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 will look like.
The Live View image will automatically  reflect the effects of the settings 
listed below.
Final Image Simulation During Live View Shooting
  Picture Style* All settings such as shar pness, contrast, color satura tion, and color tone will 
be reflected.
  White balance
  White balance correction
  Creative filters
  Ambience-based shots
  Lighting/scene based shots
  Metering mode
  Exposure (with [ A1: Expo. simulation: Enable ] set)
  Depth of field (with depth-of-field preview button ON)
  Auto Lighting Optimizer
  Peripheral illumination correction
  Chromatic aberration correction
  Highlight tone priority
  Aspect ratio (image area confirmation)
Final Image Simulation
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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  (Partial metering) or  r (Spot metering), a metering 
circle will be displayed in the center.
  During Live View shooting , the exposure is set at the moment the picture 
is taken, regardless of the metering mode.
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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 function and Feature 
guide (p.69) will appear.
  Set it by pressing the < U> key.
  In the < 8> mode, select the 
shooting mode option on the upper 
left of the screen, then press < 0> to 
select the shooting mode.
  To set the RAW image-recording 
quality or Picture Style parameters, 
press the < B> button.
3Exit the setting.
 Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to Live View shooting.
Q  Quick Control
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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 a new image (p.335).
1Set any shooting mode except  
or <
G>.
2Press the < Q> button. (7 )
X Quick Control will appear.
3Select [ ].
  Press the < V> key to select [ ] 
(Creative filters) on the screen’s right 
side.
4Select a filter.
  Press the < U> key to select the 
desired filter effect (p.226).
X The image will be displayed with the 
selected filter applied.
U  Shooting with Filter Effects
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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 < M>.
 You cannot use a Creative filter if  the recording quality is RAW+JPEG or 
RAW, or if you have set AEB, whit e balance bracketing, or Multi Shot 
Noise Reduction.
  The histogram is not displayed when yo u shoot with Creative filters.
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							U Shooting with Filter Effects
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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 
expands the image center, the image  resolution at the center may 
decrease depending on the recording  quality. Set the filter while 
checking how the image looks.  The AF method will be set to 
FlexiZone - Single (fixed at center ) or Quick mode (fixed at center).
  Art bold effect
Makes the photo look like an oil pa inting and the subject look three-
dimensional. You can adjust the cont rast and saturation. Note that 
the sky, white walls, and similar subjects may not be rendered with a 
smooth gradation and may look irr egular or have significant noise.
  Water painting effect
Makes the photo look like a watercolor  painting with soft colors. You 
can adjust the color density. Note  that night scenes or dark scenes 
may not be rendered with a smooth  gradation and may look irregular 
or have significant noise.
Creative Filter Characteristics
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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 
screen). The AF method will be FlexiZone - Single to focus at the 
center of the white frame.
  With Grainy B/W, the grainy look  displayed on the LCD monitor will be 
different from the actual image.
  With the Soft focus  and Miniature effects, the blur effect displayed on the 
LCD monitor may not look the same as the actual image. By pressing the 
depth-of-field preview  button, you can check th e image’s blur effect 
(Creative Zone modes only).
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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 [ u+Tracking ], [FlexiZone - Multi ], [FlexiZone - 
Single ] or [Quick mode ]. See pages 233-244 for the AF method.
  Continuous AF
The default setting is [ Enable].
The camera attains rough focus of  the subject continuously. This 
makes it quicker to achieve focus  when you press the shutter button 
halfway. If [ Enable] is set, the lens will operate constantly and 
consume more battery power.  This will reduce the number of 
possible shots (battery life). Also , if the AF method is set to [Quick 
mode ], Continuous AF will be automatically set to [ Disable]. If you 
select another AF method, Continuous  AF will revert to the original 
setting.
If you want to set the lens focus mode switch to < MF> during 
Continuous AF, first stop Live View shooting.
3  Menu Function Settings
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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 be set to [ 3:2], [4:3], [ 16:9], or [ 1:1]. 
The area surrounding the Live Vi ew image is masked in black when 
the following aspect ratios are set: [ 4:3] [16:9] [ 1:1].
JPEG images will be saved with the set aspect ratio. RAW images 
will always be saved with the [ 3:2] aspect ratio. Since the aspect 
ratio information is appended to  the RAW image, the image can be 
generated in the respective aspect  ratio when you process the RAW 
image with the camera and the provided software.
Image 
QualityAspect Ratio and Pi xel Count (approx.)3:24:316:91:1
3 /1
5472x3648 
(20.0 megapixels) 4864x3648 
(17.7 megapixels) 5472x3072* 
(16.8 megapixels) 3648x3648 
(13.3 megapixels)
43648x2432 
(8.9 megapixels) 3248x2432* 
(7.9 megapixels) 3648x2048* 
(7.5 megapixels) 2432x2432 
(5.9 megapixels)
414104x2736 
(11.2 megapixels) 3648x2736 
(10.0 megapixels) 4104x2310* 
(9.5 megapixels) 2736x2736 
(7.5 megapixels)
a /612736x1824 
(5.0 megapixels) 2432x1824 
(4.4 megapixels) 2736x1536* 
(4.2 megapixels) 1824x1824 
(3.3 megapixels)
b1920x1280 
(2.5 megapixels) 1696x1280* 
(2.2 megapixels) 1920x1080 
(2.1 megapixels) 1280x1280 
(1.6 megapixels)
c720x480 
(350,000 pixels) 640x480 
(310,000 pixels) 720x408* 
(290,000 pixels) 480x480 
(230,000 pixels)
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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 
displayed close to the actual bri ghtness (exposure) of the resulting 
image only while you hold down the depth-of-field preview button.

K Disable ( E)
The image is displayed at the standard brightness to make the Live 
View image easy to see. Even if you set exposure compensation, 
the image is displayed at the standard brightness.
  The asterisked image-recording quality settings do not match the 
respective aspect ratio exactly.
  The image area displayed for the asteri sked aspect ratio may be slightly 
different from the recorded area. Check the captured images on the LCD 
monitor when shooting.
  If you use a different camera to directly print images shot with this 
camera in the 1:1 aspect ratio, the images may not be correctly printed.
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