Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

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A Shooting with the LCD Monitor
Set [A1: Live View shoot.] to 
[Enable].
Number of Possible Shots with Live View Shooting [Approx. number of shots]
 The figures above are based on a fully- charged Battery Pack LP-E6 and CIPA 
(Camera & Imaging Products As sociation) testing standards.
  With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6, continuous  Live View shooting is 
possible for approx. 1 hr . 45 min. at room temperature (23°C / 73°F).
Enabling Live View Shooting
Te m p e r a t u r eRoom Temperature
( 23 °C / 73° F)Low Temperature 
(0°C / 32 °F)
Possible shots220190
  During Live View shooting, do not  point the lens toward the sun. The 
sun’s heat can dam age the camera’s in ternal components.
  Cautions for using Live View shooting are on pages 201-202.
 You can also focus  by pressing the  button.
  When flash is used, there will be tw o shutter sounds, but only one shot 
will be taken.
  If the camera is not operated for a  prolonged period, the power will turn 
off automatically as set with [ 52: Auto power off ] (p.55). If [52: Auto 
power off] is set to [ Disable], Live View shooting  will end automatically 
after 30 min. (camer a power remains on).
  With the stereo AV cable (provided)  or HDMI cable (sold separately), you 
can display the Live View  image on a TV (p.261, 264).
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 Each time you press the  button, the information display will change.
About the Information Display
Exposure level indicator
Shutter speed Battery check
Exposure 
simulation
Drive mode
White balance
Flash exposure compensation
AF method
• d : FlexiZone - Single
• c : Face detection Live 
mode
• f : Quick mode AF point (FlexiZone - Single)
AEB
Highlight tone priority
Image-recordingquality
AE lock Flash-ready Picture Style
GPS  acquisition 
status
Possible shots
Shooting mode
HDR shooting/
Multiple exposures
Wi-Fi transmission status
Eye-Fi card transmission status
ApertureISO speed
Auto Lighting 
Optimizer
Maximum burst/Multiple exposures remaining
Histogram
Metering mode
Wi-Fi function
 The histogram can be displayed when [ A1: Expo. simulation: Enable ] 
(p.189) is set.
 
You can display the electronic level by pressing the  button (p.60). Note 
that if the AF me thod is set to [u Live mode] or the camera is  connected to a 
TV set with an HDMI cable, the elec tronic level cannot be displayed.
 When < g> is displayed in white, it indi cates that the Live View image 
brightness is close  to what the captured  image will look like.
  If  is blinking, it indicates that  the Live View image is not being 
displayed at the suitable brightness du e to low- or bright-light conditions. 
However, the actual im age recorded will reflect  the exposure setting.
  If flash is used or  bulb is set, the < g> icon and histogram will be 
grayed out (for your  reference). The histogra m may not be properly 
displayed in low- or br ight-light conditions.
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A Shooting with the LCD Monitor
During Live View shooting in the < A> mode, an icon representing the 
scene detected by the camera will be  displayed and the shooting will be 
adapted to that scene. For certain  scenes or shooting conditions, the 
icon displayed may not match the actual scene.
*1: Displayed only when the AF method is set to [ u Live mode ]. If another AF method 
is set, the “Non-portrait” icon will be di splayed even if a person is detected.
*2: Displayed when the attached lens has di stance information. With an Extension Tube 
or Closeup Lens, the icon displayed may not match the actual scene.
*3: The icon suiting the scene detected will be displayed.
*4: Displayed when all the following conditions a pply: The shooting scene is dark, it is a 
night scene, and the came ra is mounted on a tripod.

