Canon EOS 70D Reference guide

Brand: Canon

Model: EOS 70D

Type: Reference guide

Canon EOS 70D: Capture stunning photos and videos with its 20.2MP CMOS sensor, fast autofocus, and user-friendly controls. Unleash your creativity with various shooting modes, including Scene Intelligent Auto for effortless results and Creative Zone modes for advanced customization. Explore the world of Full HD video recording, utilizing manual exposure control for cinematic effects. Connect and share your memories seamlessly via Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity.

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Quick Start Guide

Preparation

Custom Functions

Insert the battery. Flip out the LCD

monitor.

Image Playback

Menu Operations

Image-recording Quality

Quick Control

Electronic Level

Touch Screen

Picture Style

Insert a card. Focus the subject.

Aim the viewnder center over

the subject and press the shutter

button halfway to autofocus.

Attach the lens.

Align the lens’ 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.

Basic Zone Modes

Creative Zone

Modes

Shooting information

Menu items Menu settings

Tabs

Image-recording quality

Pixels

Possible shots

RAW: Turn the <

> dial to

select the quality.

JPEG: Press the <

> key

to select the quality.

Select image

Index Magnify

Erase

Playback

Set the lens focus

mode switch to

Review the picture.

The captured image will be

displayed for 2 sec. on the

LCD monitor.

Set the power

switch to <

then set the Mode

Dial to <

> (Scene

Intelligent Auto).

1 6

2 7

The

on the right of the function indicates that the

function is available only in Creative Zone modes.

Number of Possible Shots (Viewnder Shooting)

Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use

At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 1300 shots Approx. 920 shots

White index Red index

1. Press the <

> button to display the menu.

2. Press the <

> key to select a tab, then press the <

key to select the desired item.

3. Press <

> to display the setting.

4. After setting the item, press <

* Some menu tabs and

menu items are not

displayed in Basic

Zone modes.

Select [

1: Image quality], then press <

Turn the <

> dial or press the <

> key to select the

image-recording quality, then press <

Press the <

> button.

The Quick Control screen will

appear.

Press the <

> button to

display the electronic level.

The LCD monitor is a touch-

sensitive panel that you can

operate with your ngers.

For information on touch screen

operations, see the camera’s

instruction manual.

Press the <

> <

> keys to select a function, then turn

the <

> or <

> dial to set it.

In Basic Zone modes, the settable functions differ.

Select [

4: Picture Style],

then press <

Press the <

> key to select a

Picture Style, then press <

Style Description

Auto Color tones optimized for the particular scene.

Standard Vivid colors and sharp images.

Portrait Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.

Landscape

Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images.

Monochrome Black-and-white images.

For <

> (Neutral) and <

> (Faithful), refer to the

camera’s instruction manual.

C.Fn I: Exposure

Exposure level increments

ISO speed setting increments

Bracketing auto cancel

4 Bracketing sequence

Number of bracketed shots

6 Safety shift

C.Fn II: Autofocus

1 Tracking sensitivity

Acceleration/deceleration

tracking

AI Servo 1st image priority

AI Servo 2nd image priority

5 AF-assist beam ring

Lens drive when AF impossible

Select AF area selection

mode

AF area selection method

Orientation linked AF point

Manual AF point

selection pattern

AF point display during

focus

12 VF display illumination

13 AF Microadjustment

C.Fn III: Operation/Others

Dial direction during Tv/Av

2 Multi function lock

Warnings

in viewnder

4 Custom Controls

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 70D (W/N)

Instruction Manual.

Quick Reference Guide

EOS 70D (W)

EOS 70D (N)

button

LCD monitor/

Touch screen

keys

button

Aperture

AE lock

Flash exposure compensation

Highlight tone priority

Auto Lighting Optimizer

Image-recording

quality

Custom Controls

Wi-Fi function

ISO speed

Metering mode

White balance bracketing

Drive mode

AF area selection mode

White balance correction

White balance

AF operation

Shooting mode

Shutter speed

Picture Style

Exposure

compensation/

AEB setting

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Shooting Operation

Nomenclature

: AF Operation

AF Area Selection Mode

: ISO Speed

Live View Shooting

Shooting Movies

AF Point Selection

Drive Mode

Basic Zone Modes Creative Zone Modes

Using the Built-in Flash

: Program AE

: Shutter-priority AE

: Aperture-priority AE

Press the <

> button to raise the

built-in ash, then shoot.

