Canon Eos Rebel Ti 300v Instruction Manual

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Fully Automatic Shooting
Full Auto Mode ..................................................22
AF-Assist beam with the Built-in Flash ..................23
Programmed Image Control modes .......................24
Portrait /  Landscape /  Close-up
Sports /  Night Portrait /  Flash off
Using Red-eye Reduction .................................26
Using the Self-timer ..........................................27
Wireless Remote Control (DATE Model only) ...28
Using the Eyepiece Cover...

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Full Auto Mode
All you do is point the camera and press the shutter button. Everything
is automatic so it is easy to photograph any subject. With seven AF
points to focus the subject, anyone can just point and shoot.
1Turn the Command Dial to < >.
3Press the shutter button halfway
to focus.
When necessary, the built-in flash will
pop up automatically.
When focus is achieved, the AF point
will flash, the beeper will sound, and
the focus confirmation light will light up.
2Aim any of the AF points on...

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5Take the picture.
•Compose the shot and press the
shutter button fully.
• When focus is achieved, the autofocus and auto exposure setting will also
be locked.
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If the focus confirmation light < > blinks, the picture cannot be taken. (→page 34)•Out of the seven AF points, the one covering the closest subject is selected
automatically to achieve focus.
• If multiple AF points flash in red, it means that all of them have achieved
focus at the respective points.
•In the Basic Zone modes (except < >, < >...

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Programmed Image Control Modes 
Select a shooting mode to suit the target subject, and the camera will
be set to obtain the best results.
Portrait
Landscape
Close-up
This mode blurs the background to make the
human subject stand out.
• Holding down the shutter button executes con-
tinuous shooting.
• To improve the background blur, use a telephoto
lens and fill the frame with the subject or have
the subject stand farther away from the back-
ground.
This is for wide scenic views, night scenes,
etc.
•...

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In the < > mode,  use a tripod to prevent camera shake. In the  < >  or
< > mode, use a tripod if the shutter speed display blinks.
Sports
Night Portrait
Flash off
This is for sports and fast-moving subjects
when you want to freeze the action on film.
•The camera will first track the subject with the center
AF point. Focus tracking will then continue with any
of the seven AF points covering the subject. When
focus is achieved, the beeper will sound softly.
• While you hold down the shutter button,...

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Using Red-eye Reduction (with the built-in flash)
• Red-eye reduction will not work unless the subject looks at the red-eye
reduction lamp. Tell the subject to look at the lamp.
• For maximum effectiveness, take the picture after the red-eye reduction
lamp turns off (after 1.5 sec.).
• You can take a picture even while the red-eye reduction lamp is lit.
• The effectiveness of red-eye reduction varies depending on the subject.
• To further increase the effectiveness of red-eye reduction, go to a...

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Using the Self-timer 
1Show the < > icon on the LCD
panel.
•Press the < > button to
display the < > icon.
•To cancel the self-timer, press the
< > button again or turn the
Command Dial to < >.
The self-timer is useful when you want to be in the picture. It can be
used in Basic Zone and Creative Zone modes. You should use a tripod.
2Take the picture.
•The picture-taking procedure is the
same as with the < > Full Auto
mode on page 22.
•Look through the viewfinder and
press the shutter button fully to...

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Wireless Remote Control (DATE Model only)
1Show the < > icon on the LCD
panel.
•Press the < > button to
display the < > icon.
2Take the picture.
•Point the controller toward the
camera’s remote control sensor and
press the transmit button.
•Display indications2-sec. delay: The indicator will be the same
as during the last 2 sec. of the self-timer.
No delay: When the picture is taken, the
self-timer/wireless remote control lamp will
flash.
If you set the film advance mode lever to and do nothing for...

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Imprinting the Date or Time (DATE Model only)
2Select the date format.
•Turn the < > dial.
The date format will change in the
following loop:
The camera has a date feature with
an automatic calendar to 2099. It can
imprint the date or time on the photo-
graph as shown in the left photo. The
imprinting can also be disabled so
nothing is imprinted.
The date or time can be imprinted in
any shooting mode.
The date or time is imprinted on the
lower right corner of the photograph.
1Move the < > arrow to <...

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Imprinting the Date or Time (DATE Model only)
Setting the Date and Time
1Move the < > arrow to < >.
•Look at the LCD panel and press the
< > button.
If the date and time has not been set,
“ ” will blink on the LCD panel.
2Select the digit to be set.
•Press the 
button.
•The digit selection will change in the
following sequence: year, month, day,
hour, minute, “ ”.
3Set the correct number.
•Turn the < > dial.
•Repeat steps 2and 3until all the
date and time digits are set correctly.
4Finalize the date...