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EOS 7D Mark II (G)
ENGLISH
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
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Introduction The EOS 7D Mark II (G) is a digital single-lens reflex camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with approx. 20.2 effective megapixels, Dual DIGIC 6, approx. 100% viewfinder coverage, high-precision and high- speed 65-point AF (Cross-type AF point: Max. 65 points), approx. 10.0 fps continuous shooting, Live View shooting, Full High-Definition (Full HD) movie shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, and GPS function. Before Starting to Shoot, Be Sure to Read the Following To avoid botched
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Item Check List Before starting, check that all the following items are included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. Eyecup Eg Battery Pack Battery Charger LP-E6N Camera LC-E6/LC-E6E* (with protective cover) (with body cap) Interface Cable Cable Wide Strap IFC-150U II protector * Battery Charger LC-E6 or LC-E6E is provided. (The LC-E6E comes with a power cord.) The Instruction Manual and DVD/CD-ROMs provided are listed on the next page. If you purchased a Lens Kit
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Compatible Cards The camera can use the following cards regardless of capacity: If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or computer, it is recommended that you format the card with this camera (p.67). CF (CompactFlash) cards * Type I, UDMA mode 7-compatible. SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards * UHS-I cards supported. Cards that Can Record Movies When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with a fast reading/ writing speed as shown in the table. CF Card: Recording Form
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Quick Start Guide Insert the battery (p.40). 1 To charge the battery, see page 38. Insert the card (p.41). The camera-front side slot is 2 for a CF card, and the camera-back side slot is for an SD card. * Shooting is possible with either a CF card or an SD card in the camera. White index Red index Attach the lens (p.50). Align the lens’s white or red mount 3 index with the camera’s index of the same color. Set the lens’s focus mode switch to (p.50). 4 Set the power switch to <1> (p
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Quick Start Guide While holding down the center of the Mode Dial, set it to 6 (Scene Intelligent Auto) (p.29). All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus on the subject (p.55). Look through the viewfinder and 7 aim the viewfinder center over the subject. Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus on the subject. If necessary, the built-in flash will be raised. Take the picture (p.55). Press the shutter button completely 8 to take the pic
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Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual <6> : Indicates the Main Dial. <5> : Indicates the Quick Control Dial.
: Indicates the AF area selection lever. <9> : Indicates the Multi-controller. <0> : Indicates the Setting button. 0/9/7/8 : Indicates that the corresponding function remains active for 4 sec., 6 sec., 10 sec., or 16 sec. respectively after you let go of the button. * In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, and settings correspo
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Chapters For first-time DSLR users, Chapters 1 and 2 explain the camera’s basic operations and shooting procedures. Introduction 2 Getting Started 37 1 Basic Shooting 79 2 Setting the AF and Drive Modes 85 3 Image Settings 145 4 GPS Settings 197 5 Advanced Operations 215 6 Flash Photography 253 7 Shooting with the LCD Monitor (Live View Shooting) 285 8 Shooting Movies 313 9 Image Playback 353 10 Post-Processing Images 397 11 Sensor Cleaning 405 12 Printing Images and Transferring Images to a Co
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Contents Introduction 2 Item Check List................................................................................. 3 Instruction Manual and DVD/CD-ROMs........................................... 4 Compatible Cards............................................................................. 5 Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 6 Conventions Used in this Manual..................................................... 8 Chapters........
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Contents l Displaying the Grid...................................................................74 Q Displaying the Electronic Level ...............................................75 Setting the Viewfinder Information Display .....................................77 Help..........................................................................................78 Basic Shooting 79 2 A Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto) ...................80 A Full Auto Techniques (Scene Intelligen
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Contents B: Setting the White Balance ................................................... 168 O Custom White Balance........................................................ 169 P Setting the Color Temperature ............................................ 171 u White Balance Correction ....................................................... 172 Auto Correction of Brightness and Contrast................................. 175 Setting Noise Reduction....................................................
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Contents q Selecting the Metering Mode ..................................................224 O Setting Exposure Compensation .............................................226 h Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) ...........................................227 A AE Lock ...................................................................................229 F: Bulb Exposures .......................................................................230 w: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting....................
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Contents Aperture-priority AE ................................................................... 316 Manual Exposure Shooting........................................................ 320 Shooting Still Photos.................................................................. 327 Shooting Function Settings .......................................................... 329 Setting the Movie Recording Size ................................................ 330 Setting the Sound Recording .................
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Contents Changing Image Playback Settings ..............................................394 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness .......................................394 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images................................................395 Post-Processing Images 397 11 R Processing RAW Images with the Camera...........................398 S Resizing JPEG Images ...........................................................403 Sensor Cleaning 405 12 f Automatic Sensor Cleaning........
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Contents Reference 467 15 B Button Functions ................................................................ 468 Checking the Battery Information ................................................. 470 Using a Household Power Outlet ................................................. 474 H Using Eye-Fi Cards................................................................. 475 System Map ................................................................................. 478 Function Availability Table
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Index to Features Power LCD Monitor Charging the battery p.38 Brightness adjustment p.394 Battery check p.46 Electronic level p.75 Battery information Help p.78 check p.470 AF Household power outlet p.474 AF operation p.86 Auto power off p.69 AF area selection mode p.90 Card AF point selection p.93 Formatting p.67 AF point registration p.450 Recording function p.146 Lens group p.100 Select card p.148 AF points lighting up Release shutter without in red p.131 c
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Index to Features Image Quality Exposure Image-recording quality p.149 Exposure compensation p.226 ISO speed p.154 Exposure compensation with M+Auto ISO p.223 Picture Style p.160 AEB p.227 White balance p.168 AE lock p.229 Auto Lighting Optimizer p.175 Safety shift p.436 Noise reduction for high ISO speeds p.176 GPS Noise reduction for long GPS p.197 exposures p.178 Digital compass p.206 Highlight tone priority p.180 Logging p.210 Lens aberration Flash correc
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Index to Features Movie Shooting Image Editing Movie shooting p.313 RAW image processing p.398 AF method p.299 Resizing JPEG p.403 Movie Servo AF p.342 Printing and Transferring Movie Servo AF speed p.345 Images Movie Servo AF tracking PictBridge p.411 sensitivity p.346 Print Order (DPOF) p.421 Movie recording quality p.330 Image transfer p.425 Sound recording p.336 Photobook Set-up p.429 Time code p.339 Customization HDMI output p.348 Custom Functions (C.Fn) p.
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Handling Precautions Camera Care This camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it or subject it to physical shock. The camera is not waterproof and cannot be used underwater. If you accidentally drop the camera into water, promptly consult the nearest Canon Service Center. Wipe off any water droplets with a dry and clean cloth. If the camera has been exposed to salty air, wipe it with a well-wrung wet cloth. Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such as
