Canon EOS R6 User guide

Advanced User Guide

E

CT2-D096-B

Contents

Introduction

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Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Instruction Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Quick Start Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Compatible Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Handling Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Part Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Preparation and Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Inserting/Removing Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Inserting/Removing Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Turning on the Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Attaching/Detaching RF Lenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Attaching/Detaching EF/EF-S Lenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using the Viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Menu Operations and Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Quick Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Touch-Screen Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Shooting Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

A+: Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

A+: Fully Automatic Techniques (Scene Intelligent Auto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Fv: Flexible-Priority AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

P: Program AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Tv: Shutter-Priority AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Av: Aperture-Priority AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

M: Manual Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

B: Long (Bulb) Exposures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Still Photo Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Still Photo Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Tab Menus: Still Photo Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Image Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Still Photo Cropping/Aspect Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

ISO Speed Settings for Still Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

HDR PQ Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Auto Lighting Optimizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Highlight Tone Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Anti-Flicker Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Shooting with Speedlites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Flash Function Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

White Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

White Balance Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Color Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Picture Style Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Picture Style Customization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Picture Style Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Clarity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Lens Aberration Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Long Exposure Noise Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

High ISO Speed Noise Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Dust Delete Data Acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Multiple Exposures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

HDR Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Focus Bracketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Interval Timer Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Shutter Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Releasing Shutter without Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Image Stabilizer (IS Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Shooting with the Touch Shutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Image Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

High-Speed Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Metering Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Exposure Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Shooting Information Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Viewfinder Display Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Display Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Metering Mode Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Manual Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Exposure Lock (AE Lock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

General Still Photo Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Tab Menus: Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Movie Recording Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Movie Cropping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Sound Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Canon Log Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

HDR Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Time-Lapse Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Movie Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Image Stabilizer (IS Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Shutter Button Function for Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Zebra Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Time Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Other Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

General Movie Recording Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

AF/Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Tab Menus: AF (Still Photos). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Tab Menus: AF (Movie Recording). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

AF Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Selecting the AF Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Continuous AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Movie Servo AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Touch & Drag AF Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Manual Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Servo AF Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Customizing AF Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

Selecting the Drive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Using the Self-Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430

Remote Control Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

Tab Menus: Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439

Image Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

Magnified Image Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448

Index Display (Multiple-Image Display). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

Movie Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Editing a Movie’s First and Last Scenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

4K Movie Frame Grab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460

Playback on a TV Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462

Protecting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464

Erasing Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

Rotating Still Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

Changing Movie Orientation Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

Rating Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

Copying Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

Print Ordering (DPOF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

Photobook Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

RAW Image Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

Resizing JPEG/HEIF Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514

Cropping JPEG/HEIF Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

Converting HEIF to JPEG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519

Slide Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521

Setting Image Search Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524

Browsing Images with the Main Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

Switching the Main Dial and Quick Control Dial 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530

Rate Button Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

Customizing Playback Information Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532

Displaying the Highlight Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536

AF Point Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537

Playback Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538

Movie Play Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539

HDMI HDR Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

Wireless Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542

Tab Menus: Wireless Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545

Connecting to a Smartphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547

Connecting to a Computer via Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589

Sending Images to a Web Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605

Image Transfer to FTP Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612

Wi-Fi Connection via Access Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636

Connecting to a Wireless Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644

Reconnecting via Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649

Registering Multiple Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Airplane Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653

Wi-Fi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654

Bluetooth Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655

Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656

GPS Device Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657

Changing or Deleting Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662

Clearing Wireless Communication Settings to Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665

View Info Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666

Virtual Keyboard Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667

Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668

Wireless Communication Function Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682

Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683

Checking Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684

Wireless Communication Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685

Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687

Tab Menus: Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Selecting Cards for Recording/Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692

Folder Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698

File Numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702

File Naming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707

Formatting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710

Auto Rotate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713

Adding Orientation Information to Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715

Date/Time/Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716

Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720

Video System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721

Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722

Beeps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725

Headphone Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726

Power Saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727

Eco Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728

Screen/Viewfinder Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729

Screen Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731

Viewfinder Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732

Screen and Viewfinder Color Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733

