Canon EOS 70 User manual

Canon

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

Thank

you

for

purchasing

Canon

product.

The EOS

is ahigh-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. 8fps 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, and expands shooting

possibilities with system accessories.

Take aFew Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the

Camera

With adigital camera, you can immediately view the image you have

captured. While reading this manual, take afew test shots and see how

they come out.

You

can then better understand the camera.

avoid botched pictures and accidents, first read the Safety Warnings

(p.261 ,262) and Handling Precautions (p.12,13).

Testing the Camera Before Using and Liability

After shooting, playback and check whether the image has been

properly recorded. If the camera or memory card

faulty and the

images cannot

recorded or downloaded to acomputer, Canon

cannot

held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused.

Copyrights

your country may prohibit the use of your recorded

images of people and certain subjects for anything but private

enjoyment. Also be aware that certain public performances, exhibitions,

etc., may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment.

CF Card

this manual, "card" refers to the CF card. The CF card (for

recording images)

not included. Please purchase it separately.

Item Check List

Before starting, check that all the following items have been included

with your camera. If anything

missing, contact your dealer.

Camera

(with eyecup and

body cap)

Wide

Strap

EW-EOS7D

EOS DIGITAL

Solution

Disk

(Software)

Battery

Pack

LP-E6

(with protective cover)

Interface

Cable

IFC-200U

Software

Instruction

Manual

Battery

Charger

LC-E6/LC-E6E*

Stereo

Cable

AVC-DC400ST

(1)

Instruction

Manual

(this booklet)

(2)

Pocket

Guide

Quick start guide to shooting.

(3) CD-ROM

Guide

the

provided

software

(EOS

DIGITAL

Solution Disk) and Software Instruction Manuals.

*Battery Charger LC-E6 or LC-E6E is provided. (The LC-E6E comes with a

power cord.)

•

you purchased aLens Kit, check that the lens

included.

•Depending on the Lens Kit type, the lens instruction manual might also be

included.

•Be careful not to lose any

the above items. 3

Conventions Used

this Manual

Icons

this Manual

<8>

:Indicates the Main Dial.

<0>

:Indicates the Quick Control Dial.

.';C

> : Indicates the Multi-controller.

"'."

<@> :Indicates the setting button.

l!l4, l!l6,

~10,

~16:

Indicates that the respective function remains

active for 4sec., 6sec., 10 sec., or 16 sec.

respectively after you let go

the button.

this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera's buttons, dials,

and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the

LCD monitor.

Indicates afunction which can

changed by pressing the

MENU>

button and changing the setting.

:When shown on the upper right of the page, it indicates that the

function

available only when the Mode Dial

set to P,

Tv,

Av,

M, or

*Function which cannot be used

the fully-automatic modes

(O/~).

(p.")

:Reference page numbers for more information.

c~,

:Tip or advice for better shooting.

? : Problem-solving advice.

U :Warning to prevent shooting problems.

I:il

:Supplemental information.

Basic Assumptions

•All operations explained

this manual assume that the power switch

already set to <

>(p.27).

•

<0>

operations explained

this manual assume that the Quick

Control Dial switch is already set

(>.

•It

assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are

set

the default.

•For explanatory purposes, the instructions show the camera attached

with

EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens.

Chapters

For

first-time

DSLR

users,

Chapters

and

explain

the

camera's

basic

operations

and

shooting

procedures.

Introduction

Camera basics.

Getting

Started

23.

Basic

Shooting

49.

Fully automatic shooting.

Image

Settings

57.

Setting

the

and

Drive

Modes

83.

Advanced

Operations

95.

Advanced shooting features.

Live

View

shooting

131

•

51100t

while viewing the LCD monitor.

Shooting

Movies

149 •

Image

Playback

161

•

Sensor

Cleaning

183.

Printing

Images

189 •

Customizing

the

Camera

203 •

Reference

227.

Contents

Introduction

Item Check List... 3

Conventions Used

this Manual.................. . 4

Chapters . 5

Index to Features

Handling Precautions .

Quick Start

Guide.

Nomenclature

. . 16

1Getting Started 23

Charging the Battery........ .24

Installing and Removing the Battery.....

..26

Turning on the Power .27

Installing and Removing the CF Card..

.29

Attaching and Detaching aLens .

About the Lens Image Stabilizer.............. 33

Basic Operation....................... .34

Using the Quick Control

Screen.

.38

ImIl!l Menu Operations............

.40

Before You Start .

.42

Setting the Interface Language .42

Setting the Date and Time.. .42

Formatting the Card

.43

Set the Power-off Time/Auto Power Off . . 44

Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings .

Displaying the Grid and Electronic Level...... .47

2Basic Shooting 49

oFully Automatic Shooting .

oFull Auto Techniques .

@Creative Auto Shooting .

Setting the Image Review Time ....

.50

.52

.53

..... 56

3Image Settings

Setting the Image-recording Quality.

ISO:

Selting the ISO Speed

••....

