Quick Tour

In This Quick Tour

  • Choosing a shooting mode

  • Setting the date and time

  • Setting the image recording quality

  • Setting the ISO

  • Setting the white balance

  • Setting the autofocus mode and autofocus point

Your Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D provides a gateway into a creative world of visual fun and excitement, and this book is designed to help you get the most from the camera. If you're new to digital photography, the thought of learning the camera may seem daunting, but the Rebel T1i/500D is designed to be easy to learn without sacrificing creative freedom. You have a powerful tool to improve your photography skills and your pictures. If you're an experienced photographer, the Rebel T1i/500D gives you complete control over the final image with features found on more expensive Canon digital single lens reflex (dSLR) cameras.

This Quick Tour introduces shooting modes so that you can begin shooting and have a little or a lot of control over the Rebel as well as provides basic setup tasks.

Choosing a Shooting Mode

The Rebel offers a bridge for those who are moving up from a point-and-shoot camera to a dSLR. If you fall into this category, then the automatic shooting modes provide simplicity that's similar to point-and-shoot cameras without requiring you to know the technical aspects of photography. On the other hand, the Rebel also offers the full creative control that's demanded by advanced photographers. The Rebel T1i/500D's Mode dial reflects the camera's dual appeal. The Mode dial groups fully ...

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