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Canon 80D Experience 

 

Multiple Exposures, HDR shooting, and chromatic aberration and distortion corrections. 
Expanded Auto ISO capabilities make this feature much more versatile, including when 
shooting in Manual (M) Mode for stills or video. And for capturing HD video, the 80D 
offers higher ISO capabilities, a new HDR movie mode, and the ability to apply Creative 
Filters such as 

Dramatic Black and White

 and 

Miniature Effect

 to videos. 

With its high-resolution, high-quality image sensor, 45 point autofocus system, 7 frames 
per second continuous shooting speed, 7,560-pixel exposure metering system, Digic 6 
processor, and high ISO capabilities in low light, the Canon 80D enables photographers 
to consistently capture sharp, clean, and well-exposed images. Borrowing from the 
improved features of the Canon 7D Mark II, the 80D also boasts a big and bright 
Viewfinder with 100% coverage, a ruggedly built and weather-sealed body, and 
numerous customization options. The 80D is clearly a powerful, advanced tool for digital 
photography and is fully capable of capturing professional quality images in most any 
situation you wish to use it. 

But the 80D 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 and customize them. 
Every button, feature, menu item, and Custom Function setting of the 80D is there for a 
reason: to help you capture the images you want. Some of them are more useful to 
different types of photographers and shooting situations and you don’t necessarily need 
to learn and use them all immediately, but this guide will help to give you the knowledge 
to confidently use the ones that turn your Canon 80D into an image capturing tool that 
works best for you and the photography situations you work in. 

1.1 Take Control of Your Camera 

Since the camera is a tool to take the images 

you

 want to take, you obviously can’t 

always allow the camera to make decisions for you. You have to take control of the 
camera to ensure that you capture exactly the images you intend - by autofocusing 
precisely where you want, setting the aperture or shutter speed that you want, and 
obtaining the exposure you want. While the 80D is an intelligent camera, it cannot read 
your mind and your intentions and does not know that you wish to focus on and properly 
expose the closest leaves, while making the background branches appear out of focus, 
and the leaves to be caught still and not blurred from the motion of the wind, on this 
bright and sunny day (see 

Figure 3

). You have to tell the camera to do all of this through 

the various controls and settings, such as the autofocus AF Mode (focus on the near 
leaves), the Exposure Metering Mode (properly expose for the leaves and the scene), 
the Aperture setting (the out-of-focus background), the Shutter Speed (freeze the 
motion of the leaves), the ISO (bright day) and the White Balance (sunny day). 

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Страница 2: ...on 80D Experience 1 PREVIEW of Canon 80D Experience The Still Photography Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 80D by Douglas J Klostermann Full Stop good writing for better photography ...

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Страница 4: ...ration and Image Creation with the Canon EOS 80D by Douglas J Klostermann PDF Version 1 0 May 2016 Author s website www dojoklo com Author s blog http blog dojoklo com Published by Full Stop Media LLC Full Stop good writing for better photography Arlington Mass USA www fullstopbooks com ...

Страница 5: ... 4 4 C Fn III 4 Custom Controls Advanced 135 5 PLAYBACK and IMAGE FILE FORMATS 140 5 1 Image Playback 140 5 2 Image File Formats JPEG vs RAW 143 5 3 File Sizes and Maximum Burst Rate 147 6 AUTOFOCUSING 149 6 1 Using Autofocus 149 6 2 Autofocus AF Point Selection 152 6 3 Autofocus AF Modes 155 6 4 Autofocus AF Area Selection Modes 162 6 5 AF Points and Composition 169 6 6 Autofocus Custom Function ...

Страница 6: ... Interval Timer 276 11 6 Sensor Cleaning 278 12 FLASH 280 12 1 Flash Functions and Settings 280 12 2 External Flash 286 12 3 Wireless Flash 290 13 THE IMAGE TAKING PROCESS 302 13 1 Still Subjects 302 13 2 Moving Subjects 304 13 3 Putting it all into Practice 306 14 Wi Fi FUNCTIONS 307 15 MOVIE SHOOTING with the 80D 331 15 1 Introduction to Movie Shooting 331 15 2 Movie Shooting Menus 337 15 3 Movi...

Страница 7: ...Canon 80D Experience 6 18 2 Digital SLR Photography Accessories 389 18 3 Digital Photography Books 394 19 CONCLUSION 395 19 1 Future Updates to the Text 396 ...