Contents

.;:~

Selecting aPicture Style 64

.;:~

Customizing aPicture Style 66

.;:~

Registering aPicture Style....

.68

WB:

Setting the White Balance

",-..,

Custom White Balance

Setting the Color Temperature 72 I

!i~

White Balance Correction.... .73

Auto Lighting Optimizer..

Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction

Creating and Selecting aFolder............................................................

File Numbering Methods...

Setting the Color Space

4Setting the AF and Drive Modes 83

AF:

Selecting the AF Mode .

Selecting the AF Area

AF Area Selection Modes

When Autofocus Fails .

MF: Manual Focusing

Selecting the Drive Mode.

&Using the Self-timer .......

...

.87

.......89

.92

..94

5Advanced Operations

Program AE

Tv:

Shutter-Priority AE 98

Av:

Aperture-Priority AE......

..100

Depth of Field Preview...........

..............101

Manual Exposure

............................102

[:;:]

Selecting the Metering Mode

103

Setting Exposure Compensation....

104

Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)

.. ..

105

*AE Lock .106

Bulb Exposures

107

Mirror Lockup

.. ..

109

iRemote Control Shooting...

110

Using the Built-in Flash ..111

Contents

Setting the Flash 115

Using Wireless Flash 119

External Speedlites 129

6Live View Shooting

131

oLive View Shooting 132

Shooting Function Settings................... .135

Menu Function Settings .136

Using AF

Focus .138

Focusing Manually...... . . 145

7Shooting Movies 149

Shooting Movies 150

Shooting Function Settings 155

O.~

Menu Function Settings 156

8Image Playback

161

oImage Playback 162

INFO.

Shooting Information Display 163

c;:I

rim

Searching for Images Quickly 165

~/~

Magnified View... .167

Rotating the Image .

168

Enjoying Movies .169

Playing Movies

171

:l<

Editing the Movie's First and Last Scenes

173

Slide Show (Auto Playback)

....................................................174

Viewing the Images

TV 176

aProtecting Images 178

1ID

Erasing Images 179

Changing Image Playback Settings

181

Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness

181

Auto Rotation of Vertical Images 182

9Sensor Cleaning 183

.'0. Automatic Sensor Cleaning 184

Appending Dust Delete Data 185

Manual Sensor Cleaning 187

Contents

Printing Images 189

Preparing to Print 190

Printing 192

Trimming the Image 197 I

Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) 199

Direct Printing with DPOF _202

Customizing the Camera 203

Setting Custom Functions 204

CustOrYl

Functions ,205

Custom Function Settings 206

C.Fn I : Exposure 206

C.Fn

:Image 208

C.Fn

III

:Autofocus/Drive 209

C.Fn IV: Operation/Others 215

Registering My Menu 222

Re~)ister

Camera User Settings 223

Setting Copyright Information

225

Reference 227

INFO.

Button Functions 228

Checking the Battery Information 230

Using aHousehold Power Outlet 234

Replacing the Date/Time Battery 235

Function Availability Table 236

~3ettings

238

TroublHshooting Guide 243

Error Codes 249

Systern Map 250

Specifications 252

Safety Warnings

261

Index 270

Index to Features

p.93

p.60

""'')

p.48

p.53

"':#

p.96

p.98

.,,:t,

p.100

p.102

",~

p.107

"';,

p.109

p.38

p.103

p.208

p.84

p.87

p.89

.,;~

p.212

.,;;p,

p.92

p.208

.;~

p.209

'Drive .

ShQQ~ifl9

'®

Electronic

level

Creative

Auto

Program

Shutter-priority

~)J

Aperture-priority

4t Manual

exposure

'*1*

Bulb

Mirror

lockup

Quick

Control

screen

Drive

modes

Maximum

burst

Metering

mode

~AF

mode

point

selection

$it

area

selection

mode

•Limited

@Manual

focusing

•

Color

space

p.82

Image

improvement

features

•Auto Lighting Optimizer

p.75

•Lens peripheral illumination

correction

p.76

•Noise reduction

for long exposures

•Noise reduction

for high ISO speeds

•Highlight tone priority

p.58

"7 p.61

.,;p,

p.62

p.64

p.70

p.29

"~t

p.43

":t'

p.78

p.80

p.181

p.238

p.31

p.32

p.33

.;~

p.42

Image Quality

i®

Image-recording

quality

One-touch

RAW+JPEG

¥%

ISO speed

Picture

Style

$it

White

balance

I...ens

Attaching/Detaching

~Zoom

$Image

Stabilizer

.Recording Images

4i Format

Create/select a

folder

File No.

.••••

~.~.~.i.c.

~'ttln~~

.·.(Menu

FUn.clions)

Language

*Date/Time

LCD

brightness

adjustment

.6)

Beeper

Release

shutter

without

card

•

Battery

•Charging

p.24

•Battery check

-»

p.28

•Battery information check

p.230

Power

outlet

",~,

p.234

Auto

power

off

p.44

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