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<p><b>Introduction 1</b></p> <p>A Quick Look at What’s Ahead 2</p> <p>Icons and Other Stuff to Note 3</p> <p>eCheat Sheet 3</p> <p>Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 4</p> <p><b>Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7</b></p> <p>Looking at Lenses 7</p> <p>Choosing a lens 8</p> <p>Attaching and removing a lens 11</p> <p>Zooming in and out 12</p> <p>Using an IS (image stabilizer) lens 13</p> <p>Getting acquainted with focusing 14</p> <p>Adjusting the Viewfinder 15</p> <p>Adjusting the Monitor Position 16</p> <p>Using the Touchscreen 17</p> <p>Working with Memory Cards 20</p> <p>Exploring External Camera Features 22</p> <p>Topside controls 22</p> <p>Back-of-the-body controls 24</p> <p>Front odds and ends 27</p> <p>Connection ports 29</p> <p>Ordering from Camera Menus 30</p> <p>Navigating the Custom Functions Menu 32</p> <p>Monitoring Critical Camera Settings 34</p> <p>The Info button: Choosing what the screen shows 35</p> <p>Checking the Camera Settings display 36</p> <p>Viewing the Shooting Settings display 37</p> <p>Decoding viewfinder data 38</p> <p>Reading the LCD panel 40</p> <p>Changing Settings via the Quick Control Screen 41</p> <p>Getting Help from Your Camera 43</p> <p>Reviewing Basic Setup Options 43</p> <p>Cruising the Setup menus 43</p> <p>Setting up the Lock switch 49</p> <p>Taking two final setup steps 50</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 51</b></p> <p>Choosing an Exposure Mode 52</p> <p>Changing the Drive Mode 54</p> <p>Getting Familiar with the Built-in Flash 57</p> <p>Using flash in the fully automatic modes 58</p> <p>Enabling flash in advanced exposure modes 60</p> <p>Using Red-Eye Reduction flash 60</p> <p>Controlling Picture Quality 61</p> <p>Diagnosing quality problems 62</p> <p>Decoding the Image Quality options 64</p> <p>Considering Resolution: Large, Medium, or Small? 66</p> <p>Understanding File Type (JPEG or Raw) 69</p> <p>JPEG: The imaging (and web) standard 69</p> <p>Raw (CR2): The purist’s choice 71</p> <p>Our take: Choose Fine or Raw 73</p> <p>Setting the Photo Aspect Ratio 73</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 75</b></p> <p>As Easy As It Gets: Auto and Flash Off 76</p> <p>Taking Advantage of Scene (SCN) Modes 79</p> <p>Modifying scene mode results 88</p> <p>Gaining More Control with Creative Auto 94</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Shooting and Movie Making 99</b></p> <p>Getting Started 100</p> <p>Reviewing Live View and Movie mode cautions 102</p> <p>Customizing the display 103</p> <p>Focusing in Live View and Movie Modes 107</p> <p>Continuous autofocusing in Movie mode 107</p> <p>Choosing an AF (autofocus) mode 109</p> <p>Manual focusing 114</p> <p>Zooming in for a focus check 115</p> <p>Exploring Other Live View Options 116</p> <p>Adjusting other Live View picture settings 116</p> <p>Using the touch shutter 122</p> <p>Recording Your First Movie 123</p> <p>Customizing Movie Recording Settings 126</p> <p>Shooting Menu 4 (Movie) 128</p> <p>Shooting Menu 5 (Movie) 129</p> <p>Using Movie Digital Zoom 134</p> <p>Playing Movies 136</p> <p><b>Part 2: Working with Picture Files 139</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Picture Playback 141</b></p> <p>Disabling and Adjusting Image Review 141</p> <p>Exploring Playback Mode 142</p> <p>Switching to Index (thumbnails) view 143</p> <p>Using the Quick Control screen during playback 145</p> <p>Jumping through images 146</p> <p>Rotating pictures 149</p> <p>Zooming in for a closer view 150</p> <p>Viewing Picture Data 151</p> <p>Basic Information display data 152</p> <p>Shooting Information display mode 153</p> <p>Understanding histograms 157</p> <p>Enabling a few display extras 159</p> <p>Deleting Photos 159</p> <p>Erasing single images 159</p> <p>Erasing all images on the memory card 160</p> <p>Erasing selected images 160</p> <p>Protecting Photos 162</p> <p>Protecting (or unprotecting) a single photo 162</p> <p>Protecting multiple photos 163</p> <p>Rating Photos 165</p> <p>Viewing Your Photos on a Television 167</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos 169</b></p> <p>Installing the Canon Software 170</p> <p>Sending Pictures to the Computer 171</p> <p>Connecting camera and computer via USB 172</p> <p>Connecting to the computer via Wi-Fi 173</p> <p>Downloading from the camera 176</p> <p>Downloading from a card reader 178</p> <p>Processing Raw (CR2) Files 178</p> <p>Processing Raw images in the camera 179</p> <p>Converting Raw images in Digital Photo Professional 182</p> <p>Planning for Perfect Prints 185</p> <p>Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing 