User manual CANON EOS REBEL T2I EF-S 18-55MM IS KIT EOS REBEL T2I / EOS 550D INSTRUCTION MANUAL

[. . . ] C INSTRUCTION MANUAL PY O E The "Quick Reference Guide" and "Software Start Guide" are provided at end of this manual. INSTRUCTION MANUAL E Introduction The EOS REBEL T2i/EOS 550D is a high-performance, digital singlelens reflex camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with 18. 0 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4, high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF, approx. 3. 7 fps continuous shooting, Live View shooting, and Full HD (Full High-Definition) movie shooting. The camera is highly responsive for shooting at anytime, provides many functions fitted for advanced shooting, and offers many other features. Take Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. [. . . ] If you autofocus during movie shooting, you might momentarily throw the focus way off or change the exposure. If the AF mode is [Quick mode], AF will be executed in Live mode. 132 Shooting Function Settings kShutter/AE lock button You can change the function assigned to the AE lock button and to when you press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF. · AE lock/AF: Press the shutter button halfway for AE lock. Convenient when you want to focus and meter at different parts of the picture. · AF/AF lock, no AE lock: Press the shutter button halfway to execute AF. While holding down the <w> button, press the shutter button to take a still photo without executing AF. Convenient when you do not want to autofocus when taking a still photo during movie shooting. · AE/AF, no AE lock: Press the shutter button halfway for metering. Remote control shooting You can use the Remote Controller RC-6 (sold separately, p. 204) to start and stop the movie shooting. Set the shooting timing switch to <2>, then press the transmit button. If the switch is set to <o> (immediate shooting), still photo shooting will take effect. C PY O The AF mode setting will also be reflected in Live View shooting. 133 Shooting Function Settings [o] Menu Movie exposure Normally, set this option to [Auto]. Setting [Movie exposure] to [Manual] enables you to manually set the ISO speed, shutter speed, and aperture for movie shooting (p. 127). Grid display With [Grid 1l] or [Grid 2m], you can display grid lines. Metering timer You can change how long the exposure setting is displayed (AE lock time). Sound recording When the sound recording is set to [On], monaural sound will be recorded with the built-in microphone. Stereo sound recording is possible by connecting an external microphone (commercially available) equipped with a stereo mini plug (3. 5mm dia. ) to the camera's external microphone IN terminal (p. 16). The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically. kHighlight tone priority This can be set only when [Movie exposure] is set to [Manual]. If [Enable] is set, highlight detail will be improved. The dynamic range is expanded from the standard 18% gray to bright highlights. The gradation between the grays and highlights becomes smoother. [. . . ] Instruction Manual PDFs with the following names are copied. 2 Double-click the CD-ROM icon. 3 Copy the [English] folder to your computer. EOS Utility Digital Photo Professional Picture Style Editor ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser 4 Double-click the copied PDF file. C PY O Windows EUx. xW_E_xx ZBx. xW_E_xx DPPx. xW_E_xx PSEx. xW_E_xx Macintosh EUx. xM_E_xx DPPx. xM_E_xx IBx. xM_E_xx PSEx. xM_E_xx Adobe Reader (Version 6. 0 or later) must be installed in your computer. Adobe Reader can be downloaded free from the Internet. 258 C PY O CANON INC. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan U. S. A. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042-1198, U. S. A. [. . . ]