Canon 80D Experience Reference guide

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Aperture

Shutter Speed

ISO More help

HELP

GUIDE

Use this help guide to refresh what you have learned in one of

our workshops.

Buttons &

Modes

Aperture

Introduction

Shutter

Speed

Introduction

ISO

Introduction

Previewing

Exposure

Depth of

eld (blur)

How to

change

shutter speed

How to

change ISO

Focus

How to

change

aperture

Example

images

Troubleshooting

Review &

delete images

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AF / MF

Auto/Manual

Focus switch

Stabliser switch

(Helpful when on)

Shutter button

To focus: half press

To take photo: full press

LCD touch screen

Shows photo mode

settings, and used for live

view and tap to focus.

Dial to change

photo/video mode

Shutter Speed

and ISO

adjuster wheel

ISO change

button

Aperture

setting

wheel

Review images

Menu button

Delete button

Zoom ring

Mode dial

‘M’ - Manual

‘Av’ - Aperture priority

‘Tv’ - Shutter priority

- Auto mode

OFF/ON switch

Manual focus ring

(not used in auto

focus mode)

Using the Canon 80D

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Live View

• Make sure the dial is

pointing to the white

camera icon

• Press the ‘START/

STOP’ button

• You’ll notice the LCD

screen will now display

a live image of your

scene

• You can now change

your settings and use

the preview image and

the LCD light meter

as a guide for a good

exposure

Light meter

This moves!

3 3

2 21 1

Previewing exposure

- Two methods -

Method #1

Method #2

Light Meter

• Look through the view

nder

• Pay attention to the

light indicator as it

moves

• Aim for the middle for a

good exposure

• Can’t see your light

meter? Check to make

sure your camera is

NOT in ‘Live View’

mode. (see below)

1Camera

switch

3LCD screen

shows scene

2Live

View

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click!

Hold button........move camera......take photo

half press

Focus Trap

Review a photo/video

Taking a photo, with the subject in focus, but NOT

centered

• Press the shutter

button halfway

to focus on your

subject

• Keep the shutter

button half

pressed while

you move your

camera

• Make your

subject o centre

• When you are

ready, press the

shutter button

1 - Review ‘play’ button

2- images/videos will

appear on the LCD

screen

3- Use wheel/pad to cycle

through les. The ‘Set’ button

selects images/videos to

view

4- To zoom in on an

image, press - or +

5 - Press the rubbish

bin button to delete

an image or video.

Press ‘SET’ to

conrm.

To exit review mode

Press the ‘play’ button again.

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Exposure

The exposure of your photo/video is created by

balancing three factors. Finding a combination of all

three will give a well exposed image.

ISO

Shutter

Speed

Aperture

The amount of light

the lens allows in The amount of time

the shutter stays open

The extra sensitivity

available to brighten

the image

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Aperture

Good light

Bright photo

Less light

Dark photo

The amount of light the lens allows in

ISO

Shutter

Speed

Aperture

Aperture number

15 22

Aperture - 3

Aperture - 22

How much aperture leaves block the light

Dark photo

Bright photo

• Aperture numbers relate to

how much light is STOPPED

from entering.

• Aperture 3 stops a small

amount of light

• Aperture 22 stops a large

amount of light

• Aperture 3 allows more light

which results in a bright

photo

• Aperture 22 stops more

light, which results in a

darker photo

Aperture works like an open

window, allowing a large

amount, or small amount of

light into the camera.

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Aperture

Depth of eld - Aperture also

helps to create a blurry foreground or

background, which makes your subject

stand out more in the photo.

ISO

Shutter

Speed

Aperture

• As well as letting in

light, the aperture

setting also

changes the depth

of eld resulting in

more background

blurriness.

• Aperture 20 stops

a lot of light, and it

makes more of the

subject in focus,

and less blurring

• Aperture 3 lets in

alot of light, and

also creates a lot of

blurring

• The same photo

with dierent

aperture settings

changes the

blurriness for a

dierent eect

IN FOCUS

BLURRY

ISO

2 21 1

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

IN FOCUS

BLURRY

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Aperture

ISO

Shutter

Speed

Aperture

ISO

2 21 1

When in ‘M’ manual settings

mode, use the spinning dial on

the back of the camera.

Manual mode

Av mode

When in ‘M’ manual settings

mode, use the wheel on the

top of the camera.

In any mode, the top lcd screen will

display your aperture number in this

location.

How to change aperture -

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Shutter Speed

The amount of time the shutter stays open

ISO

Shutter

Speed

Aperture

The shutter is a curtain that opens and closes, determining how

long the aperture light is allowed into the camera. It can be a

long amount of time, or a very short amount of time.

Shutter speed is measured in parts or multiples of a second.

The longer the shutter speed, the more light and more

movement. The shorter the shutter speed the less light and

less movement

1.Closed 2. Open 3.Closing 4.Closed

1/1000 Second 1/10 Second 1/2 Second

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Shutter Speed

The amount of time the shutter stays open

ISO

Shutter

Speed

Aperture

The shutter speed is displayed in two ways depending on it

being a fraction of a second, or multiple seconds.

1/5 second

Invisible fraction

1/25 second

1/60 second

AUTO

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

AUTO

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

AUTO

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

0.5 second

2.5 seconds

30 seconds

AUTO

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

AUTO

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

AUTO

ISO

3 3

2 21 1

means ‘second’

AUTO

ISO

2 21 1

The shutter speed will be

displayed on the top LCD here.

How to change shutter speed

Av mode

Use the spinning dial on the

top right of the camera.

Manual mode

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