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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023
Move on from phone snapshots and start making amazing images Canon EOS R50 For Dummies helps you create superior photo and video content, with step-by-step instructions for how to make the most of this advanced, interchangeable-lens digital camera. You'll walk through the controls, interface, and accessories of the Canon EOS R50, and you'll learn the basics of image-making, so you can take impressive shots, even if you've never taken a photography class. Let this Dummies guide be your teacher as you learn to take great action shots, stunning portraits, detailed closeups, low-light photos, and professional-looking video. * Learn your way around the Canon EOS R50 and its settings and controls * Get familiar with common photography terms and basic techniques * Start shooting right away with user-friendly instructions on using automatic modes * Go manual to adjust focus, color, sharpness, and more to get the look you're after Photography hobbyists and content creators will love Canon EOS R50 For Dummies, the quick-start guide to the camera built for those looking for superior photo and video results.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
About This Book
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go From Here
Part 1: Fast Track to Super Snaps
Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running
Preparing the Camera for Initial Use
Using the Touchscreen
Exploring External Camera Features
Ordering from Camera Menus
Looking at Display Options
Disabling Pop-Ups and Help Text
Using Quick Control Mode
Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens
Reviewing a Few Final Setup Options
Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings
Choosing a Shooting Mode
Changing the Drive Mode
Understanding the Image Quality Setting
Setting the Photo Aspect Ratio
Adding Flash
Reviewing Advanced Flash Options
Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically
Using Scene Intelligent Auto Mode (A+)
Discovering SCN (Scene) Modes
Part 2: Taking Creative Control
Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Exposure
Introducing the Exposure Trio: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO
Stepping Up to Advanced Shooting Modes (P, Tv, Av, and M)
Monitoring Exposure Settings
Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode
Setting ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed
Exploring Exposure-Correction Tools
Locking Autoexposure Settings
Bracketing Exposures Automatically
Chapter 5: Controlling Focus and Depth of Field
Choosing Auto or Manual Focus
Disabling the Touch Shutter
Mastering the Autofocus System
Focusing Manually
Manipulating Depth of Field
Chapter 6: Mastering Color Controls
Understanding White Balance
Changing the Color Space
Taking a Quick Look at Picture Styles
Increasing or Reducing Clarity
Chapter 7: Putting It All Together
Recapping Basic Picture Settings
Shooting Still Portraits
Capturing Action
Photographing Scenic Vistas
Capturing Dynamic Close-Ups
Chapter 8: Shooting and Viewing Movies
Choosing a Movie Shooting Mode
Reviewing a Few Video Basics
Recording Movies Using Default Settings
Recording Your First Vlog (Video Blog)
Setting the Broadcast Standard
Understanding the Movie Recording Size Setting
Selecting Audio Options
Using Movie Digital Zoom
Recording Vertical Movies
Reviewing Other Movie Options
Playing Movies
Part 3: After the Shot
Chapter 9: Picture Playback
Adjusting Instant Image Review Timing
Viewing Pictures in Playback Mode
Customizing the Data Display
Chapter 10: Working with Picture and Movie Files
Rating Photos and Movies
Protecting Photos and Movies
Deleting Files
Taking Advantage of Image Search
Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing
Sending Files to Your Computer
Part 4: The Part of Tens
Chapter 11: Ten More Customization Options
Customizing Button Functions
Redesigning the Quick Control Screen
Changing the Lens Control Ring Function
Customizing Auto-Power Shutoff Times
Resetting All Custom Functions
Choosing a USB Connection App
Creating Your Own Menu
Magnifying the Menu Display
Adding Custom Folders
Embedding Copyright Notices
Chapter 12: Ten Features to Explore on a Rainy Day
Trying Canon DPP 4
Adding Special Effects
Using In-Camera Editing Tools
Shooting a Time-Lapse Movie
Adding Cleaning Instructions
Trimming Movies
Creating a Slide Show
Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode
Viewing Photos and Movies on a TV
Exploring an Obscure Printing Option
Appendix: Exploring Wireless Features
Reviewing the Wireless Function Menus
Connecting to a Computer via Wi-Fi
Connecting to a Smartphone or Tablet
Index
About the Authors
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 2
TABLE 2-1 The Resolution Side of the Image Quality Setting
Chapter 7
TABLE 7-1 All-Purpose Picture-Taking Settings
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
FIGURE 1-1: Be sure that the card is unlocked, and avoid touching its gold cont...
FIGURE 1-2: The battery and memory card go into the compartment on the bottom o...
FIGURE 1-3: Align the red mounting index on?the lens with the one on the camera...
FIGURE 1-4: Here are two possible monitor positions.
FIGURE 1-5: To prevent the camera from nagging you to connect to a smartphone e...
FIGURE 1-6: Here’s a look at the 18-45mm kit lens in its retracted position (le...
FIGURE 1-7: Use this slider to adjust the viewfinder focus to your eyesight.
FIGURE 1-8: Use this menu option to disable the touchscreen or make it more sen...
FIGURE 1-9: A border around an onscreen symbol means that you can tap it to act...
FIGURE 1-10: Here’s a guide to controls found on top of the camera.
FIGURE 1-11: The notched half-circle symbol tells you to use the Dial on top of...
FIGURE 1-12: Having lots of external buttons makes accessing the camera’s funct...
FIGURE 1-13: In some shooting modes, pressing the AF Point Selection button dis...
FIGURE 1-14: The cross keys and Q/Set button provide quick access to a variety ...
FIGURE 1-15: More features cling to the front and sides of the camera.
FIGURE 1-16: You can access all menus only when the Mode dial is set to P, Tv, ...
FIGURE 1-17: You can specify when you want the monitor and viewfinder to be act...
FIGURE 1-18: Here’s a look at the default display for A+ mode (left) and Av mod...
