The Aim of the course:

To explain how best to use your Canon EOS 7D to navigate the comprehensive menu display and to give the photographer more confidence in exploring the wide range of manual controls available.

Suitable For:

Those who are either considering the purchase or have purchased a Canon EOS 7D and wish to understand the camera and utilize all the facilities.

Schedule:

Arrive Tea / Coffee:

09.00 - 9.30

Session 1

9.30 – 11.30

• Housekeeping, Health & Safety
• Introduction by Tutor Anthony Sinfield
• Introduction by delegates , list of outcomes
• Specification – New features explained
• Recommended settings
• Focusing –  Using the various focusing options including manual focus point selection

Tea / Coffee Break
11.30 – 11.45

Session 2
11.45 – 13.30

• Menu Navigation – Appropriate settings
• RAW & sRAW
• My Menu configuration
• ALO (Auto Lighting Optimizer) explained
• ISO – Film speeds – Auto ISO & Expanded ISO selection
• Custom settings explained (C1, C2, C3) – Setting your camera accordingly

Lunch
13.30 – 14.00

Session 3  

14.00 – 15.15

• AF Micro Adjustment – How this works and when should it be employed
• Live View Mode – Focusing – How this works and usage
• Movie Recording – Playback & editing .mov video files
• Canon Zoom Browser EX vs VLC – Which is the best to use and why
• Wireless Flash setup and use
• Custom Functions explained – which should be used and why

Tea / Coffee Break

15.15 – 15.30

Session 4

15.30 – 16.15

• Canon DPP software
• Recommended lenses
• Using Flash – Wireless Flash functionality
• Canon Eos Utility – Remote / tethered shooting

Questions & Answers & Close

16:15 – 16:30

Required equipment:

Skills requirement:

As this is a Level 2 course it is assumed that those attending will have a basic knowledge of photography and have an understanding of exposure modes i.e. aperture and shutter priority etc or have already attended a Level 1 course such as Understanding Your Digital SLR / Understanding Your Canon Digital SLR

Follow on Courses:

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 & Introduction to Adobe Lightroom 3.0

Course Duration:

7 hours with 45 mins for lunch