Canon Eos Rebel T2i 550d Instruction Manual

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Function Availability Table according to Shooting Modes
*1: For manual exposure only.
*2: Refers to “(2)  Blurring/sharpenin g the background” fu nction on page 56.
*3: Refers to “(3)  Adjusting the picture brightness” function on page 56.
*4: For autoexposure only.
*5: On the movie sh ooting mode menu, [ Remote control] can be set.
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1 Shooting 1 (Red)Page
2 Shooting 2  (Red)
Menu Settings
Quality73 / 83 / 74  / 84  / 76  / 86  / 1 +73 / 
172
Beep
Enable / Disable138
Release shutter 
without card
Enable / Disable138
Image review
Off / 2 sec. / 4 sec. / 8 sec. / Hold138
Peripheral illumination 
correctionEnable / Disable104
Red-eye reduction
Disable / Enable65
Flash controlFlash firing / Built-in  flash function setting / 
External flash function se tting / External flash 
C.Fn setting / Clear exte rnal flash C.Fn setting147...

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Menu Settings
y Shooting 3  (Red) Page
3 Playback 1  (Blue)
4  Playback 2 (Blue)
5 Set-up 1  (Yellow)
* Displayed only when an Eye-Fi card is used.
Dust Delete DataObtains data to be used to erase dust spots151
ISO AutoMax. 400 / Max. 800 / Ma x. 1600 / Max. 3200 / 
Max. 640063
Protect images
Erase-protect images170
Rotate
Rotate vertical images159
Erase images
Erase images171
Print order
Specify images to be printed (DPOF)185
Slide show
Select the images and set the Display time and 
Repeat settings...

Menu Settings
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6 Set-up 2  (Yellow)Page
7 Set-up 3  (Yellow)
9 My Menu  (Green)
LCD brightnessSeven brightness  levels provided139
Date/Time
Set the date (year, month, day) and time (hour, 
min., sec.)29
Language
Select the interface language30
Video system
NTSC / PAL169
Sensor cleaning
Auto cleaning: Enable / Disable150Clean now
Clean manually153
Live View function 
settings
Live View shooting / Gr id display / Metering 
timer / AF mode108
Custom Functions 
(C.Fn)Customize camera functions as...

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Menu Settings
n Movie 1  (Red)Page
o Movie 2  (Red)
* Displayed only when [ Movie exposure] is set to [Manual].
Movie Shooting Mode Menu
Movie recording size
1920x1080 ( 6 / 5  / 4) / 
1280x720 ( 8 / 7 ) / 
640x480 ( 8 / 7 ) / 
Crop 640x480 ( 8 / 7 )
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AF mode
Live mode /  u Live mode / Quick mode132
AF during  k
Disable / Enable132
k Shutter/AE lock 
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AF/AE lock / AE lock/AF / 
AF/AF lock, no AE lock /
AE/AF, no AE lock133
Remote control
Disable / Enable133
Movie exposure
Auto / Manual134...

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System Map
Eyecup Ef
Rubber Frame Ef
Eyepiece Extender 
EP-EX15
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Angle Finder C
E-series Dioptric 
Adjustment Lenses
Wide Strap
EW-100DB lll
270EX
ST-E2 430EX II 580EX II Macro Ring Lite 
MR-14EXMacro Twin Lite 
MT-24EX
Semi Hard Case  EH19-L Battery Pack
LP-E8
Battery Grip BG-E8
Battery Charger
LC-E8 or LC-E8E
Compact Power  Adapter 
CA-PS700
Battery Magazine BGM-E8A for 
size-AA/LR6 batteries
Battery Magazine
BGM-E8L for two 
LP-E8 battery packs DC Coupler 
DR-E8
Bundled 
Accessories
AC Adapter...

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System Map
 
EF-S lenses
EF lenses
Remote Switch
RS-60E3
Remote
Controller RC-6
TV/Video
Interface Cable Stereo AV  Cable 
AVC-DC400ST
EOS DIGITALSolution Disk Software Instruction
Manual
HDMI Cable  HTC-100
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Mac OS X
PictBridge-compatible printer
Computer
PC card slot USB port
Card reader
PCMCIA adapter
Original Data 
Security Kit  OSK-E3
SD memory card/
SDHC memory card/ SDXC memory card Interface Cable IFC-200U/500U External microphone
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If a problem occurs, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. If this 
Troubleshooting Guide does not resolve the problem, contact your 
dealer or nearest Canon Service Center.
 Do not recharge any battery pack ot her than a genuine Canon Battery 
Pack LP-E8.
  The battery is not properly installed in the camera (p.26).
  Recharge the battery (p.24).
  Make sure the battery compar tment cover is closed (p.26).
  Make sure the card slot cover is closed (p.31).
  Press the < B> button (p.44).
  If...

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Troubleshooting Guide
 Use a fully-charged battery pack (p.24).
  The rechargeable battery pack performance will degrade over 
repeated use. Purchase a new one.
  If you use Live View shooting or  shoot movies for a prolonged period 
(p.107, 123), the number of possible shots will decrease.
  Auto power off is in effect. If you  do not want auto power off to take 
effect, set [ 5 Auto power off ] to [Off].
  Even if [ 5 Auto power off ] has been set to [ Off], the LCD monitor will 
still turn off...

Troubleshooting Guide
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 If a card error message is di splayed, see page 42 or 224.
  Set the [7  Custom Functions (C.Fn) ] menu’s [High ISO speed 
noise reduction] to [ Standard], [Low ], or [ Disable ]. If it is set to 
[ Strong ], the maximum burst during co ntinuous shooting will greatly 
decrease (p.193).
  If you shoot something that has fine detail (field of grass, etc.), the file 
size will be larger and the actual  maximum burst might be lower than 
the number ment ioned on page 72.
  Under...