FIGURE 1-19: In the viewfinder, the default displays for the A+ and Av modes ap...
FIGURE 1-20: Press the Info button to cycle through monitor display styles.
FIGURE 1-21: Pressing Info cycles through these viewfinder display options.
FIGURE 1-22: Keep an eye on the battery level and the number of shots remaining...
FIGURE 1-23: The Shooting Info Display option leads to display customization op...
FIGURE 1-24: Through this option, you can disable monitor display styles you do...
FIGURE 1-25: You can also disable viewfinder display styles you don’t like.
FIGURE 1-26: In the P, Tv, Av, and M shooting modes, Shooting Menu 8 contains t...
FIGURE 1-27: Select Grid Display (left) to add an alignment grid (right).
FIGURE 1-28: To hide this type of Help screen, press Info or tap the box to sel...
FIGURE 1-29: Mode Guide screens provide only minimal explanations of shooting m...
FIGURE 1-30: Feature Guide text provides a brief explanation of the selected op...
FIGURE 1-31: Disable Mode Guide and Feature Guide via Setup Menu 2.
FIGURE 1-32: One way to activate Quick Control mode is to tap the Q symbol on t...
FIGURE 1-33: After selecting the option you want to change, rotate the Dial to ...
FIGURE 1-34: For other displays, the name of the setting you’re adjusting initi...
FIGURE 1-35: Press the AF/MF button to set the kit lens to automatic or manual ...
FIGURE 1-36: Here are the major components of the 18-45mm kit lens.
FIGURE 1-37: Setup Menu 1 offers these important options.
FIGURE 1-38: To make the camera quieter, disable the Beep option.
FIGURE 1-39: Restore default settings by choosing Reset Camera from Setup Menu ...
FIGURE 1-40: If you customize buttons or the control ring, choose this option t...
Chapter 2
FIGURE 2-1: The shooting mode you choose determines how much control you have o...
FIGURE 2-2: To view the Drive mode symbol, you may need to press the Info butto...
FIGURE 2-3: The fastest way to check and change the Drive mode is to press the ...
FIGURE 2-4: You can use Quick Control mode to adjust the Drive mode only from t...
FIGURE 2-5: Pixels are the building blocks of digital photos.
FIGURE 2-6: A high-quality print depends on a high-resolution origin...
FIGURE 2-7: At 50 ppi, the image has a jagged, pixelated look.
FIGURE 2-8: Adding pixels in a photo editor doesn’t rescue a low-resolution ori...
FIGURE 2-9: When you can’t get close enough to fill the frame with the subject,...
FIGURE 2-10: The reduced quality of the right image is caused by excessive JPEG...
FIGURE 2-11: This symbol represents the JPEG Large/Fine Image Quality setting.
FIGURE 2-12: In the advanced shooting modes, press Info to view the setting in ...
FIGURE 2-13: Here’s a guide to the hieroglyphics you encounter when changing th...
FIGURE 2-14: If you start from the Quick Control display, you can rotate the Di...
FIGURE 2-15: From the Detailed Information monitor display, the screens appear ...
FIGURE 2-16: Set the aspect ratio via Shooting Menu 1 (left) or by using Quick ...
FIGURE 2-17: After you change the aspect ratio, framing marks and the resulting...
FIGURE 2-18: Raise the built-in flash by lifting up using its handles (only one...
FIGURE 2-19: When you use a slow shutter speed with flash, backgrounds are brig...
FIGURE 2-20: Press Info to switch to Detailed Information display, where you ca...
FIGURE 2-21: Immediately after the flash is raised, this screen appears for a f...
FIGURE 2-22: The Flash Control option lives on Shooting Menu 1 in A+ mode (left...
FIGURE 2-23: Choose Flash Firing to display the available flash settings for th...
FIGURE 2-24: When normal flash output is too strong, lower the Flash Exposure C...
FIGURE 2-25: You can use the Quick Control method to change the Flash Exposure ...
FIGURE 2-26: After selecting Flash Control from Shooting Menu 3, follow this pa...
FIGURE 2-27: When flash compensation is enabled, the value appears in the Detai...
FIGURE 2-28: In P, Tv, Av, or M shooting modes, choose Flash Control from Shoot...
FIGURE 2-29: Select Built-In Flash Settings to set even more options, such as t...
FIGURE 2-30: With rear-curtain sync, motion trails appear to follow the moving ...
FIGURE 2-31: With front-curtain sync (the default setting) and a long exposure,...
Chapter 3
FIGURE 3-1: Set the Mode dial to Scene Intelligent Auto (A+) for point-and-shoo...
FIGURE 3-2: You see your subject along with a few other bits of data on the mon...
FIGURE 3-3: For this subject, the camera correctly selected the settings for a ...
FIGURE 3-4: When focus is achieved, you see the focus points the camera used to...
FIGURE 3-5: Make sure that the Creative Assist option is selected; ignore Creat...
FIGURE 3-6: Press the Q/Set button or tap the Creative Assist icon to display a...
FIGURE 3-7: Select an adjustment (left) to display a screen where you can set t...
FIGURE 3-8: These symbols show you which adjustment you made and provide a way ...
FIGURE 3-9: Set the Mode dial to SCN to access the scene modes.
FIGURE 3-10: Tap the Scene mode symbol to display a scrolling list of scene typ...
FIGURE 3-11: After shifting to Quick Control mode, select the Scene icon to dis...
FIGURE 3-12: In Self Portrait mode you can apply skin softening, and adjust sce...
FIGURE 3-13: Portrait mode produces a soft background and slightly warm skin to...
FIGURE 3-14: Landscape mode keeps both the background and foreground focused as...
FIGURE 3-15: To freeze the action of moving subjects, try Sports mode.
FIGURE 3-16: Close-up mode also produces short depth of field.
