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Название: Canon EOS 80D For Dummies

Автор: King Julie Adair

Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited

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isbn: 9781119291381

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СКАЧАТЬ mode, this lamp emits a brief burst of light prior to the real flash: the idea being that your subjects’ pupils will constrict in response to the light, thus lessening the chances of red-eye. If you use the camera’s self-timer feature, the lamp blinks to provide you with a visual countdown to the moment at which the picture will be recorded. See Chapter 2 for more details about Red-Eye Reduction flash mode and the self-timer function.

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       FIGURE 1-17: Here’s a look at the right-front doodads.

Connection ports

Hidden under the covers on the left side of the camera, you find inputs for connecting the camera to various devices. The left side of Figure 1-18 shows what lurks beneath the first cover; the right side of the figure shows the connections found under the second cover.

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       FIGURE 1-18: These three rubber covers conceal terminals for connecting the camera to other devices.

      Starting with the left side, the available connections are

      ❯❯ Microphone jack: If you’re not happy with the audio quality provided by the internal microphone when you record movies, you can plug in an external microphone here. The jack accepts a 3.5mm stereo microphone miniplug.

      ❯❯ Headphone jack: Likewise, if you want a better listening experience, connect your headphones to this 3.5mm terminal and monitor sound while recording or playing back movies in style.

      ❯❯ Remote-control terminal: As an alternative to using a wireless remote controller to trigger the shutter release, you can attach the Canon Remote Switch RS-60E3 wired controller here.

      tip The controller is a worthwhile investment if you do a lot of long-exposure shooting (such as nighttime shots and fireworks). By using the remote control, you eliminate the chance that the action of your finger on the shutter button moves the camera enough to blur the shot, which is especially problematic during long exposures. And unlike a wireless remote, which must be positioned so that the signal reaches the sensor on the front of the camera, a wired remote can be operated from behind the camera.

      ❯❯ HDMI terminal: For playback on a high-definition television or screen, you can connect the camera via this terminal, using the optional HDMI Cable HTC-100.

      ❯❯ USB connection terminal: This connection point serves two purposes: You can connect your camera to a computer via a compatible USB interface cable (not supplied), a topic discussed in Chapter 6. You use the same terminal to connect the camera to Canon’s optional GP-E2 GPS receiver. It’s worth noting that this terminal no longer supports audio/visual playback. Do not attempt to connect your 80D to a television using Canon’s AVC-DC400ST A/V cable or equivalent.

      If you turn the camera over, you find a tripod socket, which enables you to mount the camera on a tripod that uses a quarter-inch screw, plus the battery chamber. And finally, hidden inside the battery chamber is a little flap that covers a connection for attaching the optional AC power adapter kit ACK-E6. See the camera manual for specifics on running the camera on AC power.

      Ordering from Camera Menus

Camera menus are organized into the categories labeled in Figure 1-19. However, which menus appear depends on the exposure mode. For example, if you’re shooting in Scene Intelligent Auto mode – represented by the green A+ on the Mode dial – you see only a handful of menus because you have limited control over camera operation in that mode. To access the full complement of menus, as shown in the figure, set the Mode dial to one of the advanced exposure modes: P, Av, Tv, M, B, C1, or C2.

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       FIGURE 1-19: All menus appear only when you shoot in an advanced exposure mode.

      If you have the camera set to shoot still photos, you’ll find Live View menu options grouped together as a special type of Shooting Menu. The menu number and options will vary, depending on whether you’re in a basic or advanced exposure mode. Make a habit of looking at the menu name to confirm that you’re where you want to be. Note, too, that when you set the camera to Movie mode, the Shooting Menus devoted to Live View are replaced by movie-related Shooting Menus (not shown in the figure). Throughout the rest of the book we will refer to Live View and Movie menus as Shooting Menus, but will note their special function parenthetically, such as Shooting Menu 5 (Live View) and Shooting Menu 5 (Movie).

      We explain all menu options elsewhere in the book; for now, just familiarize yourself with the process of navigating menus and selecting menu options:

      ❯❯ Display menus. Press the Menu button. The highlighted menu icon marks the active menu category, and the highlighted numbered tab marks the currently selected menu; options on that menu appear automatically on the main part of the screen. In Figure 1-19, Shooting Menu 1 is active, for example.

      tip Each main menu category has one or more numbered menus associated with it, which share the same overall menu icon and color. All menus have names and numbers that appear on the right side of the screen when they are selected, on the same line as the numbered tabs.

      ❯❯ Select a different menu. You have these options:

      ● Touchscreen: Tap the menu category icon, then tap a menu number.

      ● Main dial or Multi-controller (left/right): Rotate the Main dial to or press the Multi-controller left or right to scroll through the menus.

      ● Q button: Press the Q button to cycle through the menu groups.

      tip As you scroll through the menus, notice that the icons that represent the menus are color coded. The Shooting menu icons are red; Playback menu icons are blue; Setup menus are a lovely yellow; the Custom Functions menu is orange; and the My Menu icon is green. (Chapter 11 explains the My Menu feature, through which you can create your own, custom menus.)

      ❯❯ Select and adjust a menu setting. Again, you have a choice of techniques:

● Touchscreen: Tap the menu item to display a screen of options related to that item. For example, to adjust the picture Image Quality, display Shooting Menu 1, as shown in Figure 1-19, and then tap Image Quality to display the screen shown in Figure 1-20. Tap the setting you want to use and then tap Set to return to the menu.

      In some cases, the available options appear right next to the menu item; just tap the setting you want to use to select it and return to the normal menu display. No need to tap a Set icon.

      ● Quick Control dial, Multi-controller (up/down), and Set button: Rotate the Quick Control dial or press the Multi-controller up or down to scroll up or down to highlight the feature you want to adjust. Then press the Set button to display the available options. In СКАЧАТЬ