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EOS 7D Mark II

Canon EOS 7D Mark II, 7D Reference guide

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Quick Start Guide
Preparation Custom FunctionsN
Insert the battery.
While holding down the
center of the Mode Dial,
set it to <
A
> (Scene
Intelligent Auto).
Image Playback
Menu Operations
Image-recording Quality
Q Quick Control
Electronic Level
A Picture StyleN
Insert the card.
The camera-front side
slot is for a CF card, and
the camera-back side
slot is for an SD card.
Focus on the subject.
Aim the viewnder center over
the subject and press the shutter
button halfway to autofocus.
Attach the lens.
Align the lens’s white or
red mount index with the
camera’s mount index of the
same color.
Take the picture.
Press the shutter button
completely to take the
picture.
A
Mode
d
/
s
/
f
/
a
/
F
Modes
B Shooting information
Menu items Menu settings
Main
Tabs
Secondary
tabs
AE lock
ISO speed
Image-
recording
quality
Drive mode
Metering mode
AF operation
Picture Style
Exposure
compensation/
AEB setting
Shooting mode
Shutter speed
Aperture
White balance
White balance correction /
White balance bracketing
Recording
function/Card
selection
Auto Lighting Optimizer
Custom
Controls
Flash exposure
compensation
Highlight tone priority
Select image
Index
Magnify
Erase
Playback
L
x
56
Set the lens’s focus
mode switch to <f>.
Review the picture.
The image just captured will
be displayed for 2 sec. on the
LCD monitor.
Set the power switch
to <1>.
1 6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
o
A M icon to the right of a function title indicates a
function that can be used only in these modes: <d>
<s> <f> <a> <F>.
o
Number of Possible Shots (Viewnder Shooting)
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 800 shots Approx. 670 shots
1. Press the <M> button to display the menu.
2.
Each time you press the <
Q
> button, the main tab will switch.
3. Turn the <6> dial to select a secondary tab, then turn
the <5> dial to select the desired item.
4. Press <0> to display the setting.
5. Turn the <5> dial to set the item, then press <0>.
o
Select [z1: Image quality], then press <0>.
o
Turn the <6> or <5> dial to select the image-recording
quality, then press <0>.
o
Press the <Q> button.
X
The Quick Control screen will
appear.
o
Press the <B> button to
display the electronic level.
o
Tilt the <9> to select the function, then turn the <6> or
<5> dial to set it.
o
In the <A> mode, you can only select or set the recording
function, card, image-recording quality, drive mode, and
ash ring.
o
Press the <b> button.
o
Select [A], then press <0>.
o
Turn the <5> dial to select the
Picture Style, then press <0>.
Style Description
D
Auto Color tones optimized for each scene.
P
Standard Vivid colors and sharp images.
Q
Portrait Nice skin tones and slightly soft images.
R
Landscape
Vivid blue skies and greenery, and very sharp images.
V
Monochrome
Black-and-white images.
o
For <S> (Neutral) and <U> (Faithful), refer to the
camera’s instruction manual.
8
1: Exposure
Exposure level increments
ISO speed setting increments
Bracketing auto cancel
Bracketing sequence
Number of bracketed shots
Safety shift
Same exposure for new aperture
8
2: Exposure/Drive
Set shutter speed range
Set aperture range
Continuous shooting speed
8
3: Display/Operation
Focusing screen
Warnings z in viewnder
LV shooting area display
Dial direction during Tv/Av
Multi function lock
Custom Controls
8
4: Others
Add cropping information
Default Erase option
8
5: Clear
Clear all Custom Function
(C.Fn)
* Shooting is possible with either a CF card or an SD card in
the camera.
CPQ-E105-000 © CANON INC. 2014
<M>
button
LCD
monitor
<Q>
button
<0> button
<5> Quick
Control Dial
<6> Main Dial
9
9
0
u
This quick reference guide explains the basic function
settings and how to shoot and play back images.
You can take this guide with you when shooting. For
detailed instructions, refer to the EOS 7D Mark II (G)
Instruction Manual.
Quick Reference Guide
EOS 7D Mark II (G)
English
E
Image-recording quality
Pixels
Possible shots
RAW: Turn the <6> dial to
select the quality.
JPEG: Turn the <5> dial to
select the quality.
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
<B>
AF area selection/
Multi-function button
Shooting Operation
Nomenclature
A Live View Shooting
k
Shooting Movies
o Drive Mode
A Mode
d/s/f/a/F Modes
D Using the Built-in Flash
d: Program AE
f: Aperture-priority AE
a: Manual Exposure
d/s/f/a Modes
o
Press the <D> button to raise
the built-in ash, then shoot.
