Canon EOS 6D
Digital Field Guide
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Multi-controller (
) to select a setting you want to change, and then turn the
Quick Control dial (
) to make the change, or press the Set button (
) to dis-
play the settings screen where you can choose the setting you want.
▶
Quick Control dial (
).
The Quick Control dial (
) selects a variety of settings.
Use it to choose options on the camera menus, and to move vertically through
the AF points after pressing the AF point selection button (
).
▶
Access lamp.
This light, located to the right of the Quick Control dial (
), lights
or blinks red when any action related to taking, recording, reading, erasing, or
transferring images is in progress. Whenever the light is lit or blinking, do not
open the memory card slot door, turn off the camera, or remove the battery.
▶
Set button (
).
Pressing this button confi rms menu selections, opens sub-
menu screens, and, on the Quick Control screen, opens screens from which you
can change settings such as the ISO, exposure compensation, and exposure
bracketing.
▶
Multi-function lock switch (
).
You can program this switch to prevent
accidental bumps to the Main dial (
), the Quick Control dial (
), and the
Multi-controller (
), avoiding inadvertent changes to the camera settings. You
can set up the use of the switch using Custom function C.FnIII, menu 3 -
Operation/Others, Multi-function lock. Then when you set this switch to the
right, locked position, it limits use of the controls to prevent accidental changes
to camera settings. Setting it to the left, unlocked position, allows full use of the
Quick Control dial (
), the Main dial (
), and the Multi-controller (
) to select
camera options and settings.
The side of the camera
On the side of the 6D is the door for the media card. Behind the door is a slot for a
Secure Digital (SD) memory card. The opposite side of the camera is where you’ll fi nd
the camera’s speaker, which you can adjust during movie playback using the Main dial
(
), and two sets of camera terminals under individual rubber covers. The rubber
covers are embossed with descriptive icons and text to identify the terminals.
Here is an overview of each camera terminal:
▶
Remote control terminal ( ).
This N3-type terminal connects with the acces-
sory Remote Switch RS-80N3, Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3, LC-5 Wireless
Controller or other N3-type EOS accessories.
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