Canon EOS 6D DSLR User Guide for every photographer

Your camera is covered with buttons, controls and ports. In this lecture I will cover each one and guide through what each one does, when to use it and why.

I will cover some of the optional equipment available to help you get better images and enjoy your DSLR even more.

The menus of your DSLR are where you make the camera operate and function the way the best suits your shooting style. This is where some of the most power features of your DSLR are hidden. I will cover every menu items and its options as well as what each does and how they can help you get some incredible images. I will also cover the ones that is set improperly can really cause you lots of headaches. This is a lecture you will want to return to again and again as you explore your DSLR more and become comfortable with all of its features and functions.

This lecture covers the first set of Menus in the 6D for the Camera Settings functions

This lecture covers the second set of Menus in the 6D for the Live View functions

This lecture covers the third set of Menus in the 6D for the Playback functions

This lecture covers the fourth set of Menus in the 6D for setting up and customizing your camera

This lecture covers the fifth set of Menus in the 6D for setting up the custom function of your camera

This lecture covers the sixth set of Menus in the 6D for setting up a custom menu of your favorite function in camera

Understanding the "Exposure Triangle" is the key to getting great images. The exposure triangle is comprised of the ISO setting, Shutter Speed, and Aperture of your lens. These three must be in sync in order to assure a great image capture in camera. Get it right here and your job in post processing is greatly reduced.

The first part of the exposure triangle is the ISO or speed/sensitivity of the sensor. Selecting and setting the optimum ISO is a powerful tool that I will explain in this lecture.

The next part of the exposure triangle is the shutter speed of the camera. Selecting and setting the best shutter speed is key to obtaining the best results and will covered in this lecture.

Aperture or the size of the lens opening during the exposure is what determines the depth of field (DoF) in your image. It is also the final part of the exposure triangle and the final item that you as a photographer have control over when creating your image. In this lecture I will cover in detail how to best use DoF in your images and how important aperture is in the function of your camera and its ability to focus.

Lens selection for the Canon EOS cameras is very large. I will cover the different types and focal lengths. I will talk about primes versus zooms as well as which lenses to get that will best suit your needs and budget.

Your cameras sensor is where it all happens this is where the image is created. I will cover the different sized sensors and the benefits of each.

This histogram is a very power and useful tool to use in determining if your exposure is accurate and will provide you an image that you can maximize in post-production. In this lecture I will discuss how to read that histogram, the different types of histograms available to you on the back of your camera.

The "Info" screen on your DSLR provide a wealth of information at a glance. In this lecture I will cover the Info screen in depth and how you use it while shooting to get a quick synopsis of the state of your camera as well as the images you have taken.

In this lecture I will cover the different exposure modes available to you in detail so you will know when to use each and why.

In this lecture I will cover the different modes that your camera use for obtaining focus as well as maintaining focus when a subject is in motion.

Your DSLR has a number of different focus points that it can use to obtain and maintain focus. In this lecture I will cover how to select the different points and provide help on which ones to select for the best results depending on the subject being photographed.

Your DSLR has a very sophisticated meter system built in to it with a number of option on how to best use it to determine an accurate exposure reading. In this lecture I will discuss not only what each mode is but when to use each for the best results as well as discuss the times that the internal meter will fail you and how to compensate for that so you end up with a correctly exposed image.

The Canon 6D does not have a built in flash but supports a hot shoe mounted flash as well as being able to control studio strobes. In this lecture I will discuss some of the options and limitations of using a hot shoe flash or studio strobe.

The Canon 6D uses SD Cards for recording the images taken. In this lecture I will discuss:

• The types of cards available
• Card speed required
• Recommended sizes
• Name brand versus off brand

Even with all of the sophistication of your DSLR there will be subjects and situations that will be difficult to shoot in and get a proper exposure. In this lecture I will cover a few scenarios and give you some suggestion on how to handle them.

In this lecture I will provide a brief overview of how to shoot video with your DSLR.

In this lecture I will provide an overview of how to play back images and videos on your DSLR as well as output them via HDMI.

White balance is key to getting images the properly portray the accurate colors that were present when the image was captured.

In this lecture I will provide an overview of the setting that I recommend for most shooters and that I use myself.

Final thoughts and some suggestion on where to go from here.