Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Foreword

Chapter One: The Equipment

Checking Out the New Package

The Body-Only Package

The Body and Lens Kit

What Else Do I Need?

Memory Cards

Optional Items

Chapter Two: Buttons, Dials, Knobs, and Their Purposes

Camera Body Reference

From the Back

From the Top

From the Front

From the Bottom

From the Left Side (Closed)

From the Left Side (Open)

From the Right Side (Closed)

From the Right Side (Open)

Chapter Three: Managing Dials, Buttons, and Switches

The Dials

The Mode Dial

The Main Dial

The Quick Control Dial

The Dioptric Adjustment Knob

Buttons

The Quick Control Button

The Magnify Button

The Shutter Button

The Depth-of-Field Preview Button

The Lens Release Button

The Mode Dial Lock Release Button

The MENU Button

The INFO Button

The SET Button

The AF Point Selection Button

The AE Lock/FE Lock Button

The Autofocus Start Button

The AF (Autofocus Operation Selection) Button

The DRIVE (Drive Mode Selection) Button

The ISO (ISO Speed Setting) Button

The Metering Mode Selection Button

The LCD Panel Illumination Button

The Playback Button

The Erase Button

The Start/Stop Button

The Multi-controller

Switches

The Power Switch

The Live View Shooting/Movie Shooting Switch

The Multi-function Lock Switch

Chapter Four: Finding and Interpreting Image-Related Information

Before an Exposure

Internal Information

After an Exposure

It’s All in the LCD Monitor

Chapter Five: Capturing Light—The Exposure Parameters

ISO

Aperture

Shutter Speed

Metering

Chapter Six: Capturing the Image—Composition and Focus

Composition

Focus

How It Works

How Many Autofocus Points Do You Need?

Chapter Seven: Utilizing Some of the Camera’s Advanced Features

Shooting with Live View

Silent Shooting

Silent LV Shooting

Continuous Shooting

Long Exposures

Delayed Exposures

Depth of Field and Focus Stacking

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Wi-Fi

Chapter Eight: The Shoot1 Menu

Menus

Shoot1

Image Quality

Beep

Release Shutter Without Card

Image Review

Chapter Nine: The Shoot2 Menu

Shoot2

Lens Aberration Correction

External Speedlite Control

Clear Settings

Mirror Lockup

Chapter Ten: The Shoot3 Menu

Shoot3

Expo.Comp./AEB

ISO Speed Settings

Auto Lighting Optimizer

White Balance

Custom White Balance

WB Shift/Bkt.

Color Space

Chapter Eleven: The Shoot4 Menu

Shoot4

Picture Style

Long Exp. Noise Reduction

High ISO Speed NR

Highlight Tone Priority

Dust Delete Data

Multiple Exposure

HDR Mode

Chapter Twelve: The Live View Shooting Menus

Live View Shoot1

Live View Shooting

AF Method

Grid Display

Aspect Ratio

Expo. Simulation

Live View Shoot2

Silent LV Shoot.

Metering Timer

Chapter Thirteen: Movie-Mode-Specific Menus

ShootMovie1

AF Method

Silent LV Shoot.

Metering Timer

ShootMovie2

Grid Display

Movie Rec. Size

Sound Recording

Time Code

Video Snapshot

Chapter Fourteen: The Playback Menus

Play1

Protect Images

Rotate Image

Erase Images

Print Order

Photobook Set-up

RAW Image Processing

Play2

Resize

Rating

Slide Show

Image Jump

Play3

Highlight Alert

AF Point Disp.

Playback Grid

Histogram Disp

Movie Play Count

Magnificatn (apx)

Ctrl Over HDMI

Chapter Fifteen: The Set Up Menus

Set Up1

Select Folder

File Numbering

Auto Rotate

Format Card

Set Up2

Auto Power Off

LCD Brightness

LCD Off/On Button

Date/Time/Zone

Language

GPS

Set Up3

Video System

Feature Guide

INFO Button Display Options

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Function

Set Up4

Sensor Cleaning

Battery Info

Certification Logo Display

Custom Shooting Mode (C1, C2)

Clear All Camera Settings

Copyright Information

Camera Firmware Ver.

Chapter Sixteen: The Custom Functions Menu

Overview of the Custom Functions Menu

C.Fn I: Exposure

Exposure Level Increments

ISO Speed Setting Increments

Bracketing Auto Cancel

Bracketing Sequence

Number of Bracketed Shots

Safety Shift

C.Fn II: Autofocus

Tracking Sensitivity

Accel./Decel. Tracking

AI Servo 1st Image Priority

AI Servo 2nd Image Priority

AF-Assist Beam Firing

Lens Drive When AF Impossible

Orientation Linked AF Point

Superimposed Display

AF Microadjustment

C.Fn III: Operation/Others

Dial Direction During Tv/Av

Focusing Screen

Multi Function Lock

Warnings in Viewfinder

Custom Controls

Clear All Custom Func. (C.Fn)

Chapter Seventeen: The My Menu Menu

My Menu Settings

Register to My Menu

Sort

Delete Item/Items

Delete All Items

Display From My Menu

Chapter Eighteen: Adding Illumination

Characteristics of Light

Amount

Intensity

Color

Direction

Continuous Lighting

Natural

Man-Made

Flash Illumination

Strobes

Speed Lights

Chapter Nineteen: After the Shutter is Tripped

In-Camera Post-processing

Transferring Images to a Computer

Memory Card Reader

USB Cable

Wireless Data Transfer

Storage Considerations

On-Computer Post-processing

Printing

Chapter-Opening Photo Credits

Index