A Mode
o
If necessary, the built-in ash will be red automatically in
low-light or backlit conditions.
LCD Panel
Viewnder Information
All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically.
You just press the shutter button,
and the camera does the rest.
You can change the camera
settings as desired to shoot in
various ways.
* Set the <R> switch to the left (Multi
function lock released).
o
Set the Mode Dial to <d>.
o
When focus is achieved, the camera automatically sets the
shutter speed and aperture as in the <A> mode.
s: Shutter-priority AE
o
Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
o
Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed, then
focus on the subject.
X
The aperture will be set automatically.
o
I
f the aperture display blinks, turn the
<
6
> dial until it stops blinking.
o
Set the lens’s focus mode switch
to <f>.
o
Press the <o> button, then
turn the <6> dial.
X (One-Shot AF):
For still subjects
9 (AI Focus AF):
Switches the AF operation
automatically
Z (AI Servo AF):
For moving subjects
o
Press the <m> button,
then turn the <6> dial.
o
ISO 100 to ISO 16000 can be
set in 1/3-stop increments.
o
When “A” is selected, the ISO
speed is set automatically.
When you press the shutter
button halfway, the ISO speed
setting will be displayed.
o
Set the switch to <A>.
o
Press the <0> button, and the
image will appear on the LCD
monitor.
o
Press the shutter button halfway
to focus, then press it completely
to take the picture.
o
Press the <0> button to exit
the Live View shooting.
o
Set the switch to <k>.
X
The image will appear on the
LCD monitor.
o
Look through the viewnder
and press the <S> button.
o
Use the <p> or <B>
button.
X
Each time you operate it,
the AF area selection mode
changes.
o
Press the shutter button
halfway to focus.
o
Press the <0> button to start
shooting a movie.
o
To stop movie shooting, press
the <0> button again.
o
To shoot still photos, press the
shutter button completely.
o
Movie shooting modes
•
<A/d/F> : Autoexposure shooting
•
<s> : Shutter-priority AE shooting
•
<f> : Aperture-priority AE shooting
•
<a> : Manual exposure shooting
o
Press the <S> button, then
look through the viewnder.
o
The AF point selection will
change in the direction you tilt the
<
9
>. If you press <
9
> straight
down, the center AF point (or
center zone) will be selected.
o
The <
6
> dial selects an AF point
in the horizontal direction, and
the <
5
> dial selects an AF point
in the vertical direction (toggles
among zones in Zone AF).
o
Press the <o> button,
then turn the <5> dial.
u : Single shooting
o : High-speed
continuous shooting
i : Low-speed
continuous shooting
B : Silent single shooting
M :
Silent continuous shooting
Q :
10-sec. self-timer/
remote control
k : 2-sec. self-timer/
remote control
o
Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
o
T
urn the <
6
>
dial to set the desired
aperture, then focus on the subject.
X
T
he shutter speed will be set automatically.
o
I
f the shutter speed display blinks, turn
the <
6
> dial until it stops blinking.
o
Set the Mode Dial to <a>.
o
Turn the <6> dial to set the
desired shutter speed.
o
Turn the <5> dial to set the
desired aperture.
o
Focus on the subject and check
the exposure level indicator.
o
Number of Possible Shots (Live View Shooting)
Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use
At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 270 shots Approx. 250 shots
Microphone
Recording movie
<m>
Flash exposure
compensation/
ISO speed setting button
Mode Dial
Focus mode switch
<p>
AF Area
selection
lever
<p> AF start button
<A> AE lock button
<A/k>
Live View shooting/
Movie shooting switch
<0> Start/
Stop button
<9>
Multi-controller
Access lamp
Multi function lock switch
<S> AF point
selection button
<5> Quick
Control Dial
<0>
Setting button
Power switch
<D>
Flash button
Mode Dial lock-
release button
<o> Drive mode selection/
AF operation/AF method selection button
<6>
Main Dial
Shutter
button
Shutter speed
White
balance
Exposure level
indicator
(Setting value)
ISO speed
Aperture
Electronic level
Battery check
Grid
AE lock
Flash-ready
Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
Possible shots
Metering mode
AF operation
Battery check
OK Not
good
Drive mode
Area AF frame
Exposure level
indicator
(Metering/Flash
metering)
AF points
Focus indicator
Aperture
Maximum burst
ISO speed
Exposure level indicator
(Setting value)
<n> White balance selection/
Metering mode selection button
i: ISO SpeedN f: AF OperationN
AF Area SelectionN
S AF Point SelectionN
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
COPY
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