Canon Camera Eos 6d Basic Instruction Manual

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Basic Operation
Turn the dial while holding down 
the lock release button at the 
center of the dial.
(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
 dial.
When you press a button such as < f> 
< 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...

Basic Operation
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(1)After pressing a button, turn the 
 dial.
When you press a button such as < f> 
< R > , the respective function 
remains selected for the duration of the 
timer ( 9). During this time, you can 
turn the < 5> dial to set the desired 
setting.
When the function se lection 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...

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Basic Operation
The Multi-controller  has eight keys which 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, 
scroll around magnified images 
during playback, etc.
  For menus and the Quick Control, the 
Multi-controller works only in the 
vertical and horizontal directions 
 . It does not work in 
diagonal directions.
With [8 C.Fn III -3: Multi function lock ] set and...

Basic Operation
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Turn on (9)/off the LCD panel 
illumination by pressing the < U> button. 
During a bulb exposure, pressing the 
shutter button completely will turn off the 
LCD panel illumination.
After you press the < B> button a number of times, the shooting 
function settings will be displayed.
With the shooting settings displayed,  you can turn the Mode Dial to see 
the settings for each shooting mode.
Pressing the < Q> button enables Quick Control of the shooting 
function settings (p.45).
Press...

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You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the 
LCD monitor. This is called the Quick Control screen.
1Press the  button.
XThe Quick Control screen will appear 
(7 ).
2Set the desired function.
 Press the < V>  key to select 
a function.
XThe setting of the selected function is 
displayed.
  Turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to 
change the setting.
3Take the picture.
  Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
XThe captured image will be displayed.
Q Quick Control for...

Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
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  Select the desired function and press 
. The function’s setting screen 
will appear.
 
Turn the  or  dial to 
change the setting. You can also press 
the <
U> key to change some of the 
settings. Also, some functions can be 
set by pressing the <
B> button.  Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to the Qu ick Control screen.
 
When you select < > (Custom 
Controls) or < > (AF point, p.79) and 
press the <
M> button, the shooting 
function settings...

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You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-
recording quality, date/time, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, use 
the < M > button, < V>  keys, and <
0> button on the camera back.
* Some menu tabs and menu items ar e not displayed in Basic Zone modes.
3 Menu Operations
Menus in Basic Zone Modes
Menus in Creative Zone Modes
 LCD monitor  button
 button
Ta b
Menu items Menu settings
z Shooting
5 Set-up
9 My Menu
3 Playback8
 Custom 
FunctionsA Live View shooting
COPY  

3 Menu Operations
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1Display the menu screen.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
  Press the < U> key to select a 
menu tab.
  For example, the [z 4] tab refers to 
the screen displayed when the forth 
tab from the left [ ] is selected.
3Select the desired item.
  Press the < V> key to select the 
item, then press .
4Select the setting.
 Press the < V> or < U> key to 
select the desired setting. (Some 
settings require you to press either 
the < V> or < U> key to select...

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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera. When the card is formatted, all images and data in the card will 
be erased. Even protected  images will be erased, so make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images and data to a comput er, etc., before formatting the 
card.
1Select [Format card].
  Under the [ 51] tab, select [ Format 
card], then press < 0>.
2Format the card.
  Select [OK ], then press <...

Before You Start
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 The card is new.
  The card was formatted by a diff erent camera or a computer.
  The card is full with images or data.
  A card-related error is displayed.
Execute [Format card] in the following cases:
About Low-level Formatting Perform low-level formatti ng if the card’s recording or reading speed seems 
slow or if you want to tota lly erase data in the card.
  Since low-level formatting will format  all recordable sectors in the card, the 
formatting will take slightly  longer...