Canon Eos Rebel Sl1 100d Instruction Manual

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Attaching and Detaching a Lens
To zoom, turn the zoom ring on the lens 
with your fingers.
If you want to zoom, do it before 
focusing. Turning the zoom ring after 
achieving focus may throw off the 
focus.
While pressing the lens release 
button, turn the lens as shown by 
the arrows.
 Turn the lens until it stops, then 
detach it.
  Attach the rear lens cap to the 
detached lens.
Zooming
Detaching the Lens
 Do not look at the sun  directly through any lens. Doing so may cause 
loss of vision.
  When...

42Turn the dioptric adjustment 
knob.
 
Turn the knob left or right so that the 
AF points (nine boxes) in the 
viewfinder look sharp.
To obtain sharp images, hold the ca mera still to minimize camera 
shake.
1. Wrap your right hand around the camera grip firmly.
2. Hold the lens bottom with your left hand.
3. Rest your hand’s right index fin ger lightly on the shutter button.
4. Press your arms and elbows lightly against the front of your body.
5.
To maintain a stable stance, place one foot slightly...

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Basic Operation
The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter button halfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.
Pressing halfway
This activates autofocusing and the 
automatic exposure system that sets the 
shutter speed and aperture.
The exposure setting (shutter speed and 
aperture) is displayed in the viewfinder 
(0 ).
Pressing completely
This releases the shutter and takes the 
picture.
Preventing Camera Shake
Hand-held camera movement during th e moment of...

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You can directly select and set the shooting functions displayed on the 
LCD monitor. This is called the Quick Control screen.
1Press the  button.
XThe Quick Control screen will appear 
(7 ).
2Set the desired function.
 Press the < S> cross keys to select a 
function.
X The selected function and Feature 
guide (p.52) will appear.
  Turn the < 6> dial to change the 
setting.
3Take the picture.
  Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
X The captured image will be displayed.
Q  Quick...

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Q Quick Control for Shooting Functions
  Select the desired function and press 
. The function’s setting screen 
will appear.
  Press the < Y>< Z> keys or turn the 
< 6 > dial to change some of the 
settings. Also, some functions can be 
set by pressing the < B> button.
  Press < 0> to finalize the setting 
and return to the Quick Control 
screen.
Sample Quick Control Screen
Function Setting Screen
Shutter speed (p.114)
AF operation (p.103) White balance
(p.142)
Shooting mode* (p.26) Highlight tone...

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You can set various settings with the menus such as the image-
recording quality, date/time, etc. While looking at the LCD monitor, use 
the < M > button, < S> cross keys, and <
0> button on the back of the camera to operate the menus.
3  Menu Operations
 cross keys
Ta b
Menu items Menu settings
z Shooting
LCD monitor
5 Set-up
9 My Menu
<
0 > button
3 Playback
The menu tabs and items displayed will differ depending on the shooting mode.
Menu Screen
Creative Zone modes
 button
A Live View shooting...

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3 Menu Operations
1Display the menu screen.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu screen.
2Select a tab.
  Press the < Y> < Z> keys to select a 
tab (group of functions).
 
For example, in this manual, “the [z3] 
tab” refers to the screen displayed 
when the third 
z (Shooting) tab from 
the left [ ] is selected.
3Select the desired item.
  Press the < W> < X> keys to select 
the option, then press < 0>.
4Select the setting.
 Press the   or   keys 
to select the desired  setting. (Some settings...

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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera. When the card is formatted, all images and data in the card will 
be erased. Even protected  images will be erased, so make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images and data to a comput er, etc., before formatting the 
card.
1Select [Format card].
 Under the [ 51] tab, select [Format 
card], then press < 0>.
2Format the card.
 Select [OK ], then press <...

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3 Formatting the Card
 The card is new.
  The card was formatted by a diff erent camera or a computer.
  The card is full with images or data.
  A card-related error is displayed  (p.343).
Execute [Format card] in the following cases:
Low-level Formatting Perform low-level formatti ng if the card’s recording or reading speed seems 
slow or if you want to tota lly erase data in the card.
  Since low-level formatting will format  all recordable sectors in the card, the 
formatting will take slightly...

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The LCD monitor can display the shooting settings screen, menu 
screen, captured images, etc. When you turn on the power, the 
shooting settings will be displayed.
  When your eye is near the viewfinder 
eyepiece, the display-off sensor 
(p.23, 230) will turn off the LCD 
monitor to prevent glare. When your 
eye leaves the viewfinder eyepiece, 
the LCD monitor will turn on again.
  By pressing the < B> button, you 
can switch the LC D monitor screen 
as follows: Display the shooting 
settings screen...