Basic Zone Modes

If necessary, the built-in ash will be red automatically in

low-light or backlit conditions (except in the <

> <

> modes).

Creative Zone Modes

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 <

> switch downward (Multi

function lock released).

Set the Mode Dial to <

When you focus a subject, camera automatically sets the

shutter speed and aperture.

Set the Mode Dial to <

Turn the <

> dial to set the

desired shutter speed, then

focus the subject.

The aperture will be set automatically.

f the aperture display blinks, turn

the <

> dial until it stops blinking.

Set the lens focus mode switch

to <

Press the <

> button, then

turn the <

> or <

> dial.

(One-Shot AF):

For still subjects

(AI Focus AF):

Switches the AF operation

automatically

(AI Servo AF):

For moving subjects

Press the <

> button, turn

the <

> or <

> dial.

ISO 100 to ISO 12800 can be

set in 1/3-stop increments.

When “A” is selected, the ISO

speed is set automatically.

When you press the shutter

button halfway, the ISO speed

setting is displayed.

Set the switch to <

Press the <

> button and the

image will appear on the LCD

monitor.

Press the shutter button halfway

to focus, then press it completely

to take the picture.

Press the <

> button to stop

the Live View shooting.

Set the switch to <

The image will appear on the

LCD monitor.

Press the <

> or <

button.

Look through the viewnder

and press the <

> button.

Each time you press the <

button, the AF area selection

mode changes.

Press the <

> button to

start shooting a movie. To

stop movie shooting, press the

> button again.

To shoot still photos, press the

shutter button completely.

When the shooting mode is <

>, you can shoot movies

with manual exposure.

You can set movie shooting settings with the menu

options under the [

1] or [

2] tab.

Press the <

> or <

> button.

The AF point selection will

change in the direction you tilt

the <

>. If you press <

straight down, the center AF

point (or center zone) will be

selected.

You can also select a horizontal

AF point by turning the <

> dial

and select a vertical AF point by

turning the <

> dial.

Press the <

> button, turn

the <

> or <

> dial.

: Single shooting

: High-speed

continuous shooting

: Low-speed

continuous shooting

: Silent single shooting

Silent continuous shooting

10-sec. self-timer/

remote control

: 2-sec. self-timer/

remote control

Set the Mode Dial to <

urn the <

dial to set the desired

aperture, then focus the subject.

he shutter speed will be set automatically.

f the shutter speed display blinks, turn

the <

> dial until it stops blinking.

Scene Intelligent Auto

Flash Off

Creative Auto

Special scene

Portrait

Landscape

Close-up

Sports

Number of Possible Shots (Live View Shooting)

Temperature No Flash 50% Flash Use

At 23°C / 73°F Approx. 230 shots Approx. 210 shots

Night Portrait

Handheld Night Scene

HDR Backlight Control

Microphone

Recording movie

<i> ISO speed setting button

<R> Drive mode selection button

<f> AF mode selection button

Mode Dial

<D>

Flash button

Shutter

button

Focus mode switch

<B>

AF area

selection

mode button

<6> Main Dial

<q>

Metering mode

selection button

<9>

Multi-controller

<p> AF start button

Access lamp

<S> AF point

selection/

Magnify button

<Q>

Quick Control

button

<A>

AE lock/Reduce button

Power switch

<5> Quick Control Dial

<0>

Setting button

Multi function lock switch

<A/k>

Live View shooting/

Movie shooting

switch

<0>

Start/Stop

button

Battery check

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OK Not

good

Drive mode

AF operation

HDR shooting

Multiple-exposure

shooting

Shutter speed

Aperture

Exposure level indicator

AEB

Wi-Fi function

Metering mode

Possible shots

ISO speed

Single-point AF

(Manual selection)

Grid

Electronic level

Battery check

AE lock

Flash-ready

Flash exposure

compensation

Shutter speed

Zone AF (Manual zone selection)

19-point automatic

selection AF

AF points

Area AF frame

Focus confirmation

light

Maximum burst

ISO speed

Exposure level indicator

Aperture

Canon EOS 70D Reference guide

Canon EOS 70D Reference guide

Canon EOS 70D Reference guide

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