David Busch's Canon EOS 90D Guide to Digital Photography

David Busch's Canon EOS 90D Guide to Digital Photography

by David D. Busch
Released July 2020
Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
ISBN: 9781681986043

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Book description

David Busch's Canon EOS 90D Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the advanced Canon EOS 90D camera.

This upgraded 32.5 megapixel APS-C model features a 45-point autofocus system. The Dual Pixel CMOS hybrid autofocus brings lightning-fast phase detect AF to live view and high-definition movie modes, too. The 90D’s metering system includes a 220,000-pixel RGB+Infrared sensor with Face Detection for accurate exposure control. The 90D has Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth connectivity to allow linking the camera to a computer and iOS or Android smart devices, and an improved swiveling touch screen LCD. 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 90D.

Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Canon EOS 90D 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 90D "roadmap," an easy-to-use visual guide to the camera's 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 90D today.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About the Author
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 Thinking Outside the Box
    1. First Things First
    2. Initial Setup
      1. Battery Included
      2. Final Steps
  11. Chapter 2 Quick Start
    1. Navigating the Menus
      1. Mastering the Touch Screen
    2. Selecting a Shooting Mode
    3. Choosing a Metering Mode
    4. Choosing a Focus Mode
    5. Selecting an AF Area/Point Selection Mode
    6. Other Settings
      1. Adjusting ISO
      2. Using the Self-Timer
      3. Using the Built-in Flash
    7. Taking a Picture
    8. Reviewing the Images You’ve Taken
      1. Cruising Through Index Views
    9. Transferring Photos to Your Computer
    10. Shooting Tips
  12. Chapter 3 Your 90D Roadmap
    1. Using Cross References
    2. Front View
    3. The Canon EOS 90D’s Business End
      1. Jumping Around
    4. Going Topside
    5. LCD Panel Readouts
    6. Underneath Your 90D
    7. Lens Components
    8. Looking Inside the Viewfinder
  13. Chapter 4 Nailing the Optimum Exposure
    1. Getting a Handle on Exposure
      1. Equivalent Exposure
    2. How the 90D Calculates Exposure
      1. Correctly Exposed
      2. Overexposed
      3. Underexposed
    3. The Importance of ISO
    4. Choosing a Metering Method
    5. Choosing an Exposure Method
      1. Basic Zone Exposure Methods
      2. Aperture-Priority
      3. Shutter-Priority
      4. Program Mode
      5. Manual Exposure
    6. Adjusting Exposure with ISO Settings
      1. Dealing with Visual Noise
    7. Making EV Changes
      1. Fast EV Changes
      2. Slower EV Changes
    8. Bracketing Parameters
      1. Bracketing Auto Cancel
      2. Bracketing Sequence
      3. Number of Exposures
      4. Increment Between Exposures
    9. Working with HDR
      1. Using HDR Mode
      2. HDR Backlight Control
    10. Bracketing and Merge to HDR
    11. Fixing Exposures with Histograms
      1. Tonal Range
      2. Histogram Basics
      3. Understanding Histograms
    12. Basic Zone Modes
      1. Making Changes in Basic Zone Modes
  14. Chapter 5 Mastering the Mysteries of Focus
    1. How Focus Works
      1. Contrast Detection
      2. Phase Detection
      3. Dual Pixel CMOS AF
      4. Cross-Type Focus Point
    2. Focus Modes
      1. Adding Circles of Confusion
    3. Your Autofocus Mode Options
      1. One-Shot AF
      2. AI Servo AF
      3. AI Focus AF
    4. Selecting an AF Area Selection Mode
    5. AF with Color Tracking
      1. Other Important AF Parameters
    6. Back-Button Focus
      1. Activating Back-Button Focus
    7. Fine-Tuning the Autofocus of Your Lenses
      1. Lens Tune-Up
  15. Chapter 6 Choosing Your Lens Arsenal
    1. But Don’t Forget the Crop Factor
    2. Your First Lens
      1. Buy Now, Expand Later
    3. What Lenses Can You Use?
      1. EF vs. EF-S
    4. Ingredients of Canon’s Alphanumeric Soup
    5. Select EF Lenses
      1. More Winners
      2. What Lenses Can Do for You
      3. Zoom or Prime?
    6. Categories of Lenses
    7. Using Wide-Angle and Wide-Zoom Lenses
      1. Avoiding Potential Wide-Angle Problems
    8. Using Telephoto and Tele-Zoom Lenses
