Robert Correll - Canon EOS 90D For Dummies

3 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: Set the Mode dial to Scene Intelligent Auto for point-and-shoot sim...FIGURE 3-2: Even in Scene Intelligent Auto mode, you have control over the Driv...FIGURE 3-3: Set the lens switch to AF to use autofocusing; enable Image Stabili...FIGURE 3-4: Frame your subject so that it falls within the autofocus brackets.FIGURE 3-5: When focus is achieved, you see the focus points the camera used to...FIGURE 3-6: The camera automatically analyzes the scene to detect faces, in whi...FIGURE 3-7: The focus points turn green when focus is achieved.FIGURE 3-8: The camera will tell you when it needs the flash; if you don’t want...FIGURE 3-9: Access Special Scenes through the SCN Mode dial setting.FIGURE 3-10: The Mode Guide gives you a lot of help choosing a scene.FIGURE 3-11: The Quick Control screen is similar to that shown in Scene Intelli...FIGURE 3-12: Portrait mode produces a soft-focus background and warmer, softer ...FIGURE 3-13: Landscape mode keeps both background and foreground as sharply foc...FIGURE 3-14: To freeze the action of moving subjects, try Sports mode.FIGURE 3-15: Close-up mode also produces short depth of field.FIGURE 3-16: Handheld Night Scene captured this handheld shot from a vantage po...FIGURE 3-17: Try shooting high-contrast scenes in HDR Backlight Control mode to...FIGURE 3-18: When the Mode dial is already set to SCN, press the Q button and s...FIGURE 3-19: Press or tap Q to enter Quick Control mode and adjust settings for...FIGURE 3-20: Enter Quick Control mode and select Creative Assist when in Scene ...FIGURE 3-21: Presets make the job of selecting an effect easier.FIGURE 3-22: Here are examples of how the camera renders the same scene using t...FIGURE 3-23: Customize specific effects to have total control over how your ima...FIGURE 3-24: Save your favorite settings as a custom preset.FIGURE 3-25: Creative Assist effects are conveniently shown on the camera monit...

4 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: The aperture size and shutter speed determine how much light strike...FIGURE 4-2: The smaller the f-stop number, the larger the aperture.FIGURE 4-3: Widening the aperture (choosing a lower f-stop number) decreases de...FIGURE 4-4: If both stationary and moving objects are blurry, camera shake is t...FIGURE 4-5: Noise is caused by a very high ISO or long exposure time, and it be...FIGURE 4-6: Raising the ISO allowed a faster shutter speed, which produced a sh...FIGURE 4-7: To fully control exposure and other picture properties, choose one ...FIGURE 4-8: The shutter speed, f-stop, and ISO speed appear in the viewfinder.FIGURE 4-9: You also can view the settings in the Quick Control display (left) ...FIGURE 4-10: The top LCD panel also shows important exposure information.FIGURE 4-11: In manual exposure (M) mode, the meter indicates whether exposure ...FIGURE 4-12: The Live View screen displays circles representing the area measur...FIGURE 4-13: In Evaluative mode, the camera underexposed the statue; switching ...FIGURE 4-14: Press the Metering mode button to display this screen and select y...FIGURE 4-15: You can quickly adjust the Metering mode in Quick Control mode.FIGURE 4-16: You can limit yourself to a minimum and maximum ISO when selecting...FIGURE 4-17: This setting enables you to specify the minimum and maximum ISO se...FIGURE 4-18: The fastest route to the ISO setting screen is to press the ISO bu...FIGURE 4-19: For viewfinder shooting, you also can adjust the ISO setting throu...FIGURE 4-20: In Manual mode, both shutter speed and aperture are immediately ad...FIGURE 4-21: After metering, rotate the Quick Control dial to adjust the amount...FIGURE 4-22: The Exposure Compensation amount is also displayed on the top LCD ...FIGURE 4-23: For a brighter exposure than the autoexposure mechanism chooses, d...FIGURE 4-24: When Live View is not engaged, you also can set the Exposure Compe...FIGURE 4-25: If you go the menu route, adjust Exposure Compensation by rotating...FIGURE 4-26: Highlight Tone Priority can help prevent overexposed highlights.FIGURE 4-27: Enable Highlight Tone Priority from Shooting Menu 2.FIGURE 4-28: These symbols indicate that Highlight Tone Priority is enabled and...FIGURE 4-29: For this image, Auto Lighting Optimizer brought more life to the s...FIGURE 4-30: These symbols tell you the status of the Auto Lighting Optimizer s...FIGURE 4-31: After highlighting the Auto Lighting Optimizer option (left); sele...FIGURE 4-32: In Live View mode, all the options are available from the main Qui...FIGURE 4-33: You can also adjust Auto Lighting Optimizer settings through Shoot...FIGURE 4-34: Peripheral Illumination Correction works to combat vignetting, whi...FIGURE 4-35: This filter attacks noise that can occur when you use a slow shutt...FIGURE 4-36: Activate High ISO Speed NR to tame noise from high ISO settings; t...FIGURE 4-37: Anti-Flicker Shooting may produce more consistent exposures when y...FIGURE 4-38: Automatic Exposure Bracketing records your image at three exposure...FIGURE 4-39: The top controls adjust Exposure Compensation (left); the bottom c...FIGURE 4-40: The three lines under the exposure meter indicate that bracketing ...FIGURE 4-41: Brackets also appear under the exposure meter on the LCD panel.

