Canon 70d W User Manual

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A Shooting with the LCD Monitor
*5: Displayed with any of the lenses below:
• EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS  II • EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
• EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM •  EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• Image Stabilizer lenses ma rketed in 2012 or later.
*4+*5: If the conditions in both  *4 and *5 are met, the shutter speed will slow down.
The final image simulation reflects  the settings of the Picture Style, 
white balance and other functions in  the Live View image so you can 
see what the captured image...

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While the Live View image is displayed, if you press the , 
< R >, , or  button, the setting  screen will appear on the 
LCD monitor and you can turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to set the 
respective shooting function.
When the Quick mode is set, you can press the < B> button to select 
the AF area selection mode. With single-point AF (manual selection) 
and Zone AF, you can use < 6>, , or < 9> to select an AF point 
or zone.
Shooting Function Settings
f  / R  / i  / q  / B  Settings
 When you set w...

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Shooting Function Settings
In Creative Zone modes, you can set the AF method, Drive mode , 
Metering mode,  Image-recording quality , White balance, Picture 
Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, and Creative Filters .
In Basic Zone modes (except < F> and < G>), you can set the 
functions in bold and the settings shown in the table on page 91.
1Press the < Q> button. (7 )
X The settable functions will be 
displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
  Press the < V> key to select a 
function.
X The selected...

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While viewing the Live View image, you can apply a filter effect (Grainy 
B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, 
Toy camera effect, or Miniature effect) before shooting. These are 
called Creative filters.
When you take the picture, the camera saves only the image with the 
Creative filter applied. If you also  want to save the image without a 
Creative filter applied, take the pi cture without a Creative filter. Then 
apply a Creative filter effect and save it as...

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U Shooting with Filter Effects
5Adjust the filter effect.
  Press the < B> button (except for 
the Miniature effect).
  Press the < U> key to adjust the 
filter effect, then press < 0>.
  For the Miniature effect, press < 0>, 
then press the  key to move the 
white frame over the area you want 
the image look sharp.
6Take the picture.
X The image is shot with the filter 
applied.
When you set a Creative filt er, single shooting will take effect even if the 
drive mode has been set to < o>, , or <...

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  Grainy B/W
Creates a grainy black-and-white  photo. You can change the black-
and-white effect by adjusting the contrast.
  Soft focus
Gives the image a soft look. You  can change the degree of softness 
by adjusting the blur.
  Fish-eye effect
Gives the effect of a fish-eye l ens. The image will have a barrel-type 
distortion.
Depending on the level of this filt er effect, the area trimmed along 
the periphery of the image changes. Al so, since this filter effect...

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U Shooting with Filter Effects
  Toy camera effect
Darkens the photo’s corners and applie s a color tone that makes it 
look as if it was shot by a toy  camera. You can change the color cast 
by adjusting the color tone.
  Miniature effect
Creates a diorama effect. You  can change where the image looks 
sharp. In step 5, you can switch th e horizontal/vertical orientation of 
the white frame by pressing the < u> button (or tapping [ ] on the 
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A1
When the Live View shooting/Movie 
shooting switch is set to , the Live 
View shooting menu options will appear 
under the [A1] and [ A2] tabs.
In Basic Zone modes, the [ A2] tab and 
certain options under the [ A1] tab will 
not appear.
The settable functions on this me nu screen apply only to Live View 
shooting. They do not work with viewfinder shooting (settings 
become invalid).
  Live View shooting
You can set Live View shooting to [ Enable] or [Disable ].
  AF method
You can select [...

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3 Menu Function Settings
 Touch Shutter
Just by tapping the LCD monitor sc reen, you can focus and take the 
picture automatically. For details, see page 245.
  Grid display
With [3x3  l] or [6x4 m ], you can display grid lines to help you 
level the camera vertically  or horizontally. Also, with [3x3+diag n], 
the grid is displayed together with  diagonal lines to help you align the 
intersections over the subject fo r better balance in the composition.
  Aspect ratio M
The image’s aspect ratio can...

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 Exposure simulation N
Exposure simulation simulates and  displays how the brightness of 
the actual image (exposure) will look.

K Enable ( g)
The displayed image brightness will be close to the actual 
brightness (exposure) of the re sulting image. If you set exposure 
compensation, the image bright ness will change accordingly.

K During e  (E /g )
Normally, the image is displayed at the standard brightness to 
make the Live View image eas y to see. The image will be...