Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

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B: Shooting Information Display
[RGB] Display
This histogram is a graph showing  the distribution of each primary 
color’s brightness level in the image (RGB or red, green, and blue). 
The horizontal axis indicates the co lor’s brightness level (darker on 
the left and brighter on the right), while the vertical axis indicates 
how many pixels exist for each color brightness level. The more 
pixels there are toward the left,  the darker and less prominent the 
color. The more pixels there are toward...

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Search for images quickly with the index display showing four or nine images on one screen.
1Press the  button.
  Press the < u> button during image 
playback.
X[6 u] will be displayed on the lower 
right of the screen.
2Switch to the index display.
 Turn the  dial counterclockwise.XThe 4-image index display will appear. The 
selected image is highli ghted in a orange frame.
 If you turn the  dial further to the left, 
the 9-image index display will appear. If you 
turn the <
6> dial to the right,...

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x Searching for Images Quickly
With the single-image disp lay, you can turn the  dial to jump through the images forward or backward a ccording to the jump method set.
1Select [Image jump w/6].
 Under the [ 32] tab, select [Image 
jump w/ 6], then press < 0>.
2Select the jump method.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the jump 
method, then press < 0>.
d :Display images one by one
e :Jump 10 images
f :Jump 100 images
g :Display by date
h :Display by folder
i :Display movies only
j :Display stills only
k...

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You can magnify a captured image by approx. 1.5x to 10x on the LCD monitor.
1Magnify the image.
 The image can be magnified during 
image playback (single-image display), 
during image review after image 
capture, and from shooting-ready state.
 Press the < u> button.
XThe magnified view will appear. The 
magnified area and [6 u] will be 
displayed on the lower right of the screen.
 The image magnification increases as you 
turn the  dial clockwise. You can 
magnify the image  up to approx. 10x.
 The...

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u Magnified View
Under the [ 33] tab, when you select 
[Magnificatn (apx)], you can set the 
starting magnification and initial position 
for the magnified view.
  1x (no magnification)
The image will not be magnified.  The magnified view will start with 
the single-image display.
  2x, 4x, 8x, 10x (magnify from center)
The magnified view will start at  the image center at the selected 
magnification.
  Actual size (from selected point)
The recorded image’s pixels will be  displayed at approx. 100%....

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You can rotate the displayed image to the desired orientation.
1Select [Rotate image].
 Under the [ 31] tab, select [Rotate 
image ], then press < 0>.
2Select an image.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image to be rotated.
  You can also select an image on the 
index display (p.242).
3Rotate the image.
 Each time you press < 0>, the 
image will rotate clockwise as follows: 
90°   270°   0°.
  To rotate another image, repeat steps 
2 and 3.
  To return to the menu, press the 
 button.
b Rotating...

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You can rate images and movies with one of five rating marks: l/m/
n/o/p . This function is called rating.
1Select [Rating].
 Under the [ 32] tab, select [Rating ], 
then press < 0>.
2Select an image or movie.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image or movie to be rated.
  If you press the < u> button and turn 
the < 6> dial counterclockwise, you 
can select an image or movie from a 
three-image display. To return to the 
single-image display, turn the < 6> 
dial clockwise.
3Rate the image or...

3 Setting Ratings
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The total number of images with a given  rating that can be displayed is 999. 
If there are more than 999  images with a given rating, [ ###] will be displayed 
for that rating.
Taking Advantage of Ratings  With [ 32: Image jump w/ 6], you can display only images and 
movies with a specific rating.
  With [ 32: Slide show ], you can play back only  images and movies with 
a specific rating.
  With Digital Photo Professional (p rovided software, p.392), you can 
select only images...

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During playback, you can press the  button to set any of the 
following: [ J: Protect images, b : Rotate image, 9: Rating,  R: 
RAW image processing (RAW images only), S : Resize (JPEG image 
only),  : Highlight alert,  : AF point display,  e: Image jump w/
6 , k : Wi-Fi*].
For movies, only the function s in bold above can be set.
* Not selectable if the [53] tab’s [ Wi-Fi] is set to [ Disable].
1Press the < Q> button.
  During image playback, press the 
 button.
XThe Quick Control screen will...

Q Quick Control for Playback
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To rotate an image, set [ 51: Auto rotate ] to [OnzD ]. If [ 51: Auto rotate ] 
is set to [ OnD] or [ Off], the [ b Rotate image ] setting will be  recorded to 
the image, but the came ra will not rotate the image for display.
 Pressing the < Q> button during the index di splay will switch to the 
single-image display and the Quick Control screen  will appear. Pressing 
the < Q> button again will return to the index display.
  For images taken with another camera , the...