Chapter 1: This Is A "Meet Your 60D" Introduction, Where You'll Find Information; Chapter 2: Here, You'll Find A Quick Start Aimed At Those Who May Not Be Old - Canon EOS 60D Manual

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2 David Busch's Canon EOS 60D Guide to Digital SLR Photography
This first part of the book, consisting of just three short chapters, is designed to famil-
iarize you with the basics of your Canon EOS 60D as quickly as possible, even though
I have no doubt that you've already been out shooting a few hundred (or thousand)
photographs with your pride and joy.
After all, inserting a memory card, mounting a lens, stuffing a charged battery into the
base, and removing the lens cap to fire off a shot or two isn't rocket science. Even the
rawest neophyte can rotate the Mode Dial (located at top left on the camera body) until
a P (Programmed auto) indicator appears at lower right in the monochrome LCD on
top. Or, you can select the Full Auto green square icon on the Mode Dial. Point the
60D at something interesting and press the shutter release. Presto! A pretty good pic-
ture will pop up on the color LCD on the back of the camera. It's easy!
But in digital photography, there is such a thing as too easy. If you bought a 60D, you
certainly had no intention of using the camera as a point-and-shoot snapshooter. After
all, the 60D is a tool suitable for the most advanced photographic pursuits, with an
extensive array of customization possibilities. As such, you don't want the camera's oper-
ation to be brainless; you want access to the advanced features to be easy.
You get that easy access with the Canon 60D. However, you'll still need to take the time
to learn how to use these features, and I'm going to provide everything you need to
know in these first three chapters to begin shooting:

Chapter 1: This is a "Meet Your 60D" introduction, where you'll find information

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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 some things you might not have known about charging the 60D's
battery, choosing a memory card, setting the time and date, and a few other pre-
flight tasks. This is basic stuff, and if you're a Canon veteran, you can skim over it
quickly. A lot of this first chapter is intended for EOS newbies, and even if you per-
sonally don't find it essential, you'll probably agree that there was some point dur-
ing your photographic development (so to speak) that you would have wished this
information was spelled out for you. There's no extra charge!

Chapter 2: Here, you'll find a Quick Start aimed at those who may not be old

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hands with Canon cameras having this level of sophistication. The 60D has some
interesting new features, including one of the most advanced autofocus systems ever
seen in a mid-level camera body (and which deserves an entire chapter of its own
later in this book). But even with all the goodies to play with and learning curve
still to climb, you'll find that Chapter 2 will get you shooting quickly with a min-
imum of fuss.
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