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Canon T3i Experience 1 Canon T3i Experience The Still Photographer’s Guide to Operation and Image Creation With the Canon Rebel T3i / EOS 600D by Douglas J.
Canon T3i Experience 2 All rights reserved. This e-book is licensed fo r your personal enjoyment only and may not be re- sold or given away. No part of this book ma y be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or in print, without expressed permission from t he author.
Canon T3i Experience 3 CONTENTS 1. INTRO DUCTION ........................................................................................................... 4 2. MENUS and CUST OM FUNCTIONS .............................................................
Canon T3i Experience 4 1. INTRODUCTION With the introduction of the Rebel T3i (also known as the EOS 600D) Canon has continued its well respected li ne of powerful, affordable, and easy to operate digital SLR cameras.
Canon T3i Experience 5 Take Control of Your Camera Since the camera is a tool to take the images you want to take, you c an’t always allow the camera to make decisions for y ou.
Canon T3i Experience 6 Learning to use and get the most out of a versatile dS LR camera like the T3i takes time, practice, patienc e, mistakes, and experime ntation.
Canon T3i Experience 11 Shooting 2 menu Exposure compensation/AEB You can use the [Av+/-] Button and Main Dial for qui ckly changing exposure compensation rather than usin g this menu item, but you need to access this item for Auto Exposure Bracketi ng (AEB).
Canon T3i Experience 22 Note that when you enabl e this, the camera will disable Auto Lighting Opti mizer and will limit your ISO range to 200- 6400. This will be discussed a little bit more in the Highlight Tone Priority an d Auto Lighting Optimizer section.
Canon T3i Experience 49 some situations the exposure that the cam era determines may not be the exposure you desire. This may happen w hen photographing scenes with very bright and/ or dark areas, or some other type of dramatic lighting.
Canon T3i Experience 50 want the face or the subject to be properly exposed a nd not risk blowing the shot, it is worth it to use Partia l Metering mode. Anot her time to use this is when there is a wide range of light in your scene, from bright sunlight to deep shadows.
Canon T3i Experience 51 on a dramatically lit face or subject, where t he proper exposure of that part of the image is critical (see Figure 16 ). Figure 16 - Singer - Use Partial Metering or S pot Met.
Canon T3i Experience 52 determine proper exposure of a s ubject or scene before switching the camera to Manual Mode for a controlled studio shot , a critical shot, or a seri es of s hots where the lighting is not going to change.
Canon T3i Experience 87 What Readers are Saying About Canon T3i Experience: A Must-Have Accessory - What a great addition to my bag. This is a well writte n, full body of work that explains, in plain English, how to get the most out my new camera. Doug provides the knowledge and experience to bring you to the next level.
An important point after buying a device Canon T3i EOS 600D (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Canon T3i EOS 600D yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Canon T3i EOS 600D - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Canon T3i EOS 600D you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Canon T3i EOS 600D will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Canon T3i EOS 600D, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Canon T3i EOS 600D.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Canon T3i EOS 600D. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Canon T3i EOS 600D along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
