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 shooting). When you want 
to take the picture, press the shutter button completely. If you hold 
down the shutter button, you will be able to maintain autofocusing 
during continuous shooting of the s ubject’s movement (max. approx. 
4 shots per sec.).
5  Shooting Moving Subjects
Shooting Tips
Under low light when camera shake is prone to oc cur, the viewfinder’s 
shutter speed display on th e bottom left will blink. Hold the camera steady 
and shoot.
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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 Shooting Modes in the < 8> Mode
8: Special Scene Mode
Shooting ModePageShooting ModePage
CKidsp.736Night Portraitp.76
PFoodp.74FHandheld Night Scenep.77
xCandlelightp.75GHDR Backlight Controlp.78
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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 shutter button completely. If you hold 
down the shutter button, you will be able to maintain autofocusing 
during continuous shooting of t he subject’s changing facial 
expressions and movement (max . approx. 4 shots per sec.).
C Shooting Children
Shooting Tips
While the flash  is recycling, “DbuSY” is displayed in the viewfinder, and a 
picture cannot be taken. Take the  picture after this display turns off.
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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. Try to 
prevent camera shake when s hooting in low-light conditions.
P Shooting Food
Shooting Tips
  Since this mode sets th e color tone to make food look delicious, human 
subjects may be shot in  an unsuitable skin tone.
  If you use flash, the [ Color tone] setting will switch to the default setting.
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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 
reduce blur caused by camera  shake even while handholding the 
camera.
  Change the color tone.
You can change [ Color tone]. To increase the candlelight’s reddish 
tinge, set it toward [ Warm tone]. Set it toward [Cool tone ] if it looks 
too red.
x  Shooting Candlelight Portraits
Shooting Tips
  Live View shooting cannot be used.
  Flash shooting is not possible. In  low light, the AF-assist beam may be 
emitted (p.106).
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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 shooting to 
check the image brightness. If the  subject looks dark, move nearer 
and shoot again.
  Also shoot in another shooting modes.
Since camera shake is prone to occu r with night shots, shooting also 
with < A> and < F> is recommended.
6 Shooting Night Portraits (With a Tripod)
Shooting Tips
  Tell the subject to keep st ill even after the flash fires.
  If you use the self-timer together with flash, the self-timer lamp will light 
up briefly after th e picture is taken.
  See the cautions on page 79.
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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 the four shots due to 
camera shake, they may not align properly in the final image.
  For shots of people, turn on the flash.
If you want to include people in  the night scene shot, press the < Q> 
button to set < D> (Flash on). To take a nice portrait, the first shot will 
use flash. Tell the subject not to mo ve until all four continuous shots 
are taken.
F  Shooting Night Scenes (Handheld)
Shooting Tips
See the cautions on page 79.
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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 misalignment  in any of the three shots due to 
camera shake, they may not align properly in the final image.
G  Shooting Backlit Scenes
Shooting Tips
  Flash shooting is not possible. In  low light, the AF-assist beam may be 
emitted (p.106).
  See the cautions on page 79.
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.
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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 (overexposure).
  If you use flash to shoot a night scene with few  lights, the shots may not 
align correctly. This can re sult in a blurry photo.
  If you use flash and the  human subject is close to the background that is 
also illuminated by the flash, the sh ots may not align correctly. This can 
result in a blurry photo . Unnatural shadows and unsuitable colors may 
also appear.
  External flash coverage:
• When using a Speedlite with automatic  flash coverage setting, the zoom 
position will be fixed to the wide end, re gardless of the lens’ zoom position.
• If you have to set the flash coverage manually, set it to the wide-angle end.
Cautions for  (HDR Backlight Control)
  Note that the image may  not be rendered with a smooth gradation and 
may look irregular or  have significant noise.
  HDR Backlight Control may not be ef fective for excessively backlit 
scenes or extremely hi gh-contrast scenes.
Cautions for both < F> (Handheld Night Scene) and < G> (HDR 
Backlight Control)
  Compared with other shooting modes,  the shooting area will be smaller.
  1 +73  or 1  cannot be selected. If  1+73  or 1  has been set, 
73 will be set.
 
If you shoot a moving subject, the subj ect’s movement will leave afterimages. The image alignment may not function  properly with repetitive patterns 
(lattice, stripes, etc.), flat or sing le-tone images, or images significantly 
misaligned due to camera shake.
  Recording the image to  the card will take longer than  with normal 
shooting. During the proc essing of the images, “BUSY” will be displayed 
and you cannot take another picture until the processing is completed.
 
If the shooting mode is set to  or < G>, direct printing is not possible.
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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 function and Feature 
guide (p.52) will appear.
  Press the < Y> < Z> keys or turn the 
< 6 > dial to change the setting.
Q Quick Control
Example: Portrait mode
In the < P> and < x> modes, you can set [ Color tone]. To suit the light 
source, set it toward [ Warm tone] to increase the reddish tinge. Set it 
toward [ Cool tone ] if the color t one looks too red.
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