Canon 80d Manual

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When shooting a human subject in candlelight, use  (Candlelight). The candlelight color tones will be retained in the photo.
Use the center AF point to focus.
Aim the center AF point in the viewfinder over the subject, then shoot.
Prevent camera shake if the numeric display (shutter speed) in 
the viewfinder blinks.
Under low light when camera shake is prone to occur, the 
viewfinder’s shutter speed display wi ll blink. Hold the camera steady 
or use a tripod. When using a zoom  lens, use the...

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To shoot people at night and obtain a natural-looking night scene in the 
background, use the  (Night Portrait) mode. Using a tripod is 
recommended.
 Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use the  wide-angle end to obtain a wide 
night view. Also, use a tri pod to prevent camera shake.
Check the subject’s brightness.
Under low light, the built-in flash wi ll fire automatically to obtain a 
good exposure of the subject.
It is recommended to play back the image after shooting to...

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Using a tripod when shooting a night scene gives the best results. 
However, the  (Handheld Night Scene) mode enables you to shoot 
night scenes even while handholding  the camera. In this shooting 
mode, four shots are taken conti nuously for each picture, and the 
resulting one image with reduced  camera shake is recorded.
Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. In this mode, 
four shots are aligned and merged into a single image. However, if 
there is...

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When shooting a scene having both bright and dark areas, use the 
 (HDR Backlight Control) mode. When you take one picture in this 
mode, three continuous shots are tak en at different exposures. This 
results in one image, with a wide t onal range, that has minimized the 
clipped shadows caused  by backlighting.
Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. In this mode, 
three shots are aligned and merged into a single image. However, if 
there is significant...

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The  (Portrait) mode blurs the background to make the human subject stand out. It also makes skin tones and hair look softer.
Select the location where the distance between the subject and 
the background is the farthest.
The further the distance between  the subject and background, the 
more blurred the background will l ook. The subject will also stand 
out better against an uncluttered dark background.
 Use a telephoto lens.
If you have a zoom lens, use the telephoto end to fill the frame with...

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Use the  (Landscape) mode for wide scenery or to have 
everything in focus from near to far. For vivid blues and greens, and 
very sharp and crisp images.
 With a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end.
When using the wide-angle end of  a zoom lens, objects near and far 
will be in focus better than at the telephoto end. It also adds breadth 
to landscapes.
 Shooting night scenes.
The  mode is also good for night scenes because it disables 
the built-in flash. When shooting night scenes, use a tripod to...

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When you want to shoot flowers or small things up close, use the  
(Close-up) mode. To make small things appear much larger, use a 
macro lens (sold separately).
 Use a simple background.
A simple background makes small objec ts such as flowers stand out 
better.
 Move in as close as possible to the subject.
Check the lens for its minimum focusing distance. Some lenses 
have indications such as <
MACRO 0.39m/1.3ft> on them. The lens 
minimum focusing distance  is measured from the  (focal 
plane)...

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Use the  (Sports) mode to shoot a moving subject, such as a running person or a moving vehicle.
Use a telephoto lens.
The use of a telephoto lens is  recommended for shooting from a 
distance.
 Track the subject with the Area AF frame.Press the shutter button halfway to start autofocusing in Area AF 
frame. During autofocusing, the beeper will continue beeping softly. 
If focus cannot be achieved, the focus indicator <
o> will blink.
The default setting is  (High-speed continuous shooting*). 
When...

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Cautions for  Kids
 During Live View shooting, the image quality can be set to  1 or JPEG. 
If  41  or 61  is set, the image will be recorded in  1 quality.
 During Live View shooting, if flash  is fired in continuous shooting, the 
continuous shooting speed will decrease. Even if the flash is not fired for 
subsequent shots, shooting will be performed with the decreased 
continuous shooting speed.
Cautions for < 6> Night Portrait and < F> Handheld Night Scene
 During Live View shooting, it may be...

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Cautions for  Handheld Night Scene
 When shooting with flash, if the subj ect is too close to the camera, the 
picture may come out extremely bright (overexposure).
 If you use flash to shoot a night scen e with few lights, the shots may not 
align correctly. This can result in a blurry picture.
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If you use flash and the human subject is close to the background that is also 
illuminated by the flash, the shots may not align correctly. This can result in a 
blurry picture. Unnatural shadows and...