Canon Eos Rebel T2i 550d Instruction Manual

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Index
Paper settings (printing) ................178
Partial metering ...............................86
Peripheral illumi nation correction...104
PictBridge............. .........................175
Picture Style Adjustment..................................91
Selection .....................................75
User defined .... ...........................94
Pixels ................... ...........................72
Playback .................. ...............58, 155
Portrait ........................

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Index
Shooting mode................................ 20
A-DEP 
(Automatic depth-of-field AE) ..... 85
M (Manual exposure) ................. 83
Av (Aperture-priority AE) ............ 80
Tv (Shutter-priority AE)............... 78
P (Program AE) . ......................... 60
C  (Creative Auto ) ..................... 55
1  (Full Auto).... ......................... 46
7  (Flash Off) ... ......................... 49
2  (Portrait) ....... ......................... 50
3 (Landscape) ............................

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Menu Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   p.244
Q  Quick Control Screen  - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - -   p.245
Image-recording Quality - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - -   p.246
Picture Style  - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - -   p.246
Nomenclature  - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - -   p.247
Basic Zone Modes - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - -   p.249
Using the Built-in Flash- - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - -   p.249
Creative Zone...

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button
LCD 
monitor  
Cross keys  button
Creative Zone  
Modes
Basic Zone Modes Movie Shooting Mode
Menu Operations
Ta b
Menu settings
Menu items
1. Press the  button to display the menu.
2. Press the  key to select the tab, then press the 
 key to select the desired item.
3. Press  to display the setting.
4. After setting the item, press .
COPY  

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Q Quick Control Screen
Shutter speed Aperture
ISO speed
Auto Lighting 
Optimizer Highlight tone
priority
Shooting mode Exposure 
compensation/
AEB setting
Flash exposure 
compensation
Picture Style White balance Metering mode
Image-recording
quality
AF modeDrive mode

 With the shooting settings 
displayed, press the < Q> button.

 The Quick Control screen will  appear.

  Press the  key to select the function, then turn the   dial to set it.

  In the Basic Zone modes (except...

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 Select [1 Quality], then press .

 Press the  key to select the quality, then press .
Image-recording Quality
Image-recording quality
Pixels
Possible shots
A Picture StyleN

 Press the  button.

 Press the  key to select  the Picture Style, then press 
.

 For   (Neutral) and < U> (Faithful), see the 
camera’s instruction manual.
Style
PStandard
QPortrait
R
V
Description
Vivid colors and sharp images.
Nice skin tones and slightly sharp images.
Vivid blue skies and greenery and...

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Access lamp
 Aperture/Exposure
compensation button Display-off
sensor Live View shooting/ 
Movie shooting button
 AF  point
selection button
 AE  lock  button
 Setting button   
Cross keys
Nomenclature
Focus mode switch
Shutter  
button
 ISO speed
setting button
Mode Dial
Power switch

Flash button
  
Main Dial
COPY  

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ApertureISO speed
Shutter speed
Possible shots
White balance
Auto Lighting 
Optimizer
Metering mode
Shooting mode
Drive mode Exposure level
indicator
AF mode
Battery check
zxcn OK NG
Monochrome shooting
Flash exposure
compensation
Shutter speed
Viewfinder InformationShooting Settings Display
ISO speed
Spot metering
circle
AF points AF point activation indicator 
Focus 
confirmation light
Aperture Max. burst
AE lock
Flash-ready
Exposure level indicator
Picture Style...

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Basic Zone Modes
D Using the Built-in Flash
Creative Zone Modes
(Displayed only when < C> is set.)
All the settings necessary for 
shooting are set automatically. You 
just press the shutter button, and 
the camera does the rest.
 1 Full  Auto
 
C Creative Auto
 
7 Flash Off
 
2 Portrait
 
3 Landscape
 
4 Close-up
 
5 Sports
 
6 Night Portrait

 Press the  button, then press  the  key to select the function.

 Turn the  dial to set the  function.

 Press the  button to pop up...

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Creative Zone Modes
d: Program AE
s: Shutter-priority AE
f: Aperture-priority AE
You can change the camera 
settings as desired to shoot in 
various ways.
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture 
in the same way as the  mode.

 Set the Mode Dial to . 


 Set the Mode Dial to .

 Turn the  dial to set the desired 
shutter speed, then focus the subject.

 The aperture will be set automatically.

 If the aperture display blinks, turn the   dial until it stops...