Canon EOS 6D Digital Field Guide E-Book

Michael Corsentino

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

Seitenzahl: 461

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

The Canon EOS 6D is Canon's smallest and lightest full-frame DSLR camera to date and boasts an extensive feature set. This full-color, portable guide goes beyond the owner's manual to deliver clear, succinct descriptions of how these features and functions work and explains how they affect the resulting photos. With the expert advice and clear instructions, the Canon EOS 6D Digital Field Guide makes this sophisticated camera accessible to even first-time DSLR users * Helps you to consistently achieve professional-level photography using the Canon EOS 6D * Walks you through the essential controls, features, and functions using step-by-step instructions and providing full-color images of each menu screen * Shows you how to get the exact shots you want, when you want them, and is packed with beautiful color photos * Shoot in Live View, choose the best settings for movie-making, and learn how to share your images and video online via the built-in Wi-Fi * Includes step-by-step techniques and professional tips on taking exceptional photos with your Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 6D Digital Field Guide is packed with so much helpful advice for getting the most out of your Canon EOS 6D, you'll find yourself referencing it again and again

Leseprobe

Canon® EOS 6D Digital Field Guide

Table of Contents

Quick Tour

Key Canon EOS 6D Controls

The Canon EOS 6D Menu System

Setting the date and time

Setting the image quality

Choosing a Shooting Mode

Getting Sharp Focus

Putting it All Together

Chapter 1: A Map of the Canon EOS 6D

The Controls on the Canon EOS 6D

The front of the camera

The top of the camera

The back of the camera

The side of the camera

Lens Controls

The Viewfinder Display

The Camera Menus

Chapter 2: Camera Setup and Image Playback

Setting Image Quality and Processing RAW Images In-Camera

JPEG format

RAW capture

RAW+JPEG

Processing RAW images in-camera

Improving Image Quality

Reducing digital noise in-camera

Correcting vignetting and color fringing

Working with Folders and Files

Creating and selecting folders

Setting and changing file numbering

Changing Setup Options

Changing general setup options

Changing playback options

Erasing and Protecting Images and Movies

Erasing images and movies

Protecting images and movies

Chapter 3: Working with Exposure

Setting Exposure Objectives

Defining exposure goals

Practical exposure considerations

Choosing an Exposure Mode

Basic Zone exposure modes

Creative Zone exposure modes

Setting the ISO Sensitivity

Metering Light and Adjusting Exposures

Using metering modes

Evaluating exposures

Modifying and bracketing exposures

Creative Exposure Techniques

Making multiple-exposure images

Shooting High Dynamic Range images

Selecting a Drive Mode

Chapter 4: Getting Sharp Focus

Understanding the Autofocus System

Cross-type sensors

High- and standard-precision sensors

Setting Up and Using Autofocus

Choosing an autofocus mode and point

Focusing on action

Chapter 5: Getting Great Color

Working with Color

Choosing a Color Space

Comparing color spaces

Setting the color space

Setting the White Balance

Setting a Custom white balance

Setting a specific color temperature

Fine-tuning white balance

Working with Picture Styles

Choosing and customizing Picture Styles

Registering a new Picture Style

Using the Picture Style Editor

Chapter 6: Customizing the Canon EOS 6D

Custom Function Groups

Custom Function Menus

C.Fn I: Exposure

C.Fn II: Autofocus/Drive

C.Fn III: Operation/Others

Setting Custom Functions

Registering Custom Modes

Customizing My Menu

Chapter 7: Using the Live View Shooting Mode

About Live View Mode

Live View Mode Features and Functions

Focus options

Aspect ratio

Exposure simulation

Silent shooting modes

Metering timer

Using a flash

Working with Live View Mode

Setting up to shoot

Using the Quick Control button

Using metering modes

Shooting in Live View mode

Chapter 8: Recording and Watching Movies

About Movies

Video standards

Video on the 6D

Preparing to Record

Choosing the resolution and exposure mode

The Movie menu settings

Focusing options

Setting the ideal shutter speed

Color, audio, and lighting settings

Recording a Movie

Starting the recording

Tips for recording better movies

Playing Back Movies on the Camera

Chapter 9: Working with Flash

Deciding Whether to Use Flash

Calculating Flash Exposure

Using E-TTL II Technology

Using Off-camera Flashes

Radio versus optical Speedlite systems

Multicamera remote shooting

Working with Canon Speedlites

Setting Up Wireless Flashes

