Canon EOS 6D Quick Start Manual page 2

Shooting Operation
LCD Panel
Nomenclature
< > Drive mode selection button
R
< >
i
Drive mode
< > AF operation selection button
ISO speed f
setting button
Mode Dial lock AF operation
release button
<6> AEB
Main Dial
Mode Dial
Shutter speed
Shutter Exposure level
Focus mode
button indicator
switch
OK
Viewfinder Information
<A/k> Live View shooting/ <p>
Movie shooting switch AF start button AF points
<0> Start/Stop
<A> AE lock button
button
<S>
Power switch AF point
AE lock
selection
button
<5> Quick
<9>
Battery check
Control Dial
Multi-controller
Flash-ready
<0>
Flash exposure
Access lamp
Setting button
compensation
Aperture
Multi function lock switch Shutter speed
Basic Zone Modes s: Shutter-priority AE
Aperture All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically. You
ISO speed
just press the shutter button, and
the camera does the rest.
Metering mode
Possible shots
A : Scene Intelligent Auto
C : Creative Auto
f: Aperture-priority AE
8 : Special scene
2 : Portrait 6 : Night Portrait
Battery check
3 : Landscape F : Handheld Night Scene
4 : Close-up G : HDR Backlight Control
Not good 5 : Sports
Creative Zone Modes
You can change the camera settings
a: Manual Exposure
as desired to shoot in various ways.
* Set the <R> switch to the left (Multi
function lock released).
Focus
confirmation
light
d: Program AE
Maximum burst
ISO speed
Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
Exposure level indicator The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and
aperture in the same way as the <A> mode.
i: ISO SpeedN
Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
Press the <i> button, then
Turn the <6> dial to set the
turn the <6> dial.
desired shutter speed, then focus
ISO 100 to ISO 25600 can be set
the subject.
in 1/3-stop increments.
The aperture will be set automatically.
When "A" is selected, the ISO
If the aperture display blinks, turn
speed is set automatically. When
the <6> dial until it stops blinking.
you press the shutter button
halfway, the ISO speed setting is
displayed.
Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
Turn the <6> dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus the subject.
The shutter speed will be set
automatically.
i Drive Mode
If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <6> dial until it stops blinking. Press the <R> button, then
turn the < > dial.
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u : Single shooting
Set the Mode Dial to <a>.
i : Continuous shooting
Turn the <6> dial to set the
B : Silent single shooting
desired shutter speed.
Turn the <5> dial to set the M : Silent continuous
shooting
desired aperture.
Focus the subject and check the Q : 10-sec. self-timer/
exposure level indicator.
Remote control
k : 2-sec. self-timer/
Remote control
f: AF OperationN A Live View Shooting
Set the lens focus mode switch to Set the switch to < A >.
<f>. Press the <0> button and the
Press the <f> button, then turn Live View image will appear on
the < > dial. the LCD monitor.
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X (One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
Press the shutter button halfway
9 (AI Focus AF):
to focus.
Switches the AF operation
automatically
Z
(AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
S AF Point SelectionN
Press the shutter button
completely to take the picture.
Press the <S> button, then look Press the <0> button to stop
through the viewfinder. the Live View shooting.
The AF point selection will change
Number of Possible Shots with Live View Shooting
in the direction you tilt the <9>.
Temperature At 23°C / 73°F
Pressing <0> toggles the AF
point selection between the Possible shots Approx. 220 shots
center AF point and automatic AF
point selection.
The <6> dial selects an AF
point in the horizontal direction,
and the <5> dial selects an AF
point in the vertical direction.
k Shooting Movies
Set the switch to <k>.
The image will appear on the
LCD monitor.
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
Press the <0> button to start
shooting a movie. To stop movie
shooting, press the <0> button
again.
To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button completely.
When the shooting mode is <a>, you can shoot movies
At 0°C / 32°F
with manual exposure.
Approx. 190 shots
You can set movie shooting settings with the menu options
under the [Z1] or [Z2] tab.