Introduction

EOS Utility (hereinafter EU) is software for communication with your EOS

DIGITAL camera. By connecting the camera and computer with the cable provided with the camera, you can download to your computer images saved in the camera’s memory card as well as set various camera settings or shoot remotely from EU on your computer.

Main Features of EU

From EU, you can control the camera remotely and perform the following main features.

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Batch download to your computer images saved in the camera’s memory card.

 You can also download to your computer only images you have selected.

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Set various camera settings from your computer.

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Shoot remotely by controlling the camera from your computer.

 Remote Live View shooting – Shoot while checking your subject in real time on your computer.

 You can also shoot remotely by operating the camera’s shutter button.

 Preset a time allowing the camera to shoot automatically with timer shooting.

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When downloading images or shooting remotely, view/check images with the linked

Digital Photo Professional version 4.x immediately.

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System Requirements

OS

Computer

CPU

RAM

Display

Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.10

Macintosh with one of the above OS installed and a USB port as a standard feature

Intel processor

Minimum 2GB

Resolution: 1024 × 768 or more

Colors: Thousands or more

Check the Canon Web site for the latest system requirements, including supported OS versions.

Supported Camera

Can be used for RAW images, JPEG images, and movies shot with the cameras below.

EOS-1D X

EOS 5D Mark III

EOS REBEL T6S/

760D

EOS-1D C

EOS 6D

EOS REBEL T6i/

750D

EOS 5DS/5DS R

EOS 7D Mark II

EOS M3 *

* When linked to EU, the capture window does not appear as M3 is unable to perform remote shooting and Remote Live View shooting.

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Introduction ................................................................ 2

Main Features of EU..................................................... 2

System Requirements .................................................. 2

Supported Camera ....................................................... 2

1 Downloading Images to your Computer ................. 5

Connecting the Camera and Computer ........................ 6

Starting up EU .............................................................. 8

LAN Connection with EU .......................................... 9

Batch Downloading Images to Your Computer.......... 10

Downloading Selected Images to Your

Computer ............................................................... 11

Operating the Camera to Download Images to Your

Computer ............................................................... 14

Quitting EU ................................................................ 14

2 Setting the Camera from Your Computer ............. 15

Settings with the Camera Settings Window............... 16

Items Settable with the Camera Settings

Window .................................................................. 17

Applying Picture Style Files to the Camera ........... 18

Registering Lens Aberration Correction Data for the

Lens in the Camera ............................................... 19

Saving White Balance to your Computer............... 21

Registering Personal White Balance in the

Camera .................................................................. 22

Function Settings with Shooting Menu of the Capture

Window ...................................................................... 23

Items Settable with the Capture Window............... 24

Setting Picture Styles and Applying to the

Camera................................................................... 25

Setting JPEG Quality and Applying to the

Camera................................................................... 27

Adjusting White Balance and Applying to the

Camera................................................................... 27

3 Remote Shooting by Controlling the Camera from

Your Computer..................................................... 28

Remote Live View Shooting ....................................... 29

HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting ....................... 35

Remote Live View Window Functions ........................ 37

Focusing Manually.................................................. 37

Focusing Using AF ................................................. 38

Checking the Depth of Field and Exposure ............ 42

White Balance with the Remote Live View

Window................................................................... 43

Displaying an Electronic Level................................ 44

Changing the Aspect Ratio..................................... 45

Audio Recording Setting......................................... 46

Overlaid Display Function....................................... 48

Displaying Grid Lines.............................................. 52

Displaying Guide Lines........................................... 53

Shooting by Operating the Camera ............................ 54

Shooting Movies ......................................................... 55

Timer-controlled Shooting .......................................... 60

Timer Shooting ....................................................... 60

Remote Interval Timer Shooting............................. 60

Remote Bulb Shooting................................................ 61

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Remote Bulb Shooting........................................... 61

Setting the Bulb Timer ........................................... 62

Flash Shooting........................................................... 63

Registering Background Music to a Camera Memory

Card ........................................................................... 66

Setting Web Services ................................................ 69

4 Preferences .......................................................... 71

Preferences ............................................................... 72

Basic Settings ........................................................ 72

Destination Folder.................................................. 72

File Name .............................................................. 73

Remote Shooting ................................................... 73

Linked Software ..................................................... 74

Time Settings......................................................... 74

Reference................................................................. 75

Troubleshooting ......................................................... 76

Uninstalling the Software ........................................... 78

Fixing the Plug to the Camera ................................... 79

List of Viewer Window Functions............................... 82

List of Register Data Window Functions for Lens

Aberration Correction................................................. 83

List of Capture Window Functions ............................. 84

List of Flash Function Settings Window Functions .... 86

List of Remote Live View Window (Live View Tab)

Functions ................................................................... 87

List of Remote Live View Window (Compose Tab)

Functions ................................................................... 88

List of Zoom View Window Functions......................... 89

Index........................................................................... 90

About This Instruction Manual ................................ 91

Trademarks ............................................................ 91

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