Chapter 10: Using the Canon EOS 6D Wireless Features

Wi-Fi Capabilities

Wi-Fi settings

Sharing images and video on the web

The Canon EOS Remote App

GPS Features and Functions

GPS settings

Image geotagging

The Canon Map Utility

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

Canon® EOS 6D Digital Field Guide

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About the Author

Michael Corsentino is an award-winning, contemporary wedding and portrait photographer, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom expert, Capture One Pro Certified Professional, author, contributing writer for Photoshop User magazine, and columnist for Shutter Magazine and Resource Magazine. Based in Northern California and shooting digitally since 1999, Michael shot his first image when he was 12-years-old and hasn’t put his camera down since.

Michael is equally passionate about educating photographers, and loves to share his lighting and posing secrets, post-processing techniques, timesaving workflow strategies, and shooting philosophy at his workshops and speaking engagements. Learn more at www.michaelcorsentino.com and www.corsentinoblog.com, or follow Michael on twitter: @Corsentino.

To my dear mother, Stephanie. Without your beautiful love, caring, and lifelong support of my artistic dreams I wouldn’t be who I am today. Thank you so much!

To my father, Joseph. Thank you for igniting the spark that turned into a wonderful lifelong love affair with the art, science, and magic of photography.

Acknowledgments

To my fine editing team at Wiley Publishing: Thanks so much for your insight, skillful editing, and continuous support and encouragement.

I owe a huge debit of gratitude to Carol Kessel, my awesome acquisitions editor, for her always-calming demeanor, handholding during the process, and gentle, yet firm guidance. She kept me on track, told me everything would be okay when I was stressed, organized all the details involved in producing this book, and was always quick to reply to my many, many questions.

Equally important in the production of this project is Amanda Gambill, my project editor. Thank you, Amanda, for your attention to detail, for helping to organize my scattered brain, and for your patience while explaining the various processes to me at least twice. Your contributions definitely made this a better book and made me look better!

Big thanks to the awesome team at www.borrowlenses.com for putting a 6D in my hands for the length of this project. This was above and beyond, and much appreciated.

A special shout out goes to my buddy, Dennis Urbiztondo. Thank you so much for your contributions to this book, for your amazing friendship, and for your endless patience and support. You are one of a kind and I’m honored to call you my friend. Everyone should be lucky enough to have a friend like you.

Finally, eternal thanks to my mother Stephanie for her boundless love and support, and for infusing me with her love of the arts at an early age. Throughout my life, your encouragement, endless laughter, work ethic, class, and belief in my dreams, have been my guiding light!

Introduction

Welcome to the Canon EOS 6D Digital Field Guide. This book was written and designed to help you get the most from Canon’s newest (and lightest) full-frame dSLR. This 20.2-megapixel camera delivers the excellent image quality you’ve come to expect from Canon, and speedy performance at 4.5 frames per second. Under the hood of the 6D, is the latest iteration of Canon’s venerable DIGIC processor, DIGIC 5+, which is 17 times faster than the DIGIC 4 processor. Of course, you also get 14-bit files that provide smooth tonal gradations and rich color. The 6D also introduces the best low-light ISO performance to date, a huge boon for event shooters. Also exciting are the many built-in dSLR Wi-Fi features, such as posting images directly from the camera to popular social media sites — another first for Canon.

A multitude of carry over and trickle-down features from Canon’s 5DMKII, 5DMKIII, and 7D give 6D owners a lot of bang for their buck considering the 6D’s price as of this writing is $1,400 less than a 5D MKIII. Two of these features — multiple exposures and HDR (High Dynamic Range) shooting — are not only fun but also practical. The HDR image series can be processed in the camera or later in an HDR program of your choice.

The 6D is a fully capable still photography camera, but it is also an exciting storytelling tool with onboard high-resolution, and low noise video capture. There are two compression methods available for video recording, and audio levels can be controlled manually during recording. The Time code feature for movies offers four setup options, giving you flexibility when arranging clips.