      1. Avoiding Telephoto Lens Problems
      2. Telephotos and Bokeh
  16. Chapter 7 Shooting and Playback Menus
    1. Anatomy of the 90D’s Menus
    2. Shooting Menu Options
      1. Shooting Menu Options (Live View Mode)
      2. Shooting Menu Options (Movie Mode)
      3. Image Quality
      4. Still Image Aspect Ratio
      5. Image Review
      6. Release Shutter without Card
      7. Lens Aberration Correction
      8. Flash Control
      9. Exposure Compensation/Automatic Exposure Bracketing
      10. ISO Speed Settings
      11. Auto Lighting Optimizer
      12. Highlight Tone Priority
      13. White Balance
      14. Custom White Balance
      15. White Balance Shift and Bracketing
      16. Color Space
      17. Picture Style
      18. Long Exposure Noise Reduction
      19. High ISO Speed Noise Reduction
      20. Dust Delete Data
      21. Live View Shooting
      22. Multiple Exposure
      23. HDR Mode
      24. Interval Timer
      25. Bulb Timer
      26. Anti-Flicker Shooting
      27. Mirror Lockup
      28. Lens Electronic MF
      29. AF-Assist Beam Firing
    3. Playback Menu Options
      1. Protect Images
      2. Rotate Image
      3. Erase Images
      4. Print Order
      5. Photobook Set-up
      6. Creative Filters
      7. RAW Image Processing
      8. Creative Assist
      9. Quick Control RAW Processing
      10. Red-eye Correction
      11. Create Album
      12. Cropping
      13. Resize
      14. Rating
      15. Slide Show
      16. Set Image Search Conditions
      17. Image Jump with Main Dial
      18. Playback Information Display
      19. Highlight Alert
      20. AF Point Disp.
      21. Playback Grid
      22. View from Last Seen
  17. Chapter 8 Networking
    1. Connecting to a Smartphone via Bluetooth
    2. Connecting to a Smartphone Using Wi-Fi
    3. Connecting to a Computer Using Wi-Fi
    4. Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point
    5. Printing from a Wi-Fi Printer
    6. Uploading to a Web Service
    7. Connecting to Wireless Remote Control
    8. Geotagging
    9. Ready to Go
  18. Chapter 9 Set-up, Custom Functions, and My Menus
    1. Set-up Menu Options
      1. Select Folder
      2. File Numbering
      3. Auto Rotate
      4. Format Card
      5. Auto Power Off
      6. Display Brightness
      7. Screen Off/On Button
      8. Date/Time/Zone
      9. Language
      10. Video System
      11. Touch Control
      12. Beep
      13. Headphone Volume
      14. Battery Info.
      15. Sensor Cleaning
      16. Mode Guide
      17. Feature Guide
      18. Help Text Size
      19. Viewfinder Display
      20. INFO. Button Display Options (Viewfinder Mode)
      21. Shooting Information Display (Live View Mode)
      22. HDMI Resolution
      23. HDMI HDR Output
      24. Multi Function Lock
      25. Custom Shooting Mode (C1/C2 Modes)
      26. Clear All Camera Settings
      27. Copyright Information
      28. Manual/Software URL
      29. Certification Logo Display
      30. Firmware
    2. Custom Functions Menu
      1. C.Fn I-1: Exposure Level Increments
      2. C.Fn I-2: ISO Speed Setting Increments
      3. C.Fn I-3: Bracketing Auto Cancel
      4. C.Fn I-4: Bracketing Sequence
      5. C.Fn I-5: Number of Bracketed Shots
      6. C.Fn I-6: Safety Shift
      7. C.Fn I-7: Exposure Compensation Auto Cancel
      8. C.Fn I-8: AE Lock Metering Mode After Focus
      9. C.Fn II-1: Tracking Sensitivity
      10. C.Fn II-2: Acceleration/Deceleration Tracking
      11. C.Fn II-3: AF Point Auto Switching
      12. C.Fn II-4: AI Servo 1st Image Priority
      13. C.Fn II-5: AI Servo 2nd Image Priority
      14. C.Fn II-6: Lens Drive when AF Impossible
      15. C.Fn II-7: Select AF Area Selection Mode
      16. C.Fn II-8: Limit AF Methods
      17. C.Fn II-9: AF Area Selection Method
      18. C.Fn II-10: Orientation Linked AF Point
      19. C.Fn II-11: Initial AF Point, AI Servo AF
      20. C.Fn II-12: Auto AF Point Selection: EOS iTR (Color Tracking) AF
      21. C.Fn II-13: Manual AF Point Selection Movement (Viewfinder Shooting)
      22. C.Fn II-14: AF Point Display During Focus (Viewfinder Shooting)
      23. C.Fn II-15: VF Display Illumination
      24. C.Fn II-16: AF Microadjustment
      25. C.Fn III-1: Warnings in Viewfinder
      26. C.Fn III-2: Dial Direction During Tv/Av
      27. C.Fn III-3: Custom Controls
      28. C.Fn III-4: Retract Lens on Power Off
      29. C.Fn III-5: Audio Compression
