User manual CANON EOS REBEL T2I EF-S 18-55MM IS KIT EOS REBEL T2I / EOS 550D INSTRUCTION MANUAL

[. . . ] C INSTRUCTION MANUAL PY O E The "Quick Reference Guide" and "Software Start Guide" are provided at end of this manual. INSTRUCTION MANUAL E Introduction The EOS REBEL T2i/EOS 550D is a high-performance, digital singlelens reflex camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with 18. 0 effective megapixels, DIGIC 4, high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF, approx. 3. 7 fps continuous shooting, Live View shooting, and Full HD (Full High-Definition) movie shooting. The camera is highly responsive for shooting at anytime, provides many functions fitted for advanced shooting, and offers many other features. Take Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. [. . . ] FE lock is not possible when the built-in flash or an external Speedlite is used. Modeling flash and test flash will not fire if an external Speedlite is used. 122 Shooting Movies Set the Mode Dial to <k> to shoot movies. The movie recording format will be MOV. C PY O Cards which can record movies When shooting movies, use a large-capacity SD card rated SD Speed Class 6 " " or higher. If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie might not be recorded properly. And if you playback a movie on a card having a slow reading speed, the movie might not playback properly. To check the card's read/write speed, refer to the card manufacturer's Web site. About Full HD 1080 Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with HighDefinition featuring 1080 vertical pixels (scanning lines). 123 k Shooting Movies Connecting the camera to a TV set is recommended to playback movies (p. 167, 169). Autoexposure Shooting 1 Set the Mode Dial to <k>. The reflex mirror will make a sound, then the image will appear on the LCD monitor. 2 Focus the subject. movie, autofocus Before shooting a or manual focus (p. 113-120). When you press the shutter button halfway, the camera will focus with the current AF mode. 3 Shooting the movie. While the movie is being shot, the "o" mark will be displayed on the upper right of the screen. PY O During movie shooting, do not point the lens toward the sun. If necessary, also read the Live View shooting cautions on pages 121 and 122. 124 k Shooting Movies One continuous movie will be recorded as one file. During movie shooting, the top, bottom, left, and right parts of the screen will have a semi-transparent mask. The area enclosed by the semitransparent mask will be the movie image that is recorded. The semitransparent mask size will change depending on the [n Movie rec. If you use Movie crop, the unrecorded image areas will be displayed in black mask. By holding down the <O> button and turning the <6> dial, you can set the exposure compensation. Pressing the shutter button halfway displays the shutter speed and aperture (p. 126) on the screen's bottom left. Monaural sound is recorded by the camera's built-in microphone (p. 16). Stereo sound recording is possible by connecting an external microphone equipped with a stereo mini plug (3. 5mm dia. ) to the camera's external microphone IN terminal (p. 16). With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E8, the total shooting time will be as follows: At 23°C/73°F: Approx. 20 min. C PY O 125 k Shooting Movies About the Information Display Each time you press the <B> button, the information display will change. Movie shooting remaining time*/ Elapsed time Frame rate White balance Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer Image-recording quality Movie-recording size AF mode ·d : Live mode ·c : Face detection Live mode ·f : Quick mode Shutter speed AE lock Aperture * Applies to a single movie clip. AF point (Quick mode) Magnifying frame Recording movie C PY O Battery check Exposure mode L: Autoexposure K: Manual exposure ISO speed Possible shots Exposure compensation amount If there is no card in the camera, the movie shooting remaining time will be displayed in red. When movie shooting starts, the movie shooting remaining time will change to the elapsed time. 126 k Shooting Movies Manual Exposure Shooting You can manually set the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO speed for movie shooting. Using manual exposure to shoot movies is for advanced users. 1 Set the Mode Dial to <k>. The reflex mirror will make a sound, then the image will appear on the LCD monitor. 2 Select [Movie exposure]. [Movie Under the [o] tab, select exposure], then press <0>. <6> <O> + <6> PY 4O C 3 Select [Manual]. [. . . ] To shoot still photos, press the shutter button. 7 AF-assist beam firing 8 Mirror lockup 9 Shutter/AE lock button 10 Assign SET button 11 LCD display when power ON 12 Add image verification data 254 Quick Reference Guide Image Playback y u y u Index Magnify Select image C PY O S L Erase B Shooting information x Playback 255 Software Start Guide EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk This disk contains various software for EOS DIGITAL. EOS Utility Software that lets you connect your computer and camera in order to download images (still images/movies) shot with the camera to the computer, set various settings of the camera, and remotely shoot photos by operating the computer. Digital Photo Professional This software is recommended for users who mainly shoot RAW images. You can also edit JPEG images while retaining the original images. ZoomBrowser EX (Win) / ImageBrowser (Mac) This software is recommended for users who mainly shoot JPEG images. You can also play/edit MOV movies and extract still images from movies. C PY O Picture Style Editor This software is aimed at advanced users who are experienced in editing images. The software edits Picture Styles and you can create/ save original Picture Style files. 256 Software Start Guide Installing the Software Never connect the camera to your computer before you install the software. [. . . ]