Canon Eos 30D Guide To Digital Slr Photography

by Busch,David D.

• ISBN13: 9781598633368
• ISBN10: 1598633368
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-08
• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR

Summary

If you own a digital SLR camera, then you're serious about photography. As an avid photographer, you owe it to yourself to make the most out of your cutting-edge equipment. Somewhere between the tedious user manual full of technical garble and the generic how to digital photography books is the ideal guide to your EOS 30D. Welcome to that guide! Canon EOS 30D Guide to Digital SLR Photography provides you with a concise introduction to the most important features specific to your EOS 30D, explaining not only how to use them but also why and when. Filled with full-color images to illustrate results in various settings, this book also helps you enhance your digital photography skills with techniques specific to the EOS 30D.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
Shooting Your First Canon EOS 30D Picture	1	(16)
Getting Ready to Shoot	2	(4)
Selecting a Shooting Mode	6	(2)
Choosing a Metering Mode	8	(1)
Choosing a Focus Mode	9	(1)
Selecting a Focus Point	10	(2)
Other Settings	12	(1)
Adjusting White Balance and ISO	12	(1)
Using the Self-Timer	12	(1)
Reviewing the Images You've Taken	13	(1)
Transferring Photos to Your Computer	14	(3)
Canon EOS 30D Roadmap	17	(18)
The Canon EOS 30D's Public Face	18	(5)
The Canon EOS 30D's Business End	23	(4)
Going Topside	27	(2)
LCD Panel Readouts	29	(1)
Lens Components	30	(2)
Looking Inside the Viewfinder	32	(2)
Underneath Your EOS 30D	34	(1)
Setting Up Your Canon EOS 30D	35	(50)
Anatomy of the EOS 30D's Menus	36	(2)
Shooting Menu Options	38	(20)
Quality Settings	38	(5)
Red-Eye Reduction	43	(2)
Beep	45	(1)
Shoot Without Card	46	(1)
Automatic Exposure Bracketing	47	(1)
White Balance Shift and Bracketing	48	(1)
Custom White Balance	49	(1)
Color Temperature	49	(2)
Color Space	51	(1)
Picture Style	52	(6)
Playback Menu Options	58	(3)
Protect	58	(1)
Rotate	58	(1)
Print Order	59	(1)
Transfer Order	59	(1)
Auto Play	60	(1)
Review Time	60	(1)
AF Points	61	(1)
Histogram	61	(1)
Set-up Menu Options	61	(24)
Auto Power Off	62	(1)
Auto Rotate	62	(1)
LCD Brightness	62	(2)
Date/Time	64	(1)
File Numbering	64	(1)
Language	65	(1)
Video System	65	(1)
Communication	65	(1)
Format	66	(1)
Custom Functions	66	(17)
Clear Settings	83	(1)
Sensor Cleaning	84	(1)
Firmware Version	84	(1)
Getting the Right Exposure	85	(26)
Getting a Handle on Exposure	85	(4)
How the EOS 30D Calculates Exposure	89	(2)
Choosing a Metering Method	91	(3)
Choosing a Creative Zone Exposure Method	94	(5)
A-DEP	94	(2)
Aperture Priority	96	(1)
Shutter Priority	97	(1)
Program Mode	98	(1)
Manual Exposure	99	(1)
Selecting an Autofocus/Exposure Zone Manually	99	(2)
Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings	101	(1)
Bracketing	101	(3)
Fine-Tuning Exposure Bracketing	103	(1)
Dealing with Noise	104	(2)
Fixing Exposures with Histograms	106	(3)
Basic Zone Modes	109	(2)
Advanced Shooting with Your Canon EOS 30D	111	(32)
More Exposure Options	111	(1)
Very Short Exposures	112	(4)
Working with Short Exposures	114	(2)
Long Exposures	116	(6)
Three Ways to Take Long Exposures	116	(2)
Working with Long Exposures	118	(4)
Delayed Exposures	122	(2)
Self-Timer	122	(1)
Remote Control	123	(1)
Time-Lapse/Interval Photography	123	(1)
Getting into Focus	124	(2)
Focus Pocus	126	(7)
Adding Circles of Confusion	126	(3)
Making Sense of Sensors	129	(1)
Your Autofocus Mode Options	129	(3)
Setting AF Point	132	(1)
Continuous Shooting	133	(3)
Setting Image Parameters	136	(7)
Customizing White Balance	136	(4)
Image Parameters in Picture Styles	140	(3)
Working with Lenses	143	(32)
But First, a Word from Our Sensor	143	(1)
Your First Lens	144	(4)
Buy Now, Expand Later	146	(2)
What Lenses Can You Use?	148	(3)
EF vs. EF-S	150	(1)
Ingredients of Canon's Alphanumeric Soup	151	(3)
Your Second (and Third...) Lens	154	(6)
What Lenses Can Do for You	154	(4)
Zoom or Prime?	158	(2)
Categories of Lenses	160	(1)
Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses	160	(6)
Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems	163	(3)
Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses	166	(5)
Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems	167	(2)
Telephotos and Bokeh	169	(2)
Add-ons and Special Features	171	(4)
Lens Hoods	171	(1)
Telephoto Extenders	171	(1)
Macro Focusing	172	(1)
Image Stabilization	173	(2)
Working with Light	175	(24)
Continuous Illumination versus Electronic Flash	175	(4)
Continuous Lighting Basics	179	(4)
Daylight	180	(1)
Incandescent/Tungsten Light	181	(1)
Fluorescent Light/Other Light Sources	182	(1)
Adjusting White Balance	183	(1)
Electronic Flash Basics	183	(5)
How Electronic Flash Works	184	(4)
Using the Built-In Flash	188	(2)
Basic Zone Flash	188	(1)
Creative Zone Flash	188	(1)
Using FE Lock and Flash Exposure Compensation	189	(1)
Using External Electronic Flash	190	(1)
Speedlite 580EX	190	(1)
Speedlite 430EX	191	(1)
Speedlite 220EX	191	(1)
More Advanced Lighting Techniques	191	(8)
Diffusing and Softening the Light	191	(1)
Using Multiple Light Sources	192	(4)
Other Lighting Accessories	196	(3)
Downloading and Editing Your Images	199	(22)
What's in the Box?	199	(4)
EOS Utility	199	(1)
ZoomBrowser/ImageBrowser	200	(1)
RAW Image Task	201	(1)
PhotoStitch	201	(1)
Digital Photo Professional	202	(1)
Transferring Your Photos	203	(6)
Direct-Direct Transfer/Indirect-Direct Transfer	203	(3)
Using a Card Reader and Software	206	(3)
Dragging and Dropping	209	(1)
Editing Your Photos	209	(12)
Image Editors	210	(1)
RAW Utilities	211	(5)
Photoshop CS 2	216	(5)
Canon EOS 30D: Troubleshooting and Prevention	221	(28)
Update Your Firmware	222	(7)
Official Firmware	223	(1)
Upgrading Your Firmware	224	(5)
Protect Your LCD	229	(2)
Troubleshooting Memory Cards	231	(5)
All Your Eggs in One Basket?	231	(2)
What Can Go Wrong?	233	(1)
What Can You Do?	234	(2)
Replacing Your Clock Battery	236	(1)
Clean Your Sensor	237	(12)
Dust the FAQs, Ma'am.	237	(2)
Identifying and Dealing with Dust	239	(1)
Avoiding Dust	240	(2)
Sensor Cleaning	242	(7)
Glossary	249	(12)
Index	261