Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

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3 Menu Function Settings
 Metering timer N
You can change how long the exposure  setting is displayed (AE lock 
time).
The Live View shooting will stop with  any of the following operations. To 
resume Live View sh ooting, press the  button again.
• When [ z4: Dust Delete Data ], [54: Sensor cleaning ], [54:Clear all 
camera settings ], or [54: z  Firmware ver. ] was selected
• When the shooting mode was chan ged (example: Basic Zone modes ↔ 
Creative Zone modes)
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The AF methods available are [FlexiZoneAF† (Single)], [u Live 
mode ] (face detection, p.193), and [ Quick mode] (p.197).
If you want to achieve precise focus, set the lens focus mode switch to \
< MF>, magnify the image, and focus manually (p.199).
Select the AF method.
  Under the [ A1] tab, select [AF 
method].
  While the Live View image is 
displayed, you can also press the 
 button to select the AF method 
on the setting screen.
The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with...

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Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
3Focus the subject.
 Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway.
XWhen focus is achi eved, the AF point 
will turn green a nd the beeper will 
sound.
XIf focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will turn orange.
4Take the picture.
  Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.180).
This is the same AF method as with FlexiZone - Single. It detects the 
human face and focuses. Have the target...

Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
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2Focus the subject.
 Press the shutter button halfway and 
the camera will focus the face 
covered by the < p> frame.
XWhen focus is achieved, the AF point 
will turn green a nd the beeper will 
sound.
XIf focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will turn orange.
  If a face cannot be detected, the AF 
point < > will be displayed and AF 
will be executed at the center.
3Take the picture.
 Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the...

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Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
AF Operation
 Focusing will take slightly longer.
  Even when focus has been achieved , pressing the shutter button 
halfway will focus again.
  The image brightness may cha nge during and after the AF 
operation.
  If the light source changes while th e Live View image is displayed, 
the screen may flicker and focusing  may be difficult. If this happens, 
exit Live View shooting and autofocus under the actual light source.
  If you press the  button in the FlexiZone -...

Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
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Shooting conditions that make focusing difficult
 Low-contrast subjects such as the blue sky and solid-color, flat 
surfaces.
  Subjects in low light.
  Stripes and other patterns where  there is contrast only in the 
horizontal direction.
  Under a light source whose brightness, color, or pattern keeps 
changing.
  Night scenes or points of light.
  Under fluorescent or LED light sources and when the image flickers.
  Extremely small subjects.
  Subjects at the edge of...

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Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
The dedicated AF sensor is used to focus in One-Shot AF mode (p.92), 
using the same AF method as with viewfinder shooting.
Although you can focus the target area quickly,  the Live View image 
will be interrupted momentar ily during the AF operation.
You can use eleven AF points to fo cus (automatically selected). You 
can also select one AF point to fo cus and focus only the area covered 
by that AF point (manually selected).  In Basic Zone modes, the AF point 
will be...

Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
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3Focus the subject.
 Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway.
XThe Live View image will turn off, the 
reflex mirror will go back down, and 
AF will be executed. (No picture is 
taken.)
XWhen focus is achieved, the beeper 
will sound and the Live View image 
will reappear.
XThe AF point used to focus will light 
up in green.
XIf focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will blink in orange.
4Take the picture.
 Check the focus and exposure,...

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You can magnify the image and focus precisely with manual focus.
1Set the lens focus mode switch to 
.
 Turn the lens focusing ring to focus 
roughly.
2Display the magnifying frame.
 Press the < u> button.
3Move the magnifying frame.
  Press < 9> to move the magnifying 
frame to the position where you want 
to focus.
  To return the magnifying frame to the 
center, press < 0> or the < L> 
button.
4Magnify the image.
  Each time you press the < u> button, 
the magnification within the frame will...

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5Focus manually.
 While looking at the magnified image, 
turn the lens focusing ring to focus.
  After achieving focus, press the < u> 
button to return to the normal view.
6Take the picture.
  Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.180).
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