Canon Eos Rebel T3 1100d Instruction Manual

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Shooting with the LCD Monitor(Live View Shooting)
You can shoot while viewing  the image on the camera’s 
LCD monitor. This is called “Live View shooting”.
Live View shooting is effective for still subjects which do 
not move.
If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the 
LCD monitor, camera shake  can cause blurred images. 
Using a tripod is recommended.
About Remote Live View ShootingWith EOS Utility (provided softwa re, p.270) installed in your 
computer, you can connect the ca mera to...

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1Display the Live View image.
 Press the < A> button.XThe Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor.
  The Live View image will closely 
reflect the brightness level of the 
actual image you capture.
2Focus the subject.
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will focus with 
the current AF mode (p.128-134).
3Take the picture.
 Press the shutter button completely.XThe picture will be taken and the 
captured image is displayed on the 
LCD monitor.
XAfter the image review ends,...

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Set [Live View shoot. ] to [Enable ].
In Basic Zone modes, [ Live View 
shoot. ] will be displayed under [ 2], and 
in Creative Zone modes, it will be 
displayed under [ z].
Battery Life with Live View Shooting  [Approx. number of shots]
 The figures above are based on a fully -charged Battery Pack LP-E10 and 
CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products  Association) testing standards.
  With a fully-charged Batt ery Pack LP-E10, continuous  Live View shooting is 
possible for...

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 Each time you press the  button, the information display will 
change.
About the Information Display
Magnifying frame
ISO speed
Exposure level indicator/
AEB range
Aperture
Shutter speed
Picture Style Battery check
Exposure 
simulation
Image-recording
quality
White balance
y  Flash exposure
compensation
0  External flash exposure
compensation
e  High-speed sync
AF point (Quick mode)
FEB
AEB
Highlight tone 
priority
Histogram
Drive modeAE lock
r Flash-ready
b  Flash...

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The final image simulation reflects the  effects of the Picture Style, white 
balance, etc., in the Live View image  so you can see what the captured 
image will look like.
During still photo shooting, the Live  View image will automatically reflect 
the settings listed below.
Final image simulation during Live View shooting
  Picture Style* All parameters such as sharpness, contrast, color saturati on, and color tone 
will be reflected.
  White balance
  White balance...

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Function settings particular to Live View shooting are explained here.
While the image is displayed on the LCD monitor in Creative Zone 
modes, pressing the < Q> button will enable you to set the AF mode, 
drive mode, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, 
image-recording quality, and ISO speed. In Basic Zone modes, you can 
set the AF mode and the settings  shown in the table on page 63.
1Press the  button.
XThe functions settable with Quick 
Control will appear on the left of the...

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The menu options below are displayed.
In Basic Zone modes, the Live View 
menu options will be displayed under 
[2], and in Creative Zone modes, they 
will be displayed under [ z].
  Live View shooting
You can set Live View shooting to [ Enable] or [Disable].
  AF mode
You can select [ Live mode] (p.128), [u Live mode ] (p.129), or 
[Quick mode ] (p.133).
  Grid display
With [Grid 1 l] or [ Grid 2 m], you can display grid lines. It can 
help you level the camera ve rtically or horizontally....

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The AF modes available are [Live mode], [u Live mode ] (face 
detection, p.129), and [ Quick mode] (p.133).
If you want to achieve precise focus, set the lens focus mode switch to \
< MF>, magnify the image, and focus manually (p.135).
Select the AF mode.
  Under the [z ] tab, select [AF mode].
  Select the desired AF mode, then 
press < 0>.
  While the Live View image is 
displayed, you can press the < Q> 
button to select the AF mode on the 
Quick Control screen (p.126).
The image sensor is used...

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Changing the Autofocus Mode
3Focus the subject.
 Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway.
XWhen focus is achi eved, the AF point 
will turn green a nd the beeper will 
sound.
XIf focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will turn orange.
4Take the picture.
  Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.122).
With the same AF method as the Live mode, human faces are detected 
and focused. Have the target  person face the...

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2Focus the subject.
 Press the shutter button halfway and 
the camera will focus the face 
covered by the < p> frame.
XWhen focus is achieved, the AF point 
will turn green a nd the beeper will 
sound.
XIf focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will turn orange.
  If a face cannot be detected, the AF 
point < > will be displayed and AF 
will be executed at the center.
3Take the picture.
 Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the...