Book Description
David Busch's Canon EOS 90D Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the advanced Canon EOS 90D camera. This upgraded 32.5 megapixel APS-C model features a 45-point autofocus system. The Dual Pixel CMOS hybrid autofocus brings lightning-fast phase detect AF to live view and high-definition movie modes, too. The 90D’s metering system includes a 220,000-pixel RGB+Infrared sensor with Face Detection for accurate exposure control. The 90D has Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth connectivity to allow linking the camera to a computer and iOS or Android smart devices, and an improved swiveling touch screen LCD. With this book in hand, you can quickly apply all these advanced features to your digital photography, while boosting your creativity to take great photographs with your Canon EOS 90D.
Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Canon EOS 90D Guide to Digital Photography covers all this upscale camera's features in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy 90D "roadmap," an easy-to-use visual guide to the camera's features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Canon EOS 90D today.
Table of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Thinking Outside the Box
- First Things First
- Initial Setup
- Battery Included
- Final Steps
- Chapter 2 Quick Start
- Navigating the Menus
- Mastering the Touch Screen
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Choosing a Metering Mode
- Choosing a Focus Mode
- Selecting an AF Area/Point Selection Mode
- Other Settings
- Adjusting ISO
- Using the Self-Timer
- Using the Built-in Flash
- Taking a Picture
- Reviewing the Images You’ve Taken
- Cruising Through Index Views
- Transferring Photos to Your Computer
- Shooting Tips
- Chapter 3 Your 90D Roadmap
- Using Cross References
- Front View
- The Canon EOS 90D’s Business End
- Jumping Around
- Going Topside
- LCD Panel Readouts
- Underneath Your 90D
- Lens Components
- Looking Inside the Viewfinder
- Chapter 4 Nailing the Optimum Exposure
- Getting a Handle on Exposure
- Equivalent Exposure
- How the 90D Calculates Exposure
- Correctly Exposed
- Overexposed
- Underexposed
- The Importance of ISO
- Choosing a Metering Method
- Choosing an Exposure Method
- Basic Zone Exposure Methods
- Aperture-Priority
- Shutter-Priority
- Program Mode
- Manual Exposure
- Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings
- Dealing with Visual Noise
- Making EV Changes
- Fast EV Changes
- Slower EV Changes
- Bracketing Parameters
- Bracketing Auto Cancel
- Bracketing Sequence
- Number of Exposures
- Increment Between Exposures
- Working with HDR
- Using HDR Mode
- HDR Backlight Control
- Bracketing and Merge to HDR
- Fixing Exposures with Histograms
- Tonal Range
- Histogram Basics
- Understanding Histograms
- Basic Zone Modes
- Making Changes in Basic Zone Modes
- Chapter 5 Mastering the Mysteries of Focus
- How Focus Works
- Contrast Detection
- Phase Detection
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF
- Cross-Type Focus Point
- Focus Modes
- Adding Circles of Confusion
- Your Autofocus Mode Options
- One-Shot AF
- AI Servo AF
- AI Focus AF
- Selecting an AF Area Selection Mode
- AF with Color Tracking
- Other Important AF Parameters
- Back-Button Focus
- Activating Back-Button Focus
- Fine-Tuning the Autofocus of Your Lenses
- Lens Tune-Up
- Chapter 6 Choosing Your Lens Arsenal
- But Don’t Forget the Crop Factor
- Your First Lens
- Buy Now, Expand Later
- What Lenses Can You Use?
- EF vs. EF-S
- Ingredients of Canon’s Alphanumeric Soup
- Select EF Lenses
- More Winners
- What Lenses Can Do for You
- Zoom or Prime?
