Canon 60D

This is a reliable camera capable of both video and photography. This kit includes the basics for the use of the camera.

Contents

The Canon 60D kit will include:

• Battery Charger

• Battery

• Canon 60D DSLR

• Zoom Lens

• SD Card

Setting up the Camera

Hardware Configuration

1. Make sure camera has SD card and Battery (battery port is located on bottom, SD card port on right side)

2. Make sure there is a lens attached to the camera body (if not, see Switching Lenses in the next section)

3. Turn on the camera using the switch on the upper left right beneath the dial.

4. To take a picture briefly press the shutter button located on the top of the right hand side grip of the camera.

5. To use the autofocus, press the shutter button halfway down while looking through the viewfinder. The squares will light up red to show where in the frame is in focus. Ensure that the lens switch is in the AF position.

Settings

The settings listed here are a very limited list of what is available within the camera. For more information, see the Additional References section below. Run test shots with the camera, and if results don’t look or feel right, ask us for help.

Switching Lenses

1. Begin by making sure you are in a clean environment. Throughout this process, make sure your camera body never points up (e.g. as you would when taking a picture of the ceiling for instance) to ensure that dust does not accumulate on the mirror.

2. Remove Current Lens

   1. To the side of the lens, on the front of the camera, below the dial, there will be a button. Hold the button down and twist the lens counterclockwise.

      1. If you are not putting on another lens make sure to put the body cap onto the camera, fitting right onto where the lens was formerly.

   2. Once the lens is removed, make sure that lens caps are on both ends of the lens.

3. Put new lens in

   1. Remove lens cap from the metal end of the lens (typically this end is slightly smaller)

   2. Aligning the lens parallel to the camera body gently press the lens into the camera body and slowly rotate clockwise until the mechanism engages and the lens locks into place and stops being able to spin in either direction.

Switching Camera Modes:

1. Depress the button on the center of the dial (upper left), then turn the dial.

2. The green square is recommended for automatic shooting. "P" mode is a good starter mode if you want more manual control.

Audio Setup

1. The Canon 60D will natively record audio in videos but for higher quality recording you can plug a TRS cable into the port on the left hand side of the camera body and slide the microphone into the mounting on the top of the camera.

2. Note that the 60D kits do not come with microphones and TRS cables so you will have to check them out separately.

Additional References

Please visit the following resources to learn more about how to use the Canon 60D. You are also encouraged to email acit_video@colby.edu, and our team would be happy to assist you!

• Manual

How to Request

Log in to equip.colby.edu to visit the Equipment Checkout portal. More details may be found at How to Request Equipment in Reftab.