Functions 228
Checking the Battery Information 230
Using aHousehold Power Outlet 234
Replacing the Date/Time Battery 235
Function Availability Table 236
Menu
~3ettings '" 238
TroublHshooting Guide 243
Error Codes 249
Systern Map 250
Specifications 252
Safety Warnings
261
Index 270
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Index to Features
~ p.93
~. p.60
""'') p.48
p.53
"':# p.96
,~ p.98
.,,:t, p.100
WT p.102
",~ p.107
"';, p.109
p.38
~ p.103
~ p.208
~ p.84
~. p.87
;" p.89
.,;~ p.212
.,;;p, p.92
~ p.208
.;~ p.209
'Drive .
ShQQ~ifl9
'® Electronic level
tP Creative Auto
@l Program AE
t& Shutter-priority AE
~)J Aperture-priority AE
4t Manual exposure
'*1* Bulb
$i Mirror lockup
® Quick Control screen
~ Drive modes
~* Maximum burst
$) Metering mode
~AF mode
$j AF point selection
$it AF area selection mode
•Limited
@Manual focusing
• Color space .~ p.82
~ Image improvement features
•Auto Lighting Optimizer ~ p.75
•Lens peripheral illumination
correction
~ p.76
•Noise reduction
for long exposures
•Noise reduction
for high ISO speeds
•Highlight tone priority
~ p.58
"7 p.61
.,;p, p.62
~ p.64
p.70
~ p.29
"~t p.43
":t' p.78
p.80
~ p.181
~" p.238
~. p.31
~ p.32
~ p.33
.;~ p.42
,~ p.42
Image Quality
i® Image-recording quality
® One-touch RAW+JPEG
¥% ISO speed
$j Picture Style
$it White balance
I...ens
$ Attaching/Detaching
~Zoom
$Image Stabilizer
.Recording Images
4i Format
$j Create/select a folder
@I File No.
.•••• ~.~.~.i.c. ~'ttln~~ .
.·.(Menu .. FUn.clions)
~ Language
*Date/Time
~ LCD brightness
adjustment
.6) Beeper
1$ Release shutter
without card
• Battery
•Charging -+ p.24
•Battery check
-» p.28
•Battery information check
~ p.230
~ Power outlet ",~, p.234
@ Auto power off ~ p.44
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