Fine-Tuning Viewfinder Color Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734

UI Magnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735

HDMI Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

Touch Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Multi-Function Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Shutter at Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739

Sensor Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740

Resetting the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745

Custom Shooting Mode (C1–C3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747

Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

Copyright Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758

Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761

Custom Functions/My Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762

Tab Menus: Customization

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763

Custom Function Setting Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766

Tab Menus: My Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791

Registering My Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792

Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799

Importing Images to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800

Using a USB Power Adapter to Charge/Power the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . 803

Using a Battery Grip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806

Troubleshooting Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818

Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836

System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837

ISO Speed in Movie Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840

Information Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841

EF Lenses Supporting 12 Shots/Sec. Continuous Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . 851

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 853

Trademarks and Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870

Introduction

Before starting to shoot, be sure to read the following

To avoid shooting problems and accidents, first read the

Safety Instructions and Handling

Precautions. Also read this Advanced User Guide carefully to ensure that you use the

camera correctly.

Take some test shots, and understand about product liability

After shooting, play images back and check whether they have been properly recorded. If

the camera or memory card is faulty and images cannot be recorded or transferred to a

computer, Canon cannot be held liable for any loss or inconvenience caused.

Copyrights

Copyright laws in some countries prohibit the unauthorized use of images recorded with the

camera (or music/images with music transferred to the memory card) for purposes other

than personal enjoyment. Also be aware that certain public performances, exhibitions, etc.

may prohibit photography even for private enjoyment.

• Package Contents

• Instruction Manuals

• Quick Start Guide

• About This Guide

• Compatible Cards

• Safety Instructions

• Handling Precautions

• Part Names

• Software

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Package Contents

Before use, make sure the following items are included in the package. If anything is

missing, contact your dealer.

Camera

(with body cap)

Battery Pack LP-E6NH

(with protective cover)

Battery Charger LC-E6/LC-E6E

*

Strap

*

Battery Charger LC-E6 or LC-E6E is provided. (The LC-E6E comes with a power cord.)

The camera does not come with a memory card ( ), interface cable, or HDMI cable.

If you purchased a Lens Kit, check that the lenses are included.

Be careful not to lose any of these items.

No software CD-ROM is included. Software ( ) can be downloaded from the Canon

website.

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Caution

When you need Lens Instruction Manuals, download them from the Canon website

( ).

The Lens Instruction Manuals (PDF files) are for lenses sold individually. Note that

when purchasing the Lens Kit, some of the accessories included with the lens may

not match those listed in the Lens Instruction Manual.

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Instruction Manuals

The Instruction Manual included with the camera provides basic instructions for the

camera and Wi-Fi functions.

Advanced User Guide

Complete instructions are provided in this Advanced User Guide.

For the latest Advanced User Guide, refer to the following website.

https://cam.start.canon/C004/

Lens/Software Instruction Manual

Download from the following website.

https://cam.start.canon/

Note

Select [ : Manual/software URL] to display the QR code on the camera screen.

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Quick Start Guide

Insert the battery (

).

Upon purchase, charge the battery to start using ( ).

Insert the card ( ).

You can insert two cards.

Attach the lens ( ).

Align the red mount index on the lens with the red mount index on the

camera to attach the lens.

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1.

2.

3.

Set the lens's focus mode switch to < > ( ).

Set the power switch to < > ( ).

Flip out the screen ( ).

When the date/time/zone setting screen is displayed, see Date/Time/

Zone.

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4.

5.

6.

Set the Mode dial to < > ( ).

All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically.

Focus on the subject ( ).

An AF point [ ] appears over any face detected.

Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus on the

subject.

Take the picture ( ).

Press the shutter button completely to take the picture.

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7.

8.

9.

Review the picture.

The image just captured will be displayed for approx. 2 sec. on the

screen.

To display the image again, press the < > button ( ).

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10.

