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Canon EOS 60D:
Thinking Outside of the Box
Whether you subscribe to the "my camera is just a tool" theory, or belong to the "an
exquisite camera adds new capabilities to my shooting arsenal" camp, picking up a new
Canon EOS 60D is a special experience. Those who simply wield tools will find this
camera as comforting as an old friend, a solid piece of fine machinery ready and able to
do their bidding as part of the creative process.
Other photographers see the low-light capabilities (up to ISO 12800), the rapid-fire
5.3 frames-per-second continuous shooting, anvil-like ruggedness, and ultra high
18-megapixel resolution of the 60D, and gain a sense of empowerment. Here is a cam-
era with fewer limitations and more capabilities for exercising renewed creative vision.
In either case, using less mawkish terms, the 60D is one of the coolest cameras Canon
has ever offered. Whether you're upgrading from another brand, from another Canon
model (like the 50D), or (O brave one!) your 60D is your first digital camera and/or
SLR, welcome to the club.
But, now that you've unwrapped and recharged the beast, mounted a lens, and fueled
it with a memory card, what do you do with it? That's where this chapter—and the chap-
ters that follow—should come in handy. Like many of you, I am a Canon user of long
standing. And, like other members of our club, I had to learn at least some aspects of
my newest EOS camera for the very first time at some point. Experienced pro, or Canon
newbie, you bought this book because you wanted to get the most from a very power-
ful tool, and I'm here to help.
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