Canon EOS 60D Instruction Manual

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Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting)
You can shoot while viewing the image on the camera’s 
LCD monitor. This is called “Live View shooting”.
Live View shooting is effective for still subjects which do 
not move.
If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the 
LCD monitor, camera shake  can cause blurred images. 
Using a tripod is recommended.
About Remote Live View ShootingWith EOS Utility (provide d software) installed in your computer, you 
can connect the camera  to the...

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1Display the Live View image.
 Press the < A> button.
X The image will appear on the LCD 
monitor.
 
The image’s field of  view is approx. 100%.
2Focus the subject.
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will focus with 
the current AF mode (p.160-167).
3Take the picture.
 Press the shutter button completely.
X
The picture will be ta ken and the captured 
image is displayed on the LCD monitor.
XAfter the image review ends, the camera will 
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Set the [z  Live View shoot.] menu to 
[Enable ].
Battery Life with Live View Shooting  [Approx. number of shots]
 The figures above are based on a fully- charged Battery Pack LP-E6 and CIPA 
(Camera & Imaging Products As sociation) testing standards.
  With a fully-charged Battery  Pack LP-E6, the total time of Live View shooting is 
possible as follows: Approx. 2  hr. 20 min. at 23°C / 73°F.
Enabling Live View Shooting
Te m p e r a t u r eShooting Conditions
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 Each time you press the < B> button, the information display will 
change.
About the Information Display
Magnifying frame
ISO speed
Possible shots
Exposure level in dicator/AEB rangeAperture
Shutter speed
Picture Style Battery check
Exposure 
simulation
Drive mode
White balance
Flash exposure compensation
AF mode
• d : Live mode
• c : Face detection Live mode
• f :Quick mode AF point (Quick mode)
FEB
AEB
Highlight tone 
priority
Histogram
Image-recording quality
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The final image simulation reflects the  effects of the Picture Style, white 
balance, etc., in the Live View image  so you can see what the captured 
image will look like. During still photo  shooting, the Live View image will 
automatically reflect the settings listed below.
Final image simulation for still images
  Picture Style
* All settings such as sharpness, contra st, color saturation, and color tone will 
be reflected.
  White balance
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During Live View shooting, you can press the , , or  
button to display the respective se tting screen on the LCD monitor, and 
press the < U> key to set the function.
With the LCD monitor displayi ng an image, pressing the  button will 
display the settable functions. In Basi c Zone modes, you can change the AF 
mode and the settings listed on page  67. In Creative Zone modes, you can 
set the AF mode, drive mode, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting 
Optimizer, image-recording quality,  and...

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Function settings particular to Live View 
shooting are explained here. The menu 
options under the [ z] tab are explained 
below.
The functions settable on this menu 
screen only apply during Live View 
shooting. These functions do not take 
effect during viewfinder shooting.
  Live View shooting
Set Live View shooting to [ Enable] or [Disable ].
  AF mode
You can select [ Live mode] (p.160), [u Live mode ] (p.161), or 
[Quick mode ] (p.165).
  Grid display
With [Grid 1 l] or [ Grid 2 m], you can...

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z Menu Function Settings
  Exposure simulation N
Exposure simulation displays and simulates how the brightness of 
the actual image (exposure) will look. The [ Enable] and [Disable ] 
settings are explained below:
• Enable ( g)
The displayed image brightness will be close to the actual 
brightness (exposure) of the resulting image. If you set exposure 
compensation, the image bri ghtness will change accordingly.
• Disable ( E)
The image is displayed at the standard brightness to make the Live 
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z Menu Function Settings
  Silent shooting N
• Mode 1
The shooting operation no ise is quieter than with normal shooting.  
Continuous shooting is also  possible. High-speed continuous 
shooting will be approx. 5 fps.
• Mode 2
When you press the shutter butto n completely, only one shot will 
be taken. While you keep holding down the shutter button, the 
camera operation will be suspended.  Then when you return to the 
shutter button’s halfway positi on, the camera operation will 
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The AF modes available are [Live mode], [u  Live mode ] (face 
detection, p.161), and [ Quick mode] (p.165).
If you want to achieve precise focus, set the lens focus mode switch to \
< MF>, magnify the image, and focus manually (p.167).
Select the AF mode.
  Under the [z ] tab, select [AF mode].
  While the Live View image is 
displayed, you can press the < f> 
button to select the AF mode on the 
setting screen displayed.
The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the 
Live...