Canon EOS 60D Digital Field Guide E-Book

Charlotte K. Lowrie

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Digital Field Guide
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 469

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

With18.0 megapixels, full high definition recordingcapabilities, broad range ISO settings, shutter speed up to 5.3frames per second, and many other advanced features, the Canon EOS60D is a solid intermediate dSLR. The Canon EOS 60D DigitalField Guide will teach you how to get the most out of theseimpressive features. Chapter 1: Roadmap to the 60D. - Learn the basicsof camera and lens controls, as well as menu navigation andviewfinder displays on your Canon EOS 60D. Chapter 2: Choosing Camera Options and Reviewing Images.- Learn which format and image quality settings are best foreach situation, and how to modify key settings on the Canon EOS 60Dto get the best quality images. Chapter 3: Getting Great Exposures and Focus. -Learn all the automatic, manual, and sensitivity settings needed toget the most out of your Canon EOS 60D's imaging capabilitiesin any lighting situation or for any subject near or far. Chapter 4: Using Color Options, Ambience, Effects, andCreative Filters. - Learn how to improve your photography byuse of color space, white balance, and filters by adjusting thesetting on your Canon EOS 60D. Chapter 5: Customizing the 60D. - Learn all of thecustomization options for the Canon EOS 60D including exposure,images, auto focus, and menu settings to make your camera work foryou. Chapter 6: Shooting in Live View Mode. - Learn thepros and cons of live view shooting, as well as the best settingsand tips for working in your Canon EOS 60D's live viewmode. Chapter 7: Using Movie Mode. - Learn how to recordvideo on the Canon EOS 60D and get tips for video standards,optimal camera settings, and editing. Chapter 8: Working with Flash. - Learn how to useand modify the Canon EOS 60D's built in flash, and learn toshoot with wireless Speedlites and other flash techniques to bringprofessional quality photography to your fingertips. Chapter 9: Lenses and Accessories. - Learn all youneed to know for choosing the optimal lenses for the Canon EOS 60D,including lens types, focal-length multipliers, and lensaccessories. Also learn how to work with multiple lens types foroptimal photos in any situation. Chapter 10: Event and Action Photography. - Learnthe optimal settings and gear needed to shoot great actionphotographs with the Canon EOS 60D including set up options and agear selection guide. Chapter 11: Nature and Landscape Photography. -Learn how to capture stunning natural images and landscapes usingyour Canon EOS 60D, as well as how to choose the proper gear fornature and landscape photography. Chapter 12: Portrait Photography. - Learn how tomake natural light and studio quality portraits with the Canon EOS60D including guides on gear selection, lighting, and exposure. Appendix A: The Elements of Exposure. - Learn orreview the fundamentals of exposure and how they relate to yourCanon EOS 60D's settings. Appendix B: Exploring RAW Capture. - Learn theelements of RAW capture as well as a brief walk-through onconverting RAW images into a final image. Appendix C: How to Use the Grey Card and Color Checker.- Learn how to produce photos with accurate color andexposure with these free-inside-the-book tools. A full color, portable trim book with beautiful photography forphotographers on the go, the Canon EOS 60D Digital FieldGuide includes a free grey/color checker card to help youachieve accurate white balance and color. With the Canon EOS 60DDigital Field Guide, you will gain a thorough understanding ofthe Canon EOS 60D camera, as well as the basic fundamentals ofcapturing the best possible photos.

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Canon® EOS 60D Digital Field Guide

