David Busch's Canon EOS 60D Guide to Digital SLR Photography

by David D. Busch

Overview

The 60D is Canon's new, sophisticated yet affordable advanced dSLR, featuring 18 megapixel resolution, an articulated color LCD, super fast continuous shooting frame rates, and an advanced exposure metering system. As the owner of the Canon EOS 60D you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera, and want to learn how quickly. DAVID BUSCH'S CANON EOS 60D GUIDE TO DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY shows you how, when, and most importantly why, to use all the cool features, controls, and functions of the 60D to take great photographs of anything. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply flash synchronization options, choose a lens, and fine-tune exposure. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use your 60D, and use it like a pro!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435459380
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	03/28/2011
Series:	David Busch's Digital Photography Guides Series
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

With more than a million books in print, David D. Busch is the world's #1 selling digital camera guide author, and the originator of popular digital photography series like David Busch's Pro Secrets and David Busch's Quick Snap Guides. He has written more than a dozen hugely successful guidebooks for Canon and Canon digital SLR models, as well as many popular books devoted to dSLRs, including Mastering Digital SLR Photography, Second Edition, and Digital SLR Pro Secrets. As a roving photojournalist for more than twenty years, he illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning images. He's operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while shooting weddings-for-hire, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and upstate New York college. His photos and articles have appeared in Popular Photography & Imaging, The Rangefinder, The Professional Photographer, and hundreds of other publications. He has also reviewed dozens of digital cameras for CNet and Computer Shopper, and his advice has been featured in National Public Radio's "All Tech Considered." When About.com named its top five books on Beginning Digital Photography, debuting at the #1 and #2 slots were Busch's Digital Photography All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies and Mastering Digital Photography. During the past year, he's had as many as five of his books listed in the Top 20 of Amazon.com's Digital Photography Bestseller list—simultaneously! Busch's 120-plus other books published since 1983 include bestsellers like David Busch's Quick Snap Guide to Digital SLR Lenses. Visit his website at http://www.dslrguides.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Quick Tour: Shooting Your First Canon EOS 60D Picture. 2. The Canon EOS 60D Roadmap. 3. Setting Up Your Canon EOS 60D. 4. Shooting Basics. 5. Photography with your Canon EOS 60D. 6. Advanced Shooting and Movie Making. 7. Working with Lenses. 8. Working with Light. 9. Downloading and Editing. 10. Troubleshooting Your Canon EOS 60D. Glossary. Index.