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Summary of Contents for EOS 60D

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Page 2: ...trictions require it This is an electronic version of the print textbook Due to electronic rights restrictions some third party content may be suppressed Editorial review has deemed that any suppresse...

Page 3: ...provider of customized learning solutions with office locations around the globe including Singapore the United Kingdom Australia Mexico Brazil and Japan Locate your local office at international ceng...

Page 4: ...part Due to electronic rights some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and or eChapter s Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall...

Page 5: ...here you ll find information about what came in the box with your camera and more importantly what didn t come with the camera that you seriously should consider adding to your arsenal I ll also cover...

Page 6: ...the related tools that put Live View and movie making tools at your fingertips Then you can visit Part III the advanced tools section which explains all the dozens of set up options that can be used t...

Page 7: ...ve one your 60D is your first digital camera and or SLR welcome to the club But now that you ve unwrapped and recharged the beast mounted a lens and fueled it with a memory card what do you do with it...

Page 8: ...to get your camera fired up and ready for shooting as quickly as possible After all the 60D is not a point and shoot camera even though it does boast easy to use Basic Zone and Image Zone options with...

Page 9: ...d as one is not included If you purchased your EOS 60D from a camera shop as I did the store personnel probably attached the neck strap for you ran through some basic operational advice that you ve al...

Page 10: ...aps it was a customer return That s why it s best to buy your 60D from a retailer you trust to supply a factory fresh camera Battery Pack LP E6 You ll need to charge this 7 4V 1800mAh milliampere hour...

Page 11: ...pplied strap Body cap rear lens cap The body cap keeps dust from infiltrating your camera when a lens is not mounted Always carry a body cap and rear lens cap also sup plied with the 60D in your camer...

Page 12: ...Here s a list of what you don t get in the box but might want to think about as an impending purchase I ll list them roughly in the order of importance Memory card First time digital camera buyers ar...

Page 13: ...onnect your camera directly to an HDTV for viewing your images Not everyone owns a high def television and Canon saved the holdouts a few bucks by not including one or charging for it Initial Set up C...

Page 14: ...ust sitting idle in the camera or in the original packaging Lithium ion power packs of this type typically lose a small amount of their charge every day even when the camera isn t turned on The small...

Page 15: ...60D owners end up using Purchasing one of the optional charging devices offers more than some additional features You gain a spare that can keep your camera running until you can replace your primary...

Page 16: ...pho tographers need this capability because they often snap off hundreds of pictures for hours on end and want constant reliable power The camera is probably plugged into a flash sync cord or radio d...

Page 17: ...cap by rotating the cap towards the shutter release button You should always mount the body cap when there is no lens on the camera because it helps keep dust out of the interior of the camera where...

Page 18: ...lens from accidental bumps stray fingerprints and reduces flare caused by extraneous light arriving at the front element of the lens from outside the picture area David Busch s Canon EOS 60D Guide to...

Page 19: ...lockwise to increase the diopter power coun terclockwise to decrease the diopter value required to change from one user to the other There are 18 detents in all Inserting a Memory Card You can t take...

Page 20: ...chapter the old image files are erased from the card leaving the card blank Theoretically This method does not remove files that you ve labeled as Protected choosing the Protect Images func tion in th...

Page 21: ...ost annoy ing defect What s the deal The counter on the monochrome LCD tops out at a measly 999 shots which is a ridiculously low number given the capacity of modern memory cards With an 18 megapixel...

Page 22: ...modestly sized 4GB memory card although I expect 8GB and 16GB cards to be the most popular size card among 60D users as prices continue to plummet during the life of this book All fig ures are by actu...

Page 23: ...left side of the top panel below the Mode Dial Flip it towards the right and the camera is turned on Nothing complicated about that EARLIER MODEL CONFUSION ELIMINATED If you re coming to the 60D from...

Page 24: ...s no fewer than four Canon shooters were having trouble setting the aperture when using the Manual exposure mode I was having them use while working with studio flash units Each of them rarely used Ma...

Page 25: ...screen shown in Figure 1 11 5 Rotate the QCD to select the value you want to change When the gold box high lights the month day year hour minute second or year format you want to adjust press the SET...

Page 26: ...n finished setting the date and time press the MENU button to exit Your Canon EOS 60D is ready to go If you need a quick start for its basic operation jump ahead to Chapter 2 David Busch s Canon EOS 6...

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