Overview
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Learn how to use your Canon 5D Mark III digital SLR—and improve your photography in the process—with this guide to the camera features, controls, and exposure options.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What is an SLR?
- A note for 5D Mark II users
- Using this course
- Updated features of 5DS and 5DSR cameras
- Exploring basic camera anatomy
- Attaching a lens to your camera
- Examining batteries and media cards
- Powering up
- Exploring the menu system
- Clearing all settings
- Setting the date and time
- Setting the language
- Formatting the media card
- Holding the camera
- Setting Scene Intelligent Auto mode
- Exploring the viewfinder display
- Touring the LCD screen and the status display
- Exploring the top-mounted control buttons
- Autofocus basics
- Metering basics
- Reviewing images
- Working with image playback
- Exploring Program mode
- Working with exposure compensation
- Using the lock switch
- Revisiting metering
- Changing the ISO
- Looking at ISO speed settings
- Exploring long exposure noise reduction
- Exploring high ISO noise reduction
- Using program shift
- Exploring image format and size
- Using the Info button
- Examining level and grid display
- Using the Quick Control screen
- Setting the color space
- Configuring multiple media cards
- Using the feature guide
- Exploring focus modes
- Selecting autofocus areas
- Exploring other autofocus options
- Customizing servo auto focus
- Exploring autofocus custom functions
- Using manual focus
- Using auto white balance
- Exploring white balance presets
- Using manual white balance
- Exploring Drive mode
- Using the self-timer
- Using remote controls
- Exploring metering modes
- Using exposure lock
- Working with focus points and metering
- Exploring Aperture Priority mode
- Using the depth of field preview button
- Using Shutter Priority mode
- Using Manual mode
- Using auto exposure bracketing
- Exploring Bulb mode
- Working with the Auto Lighting Optimizer
- Correcting lens aberration
- Exploring Highlight Tone Priority
- Understanding high-dynamic range (HDR)
- Creating multiple exposures
- Using the mirror lockup feature
- Modifying LCD brightness
- Rotating images
- Using the playback grid
- Enabling AF point display
- Rating images
- Protecting and deleting images
- Using Quick Control during playback
- Exploring file numbering options
- Creating folders
- Changing file names
- Adding copyright information
- Defining picture styles
- Exploring predefined picture styles
- Adjusting predefined picture styles
- Working with the monochromatic picture style
- Activating Live View
- Focusing in Live View
- Focus manually in Live View
- Working with aspect ratio
- Exploring other Live View options
- Reviewing the drawbacks to using Live View
- Shooting video in Auto and Program modes
- Shooting video in Priority or Manual modes
- Exploring movie playback
- Exploring custom modes
- Using the custom menu
- Exploring custom controls
- What are custom functions?
- Working with exposure level increments
- Bracketing auto cancel
- Changing the number of bracketed shots
- Changing ISO speed setting increments
- Exploring the Live View shooting area display
- Enabling safety shift
- Clearing all custom functions
- Camera and sensor cleaning
- Using the Battery Info command
- Looking at operating conditions and temperatures
- Getting firmware updates
- Exploring focus and composition
- Using an exposure strategy
- Controlling exposure through Program mode
- Goodbye