Scene Icons
SubjectPortrait*1Non-portraitBackground 
ColorBackgroundMovementNature and 
Outdoor SceneMovementClose*2
BrightGrayBacklit
Blue sky 
included
Light blueBacklit
Sunset*3*3Orange
Spotlight
Dark blueDark
With 
tripod*4*5*3*4*5*3
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*5: Displayed with any of the lenses below:• EF24mm f/2.8 IS USM • EF28mm f/2.8 IS USM
• EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM • EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM • EF600mm f/4L IS II USM
• Image Stabilizer lenses marketed in 2012 or later.
*4 and *5: If the conditions in both *4 and  *5 apply, the shutter speed will become slow 
(as slow as 2 sec.).
The final image simulation reflects the  effects of the Picture Style, white 
balance, etc., in the Live View image so you can see what the captured 
image will look like.
During shooting, the Live View im age will automatically reflect the 
function settings listed below.
Final Image Simulation During Live View Shooting
  Picture Style
* All settings such as shar pness, contrast, color saturat ion, and color tone will 
be reflected.
  White balance
  White balance correction
  Ambience-based shots
  Light/scene-based shots
  Metering mode
  Exposure (with [ A1: Expo. simulation: Enable ] set)
  Depth of field (with depth-of-field preview button ON)
  Auto Lighting Optimizer
  Peripheral illumination correction
  Highlight tone priority
  Aspect ratio (image area confirmation)
Final Image Simulation
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If you press the  button while the Live View image is displayed in a 
Creative Zone mode, you can set any of the following:  AF method, 
drive mode , metering mode,  image-recording quality , white balance, 
Picture Style, and Auto Lighting Optimizer.
In Basic Zone modes, you can set the functions in bold and the settings \
shown in the table on page 83.
1Press the < Q> button.
XThe settable functions will be 
displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
  Press the < V> key to select a 
function.
XThe selected function and Feature 
guide (p.63) will appear.
  Turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to 
change the setting.
  In the < 8> mode, select the 
shooting mode box, then press < 0> 
to select the shooting mode.
  To set the RAW image-recording 
quality or Picture Style parameters, 
press the < B> button.
3Exit the setting.
 Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to Live View shooting.
Shooting Function Settings
Q  Quick Control
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While the Live View image is displayed, if you press the , 
< R >, , or  button, the setting  screen will appear on the 
LCD monitor and you can turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to set the 
respective shooting function.
When Quick mode is set, you can press the < S> button to select the 
AF point. The operation procedure is the same as with viewfinder 
shooting.
f  / R  / i  / q  / S Settings
  When you set w  (Partial metering) or  r (Spot metering), a metering 
circle will be displayed in the center.
  During Live View shooting , the exposure is set at the moment the picture 
is taken, regardless of the metering mode.
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[A 1] Menu
Function settings particular to Live View 
shooting are explained here. Details of 
menu items under the [A1] and [A 2] 
tabs are on pages 187-191. In Basic 
Zone modes, certain items under the 
[A 1] tab will not appear and the [ A2]  
tab will not appear.
The settable functions on this me nu screen apply only to Live View 
shooting. These functions do not  take effect during viewfinder 
shooting.
 Live View shooting
You can set Live View shooting to [ Enable] or [Disable].
  AF method
You can select [ FlexiZoneAF
† (Single)] (p.192), [ u Live mode ] 
(p.193), or [Quick mode] (p.197).
  Grid display
With [3x3 l ] or [6x4 m], you can display grid lines. It can help 
you level the camera vertically or horizontally. Also, with [ 3x3+diag 
n ], the grid is displayed together  with diagonal lines to help you 
align the intersections over the subject for better balance in the 
composition.
3  Menu Function Settings
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 Aspect ratio M
The image’s aspect ratio can be set to [ 3:2], [4:3], [ 16:9], or [ 1:1]. 
The area surrounding the Live Vi ew image is masked in black when 
the following aspect ratios are set: [ 4:3] [16:9] [ 1:1].
JPEG images will be saved with the set aspect ratio. RAW images 
will always be saved with the [ 3:2] aspect ratio. Since the aspect 
ratio information is appended to  the RAW image, the image can be 
generated in the respective aspect  ratio when you process the RAW 
image with the camera and the provided software.
Image 
QualityAspect Ratio and Pi xel Count (approx.)
3:24:316:91:1
3 /15472x3648 
(20.0 megapixels) 4864x3648 
(17.7 megapixels) 5472x3072* 
(16.8 megapixels) 3648x3648 
(13.3 megapixels)
414104x2736 
(11.0 megapixels) 3648x2736 
(10.0 megapixels) 4104x2310* 
(9.5 megapixels) 2736x2736 
(7.5 megapixels)
43648x2432 
(8.9 megapixels) 3248x2432* 
(7.9 megapixels) 3648x2048* 
(7.5 megapixels) 2432x2432 
(5.9 megapixels)
a /612736x1824 
(5.0 megapixels) 2432x1824 
(4.4 megapixels) 2736x1536* 
(4.2 megapixels) 1824x1824 
(3.3 megapixels)
b1920x1280 
(2.5 megapixels) 1696x1280* 
(2.2 megapixels) 1920x1080 
(2.1 megapixels) 1280x1280 
(1.6 megapixels)
c720x480 
(350,000 pixels) 640x480 
(310,000 pixels) 720x408* 
(290,000 pixels) 480x480 
(230,000 pixels)
  The asterisked image-recording qu ality settings do not match the 
respective aspect ratio exactly.
  The image area displayed for the asteri sked aspect ratio is slightly larger 
than the recorded area. Check the captured images on  the LCD monitor 
when shooting.
  If you use a different camera to directly print images shot with this 
camera in the 1:1 aspect  ratio, the images may not be correctly printed.
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3 Menu Function Settings
 Exposure simulation N
Exposure simulation simulates and  displays how the brightness of 
the actual image (exposure) will look.