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Roadmap to the 60D

Camera Controls Overview

Front of the camera

Top of the camera

Back of the camera

Sides and bottom of the camera

Lens Controls Overview

Camera Menus and Displays

Viewfinder display

Camera menus

Chapter 2: Choosing Camera Options and Reviewing Images

Choosing Image Format and Quality

JPEG format

RAW capture

In-camera RAW image conversion

The best of both worlds: Shooting RAW and JPEG

Resizing JPEG images in the camera

Working with Folders and File Numbering

Creating and selecting folders

Choosing a file numbering option

Miscellaneous Setup Options

General setup options

Adding copyright information

Reviewing and Rating Images and Movies

Rating images and movies

Searching for and moving through images and movies

Protecting and Erasing Images and Movies

Protecting images and movies

Erasing images and movies

Working with Eye-Fi Cards

Chapter 3: Getting Great Exposures and Focus

Working with Exposure

Defining exposure goals

Practical exposure considerations

Choosing a Shooting Mode

Semiautomatic, Manual, and Bulb shooting modes

Automatic shooting modes

Setting the ISO Sensitivity

Metering Light and Modifying Exposure

Using metering modes

Evaluating exposures

Modifying and bracketing exposures

Using the 60D Autofocus System

Choosing an autofocus mode

Manually choosing an AF point

Selecting a Drive Mode

Chapter 4: Using Color Options, Ambience Effects, and Creative Filters

Working with Color

Choosing a color space

Setting the white balance

Fine-tuning white balance

Working with Picture Styles

Choosing and customizing Picture Styles

Registering a new Picture Style

Using the Picture Style Editor

Adding Ambience and Creative Filter Effects

Using Ambience options

Applying Creative Filters

Chapter 5: Customizing the 60D

Exploring Custom Functions

Custom Function groupings

Setting Custom Functions

Additional Customization Options

Setting up Camera User Settings (C) mode

Customizing My Menu

Chapter 6: Shooting in Live View Mode

Live View Shooting Pros and Cons

Live View Features and Functions

Live View focus

Exposure Simulation and metering

Silent shooting modes

Using a flash

Setting up for Live View Shooting

Working with Live View

Shooting in Live View

Chapter 7: Using Movie Mode

About Video

Video standards

Video on the 60D

Recording and Playing Back Movies

Setting up for movie recording

Recording movies

Playing back movies

Cutting movie scenes

Chapter 8: Working with Flash

Flash Technology and the 60D

Shooting with the built-in flash

Modifying flash exposure

Setting Flash Control options

Shooting with Speedlites

Setting up wireless Speedlites

Using the flash AF-assist beam without firing the flash

Exploring flash techniques

Chapter 9: Lenses and Accessories

Evaluating Lens Choices for the 60D

Building a lens system

Understanding the focal-length multiplier

Types of Lenses

Zoom lenses

Prime lenses

Working with Different Types of Lenses

Wide-angle lenses

Telephoto lenses

Normal lenses

Macro lenses

Tilt-and-shift lenses

Image Stabilized (IS) lenses

Setting Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction

Doing More with Lens Accessories

Lens extenders

Extension tubes and close-up lenses

Chapter 10: Event and Action Photography

Preparing for Event and Action Photography

Selecting gear

Setting up the 60D for event and action shooting

Shooting Events and Action Images

Exposure approaches

Alternate shooting approaches

Event and Action Photography Tips

Chapter 11: Nature and Landscape Photography

Preparing for Nature and Landscape Photography

Selecting gear

Setting up the 60D for nature and landscape shooting

Shooting Nature and Landscape Images

Exposure approaches

Exposure modification techniques

Looking for the Light

Chapter 12: Portrait Photography

Preparing for Portrait Photography

Selecting gear

Setting up the 60D for portrait shooting

Making Natural-Light Portraits

Outdoor portraits

Window light portraits

Exposure approaches

Making Studio Portraits

Keeping It Simple

Appendix A: The Elements of Exposure

Light

Sensitivity: The role of ISO

Intensity: The role of aperture

Time: The role of shutter speed

Appendix B: Exploring RAW Capture

Appendix C: How to Use the Gray Card and Color Checker

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Canon® EOS 60D Digital Field Guide

Charlotte K. Lowrie

Canon® EOS 60D Digital Field Guide

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About the Author

Charlotte K. Lowrie is a professional photographer and award-winning writer based in the Seattle, Washington, area. She has more than 25 years of photography experience, ranging from photojournalism and editorial photography to nature and wedding shooting. Her images have appeared in national magazines and newspapers, and on a variety of Web sites, including MSN.com, www.takegreatpictures.com, and the Canon Digital Learning Center.

Charlotte currently divides her time among maintaining an active photography business, teaching photography, and writing books and magazine articles. Charlotte is the author of 14 books, including the bestselling Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide and 11 other Digital Field Guides, and she co-wrote Exposure and Lighting for Digital Photographers Only. In addition, she teaches monthly online photography courses at BetterPhoto.com. Visit her Web site at wordsandphotos.org.

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Dedication

This book is dedicated in loving memory to my Dad, who taught me to pursue excellence, and it is dedicated to God, an unfailing source of inspiration and insight.

Acknowledgments

Writing a book is a team project, and for this book, I had some of the best editors at Wiley. Kristin Vorce provided outstanding support and editing as the project editor. And Lauren Kennedy was an eagle-eyed copyeditor. Thank you Kristin and Lauren for your fine editing and for your encouragement despite a brief deadline. Thanks also to Carol Kessel and Courtney Allen, acquisitions editors, for their support.

Thanks also to Peter Burian, a great friend and photographer who contributed images to this book. Ellen Anon, another dear friend and excellent photographer offered sage advice for the nature photography shooting tips. Thanks also to my clients who graciously allow me to use their images in my books.

Introduction

Welcome to the Canon EOS 60D Digital Field Guide. This guide is designed to help you get the best pictures and the most fun from your new 60D. If you’re new to digital photography, the 60D provides a doorway into the exciting world of digital photography. The camera is small, lightweight, and deceptively simple. But if you’ve browsed through the camera menus and screens, you know that there is a lot of power hiding behind the few straightforward buttons on the exterior. And you may be thinking how nice it would be if you knew how to use all the bells and whistles.

That’s one of the objectives of this book — to guide you through the bells and whistles of the 60D. But getting the most from the 60D takes more than knowing what every button or option does. It’s important to know when to use them in your everyday shooting. That’s the second objective of this book — to help you know when to use the 60D’s features and options in everyday shooting. And, of course, as I talk about using the 60D, it’s inevitable that I also discuss photography in general — that’s just part of learning the camera.

