Shooting Operation; Basic Zone Modes; Viewfinder Information; K Shooting Movies - Canon EOS 70D Quick Reference Manual

Shooting Operation

Nomenclature
<i> ISO speed setting button
<q>
Metering mode
<R> Drive mode selection button
selection button
<f> AF mode selection button
<6> Main Dial
Mode Dial
<B>
AF area
selection
mode button
Shutter
button
Focus mode switch
<p> AF start button
Power switch
<A> AE lock/Reduce button
<S> AF point
<A/k>
selection/
Live View shooting/
Magnify button
Movie shooting
switch
<0>
<Q>
Start/Stop
Quick Control
button
button
<9> <0>
Multi-controller Setting button
<5> Quick Control Dial
Multi function lock switch
i: ISO Speed N
Press the < i > button, turn
o
the < 6 > or < 5 > dial.
ISO 100 to ISO 12800 can be
o
set in 1/3-stop increments.
When "A" is selected, the ISO
o
speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting is displayed.
i Drive Mode
Press the < R > button, turn
o
the < 6 > or < 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

Drive mode

ISO speed
AF operation
HDR shooting
<D>
Multiple-exposure
Flash button
shooting
Shutter speed
Aperture
Exposure level indicator

Viewfinder Information

Single-point AF Zone AF (Manual zone selection)
(Manual selection)
Grid
Electronic level
Access lamp
Battery check
AE lock
Flash-ready
Flash exposure
compensation Exposure level indicator
Shutter speed
Aperture
f: AF Operation N
Set the lens focus mode switch
o
to < f >.
Press the < f > button, then
o
turn the < 6 > or < 5 > 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 Selection N
Press the < S > or < B > button.
o
The AF point selection will
o
change in the direction you tilt
the < 9 >. If you press < 0 >
straight down, the center AF
point (or center zone) will be
selected.
You can also select a horizontal
o
AF point by turning the < 5 > dial
and select a vertical AF point by
turning the < 6 > dial.

Basic Zone Modes

Possible shots
Metering mode
Wi-Fi function
A Scene Intelligent Auto
7 Flash Off
Battery check
C Creative Auto
bn
zxcm
8 Special scene
OK Not
2 Portrait
good
AEB
3 Landscape
4 Close-up
5 Sports
D Using the Built-in Flash
Basic Zone Modes
19-point automatic
selection AF
If necessary, the built-in flash will be fired automatically in
AF points
low-light or backlit conditions (except in the < 7 > < 3 >
Area AF frame
< 5 > < G > modes).
Creative Zone Modes
Focus confirmation
light
Maximum burst
ISO speed
B AF Area Selection Mode N

A Live View Shooting

Number of Possible Shots (Live View Shooting)
o
Temperature
At 23°C / 73°F
Creative Zone Modes
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically.
You just press the shutter
button, and the camera does
the rest.
d : Program AE
Set the Mode Dial to < d >.
o
When you focus a subject, camera automatically sets the
o
shutter speed and aperture.
6 Night Portrait
s : Shutter-priority AE
F Handheld Night Scene
G HDR Backlight Control
f : Aperture-priority AE
Press the < D > button to raise the
o
built-in flash, then shoot.

k Shooting Movies

Press the < S > or < B >
o
button.
Look through the viewfinder
o
and press the < B > button.
Each time you press the < B >
X
button, the AF area selection
mode changes.
Set the switch to < A >.
o
Press the < 0 > button and the
o
image will appear on the LCD
monitor.
Recording movie
Press the shutter button halfway
o
to focus, then press it completely
to take the picture.
Press the < 0 > button to stop
o
the Live View shooting.
When the shooting mode is < a >, you can shoot movies
o
with manual exposure.
You can set movie shooting settings with the menu
No Flash 50% Flash Use o
options under the [ Z 1] or [ Z 2] tab.
Approx. 230 shots Approx. 210 shots
You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.
* Set the < R > switch downward (Multi
function lock released).
Set the Mode Dial to < s >.
o
Turn the < 6 > dial to set the
o
desired shutter speed, then
focus the subject.
The aperture will be set automatically.
X
If the aperture display blinks, turn
o
the < 6 > dial until it stops blinking.
Set the Mode Dial to < f >.
o
Turn the < 6 > dial to set the desired
o
aperture, then focus the subject.
X The shutter speed will be set automatically.
If the shutter speed display blinks, turn
o
the < 6 > dial until it stops blinking.
Set the switch to < k >.
o
X The image will appear on the
LCD monitor.
Press the < 0 > button to
o
start shooting a movie. To
stop movie shooting, press the
< 0 > button again.
To shoot still photos, press the
o
shutter button completely.
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