Canon 60D 1, 2

You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the

LCD monitor. This is called the Quick Control screen.

1Display the Quick Control screen.

Press the <Q> button.

XThe Quick Control screen will appear

(7).

2Set the desired function.

Press the <V> <U> key on the

<9> to select the function.

XThe name of the selected function is

displayed on the screen’s bottom.

Turn the <5> or <6> dial to

change the setting.

3Take the picture.

Press the shutter button completely to

take the picture.

XThe LCD monitor turns off and the

captured image is displayed.

Q Using the Quick Control Screen

Basic Zone modes Creative Zone modes

In Basic Zone modes, the selectable functions may differ depending on the

Basic Zone shooting mode (p.67).

Contents

Main Take Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera Testing the Camera Before Use and Liability Copyrights Introduction Item Check List EOS DIGITAL Software Instruction Manuals Disk Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual 3 M Basic Assumptions Page 1 Contents 2 Introduction 2 Getting Started 23 Setting the AF and Drive Modes 75 Image Settings 83 Advanced Operations 111 Flash Photography 129 Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) 151 Shooting Movies 171 Image Playback 189 Post-Processing Images 219 Sensor Cleaning 229 Printing Images 235 Customizing the Camera 249 Reference 265 End Pages: Software Start Guide and Instruction Manual Index Index to Features Power Basic Settings Recording Images Image Quality Exposure Adjustments Flash Live View Shooting Shooting Movies Image Playback Handling Precautions Camera Care LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Cards Cautions During Prolonged Use Quick Start Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses . Nomenclature Page LCD Panel The display will show only the settings currently applied. Viewfinder Information The display will show only the settings currently applied. Page Lens with a distance scale Lens without a distance scale Page Getting Started 1 2 3 For LC-E6 For LC-E6E Charging the Battery Tips for Using the Battery and Charger 1 2 3 Installing and Removing the Battery 1 2 3 Using the LCD Monitor Turning on the Power About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor About Auto Power Off Battery Life Checking the Battery Level 1 2 3 4 3 Setting the Date and Time 1 3 Selecting the Interface Language 2 3 1 2 3 Installing and Removing the SD Card Installing the Card 1 2 Removing the Card Page Page To owners of the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens: 1 2 Using the Lens Hood 1 2 About the Lens Image Stabilizer Basic Operation Pressing halfway Pressing completely Shutter Button Page (1) After pressing a button, turn the <5> dial. (2) Turn the <5> dial only. Using the UNLOCK button 5 Making Selections with the Quick Control Dial 9 Operating the Multi-controller U LCD Panel Illumination Displaying Shooting Settings 1 2 Q Using the Quick Control Screen Quick Control Screen Nomenclature Function Setting Display 3 Menu Operations Menu Screen 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Before You Start Execute [Format] in the following cases: 1 2 1 2 3 Reverting the Camera to the Default SettingsN Camera Settings Live View Shooting Settings Basic Shooting This chapter explains how to use the Basic Zone modes on the Mode Dial for best results. 1 2 subject. 1 Fully Automatic Shooting FAQ 1 Full Auto Techniques 1 7 Disabling Flash 1 2 3 C Creative Auto Shooting Page Page 2 Shooting Portraits 3 Shooting Landscapes 4 Shooting Close-ups 5 Shooting Moving Subjects 6 Shooting Portraits at Night Settable Functions on the Quick Control Screen in Basic Zone Modes Q Quick Control Screen 1 following modes: <C> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> 2 3 select the desired ambience. 4 Ambience Settings 1 following modes: <2> <3> <4> <5> 2 Shoot by Lighting or Scene Type 3 select the lighting or scene type. Lighting or Scene Type Settings Page Setting the AF and Drive Modes 1 2 3 4 f: Selecting the AF ModeN AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode 1 2 Selecting with the Multi-controller S Selecting the AF Point N Selecting with the Dial AF-Assist Beam with the Built-in Flash Lens Maximum Aperture and AF Sensitivity 1 When Autofocus Fails 1 2 i Selecting the Drive ModeN 1 2 j Using the Self-timer Image Settings 1 Select the image-recording quality. 