Canon Eos Rebel T6i 750d Instruction Manual

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Shooting with the LCD Monitor
(Live View Shooting)
You can shoot while viewing the picture on the camera’s 
LCD monitor. This is called “Live View shooting”. 
If you handhold the camera and shoot while viewing the 
LCD monitor, camera shak e can cause blurred images. 
Using a tripod is recommended.
Remote Live View ShootingWith EOS Utility (EOS software, p.404) installed on your computer, 
you can connect the camera to t he computer and shoot remotely 
while viewing the computer screen. For...

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1Display the Live View image.
Press the < A> button.
 The Live View image will appear on 
the LCD monitor. In the  mode, 
the scene icon for the scene detected 
by the camera is displayed on the 
upper left (p.196).
 By default, Continuous AF (p.204) will take effect.
 The Live View image will closely reflect the brightness level of the 
actual image you capture.
2Focus on the subject.
When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will focus with 
the current AF method (p.206).
3Take...

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Set [ A: Live View shoot. ] to [Enable].
Number of Possible Shots with Live View Shooting (Approx. number of shots)
The figures above are based on a fully -charged Battery Pack LP-E17 and CIPA 
(Camera & Imaging Products Association) testing standards.
 With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E17,  continuous Live View shooting is 
possible for approx. 1 hr. 30 min. at room temperature (23°C / 73°F).
Enabling Live Vi ew Shooting
TemperatureRoom Temperature 
(23°C /...

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Each time you press the < B> button, the information display will 
change.
*The number will be displayed when the maximum burst decreases to nine or lower.
Information Display
ISO speed
Digital compass
Shutter speed
Metering mode
AF point (FlexiZone - Single)
AEB/FEB/Multi Shot 
Noise Reduction
Histogram display
Drive mode
AE lock
Flash-ready/Flash off Auto Lighting Optimizer
GPS connection indicator Eye-Fi card 
transmission 
status
Shooting mode
Exposure level...

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You can display the histogram by pressing the < B> button. However, 
the histogram is not displayed while pressing the shutter button 
completely.
 When < g> is displayed in white, it indi cates that the Live View image 
brightness is close to what the captured image will look like.
 If  is blinking, it indicates that the Live View image is displayed at 
a brightness that differs from the actual shooting result because of low- 
or bright-light conditions. However,...

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In the < A> shooting mode, the camera will detect the scene type and 
set everything automatically to suit the scene. The detected scene type 
is indicated on the upper left of  the screen. For certain scenes or 
shooting conditions, the icon displayed may not match the actual scene.
*1: Displayed only when the AF method is set to [u +Tracking]. If another AF 
method is set, the “Non-portrait” icon will be displayed even if a person is 
detected.
*2: Displayed when the...

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*5: Displayed with any of the lenses below:
• EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II • EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
• EF300mm f/2.8L IS II USM • EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• Image Stabilizer lenses marketed in 2012 or later.
*4+*5: If the conditions in both *4 and *5 are met, the shutter speed will slow  down.
The final image simulation reflects the settings of the Picture Style, 
white balance and other functions in the Live View image so you can 
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Function settings particular to Live View shooting are explained here.
If you press the  button when the image is displayed on the LCD 
monitor in a Creative Zone mode, you can set the following:  AF 
method , Drive mode , Metering mode,  Image-recording quality , 
White balance, Picture Style,  Auto Lighting Optimizer, and Creative 
filters .
In Basic Zone modes, you can set t he functions shown in the table on 
page 89 (except background blur), as well as the functions in bold 
above.
1Press the...

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Shooting Function Settings
3Exit the setting.
Press < 0> to finalize the setting and 
return to Live View shooting.
 You can also select [ 2] to return to 
Live View shooting.
 In Creative Zone modes, you can set the ISO speed by pressing the 
 button.
 With Live View shooting, you cannot set < B> or  for the drive 
mode.
 When you set  w (Partial metering) or r  (Spot metering), a circle 
indicating the metering area will be displayed on the center of the screen. 

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While viewing the Live View image, you can apply a filter effect (Grainy 
B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, 
Toy camera effect, or Miniature effect) for shooting. These are called 
Creative filters.
When you take the picture, the camera saves only the image with the 
Creative filter applied. If you also want to save the image without a 
Creative filter applied, take the pi cture without a Creative filter. Then 
apply a Creative filter effect and save it as a...