FIGURE 3-17: Handheld Night Scene helped capture this handheld shot from a vant...
FIGURE 3-18: Try shooting high-contrast scenes in HDR Backlight Control mode to...
Chapter 4
FIGURE 4-1: The aperture size and shutter speed determine how much light strike...
FIGURE 4-2: The smaller the f-stop number, the larger the aperture.
FIGURE 4-3: Widening the aperture (choosing a lower f-stop number) decreases de...
FIGURE 4-4: When both stationary and moving objects are blurry, camera shake is...
FIGURE 4-5: Noise is caused by a very high ISO or long exposure time, and it be...
FIGURE 4-6: Raising the ISO allowed a faster shutter speed, which produced a sh...
FIGURE 4-7: To fully control exposure and other picture properties, choose one ...
FIGURE 4-8: Here’s where to view the shutter speed, f-stop, and ISO value in th...
FIGURE 4-9: In manual shooting (M) mode, the meter indicates whether exposure s...
FIGURE 4-10: The circles in the display represent the area measured in Partial ...
FIGURE 4-11: In Evaluative mode, the camera underexposed the statue; switching ...
FIGURE 4-12: You can quickly adjust the metering mode in Quick Control mode.
FIGURE 4-13: You can also access the metering mode from Shooting Menu 3.
FIGURE 4-14: Choose ISO Expansion from Custom Menu 1 (left) and select Enable (...
FIGURE 4-15: Follow this menu path to limit the highest ISO setting the camera ...
FIGURE 4-16: The fastest route to the ISO setting screen is to press the ISO bu...
FIGURE 4-17: You can change the ISO setting via the Quick Control method only w...
FIGURE 4-18: When using other monitor displays that show the ISO value, tap the...
FIGURE 4-19: For a brighter exposure than the autoexposure mechanism chooses, d...
FIGURE 4-20: Press the up cross key to move the Dial symbol to the Exposure Com...
FIGURE 4-21: The bar under the exposure meter indicates the amount of Exposure ...
FIGURE 4-22: After reaching the screen on the right, set the Exposure Compensat...
FIGURE 4-23: From the Quick Control display, press Q/Set to enter Quick Control...
FIGURE 4-24: Highlight Tone Priority can help prevent overexposed highlights.
FIGURE 4-25: Enable Highlight Tone Priority from Shooting Menu 2.
FIGURE 4-26: The D+ symbol indicates that Highlight Tone Priority is enabled; t...
FIGURE 4-27: For this image, Auto Lighting Optimizer brought more life to the s...
FIGURE 4-28: You can use Quick Control mode to adjust the Auto Lighting Optimiz...
FIGURE 4-29: You can also set the Auto Lighting Optimizer level from Shooting M...
FIGURE 4-30: Peripheral Illumination Correction works to combat vignetting, whi...
FIGURE 4-31: High ISO Speed Noise Reduction offers five options to choose from.
FIGURE 4-32: The Anti-Flicker Shooting setting appears in the Detailed Informat...
FIGURE 4-33: HDR mode provides several different options for capturing high dyn...
FIGURE 4-34: Automatic Exposure Bracketing records your image at three exposure...
FIGURE 4-35: The three lines underneath the exposure meter indicate that bracke...
Chapter 5
FIGURE 5-1: For lenses like the kit lens, use these camera options to set the f...
FIGURE 5-2: Leave the Touch Shutter off, as it is by default, to prevent taking...
FIGURE 5-3: AF Menu 1 contains the most critical autofocusing settings.
FIGURE 5-4: Press Info to change to a display that includes the symbols labeled...
FIGURE 5-5: When you use One-Shot AF, a green focus frame or frames indicate wh...
FIGURE 5-6: After you press the shutter button halfway when using Servo AF, one...
FIGURE 5-7: You can select the AF Operation mode from AF Menu 1, but only in th...
FIGURE 5-8: You can also adjust the setting from the Quick Control display.
FIGURE 5-9: You can also shift to Quick Control mode from displays that show yo...
FIGURE 5-10: Spot AF is ideal for pinpoint autofocus (left); try 1-Point AF (ri...
FIGURE 5-11: Expand AF Area (left) produces a 5-point autofocus area; Expand AF...
FIGURE 5-12: The Flexible Zone settings produce these focus zones, which you ca...
FIGURE 5-13: Press the AF Point Selection button to display the first screen (l...
FIGURE 5-14: When the Quick Control display is active, rotate the Dial to cycle...
FIGURE 5-15: When using a display that shows your subject, highlight the AF Are...
FIGURE 5-16: Choosing AF Area from AF Menu 1 is the easy way to change the sett...
FIGURE 5-17: These options relate only to positioning the focus frame while you...
FIGURE 5-18: Press the AF Point Selection button and then use the cross keys to...
FIGURE 5-19: Tapping this symbol returns the focus frame to the center of the s...
FIGURE 5-20: When you select a Flexible Zone, you can adjust the size of the fr...
FIGURE 5-21: Tap the symbol labeled on the left screen or press the ISO button ...
FIGURE 5-22: From this menu option, let the camera know what type of subject to...
FIGURE 5-23: Here’s a look at the Subject to Detect frame on its own (left) and...
FIGURE 5-24: Turn eye detection on and off via AF Menu 1.
FIGURE 5-25: Eye detection works best when subjects are facing the camera (left...
FIGURE 5-26: When using Whole Area AF Area mode, tap your subject to display th...
FIGURE 5-27: The focus scale helps guide you to the correct focus distance (lef...
FIGURE 5-28: Focus peaking displays colored outlines around areas that are in s...
FIGURE 5-29: To enable focus peaking, choose MF Peaking Settings from AF Menu 3...
FIGURE 5-30: The white Focus Guide markings let you know which direction to adj...