K Enable (g)The displayed image brightness  will be close to the actual 
brightness (exposure) of the resulting image. If you set exposure 
compensation, the image bri ghtness will change accordingly.

KDuring  eNormally, the image is display ed at the standard brightness to 
make the Live View image easy to see. The image will be 
displayed close to the actual brig htness (exposure) of the resulting 
image only while you hold down the depth-of-field preview button.

K Disable ( E)The image is displayed at the standard brightness to make the Live 
View image easy to see. Even if  you set exposure compensation, 
image is displayed at the standard brightness.
  If you set an expanded  ISO speed setting as [Maximum] in [ISO speed 
range ], Live View shooting will be po ssible under darker conditions.
  Even if a low ISO speed  is set, noise may be noticeable in the displayed 
Live View image under low light. However, when you shoot, the image 
recorded will have minimal noise. (T he image quality of the Live View 
image is different from t hat of the recorded image.)
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[A 2] Menu
 Silent LV shooting N•Mode 1The shooting operation noise is qui eter than with normal shooting. 
Continuous shooting is also possible. If < i> is set, you can shoot 
at a maximum continuous shoot ing speed of approx. 4.1 fps.
•Mode 2When the shutter button is pressed completely, only one shot will 
be taken. While you keep holding down the shutter button, the 
camera operation will be suspended.  Then when you return to the 
shutter button’s halfway positi on, the camera operation will 
resume. The shooting noise is thereby minimized. Even if 
continuous shooting is set, only  a single shot will be taken.
• DisableBe sure to set it to [Disable] if you use a TS-E lens (other than 
those listed in   below) for shifting or tilting the lens  or if you 
use an Extension tube. If [ Mode 1] or [Mode 2 ] is set, the standard 
exposure may not be obtained or an irregular exposure may result.
  If you use flash, silent shooting w ill not be possible regardless of the 
[ Silent LV shoot. ] setting.
  When using a non-Canon  flash unit, set it to [Disable ]. The flash will not 
fire if it is set to [ Mode 1] or [Mode 2].
  If [Mode 2 ] is set and you use remote c ontrol shooting (p.167), the 
operation will be th e same as with [Mode 1].
With the TS-E17mm f/4L or TS-E24 mm f/3.5L II lens, you can use [Mode 1] 
or [ Mode 2].
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