Canon Eos Rebel T4i 650d Instruction Manual

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To shoot people at night and obtain a natural-looking night scene in the 
background, use the  (Night Portrait) mode.
  Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use the  wide-angle end to obtain a wide 
night view. Also, use a tripod to prevent camera shake.
  Check the subject’s brightness.
Under low light, the built-in flash wi ll fire automatically to obtain a 
good exposure of the subject. You  should then play back the image 
to check the image brightness. If  the subject looks...

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Normally, a tripod is necessary to steady your camera when shooting a 
night scene. However, with the < F> (Handheld Night Scene) mode, 
you can shoot night scenes while  handholding the camera. In this 
mode, four shots are taken continuously for each picture. A bright 
image with reduced camera shake is taken.
  Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. If any of the four 
shots are greatly misaligned due to  camera shake, etc., they may 
not align properly in the...

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When shooting a scene having both bright and dark areas, use the 
 (HDR Backlight Control) mode. When you take a picture, three 
continuous shots will be taken at di fferent exposures. The loss of detail 
in highlights and shadows will be reduced in the final image.
 Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera  firmly and steadily. If the continuous 
shots are very misaligned due to ca mera shake, etc., they may not 
align properly in the final image.
G  Shooting Backlit Scenes
Shooting...

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Cautions for 
  When shooting flash phot ography, if the subject is too close to the 
camera, the picture may come out  extremely bright (overexposure).
  If you use flash when sh ooting dimly lit night scenes, or human subjects 
in situations where the subject and  background are both near enough to 
be illuminated by the flash, the shot s may not align correctly. This can 
result in a blurry photo.
  Shooting with an external Speedlite
• When using a Speedlite with automa tic flash coverage setting,...

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In Basic Zone modes when the shooting 
settings screen is displayed, you can 
press the  button to display the 
Quick Control screen. The table below 
indicates the functions that can be set 
with the Quick Control screen in each 
Basic Zone mode.
1Set the Mode Dial to a Basic Zone mode.
2Press the < Q> button. (7 )
X The Quick Control screen will appear.
3Set the function.
 Press the < S> key to select a function. (This step is not 
necessary in the < A>, < 7>, and < G> modes.)
X The selected...

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Except in the , < 7>, and < G> Basic Zone modes, you can 
select the ambience for shooting.
1Set the Mode Dial to any of the 
following modes: < C>, < 2>, 
< 3 >, , , , or < F>.
2Display the Live View image.
  With the Live View image displayed, 
you can see the ambience effect.
  Press the < A> button to switch to 
Live View shooting.
3On the Quick Control screen, 
select the desired ambience.
  Press the < Q> button ( 7).
  Press the < V> key to select [  
Standard setting ]. [Ambience-
based shots...

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Shoot by Ambience Selection
4Set the ambience effect.
 Press the < V> key to select the 
effect bar so that [ Effect] appears at 
the bottom.
  Press the < U> key or turn the 
< 6 > dial to select the desired 
effect.
5Take the picture.
  To shoot while the Live View image is 
displayed, press the shutter button.
  To return to viewfinder shooting, 
press the < A> button to exit Live 
View shooting. Then press the shutter 
button completely to take the picture.
  If you change the  shooting mode or...

Shoot by Ambience Selection
78 Ambience Settings
Standard setting
Standard image characteristics fo r the respective shooting mode. 
Note that < 2> has image characteristi cs geared for portraits and 
< 3 > is geared for landscapes. Each  ambience is a modification of 
the respective shooting mode’s image characteristics.
Vivid
The subject will look sharp and vi vid. It makes the photo look more 
impressive than with [ Standard setting].
Soft
The subject will look softer and mo re dainty. Good for...

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In the , < 3>, < 4>, and < 5> Basic Zone modes, you can shoot 
while the settings match the lighting or scene type. Normally, 
[ Default setting ] is adequate, but if the settings match the lighting 
condition or scene, the picture will  look more accurate to your eye.
For Live View shooting, if you set both [ Light/scene-based shots] and 
[Ambience-based shots ] (p.76), you should first set [ Light/scene-
based shots ]. This will make it easier to see the resulting effect on the 
LCD monitor.
1Set...

Shoot by Lighting or Scene Type
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3On the Quick Control screen, 
select the lighting or scene type.
 Press the < Q> button ( 7).
  Press the < V> key to select [  
Default setting ]. [Light/scene-
based shots ] will appear on the 
screen.
  Press the < U> key or turn the 
< 6 > dial to select the desired 
lighting or scene type.
X The LCD monitor will show how the 
image will look with the selected 
lighting or scene type.
4Take the picture.
  To shoot while the Live View image is 
displayed, press the...