FIGURE 5-31: A shallow depth of field blurs the background and draws added atte...
FIGURE 5-32: A large depth of field keeps both near and far subjects in sharp f...
FIGURE 5-33: Lowering the f-stop value decreases depth of field.
FIGURE 5-34: Using a longer focal length also reduces depth of field.
Chapter 6
FIGURE 6-1: Each light source emits a specific color.
FIGURE 6-2: Multiple light sources created a color cast in Auto White Balance m...
FIGURE 6-3: AWB stands for Auto White Balance.
FIGURE 6-4: You can choose from prefab White Balance settings, create a Custom ...
FIGURE 6-5: When you get to the settings screen, the display includes your subj...
FIGURE 6-6: Selecting the Tungsten setting corrected the colors in the figurine...
FIGURE 6-7: After selecting the White Balance option, rotate the Dial to choose...
FIGURE 6-8: If you shift to Quick Control mode from any display that shows your...
FIGURE 6-9: Choose Custom White Balance from Shooting Menu 4 to create a settin...
FIGURE 6-10: You can also start the process by selecting Custom as the White Ba...
FIGURE 6-11: When the white marker is at the center, no shift is in force (left...
FIGURE 6-12: From the Quick Control display (left), tap the White Balance Shift...
FIGURE 6-13: These symbols remind you that White Balance Shift is being applied...
FIGURE 6-14: You can view the exact amount of White Balance Shift on Shooting M...
FIGURE 6-15: For most photographers, the sRGB color space is the best choice.
FIGURE 6-16: Here’s how the Auto Picture Style rendered the sample image.
FIGURE 6-17: And here are the variations produced by the six other full-color p...
FIGURE 6-18: This symbol represents the picture style.
FIGURE 6-19: After selecting the Picture Style setting from the Quick Control d...
FIGURE 6-20: From any display that shows your subject, shifting to Quick Contro...
FIGURE 6-21: Choose Picture Style from Shooting Menu 4 (left) to display the se...
FIGURE 6-22: The Clarity setting creates the illusion of sharper or softer imag...
Chapter 7
FIGURE 7-1: To diminish a distracting background and draw more attention to you...
FIGURE 7-2: For soft, even lighting, forego flash and instead expose your subje...
FIGURE 7-3: To better illuminate faces in outdoor portraits, use flash.
FIGURE 7-4: To eliminate harsh lighting and strong shadows (left), use bounce f...
FIGURE 7-5: A too-slow shutter speed (1/125 second) causes the skater to appear...
FIGURE 7-6: Raising the shutter speed to 1/1000 second freezes the action.
FIGURE 7-7: Using a shutter speed slow enough to blur moving objects can be a f...
FIGURE 7-8: The bench in the foreground helps provide a sense of the vastness o...
FIGURE 7-9: For misty water movement, use a slow shutter speed (and tripod).
FIGURE 7-10: A slow shutter also creates neon light trails in city-street scene...
FIGURE 7-11: Using a shallow depth-of-field helped the subjects stand apart fro...
FIGURE 7-12: A macro lens enables you to focus close enough to fill the frame w...
Chapter 8
FIGURE 8-1: Turn the mode dial to the Movie mode.
FIGURE 8-2: Go to the Movie Shooting menu to choose from six movie recording op...
FIGURE 8-3: The red blinking border and red REC symbol, shown in the right figu...
FIGURE 8-4: The built-in microphone is located on the flash cover; the speaker,...
FIGURE 8-5: In Close-up Demos mode, the camera automatically shifts focus from ...
FIGURE 8-6: Use the Movie Self-Timer to start and stop recording when vlogging.
FIGURE 8-7: Set the Video System option to the television broadcast standard us...
FIGURE 8-8: You can set the movie recording size from Movie Shooting Menu 1.
FIGURE 8-9: You also can set the movie recording size by using the Quick Contro...
FIGURE 8-10: Press Info to see a display that includes the current frame size a...
FIGURE 8-11: To use an external microphone, plug the mic into the jack on the s...
FIGURE 8-12: The Sound Recording feature offers control over your movie’s audio...
FIGURE 8-13: When sound is disabled, you see the Microphone symbol labeled
Off,
FIGURE 8-14: Select Rec. Level (left) to open the screen where you can adjust t...
FIGURE 8-15: Enable Movie Digital Zoom via Shooting Menu 1 (left) or via Quick ...
FIGURE 8-16: Tap the W/T symbol (left) and then use the up/down cross keys to a...
FIGURE 8-17: Enabling this option (left) is the key to recording videos that ca...
FIGURE 8-18: The Movie Orientation symbol indicates the orientation that will b...
FIGURE 8-19: You may have control over these additional options, depending on y...
FIGURE 8-20: This option lets you specify what exposure and autofocus actions y...
FIGURE 8-21: Zebra stripes help identify potentially overexposed highlights.
FIGURE 8-22: Tap the arrow to begin playback or Set (left) to display the Movie...
FIGURE 8-23: Press the up/down cross keys to adjust playback volume.
FIGURE 8-24: Pause the movie to display more playback controls.
FIGURE 8-25: To get to these controls, pause the movie and press the AF Point S...
Chapter 9
FIGURE 9-1: The default Playback mode displays one picture at a time along with...
FIGURE 9-2: Press the Quick Control button for access to these playback feature...
FIGURE 9-3: Pinch inward or press the Index/Reduce button to display multiple i...
FIGURE 9-4: You can specify a Jump method by using Quick Control mode.
FIGURE 9-5: You can also select the Jump method via Playback Menu 3.
FIGURE 9-6: Display vertically oriented pictures upright (left) or sideways (ri...
FIGURE 9-7: Go to Setup Menu 1 to disable or adjust automatic image rotation.
FIGURE 9-8: During playback, the fastest way to rotate an image is to use Quick...
