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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 7D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with about 18.0 effective megapixels, Dual “DIGIC 4”, 100% viewfinder coverage, high-precision and high-speed 19-point AF (all cross-type), approx. 8 fps continuous shooting, Live View shooting, and Full HD (Full High-Definition) movie shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, provides many features for demanding shoots, a
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Item Check List Before starting, check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. Battery Pack Battery Charger Camera LP-E6 LC-E6/LC-E6E* (with eyecup and (with protective cover) body cap) Wide Strap Interface Cable Stereo AV Cable EW-EOS7D IFC-200U AVC-DC400ST EOS DIGITAL Software Solution Disk Instruction Manual (Software) (1) Instruction Manual (this booklet) (2) Pocket Guide Quick start guide to shooting. (3) CD-ROM Gui
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Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual <6> : Indicates the Main Dial. <5> : Indicates the Quick Control Dial. <9> : Indicates the Multi-controller. <0> : Indicates the setting button. 0, 9, 7, 8: Indicates that the respective 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 correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and
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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 Camera basics. Getting Started 23 1 Basic Shooting 49 2 Fully automatic shooting. Image Settings 57 3 83 Setting the AF and Drive Modes 4 Advanced Operations 95 5 Advanced shooting features. Live View shooting 131 6 Shoot while viewing the LCD monitor. Shooting Movies 149 7 161 Image Playback 8 Sensor Cleaning 183 9 Printing Images 189 10 Customizing the Camera 203
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Contents Introduction Item Check List.................................................................................................. 3 Conventions Used in this Manual...................................................................... 4 Chapters............................................................................................................ 5 Index to Features ............................................................................................ 10 Handling Precautions ....
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Contents A Selecting a Picture Style ..........................................................................64 A Customizing a Picture Style .....................................................................66 A Registering a Picture Style.......................................................................68 B: Setting the White Balance .......................................................................70 O Custom White Balance........................................................
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Contents Setting the Flash ........................................................................................... 115 Using Wireless Flash..................................................................................... 119 External Speedlites ....................................................................................... 129 Live View Shooting 131 6 A Live View Shooting.................................................................................. 132 Shooting Function Setti
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Contents Printing Images 189 10 Preparing to Print ...........................................................................................190 wPrinting......................................................................................................192 Trimming the Image ....................................................................................197 W Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)...........................................................199 W Direct Printing with DPOF ......
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Index to Features Power Color sp ace p.82 Image improvement features Battery • Auto Lighting Optimizer p.75 • Charging p.24 • Lens peripheral illumination • Battery check p.28 correction p.76 • Battery information check p.230 • Noise reduction Power outlet p.234 for long exposures p.208 Auto power off p.44 • Noise reduction for high ISO speeds p.208 Lens • Highlight tone priority p.209 Attaching/Detaching p.31 AF Zoom p.32 AF mode p.84 Image S tabilizer p.33 AF point selecti
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Index to Features Self-timer p.94 Image playback Remote control p.110 Image review time p.56 Sing le image display p.162 Exposure adjustment • Shooting information Exposure compensation p.104 display p.163 AEB p.105 Movie playback p.171 AE lock p.106 Movie first/last scen e editing p.173 Flash Index display p.165 Built-in flash p.111 Image browsing (Jump display) p.166 • Flash exposure compensation p.113 Magnified view p.167 • FE lock p.114 Auto playback p.174 External fla
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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 your nearest Canon Service Center. Wipe off any water droplets with a dry 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 a magnet
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Handling Precautions LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Although the LCD monitor is manufactured with very high precision technology with over 99.99% effective pixels, there might be a few dead pixels among the remaining 0.01% or less pixels. Dead pixels displaying only black or red, etc., are not a malfunction. They do not affect the images recorded. If the LCD monitor is left on for a prolonged period, screen burn-in may occur where you see remnants of what was displayed. However, this is only
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Quick Start Guide Insert the battery. (p.26) 1 To charge the battery, see page 24. For EF-S lens For EF lens Attach the lens. (p.31) 2 When attaching an EF-S lens, align it with the white index on the camera. For other lenses, align it with the red index. Set the lens focus mode switch 3 to . (p.31) Open the slot cover and 4 insert a card. (p.29) Face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera. Set the power switch to <1>. 5 (p.27) 14 C OP Y
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Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to <1> (Full 6 Auto). (p.50) All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus the subject. (p.35) 7 Look through the viewfinder and aim the viewfinder center over the subject. Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus the subject. If necessary, the built-in flash will pop- up automatically. Take the picture. (p.35) 8 Press the shutter button completely to take the picture. Review the picture. (p.56) 9 The captured imag
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Nomenclature For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (p.**). AF mode Metering mode selection/Drive mode selection/White balance selection button (p.84/93) selection button (p.103/70) ISO speed setting/ LCD panel (p.18) Flash exposure compensation EF lens mount index (p.31) button (p.62/113) LCD panel Built-in flash/AF-assist beam illumination button (p.37) (p.111/91) EF-S lens mount index (p.31) <6> Main Dial (p.36) Flash-sync contacts <
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Nomenclature Live View shooting/ Focal plane mark Movie shooting switch (p.131/149)/ AF start button <0> Start/Stop button (p.132,150) (p.35,85,133,151) Dioptric adjustment knob (p.34) Eyecup (p.108) AE lock button/ Index/Reduce button Viewfinder eyepiece (p.106/165/167,197) Speaker (p.171) AF point selection/ One-touch RAW+JPEG/ Magnify button Direct print button (p.87/167,197) (p.61/195) <9> Power switch (p.27) Multi-controller Quick Control (p.36) bu
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Nomenclature LCD Panel Shutter speed Card full warning (FuLL CF) Busy (buSY) Card error warning (Err CF) Built-in flash recycling (buSY) No card warning (no CF) Error code (Err) Image-recording quality (p.60) Cleaning image sensor (CLn) 37 Large/Fine 38 Large/Normal Aperture 47 Medium/Fine White balance correction (p.73) 48 Medium/Normal 67 Small/Fine Shots remaining 68 Small/Normal Shots remaining 1 RAW during WB bracketing a1 Medium RAW Self-timer countdown 61 Small RAW Bulb exposure time W
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Nomenclature Viewfinder Information Spot metering circle (p.103) Area AF frame/ Zone AF frame (p.87) Focusing screen AF points Grid (p.47) Spot AF points (p.87) ISO speed White balance correction Focus confirmation < > Battery check light AE lock/ Max. burst AEB in-progress <0> Monochrome Flash-ready shooting Improper FE lock ISO speed warning Highlight tone priority FE lock/ FEB in-progress Exposure level indicator High-speed sy
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Nomenclature Mode Dial Camera User Settings Most camera settings can be registered under w, x, or y (p.223). F : Bulb (p.107) a : Manual exposure (p.102) f: Aperture-priority AE (p.100) s : Shutter-priority AE (p.98) d : Program AE (p.96) Fully-Automatic Modes All you do is press the shutter button. Fully-automatic shooting suitable for the subject. 1: Full Auto (p.50) C: Creative Auto (p.53) 20 C OP Y