About This Guide

Icons in This Guide

Basic Assumptions for Operational Instructions and Sample Photos

Icons in This Guide

<

>

Indicates the Main dial.

< >

Indicates Quick control dial 1.

< >

Indicates Quick control dial 2.

< >

Indicates the Multi-controller.

< >

Indicates the lens control ring.

< >

Indicates the Set button.

*

Indicates the duration (in * seconds) of the operation for the button you pressed, as

timed after you release the button.

In addition to the above, the icons and symbols used on the camera's buttons and

displayed on the screen are also used in this guide when discussing relevant operations

and functionality.

to the right of titles indicates functions only available in < >, < >, < >,

< >, < >, or < > mode.

Links to pages with related topics.

Warning to prevent shooting problems.

Supplemental information.

Tips or advice for better shooting.

Troubleshooting advice.

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Basic Assumptions for Operational Instructions and

Sample Photos

Before following any instructions, make sure the power switch is set to < > and the

Multi-function lock feature is off ( , ).

It is assumed that all the menu settings and Custom Functions are set to their defaults.

Screen shots in this guide show the default menu settings for NTSC regions (North

America, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, etc.) as an example. Default menu settings for

Europe, Russia, China, Australia, etc. will be for PAL.

Illustrations in this guide show the camera with the RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM lens

attached as an example.

Sample photos displayed on the camera and used in this guide are for illustration only.

In references to using EF or EF-S lenses, it is assumed that a mount adapter is used.

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Compatible Cards

The following cards can be used with the camera regardless of capacity. If the card is new

or was previously formatted (initialized) by another camera or computer, format the

card with this camera ( ).

SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

UHS-II and UHS-I cards supported.

Cards That Can Record Movies

When recording movies, use a card with ample performance (fast enough writing and

reading speeds) for the movie recording quality ( ).

In this guide, “card” refers to SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards,

and SDXC memory cards.

*A card is not included. Please purchase it separately.

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WARNING:

Safety Instructions

Be sure to read these instructions in order to operate the product safely.

Follow these instructions to prevent injury or harm to the operator of the product or others.

Denotes the risk of serious injury or death.

Keep the product out of the reach of young children.

A strap wrapped around a person's neck may result in strangulation.

The parts or provided items of cameras or accessories are dangerous if swallowed. If

swallowed, seek immediate medical assistance.

The battery is dangerous if swallowed. If swallowed, seek immediate medical assistance.

Use only power sources specified in this instruction manual for use with the product.

Do not disassemble or modify the product.

Do not expose the product to strong shocks or vibration.

Do not touch any exposed internal parts.

Stop using the product in any case of unusual circumstances such as the presence of

smoke or a strange smell.

Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol, benzine or paint thinner to clean the

product.

Do not get the product wet. Do not insert foreign objects or liquids into the product.

Do not use the product where flammable gases may be present.

This may cause electric shock, explosion or fire.

Do not leave a lens or a camera/camcorder with a lens attached, exposed without the

lens cap attached.

The lens may concentrate the light and cause fire.

Do not touch the product connected to a power outlet during lightning storms.

This may cause electric shock.

Observe the following instructions when using a battery charger or AC adapter.

• Use batteries/battery packs only with their specified product.

• Do not heat batteries/battery packs or expose them to fire.

• Do not charge batteries/battery packs using non-authorized battery chargers.

• Do not expose the terminals to dirt or let them come into contact with metallic pins

or other metal objects.

• Do not use leaking batteries/battery packs.

• When disposing of batteries/battery packs, insulate the terminals with tape or other

means.

• Do not touch the battery charger or AC adapter connected to a power outlet during

lightning storms.

This may cause electric shock, explosion or fire.

If a battery/battery pack leaks and the material contacts your skin or clothing, flush the

exposed area thoroughly with running water. In case of eye contact, flush thoroughly with

copious amounts of clean running water and seek immediate medical assistance.

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