      30. Clear All Custom Func. (C.Fn)
    3. My Menu
  19. Chapter 10 Mastering Live View and Video
    1. Live View Shooting Menus
      1. Metering Timer
      2. Exposure Simulation
      3. Touch Shutter
      4. Shutter Mode
      5. Focus Bracketing
      6. AF Method
      7. Eye Detection AF
      8. Continuous AF
      9. Lens Electronic Manual Focus
      10. MF Peaking Settings
    2. Using Touch Focus/Touch Shutter
      1. Touch Focus
      2. Touch Shutter
    3. Live View Displays
      1. Shooting Information Display
    4. Shooting Movies
    5. Movie Mode Shooting Menus
      1. Movie Recording Quality
      2. Sound Recording
      3. Movie Digital IS
      4. Time-lapse Movie
      5. Remote Control
      6. Video Snapshot
      7. Movie ISO Speed Settings
      8. Movie Auto Slow Shutter
      9. Metering Timer
      10. HDMI Information Display
      11. AF Method
      12. Movie Servo AF
      13. Eye Detection AF
      14. Lens Electronic Manual Focus
      15. Movie Servo AF Track Sensitivity
      16. Movie Servo AF Speed
      17. MF Peaking Settings
    6. Exposure Options
    7. Formats, Compression, and Frame Rates
      1. MP4 Format
      2. Compression
      3. Frame Rate
    8. High Frame Rate Video
    9. HDR Movies
    10. Video Snapshots
      1. Shooting Movies with Creative Filters
      2. Playback and Editing
      3. Frame Grabs
  20. Chapter 11 Mastering Light
    1. Continuous Lighting Basics
      1. Living with Color Temperature
    2. Electronic Flash Basics
      1. How Electronic Flash Works
      2. Ghost Images
      3. Avoiding Sync-Speed Problems
    3. Determining Exposure
      1. Guide Numbers
    4. Getting Started with Electronic Flash
      1. Flash in Other Modes
      2. Flash Range
      3. Red-Eye Reduction and Autofocus Assist
      4. Flash Exposure Compensation and FE Lock
    5. More on Flash Control Settings
      1. Flash Firing
      2. E-TTL II Metering
      3. Red-eye Reduction
      4. Slow Synchro
      5. Built-in Flash Settings
      6. Using Flash Mode
    6. External Flash Function Setting
      1. Learning about MULTI Flash
      2. Continuous Shooting Priority
      3. External Automatic/External Manual (Ext.A/Ext.M)
      4. High-Speed Sync
    7. Flash C.Fn Settings
      1. Clear Settings
    8. Working with External Electronic Flash
      1. Speedlite 600EX-RT/600EX II-RT
      2. Speedlite 580EX II
      3. Speedlite 470EX-AI
      4. Speedlite 430EX III-RT
      5. Speedlite 320EX
      6. Speedlite EL-100
      7. Speedlite 270EX II
      8. Close-Up Lites
  21. Chapter 12 Wireless Flash Basics
    1. Wireless Evolution
    2. Elements of Wireless Flash
      1. Flash Combinations
      2. Controlling Flash Units
      3. Why Use Wireless Flash?
      4. Key Wireless Concepts
      5. Which Flashes Can Be Operated Wirelessly?
    3. Getting Started
    4. Setting Up a Master Flash/Controller (“Sender”)
      1. Using the Built-in Flash as an Optical Master
      2. Using a Speedlite as an Optical Master
      3. Using the ST-E2 Transmitter as an Optical Master
      4. Using the Speedlite 600EX-RT/600EX II-RT as Radio Master
      5. Using the Speedlite 430EX III-RT as Radio Master
      6. Using the ST-E3-RT as Radio Master
    5. Choosing a Channel
    6. Working with Groups
      1. Ratio Control
      2. Remote Release Function/Linked Shooting
  22. Chapter 13 Advanced Shooting
    1. Continuous Shooting
    2. More Exposure Options
    3. A Tiny Slice of Time
      1. Working with Short Exposures
    4. Long Exposures
      1. Three Ways to Take Long Exposures
      2. Working with Long Exposures
    5. Delayed Exposures
      1. Self-Timer
      2. Time-Lapse Movies
      3. Interval Timer Shooting
    6. Focus Bracketing
  23. Chapter 14 Troubleshooting and Prevention
    1. Updating Your Firmware
      1. Official Firmware
      2. Upgrading Your Firmware
    2. Protecting Your LCD
    3. Troubleshooting Memory Cards
      1. All Your Eggs in One Basket?
      2. What Can Go Wrong?
      3. What Can You Do?
    4. Cleaning Your Sensor
      1. Dust the FAQs, Ma’am
      2. Identifying and Dealing with Dust
      3. Avoiding Dust
      4. Sensor Cleaning

Product information

  • Title: David Busch's Canon EOS 90D Guide to Digital Photography
  • Author(s): David D. Busch
  • Release date: July 2020
  • Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
  • ISBN: 9781681986043