Canon EOS 60D Pocket Manual page 2

Shooting Operation
LCD Panel
Nomenclature
<i> ISO speed <R> Drive mode selection button
Drive mode
setting button
<f> AF mode selection button AF mode
<n> Metering
Mode Dial
mode selection button Monochrome
lock-release
shooting
button
Flash exposure
Mode Dial
<6> compensation
Main Dial
Shutter speed
Shutter
Exposure level
button
indicator
OK
Viewfinder Information
Focus mode switch
<p>
A
< > Live View shooting/
AF start button
Movie shooting button
<A> AE lock button AF points
Power switch
<S>
AE lock
AF point
selection
<0>
Battery check
button
Setting button
Flash-ready
Access lamp
Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
<9> Multi-controller
<5> Quick Control Dial Aperture
Basic Zone Modes Creative Zone Modes
Aperture
All the settings necessary for
ISO speed
shooting are set automatically.
Shots remaining
You just press the shutter button,
Metering mode
and the camera does the rest.
d : Program AE
1 3
AEB Full Auto Landscape
C 4
Creative Auto Close-up
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
Battery check 7 5
Flash Off Sports in the same way as the <1> mode.
2 6
Portrait Night Portrait Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
NG
Pressing the <Q> button will display the Quick Control screen. s: Shutter-priority AE
In the C/2/3/4/5/6 shooting mode, press the <V>
key to select the function, then press the <U> key to set it
as desired.
D Using the Built-in Flash
Spot metering
circle
Basic Zone Modes
If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in
low-light or backlit conditions (except in the <7> <3> <5>
f: Aperture-priority AE
modes).
Focus
confirmation Creative Zone Modes
light
Press the <D> button to pop up
Max. burst
the built-in flash, then shoot.
Monochrome shooting
ISO speed
Exposure level indicator
i: ISO SpeedN
Press the <i> button, then turn
You can change the camera
the <6> dial.
settings as desired to shoot in
ISO 100 to 6400 can be set in
various ways.
1/3-stop increments.
When "A" is selected, the ISO
speed is set automatically. When
you press the shutter button
halfway, the ISO speed setting
will be displayed.
i
Drive ModeN
Set the Mode Dial to <s>. R
Press the < > button, then
Turn the <6> dial to set the
6
turn the < > dial.
desired shutter speed, then focus
u: Single shooting
the subject.
o: High-speed continuous
The aperture will be set automatically.
shooting
If the aperture display blinks, turn
i: Low-speed continuous
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
shooting
Q: 10-sec. self-timer/
Set the Mode Dial to <f>. Remote control*
Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
k: 2-sec. self-timer/
aperture, then focus the subject.
Remote control
The shutter speed will be set
* This drive mode <Q> can be set
automatically.
in all shooting modes.
If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
A Live View Shooting
f: AF ModeN
Set the lens focus mode switch to Press the <A> button to display
<f>. the Live View image.
Press the <f> button, then turn
6
the < > dial.
X (One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
Press the shutter button halfway
9
(AI Focus AF):
to focus.
Switches the AF mode automatically
Z (AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
S AF PointN
Press the shutter button
Press the <S> button, then look
completely to take the picture.
through the viewfinder.
Turn the <6> or <5> dial to
select the AF point.
Live View shooting settings will appear under the [2] menu
You can also use the <9> to
tab in Basic Zone modes and under the [z] menu tab in
select the AF point.
Creative Zone modes.
Pressing <0> will switch
between the center AF point and
Battery Life with Live View Shooting
automatic AF point selection.
Temperature No Flash
When all the AF points light up,
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 350 shots
automatic AF point selection will
take effect.
k Shooting Movies
Set the Mode Dial to <k>.
Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
Press the <A> button to start
shooting a movie. To stop movie
shooting, press <A> again.
To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button.
Recording movie
Microphone
50% Flash Use
Approx. 320 shots