Canon 70D Experience PREVIEW of: Canon 70D Experience The Still Photography Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 70D by Douglas J. Klostermann Full Stop.
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Canon 70D Experience CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................... 6 1.1 Take Control of Your Camera ................................................................................. 8 1.2 Using This Guide ................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Quick Start for Previous Canon dSLR Users ........................................................ 15 1.4 Getting Started...
Canon 70D Experience 9. METERING MODES ..................................................................................... 210 9.1 Evaluative Metering ............................................................................................. 211 9.2 Partial Metering.................................................................................................... 211 9.3 Spot Metering ...................................................................................................... 213 9.
Canon 70D Experience 1. INTRODUCTION The introduction of the Canon EOS 70D brings about an important and long-anticipated update to its predecessor, the EOS 60D. Nearly all of the camera’s essential specifications have been significantly improved, including the addition of Canon’s 19 point Viewfinder autofocus system, a 20.2 megapixel sensor, faster 7 frames per second continuous shooting speed, built-in Wi-Fi, and the in-camera HDR and Multiple Exposure modes.
Canon 70D Experience of action. And the Wi-Fi feature will enable you to remotely control the camera with a smartphone or tablet, remotely shoot and transfer images via your computer, and wirelessly upload photos directly from the camera to social media sites.
Canon 70D Experience But the 70D is merely a tool. It is up to you to make use of its features and capabilities to create the images you envision. While the camera’s manual will tell you about the settings and controls, how to change them, and their intended functions, this guide will build upon that and explain when and why you may want to use them. Every button, feature, menu item, and Custom Function setting of the 70D is there for a reason: to help you capture the images you want.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 3 - Parade, Brooklyn, NY - Autofocus, exposure metering mode, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance all considered in capturing this image. Shutter speed 1/320, Aperture f/4.5, ISO 100. One has to think about all this stuff for every photo? Well, yes, that is what digital SLR photography is all about! At least if you wish to consistently create the well made, interesting, and compelling images you envision.
Canon 70D Experience controls, and capabilities. Be sure to take it slowly and patiently as you learn the features and concepts that I will explain. With practice and experience you will soon be shooting with confidence and can begin to take advantage of the camera’s more advanced functions. Even if you are an intermediate photographer, don’t expect to just pick up all the new information at once, in one or two readings of a single book.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 4 - Terracotta Figure, Public Library, Cambridge, Mass. - 70D: Shutter speed 1/800, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 200. This guide is intended to be used with the camera in your hands. That is the best way to directly follow and understand the controls, functions, and settings as they are being explained.
Canon 70D Experience 2. CAMERA CONTROLS As I spoke about earlier, the 70D is an image making tool. It is up to you to make use of its features and capabilities to create the images you envision, so you can’t typically allow the camera to make decisions for you. You have to take control of the camera in order to consistently capture the images you intend - by autofocusing where and how you want, setting the aperture or shutter speed that you want, and obtaining the exposure you want.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 10 - View of the top controls of the Canon EOS 70D. On the top of the camera (see Figures 10 and 11), you will find: Shutter Button - Obviously, this is what you press to take a photo or series of photos. Tapping it half-way will do a few things like wake up the camera if it hasn’t been used in a few minutes and start the exposure metering.
Canon 70D Experience (Tv). It is also used in conjunction with other buttons, such as the ISO Speed Setting Button to adjust the ISO setting, or to jump ahead/ back a user-determined number of images during image review. Figure 11 - Detail of the controls on the top of the Canon EOS 70D body.
Canon 70D Experience Metering Timer (Live View) This is the time that the camera will continue metering for the exposure setting after metering has begun in Live View, such as after you half press the Shutter Button or press the AE Lock Button. Set for perhaps 16 sec. or 30 sec. unless you take a longer time to compose and take your shot (such as maybe a landscape or studio shooter) then increase it accordingly (see Figure 58). 3.4 Playback Menus Playback 1 menu Figure 59 - Playback 1 menu.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 60 - Protect Images menu options (left), and choosing an individual image to Protect after selecting “Select Images” (right). Note that protected images will display the “key” icon at the top of the image, as shown at right. Another way to make use of this is to Protect the images you wish to keep on the card, and then use the Erase Images menu item (just below) and select All images on card.