You don’t have to be a technical wizard to use the 60D; that’s one of its advantages. But it is good to know that the 60D sports some of the newest technologies in Canon’s stable — technologies that help deliver excellent image quality. For example, the image sensor offers 18 megapixels that produce images that make beautiful prints at 11 × 17 inches and larger. The color out of the camera is lovely and exposures are consistent thanks in large part to Canon’s newest metering system. This system uses a dual-layer metering sensor that reads both illumination and color from 63 zones and combines it with information from the autofocus system. You also get the latest iteration of Canon’s venerable DIGIC processor, which has 14-bit processing for smooth tonal gradations, rich color, an expanded ISO range up to 12800, Live View shooting, and customization options.

This book assumes that you already own the Canon EOS 60D. The camera offers speedy performance at 5.3 frames per second during continuous shooting. With the addition of high-resolution 1920×1080 Full HD video, the 60D becomes a capable multimedia storytelling tool that opens new doors to creative expression. And for fun, you can choose from new Creative Filters and Ambience options to get unique images that you can print directly from the media card.

You may have a good sense of the power of the EOS 60D by now, but you may be using only a fraction of its features. This book is designed to be your one-stop, go-to resource. You’ll learn not only what the camera features and options are, but also when and how to use them — without needing to refer to back the camera manual. You’ll also get suggestions for setting up the camera for specific subjects and scenes using a combination of the 60D’s features. My suggestions are just that — suggestions. You can use them as-is or as a jumping off place for your own settings. Either way, putting the camera’s full power to work for you makes your shooting more efficient so you can concentrate on exploring subjects, lighting, and composition.

If you are new to digital photography or are returning after a long hiatus, be sure to check out the introduction to photographic exposure in Appendix A. I believe that any book about a camera should have staying power; in other words, it should be useful to you for as long as you use the 60D. With that in mind, the book includes both basic and advanced shooting techniques so that as you progress, you’ll have more advanced techniques to explore.

You may be wondering if this is the type of book where you can skip around reading chapters in random order. You can, of course, read in any order you want, but be sure to read Chapters 1 through 4 early. These chapters provide the foundation for learning the camera, getting the best image quality, and getting great color. From there you can explore Live View shooting, video, flash, lenses, and specific shooting areas in any order.

Before you begin reading, know that the best way to learn the 60D and photography is to shoot, evaluate, and then shoot some more. Rinse and repeat. Carry the camera with you everywhere and use it. Be curious. Be fearless. Be passionate. And always look for the light.

The team at Wiley and I hope that you enjoy reading and using this book as much as we enjoyed creating it for you.

Charlotte

Postscript: Thanks to the many readers who have contacted me over the years. Your questions, suggestions, and ideas for previous books continue to influence the content of the books that I write today. I learn as much from you, I believe, as I hope that you have learned from me. Thank you, and keep the questions and ideas coming.

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Chapter 1: Roadmap to the 60D

This chapter is designed to help you become familiar with the 60D and offer you ways to make everyday use of the camera easier and faster. While reading about the camera is helpful, the best thing that you can do is shoot with the 60D often — every day, in fact — because using the camera is the shortest path to gaining mastery of it.

By now, you may already know that the camera fits easily and comfortably in your hand, and has just enough heft to make it feel substantial. The exterior of the camera belies the power under the hood. The 60D gives you high image resolution, the latest metering system from Canon, responsive performance, and full creative control as well as high-resolution video with manual control. All in all, the 60D makes shooting pleasurable and satisfying while delivering excellent still image and video resolution and quality.

I had only seconds to capture this shot. I quickly switched to a wide aperture to both blur background distractions and to get a fast-enough shutter speed to freeze any movement by the bee. Exposure: ISO 200, f/3.5, 1/320 seconds using a –1/3-stop of Exposure Compensation.

Camera Controls Overview

Once you learn the overall design of the 60D, you can make camera adjustments more efficiently. The following sections provide methods for using the controls in logical and efficient ways.

The main controls that can be used together or separately to control most functions on the 60D are

Main dial and Quick Control dial. These dials enable you to make adjustments for the four buttons located above the LCD panel. Just press the AF (Autofocus mode), DRIVE (drive mode), ISO (ISO speed), or metering mode selection button that is displayed as an icon, and then turn the Main or Quick Control dial to change the mode or ISO setting.

Some camera menu screens, such as the Quality screen, also use the Main and Quick Control dials for selecting different values on the screen. And you can turn the Main dial to move among the camera menu tabs, and then turn the Quick Control dial to move to a menu option.

1.1 The Main dial

Multi-controller. This eight-way control functions as a joystick when it is pressed in any of eight directions. For camera menus and the Quick Control screen, only the up, down, left, and right directions on the Multi-controller work. To activate the Quick Control screen, press the Q button, and then press left, right, up, or down on the Multi-controller to move to the option you want. Then turn the Quick Control dial or Main dial to make changes to most of the options. You can use the Multi-controller to manually select an AF point, move through images during playback, and move the autofocus (AF) frame or the magnifying frame in Live View.