Canon EOS 60D Instruction Manual

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Basic Operation
Turn the Mode Dial while holding down 
the Mode Dial lock-release button at the 
center.
(1) After pressing a button, turn the  dial.
When you press a button such as < f>, 
< R >, or < i>, the respective 
function remains selected for 6 seconds 
( 9 ). During this time, you can turn the 
< 6 > dial to set the desired setting.
When the function selection turns off or if 
you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera will be ready to shoot.
  Use this dial to select or set the AF...

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Basic Operation
(1) After pressing a button, turn the  dial.
When you press a button such as < f>, 
< R >, or < i>, the respective 
function remains selected for 6 seconds 
( 9 ). During this time, you can turn the 
<
5> dial to set the desired setting.
When the function selection turns off or if 
you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera will be ready to shoot.
  Use this dial to select or set the AF 
mode, drive mode, ISO speed, 
metering mode, AF point, etc.
(2) Turn the < 5> dial only....

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Basic Operation
 Use it to select the AF point, correct 
the white balance, move the AF 
frame or the magnifying frame during 
Live View shooting, or scroll over the 
image during magnified view. You can 
push it in eight directions.
  For menus and the Quick Control 
screen, the Multi-controller works 
only in the < V> and < U> 
directions.
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...

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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.
1Display the Quick Control screen.
 Press the < Q> button.
X The Quick Control screen will appear 
(7 ).
2Set the desired function.
 Press the < V>  key on the 
< 9 > to select the function.
X The name of the selected function is 
displayed on the screen’s bottom.
  Turn the <
5> or < 6> dial to 
change the setting.
3Take the picture.
  Press the shutter button completely to...

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Q Using the Quick Control Screen
  On the Quick Control screen, select 
the function and press < 0>. The 
function’s setting screen will then 
appear (except for the shutter speed 
and aperture).
  Turn the <
5> or < 6> dial to 
change the setting. With certain 
settings, you can also press the 
< U > key to change it.
  Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to the Quic k Control screen. 
While on the , < >, or < > 
screen, you can return to the Quick 
Control screen by pressing the 
< M >...

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With menus, you can set various functions such as the image-recording 
quality, date/time, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, press the 
 button on the camera back to display the menu screen and use 
the   keys and  button.
3 Menu Operations
 
Ta b
Menu items
Menu settings
1 Shooting
LCD monitor
5 Set-up
9 My Menu
 button
3 Playback
In the Basic Zone, Creative Zone,  and Movie shooting modes, the tabs 
and menu options displayed will be different.
Menu Screen
Basic Zone modes Movie shooting mode...

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3 Menu Operations
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.
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 it.)
  The current setting is indicated in 
blue.
5Set the desired setting.
 Press < 0> to set it.
6Exit the...

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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 to a computer, etc ., before formatting the card.
1Select [Format].
 Under the [ 5] tab, select [ Format], 
then press < 0>.
2Format the card.
  Select [OK ], then press < 0>.
X The card will be...

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Before You Start
 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  (p.291).
Execute [Format] in the following cases:
About Low-level Formatting Do low-level formatting if  the card’s recording or reading speed seems slow 
or if you want to totally er ase all data in the card.
  Since low-level formatting  will erase all recordable sectors in the card, the 
formatting will take slightly  longer...

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Before You Start
You can change the auto power-off time for the camera to turn off 
automatically after a certain period  of non-operation. If you do not want 
the camera to turn off automatically, set this to [ Off]. After the power 
turns off, you can turn on the came ra again by pressing the shutter 
button or other button.
1Select [Auto power off].
  Under the [ 5] tab, select [ Auto 
power off], then press < 0>.
2Set the desired time.
  Select the desired setting, then press 
.
You can set how...