Canon EOS 6D DSLR User Manual

EOS 6D (WG)

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EOS 6D (N)

This quick guide explains basic function settings and how to shoot and play back images. You can take this guide with you for shooting. For detailed instructions, refer to the Camera Instruction Manual (CD-ROM).

CPQ-E056-000 © CANON INC. 2012

English Edition

Quick Start Guide

Insert the battery.

Attach the lens.

Align it with the red dot.

Set the lens focus mode switch to <

Set the power switch to <

Insert a card.

With the card’s label facing toward the back of the camera, insert it into the card slot.

Preparation

While holding down the

 The M on the right of the function indicates that the function

is available only in Creative Zone modes.

 Number of Possible Shots with Viewfinder Shooting

Temperature At 23°C / 73°F At 0°C / 32°F Possible shots Approx. 1090 shots Approx. 980 shots

center of the Mode Dial, set it to <A> (Scene Intelligent Auto).

Focus the subject.

Aim the viewfinder center over the subject and press the shutter button halfway to autofocus.

Take the picture.

Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

View the image.

The captured image will be displayed for 2 sec. on the LCD monitor.

Image Playback

Erase

Shooting information

MagnifyIndex

Playback

Select image

Menu Operations

<M> button

LCD monitor

1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.

2. Press the key to select a secondary tab, then press the <V> key to select the desired item.

3. Press <0> to display the setting.

4. After setting the item, press <0>.

Basic Zone Modes

Creative Zone Modes

<0> button

<V>

Tabs

Menu settingsMenu items

Image-recording Quality

 Select [z1: Image quality], then press <0>.  Turn the <6> dial or press the key to select the

image-recording quality, then press <0>.

Image-recording quality

Pixels recorded

Possible shots

RAW: Turn the <6> dial to select the quality. JPEG: Press the key to select the quality.

A Picture StyleN

 Under the [z4] tab, select

[Picture Style], then press <0>.

 Press the <V> key to select a

Picture Style, then press <0>.

Style

D Auto

Standard

P Q

Portrait

Landscape

Monochrome

 For <S> (Neutral) and (Faithful), refer to the

Camera Instruction Manual (CD-ROM).

Color tones optimized for the particular scene.

Vivid colors and sharp images.

Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.

Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.

Black-and-white images.

Description

Quick Control

 Press the <Q> button.

 The Quick Control screen will

appear.

Aperture

Shutter speed

Shooting mode

Exposure

compensation/

AEB setting

Picture Style

AF operation

White balance

AF point

White balance correction

 Press the <V> or key to select a function, then turn

the <6> or <5> dial to set it.

 In Basic Zone modes, the settable functions differ depending

on the shooting mode.

Drive mode

Flash exposure compensation

AE lock

Highlight tone priority

ISO speed

Wi-Fi function

Custom Controls

Image-recording quality

Auto Lighting

Metering mode

White balance bracketing

Optimizer

Electronic Level

 Each time you press the

button, the screen display will change.

 Display the electronic level.

