77 reasons To upgrade...

21 Zone Af

Choose a zone, and the camera focuses on the nearest thing in it – very useful for moving subjects.

22 Manual focus

For best depth of field focus

between two subjects, not on one or the other – use Live View for precision. 23

spot the difference

If your subject is in different lighting to the rest of the scene, use Spot metering to get the exposure right.

24 old-school exposure

Switch to Centre-weighted or Partial metering, swap to Manual mode and use the exposure indicator. 25

change the program

Use Program Shift to get the aperture or shutter speed you want without having to leave P mode.

26 ev compensation

Some subjects are lighttoned, some are dark – that’s when you need exposure compensation. 27

iso25,600

Don’t be scared of high ISOS – they allow handheld photography in lighting you just wouldn’t believe.

28 hdr Backlight

It’s a simple scene mode that merges three different exposures to produce an HDR image in-camera. 29

second-curtain sync

The flash fires at the end of a slow exposure to produce realistic blur trails with moving subjects.

30 light painting At night

Use a low ISO, set the shutter speed to 30 sec then use a flashlight to ’paint’ the scene with light.

31 no flash Mode

Taking pictures in a theatre? Don’t use Full Auto, switch to the No Flash option on the Mode dial.

32 protect highlights

You can use Highlight Tone Priority mode to reduce the risk of blown highlights in high-contrast scenes.

33 Multi-shot nr

Shoots four high-iso images in succession and merges them in-camera to produce a low-noise shot.

34 improve your lens

Kit lenses suffer distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting, but you can correct these in-camera.

35 tilt-shift effect

Use the Miniature effect to create the illusion of a miniature scene photographed from above.

36 freaky fish-eyes

Shoot with an eerie fish-eye effect, without a fish-eye lens, thanks to the built-in Fish-eye creative filter.

37 interval timer

Use the 77D’s interval timer to take shots automatically at set intervals even when you’re not there.

38 exposure histogram

You could rely on old-school methods for an exposure, or use the live histogram in Live View mode instead.

39 no wonky horizons

The 77D can display an electronic level in Live View mode that warns you when the camera's not level.

40 set your Aspect ratio

The 77D’s native ratio is 3:2, but you can also shoot 4:3 or 16:9 images – useful for different print formats.

41 Make your Mark

Add your copyright data to each image you shoot. That way, people can check who owns the picture.

42 watch A slide show

Why swipe through pics when your 77D can play them back for you automatically… with music.