For professional photographers, the 6D is a great primary or secondary camera; it’s versatile enough to shoot demanding assignments, handle low light with ease, and keep on ticking with a shutter rated at 100,000 actuations. For aspiring professionals, the full-frame 6D is the ideal camera to help take their work and creative expression to the next level. The camera offers a full complement of creative and automatic options, intuitive controls, and a menu system that is easy to understand and navigate — all in a lightweight package with solid build quality at a relatively low cost.

Because the intended audience for the 6D is beginner to advanced amateur, this book reflects these levels. However, I know that some experienced photographers will buy this book, too, so I’ve tried to strike a balance and make the material useful to them as well.

Feel free to jump around the book at will, and reference random chapters in whole or in part. This is a great way to work when you’re using the book to find a specific topic or feature. However, to lay a solid foundation for your experience with the 6D, and photography in general, I recommend that you read Chapters 1 through 5 first. These chapters cover important topics designed to help you learn about the camera from the ground up. They also cover essential basics, such as understanding and achieving great exposures and focus, best practices, setting up a good workflow, and getting great color. From there, you can explore Live View and Movie shooting, working with flash, and the 6D Wi-Fi functions in any order you want.

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

Quick Tour

Whether you just got your Canon EOS 6D or you’ve been using it for a while, it’s important to set up the camera for the image quality and program settings that suit your preferences and skill level. This Quick Tour gives you a brief look at the 6D’s key controls and provides the basics for quickly setting up and using the camera.

The 6D is versatile and fun to use. You can begin by using one of the automated modes or leverage a full range of creative options using the semi-automatic and manual modes — the choice is yours. As you gain experience, you gain the power and skills you need to take image creation with the 6D to the next level.

The sophisticated, yet simple-to-use capabilities of the Canon EOS 6D don’t disappoint. Exposure: ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/1600 second with the Lensbaby Composer.

Key Canon EOS 6D Controls

The camera controls you’ll use most often are easily within reach. The following main controls can be used together or separately to control key functions on the 6D:

• Mode dial. This dial enables you to choose an exposure mode and is grouped into two Zones: Basic and Creative. The Basic Zone is great for beginners who don’t yet have a solid grasp of how to set exposure properly on their own. It’s comprised of the following automatic modes: Scene Intelligent Auto (), Creative Auto (), and Special Scene (). The second section on the Mode dial includes the Creative Zone exposure modes, which consist of Program Auto Exposure (AE for short) (), Shutter-priority AE (), Aperture-priority AE (), Manual (), and Bulb (), as well as two Custom modes, () and (), which users can use to program their favorite settings. Creative Zone exposure modes give you significantly more control over exposure settings; therefore, they are appropriate for more experienced or adventurous users. For the purpose of this Quick Tour, select Program AE () to get up and running quickly. Program AE mode () is fully automatic, but unlike the Basic Zone modes, it allows you to override the settings the camera determines to be optimum, and gives you access to all menu items and most camera features.

QT.1 The Mode dial.

• Quick Control dial (), Multi-controller (), and Set button (). When shooting in any one of the Creative Zone exposure modes — Program AE (), Shutter-priority AE (), Aperture-priority AE (), Manual (), Bulb (), and the two custom modes () and () — you use the Quick Control dial () to make adjustments to the ISO, and autofocus (AF), drive, and metering modes. Each setting is represented by a corresponding icon displayed on camera’s top LCD panel. When you use the camera’s menus, you’ll use the Quick Control dial () as well as the Multi-controller () to navigate through the menu system, view options, and make selections. The Quick Control dial () enables you to rotate through options and the Multi-controller () allows you to move up, down, left, and right. With the Quick Control dial (), you can navigate the shooting controls and set almost all the relevant ones without having to access the menu system. Pressing the Set button () confirms your choices.

QT.2 The Quick Control dial, Set button, and Multi-controller.

• Main dial () and shutter button. Use the Main dial () to move among camera menu tabs, make selections on the Quick Control screen, change the aperture in Aperture-priority AE shooting mode (), and change the shutter speed in Manual shooting mode (). Half-press the shutter release button to set the focus and exposure. Continue holding the shutter button down halfway to lock both the exposure and focus, allowing you to recompose without losing these readings. Press the shutter button fully to capture the image.