David Busch's Canon EOS R8 guide to digital photography / David D. Busch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Busch, David D., author.

Series:

The David Busch Camera Guide Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canon digital cameras--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Canon digital cameras.

Photography--Digital techniques--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Photography.

Photography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 pages)

Place of Publication:

San Rafael, CA : Rocky Nook, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

David Busch's Canon EOS R8 Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the exciting new Canon EOS R8, which is aimed squarely at enthusiasts looking for an affordable full-frame entry to mirrorless photography. It boasts a 24.2 sensor with superior low-light performance and action-friendly 40 frames-per second continuous shooting capabilities. Advanced video features include 4K and HDR video, and 10-bit C-log3 capture for sophisticated color grading. Three available adapters make it easy to supplement your RF-mount lenses with a broad selection of legacy Canon EF and EF-S optics. The R8 also features wireless connectivity to computers and smart devices. With this book in hand, you can quickly apply all these advanced features to your digital photography, while boosting your creativity to take great photographs with your Canon EOS R8. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Canon EOS R8 Guide to Digital Photography covers all this upscale camera's features in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy "roadmap" chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the cameras' features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author's recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera's capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Canon EOS R8.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Meet Your Canon EOS R8

First Things First

Initial Setup

Power Options

Mounting a Lens

Adjusting Dioptric Correction

Inserting a Memory Card

Learning Basic Navigation

Formatting a Memory Card

Setting the Time and Date

Selecting a Shooting Mode

Making Key Settings with the Quick Control Screen

Choosing a Metering Mode

Choosing a Focus Mode (AF Operation)

Selecting AF Area

Other Settings

Adjusting Settings with the M-Fn Button

Taking a Picture

Reviewing the Images You've Taken

Cruising through Index Views

Transferring Photos to Your Computer

Quick Control: Playback

Chapter 2. Your Visual Roadmap

Front View

The Business End

Right-Side Controls

Mastering the Touch Screen

Flexible View

Touch Operation

Going Topside

Underneath Your Camera

Chapter 3. Recommended Settings

Changing Default Settings

Resetting to Factory Defaults

Recommended Default Changes

Chapter 4. Nailing the Right Exposure

Getting a Handle on Exposure

Correctly Exposed

Overexposed

Underexposed

Choosing a Shooting Mode

Aperture-Priority Mode

Shutter-Priority Mode

Program AE Mode

Flexible-Priority Mode

Manual Exposure Mode

Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings

Dealing with Visual Noise

Making EV Changes

Bracketing Parameters

Number of Exposures

Bracketing Sequence

Bracketing Auto Cancel

Increment Between Exposures

Creating a Bracketed Set

Working with HDR

Using HDR Mode

Bracketing and Merge to HDR

Fixing Exposures with Histograms

Tonal Range

Histogram Basics

Understanding Histograms

Discovering Basic Zone Modes

Scene Intelligent Auto Mode.

Special Scene Mode

Creative Filters

Chapter 5. Mastering the Mysteries of Focus

Auto or Manual Focus?

How Focus Works

Contrast Detection

Phase Detection

AF Pixel Layout

Dual Pixel CMOS AF

Dual Pixel RAW Focus Adjustments

Circles of Confusion and Focus

Working with the AF System

AF Operation

AF Area

Spot AF

1-Point AF

Expand AF Area

Expand AF Area: Around

Flexible Zone AF 1

Flexible Zone AF 2 (Vertical)/Flexible Zone AF 3 (Horizontal)

Whole Area AF

Orientation Linked AF Point

Subject Tracking

Working with Tracking

Manual Focus

Magnified View

Focus Peaking

Focus Guide

Fine-Tuning Your Autofocus

Back-Button Focus

Activating Back-Button Focus

Chapter 6. Advanced Techniques

Continuous Shooting

More Exposure Options

A Tiny Slice of Time

Working with Short Exposures

Long Exposures

Three Ways to Take Long Exposures

Working with Long Exposures

Delayed Exposures

Self-Timer

Time Lapse and Interval Photography

Star Trails

Shooting Panoramas

Left/Right vs. Up/Down Panning

Chapter 7. Choosing Your Lens Arsenal

Your First Lenses

Canon RF-Mount Lenses

Using Adapted Lenses

Canon RF-Mount Adapters

Image Stabilization and You

What Lenses Can Do for You

Using Wide-Angle Lenses

Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems

Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses

Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems

Chapter 8. Mastering Light

Light That's Available

Continuous Lighting Basics

Living with Color Temperature

Daylight

Incandescent/Tungsten/Halogen Light

Fluorescent Light/LEDs

Chapter 9. Electronic Flash Basics

How Electronic Flash Works

Ghost Images

Avoiding Sync-Speed Problems

Determining Exposure

Guide Numbers

Getting Started with Electronic Flash.

Flash Exposure Compensation and FE Lock

Flash Range

External Speedlite Control

Flash Firing

E-TTL Balance

E-TTL II Metering

Continuous Flash Control

Slow Synchro

Flash Function Settings

Flash C.Fn Settings

Clear Settings

Using Flash Settings

When to Disable Flash Firing

More on Flash Modes

Using External Electronic Flash

Speedlite EL-1

Speedlite 600EX-RT/600EX II-RT

Speedlite 580EX II

Speedlite EL-5

Speedlite 470EX-AI

Speedlite 430EX III-RT

Speedlite 320EX

Speedlite EL-100

Speedlite 270EX II

Close-Up Lites

Chapter 10. Working with Wireless Flash

Wireless Evolution

Elements of Wireless Flash

Flash Combinations

Controlling Flash Units

Why Use Wireless Flash?

