Canon® EOS 70D For Dummies®

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Table of Contents

Introduction

A Quick Look at What’s Ahead

Icons and Other Stuff to Note

eCheat Sheet

Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun!

Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps

Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land

Looking at Lenses

Choosing a lens

Attaching and removing a lens

Zooming in and out

Using an IS (image stabilizer) lens

Getting acquainted with focusing

Adjusting the Viewfinder

Adjusting the Monitor Position

Using the Touchscreen

Working with Memory Cards

Exploring External Camera Features

Topside controls

Back-of-the-body controls

Front odds and ends

Connection ports

Ordering from Camera Menus

Navigating the Custom Functions Menu

Monitoring Critical Camera Settings

The Info button: Choosing what the screen shows

Checking the Camera Settings display

Viewing the Shooting Settings display

Decoding viewfinder data

Reading the LCD panel

Changing Settings via the Quick Control Screen

Getting Help from Your Camera

Reviewing Basic Setup Options

Cruising the Setup menus

Setting up the Lock switch

Taking two final setup steps

Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings

Choosing an Exposure Mode

Changing the Drive Mode

Getting Familiar with the Built-in Flash

Using flash in the fully automatic modes

Enabling flash in advanced exposure modes

Using Red-Eye Reduction flash

Controlling Picture Quality

Diagnosing quality problems

Decoding the Image Quality options

Considering Resolution: ...