Canon 80d Manual

							51
Basic Operation
Turn the dial while holding down 
the lock release button at the 
center of the dial.
Use it to set the shooting mode.
(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
< 6 > dial.
When you press a button such as  
<
R>  , the respective 
function remains selected for the 
duration of the timer (
9). During this 
time, you can turn the <
6> dial to set 
the desired setting.
When the function selection ends or if 
you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera will be ready to shoot.
Use this dial to select or set the AF 
operation, drive mode, ISO speed, 
metering mode, AF point selection, 
etc.
(2)Tu r n  t h e  < 6> dial only.
While looking at the viewfinder or LCD 
panel, turn the <
6> dial to change the 
setting.
Use this dial to set the shutter speed, 
aperture, etc.
Mode Dial
6 Main Dial
The operations in (1) are possible even when the < R> switch is set 
upward (Multi function lock, p.54). 
						

							Basic Operation
52
(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
< 5 > dial.
When you press a button such as  
  , the respective 
function remains selected for the 
duration of the timer (
9). During this 
time, you can turn the  dial to set 
the desired setting.
When the function selection ends or if 
you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera will be ready to shoot.
Use this dial to select or set the AF 
operation, drive mode, ISO speed, 
metering mode, AF point selection, 
etc.
(2)Tu r n  t h e  < 5> dial only.
While looking at the viewfinder or LCD 
panel, turn the <
5> dial to change the 
setting.
Use this dial to set the exposure 
compensation amount, the aperture 
setting for manual exposures, etc.
5 Quick Control Dial
The operations in (1) are possible even when the < R> switch is set 
upward (Multi function lock, p.54). 
						

							53
Basic Operation
The Multi-controller  has eight keys that tilt in the directions shown 
by the arrows.
Use the eight keys to select the AF 
point, correct the white balance, 
move the AF point or magnifying 
frame during Live View shooting or 
movie shooting, or scroll around 
magnified images during playback.
For menus and the Quick Control, the 
Multi-controller wo rks only in the 
vertical and horizont al directions <
W> 
<
X>  . It does not work in 
diagonal directions.
9 Multi-controller
AF point selection, white balance correction, and scrolling around magnified 
images during playback are possible even when the < R> switch is set 
upward (Multi function lock, p.54). 
						

							Basic Operation
54
With [54: Multi function lock] set and the  switch set 
upward, the camera prevents you from  changing settings inadvertently 
by moving the Main Dial, Quick Contro l Dial, and Multi-controller or by 
touching the touch panel.
<
R> switch set downward: Lock 
released
<
R> switch set upward: Lock 
engaged
1Select [Multi function lock].
Under the [5 4] tab, select [Multi 
function lock], then press .
2Add a checkmark [ X] to the 
camera control to be locked.
Select a camera control and press 
<
0> to add a checkmark [X].
Select [OK].The selected camera controls will be 
locked when the multi function lock 
switch is in the locked position.
R  Multi Function Lock
If the < R > switch is set upward and you try to use one of the locked 
camera controls (except when [ hTouch control ] is set),  will be 
displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel. On the shooting 
function settings display (p.55), [ LOCK] will be displayed. During Live 
View shooting, [ LOCK] will be displayed on the LCD monitor.
 By default, when locked, the < 5> dial will be locked.
 In Basic Zone modes, only [ hTouch control ] is settable. 
						

							55
Basic Operation
You can illuminate the LCD panel by 
pressing the <
U> button. Turn on (9) 
or off the LCD panel illumination by 
pressing the <
U> button.
After you press the <
B> button a number of times, the shooting 
function settings will be displayed.
With the shooting function settings  displayed, you can turn the Mode 
Dial to see the settings  for each shooting mode (p.451).
Pressing the <
Q> button enables Quick Control of the shooting 
function settings (p.56).
Press the <
B> button again to turn off the display.
U  LCD Panel Illumination
Displaying Shooting Function Settings
During a bulb exposure, pressing the s hutter button completely will turn off 
the LCD panel illumination. 
						