Страница 8: ...ack and more precise control of autofocusing during video recording Figure 1 Detail of the Canon EOS 80D The customizable 45 point Viewfinder autofocus system with all cross type points spread widely across the Viewfinder will allow you to focus exactly where you desire without necessarily having to lock focus and recompose And when tracking moving subjects with AI Servo Autofocus Mode the 45 AF P...

Страница 9: ... continuous burst of up to 25 RAW images or 110 JPEG images A new 7 560 pixel RGB IR metering system includes the option of using color information to assist with initiating and retaining focus on human subjects which is ideal for sports and action situations The improved metering system also allows for the new flicker detection feature which can help to eliminate inconsistent exposures when shoot...

Страница 10: ...may want to use and customize them Every button feature menu item and Custom Function setting of the 80D is there for a reason to help you capture the images you want Some of them are more useful to different types of photographers and shooting situations and you don t necessarily need to learn and use them all immediately but this guide will help to give you the knowledge to confidently use the o...

Страница 11: ...om a previous dSLR such as the EOS 60D or one of its predecessors or from a Rebel such as the T5i 700D to the 80D you are in for a treat The additional features and capabilities will more easily help you to capture images and photographs that you may have been limited in consistently attaining before The versatile and accurate autofocus system coupled with its rapid continuous shooting speed plus ...

Страница 12: ...era and its controls to capture images and many diverse situations in which photographers work I m going to concentrate on the techniques that I believe are the most practical useful and effective for the majority of photographers using the 80D The settings and techniques I discuss can apply to various types of photography including general photography action portrait and travel photography Once y...

Страница 13: ...the basics for buttons controls and how to access and change most all the settings Following what seems to be a new trend the camera does not come with printed versions of the full Instruction Manual the full Wi Fi Function Instruction Manual or the software instruction manuals only the PDF versions of them which can be found on the included discs All of these manuals can also be obtained as a PDF...

Страница 14: ...l are important to read because they explain things such as the high internal temperature that the camera can reach due to prolonged Live View movie use and how using a non compatible external flash can cause your camera to malfunction Live View cautions are on pages 290 291 of the Canon 80D manual and movie shooting cautions are on page 302 Figure 5 Detail of the Canon EOS 80D Various settings of...

Страница 15: ... create a smaller copy in camera Set either the highest quality RAW setting if you shoot RAW or the highest quality and largest JPEG setting Fine Large if you shoot JPEG or both combined if you need both types of files see Figure 33 left If you only wish to capture one file type select the dash icon for the other to indicate that you don t wish to select the other file type The different file form...

Страница 16: ... the battery then hit the Playback Button quickly and soon instinctively when you want to review an image on the LCD Monitor Also you can interrupt the 2 4 or 8 second Image Review time by tapping the Shutter Button when you are finished reviewing and ready to return to shooting Figure 34 Left Image Review menu screen and options for setting the duration that an image stays visible on the LCD Moni...

Страница 17: ...er the data of other lenses Peripheral Illumination Correction will correct for darkened corners of an image that occur with certain lenses or at certain focal lengths such as when using a very wide angle focal length If you wish to use this setting attach the lens then access this menu to see that the correction data is available then set for Enable see Figure 35 right Using this option may intro...

Страница 18: ...ssues I suggest you set each of these for Disable unless you have a specific issue with vignetting chromatic aberration and or distortion when using a particular lens Then decide if you want the camera to deal with this or if you wish to address it in post processing Maybe put this item in My Menu to quickly access it if you sometimes need it with specific lenses more about My Menu later in this c...

Страница 19: ...han 1 60 second Drag the shutter means to use a slow shutter speed to let in more ambient light to better expose the background as the flash illuminates the subject 1 250 sec fixed keeps it fixed at the camera s sync speed of 1 250 at all times which is the most efficient setting for external flash operation meaning you won t be using settings that may give similar lighting results but which are c...

Страница 20: ...acketing AEB and Flash Exposure Compensation For example to progress 1 full stop using 1 3 stop increments you will be able to select Aperture f 5 6 f 6 3 f 7 1 f 8 0 etc Shutter speed 125 160 200 250 etc With 1 2 stop increments you can select Aperture f 5 6 f 6 7 f 8 0 etc Shutter speed 125 180 250 etc Set this based on your personal preference and what you are used to using for these increments...

Страница 21: ...s ISO is discussed in the Exposure Part 1 chapter recommend 1 3 stop I 3 Bracketing Auto Cancel Bracketing is when you take a series of the same image using different camera settings in order to ensure that at least one of the images is correct or to experiment or for HDR purposes Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB is when the camera automatically changes the exposure settings and takes this series of s...