FIGURE 9-9: You also can choose Rotate Stills from Playback Menu 1.
FIGURE 9-10: After displaying your photo in single-image view (left), you can m...
FIGURE 9-11: You can display the focus point (or points) the camera used to est...
FIGURE 9-12: Press the Info button to change the amount of data displayed with ...
FIGURE 9-13: Use this menu option to disable any playback screens you prefer no...
FIGURE 9-14: You can view basic exposure and file data in this display mode.
FIGURE 9-15: The first page of the Shooting Information display offers this fee...
FIGURE 9-16: Here’s a map to the data that appears on the bottom half of the fi...
FIGURE 9-17: The second page has lens details and an RGB histogram (left); the ...
FIGURE 9-18: Display 5 offers two pages of data related to the Picture Style se...
FIGURE 9-19: Here’s a look at the data shown in Display 6.
FIGURE 9-20: Lens correction filters appear on the two pages associated with Di...
FIGURE 9-21: Display 8 reminds you of whether you sent the picture to your smar...
FIGURE 9-22: A Brightness histogram indicates the tonal range of an image.
FIGURE 9-23: The RGB histogram can indicate problems with color saturation.
Chapter 10
FIGURE 10-1: You can rate photos via the Quick Control screen.
FIGURE 10-2: Playback Menu 1 gives you more ways to assign ratings.
FIGURE 10-3: During playback, use Quick Control mode to protect the current fil...
FIGURE 10-4: You can access a few additional options for selecting files to pro...
FIGURE 10-5: Press the Erase button to delete the current photo.
FIGURE 10-6: Choose these Playback Menu 1 options to quickly delete all unprote...
FIGURE 10-7: Tag a file as ready for the trash by tapping the Set symbol or pre...
FIGURE 10-8: You can set up a search from Playback Menu 3 (left) or, during pla...
FIGURE 10-9: You can turn on as many as six search criteria; be sure to press o...
FIGURE 10-10: The yellow frame reminds you that you’re viewing photos turned up...
FIGURE 10-11: Use the Creative Assist option to quickly create a JPEG copy of a...
FIGURE 10-12: You can create low-resolution copies of JPEG images using the cam...
FIGURE 10-13: These marks indicate an edited photo and the Image Quality settin...
FIGURE 10-14: For a USB connection, insert the cable into this port.
Chapter 11
FIGURE 11-1: Look for this button customization feature on Custom Function Menu...
FIGURE 11-2: The My Menu feature lets you create a custom menu.
FIGURE 11-3: Start here to create a new storage folder.
FIGURE 11-4: Enter your name and other copyright information that you want tagg...
Appendix
FIGURE A-1: Access the camera’s wireless functions from these two menus.
FIGURE A-2: These symbols indicate Wi-Fi and Bluetooth status.
FIGURE A-3: Choose Connect to EOS Utility (left) and then select Add a Device t...
FIGURE A-4: To connect via your computer’s Wi-Fi network, select Switch Network...
FIGURE A-5: This screen appears after the wireless connection is established.
FIGURE A-6: Choose the function you want to use from the main EOS Utility windo...
FIGURE A-7: You can preview your files and select the ones you want to download...
FIGURE A-8: EOS Utility also offers a tool for tethered shooting — that is, con...
FIGURE A-9: The Home screen of the app appears as shown on the left; tap Functi...
FIGURE A-10: Here’s a look at the remote-control shooting page of the app (left...
Guide
Cover
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Begin Reading
Appendix: Exploring Wireless Features
Index
About the Authors
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Canon®EOS R50 For Dummies®
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Introduction
If you’ve been shopping for a new digital camera lately, you’ve probably found that most cameras fall into one of two categories: high-end pro models that deliver superb picture quality but are heavy and crazy expensive; and entry-level models that are affordable but disappoint in the picture-quality department or lack the features you want. That’s why the Canon EOS R50 is so special. Here’s a camera that brings a rare blend of superior performance at a price that won’t break the bank — in a lightweight, compact body that won’t break your back, either.
Nor does the R50 skimp on features, offering a wealth of advanced controls for experienced photographers as well as plenty of automated options for beginners. In addition to its still photography capabilities, the camera can turn out high-definition video that will appeal to vloggers and cinematographers. You also enjoy built-in wireless connections to your computer, smartphone, or tablet so that you can quickly and easily share photos and movies online.
In fact, the R50 is so feature-packed that sorting out everything can be a challenge — and therein lies the point of Canon EOS R50 For Dummies. With this book, you can discover how to use every bell and whistle on your camera. Unlike many books, this one doesn’t require any previous knowledge of digital photography or videography. Everything is explained in easy-to-understand language, with lots of illustrations to clear up any confusion. In short, what you have in your hands is the paperback (or ebook) version of a photography workshop tailored to your Canon EOS R50.
About This Book
This book is organized into four parts, each devoted to a different aspect of using your camera. Although chapters flow in a sequence that takes you from absolute beginner to experienced user, each chapter is designed to be as self-standing as possible so that you can explore topics that interest you in any order. To aid in your learning, replicas of some of your camera’s buttons and onscreen graphics appear throughout the book to help you locate the button or setting being discussed.
Icons Used in This Book
If this isn’t your first For Dummies book, you may be familiar with the large round icons that decorate its margins. If not, here’s your very own icon-decoder ring:
A Tip icon flags information that saves you time, effort, money, or another valuable resource, including your sanity.
When you see this icon, look alive. It indicates a potential danger zone that can result in much wailing and teeth-gnashing if it’s ignored.
Lots of information in this book is of a technical nature — digital photography is a technical animal, after all. But if we present a detail that’s useful mainly for impressing your geeky friends, we mark it with this icon.
