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Contents
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EOS D60
Safety Precautions
Page
Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields
Avoid Condensation Related Problems
If Condensation Forms Inside the Camera
Extended Storage
Camera
Handling Precautions
Lithium Battery for the Date and Time
Quick Guide
Switch on the lens to AF
Mount the lens Set the focus mode
Turn on the camera Set the Mode Dial to
Full Auto
Cover
Nomenclature
CF Card Slot Cover
RAW
LCD Panel
Viewfinder Information
Full Auto →38
Mode Dial
Zone
Back
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS400
Conventions Used in This Manual
Before You Start
Connect the power cord
Charging the Battery Pack
Place the battery in the adapter
Charge the battery pack
Before You Start
Battery Level Icons
Inserting the Battery Pack
Open the battery chamber cover
Insert the battery into the camera
Battery Life
Removing the Battery Pack
Open the battery cover
Remove the battery pack
Connect the DC coupler
Using a Household Power Supply
Place the cord in the groove
Insert the DC coupler into the camera
Detaching a Lens
Mounting and Detaching a Lens
Mounting a Lens
Open the cover
Installing a CF Card
Insert the CF card
Removing a CF Card Open the cover
Basic Operation
Main Switch
Shutter Button
Halfway pressing
Basic Operations with the Dial
Using the Electronic Dials
Press a button and turn the dial
Just turn the dial
LCD Monitor
Menu Functions and Settings
Menu item Settings and Description
Menu Selections and Default Settings
From the Menu, select Date Time
Setting the Date and Time
Set the date and time
Select the order for the display
Returns to the menu
Holding the Camera
Turn the Dioptric Adjustment Knob
Simple Picture Taking
Place one of the AF points on the subject
Fully Automatic Picture Taking
Set the focus
Check the display
Simple Picture Taking
Automatic Built-in Flash
AF-Assist Beam
Change the displayed image
Check the Image in Play Mode
Check the Image Immediately
Checking the Image After it is Taken
Select the Review setting
From the Menu, select Review
On selected
Set the review time
Time for Image Review
From the Menu, select Review time
Select the image you want to Erase
Set the camera to Play mode
Open the Erase menu
Erase the image
Portrait Mode
Landscape Mode
Close-Up Mode
Sports Mode
Night Portrait Mode
Advanced Operations
Set the quality
Quality Selection
Select ISO speed
ISO Speed
Set the ISO speed
Advanced Operations
Parameter Setting Level Effect
Setting Processing Parameters
Select the parameter to be set
Set the desired parameter setting
Go back to step
Select the desired set number
AF Mode Selection
One-Shot AF for Still Subjects
Predictive AF
AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects
AI Focus AF
Press the button Select the AF point
AF Point Selection
Viewfinder Automatic AF point Selection
LCD panel
Focusing On an Off-Center Subject
Difficult-to-Focus Subjects
Set the lens focus mode switch to MF or M on older lenses
Manual Focus
Display the camera settings
INFO. Checking Camera Settings
Camera Setting Information
Press the button Select a metering mode
Selecting a Metering Mode
Metering Modes
Center-weighted Average Metering
Evaluative Metering
Partial Metering
Size/Quality
Selecting a Drive Mode
Press the Drive button Select the drive mode
Press the WB button Select the white balance setting
Setting the White Balance
Icon Conditions
White Balance Settings
Photograph a white subject
Custom White Balance Setting
From the menu, select Custom WB
Select the image
Illuminating the LCD panel
LCD Panel Illumination
Program AE
Set the Mode Dial to Focus on the subject
Shifting the Program
Differences Between Program AE Mode and Full Auto Mode
Check the display, then take the picture
Set the Mode Dial to Set the shutter speed
Shutter-Priority AE
Shutter Speed Display
Aperture-Priority AE
Set the Mode Dial to Select the aperture value
Aperture Value Display
Checking the Depth of Field
Set the aperture value
Manual Exposure
Determine the exposure
Check the display, then take Picture
Set the Mode Dial to Focus the picture
Automatic Depth-of-Field AE
