Interface Cable IFC-200U, Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC400ST, and two software CD-
ROMs, all described in more detail below. You also got an instruction manual, a quick
start pocket guide, and a leaflet introducing the included software. It’s possible that the
camera was accompanied by a lens, as well, and that the contents I’ve listed above will
vary slightly depending on when and where you bought the camera.
While this level of set-up detail may seem as superfluous as the instructions on a bottle
of shampoo, checking the contents
first
is always a good idea. No matter who sells a
camera, it’s common to open boxes, use a particular camera for a demonstration, and
then repack the box without replacing all the pieces and parts afterwards. Someone
might actually have helpfully checked out your camera on your behalf—and then mis-
packed the box. It’s better to know
now
that something is missing so you can seek redress
immediately, rather than discover two months from now that the video cable you
thought you’d never use (but now
must
have) was never in the box.
At a minimum, the box should have the following:
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Canon EOS 60D digital camera.
It almost goes without saying that you should
check out the camera immediately, making sure the color LCD on the back isn’t
scratched or cracked, the memory card and battery doors open properly, and, when
a charged battery is inserted and lens mounted, the camera powers up and reports
for duty. Out-of-the-box defects like these are rare, but they can happen. It’s prob-
ably more common that your dealer played with the camera or, perhaps, 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.
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Battery Pack LP-E6.
You’ll need to charge this 7.4V, 1800mAh (milliampere hour)
battery before using it. I’ll offer instructions later in this chapter. It should be fur-
nished with a protective cover, which should always be mounted on the battery
when it is not inside the camera, to avoid shorting out the contacts.
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Battery Charger LC-E6/LC-E6E.
One of these chargers is required to vitalize the
LP-E6 battery.
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Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC400ST.
Use this cable to connect your 60D to a stan-
dard definition (analog) television through the set’s yellow RCA video jack and
red/white RCA audio jacks when you want to view and hear the camera’s output
on a larger screen monitor. It plugs into the same connector as the USB cable
described next; you can’t use both at the same time.
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Interface Cable IFC-200U.
You can use this USB cable to transfer photos from
the camera to your computer (I don’t recommend that because direct transfer uses
a lot of battery power), to upload and download settings between the camera and
your computer (highly recommended), and to operate your camera remotely using
the software included on CD-ROM.
David Busch’s Canon EOS 60D Guide to Digital SLR Photography
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