							56
You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the LCD monitor. This is called Quick Control.
1Press the  button (7 ).
The Quick Control screen will appear.
2Set the desired function.
Press the   or   
keys to select a function.
The settings of the selected function 
and Feature guide (p.75) will appear.
Turn the  or  dial to 
change the setting.
3Take the picture.
Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
The captured image will be displayed.
Q  Quick Control for Shooting Functions
Basic Zone modes Creative Zone modes
For the functions settable in Basic Zone modes and their setting 
procedures, see page 107.
 In steps 1 and 2, you can also use the LCD monitor’s touch screen 
(p.61). 
						

							57
Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
Select the desired function and press 
. The function’s setting screen 
will appear.
Turn the  or  dial or press 
the   keys to change the 
settings. There are also some 
functions that are set by pressing the 
<
B>, , or  button.Press  to finalize the setting and 
return to the Quick Control screen.
When you select  (p.433) or 
 (p.120) and press the 
 button, the previous screen 
will reappear.
Sample Quick Control Screen
Quick Control
Shutter speed (p.192)
AF operation (p.116) White balance correction (p.167) Shooting mode*1 (p.30)
Highlight tone priority*2 (p.174)
Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.169)
Metering mode (p.198)
Picture Style (p.154)
Exposure
compensation/ AEB setting(p.200/201) Flash exposure compensation (p.230)
ISO speed (p.148)
Image-recording quality 
(p.142)
Aperture (p.194)
Wi-Fi function*3
Drive mode (p.138)
Custom Controls (p.433)
White balance bracketing (p.168)AE lock
*2 (p.203)
AF area selection mode (p.121)
White balance (p.162)
Return
*1 : Settable only when the Mode Dial is set to <
8> or < v>.
*2 : These functions cannot be set with Quick Control.
*3 : Refer to the Wireless Function Instruction Manual.
 
						

							58
You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-recording quality, date and time, etc.
* Some menu tabs and menu items are not displayed in Basic Zone modes.
3 Menu Operations
Menus in Basic Zone Modes
Menus in Creative Zone Modes
 
keysLCD monitor <
0> button
<
M> button
 button
Menu items Menu settings
z: Shooting
5: Set-up
9: My Menu
3: Playback8: Custom Functions
Main tabs
Secondary
tabs 
						

							59
3 Menu Operations
1Display the menu screen.
Press the  button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
Each time you press the  button, 
the main tab (group of functions) will 
switch.
Press the   keys to select a 
secondary tab.
For example, in this manual, the 
[
z 3] tab refers to the screen 
displayed when the z (Shooting) 
tab’s [
3] is selected.
3Select the desired item.
Press the   keys to select 
the item, then press <
0>.
4Select the setting.
Press the   or   
keys to select the desired setting. 
(Some settings require you to press 
either the <
W>  or   
keys to select those settings.)
The current setting is indicated in 
blue.
5Set the desired setting.
Press  to set it.
6Exit the setting.
Press the  button to return to 
the shooting function settings display.
Menu Setting Procedure 
						

							3 Menu Operations
60
Example: When Multi Shot 
Noise Reduction is setDimmed menu items cannot be set. The 
menu item is dimmed if another function 
setting is overriding it.
You can see the overriding function by 
selecting the dimmed menu item and 
pressing <
0>.
If you cancel the ov erriding function’s 
setting, the dimmed menu item will 
become settable.
Dimmed Menu Items
 In step 2, you can also turn the < 6> dial to select a menu tab. In step 
4, you can also turn the < 5> dial to select certain settings.
 In steps 2 to 5, you can also use the LCD monitor’s touch screen (p.61).
 The explanation of menu functions hereafter assumes that you have 
pressed the < M> button to display the menu screen.
 To cancel the operation, press the < M> button.
 For details about each menu item, see page 470.
Some dimmed menu items will not show the overriding function.
With [ 54: Clear all camera settings], you can reset the menu functions to 
the default settings (p.68).