3 Setting the Image-recording Quality Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings (Approx.) About RAW Maximum Burst During Continuous Shooting 1 2 ISO Speed Guide i: Setting the ISO SpeedN About A (Auto) ISO Speed 3 Setting the Maximum ISO Speed for Auto ISON 2 A Selecting a Picture StyleN Picture Style Effects About the Symbols 3 4 A Customizing a Picture StyleN kFilter Effect Monochrome Adjustment lToning Effect 2 A Registering a Picture StyleN 3 4 5 6 1 2 About White Balance 3 Setting the White BalanceN 1 2 3 4 5 1 P Setting the Color Temperature 2 1 2 u White Balance CorrectionN White Balance Correction Set the white balance bracketing amount. Bracketing Sequence White Balance Auto Bracketing 1 2 3 Auto Lighting OptimizerN 1 3 2 Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction About the Lens Correction Data 1 2 3 3 Creating and Selecting a Folder Selecting a Folder 1 2 3 File Numbering Methods Continuous Auto Reset Manual Reset 1 3 Setting Copyright InformationN 2 3 4 Text Entry Procedure 1 2 3 Setting the Color SpaceN About Adobe RGB Advanced Operations 1 Program AE d: 3 Differences Between <d> and <1> (Full Auto) About Program Shift 1 2 s: 4 Shutter-Priority AE Page 1 2 f: 4 Aperture-Priority AE Depth of Field PreviewN 1 2 a: aperture. 4 1 2 q Selecting the Metering ModeN q w r 1 or <f>. 2 amount. Setting Exposure CompensationN 1 2 h Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)N Canceling AEB 1 2 3 A AE LockN AE Lock Effects 1 2 F: Bulb Exposures 1 2 1 completely. 2 Mirror LockupN 1 2 3 4 5 R Remote Control Shooting 1 2 Q Displaying the Electronic Level Displaying the Electronic Level on the LCD Monitor 3 4 Flash Photography D Using the Built-in Flash 3 Using Red-eye Reduction 1 2 3 Page 1 the built-in flash. 3 A FE LockN Select [Flash control]. 3 Setting the FlashN [Built-in flash func. setting] and [External flash func. setting] [Flash firing] Page Page 1 2 Canceling the slave units auto power off Using Wireless FlashN Slave Unit Settings and Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 Page 1 2 1 2 Page Page External Speedlites EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites Canon Speedlites other than the EX-series Sync Speed Cautions for Live View shooting Using Non-Canon Flash Units Page Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) A Shooting with the LCD Monitor Set the [z Live View shoot.] menu to [Enable]. Battery Life with Live View Shooting [Approx. number of shots] Enabling Live View Shooting Each time you press the <B> button, the information display will change. About the Information Display Final Image Simulation Shooting Function Settings f / R / i Settings Q Quick Control z Menu Function Settings Page Page 2 Using AF to Focus u (Face detection) Live Mode: c Page Live Mode and u (Face Detection) Live Mode Notes Page 2 Quick Mode: f Page 1 2 3 4 Focusing Manually Notes About the Live View Image Notes About the Shooting Results Custom Function Notes Notes About Lenses and Flash Page Shooting Movies 1 3 k Shooting Movies About the White < > and Red <E> Internal Temperature Warning Icons 1 2 3 4 aperture. 5 Set the ISO speed. 6 B Each time you press the < About the Information Display Final Image Simulation Shooting Still Photos Shooting Function Settings f / R / i Settings Q Quick Control 3 Setting the Movie-recording Size Page 3 Menu Function Settings [n] Menu Page [o] Menu Page [Z] Menu Page Notes on Movie Shooting Image Playback 1 3 x Image Playback B Shooting Information Display Sample of Image Taken in a Creative Zone Mode Sample of Image Taken in a Basic Zone Mode Sample of Movie Taken in Movie Mode Page 1 x Searching for Images Quickly 2 I Jump through Images (Jump display) 1 2 u/y Magnified View 1 3 b Rotating the Image 1 3 Setting Ratings 2 3 Taking advantage of ratings 3 Q Quick Control During Playback Page k Enjoying Movies Playback on a TV set Playback on the Cameras LCD Monitor Playback and Editing with a Personal Computer 1 2 0 On the single-image display, press < 3 7 8 5 3 6 4 1 X select [X]. 2 3 1 2 [All images/Movies/Stills] [Date/Folder/Rating] 3 Slide Show (Auto Playback) 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 Viewing the Images on TV 5 For HDMI CEC TV sets 1 Select [Ctrl over HDMI]. 