Set the exposure
Setting Exposure Compensation
Autoexposure Bracketing
Canceling AEB
From the menu, select AEB
Set the AEB level
AEB settings in 2/3-stop increments
AEB settings in 1/3-stop increments
, , and modes
Mode
Button
Select the self-timer
Self-timer Operation
Slip the eyepiece cover over the eyepiece
Using the Eyepiece Cover
Remove the eyecup
Bulb Exposures
Set the Mode Dial to Set the shutter speed to
Press the shutter button down Fully again
Mirror Lockup
Press the shutter button down Fully
Flash 4 Photography
Using the Built-in Flash in the Creative Zone
Using the Built-in Flash
Using the Built-in Flash in the Basic Zone
Flash Photography
Flash Sync Shutter Speed and Aperture Settings
Mode Sync shutter speed Aperture Value
Using the Built-in Flash
Set the Red-eye reduction func Tion
Red-eye Reduction
From the menu, select Red-eye On/off
Make sure the icon in the viewfinder is on
FE Lock
Press the button Set the exposure compensation Amount
Flash Exposure Compensation
High-Speed Sync FP Flash →94
Wireless Multi-Flash/E-TTL Autoflash →95
FE Flash Exposure Lock →95
Flash Exposure Compensation →95
Full Auto Flash
Taking Flash Pictures in Each Shooting Mode
Make sure the 550EX Speedlite’s
Pilot lamp is on
FEB Flash Exposure Bracketing
High-Speed Sync FP Flash
Modeling Flash
Wireless Multi-Flash/E-TTL Autoflash Shooting
TTL and A-TTL Speedlites
Using Non-Canon Flash Units
Sync Speed
PC Terminal
Playing Erasing Recorded Images
Viewing a Single Image
Viewing Recorded Images
Viewing the Index
Press the button Display the index
Jump Jumping to Another Image
Viewing Enlarged Images
Image Information Displayed During Play
INFO. Turning the Information Display On and Off
Press the INFO. button
Histograms
Playing Erasing Recorded Images 101
From the menu, select Auto Playback
Start auto playback
Rotating an Image
Go to Rotate mode
From the menu, select Rotate
Rotate the image
Protecting an Image
Open the Protect Settings screen
From the menu, select Protect
Protect the image
Press the button
Erasing Images All Image Erase
Turn the dial to select All…, then press the button
Turn the dial to select OK Then press the button
Playing Erasing Recorded Images 105
Formatting the CF Card
From the Menu, select Format
Print Order
Precautions for Printing from DPOF-compatible Devices
106
Order the prints from the camera
Selecting a Single Image From the menu, select Print Order
Selecting Images for Printing
Select the images
Playing Erasing Recorded Images 107
Selecting All Images
Select the print quantity
Select Mark all
108
Images 109
110
Specifying Date Printing
Playing Erasing Recorded Images 111
Specifying File Number Printing
112
Connecting to a TV
Replacing the Date/Time Battery
File Numbering System
Select the setting you want
From the menu, select File num- bering
114
Playing Erasing Recorded Images 115
Select C.Fn-13
Clean the imaging element
Select 1 Enable
Finish cleaning
116
Menu Function Settings
Screen Description
List of Menu Functions
118
Menu Function Settings 119
120
Menu Function Settings 121
Setting or change
Custom Function Settings
122
Screen
Effects, remarks
Menu Function Settings 123
AEB
124
Effective for using flash at night or in dark locations
Menu Function Settings 125
126
Menu Function Settings 127
Aperture value
Basic Terminology
CF CompactFlash Card
Depth of Field
Reference 129
Exposure
File Numbering and Folders
Format
Firmware
ISO Speed
Red-eye Phenomenon
Reference 131
Function Availability Table
AF Modes and Drive Modes
132
Mode Blinking warning Description Remarks
Exposure Warnings
Reference 133
Program Line
Program Line Description
Shutter speed readout
Shutter Speed and Aperture Value Readouts
Aperture value readout
134
Reference 135
Error Codes
Message List
136
Troubleshooting
Power
Reference 137
Shooting
Checking and Handling Images
Major Accessories Optional
Remote Switch RS-80N3
Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3
CF Card
PC Card Adapter
140
System Map
Items included
141
Reference
142
Major Specifications
Reference 143
Autofocus
144
Built-in Flash
Reference 145
Power Source
146
Index
Reference 147
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