Chapter 4. Customizing the EOS Rebel T2i/550D
You can make the Rebel T2i/550D even more enjoyable to use by customizing it for your personal shooting preferences and setting the camera up to suit your most common shooting situations. The T2i/550D offers excellent options for customizing the operation of controls and buttons and the shooting functionality, both for everyday shooting and for shooting specific scenes and subjects.
Customization options such as turning on Highlight Tone Priority help retain highlight details in this picture of a miniature Schnauzer puppy. Exposure: ISO 200, f/14, 1/125 second.
The T2i/550D offers three helpful features for customizing the use and operation of the camera: a group of 12 Custom Functions that enable you to control everything from whether digital noise reduction is applied for long-exposure and high-ISO images to the way the camera controls operate; a My Menu camera tab where you can include six of your most often used menu items in priority order for fast access; and, modifying the LCD screen color.
Setting Custom Functions
Custom Functions can save you time because they enable you to customize camera controls and operations to better suit your shooting style. The T2i/550D offers 12 Custom Functions ranging from customizing exposure changes to changing the functions of various buttons. There are a couple of specifics that you should keep in ...
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