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 K Protecting Images 3 Protecting All Images in a Folder or Card 1 2 3 1 L Erasing Images 2 3 4 3 Erasing All Images in a Folder or Card 1 2 Changing Image Playback Settings 1 2 3 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images Page 1 Creative Filters 2 3 4 5 Creative Filter Features 1 2 3 4 S Resize About Image Sizes 1 N Processing RAW Images with the Camera R 3 4 Images with Aspect Ratio Setting About the Magnified Display RAW Image-processing Options Page Page Sensor Cleaning 1 2 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning Cleaning the Sensor Now Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning 1 2 3 Appending Dust Delete DataN 3 About the Dust Delete Data 1 2 3 4 3 Manual Sensor CleaningN Page Printing Images 1 2 3 4 5 Preparing to Print 6 w 1 Press < >. 3 wPrinting QSetting the Paper Size YSetting the Paper Type USetting the Page Layout 4 5 imprinting. 6 7 e Adjustment of Printing Effects 1 2 3 Trimming the Image Handling Printer Errors Error Messages 1 2 3 W Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) 4 K L K L Print Ordering 1 2 3 5 4 W Direct Printing with DPOF Customizing the Camera 1 2 3 4 5 3 Setting Custom FunctionsN 3 Custom FunctionsN C.Fn I: Exposure C.Fn II: Image C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive C.Fn IV: Operation/Others 3 Custom Function SettingsN C.Fn I: Exposure C.Fn I -1 Exposure level increments C.Fn I -2 ISO speed setting increments C.Fn I -3 ISO expansion C.Fn I -5 Bracketing sequence C.Fn I -6 Safety shift C.Fn I -7 Flash sync. speed in Av mode C.Fn II: Image C.Fn II -1 Long exposure noise reduction C.Fn II -2 High ISO speed noise reduction C.Fn II -3 Highlight tone priority C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive C.Fn III -1 Lens drive when AF impossible C.Fn III -2 AF point selection method C.Fn III -3 Superimposed display C.Fn III -4 AF-assist beam firing C.Fn III -5 Mirror lockup C.Fn IV: Operation/Others C.Fn IV -1 AF and metering buttons C.Fn IV -2 Assign SET button C.Fn IV -3 Dial direction during Tv/Av C.Fn IV -4 Focusing Screen C.Fn IV -5 Add image verification data 1 2 About My Menu settings 3 3 Registering My MenuN 1 2 3 4 w: Register Camera User SettingsN Menu Options which can be Registered Page Page B Button Functions Camera Settings Shooting Settings Select [Battery info.]. 3 Checking the Battery Information 1 2 3 Registering the Battery to the Camera 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Using a Household Power Outlet 1 2 Using Eye-Fi Cards 3 4 information. 5 6 H H H H Cautions for Using Eye-Fi Cards o: Set automatically k: User selectable : Not selectable * For manual exposure only. The z icon indicates still photo shooting in the movie shooting mode. Function Availability Table According to Shooting Modes Function Availability Table According to Shooting Modes * Multiple aspect ratios are available only with Live View shooting. 1 Shooting 1 (Red) Page 2 Shooting 2 (Red) y Shooting 3 (Red) Menu Settings z Shooting 4 (Red) Page 3 Playback 1 (Blue) 4 Playback 2 (Blue) 5 Set-up 1 (Yellow) Page 6 Set-up 2 (Yellow) 7 Set-up 3 (Yellow) 8 Custom Functions (Orange) Page 9 My Menu (Green) Movie Shooting Mode Menus o Movie 2 (Red) Page Z Movie 3 (Red) About the menu screen in movie shooting mode Troubleshooting Guide Power-Related Problems >. 1 The camera does not operate even when the power switch is set to < Shooting-Related Problems Page Page Page Display & Operation Problems Page Printing-Related Problems Error Codes System Map AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 Bundled Accessories System Map Specifications Type Image Sensor Recording System Image Processing During Shooting Viewfinder Autofocus Exposure Control Shutter Flash Drive System Live View Shooting Movie Shooting LCD Monitor Image Playback Post-Processing of Images Direct Printing Custom Functions Interface Power Dimensions and Weight Operation Environment Battery Pack LP-E6 Battery Charger LC-E6 Battery Charger LC-E6E EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Trademarks About MPEG-4 Licensing Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended Safety Warnings Preventing Serious Injury or Death Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Page Page Page Software Start Guide Page Page 313 EOS DIGITAL Software Instruction Manuals Disk Index A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W CEL-SQ1LA210 CANON INC. 2010 PRINTED IN THE EU