Canon EOS 7D Instruction Manual

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A Registering a Picture Style N
6Set the parameter.
Turn the < 5> dial to set the 
parameter as desired, then press 
< 0 >.
For details, see “Customizing a 
Picture Style” on pages 68-69.
 Press the < M> button to register 
the new Picture Style. The Picture 
Style selection screen will then 
reappear.
 The base Picture Style will be 
indicated on the right of [User Def. * ].
If a Picture Style has already been registered under [ User Def. *], changing 
the base Picture Style in step 4 will nullify...

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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, 
the  (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-
looking colors cannot be obtained with <
Q>, you can select the white 
balance for each light source or set  it manually by shooting a white object. 
In the fully-automatic modes (1/C),  is set automatically.
1Press the  button. (9 )
2Select the white balance.
While looking at the LCD panel, turn 
the < 5> dial.
To the human eye, a white object looks white...

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B: Setting the White Balance N
Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance 
for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this procedure under 
the actual light source to be used.
1Photograph a white object.
Look through the viewfinder and the 
area within the dotted line should 
cover a solid-white object.
 Focus manually and set the standard 
exposure for the white object.
 You can set any white balance.
2Select [Custom WB].
Under the [2 ] tab, select [Custom 
WB ],...

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B: Setting the White Balance N
You can set the white balance’s color temperature numerically in Kelvin. This is for advanced users.
1Select [White balance].
Under the [2 ] tab, select [White 
balance ], then press < 0>.
2Set the color temperature.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ P].
 Turn the < 6> dial to set the color 
temperature, then press < 0>.
 The color temperature can be set 
from 2500K to 10000K in 100K 
increments.
P Setting the Color Temperature
 If the exposure obtained in step 1 is...

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You can correct the white balance that has been set. This adjustment 
will have the same effect as using a commercially-available color 
temperature conversion filter or color compensating filter. Each color 
can be corrected to one of nine levels.
This is for advanced users who are familiar with using color temperature 
conversion or color compensating filters.
1Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
Under the [2 ] tab, select [WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
2Set the white balance correction.
 Use < 9> to move...

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u White Balance Correction N
With just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be recorded 
simultaneously. Based on the color temperature of the current white balance 
setting, the image will be bracketed with a blue/amber bias or magenta/green 
bias. This is called white balance bracketing (WB-BKT). White balance 
bracketing is possible up to ±3 levels in single-level increments.
Set the white balance bracketing 
amount.
In step 2 for white balance correction, when 
you turn the <...

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If the image comes out dark or the contrast is low, the brightness and 
contrast can be corrected automat ically. With JPEG images, the 
correction is done when the image is captured. For RAW images, it can 
be corrected with Digital Photo  Professional (provided software).
The default setting is [Standard].
1Select [Auto Lighting Optimizer].
Under the [2 ] tab, select [Auto 
Lighting Optimizer ], then press 
< 0 >.
2Set the correction setting.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
setting, then press...

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Due to the lens characteristics, the four corners of the picture might look 
darker. This is called lens light fall-o ff or drop in peripheral illumination. 
With JPEG images, the correction is  done when the image is captured. 
For RAW images, it can be corrected with Digital Photo Professional 
(provided software).
The default setting is [ Enable].
1Select [Peripheral illumin. 
correct.].
Under the [1 ] tab, select 
[Peripheral illumin. correct.], then 
press < 0>.
2Set the correction setting.
 On...

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3 Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction
The camera already contains lens  peripheral illumination correction 
data for about 25 lenses. In step 2, if you select [ Enable], the peripheral 
light correction will be applied aut omatically for any lens whose 
correction data has been registered in the camera.
With the EOS Utility (provided soft ware), you can check which lenses 
have their correction data registered in the camera. You can also 
register the correction data for unregi stered lenses. For...

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You can freely create and select the folder where the captured images 
are to be saved.
This is optional since a folder will be created automatically for saving 
captured images.
1Select [Select folder].
Under the [5 ] tab, select [Select 
folder ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Create folder].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Create 
folder ], then press < 0>.
3Create a new folder.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ OK], 
then press < 0>.
 A new folder with a higher one-up 
folder number is created.
3...