186</p> <p><b>Part 3: Taking Creative Control 189</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure 191</b></p> <p>Kicking Your Camera into High Gear 192</p> <p>Introducing Exposure Basics: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 193</p> <p>Understanding exposure-setting side effects 195</p> <p>Doing the exposure balancing act 199</p> <p>Monitoring Exposure Settings 200</p> <p>Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 203</p> <p>Setting ISO, f-stop, and Shutter Speed 206</p> <p>Controlling ISO 206</p> <p>Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 209</p> <p>Sorting through Your Camera’s Exposure-Correction Tools 212</p> <p>Overriding autoexposure results with Exposure Compensation 212</p> <p>Improving high-contrast shots 216</p> <p>Experimenting with Auto Lighting Optimizer 221</p> <p>Correcting vignetting with Peripheral Illumination Correction 223</p> <p>Dampening noise 225</p> <p>Locking Autoexposure Settings 227</p> <p>Bracketing Exposures Automatically 229</p> <p>Setting up for automatic bracketing 230</p> <p>Shooting a bracketed series 232</p> <p>Using Flash in Advanced Exposure Modes 233</p> <p>Understanding your camera’s approach to flash 234</p> <p>Using flash outdoors 237</p> <p>Adjusting flash power with Flash Exposure Compensation 238</p> <p>Locking the flash exposure 240</p> <p>Exploring more flash options 242</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 245</b></p> <p>Reviewing Focus Basics 246</p> <p>Introducing the AF-ON button 247</p> <p>Adjusting Autofocus Performance 248</p> <p>AF Area mode: One focus point or many? 249</p> <p>Changing the AF (autofocus) operation mode 252</p> <p>Choosing the right autofocus combo 254</p> <p>Manipulating Depth of Field 254</p> <p>Controlling Color 259</p> <p>Correcting colors with white balance 259</p> <p>Changing the White Balance setting 261</p> <p>Creating a custom White Balance setting 263</p> <p>Fine-tuning White Balance settings 265</p> <p>Bracketing shots with white balance 269</p> <p>Taking a Quick Look at Picture Styles 273</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 279</b></p> <p>Recapping Basic Picture Settings 279</p> <p>Setting Up for Specific Scenes 282</p> <p>Shooting still portraits 282</p> <p>Capturing action 287</p> <p>Capturing scenic vistas 291</p> <p>Capturing dynamic close-ups 293</p> <p><b>Part 4: the Part of Tens 297</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 299</b></p> <p>Enabling Mirror Lockup Shooting 300</p> <p>Adding Cleaning Instructions to Images 300</p> <p>Tagging Files with Your Copyright Claim 301</p> <p>Exploring Wi-Fi Functions 302</p> <p>Experimenting with Creative Filters 304</p> <p>Shooting in Multiple Exposure Mode 307</p> <p>Investigating Two More Printing Options 308</p> <p>Presenting a Slide Show 309</p> <p>Editing Movies 309</p> <p>Creating Video Snapshots and Time Lapse Movies 310</p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Ten More Ways to Customize Your Camera 313</b></p> <p>Creating Your Own Exposure Modes 314</p> <p>Creating Your Very Own Camera Menu 315</p> <p>Creating Custom Folders 318</p> <p>Changing the Color Space from sRGB to Adobe RGB 318</p> <p>Changing the Direction of the Dials 319</p> <p>Changing All the Furniture Around 319</p> <p>Disabling the AF-Assist Beam 321</p> <p>Controlling the Lens Focus Drive 322</p> <p>Making the Flashing Red AF Points Go Away 323</p> <p>Considering a Few Other Autofocusing Tweaks 323</p> <p>Index 327</p>

<p><b>Julie Adair King</b> is a veteran digital photography educator. Her best selling books include <i>Digital Photography For Dummies</i> and thirty titles on Canon and Nikon cameras.<br/> <b>Robert Correll</b> is a digital media expert who authored <i>Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies</i>.

<ul> <li>Learn your camera's features and controls</li> <li>Build the confidence to apply pro techniques when you shoot</li> <li>Take better portraits and action shots</li> </ul> <p>Simple steps to <b>better photos</b> <p>The Canon EOS 80D is a picture–taking powerhouse. Consider this book your road map to creating the types of images that pro photographers shoot. It gives you the hands-on guidance and expert instruction you need to get quick shots in auto mode, take control of your camera's exposure settings, and bring home photos worth bragging about. <p><b>Inside …</b> <ul> <li>How to use Live View</li> <li>When to use flash</li> <li>Configure the camera</li> <li>Use creative auto modes</li> <li>Set focus and exposure</li> <li>Explore focus options</li> <li>Get super action shots</li> <li>Connect via WiFi</li> </ul>

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