User manual CANON EOS D60

[. . . ] INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS E Be sure to read these Instructions before using your camera for the first time. Keep this booklet handy for easy reference. E English Edition Thank you for purchasing this Canon product The EOS D60 digital camera is a high-performance, single-lens reflex AF camera with an ultrafine CMOS sensor having approx. The camera is compatible with all Canon EF lenses and designed for quick and easy shooting. It is full-featured for all types of photography, from fully automatic snapshooting to professional-level, creative work. [. . . ] For accurate exposure time, check the information display for the exposed image. (¡100) The Remote Switch RS-80N3 (optional), or Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (optional) can be used to eliminate the need to hold down the shutter button. 83 Mirror Lockup Mirror lock is enabled with C. Fn-3-1 (¡122). This function raises the mirror and exposes the picture, in separate operations. It is useful for close-up shots or when using a super telephoto lens, where the mirror shock could affect the picture. G When using mirror lockup, we recommend you use the Remote Switch RS-80N3 (optional). 1 2 Press the shutter button down fully. The mirror is raised. G The mirror automatically returns to the down position approximately 30 seconds after it is raised. Be sure to take the picture within 30 seconds. Press the shutter button down fully again. G The picture is taken, and the mirror goes back down. G To take the picture again, repeat the procedure from step 1. G During mirror lockup, do not point the camera at the sun. The sun's heat can scorch and damage the shutter curtains. G If you use mirror lockup with the self-timer for a bulb exposure, there will be a shutter release sound when you release the shutter button during self-timer operation. This is not the sound of the shutter release. G During mirror lockup, the drive mode (¡63) is single-frame shooting regardless of the current setting. G If you use mirror lockup with the self-timer, pressing the shutter button down fully the first time raises and locks the mirror, then releases the shutter 2 seconds later. 84 Flash Photography The EOS D60 can take easy, natural-looking flash pictures with correct subject illumination using E-TTL autoflash (preflash evaluative metering in memory) and either the camera's built-in flash or any EOS-dedicated EX-series Speedlite. The procedure is as easy as a normal AE shot. This chapter describes how to take flash pictures with the built-in flash, with the EOS-dedicated 550EX Speedlite, or other types of external flash. 4 4 Flash Photography 85 Using the Built-in Flash The built-in flash lets you take the following kinds of flash pictures with the ease of a normal AE shot. G E-TTL autoflash E-TTL autoflash (preflash evaluative metering in memory) supplies the correct level of flash for the subject in the AF point selected by AF. G FE (Flash Exposure) lock (¡90) FE (flash exposure) lock sets the correct flash exposure for a selected part of the subject. The FE lock functions as an AE lock with flash. G Flash exposure compensation (¡91) This function corrects the flash level in much the same way as the Exposure compensation function. The level of compensation can be up to +/­2 stops in 1/2-stop increments. Using the Built-in Flash in the Basic Zone In the Basic Zone (except in < > and < > modes), the built-in flash pops up and fires automatically in low-light or backlit conditions. Using the Built-in Flash in the Creative Zone In the Creative zone, you can take flash pictures by simply pressing the < > button to pop up the built-in flash at any time, regardless of lighting conditions. : Select < > mode for full autoflash. The shutter speed and aperture value are determined automatically, just as in < (Full Auto) mode. : Select < > mode to manually set a shutter speed slower than 1/200 second. [. . . ] 69 Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 7 Reference W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66 Wireless multi-flash shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan U. S. A. [. . . ]