- Categories of Lenses
- Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses
- Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems
- Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses
- Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems
- Telephotos and Bokeh
- Chapter 7 Shooting and Playback Menus
- Anatomy of the 90D’s Menus
- Shooting Menu Options
- Shooting Menu Options (Live View Mode)
- Shooting Menu Options (Movie Mode)
- Image Quality
- Still Image Aspect Ratio
- Image Review
- Release Shutter without Card
- Lens Aberration Correction
- Flash Control
- Exposure Compensation/Automatic Exposure Bracketing
- ISO Speed Settings
- Auto Lighting Optimizer
- Highlight Tone Priority
- White Balance
- Custom White Balance
- White Balance Shift and Bracketing
- Color Space
- Picture Style
- Long Exposure Noise Reduction
- High ISO Speed Noise Reduction
- Dust Delete Data
- Live View Shooting
- Multiple Exposure
- HDR Mode
- Interval Timer
- Bulb Timer
- Anti-Flicker Shooting
- Mirror Lockup
- Lens Electronic MF
- AF-Assist Beam Firing
- Playback Menu Options
- Protect Images
- Rotate Image
- Erase Images
- Print Order
- Photobook Set-up
- Creative Filters
- RAW Image Processing
- Creative Assist
- Quick Control RAW Processing
- Red-eye Correction
- Create Album
- Cropping
- Resize
- Rating
- Slide Show
- Set Image Search Conditions
- Image Jump with Main Dial
- Playback Information Display
- Highlight Alert
- AF Point Disp.
- Playback Grid
- View from Last Seen
- Chapter 8 Networking
- Connecting to a Smartphone via Bluetooth
- Connecting to a Smartphone Using Wi-Fi
- Connecting to a Computer Using Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point
- Printing from a Wi-Fi Printer
- Uploading to a Web Service
- Connecting to Wireless Remote Control
- Geotagging
- Ready to Go
- Chapter 9 Set-up, Custom Functions, and My Menus
- Set-up Menu Options
- Select Folder
- File Numbering
- Auto Rotate
- Format Card
- Auto Power Off
- Display Brightness
- Screen Off/On Button
- Date/Time/Zone
- Language
- Video System
- Touch Control
- Beep
- Headphone Volume
- Battery Info.
- Sensor Cleaning
- Mode Guide
- Feature Guide
- Help Text Size
- Viewfinder Display
- INFO. Button Display Options (Viewfinder Mode)
- Shooting Information Display (Live View Mode)
- HDMI Resolution
- HDMI HDR Output
- Multi Function Lock
- Custom Shooting Mode (C1/C2 Modes)
- Clear All Camera Settings
- Copyright Information
- Manual/Software URL
- Certification Logo Display
- Firmware
- Custom Functions Menu
- C.Fn I-1: Exposure Level Increments
- C.Fn I-2: ISO Speed Setting Increments
- C.Fn I-3: Bracketing Auto Cancel
- C.Fn I-4: Bracketing Sequence
- C.Fn I-5: Number of Bracketed Shots
- C.Fn I-6: Safety Shift
- C.Fn I-7: Exposure Compensation Auto Cancel
- C.Fn I-8: AE Lock Metering Mode After Focus
- C.Fn II-1: Tracking Sensitivity
- C.Fn II-2: Acceleration/Deceleration Tracking
- C.Fn II-3: AF Point Auto Switching
- C.Fn II-4: AI Servo 1st Image Priority
- C.Fn II-5: AI Servo 2nd Image Priority
- C.Fn II-6: Lens Drive when AF Impossible
- C.Fn II-7: Select AF Area Selection Mode
- C.Fn II-8: Limit AF Methods
- C.Fn II-9: AF Area Selection Method
- C.Fn II-10: Orientation Linked AF Point
- C.Fn II-11: Initial AF Point, AI Servo AF
- C.Fn II-12: Auto AF Point Selection: EOS iTR (Color Tracking) AF
- C.Fn II-13: Manual AF Point Selection Movement (Viewfinder Shooting)
- C.Fn II-14: AF Point Display During Focus (Viewfinder Shooting)
- C.Fn II-15: VF Display Illumination
- C.Fn II-16: AF Microadjustment
