Canon EOS 90d for Dummies - Julie Adair King

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Résumé :

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 3

Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5

Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running 7

Preparing the Camera for Initial Use 7

Exploring External Camera Features 12

Topside controls 12

Back-of-the-body controls 15

And the rest 18

Ordering from Camera Menus 20

Mastering menu basics 20

Navigating Custom Functions 23

Customizing the Touch Screen 24

Viewing Shooting Settings 26

Displaying the Quick Control screen 27

Decoding viewfinder data 28

Reading the LCD panel 30

Switching to Live View Mode 30

Customizing the Live View display 32

Staying safe with Live View 34

Using Quick Control Mode 35

Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens 38

Focusing 39

Zooming 40

Enabling Image Stabilization 40

Removing a lens 41

Decoding Canon lens terminology 42

Working with Memory Cards 42

Buying SD cards 42

Formatting a card 43

Removing a card 43

Handling cards 43

Locking cards 43

Reviewing Basic Setup Options 44

Setup Menu 1 44

Setup Menu 2 46

Setup Menu 3 47

Setup Menu 4 48

Setup Menu 5 49

Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 51

Choosing an Exposure Mode 52

Basic Zone exposure

modes 52

Creative Zone modes (P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2) 53

Changing the Drive Mode 54

Understanding the Image Quality Setting 58

Adjusting the Image Quality setting 58

Considering resolution: L, M, S1, or S2? 60

Understanding file type (JPEG or Raw) 65

Setting the Photo Aspect Ratio 69

Adding Flash 69

Using flash in Basic Zone modes 73

Using flash in P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2 modes 76

Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 87

Using Scene Intelligent Auto Mode 88

Viewfinder shooting 88

Live View photography 92

Shooting Without the Flash in Basic Modes 95

Taking Advantage of Special Scenes 95

Selecting a Specialty Scene 96

Adjusting a few settings 102

Gaining More Control with Creative Assist 104

Part 2: Taking Creative Control 109

Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure 111

Introducing the Exposure Trio: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 112

Aperture affects depth of field 114

Shutter speed affects motion blur 115

ISO affects image noise 117

Doing the exposure balancing act 119

Stepping Up to Advance Exposure Modes (P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2) 120

Monitoring Exposure Settings 122

Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 125

Setting ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed 128

Controlling ISO 128

Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 131

Sorting Through Your Camera's Exposure-Correction Tools 134

Overriding autoexposure results with Exposure Compensation 134

Improving high-contrast shots with Highlight Tone Priority 139

Experimenting with Auto Lighting Optimizer 141

Looking at a few other exposure solutions 145

Locking Autoexposure Settings 149

Bracketing Exposures Automatically 150

Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field 157

Setting the Lens to Automatic or Manual Focusing Mode 158

Exploring Viewfinder Focusing Options 160

Adjusting autofocus performance 161

Considering a few other autofocus settings 170

Focusing in Live View and Movie Modes 172

AF Method: Setting the focusing a...

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Robert Correll is author of Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies as well as books on other Canon DSLR models, Sony cameras, HDR photography, and photo restoration. Julie Adair King is a veteran photography professional and instructor with more than 60 books to her credit. She has written all editions of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as 40 guides to dSLR camera models....