User manual CANON EOS REBEL XSI

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL E INSTRUCTION MANUAL E Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/EOS 450D is a high-performance, digital single-lens reflex camera with a 12. 20-megapixel image sensor. The camera provides many features such as Picture Styles to expand your photographic expression, fast and high-precision 9-point autofocus for moving subjects, and diverse shooting modes for beginners as well as advanced users. It also incorporates the EOS Integrated Cleaning System to eliminate dust spots on images and the Self Cleaning Sensor Unit to shake off dust on the sensor. Take a Few 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. [. . . ] Take the picture only while the Live View image is displayed. You can move the focusing frame with the <S> keys. To magnify the area within the focusing frame, press the <u> button. Although you can set the AF mode to AI Servo AF or AI Focus AF, AF will stop when the camera returns to the Live View image display (step 4), so you cannot focus the moving subject. If you want AF and AE lock to work separately, select the [7 Custom Functions (C. Fn)] menu's [Shutter/AE lock button] (p. 158) and set it to [1: AE lock/AF]. AF is not possible with Remote Switch RS-60E3 (sold separately). 103 Using AF to FocusN C. Fn-8-2: Live mode The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed, the AF operation will take longer than with Quick mode. Also, achieving focus may be more difficult than with Quick mode. Set to Live mode and the lens focus mode switch to <f>. 1 Display the Live View image. Press <0>. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor. When Live mode is set, the AF point < > will be displayed. the subject. 2 Focusthe AF point over the subject and Aim press the <A> button to autofocus. When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound. If focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn orange. picture. 3 Take thethe focus and exposure, then Check press the shutter button to take the picture (p. 99). 104 Using AF to FocusN About the AF point with Live mode You can press the <S> keys to move the AF point to where you want to focus (it cannot go to the edges of the picture). To move to the center AF point, press the <L> button. To magnify the image at the AF point, press the <u> button. If focusing is difficult with the magnified image, return to the full view and use AF. If the image flickers, making it difficult to focus, stop the Live View shooting and resume Live View shooting under the actual light source to be used. Check that the flickering has stopped, then autofocus. If you autofocus in the full view, then magnify the image, the focus might be off. AF is not possible with Remote Switch RS-60E3 (sold separately). Even when focus has been achieved, if you press the <A> button again, the lens will move to focus again. [. . . ] 128 W WB White balance White balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Bracketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Custom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]