Canon Eos Rebel T2i 550d Instruction Manual

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3 Menu Operations
1Display the menu.
 Press the < M> button to display 
the menu.
2Select a tab.
  Press the < U> key to select a tab.
  You can also turn the < 6> dial to 
select a tab.
3Select the desired item.
  Press the < V> key to select the 
item, then press .
4Select the setting.
 Press the < V> or < U> key to 
select the desired setting. (Some 
settings require you to press either 
the < V> or < U> key to select it.)
  The current setting is indicated in 
blue.
5Set the desired setting....

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If the card is new or was previously formatted by another camera or 
computer, format the card with the camera. When the card is formatted, all images and data in the card will 
be erased. Even protected  images will be erased, so make 
sure there is nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer 
the images to a computer, etc ., before formatting the card.
1Select [Format].
 Under the [ 5] tab, select [ Format], 
then press < 0>.
2Format the card.
  Select [OK ], then press < 0>.
X The card will be...

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3 Formatting the Card
 The card is new.
  The card was formatted by a diff erent camera or a computer.
  The card is full with images or data.
  A card-related error is displayed  (p.224).
Execute [Format] in the following cases:
About Low-level Formatting Do low-level forma tting if the card’s recording or reading speed seems 
slow.
  Since low-level formatting  will erase all recordable sectors in the card, the 
formatting will take slightly  longer than normal formatting.
  You can stop the...

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The LCD monitor can display the shooting settings screen, menu 
screen, image, etc. 
Displayed when the camera is turned on.
 When your eye near s the viewfinder 
eyepiece, the display-off sensor 
(p.17, 146) turns off the LCD monitor 
automatically. This prevents the bright 
LCD monitor from interfering with 
your view. The LCD monitor turns on 
again when your eye leaves the 
viewfinder eyepiece.
  While the menu screen or image is displayed as shown below, you 
can instantly return to the s hooting...

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Basic Shooting andImage Playback
This chapter explains how to use the Basic Zone modes on 
the Mode Dial for best results and how to playback images.
With the Basic Zone modes, all you do is point and shoot and 
the camera sets everything automatically (p.210). Also, to 
prevent botched pictures due  to mistaken operations, major 
shooting settings cannot be changed in the fully-automatic modes. The settings (functions set automatically) which cannot 
be set by the user are grayed out.
Basic Zone...

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1Set the Mode Dial to .
2Aim any AF point over the 
subject.
 All the AF points will be used to focus, 
and generally the closest object will 
be focused.
  Aiming the center AF point over the 
subject will make focusing easier.
3Focus the subject.
 Press the shutter button halfway, and 
the lens will adjust the focus.
X The dot inside the AF point achieving 
focus flashes briefly in red. At the 
same time, the beeper will sound and 
the focus confirmation light < o> in 
the viewfinder will light.
X...

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1 Fully Automatic Shooting
 The focus confirmation light  blinks and focu s is not achieved.Aim the AF point over an area ha ving good contrast, then press the 
shutter button halfway (p.202). If you are too close to the subject, 
move away and try again.
  Sometimes multiple AF points flash simultaneously.
This indicates that focus has been ach ieved at all those AF points. When 
the AF point covering the desired  subject flashes, take the picture.
 The beeper continues to beep softly. (The focus...

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Depending on the scene, position the subject toward the left or right to 
create a balanced background and good perspective.
In the < 1> (Full Auto) mode, while you press the shutter button 
halfway to focus a still subject, t he focus will be locked. You can then 
recompose the shot and press the shu tter button completely to take the 
picture. This is called “focus lock”.  Focus lock is also possible in other 
Basic Zone modes (except < 5> Sports).
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In places where flash photography is prohibited, use the  (Flash 
Off) mode. This mode is also effe ctive for candlelight scenes when you 
want to capture the ambient light.
 If the numeric display in the vi ewfinder blinks, take care to 
prevent camera shake.
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.
  Taking...

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The  (Portrait) mode blurs the background to make the human 
subject stand out. It also makes flesh  tones and the hair look softer than 
with the  (Full Auto) mode.
  The farther the distance between the subject and background, 
the better.
The further the distance between t he subject and background, the 
more blurred the background will l ook. The subject will also stand 
out better in front of a plain, dark background.
  Use a telephoto lens.
If you have a zoom lens, use the telephoto end to fill...