Custom Functions

C.Fn I: Exposure

1 Exposure level increments

2 ISO speed setting increments

3 Bracketing auto cancel

4 Bracketing sequence

5 Number of bracketed shots

6 Safety shift

C.Fn II: Autofocus

1 Tracking sensitivity

2 Acceleration/deceleration tracking

3 AI Servo 1st image priority

4 AI Servo 2nd image priority

5 AF-assist beam firing

6 Lens drive when AF impossible

7 Orientation linked AF point

8 Superimposed display

9 AF Microadjustment

C.Fn III: Operation/Others

1 Dial direction during Tv/Av

2 Focusing screen

3 Multi function lock

4 Warnings ! in viewfinder

5 Custom Controls

Shooting Operation

COPY

Nomenclature

> Drive mode selection button

< ISO speed setting button

<6> Main Dial

Shutter button

<A/k> Live View shooting/ Movie shooting switch <0> Start/Stop button

Power switch

<f> AF operation selection button

<9> Multi-controller

<0> Setting button

Multi function lock switch

Mode Dial lock release button

Mode Dial

Focus mode switch

AF start button

<A> AE lock button

<S> AF point selection button

<5> Quick Control Dial

Access lamp

LCD Panel

Drive mode

AF operation

AEB

Shutter speed

Exposure level

indicator

Viewfinder Information

AF points

AE lock

Battery check

Flash-ready

Flash exposure

compensation

Shutter speed

Aperture

ISO speed

Metering mode

Possible shots

Battery check

OK Not good

Focus confirmation light

Maximum burst

ISO speed

Exposure level indicator

Aperture

Basic Zone Modes

All the settings necessary for shooting are set automatically. You just press the shutter button, and the camera does the rest.

A : Scene Intelligent Auto

C : Creative Auto

8 : Special scene

2 : Portrait 6 : Night Portrait 3 : Landscape F : Handheld Night Scene 4 : Close-up G : HDR Backlight Control 5 : Sports

Creative Zone Modes

You can change the camera settings as desired to shoot in various ways.

Set the <

function lock released).

Program AE

 Set the Mode Dial to <d>.  The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and

aperture in the same way as the <A> mode.

> switch to the left (Multi

s: Shutter-priority AE

 Set the Mode Dial to <s>.  Turn the <6> dial to set the

desired shutter speed, then focus the subject.



The aperture will be set automatically.



If the aperture display blinks, turn the <

: Aperture-priority AE

 Set the Mode Dial to <f>. 

Turn the aperture, then focus the subject.

 The shutter speed will be set

automatically.



If the shutter speed display blinks, turn the

<6>

a: Manual Exposure

 Set the Mode Dial to <a>.  Turn the <6> dial to set the

desired shutter speed.

 Turn the <5> dial to set the

desired aperture.

 Focus the subject and check the

exposure level indicator.

> dial until it stops blinking.

dial to set the desired

<6>

dial until it stops blinking.

i: ISO SpeedN

Drive Mode

 Press the button, then

turn the <6> dial.

 ISO 100 to ISO 25600 can be set

in 1/3-stop increments.

 When “A” is selected, the ISO

speed is set automatically. When you press the shutter button halfway, the ISO speed setting is displayed.

 Press the <R> button, then

turn the <

> dial.

u : Single shooting i : Continuous shooting B : Silent single shooting M : Silent continuous

shooting

Q : 10-sec. self-timer/ Remote control

k : 2-sec. self-timer/ Remote control

f: AF OperationN

 Set the lens focus mode switch to

 Press the <f> button, then turn

For still subjects

Switches the AF operation

AF Point Selection

 Press the <S> button, then look

 The AF point selection will change

 The <6> dial selects an AF

<f>.

the <

> dial.

(One-Shot AF):

(AI Focus AF):

automatically

(AI Servo AF):

For moving subjects

through the viewfinder.

in the direction you tilt the <9>. Pressing <0> toggles the AF point selection between the center AF point and automatic AF point selection.

point in the horizontal direction, and the <5> dial selects an AF point in the vertical direction.

Live View Shooting

 Set the switch to <A>.  Press the <0> button and the

Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor.

 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

 Press the shutter button

completely to take the picture.

 Press the <0> button to stop

the Live View shooting.

 Number of Possible Shots with Live View Shooting

Temperature At 23°C / 73°F At 0°C / 32°F Possible shots Approx. 220 shots Approx. 190 shots

Shooting Movies

 Set the switch to <k>.

 The image will appear on the

LCD monitor.

 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

 Press the <0> button to start

shooting a movie. To stop movie shooting, press the <0> button again.

 To shoot still photos, press the

shutter button completely.

 When the shooting mode is <a>, you can shoot movies

with manual exposure.

 You can set movie shooting settings with the menu options

under the [Z1] or [Z2] tab.