Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

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A Shooting with the LCD Monitor
Set [A1: Live View shoot.] to 
[Enable].
Number of Possible Shots 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, continuous  Live View shooting is 
possible for approx. 1 hr . 45 min. at room temperature (23°C / 73°F).
Enabling Live View Shooting
Te m p e r a t u r eRoom Temperature
( 23...

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 Each time you press the  button, the information display will change.
About the Information Display
Exposure level indicator
Shutter speed Battery check
Exposure 
simulation
Drive mode
White balance
Flash exposure compensation
AF method
• d : FlexiZone - Single
• c : Face detection Live 
mode
• f : Quick mode AF point (FlexiZone - Single)
AEB
Highlight tone priority
Image-recordingquality
AE lock Flash-ready Picture Style
GPS  acquisition 
status
Possible shots...

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During Live View shooting in the < A> mode, an icon representing the 
scene detected by the camera will be  displayed and the shooting will be 
adapted to that scene. For certain  scenes or shooting conditions, the 
icon displayed may not match the actual scene.
*1: Displayed only when the AF method is set to [ u Live mode ]. If another AF method 
is set, the “Non-portrait” icon will be di splayed even if a person is detected.
*2: Displayed when the attached lens has...

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*5: Displayed with any of the lenses below:• EF24mm f/2.8 IS USM • EF28mm f/2.8 IS USM
• EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM • EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM • EF600mm f/4L IS II USM
• Image Stabilizer lenses marketed in 2012 or later.
*4 and *5: If the conditions in both *4 and  *5 apply, the shutter speed will become slow 
(as slow as 2 sec.).
The final image simulation reflects the  effects of the Picture Style, white 
balance, etc., in the Live View image...

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If you press the  button while the Live View image is displayed in a 
Creative Zone mode, you can set any of the following:  AF method, 
drive mode , metering mode,  image-recording quality , white balance, 
Picture Style, and Auto Lighting Optimizer.
In Basic Zone modes, you can set the functions in bold and the settings \
shown in the table on page 83.
1Press the < Q> button.
XThe settable functions will be 
displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
  Press the < V> key to select a 
function.
XThe...

Shooting Function Settings
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While the Live View image is displayed, if you press the , 
< R >, , or  button, the setting  screen will appear on the 
LCD monitor and you can turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to set the 
respective shooting function.
When Quick mode is set, you can press the < S> button to select the 
AF point. The operation procedure is the same as with viewfinder 
shooting.
f  / R  / i  / q  / S Settings
  When you set w  (Partial metering) or  r (Spot metering), a metering 
circle will be...

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[A 1] Menu
Function settings particular to Live View 
shooting are explained here. Details of 
menu items under the [A1] and [A 2] 
tabs are on pages 187-191. In Basic 
Zone modes, certain items under the 
[A 1] tab will not appear and the [ A2]  
tab will not appear.
The settable functions on this me nu screen apply only to Live View 
shooting. These functions do not  take effect during viewfinder 
shooting.
 Live View shooting
You can set Live View shooting to [ Enable] or [Disable].
  AF method...

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 Aspect ratio M
The image’s aspect ratio can be set to [ 3:2], [4:3], [ 16:9], or [ 1:1]. 
The area surrounding the Live Vi ew image is masked in black when 
the following aspect ratios are set: [ 4:3] [16:9] [ 1:1].
JPEG images will be saved with the set aspect ratio. RAW images 
will always be saved with the [ 3:2] aspect ratio. Since the aspect 
ratio information is appended to  the RAW image, the image can be 
generated in the respective aspect  ratio when you process the...

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3 Menu Function Settings
 Exposure simulation N
Exposure simulation simulates and  displays how the brightness of 
the actual image (exposure) will look.

K 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.

KDuring  eNormally, the image is display ed at the standard brightness to 
make the Live View image easy to see. The image will be 
displayed close...

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[A 2] Menu
 Silent LV shooting N•Mode 1The shooting operation noise is qui eter than with normal shooting. 
Continuous shooting is also possible. If < i> is set, you can shoot 
at a maximum continuous shoot ing speed of approx. 4.1 fps.
•Mode 2When the shutter button is pressed 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...