Canon Eos Rebel T2 300x Instruction Manual

Before You Start
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Installing the Batteries
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1Open the battery compartment
cover.
•Slide the release lever in the
direction shown by the arrow in the
diagram, and open the cover.

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2Install the batteries.•Make sure the battery contacts (+
and  –) are properly oriented as
shown.
•Do not mix old and new batteries.
3Close the battery compartment
cover.
•Press the cover until it snaps shut.•The date and time must be set.
See page 26. (DATE Model only)
The camera uses two CR2 lithium batteries.
2
For...

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Checking the Battery Level

Turn the Mode Dial to a shooting
mode.
•The camera will then turn on and the
LCD panel will display one of the
following battery level mark:
:  Battery level OK.
:  The battery level is low. Keepspare batteries handy.
: The batteries will soon be completely exhausted.
: Replace the batteries. 

• The battery life shown above is based on Canon’s testing
conditions with new batteries.
Battery Life(With 24-ex. rolls)
Temperature 0% Flash Use 50% Flash Use 100% Flash Use
At...

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Mounting and Detaching a Lens

1Remove the caps.•Remove the rear lens cap and the
camera body cap.
2Mount the lens.•Align the red dots on the lens and
camera and turn the lens as shown
by the arrow until it snaps in place.
Red dots
3On the lens, set the focus mode
switch to < AF>.
•If the focus mode switch is set to
<
MF >, autofocus will not operate.
4Remove the front lens cap.
Mounting a Lens
•
Keep the removed caps where you will not lose them.
•< AF > stands for “Auto Focus,” and < MF> stands for...

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How the Shutter Button Works 

When it is pressed halfway:•Pressing the shutter button down
halfway activates autofocusing
(AF), and also activates the
automatic exposure (AE)
mechanism and sets the shutter
speed and aperture value. 
•The exposure (the combination of
shutter speed and aperture value)
appears on the LCD panel and in
the viewfinder (˜).
When it is pressed fully:•The shutter is released to take the
picture and the film advances by
one frame.
The shutter button has two stages. You can...

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=Loading and Unloading Film
2Open the back cover.•Slide down the back cover release
lever and open the back.
1Turn the Mode Dial to any
setting except < :>.
3Insert the film cartridge at a
slight angle.
4Align the film leader edge with
the < §> mark.
•Hold down the film cartridge while
pulling out the film leader. If you
pull out the film leader too much,
rewind it back into the film
cartridge.
Loading Film

After you load the film, the camera first winds the entire roll onto the\
camera’s take-up...

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=Loading and Unloading Film
If the film is not loaded properly, the < => icon will blink on the LCD
panel and the shutter will not work. Reload the film cartridge
properly.

• The shutter curtains have been manufactured with very high
precision. Never touch them with your fingers. When loading film,
do not touch or damage the curtains with your fingers or film.
• In hot and humid environments, do not remove the film packaging
until you are ready to load the film.
• Infrared film cannot be used with...

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2
Fully Automatic Shooting
YFull Auto  Mode ......................................................18
AF-Assist beam with the Built-in Flash .................19
Programmed Image Control Modes ...........................20 UPortrait /  ILandscape /  OClose-up / 
P Sports /  ANight Portrait /  SFlash off
F Using Red-eye Reduction .....................................22
q Self-timer Operation ..............................................23
K Wireless Remote Control 
(DATE Model only)...........24
Using...

Aperture value
Shutter speed

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YFull Auto Mode

All you do is point the camera and press the shutter button.
Everything is automatic so it is easy to photograph any subject.
With seven AF points to focus the subject, anyone can just point
and shoot.

1Turn the Mode Dial to < Y>.
2Aim any of the AF points on the
subject.
•Out of the seven AF points, the one
covering the closest subject is
selected automatically to achieve
focus.
AF point

3Focus the subject.•Press the shutter button halfway to
focus....

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5Take the picture.•Compose the shot and press the
shutter button fully.
• If you want to zoom, do it before focusing. Turning the zooming
ring after achieving focus may throw off the focus.
• If the built-in flash’s pop-up operation is obstructed, the < π> icon
will blink on the LCD panel. Press the shutter button halfway to
resolve the problem.

• When focus is achieved, the autofocus and auto exposure setting
will also be locked.
• If the focus confirmation light < n> blinks, the picture cannot...

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Programmed Image Control Modes 
Select a shooting mode to suit the target subject, and the camera
will be set to obtain the best results.
Portrait

This mode blurs the background to make
the human subject stand out.
•Holding down the shutter button executes
continuous shooting.
•T o improve the background blur, use a
telephoto lens and fill the frame with the
subject or have the subject stand farther away
from the background.
U
I
O
Landscape
Close-up 

This is for wide scenic views, night scenes,...