Key Wireless Concepts

Which Flashes Can Be Operated Wirelessly?

Setting Up a Sender/Controller Flash

Using a Speedlite as an Optical Sender

Using the ST-E2 Transmitter as Sender

Using the Speedlite EL-1 as Radio Sender

Using the Speedlite 600EX-RT/600EX II-RT as Radio Sender

Using the Speedlite 430EX III-RT as Radio Sender

Using the ST-E3-RT or ST-E10 as a Radio Sender

Setting Up a Receiver Flash

Choosing a Channel

Working with Groups

Ratio Control

Remote Release Function/Linked Shooting

Chapter 11. Customizing with the Shooting Menu

Anatomy of the Menus

Shooting Menu Options

Image Quality

Dual Pixel RAW

Cropping/Aspect Ratio

Digital Tele-converter

Exposure Compensation/Automatic Exposure Bracketing

ISO Speed Settings

HDR Shooting [HDR PQ]

HDR Mode

Auto Lighting Optimizer

Highlight Tone Priority

Anti-Flicker Shooting

High-Frequency Anti-Flicker Shooting

Metering Mode

White Balance

Custom White Balance

White Balance Shift/Bracketing

Color Space

Picture Style

Clarity.

Digest Type (Hybrid Auto Mode Only)

Retain Creative Assist Data (Scene Intelligent Auto Mode Only)

Shooting Creative Filters

Lens Aberration Correction

Long Exposure Noise Reduction

High ISO Speed Noise Reduction

Dust Delete Data

Multiple Exposure

RAW Burst Mode

Focus Bracketing

Drive Mode

Interval Timer

Bulb Timer

Silent Shutter Function

Shutter Mode

Release Shutter without Card

IS (Image Stabilizer) Mode

Customize Quick Controls

Touch Shutter

Image Review

High-Speed Display

Metering Timer

Display Simulation

OVF Sim View Assist

Shooting Information Display

Viewfinder Display Format

Display Performance

Chapter 12. Customizing with the Autofocus Menu

AF Menu Options

Whole Area Tracking Servo AF

Subject to Detect

Eye Detection

Switching Tracked Subjects

Focus Mode

Servo AF Characteristics

One-Shot AF Release-Priority

Preview AF

Lens Drive when AF Impossible

AF-Assist Beam Firing

Touch &amp

Drag AF Settings

Limit AF Areas

Limit Subject to Detect

Left/Right Eye Detection

MF Peaking Settings

Movie Servo AF

Electronic Full-Time MF

Lens Electronic MF

Focus/Control Ring

Focus Ring Rotation

RF Lens MF Focus Ring Sensitivity

Chapter 13. The Playback and Communication Functions Menus

Playback Menu Options

Protect Images

Erase Images

Rotate Stills

Change Movie Rotate Info.

Rating

Print Order

Photobook Set-up

RAW Image Processing

Creative Assist

Quick Control RAW Processing

Cloud RAW Image Processing

Playback Creative Filters

Resize

Cropping

HEIF

&gt

JPEG Conversion

Slide Show

Set Image Search Conditions

View From Last Seen

Magnification

Image Jump with Main Dial.

Playback Information Display

Highlight Alert

AF Point Disp

Playback Grid

Movie Play Count

HDMI HDR Output

Communications Functions Menu

Connecting to a Smartphone via Bluetooth

Other Connection Options

Ready to Go

Chapter 14. Set-up Menu

Set-up Menu Options

Select Folder

File Numbering

Format Card

Auto Rotate

Add Movie Rotate Information

Date/Time/Zone

Language

Video System

Help Text Size

Mode Guide

Feature Guide

Beep

Volume

Headphones

Power Saving

Screen/Viewfinder Display

Screen Brightness/Viewfinder Brightness

Fine-Tune Viewfinder Color Tone

UI Magnification

HDMI Resolution

Touch Control

Multi-Function Lock

Sensor Cleaning

Choose USB Connection App

Reset Camera

Custom Shooting Mode (C1, C2)

Battery Information

Copyright Information

Manual/Software URL

Certification Logo Display

Firmware

Chapter 15. The Custom Functions and My Menus

Custom Function Settings

Exposure Level Increments

ISO Speed Setting Increments

Speed From Metering/ISO Auto

Number of Bracketed Shots

Safety Shift

Same Exposure for New Aperture

AE Lock Metering Mode After Focus

Set Shutter Speed Range

Set Aperture Range

Dial Direction to Set Tv/Av

Control Ring Direction to Set Tv/Av

Switch Dials When Shooting

Customize Buttons

Customize Dials

Clear Customized Settings

Add Cropping Information

Audio Compression

Default Erase Option

Release Shutter without Lens

Retract Lens on Power Off

Clear All Custom Func. (C.Fn)

My Menu

Chapter 16. Capturing Video

Using the Movie Shooting Menus

Movie Recording Size

High Frame Rate

Movie Cropping

Digital Zoom

Sound Recording

Movie ISO Speed Settings

HDR Movie Recording

Av 1/8-stop Increments.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798888140475

9798888140468

OCLC:

1390919583