Shooting Operation; Viewfinder Information; K Shooting Movies; A Live View Shooting - Canon EOS 7D Mark II (G) Quick Reference Manual

Shooting Operation

Nomenclature
<m> <o> Drive mode selection/
Flash exposure AF operation/AF method selection button
compensation/
<n > White balance selection/
ISO speed setting button
Metering mode selection button
<B>
Mode Dial lock-
AF area selection/
release button
Multi-function button
Mode Dial
Shutter
button
<6>
Main Dial
Focus mode switch
<p > AF start button
<A /k>
<A> AE lock button
Live View shooting/
Movie shooting switch <S> AF point
<0> Start/ selection button
Stop button
Power switch
<5> Quick
Control Dial
<0>
<9>
Setting button
Multi-controller
Multi function lock switch Access lamp
i: ISO SpeedN
o Press the <m> button,
then turn the <6> dial.
o
ISO 100 to ISO 16000 can be
set in 1/3-stop increments.
o When "A" is selected, the ISO
speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
o Drive Mode
o
Press the <o> button,
then turn the <5> dial.
u : Single shooting
o : High-speed
continuous shooting
i : Low-speed
continuous shooting
B : Silent single shooting
M : Silent continuous shooting
Q : 10-sec. self-timer/
remote control
k : 2-sec. self-timer/
remote control
LCD Panel
Aperture
Shutter speed
White
balance
Exposure level
indicator
<D>
(Setting value)
Flash button
ISO speed

Viewfinder Information

Electronic level
Grid
Area AF frame
<p>
AF Area
Battery check
selection
lever
AE lock
Flash-ready
Flash exposure Exposure level indicator
compensation (Setting value)
Shutter speed Aperture
f: AF OperationN
o Set the lens's focus mode switch
to <f>.
o
Press the <o> button, then
turn the <6> dial.
X (One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9 (AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF operation
automatically
Z (AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
S AF Point SelectionN
o Press the <S> button, then
look through the viewfinder.
o
The AF point selection will
change in the direction you tilt the
<9>. If you press <9> straight
down, the center AF point (or
center zone) will be selected.
o
The <6> dial selects an AF point
in the horizontal direction, and
the <5> dial selects an AF point
in the vertical direction (toggles
among zones in Zone AF).
A Mode
Possible shots
Metering mode
Battery check
d/s/f/a/F Modes
OK Not
good
AF operation

Drive mode

d: Program AE
o Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
AF points
o
When focus is achieved, the camera automatically sets the
Exposure level shutter speed and aperture as in the <A> mode.
indicator
(Metering/Flash
s: Shutter-priority AE
metering)
Focus indicator
Maximum burst
ISO speed
AF Area SelectionN

A Live View Shooting

o Number of Possible Shots (Live View Shooting)
Temperature
At 23°C / 73°F
f: Aperture-priority AE
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically.
You just press the shutter button,
and the camera does the rest.
a: Manual Exposure
You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.
* Set the <R> switch to the left (Multi
function lock released).
D Using the Built-in Flash
A
Mode
If necessary, the built-in flash will be fired automatically in
o
o low-light or backlit conditions.
Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
o Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed, then
focus on the subject.
X
The aperture will be set automatically.
o
If the aperture display blinks, turn the
<6> dial until it stops blinking.

k Shooting Movies

Look through the viewfinder
o
and press the <S> button.
o
Use the <p> or <B>
button.
X Each time you operate it,
the AF area selection mode
changes.
o Set the switch to <A>.
o Press the <0> button, and the
image will appear on the LCD
monitor.
o
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus, then press it completely
to take the picture.
o
Press the <0> button to exit
the Live View shooting.
o Movie shooting modes
•
<A/d/F> : Autoexposure shooting
No Flash 50% Flash Use
•
<s>
Approx. 270 shots Approx. 250 shots
•
<f>
•
<a>
o Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
o
Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus on the subject.
X The shutter speed will be set automatically.
o If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
o
Set the Mode Dial to <a>.
o Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed.
o
Turn the <5> dial to set the
desired aperture.
o
Focus on the subject and check
the exposure level indicator.
d/s/f/a
Modes
o Press the <D> button to raise
the built-in flash, then shoot.
o Set the switch to <k>.
X
The image will appear on the
LCD monitor.
o Press the shutter button
halfway to focus.
o
Press the <0> button to start
shooting a movie.
o To stop movie shooting, press
the <0> button again.
o To shoot still photos, press the
Recording movie
shutter button completely.
Microphone
: Shutter-priority AE shooting
: Aperture-priority AE shooting
: Manual exposure shooting