Canon 70D Experience Erase Images Careful, don't accidentally erase the wrong images off the memory card! This too is rarely needed if you manage your images once you upload them to your computer, however it can be useful to choose a couple sequential or non-sequential images that you select for quick deletion using this menu item.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 63 - Photobook Set-Up menu options, to select which images on the memory card you wish to download into a separate folder for use in a photobook. Creative Filters You can apply various filters to your images including Grainy Black and White, Soft Focus, Fish-Eye Effect, Art Bold Effect, Water Painting Effect, Toy Camera Effect, and Miniature Effect (see Figures 66, 67, and 68).
Canon 70D Experience Figure 65 - Then select a filter such as Grainy Black and White and press the SET Button or SET icon, as shown at left, to then access its parameters as shown at right. Adjust the parameters, such as Contrast shown here, then press the SET Button or SET icon to save the image (right). Figure 66 - Canon 70D Creative Filters - Grainy Black and White effect with increased contrast (left), and the Miniature effect with dramatic depth of field and bolder colors (right).
Canon 70D Experience 4. CUSTOM FUNCTIONS MENUS 4.1 C.Fn I: Exposure Figure 119 - Custom Functions C.Fn I: Exposure. I-1: Exposure Level Increments This is to change the increments of shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation available for you to select, either 1/3-stop increments or 1/2-stop (see Figure 120).
Canon 70D Experience Figure 120 - Exposure Level Increments options (left), and ISO Speed Setting Increments (right). I-2: ISO Speed Setting Increments This sets the increments for ISO settings, either 1/3-stop or 1-stop (full stop). For example, to progress 1 full stop using 1/3-stop increments, you will be able to select: ISO: 100, 125, 160, 200 With 1-stop increments, you can select: ISO: 100, 200 Again, the setting depends on your personal preference and what you are used to (see Figure 120).
Canon 70D Experience Figure 121 - Left: Exposure Bracketing Auto Cancel options to cancel Bracketing when the camera is turned off. Right: Bracketing Sequence options, to determine the order that Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) and White Balance Bracketing shots are taken. I-4: Bracketing Sequence This setting determines the sequence of exposures when using Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) or White Balance Bracketing.
Canon 70D Experience 6. AUTOFOCUSING 6.1 Using Autofocus One of the essential steps in taking a successful and sharp photo is controlling where the camera autofocuses. During Viewfinder shooting, if you allow the camera to autofocus by automatically choosing the focus point(s) (such as in Auto+ Shooting Mode or with One-Shot AF mode and Automatic AF Point Selection) it typically focuses on the closest object.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 151 (previous page) - Inca Llama Effigies - Combine precise autofocusing with shallow depth of field to call attention to the desired subject - here, the front figurine, and below (Figure 152) the rear figurine. Shutter speed 1/40, Aperture f/2.8, ISO 1600. Figure 152 - Inca Llama Effigies - Combine precise autofocusing with shallow depth of field to call attention to the desired subject - above (Figure 151) the front figurine, and here the rear figurine.
Canon 70D Experience Settings and the Custom Functions Menus chapters first to make sure your camera is properly set up to always display your active AF Point(s), and various other recommended AF settings. Viewfinder autofocus works by looking for contrast so you should try to focus (locate the active AF Point as seen in the Viewfinder as in Figure 153) on a texture or a detail with a pronounced line or some amount of contrast between light and dark.
Canon 70D Experience subject. The image on the right shows what is seen in the Viewfinder as the image is recomposed to the desired framing for taking the shot. 6.2 Autofocus - AF Point Selection As I go over the Autofocus Modes in the next section, I will talk about manually selecting your desired AF Point. This is done to tell the camera exactly which AF Point to use for autofocusing, and is generally recommended so that you have full control over where the camera focuses.
Canon 70D Experience Figure 155 - Single-Point AF Manual Selection (left) and 19-Point Automatic Selection AF area modes (right), as indicated in the Viewfinder by the AF Area Selection Mode icons and the configuration of AF Points or brackets.
Canon 70D Experience Press and hold the Shutter Button halfway down and see that point blink (if Custom Function C.Fn II-12: VF Display Illumination is set for Enable). The Focus Confirmation Light should light up in your Viewfinder, and the camera will beep if you have that enabled. You have locked the focus. Keeping the Shutter Button pressed halfway to keep the focus distance locked, recompose if necessary, and take the shot by fully pressing the Shutter Button.
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