Страница 22: ...er exposed lighter normal under exposed darker An HDR shooter and their software may prefer setting 1 0 This also affects the bracketing sequence for white balance WB bracketing so determine what sequence you want if you make use of WB bracketing When making use of White Balance Bracketing the zero 0 in the series indicates the standard white balance With White Balance Bracketing you can bracket a...

Страница 23: ... meaning that in Shutter Priority Tv mode it will change the shutter speed setting which you are selecting when using Tv mode and in Aperture Priority Av mode it will change the aperture setting which you choose when working in Av mode So when using this option realize that if the camera cannot obtain the proper exposure by changing the other exposure setting it will change the exposure setting th...

Страница 24: ...also set in this Shooting 2 menu ISO Speed Settings if it needs to in order to obtain the proper exposure Consider enabling Safety Shift in unpredictable or erratically changing lighting situations except when shooting with a flash and you need more precise control of the exposure settings to avoid blur and don t want the camera overriding your settings without you having control or even realizing...

Страница 25: ...y selecting a specific point you can instead decide to select a Zone or Large Zone made up of several AF Points Figure 161 Alpacas Lexington Mass Combine precise autofocusing with shallow depth of field to call attention to the desired subject here the near alpaca Canon 80D Shutter speed 1 1000 Aperture f 4 0 ISO 100 Exposure Compensation 2 3 By selecting an AF Point or Zone you are telling the ca...

Страница 26: ...s based on what and how you are shooting Be sure to read the Menu 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 162 on a...

Страница 27: ...ge Figure 162 shows the desired final framing however I wish to focus on the LaSalle name on the bumper but it is not located at any of the AF Points The bottom image Figure 163 shows what is seen in the Viewfinder as the camera is moved and the framing is temporarily recomposed so that the LaSalle detail is located at an AF Point the active AF Point shown in red and focus can be locked by half ...

Страница 28: ...rther explored in the AF Points and Composition section of this chapter And remember when photographing people generally try to focus somewhere on the face ideally on the nearest eye then recompose the framing of your image if necessary Figure 164 Autofocus related controls of the Canon EOS 80D 6 2 Autofocus AF Point Selection As I go over the Autofocus Modes in the next section I will talk about ...

Страница 29: ...figuration of AF Points or brackets When making use of manual Single Point AF Zone AF or Large Zone AF selection with the default camera settings you first press the rear AF Point Selection Button at the upper right of the rear of the camera and then use the Multi Controller to select your desired AF Point or Zone as you look in the Viewfinder If you set the C Fn III 4 Custom Controls menu item to...

Страница 30: ...ntrast to focus on you may be too close to your subject for the lens to focus or the lighting may be too dim for the AF system to work properly Try using the center AF Point which performs better in low light and is a more sensitive cross type point with certain lenses having an f 2 8 or wider maximum aperture Or you may be in AI Servo AF mode which does not lock focus in this manner because it is...

Страница 31: ...able when working close to the subject and or when using wide aperture settings f 1 4 f 2 8 The potential consequences of recomposing will also be discussed later in the text in relation to exposure and metering It may sound difficult to select the focus point each time but it is actually very feasible and will likely become instinctive You may even find that you start to set your focus point with...

Страница 32: ...u will often wish to use this in conjunction with one of the manual selection AF Area Selection Modes to be explained in the next section either Single Point AF Zone AF or Large Zone AF so that you can tell the camera where to focus For now set the AF Area Selection Mode on Single Point AF Do this by pressing the top AF Area Selection Mode Button near the Shutter Button as you look through the Vie...

Страница 33: ...ing sports action or active wildlife you will instead usually want to use AI Servo AF focus mode Figure 168 Autofocus AF Modes One Shot AF is used to focus on a still subject left and AI Servo AF can be use to retain continuous autofocus on a moving subject right AI Servo AF Focus Mode This mode used in conjunction with the various AF Area Selection Modes and the autofocus related Custom Function ...

Страница 34: ...ng to grips with your camera whether as a newcomer to the EOS world or upgrading from a previous version Camea Will Save You A Month On The Learning Curve This book clearly and practically walks the reader through every step of setting up and using the camera A wonderfully well organized book it explains every feature and setting on the camera with recommendations on optimal setup choices and the ...

Страница 35: ...America been recognized by the United Nations Development Programme for his humanitarian photography and been published in magazines books and websites including Conde Nast Traveler Sherman s Travel NationalGeographic org South American Explorer and Viva Travel Guides Doug is a member of the North American Nature Photography Association NANPA Learn more about photography techniques and equipment o...

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