Canon Eos Rebel Sl1 100d Instruction Manual

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Use the  (Sports) mode to shoot a moving subject, such as a 
running person or a moving vehicle. 
 Use a telephoto lens.
The use of a telephoto lens is recommended for shooting from a 
distance.
  Use the center AF point to focus.
Aim the center AF point over the subject, then press the shutter 
button halfway to autofocus. Duri ng autofocusing, the beeper will 
continue beeping softly. If focus cannot be achieved, the focus 
confirmation light < o> will blink.
The default setting is < i> (Continuous...

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The camera will automatically choose the appropriate settings when 
you select a shooting mode for your subject or scene.
1Set the Mode Dial to .
2Press the < Q> button. (7 )
X The Quick Control screen will appear.
3Select a shooting mode.
  Press the < S> cross keys to select 
the desired shooting mode’s icon.
  Turn the < 6> dial to select a 
shooting mode.
  You can also select the shooting 
mode icon and press < 0> to 
display a selection of shooting modes 
from which you can select one.
Available...

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When you want to continuously focus and shoot children running 
around, use  (Kids). Skin tones will look healthy.
  Use the center AF point to focus.
Aim the center AF point over the subject, then press the shutter 
button halfway to autofocus. Duri ng autofocusing, the beeper will 
continue beeping softly. If focus cannot be achieved, the focus 
confirmation light < o> will blink.
  Shoot continuously.
The default setting is < i> (Continuous shooting). When you want 
to take the picture, press the...

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When shooting food, use  (Food). The photo will look bright and 
vivid, making the food look delicious.
 Change the color tone.
You can change [ Color tone]. Food photos with a reddish tinge 
usually make the food look more delicious. To increase the food’s 
reddish tinge, set it toward [ Warm tone]. Set it toward [Cool tone] if 
it looks too red.
  Avoid using flash.
If you use flash, the light may reflect off the dish or food and results 
in unnatural shadows. By default, < b> (Flash off) is set....

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When shooting a human subject in candlelight, use  (Candlelight). 
The candlelight color tones will be retained in the photo.
  Use the center AF point to focus.
Aim the center AF point in the view finder over the subject, then shoot.
 Prevent camera shake if the shu tter speed in the viewfinder 
blinks.
Under low light when camera shake is prone to occur, the 
viewfinder’s shutter speed display will blink. Hold the camera steady 
or use a tripod. When using a zoom  lens, use the wide-angle end to...

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To shoot people at night and obtain a natural-looking night scene in the 
background, use the < 6> (Night Portrait) mode. Using a tripod is 
recommended.
  Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use the  wide-angle end to obtain a wide 
night view. Also, use a tri pod to prevent camera shake.
  Check the subject’s brightness.
Under low light, the built-in flash wi ll fire automatically to obtain a 
good exposure of the subject.
It is recommended to play back th e image after the...

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Using a tripod when shooting a night scene gives the best results. 
However, the  (Handheld Night Scene) mo de enables you to shoot 
night scenes even while handholding  the camera. Four shots are taken 
continuously for each picture, an d the resulting image with reduced 
camera shake is recorded.
 Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. In this mode, 
four shots are aligned and merged  into a single image. However, if 
there is significant misalignment  in any of...

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When shooting a scene having both bright and dark areas, use the 
 (HDR Backlight Control) mode. W hen you take one picture in this 
mode, three continuous shots are taken at different exposures. This 
results in one image, with a wide t onal range, that has minimized the 
blocked-up shadows caused by backlighting.
  Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. In this mode, 
three shots are aligned and merged  into a single image. However, if 
there is significant...

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Cautions for both  (Night Portrait) and  (Handheld Night Scene) During Live View shooting, it may be di fficult to focus dots of light such as 
in a night scene. In such a case,  you should set the AF method to [ Quick 
mode ] and shoot. If it is still difficult  to focus, set the lens’ focus mode 
switch to < MF> and focus manually.
Cautions for < F> (Handheld Night Scene)
  When shooting flash phot ography, if the subject is too close to the 
camera, the picture may come out  extremely bright...

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In Basic Zone modes when the shooting function settings screen is 
displayed, you can press the < Q> button to display the Quick Control 
screen. The table on the next page s hows the functions that can be set 
with the Quick Control screen in each Basic Zone mode.
1Set the Mode Dial to a Basic Zone 
mode.
2Press the  button. (7 )
X The Quick Control screen will appear.
3Set the functions.
  Press the < S> cross keys to select a 
function. (This step is not necessary 
in the  7 mode.)
X The selected...