5 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: On the kit lenses, as on many Canon lenses, you set the switch to A...FIGURE 5-2: The viewfinder offers these focusing aids.FIGURE 5-3: In P, Tv, Av, M, B, C1, and C2 exposure modes, the Quick Control di...FIGURE 5-4: Zone AF modes limit the camera to choosing a focus point within a s...FIGURE 5-5: These curiously marked buttons both access the settings screen, but...FIGURE 5-6: In Auto Area, the brackets indicate the current autofocusing area.FIGURE 5-7: In Large Zone (left) and Zone mode (right), the brackets and points...FIGURE 5-8: In 1-Point and Spot AF, the AF point of your choice is highlighted.FIGURE 5-9: You also can access the AF Area Selection mode setting via the Quic...FIGURE 5-10: Pressing the AF button is the fastest path to the AF Operation set...FIGURE 5-11: You also can adjust the setting via the Quick Control screen.FIGURE 5-12: When the Touch Shutter is Off, tapping the touchscreen sets focus ...FIGURE 5-13: In Face+Tracking mode, the camera focuses on a face if one is dete...FIGURE 5-14: In 1-Point and Spot modes, the focus frame gets smaller and smalle...FIGURE 5-15: The fastest way to change the AF Method setting is via the Quick C...FIGURE 5-16: For photography, adjust the AF Operation setting via the Quick Con...FIGURE 5-17: Use Peaking when manually focusing in Live View to highlight edges...FIGURE 5-18: When the magnifying glass is displayed, you can tap it to zoom the...FIGURE 5-19: Use a multi-controller to scroll the zoomed display.FIGURE 5-20: A shallow depth of field blurs the background and draws added atte...FIGURE 5-21: A large depth of field keeps both near and far subjects in sharp f...FIGURE 5-22: Lowering the f-stop value decreases depth of field.FIGURE 5-23: Using a longer focal length also reduces depth of field.FIGURE 5-24: Press this button to see how the aperture setting will affect dept...

6 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: Each light source emits a specific color.FIGURE 6-2: Multiple light sources can result in a color cast in Auto White Bal...FIGURE 6-3: AWB stands for Auto White Balance.FIGURE 6-4: Change White Balance by entering Quick Control mode.FIGURE 6-5: Here’s a guide to the symbols used to represent White Balance setti...FIGURE 6-6: In Live View mode, the preview updates to show how the current Whit...FIGURE 6-7: You also can adjust the White Balance setting from Shooting Menu 3.FIGURE 6-8: Choose this option from Shooting Menu 3 to create a White Balance s...FIGURE 6-9: After putting the camera in Quick Control mode, select the WB Shift...FIGURE 6-10: In Live View or Movie mode, tap the Info icon (left) or press the ...FIGURE 6-11: These symbols remind you that White Balance Shift is being applied...FIGURE 6-12: With White Balance Bracketing, the camera automatically creates th...FIGURE 6-13: To establish bracketing settings, rotate the Quick Control dial or...FIGURE 6-14: The Quick Control and Live View screens display these alerts that ...FIGURE 6-15: Here’s how the Auto Picture Style rendered the example image.FIGURE 6-16: Here are the variations produced by the six other full-color Pictu...FIGURE 6-17: This symbol represents the Picture Style.FIGURE 6-18: You can select a Picture Style via the Quick Control screen.FIGURE 6-19: Change Color Space from Shooting Menu 3; choose between sRGB (univ...