Canon Eos Rebel T6s 760d Instruction Manual

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Advanced Operations
In Creative Zone modes, you 
can change various settings of 
the camera as you desire to 
obtain a wide variety of 
shooting results, by selecting 
the shutter speed and/or 
aperture, adjusting the 
exposure as you prefer, etc.
The J icon at the upper right of the page title indicates that 
the function is available only  in Creative Zone modes.
After you press the shutter button halfway and let go, the 
exposure values will remain di splayed in the viewfinder and 
on the LCD...

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The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture to suit 
the subject’s brightness. This is called Program AE.
* stands for Program.* AE stands for Auto Exposure.
1Set the Mode Dial to < d>.
2Focus on the subject.
 Look through the viewfinder and aim 
the AF point over the subject. Then 
press the shutter button halfway.
 When focus is achieved, the focus 
indicator < o> on the viewfinder’s 
bottom right will light up (when in 
One-Shot AF mode).
 The shutter speed and aperture will...

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You can either freeze the action or create motion blur with the  
(Shutter-priority AE) mode on the Mode Dial.
*< s > stands for Time value.
1Set the Mode Dial to < s>.
2Set the desired shutter speed.
While looking at the LCD panel or in 
the viewfinder, turn the < 6> dial.
 Turning the < 6> dial to the right 
sets a faster shutter speed, and 
turning it to the left sets a slower one.
3Take the picture.
 When you focus and press the 
shutter button completely, the picture 
will be taken at the...

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To blur the background or to make everything near and far look sharp, 
set the Mode Dial to  (Aperture-priority AE) to adjust the depth of 
field (range of acceptable focus).
*< f > stands for Aperture value, which is the size of the diaphragm hole inside the lens.
1Set the Mode Dial to < f>.
2Set the desired aperture.
While looking at the LCD panel or 
viewfinder, turn the < 6> dial.
 The higher the f/number, the wider 
the depth of field where sharper focus 
is obtained in both the foreground...

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You can set both the shutter speed and aperture manually as desired. 
While referring to the exposure level  indicator in the viewfinder, you can 
set the exposure as desired. This  method is called manual exposure.
* stands for Manual.
1Set the Mode Dial to < a>.
2Set the ISO speed (p.112).
3Set the shutter speed and aperture.
 To set the shutter speed, turn the 
 dial.

To set the aperture, turn the  dial. If it cannot be set, set the < R> 
switch to the left, then turn the < 6> 
or < 5> dial....

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Four methods (metering modes) to measure the subject’s brightness 
are provided. Normally, evaluative metering is recommended.
In Basic Zone modes, metering mode is set automatically.
1Select [Metering mode].
 Under the [z 2] tab, select [Metering 
mode ], then press < 0>.
2Set the metering mode.
 Select the desired metering mode, 
then press < 0>.
q  Evaluative metering 
General-purpose metering mode suited even 
for backlit subjects. The camera sets the 
exposure automatically to suit the scene....

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Set exposure compensation if the exposure (without flash) does not 
come out as desired. This feature can be used in Creative Zone modes 
(except < a>). You can set the exposure compensation up to ±5 stops 
in 1/3-stop increments.
1Check the exposure level indicator.
Press the shutter button halfway (0) 
and check the exposure level indicator.
2Set the compensation amount.
 While looking in the viewfinder or at 
the LCD panel, turn the < 5> dial.
 If it cannot be set, set the < R> 
switch to the...

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This feature takes exposure compensation a step further by varying the 
exposure automatically (up to ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments) with 
three shots as shown below. You can then choose the best exposure. 
This is called AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing).
1Select [Expo.comp./AEB].
 Under the [ z2] tab, select 
[ Expo.comp./AEB ], then press .
2Set the AEB range.
 Turn the < 6> dial to set the AEB 
range.
 Press the < Y> < Z> keys to set the 
exposure compensation amount. If 
AEB is combined with...

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You can lock the exposure when the area of focus is to be different from 
the exposure metering area or when you want to take multiple shots at 
the same exposure setting. Press the  button to lock the exposure, 
then recompose and take the picture.  This is called AE lock. It is 
effective for backlit subjects, etc.
1Focus on the subject.
Press the shutter button halfway.
 The exposure setting will be 
displayed.
2Press the  button. (0 )
 The < A> icon lights up in the 
viewfinder to indicate...

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In indoor, low light, or backlit conditions in daylight, just raise the built-in 
flash and press the shutter button to take flash pictures. In the < d> 
mode, the shutter speed (1/60 sec. - 1/200 sec.) will be set 
automatically to prevent camera shake.
1Press the  button.
In Creative Zone modes, you can 
press the < D> button anytime to take 
flash pictures.
 While the flash is recycling, “ buSY” is 
displayed in the viewfinder and on the 
LCD panel.
2Press the shutter button halfway.
 In the...