This icon highlights information that’s especially worth storing in your brain’s long-term memory or to remind you of a fact that may have been displaced from that memory by another pressing fact.
Beyond the Book
This book includes an excellent online resource, the Cheat Sheet, which is a handy reference to your camera's buttons, controls, and exposure modes. Just go to www.dummies.com and type Canon EOS R50 For Dummies cheat sheet in the search box.
Where to Go From Here
To wrap up this preamble, we want to stress that if you initially think that digital photography is too confusing or too technical for you, you’re in good company. Everyone finds this stuff mind-boggling at first. Take it slowly, trying just one or two new camera settings or techniques each time you pick up your camera. With time, patience, and practice, you’ll soon wield your camera like a pro, dialing in the necessary settings to capture your creative vision almost instinctively.
So without further ado, we invite you to grab your camera and a cup of whatever you prefer to sip while you read and then start exploring the rest of this book. Your EOS R50 is the perfect partner for your photographic journey, and we thank you for allowing us, through this book, to serve as your tour guide.
Part 1
Fast Track to Super Snaps
IN THIS PART …
Familiarize yourself with the basics of using your camera, from attaching lenses to navigating menus.
Select the right shooting mode, shutter-release mode, picture aspect ratio, and image quality.
Discover options available for flash photography.
Take pictures in the A+ (Scene Intelligent Auto) and SCN (scene) modes.
Chapter 1
Getting Up and Running
IN THIS CHAPTER
Preparing the camera for its first outing
Getting acquainted with camera features
Viewing and adjusting camera settings
Setting a few basic preferences
Shooting for the first time with a camera like the Canon EOS R50 can produce a blend of excitement and anxiety. On one hand, you can’t wait to start using your new equipment, but on the other, you’re a little intimidated by all its buttons, dials, and menu options.
Well, fear not: This chapter provides information you need to get comfortable with your R50. The first section walks you through the initial camera setup; following that, we provide an overview of camera controls, explain how to view and adjust settings, discuss the basics of using removable lenses, and offer advice on more setup options to consider before you start shooting.
Preparing the Camera for Initial Use
After unpacking your camera, you have to assemble a few parts. In addition to the camera body and the battery (charge it before the first use), you need two other items:
Lens:
Like other cameras in Canon’s mirrorless lineup, your R50 accepts RF and RF-S mount lenses; the 18–45mm kit lens sold as a bundle with the camera body falls into the RF-S category. These are the only lenses you can attach directly to the camera. However, if you purchase Canon’s Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, you can also connect EF and EF-S lenses. Flip to the later section “
Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens
” for details on this component of your camera.
Secure Digital (SD) memory card: The R50 stores pictures and movies on SD memory cards. Figure 1-1 offers a look at this type of card. When handling the card, avoid touching the gold contacts on the back, labeled in Figure 1-1. Also make sure that the lock switch is in the unlocked position, as shown in the figure. When the card is locked, no data can be added to or deleted from the card.
SD cards come in many speeds and capacities; see the later sidebar “Memory cards: How big, how fast” for tips on purchasing the proper cards for the type of shooting you want to do.
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FIGURE 1-1: Be sure that the card is unlocked, and avoid touching its gold contacts.
With camera, lens, battery, and card within reach, take these steps:
Make sure that the camera is turned off.
Install the battery and memory card into the compartment on the bottom of the camera, as shown in Figure1-2.
To open the compartment, slide the Open/Lock switch to the Open position. Orient the memory card as shown in the figure and then push the card gently into the slot. When inserting the battery, hold it with the contacts down and the Canon imprint facing in the direction shown in the figure. Push the battery in until the gray lock switch clicks into place. Close the compartment door and slide the lever to the Lock position.
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FIGURE 1-2: The battery and memory card go into the compartment on the bottom of the camera.
Attach a lens.
First, remove the caps that cover the front of the camera and the back of the lens. Then look for the red bars labeled Camera mounting index and Lens mounting index in Figure 1-3. After aligning the marks, place the lens on the camera mount and rotate the lens toward the side of the camera that has the EOS label — that is, away from the shutter button side. You should feel a solid click as the lens locks into place.
These instructions assume that you’re using an RF or RF-S type lens. If you’re using a lens adapter to attach an EF or EF-S lens, follow the instructions that come with the adapter.
On the back of the camera, a red light flashes briefly to let you know that the camera recognizes the card. The light is located to the right of the Info button.
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FIGURE 1-3: Align the red mounting index on the lens with the one on the camera body.
Rotate the monitor to the position shown on the left in Figure1-4.
When you first take the camera out of its box, the monitor is positioned with the screen facing inward, protecting it from scratches and smudges. To open the monitor, put your finger in the notch just above the upper-right corner of the monitor. You can then rotate the monitor to move it into the traditional position on the camera back, as shown on the left in Figure 1-4, or swing the monitor out to get a different viewing angle, as shown on the right. You can even rotate the monitor so that it faces the front of the camera, enabling you to see yourself on the screen as you take selfies or record a vlog (video blog).
For this initial setup process, keep the monitor flat against the camera back. When the monitor isn’t in that position, the viewfinder becomes inoperable and you need it to complete an upcoming step.
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FIGURE 1-4: Here are two possible monitor positions.
Turn on the camera.
Set the language, time zone, and date.
When you power up the camera for the first time, you’re asked to set the date, time, and time zone. The easiest way to adjust these settings is to use the touchscreen: Just tap an option to select it. Small triangles appear above and below the option to let you know that it’s active, but don’t tap those triangles to change the value. Instead, look for the up and down triangles in the lower-left corner of the screen, and tap those arrows to set the value. Lather, rinse, and repeat until you complete all the adjustments you want to make. Finally, tap OK to exit the screen.