- C.Fn III-1: Warnings in Viewfinder
- C.Fn III-2: Dial Direction During Tv/Av
- C.Fn III-3: Custom Controls
- C.Fn III-4: Retract Lens on Power Off
- C.Fn III-5: Audio Compression
- Clear All Custom Func. (C.Fn)
- My Menu
- Chapter 10 Mastering Live View and Video
- Live View Shooting Menus
- Metering Timer
- Exposure Simulation
- Touch Shutter
- Shutter Mode
- Focus Bracketing
- AF Method
- Eye Detection AF
- Continuous AF
- Lens Electronic Manual Focus
- MF Peaking Settings
- Using Touch Focus/Touch Shutter
- Touch Focus
- Touch Shutter
- Live View Displays
- Shooting Information Display
- Shooting Movies
- Movie Mode Shooting Menus
- Movie Recording Quality
- Sound Recording
- Movie Digital IS
- Time-lapse Movie
- Remote Control
- Video Snapshot
- Movie ISO Speed Settings
- Movie Auto Slow Shutter
- Metering Timer
- HDMI Information Display
- AF Method
- Movie Servo AF
- Eye Detection AF
- Lens Electronic Manual Focus
- Movie Servo AF Track Sensitivity
- Movie Servo AF Speed
- MF Peaking Settings
- Exposure Options
- Formats, Compression, and Frame Rates
- MP4 Format
- Compression
- Frame Rate
- High Frame Rate Video
- HDR Movies
- Video Snapshots
- Shooting Movies with Creative Filters
- Playback and Editing
- Frame Grabs
- Chapter 11 Mastering Light
- Continuous Lighting Basics
- Living with Color Temperature
- Electronic Flash Basics
- How Electronic Flash Works
- Ghost Images
- Avoiding Sync-Speed Problems
- Determining Exposure
- Guide Numbers
- Getting Started with Electronic Flash
- Flash in Other Modes
- Flash Range
- Red-Eye Reduction and Autofocus Assist
- Flash Exposure Compensation and FE Lock
- More on Flash Control Settings
- Flash Firing
- E-TTL II Metering
- Red-eye Reduction
- Slow Synchro
- Built-in Flash Settings
- Using Flash Mode
- External Flash Function Setting
- Learning about MULTI Flash
- Continuous Shooting Priority
- External Automatic/External Manual (Ext.A/Ext.M)
- High-Speed Sync
- Flash C.Fn Settings
- Clear Settings
- Working with External Electronic Flash
- Speedlite 600EX-RT/600EX II-RT
- Speedlite 580EX II
- Speedlite 470EX-AI
- Speedlite 430EX III-RT
- Speedlite 320EX
- Speedlite EL-100
- Speedlite 270EX II
- Close-Up Lites
- Chapter 12 Wireless Flash Basics
- Wireless Evolution
- Elements of Wireless Flash
- Flash Combinations
- Controlling Flash Units
- Why Use Wireless Flash?
- Key Wireless Concepts
- Which Flashes Can Be Operated Wirelessly?
- Getting Started
- Setting Up a Master Flash/Controller (“Sender”)
- Using the Built-in Flash as an Optical Master
- Using a Speedlite as an Optical Master
- Using the ST-E2 Transmitter as an Optical Master
- Using the Speedlite 600EX-RT/600EX II-RT as Radio Master
- Using the Speedlite 430EX III-RT as Radio Master
- Using the ST-E3-RT as Radio Master
- Choosing a Channel
- Working with Groups
- Ratio Control
- Remote Release Function/Linked Shooting
- Chapter 13 Advanced Shooting
- Continuous Shooting
- More Exposure Options
- A Tiny Slice of Time
- Working with Short Exposures
- Long Exposures
- Three Ways to Take Long Exposures
- Working with Long Exposures
- Delayed Exposures
- Self-Timer
- Time-Lapse Movies
- Interval Timer Shooting
- Focus Bracketing
- Chapter 14 Troubleshooting and Prevention
- Updating Your Firmware
- Official Firmware
- Upgrading Your Firmware
- Protecting Your LCD
- Troubleshooting Memory Cards
- All Your Eggs in One Basket?
- What Can Go Wrong?
- What Can You Do?
- Cleaning Your Sensor
- Dust the FAQs, Ma’am
- Identifying and Dealing with Dust
- Avoiding Dust
- Sensor Cleaning