Canon 70d W User Manual

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Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
 Select the desired fu nction and press . 
The function’s setting screen will appear.
 Turn the  or  dial or press the 
 key to change the  settings. There are 
also some functions that  are set by pressing 
the <
B>, , or  button.  Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to the Qu ick Control screen.
 
When you select < > (p.383) or 
< > (p.103) and press the  
button, the shooting function settings 
display will reappear.
Settable Functions on Quick...

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You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-
recording quality, date/time, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, use 
the < M > button, < V>  keys, and <
0> button on the camera back.
* Some menu tabs and me nu items are not displayed in Basic Zone modes.
3 Menu Operations
Menus in Basic Zone Modes
Menus in Creative Zone Modes
 < U> 
keysLCD monitor <
0 > button
<
M > button
Ta b
Menu items Menu settings
z Shooting
5 Set-up
9 My Menu
3 Playback
8
 Custom FunctionsA Live View...

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3 Menu Operations
1Display the menu screen.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
  Press the < U> key to select a 
menu tab.
 
For example, in this manual, “the [z 4] 
tab” refers to the screen displayed 
when the fourth 
z (Shooting) tab 
from the left [ ] is selected.
3Select the desired item.
  Press the < V> key to select the 
item, then press < 0>.
4Select the setting.
 Press the   keys to select 
the desired setting. (Some settings 
require you to press either the...

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The LCD monitor is a touch-sensitive panel that you can operate with 
your fingers.
Quick Control (Sample display) Use your finger to tap (touch briefly 
and then remove your finger from) the 
LCD monitor.
  By tapping, you can select menus, 
icons, etc., displayed on the LCD 
monitor.
  When touch-screen operation is 
possible, a frame will appear around 
the icon (except on menu screens). 
For example, when you tap [ Q], the 
Quick Control screen appears. By 
tapping [2 ], you can return to the...

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d Using the Touch Screen
Menu screen (Sample display)
 Slide your finger while touching the 
LCD monitor.
Scale display (Sample display)
Operations possible by dragging your finger on the screen
  Selecting a menu tab or item after pressing the < M> button
  Setting a scale control
  Quick Control
  Setting functions during Live View shooting
  Setting functions during movie shooting
  Playback operations
If [z 1: Beep ] is set to [ Touch to  ], the 
beep will not sound during touch 
operations.
Drag...

d Using the Touch Screen
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1Select [Touch control].
  Under the [ 53] tab, select [ To u c h  
control ], then press < 0>.
2Set the touch control setting.
  Select the desired setting, then press 
.
  [Standard] is the normal setting.
  [Sensitive ] provides a better touch 
response than [ Standard]. Try using 
both settings and select the one you 
prefer.
  To disable touch-screen operations, 
select [Disable ].
3 Touch Control Settings
Cautions for Touch Screen Operations Since the LCD monitor is not...

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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera. When the card is formatted, all images and data on the card 
will be erased. Even protected im ages will be erased, so make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images and data to a comput er, etc., before formatting the 
card.
1Select [Format card].
  Under the [ 51] tab, select [ Format 
card], then press < 0>.
2Format the card.
  Select [OK ], then press <...

Before You Start
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 The card is new.
  The card was formatted by a diff erent camera or a computer.
  The card is full with images or data.
  A card-related error is displayed  (p.432).
Format the card in the following cases:
Low-level Formatting Perform low-level formatti ng if the card’s recording or reading speed seems 
slow or if you want to  erase all data on the card.
  Since low-level formatting  will format all recordable sectors on the card, the 
formatting will take slightly  longer than...

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Before You Start
You can prevent the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved, 
during self-timer operation, and during touch screen operations.
1Select [Beep].
 Under the [z 1] tab, select [Beep ], 
then press < 0>.
2Select [Disable].
  Select [ Disable], then press < 0>.
X The beeper will not sound.
  If [To u c h  t o   ] is selected, the 
beeper will be silent for touch screen 
operations only.
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after a set 
time of idle operation...

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You can set how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor 
immediately after capture. To keep the image displayed, set [ Hold]. To 
not have the image displayed, set [Off ].
1Select [Image review].
 Under the [ z1] tab, select [Image 
review], then press < 0>.
2Set the desired time.
  Select the desired setting, then press 
.
The shooting function settings screen  (p.49) can be set to display or 
turn off when you press the shutter button halfway.
1Select [LCD off/on btn]....