The date/time information is included as metadata (hidden data) in the picture file. You can view metadata in some playback display modes (see Chapter 9) and in certain photo programs, including Canon Digital Photo Professional 4. (Refer to Chapter 12.) Also note the sun symbol to the left of the Time Zone option. That symbol represents the option that automatically adjusts the camera’s clock when daylight saving time begins and ends, if that’s a thing in your part of the globe. If the word Off appears by the sun, the feature is disabled.
Dismiss the Welcome screen shown on the left in Figure1-5.
This screen invites you to begin the process of connecting your camera to a smartphone. The message shows up every time you start the camera, whether or not you have any interest in making this connection. To stop this nonsense, press the Info button on the back of the camera or tap the empty Info box on the screen to fill it with a check mark, as shown on the right in the figure. See the appendix for details on connecting your camera to a smartphone, including when and why you may want to do so.
If you’re using a retractable lens, extend the lens.
Some lenses, including the one featured in this book, are retractable — you can collapse them when you’re not shooting, saving space in your camera bag. Figure 1-6 shows the 18-45mm kit lens in its retracted and extended positions. Notice the white dot and white line on this lens; when the lens is fully retracted, the two are aligned, as shown on the left side of the figure.
FIGURE 1-5: To prevent the camera from nagging you to connect to a smartphone every time you turn on the camera (left), select the Hide Next Time option (right).
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FIGURE 1-6: Here’s a look at the 18-45mm kit lens in its retracted position (left) and extended position (right).
When you turn on the camera and the lens is retracted, the camera asks you to extend the lens. To do so, rotate the zoom barrel, labeled on the right in the figure, until at least one of the numbers on the lens aligns with the white line on the base of the barrel. To retract the lens, rotate in the opposite direction. You need to apply a little pressure — just a little! — to extend and retract the lens. (That resistance is a good thing because you can’t accidentally extend the lens from the retracted position, or vice versa.)
The white line on the base of the lens barrel is the focal length indicator. When you use a zoom lens (the 18-45mm kit lens is a zoom lens), the number that aligns with the indicator represents the current focal length. In the figure, the focal length is 35mm, for example. For details on focal length and using your lens, see “Familiarizing Yourself with the Lens,” later in this chapter.
Remove the lens cap.
Now the monitor displays a preview of what the lens is seeing, along with a bunch of data that you can ignore at the moment.
Adjust the viewfinder to your eyesight.
This step is critical; if you don’t set the viewfinder to your eyesight, subjects that appear out of focus in the viewfinder might actually be in focus, and vice versa. If you wear glasses while shooting, adjust the viewfinder with your glasses on.
Adjust the viewfinder focus by moving the slider located under the viewfinder; it’s labeled in Figure 1-7. (In official lingo, it’s called the dioptric adjustment slider.)
Start by looking through the viewfinder, pressing the shutter button halfway, and then releasing the button. Data appears at the bottom of the viewfinder display. Concentrate on that data and move the slider until the data appears sharpest. Ignore the scene you see through the lens; that won’t change because you’re not actually focusing the camera. If the data disappears before you finish making your adjustment, give the shutter button a quick half-press and release to redisplay it.
That’s all there is to it — the camera is now ready to go.
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FIGURE 1-7: Use this slider to adjust the viewfinder focus to your eyesight.
SD MEMORY CARDS: HOW BIG, HOW FAST?
SD memory cards offer different capacities and read/write speeds, which refers to how quickly they can record and transfer data. Of course, because this camera component is really a computer-related item, The Powers That Be use cryptic symbols and acronyms to indicate capacity and speed. The following list explains terms used to describe these specifications:
Capacity: You should see a specific storage capacity in big numbers on the card, usually followed by the letters GB (gigabyte). For example, the card shown in Figure 1-1 has a capacity of 64GB. But most cards also carry a capacity category label: SD by itself indicates a capacity of up to 2GB; SDHC, 2GB to 32GB; SDXC, 32GB to 2TB (terabytes).
How large a card should you buy? It depends on your risk tolerance. The greater the capacity, the more photos and videos it can hold — and the more work you lose if that card gets lost or fails. Keep in mind that a 32GB card can hold more than 1,000 photos even when you set the camera to create the largest, highest-quality files. Video files take up more room than photos, so you may want to buy 64GB or 128GB cards if video is your main interest.
Card speed: This specification is stated in several ways, but in all cases, higher numbers indicate speedier cards. Speed is most important for video recording and for burst shooting (capturing a rapid-fire series of pictures). At the very least, look for a card that has an SD card speed of 10 (this number is usually inside a circle, as in Figure 1-1). You should also see a UHS speed class number ranging from 1 to 3. This value appears inside a U-shaped container. Again, a higher number means a faster card. However, as far as the camera is concerned, you gain no advantage by going beyond UHS 1. So don’t pay more for a higher UHS speed unless you plan to use the card in another device that can handle the faster data flow. Finally, most cards now also state the actual data-transfer rate, such as 150MB/s (megabytes per second). Whether you actually see that speed performance depends on the capabilities of the device, however.Using the Touchscreen
If you've used a smartphone or tablet or another touchscreen device, working with the camera's touchscreen will feel familiar. Just as with those devices, you communicate with the camera by tapping an option on the screen or by dragging one or two fingers across the screen. For example, during picture playback, you can drag your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll from one picture to the next. By default, the touchscreen is enabled. But if you often inadvertently tap the screen, resulting in an adjustment you didn’t intend, you can disable the touchscreen. You can also increase the sensitivity of the touch response if you prefer. The following steps walk you through the process of adjusting this option and give you some practice in using the touchscreen:
Press the Menu button to display the camera menus.
Tap the Setup Menu icon, labeled on the left in Figure1-8.
The screen in the figure is the one that appears when the camera is set to the default shooting mode, A+, represented by the A+ symbol on the Mode dial on top of the camera. In some other shooting modes, you see additional menu options.
