Canon 600D manual MF Focusing Manually, 138, Move Magnifying, Focus Manually, Picture

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MF: Focusing

Manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can magnify the image and focus precisely manually.

 

 

 

 

 

4_

Set the lens focus mode switch to

 

 

r_

<MF>.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_

Turn the lens focusing

ring to focus

 

 

 

 

roughly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Move

the magnifying

frame.

 

 

 

 

_

Press

the

<,;, > key to

move the

 

 

 

 

magnifying frame to the position

 

 

 

 

where you want to focus.

 

 

 

 

 

_

To return the magnifying

frame

to the

Magnifying

frame

 

 

center,

press the <_-_>

or <-_>

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

,3 Magnify

the

image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

®

Press

the

<_>

button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

_y,,The area within the magnifying frame

 

 

 

 

will be

magnified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

_

Each time you press the <_>

button,

 

 

 

 

the view will change as follows:

 

 

 

 

[_,

5x

--* lOx --* Normal

view

 

 

 

Focus

manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

®_ While looking atthe magnified image,

 

 

 

 

turn the lens focusing ring to focus.

AE lock

 

®

After achieving focus, press the <_>

Magnified area

position

 

 

button to return to the normal view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnification

_

Take

the

picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_

Check

the focus

and exposure,

then

 

 

 

 

press the shutter button to take the

 

 

 

 

picture

(p.124).

 

 

 

 

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Contents Canon About the Main Dial Pointer Advanced ShootingTake the picture Set the Mode Dial to TvTv Action Shots ISO Av Changing the Depth of Field J Set the Mode Dial to AvShooti.gTip Depth of Field Preview# Using the Builtin FlashManual Exposure Set the Mode Dial to M100 Bulb Bulb Exposures101 Set the Mode Dial to A-DEPDEPAutomatic Depth=of=Field AE Take the picture102 =IChanging the Metering ModeSet the metering mode Making it darker Setting Exposure Compensation103 Making it brighterSet the flash exposure Compensation amount 1O4Flash Exposure Compensation Select E×po. comp./AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing106 Shooting Tips Using AEB with continuous shootingAE Lock Effects =X Locking the E×posurePress the % button =- Locking the Flash E×posure108 Press the button3Take the picture Select the settingCorrectingtheBrightnessandContrastAutomatically Select Auto Lighting OptimizerIl Select Peripheral illumin Correcting the images Dark Corners110 111 About the Lens Correction DataSelect a parameter. j =~ Customizing image CharacteristicsSelect a Picture Style Saturation Parameter Settings and Effects Sharpness113 114 Monochrome AdjustmentFilter Effect Toning EffectPress RegisteringPreferred image CharacteristicsPress the ,. button Select User Def 115Elect a parameter Set the parameter116 Press the a WB button. y,,White balance wiHHappear WB Matching the Light SourceCustom White Balance 117118 Select WB Shift/BKT WB Adjustingthe Color Tone for the LightSourceWhite Balance Correction 119Record the shot Set the desired color space Setting the Color Reproduction Range @About Adobe RGB 121122 Shooting Tips Using the self=timer 2 with mirror IockupMirror Lock=up to Reduce Camera Shake Shootingwiththe LCDMonitor LiveViewShooting Display the Live View image. Press the r button Shooting with the LCD Monitor124 Enabling Live View Shooting 125126 About the information Display127 Final Iage Simulation128 Shooting Function Settings129 Menu Function Settings13O Live Mode AF Changing the Autofocus Mode132 Face detection Live Mode AF133 Focus the subject134 Live Mode and Face DetectionLive Mode Notes135 Select the AF point. # Quick Mode AF136 137 Focus Manually MF Focusing Manually138 Move MagnifyingLive View Image Cautions 139Shooting Result Cautions 140Shooting Movies 142 Set the Mode Dial to ==l,, Shooting Movies 143 Manual Exposure Shooting 144145 Focus and shoot the movieISO 146Final image Simulation 147Rash Shooting Stills in the Din Mode148 Shooting Still PhotosQuick Control 150 Setting the Movie=recording Size151 Being recorded 1920x1080Use digital zoom Using Movie Digital Zoom152 Set the digital zoomSelect the Video snapshot Setting the Video Snapshot Shooting DurationTaking Video Snapshots 153Album Quit the video snapshot shooting Creating a Video Snapshot Album154 Continue to shoot more video Snapshots155 Options in Steps 4Playback Video snapshot Operations 156 Playing an Album157 158 159 Sound recording 160161 162 Movie Shooting Cautions Recording and image Quality 163164 Handy Features 166 Handy FeaturesSetting the image Review Time #f=8Card Reminder167 Setting the Auto Power-off TimeAdjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness 168 Create a FolderAbout Folders Selecting a FolderReplacing the card 17OFile Numbering Methods Auto reset The file numbering is reset to 0001 whenever you Select the option to be set Setting Copyright Information172 173 Text Entry Procedure174 AutoRotation of Verticallages175 Settings displaySelect OK Reverting the Camera to the Default SettingsSelect Clear settings 176177 Automaticselection178 EnableTurning the LCD IVlonitor Off/On Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color179 Select Flash control Setting the FlashFlash firing 18O181 Built=in flash func. setting and External flash funcSetting Settable Functions 182 Display the Custom Function Setting the External Speedlite Custom Functions183 Under the tab, select Sensor cleaning, then press Automatic Sensor CleaningCleaning the Sensor Now Select Sensor cleaningSelect Dust Delete Data Appending Dust Delete DataObtain the Dust Delete Data 185Photograph a solid=white object About the Dust Delete Data186 Set the power switch to OFF Manuat Sensor CleaningClean the sensor End the cleaning188 Setting the power switch to OFFWireless Flash Photography 190 Using Wireless FlashSlave Unit Settings and PoSition 191 Easy Wireless Flash ShootingPress the button to raise Built=in flash192 SettingSelect Built-in flash func. setting, then press Select Built=in flash rune=TTL II meter 193Fullyautomatic Shooting With Multiple External Speedlites 194 Custom Wireless Flash ShootingMode Set Firing group to =AII, then Take the picture 195Fully-automatic Shooting with Multiple External Speedlites = AB Multiple slave units in multiple groups Group 197Select Flash exp. comp Other SettingsFlash Exposure Compensation 198Ireless func. = Setting the Flash Output Manually for Wireless Flash199 Page CaHOH

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