FIGURE 1-8: Use this menu option to disable the touchscreen or make it more sensitive.
Tap 4 to display Setup Menu 4, shown in the figure.
Tap Touch Control to display the screen shown on the right in the figure.
To make the monitor more responsive to your touch, choose Sensitive. To turn off touch control, choose Disable.
If you choose Disable, you can’t use the touchscreen to switch back to Enable. Instead, see the later section “Ordering from Camera menus” to discover an alternative way to select menus and menu items.
Tap Set OK to exit the settings screen.
Exit the menus by pressing the Menu button.
You also can press the shutter button halfway and release it.
Here are a few other details to help you best take advantage of the touchscreen:
Standard touchscreen lingo applies.
In this book, we use the following common terminology to indicate how to interact with the touchscreen:
Tap:
Tap the screen lightly with any finger.
Swipe:
Drag your finger across the screen. Which direction you need to drag depends on the action you’re trying to accomplish.
Pinch out/pinch in:
During picture playback, you can magnify pictures by placing two fingers in the center of the screen and then dragging both outward toward the corners of the screen — sometimes called
pinching out.
To reduce the magnification, drag both fingers from two opposite corners of the monitor toward the center, also known as
pinching in.
Chapter 9
has additional details on viewing photos in magnified view as well as some other touchscreen operations available during playback.
A border around a symbol means that you’re looking at an item you can tap to activate.
For example,
Figure 1-9
shows the monitor display as it appears by default when you shoot in A+ mode. Notice that the magnifying glass in the upper-right corner has a border, as do the four symbols at the bottom of the screen.
On screens that offer a selection box, you can tap the box to toggle the related feature on and off.Figure 1-5, in the preceding section, shows one such screen. Tapping the box places a check mark in the box, which tells the camera to stop displaying the screen every time you turn on the camera. Tapping OK confirms your selection.
Most on-screen boxes are accompanied by a text label that corresponds to a physical button — in the case of Figure 1-5, the label is INFO. Pressing the Info button accomplishes the same thing as tapping the box.
By default, tapping your subject on the monitor sets focus on the spot you tap.
This assumes that your camera is set to autofocusing, which it is, by default. After you tap, some additional options appear on the screen;
Chapter 5
digs into the details of these and other autofocusing settings.
You can set the camera to focus and take a picture when you tap your subject on the screen.
By default, this option, called the Touch Shutter, is disabled. To toggle the setting on and off, tap the Touch Shutter icon, labeled in
Figure 1-9
. When the icon includes the word
Off,
as in the figure, tapping your subject simply sets focus.
The touchscreen is disabled when the camera is connected to an external monitor via an HDMI cable.
You may want to connect your camera this way to show your pictures in a classroom setting or at a family gathering.
Chapter 12
explains more about displaying your work on a big screen.
FIGURE 1-9: A border around an onscreen symbol means that you can tap it to activate the feature it represents.
Exploring External Camera Features
Scattered across your camera’s exterior are features that you use to change picture-taking settings, review your photos, and perform other operations. Later chapters explain how and when to use these tools; the following sections provide a basic “What’s this thing do?” introduction to them. (Don’t worry about memorizing the button names; throughout the book, figures and margin symbols show exactly which button to use.)
Topside controls
Your virtual tour begins on the top of the camera, shown in Figure 1-10. Here are the items of note:
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FIGURE 1-10: Here’s a guide to controls found on top of the camera.
On/Off switch:
We won’t insult your intelligence by explaining what this switch does. But be aware that even when the switch is in the On position, the camera automatically goes to sleep after a period of inactivity to save battery power. To wake up the camera, press the shutter button halfway and release it.
Mode dial:
Rotate this dial to select a shooting mode. For still photography, your choices range from fully automatic photography, offered in A+ mode (Scene Intelligent Auto) to manual operation, represented by the letter M. To record videos, rotate the dial to the movie-camera symbol.
Chapter 2
provides details about shooting modes.
Movie record button:
Press this button to start and stop movie recording.
Dial: Canon has for years referred to this dial as the Main dial because many of its cameras had a second, similar dial on the back of the camera. The R50 has just this single unmarked dial, which Canon’s instruction manual names simply Dial — kind of like Daryl in The Walking Dead calls his dog Dog. It seems weird to just refer to this as “the Dial” because it’s central to so many camera functions, from scrolling through menus to changing certain shooting and playback settings. But if you search for Main dial in the user-manual index, you won’t find that term. So Dial it is.
On some menu screens, you see a symbol that resembles the top half of the Dial with notches around the edge, as shown in Figure 1-11. That symbol indicates that you use the Dial to adjust the setting. On some screens, curved arrows appear near the symbol. In Figure 1-11, you see one arrow just to the left of the Dial symbol and another on the left side of the screen. When using the touchscreen, you can tap those arrows to adjust the setting instead of using the Dial.
ISO button:
True to its name, this button, shown in
Figure 1-10
, displays a screen where you can adjust the ISO setting, which determines how sensitive the camera is to light.
Chapter 4
details this setting.
Shutter button:
You no doubt already understand the function of this button, but you may not realize that when you use autofocus and autoexposure, you need to use a two-stage process when taking a picture: Press the shutter button halfway, pause to let the camera set focus and exposure, and then press down the rest of the way to capture the image.
Multi-function shoe:
Labeled in
Figure 1-10
, this is the connection for attaching an external flash and other accessories such as a microphone. When you unbox the camera, a cover plate is inserted into the shoe to protect the electrical contacts. The figure shows the shoe uncovered, but keep the cover in place until you want to attach something to the shoe. Slide the cover outward to remove it.
Focal plane mark: Should you need to know the exact distance between your subject and the camera, the focal plane mark, labeled in Figure 1-10
